Mystical Agriculture Mod is a great mod that once installed it will completely improve everything that relates to the agriculture. Everyone knows that if you practice agriculture in Minecraft there will be some rewards, the plants will give you some items that can be eaten or used to create some others materials. All this being said with the Mystical Agriculture Mod practically you're able to obtain even some rare materials that in the normal Minecraft without this mod installed them are impossible to be obtained. If you ever heard or maybe you used the Magical Crops mod sometimes, I can say that it is kinda similar to this one but it is much more complex because it has way more new items.
This Mystical Agriculture Mod has some awesome crops that once grow up and become mature them will provide you materials. But that's not all besides to these new crops there are some new armors and weapons that can be used when you need them because they have five different tier and each tier is completely different than the previous one. The first tier is mainly based on the Infernium so these are easy to be obtained but aren't so powerful. The last tier contains, Supremium which makes each tool the most powerful, but also hard to acquire. Nowadays with so high amount of mods, every player wants to have the best mod and for this reason, the creator of the Mystical Agriculture Mod gives a lot of features that will allow you to customize the entire mod how you wish. This thing will make the game more enjoyable because it basically follows the configs that you set. If you really want to rise your Agriculture at a higher level you must use this Mystical Agriculture Mod because you will not regret.
Nowadays with so high amount of mods, every player wants to have the best mod and for this reason, the creator of the Mystical Agriculture Mod gives a lot of features that will allow you to customize the entire mod how you wish. This thing will make the game more enjoyable because it basically follows the configs that you set. If you really want to rise your Agriculture at a higher level you must use this Mystical Agriculture Mod because you will not regret.
You are also going to want to make some Inferior Inferium Seeds for another source of Inferium Essence. You can upgrade the Inferium Seeds by surrounding them in the next tier essence.
You can create tools and armor using the Inferium – Supremium essences.
Note: You can disable the armor/tools module in the 'Gear' section of the config file.
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Top U.S. Military Officer In Afghan Visit As Insider Toll Mounts
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (right) and the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey (left)
The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, has arrived in Afghanistan to hold talks with senior commanders.
The visit comes amid a rise of attacks in which apparent Afghan security forces have turned their guns on coalition troops, killing 10 of them in less than two weeks.
The latest such attack occurred in the southern province of Kandahar on August 19, when a man in an Afghan police uniform shot and killed an international service member.
Before landing at the U.S. air base in Bagram, Dempsey said the spike in attacks by members of the Afghan security forces on their NATO counterparts would be a topic of his meetings with U.S.-led coalition and Afghan officers.
Dempsey told AFP news agency and Fox News television that he welcomed President Hamid Karzai's recent statements on the problem, saying he hoped similar comments would be made by lower-ranking officials.
"We speak about it and we're taking measures to mitigate the risk, Dempsey added. But I do think the more they can be as concerned about it as we are, the better off we'll all be."
NATO has some 130,000 troops in Afghanistan who are due to pull out in 2014. The general said the insider violence would not alter the timetable for withdrawal.
On August 18, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Karzai to bolster cooperation with NATO forces to contain the insider threat.
A statement by the Pentagon said measures should include improved intelligence and more rigorous vetting of Afghan recruits.
This year's toll from insider attacks by Afghans on coalition troops reached 40.
Some of the attacks have been claimed by the Taliban who say they have infiltrated Afghan security forces.
Based on reporting by AFP anf Fox News
Russia Steps Up Offensive In Ukraine As West Displays United Front In Support Of Kyiv
A Ukrainian tank fires toward Russian positions near the town of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region on January 26.
Russian forces have pressed on with a multipronged offensive in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as Kyiv's Western allies continue to display a united front in their support.
Ukraine's military said on January 27 that heavy shelling was seen in Ukraine's north, northeast, and east amid expectations that Russia is gearing up for a renewed offensive sometime in the coming months.
In the face of those expectations, Ukraine's Western allies continue to pledge military equipment and aid to shore up Kyiv's defenses as the first anniversary of the conflict, launched by Russia on February 24 last year, approaches.
U.S. national security spokesman John Kirby said Washington anticipates an "intense period of fighting" in the coming months," adding that there was "no sign" of the war stopping.
The European Union on January 27 extended its economic sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine for another six months, as EU justice ministers vowed to seek swift accountability for the "horrific" crimes in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said his country was earmarking another 90 million euros ($100 million) in military support to Ukraine, its largest aid package to Ukraine to date.
"Ukraine must be able to defend itself against brutal Russian aggression," he wrote on Twitter.
Ukrainian troops repelled attacks in 11 locations in the two eastern regions over the past 24 hours, a day after Moscow unleashed another wave of missile strikes across Ukraine, killing at least 11 people and damaging energy infrastructure despite Kyiv's air defense destroying most of the incoming projectiles.
"The defense forces over the past day repelled the invaders' attacks in Ploshanka, Nevske, and Chervonpopyivka in Luhansk, and Verkhnyokamyanske, Paraskoviyivka, Bakhmut, Klishchiyivka, Vodyane, Nevelske, Maryinka, and Vuhledar in Donetsk," Ukraine's General Staff said in its daily report, which
Oleh Synehubov, governor of the northeastern region of Kharkiv, said that "fierce fighting" continued along the front lines in the area. "Our defenders are firmly holding their positions and inflicting losses to the enemy," he said.
RFE/RL could not independently verify the reports.
Separately, the United States and Britian have promised to contribute 31 M1 Abrams and 14 Challenger 2 respectively, bringing the total tank donations this month to about 200. Ukraine said it needs 300 tanks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiyin his nightly video address on January 26 thanked "everyone in the world who is truly fighting against terror together with us" and reemphasized the need for "speeding up" the delivery of heavy tanks to his country.
The United States said it could take "many months" before the Abrams can be delivered to Ukraine, while the Leopards could take a few months as well, due to the need for training and logistics build-out, experts said.
The 60 tanks promised by Poland could be deployed sooner. They include 30 PT-91, a modernized version of the Soviet-era T-72, which is the main tank used by Ukraine and thus requires little training or additional logistics support
Western Tanks A 'Vital Part Of Recipe' As Ukraine Seeks To Drive Out Russian Forces
Canada was the latest country to declare its intention to give Ukraine tanks. Ottawa will send four Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, the Canadian defense minister said, after Germany this week allowed other countries to reexport the German-built tank.
Poland, the Netherlands, and Spain previously announced their readiness to transfer some of the Leopard 2 tanks in their stocks to Ukraine, something they can only do with manufacturer Germany's express permission.
Ukrainian officials have repeatedly said that they need 300 tanks as they seek to drive Russian forces from their territory. Ukraine lost more than half of its 850 tanks during the 11-month, according to Oryx, a website that uses open-source tools to count destroyed equipment.
However, Ukraine will need weeks to months to train on those new weapon systems and build out supply chains to service them.
As the PT-91s are similar to the T-72, they could be quickly deployed with little additional training.
NATO's Eastern European members have sent hundreds of modernized T-72 tanks and tank parts to Ukraine since February, with Poland having sent about 250 tanks, according to Morawiecki.
Ukraine Territorial Control (Updated Weekdays)
According to two diplomatic sources quoted by Reuters, France and Italy are close to finalizing the technical details to supply an SAMP/T air-defense system to Ukraine.
Zelenskiy said that "there are already 12 countries in our tank coalition" to provide advanced Western battle tanks to help Ukraine's defense against Russia's 11-month Russian invasion.
Zelenskiy was also pressing for the Western supply of long-range missiles and aircraft to Ukraine.
Morawiecki was quoted by dpa as telling a French broadcaster on January 26 that his country would be willing to send fighter jets to Ukraine if Warsaw's NATO allies decided on such a move.
Those weapons would help Ukraine counter Russian missile attacks that have knocked out much of Ukraine's energy infrastructure over the past several months. The United States, Germany, and the Netherlands earlier promised a total of four Patriot air-defense systems.
Kirby said there were no plans at the moment for the United States to send aircraft to Ukraine.
In addition to offering military and financial aid to Ukraine, the West continues to seek reparations and justice for Russia's unprovoked invasion.
EU justice ministers gathered in Stockholm on January 27 said the 27-member bloc wants swift accountability for Russia's "horrific" crimes in Ukraine, even as they differed over the methods about how to bring prosecutions, seek evidence or fund war damage repairs.
The same day, the Council of the European Union extended sanctions targeting specific sectors of Russia's economy by six months, until July 31.
"They currently consist of a broad spectrum of sectoral measures, including restrictions on trade, finance, technology and dual-use goods, industry, transport and luxury goods," the statement said.
Sanctions also include a ban on the import or transfer of seaborne crude oil and certain oil products from Russia to the EU, as well as the de-SWIFTing of several Russian banks.
The suspension of the broadcasting activities and licenses of several Kremlin-backed disinformation outlets is also part of the restrictive measures.
The Kremlin has reacted with fury to the latest gesture of Western solidarity with Ukraine, saying it saw the promised delivery of advanced tanks as evidence of escalating "direct involvement" of the United States and NATO in Russia's war of aggression, something both deny.
With reporting by Reuters, dpa and CTV
U.S. Envoy To OSCE Warns Russia Trying To 'Wipe Out' Ukrainian Sovereignty, Incorporate Belarus
Michael R. Carpenter, U.S. ambassador to the OSCE, said Russian President Vladimir Putin had "made clear" that he thinks both Ukraine and Belarus "belong" to Russia.
The U.S. envoy to the OSCE warned at a meeting of the organization's Permanent Council on January 26 that Russia is trying "to wipe out the sovereignty of an entire, independent nation" in Ukraine.
Ambassador Michael Carpenter added that Russia was also seeking to do much the same thing with neighboring Belarus, following a historical pattern of denying the existence of sovereign nations and trying to "incorporate them into their empires."
He said Russian President Vladimir Putin had "made clear" that he thinks both those nations "belong" to Russia.
"The United States flatly rejects Russia's efforts to dismiss and repress Ukraine's distinct culture, history, and statehood," Carpenter said. "We also strongly support the sovereignty and independence of Belarus, which has a proud history and its own rich culture as well."
Putin's forces covertly occupied Crimea ahead of its annexation in 2014, when Russia-backed armed separatists also captured wide swaths of eastern Ukraine.
After massing Russian troops at the Ukrainian borders with Russia and Belarus in late 2021 and early 2022, Putin ordered tens of thousands of soldiers and armored vehicles to launch a full-scale invasion on February 24.
Ukrainian officials have chronicled what they say are tens or hundreds of thousands of atrocities and other abuses against civilians, and international war crimes investigators are documenting many allegations along with physical evidence in formerly occupied territory.
Carpenter said that "Putin's language and view of Ukraine and its people is essential to understanding the brutal conduct of Russia's forces in Ukraine."
The Kremlin leader has increased pressure on Belarusian strongman Alyaksandr Lukashenka since the latter declared himself the winner of sixth term in a flawed presidential election in 2020, a vote that sparked massive street protests and Western condemnation.
Lukashenka has been further isolated internationally since allowing Russian troops to stage their invasion from Belarusian soil.
"Russia's leadership has openly and repeatedly professed the belief that Ukrainian and Belarusian identity do not exist outside of Russian culture," Carpenter told the OSCE Permanent Council.

