I lived in Mass for couple of years. I had heard a lot about Boston and about how it was one of the first place the English settlers came to in the US. Mass is the place where the revolution against British rule started with the Boston tea party. I was also aware that MIT the best engineering school world is also based in Mass. So I was pretty excited to live there.
I worked in Boston near the South station. The subway system in Boston pretty old but it worked well 80% of the time. I used to travel on the red line. In Boston the subway uses a third rail for the power. The equipment was old and there used to break down pretty frequently. And it used take a lot of time to clear up and the delays cascaded through the system. Commuter rail worked better than this and the instances I traveled in commuter it was fast and worked well. New train cars are coming on the red line and it should be better.
Boston is a nice city. It is small but doesn't lack anything. It is healthcare hub with lot great hospitals. It has great innovation centers with the presence of multiple universities.
Downtown is walkable and has great places like parks, shopping, museums and the like.
Being in New England we can expect good snow here. I used to stay in the South shore region and luckily the two years I stayed it didn't snow much at all. But people here still reminisce about the 2014 snow which caused so much disruption that people worked from home about a month. When I was in NJ even for little snow I used to work from home but here till it is 6 inches of snow no one cares. It is part of living in NE. And people here love the snow. Most of the people enjoy winter sports like skiing, ice skating and snowboarding. I didn't get a chance though.
There is good beach near the city at Revere and otherwise we have to drive down to Cape cod. The beaches in Cape cod are good and I had so much fun here. The beaches are not as crowded as in NJ, so a trip to the beach was very relaxing.
One thing I miss from Boston is about restaurant called Clover which creates dishes with local grown stuff and it is amazing. Don't forget to try if you're there.
I lived in a town called Quincy which is a suburb of Boston. The cost of living was high starting from the apartment rents. The apartment complexes are huge and we made lot of friends there.
Mass is close to Vermont and New Hampshire and if you love nature, they are some of the best places to visit. The white mountains, lakes region of NH and the green mountains of Vermont have breathtaking views in fall. And the best part is it is just a couple of hours of drive from Mass. This is something I will definitely miss.
The taxes are high in Mass. There is a personal property tax for cars and other vehicles. For Indian, there are couple of Indian grocery stores in Quincy and a few stores in other places like Waltham, Norwood and Attleboro. So it is great if you're in any of those towns, otherwise you need to drive far for them.
But that said the civic services are great. The libraries are pretty amazing And parks are good too!
On the whole, if you make peace with the cold weather, it is a great place to live.
After Feb 12, I haven't made any updates to the blog. It was because I moved to NJ from Mass. I have some topics lined up and will get back to my regular schedule.
This is my year of focus where I resolved to do whatever I do with complete focus.
These are some of the tools and ideas that have kept me on the path. Hope they help you too!
As I alluded to previously, I am learning meditation from the waking up course by Sam Harris.
Whenever we get distracted, Sam just asks us to take a moment to notice to observe everything that is appearing in your consciousness via visual, audible and sensory medium. The new addition to this, courtesy of Sam is that your thoughts are also appearances in consciousness and you can also observe them during your meditation. This is something that is very interesting and is sure to free you up from whatever thought distracted you. This is helping me on my journey on the year of focus.
I've also observed that the most frequent time I get distracted is when I'm waiting for my application to build on my machine. I think that is a great time to practice my meditation and also to see how I can speed up the build time.
A big part of that is not getting distracted by interested stories and articles. I'm able to do it sometimes, but I often end up distracted and in no time I end up swimming pretty fast in the stream of hyperlinks and feeds that I frequent. I have installed an extension called 'Mindful Browsing' on chrome. This extension gently asks you if you really want to spend time on a time sink which you are aware of ? It also allows us to setup an alternative activity we would be rather doing. This is helpful to certain extent. But our behavior also controls it to some extent. If you gave in and clicked '10 mins' once on the mindful browsing extension, there is all the more chance that you will do the same again after 10 mins.
Another thing that has helped me is just remembering the focus rules from Deep Work. My rule is that I will not browse non-work related things before 5:30 PM. When I remember this, the day is very productive. If you want to know more about deep work, check out the book here.
A final thing that helps me focus is thinking about contribution. We ought to use our limited time to do things we are proud of and just getting this thought has a way of getting my thoughts focused.
Peter Drucker the esteemed management guru writes in his book, Managing Oneself about a great way to discover your strengths. He calls is feedback analysis.
It involves before any decision or action write down the expected results- what do you think will happen and why. Then after some time may be after six to nine months, review the decision compare the actual results with your expectations.
If you practice this method consistently, you will identify what your strengths are. He expects it to take around two to three years. You will also know what you're doing or not doing that are preventing you from taking full advantage of your strengths. It will also show where you are not particularly competent and where you have no strengths at all.
Once you know your strengths, try to improve your strengths and become a star performer instead of trying to improve in areas where you don't have strengths.
There is an excellent series of books published by the Cambridge University Press about improving your vocabulary.
I have read through the basic vocabulary in use and I am currently working through the intermediate vocabulary in use.
I got to know the importance of learning and using colocations, phrasal verbs, fixed expressions and idioms in speaking to make our words flow easily.
Phrasal verbs is a phrase that combines two or three words from different grammatical categories like a verb + a particle or a verb + a preposition to form a a single semantic unit.
good = nice, beautiful, great, terrific, wonderful, excellent, fantastic fine, gorgeous super, friendly, happy, thoughtful, well behaved, smart and kind.
bad = worse, awful, terrible, nasty, mean, unkind, horrible, difficult, stupid (very strong word), selfish, childish.
A fixed expression is a standard form of expression that has taken on a more specific meaning than the expression itself.
Idioms is a group of words with a meaning different from the individual words and often difficult to understand from the individual words. Many phrasal words are idiomatic.
It has been a very helpful resource and if I'm looking for ways to practice my new vocabulary.
Each book has number of lessons. The lessons are always one page in length on the left side of the page and the right side has exercises to practice. Different units take different words or different situations for using vocabulary and make teach us.
I highly recommend going through those books if you are interested in speaking english fluently and increase your vocabulary.
Sam Harris has a course on meditation and he has generously given one month of it free. I am taking the course this month. It is a great course and he has introduced me to many profound truths about meditation. This is an attempt to note some of the teachings that had a great impact.
1. We spend our life learning how to live. In our life it is possible to want the wrong things. Quality of mind determines quality of life.
moment. This course teaches Vipassana or Insight meditation.
5. Clear, non-judgmental and undistracted attention to the contents of consciousness. It is correlated with structural changes in mind.
6. It is a method of making profound discoveries about the nature of mind. It is not passive at all. It is a passion of discerning what is subjectively real about each moment.
7. Just observing what is arising in the present without grasping what is pleasant pushing away what is unpleasant.It is the act of being less distracted in the midst of what is already happening on its own.
8. It is a way to discover the truths about ones mind which will never be discovered otherwise.
The idea is to pay close attention to whatever is arising in consciousness.
Free will is an illusion. Though we feel that we are the doer of the things, everything is just happening in consciousness.
You will not learn to meditate by accident. You have to practice.
Being fully present is pleasurable. Hence if you can pay attention and be fully present in any moment,, there is no chance for being bored. Boredom is just the inability to pay attention. Once you learn to meditate, even simple act of breathing will be a source of contemplation.
You are very lucky if you are able to read this blog post, and there are a billion people who want to trade places with you.
Problems continually arise so enjoy them.
You are not a thing, you are a process. Different people can affect your moods differently. It depends how much we are encumbered by a neurotic self concern. When with other, use the meditation practice shouldn't make you more aware of yourself. It should free yourself to pay more attention to who you're talking to. You will feel negative states of mind - self judgment, self doubt and annoyance etc. Feel them and let them go. Don't act on them. We are surrounded by carnival of human fraility. Compassion is available. This is the only life you have and you might as well enjoy it. When you leave a social situation, mindfulness allows not to carry it around with you. Don't finish conversations later.
There are some problems that cannot be solved by more thinking but only by experience.
When you know that everyone will die, you know you have this moment in life. You got this one opportunity to fall in love with existence. So relax.
When we are with other, it is like a hall of mirrors. We see how others are feeling and their expressions and other see ours and it affects each other. But it doesn't matter because the memories of last night or anxieties of next moment are just appearances in consciousness. It is like consciousness is being shackled to a monkey. When we meditate or paying attention, those can be moments where we can cut the connection to these evolved tendencies and recognize the space in which they are appearing.
What is the purpose of life - are pseudo questions. If we are asking these there are voids that needs to be filled. It is better to find another starting point. In the cosmos, life has evolved. If you see a wolf will you ask what is the purpose for its life ? No, we can argue the same for humans also. If you stand outside the world you will not ask that question. You don't know what you think before you think. Though there is no reason, we still want to be happy. The best solution is to come up with good enough reasons to stay in the present moment. 4 states of consciousness. Body is comfortable, but the mind is making us uncomfortable. Bodies may be uncomfortable like workout, but mind is happy. Body is uncomfortable and mind is at unease. 4th is both are comfortable.
Search for meaning comes when we are in states 1 and 3, mind is uncomfortable. Mind and body are separable. It is useful to believe that there is a silver lining in difficult experiences. It cuts down on worry and takes smart risks. Wisdom is understanding that it is not worth holding our happiness hostage till we achieve something. It is still rational to plan for the future. trick is to remain process oriented. Most of the life is journey. It is not basking in the absence of all problems. So you cannot wait till you solve all your problems to be happy. Connect with present moment.
This is a great course. Go try it.
I liked the message in the practicing mind a lot. As long as we are working with full focus, we are always winning. This is something I will come back to again and again and I will be focused on this.
Time rushes by and all the free time which is not scheduled is gone. So always have a schedule for your time.
Get into action directly. The more you dilly dally the harder it is to get in.
Don't use internet for entertainment. This is the most difficult part of my intentions but I set the evening commute to 7 PM as the internet time.
Understand and also remember that time is running out, so is it worth watching netflix or taking rest and getting a head start on tomorrow?
That is what this year is going to be about. Enjoying the process.


