Qtier"¢ technology and SSD caching enable 24/7 optimized storage efficiency.
Supports LXC and Docker containers for rapidly deploying application services across platforms including the cloud, servers, and PCs.
The TS-332X features SSD caching, and also supports up to three SATA 6Gb/s M.2 SSDs with 2280 form factors (sold separately). You can set up a high-capacity SSD cache for boosting IOPS-demanding applications or create a RAID 5 tiered storage with balanced performance and redundancy protection. Qtier"¢ technology empowers the TS-332X with auto tiering that helps continuously optimize storage efficiency across M.2 SSDs, 2.5-inch SSDs, and high-capacity HDDs with around-the-clock acceleration. The new Qtier"¢ 2.0 features IO-awareness that empowers SSD-tiered storage with a cache-like reserved space to handle burst I/O in real time, greatly maximizing the advantages of SSD.
QNAP's 10GbE/NBASE-T"¢ unmanaged switches allow you to instantly upgrade your network environment at a cost-effective price. With a 10GbE network you can enjoy blazing-fast transfer speeds, empower bandwidth-demanding tasks like virtualization, and enable simultaneous real-time access to large NAS-based files using multiple workstations (ideal for video editing and multimedia). QNAP also provides a 10GbE PCIe network expansion card for Windows/Linux PCs to take advantage of high-speed LAN environments.
With Container Station, you can enjoy both LXC and Docker lightweight virtualization technologies. You can run Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora containers, download apps from the built-in Docker Hub, easily import/export container apps and manage access controls, and rapidly deploy application services across several platforms including the cloud, servers, and PCs.
The TS-332X centrally stores data and files, and supports SMB/CIFS, AFP and NFS protocols for file sharing across Windows, Mac, and Linux/UNIX networks. Coupled with Qsync (a utility that turns a QNAP NAS into a safe, high-capacity data center for file synchronization) any file uploaded to the TS-332X will be made available for all linked devices, such as computers, laptops and mobile devices. You can sync shared folders and team folders for group file sharing to enhance the flexibility of team projects and collaboration. Files can be centrally managed using File Station, including files from mobile devices and optical disc drives. File Station also allows you to mount a remote NAS, and transfer files between your NAS and public cloud services for greater convenience.
Hybrid Backup Sync provides a reliable, flexible backup & disaster recovery solution to help organizations in routine backup jobs with cost-efficiency and high productivity. It centralizes backup, restore and synchronization for you to easily transfer your data in the TS-332X to other QNAP NAS, remote server, USB storage (one touch copy) or cloud storage. Backing up Windows or Mac data to the TS-332X is also effortless by using QNAP€™s NetBak Replicator utility or Apple€™s Time Machine.
QNAP€™s new QVR Pro surveillance solution allows you to arrange a dedicated, independent storage space for surveillance data on the TS-332X and leverage the advantages of storage manageability from QTS. With QVR Pro, camera management, storage space allocation, camera live view and playback is greatly simplified. You can also use the QVR Pro Client mobile app to monitor your cameras from anywhere, or use USB webcams as ONVIF network cameras with the QUSBCam2 app.
Note: ARM-based NAS do not currently support the VJBOD "Host" function to utilize the storage space of other NAS.


» In 2005, a podcast was launched by Apple, which announced it grandly as the future of radio. As usual, it takes longer for any future trend to take shape in Thailand, and now it seems podcasts are enjoying a surge here.
» The fighting arena was packed. Roars of excitement from fans of Mixed Martial Arts were heard all over the place. At the Singapore Indoor Stadium where the recent One Championship Ascent to Power competition was about to kick off, the atmosphere was abuzz with the enthusiastic voice of the host followed by the screening of short videos introducing fighters. Then two brave men entered the ring and the battle began.
» A benchmark of a developed city is when everyone, and not just the poor, take public transport. Bangkok still has a lot to do even though 2016 has seen several developments in the continual effort to improve our public transport. We have new GPS in buses and sparkling new canal boats and trains. Meanwhile, a trial run of water transportation in Klong Padung Krung Kasem has been launched.
» Standing as a faded landmark of the capital, Hua Lamphong will turn 100 this Saturday. Over the century since it opened in 1916, Bangkok's central station has become more than its original function as a hub for commuters and trains. Hua Lamphong has become an architectural treasure, the arrivals lounge for workers who've come to try their luck in the city, a living museum of Thai life, a grand old building of hope, dream, loss and now, of change.
» The past week was a long Thai New Year holiday supposed to be good for many industries, but due to the economic downturn, there was no guarantee that they would benefit from this glorious tradition. However, there is one business -- the coffin business -- that has not been harmed by the country's economic situation.
New trains -- but at what cost?
» After 16 years of electric trains in Bangkok, it has been proven that travelling in this busy city by this mode of transportation is very useful. You can estimate your own departure and arrival times without having to worry about whether or not you will miss your appointment. But that's only if you're on the BTS or MRT trains, which obviously cover only some areas of the capital.
» Many people expect the upcoming new year to mark a new beginning but apparently 2016 will not be a good time for those who want to buy a new car as the new excise tax structure will be implemented, starting from Jan 1. The new vehicle excise tax will be based on carbon dioxide emissions, E85-gasohol compatibility and fuel efficiency which means only those who go for eco-friendly cars will not be affected by higher taxes.
» Being on the road for an average of two hours a day has never been pleasant but that's what many people in Bangkok, including myself, have to face on a daily basis. Thanks to the motorways, the duration of time we spend on the road has slightly decreased, but there is no guarantee that tollway traffic is always better.
» There have always been attempts to make Bangkok a bicycle-friendly city. Despite continuous reports of biking accidents, as well as the lack of cycling infrastructure such as bike lanes, both cyclists and non-cyclists alike have campaigned more heavily in recent years to promote cycling as an urban culture.


Fresh off her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift has decided it's finally time to get political. The popstar and self-proclaimed feminist was widely criticized for staying silent during the 2016 election and refusing to use her hefty platform to take a stand against Donald Trump. A year later, Swift was called an "Aryan goddess" by members of the alt-right and her lawyers took legal action after a small, left-leaning blog painted a picture of Swift as a white supremacy figurehead. Again, the singer refused to speak out and reject these claims, perhaps in part because a large part of her fanbase is in states Trump won. Though without further adieu, Swift is breaking her political silence. Is it finally time to forgive her?
"In the past I've been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now," Swift posted on Instagram last night.
Of course, Swift concluded by encouraging fans to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. Read Swift's full post below and register to vote in your state here.


