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U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Dan Coats, along with the heads of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Security Agency (NSA), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), gave testimony to the U.S. Senate's Select Committee on Intelligence about the Office of the DNI's latest Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community on 29 January 2019.
The annual Worldwide Threat Assessment is a rare public document from the U.S. Intelligence Community that covers everything from terrorism and cyber threats through to nuclear weapons and ballistic missile proliferation, as well as threat assessments of particular countries such as Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran. It also includes a section about emerging global national security space trends as well as a brief assessment of how U.S. intelligence perceives threats to U.S. and allied satellites.
The 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment is no different in this regard, and devotes just under two pages from its 42 page document on space issues.
"We assess that commercial space services will continue to expand; countries—including US adversaries and strategic competitors—will become more reliant on space services for civil and military needs, and China and Russia will field new counterspace weapons intended to target US and allied space capabilities," began the section on space threats.
"We continue to assess that the expansion of the global space industry will further extend space-enabled capabilities and space situational awareness to government, nonstate, and commercial actors in the next several years…All actors will increasingly have access to space-derived information services, such as imagery; weather; communications; and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT)," the Worldwide Threat Assessment says, in line with previous U.S. government statements that the strategic benefits of the space domain are being utilized by more and more countries.
"Global access to space services has expanded for civil, commercial, intelligence, and military purposes, in part because of technological innovation, private-sector investment, international partnerships, and demand from emerging markets…We expect foreign governments will continue efforts to expand their use of space-based reconnaissance, communications, and navigation systems—including by increasing the number of satellites, quality of capabilities, and applications for use," the assessment adds.
It is on the satellite and counterspace developments of China and Russia that the Worldwide Threat Assessment focuses in on.
"China and Russia are seeking to expand the full spectrum of their space capabilities, as exemplified by China's launch of its highest resolution imagery satellite, Gaofen-11, in July 2018," the assessment says, inferring that Chinese and Russia satellite systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated and capable.
On Chinese and Russian counterspace and antisatellite (ASAT) weapons, the Worldwide Threat Assessment is explicit when it claims that both countries are developing these capabilities in order to offset conventional U.S. military superiority.
"We assess that China and Russia are training and equipping their military space forces and fielding new antisatellite (ASAT) weapons to hold US and allied space services at risk, even as they push for international agreements on the nonweaponization of space," the assessment says.
Lastly, the Worldwide Threat Assessment accuses both China and Russia of engaging in misleading space arms control advocacy while at the same time pursuing counterspace and ASAT capabilities that its own proposed arms control solution does not cover.
"China's and Russia's proposals for international agreements on the nonweaponization of space do not cover multiple issues connected to the ASAT weapons they are developing and deploying, which has allowed them to pursue space warfare capabilities while maintaining the position that space must remain weapons free," the U.S. Intelligence Community maintains.


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Moon Bear Cub Rescued From the Bile Industry Goes From Skinny and Scared to Strong and Beautiful
By Latrice Harrison
The practice of consuming bear bile is extremely popular across Asia. It is believed that the bear's bile fluid contains medicinal properties that can do everything from cure a hangover to improve dental hygiene and treat about every other ailment in between. Despite the fact that there is little proof that taking bear bile is any more effective than popping a Tylenol, people continue to pay for this "remedy," largely at the costs of the bears themselves.
Sun bears and Moon bears are the primary targets of the bile industry. Typically, these bears are captured from the wild at a young age and sold into life on a bile farm.
Bear bile farms are unbelievably cruel operations where bears are locked into tiny "crush" cages and tortured with sharp objects to drain the bile from inside of their gallbladders, over and over again. Some of the poor animals have permanent seeping wounds, with bags attached to catch the fluid. This is the tragic future in store for Mara the Moon bear, but this all changed when Animals Asia stepped in to rescue her.
This little sweetie was being smuggled on a passenger bus from Vietnam bound for Laos. She was petrified and malnourished when the Forest Protection Department found her, weighing in at only a few pounds.
While the lifespan of a wild bear is estimated at 35 years, bile farm bears rarely make it more than five years living under such horrific conditions. Without the help and dedication of groups like Animals Asia, this poor little lady would have spent the rest of her life in a cage, knowing nothing but fear and pain.
These days, the eight-year-old bear live a peaceful life filled with romping and napping. She has grown into a healthy, confident adult with a big personality, who bears little resemblance to the starving, scared orphan that she once was.
Reflecting on Mara's transformation, Animals Asia Bear Manager Sarah Dempsey says, "It's strange to think beautiful calm Mara was ever this fragile, scared cub in a tiny cage. She's a huge part of the sanctuary now."
With modern alternatives available that do not rely on animal sources, the tide is finally starting to turn for the bear bile industry. Vietnam has even announced plans to ban bear bile farming in their country by 2020, which means that for Asian Black Bears like Mara, help is on the way.
Despite all of this progress, there are over 7,000 bears living in bile farms in China alone. Bear bile products have been found in markets throughout Asia and this demand still makes farming these animals profitable. If you would like to assist Animals Asia in their efforts to stop this barbaric trade, please visit their website by clicking here.
All image source: Animals Asia
JOHN PASQUA says:
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Kirkstall Forge Engineering
November 1926. Axles.
1948. Intro to catalogue (1).
April 1951. Axle for Thornycroft.
February 1952.
March 1952.
May 1952.
August 1952.
September 1954.
November 1954. Bright Steel Bars.
of Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, design and production of axles for heavy road vehicles.
1919 Kirkstall Forge Co Ltd, a private company, was founded to acquire the business carried on by Kirkstall Forge[1].
1927 See Aberconway for information on the company and its history.
1930s Most of the buildings were rebuilt and machine shops refitted, much of the machinery being specially designed for the company's purposes[2].
1937 Steel bars and drop forgings. "Kirkstall" Steel Bars and Drop Forgings. [3]
1949 Company made public as Kirkstall Forge Engineering. Rodney Fawcett Butler was Chairman and MD. [4]. Directors intended to transfer the steel bar department to a separate subsidiary. About 1,800 employees. Directors intended to transfer the steel bar department to a separate subsidiary.
1961 General engineers and manufacturers of steel bars, drop forgings and axles for heavy motor vehicles. 1,800 employees.
1964 Acquired Regent Axle Co of Burnley, which would provide increased capacity for manufacture and machining of gears for axles[5].
1967 Steel Bar Division, which had a poor profit record, was sold to Flather Halesowen Ltd of Sheffield; a jointly-owned sales company had been established Kirkstall Bright Steels Ltd. Purchased pressed axle casing business of Charles Roberts and Co of Wakefield; separate operating subsidiary established at those premises[6]
1970 Acquired Precision Power Units Ltd of Cheltenham, which would be renamed Kirkstall Hydraulics Ltd[7].
1974 A new computer system, Composit 77 database management programme, was installed to report faults and their causes and costs.[8]
1974 Acquired by GKN, to become part of GKN Transmissions. The last member of the Butler family left the board[9].
The business was taken over by the Dana Corporation, who transferred production overseas, and closed the works. Some important old buildings and historic machines escaped destruction, but may be destined for 'demolition by neglect'.
↑ The Times, 7 June 1949
↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
↑ The Times, 13 October 1965
↑ The Times, 15 November 1967
↑ The Engineer 1974/03/28
↑ The Times, 21 March 1974
'The History of Kirkstall Forge through Seven Centuries 1200 - 1945 A.D.' by Rodney Butler
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Honouring Helena
The distinction of being the first white child born on the newly opened Thames Goldfield was one that Elizabeth Fairgray enjoyed all her life.
She was a prominent member of the Old Thames Girl's Association and at their annual pioneer social meetings was noted for the unique circumstances of her birth.
Elizabeth was the daughter of James Renshaw, an early Thames pioneer and eventual Mayor of Thames.
When she was born on 25 March, 1868 six months after the goldfield had opened, there was no registrar in Thames so her birth was recorded at the Coromandel registry.
But there had been another, earlier birth of a little girl in the fledgling township of Thames.
Helena Butt was born on 1 March 1868 at Hape Creek, Thames. Her father was the energetic Captain John Butt whose entrepreneurial presence in Thames's early days was significant in founding the township.
NZ Herald 3 March 1868
His small daughter was not to enjoy life in the new pioneer town that her father worked so hard to support.
Six weeks after her birth the girl who was likely the first white child born on the Thames goldfield died.
Historical Death records note her name as Allena Butt, probably an error in deciphering 'Helena'.
Elizabeth Fairgray died on 2 March 1939 at her home Queen's Parade, Devonport, aged 71. Her obituary noted "She was believed to have been the first white child born on the newly opened Thames goldfield."
BDM Historical records - https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search
Tom Jacob –Great Great grandson of Captain John Butt
Fairgray Family - https://www.myheritage.com/names/james_fairgray
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Mandatory Three-Year Tenancies in Doubt - Pros and Cons
Executive Property Management
Following a period of the consultation into imposing mandatory three-year tenancies on the lettings industry, the word is that the plan is in doubt. The government suggested the scheme last year and asked renters and the industry for their opinions. However, The Sun has reported that ministers are now set to scrap the plans over fears it will affect property investment.
Find out what the mandatory three-year tenancies plan involves and what the pros and cons of such a scheme would be.
How Mandatory Three-Year Tenancies Would Work
Mandatory three-year tenancies were suggested to help tenants feel more secure in their homes. Currently, 81% of tenancy agreements run for a fixed period of six or 12 months. This is despite most renters staying in the same property for an average of four years.
Under the scheme proposed by Housing Minister James Brokenshire, tenancies would run for three years, with an initial six-month 'probation' period where either tenant or landlord could terminate the deal. After six months, the contract is locked in for three years, although tenants can give two months' notice before ending the agreement.
Pros of Fixed Three-Year Tenancy Agreements
Brokenshire justified the scheme by claiming it was "deeply unfair when renters are forced to uproot their lives or find new schools for their children at short notice due to the terms of their rental contract" under current regulations.
Supporters of the idea said that it would allow families peace of mind, without having to worry about rent rises or the prospect of losing their house if the landlord decided they could make more money renting it to someone else.
The six-month buffer for the tenant and landlord to get used to working together is seen as the adequate time to work out whether a full three-year term will be fruitful for both parties. Another positive for fans of the three-year fixed term tenancy scheme is the two-month notice period, just in case the tenant's circumstances change.
Many in the press saw the idea as an attempt by the Conservative government to try and win back support of renters who defected to Labour at the last election. Whereas tenants in Scotland have no fixed-term tenancies and can remain in rental properties long term, with landlords having to give up to three months' notice of termination, those in England and Wales have no such guarantees.
The government suggests that short-term let's discourage tenants from complaining about poor property standards, as they may fear being thrown out by landlords at the end of the 12-month period. It also says that longer term lets allow tenants to put down roots and be more active in the community.
Cons of Fixed Three-Year Tenancy Agreements
The National Landlords Association (NLA) has been vocal in opposing the government's scheme. It claims the mandatory three-year tenancies are too rigid. It also argues that tenants are just not interested in them. NLA Chief Executive Richard Lambert insists that renters actually want more flexibility, and three-year terms may not suit them.
"More than 50% consistently say that they are happy with the tenancy length they were offered," says Lambert, "and 20% tell us that when they asked for a longer tenancy, they got it." He admitted the current system is flawed but says that the new proposal isn't the correct solution. He added: "It's like urging someone to update their 1980s brick-style mobile phone, but instead of giving them a smartphone, offering them a Bakelite dial phone plugged into the wall."
A major argument against the plans is that they could prevent prospective landlords from investing in property. Knowing that rents will stay flat for three years in an uncertain economy is likely to put off buy-to-let investors. With interest rates on the rise, there could be a slump in the supply of adequate properties. The alternative could be that those who do continue to rent properties will hike rents to account for these concerns.
Although the signs are that the government is backing away from this ruling, nothing has yet to be decided officially. After the consultation results have been assessed, they could still decide to go ahead with implementing mandatory three-year tenancies. However, they would still need to consult with legal experts and work out whether there should be exemptions to the rule. It would also have to pass through parliament before it became law.
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AIDC opens mentorship program applications
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has opened applications for the 2020 Access Mentorship & Professional Development Program, now in its fourth year, in partnership with Singapore's Beach House Pictures, ...
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has opened applications for the 2020 Access Mentorship & Professional Development Program, now in its fourth year, in partnership with Singapore's Beach House Pictures, a Blue Ant Media company.
Access offers doc and factual screen media creators the chance to work one-on-one with international industry professionals during the four days of AIDC 2020 to hone their skills and develop new ideas.
At the end of the program, one project will be selected for the Access Prize, which includes a one-month paid internship with Beach House Pictures in Singapore. The internship is designed to provide hands-on experience with a leading production house and an opportunity to further develop the mentee's project.
A second Access participant will get a complimentary festival pass to the UK's Sheffield Doc/Fest, taking place in June of next year.
Six mentee places are available to doc or factual screen media creators with an original idea in early development to be paired off with mentors.
Mentors have not yet been announced. Previous mentors have included Jennifer Peedom (director of Mountain), Ezra Edelman (director of O.J.: Made in America), Sandi Tan (pictured right; director of Shirkers), Robert Fernandez (producer of Wormwood), Sara Ramsden (creative director of Love Productions), and more.
Applications are now open on the AIDC website, and the deadline to apply is Dec. 13 at 11:59 p.m. AEDT.
Anyone aged 18 and over living in Australia with a non-fiction screen project idea in early stages of development is eligible. Early-career, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), and Indigenous practitioners are encouraged to apply.
"We're really delighted to be working together with AIDC to present the Access Mentorship Program for the fourth year running and we're looking forward to welcoming another aspiring Australian filmmaker for internship at our Singapore production facility in 2020," said Donovan Chan, Beach House Pictures creative director, in a statement. "We've had the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with a range of Access interns over the past three years which has been of both professional and cultural benefit to all parties involved."
"After AIDC and the mentorship experience, I've never been more optimistic that I might have a future as a documentary filmmaker," added 2019 Sheffield Doc/Fest pass prize-winner Sarah Steel.
(Photo by Teresa Noble, courtesy of AIDC)
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Q: Adjust colors selected item in a TListview AFTER processing an item in Lazarus after spending a lot of time with
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procedure Tf100.lvListCustomDrawItem(Sender: TCustomListView; Item: TListItem;
  State: TCustomDrawState; var DefaultDraw: Boolean);
begin
  Sender.Canvas.Font.Color := clRed;    // default was clBlack
end;