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Another Cardinal is becoming a Ferris Bulldog
Big Rapids softball player Hannah Smith commits to Ferris State
Hanna Smith rounds third base and heads for home in a Big Rapids softball game earlier this season.
BIG RAPIDS – Another Big Rapids softball player is heading to Ferris State.
Hanna Smith confirmed earlier this week she has verbally committed to play softball for the Bulldogs.
She will join former Cardinal Josie Prince as two BRHS players on the FSU roster.
Smith went on a visit in September and made her decision later.
"It was definitely a dream to play in my hometown," Smith said. "I contacted them a lot."
She will probably sign with Ferris later this year.
"I considered others but Ferris was the biggest one," Smith said.
Smith, a junior, played a key role for Big Rapids' 14-0 CSAA season and district title.
She was a first baseman-centerfielder who batted .440 with 13 doubles one triple, two home runs, 22 RBIs and 41 runs scored with a .971 fielding percentage.
"Hanna is a great defensive player and is a dangerous hitter," Big Rapids coach Dawn Thompson said. "She can lay down a bunt for a hit and drive the ball with power.
"Hannah missed 11 games due to an ankle injury and did everything in her power to get back for the postseason even though she wasn't 100 percent. She is a gutsy player."
Smith is currently doing travel softball and has participated in open gyms. Her softball team is Finesse out of Detroit. It's her fifth year playing for them. They play every weekend. Smith mainly plays outfield. She's had a sore ankle and has focused more on catching.
Pitching on the travel ball level "is a lot different than high school," Smith said. "You will see a lot of pitches with a lot more movement."
So far this summer "I've had a good season," Smith said.
The high school season ended in the regional semifinals.
"We've set our goals pretty good. It was (disappointing) to end how it did," Smith said. "I want to get better on everything so I can help the team as much as possible."
For basketball, Smith has focused on "getting better overall. My main focus is being a better dribbler."
THE HANNA SMITH FILE
Favorite food: Sushi
Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy
Favorite subject in school: Writing
Favorite movie: A perfect game
Favorite activity outside of sports: Reading or working out
Future vocation: A career focused on helping people