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Sarah Ferguson Says Princess Diana Would Have Been "So Proud" of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle
The Duchess of York said the Princess of Wales would "want to embrace them."
By Elyse Dupre 21 Nov, 2018 4:33 PMTags
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It's been over two decades since Princess Diana was tragically killed in a car crash at the age of 36. Royal admirers have since watched Prince William and Prince Harry carry on their mother's legacy and honor her as they've experienced life's many milestones, including their marriages to Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, respectively.
On Wednesday's episode of Good Morning Britain, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, remembered the late Princess of Wales and opened up about how much she would have "loved every moment" of their royal weddings and been "so proud" of her sons.
"Even before they got married, Diana would have been just literally going 'I can't believe these boys have done so well,'" Ferguson said. "They are such a credit to her. Incredible."
Ferguson also suspected Diana would have been quite fond of her daughters-in-law.
"She had this enormous compassion, and I honestly think she'd be so proud of the wonderful Meghan and Catherine, as well," she said. "She'd want to embrace them and say, 'You're doing well.'"
Prince Harry Continues Princess Diana's Legacy With a Powerful PSA
While Ferguson was not invited to William and Kate's 2011 nuptials, she was invited to Meghan and Harry's big day.
"It was very kind of them," she said in regard to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's gesture. "I can't thank them enough for doing that because it was nerve-wracking."
She even admitted she teared up when she received cheers from the crowds upon her arrival.
"I felt that sense of support from the crowds, which was very kind," she said.
The Duchess of York says Princess Diana would have 'loved every moment' of William and Harry's weddings.
She says that she continues to 'miss her' 21 years after her tragic death. pic.twitter.com/biQORCKb0G
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) November 21, 2018
She also credited Queen Elizabeth with including her in the big day and continuing to show her graciousness 22 years after her public divorce from Her Majesty's son, Prince Andrew.
"I think that Her Majesty is an incredible lady," she said. "What an icon to the country and one of the finest people in the world I've ever met. I think that Her Majesty leads by such example that to [be] so inclusive, to include me, is a wonderful gesture."
Watch the video to see Ferguson look back on the royal weddings and remember Diana.

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Travel Style: Kerry Simon
Want to know how to travel in style, just like the pros? We check in with frequent fliers on useful resources, favorite destinations and what they never leave home without.
Name: Kerry Simon
Occupation: Chef and Owner
Hometown: Chicago Evanston Seattle born in Pennsylvania
Residence: Las Vegas, Nevada
Website: kerrysimon.com
Twitter: kerrysimon
Facebook: KerrySimon
Short Bio: One of the first chefs on the Las Vegas scene, Kerry Simon continues to reinvent himself in the city he calls home. Dubbed the rock-n-roll chef by Rolling Stone magazine, the aspiring musician's love for cooking did not start right away.
In his late teens, the Chicago native worked at Little Caesars Pizza to save money for an electric guitar. The summer job sparked Simon's interest in food and late-night recipe testing from Julia Child's cookbook. At the age of 20 he enrolled in the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York followed by a nearby apprenticeship at Jean Morels' L'hostellerie Bressane where he learned the basics of French cuisine.
After graduation Simon moved to Manhattan and worked with the city's culinary legends, including Jean-Jacques Rachou of La Cote Basque and Andre Soltner of Lutece. Seeking a new challenge, he accepted the position of personal chef for John Addey at London's Canonbury House.
A year later, he returned to New York and to Louis Outier's now closed Lafayette restaurant in the Drake Hotel. It was there that he met his mentor and friend Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Holding both pastry and sous chef positions, Simon helped Lafayette receive its New York Times four-star rating in 1988. Soon after, Ivana Trump appointed him executive chef of The Plaza Hotel's Edwardian Room, where he was the youngest to hold that title. Almost immediately the restaurant became one of city's hot spots, with celebrities such as David Bowie, Iman, Matt Dillon, Diane Keaton, Debbie Harry and INXS clamoring for a reservation at the private chef's table.
In search of a new adventure, Simon left The Plaza's Edwardian Room and traveled to Russia, Europe and the Far East. When he returned to the U.S., he chose the city of Miami for his comeback, where he opened Blue Star at the Raleigh Hotel. It was here that Simon first developed what would become his signature approach to American comfort food. Blue Star was an immediate success, leading Simon to open The Raleigh's Starfish, a seafood restaurant. Max's and Mercury restaurants soon followed.
In 1998, Vongerichten needed a corporate chef and Simon joined his friend to launch and oversee restaurants in Las Vegas, New York, Hong Kong, London and Chicago. When Mercer Kitchen in New York City and Prime in Las Vegas opened, Simon split his time between the two coasts, holding positions of partner and executive chef at both restaurants.
In Las Vegas, Simon first met his future business partner Elizabeth Blau, and together, they opened Simon kitchen + bar at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in 2002. An overnight success, the restaurant was selected as one of "America's Best New Restaurants" by Esquire magazine.
Los Angeles was a logical next step for the Iron Chef America winner, who has many friends in the entertainment industry. In 2006 he and Blau opened SIMON LA at the revamped Sofitel Hotel in Hollywood. At SIMON LA, the chef's modern American cuisine continues to win rave reviews from Angelenos, making the restaurant one of Hollywood's most popular dining destinations.
In 2008 he returned to the city he calls home with two exciting openings: CatHouse at the Luxor Hotel & Casino and Simon at Palms Place, where he offers a steak and seafood menu under California modern design by the Rockwell Group.
Today Simon's creativity, sense of adventure and passion for his craft have laid the foundation for all of his restaurants, uniting food and fun in an environment guests return to time and again.
How often do you fly: Once a week on average
How many countries have you been to: 12+
How many continents have you been to: Five
Favorite American city: Chicago
Favorite international city: Tokyo and Hong Kong
Least favorite country: haven't been there yet
Favorite World Heritage Site: Lijiang China Old town
Favorite airline: American airlines
Favorite aircraft type: Singapore Dreamliner
Aisle or window: Aisle
Favorite airport lounge: Hong Kong lounge Cathay Pacific
Favorite U.S. airport: Burbank
Favorite international airport: Cancun
Favorite hotel: Aman Puri Phuket Thailand
Do you unpack into the dresser/closet? Or live out of your suitcase? Mostly live out of suitcase
Favorite cruise line: I don't Cruise
Favorite island: Maui, Hawaii
Favorite fancy restaurant: Jean- George Vongerichten
Favorite hole in the wall: Double Down Saloon
Favorite fruit: Mango
Favorite food: Ayurvedic
Least favorite food: miss-used onions
Favorite travel movie(s): The Great Race
Favorite travel show(s): National Geographic
Favorite travel book(s): National Geographic travel
Right now I am reading: Just finished Keith Richards "LIFE"
Top 3 favorite travel newsletters/magazines/blogs: National Geo travler /Coastal living /Daily Candy
Favorite travel website(s) – Besides JohnnyJet.com, of course!: Thrillist
Five things you bring on a plane: iPad, iPhone, magazines, something to write on and my own snacks
What do you always seem to forget: I think I forgot
What do you want your loved one to buy you from an airport duty free store? Exclusive scents
Favorite travel iPhone app(s): Evernote
Most embarrassing travel moment: I may have screamed in my sleep once
Worst travel moment: Flying into a Typhoon on one of the world's largest plane Tokyo
What's your dream destination: Orkney Islands Scotland on Con Dao Vietnam
Favorite travel charity: Speedway Children's Charity
Best travel tip: Make sure your phone is charged 100%
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Salvelinus fontinalis é um peixe da família Salmonidae. Pode ser encontrado amplamente distribuído pelo leste da América do Norte.

