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New Mexico governor thanks oil and gas, cheers hydrogen plan
It's the latest tightrope walk for the governor who has promised action on climate change while also working to shield the state's oil and gas producers from a federal drilling moratorium on public lands issued by fellow Democrat President Joe Biden.
Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico's Democratic Governor.
SANTA FE: New Mexico's Democratic governor is seeking legislation to help jump-start hydrogen production from natural gas in her state, a process that generates harmful greenhouse gases but could one day be harnessed to provide environmental benefits.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham outlined the effort briefly at a convention of oil executives Monday in a speech that acknowledged the state's reliance on industry tax revenue while pledging to enforce pro-environment regulations.
Lujan Grisham's first message to the executives was to put on their masks, citing her own emergency regulations issued weeks ago in response to the surge of the delta variant of the coronavirus.
She paused while some 300 attendees complied, before launching into a 20-minute speech thanking oil and gas producers for their contributions to the economy and tax revenues that form the backbone of state education funding.
She pledged to kick-start the hydrogen fuel industry in New Mexico with legislation in February.
"We are working on that as we speak," Lujan Grisham said, adding that it's part of an effort to turn New Mexico into a hydrogen fuel "hub."
The bill could include taxes and incentives for energy producers to produce hydrogen, legal frameworks to facilitate production and storage, refueling corridors for truck traffic and training programs for workers in the industry.
"The Hydrogen Hub Act will continue (to) help us reach our ambitious climate goal of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45% by 2030 - and boost our economy in the process," said New Mexico Environment Department spokeswoman Kaitlyn O'Brien.
Like electric car batteries, hydrogen fuel cells emit no carbon dioxide when used. But electric cars, like the growing number of hydrogen vehicles including forklifts, are only as "green" as the energy used to power them.
Most energy used to produce hydrogen currently comes from natural gas, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, and directly contributes to the pollution that causes. But supporters of the technology, including Biden, see it as a pathway to reducing carbon emissions as it becomes more environmentally safe.
New Mexico's first large-scale hydrogen project describes itself as "blue" - the result of a process that applies heat and steam to methane in natural gas to create hydrogen . A recent study by Cornell and Stanford universities found the process generates 20% more carbon emissions than burning natural gas or coal for heat.
In what could have been an applause line for an industry with few friends in the White House, Lujan Grisham said she's advocating for them at the highest level.
"We continue to have conversations with the Biden administration to make sure that they understand the critical importance of this industry in our state," the governor said.
But like most of the speech, it was met with a silent buzz of ceiling lights and an occasional cough.
In March, Lujan Grisham wrote Biden asking to exempt New Mexico from an executive order halting gas and oil production on federal land. She argued the move would push hydrocarbon mining to Texas, which shares a border above ground and the oil-rich Permian Basin beneath it.
But Lujan Grisham describes herself as a "stakeholder" of the industry, not necessarily a friend.
She pledged to restrict methane emissions at drilling sites and continue enforcing regulations requiring reduced use of freshwater and thorough cleanups of environmental spills.
The speech made no mention of an oil spill currently coating the coast of California, or the record fires made worse this summer by global warming.
Producers say methane rules will cost billions.
The governor will have to walk another tightrope in February when pro-environment legislators from the state's growing progressive wing will have a chance to weigh in on the hydrogen legislation, and New Mexico Oil and Gas representatives will too.
For many environmentalists, the governor's methane rules and support for hydrogen don't go far enough, fast enough, to curb global warming. Student protesters have started to picket the governor's events and office.
A handful of student climate activists blocked hotel doors after the governor left Monday's event. They sang and held a sign that read "Whose side are you on?"
Back in the convention hall, most of the oil and gas executives took off their masks immediately after the governor left.
California OKs $1.4 billion plan for car chargers, hydrogen refueling
The CEC said the plan, approved on Monday, will support California Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order phasing out the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles by 2035.
Momentum grows for green hydrogen projects in Tasmania
The aim is to use the available renewable energy to power electrolysers to split water and produce so-called green hydrogen which would then be converted to ammonia for export, part of a push by Australia, a major coal and gas exporter, to help cut carbon emissions.
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Proposed legislation to regulate vulture funds will not offer any additional protection to stop those funds from repossessing the homes of mortgage holders, TDs have been warned.
The warning came as the Government accepted the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill, 2018, introduced by Fianna Fáil finance spokesman Michael McGrath.
Mr McGrath introduced the Bill after it emerged that Permanent TSB (PTSB), which is 75 per cent owned by the State, wanted to sell billions of euro worth of non-performing loans.
He said that with the passage of the Bill the Central Bank would be able to inspect vulture funds "and impose sanctions on them as required".