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About Pseudo Seizures
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'Incredibles 2' may cause epileptic seizures. Here's why
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By Lisa Sefcik ; Updated July 27, 2017
A seizure disorder, also known as epilepsy, is a brain disorder that causes seizures of varying degrees and types. Sometimes a diagnosis of a seizure disorder can be made after a person is afflicted with just one seizure, but according to the Mayo Clinic, the diagnosis of "seizure disorder" is usually not applied until a person has at least two. The signs and symptoms you experience are usually indicative of seizure disorder, but if you're unsure, simple noninvasive medical testing can give you an affirmative (or negative) diagnosis.
Signs and Symptoms of a Seizure Disorder
Epileptic seizures are caused when the electric currents normal to brain function "misfire" or cannot be controlled. Because seizures often result in unconsciousness or lack of awareness, the signs of a seizure disorder--those that other people notice in you--are often the first indicator. Seizures come in various types and can affect only part of the brain (partial seizures) or all of the brain (generalized). Partial seizures include simple partial seizures. While these seizure types don't result in unconsciousness, they may alter your sensory perceptions (e.g., sound, smell, taste) or your emotional state. Sometimes involuntary twitching of the limbs occurs, as well as sensory perceptions of tingling, flashing lights and vertigo. Another partial seizure type is the complex partial seizure, in which a person lacks awareness. Signs of these seizures may include automated motions, such as hand-rubbing, twitching, chewing, swallowing or pacing in circles. There are four types of generalized seizures: absence seizures (petit mal), myoclonic seizures, atonic seizures, and the most severe seizure type, tonic-clonic. Absence seizures are very subtle and result in brief periods of unconsciousness, usually only seconds, during which time someone else may notice you staring blankly ahead, blinking or picking at your clothing. Myoclonic seizure symptoms include sudden jerks in the arms and legs that are similar to an electric shock, and atonic seizures (also known as "drop seizures") display in a sudden complete loss of muscle tone that causes you to "drop" to the floor. Tonic-clonic seizures are the types that most people think about when the term "seizure disorder" is mentioned. They involve a host of external signs, including a stiffening of the body followed by unconsciousness and finally shaking and twitching of the limbs. If you suspect that you have a seizure disorder, you'll want to have onlookers describe the signs of your seizure to you so you can report these to a doctor. Many people who experience seizures don't remember them, such as in the case of absence seizures, while others may experience profound confusion after a more severe seizure, such as a tonic-clonic seizure. Most people with a seizure disorder experience the same type of seizure, each time.
There are a number of simple medical tests to determine if you have a seizure disorder; possibly the most invasive procedure will be a blood test. Neurologists, doctors who specialize in treating seizure disorders, have established testing protocols that first involve a physical and neurological in-office examination, during which time information about the signs and symptoms of the seizures will be gathered. The most common and time-tested method of determining the presence of a seizure disorder is called an electroencephalogram (EEG), which records the brain's electrical "output." This is a completely painless, noninvasive test that involves attaching electrodes to a patient's head and studying the pattern of the brain waves. Sometimes an EEG will involve keeping you awake or having you fall asleep; other times, an EEG is administered after having you sleep very little the night before. Often a strobe light will be used during an EEG to see if flashing lights evoke seizure activity. A person with a seizure disorder will usually have abnormal brain waves, even in absence of a seizure. Other noninvasive tests can include a CT Scan or MRI, which produce an image of the brain. These allow a doctor to make sure that there are no physical irregularities that might be causing you to have seizures, such as a tumor or bleeding. (To read more about these various types of tests, see the links provided below.)
After a Seizure Disorder Is Diagnosed
The first method of treating seizures is through use of oral medications. The type of drug prescribed will depend on the type of seizures you are having. Usually, patients with seizure disorders can completely eliminate or reduce seizures. However, getting the right drug and right dosage takes time and patience. Most patients can expect initial side effects of drowsiness, vertigo, fatigue and difficulty with coordination when they first begin drug therapy. However, these resolve as the body adjusts to the medication. In cases when seizures cannot be controlled with a single medication, a combination of drug therapies will be used. While surgery is a treatment option, due to the high risk of this procedure, it is typically reserved for patients whose seizure disorders cannot be controlled through use of drugs, and/or when seizures have decreased their quality of life to the point where the potential reward outweighs the risks. Epilepsy is a very misunderstood disorder. Common misconceptions about sufferers from the unaware and uneducated include automatically associating the condition with below-average intellect an inability to "function." However, these are largely myths; people with epilepsy receive college degrees, have successful careers, marry and care for their children. But receiving a diagnosis of a seizure disorder is difficult for some and can lead to depression, social withdrawal and living in perpetual fear of the next episode. Educating family and friends about your seizure disorder is important, so they'll know what to expect and how to render first aid if needed. It's important to stay socially active and to live as independently as you can. To find support online or in your own community, access the link below at Epilepsy.com.
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Lisa Sefcik has been writing professionally since 1987. Her subject matter includes pet care, travel, consumer reviews, classical music and entertainment. She's worked as a policy analyst, news reporter and freelance writer/columnist for Cox Publications and numerous national print publications. Sefcik holds a paralegal certification as well as degrees in journalism and piano performance from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Disney has updated their informational page on the FriendShip boat service. Previously, they announced that the service would be unavailable to Epcot until late December. An updated version of their website shows that the service will only be suspended to Epcot in the evenings starting at 9:30pm.
This is great news for guests traveling to Epcot during the mornings and afternoons, but it should be noted that Illuminations and park closures are at 9:30pm through December 22, 2018. This means that you'll have to seek alternate transportation after park closure.
The closure is due to work set to take place on the International Gateway station for the Disney Skyliner gondola system.
As always, stick with BlogMickey for the latest information on this and many other stories around Walt Disney World.


Welding an aluminum frame / stripped bolt?
I broke off a bolt that attaches the skid plate to the frame.
I used an EZ Out to remove the busted bolt but it wasn't a clean removal and I managed to strip and widen the hole.
I'd install a time set or heli coil for the repair but I'm wondering if I will have an alignment issue with the skid plate by doing that.
So, the question I have is whether I can use an aluminum filler rod to fill the hole and then install the time sert so I won't have worry about it being off center.
Has anyone got any advice for me on this (other than not over torquing the bolt next time I put the skid plate back on)?
If it's a mount tab and you don't get the frame rails too hot go for it, but I wouldn't weld on the rail itself if you can avoid it. I know lots of people do, but having done an FEA on a frame before I don't advocate it. In some places it could be very risky to anneal the material.


KENOSHA, Wis. — Max Bain threw a no-hitter in Northwood's 4-0 win over Parkside in GLIAC baseball on Saturday. Parkside won the second game 2-1 to earn a split.
Bain (5-0) struck out nine and walked three in a seven-inning complete game.
Connor Kin went 3-for-3 and Cole Brooks had two RBIs.
In game two, Zach Smith (1-2) took the loss. Kyle Ziegler and Colin McClelland each had two hits for Northwood.
The Timberwolves (19-11, 5-6 GLIAC) will play another doubleheader against Parkside on Sunday at 11 a.m.


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Salzburg v Chelsea Betting Tips & Predictions
Chelsea are 4/5 favourites for their pivotal matchday five Champions League clash with Salzburg in Austria on Tuesday night.
Winner: Chelsea
Both Teams To Score: Yes
Most Corners: Chelsea
Graham Potter's Chelsea blew a lead at home to Manchester United on Saturday, ultimately sharing the spoils after United's last-gasp equaliser.
The Blues' attention turns to the Champions League in midweek, as they face a Salzburg team who drew at Stamford Bridge earlier in the campaign.
Kalidou Koulibaly, N'Golo Kante, Wesley Fofana and Reece James are all out for the visitors.
A win will confirm their place in the last 16, but Salzburg are not to be taken lightly. The Austrian club are yet to lose in Group E and held Milan to a draw at Stadion Salzburg.
4/5 (Sport Nation)
Chelsea are yet to taste defeat since Potter took over.
The weekend was a disappointing outcome, but they are still full of confidence, and have played some of their best football of the season in their last two Champions League matches, notching wins to nil against Milan.
While Salzburg have some exciting young talents and will believe they can get a result here, Chelsea's superior quality should shine through over the 90 minutes.
Chelsea's clean sheet streak came to an end at the weekend, and their expected goals conceded indicated that being such a steely defensive team was a bit misleading.
Most of those clean sheets can be attributed to the otherworldly form of Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Salzburg have scored in all of their Champions League matches, and haven't failed to score in a home European match since they welcomed Villarreal in the last 32 of the 2020-21 Europa League.
4/6 (Unibet)
There were just five corners when these teams met in London, with Chelsea edging it 3-2. The Blues had over 70 per cent possession, though, and will again control this match.
With 17 shots in the previous meeting, Chelsea are expected to pile on the pressure at Stadion Salzburg, which should lead to an uptick in their corner return.
The two-time Champions League winners have had the most corners in all four of their group stage fixtures.