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Peixes descritos em 1814

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Іва́н Миха́йлович Гайда ( 7 грудня 1961 — 18 червня 2020) — полковник медичної служби Збройних сил України, Заслужений працівник охорони здоров'я України.

Життєпис
Народився 7 грудня 1961 у селі Бариш, Тернопільська область УРСР.

1980 року закінчив навчався в Івано-Франківському технічному училищі № 1, до 1982 служив у РА.

1982 року поступив на навчання на підготовче відділення Івано-Франківського медичного інституту, 1983 зарахований на перший курс лікувального факультету.

Протягом 1987—1989 років навчався на військово-медичному факультеті — Куйбишевський медичний інститут. Пізніше здобуде другу вищу освіту — за спеціальністю «Державне управління», магістр державного управління.

У 1989—1996 роках — начальник медичного пункту-начальник медичної служби окремого батальйону хімічного захисту, начальник медичної служби протитанкової артилерійської бригади артилерійської дивізії Прикарпатського військового округу, з 1996 року — начальник медичної служби артилерійської дивізії.

З 2002 по 2010 рік — заступник начальника 1120 ОВГ (Львів).

У 2010—2020 роках — начальник Військово-медичного клінічного центру Західного регіону — на 625 ліжок.

У червні 2020 року Івана Гайду у важкому стані зі Львова перевезли на лікування у Київ, там підключили до апарату штучної вентиляції легень, але врятувати не змогли. 18 червня 2020 року Іван Гайда помер від ускладнень через Covid-19 в Головному військово-медичному шпиталі.

Нагороди та відзнаки
За значний особистий внесок у розвиток вітчизняної системи охорони здоров'я, надання кваліфікованої медичної допомоги, рятування життя людей, сумлінну працю та високий професіоналізм, відзначений:

 орденом Данила Галицького
 орденом «За заслуги» ІІІ ступеня (посмертно)

Балотування в депутати
Від Народної партії в Львівську міську раду 6-го скликання мажоритарно по округу 13 в 2010 році, — не пройшов.

Родина
Брат Олег (23 вересня 1967, с. Бариш Бучацького району Тернопільської області — 1 липня 2020, м. Черкаси, Черкаська область) — лікар-хірург. Також помер від коронавірусної хвороби.

Без чоловіка і батька залишились дружина і дорослі дочка та син — лікар-хірург одеського шпиталю.

Джерела
 Головин Б. Гайда Іван Михайлович //

Примітки

Відео з І.Гайдою

Керівники військово-медичних установ України
Уродженці Бариша
Українські військові лікарі
Померли від COVID-19


- In accordance with the 1999 Family Code, the marital age is 17 years for women and 18 years for men. However, the practice of early marriage is widespread. Up to 70 percent of brides in the southern regions of the country are underage girls, as young as 12, and it is common for girls to become wives at 13−15 years old.
Due to the fact that it is impossible to get an official registration if a party is underage, young couples get a kebin, a permanent Islamic marriage. The certificate of religious marriage does not have any judicial force, which means that the parties have neither property nor inheritance rights against each other. The division of joint property during divorce is not protected (18).
By a 2007 decision of the Shaikh-ul-Islam, the highest Muslim cleric, a kebin certificate can be issued by Islamic authorities only upon official state registration of a marriage in the Public Registrar's Office (19).
- Traditionally, the youngest son stays with the parents and they are more inclined to leave their property to him. Therefore, girls have a much slimmer chance of obtaining property through inheritance (18).
- When a man dies, his authority passes not to his widow, but to his eldest son (19).
- Legislation is egalitarian regarding guarantees of property rights and protection of rights to land and other property acquired before and after marriage. However, gender asymmetry can be seen in unequal property ownership: men outstrip women by almost 90 percent in property ownership (19).
- Although the legal instrument of the Matrimony Contract could be used to protect women regarding the disposition of a house acquired prior to marriage, in practice, this is seldom done. The consequence is that in the case of divorce, a woman cannot claim division of the property or apartment if the marriage lasted less than 10 years and the property of her husband was acquired before marriage. The woman is only given a part of the apartment or a pecuniary indemnity and, in some cases, she may get nothing and be driven off by the law on private property (16).


