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Well, the other day in the mail I received an invite to join the AARP. The letter came complete with a temporary ID card that I can flash to get the 10% discount myself.
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Sheri and I have been together since Earth Day, April 22, 1998.
We met through a dating service, which at the time was called At The Gate, but which is now called Green Singles. This was before the age of widespread Internet usage, and the dating service would place little ads in the back of certain magazines. For $29 you could become a member and receive the master listing of all available singles, and then spend a $1 for each letter that you sent to someone through the anonymous PO Box. I read her profile and was interested (SWF, likes to camp, etc.), she lived in the same area of the country, and so I sent a letter to her through the system.
We met at the Au Bon Pain ("Oh Good Bread") in L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, DC. We sat at a table and drank sodas until the restaurant closed, and then went outside to sit and continue the conversation. It was a brief visit because I had to hurry and catch the last commuter train to the small town where I lived.
4 weeks later we were talking marriage, which was pretty extraordinary since both of us were 37 years old, never married, and at that point thinking that marriage was probably not in the picture … and then bam!
When I speak to her, I usually call her Sweetie. But when I talk about her, I often call her My Lovely Wife. I also like to introduce her as My Lovely Wife, and she appreciates that.
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Den Zusatznamen Greenbrier verwendete Chevrolet für zwei Fahrzeugtypen. Zunächst wurde in den Modelljahren 1961 bis 1965 ein Kleinbus mit Heckmotor auf Basis des Corvair hergestellt. In den Modelljahren 1969 bis 1972 erhielt ein Kombi der Chevelle-Baureihe diesen Namen.

Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon (1961–1965)

Auf Basis des im Modelljahr 1960 vorgestellten Mittelklassewagens Corvair brachte Chevrolet im Folgejahr verschiedene Nutzfahrzeuge heraus, die unter dem Begriff Corvair 95 oder Corvan zusammengefasst wurden. Die Fahrzeuge ähnelten in Aussehen und technischer Ausrichtung dem VW-Bus und besaßen den Sechszylinder-Boxermotor des Corvair mit 2376 cm³ Hubraum, der im Heck eingebaut war und eine Leistung von 80 bhp (59 kW) bei 4400/min. abgab. Mit dem Corvair gemeinsam hatten sie auch den Radstand von 2743 mm und das manuell geschaltete Dreiganggetriebe.

Es gab drei verschiedene Aufbauten. Der einfachste war die Pritsche des Loadside, etwas aufwändiger war ein Pritschenwagen mit seitlicher Bordwand, die als Rampe zum Auf- und Abladen verwendbar war, der Rampside. Dieser Wagen wurde besonders häufig von der Telefongesellschaft Bell System (AT & T) genutzt, da sich bei ihm das Auf- und Abladen der Kabelrollen besonders einfach gestaltete. Die luxuriöseste Variante war der Greenbrier Sportswagon, der mit drei Sitzbänken ausgestattet war und als Kleinbus für Großfamilien vermarktet wurde.

1964 wurde die Produktion des Rampside eingestellt, 1965 die des Loadside. 1965 war für den Greenbrier Sportswagon das letzte Produktionsjahr.

Abgelöst wurde er durch den Chevrolet Van, der den Motor zwischen und hinter den Vordersitzen hatte. Chevrolet folgte damit dem Konstruktionsprinzip, das Konkurrent Ford für den Ford Econoline verwendet hatte.

Chevelle Greenbrier (1969–1972)

Im Modelljahr 1969 erhielten die 5-türigen Kombimodelle der seit 1964 hergestellten mittelgroßen Chevrolet-Baureihe Chevelle Zusatznamen. Während die einfacheren Kombimodelle der Chevelle-300-Serien 131 / 132 den Beinamen Nomad erhielten, bekamen die Kombimodelle der etwas besser ausgestatteten Chevelle-300-Deluxe-Serien 133 / 134 den Beinamen Greenbrier. Die Spitzenmodelle der Chevelle-Malibu-Serien 135 / 136 hießen Estate Wagon. Bis auf die einfachste Baureihe Nomad, die nur als Sechssitzer verfügbar war, gab es die Kombis wahlweise mit sechs oder neun Sitzplätzen. Motorisiert waren diese Fahrzeuge mit Reihensechs- (nur die Sechssitzer) oder mit V8-Motoren.

Ab 1970 hieß die Chevelle-300-Deluxe-Baureihe einfach nur mehr Chevelle, der Reihensechszylindermotor war für den Kombi nicht mehr erhältlich. 1972 wechselte die Bezeichnung der Baureihe zu Serie 1C. Ab 1973 hießen die Kombimodelle wieder Chevelle Station Wagon.

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Megan Waterman of Scarborough, Maine, went missing on June 6, 2010, in Hauppauge. Credit: Handout
By CHAU LAMchau.lam@newsday.com January 19, 2011
Since Megan Waterman of Maine disappeared more than seven months ago, her mother and brother feared the worst.
That didn't ease the pain Wednesday when they learned that her badly decomposed body was one of four found near Gilgo Beach in December.
"I'm devastated," said her mother, Lorraine Ela, of South Portland, Maine.
Megan, of Scarborough, Maine, would have celebrated her 23rd birthday Tuesday. She left behind a 4-year-old daughter, Liliana.
"Why did it happen to her, of all the people?" said her brother, Greg Waterman, 24, of Raymond, Maine. "She didn't have a bad bone in her body."
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Megan's best friend, Nicole Haycock, 22, wants answers: "How did she die? Who did it and why?"
Megan dropped out of high school and worked in delis and sandwich shops, her mother said. She met Akeem Cruz at a dance club in Portland, Maine, in the spring of 2009 and they dated.
A few months later, Megan began working as a prostitute, her mother said.
The last time the trio saw Megan was just before Memorial Day weekend when, they said, she and Cruz, 22, boarded a bus headed for New York City. Megan traveled regularly to Long Island to entertain clients she met on the Internet, police and her family said. She checked in to the Holiday Inn Express on June 5, according to Suffolk police.
It's not known where Megan and Cruz were staying in the days before June 5.
On that day, Haycock said, she spoke to Megan by phone. According to Haycock, Megan said Cruz wanted her to stop working as a prostitute and the two would start a family.
"She was happy about her life," Haycock said. "I thought things were turning around for her."
Ela said police told her that a hotel security camera showed Megan leaving the Holiday Inn Express with Cruz at about 8 p.m. on June 5, a Saturday. Megan returned to the hotel by herself at about 8:30 p.m., Ela said. At about 1:30 a.m. on June 6, a call was placed from Cruz's cell phone to Megan's cell phone, Ela said, and hotel security cameras showed Megan walking out of her room at about 1:30 a.m. by herself.
That morning, at about 7:30 a.m., Ela said, Cruz called Megan Waterman's grandmother to say she was missing. Suffolk County police declined to comment on the sequence of events.
No one has told Megan's daughter her mother won't be coming home, Ela said, but that tough task will be carried out in the next few days.
"She was a devoted mother," Haycock said. "She would do anything for Liliana."