procedure Tf100.lvListCustomDrawSubItem(Sender: TCustomListView;
  Item: TListItem; SubItem: Integer; State: TCustomDrawState;
  var DefaultDraw: Boolean);
begin
  Sender.Canvas.Font.Color := clRed;    // Default was clBlack;
end;

'''
I was able to change the color of the items in the listview. However, what I really want is:

*

*Display all the items in the listview in black (done, okay)

*loop through all the items programmatically and select 1 item at the time (done, okay) BUT
make the font color RED    (the color of the selected item).

*Read the caption of the item (a filename) and process that filename (done, okay)

*If processing is done succesful, make the current item GREEN, if not succesful leave it red.

*Select the next item in the list until the end of the list (done, okay).

Hope this makes sense. Summarized it means: how to change the color of a TListItem depending on the result of a certain function. I even don't know in what event I should call this function (in an event of the listview?).
For now, I have this:
iIndex := 0;
repeat

    pbProgress.Position := iIndex + 1;

    try
       lvList.SetFocus;                  // The color should become clRED
       lvList.ItemIndex := iIndex;
       lvList.Items[iIndex].Selected := true;
       lvList.Selected.MakeVisible(True);

       sFile := txtFolder.text + '\' + lvList.Items[iIndex].Caption;
       DisplayPicture(sFile);
       application.processmessages ;
       txtCurrent.Text := Format('%D of %D',[iIndex + 1, iMax]);
       bOke := ProcessFile(sFile);

       if (bOke) then begin
           // Current index color should become clGREEN but I don't know how
       end;

    except
        on E:Exception do begin
           bOke := False;
           msgbox(Format('Error at index %d',[iIndex]),'ooops',acError,[mbOk],['Press']);
        end;
    end;

    if (bOke) then
        Inc(FGood)
    else
        Inc(FWrong);

    UpdateStats(Self);

    Inc(iIndex);

until (iIndex = iMax);

Hope someone is able to answer my question.
Best regards,
Martin

A: I don't have Lazarus installed, so the following is done with Delphi. I'm 99.9% sure it works for you too.
You have already seen how you can define the color of an item, in the OnCustomDrawItem() and OnCustomDrawSubItem() events.
Here it is important to understand that the TListView does not save that color setting anywhere. If you think about scrolling the list up and down, the list view calls the OnCustomDrawItem() and OnCustomDrawSubItem() events for each item as they need to be drawn. The state of an item might have changed since it was previously displayed.
Therefore you need to save the result of your file processing somewhere, so that you can tell the list view what color to use for each item, in the OnCustomDrawItem() and OnCustomDrawSubItem() events.
I suggest you create a data structure, a simple class that holds the filename and the result of the processing. Then, when you add the files to the list view for display, you also add a reference to each of your file objects to the list view.
First some type and variable declarations
type
  // enum for the different processing states
  TProcessEnum = (NotDone, Processing, DoneSucceeded, DoneFailed);
  // class for holding file names and process state
  TMyFileData = class
    FileName: string;
    ProcessState: TProcessEnum;
  end;
  // Array type for file data
  TMyFileDataArray = array of TMyFileData;

const
  // string representation for process states
  ProcessStates: array of string = ['Not done', 'Processing', 'Succeeded', 'Failed'];

var
  // data array
  MyFileDataArray: TMyFileDataArray;

Then create some demo data
procedure TForm21.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
  i: integer;
begin
  SetLength(MyFileDataArray, 9);

  for i := 0 to Length(MyFileDataArray)-1 do
  begin
    MyFileDataArray[i] := TMyFileData.Create;
    MyFileDataArray[i].FileName := 'c:\tmp\example'+IntToStr(i)+'.txt';
    MyFileDataArray[i].ProcessState := NotDone;
  end;
end;