Recruitment Details First patient in: 25 Feb 2014; Last patient in: 28 Dec 2015. Primary Analysis data cut-off (DCO): 03 Jun 2016; Final Analysis DCO: 7 Nov 2017. Patients were treated with durvalumab (10 milligrams [mg] / kilogram [kg] every 2 weeks [Q2W] intravenously [iv]). 101 sites in 16 countries treated patients in this study.
Pre-assignment Details Patients were enrolled in 3 cohorts. Cohort enrolment was dependent upon epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) / anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) status and programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression level (percent of tumor cells [TC] with membrane staining).
Arm/Group Description Consisted of patients who were EGFR/ALK positive and retrospectively or prospectively determined to be PD-L1 high (TC >=25%). In addition, the cohort included patients enrolled prior to Amendment 1 who were retrospectively determined to be PD-L1 low/neg (TC <25%) or PD-L1 status unknown. Consisted of patients who were EGFR/ALK wild type/unknown and retrospectively or prospectively determined to be PD-L1 high (TC >=25%). In addition, the cohort included patients enrolled prior to Amendment 1 who were retrospectively determined to be PD-L1 low/neg (TC <25%) or PD-L1 status unknown. Consisted of patients who were EGFR/ALK wild type/unknown and prospectively determined to be PD-L1 high (TC >=90%).
Baseline analysis was based on the safety analysis set, defined as all patients who received at least 1 dose of durvalumab and for whom any postdose data were available.
Measure Description: Per tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) staging system as specified by American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC). The staging is determined by a number of different parameters and the higher the staging the worse the prognosis for survival.
Measure Description: Patients who checked options Cigarettes, Cigarillos, Cigars, Pipe Tobacco, or Tobacco for Smoking are considered smokers.
Patients commenced treatment with durvalumab on Day 1 and continued on a Q2W schedule for a maximum of 12 months. Tumor assessments using computed tomography / magnetic resonance imaging were performed every 8 weeks. Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) measurements as given by the Independent Central Review (ICR) were used to derive the primary variable of ORR .
The "Full analysis set [FAS] – evaluable for response per ICR" set, included all treated patients who had a baseline tumor assessment and had measurable disease at baseline according to the ICR.
Consisted of patients who were EGFR/ALK positive and retrospectively or prospectively determined to be PD-L1 high (TC >=25%). In addition, the cohort included patients enrolled prior to Amendment 1 who were retrospectively determined to be PD-L1 low/neg (TC <25%) or PD-L1 status unknown. patients with PD-L1 TC>=90% are included in this group.
Consisted of patients who were EGFR/ALK positive and retrospectively or prospectively determined to be PD-L1 high (TC >=25%). In addition, the cohort included patients enrolled prior to Amendment 1 who were retrospectively determined to be PD-L1 low/neg (TC <25%) or PD-L1 status unknown.
Consisted of patients who were EGFR/ALK wild type/unknown and retrospectively or prospectively determined to be PD-L1 high (TC >=25%). In addition, the cohort included patients enrolled prior to Amendment 1 who were retrospectively determined to be PD-L1 low/neg (TC <25%) or PD-L1 status unknown. Patients with PD-L1 TC>=90% are included within the PD-L1 high (TC>=25%) group.
Consisted of patients who were EGFR/ALK wild type/unknown and retrospectively or prospectively determined to be PD-L1 high (TC >=25%). In addition, the cohort included patients enrolled prior to Amendment 1 who were retrospectively determined to be PD-L1 low/neg (TC <25%) or PD-L1 status unknown.
Consisted of patients who were EGFR/ALK wild type/unknown and prospectively determined to be PD-L1 high (TC>=90%).
TTR (per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the ICR) is defined as the time from the date of first dose until the date of first documented response (which is subsequently confirmed). TTR was only analyzed for Cohort 2.
The "FAS – evaluable for response per ICR" set for Cohort 2, included all treated patients in Cohort 2 who had a baseline tumor assessment and had measurable disease at baseline according to the ICR.
DoR (per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the ICR) was defined as the time from the date of first documented response (which was subsequently confirmed) until the first date of documented progression or death in the absence of disease progression (ie, date of PFS event or censoring – date of first response + 1). DoR was only analyzed for Cohort 2. Cohort 2: Median DoR was 12.3 months in the PD-L1 high (TC>=25%) group at DCO (Q3 was NR). Of the 7 evaluable patients, the median DoR was not reached in the PD-L1 low/neg group (TC <25%); therefore the DoR "number of participants analyzed" field has been entered as "0" and the DoR results field has been left blank.
OS was defined as the time from the date of first dose until death due to any cause (ie, date of death or censoring – date of first dose + 1). Results are reported as median OS, calculated using the Kaplan-Meier methodology.
The FAS included all treated patients who had a baseline tumor assessment and had measurable disease at baseline according to the Investigator site assessment.
The upper limit of 95% confidence interval was not reached for patients in Cohort 3.
Time Frame Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) observed up until 90 days following discontinuation of durvalumab or until the initiation of the first subsequent anticancer therapy following discontinuation of durvalumab (whichever occurred first).
Adverse Event Reporting Description All-Cause Mortality is reported for the overall study period, up to the final DCO. Serious and Other (non-serious) TEAE data is reported for the initial treatment phase (maximum of 12 months of treatment).
Garassino MC, Cho BC, Kim JH, Mazières J, Vansteenkiste J, Lena H, Corral Jaime J, Gray JE, Powderly J, Chouaid C, Bidoli P, Wheatley-Price P, Park K, Soo RA, Huang Y, Wadsworth C, Dennis PA, Rizvi NA; ATLANTIC Investigators. Durvalumab as third-line or later treatment for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (ATLANTIC): an open-label, single-arm, phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Apr;19(4):521-536. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30144-X. Epub 2018 Mar 12.