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by Charles Alcock
- August 27, 2019, 11:44 AM
A Boeing 737 Max operated by Indonesia's Lion Air crashed in October 2018, killing all passengers and crew.
Russian aircraft leasing company Avia Capital Services has begun a breach of contract lawsuit against Boeing over its order for thirty-five 737 Max airliners. In a case filed on August 26 with the Cook County district court near Boeing's Chicago headquarters, Avia is demanding the return of the $35 million deposit it paid (with interest). It is also seeking $75 million in compensation for profits that it says will be lost as a consequence of severe disruption in deliveries in the wake of two fatal accidents involving the 737 Max, plus significant punitive damages.
Miami-based aviation law firm Podhurst Orseck, which is representing Avia, is arguing that Boeing knowingly misrepresented the steps necessary to safely bring the new 737 Max into commercial service. In view of the significant changes in aerodynamics, weight, and systems compared to earlier versions of the 737, it claims that the U.S. manufacturer should have taken the Max through a completely new type certification process that would have resulted in the need for type-specific training for pilots.
"We're seeking damages for fraud and misrepresentation because Boeing intentionally misrepresented that it was going to provide a properly certified and airworthy aircraft," Podhurst Orseck partner Steven Marks told AIN. "Boeing knew what the situation was at the time it signed the contract [with Avia] and it knowingly misrepresented the facts."
In the wake of two fatal accidents involving 737 Max aircraft operated by Indonesia's Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines, the value of the aircraft and public trust in Boeing have significantly declined, he said. This in turn has left customers like Avia facing significant losses and diminished commercial opportunity. Boeing has refused to return deposits placed by Avia and other airlines and lessors.
Marks indicated that he expects more 737 Max customers to file similar lawsuits in the coming weeks. Podhurst Orseck, which is also representing some families who lost relatives in the accidents, is in discussions with several companies that have aircraft on order.
Over and above legal action by customers, Boeing is now facing multiple lawsuits from shareholders and the families of passengers killed in the accidents. "Boeing is trying to get its hands around how to move forward," said Marks. "Will they do the right thing and pursue full type certification, with new training and manuals for pilots, or will they keep pushing the FAA for all sorts of freedom from proper oversight? There is a lot of international pressure for them to do the right thing, but in the U.S. we have a [federal] administration that doesn't believe in the regulatory functions of government and this is critically needed."
Podhurst Orseck is hopeful that the discovery phase of the trial will proceed quite quickly and that the Cook County court may start hearing the case within eight to 12 months.
Avia had been due to start taking delivery of its 737 Max aircraft in October 2019, but, before the two accidents, this had already been pushed back to March 2022. The leasing company, which is part of the Russian government-backed Rostec group, had already taken delivery of another 50 Boeing aircraft.
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The AAV7A1 RAM/RS (Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability/Rebuild to Standard) family of vehicles is the latest version of the assault amphibious vehicle operating with the U.S. Marine Corps and in numerous countries worldwide. The family of vehicles includes the AAVP7A1 RAM/RS Personnel Carrier, the AAVC7A1 RAM/RS Command Variant, and the AAVR7A1 RAM/RS Recovery Vehicle. BAE Systems has designed the AAV to be fully amphibious with all vehicle systems optimized for improved corrosion resistance, maintainability and sea worthiness. Having earned the reputation as the finest Assault Amphibious Vehicle in the world, the AAV's rugged durability and superior mobility at sea and on land provides a significant edge in all expeditionary operating conditions.
In 1997, the now BAE Systems, Ground Systems was awarded a contract for the AAV7A1 Reliability, Availability and Maintainability/Rebuild to standard (RAM/RS) programme. Key parts of the RAM/RS includes installation of a Cummins diesel developing 525 hp which is a derivative of that installed in the Bradley and the installation of the suspension system from the Bradley used in large numbers by the US Army. These changes restored the performance capabilities of the original design requirements of the AAV7A1, especially the power-to-weight ratio. The BAE Systems conducted hull modifications to the AAV7A1, provide teams (technical engineering and management support) and be the sole source for FMS (Foreign Military Sales) international opportunities. The first rebuilt vehicle was handed over to the US Marine Corps in the spring of 1999 and under current plans a total of 680 vehicles are to be upgraded.
The AAV7A1 RAM/RS can be equipped with armor protection, as well as configured for command and control, and repair capabilities. The personnel variant can transport 21 combat loaded troops, a crew of three and their cargo from ship to shore, difficult beach conditions, and rough terrain ashore. The unique boat-like hull design and powerful water jets make the AAV7A1 RAM/RS highly mobile in amphibious environments. A 525 hp turbocharged diesel engine enables excellent sea performance with a speed of 7 knots in the water and up to 45 mph (72 km/h) on land. The modernisation of the vehicles included adding NAVSEA HB-525 transmission; Harris RF-7800I intercom; thermal imager; GPS system; torsion bar suspension with four shock absorbers on each side; flooding sensor; fire suppression system; new instrument panel; government-furnished radios from Elbit Systems; and provisions for Rafael Advanced Defense Systems EAAK applique armour. The AAV7A1 RAM/RS firepower comes from an improved.50 cal/MK19 40mm weapon station.
The Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV)—official designation AAV-P7/A1 (formerly known as Landing Vehicle, Tracked, Personnel-7 or LVTP-7)—is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by BAE's US Combat Systems (previously by United Defense, a former division of FMC Corporation). The AAV-P7/A1 is the current amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps. It is used by U.S. Marine Corps Assault Amphibian Battalions to land the surface assault elements of the landing force and their equipment in a single lift from assault shipping during amphibious operations to inland objectives and to conduct mechanized operations and related combat support in subsequent mechanized operations ashore. It is also operated by other forces. Marines call them "amtracks", a shortening of their original designation, "amphibious tractor". In June 2018, the Marine Corps announced they had selected the BAE Systems/Iveco wheeled SuperAV for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) program to replace the AAV.
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DURHAM - Branford Marsalis grew up with the sounds of jazz music literally rising from the streets, wafting through the windows of the New Orleans home that would spawn a series of jazz giants.
And yet, the Grammy-award winning saxophonist, composer and bandleader's career is marked by his versatility. Marsalis has played with the Grateful Dead and symphony orchestras, written Broadway scores and starred in Spike Lee movies. He started a record label, hosted a radio show and led the Tonight Show Band.
When he moved to Durham in 2002, Marsalis brought more than his varied talents and the famous surname. He also brought a legacy of service that he traces back to his musical family – one that has made its mark in the Triangle as well as his home town.
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Vernon Smith on Adam Smith and the Human Enterprise
An EconTalk Podcast Listening Guide
Listen to the EconTalk podcast Vernon Smith on Adam Smith and the Human Enterprise and consider these questions.
1. What is the "Max U" approach to economics, and why does Vernon Smith find this approach insufficient for describing human behavior?
2. How does the trust game work? What did Smith and his colleagues expect to find when they first conducted this experiment in the lab, and why does he now say, "we were dead wrong?"
3. What is Adam Smith's "great social experiment," according to Vernon Smith? How does it illustrate Vernon Smith's claim that "there is no self unless there is a 'we'?"
4. Vernon Smith says that The Theory of Moral Sentiments is all about rules. What sorts of rules does he have in mind, and where do these rules come from?
5. Under what circumstances did Adam Smith believe punishment was warranted, and why, according to Vernon Smith?
6 What is utilitarianism? How did the ideas of utilitarians, like Jeremy Bentham, contribute to the "marginal revolution" in economics, according to Vernon Smith?
7. Vernon Smith says the marginal revolution in economics turned Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations on its head, essentially reversing what Adam Smith said about specialization and the division of labor. What does he mean by this?
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Janie Huddleston brings more than 30 years of experience with education, child welfare, Medicaid, mental health, early learning and system change to this position. She currently uses that experience and expertise to lead the National Infant-Toddler Court Program (ITCP) sites in the implementation of the Safe Babies Court Team approach in many sites across the US. This project is designed to support implementation and build knowledge of effective, collaborative court team interventions that transform child welfare systems for infants, toddlers and families.
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Many thanks to Prmetime for pointing this out on Flyertalk.
The TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite offer, with 25,000 Aeroplan points and first year free (FYF) has come back. If you apply for the card through Great Canadian Rebates (this is not a referral), you'll also get a $50 cheque mailed to you.
You will get 15,000 Aeroplan miles on your first purchase, and an additional 10,000 Aeroplan miles after spending $1000 in the first three months of owning the card. To qualify, you need a $60,000 personal income, or a $100,000 household income.
If you do not qualify for the TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite, you can look to the TD Aeroplan Platinum, which will give you 10,000 Aeroplan miles on your first purchase, and an additional 5,000 Aeroplan miles after spending $1000 in the first three months of owning the card. Through GCR, you'll also get a $30 cheque.
If you have opened an Account in the last 6 months, you will not be eligible for this offer.
Existing TD Aeroplan Cardholders are not eligible for this offer.
To receive the 10,000 Aeroplan Miles Bonus ("10,000 Miles Bonus"), you must apply for a TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Card Account ("Account") by May 8, 2015, be approved, and have $1,000 in Purchases, including your first Purchase, posted to your Account within the first 90 days of Account opening.
So you cannot currently be a TD Aeroplan card holder, and not have opened a TD card within the last 6 months, and apply by May 8th, 2015.
The rebate works in a rather idiosyncratic way. Your account is typically first charged the fee, then in the same bill (or sometimes the next bill), you're refunded the fee. Others also just never get the annual fee applied. I would recommend printing/saving the offer, so if your fee is applied with no rebate, you can point to it and get your fee waived.
If you don't want to go through GCR, in which case you won't qualify for the $50/$30 cheque, you can apply directly (this is not a referral).
I applied for this card last April and cancelled it last month. Since I applied for the card more than 6 months ago, would I be able to reapply for the card and quality for the bonus miles?
Hm… I can't say for sure, but it says "opened," so I imagine you'd be OK.