He said that enacting this Bill was a vital and necessary step. He acknowledged that it was "not a silver bullet for people struggling with excessive debt, but it is a crucial step in the right direction".
PTSB had previously agreed almost 6,300 split mortgage arrangements with owner-occupiers, but several thousand of these mortgages are to be included in the sale.
Mr McGrath said that "if a vulture fund buys these loans, they can quite literally terminate that split mortgage agreement at the stroke of a pen for any reason that they think fit.
However, in the Dáil on Tuesday Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty warned that while the Bill was a "progressive step", it "doesn't protect homeowners".
The Donegal TD said he was "very concerned that the country is being sold a pup here".
He was worried that an impression was being given "that because of this legislation, which is an important step forward, that these homeowners are going to be protected somehow".
The Bill "gives homeowners no additional protection to stop vulture funds repossessing their homes".
He said the core issues were that PTSB, a State-owned bank, was about to embark on selling 18,000 loans, and that vulture funds had only a short-term interest.
The only way to protect mortgage holders was to prevent the sale of the bank's loans and for PTSB to engage with its customers, he said.
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe confirmed the Government's acceptance of the Bill.
He acknowledged it was an "emotive issue and people are understandably fearful".
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He said it was "important to again highlight that all mortgage holders receive their full contractual conduct rights, regardless of the owner of the loan".
He said PTSB had to deliver a "significant reduction in its non-performing loan ratio and within a timeframe that meets the expectations of the Single Supervisory Mechanism", because at 28 per cent its ratio was one of the highest in the euro zone.
Mr Donohoe stressed that repossession numbers in the State "remain low in comparison with other countries and repossessions take longer in Ireland than elsewhere".
The number of homes repossessed in 2016 was 1,693 and in 2017 the figure was 1,106.


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Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 31, 2020
This statistic shows the levels of employment in the bicycle industry (including parts and accessories) in Italy from 2000 to 2015. In the year 2000 Italy saw high levels of employment with 6,200 people. Over the time frame in question, this number has gradually declined, with 3,300 employees in 2015.
Number of employees in the bicycle industry in Italy from 2000 to 2015*
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The Master Craftsman
Author: Kelli Stuart
Genre: Dual-Time Fiction
In 1917, Alma Pihl, a master craftsman in the House of Fabergé, was charged to protect one of the greatest secrets in Russian history--an unknown Fabergé Egg that Peter Karl Fabergé secretly created to honor his divided allegiance to both the people of Russia and the Imperial tsar's family. When Alma and her husband escaped Russia for their native Finland in 1921, she took the secret with her, guarding her past connection to the Romanov family.
Three generations later, world-renowned treasure hunter Nick Laine is sick and fears the secret of the missing egg will die with him. With time running out, he entrusts the mission of retrieving the egg to his estranged daughter, Ava, who has little idea of the dangers she is about to face. As the stakes are raised, Ava is forced to declare her own allegiance--and the consequences are greater than she could have imagined.
Reviewer: Christy Janes
I have struggled for weeks to write this review. On the surface, a historical novel about the House of Faberge is extremely intriguing. The exquisite detail of the eggs, the backstories of the artists, and the interactions with the Russian royals were fascinating to read.
What I didn't care for -
There is NO mention of God in this book - anywhere. The Master Craftsman is published by a major Christian publishing house, but this book reads like a mainstream novel. If the author was aiming for subtle mentions of God, even those were absent because I did not pick up on them. There are also a few mentions of inappropriate language. Hugely disappointing for this publisher.
Ava is 26 years old and a grown-up spoiled brat. I did not care for her character at all. And even though Star Wars lingo is spoken frequently in my household (thanks to my hubby being an extreme fan), the term "padawan" was overused to the point of annoyance. Once, twice...that would have been plenty, but it was closer to a dozen and did not add positively to the story.
I love split-time stories. They're some of my favorite ones to read. In the case of The Master Craftsman, this author should have stayed firmly in the past to tell this tale. The present-day portion was not enjoyable, except for the scene in the museum where Ava had the opportunity to learn more about Faberge's history.
I'm sorry that I cannot rate this book more positively, but there were too many negative issues for me to ignore.
I received a review copy of this book from Revell through NetGalley and Interviews & Reviews. A positive review was not required.
Reviewer: Mary Polyakov
The Master Craftsman's premise intrigued me when I first came upon it, with its promise of an adventure in 20th century Russia involving the Romanovs and a modern storyline to complement it and uncover some of the mysteries surrounding the family. The cover is beautiful, with different shades of the sky, the layout of the buildings, and the lady at the center running toward those structures.
Sadly, however, the book didn't live up to expectations. It opens with a character speaking a line and scares the viewpoint character. But it doesn't give the reader an idea of who said the dialogue except that she's referred to only as "she" until the story shifts to her POV. There are POV inconsistencies there too, but those are more easily overlooked. The writing style was sparse and focused more on what the characters were doing with their hands, expressions, etc. while neglecting their deeper feelings and motivations.