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In this webinar recording, Nutanix, enterprise cloud computing leader, gives a first-hand account of how it is able to progress and close opportunities faster by embedding Tableau visualizations directly into Salesforce. Combining data from both Salesforce and external data sources, the embedded Tableau vizzes give the Nutanix sales team at-a-glance access to customer insights without ever leaving the Salesforce UI.
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Address: Office # 703, 7th Floor, Block A, Building # 27, Ibn Sina Building, Oud Metha Road, Dubai Healthcare City, DubaiLandmark: In District 6, Near Wafi City, Dubai. See full address and map.
Address: Mezanine Floor, 21st Century Building, Opposite Al kabayal Market, Abu Bakr Al Siddique Road, Deira, Dubai,, Dubai. See full address and map.
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Address: Office # 301, 3rd Floor, Buhulaiba Building, Al Muraqqabat Street, Deira, DubaiLandmark: Near Travel Market Building, Dubai. See full address and map.
Address: Villa # 927, Al Wasl Road, Umm Suqeim 3, Umm Suqeim, DubaiLandmark: Next to Spinneys, Dubai. See full address and map.
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Q: An UCS2-UCS4 incompatibility import failure of a Cythnized pure-Python module I'm running into a cython-unicode problem which I hope you can help me with -
I'm trying to compile with cython a python module which works alot with unicode objects.
I'm working on Ubuntu 12.04 32bit, (on a VM on a Win7 64bit host if it has any importance), I'm using Py2.5.4 (can't change that) which I've installed side-by-side with the provided Py2.7.3 (and soft-linked /usr/bin/python to /usr/bin/python2.5), and Cython 19.02 (current one). I'm compiling with no special flags.
Now, as compiling goes seemingly OK, when I open a Py (same 2.5.4) and try to import the resulting. SO file, I get a PyUnicodeUCS2 type error. That is supposed to mean, as I understand, that the SO was compiled on a python configured with UCS4, and imported to python configured with UCS2. But It's the same python I compiled on and imported to.
for compilation I use $ python setup.py bild_ext --inplace where setup.py uses distutlis.extension.Extension and Cython.Distutile.build_ext .
Can someone enlighten me with what's going on and what I can do with it?
I'll be happy to provide more details if I wasn't clear enough.
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Minutes of the Board of Trustees - 19 May 2016
Minutes of the Board meeting held on Thursday 19 May 2016
Hannah Rothschild (in the Chair)
Lance Batchelor
Professor Dexter Dalwood
Katrin Henkel
Professor Anya Hurlbert
Rosemary Leith
Lord King of Lothbury
Lisa Milroy
John Nelson (for items 1-9)
Charles Sebag-Montefiore
John Singer
Caroline Thomson
In attendance
Dr Gabriele Finaldi - Director
Dr Susan Foister - Director of Public Engagement and Deputy Director
Larry Keith - Head of Conservation, Keeper and Acting Director of Collections
Chris Walker - Director of Finance and Operations
Kate Howe - Secretary to the Board and Legal Counsel
Caroline Campbell - The Jacob Rothschild Head of the Curatorial Department (items 1-3)
Letizia Treves - Curator of Italian and Spanish Paintings 1600-1800 (item 1)
Betsy Wieseman - Curator of Dutch and Flemish Paintings (item 1)
Deborah Myers - Head of Development (item 8)
Julie Molloy - Managing Director of NGC (item 9)
Louise Peckett - Head of Finance (item 10)
The Board met in closed session without staff before the start of the meeting.
1. Pictures for treatment
1.1. The Board were shown The Toilet of Venus by Studio of Guido Reni (NG90) which the Acting Director of Collections said had last been cleaned in 1955. There was a discussion of the provenance of this painting which the Board were told had been acquired by George I in 1723 and had been given to the Gallery in 1836 by William IV. The Board approved the treatment proposed for this painting.
1.2. The Board were also shown The Outskirts of a Village, with a Horseman by Isack van Ostade (NG847) which the Acting Director of Collections said had not been treated since 1883, shortly after its acquisition by the Gallery. The Board approved the treatment proposed for this painting.
1.3. The Board saw in the course of treatment The Adoration of the Shepherds by Giovanni Battista Spinelli (NG1157).
1.4. The Board were shown for information before treatment 'A Concert with Three Figures' by Valentin de Boulogne (X8836) which they were told was being lent to the Gallery for inclusion in its forthcoming Caravaggio exhibition, and was being cleaned prior to the exhibition. The Curator of Italian and Spanish Paintings 1600-1800 said that the Gallery was delighted not only that the painting was being lent to the exhibition, but also that the Gallery had the opportunity to study it in the course of treatment, since this would contribute greatly to the Gallery's understanding of the artist.
2. Declarations of interest
There were no declarations of interest.
3. Loans out
3.1. The Jacob Rothschild Head of the Curatorial Department presented the Loans out paper. She presented to the Board a risk assessment in relation to one proposed loan out. Information has been excluded under s 43 FOI 2000.
3.2. The Board approved all the loans proposed in the Loans paper.
4. Minutes of 17 March and matters arising
4.1. The Board approved the minutes of 17 March subject to minor amendments and the Chair was authorised to sign them as a true record of the meeting.
4.2. Under matters arising :-
4.2.1. Information has been excluded under s 43 FOI 2000
5. Director's report, events and visitor numbers
5.1. The Director's report was noted
5.2. The Director updated the Board on a possible acquisition. Information has been excluded under s 43 FOI 2000.
5.3. The Director updated the Board with the most recent visitor numbers to Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art which was shortly due to close, and said that he expected that final visitor numbers would be close to those projected at the start of the exhibition.
5.4. In relation to the Dutch Flowers exhibition, on display in Room 1, he drew to the Board's attention a discussion which would take place on 13 July between the Curator of Dutch and Flemish Paintings, and Professor Brian Capstick. Information has been redacted under s 43 FOI 2000.
5.5. In relation to the exhibition of George Shaw: My Back to Nature, the Director drew attention to the very positive press reception of this exhibition which he said was expected to go on tour once it closed at the Gallery. Information has been excluded under s 43 FOI 2000.
5.6. In relation to national programmes, the Director told the Board that the touring exhibition of Rembrandt's Self Portrait at the Age of 63 (NG221) would be opening the following day in Bristol, and he and the Deputy Director would both be present at the opening.
5.7. In relation to visitor numbers, the Director highlighted that numbers from the beginning of the year were even higher than for corresponding months in 2014, which had hitherto been the Gallery's record year of attendance.
6. Proposed acquisition
The Board noted the paper in relation to the proposed acquisition of Oetzthal by Vilhelm Petersen which they had been shown in the conservation studio at the start of the meeting. The Board were told that the painting was being offered to the Gallery by Professor Peter Hecht as a gift in memory of Erika Langmuir, a former Head of Education at the Gallery, who had died in December 2015. The Jacob Rothschild Head of the Curatorial Department said that Vilhlem Petersen was an artist from the last generation of the so-called Danish Golden Age and that this particular work could be dated precisely to the week in September 1850 when it was painted.
The Board expressed their gratitude for the generous offer of this painting as a gift to the Gallery and approved its acquisition as an addition to the collection.
7. Loan to the Collection
The Board noted the paper in relation to Chalets at Rigi by Alexandre Calame, which they were shown in the conservation studio at the start of the meeting, and were told that the painting had been offered to the American Friends of the National Gallery ("AFNGL") as a gift in honour of Sir Nicholas Penny. The Board were told that Alexandre Calame was the most important Swiss landscape painter of the 19th century and this work had been on loan to the Gallery since 2011. The Board authorised the Director to recommend to the AFNGL the acceptance of the proposed gift.
8. Update on progress and plans in Development
The Head of Development presented her update on progress and plans in the Development department and, in particular, performance against targets in the year to 31 March 2016 and plans for the year to 31 March 2017. Information has been excluded under s 43 FOI 2000.
9. Update on Membership
9.1. The Director of Public Engagement and the Managing Director of National Gallery Company presented an update on the Gallery's Membership scheme. The Board were reminded that the scheme had been launched in September 2014, in the context of a new Customer Relationship Strategy. The Board were reminded of the original ambitions of the scheme, and received a report on the outturn at the end of first full year. The Director of Public Engagement highlighted where targets had been met and where they had not, and reported on actions which had been identified to improve the current take-up of membership. Information has been excluded under s 43 FOI 2000.
10. Finance report to 31 March
10.1. The Board noted the finance report to 31 March which was presented by the Head of Finance. She said that this report showed, in draft form, the projected outcome for the year end. She highlighted for the Board key changes to the forecast outcome as previously reported to the Board.
10.2. The Chair of the Audit and Finance Committees highlighted that the Gallery would retain £3.4 m of unrestricted reserves at the year end, but that these would be required for the Gallery's future investment plans.
11. Update on New Digital Services Programme
11.1. The Board noted the report on the New Digital Services programme.
11.2. The Director of Public Engagement updated the Board on the findings from two pieces of audience research, one in relation to audience segmentation and one in relation to audience conversion rates. She highlighted for the Board the fact that the Gallery's largest audience group comprised visitors in the age bracket 18–34 ; she also highlighted for the Board three other key audience segments identified by the research, who accounted for approximately 4m of the Gallery's visitors each year .
11.3. The Director of Public Engagement updated the Board on the outcome of a technology review which had been commissioned in order to assess the Gallery's readiness for change. She reported to the Board on the Gallery's current technology set up, and proposed steps towards simplification , to create a more flexible and adaptable system. She outlined briefly for the Board the expected costs of technological change
11.4. She outlined next steps for the Board, including a brand review and the development of proposals for new wayfinding systems, both of which would be presented to the Board in the autumn.
11.5. and 11.6. Information has been excluded under s 36 FOI 2000.
12. Exhibition report Goya
The Board noted the exhibition report on Goya: The Portraits, and expressed their congratulations to those involved.
13. Information has been excluded under s 40(2) , 41, 42 and 43 FOI 2000
14. Trustees Introduction to the National Gallery Review
14.1. The Board approved the Trustees' Introduction to the National Gallery Review, subject to minor amendments.
15. Committees of the Board
15.1. The Board noted the Minutes of the meetings of the Audit and Finance Committees on 17 March. The Chair of the Audit Committee reported that the annual audit would commence in few days' time; the Audit committee would be meeting to consider the draft accounts on 23 June, and the full Board would be sent the draft accounts in advance of that meeting. He reported to the Board on a recent internal audit report on password controls, and confirmed that all actions recommended in the report had been addressed. Information has been excluded under s 40 and 41 FOI 2000.
15.2. The Board noted the Minutes of the Meeting of the Governance Committee on 21 April and approved the recommendations from the Committee arising from that meeting.
15.3. The Board noted the Minutes of the Nominations Committee meeting on 22 February. The Chair reported on discussions at a further meeting of the Committee on 16 May. She reminded the Board that there was currently one vacancy on the board, and that a second vacancy would arise in August, and said that following discussions with DCMS it was proposed that both should be dealt with at the same time. The Nominations committee wished to give some further consideration to the skills to be sought in relation to these vacancies, and would report back further.
15.4. (This item was dealt with in closed session at the beginning of the meeting). The Chair reported on the recommendations of the Remuneration Committee. Information has been excluded under s 22 and s 36 FOI 2000.
16. Any other business
16.1. The Chair reported to the Board on a meeting she had attended at which the new Mayor for London had spoken. There being no other business the Chair declared the meeting closed.
A list of current trustees to the board of the National Gallery