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Company Register 0% open
List of registered (limited liability) companies. The submissions in this data category do not need to include detailed financial data such as balance sheet, etc. Open data from company registers may be used for many ends: e.g. enabling customers and businesses to see with whom they deal, or to see where a company has registered offices. This definition draws on the work of OpenCorporates.
Name of company
Unique identifier of the company
Register available for entire country
It's not up-to-date
It's not available free of charge
In an open and machine-readable format
collector_name Registrar General's Department and Ghana Revenue Authority No such datasets on their website. I sent an email but no response after 5days.
Your submission is valid. Thank you very much for contributing to the Global Open Data Index. The Ghana Revenue Authority (http://www.gra.gov.gh/) and the Registrar General's Department, Ministry of Justice and Attorney General (http://rgd.gov.gh/) websites contains no company data. Submitter had sent an email to the websites but five days later they had yet to receive a response. On the Public Procurement Authority website, under "Registered Suppliers and Contractors", one can search for Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants which are registered currently with the Public Procurement Board in Ghana (http://www.ppaghana.org/suppliersearch.asp). One can chose the company name from the drop-down menu, rather than by typing it in so in that sense, one doesn't need to know the name of an entity in order to find it. Alternatively, one can simply request "search" with all fields marked as "all" and a list with all companies will come up over several pages in .HTML format. Once clicked on an entity's name, one can see information including Company Registration number, Postal, Web, and E-mail Addresses, Telephone and Fax numbers, category, sector, products, and contact person. However, the list probably does not contain all Ghanaian companies as after looking for specific entities such as AngloGold Ashanti, Accra Brewery Company, and Aluworks, I could not find them. Hence, I am accepting the original submission and conclude that the required dataset was not available online.
Data location Unknown
Reviewer Evangelia Kampouri
Submitters anonymous
Last modified Tue Jan 24 2017 09:14:44 GMT+0000 (UTC)


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Q: Error : Unable to start EmbeddedWebApplicationContext due to missing EmbeddedServletContainerFactory bean I have created a Spring boot application and Its working fine in eclipse IDE, but when I am trying to build it as a standalone jar with maven, It giving me this error.
My POM :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
    <artifactId>rcubems</artifactId>
    <version>0.1.0</version>

    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
        <version>1.3.2.RELEASE</version>
    </parent>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <!-- tag::actuator[] -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <!-- end::actuator[] -->
        <!-- tag::tests[] -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
        <!-- end::tests[] -->
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
            <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
            <version>19.0</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
            <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
            <version>2.9.1</version>
        </dependency>

    </dependencies>

    <properties>
        <java.version>1.7</java.version>
        <start-class>com.my.rcms.Application</start-class>
    </properties>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>integration-test</goal>
                            <goal>verify</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
                <configuration>
                    <archive>
                        <manifest>
                            <mainClass>com.my.rcms.Application</mainClass>
                        </manifest>
                    </archive>
                    <descriptorRefs>
                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
                    </descriptorRefs>
                </configuration>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>make-assembly</id>
                        <phase>package</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>single</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

    <repositories>
        <repository>
            <id>spring-releases</id>
            <name>Spring Releases</name>
            <url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-release</url>
        </repository>
    </repositories>
    <pluginRepositories>
        <pluginRepository>
            <id>spring-releases</id>
            <name>Spring Releases</name>
            <url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-release</url>
        </pluginRepository>
    </pluginRepositories>
</project>

My main Class :
@SpringBootApplication
public class Application {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ApplicationContext ctx = SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args);

    }

}

And I found out that, the dependency created by following two commands
* mvn clean install
* mvn clean compile assembly:single

resulting a jar with dependency, but not including the normal jar in it. Help would be really appreciated.
Error trace :
org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start embedded container; nested exception is org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start EmbeddedWebApplicationContext due to missing EmbeddedServletContainerFactory bean.
    at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.onRefresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:133) ~[rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:532) ~[rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.refresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:118) ~[rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:766) [rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.createAndRefreshContext(SpringApplication.java:361) [rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:307) [rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1191) [rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:1180) [rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    at com.my.rcms.Application.main(Application.java:12) [rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
Caused by: org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextException: Unable to start EmbeddedWebApplicationContext due to missing EmbeddedServletContainerFactory bean.
    at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.getEmbeddedServletContainerFactory(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:185) ~[rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.createEmbeddedServletContainer(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:158) ~[rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    at org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.onRefresh(EmbeddedWebApplicationContext.java:130) ~[rcubems-0.1.0-jar-with-dependencies.jar:na]
    ... 8 common frames omitted

A: I had the same problem. I resolved it by adding following dependency:
<properties>
    <jetty.version>9.2.17.v20160517</jetty.version>
    <maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
    <maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
</properties>
<dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jetty</artifactId>
</dependency>

Hope this helps you (Although you had this problem long ago).