The characters themselves also didn't seem very multi-dimensional, making decisions that were out of character but convenient for where the story was headed. It would have helped a lot if readers were given information more organically, instead of getting it from a character taking several paragraphs to stop and think back over a particular time or aspect of their life. Meaning has to be established first before the reader will care. Otherwise, the information is little more than an info dump.
Another thing that didn't work well for me was that from the first, Ava came off as an immature, whiny, irresponsible character. Every "Whatever," "Fine," and "She was weird, Mom" reinforced that impression. Both her parents caved to her wishes even when she acted half her 26 years, which was much of the time, taking into account her "rebellious bent," as her parents put it.
And the gestures were used excessively to the point where the characters seemed like puppets. Because of that overuse, they became cues for the characters to move around on stage. It didn't feel authentic or natural.
One of the most jarring things was the cursing mentioned in this book and how it's portrayed as harmless. The modern protagonist's mother sugar-coats it as "unnecessary language." But, by saying that, she puts it in the same category as filler words and stutters. I find this unacceptable. Taking into account other things, this could have been written to cater to the secular market to expand readership, which would, to an extent, explain the content. It might also explain the part on page 80 where Ava reads about a craftsman who made elaborately simple, breathtaking works of art and says, "Well, obviously that was because she was a woman." I had to do a double-take when I hit that one.
I did appreciate that the love interest wasn't introduced until over a hundred pages into the story. The parts about how hot he looked with his blue jeans clinging to "his thick thighs" and in the tight T-shirt, not at all. But I appreciate that the author took the time to set up the story and the other characters before the love interest came onto the scene.
The above concerns considered, this book appears to be geared toward a secular audience even though it's printed in the name of a well-known publisher of Christian Fiction. Those who prefer such books might enjoy this one.
Reviewer: Connie Porter Saunders
This is a sweeping dual-time story that spans a century. It is a captivating blend of historical and contemporary fiction. In 1917 Russia, a master craftsman with the House of Faberge is asked to protect an egg that Karl Faberge himself created. Alma Pihl accepts this challenge during the traumatic events of the Russian Revolution, and author Kelli Stuart captures the danger, the drama, and the uncertainty of that time. Then, in the present time, Ava Laine is sent by her critically ill father to hunt for this elusive egg. Nick Laine is a man who has spent his life hunting for treasures while ignoring the treasures he already has, a loving wife and daughter. Danger and adventure are a part of this present-day chronicle also. But I was especially touched by this estranged family's journey to finding each other again.
"I spent...so much time...trying to find the perfect...treasure. It was...right there in front...of me. The...whole time."
"You," he whispered. "You were...the treasure. You're my treasure."
Stuart proves that she is a master craftsman of words and imagination, and she displays her skill in the way that she weaves these two timelines together. I enjoyed learning more about the Russian Revolution and the Faberge eggs designed for the Russian Czar's family. The possibility of a missing egg and the mystery that spans a century is a satisfying element. But the human connection is the best plot development of all. We are reminded that our true treasures are not material possessions...they are the people around us! I enjoyed The Master Craftsman, and I recommend it to all who enjoy dual-timeline books.
This book was provided courtesy of Revell through Interviews & Reviews for my honest opinion.
Reviewer: Lisa McGuire
I chose to read The Master Craftsman due to the subject matter and historical content I hoped it would contain. I rate this book 3 stars only as it is very repetitive in the past tense content. The characters are very shallow and unlikeable in the present day.
This is not a Christian book, as there is no mention of God or reference to faith, even though the characters in this book are in desperate need of the Lord. I found reading the book became a chore toward the end, but I was hopeful for an ending with some degree of redemption for the characters and the book as a whole. Disappointed.
I received this book courtesy of Revell through Interviews & Reviews for my honest opinion.
Reviewer: Paula Shreckhise
This dual-time novel showcases the artists who crafted the fabulous Fabergé eggs and a treasure hunt in the modern-day. What if there was a secret egg taken out of Russia just after the Revolution?
Ava is summoned to her estranged father's death bed. He wants her to find an object steeped in the elegance of 1900s Russia and The House Of Fabergé. With extensive research, the author takes us to St Petersburg in the early 1900s and the almost fairytale setting amidst political turmoil.
Ms. Stuart brings us to the present with a cast of characters that can be surprising. I was disappointed that Nick chose treasure hunting over his daughter, Ava, and wife, Carol, in the past. Things change when his health deteriorates. Ava is adrift in her go-nowhere job when Nick gives her the task that has her creative dreams yearning to follow. She is to hunt for a Fabergé egg that might not exist.