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using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using MediatR;
using SFA.DAS.Authorization;
using SFA.DAS.EAS.Application.Formatters.TransactionDowloads;
using SFA.DAS.Validation;

namespace SFA.DAS.EAS.Application.Queries.GetTransactionsDownload
{
    public class GetTransactionsDownloadQuery : MembershipMessage, IAsyncRequest<GetTransactionsDownloadResponse>
    {
        [Display(Name = "Start date")]
        [Required]
        [Month, Year, Date]
		public MonthYear StartDate { get; set; }

        [Display(Name = "End date")]
        [Required]
        [Month, Year, Date]
        public MonthYear EndDate { get; set; }

        [Required]
        public DownloadFormatType? DownloadFormat { get; set; }
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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El Sentinel in English
Sweet achievements amid the pandemic: Venezuelan creates her own business from home
By Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio
El Sentinel Orlando |
Becoming a chef and starting a business from her kitchen was never something that Clarimar Becerra de Duarte envisioned in her life.
An administrator by profession, she also did not imagine that fighting for the American Dream would lead her to work in various jobs from house cleaning, pet grooming and pizza delivery. What she did know was that she would do whatever it took to have a good job and provide for her family.
Clarimar's story is similar to that of many Venezuelans fleeing the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and who have come to Florida in search of new opportunities.
Clarimar spent a year in the southern Sunshine State when he set foot on American soil in 2016 where he began working at a gas station from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. making arepas and cachapas without imagining that her future would lead her to transform her profession until she became a pastry chef.
Her family ventured to move to Orlando where little by little they have been making their way and fulfilling dreams, including buying their first home, in the middle of a pandemic.
Two Latinos: the 'masterminds' behind Second Harvest Food Bank distribution
Ricardo Robledo and Carlos Santamaría are two Hispanics who are part of the Second Harvest of Central Florida organization. Their work has been essential to the organization's ability to distribute 38 million meals since March 23, ensuring that thousands of Central Florida families have access to free food.
By Ginayra Alvarado Villegas
"I look back and it is not that I do not believe it because I know how much we have fought to get here, but I know of many people who have been struggling with three jobs for a longer time and are still in the fight," said the mother of two youngsters, Angela, 13 and Daniel, 10.
It was through the church she attended that Clarimar learned about the Second Harvest Food Bank culinary program and decided to seek information.
In addition to helping fight hunger and feeding people in need, this cooking program brings people of all nationalities to train as chefs.
Clarimar arrived without knowing English and her greatest fear was not being able to understand the courses or the instructors. However, she believed God had a purpose for her and that it was her destiny to find this new passion that led her to work with renowned chefs and restaurants.
"At that time they were creating a program for those affected by Hurricane María in Puerto Rico and the program they would be giving was going to be bilingual, but mostly in Spanish. The most important thing for me at that time was also that there were many people who spoke Spanish and that they helped me in the process", Clarimar recalled.
Clarimar Becerra de Duarte poses with her family. From left to right: Ángela Duarte, Clarisa Arias (Clarimar's mother), Héctor Duarte, and Daniel Duarte and in the front, Clarimar Becerra. (Suministrada)
This program arose after the devastation caused on the island in September 2017. However, it was not exclusive to Puerto Ricans so Clarimar and students of other nationalities were able to join.
"From day one I knew she was going to go far," said chef instructor Israel "Izzy" Santiago. "Here we always work to get the best out of each student and everyone has the ability to learn and undertake, it all depends on their disposition, how much effort they put in and especially those who understand that this is not a magic formula that changes your life overnight, "explained Santiago.
The Puerto Rican highlighted that the hospitality and restaurant industry is a complicated one. "They have to understand that cooking, be it strong food or desserts, at first is almost like a trial and error, it is trying and trying and trying and changing recipes until you perfect them. So little by little you are looking for your own label, that which distinguishes you as a chef, " he said.
"If it was difficult before, in the middle of a pandemic that upset everything, but especially our tourism industry in Florida, and restaurants and chefs depend on that, because this was not an option for anyone. But seeing my students, who even under a situation as tragic as this one [of the coronavirus] have resolved them and moved forward, fills me with enthusiasm," added the Puerto Rican chef.
"Right now I'm working from home and everything people order in pastries," said Clarimar, who until before the pandemic was working at the Toledo - Tapas, Steak & Seafood restaurant at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort hotel. "I feel very blessed because I have had very good opportunities. Even with this pandemic and the furloughs (without pay) that Disney made, I have had opportunities like this to start my business at home, they called me when they made the NBA bubble and I worked a time back ... now, I am still in furlough but I always think that I am blessed because I have a job and I hope ... they will call me when things improve", said the mother of the family.
Clarimar Becerra de Duarte and Chef Israel (Izzy) Santiago during the graduation ceremony of the Second Harvest Food Bank culinary program. (Suministrada)
Before starting at Second Harvest, Clarimar confessed she had "butterflies in her stomach, scared because I didn't think I was capable. I felt that I was the one who knew the least, I felt that, and it moves me, "she said almost through tears. "Second Harvest was important to me because he believed in me from day one," she said. "Today they still believe in me. Last year in the competition they believed in me, they signed me up. My biggest surprise is that I won first place," Clarimar recalled from her participation in the American Culinary Federation Central Florida Chapter where she won the pastry competition by making a wedding cake.
Second Harvest's training program prepares economically disadvantaged adults for a sustainable career in the food industry. Over the course of 16 weeks, students learn food safety, knife skills, and techniques for preparing cuisines from around the world. In addition, they prepare them so that - once they graduate - they can face job interviews, have their resumés ready and learn how to budget their money.
Besides teaching them to cook, they also teach them how to run their own business and everything they need to be able to excel in a culinary environment.
To date, over 300 graduates have gone through the program in the last six years. According to the program, some opened catering businesses or got kitchen jobs for tourists in restaurants in Disney and Universal parks or on International Drive, to name a few.
"Now it's more difficult because we can't promise them jobs once they finish," Santiago said. "But what we can assure them is that they will come out with all the necessary tools so that when things get difficult, they can excel and sustain themselves like Clarimar."
"In classes they even taught us how to buy, what to buy, what to save on, the administration part," said Clarimar.
The road has not been easy and has cost her several tears, said Clarimar, but it has been "very full of satisfaction in the midst of everything." When she started studying, she had to quit her job as a "driver delivering pizzas. I remember that we had a little bit of toothpaste left. That day when they enrolled me, they give me a bag. The bag had shampoo, it had toothpaste, it had things that I needed. Then you realize that God provides in incredible ways. I never even shared this, I think it's the first time I've said it. Sometimes it is silly. A toothpaste can cost a dollar, but I didn't have them at the time," she recalled.
For her, Second Harvest was not only the new tool that has led her to prosperity, but "a culinary growth, a spiritual growth, a family growth, now I consider them part of my growth, part of my history. It is where I go, where I have worked. Second Harvest is an excellent school of life, " she explained.
Her dream is to be able to expand her business. Under the name of CC Sweet it sells all kinds of delicacies by order and has begun to make alliances with local businesses who buy its products.
Between her achievements and those of her husband, Héctor Duarte, they managed to buy the first family home where they live with their children and her mother. "This is my dream, this is my Disney," she said of her triumphs.
Those interested in contacting her and buying her pastries can search for her on social media under @CCSweet_ _.
Sueño de Martin Luther King es un legado para hispanos de Florida Central
Cámara de Comercio Puertorriqueña de Florida Central aspira al empoderamiento y crecimiento de la diversa comunidad hispana
Florida reporta 186 muertes de residentes por coronavirus, 16,875 nuevos casos
El Cilantrillo Restaurant abrirá un tercer local de comida puertorriqueña cerca del Florida Mall en Orlando
Einstein Bros. Bagels celebra el Día Nacional del Bagel con sándwiches de bagel de huevo recién horneados gratis
*Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio es la editora y reportera de El Sentinel Orlando. Pueden contactarla a jmarcial@orlandosentinel.com.
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Las mejores fotos de la semana en América Latina 8-15 Ene./2021
Figuras del deporte fallecidas en 2020