Then add file names and data references to LV Item and process state to LV sub item. The data reference is the second argument to AddItem() and it can be accessed later in the OnCustomDrawItem() and OnCustomDrawSubItem() events using Item.Data
procedure TForm21.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  i: integer;
begin
  for i := 0 to Length(MyFileDataArray)-1 do
  begin
    ListView1.AddItem(MyFileDataArray[i].FileName, MyFileDataArray[i]);
    ListView1.Items[i].SubItems.Add(ProcessStates[ord(MyFileDataArray[i].ProcessState)]);
  end;
end;

And run the processing of all files
procedure TForm21.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  i: integer;
begin
  for i := 0 to Length(MyFileDataArray)-1 do
  begin
    MyFileDataArray[i].ProcessState := processing;
    ListView1.Items[i].SubItems[0] := ProcessStates[ord(MyFileDataArray[i].ProcessState)];
    ListView1.Repaint;  // force a visual update

    sleep(500); // simulate processing delay

    MyFileDataArray[i].ProcessState := TProcessEnum(random(2) + 2);
    ListView1.Items[i].SubItems[0] := ProcessStates[ord(MyFileDataArray[i].ProcessState)];
    ListView1.Repaint;  // force a visual update
  end;
end;

Helper function to translate ProcessState to color
function TForm21.ItemColor(ProcessState: TProcessEnum): TColor;
begin
  case ProcessState of
    DoneSucceeded: Result := clGreen;
    Processing,
    DoneFailed: Result := clRed;
  else
    Result := clBlack;
  end;
end;

Both OnCustomDrawItem() and OnCustomDrawSubItem() have the following line only
Sender.Canvas.Font.Color := ItemColor(TMyFileData(Item.Data).ProcessState);

Note though, that you might want to modify the background or font colors further depending on the State: TCustomDrawState value.

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Business demands improvisation and leaders having the ability to make bold, decisive decisions and create an entirely new path in a different direction if instrumental to early stage success. Counted among these leaders is a veteran who currently presides as the CEO of Genitek Solutions, a leader embracing the growing importance of rapid, dramatic performance improvement for clients which include stressed / distressed companies, organizations seeking to go from 'good to great' and stakeholders in insolvency situations. Arup Ranjan Dey who has created goodwill for himself in the industry using hard-won survival skills. The CEO Magazine interviews Arup Ranjan Dey over a host of issues in line with the Genitek Solutions journey so far.
Take us to the successful voyage of Genitek so far.
It has been a roller coaster ride indeed! Going back in 2005, we started serving our customers with the latest /generation Internet Technology solutions with IT consulting services. The beginning was channelized by catering solutions to reinvent business across a wide range of industries and functions in India and Abroad. We have evolved over the years and in 2010 we created an umbrella of web-based social media and search engine optimization tools that provides clients with new ways to impact their bottom line. Over the following years, our portfolio grew to encompass more than half a dozen solutions, including Analytics, Cloud Solutions, Web Technology and Branding. We started making turnarounds for our clients" businesses after we started implementing our 4 pillar framework methodology from 2014. Basically, we consider ourselves a SMAC service provider guaranteeing our customer's business growth, establish and implement the pathway to do so. The lessons that we only learned by experience, no books or courses could do justice to help steer the decisions we have to make when we're smack right in the middle of it. However, the most interesting part enjoyed the journey thoroughly as what we were doing was completely our choice.
Over the years Genitek has created a spot for itself in the heart of businesses. What makes its position concrete in the business spectrum?
We at Genitek set aspirational targets as "we are open to doing things differently", which was not considered in the past. Our fresh, innovative solutions are designed to grow our client's customer base and optimize ROI. They don't need to struggle to determine which existing ideas to support and scale. We continually seek new and better ways to serve our clients and aim to anticipate their future needs. We believe we will be successful if our clients are successful. We are sensitive to client's needs and adhere to the highest professional standards.
How successful is Genitek in delivering promises to its clients?
Understanding our customers' needs has led us to better insight into our audience and allows us to develop services that are matched to our clients' demand. The company follows a multi-pronged distribution model for an enhanced outreach. The most important thing is the success and growth of our clients. Our business' success depends on the clients' growth.
How many employees are working here at Genitek? What kind of culture exists in the company?
We have a small and powerful team as of now, expanding. We are a value-driven organization and our values have been updated in small ways to reflect the changing time. We are sensitive to client's needs and adhere to the highest professional standards. One simple thing we believe is "Integrity" and we mean it. Over the last years, we have been attending multiple self-development programs which helped us steering the company in the right direction. Technically we update ourselves regularly reading multiple magazines, journals and upgrade ourselves with the latest technologies and closely watch the market trend as well.
Taking the conversation towards a personal posture how has been your journey as an entrepreneur? What was the most difficult lesson you have learned as an entrepreneur?
I think the toughest lesson for me has been when to let go of something that isn't working and also how to handle the cash!!
How do you see the company changing in one year? What's the next big thing planned for Genitek?
Vision and execution were the two ingredients we had when we embarked on the journey to build our company 12 years ago. It's been challenging and the most difficult part was a strong financial back-up which we lacked for quite a long time. We believe in keeping us up-to-date with respect to technology, customer's expectations, market scenario etc. We are actively carrying outdoing marketing activities to make our presence felt by many business houses, setting up multiple offices in almost all major cities in India to cater to the SMEs in those areas and giving breakthrough results to them. We envision reaching the target of Rs. 10 Crore + revenue by next financial year. Our biggest dream is to solve the biggest problems in business and we impacting 1 million business houses directly or indirectly. We need to be recognized as 'THE' organization that takes care of SMEs and we are always there whenever they need us.
Thanks for this lovely session. If you had one piece of advice for someone just starting out, what would it be?
Arup Ranjan Dey an expert in Internet Technology, establishes his "generation internet technology" (Genitek) solutions & consulting firm. He sets an enduring tone of independence and establishes a commitment to rigorous research and training, providing solutions to reinvent business across a wide range of industries and functions in India and Abroad.
The organization has also been recognized as one of the top 25 most promising Marketing Consulting/ IT/ Cloud and got facilitated in multiplicities for turning around their businesses and making them reach to greater heights unthinkable till then.


Once the young emceed made his debut in the game, we just knew the industry just got a massive new addition and predicted great things for the poetic genius.
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This time and with the "Young Album," The Big Hash brings a new twist and uniqueness to the game as he proves a combination of finesse and content is still very achievable.
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We have always said and we will continue to say The Big Hash packs the total package which continues to propel him unto successful streaks.
He continues to prove he is not only the future of the game; he's got a world of stake in the present as well with such contributions even at such a young age.
The "Young Album" is only a testament of the abundance to come off the stash and stables of one talented emcee and you definitely want to celebrate in the birth of a potential classic and evergreen.