This very interesting story smudges the lines between good and evil and keeps you on your toes. I kept looking for a spiritual thread. Since Revell is the publisher, I expected this to be a Christian novel. It is not, but it is a clean read and very enjoyable to see the progression of the characters.
A complimentary copy of this book was provided by Revell through Interviews and Reviews. I was not required to give a favorable review. All opinions are my own.
"Those who work with excellence always stand the tallest."
This is my first book by Kelli Stuart, and I am totally blown away. The author's skill in melding history, fiction, and suspense to create a spell-binding dual timeline novel is truly masterful. I felt like I was living with the Fabergé's in Russia during the early 1900s and equally felt like I was on an exhilarating treasure hunt with Ava and Nick during the present time. I learned quite a bit about Russian history through the eyes of Karl Faberge. I loved learning about the man behind the exquisite creations.
The story is plot-driven and moves at a fast clip with plenty of gasp-worthy twists and turns. Karl Faberge and his wife Augusta, and his employee Albert make up the characters in the past. The present time's cast of characters is large; it includes Ava and her mother, Ava's estranged treasure hunter father Nick, Ava's neighbor Zak, and several other minor characters. I felt the greatest affinity for Karl, who had the most prominent and introspective voice. Anyone who enjoys historical fiction and dual timeline fiction would love this incredible journey. This is definitely on my top reads of 2022 list!
I received this book from Revell via Interviews and Reviews and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are my own.
The Master Craftsman, by Kelli Stuart, is an Easter egg hunt of epic proportions. The "epic" is a hunt for one of the famous Fabergé eggs. The author takes us back in time and tells us the story behind the Fabergé eggs and the man (Peter Karl Fabergé) who created them. As Russia edges closer to the overthrow of the Imperial Tsar and his family, Fabergé creates an egg that would be dangerous to his family if ever discovered by the new regime. With time running out, he entrusts it to Alma Phil, a master craftsman in his employ.
Fast-forward to the present, and treasure hunter Nick Laine is looking for that egg. The only problem is he is dying and needs the help of his estranged daughter (Ava) and wife to find it. With many clues to go on, Ava and her mother set out to find the missing egg.
I loved the history and the research the author included in this book. I found myself stopping every time she described an egg so I could look it up online to see what it looked like. While much of the story is a fabrication, the facts are not. Alma Phil was a real woman who worked for Fabergé, and she designed some of the most intricate eggs in the collection. Whether or not Fabergé created an egg that was a danger to him and his family is the mystery this book presents.
I loved the National Treasure type of feel this book had. I half expected Nicolas Cage to stroll in with the egg and say, "I found it!"
While the book is rich with history and intrigue, I was surprised that God was never mentioned throughout the entire book. It would have been nice to see how God played into this story with the fictional characters. But such was not the case. Hence the four stars.
If you like adventure, dual-time stories, history, and treasure hunts, you will enjoy The Master Craftsman.
I received this book courtesy of Revell through NetGalley.


They outspend the rest of the world on male skin care, and are increasingly using hair care and colour cosmetics, but why are grooming products so important to South Korean men?
South Korean men are the biggest preeners on the planet, latest figures reveal. Sales of men's skin care products grew 86% in the five years to 2015 – that's $39 for every South Korean man each year.
It may not sound much but, according to Euromonitor International, South Korean men have outspent the rest of the world, especially in comparison with Australian men, who spend on average $3.30 each.
The overall South Korean beauty industry is now estimated to be worth about $10bn – 10% of which is now coming from male products. Indeed, Euromonitor places the retail value of the men's grooming market in South Korea in 2015 at US$1.096bn, which represents an impressive 6.1% rise on the previous year.
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The Human Rights Commission has paid tribute to Auckland community leader and advocate Hashem Slaimankhel who was murdered by terrorists while visiting Afghanistan.
"We have lost a great New Zealander. A humble man and a leader who worked and volunteered to ensure his people, particularly Muslim women and children, had support and opportunities. The legacy he leaves behind is a great one," said Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy.
A former refugee, Dr Slaimankhel fled Afghanistan and walked for eight days to the Pakistan border, arriving in New Zealand in 1989.
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We had a great time at each, but the parks are positively geared in the direction of these people that spend the additional money to stay at the Universal resorts or buy their Express Pass. Definitely issue in the Express Pass into your budget, if not, I wouldn't bother with these parks. Disney definitely has a leg up with their FastPass system.
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UKEF support helps secure £10 million worth of orders for Welsh tech exporter
We provided innovative finance for the delivery of major incident command vehicles to the Middle East.
Cardiff-based tech company, Excelerate, specialises in providing major incident ground technology for emergency service customers around the world.