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Fill up your candy bowl with some fun-size treats (we have everything from traditional favorites like Snickers to Yummy Earth Organic Lollipops) and nutritious goodies like Earthbound Apple Slices in single serve packets, EnviroKids Snack Bars or Annie's Snack Packs. Don't forget the toothpaste! Try kid-friendly flavors from Tom's of Maine, Crest and Weleda.
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Isla W's quilt (Quilt Completed)
Illness: Chronic kidney disease
Theme: Sea Life
Quilt delivered: 11th Apr 2012
The quilt arrived today and is absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much. It is so lovely it brought a tear to my eye! It actually arrived in perfect time as unfortunately Isla needs to go back on dialysis and is going into hospital next week for an operation to have a dialysis catheter put back in. I will be sure to take a photo of Isla with the quilt in the next few days. Thanks once again,
Quilted by: Lesley
Stitched by: Jan S (+)
Submitted: Jan 2012
Stitched by: Pascale (+)
Submitted: Feb 2012
Stitched by: Philippa (+)
Stitched by: Rosie Hutchinson (+)
Submitted: Nov 2011
Stitched by: Valerie Parnell (+)
Isla became ill around the date of her first birthday. She had a cold and chesty cough which developed into pneumonia. Unfortunately this happened while we were visiting Isla's grandparents who live in Spain. She was taken into intensive care to be treated for the pneumonia but a few days later went into kidney failure as a result of the pneumococcal virus attacking her body. The cause of the kidney failure was an illness called haemolytic uraemic syndrome. She was initially given emergency haemodialyis which was continued on her return to the UK. She then underwent surgery to enable her to have dialysis treatment at home on a nightly basis which continued for a year.
Isla has undergone countless surgical procedures, most recently to have a gastrostomy feeding peg inserted in her stomach to help stabilise her kidney function. She has blood taken every 3 weeks at clinic appointments which she finds extremely distressing. While Isla has been able to live without dialysis for the past year, her kidney function has been steadily deteriorating to the point where she has now joined the waiting list for a kidney transplant.


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Amy Dowden reveals how Strictly professionals rally round after opening up about health battle
The Strictly pro has been suffering from Crohn's Disease since she was a child
May 15, 2019 - 14:43 BST Sharnaz Shahid Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has praised her fellow professional dancers for supporting her after opening up about her diagnosis with Crohn's disease
Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has revealed how her fellow professionals have helped her after opening up about her battle with Crohn's disease. In last week's issue of HELLO!, the pro dancer confessed she has been suffering with the disease since she was a child and how she doesn't want the condition, which can leave her in severe pain and vomiting uncontrollably, affect her work. Appearing on Wednesday's This Morning, Amy explained that the other professional dancers are aware of her condition.
Amy Dowden won't let Crohn's disease affect her work
"All the Strictly dancers know," she shared. "I don't want sympathy, so it is not something I will sit and talk about. Sometimes they will look at me and think, 'Oh Amy is not right today'. They all know deep down. But Oti [Mabuse] and Diane [Buswell] have seen it first-hand. I was living with Oti and had a night of terrible vomiting and pain and, bless her, she spent all night with me and then went off to rehearsals the next day."
MORE: Strictly's Katya Jones tries to avoid Seann Walsh question after kiss scandal
On how it affects her work with Strictly, she said: "I don't allow it to worry me. Positive attitude is the best mentality. But the doctor said it you want to achieve these dreams, you have to be positively strong… the production team on Strictly are incredible… straight away we are on top of it and so is my doctor." However, Amy went on to reveal that she could be forced to pull out of a live show if she falls sick on the day. "That is a possibility but anybody could have a sickness bug on the day and anybody could have an injury," she explained. "There is always a back-up plan. I talk about it with the production team and they are on top of it."
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Last week, Amy made the brave decision to go public with her condition in a bid to help others. "When I got my job on Strictly Come Dancing I didn't want to be known as 'Amy with Crohn's'. I wanted to establish myself as 'Amy the dancer' first," she told HELLO!. "But I've done two seasons on the show now, and I think it's important to speak out. It will be a relief that people will finally know, but I don't want any sympathy. It doesn't define me, it's just part of me, and I want this to be a positive story."
READ: Strictly star Amy Dowden reveals exciting wedding details
"People are often shocked by my day to day but for me it's just normal," added the 27-year-old, who is now working with Crohn's and Colitis UK. "There are occasions when I'm on tour, like the other week on Here Come the Girls, when I'm being sick in between the dances," said Amy, who is engaged to dancer Ben Jones. "The theatre wanted to call an ambulance. But the performance must go on. I come out and put a smile on my face. It won't stop me."
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MIT Scientists Discover 'Self-Healing' Properties of Roman Concrete
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By Brian Pfail | Sunday, 08 January 2023 07:53 PM EST
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have made a discovery regarding Roman concrete — concrete that has withstood millennia.
Roman concrete has a unique ability to "self-heal," according to MIT researchers. That self-healing process could reduce the impact of present-day cement production, which accounts for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
The ancient Romans made great strides in engineering, creating a vast system of aqueducts, ports and temples. Many of those structures that are still around today were built with this unique Roman-style concrete, which has proven itself through harsh conditions and aging.
Researchers initially believed the secret to be pozzolanic material like volcanic ash. Historians say this type of ash was shipped throughout the Roman empire.
However, after a closer examination, small bright white mineral features were also found in the Roman concrete. The white chunks are commonly referred to as "lime clasts." They were derived from lime.
"The idea that the presence of these lime clasts was simply attributed to low quality control always bothered me," said MIT professor of civil and environmental engineering Admir Masic. "If the Romans put so much effort into making an outstanding construction material ... why would they put so little effort into ensuring the production of a well-mixed final product? There has to be more to this story."
MIT researchers found the white substance to be various forms of calcium carbonate created through extreme temperatures.
The researchers believe "hot mixing" to have been the key to concrete's durability.
"The benefits of hot mixing are twofold," Masic said. "First, when the overall concrete is heated to high temperatures, it allows chemistries that are not possible if you only used slaked lime, producing high-temperature-associated compounds that would not otherwise form.
"Second, this increased temperature significantly reduces curing and setting times since all the reactions are accelerated, allowing for much faster construction."
According to Masic, during the hot mixing, lime clasts create brittle nanoparticulate structures. They create reactive calcium sources, "critical" to the self-healing traits of building materials. When it reacts with water, it recrystallizes as calcium carbonate and fills the cracks to strengthen the material.
The researchers produced samples of hot-mixed concrete with both ancient and modern formulas. Then they cracked them and allowed water to move within the cracks. Two weeks later, the cracks were completely "healed." Their report was published by Science Advances.
Masic and the researchers are now looking to commercialize the modified concrete process.
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The movie was originally shot in Hungary in 1988. Chris Sarandon plays Ben Kline, a successful American television actor who is desperate for a meaningful role to make him a movie star. When he sets out to play a hero who died in the Holocaust, he is forced to face the reality of those victimized by the war. In assuming the role of Miklos Radnoti, who left a notebook of harrowing poems from his ordeal, Ben finds the voice not of a hero, but rather one Jew who tried simply to survive against the rising tide, and now speaks to us from the grave.
Kline is also the son of a Holocaust survivor and has long resented his father's refusal to speak about the War. Now given the opportunity to play the role of a hero, but faced with the reality of a victim, the boundaries between truth and illusion begin to blur. Kline's idea of resistance begins to clash with his director (John Seitz), who rejects his impulses to fight back. How will he act, and what kind of legacy will he leave in the minds of the audience, who may only come to know the Holocaust by what they see in the movies?
QUAD is a venerable theater owned and beautifully maintained by the same family since 1972. Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, New York, it's an area inhabited by passionate moviegoers eager to see the best in independent, foreign and documentary films. QUAD has a reputation for being a well-run and successful venue, and books films from such major distributors as Miramax, Sony Pictures Classics, Fox Searchlight, Focus, Paramount, IFC, Weinstein, MGM, Warner Bros., Universal and Lionsgate.