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Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Common Cuckoo Bird Information & Facts
As early as the middle of April, one may hear the familiar melodious call of the male common cuckoo, returned to his breeding grounds from far-off tropical or southern Africa. The females, who arrive a week or ten days later, do not make this characteristic call, but a sound resembling that of the woodpecker.
Length: 33 cm. The male and female have like plumage.
Voice: The male's call sounds like 'cuc-coo', the female's like 'kwickkwick-kwick'; the cry of the young resembles 'tseetseetsee'.
Size of Egg: 19.7—26.4 X 14.7—18.8 mm. The eggs show marked variation in colouring.
Common Cuckoo Bird Habitat
Common Cuckoos often return to the same breeding grounds for several years in succession, and may be found in woods, field groves, large parks, overgrown graveyards as well as thickets beside water or even in large reed beds.
The female roams her territory seeking small songbirds' nests and, when she finds one that is suitable, removes any eggs it might contain, depositing her own in their stead, usually similar in colouring to those of the host.
From May to July one hen lays about 15 to 20 eggs, each in a different nest. An individual cuckoo lays eggs of like coloration, but often markedly different from those of other cuckoos. The period of incubation is 12 days and, on hatching, the young common cuckoo soon tumbles all the eggs and even the rightful progeny of its foster parents out of the nest.
The newly hatched cuckoo is completely naked and has very sensitive sensory cells on its back that, during the first four days, react to contact with any foreign object in the nest, including both eggs and the hatched offspring of the foster parents. Adult cuckoos feed on hairy caterpillars. In late July or early September, the cuckoo leaves the breeding areas for its winter quarters.
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Issued 04 Feb 2009
A national campaign to help boost workers' awareness of the increased national minimum wage comes to London for its final events this week.
Campaign roadshow with advice and support from national minimum wage experts are being held at Hackney Town Hall on Friday 6th February and Willesden Green Library Centre on Saturday 7th February.
The "It's Your Call" campaign was launched in Downing Street by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson in November and has toured the UK over the last three months, stopping off at 28 towns and cities, giving workers advice on their entitlements and how to make a complaint if they have been underpaid.
Minister for London Tony McNulty said:
"The national minimum wage has had a huge and lasting impact on the lives of millions of UK workers over the last 10 years. About 87,000 people in London benefited from the latest increase in October last year.
"This campaign is giving the most vulnerable workers the face to face advice and support they need, so they can take action where necessary. Anyone who is concerned they are not receiving the national minimum wage should call the helpline on 0845 6000 678."
Lord Mandelson said:
"The minimum wage was introduced when I was Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 10 years ago and I am so proud to see the difference it has made to the lives of millions of hard working people across the UK.
"More than one million workers benefited from its increase last year and it's important that we make sure everyone knows what they're entitled to, that's what this campaign is all about.
"Of course, most businesses treat staff fairly, but the small number who cheat their workers are flouting the law and undercutting honest competitors.
"Our changes will make sure everyone caught not paying their workers properly faces a stiff penalty - we are determined to ensure workers are paid fairly."
Royal Assent for the Employment Act has paved the way for new penalties to come into force in April, as part of government's crackdown on those who try to exploit workers.
The changes introduce unlimited fines for non-compliance for the most serious cases, removing the maximum limit of £5,000.
The roadshow will have facilities to report cases of abuse, while fully trained staff will be on the spot to give expert face-to-face advice.
Visitors to the event will also hear local people tell their stories of underpayment and the help they received tackling wage abuse.
More than one million people across the UK benefit from annual rises in the National Minimum Wage. On October 1st 2008, rates rose to £5.73 for workers aged 22 and over; £4.77 for 18-21 year olds and £3.53 for those aged 16 and 17.
Anyone worried they may not be getting the National Minimum Wage can call the NMW helpline on 0845 6000 678. Support is offered in more than 100 languages and callers can remain anonymous if they wish.
1. Secretary of State for Business Peter Mandelson and Employment Relations Minister Pat McFadden launched the "It's Your Call" campaign in Downing Street on Tuesday 18th November.
2. The campaign's visits to city centre sites include:
* Cardiff, Bristol, Swansea, Edinburgh and Glasgow in November
* Leeds, Huddersfield and Sheffield in December
* Peterborough, Leicester, Derby, Norwich, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Coventry Birmingham and Newcastle in January
* Plymouth, Portsmouth and London in February
3. The Employment Act has now gained Royal Assent. Its measures, which are due to come into force in April 2009, include:
* Removal of the limit on maximum fines for underpayment of the national minimum wage, currently £5,000.
* The most serious cases of non-compliance will be tried at Crown Court, which can impose an effectively unlimited penalty
* Introducing a fairer way of dealing with national minimum wage arrears, calculated so workers do not lose out.
4. For more information on the minimum wage, visit http://www.direct.gov.uk/nmw.
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I think it's great that people want to learn how to contact their spirit guides on their own rather than be attached to seeking validation through psychics and mediums on a regular basis. There's a lot that goes into contacting your spirit guides so I want to make sure I cover it thoroughly, and that's why I've decided to break this up into as many posts as necessary to cover the topic.
1) Stop thinking of it as "connecting" and realize that you are already connected. You were never not connected. There is no divide to cross, no chasm, no bridge. Your spirit guides are as much a part of you as you are of them, so there's no need to "connect" to your guides, only broaden your awareness of YOURSELF enough to be able to see and feel that connection.
Why do you think you have to hear it? Why couldn't you feel or know or receive communication from your spirit guides through some sort of synchronicity? More than likely, this person completely missed the answer to their question because they were only looking in one place rather than just being open to whatever may come. Don't expect to get results immediately.
The best thing I can tell you is to ask for a sign from your guides, and then don't think about it anymore.
Don't worry about it, don't overanalyze every little thing and don't go looking for it. Just sit back and wait for it to come to you. In the meantime, watch some tv or something. Who knows, your sign might come to you in the middle of an episode of The Big Bang Theory? Signs are often of the most subtle yet personal nature and they can come when you least expect, you only need to learn to recognize them.
3) Be open. A lot of people try to contact their spirit guides this with the attitude of wanting the other side to prove itself to them. They need that proof, that one mind-bending experience to convince themselves that this all for real. That's the irony of that kind of situation – the very fact that they are begging for proof denotes that they most likely won't get it. Their belief is already set on the side of doubt, thus blocking them from being able to have such an experience.
That said, it's exceptionally important to remain neutral to the situation. Too far on the side of doubt and you'll be second guessing every little thing and too far on the side of belief and you'll think the fact that you toilet won't flush is a spirit playing a prank on you when in fact, you just used too much toilet paper.
Being open means that you see things and you hold them as possibilities, rather than immediately attaching to them as truth or immediately rejecting them. When you just hold it as a possibility, you're able to say, "Alright. Let's just see where this goes." and there's no cognitive dissonance associated if it doesn't pan out, and you don't run the risk of being gullible. Just roll with it!
Keep reading parts two and three for more information on how to contact your spirit guides.
Spiritual guides do speak to you. During meditation is where I got to know my spiritual guides. They would show me visions of things in my karmic past, or give me clues that I would look up on my computer that would help me translate the meaning of what I was being told. I have a "spirit" room where I have figurines of Africans and Native Americans. Their spirits would sometimes appear in my meditations. I asked their names, and when they told me I would look the name up, and every time, the name would correlate with something about the figurine. For example, one of the figurines is an African woman with a lily in her hair. She told me her name, and when I looked it up, it meant the same as "lily." Once they know that YOU KNOW you are connected, and that your purpose is a sincere wish to learn how to love yourself, others, and all things in a better more humane way, they speak to you, they comfort you, and they show you things when they know you're ready to receive them. Another thing is that I never really wanted anything from them other than to make my relationship with them a conscious thing. You have to be honest with yourself, and with them, and your purpose, whatever it is, must be an unselfish one. I also had these experiences with the figures on the first 9 or 10 Tarot Cards just by lying down at about an hour before daybreak and letting myself relax fully, but not sleep. I would hold the card in my hand and wait for the entity to appear in whatever vision appeared in my mind. This somehow created, within me, a deep listening mode, and when they would come they would begin to speak, and I listened. I learned how to distinguish my own mental voice from theirs; it was just a feeling I got that the words were not coming from some preconceived notion I had; I would know that because what was being said were things I had NEVER thought of before, ways of being that were not a part of my experience. After the session was over, I'd get up immediately and tape record everything I remembered because I knew I'd forget if I didn't. It was one of the most astonishing things that ever happened to me. I didn't complete all the Tarot figures. I think it was because I had gathered all I had the capacity to process at that time. Both experiences, however, with the spirit guide meditation, and the Tarot, helped to shape two very transformative periods in my life, and helped me to expand my meditations so that I began to get in touch with the 4 elements in a small, but very satisfying manner. I work out chapters in my book using meditation, and also work out chapters in the development of the love which I, and all of us, are the products of.


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Break On Thru
August 18, 2021 February 13, 2020 by kerrinrevell
Hi, I'm Kerrin Revell, welcome to my journey of thought, which today is about Break on Thru.
Raymond Daniel Manzarek, born 2/12/39. Every Doors fan knows what I am quoting there and remember Ray's birthday because of it. It's from a film shot during The Doors European tour in 1968. Incidentally, this blog is about a film that celebrates Ray (and The Doors); Break on Thru: A Celebration of Ray Manzarek. Today was Ray's birthday and the film is being shown around the world for one day only and what better day than his birthday?
I am not going to include too many spoilers in here because it hasn't screened everywhere yet and I don't want to ruin it for people. It's just thru dumb luck of geography and time zones that I was fortunate enough to see it before most.
I arrived at the beautiful Capitol Cinema in Balmoral (Auckland, New Zealand) and the sun was starting to set behind some palm trees. I squinted my eyes, pretending I was back in L.A. and about to see the film.
Inside the theatre I admired the architecture and Doors music playing. I noticed a fellow fan wearing a Mr Mojo Risin' t-shirt and that there was quite an age range in attendance. At this point there were barely twenty of us there and sadly that was it for the entire night. Where were you Auckland?
The film itself was a mixture of interviews (old and new) and old footage but the majority was from a tribute concert for Ray, held on his birthday back in 2016.
Concert films that have interviews interspersed throughout tend to walk a fine line between being brilliant and being a disaster. Break on Thru manages to survive the tightrope ride and deliver an enjoyable film. If you want a documentary to learn all about the Doors and their inner workings, this isn't it. I suggest When You're Strange, if that is what you're after.
Ray's son, Pablo, opens the film with the speech he made at the concert. From there it didn't seem too much of a documentary on Ray but more of a concert. That was the intent. It is a film of a concert that celebrated Ray's life. The music was doing the celebrating and we were celebrating with them as our feet tapped on the cinema's floor (or in the case of the lady behind me, tapping her nails on her wine glass). It's not pure Doors music as we know it but that is surely no surprise considering half of the band is no longer with us and most of the musicians aren't The Doors. Of course, the film does return to talk about Ray and we also get to hear from Ray too.
There is a plethora of musicians who take to the stage and they all appear to be enjoying themselves playing Doors music and playing with the surviving members of The Doors, Robby Krieger (guitar) and John Densmore (drums). There are a couple of people I didn't expect to see, but you can find out who they are by watching it and I suspect a lot already know, anyway.
At one point in the film Robby is lucky that he wasn't in Miami, back in 1969. I won't ruin it, but I will also say that he doesn't whip it out.
Another way these kinds of films can fall flat is to make them too soppy and leave you grieving for the subject of the film. Break on Thru doesn't do that, it really is a celebration. That's not to say it doesn't have it's moments, but you don't leave the theatre with the funeral march in your head.
So what is in it for hardcore Doors fans? Well, apart from seeing different musicians playing Doors songs (some better than others) there is extended footage of old shots, a few quick new shots and some isolated tracks. They will also hear some new information on old stories.
I left the cinema with Doors songs in my head and even more of an appreciation for Ray Manzarek.
The film manages to do exactly what it set out to do; capture the tribute concert and celebrate Ray's life. Ray once said that the ancient Egyptians believed that you weren't really dead if someone spoke your name, so today let's all say out loud "Ray Manzarek".
Categories Music, News, Review Tags Break on Thru, Documentary, Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Kerrin Revell, Ray Manzarek, Review, Robby Krieger, The Doors Post navigation
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package org.apache.giraph.comm.netty;

import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.AdaptiveReceiveBufferSizePredictor;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ReceiveBufferSizePredictor;
import org.jboss.netty.channel.ReceiveBufferSizePredictorFactory;