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"Make notes, and learn everything by writing, as that makes the answers crisp and coherent. Competitive exams like BPSC, want candidates to elaborate their answer based on extensive knowledge," says Sushant, who secured first rank in the second attempt.
"In my first attempt, I got selected in the police service," says Sushant, who is currently undergoing training at the Police Academy in Rajgir, post which he will join as DSP.
"The training in Police academy was advantageous, it changed my perception on administration, discipline, improved my body language and confidence level. This helped in getting through the interview," Sushant tells Education Times.


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package org.springframework.mock.web.portlet;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.activation.FileTypeMap;
import javax.portlet.PortletContext;
import javax.portlet.PortletRequestDispatcher;

import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;

import org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader;
import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
import org.springframework.core.io.ResourceLoader;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import org.springframework.web.util.WebUtils;

/**
 * Mock implementation of the {@link javax.portlet.PortletContext} interface.
 *
 * @author John A. Lewis
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.0
 */
public class MockPortletContext implements PortletContext {

	private static final String TEMP_DIR_SYSTEM_PROPERTY = "java.io.tmpdir";

	private final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(getClass());

	private final String resourceBasePath;

	private final ResourceLoader resourceLoader;

	private final Map<String, Object> attributes = new LinkedHashMap<String, Object>();

	private final Map<String, String> initParameters = new LinkedHashMap<String, String>();

	private String portletContextName = "MockPortletContext";

	private Set<String> containerRuntimeOptions = new LinkedHashSet<String>();

	/**
	 * Create a new MockPortletContext with no base path and a
	 * DefaultResourceLoader (i.e. the classpath root as WAR root).
	 * @see org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader
	 */
	public MockPortletContext() {
		this("", null);
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new MockPortletContext using a DefaultResourceLoader.
	 * @param resourceBasePath the WAR root directory (should not end with a slash)
	 * @see org.springframework.core.io.DefaultResourceLoader
	 */
	public MockPortletContext(String resourceBasePath) {
		this(resourceBasePath, null);
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new MockPortletContext, using the specified ResourceLoader
	 * and no base path.
	 * @param resourceLoader the ResourceLoader to use (or null for the default)
	 */
	public MockPortletContext(ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
		this("", resourceLoader);
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new MockPortletContext.
	 * @param resourceBasePath the WAR root directory (should not end with a slash)
	 * @param resourceLoader the ResourceLoader to use (or null for the default)
	 */
	public MockPortletContext(String resourceBasePath, ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
		this.resourceBasePath = (resourceBasePath != null ? resourceBasePath : "");
		this.resourceLoader = (resourceLoader != null ? resourceLoader : new DefaultResourceLoader());

		// Use JVM temp dir as PortletContext temp dir.
		String tempDir = System.getProperty(TEMP_DIR_SYSTEM_PROPERTY);
		if (tempDir != null) {
			this.attributes.put(WebUtils.TEMP_DIR_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE, new File(tempDir));
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Build a full resource location for the given path,
	 * prepending the resource base path of this MockPortletContext.
	 * @param path the path as specified
	 * @return the full resource path
	 */
	protected String getResourceLocation(String path) {
		if (!path.startsWith("/")) {
			path = "/" + path;
		}
		return this.resourceBasePath + path;
	}

	@Override
	public String getServerInfo() {
		return "MockPortal/1.0";
	}

	@Override
	public PortletRequestDispatcher getRequestDispatcher(String path) {
		if (!path.startsWith("/")) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException(
					"PortletRequestDispatcher path at PortletContext level must start with '/'");
		}
		return new MockPortletRequestDispatcher(path);
	}

	@Override
	public PortletRequestDispatcher getNamedDispatcher(String path) {
		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public InputStream getResourceAsStream(String path) {
		Resource resource = this.resourceLoader.getResource(getResourceLocation(path));
		try {
			return resource.getInputStream();
		}
		catch (IOException ex) {
			logger.info("Couldn't open InputStream for " + resource, ex);
			return null;
		}
	}

	@Override
	public int getMajorVersion() {
		return 2;
	}

	@Override
	public int getMinorVersion() {
		return 0;
	}

	@Override
	public String getMimeType(String filePath) {
		return MimeTypeResolver.getMimeType(filePath);
	}