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By Joseph Wu, CFA
Despite a growing drumbeat of pessimism, the outlook for the world economy and corporate earnings has remained reasonably resilient. The Bloomberg consensus global real GDP growth rate for 2022 was recently revised lower to four percent (from 4.3 percent in Feb.), but this expected pace of growth is still above the average growth rate of 3.7 percent between 2010 and 2019 and, in our view, should continue to provide a fundamentally supportive economic backdrop for earnings to stay in expansion mode.
The weakness in equities so far in 2022 has been driven in large part by a downward adjustment in valuations. The Bloomberg consensus forward 12-month earnings estimate for the MSCI All Country World Index is slightly higher today than it was at the start of the year, but the pricing multiple that market participants are willing to pay for those profits has declined as investors have demanded a higher risk premium to compensate for the mounting downside risks to growth. However, with earnings expected to maintain their upward trajectory, the upshot of the correction has been a considerable improvement in valuations, as shown in the first chart.
Valuations have priced in some near-term headwinds
Forward price-to-earnings multiples vs. long-term averages
The line chart shows the forward price-to-earnings valuation multiples for the S&P 500 Index, the TSX Composite Index, the MSCI Europe Index, and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index relative to their respective long-term averages since 2015. Valuation multiples have decreased significantly since the beginning of 2022. At present, the S&P 500 still trades at a premium relative to its long-term average, but the other indices are now valued either below or roughly in line with their long-term averages.
MSCI Europe
TSX Composite
MSCI Emerging Markets
Source - RBC Wealth Management, Bloomberg; data through 3/23/22
The S&P 500, at 19.2x forward consensus 12-month earnings, still appears expensive relative to history, but not nearly as stretched as it was a few months ago. Meanwhile, equity market valuations in Canada, Europe, and the emerging markets are now below or roughly in line with their long-term averages. Thus, even if earnings estimates are trimmed modestly in the coming months, there now appears to be a relatively larger buffer against heightened near-term risks.
Conflict, commodities, and a history lesson
The range of possible outcomes in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine remains uncomfortably wide, stretching from a near-term ceasefire to a protracted multiyear war. But the recent optimism projected by negotiators about a diplomatic pathway to halt hostilities is encouraging, and has helped markets rebound from near-term lows.
Commodity prices, an important economic spillover channel, are a key area to monitor—and the Bloomberg Commodity Index has rallied nearly 30 percent since the start of the year. Until markets see definite signs that geopolitical tensions are easing, we think strength and volatility are likely to persist in commodity prices, particularly in energy products.
Geopolitical shocks are always disruptive in the short term, but a key lesson from history is that the impact of major military conflicts on markets has typically been brief. Even so, we think the road to a resolution that could allow attention to shift back to fundamental drivers will likely be potholed by unsettling developments that create more episodes of volatility.
Monetary policy faces supply-side challenges
Coming into this year, the biggest question facing major central banks—particularly the U.S. Federal Reserve—was how to tighten monetary policy in order to tame inflation without materially undercutting growth. Since then, the possibility that spiking commodity prices and geopolitical turmoil could dampen economic activity has made this delicate balancing act even trickier. It is nevertheless worth reiterating that markets have already priced in a very steep tightening path by the Fed, with seven more interest rate increases expected before the end of 2022.
But whether the Fed will need all the rate hikes that are currently anticipated is still an open question. Many of the inflationary pressures we are witnessing today are coming from the supply side, and there appears to be little that monetary policy can do to influence factors such as oil supply, resource shortages, and logistical gridlocks. Recent signs of easing supply chain constraints also suggest the possibility that inflation could fade to some degree over the coming quarters, relieving pressure on the Fed. And with financial conditions having already tightened meaningfully in recent months, as the second chart shows, central bankers can arguably breathe a little easier now.
Financial conditions have done some tightening work for the Fed
Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Conditions Index
The line chart shows the Goldman Sachs U.S. Financial Conditions Index since 2015. The index is a broad measure of U.S. financial conditions that encompasses riskless interest rates, the exchange rate, equity valuations, and credit spreads. A rising index indicates tightening financial conditions. The most recent trend is an increase to a current value of 98, from 96.9 in early November 2021.
Downward movement indicates easing financial conditions; rising movement indicates tightening financial conditions.
Meanwhile, we believe the U.S. economy remains on a sturdy footing. The outlook for consumer spending appears resilient, underpinned by healthy household balance sheets thanks to pandemic savings, gains in net wealth, and a buoyant labor market. Business investment demand is also likely to remain supportive, in our view, as firms seek to boost capital spending and replenish inventories to satisfy consumer demand.
There are certainly risks that warrant close monitoring, most notably the rapid flattening seen in key U.S. Treasury yield curves and the recent uptick in long-term inflation expectations, but we continue to see a relatively low probability of a U.S. recession on a 12-month horizon.
Stay the course with a defensive bias
We maintain a constructive stance towards equities and corporate credit, based on our view that the economic expansion remains intact and corporate earnings will likely rise further in coming quarters. Although valuations have priced in some near-term risks, we caution that further episodes of volatility are likely until investors gain greater confidence about the outlook for inflation, monetary policy, and the Russia-Ukraine war. For portfolios, this overall backdrop of solid fundamentals confronted by mounting risks suggests it may be sensible to moderately bolster defensive positioning.
In an environment where capital appreciation will likely be harder to come by, we believe dividend-paying and high-quality companies—characterized by the ability to raise payouts, above-average earnings stability, and lower debt levels—may help mitigate the effects of market volatility. Given limited visibility on the duration and severity of the war in Ukraine, both commodities and resource equities could prove to be useful portfolio diversifiers in the near term.
Within fixed income, upgrading quality by taking advantage of the substantial move higher in government bond yields, which now embed aggressive rate hike expectations, may also bolster portfolio resilience.


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GSOC probe was one-sided, says judge
A judge yesterday described a GSOC investigation into a road traffic accident, involving an off-duty garda in 2013, as "one of the most one-sided I have ever seen".
Judge Kevin Kilrane yesterday told Sligo District Court GSOC had "ignored" vital evidence, and the way they "carried out their function was quite disgraceful".
He upheld a court costs order in favour of a Co Westmeath couple, Maeve and Fintan O'Brien from Castletown-Geoghegan, Mullingar, who were charged with giving false and misleading information to a GSOC officer in May 2013.
The judge rejected an application from Sligo state solicitor Hugh Sheridan to vacate his previous order and re-affirmed his order made last July.
Judge Kilrane said that GSOC's "fingerprints were all over the investigation" and he was minded to make an order for costs accordingly.
The charge arose from an incident near Mullingar in June 2011 when a car driven by Ms O'Brien was involved in a collision with a vehicle driven by off-duty garda Mark Kenny, who had been accompanied by a colleague Garda Ciaran McCormack.
Judge Kilrane yesterday commented that one garda's evidence was "appalling and misleading" when he claimed he had searched the road after the accident.
The judge also noted the State had requested an adjournment, at a previous hearing, to prevent any further embarrassment. Ms O'Brien had testified her car was stationary when struck by the approaching car. The garda and his colleague also claimed their vehicle had been stopped when struck by the accused. Both cars had been written off.
Counsel for the accused Keith O'Grady told the court the case was essentially "a swearing match, two versus two".
Prosecuting counsel, Joe Barnes, applied for a nolle prosequi after Judge Kilrane said he would not hear evidence from expert witness Colm Finn for GSOC, who has visited the scene over two years after the crash.
Following the State application, Judge Kilrane said he was glad that GSOC was adopting a certain attitude because to say he was unimpressed with the evidence so far would be an understatement. The judge said he was now saved from saying what he would have said about garda witnesses "whose purpose was to mislead and not to assist".
During the earlier hearing, a GSOC investigator confirmed that he had not received contemporaneous Garda notes or a sketch map from officers who had investigated the crash. Judge Kilrane told the court it struck him that this was leaving the matter "twisting in the wind".
The court heard the couple had been celebrating their wedding anniversary on the night of the crash. They had a row and Mr O'Brien had "stormed off". Ms O'Brien said she had followed her husband in the car and had just stopped to pick him up when the collision occurred.
Her legs were trapped for some time in the car and she was later taken by ambulance to Mullingar Hospital. Mr O'Brien said the garda's car was on the wrong side of the road when it drove into their vehicle.
The judge was told Garda Kenny had been breathalysed at the scene and there had been a zero reading.
Posted in Irish Examiner, 23 Oct, 2015