/**
 * Uses composition to learn more about what
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    ReceiveBufferSizePredictorFactory {
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  /**
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package com.kscs.util.plugins.xjc.codemodel;

import com.sun.codemodel.JClass;
import com.sun.codemodel.JDefinedClass;
import com.sun.codemodel.JTypeVar;

/**
 * @author Mirko Klemm 2015-03-12
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public class GenerifiedClass {
	public final JDefinedClass raw;
	public final JTypeVar typeParam;
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	public GenerifiedClass(final JDefinedClass definedClass, final String typeParameterName) {
		this.raw = definedClass;
		this.typeParam = definedClass.generify(typeParameterName);
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Leonard Beck Jr. and Kristine Lauten of Linwood announce the engagement of their daughter, Tawny Nicole Beck of Lexington, to Jordan Marc Pressley of Lexington, son of Rodney and Tammy Pressley of Lexington.
The couple will be married in a 3 p.m. ceremony June 30, 2007, at Rich Fork Baptist Church in Thomasville.
Miss Beck is the granddaughter of Leonard Beck Sr. and Cindy Beck and J.D. and Brenda Young. She is a 2007 graduate of Triad Academy in Lexington. She is employed at Faith Daycare.
Mr. Pressley is the grandson of Charles and Phyllis Bess, Donald and Rogene Pressley and Barbara Varner. He is a 2005 graduate of West Davidson High School. He is employed at UPS.