When the company secured an order to supply multiple incident command vehicles to Qatar, Excelerate turned to UKEF for support. The company spoke to UKEF's export finance manager for Wales, Christian Syme, who arranged a working capital loan with Barclays.
Once Excelerate received the loan, they successfully completed the order and managed to retain the funds it needed to grow. With the company's exports increasing significantly year on year, Excelerate expects that exporting will eventually be responsible for over 90% of its business.
David Savage, Group Chairman & Chief Executive said:
Businesses who want to export need to know that they have right finance in place, particularly with long sales and fulfilment cycles such as ours.UKEF's support means we can afford to pay our supply chain and manage cash flow while continuing to grow the business. I am delighted with the performance Internationally with both UKEF and Barclays.
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We at WAttention adore sweet treats and we also enjoy cooking. So when we heard about The Providore Cooking Studio's cooking classes, we decided to drop by one morning to learn how to bake a Strawberry Swiss Roll to feed our curiosity (and love for sweets).
To kick things off, Chef Mayumi Taneie (or Mayumi-sensei as we called her) gave us our recipes and laid out the ingredients we would need. Our ingredients were measured out and prepared before hand, making it easy to get started right away.
As she went through the ingredients, Mayumi-sensei explained why she chose certain ones over others. She didn't hesitate to share her knowledge and baking know-how with the class at all and patiently answered all our questions whenever we had one.
She began explaining and leading us through the entire baking process before letting us have a go on our own. Initially when we looked at the recipe we thought it was simple enough (there were barely 10 steps) but we were so wrong!
As the saying goes, the devil's in the details. From preparing the ingredients to fluffing the batter, Mayumi sensei had a tip for everything – including seemingly simple things such as using a swirl motion to spread the batter (so that you "don't kill the foam") to insightful tips such as fluffing eggs till they looked like facial foam ("small foam bubbles are better than large ones", says Mayumi-sensei).
You might feel a little overwhelmed by the amount of information she shares but it's a good idea to take as many notes as you can as the recipe she prints out is rather bare bones. It's in her spoken teachings that you'll find the information you need.
After she was done with her batter, she put her cake in the oven to bake and we got started on our own cakes. As we fluffed our eggs to make our meringue or beat our batter, Mayumi-sensei kept a careful eye on us and helped us along the way; constantly reminding us to not over-beat the meringue.
Our take away for the lesson? Do not kill the foam! Keeping the meringue and batter airy is what gives it it soft and chewy texutre.
We even learned how to make our own strawberry jam for the filling! For this recipe we used Tochigi's famous Tochiotome strawberries which are in season around December and January.
Mayumi-sensei explained that Japanese strawberries are her choice ingredient as they have a subtly sweet flavour and aren't so tart. But if you choose to use American or Australian strawberries she advises that you toss them in sugar before using them in the jam to bring out the fruits' sweetness.
After about 13 minutes, Mayumi-sensei took her cake out of the oven and it smelt heavenly. Mayumi-sensei let her cake sit while she put ours in the oven.
She then showed us how to properly spread our mascarpone and strawberry cream evenly over the cake before sprinkling diced fresh strawberries and rolling it up. After that, we did our own cakes and Mayumi-sensei placed them in fridge before moving on to the next recipe; Eton Mess.
An Eton Mess is an English dessert traditionally served at Eton College. It's made with pieces of meringue, cream and strawberry (occasionally even served with ice cream like it was that day).
Compared to the Strawberry Swiss Roll, the Eton Mess was definitely easier to make, using the same skills for meringue making as the swiss roll. All you had to do was bake and break the meringue before mixing it with cream and strawberries and serving it.
As Mayumi-sensei put together the Eton Mess, she sliced and served up her Strawberry Swiss Roll and brewed up a pot of hot tea for her students to enjoy.
The cake was so good.
The sponge cake was soft and moist while the cookie dough dotted exterior added a crumbly texture. The cream was smooth and the strawberries were fresh and sweet. Like all Japanese sweets, the cake definitely leaned on the sweeter side of things but it was delicious nonetheless.
The Eton Mess as a rich, creamy dessert was surprisingly refreshing, thanks to the strawberries and raspberry coulis. It is quite heavy though, but would make a simple treat to prepare a day before you need to serve it.
You'll find almost everything you need to create your own baked goodies at the store next to the cooking studio (otherwise just head to The Providore's market round the corner).
The Providore's Cooking Studio conveniently carries all the ingredients you will need to bake the day's recipe in your own home, including seasonal ingredients such as the Tochiotome strawberries that we used.
Tochiotome strawberries hail from the Tochigi Prefecture. Known as the "Strawberry Kingdom", Tochigi is famous for their strawberries due to their extensive studies and cultivation research. Tochiotome strawberries have a large size, bright colour, delicate scent and lingering sweetness without the usually tartness found in other breeds of strawberries.