Pioneer's residential reentry centers serve as a bridge from incarceration to life in the community. The centers assist formerly incarcerated individuals with a successful transition through an array of services focused on finding and retaining employment, reconnecting with families, overcoming a substance use disorder and other issues, and becoming productive members of society.
Frisco and Cody were encouraged by their Pioneer case manager and treatment counselor at the Spokane Residential Reentry Center (SRRC) to apply for a construction apprenticeship. Staff at SRRC had heard about the six-week Headstart to the Construction Trades (HTC) apprenticeship program that is free and available to residents through the Inland NW Associated General Contractors in collaboration with the Spokane Community Housing & Human Services. The HTC instruction is comprised of classroom and hands-on training at building job sites covering topics from material handling to construction math. The students also receive 10 OSHA approved certifications that round out their education and help them secure employment with various contractors.
After being accepted into the apprenticeship, Frisco and Cody committed to making a change in their life and worked hard in the program. They also both held jobs during the apprenticeship. One of the projects in the training program included building sheds created from reclaimed wood pallets and old corrugated roofing materials. Three sheds were made and sold, and the revenue was given back to the community. One shed will actually be utilized by a Spokane community center.
"Frisco experienced a dramatic enlightenment from the apprenticeship program. His entire outlook on life improved and he felt like there was a light he could now see at the end of the tunnel," said Kathleen Singleton-Apel, SRRC case manager.
At their graduation in Spokane, Superior Court Judge Shelley Szambelan, District Court Judge Richard Leland, County Commissioner Mary Kuney, City Council President Ben Stuckart, and business and contracting folks were present to celebrate with the graduates and support the program. In addition, Spokane's Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich attended and spoke to the audience on how the community needs to wrap themselves around these graduates and help them succeed.
Frisco is currently working with employment specialists on landing a construction job and has been released from SRRC. Cody will be serving a few more months in SRRC, but he was already hired in a temporary position for the City of Spokane with good benefits and feels he has a foot in the door.
Everyone at Pioneer applauds both Cody and Frisco's efforts and will continue to work with community partners to help ensure their success.


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Q: Same form, different pages I have a simple form, and when i submit the information, i insert it on my DB. Until here everything is ok. But i need to have the same form on 20 pages. I know i could replicate the code, or even use different buttons to get the result i want. But i want to know if there is a better way to use the same form, and identify the page where i submit the information. So that the information on my DB could be:
ID
Page
Name
Email
Text
and so on...
Thank you in advance.
Best Regards.
"Maybe i didn't explain myself well, and i'm not asking for "free coding service" as someone said. I know i can , in the different pages. That is what i'm doing. Also the information is being inserted on my BD when i submit. No problem until here! What i want to know, is how can i have my form being include on the different pages, using the same  "submit" button with the same name, but when the information is inserted on my BD, i can know that my column "page" gets the right information from the different pages."

A: Something that I use for every website I create, is building my own "Template" page in the root folder, and create a page like index.php etc
. in the same root folder.
In those "page" files I include everything that i need.
Inside the root folder I have a content and classes folder.
The "content" files contain things that will be shown on the page and the menu that I need on many pages, and I use the class files for things that need to be handled, like DB connection and form handling.
Example of me including content inside the template page between the <body></body> tags
 <?php
      if(isset($content)) {
         include_once $content;
      }
  ?>

And the example of index.php
<?php
//Defining page title
define('WEBSITE_TITLE', 'Website title');

//breadcrumb
define('BREADCRUMB', '');

//Content location
$content = 'content/index.php';

//Database connection
include_once 'classes/db-connect.php';

//Sessions
include_once 'classes/session.php';

//Including website template
include_once 'template.php';
?>

Using this method makes everything less time consuming because easier to change one thing for multiple pages that are basically the same.
You can use this for example for your form.

A: I would make a class that in turn calls a template.
The class will hold properties appropriate to its instantiation and can be as flexible as needed.  The template will be called from this class.
You can then instantiate it on your pages as something like:
<?php
    $oHandle = new MyFormClass("specialinfo 1", "maybe a second");
    echo($oHandle->theRenderedHtmlForm);
?>

of course I did not write out the class for you, but it is simple enough and my answer fits the question for level of detail.
I hope it helps.

A: Ok, i figure it out!
If i use:
     $current_page = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);

    if($current_page == 'try.php') {
      $current_page = 'try1';
    }

    if($current_page == 'try_2.php') {
      $current_page = 'try2';
    }

   $page = $current_page;

if($submit) {
    mysqli_query($conn, "INSERT INTO `DB` (page) VALUES ('$page') ")
}

I can get the result i want.
Thank you anyway! :)


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var org = require('./org/index.js');
exports.org = org;
var org = require('./org/index.js');
exports.org = org;
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What number is xx11?
Roman Numerals: XXII = 22.
What is XIX in Arabic numbers?
What is XXI in Arabic numbers?
What is XIX in number?
Roman Numerals: XIX = 19.
What is IIX number?
See formula to understand Roman numerals letter by letter. Convert Roman or Arabic: IIX = 8.
How do I read XIX?
As the rule requires that the numerals be arranged in order of size it should be clear to a reader that the presence of a smaller numeral out of place, so to speak, was unambiguously to be subtracted from the following numeral. For example, nineteen could be written XIX = X + IX (9).
What is xxviii in Arabic numbers?
What is the Roman numeral for 14?
What is the Roman numeral for 50 and 100?
Roman Numerals 1-100 Chart
Roman Numeral
51 LI 50+1
52 LII 50+1+1
53 LIII 50+1+1+1
What is the Roman number of 500 to 1000?
Perfect Square between roman numbers 500 to 1000 are: 529, 576, 625, 676, 729, 784, 841, 900, 961.
How do you write 90 in Roman?
We know that in roman numerals, we write 90 as XC. Therefore, 90 in roman numerals is written as 90 = XC.
XCIX
How do you write Roman figures?
The Basics. Roman numerals are written using seven different letters: I, V, X, L, C, D and M, they represent the numbers 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000. We use these seven letters to make up thousands of others. For example, the Roman numeral for two is written as 'II' which is just two one's smushed together.
How do you write 700 in Roman numerals?
700 in Roman numerals is DCC. To convert 700 in Roman Numerals, we will write 700 in the expanded form, i.e. 700 = 500 + 100 + 100 thereafter replacing the transformed numbers with their respective roman numerals, we get 700 = D + C + C = DCC.
How many numbers is 44?
Roman Numerals: 44 = XLIV.
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I read this book in late 2012. Even today, I can't find a word strong enough to describe how I felt afterward .
When I picked it up at Chapter's Indigo on Saint Catherine street, I didn't know much about the author or the book. The only thing that attracted me was that the author was Ghanaian.
But first, as usual, a word about the author. She is a 33 Ghanaian-born Canadian living in British Colombia, Canada. She is actually a new author, this is her second novel. Her debut novel – The Second life of Samuel Tyne – was published in 2004 and was critically acclaimed nationwide. The author, Esi Edugyan, studied at the University of Victoria in Canada and at the Johns Hopkins University in the US. She also held fellowships in the US, Scotland, Iceland, Germany, Hungary, Finland, Spain, and Belgium. I guess that is why most of her stories happened in Europe. Well, the two stories that I know about anyway.
The characters are a mix of black, german and African american. At first, I had a problem following the story because of the language that was used in the book. It is a mixed of german (actually it is a german slang translated in english ) and of a baltimore slang bar. To top it all, there are a few words of french here and there. Once i got used to it, i just had to marvel at the author talent. It is breathtaking, really.
The novel. Well, Where do I started from? This is the story of Jazz and german-born black people. Yes, you heard right jazz and black people in Germany? This was my reaction as well. Reality or fiction? But let me tell you right away, that black people really lived in Germany and played jazz there. Of course, that was before Hitler started his campaign. You don't have to take my words for it, do you own research on the subject. I will provide a lists of references at the end of this posts. These references were originally provided by the author.
The story happened at the eve of the second world war. It all started in Germany then went on to Paris, to the US and to Poland.The main themes are Jazz, race, Nazis, friendship, world war II, betrayal, sacrifice and reconciliation.
The principal character is a young jazzman who plays trumpet. His name is Hiero. Their band is completed by two others Jazzman :Chip Jones and Sid. The band was formed by a jew in pre war-germany. The story will take us from Berlin in 1939 to Paris in 1940 when Hiero is arrested by the "Boots" and send to a concentration camp, never to be seen again. Fifty years later, a movie is being made on Jazz, Sid and chip must speak about their story. The story goes back from present to past and from past to present. In Fact, the books started with the three of them being in Paris in 1940 and Hiero being arrested. Then, it moves on to the present which is Berlin 1992 and then it went back to the past in Berlin 1939 and so on so forth.
Once you get used to the language and the set up of the story, you start enjoying yourself. Even Louis Armstrong and Sidney Poitiers made an appearance in the story somewhere. The central theme is Jazz, but in the background, the nazis are getting organized.So you got a background of war and resistance.
I am really happy, I read this book. It changed my perspective of Germany. Because of the Hitler episode, I had never really imagined that Germany used to be a normal place before the campaign. Black, jew and caucasian german were all living together in Berlin. Jazz was being played in clubs. It was all quite normal. Then, the campaign started slowly until it reached the point where all jews had to go underground. Then, we all know what happened afterward – concentration camp and jail in Poland. What is new though is that black people were also being sent to those camps.
This is really an emotional read. Between the war and the race issue inherent in the story, you must get ready for it. But I truly enjoy it, I adore jazz so it was a win-win situation for me anyway. I definitely recommend you this book, if you want to read something different and new.
Have you read this book if yes, how did you find it?As always, Send us your opinion at utneemtree@gmail.com, we will be happy to post it on the blog or do comment directly under this post.