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0:00:18 Epigraph
Only the dead have seen the end of war. --Plato
0:04:11 Civilians Killed at Food Distribution Point
Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann: Oh, Shit! Did you see that?
Chief, we got unarmed civilians getting shot down here at nine o'clock.
Helicopter Pilot (Chief Warrant Officer Michael Durant): I got it, Matt. I don't think we can touch this.
Somali Militiaman (making announcement to the crowd): This food is the property of Mohamed Farrah Aidid! Go back to your homes!
Helicopter Pilot (on radio): Command Super 64, we got militia shooting unarmed civilians down at the food distribution center. Request permission to engage.
Radio response: Super 64, are you taking fire? Over.
Pilot: Negative, Command.
Radio response: U.N.'s jurisdiction, 64. We cannot intervene. Return to base. Over.
Pilot: Roger. 64 returning.
0:07:11 Mr. Atto Detained by American Forces
Atto: I see not catching Aidid is becoming a routine.
Major General William Garrison: We weren't trying to catch Aidid. We were trying to catch you.
Atto: Me? (laughs) But am I that important? I hardly think so.
Garrison: You're just a businessman.
Atto: Trying to make a living.
Garrison: Yeah. Selling guns to Aidid's militia.
Atto: You've been here, what? Six weeks? Six weeks you are trying to catch the general. You put up reward posters. Twenty-five thousand dollars. What is this, gunfight at the K.O. corral?
Garrison: (laughs) It's the O.K. corral.
Atto: Do you think bringing me in will make him suddenly come to you? Make him more agreeable? Hmm?
Garrison: You know where he sleeps. You pay for his beds, much less his militia. We're not leaving Somalia till we find him. And we will find him.
Atto: Don't make the mistake of thinking that because I grew up without running water that I'm a simple man. I do know something about history. See all this? It's simply shaping tomorrow. A tomorrow without a lot of Arkansas white boys' ideas in it.
Garrison: Well, I wouldn't know about that. I'm from Texas.
Atto: Mr. Garrison, I think you shouldn't have come here. This is civil war. This is our war. Not yours.
Garrision: 300,000 dead and counting. That's not a war, Mr. Atto. That's genocide. Now you enjoy that tea, you hear?
0:11:09 Private Blackburn Checks In
Specialist John Grimes: Name?
Blackburn: Todd.
Grimes: Last name?
Blackburn: Blackburn.
Grimes: First name Todd.
Blackburn: So what's it like?Grimes: What's what like?
Blackburn: Mogadishu. The fighting.
Grimes: Serial number?
Blackburn: 72163427.
Grimes: Firstly, it's "the Mog." Or simply "Mog." No one calls it Mogadishu here. Secondly, I wouldn't know about the fighting, so don't ask.
Blackburn: Why not?
Grimes: Didn't I just say 'Don't ask?'
Grimes: Look, kid, you look like you're about 12. So let me explain something to you. I have a rare and mysterious skill that keeps me from going on the missions.
Blackburn: Typing.
Grimes: Can you type?
Blackburn: No.
Grimes: Date of birth?
Blackburn: 2, 27, 75. (Grimes enters the information into the computer.)
Blackburn: Well I'm here to kick some ass.
0:14:22 Army Ranger/Delta Force Conflict
Ranger Captain Mike Steele: Sergeant. Sergeant. What's going on here?
Sergeant First Class Norm "Hoot" Gibson: Just some aerial target practice, sir. Didn't want to leave it behind.
Steele: I'm talkin' about your weapon. Delta or no Delta, that's a hot weapon. You know better than that. Your safety should be on at all times on base.
Gibson: Well, that's my safety, sir.
Sergeant First Class Jeff Sanderson: Let it go, sir. The guy hasn't eaten in a couple of days.
Steele: You Delta boys are a bunch of undisciplined cowboys. Let me tell you something, Sergeant. When we get on the five yard line, you're gonna need my Rangers. So y'all better learn to be team players. We're done here.
0:17:55 Eversmann an Idealist, Who Believes in "The Mission"
Lieutenant John Beales: Ask Sergeant Eversmann. He likes the skinnies.
Soldier: Sergeant Eversmann, you really like the skinnies?
Eversmann: It's not that I like them or I don't like them. I respect them.
Specialist Mike Kurth: See what you guys fail to realize is that the sergeant here is a bit of an idealist. He believes in this mission down to his very bones, don't you, Sergeant?
Eversmann: Look, these people have no jobs, no food, no education, no future. I just figure that, you know, I mean, we have two things that we can do-we can either help or we can sit back and watch the country destroy itself on CNN. Right?
Kurth: I don't know about you guys, but I was trained to fight. Are you trained to fight, Sergeant?
Eversmann: Well, I think I was trained to make a difference, Kurth.
Beales: Like the man said, he's an idealist.
0:21:18 Garrison Describes the Mission
Garrison (addressing his soldiers): A long-anticipated meeting of Aidid's senior cabinet may take place today at 1500 hours. I say 'may' because we all know by now with the intel we get on the street, nothing is certain. This is actual intel confirmed by three sources. Two tier-one personalities may be present: Omar Salad, Aidid's top political advisor, and Abdi Hassan Awale, Interior Minister. These are the guys we're after. Today we go. Same mission template as before. 1545, Assault Force Delta, will infiltrate the target building and seize all suspects within. Security Force Rangers: 4 Ranger chalks, under command of Captain Steele, will rope in at 1546 and hold a four-corner perimeter around the target building. No one gets in or out. Extraction force: Lt. Colonel McKnight's humvee column will drive in the city at 1547 on Hawlwadig Road and hold just short of the Olympic Hotel here (pointing to map),wait for the green light. Now once Delta gives the word, McKnight's column will move to the target building and load the prisoners onto flatbed trucks. Immediately after the prisoners are loaded, the four Ranger chalks will collapse back to the target building, load up on Humvees, and the entire ground force will exfil [Exfiltrate, or leave the area] the three miles back to the base. Mission time, for incursion to extraction, no longer than 30 minutes….
0:23:59 McKnight Expresses His Reservations
Lt. Colonel Tom Matthews: What's the matter, Danny? Something you don't like?
Lieutenant Colonel Danny McKnight: No Spectre gunships, daylight instead of night, late afternoon when they're all fucked up on Khat, only part of the city Aidid can mount a serious counter-attack on short notice, what's not to like?
Lieutenant Colonel Gary Harrell: Life's imperfect.
McKnight: Yeah, for you two, circling above it at 500 feet, it's imperfect. Down on the street, it's unforgiving.
0:26:36 Before the Mission
Eversmann: Grimesy, I want you to stick with Waddell, and give him ammo when he needs it. Hoo-ah?
Grimes: Hoo-ah.
Waddell: I wouldn't worry about that. Generally speaking, Somalis can't shoot for shit.
Soldier: Don't worry about it. Just watch out for the Sammy's throwin' the fuckin' rocks and you'll be fine. Might even be fun.
Kurth: D Boys do their thing. All we got to do is cover them. Choppers gonna cover us and we'll be all right.
0:27:47 Grimes Uncertain About Preparation
Specialist Shawn Nelson (to Grimes who is pouring water into a canteen): You're not going to need that, dude. We're not out there long enough.
Specialist Lance Twombly (to Grimes who is packing night binoculars): Yeah, you're not gonna need that either. We'll be back before dark. You might as well take dope and beer instead.
Grimes: What?
Twombly: Ammo, dude. Take ammo.
0:29:02 Exchange Before Combat
Sergeant Lorenzo Ruiz: It's a good thing you're right-handed, Adonis. If not, I don't know what you'd do (mimes masturbation).
Sergeant James "Casey" Joyce: You're a funny guy, man. (Ruiz hands him an envelope). I'm not taking no death letter.
Ruiz: We have a deal (forces it into Joyce's hand).
Joyce: I'll give it back to you in an hour.
0:33:24 McKnight Briefs His Men
McKnight: It's 3 miles to the target area. We're never off the main roads. At the K-4 traffic circle, we turn north, then east on National, and we wait until extraction of prisoners is complete here (pointing to map). Then we roll up in force on Hawlwadig. We load up the prisoners and then the assault-blocking forces, and bring 'em back. Home in an hour, OK? Now there will be some shootin', the Bakara Market is the Wild West. But be careful what you shoot at because people do live there. Hoo-ah.
Rangers: Hoo-ah.
0:35:42 Garrison Addresses the Rangers in Helicopter
Garrison: Good luck, boys. Be careful. No one gets left behind. (Garrison Leaves)
Grimes: What's wrong?
Eversmann: Nothing,he's just never done that before.
Grimes: Aw fuck.
0:51:02 Black Hawk Down
Staff Sergeant Daniel Busch: We got 3 guys with RPG's, coming up on your side now.
Wolcott: STAY WITH IT! This is 6-1, I'm hit. I'm hit.
Matthews (radio): Super 6-1 is hit. He is hit. Wolcott's bird is hit.
Wolcott: You wanna pull those PCL's offline or what?
Chief Warrant Officer Donovan Briley: Right, Babe.
Wolcott (radio): 6-1 going down. 6-1 going down.
Matthews (radio): 6-1 is going down. He is going down.
Harrell (radio): Super 6-1 is going down. 6-1 is going down. Super 6-1 is going down.
Voice (unidentified; radio): 6-1 is going down. I repeat, it's going down. 6-1 is going down.
Wolcott: Hold on! Aaah! (6-1 crashes) Aaah.
Harrell (radio): We got a Black Hawk down. We got a Black Hawk down.
Matthews: Super-6-1 is down. We got a bird down in the city.
1:17:01 More Going Out
Staff Sergeant Jeff Struecker: All right, gather round. Durant's 6-4 is down. We're going back in to get him.
Sergeant Keni Thomas: That's crazy, is there anyone alive on that?
Struecker: Doesn't matter. No one gets left behind. You know that.
Hoot: We're wasting time here.
Struecker: All right. Refit and max out ammo and grenades. You got 5.
Sizemore, where the hell do you think you're going?
Specialist Dale Sizemore: With you guys.
Struecker: Not with that cast on you're not. (Sizemore moves to cut off cast). All right, all right, all right. Go get your K-pot.
Struecker: (to Thomas) Hey, talk to me.
Thomas: I can't go back out there.
Struecker: Thomas, everyone feels the same way you do, all right? It's what you do right now that makes a difference. It's your call. Hoo-ah?
Thomas: Hoo-ah.
1:26:34 Two Man Rescue Squad
Unidentified Voice (radio): C:2, Shughart and Gordon are on the deck. Over.
Harrell: Roger.
Master Sergeant Gary Gordon: Friendlies.
Chief Warrant Office Michael Durant: God, it's good to see you.
Gordon: It's good to see you. How bad?
Durant: My leg's broken and my back feels kind of weird.
Gordon: We've gotta get you out of here, buddy. (to Shughart) Pulling him out, cover.
Durant: Wait, I….aaahhh.
Gordon: I'm putting you down.
Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart: C:2, we're at the 6-4 crash site, securing perimeter.
Harrell (radio): Roger that.
Shughart: You all right?
Durant: Yeah, I'm good.
Shughart: You're locked and loaded, any skinnies come around these corners, you watch our backs.
Durant: Hey, where's the rescue squad?
Shughart: We're it.
1:43:58 Durant The Hostage
Somali War Chief Firimbi: Durant, Michael Durant.
Durant: Yes.
Firimbi: You are the ranger who kills my people.
Durant: I'm not a ranger, I'm a pilot.
Firimbi (offers Durant a cigarette, which Durant declines): That's right, none of you Americans smoke any more. You all live long dull, uninteresting lives.
Durant: What do you want with me?
Firimbi: You have taken hostages. We have you.
Durant: My government will never negotiate for me.
Firimbi: Then perhaps you and I can negotiate, huh? Soldier to soldier,hmm?
Durant: I'm not in charge.
Firimbi: Course not, you have the power to kill, but not to negotiate. In Somalia killing is negotiation. Do you really think that if you get General Aidid we will simply put down our weapons and adopt American democracy? That the killing will stop? We know this: that without victory, there can be no peace. There will always be killing, you see? This is how things are in our world.
(Pilot Voice on Radio, as helicopter circles city): Mike Durant, We won't leave you behind. Mike Durant, We won't leave you behind.
1:53:07 Corporal Smith Dies
Corporal Jamie Smith: I can't die here, man.
Sergeant First Class Kurt Schmid: (still lying) You're not gonna die, all right, you're not gonna die.
Smith: I'm sorry.
Eversmann: You don't have anything to be sorry for. You saved Twombly, you did perfect.
Smith: You okay, Twombs?
Twombly: Yeah, I'm okay, Jamie.
Eversmann: See, you did what you were trained to do. You should be proud of that. Be proud of that.
Smith: Ev?
Eversmann: Yeah.
Smith: Do me a favor, okay?
Smith: Tell my parents that I fought well today. And that I... that I..And that I fought hard.
Eversmann: You're gonna tell them yourself okay? Do you hear me? All right?
Smith: Are... are the humvees here?
Eversmann: They're coming, Jamie. They're coming. You just gotta hang in there a little longer. Can you hold on for just a little bit? You can do it.
Smith: I can. I can. It's nothing.
Eversmann: It's nothing, it's nothing.
Smith: It's nothing.
Eversmann: It's nothing.
Smith: Nothing (dies)
Schmid: Oh Shit, hold the wound (begins mouth to mouth and CPR on Smith)
Eversmann: Doc. Doc. (Doc stops trying to revive Smith).
Eversmann: It's OK.
1:55:54 It's Just War
Eversmann: What are you doing?
Hoot (taking the ammo clip from Smith's weapon): We need the ammo. You did all you could here.
Eversmann: They should have sent a medivac.
Hoot: And right now we'd be out there defending another crashed chopper. More men would get torn up.
Eversmann: Maybe.
Hoot: See, you're thinking. Don't. 'Cause, Sergeant, you can't control who gets hit or who doesn't, who falls out of the chopper or why. It ain't up to you. It's just war.
Eversmann: Yeah, well, Smith's still dead. Blackburn wouldn't have fallen, none of this would've happened.
Hoot: Look, should have or would have, it don't matter. You'll get plenty of time to think about that later, believe me. Sergeant, you got your men this far. You did it right today. You need to start thinking about getting these men out of here. Well, shall we?
2:02:57 Recovering Wolcott's Body
Garrison: Colonel, what is goin' on down there?
McKnight: They're dismantling the entire cockpit around the body.
Garrison: Well, how long is it gonna take? I need an honest no-shit assessment.
McKnight: They can't say.
Garrison: Danny, no one gets left behind. You understand me, son?
McKnight: Yes, General.
Garrison: You do what you have to do.
McKnight: Roger.
2:10:40 Ruiz Dying/Meets Captain Steele
Steele: Ruiz. Hey, Sergeant. Hey.
Ruiz: Captain.
Steele: Lorenzo. How you doing?
Ruiz: It went in and out so the medic said I should be ok in a couple of days.
Steele: That's great news.
Ruiz: We going after them?
Steele: You bet your ass we will. We got to regroup.
Ruiz: Don't go out there without me.
Ruiz: Don't go back out there without me. I can still do my job.
Steele: You get some rest now, ok?
2:11:44 Hoot's Explanation: They Won't Understand
Eversmann: You're going back in?
Hoot: There are still men out there. Goddam. When I go home and people ask me, "Hey Hoot, why do you do it, man? Why? You some kind of war junkie?" I won't say a goddam word. Why? They won't understand. They won't understand why we do it. They won't understand it's about the men next to you. And that's it. That's all it is.
Hoot: (Eversmann makes a move to go with Hoot) Hey,don't even think about it, all right? I'm better on my own. (leaving and looking back) Hey, we started a whole new week! It's Monday.
2:13:01 American Heroes
Eversmann: I was talking to Blackburn the other day, and he asked me, "What changed? Why are we going home?" And I said, "Nothing." But that's not true, you know. I think everything's changed. I know I've changed. You know a friend of mine asked me before I got here, just when we were all shipping out. He asked me, "Why are you going to fight somebody else's war? What do y'all think, you're heroes?" I didn't know what to say at the time, but if he asked me again, I'd say no. I'd say there's no way in hell. Nobody asks to be a hero. It just sometimes turns out that way.
Eversmann: (addressing Smith's corpse) I'm gonna talk to your ma and pa when I get home, okay?
2:15:00 Ruiz's Letter
Ruiz's Letter (in voice-over, during final credits):
Ruiz: My love, you are strong and you will do well in life. I love you and my children deeply. Today and tomorrow, let each day grow and grow. Keep smiling and never give up even when things get you down. So in closing, my love, tonight tuck my children in bed warmly. Tell them I love them, and then hug them for me and give them both a kiss goodnight for Daddy.