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Immune Support: A Healthy Market
Several ingredients are in the running to support this rapidly growing segment.
Embria Health Sciences: Gayle Kittelson
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Mark Crawford10.01.10
We live in an increasingly polluted world where it's harder to avoid toxins, hard-to-kill microbes and the next pandemic lurking in the distance. We're suffering from more stress—work stress, family stress, economic stress. There is less time to relax, less time to sleep. We eat more processed food and faster food. All of these things compromise the immune system and increase the risks for the onset of illness and disease.
"Maintaining your immune system is a critical aspect of wellness and quality of life in general," said Kevin Mehring, global business director for supplements and immune health for Danisco USA in Madison, WI. "Poor immunity in the general population also has a huge negative economic impact when one considers lost productivity in the workplace, in schools and even within the family unit. As the speed and stress of life continues to increase, a strong immune system is more essential than ever."
The H1N1 virus, and the higher mortality rates it caused among young children with under-developed immune systems and people with compromised immune systems, heightened public awareness about the importance of a strong immune system. As a result, many consumers became more proactive in maintaining immune health through proper diet and supplementation with nutraceuticals.
"Immune health has evolved into stronger sales for products designed to aid daily digestive health and support people coping with everyday stress," said Cheryl Sturm, director of marketing for Embria Health Sciences, Ankeny, IA. "Interestingly, the downturn in the economy, combined with the increased pass-down of health insurance costs to employees, has actually helped the dietary supplement industry as consumers shift their mindset from treatment to preventive regimens."
According to the Natural Marketing Institute's Health and Wellness Trends Report, consumers continue to believe that maintaining good immune health is the number one way to prevent illness—an encouraging trend. However, even though H1N1 increased awareness of the importance of immunity, "this did not necessarily translate into increased awareness of the nutraceuticals market among consumers," pointed out Sarah Staley, vice president of business development for FrieslandCampina Domo USA Inc. in Paramus, NJ. "In instances of pandemic viruses, consumers tend to revert to proven solutions like vaccines, rather than change their behavior. In addition, the vaccine and medicinal approaches are still the most heavily promoted by health professionals and authorities."
One of those authorities—FDA—actually issued explicit instructions to media and the nutraceutical industry not to publish alternative treatments that addressed H1N1. "Only the vaccine data was allowed to be publicized as an effective H1N1 treatment," said Dr. Andrew Keech, founder and managing director for APS BioGroup in Phoenix, AZ. "Immunologists were not permitted to comment on or explain the possible benefits of nutraceuticals regarding the H1N1 infection, which was great for vaccine sales and drug companies."
Keeping the Body Safe
Scientific advances have provided great insights and understanding about how the immune system functions. "The term immunity today describes not only resistance to infection and disease, but also preventive mechanisms that help to maintain and support the immune system," said Friesland's Ms. Staley.
The immune system is a complex network of different functions, which operate together to defend against infectious agents such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses. "The function of the system is tightly regulated, which is critically important, since an overly active immune system can be very detrimental to the host," said Sampo Lahtinen, health and nutrition innovation platform manager for Danisco in Kantvik, Finland.
A properly functioning immune system does a good job of recognizing potentially harmful agents and killing them off; however, when the system is out of balance it may even attack its host, mistaking "self" cells for invading pathogens, resulting in debilitating autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. "
Allergies can also result when the immune system mistakes an innocuous particle such as pollen for an invading pathogen," stated Larry Robinson, vice president of scientific affairs for Embria Health Sciences. "In addition, years of chronic low-level inflammation, another indicator of an out-of-balance immune system, can contribute to diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease."
The first line of defense for the body is its barriers, such as the skin and mucosal membranes. "Most infectious agents enter the body via the epithelial surfaces of either the upper respiratory, digestive or genito-urinary tract," said APS BioGroup's Dr. Keech. "Once these agents have penetrated the body, a variety of physical and chemical defense mechanisms [the immune system] are activated to help protect the body from these infections."
The immune system has two parts: innate and adaptive. The innate system is the first to face the onslaught of invaders. This broad spectrum of non-specific responses proves effective against most infective agents; although it is activated quickly, the innate system does not provide long-lasting effects. If the microbes outlast the innate system, the adaptive immune system springs into action.
"The adaptive system gets its strength from previous exposures to infectious agents and offers long-term protection," Mr. Lahtinen explained. "The adaptive part of the immune system 'remembers' the previous encounters with infective agents and is therefore ready to quickly make specific antibodies against such agents."
Ironically, an immune system that does not combat pathogens on a regular basis can become defective. In fact, the increasing trend toward overactive immune systems causing autoimmune conditions has been related by many researchers to the "hygiene hypothesis." Because individuals today have not been as exposed to as many microorganisms as people were in decades past, they have not developed resistances and therefore their immune systems have no "memory" to mount an effective adaptive response.
"For example, the hygiene hypothesis attributes the increase in allergic responses in children in developed countries to reduced exposure to common infective agents in early childhood development," commented Muhammed Majeed, founder of Sabinsa Corporation in East Windsor, NJ. "Autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis are expressions of hypersensitivity mediated by the immune response."
Because of these and other challenges, there is an ever-increasing need to keep the immune system in balance—not just boost it temporarily or suppress it. Today the scope of compounds and products that are considered important to immunity is much broader than the traditional categories of pharmaceutical and biological compounds. Natural products have the greatest chance for helping people maintain healthy, balanced immune systems with minimal or no side effects.
Nutraceuticals and the Immune System
The most basic and well-known ingredients associated with immune support are vitamins A, C and E, zinc and echinacea, all of which are found in heavily marketed cold and flu products. Vitamin C is still the most commonly associated immune health ingredient. More companies, however, are combining these traditional immune ingredients with proprietary products or conducting research on lesser-known biomaterials and their role in immune function, such as their effect on immune cell production, cytokine response, inflammation, pH and nutrient absorption. What follows are some natural components that are getting increased attention as immune-system protectors.
Fucoidan. For centuries this seaweed substance has been an important dietary component for many island and coastal nations such as Japan, Polynesia and Tonga. "Fucoidan is a sulfated polysaccharide composed mainly of fucopyranoside and natural sulphate," said Marina Linsley, marketing director for NP Nutra in Rancho Dominguez, CA. "Fucoidan has been found to support and enhance the immune system in several ways, including stimulating the body's natural killer cells and increasing certain proteins that are produced by white blood cells." As reported in a recent study by I.D. Makarenkova (Vopr Virusol, January-February 2010), fucoidan exhibited strong virucidal activity against the highly virulent avian influenza virus influenza A/H5N1, suppressing virus production within 24 hours of infection.
Selenium. Epidemiological studies show a high positive correlation between levels of selenium, an antioxidant trace mineral nutrient, and overall good health. "Selenium modulates the immune system by increasing killer cell activity and is believed to have a stimulatory effect on antibody production," said Sabinsa's Dr. Majeed. "Selenium nutritional status is also considered to be the driving force for influenza virus mutations. For example, studies indicate that a nonvirulent virus in a selenium-deficient host mutates to become super virulent—a killer virus. Therefore a healthy selenium nutritional status may be beneficial in containing epidemics by providing enhanced immunity to infection, inhibiting the spread of the virulence and generating a robust response to infection or severe inflammation."
Ashwagandha. Also known as Withania somnifera or Indian ginseng, this plant is native to India and parts of Africa. For more than 4000 years it has been used as an immune-system stimulant and remedy for nervous disorders. "Flavonoids and compounds called withanolides are believed to account for its many medicinal applications, including supporting the immune system and alleviating anxiety and panic," said Ms. Linsley.
According to research conducted by the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu, India, chemically standardized leaf extract of Withania somnifera activates the immune system by enhancing cytokine expression and stimulating the proliferation of T cells. "Our studies demonstrate the possible usefulness of Ashwagandha as an immune adjuvant for chronic infectious ailments," stated Fayaz Malik, a research scientist at IIIM.
Colostrum. This remarkable substance is produced by mammals within the first 12 hours after birth. "Through its natural richness in biological compounds, colostrum enhances the immune system, promotes gut health and improves sports performance," said Kaare Axelsen, business development manager for Ingredia, Arras, France. "Colostrum naturally contains immuno-stimulating immunoglobulins, of which the most abundant are type G immunoglobulins (IgG), lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, lysozyme and proline-rich polypeptides."
"Colostrum is nature's perfect first food," agreed APS BioGroup's Dr. Keech. "It is estimated colostrum triggers at least 50 processes in the newborn, including transferring the immune factors and the memory from the mother's own immune system. The most important active ingredients are the proline-rich polypeptides (PRPs). Proline-rich polypeptides are identical in all mammals and have the unique ability to modulate the immune system, increasing its activity level in the case of a suppressed immune state, and decreasing its activity level when the immune system is overactive. When an infection is detected by scout immune cells or dentric cells, chemical signals go out to mobilize other cells to come to the defense and fight off the infection."
Prebiotics & Probiotics. Once relegated primarily to yogurt and high-fiber fare, the demand for food and beverage products fortified with probiotics and prebiotics is accelerating, particularly as digestive health continues to emerge as a high-growth market. According to market researcher Packaged Facts, the global retail market for probiotic and prebiotic foods and beverages was $15 billion in 2008, a 13% increase over 2007. Packaged Facts projects that value will exceed $22 billion by 2013, driven largely by innovations in probiotic and prebiotic formulations that allow more products to be enhanced with these ingredients, as well as heightened consumer awareness about the relationship between digestive health and immunity.
The gut is a key part of the immune system—this is where the body is constantly exposed to toxins and foreign antigens, including those originating from food and microbes. "Recent studies have highlighted the importance of gut microbiota in the development and regulation of the gut immune system," said Danisco's Mr. Lahtinen. "Imbalances in the gut microbiota may be associated with imbalances in the immune system function, ranging from reduced immunity against infectious agents to allergies and states of chronic inflammation. In recent years, the role of chronic inflammation in many serious diseases has been particularly highlighted."
"Some of the most commonly used dietary ingredients in products targeted at immune health and immune support are prebiotics and probiotics," Friesland's Ms. Staley added. "This is because colonic fermentation has a significant impact on digestive health, which in turn is directly linked to immune health and immune support. In fact, it is estimated that the colon accounts for up to 70% of the immune system. Specific prebiotics are selectively fermented by beneficial probiotics to modify the digestive ecosystem, resulting in immune protection."
Large clinical studies have highlighted the potential of probiotics to reduce the risk of common winter infections in healthy populations, most likely through the enhancement of innate immune functions. "Nutraceuticals such as probiotics may also have an important role in the regulation of inflammation," Mr. Lahtinen said. "By improving the microbiota composition in the mucosal layers and by modulating the host immune cell status, probiotics may help to reduce or prevent aberrant inflammatory status. Metabolites of gut microbes such as short chain fatty acids have also been shown recently to regulate host inflammatory status. Such metabolites may contribute to the beneficial effects of probiotics, but may also be induced by the use of prebiotics, which enhance the natural microbiota of the host and therefore can affect short chain fatty acid production."
Vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency has reached epidemic status throughout the world, and it typically goes undiagnosed by physicians. Adequate levels are needed to keep the immune system functioning at a high level. "Even in the sunniest areas, vitamin D deficiency is common when most of the skin is shielded from the sun," said Michael Holick, a Boston University professor and one of the world's leading vitamin D experts in "Vitamin D Deficiency," his 2007 paper in the New England Journal of Medicine. "In the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Turkey, India and Lebanon, 30-50% of children and adults had 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels under 20 ng per milliliter [40-70 is considered normal]. Without vitamin D, only 10-15% of dietary calcium and about 60% of phosphorus is absorbed. The interaction of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D with the vitamin D receptor increases the efficiency of intestinal calcium absorption to 30-40% and phosphorus absorption."
An abundance of research continues to show how the lack of vitamin D is related to a number of serious health conditions. As reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine last year, individuals with vitamin D deficiency were 36% more likely to suffer respiratory infections than those with sufficient levels. The risk of respiratory infection was also twice as high among vitamin D-deficient patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared to lung patients with normal vitamin D levels.
"Vitamin D deficiency is associated with cancer, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, osteoporosis, periodontal disease, macular degeneration, mental illness, propensity to fall and chronic pain," stated John Cannell, MD, director of the Vitamin D Council, San Luis Obispo, CA. "Adult vitamin D deficiency is the rule rather than the exception in industrialized nations. A high number of otherwise healthy children and adolescents are also vitamin-D deficient. Rickets, a disease of the industrial revolution, is being diagnosed more frequently, especially in breastfed infants."
Through the Vitamin D Council Dr. Norris Glick, a physician at the Central Wisconsin Center (CWC) in Madison, shared his recent experience with the H1N1 outbreak last year. CWC has 800 staff and is a long-term care facility for about 275 residents with developmental disabilities. Vitamin D levels have been monitored in virtually all the residents for several years and patients are supplemented to maintain normal levels of vitamin D. In June 2009, at the height of the H1N1 outbreak in Wisconsin, two CWC residents developed an influenza-like illness (ILI) and had positive tests for H1N1: one was a long-term resident and the other was a child who had been recently transferred to the facility with what was later proven to be H1N1. On the other hand, 60 staff members developed ILI or were documented to have H1N1, and an additional 43 staff members called in sick with ILI.
"So," said Dr. Glick, "it is rather remarkable that only two residents of 275 developed ILI, one of which did not develop it here, while 103 of 800 staff members had ILI. It appears that the spread of H1N1 was not from staff to resident but from resident to staff and between staff, implying our staff was susceptible and our residents protected."
Concerned about the economy and the skyrocketing cost of healthcare, consumers are looking for ways to maintain their health and their bottom line at home. "We are seeing people take a more proactive approach to maintaining their wellness by looking for natural ways to stay healthy and maintain a balanced immune system," said Embria's Ms. Sturm. "Mothers are also interested in their children's immune health and with the recall of over-the-counter children's cough and cold remedies last year, we're seeing more of a demand for natural children's products."
Baby Boomers also represent a huge segment of the population that will come increasingly into play as they approach retirement. Boomers are determined to live active lifestyles as they age and will be proactive in seeking out economical, simple and preventative ways to maintain their health. "To meet this demand, immune health ingredients will be finding their way into a wider variety of dietary supplements, as well as additional functional foods and beverages," said Ms. Sturm. These will be formulated into a variety of delivery systems, including tablets, capsules and soft gels, chewables, ready-to-drink beverages, nutrition bars, chewing gum, lozenges, powdered drinks, effervescents and gummies, to name a few.
"The scientific community is learning more every day about modes of action of nutraceuticals on immune health and is motivated in general to further advance this knowledge," said Danisco's Mr. Mehring. "Companies that supply these ingredients and finished products to the consumer are investing more time and money than ever before in proving their products deliver the benefits they say they do."
Although immunity is not often mentioned as a key trend in the nutraceutical industry reports, some experts believe it is positioned for strong growth. "As emerging science continues to show the role of various ingredients on immune support, the market opportunities are likely to expand," predicted Friesland's Ms. Staley.
What will drive these market opportunities, according to APS BioGroup's Mr. Keech, is increased public awareness and consumer education. "Growth may be slow or limited in the immune market because a healthy immune system reduces the incidences of disease in humans, thus reducing traditional drug sales," he cautioned. "The key will be continued education of the general public on the benefits of having a balanced immune system."
About the author: Mark Crawford is a freelance writer based in Madison, WI. Armed with a science background, he writes about a variety of subjects, from manufacturing to discovery to commercialization to testing/verification to market performance. Personally, natural health is one of his favorite fields. He can be reached at mark.crawford@charter.net.
Global Probiotics Market to Reach Nearly $29 Billion by 2015
Enhanced efficiency of ingredients and increasing scientific evidence of the advantages of probiotics are major factors facilitating market growth.
Global Industry Analysts has released a new report on the probiotics market. According the report—"Probiotics, A Global Strategic Business Report"—the market is still in its infancy stage, but predicted to reach almost $29 billion by 2015. The market is set to witness impressive growth as consumers become more conscious about their health and switch to preventive healthcare due to rising healthcare costs.
GIA says that probiotics are increasingly being considered as an important healthcare concept in the new century. Probiotic food in particular is gaining ground as a form of preventive medicine, with the rising healthcare costs globally acting as a major stimulant to the industry's growing popularity. The global H1N1 pandemic also acted as a major catalyst, boosting growth in the probiotics segment, which witnessed a minor hiccup during the economic recession. Rising healthcare awareness and the consequent gravitation toward digestive and functional foods has managed to offset the high cost disadvantage and sustain growth momentum in the industry.
Already used extensively by the Europeans and in some parts of Asia, probiotics are gaining in popularity worldwide, particularly in the U.S. Europe represents the largest as well as the fastest-growing market. Within Europe, Germany and the U.K. account for about 45% of the total market. Japan, the second largest market, is demonstrating signs of maturity, and is expected to grow at more moderate rates, the report said.
Growth in the market is also being driven by the enhanced efficiency of ingredients, which offer products with bio-therapeutic properties. The increased consumption is also a result of the availability of probiotic products in the form of dietary supplements and food, such as baked and dairy products, which induced major players to integrate probiotics with products such as chocolates, cheese, muffins and sausages.
With further advancement in technology, probiotic usage is likely to extend beyond the current realms of gut, dental and immune health to several other areas of human health. As consumers across the world are becoming increasingly aware of the favorable benefits of "friendly" bacteria, the market is likely to reap rich gains in the coming years. Fortified products such as probiotic baked products, probiotic ice creams and probiotic chocolates are likely to gain popularity as consumers are willing to incur additional costs to enjoy health benefits.
Lured by the vast market potential, the probiotic market is witnessing extensive scientific research as new probiotic strains and new applications are under development. Global probiotics giants are making great efforts and applying their experiences from traditional markets such as Europe and Japan, where these food supplements are already in wide acceptance. Probiotics are increasingly being targeted to provide relief in new areas such as inflammatory diseases, allergy prevention, cholesterol reduction and prevention of colon cancer, apart from traditional benefits that they provide in terms of gut health.
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Immune Support: Playing Good Defense
2011 State of the Industry Review
Consumer Trends | Delivery & Dosage Technologies | Fiber & Carbohydrates | Minerals | Proteins, Peptides, Amino Acids | Vitamins
Amid growing market opportunities, formulators have next generation solutions to overcome manufacturing challenges.
By Lara Niemann, Global Marketing, GELITA 01.07.20
Consumer Trends | Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Minerals | Vitamins
These nutrients remain critical for good health, but are consumers taking enough?
By Lisa Schofield, Contributing Writer 01.07.20
Herbs & Botanicals | Minerals | Probiotics & Prebiotics | Vitamins
2020 International Buyers' Guide
An annual reference of companies supplying nutraceutical ingredients, products, and services around the world.
Compiled by Nutraceuticals World Staff 12.04.19
Antioxidants | Cognitive Function | Consumer Trends | Dietary Supplements | Functional Foods & Beverages | Healthcare Trends | Healthy Aging | Herbs & Botanicals | Omega-3s | Proteins, Peptides, Amino Acids | Research | Vitamins
Product developers target brain health and function to address consumer needs at every life stage.
Bone & Joint Health | Cognitive Function | Delivery & Dosage Technologies | Dietary Supplements | Energy | Functional Foods & Beverages | Healthy Aging | Herbs & Botanicals | Marine Nutraceuticals | Proteins, Peptides, Amino Acids | Sports Nutrition | Vitamins
Taking Aim at a Healthy Sports Nutrition Market
Varied product solutions help consumers meet personal performance goals.
Consumer Trends | Digestive Health | Functional Foods & Beverages | Healthcare Trends | Natural/Organic | Probiotics & Prebiotics | Proteins, Peptides, Amino Acids
Key Trends in Functional Foods & Beverages for 2020
Delivering multiple benefits that align with consumer concerns will increasingly be the basis for future success in health and wellness.
By Julian Mellentin, Director, New Nutrition Business 11.05.19
Dietary Supplements | Natural/Organic | Quality & Safety | Regulations | Testing
Clean Label Questions: Anything But 'Short and Sweet'
Companies are challenged to meet often vague and undefined consumer expectations.
By John Travis, Senior Research Scientist, NSF International 11.05.19
Fatty Acids | Marine Nutraceuticals | Omega-3s
Omega-3 EPA & DHA Source Primer: Fresh Opportunities in the Nutraceutical Market
The ingredients segment of the omega-3 industry reflects diversity in scope and origin.
By Chris Gearheart, Director of Member Communications and Engagement, Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) 10.07.19
Healthy Aging | Herbs & Botanicals | Men's Health | Proteins, Peptides, Amino Acids | Research | Sports Nutrition
Protein Sources That Stimulate Skeletal Muscle Health
Preserving and improving muscle size/function are not just relevant to athletic performance, but also to overall health and well-being.
By Michelle Braun, PhD, Global Protein Scientific Affairs Lead, DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences 10.07.19
Consumer Trends | Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Quality & Safety | Sports Nutrition | Weight Management/Weight Loss
Weight Management: Personal Approaches to Whole Health
Product developers are delivering targeted nutrition options that align with varying lifestyles and dieting trends.