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Вы — личное местоимение второго лица множественного (по грамматическим свойствам) числа русского языка. Служит для обозначения множественности собеседников, исключая говорящего (в частном случае обозначает группу «собеседник и ещё кто-то»: вы с ним, вы с ней, вы с ними), также употребляется при особом вежливом или официальном обращении к одному лицу.

История
Использование уважительного «вы» для обозначения одного лица впервые отмечено в латыни для обращения к императору. Впоследствии распространилось в языках народов, испытавших влияние древнеримской и византийской культуры, в том числе в русском.

В прошлом к одному лицу, даже князю или царю на Руси обращались исключительно на «ты». Обращения на «вы» к одному лицу не существовало. Так, в «Повести временных лет» дружина обращается к своему князю: «поиди княже съ нами въ Древляны на дань: и ты добудеши и мы». Опричник Василий Грязной писал царю Ивану Грозному «Не твоя б государскоя милость, и яз бы што за человек? Ты, государь, аки бог — и мала и велика чинишь».

В Россию «выканье» пришло в XVIII веке. В 1722 году Пётр I ввёл в России Табель о рангах, по которой ко всем вышестоящим (по рангу) надлежало обращаться на «вы». За нарушение этого правила полагался штраф.

В 1782 г. Д. И. Фонвизин в своём «Недоросле» описал человека, который ещё противился новомодному выканию:

Стародум. Я говорю без чинов. Начинаются чины, — перестает искренность.

Правдин. Ваше обхождение…

Стародум. Ему многие смеются. Я это знаю. Отец мой воспитал меня по-тогдашнему.<…> Служил он Петру Великому. Тогда один человек назывался ты, а не вы. Тогда не знали ещё заражать людей столько, чтоб всякий считал себя за многих.

В 1828 году А. С. Пушкин написал стихотворение «Ты и вы»:
Пустое вы сердечным ты
Она, обмолвясь, заменила
И все счастливые мечты
В душе влюблённой возбудила.
Пред ней задумчиво стою,
Свести очей с неё нет силы;
И говорю ей: как вы милы!
И мыслю: как тебя люблю!

Правила написания

Правила орфографии указывают случаи, когда местоимения «вы», «ваш» (во всех падежах и родах) в середине предложения пишутся с заглавной (прописной) буквы:
 как форма выражения особой вежливости при обращении к одному конкретному лицу в личной переписке, официальных документах и т. п., напр.: Поздравляем Вас…, Сообщаем Вам…; в ответ на Ваш запрос…;
 при официальном титуловании оба слова в сочетаниях Ваше (Его, Её) Величество, Ваше (Его, Её) Высочество.

В других языках
В других языках в качестве вежливого обращения к одному лицу могут использоваться:
 местоимение второго лица множественного числа, как в русском языке: ;
 местоимение третьего лица единственного числа:  (вместо старого выражения  — «Ваша милость»);
 местоимение третьего лица множественного числа: ;
 особое слово с грамматическими свойствами третьего лица единственного числа: , , ,  — или второго лица множественного или единственного числа: .

См. также
 Ты
 Формы обращения «ты» и «вы»

Примечания

Ссылки

 В. В. Колесов. Статья «Ты и вы»
 О. Л. Довгий. История употребления ты и Вы // Русская речь. 2015. № 3.

Местоимения русского языка
Формы обращения

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Q: Create dropdown from one-to-many relationship with AngularJS and Web API I have 2 tables in my database: People and Payband. I'll give a reduced version of the relationship below:
dbo.People
PersonId : int (PK)
FirstName : string
MiddleInitial: string
LastName : string
DateOfBirth: datetime
PaybandId : int (FK)

dbo.Paybands
Id : int (PK)
Name : string

So I've created an ASP.NET Web API service for my backend and using HTML/CSS and AngularJS for my front-end. I'm able to pull, display and edit data no problem. Here's an image of what my form looks like:

I'm able to get the current Payband value that's assigned to a person, the only problem is that I'm unable to get all the other Payband values and display them in the HTML dropdown so that you can easily change the payband for any given person. I'm at a loss for how to achieve what I'm trying to do, so if someone can help me with this, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you in advance and if you have any other questions, please ask away.
Also, here's my AngularJS controller (yes, I'm currently hardcoding the Id of the person for testing):
angular
.module("personnelService")
.controller("PersonnelEditCtrl",
             PersonnelEditCtrl);

function PersonnelEditCtrl(personnelResource) {
var vm = this;
vm.person = {};
vm.message = '';

personnelResource.get({ id: 2 },
    function (data) {
        vm.person = data;
        vm.person.dob = new Date(vm.person.dob);
        vm.originalPerson = angular.copy(data);
    });

if (vm.person && vm.person.personId) {
    vm.title = "Edit: " + vm.person.firstName + " " + vm.person.lastName;
}
else {
    vm.title = "New Person";
}

vm.submit = function () {
    vm.message = '';
    if (vm.person.personId) {
        vm.person.$update({ id: vm.person.personId },
            function (data) {
                vm.message = '... Save Complete';
            })
    }
    else {
        vm.person.$save(
            function (data) {
                vm.originalPerson = angular.copy(data);
                vm.message = '... Save Complete';
            })
    }
};

vm.cancel = function (editForm) {
    editForm.$setPristine();
    vm.person = angular.copy(vm.originalPerson);
    vm.message = "";
};

}

A: You need to have a method to get all payband and then populate them in that select.
<select
   ng-model="person.paybandId"
   ng-options="payband.name for payband in paybands">
</select>

A: As mentioned you need to have an endpoint on the server that will publish the list of paybands,  ie a controller named PaybandsController  in the controller you will need a Get action result that returns a list of Paybands from your database.  Your paybandResource should be glued to this and publish using the query function.  You would then hook up that vm.paybands to the UI as Yaser indicated.
function PersonnelEditCtrl(personnelResource, paybandResource, $filter) {
    var vm = this;
    vm.person = {};
    vm.message = '';
    vm.paybands = [];

    paybandResource.query(function(data) {
        vm.paybands = $filter('orderBy')(data, 'Name');
    });

 //.......

In the view
<select
   ng-model="person.paybandId"
   ng-options="payband.name for payband in paybands track by payband.id">
</select>