Jan. 25 (UPI) — Cannabis company Caliva closed its first round of funding at $75 million, with Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana among its investors.
The greatest San Francisco 49ers' QB of all time, thinks people need to chill out with the high praise for the team's current QB.
Joe Montana is not exactly high on Colin Kaepernick's chances of ever playing in the NFL again. In an interview with the SportingNews.com, the Hall of Famer and Super Bowl champion, outlined the reasons why bringing in the former anthem-protestor might become problematic for a football team.
A controversial music video by Snoop Dogg released Monday appears to contradict the years of advocacy work the rapper has done on behalf of gun control.


Gas & oil pipelines and territorial control in Syria, Iraq (Infographics) 4 out of 5 based on 8 ratings. 8 user reviews.
SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence and AlMasdarNews are providing an exclusive map explaining of the Syrian and Iraqi insurgency. Oil and gas pipelines are axes used by militants for expansion and gaining the revenue from the direct territorial control. Next versions of the map will include oil fields and aditional information about the oil and gas infrastructure in Iraq and Syria.


Malaria is among the principal causes of morbidity and mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It accounts for an estimated 40 percent of outpatient visits to health facilities among children under the age of five and 40 percent of overall child mortality. The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) estimates that the DRC accounts for 11 percent of all cases of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.
Since 2012, USAID has been supporting the end-use verification (EUV) survey in DRC through the Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) program. The survey helps to assess the availability of malaria commodities and track facility-level stockouts to improve distribution of commodities within the country. In September 2017, the Global Health Supply Chain Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) Francophone Task Order successfully brokered the EUV survey in the DRC that collected data from across 25 of the 26 provinces in the country. For the first time, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provided financial and human resources to participate in the PMI-supported EUV survey.
GHSC-TA's methodology utilized a rigorous, stratified sampling strategy that included a nationally representative sample of 392 health care facilities, 26 regional distribution centers and 50 district-level warehouses.
With the analysis of these comprehensive data, the National Malaria Control Program will have valuable information on commodity availability and clinical practices at the service delivery point that will support decision-making to improve the fight against one of the country's top killers.


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Q: Secure an ASP.NET Application Using limit for number of logins I am trying to find a solution to control the number of logins on asp.net application.
I need to install the application in the client server, and set the number of licences. e.g. only 10 users are allowed to access the app.
Every time someone tries to login I need to check how many user are logged in, compare with the total allowed then authorize that user to proceed.
I tried with Certificate, but I couldn't see where to match the number of logged in users with the max number of allowed user.
Also I would like to use the IP address as identifier, then if I open 3 browser windows, it count only one user logged.
Basically this web application will be sold by licences. We need to control the logins per computer, and not per user, and block logins if the limit of logins are reached.
Please forgive me, if i am not clear with the description.
Thanks for any help.

A: What I would do is use the global.asax file and increment a counter in session_start and decrement on session_end.
Since the session is stored in a cookie, several sessions on the same computer only create one session.
Here is a good refrence for the global.asax file:
http://aspalliance.com/1114_Understanding_the_Globalasax_file.3

A: I would use the SessionID in the Session object as the key, I'd store that along with the UserID for the logged in user in a database or some kind of backing store. I'd use Session_End in the global.asax to remove the records above for any session expiring and also remove them in any logout function. You should find it fairly simple to count the number of active sessions you have and confirm that it's not the same user logging in again, if that's allowed.

A: I would use the Membership.GetNumberOfUsersOnline method, if you are using the Membership API, to determine the number of active users.
I believe this number only counts the number of users you have authenticated so it is safe to use in your scenario.


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Brendon Urie Says What It Means To Be Pansexual & Married
Despite being happily married to his wife for a number of years, Panic! At The Disco's front man Brendon Urie recently came out to make a pretty big announcement about his sexuality.
Back at the beginning of July, Urie was doing an interview with PAPER Magazine when he casually announced that he identifies as pansexual, meaning he feels connections towards people despite their gender.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk5Kr2CHVHw/
While speaking with Kyle and Jackie O this morning, they were a little bit confused by the term and wanted to ask him what that truly meant, and more specifically what something like this means for his marriage.
Kyle explained that we here at KIIS have always been big supporters of the LGBTQI community having campaigned for the 'Yes' vote on marriage equality in Australia and even creatied our own float for the Mardi Gras parade this year, but he had never heard of the term pansexual before and wanted clarification.
"I read that you class yourself as pansexual, I don't even know what that meant," said Kyle. "Would you like to explain what that is?"
Brendon explained that he is happily married but if for some reason he found himself to be single in the future he wouldn't be picking a partner based on their gender and would be open to anything based on the attraction that he feels.
"I hate a label but for the last like four maybe five years I've been saying the same thing over and over because like it really doesn't matter to me, he said.
"I am married happily to my wife, we've been married for a while and I don't really want to be with anybody else but if worst came to worst and she just up and leaves me at any point then yeah it wouldn't matter to me you know I just think a person is good. If a person is good I'm into that person, guy, girl, trans, it doesn't matter to me."
"That's a great way to think!" responded Kyle.
The Panic! At The Disco lead singer has been married to Sarah Orzechwski for five years now but has previously identified as both straight and sexually fluid. This is the first time that the singer has put a more inclusive label on his sexuality.
Grant & Lucy Say They're Not In A Relationship
Kyle Drops The C-Bomb On Air & Jackie Freaks OUT!
Casey Donovan Finally Puts An End To Bachelorette Rumours
Kyle Confirms That He Really Is Doing An Mtv Reality Show!


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GW Mullan Institute Announces 2021-2020 Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity
WASHINGTON (May 10, 2021) – The Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity (Mullan Institute), based at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, today announced the 2021-2022 fellows of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program. The year-long program honors health professionals with a commitment to health equity and demonstrated leadership potential. This year's fellows, the fifth class in the program, were selected from a competitive pool of approximately 280 national and global applicants. Read full press release here.
209 US Counties Face a Crisis in Staffing ICUs that Care for COVID-19 Patients
Over the next month, 209 U.S. counties in the United States will need to implement crisis workforce strategies to deal with potentially dangerous shortfalls of intensive care unit doctors, according to a new analysis published today. The analysis draws on data from a just launched county-level hospital workforce estimator, one that takes into account the strain on staffing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read full press release here.
Milken Institute School of Public Health, Beyond Flexner Alliance Announce 2021 Awards for Excellence in Social Mission in Health Professions Education
WASHINGTON, DC (April 20, 2020) —The Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University and the Beyond Flexner Alliance today announced the selection of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards for Excellence in Social Mission in Health Professions Education.
The purpose of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards is to recognize outstanding leadership in promoting social mission in health professions education. Social mission is defined as activities or initiatives that teach, model, or improve community engagement, diversity, disparities reduction, value-based care, or engagement with the social determinants of health. Social mission enhancement means making programs not only better, but fairer.
This year's nomination process was highly competitive with nearly double the number of submissions. The awards will be presented in five categories: individual excellence, program excellence, institutional excellence, lifetime achievement and a new category recognizing an early career rising star.
GW Mullan Institute Announces 2020 Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 16, 2020) – The Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity (Mullan Institute), based at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH), today announced the 2020 fellows of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program. The year-long program honors health sector professionals with a commitment to health equity and demonstrated leadership potential. This year's fellows, the fourth and largest class in the program, were selected from a competitive pool of global and national applicants.
"We are thrilled to announce this year's cohort of extraordinarily talented fellows from all over the U.S. and the world," said Patricia (Polly) Pittman, PhD, director of the Mullan Institute. "They will be tackling enormously complex challenges to advance health equity in their communities, and we look forward to working with them as they develop their leadership skills over the next year."
Milken Institute School of Public Health Receives Major Foundation Award for Health Equity Training and Leadership Program, Endowed Professorship
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 22, 2019) — The Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity (Mullan Institute), based at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University, continues to reach significant milestones in its work to build a stronger, more inclusive health workforce and reduce disparities in health. Today, the Mullan Institute announced supplemental funding from The Atlantic Philanthropies to amplify its mission to advance and promote health equity issues on a global scale.
The Mullan Institute previously received $25 million from The Atlantic Philanthropies to establish the Atlantic Fellows for Heath Equity program, which develops global leaders to understand and address health disparities, and operate it through 2026. The additional $10.1 million award will be used to strengthen the program and extend its operation through at least 2027. The award will also support the Beyond Flexner Alliance, an organization focused on efforts to integrate social justice into education and medical practice.