	@Override
	public String getRealPath(String path) {
		Resource resource = this.resourceLoader.getResource(getResourceLocation(path));
		try {
			return resource.getFile().getAbsolutePath();
		}
		catch (IOException ex) {
			logger.info("Couldn't determine real path of resource " + resource, ex);
			return null;
		}
	}

	@Override
	public Set<String> getResourcePaths(String path) {
		Resource resource = this.resourceLoader.getResource(getResourceLocation(path));
		try {
			File file = resource.getFile();
			String[] fileList = file.list();
			String prefix = (path.endsWith("/") ? path : path + "/");
			Set<String> resourcePaths = new HashSet<String>(fileList.length);
			for (String fileEntry : fileList) {
				resourcePaths.add(prefix + fileEntry);
			}
			return resourcePaths;
		}
		catch (IOException ex) {
			logger.info("Couldn't get resource paths for " + resource, ex);
			return null;
		}
	}

	@Override
	public URL getResource(String path) throws MalformedURLException {
		Resource resource = this.resourceLoader.getResource(getResourceLocation(path));
		try {
			return resource.getURL();
		}
		catch (IOException ex) {
			logger.info("Couldn't get URL for " + resource, ex);
			return null;
		}
	}

	@Override
	public Object getAttribute(String name) {
		return this.attributes.get(name);
	}

	@Override
	public Enumeration<String> getAttributeNames() {
		return Collections.enumeration(new LinkedHashSet<String>(this.attributes.keySet()));
	}

	@Override
	public void setAttribute(String name, Object value) {
		if (value != null) {
			this.attributes.put(name, value);
		}
		else {
			this.attributes.remove(name);
		}
	}

	@Override
	public void removeAttribute(String name) {
		this.attributes.remove(name);
	}

	public void addInitParameter(String name, String value) {
		Assert.notNull(name, "Parameter name must not be null");
		this.initParameters.put(name, value);
	}

	@Override
	public String getInitParameter(String name) {
		Assert.notNull(name, "Parameter name must not be null");
		return this.initParameters.get(name);
	}

	@Override
	public Enumeration<String> getInitParameterNames() {
		return Collections.enumeration(this.initParameters.keySet());
	}

	@Override
	public void log(String message) {
		logger.info(message);
	}

	@Override
	public void log(String message, Throwable t) {
		logger.info(message, t);
	}

	public void setPortletContextName(String portletContextName) {
		this.portletContextName = portletContextName;
	}

	@Override
	public String getPortletContextName() {
		return this.portletContextName;
	}

	public void addContainerRuntimeOption(String key) {
		this.containerRuntimeOptions.add(key);
	}

	@Override
	public Enumeration<String> getContainerRuntimeOptions() {
		return Collections.enumeration(this.containerRuntimeOptions);
	}

	/**
	 * Inner factory class used to just introduce a Java Activation Framework
	 * dependency when actually asked to resolve a MIME type.
	 */
	private static class MimeTypeResolver {

		public static String getMimeType(String filePath) {
			return FileTypeMap.getDefaultFileTypeMap().getContentType(filePath);
		}
	}

}


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A Turning Point for CRM
By Denis Pombriant
October 18, 2006 4:00 AM PT
I keep thinking about the idea of this incubator that Salesforce.com is launching. As you know, I am a student of inflection points and I think the incubator potentially represents a very big one.
There is a popular trend in economics to look at economic systems on the same plane as living ecosystems, and there is a lot of merit in that line of thinking. When I think about inflection points, I associate them with something called "punctuated equilibrium," or PE for our purposes, an idea brought forward from biology into economics. The basic idea of PE is that in a complex adaptive system like an ecosystem or an economy, things stay the same for long periods of time. When change happens, it tends to be quick. The change resets the equilibrium at a different level and we go on.
A Dramatic Shift
The definition of "quick" is all over the map. Living systems inhabit geological time — millions or billions of years — and change seems slow. In comparison, economies live and breathe more on a human scale.
Punctuation in this case can be rather dramatic. The flowering and decline of the Internet was extraordinarily quick in my book and that's the nature of PE. On one side of the equilibrium there was no e-commerce, no search engines, no basic Web based information. Then there was and no one can imagine going back to the way things were.
I think the introduction of an incubator for on-demand applications could foster the same kind of dramatic change. I can't imagine there will be only one incubator; there is simply too much money to be made and VCs will be all over the idea.
Reinventing the Wheel
Innovative ideas may be in short supply, but the success of an incubator might not rest solely on new product innovation. Think about it, if the business world decides to make a headlong rush for on-demand computing, savvy developers won't have to invent the next new thing, there will be plenty of opportunity for entrepreneurs to reinvent the infrastructure that is out there right now.
Although Salesforce.com has, at every opportunity, shied away from saying they would build the next ERP systems, that only means the field is open to some other innovators. NetSuite is one example, but they aren't within the Salesforce orbit and the market can stand to have some competition. It's not unlike the reinvention of computing after mainframes gave way to client-server. Suddenly, new companies were reinventing things like networking and accounting systems that had been doing just fine before on larger computers.
What all this potentially means for the competition is significant and a little scary. After years of pooh-poohing the idea of on-demand, many of the biggest names in software need to put their on-demand programs into high gear and that will be very hard to do. As I have mentioned before, change for the big guys will require change not just at the technology level but at the business model level. For public companies, that is a hard but not impossible trick to pull off, though few succeed. (Separate idea, might the next move in finance be something to support companies in the position of making a business model transition?)
The existence of incubators, though, adds even more urgency to the task for conventional software companies. In a punctuated equilibrium environment, incubators are like steroids for the change process. Keep in mind that the incubator idea put forth at Dreamforce was not simply to accelerate application development, but to leverage every aspect of company development. The incubator will provide access to capital and some smart people to help with strategy and marketing.
The key ingredient, if used appropriately, and which other incubators historically did not have, is the idea of a pervasive, multi-purpose platform that not only enables application development, but is also an architecture that enforces standards to the point that unrelated developers can build systems that work together without much integration effort. The practical effect is that these entrepreneurs will be building modules that have integration in their respective DNAs.
For large traditional software suppliers, incubators hold out the possibility of death by a thousand paper cuts. In a nutshell, that's punctuated equilibrium in the making. For the conventional companies whose drive has been to build everything in-house and to avoid integration where possible, this is a serious threat. Amalgamations of smaller companies with compatible products (read modules) can band together to deliver complex and customized solutions that are less expensive than conventional monolithic products. If you have any doubt, just ask any seven-year-old with a box of Legos.
Denis Pombriant runs the Beagle Research Group, LLC, a CRM market research firm and consultancy. Pombriant's research concentrates on evolving product ideas and emerging companies in the sales, marketing, and call center disciplines. His research is freely distributed through a blog and Web site. He is working on a book and can be reached at [email protected]
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