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Teachers Unions Mobilize To Delay The Common Core
By Claudio Sanchez
MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Audie Cornish.
The nation's largest teachers union is calling for a delay in the adoption of the Common Core. That's the name of new math and language arts standards that are supposed to be in place next fall in 45 states. The 3 million-member National Education Association has been a strong supporter. But as NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports, the NEA now says teachers and students haven't had enough time to prepare.
CLAUDIO SANCHEZ, BYLINE: Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, says he wants to be clear about what he's saying.
DENNIS VAN ROEKEL: I am not stating any change in our organization's support for the Common Core standards. We believe they're absolutely essential.
SANCHEZ: But, says Van Roekel, 70 percent of his union members believe the implementation of the Common Core standards has been completely botched. According to a new NEA poll, teachers say they've had little or no training, and no say in developing curricula tied to the Common Core.
ROEKEL: And that's why I called for a midcourse correction.
SANCHEZ: Van Roekel, once a cheerleader for the Common Core, last week pulled back and called on state education officials to delay the rollout of the new standards until they get more input and advice from teachers because until now, they've been left out.
CHRIS MINNICH: No, that's not true. They were there from day one.
SANCHEZ: Chris Minnich is head of the Council of Chief State School Officers, which represents state superintendents of education. They, along with the National Governors Association, were behind the development of the Common Core standards.
MINNICH: We never thought we would get it 100 percent right when we were writing them. It's going to take some time to shift to these new standards.
SANCHEZ: Minnich says in states where the Common Core has seen a backlash, a course correction like the one the NEA is calling for would make sense.
MINNICH: Each state should be working on its own timeline, to prepare teachers to teach to these standards.
RANDI WEINGARTEN: I think Chris is right.
SANCHEZ: Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers, the nation's second largest teachers union. Last year, she called for a moratorium on the testing tied to the new standards because state education officials and governors want to use test results to evaluate teachers, even though teaching materials and the new tests are still being developed.
WEINGARTEN: They need to do a reset. And whether it's a midcourse correction, something needs to be done.
SANCHEZ: This week at the opening of the winter meeting in Washington, governors' views about the union's criticism and concerns were mixed. Steve Beshear, a Democrat, is governor of Kentucky, the first state to adopt the Common Core standards.
GOV. STEVE BESHEAR: The teachers in our state are working with us. They bought into it along with our administrators, and we're charging ahead.
SANCHEZ: Not so in Iowa, which until recently did not have state standards at all. Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, says Iowa teachers are not interested in the Common Core, and neither is he.
GOV. TERRY BRANSTAD: Common Core is radioactive. We need to have Iowa standards, something that's uniquely designed to meet the needs of Iowans.
SANCHEZ: Branstad says the so-called course correction that the teachers unions are calling for is not the issue. He says local control of what teachers teach and what standards kids are held to, that's the issue. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence agrees. He's one of several Republican governors who are under pressure from Tea Party activists to withdraw entirely from the Common Core.
GOV. MIKE PENCE: We're going to ensure that Indiana standards are written by Hoosiers for Hoosiers, and are uncommonly high.
SANCHEZ: It would not be a huge setback if Indiana withdrew, says Chris Minnich, head of the state's superintendents group. But it would be just as worrisome as the teachers union's growing disaffection. Claudio Sanchez, NPR News.
CORNISH: We'd like to know what questions you have about the Common Core. Go to npr.org and click on contact at the bottom of the page. Just write Common Core in the subject line. You can also tweet your questions, using the hashtag commonQ. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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T HE Jameson Dublin Film Festival, now in its fifth year, is set to open in Dublin tonight. And as with all the best things in
life, it has got better (and bigger) with age.
An estimated 700 people will buy season tickets and an audience of 40,000 is expected to attend the 109 films being shown in a celebration of world cinema. With Ireland having one of the highest cinema going public per capita in the world, Dublin is the ideal location. What's more, we can now boast an impressive array of home-grown stars to support the event. Colin Farrell caused a media frenzy at the opening of the first festival and since then it has man- aged to attract a host of A-listers and film makers to keep the movie buffs happy. Last year Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Cillian Murphy fought for the spotlight, while an actor who has created his own media frenzy in the last few weeks, Ralph Fiennes, attended a Question and Answer session after his film The White Countess. This year, among the stars mak- ing an appearance are Gabriel Byrne, Ed Burns (otherwise known as Mr Christy Turlington), actor/writer Lenny Abrahamson, actress Ruth Negga and legendary film director, Wim Wenders. One of the highest profile films at this year's festival is the crowd pleaser, Once. The Frames front- man, Glen Hansard, wrote the music and starred in this film, which won the Audience Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
The film has already sold out, along with a special screening of the sci-fi classic Metropolis.
One of the aims of the festival is to bring independent and foreign films to a broader Irish audience.
Many films explore real life issues
and moral dilemmas that challenge the audience more than the usual Hollywood blockbuster
'Every year there are films that
create controversy and we have a few this year already creating a stir,' says Festival Manager, Richard Carolan.
At the forefront of this year's con- troversy is the documentary Deliver Us From Evil, about renowned paedophile Fr Oliver O'Grady. 'Any film that touches on this subject matter is going to be controversial but I don't think peo- ple are put off by the subject,' adds Richard.
Another controversial film is Mine Your Own Business, an anti-envi- ronmentalist movie by two Irish directors, Anne McElhinney and Phelim McAleer.
Both films have already gener- ated a lot of interest and the direc- tors will be standing up to public scrutiny after the screenings, in audience Q&A sessions — a major part of the film festival.
'This year over 50 per cent of the movies have somebody involved in the film coming in to talk and take questions,' says Richard. 'Gabriel Byrne will be at the opening film, Jindabyne, where he gives one of his best performances to date. The raison d'etre of the festival is to offer something above the normal cinema experience, which is why the Q&A sessions are so important and the lifeblood of the whole festi- val.'
New to this year's festival are the Volta Awards — awards for career achievement in the film industry. The award is named after Dublin's first ever picture theatre, on Mary Street, and the curator of which was none other than James Joyce.
'The Voltas are going to be a part of the festival from now on. The award itself is designed by a Ger- man artist, Bettina Seitz, who is based in Ireland and anyone who has seen it thinks it's stunning,' explains Richard.
'We have already awarded one to
Starring role:
the Irish costume designer Conso- lata Boyle who recently worked on The Queen. Gabriel Byrne will also receive one as will Jeremy Thomas, producer of Fast Food Nation, and Brendan McCaul from Buena Vista.'
There will also be a screening of short films, presented by the Irish Film Board, and a range of short documentaries shown in associa- tion with Filmbase.
'These short films are so impor- tant for giving emerging Irish film- makers an opportunity to put their films before an audience,' says Richard.
'Opportunities are few and far between for getting their films shown to a few hundred people and a film is nothing until it's shown to an audience.'
With forty thousand people expected, these film makers are
getting a platform most people could only dream of. And with Jameson signed up to sponsor the festival for the next three years, its future looks secure.
Great news for the next genera- tion of Neil Jordans and Cillian Murphys taking their seats in this year's audiences, looking to learn a few tricks from the experts.
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ONES TO WATCH ...
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THIS is the first feature film in Irish to be screened at the festival. Directed by Robert Quinn, it is an adaption of the novel of the same name. The film depicts an intense jealousy between two sisters that continues into the afterlife and is set in a Connemara cemetery. It is a commemoration of 100 years since the birth of the book's author, Máirtin O'Cadhain.
February 17, 6.20pm, IFI
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STILL without a distributor in Ireland, this is the Irish premiere of Woody Allen's latest film. Scarlett Johannson plays a journalist haunted by the ghost of another journalist, who has escaped a boat ride with death to give her a scoop. It will be screened as a gala presentation on the final Sunday.
February 25, 11am, Savoy
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PETER O'TOOLE is in the Oscar runnings for his performance in this film. Unfortunately, O'Toole will not be in
town when the film is screened as he is in Hollywood doing the rounds of talk shows in a bid to get the coveted award. True to form, he turns in an amazing performance.
February 20, 6pm, Cineworld
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made by French man Phillipe Pilard, will be an interesting overview of Jordan's life and work to date.
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PROBABLY the most expensive Chinese movie ever made, this film brings together the creme de la
creme of Chinese actors (the equivalent of Tom Cruise, Bruce Willis and George Clooney in an American film). From House of Flying Daggers director Zhang Yimou, this film looks spectacular.
February 24, 10.30am Savoy
■ TRAPPED ASHES
A HORROR film that brings together five different stories, by five different directors, with a common thread
running through each of them. One piece was directed by Ken Russell who will be known to many for his appearance in Celebrity Big Brother.
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THE festival takes a look at Canadian film in this showcase of seven films. One to watch is Water, the conclusion of Deepa Mehta's trilogy which began with Fire (1996) and Earth (1998). Also look out
for Hard Core Logo, a mockumentary on punk music.
Water: February 17, 8.40pm, Screen 1 Hard Core Logo: February 18, 2pm, Screen 2
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detail. Based on a true story, John Malkovich plays a conman who posed as Kubrick in the 1990s.
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The 7th edition of e-commerce conference eTail Asia 2019 was held at Sheraton Towers in Singapore. eTail Asia is part of the eTail event series and is dedicated to the continued growth and evolution of online and omnichannel retail. The event included over 400 brands, retailers, online pure plays and technology vendors.
The conference was highly insightful with 100+ thought leading speaker sessions and 45+ peer-to-peer discussions. Amongst this were sessions with Adyen, Tmall, Crocs, Lóreal, Google and many others. Topics like the fragmented retail landscape, customer engagement in modern times, and technologies were a big part of the event.
Though the market appears to be fragmented, eTail Asia 2019 addresses the exciting opportunities on how to win over Chinese consumers. Talks were about how to adapt to local nuances and create a multifaceted digital ecosystem to drive e-commerce sales. If anything, 2019 will be a year of metamorphosis for the industry. Especially for players who aspire to succeed as an e-commerce brand in an era of dominant e-tailers. As customer engagement is difficult but important to establish in these modern times, this topic was discussed during the event. How to achieve customer engagement and loyalty by establishing a relationship which is authentic, functional and relatable the main focus.
eTail Asia will be back again in 2020 for large, established e-retailers to share best practice, challenge convention and network among the leaders of Asian eCommerce. The event will be held on March 5th to 7th, 2020. Next year's eTail Asia will also be held at Sheridan Towers in Singapore.