Apart from the strawberries, Mayumi-sensei also uses other Japanese ingredients such as Okinawan brown sugar and bread flour as Okinawan brown sugar has a better flavour and bread flour creates a fluffier texture for the cake.
On the shelves just next to the baking studio you'll find tiny bottles of essences, oils and liquors – just the right size for your baking experiments.
Mayumi-sensei said that we could change up the flavours of the swiss roll as we liked and we could use flavoured essences or liquors, so these are conveniently placed.
The tea Mayumi-sensei served us was from The Providore's own tea range, Tea We Adore 12 Ceylon . It was refreshing tea with a citrus-y note that did not leave a dry aftertaste. The Tea We Adore range has about 15 different flavours, from the Classic Earl Grey and English Breakfast to more flavourful mixes such as Oolong Milk Tea, Assam Margherita and Darjeeling Makaibori.
After your class, you'll be given a 10% off all retail purchases made that day, which is a good chance to stock up while you're there.
The Providore Cooking Studio has a wide range of classes that appeal to aspiring chefs of various skill levels. From the beginners simple Eton Mess to the more complex macaron towers. Classes start at $120, last for about 2 hours and you get to take back one full sized baked goodie at the end of it (while you get to observe the making of another).
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Celtics Are Now The Frontrunner To Sign Kemba Walker: Report
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Walker is eligible for a supermax with the Charlotte Hornets.
Kemba Walker is one of the biggest free agents on the market this Summer and while he isn't in the same stratosphere as Kevin Durant or Kawhi Leonard, there are plenty of teams who could use his talents. One of those teams is the Boston Celtics, who are about to lose Kyrie Irving in free agency. It's been rumored for a while now that they have been looking at signing Walker and according to this latest Woj bomb from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, it could very well become a reality.
"The Boston Celtics have emerged as the frontrunner to sign Charlotte All-Star guard Kemba Walker once free agency opens Sunday at 6 PM ET, league sources tell ESPN," Wojnarowski tweeted.
Walker is eligible to sign a supermax deal with the Charlotte Hornets worth $220 million over 5 years. If he were to sign with Boston, he would only be able to yield a four-year contract, although playing for a franchise like the Celtics would probably be a huge factor in his decision.
Free agency officially begins on Sunday, June 30th at 6 P.M. EST so that's when players will start meeting with teams. Things can change between now and then so stay tuned for all of the updates regarding the free agent period.
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University of Pennsylvania is a private university. Thetotal undergraduate enrollment in this university is 9,779.Its campus is spread over 279 acres and its setting is urban. It utilizes and makes use of a semester-based academic calendar. University of Pennsylvania is ranking 8 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities. Its tuition and fees are $43,738.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private institution. The total undergraduate enrollment in this university is 4,384.Its setting is urban, and its campus size is 168 acres. It uses a 4-1-4-based academic calendar. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is ranking 6 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities. Its tuition and fees are $42,050.
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University of California–Berkeley is a public university. The total number of undergraduate enrollment in this university is 25,885.Its campus is spread over 1,232 acres and its setting is urban. It makes use of a semester-based academic calendar. University of California—Berkeley is ranking 21 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities. Its tuition and fees is $11,767 (in-state); and is $34,645 out of state.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor is a public institution founded in 1817. Its setting is city and has a total undergraduate enrollment of 27,407. Its campusis spread over 3,071 acres. It makes use of a trimester-based academic calendar. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor is ranking 29 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities. Its tuition and fees is $13,437 (in-state) and is $39,109 out of state.
New York University is a private university. The total undergraduate enrollment in this university is 22,280 and its setting is urban. It uses a semester-based academic calendar. New York University is ranking 32 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities. Its tuition and fees is $41,606.
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University of Virginia is a public institution founded in 1819. The total undergraduate enrollment in this university is 15,762.Its campus size is 1,682 acres and its setting is suburban. It makes use of a semester-based academic calendar. University of Virginia is ranking 24 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities. Its tuition and fees is $12,006 (in-state); and is $38,018 out of state.
Carnegie Mellon University is a private university founded in 1900. The total undergraduate enrollment in this university is 6,281, its campus is spread over 145 acres and its setting is urban. It uses a semester-based academic calendar. Carnegie Mellon University is ranking23 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities. Its tuition and fees is $45,124.
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill is a public institution. Its setting is suburban and has a total undergraduate enrollment of 18,430 and its campus size is 729 acres. It makes use of a semester-based academic calendar. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill is ranking 30 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities. Its tuition and fees is $7,694 (in-state) andis $28,446 out of state.