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How To Build A Michelin?
1 How do you start a Michelin star restaurant?
2 How long does it take to become a Michelin star chef?
3 How much do Michelin star restaurants make?
4 Can a restaurant get 4 Michelin stars?
5 Who is the best chef in the world?
6 How difficult is it to get a Michelin star?
7 Is Gordon Ramsay a Michelin chef?
9 Who decides who gets a Michelin star?
10 How much do 5 star chefs make?
11 How much does a 2 Michelin star chef earn?
12 Are Michelin star foods worth?
13 Why did Gordon Ramsay lose Michelin?
14 Does Gordon Ramsay have a 3 star Michelin restaurant?
15 What is the cheapest Michelin star restaurant?
How do you start a Michelin star restaurant?
What is a Michelin star? Michelin stars are given out on a scale of one to three stars, with only the top establishments in the world qualifying. To earn one Michelin star, a restaurant needs to be "a very good restaurant in this category". For two stars, it needs to be "excellent cooking, worth a detour".
How long does it take to become a Michelin star chef?
Quest says the most common way into the industry is via a full-time two-year course, but many are increasingly joining as apprentices, and going to college on day release or part-time. "A talented few will become fully professional inside three to five years but generally it will take longer," says Quest.
How much do Michelin star restaurants make?
The average Michelin Star salary in the USA is $71,250 per year or $36.54 per hour. Entry level positions start at $20,000 per year while most experienced workers make up to $108,500 per year.
You might be interested: Readers ask: What Is Average Price For Michelin Tires?
Can a restaurant get 4 Michelin stars?
Restaurants can be awarded a 'Fork and Spoon' rating, according to the relative luxury of the surroundings, and unlike the stars, this rating system goes up to five. So while it isn't possible for a restaurant to have four Michelin stars, it could have four forks and spoons.
Who is the best chef in the world?
Known for his volatile kitchen demeanour and exceptional British cuisine, Gordon Ramsay is arguably the most famous chef in the world. Although he's been awarded 16 Michelin stars throughout his career, he currently holds seven.
How difficult is it to get a Michelin star?
To earn one star, a restaurant must be considered "a very good restaurant in its category." For two stars, the criteria is "excellent cooking, worth a detour." To qualify for the elusive three stars, a restaurant must serve up "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey."
Who decides who gets a Michelin star?
Michelin awards 0 to 3 stars on the basis of the anonymous reviews. The reviewers concentrate on the quality, mastery of technique, personality of the chef, value of the food and consistency, in making the reviews.
You might be interested: Readers ask: How Many Chefs With 3 Michelin Stars?
How much do 5 star chefs make?
Restaurants and Hotels: In a normal restaurant environment the executive chef has the opportunity to earn anywhere from $40,000 upwards, and in a five-star luxury environment you can earn up to $100,000 annually.
How much does a 2 Michelin star chef earn?
The average salary for chef in a US Michelin star restaurant is a little under $57,000. However, experienced workers, such as sous chefs, in a city like New York, can expect to make considerably more – in the region of $70,000–80,000. Budding professional chef?
Are Michelin star foods worth?
One star means very good. Two is excellent. Three, the top honor, means the restaurant is so fantastic that it's worth traveling to. Prices at a Michelin – starred restaurant can reach several hundred dollars for a meal.
Why did Gordon Ramsay lose Michelin?
The reason is simple: his dishes weren't consistent. That said, Ramsay is still incredibly popular in the industry. His eatery, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, has been awarded three Michelin stars since 2001; Ramsay is also the first Scottish chef to win three Michelin stars.
Does Gordon Ramsay have a 3 star Michelin restaurant?
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay Holding three Michelin stars, Gordon Ramsay's flagship restaurant on Royal Hospital Road showcases elegant modern French cuisine, the finest seasonal ingredients, and both classic and innovative culinary techniques.
What is the cheapest Michelin star restaurant?
The world's cheapest Michelin – starred meal can be found at a humble hawker stall in Singapore. Chan Hon Meng, born to farmers in Malaysia, opened Liao Fan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle in a Singapore hawker center in 2009.
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package io.subutai.core.bazaarmanager.impl.requestor;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import io.subutai.common.command.CommandException;
import io.subutai.common.peer.ContainerHost;
import io.subutai.common.peer.ResourceHost;
import io.subutai.common.settings.Common;
import io.subutai.core.desktop.api.DesktopManager;
import io.subutai.core.bazaarmanager.api.BazaarRequester;
import io.subutai.core.bazaarmanager.api.RestClient;
import io.subutai.core.bazaarmanager.api.RestResult;
import io.subutai.core.bazaarmanager.api.exception.BazaarManagerException;
import io.subutai.core.bazaarmanager.impl.BazaarManagerImpl;
import io.subutai.core.peer.api.PeerManager;
import io.subutai.bazaar.share.dto.environment.ContainerStateDto;
import io.subutai.bazaar.share.dto.environment.container.ContainerDesktopInfoDto;
import io.subutai.bazaar.share.dto.environment.container.ContainerEventDto;

public class ContainerEventProcessor extends BazaarRequester
{
    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger( getClass() );

    private PeerManager peerManager;
    private DesktopManager desktopManager;

    public ContainerEventProcessor( final BazaarManagerImpl bazaarManager, final PeerManager peerManager,
                                    final RestClient restClient, final DesktopManager desktopManager )
    {
        super( bazaarManager, restClient );
        this.peerManager = peerManager;
        this.desktopManager = desktopManager;
    }

    @Override
    public void request() throws BazaarManagerException
    {
        try
        {
            for ( ResourceHost rh : peerManager.getLocalPeer().getResourceHosts() )
            {
                sendContainerStates( rh );
            }
        }
        catch ( Exception e )
        {
            log.error( "Oops error: ", e.getMessage() );
        }
    }

    private void sendContainerStates( ResourceHost rh ) throws BazaarManagerException
    {
        log.info( "ResourceHost: id={}, hostname={}, containers={}", rh.getId(), rh.getHostname(),
                rh.getContainerHosts().size() );

        for ( ContainerHost ch : rh.getContainerHosts() )
        {
            if ( !Common.MANAGEMENT_HOSTNAME.equals( ch.getContainerName() ) )
            {
                sendContainerState( ch );
            }
        }
    }

    private void sendContainerState( ContainerHost ch ) throws BazaarManagerException
    {
        log.info( "- ContainerHost: id={}, name={}, environmentId={}, state={}", ch.getId(), ch.getContainerName(),
                ch.getEnvironmentId(), ch.getState() );

        ContainerStateDto state = ContainerStateDto.valueOf( ch.getState().name() );
        ContainerEventDto dto = new ContainerEventDto( ch.getId(), ch.getEnvironmentId().getId(), state );

        Boolean isDesktop = null;
        if ( !desktopManager.existInCache( ch.getId() ) )
        {
            try
            {
                //get information about desktop env and remote desktop server
                String deskEnv = desktopManager.getDesktopEnvironmentInfo( ch );
                String rDServer = desktopManager.getRDServerInfo( ch );

                if ( !deskEnv.isEmpty() && !rDServer.isEmpty() )
                {
                    //add to cache as a desktop container
                    ContainerDesktopInfoDto desktopInfo = new ContainerDesktopInfoDto( ch.getId(), deskEnv, rDServer );
                    dto.setDesktopInfo( desktopInfo );
                    try
                    {
                        desktopManager.createDesktopUser( ch );
                    }
                    catch ( Exception e )
                    {
                        log.error( e.getMessage() );
                    }
                    isDesktop = true;
                }
                else
                {
                    //add to cache as not desktop container
                    isDesktop = false;
                }
            }
            catch ( CommandException e )
            {
                log.error( e.getMessage() );
            }
        }

        try
        {
            desktopManager.copyKeys( ch );
        }
        catch ( CommandException e )
        {
            log.error( "Could not copy SSH keys to x2go usr" );
        }

        RestResult res = doRequest( dto );

        if ( isDesktop != null )
        {
            if ( isDesktop )
            {
                desktopManager.hostIsDesktop( ch.getId() );
            }
            else
            {
                desktopManager.hostIsNotDesktop( ch.getId() );
            }
        }

        log.info( "Response status: {}", res.getStatus() );
    }

    private RestResult doRequest( ContainerEventDto dto ) throws BazaarManagerException
    {
        try
        {
            String path = String.format( "/rest/v1/containers/%s/events", dto.getContainerId() );

            return restClient.post( path, dto );
        }
        catch ( Exception e )
        {
            throw new BazaarManagerException( e );
        }
    }
}