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I never store any files on the Desktop, so "Create folder", "Open terminal here" menu items are useless for me to have on the Desktop, instead I'd like "Applications" menu to open when I right-click on the Desktop.
From using ArchLinux I can remember that there was a special package to install to address this issue. Is there such a package (or another solution) available for Xubuntu?

A: You have to disable all desktop icons in the Desktop configuration dialog in the Icons section. This will make the Application menu your right-click menu.
Unfortunately you can't have both.

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552 F.3d 1077 (9th Cir. 2009), 07-15323, Doe 1 v. AOL LLC
Docket Nº: 07-15323.
Citation: 552 F.3d 1077
Party Name: DOE 1, Doe 2, and Kasadore Ramkissoon, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AOL LLC, Defendant-Appellee.
552 F.3d 1077 (9th Cir. 2009)
DOE 1, Doe 2, and Kasadore Ramkissoon, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
AOL LLC, Defendant-Appellee.
Argued and Submitted Dec. 6, 2007.
Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Christopher T. Heffelfinger, Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, San Francisco, CA; C. Oliver Burt, III, Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, West Palm Beach, FL; Richard R. Wiebe, Law Office of Richard R. Wiebe, San Francisco, CA; and James K. Green, James K. Green, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, for the plaintiffs-appellants.
Patrick J. Carome, Samir C. Jain, D. Hien Tran, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California; Saundra B. Armstrong, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-06-05866-SBA.
Before: D.W. NELSON, STEPHEN REINHARDT, and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam Opinion; Concurrence by Judge D.W. NELSON; Concurrence by Judge BEA.
On July 31, 2006, AOL LLC (formerly America Online, Inc.) made publicly available the internet search records of more than 650,000 of its members. The records contained personal and sometimes embarrassing information about the members. Plaintiffs, members of AOL, brought an action in federal district court in California on behalf of themselves and a putative nationwide class of AOL members, alleging violations of federal electronic privacy law, 18 U.S.C. § 2702(a). A subclass of AOL members who are California residents also alleged various violations of California law, including the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act, California Civil Code § 1770.
Under the AOL Member Agreement, all plaintiffs agreed to a forum selection clause that designates the " courts of Virginia" as the fora for disputes between AOL and its members. The Member Agreement also contains a choice of law clause designating Virginia law to govern disputes.
AOL moved to dismiss the action for improper venue pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(3), on the basis of the parties' forum selection clause. AOL
contends the clause permits plaintiffs to refile their consumer class action in state or federal court in Virginia. Plaintiffs contend the forum selection clause limits them to Virginia state court, where a class action remedy would be unavailable to them; this, they contend, violates California public policy favoring consumer class actions and renders the forum selection clause unenforceable.
The district court granted AOL's motion and dismissed the action without prejudice to plaintiffs refiling it in a state or federal court in Virginia. We hold the district court erred when it interpreted the forum selection clause to permit actions in either state or federal court in Virginia; the plain language of the clause-courts " of" Virginia-demonstrates the parties chose Virginia state courts as the only fora for any disputes. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
A. The Complaint
Plaintiffs Kasadore Ramkissoon and Doe 1 and Doe 2,1 members of AOL, filed a class action complaint in the District Court for the Northern District of California against AOL on behalf of themselves and a nationwide putative class of AOL members. The complaint alleges Ramkissoon currently is a resident of New York, while Doe 1 and Doe 2 currently are residents of California. The complaint does not state when Doe 1 and Doe 2 became residents of California, where they resided when they entered into the Member Agreement with AOL, or where they resided when they used AOL's services.
AOL provides its members with access to the Internet and a variety of related features, including search tools and security features. The complaint alleges that on July 31, 2006, " roughly twenty million AOL Internet search records were packaged into a database" and made publicly available for download for a period of approximately ten days. The data consisted of the records of which internet sites were visited by nearly 658,000 AOL members who conducted such visits from approximately March 2006 through May 2006. AOL does not contest this occurrence.
The complaint alleges the data contained the addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers, social security numbers, passwords and other personal information of AOL members. Plaintiffs also allege the searches reveal members' " personal struggles with various highly personal issues, including sexuality, mental illness, recovery from alcoholism, and victimization from incest, physical abuse, domestic violence, adultery, and rape," by revealing their Internet searches for information on these issues. Although AOL admitted it made a " mistake" and took down the data, " mirror" websites appeared on the internet that reproduced the data. Some of these websites present the data in a searchable form and others " invite the public to openly criticize and pass judgment on AOL members based on their searches."
Plaintiffs' complaint alleges seven causes of action. Two of the causes of action-violation of the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2702(a),2
and unjust enrichment under federal common law-are brought on behalf of all plaintiffs and the putative nationwide class.
The other five causes of action are brought under California statutory and common law. Doe 1 and Doe 2 bring these claims on behalf of the putative sub-class of AOL members who are California residents. They allege AOL violated the following California statutes: (1) the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA),3 which prohibits unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices resulting in the sale of goods or services; (2) the California Customer Records Act,4 which requires businesses to destroy customers' records that are no longer to be maintained, and requires businesses to maintain security procedures to protect customers' personal information; (3) California False Advertising law; 5 and (4) California Unfair Competition law,6 which prohibits unfair, unlawful, and fraudulent business practices. These California plaintiffs also allege AOL committed the tort of public disclosure of private facts under California common law.
B. The Forum Selection and Choice of Law Clause
AOL's headquarters are located in Dulles, Virginia. All members of AOL's online service, including all plaintiffs and putative class members, must agree to the AOL Member Agreement as a prerequisite to register for AOL service. Each member must click on a box that states the member has agreed to the terms of the Member Agreement before he can complete his registration.
The Member Agreement contains a choice of law clause that designates Virginia law, excluding its conflict-of-law rules. It also contains a forum selection clause that designates the " courts of Virginia" as the fora for disputes between AOL and its members. The choice of law and forum selection clause of the Member Agreement in effect during the time period relevant to the complaint-January 1, 2004 through September 22, 2006-states in its entirety:
The laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, govern this Member Agreement and your membership. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with AOL or relating in any way to your membership or your use of the AOL Services resides in the courts of Virginia and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of Virginia in connection with any such dispute including any claim involving AOL or AOL Services. The foregoing provision may not apply to you depending on the laws of your jurisdiction. This Agreement shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
C. District Court Order
Based on the forum selection clause, AOL moved to dismiss the action for improper venue under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(3) (" Rule 12(b)(3)" ), or, alternatively, to transfer venue to the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).7 The district court granted AOL's
Rule 12(b)(3) motion to dismiss and adopted AOL's proposed order in its entirety. The district court held the forum selection clause " expressly requires that this controversy be adjudicated in a court in Virginia" and that " [p]laintiffs agreed the courts of Virginia have ' exclusive jurisdiction' over any claims or disputes with AOL, and venue in the Northern District of California is improper." The order dismissed plaintiffs' complaint " without prejudice to the refiling of their claims in a state or federal court in Virginia."
We review a district court's order enforcing a contractual forum selection clause and dismissing a case for improper venue for abuse of discretion. Argueta v. Banco Mexicano, S.A., 87 F.3d 320, 323 (9th Cir.1996). Where the interpretation of contractual language in a forum selection clause does not turn on the credibility of extrinsic evidence but on an application of the principles of contract interpretation, we review the district court's interpretation de novo. Hunt Wesson Foods, Inc. v. Supreme Oil Co., 817 F.2d 75, 77 (9th Cir.1987).
A motion to enforce a forum selection clause is treated as a motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(3); pleadings need not be accepted as true, and facts outside the pleadings may be considered. Argueta, 87 F.3d at 324.
As a threshold matter, the parties dispute the meaning of the forum selection clause, specifically the phrase " exclusive jurisdiction ... resides in the courts of Virginia. " AOL claims the phrase " courts of Virginia" refers to state and federal courts in...