University of Texas—Austin
University of Texas–Austin is a public university. The number of total undergraduate enrollment in this university is 38,437.Its setting is city, and its campus size is 431 acres. It uses a semester-based academic calendar. University of Texas—Austin is ranking46 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities. Its tuition and fees is $9,792 (in-state) andis $33,060 out of state.
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Cornell University is a private university that was founded in 1865. Its setting is rural and has a total undergraduate enrollment of 14,167. Its campus is spread over 745 acres. It makes use of a semester-based academic calendar. Cornell University is ranking 15 in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities. Its tuition and fees is $43,413.
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Coinciding with East London's First art Thursday of the month, here is my personal art round-up of January 2015.
The categories and entries are in no particular order of preference, just in alphabetical order.
The first exhibition of late J.M.W. Turner paintings. Interestingly, this exhibition coincided with Mike Leigh's film Mr Turner (2014) which explores the last part of this brilliant British painter as well.
Free gallery exhibition showcasing four of Richard Serra's steel installations. Especially the enormous Backdoor Pipeline and London Cross (two big steel plates hovering in the air merely balancing in the four corners of the room) are very impressive to see in real life.
Exhibitions at the British Library are always fascinating and very well-researched. This exhibition explored the gothic motif starting from Horace Walpole's short novel The Castle of Otranto, which was the first piece of Gothic literature, to Alexander McQueen's haute couture designs and punk music.
Fellow nerds like me would be exciting to learn that Walpole's former castle and inspirati on for his Gothic stories Strawberry Hill will open to the public from 1 March 2015! Book your tickets here.
Set in 17th-century Amsterdam. Country girl Nella Oortman marries the wealthy merchant Johannes Brandt and moves to the capital. Rather than love, she receives a cabinet house from her husband. As Nella starts to fills it up with miniature furniture and figures. As events develop, the miniaturist seems to know the deepest secrets of the Brandt family and even to predict the future. Can her predictions help save them?
Looking back on the new cinema releases I've seen so far this year, they seem to have been predominantly biopics. Would this have to do anything with the upcoming Oscar awards by chance?!?
Two films I would like to recommend are Enemy and The Guest. You can find the descriptions and links below.
Based on true events and the books by Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history.
Young robotics whizz Hiro Hamada and his cute big inflatable robot companion Baymax leap into action when a villain threatens the hi-tech metropolis of San Fransokyo.
Former superhero film star attempts a comeback with a Broadway play. A quirky dark comedy which starts off with an energetic repartee but is just about 30 minutes too long to hold the viewer's attention.
An amusing French film about Pierre and his unsympathetic friends who organise weekly dinner parties for their 'special' guests. Who brings the dumbest guy to the party, wins that week's competition.
A new take on the Dracula myth and how Vlad Tepes turned into a bloodthirsty fanged immortal.
In my humble opinion this little gem deserves much more exposure than it had so far! This dark film features the always brilliant Jake Gyllenhaal in an unsettling doppelgänger role. If you want to set your brains to work while watching a film, this is a definite must-see! I recommend you to watch it at least twice and read this article before your second viewing.
A gripping story of a manipulating wrestling 'coach', based on true events. Good performances by Steve Carell and Channing Tatum, but it's Mark Ruffalo who truly excels.
The last time I saw this film Eddie Murphy didn't play double roles in family films yet and I had no idea who Charles Dance was. Eddie Murphy plays a private detective specialised in missing children. He is charged with the task of finding a special child before the dark forces succeed in eliminating him.
Like Enemy, The Guest is a good film that should have been on more people's radar. A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After his arrival, people mysteriously die.
Paul Thomas Anderson's first feature film. Sydney picks up John from a diner one day and takes him to Reno where he shows John how to make money by gambling. When they meet again a few years later, John has become a successful gambler. While the film starts off as an average gambling film, it takes a nerve-wrecking turn towards the end.
Pizza-eating teenage mutant turtles trained as ninjas by a giant rat take on a New York City villain.
World War I drama based on the autobiography written by Vera Brittain. This film shows us once again how devastating war is and how awful those trenches in WWI were. Interesting take is however that the audience sees the battlefields through Vera's imagination and her reconstruction of how it would have been.
Someone described it to me as the Black Sawn of music films, I found it quite a striking resemblance. Warning: contains many drum solos and jazz music.
Hiding away safely from famished tourists just behind the busy shopping streets of the West End, you find vegetarian restaurant ETHOS. There are just too many delicious dishes to choose from, but the good thing here is, is that you don't have to choose! ETHOS is a self-service restaurant, so YOU decide what food you want to sample and how much you put on your plate. Prices for meals vary as you pay by weight.
Focus point of the show was the fact that Wolfgang Flür is a former Kraftwerk member. He constantly reminded the audience of this with his slideshow of old Kraftwerk photos and film footage. The highlight of this evening was to see my friend Anni Hogan who opened the night with a funky DJ set.