Functional Medicine is often referred to as a third type of medicine, in that it incorporates comprehensive aspects of traditional and natural medicine in a unique manner for each person. The manifestation of health and disease is an individual expression of genetics, physiology, environment and emotions. Investigating the interconnected causes of illness versus just treating the symptoms distinguishes Functional Medicine.
For example, let's say three people have headaches--each could take a painkiller that might relieve the pain temporarily (relieve the symptoms), but would most likely not address the underlying cause?
Painkillers may relieve the pain temporarily, but will not address the root of the cause. This is where Functional Medicine shines.
* For person #1 we can investigate various types of hormone with blood work and saliva testing.
* Allergies and genetic variations can be investigated with blood and cheek swab analysis for person #2.
* and for person #3--muscle tightness would benefit from chiropractic, massage, and stress reduction.
Each of these scenarios has a unique underlying mechanism that would persist indefinitely if only painkillers were prescribed. With Functional Medicine, the symptom (pain) is relieved, and the cause of the pain is addressed and hopefully further deterioration prevented.
Functional Medicine utilizes a greater volume of data to evaluate the unique biological, biochemical, and environmental influences that lead to disease.
Functional Medicine provides personalized, complete solutions instead of chasing symptoms or targeting only one part of the body. The saying "He who chases the site of the pain is lost..." is often referenced by Functional Medicine practitioners.
Functional Medicine sees you, the patient, as a whole person, with a unique history, a unique set of circumstances, and a unique set of genes that interact to create your health, or the experience of disease.
Functional Medicine does not apply a standard protocol to each problem. This is not "one-size-fits-all" medicine.
Through the unique partnership between you, the patient and the doctor, the Functional Medicine approach produces a comprehensive plan for maximizing health. Beyond just alleviating symptoms or slowing the progression of disease, Functional Medicine is integrative, science-based healthcare that focuses on addressing the underlying cause of illness, as well as the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
Functional Medicine practitioners spend a lot of time with their patients, listening to their histories and investigating the complex interactions among genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic disease.
Through this comprehensive evaluation, and development of a personalized wellness program, Functional Medicine practitioners help you to regain control over your health and make changes to support a lifetime of wellness.
* Each person is unique, with unique healthcare needs.
* Health is more than simply the absence of disease.
* Balanced biochemistry is essential to proper functioning.
* Medicine must be personalized for the individual.
Using this detailed information, you and your doctor can create a customized wellness plan just for you.