Every time you log in to a website in Safari on iOS, you're also asked if you would like to save the username and password—a great feature of just about all browsers that makes it so that don't have to enter your credentials each time you access website in the future.
While this feature is great for quickly getting into all your favorite websites, have you ever wondered where all those passwords are saved on your device? In this guide, I'll be showing you where to find all of the stored usernames, emails, and passwords so that you can easily manage them on iOS.
Inside of your Settings apps, head over to Safari and tap on the Passwords option. Your iPhone will prompt you to either enter your lock screen passcode or use Touch ID to view your passwords.
Inside of Passwords, you'll see a list of all of the websites that Safari has a password saved for, along with the username or email associated with them. When you select a website, you'll see the rest of the information, including the password and the URL of the website.
Use this section to write down any forgotten usernames or passwords, in case you want to use those credentials to log in to your account on another device (your computer, a tablet, etc.).
On top of automatically saving your username and password through Safari, you can also add them yourself. Inside of the Passwords settings page, there is an option to "Add Password" at the bottom. On the next page, you can enter the website URL (where you would enter your credentials), as well as your username and password.
When you're finished, hit "Done" and your credentials will automatically be entered when you visit that website in Safari.
If you don't want credentials to automatically appear for a certain website in Safari, simply delete it. In Passwords, hit "Edit," select the password you want to get rid of, then tap "Delete." A prompt will then appear asking if you're sure you want to delete the password.
After the password is deleted, the credentials will no longer appear automatically when you navigate to that website. Instead you'll be asked if you want to save them all over again after you enter it manually, in which case, you'll either select "Never for This Website" or "Not Now" to stop it from being saved.
If you have iCloud Keychain enabled, your passwords will sync to all of your approved devices. So if you delete a password on your iPhone, you may also delete it on your iPad, Mac, etc. More info on iCloud Keychain can be found here.
Finally, you can disable Safari from saving all usernames and passwords. To do this, open the Settings app, tap on Safari, hit AutoFill, then disable the "Names and Passwords" option.
You'll now have to manually enter your username and password each time that you enter a website. Enable "Names and Passwords" to get AutoFill back in Safari.