1st year of musical training.
Basic pedagogical principle: the sensory discovery of an author's work, song or melody always precedes the analysis and consolidation phases.
All the steps of the course appear on a double page and find their extension in the pages of complementary activities of reading of notes and rhythms.
Hector the Apprentice Musician - Volume 1 : The exercises are integrated in the pages of classes or complementary activities of reading notes and rhythms.


Provenance makes high-quality homeware products from recycled, reclaimed and renewable materials.
As the packaging has to sell the story of the materials as much as the product, the brand language 'this is now' and 'this was' is used on the face and reverse of each product's packaging, to introduce the story of its provenance. In keeping with the products, the packaging is designed to achieve high shelf and low environmental impact. Strong orange is used for the boxes to draw attention to the display, the corrugated board for these boxes is 100% recycled (100% post-consumer waste), and is left unbranded to encourage reuse (but can be easily recycled). It is self-coloured to make any in-store damage less visible, reducing the need for re-boxing.
Branding is restricted to the paper sleeves, which are made from 80% recycled paper (80% post consumer waste with 20% eco-pulp from FSC-certified sources), with minimal ink coverage and no foil blocking to ensure they can be readily recycled. Sleeves minimize waste when adapting packaging to different languages. Where products are boxed, the sleeve carries a simple line drawing to identify the contents instead of photography for a cleaner aesthetic, as the retailer will always display the physical products. Where possible, cut-outs frame the material of each product, drawing attention to it as much as to the completed product, which should only be one form the material takes in a wider journey of recycling.
Like the products themselves, all Provenance packaging is made from materials that are 100% recyclable.


If you are looking for a Quincy or Medford electrical contractor, then there are a number of factors that you should consider. After all, you do not simply want to hire one at random and hope for the best. It is far better to take a few preliminary steps to screen potential options. Doing so will help to increase your chances of making a good selection. So, here are some tips for how to select a good Quincy or Medford electrician.
While most electricians are licensed, there are some out there who are not. The ones who are licensed have taken the appropriate steps to verify that they possess the required skills and training to do electrical repair work safely and effectively. Many electricians advertise that they are licensed. So, you should start your search by checking to see if they are licensed or not. This is step one.
You never want to have a Quincy or Medford electrical worker do work on your home unless they are insured. The reason is because if they are not, then you may not be covered if they accidentally damage your home. This could potentially result in a lot of expenses, and these expenses may not be covered by your property insurance policy.
The more years of experience that the electrical contractor has in the field, the better. This is because, just as with any job, experience is often a mark of higher quality. People who do not possess a lot of experience tend to make more mistakes and work slower. Experience is definitely something that you should consider when you are selecting an electrician in Quincy or Medford.
A detailed quote is a good sign that the electrical contractor pays attention to every aspect of the job. If your electrical contractor is more thorough with his or her quote, then there is a good chance that he or she will also be more thorough with the job. Ultimately, you want the job to be done correctly. So, looking for an electrical contractor who demonstrated attention to detail in the quote can be very helpful.
Oftentimes, Quincy or Medford electricians will include reviews and testimonials from their clients right on their sites. However, you may also need to check sites like Angie's list or the Better Business Bureau website in order to get more objective reviews. It is worth taking your time to do this. The reason is because you don't want to accidentally hire a very low quality electrician simply because you didn't check what former customers had to say about him or her. Checking reviews is another great way to weed out the good professional electricians in Quincy or Medford vs. the bad ones. So, before you decide on an electrician, you may want to take a quick look at some review sites.


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Home>Strings>Violin > Late Autumn Moods and Images by David S. Bernstein
Late Autumn Moods and Images by David S. Bernstein
Catalog:74439
Late Autumn Moods
Publication's Style: Soft Cover - Score and Parts
Level of Difficulty: Advanced
General Description: Contemporary Chamber Trio
Commissioned by the Schubert Club of the Jerome Foundation in St. Paul, the three movements of LATE AUTUMN MOODS AND IMAGES were composed in 1990.
The first movement includes several phrases from the Protestant hymn tune "Come Ye Thankful People Come." The melodic fragments of the theme should be obvious much of the time although there are a number of instances where their use is much more abstract.
Movement II, sub-titled "Dances with..." refers to the idea of attempting to fuse two entirely different dance melodies into a single movement. The composer came across these dances from an old collection of Hebrew and Jewish songs and dances arranged for accordion.
The third movement does not use any musical material from another source. It does, however, attempt a synthesis of seemingly contradictory style elements. Enclosed within it are passages of contrapuntal pandiatonicism that "fuse" with dense chromaticism...tonal, triadic elements integrated with gapped semitone clusters, and etc..
Three Italian Gems Arranged for Violin and Guitar
Des Knaben Wunderhorn by Gustav Mahler Arranged for Voice, Guitar and Chamber Ensemble
Deux Melodies Hebraiques by Maurice Ravel arranged for violin and guitar
Strings>Cello
Composers/Arrangers>A - B>Bernstein, David S.
Nocturne No. 2, Opus 44 - for Piano and Guitar by Francesco Molino
Hebraic Rhapsody - Suite of traditional Jewish melodies for Solo Guitar
2 Fantasies By Leopold Weiss eBook
Quintet in D KV 412 for Guitar and String Quartet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 for Flute and Guitar by Camille Saint-Saens
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 for Violin and Guitar by Camille Saint-Saens
Tarantella, Op. 23 by W. H. Squire - Arranged for Guitar And String Quartet Performance Edition
Children's Corner by Claude Debussy - Arranged for two Guitars
J810 4/4M 4/4 Scale, Medium Tension Violin String Set
Tarantella, Op. 23 by W. H. Squire - Arranged for Guitar And Piano
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DisbtribuTECH takes place in February of each year and "is the largest annual event in North America that covers the utility industry form end-to-end." This industry staple draws upward of 12,000 industry professionals and 480+ exhibitors. It also plays host to attendees from over 67 countries, 350+ speakers, and 81 complimentary conference sessions. In addition to all of these great features, DistribuTECH also has its own award ceremony that recognizes outstanding utility CEOs and utility projects for the year.
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Q: Util logging doesn't delete old log files on rotation I used the below code to configure my logging.
public Boolean configureLogPath(String logPath, String level, String logComponents, int logFileSize,
        int logFileCount) {
    int logFileSizeInKbs = logFileSize * 1000;
    Boolean result = false;
    String[] splitComponents = logComponents.split(",");
    for (String component : splitComponents) {
        loggableComponents.add(component);
    }
    switch (level) {
    case "info":
        LOGGER.setLevel(Level.INFO);
        break;
    case "severe":
        LOGGER.setLevel(Level.SEVERE);
        break;
    case "debug":
        LOGGER.setLevel(Level.CONFIG);
        break;
    case "off":
        LOGGER.setLevel(Level.OFF);
        break;
    default:
        LOGGER.setLevel(Level.SEVERE);
    }
    try {
        simpleFormatter = new SimpleFormatter();
        logFileHandler = new FileHandler(logPath, logFileSizeInKbs, logFileCount);
        logFileHandler.setFormatter(simpleFormatter);
        LOGGER.setFilter(filter);

        LOGGER.addHandler(logFileHandler);
        result = true;
    } catch (SecurityException e1) {
        result = false;
        LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "Security exception when reading log file" + e1);
    } catch (IOException e1) {
        result = false;
        LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "IO Exception when reading log file" + e1);
    }
    return result;
}

But though I have given the relevant parameters in the FileHandler for the logs to be rotated, the old log files still remain. Is this a behavior of util logging or is there anything I can do to remove old files during rotation?

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Is this a behavior of util logging or is there anything I can do to remove old files during rotation?

Per the FileHandler documentation:

For a rotating set of files, as each file reaches a given size
  limit, it is closed, rotated out, and a new file opened.

If you want to delete rotated files then simply don't rotate.  The goal of rotation is so that you can read old log data.
If you really want to rotate and delete old files you can override the FileHandler.setOutputStream method to listen for the rotation and write your own delete method.
private boolean constructed;
@Override
protected synchronized void setOutputStream(OutputStream out) throws SecurityException {
    super.setOutputStream(out);
    if (constructed && Level.OFF.equals(super.getLevel())) { //Rotating...
         deleteRotatedFiles();
    }
    constructed = true;
}