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The stone memorial bench built in remembrance of Tadashi Nakahara at Shelly Beach, Ballina Hamish Broome
Fatal shark attack hero: 'Nothing will stop me surfing'
by miagypsy and Cathy Adams
10th Oct 2016 4:08 AM | Updated: 5:26 AM
ON A sunny summer's day last year Darren Rogers put his personal safety aside, swimming out to aid in the rescue of Tadashi Nakahara, who had just been bitten by a 4.2 metre great white shark.
Mr Rogers, of the Northern Rivers, last week received the Galleghan Award, for the most outstanding act of bravery for the year, in addition to a silver bravery medal.
"It was very humbling to be in a room full of people who had done their best to assist other people," he said of Friday's award ceremony at Government House in Sydney.
"It shows that there is a great deal of courage in people when needed."
Mr Rogers first heard of his nomination for a bravery medal a couple of months ago but "had no idea (he) was going to get the Galleghan Award" until five minutes before the announcement, he said.
His father and two friends, one of whom Mr Rogers met through the Australian Bravery Association, joined him for the celebrations overlooking Sydney Opera House.
Darren Rogers at Government House in Sydney after receiving a Silver Medal for Bravery and the Galleghan Award for Most Outstanding Bravery. Courtesey of Darren Rogers
"There was a feeling of a common bond between all of us and we were made to feel at home," said Mr Rogers about meeting other award recipients.
"His Excellency spoke to all of outside and was very genuine and pleasant, offering his support," he said.
"Time does not heal this kind of wound.
"It is something that, always to me, seems like it happened yesterday.
"We all hear every day on the news of horrible events; it is part of life and there are all kinds of modern support for trauma."
Mr Rogers said he did not want to talk about the rescue event itself.
"Nothing will stop me surfing in Ballina, it is the most beautiful group of beaches that I've ever lived at," he said.
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Mr Rogers said he had been an avid surfer for many years but had entered the ocean only five or six times in the year following his rescue of a man who encountered a shark on February 9 last year.
Tadashi Nakahara, 41, was attacked by a 4.2-metre great white shark at Shelly Beach in Ballina.
Mr Rogers re-entered the water and carried Mr Nakahara's body to the beach.
With the help of another surfer he performed resuscitation while the other rescuers secured their leg ropes around Mr Nakahara's severed legs. Mr Nakahara died in Mr Rogers' arms prior to the arrival of the ambulance.
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Retail Recycled?
A total of twenty-six intersections were analyzed during the design process, with improvements proposed at twenty-two.
Cross County Shopping Center | Retail Reinvented 05.01.2012
Innovative Retail Concept – Then and Now
Constructed in the 1950's, the Cross County Shopping Center was one of the first open air shopping centers to be developed in the country. The original anchor stores were John Wanamaker (now Sears), Gimbels (now Macy's) and Woolworth's (now Old Navy). While its original visionary design and prominent location at the junction of the New York State Thruway and Cross County Parkway served the region well for over 50 years, the need for a substantial upgrade and modernization became evident in order to reclaim its prominent status.
The Cross County Shopping Center has undergone a multi-million dollar transformation over the past several years, culminating in a "re-Iaunch" ceremony held in October, 2011. Under the ownership of Brooks Shopping Centers LLC and development / property management by Macerich, JMC was proud to be part of the redevelopment team that designed the expansion and renovation. Faced with numerous challenges including aging infrastructure, tired building facades, ground settlement and inadequate traffic infrastructure, the design team successfully rebranded the center.
Cross County Shopping Center has always had an incredible location – now it has more retail names and a fresh new look to match.
Building upon the successful open air concept, extensive upgrades were designed to maximize customer enjoyment and regain the center's prominence as a leader in the retail industry. The addition of new luxury retailers and restaurants, exterior upgrades and customer amenities resulted in a refreshed, up-to-date shopping destination.
The renovation is being embraced by the community and has resulted in a customer friendly, engaging shopping environment that reflects contemporary shopping trends.
One of the Country's First Open-Air Shopping Centers
Entitlements were secured from the City of Yonkers to expand the shopping center by some 250,000 square feet at full build out. To date, a 75,000 square foot Macy's expansion, 25,000 square foot mixed retail building, TGIF restaurant, Bank of America, Red Lobster restaurant and a 5-level, 700-space parking structure have been added to the center. The remaining square footage is planned to be constructed in future phases.
The transformation of the site began with the complete reconstruction of the building facades to reflect a contemporary theme. The merchandise mix is featured with dramatic storefronts in an outdoor setting.
The open air pedestrian mall was completely renovated to include new pavers, colored concrete, extensive four season landscape plantings, sculptural elements, play areas, seating and gathering areas, water features and accent lighting.
Quality, contrasting and richly colored building materials, with an emphasis on a more human scale and proportion, improve the aesthetics of the center.
A new utilities infrastructure was installed including stormwater management, sanitary sewers, water, gas, electric and telephone, which corrected deficiencies and brought the site into compliance with current standards. State of the art engineering techniques were implemented to mitigate soil settlement issues including pile support, lightweight fill and flexible utility connections.
CCSC Traffic Upgrades
Congested and indirect access to the site deterred discretionary shopping prior to the redevelopment and expansion of the shopping center. Traffic congestion was the norm, especially between Black Friday and Christmas.
As part of the permitting process, JMC designed innovative improvements for the seven site access driveways as well as numerous off-site intersections, including a 'Texas U-Turn' and direct access from the Cross County Parkway. The improvements required coordinated approvals by traffic engineers from NYSDOT, the NYS Thruway Authority, Westchester County and the City of Yonkers.
CCSC has benefited from excellent visibility from
I-87 and the Cross County Parkway for more than 50 years.
Traffic signal improvements included a network of wireless communication devices and video cameras which transmit data between the signals and the City's Engineering Department. The system permits the City's traffic engineers to monitors traffic conditions and implement demand responsive adjustments to traffic signals in real-time.
Levels of service at surrounding intersections were improved after the upgrades. Signalized intersections went from levels of service F to levels of service C, with emergency preemption override capabilities for fire and ambulance vehicles.
To garner public support for the project and proposed traffic improvements, JMC held a number of open meetings with neighboring residents, homeowner associations, civic groups and politicians. The reaction and opinions of the neighborhood went from skeptical to overwhelmingly positive. The long ignored need to improve traffic and safety was finally realized, benefiting both the community and the shopping center.
"One of our shoppers' primary motivators for visiting the center is the convenience factor. With the traffic improvements in and around the center, the new parking deck and free parking amenity, we've received nothing but positive feedback from both our customers and retailers."
–Charles Ferguson, CSM, MACERICH
Survey Notes
When JMC began to prepare the land surveys of the shopping center, the extent of the changes to be made at the site were unknown. Because of the potential for requiring off-site roadway and highway improvements to relieve traffic congestion, JMC utilized aerial mapping to cover a large area. The topographic survey of the shopping center included the 70 acre site and the surrounding roads including the Cross County Parkway, New York State Thruway and a number of local city streets. The total mapping area was 220 acres.
To save time and money, much of the survey work was completed using a Global Positioning System Real Time Network. JMC maintains a permanent GPS base station at its office with real-time capability.
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Cross County Shopping Center, one of the nation's first open-air shopping centers, opened to much fanfare here in 1954.


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"What a rebound for Ancelotti and with good reason"
In the 84th minute, Carlo Ancelotti, still having Jovic on the bench (he would come out moments later for Benzema), decided to enter Mariano. He left for Vinicius, so he had to play away from the area, participating in both creation and destruction. His will was undeniable, as in a play that fought the ball which side in his own corner, but in the short time he enjoyed he had time to drive his coach crazy. His drive and lack of judgment were to blame.
"What a rebound for Ancelotti and with good reason", said Antonio Romero, narrator of 'Carrusel Deportivo', when the Hispanic he passed power in a band change to Peter Federico, another of those who came in for refreshments at the last minute. The play invited the counterattack, with Athletic turned in search of the tie and could have meant the final 1-3. Carletto He could not contain himself, leaving an image that, yes, may well be a mere anecdote.
In the end it had no impact on the scoreboard, since the whites, clinging to a saving Courtois one more day, they kept 1-2 gestated in the first nine minutes, the time it took Benzema to make a double, with the first to frame, and Sancet to draw a masterpiece at the height of that of the lionés moments before. Karim's pause and precision collides with the pressure to please his substitutes: Jovic and our protagonist.
The Serbian had the 1-3 in his boots, when Peter Federico reached the baseline and put up a death pass that left Luka alone at the penalty spot. The left-handed shot was bitten off and cleared by the defense. Mariano, as we say, played further from the attacking point than usual, but both wasted the opportunity to send a message to Ancelotti. Mariano, in fact, caused a rebound to the coach …
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She graduated from The University of Memphis with a BA in psychology.
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In the Minecraft community, Helen started as an active player and an occasional Minecraft wiki contributor.
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Zespoł Szkoł Nr 2 is a high school with a 50 year old tradition. It has been established in 1963. It has been officially opened in 1967 when the whole building was ready for students. Looking at the characteristics of schools located in the south eastern region and the city Rzeszow our school is relatively large. It has a well equipped gym, fitness and bodybuilding rooms as well as a dormitory, not mentioning four computer labs and a great number of classrooms. Presently there is a general and technical high school.
Students can choose from seven different specializations. The school offers a variety of after class activities including sport (water polo, basketball, unihockey, athletics), drama group, discussion group, and a great number of subject circles of interest (economy, logistics and shipping, career planning, volunteering, literature, foreign languages, math, social studies, history, biology, and many others) . We believe that the school will continue to develop and there will be more prospects for development in the future.
Our patron is Tadeusz Rejtan who was a Polish nobleman. He was a member of the Polish Parliament. Rejtan is remembered for a dramatic gesture he made in September 1773, when he tried to prevent the legalization of the first partition of Poland.
Rzeszów is an attractive, fast-growing city of young, enterprising people. Reaching the mid-nineteenth century, a strong democratic traditions materially affect the nature of contemporary society Rzeszow.
Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian region, the center of Rzeszow Metropolitan Area, as well as economic, scientific and cultural center of the south-eastern Poland. The riverside town Wisłok meet two geographic regions: Równinna, Sandomierz Basin woodland and beautifully shaped, hilly Carpathian Foothills.
The economic potential is completed by modern facilities qualified staff of colleges and universities: the University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów University of Technology - the only one in the country leading the direction of civil aviation pilot training, School of Information Technology and Management, School of Management.
Rzeszow is rich in a number of cultural institutions - cinemas, theaters, art galleries and photography, community centers, museums . The city and the surrounding area hosts numerous cultural and sports events, many of which are international.
Particular reputation gained organized by Philharmonic Music Festival Subcarpathian Łańcut. The second most important cultural event in Rzeszów is held every three years, since 1969, the World Festival of Folklore Diaspora, linking our region with the Polish community around the world. There is increasing interest in the International Song Festival Carpathia, the winners are known in Poland and abroad.
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Le berkélium (Bk) est un élément synthétique et n'a donc pas de masse atomique standard. Comme tous les éléments synthétiques, il n'a pas d'isotopes stables. Le premier isotope synthétisé est 243Bk en 1949. Vingt radioisotopes sont connus, de 235Bk à 254Bk et six isomères nucléaires. L'isotope à la plus grande demi-vie est 247Bk avec une demi-vie de .