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Lessons Learned From Deripaska's Sanctions Deal
The U.S. Treasury fails to achieve the goals it set in April.
By Maximilian Hess
Oleg Deripaska (Mikhail Metsel / TASS)
On Jan. 27, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration lifted sanctions on the core empire of Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska, including aluminum giant Rusal and its parent En+. The companies were the first notable entities to be de-listed since the latest U.S. sanctions batch entered into force.
The U.S. Treasury's decision to de-list the oligarch's companies has proven highly controversial in Washington, a reflection of the politicization of all Russia-related policy matters in the Trump-Mueller era. However, the agreement between the U.S. Treasury and the firms' main shareholder, Oleg Deripaska, to lift the sanctions deserves to be examined in its own right.
One must look at what the sanctioning of Oleg Deripaska's companies in April aimed to achieve in the first place. The point of sanctions is to illicit policy change, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin outlined exactly which policies the move aimed to affect when announcing the effort.
"The Russian government operates for the disproportionate benefit of oligarchs and government elites," Mnuchin said back in April, adding that the aim of the sanctions was to stop "oligarchs and elites profit from this corrupt system."
Put simply, the April 2018 sanctions had two goals: to pressure the Kremlin to curtail its malign activity and make oligarchs share the costs of said activity.
The April 2018 measures were the first to affect those beyond Putin's innermost circle, as previously sanctions were focused on a small group of individuals who owned homes in the same St. Petersburg suburb as Putin and those who rose from the St. Petersburg mayor's office with him.
Two other oligarchs listed last April — Viktor Vekselberg and Suleiman Kerimov — are, like Deripaska, not members of this coterie.
Kerimov's main asset, Polyus Gold, was not affected. One of Russia's largest miners, the company is London-listed like EN+ but the shares are formally held by his son. Thus, it avoided sanctions.
A possible major fallout for a number of firms in Switzerland controlled by Vekselberg was quickly avoided by reducing Vekselberg's stake in Renova Holdings. Two existing partners simply increased their share. Vekselberg's life in Switzerland was somewhat inconvenienced — he had to use his wife's credit card — but the sanctions did not meaningfully affect his status.
As with Vekselberg's Swiss firms, EN+, Deripaska's Rusal and EuroSibEnergo were affected by the sanctions because of their majority ownership structure, not because they were themselves involved in the Magnitsky scandal, the annexation of Crimea, the war in eastern Ukraine, interference in the 2016 U.S. election, the attack on ex-Russian double-agent Sergei Skripal, or other malign activities that have proven to be the main triggers for U.S. sanctions on Russia.
Russia Sanctions Must Be Removable to Be Effective (Op-ed)
So has the U.S. Treasury's deal with Deripaska to lift sanctions resulted in any change to his effective control of the companies?
Deripaska's stake in EN+, the holding company of Rusal and EuroSibEnergo, fell to 44.95 percent. However, his former wife Polina Yumasheva and her father Valentin Yumashev, together control 6.78 percent in EN+. While Deripaska and Polina Yumasheva no longer appear to be living together, nothing indicates that their split has affected their business cooperation.
Add the 3.22 percent held in EN+ by the charity Volnoe Delo — founded and funded by Deripaska — and Deripaska's effective holding rises to 53.95 percent.
Deripaska's control is, however, constrained by the requirement set out by the U.S. Treasury that the oligarch hands over 10 percent of his shares' voting rights to three U.S. nationals. So, in reality, the family can at most own 43.95 percent of the voting-shares. Furthermore, Deripaska is not supposed to receive any dividends until he himself is de-listed, a far greater hurdle.
U.S. To Lift Sanctions From Aluminum Giant Rusal
There might be a way around the divident problem for Deripaska, as EN+'s other shareholders are no strangers to the tycoon. Russia's state-owned bank VTB holds about 24 percent of the shares in EN+. Unlike the case with Deripaska, there are no restrictions put on the bank to take dividents or other profits out of EN+.
VTB's and Deripaska's interests align; after all, it is the Kremlin that allowed Deripaska to retain control of his assets in the first place. VTB could easily find a way to reimburse him if it wishes to do so, for example by writing off associated debts.
The one major new shareholder in EN+ is Glencore, a long-time Rusal partner. Glencore is no stranger to dealing with sanctioned entities, arguably it has a more extensive track record in working with them than any other multinational company. It recently agreed to pay out dividends to another target of U.S. sanctions, its longtime partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo, by avoiding the U.S. financial system. The U.S. Treasury appeared to turn a blind eye to the transaction, a worrying precedent for the future.
The April 2018 sanctions made clear that no jurisdiction was beyond Treasury's reach: not Switzerland, nor Russia. In doing so, it even encroached upon the Kremlin's theretofore exclusive remit to oversee the distribution of spoils within Russia.
This was a major policy achievement for Washington, as establishing that remit was one of the key policy goals of Putin's first two terms.
But the initial aim of the sanctions was to curb Kremlin's malign activity and make it clear that oligarchs would share the costs of such actions. From the U.S. perspective, Kremlin's malign activity continues apace. Deripaska has faced costs, but in reality, the same actors will control the firms' future.
While his dividends are blocked, there is reason to be concerned that he may find a way around this. Thus, the agreement to lift sanctions on the three firms has failed to achieve the very goals the U.S. Treasury aimed to achieve when announcing them last April.
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Q: Connect OpenLiberty to RabbitMQ over JMS I'm writing a Java EE 8 application that I want to connect to a RabbitMQ bus. The application is deployed in OpenLiberty. Since the application uses Java EE 8, I want to use JMS for connecting to RabbitMQ. I have previously connected to RabbitMQ over JMS in Tomcat as a proof-of-concept, so I know it must be possible.
According to the documentation and blogs I found, I need a Resource Adapter to connect OpenLiberty to basically everything else than its internal JMS engine. I have found the AMQP 1.0 resource adapter and wanted to give it a try.
My server.xml:
<featureManager>
  <feature>beanValidation-2.0</feature>
  <feature>cdi-2.0</feature>
  <feature>jaxrs-2.1</feature>
  <feature>jsp-2.3</feature>
  <feature>servlet-4.0</feature>
  <feature>jms-2.0</feature>

  <feature>appSecurity-3.0</feature>
  <feature>socialLogin-1.0</feature>
</featureManager>

<!-- the resource-adapter-1.0.0.rar comes from the aforementioned GitHub project -->
<resourceAdapter id="amqp" location="${server.config.dir}/resource-adapter-1.0.0.rar">
  <classloader apiTypeVisibility="+third-party"/>
</resourceAdapter>

<jmsConnectionFactory jndiName="jms/JmsFactory">
  <!-- using .amqp as that is the ID for the resource adapter -->
  <properties.amqp ConnectionFactory=""
                   JndiParameters=""
                   DeleteTemporaryDestinations="true"
                   UserName=""
                   Password="" />
</jmsConnectionFactory>

Then, in my application code, I have
@Inject
@JMSConnectionFactory("jms/JmsFactory")
private JMSContext context;

As soon as I invoke context.createQueue("ExampleQueue") (or whatever method call), I get
javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: Intermediate context does not exist: jms/JmsFactory

I've also tried doing a manual lookup, like so:
final InitialContext context = new InitialContext();
final Context environment = (Context) context.lookup("java:comp/env");

final QueueConnectionFactory factory = (QueueConnectionFactory) environment.lookup("jms/JmsFactory");
final Queue queue = InitialContext.doLookup("jms/ExampleQueue");

That fails at the environment.lookup with javax.naming.NameNotFoundException: java:comp/env/jms/JmsFactory.
What am I doing wrong, or overseeing here?

A: There is a mismatch between how Liberty expects a JMS Resource Adapter to be defined and how this resource adapter defines itself. Liberty expects a JMS Resource Adapter to use JMS classes in the ra.xml as the interface definition, so javax.jms.ConnectionFactory. Instead this RA uses org.jboss.resource.adapter.jms.JmsConnectionFactory. At runtime this is a javax.jms.ConnectionFactory, but not in the ra.xml.
There is a simple workaround, just use the JCA connectionFactory element. I found the following configuration works:
<connectionFactory jndiName="jms/JmsFactory">
   <!-- using .amqp as that is the ID for the resource adapter -->
   <properties.amqp DeleteTemporaryDestinations="true"
       ConnectionFactory="factory1"
       JndiParameters="java.naming.factory.initial=org.apache.qpid.jms.jndi.JmsInitialContextFactory;connectionFactory.factory1=amqp://localhost:5672"
       UserName=""
       Password="" />
</connectionFactory>

There is a bug in Liberty for this issue 12088, but I would suggest just using the JCA connectionFactory element to get going.