The WBMD office serves as a central communication hub and resource center. We maintain a web site for WBMD congregations to find and/or advertise events or open positions. WBMD laptop computer and projector are available to borrow for special occasions. WMBD provides color copy service to our congregations at minimal cost.
Our six Lutheran Pantries in Reading are feeding more than 4,000 people monthly! These pantries are located at Incarnation, St. Paul's, Hope, St. John's Reading, Christ Glenside, and Bethany West Reading. They are supported through the benevolence of our 42 WBMD congregations. Many congregations also participate in their local community pantries as well.
About 40 youth and their advisors participated in the WBMD Youth Event held at Good Shepherd in February 2017.
The spring bowl-a-thon fundraiser provided a fun activity for folks of all ages and the money raise supports WBMD youth ministry programs. 21 teams raised over $1,700.
127 people enjoyed our Lenten Prayer Breakfast a the Inn at Reading with guest speaker, the Rev. Dr. Michael Bennethum of the PA Northeast Synod.
50 Parish Professionals from across the WBMD enjoyed an Appreciation Luncheon at the historic Reading Country Club.
WBMD again partnered with Bear Creek Camp to provide a week of Summer Day Camp in 2017 for 40 children. The youth thoroughly enjoyed their time there.
30 children participated in the 4th annual Music Camp hosted by Atonement Lutheran. The kids learned and performed "Kids of the Kingdom".
Having facilitated resettling of the Johnson-Agiri family from Nigeria after their release from the local Detention Center, the family is in the asylum process and is hoping to remain in the US. The support of the family financially has been shared by many organizations and persons including our member churches.
WBMD is the sponsoring organization of the Reading Berks CROP Walk which has raised over a million dollars in our 36 year history to fight hunger locally and around the world.
Together in Hope: A Reconciling Reformation was hosted by St. Ignatius Catholic Church and brought many people from various faiths together for worship and fellowship as we recognized the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. WBMD leaders took the lead in planning the service.
WBMD Director attends meetings of the Clusters and retired Pastors to maintain communications with district Pastors. She also helps coordinate meetings of Rostered Ministers throughout the year.
WMBD newsletters are published throughout the year to let congregations know about WBMD activities and how their benevolence dollars are at work in our community.
Continued financial support to Family Promise of Berks County's Program for homeless families with children. Many of our congregations participate as hosts or partners in the Interfaith Hospitality Network, providing safe shelter and meals for the guest families in the program.
Provide bookkeeping service for the Hospital Visitor Program, for the Reading Lutheran Parish, and for the GRIP Summit.