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 Les valeurs marquées # ne sont pas purement dérivées des données expérimentales, mais aussi au moins en partie à partir des tendances systématiques. Les spins avec des arguments d'affectation faibles sont entre parenthèses.
 Les incertitudes sont données de façon concise entre parenthèses après la décimale correspondante. Les valeurs d'incertitude dénotent un écart-type, à l'exception de la composition isotopique et de la masse atomique standard de l'IUPAC qui utilisent des incertitudes élargies.

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 Compositions isotopiques et masses atomiques standards issues de :

Demi-vie, spin, et données isomériques issues des sources suivantes :

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Can DNA testing predict your response to drugs?
Can your genes really predict how you will metabolize certain medications? The FDA has approved the first direct-to-consumer test that claims to do this. How meaningful are the findings?
Scott Gavura on November 29, 2018
A few years ago I looked at the burgeoning market for direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing that was being rolled out in pharmacies. Pharmacogenomics, as it's called, is claimed to provide valuable information that can help in prescription drug selection. And it's true that over 100 drugs are approved by the FDA that reference genetic variation in response. At the time of my original post, I commented that genomics was promising, but that its overall effectiveness had yet to be proven. Fast forward to 2018, and the FDA has now announced that the company 23andme has had a DTC genetic test approved for detecting variations in how certain medications may behave in your body. Has the science caught up to the marketing and hype?
What did the FDA approve?
The FDA made the following announcement:
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing, with special controls, of the 23andMe Personal Genome Service Pharmacogenetic Reports test as a direct-to-consumer test for providing information about genetic variants that may be associated with a patient's ability to metabolize some medications to help inform discussions with a health care provider. The FDA is authorizing the test to detect 33 variants for multiple genes.
It sounds promising, but the FDA is very limited in endorsing the test itself:
The 23andMe Personal Genome Service Pharmacogenetic Reports test is not intended to provide information on a patient's ability to respond to any specific medication. The test does not describe an association between the detected variants and any specific drug nor whether a person will or will not respond to a particular drug. Furthermore, health care providers should not use the test to make any treatment decisions. Results from this test should be confirmed with independent pharmacogenetic testing before making any medical decisions.
This seems hardly like a ringing endorsement of DTC testing. It also notes:
The FDA's review of the test determined, among other things, that the company provided data to show that the test is accurate (i.e., can correctly identify the genetic variants in saliva samples) and that it can provide reproducible results. The company submitted data on user comprehension studies that demonstrated that the test instructions and reports were understood by consumers. The test report provides information describing what the results might mean, what the test does not do and how to interpret results.
Reading between the lines, my sense is that the FDA seems to simultaneously feel it's reasonable to make this information available, while simultaneously cautioning that actual medical decisions, including using it to select or adjust medications, is not appropriate without confirmatory testing. Which seems like a pretty weak endorsement for sales. Interestingly, the FDA issued a warning about unapproved tests the following day, on November 1, 2018:
The FDA has become aware of genetic tests with claims to predict how a person will respond to specific medications in cases where the relationship between genetic (DNA) variations and the medication's effects has not been determined. These genetic tests might be offered through health care providers or advertised directly to consumers and claim to provide information on how a patient will respond to medications used to treat conditions such as, depression, heart conditions, acid reflux, and others. They might claim to predict which medication should be used or that a specific medication may be less effective or have an increased chance of side effects compared to other medications due to genetic variations. Results from these tests may also indicate that the health care provider can or should change a patient's medication based on results from these tests. The FDA is also aware of software programs that interpret genetic information from a separate source that claim to provide this same type of information. However, sufficient clinical evidence is not currently available for these genetic tests or software programs and, therefore, these claims are not supported for most medications.
It continued:
There are a limited number of cases for which at least some evidence does exist to support a correlation between a genetic variant and drug levels within the body, and this is described in the labeling of FDA cleared or approved genetic tests and FDA approved medications. The FDA authorized labels for these medical products may provide general information on how DNA variations may impact the levels of a medication in a person's body, or they may describe how genetic information can be used in determining therapeutic treatment, depending on the available evidence.
The bottom line from the FDA seems to be, if the correlation between test result and drug effect isn't already in the product's marketing and use information, then the result should not be considered useful for clinical decision-making. The FDA gives that warning to manufacturers in the same warning:
If your test claims to predict a patient's response to specific medications, confirm that the FDA-approved drug labels for medications included in your test labeling describe how genetic information can be used in determining therapeutic treatment.
Hype vs. science
When genetic testing gives results that have not been show to be definitively useful, then problems can occur. Changing or avoiding drugs based on unvalidated testing has the potential to worsen your care, not improve it. For example, numerous tests claim to give results which can help in antidepressant selection. However the relationship between genetic tests and the effectiveness of antidepressants has not been proven. Yet that's exactly what the myDNA test does, as noted in a report by the CBC:
The CBC report on DTC testing is cautiously positive, profiling a pharmacy that sells the test, but also sharing some criticisms and concerns, including pointing to a statement from the Canadian Medical Association that cautions physicians about DTC genetic testing:
DTC genetic tests are not regulated in Canada. The clinical validity and reliability of these tests varies widely, but DTC genetic testing companies make them available to consumers without distinguishing between those that may be useful to the management of one's health, those that have some limited health value, and those that are meant purely for recreational use.
It continues,
The CMA believes that patients have the right to be fully informed about what a DTC genetic test can and cannot say about their health and that the scientific evidence on which a test is based should be clearly stated and easy to understand.
The 23andme test is the only pharmacogenomic test approved by the FDA. None are approved in Canada at all. A paper published in March 2018 by Stefany Tandy-Connors and colleagues, entitled "False-positive results released by direct-to-consumer genetic tests highlight the importance of clinical confirmation testing for appropriate patient care" highlights some of the quality concerns with DTC test. The researchers looked at 49 patient samples where DTC testing had identified genetic variants. They reported:
Our analyses indicated that 40% of variants in a variety of genes reported in DTC raw data were false positives. In addition, some variants designated with the "increased risk" classification in DTC raw data or by a third-party interpretation service were classified as benign at Ambry Genetics as well as several other clinical laboratories, and are noted to be common variants in publicly available population frequency databases.
Purchasing a test? Proceed with caution
DTC genetic testing is promising but, like many new medical technologies, the hype is outpacing the actual science, as the relevance of these tests, even when they are accurate, is often unclear. While the marketing paints an optimistic picture of how these tests may be useful, the opposite is equally likely to be the case. The FDA's regulation and approval of the 23andme test is a cautious first step in regulating this "wild west" of healthcare.
Scott Gavura
Scott Gavura, BScPhm, MBA, RPh is committed to improving the way medications are used, and examining the profession of pharmacy through the lens of science-based medicine. He has a professional interest is improving the cost-effective use of drugs at the population level. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto, and has completed a Accredited Canadian Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program. His professional background includes pharmacy work in both community and hospital settings. He is a registered pharmacist in Ontario, Canada. Scott has no conflicts of interest to disclose. Disclaimer: All views expressed by Scott are his personal views alone, and do not represent the opinions of any current or former employers, or any organizations that he may be affiliated with. All information is provided for discussion purposes only, and should not be used as a replacement for consultation with a licensed and accredited health professional.
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Q: PrintWriter sends the first message only I have seen a similar problem as mine but I still wasn't able to resolve this.I am trying to do a relay chat.  I've done all the flushing. I even tried autoflush(with println). But after the first message I sent to server, succeeding messages aren't sent anymore. I am not closing the printwriter. I checked the socket and yes, it's still connected, I printed the message to be sent, nothing seems to be wrong. Help would be very much appreciated.
here is a part of the client code:
public void initializeConnection(){
    try {
        host = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
        clientSocket = new Socket(host.getHostAddress(), port);
        outToServer = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(),true);
        String message = outMsgArea.getText()+"Hello";
        outToServer.println(message);
        System.out.println(clientSocket.isConnected());
    }
    catch(IOException ioEx) {
        ioEx.printStackTrace();
    }
}

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
    if(e.getSource()==quit){
        try {
            outToServer.close();
            clientSocket.close();
        } catch (IOException e1) {
            e1.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    else if(e.getSource()==button){
        if(outMsgArea.getText()!=null || !outMsgArea.getText().equals("")){
            /*try {
                outToServer = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
            } catch (IOException e1) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e1.printStackTrace();
            }*/
            String message = outMsgArea.getText()+"Hello";
            System.out.println(clientSocket.isConnected());
            outToServer.println(message);
            outToServer.flush();
            //outToServer.println(message);
            outMsgArea.setText("");
        }
    }
}

server:
        while(true) {
            try {
                Socket connectionSocket = servSocket.accept();
                Scanner inFromClient = new Scanner(connectionSocket.getInputStream());
                String clientSentence = inFromClient.nextLine();
                System.out.println(clientSentence);
            }
            catch(IOException ioEx) {
                ioEx.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

A: I don't think
Socket connectionSocket = servSocket.accept();
Scanner inFromClient = new Scanner(connectionSocket.getInputStream());

should be inside the while loop.


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