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In a recently published review dedicated to the diagnostics of viral infections, a Russian research team featuring MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology) researchers is the first to systematically describe and summarize the cutting-edge technologies available. A number of new effective methods of virus detection have been developed over the past few years, including those targeted at unknown pathogens. The authors described the so-called high-throughput next-generation sequencing as a potent new approach. The method promises to revolutionize the detection and analysis of new pathogenic viruses, but it will be at least several years until it is introduced into mainstream clinical practice.
"There are, by various statistical estimations, over 320,000 viruses that can infect mammals," explains MIPT's Kamil Khafizov. "To date, less than 1% of this vast multitude has been studied."
Most viruses, including those that cause respiratory, digestive, and other diseases in humans, remain unresearched and thus almost undetectable. The reason behind this is the narrow spectrum of viruses that the modern testing systems are designed to target.
"Metaphorically, we are attempting to look at a vast sea of threats through the eye of a needle," the authors write in the review. Among other things, they explore the shortcomings of the polymerase chain reaction method. This essential technique for microorganism molecular testing fails to identify poorly explored viruses, and this constitutes one of the key problems in modern virology. There are, however, new methods that may potentially solve the issues of detecting and identifying new microorganisms. The authors describe next-generation sequencing as the most promising. Also known as high-throughput sequencing, it enables the analysis of multiple DNA molecules in parallel, be it a set of samples, different regions of the same genome, or both.
"Efficient mathematical algorithms are a key part of the method," explains says MIPT grad student Alina Matsvay. "They allow researchers to compare the genome of an unknown virus against all available references of viral genomes, and predict all of its possible characteristics, including its pathogenic potential."
Khafizov noted that the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the importance of next-generation sequencing methods for identifying new pathogens in clinical samples and studying the molecular mechanisms of virus transmission from animals to humans.
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Several weeks ago we began a conversation about capital campaign planning. We defined a capital campaign as an intense effort on behalf of an organization to raise significant dollars (typically related to the building or renovation of a facility) to fund a one-time project or series of projects during a defined time frame. Two weeks ago we discussed the importance of a feasibility study to the capital campaign planning process and last week we talked about the development of your capital campaign leadership team. What's next?
The Case for Support: In preparation for the feasibility study, it is likely that you developed a document called a statement of intent. Once you have completed that study and reflected on the information gained during that process, you should be ready to adapt the statement of intent into a case for support. I will spend time next week giving you a more detailed look at the development of your case, but for now, suffice to say that this document tells your prospects about your vision for the organization, why you need significant dollars to support that vision, how the dollars will be spent and what you will be able to achieve as a result. The case is often molded into language used on your website, in a campaign brochure and within funding proposals for donors.
FAQ's: The next most important document in your toolbox will be a document that outlines your most anticipated "frequently asked questions." It's a good idea to ask your campaign committee or board to help you brainstorm about questions they (or you) might receive when speaking to donors and prospects about the campaign. What are they wondering about the campaign or project? Your FAQ's might include between 8 – 10 questions and should both reiterate information presented in the case for support and address issues too detailed to include. Again – ask your lay leadership to help develop these questions.
Gift Table: A gift table may not necessarily be used in every solicitation conversation, but this (often internal) document allows your team, and possibly donors, to get a sense of how many gifts, and at what level, it will take to achieve your goal. This document is also referred to as a giving pyramid. It's also common for there to be more than one version of the gift table in order to plan for the different possibilities that exist for giving combinations. Once a lead gift (or lead gifts) is accomplished, the gift table can be revised and updated.
Naming Opportunities: It's helpful for campaign prospects to get a sense of your organization's donor recognition policy and this typically includes a list of naming opportunities. It is common for these opportunities to include pricing on namings/recognition tied to rooms, buildings, gyms, cafeterias, theaters, and even a campus. It might also include information about programmatic naming opportunities via an endowed gift or the opportunity to name a position or chairmanship.
Project Budget: If your case for support does not reference the project budget, it might make sense to include a separate document with a fairly simple budget projection. This might include land, landscaping, building purchase, building renovation, fundraising, legal, zoning, and maintenance costs.
Renderings: It is quite common for a capital campaign tool box or collateral folder to include project renderings. Most nonprofits work with their architect to develop these documents and they may be included in the case or in a campaign brochure.
Pledge Agreement: Last – whether included in your tool box or not, it is important to develop a pledge agreement that is vetted via your legal council. Make sure you include information about the longevity of the naming opportunity (is it time constrained? or made in perpetuity?). Be careful about offering facility related naming opportunities without some language about the time constraint on the naming (often 20 – 25 years). When your facility requires renovations in the future, it's important to be able to fundraise again for this opportunity, but give your prior donor the right of first refusal on the new project!
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Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance Hon. Vance Amory (file photo)
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (October 24, 2014) — Premier, Hon. Vance Amory said in London recently that the St. Kitts Nevis Citizens by Investment Programme (CBI) can become more attractive and beneficial for St. Kitts and Nevis and for clients, if applicants are given the added option of investing directly in any Government Public Sector Project.
Premier Amory made the submission during a discussion on what new initiatives could be added to the St. Kitts and Nevis' CBI Programme. He was at the time attending the Citizenship By Investment and International Residence Summit, 2014, at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London from October 21-22, 2014.
In a report to the Department of Information on October 23, 2014, on his London trip, Premier Amory said he told attendees that if applicants could invest in areas such as the Health Sector, Education or other Social and Physical Infrastructure, those investments could benefit the people and create employment in the course of implementation.
Mr. Amory's comments runs parallel to the fact that countries all over the world, which are engaged in CBI Programmes are providing options within these programmes to make their particular jurisdiction more attractive to clients who may have specific niche areas that they would like to invest in and still have access to citizenship.
In addition to St. Kitts and Nevis, there are other Caribbean countries like Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Grenada, which are seeking to capitalize on CBI Programmes. These countries see CBI as a potentially lucrative initiative, which could go a long way in providing a source of Foreign Direct Investment, to enable them to meet some of their fiscal challenges.
Meantime, Mr. Amory also spoke of another event he attended in London on Wednesday, which was tailored to focus on Nevis and the opportunities for investment in Tourism, Real Estate and the island's Financial Sector.
Jan Dash of Liburd and Dash, a local law firm, along with a number of corporate citizens who do business on Nevis, planned the event, which hosted more than 100 prospective clients.
The Premier said he was given the opportunity to make a presentation that highlighted the Nevis Island Administration's thrust in the development of Tourism and Financial Services. He said he also reinforced to his audience, the importance of attracting investment in these sectors for the continued economic and social development of Nevis.
Mr Amory said he spoke about the consideration of affording the option of direct investment in specified Government projects to clients, who are interested in the St. Kitts and Nevis Citizen By Investment Programme. He had made that same submission earlier that week at the Citizens By Investment and International Residence Summit which was held at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower.
The Premier said he thanked Mr. Dash for his initiative in organising the event and that he was equally gracious to the other corporate citizens and friends of Nevis, for their support in promoting the island.
Also at the event to make presentations were Vieonce Prentice of Jirehouse, Kurlyn Merchant of Walwyn Law, as well as other representatives from of Paradise Villas, Nevis Trust Ltd. and Akeman. All of the mentioned corporations do business on Nevis.
Before returning to Nevis, Premier Amory will be a featured speaker, along with Terry Scanlan of Four Seasons Resort Estates, Nevis, at the 8th Annual Global Citizenship Conference at the Fullerton Bay Hotel on Oct. 29 – 30, 2014 in Singapore. The Conference will be sponsored by Henley & Partners, who is the global leader in residences and citizenship planning.
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