During Friday's session the index rose by 0.26% on increased volume (similarly as on Thursday), it was a successful crowning of the week in which DAX gained 1.55%. After a positive surprise with orders in industry, on Friday it was reported that the production of the German economy increased in May 2.6% against expectations at 0.3%; data for May have been revised down to -1.3%.
Among the components of the DAX index, the best result was recorded by RWE, which gained 2.84%, while the Deutsche Bank company increased by 2.51%. The worst result was for Daimler – down 0.79% and Continental was down 0.57%. The total number of growth companies exceeded the number of losing 438 to 285 on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The new DAX week starts with an opening gap close to 60 points, the index was not only above the prices from Friday but also on the highest level in the current upward movement started last week. In addition, the price has quite significantly overtaken the July pivot level at 12,515 points, but on the other hand a significant deviation already on Monday morning can be an incentive to catch bulls in a trap. The more so because the first local resistance is already near 12,550 – R1.
Looking at the higher time interval, it can be seen that the harmonic formation I mentioned at 12 100 points is realized. What's more, the price reached the first target level on the Friday session, the "B" point of the entire formation located at 12,500 points. At your fingertips is already the average DMA 200 (green), which will tell a lot about the strength of demand in this place. Strong support zone at 12320-12 300 points.


Research sponsored by the NCSEHE has uncovered new issues and challenges, as well as providing solutions for educational institutions to radically improve their performance.
Between 2008 and 2015 the number of undergraduate students with disability increased by 88.6 per cent, more than double the rate of growth of total undergraduate students nationally, representing 6.2 per cent of the overall undergraduate student body.
Research highlighted problems with accessing the correct data and information to accurately assess challenges and act upon them, while 'training the educators' in disability issues was another challenge.
Major changes were proposed to raise awareness for a more inclusive environment. Educational content delivery was also seen as a significant area for progressive change.
The provision of adequate service delivery and 'reasonable adjustments' to facilities and services, as well as improving inherent requirement statements was highlighted.
more flexible options for support services and study terms.
Substantial progress has been made in access, retention, and outcomes for students with disability in Australian higher education.
While a lot more remains to be done, the research reports sponsored by NCSEHE points to future directions for better outcomes for students with disability.


Fashion magazine Rubbish approached Nirvana to develop and produce the packaging for its latest issue of knitted celebrity finger puppets.
This limited-edition set included puppet versions of high-profile fashion editors Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Katie Grand, Carine Roitfeld and Suzy Menkes.
We produced packaging to showcase the puppets, drawing inspiration from toy presentation boxes of pastel colours and playful, nostalgic design.


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Jacmar plans 243 apartments at 7035 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in North Hollywood
The mixed-use project would replace a post office
November 01, 2022, 11:30AMSteven Sharp Comments
Jacmar Cos., a food distribution company that has occasionally ventured into development, is planning a large mixed-use apartment complex on an industrial-zoned site in North Hollywood.
Aerial view looking northwestMVE + Partners
Last month, the Alhambra-based company submitted an application to the Los Angeles Department of City Planning seeking approvals for the construction of a new project at 7023-7037 N. Laurel Canyon Boulevard. The proposed development, which would replace a single-story building now inhabited by a post office, calls for the construction of a six-story, nearly 258,000-square-foot building featuring 243 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments above approximately 5,100 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 413 parking stalls located at and below grade.
As the project will require a zone change and a general plan amendment, it is subject to the affordability provisions imposed by Measure JJJ. To comply, Jacmar will be required to set aside 40 apartments as affordable housing priced for very low- and extremely low-income households.
View looking northeast from rear property lineMVE + Partners
MVE + Partners is designing 7035 Laurel Canyon, which would rise up to 71 feet in height and feature an exterior of painted stucco accented with brick tile. The building would have a U-shaped footprint, opening onto Laurel Canyon Boulevard, providing space for a ground-floor courtyard, a vehicular driveway, and a commercial plaza. Other planned amenities include a pool deck, a fitness center, lounges, and a fitness center. The building would also have stepped height along its rear property line, creating terrace decks for residents and a transition to the lower-scaled single-family zone to the west.
While development in North Hollywood has largely been focused on the area surrounding the neighborhood's Metro hub, there is some evidence of the neighborhood's gravity shifting northward. One mile south, developers have transformed a failed 25-acre shopping center into a mixed-use complex with more than 600 apartments flanking a walkable retail complex anchored by a Trader Joe's.
7023-7037 N Laurel Canyon BoulevardGoogle Maps
This is not the first time Jacmar and MVE + Partners have worked on housing and retail in the City of Los Angeles. The two entities are also behind plans for a 120-unit apartment complex at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Mid-Wilshire.
North Hollywood (Urbanize LA)
7035 N Laurel Canyon Boulevard
Jacmar Cos.
MVE + Partners


Where the Wild Things Are has been one of the most cherished children's books for decades and is a personal favorite of mine from my own childhood. It's an imaginative tale of rebellion and escaping the mundane world for one of your wildest dreams. From the early production stills and trailer it was clear that this was going to be a beautiful adventure-filled movie. I had high expectations going in, but the film actually ended up beating those expectations to give me a truly exhilarating and blissful cinema experience. Few picture books turned in to movies draw you in so deeply and continue to be so fascinating throughout as Where the Wild Things Are does. In fact, most have such little material to draw from that the novelty in the idea is better than the actual film. Where the Wild Things Are actually expands on the original material while still representing the original story with such a youthful and true approach.
Max (Records) is a lonely young boy, full of energy with a vibrant imagination, but no one to share it with or really appreciate it. His sister, Claire (Emmerichs), is more preoccupied with her friends. He has a very caring mother (Keener), but she is often busy with her job and spending time with her boyfriend (Mark Ruffalo). One day, Max gets fed up of having no one to play with and puts on a wolf costume before dinner. He acts out towards his mother to get attention. When they get in a fight he runs off. He runs and runs, sails through the sea, coming to a lengthy desert in to an outlandish forest. Max glimpses upon fire and large wild creatures, smashing their way through the woods. Max is startled and slightly scared, but also fascinated. He suddenly joins the creatures, roaring and trying to impress them. When he crushes the creatures' homes though, he nearly gets eaten by them. He is only saved from this fate because he claims he was the king of the vikings for 20 years and that he has magical powers that can solve all of their problems.
The creatures are so amazed by Max's abilities that they make him their new king. He rules proudly despite his differences and some of the creature's doubts in him. Max becomes quick friends with Carol in particular (Gandolfini) who has confidence, pride, and affection for Max. Max also becomes close to Carol's crush, KW (Ambrose), who Max convinces to stay with them when Carol feared they had lost her forever.
Carol had dreams of building a momentous land of their own, but never really believed this was a possibility. Max insists that they can do this though, starting with a fort. He claims that it will be a place where only good things can happen and only people they want will be able to enter or their brains will be destroyed. After working on it together day after the day, they built a large fort where they can all huddle together. When Carol is feeling jealous of KW's new owl buddies, Max starts a war where they throw dirt clots at each other. Day in and out they run and play and are each other's comfort when the day is gone. As more of the creatures doubt Max's abilities and honesty this perfect place begins to fall apart. He realizes that things aren't perfect among this family just as his isn't, but he still belongs with his own kind.
Max Records did an incredible job as Max, the king of the wild things. A big part of it was simply because he acted like a kid. He brought out the rebelling and obnoxious side, the lonely and caring side, and the playful and inventive side; especially when it went to the nonsensical tone that many young kids hold in their language. In the scenes where he was trying to act on his inner wild thing, his growls and attempted toughness were absolutely adorable. His portrayal of the character gets to your emotions through the end and is entertaining along the way.
Although it was a smaller role, Catherine Keener did very well as Max's preoccupied, but very loving mother. James Gandolfini did a wonderful job as Carol with his low booming voice, showing the potential for power and aggression, but overall being a much more soothing and compassionate voice. Lauren Ambrose brought forward a calming and resonant voice that contrasted off of Gandolfini's very nicely as their characters had a complicated, but close relationship. They were portrayed as the other halves of each other, guiding and comforting Max in their own ways. Paul Dano offered the slightly squeakier and shrill voice of the bird-like creature of the group. Catherine O'Hara and Forest Whitaker also had lower voices, O'Hara's more sharper and intimidating and Whitaker more soulful and emotional.
I am really glad they decided to make this in live action rather than animation. In doing so, it brought an entirely new life to the film and made it seem all the more real. The creatures themselves look fierce and monstrous with a naturalistic touch to them. They almost blend in to their surroundings of the woods; their wild domain. At the same time there's a misunderstood, kind, and gentle characteristic to them in some of the softer features that contrast the rougher ones. The cinematography is absolutely beautiful. There are many bright, sunny shots where the sun is beaming on Max's new world and all that it encompasses. The texture of the earthy tones both through the atmosphere and the creatures, and even Max as he dirtily wears the earth on him, are well defined.
The soundtrack really compliments the movie wonderfully. It allows for the action and escapades we see Max and the wild things explore. Through it the film is able to show the sheer joyful moments and simplicities as well as bringing a youthful and carefree spirit to the table. The dialogue is excellent as well. I laughed through majority of the film, far more than I expected to. It's very unique comedy and the rarity and richness of it makes it all the more enjoyable and fresh. Most of it is through how closely it resembles the average young child with a rearing mind would in fact talk. Kids can really say the funniest things, exploring this is far more genuinely funny than simply placing jokes in the film. There's a very natural comedy that shows exaggerated, overstated, and silly absurdities in how our young character sees both his world and even more so the exciting new world of the wild things.
Where the Wild Things Are resembles very well what it is to be a kid. It shows the loneliness and longings, angry outburst for craving of attention, the pure joy that can be found in simple things like dirt clot wars, using ones imagination to get out of sticky situations, and the essential need to be loved and truly belong in a place you can call home. It doesn't just focus on the fun and exploration had, but all of the ups and downs, confusions and joys. This is really spoken in a child's language more than most films with children as main characters do.
Still so much of what Max encounters is highly representative of what adults go through too, just showing it through actions and adventures rather than the lone internal mind. Through this it hits all audiences and more importantly feels like a more honest film. Where the Wild Things Are is one of the truest Children's book adaptations and one of the best and emotionally riveting films of the year, bringing such a range of emotion, combining sadness and adventure with fantastical elements that are balanced by a very natural, honest tone.


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Niklas Krütten wins his first race in the ADAC Formula 4
It was only a matter of time, but Niklas Krütten has now taken his maiden win in the ADAC Formula 4 after achieving plenty of top-notch results. The BWT Mücke Motorsport driver from Trier did really well in his big home race as the sun beat down on the Eifel. Krütten's family, friends and many of his fans came to the circuit and loudly cheered on the BWT Mücke Motorsport driver. At any rate, the Nürburgring is one of 15-year-old Krütten's absolute favourite tracks, and so, he had set his sights high for the three races. Apart from winning Race 3, he was also best rookie. He is now 20 points behind David Schumacher, son of ex-Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher, with three races remaining and 75 points still on the table. He rounded off an altogether extremely successful weekend by achieving two more finishes in the Top Ten.
Starting from second on the grid, Krütten sensed that he had a good chance of winning the third race. He set off in determined fashion, and, like a pro driver, overtook his team-mate Köhler, who had started on pole. After that, it was just a matter of keeping the gap to his rivals large enough to stay in the lead at the chequered flag. Krütten went about his task in an impressive manner. The BWT Mücke Motorsport driver never let the gap to his closest rival shrink to less than half-a-second. After some 30 minutes of racing, he took his maiden win with a controlled, error-free drive.
Krütten laid the foundations for his first success by twice securing eleventh position on the grid in Saturday's qualifying. His form in qualifying has improved tremendously during the course of the season. His charges up the field in Race 1 and 2 show that Krütten and the Nürburgring are a perfect match. He moved up two positions in the first race and by four places in Race 2 to take P7. Thanks to the reverse grid rule, that meant grid slot two for the last race, which proved ideal for his eventual race win.
The ADAC Formula 4 season finale at the Hockenheimring is in a little while, but before that, he'll be heading off to Vallelunga in Italy for the penultimate race weekend of the Formula 4 Italian championship (14th - 16th September).
Four questions for Niklas Krütten Niklas, congratulations on taking your maiden win in single-seater racing!
Thanks! Even though it's not yet sunk in properly that I won the third race on my favourite track, I can tell you that it's an incredible feeling. The fact that I've achieved my greatest success to date in formula racing at my home fixture makes my win really special. I've finished on the podium a few times now, but it's simply amazing to stand on the top rung of the podium. We've all worked very hard, everyone in the team, including myself, so I'm really pleased to be able to give my engineers, mechanics and all those involved something back with my victory. I could really get used to finishing on the podium top rung.
How did the race go? You defended the lead like a pro...
My goal was to take P1 as quickly as possible. Fortunately, I managed to get a really strong start once again. As a result, I'd passed my team-mate, who started out from pole position, even before the first corner. As the race progressed, the drivers hunting me down got a little closer, but still, I controlled the race from the front and never let my lead shrink to less than half-a-second.
What was going through your mind on the last lap?
I heard from the pit wall over the radio that I was on the final lap. As I had controlled the race from the front throughout, I knew where I need not push quite so hard, so as not to risk the win unnecessarily and still come home safe and sound. I braked a bit earlier on the approach to the turns but at the same time, never ran the risk of being overtaken by those in pursuit. My tactics paid off. As I crossed the finish line, I swerved towards my team's pit wall in order to thank BWT Mücke Motorsport for their terrific work this season.
The penultimate race weekend of the Italian Formula 4 at Vallelunga is next up on the agenda in just over a month's time. How do you expect to do there?
I already know Vallelunga from last year. Besides, we'll have two days of testing there beforehand. I'm really looking forward to it, because the track layout has a lot to offer. It goes uphill and down dale, plus, there are plenty of fast, tight corners. The track is also very technically demanding, but as far as I'm concerned, the more demanding, the better! Even though we've now got a longish break ahead of us, I feel pretty certain that I can take the momentum from my maiden win with me to Vallelunga.