Gazelle Twin & Carla MacKinnon: Out of Body (live vocal soundtrack to visuals) at the ICA as part of the London Short Film Festival.
Carla MacKinnon's animation film explores the changes taking place in your body and state of mind in puberty, using organic elements and staging them in a style reminiscent of the work of Jan Švankmajer.
Gazelle Twin performed a live soundtrack to this film. These two artists were a perfect match for this project as Gazelle Twin's latest album UNFLESH deals exactly with the physical and emotional discomfort of the changing flesh during puberty.
2015 marks the 15th anniversary of Australian label Room40. They celebrate this with a series of curated evenings across the globe. Their London show in Cafe Oto featured three artists from the label: American ambient artist Rafael Anton Irisarri, modular synthesist John Chantler, and Room40 label founder and composer Lawrence English.
Finally, but definitely not the least, two live performances of Mr Dutch Girl, otherwise known as Scanner.
Scanner premiered two impressive new works this January, coincidentally both in the same weekend for the year-long music festival Minimalism Unwrapped at Kings Place.
The first piece, Unsleeping, is 'a dreamlike piece that imagined hearing Terry Riley's In C as a baby, a playful but fun idea.' You have till 9 February to listen back to this beautiful piece on BBC Radio via this link.
The second piece, Tavener Deconstructed/Reconstructed, is inspired by the music of composer John Tavener. In his hour-long performance Scanner did exactly what the title suggests: he took Tavener's music, deconstructed it and reconstruced it again adding his own voice and transforming it all into a mesmerising piece. I was very proud as the crowd went quite wild afterwards (in so far a classical audience goes wild) and my hubby's work received some raving reviews, including in The Times magazine.
January started off on my parents' sofa in the Netherlands. I happily let my mum spoil me with her delicious food while we watched films, lots of them! One day I managed to get back on my feet and wobbled my big tummy out of the door to see this beautiful Dutch sight.
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Busy month it was! Great to read about everything you did! One comment: shouldn't it be Mr Dutch Girl instead of Mrs?
Bedankt voor het sharen van mijn analyse van Enemy!


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An Ohio Organization Claims Senate Bill will "Starve Public Schools"
Policy Matters Ohio issued a recent report claiming Senate Bill 85 will "starve public schools and hurt students."
Officials with the organization claim Ohio public schools have continued to struggle to recover from the Great Recession, all while state lawmakers "have steadily diverted resources to private schools by expanding voucher programs."
Reports suggest Ohio has in fact increased funding for voucher programs by 352 percent since 2008.
Policy Matters Ohio is sending a fearful message as lawmakers prepare to consider the new legislation.
Senate Bill 85 was introduced by Senator Matt Huffman of Lima and would expand voucher eligibility to cover about 74 percent, or 1.08 million of Ohio's students, including many living in high-performing districts.
The organization notes the move would increase the current budget for the three existing voucher programs it would replace – by $185 million.
The Bill details a $5,000 voucher cap for a family of four with students in grades K-8 living at 200 percent of the poverty line – or $49,200 a year. A $7,500 voucher cap would be in place for the same income level for students in grades 9-12.
Now, for families with incomes up to 400 percent of poverty, or $98,400, for a family of four would be eligible for 50 percent of the maximum voucher amount. And students with family incomes above 400 percent of poverty are not eligible for the voucher.
"SB 85 uses the guise of school choice to chip away at Ohio's public-school system," said report author, Policy Matters State Policy Fellow, Victoria Jackson. "Parents think they are giving their children a better education, but even though students using vouchers tend to be more well-off than their public-school peers, studies show they score worse in math and English."
Policy Matters Ohio suggests even before the Bill was introduced, Ohio was heading in the wrong direction.
Reports indicate, in the fiscal year 2016, Ohio spent $236.6 million on private school tuition. The recently passed 2018-2019 House budget would increase funding for the income-based EdChoice voucher program by 57 percent over the 2016-2017 budget — appropriating $37.8 million for Fiscal Year 2018 and $47 million for the fiscal year 2019.
The press release issued by the organization goes on to argue the House budget doesn't fund traditional public schools well enough to successfully keep up with inflation.
"SB 85 is straight out of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos's playbook," Jackson said. "Lawmakers should oppose the bill and stop prioritizing underperforming private schools over public education.
The Newsymom.com news staff has reached out to Senator Matt Huffman for comment.
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'There was a huge explosion:' Engine from fatal plane crash blasts into Parker home
Pilot identified as 67-year-old Mesa County man
By: Robert Garrison
PARKER, Colo. — The Douglas County Coroner has identified the pilot in Friday night's deadly plane crash as Robert Marquis, 67, of Glade Park.
Marquis was piloting a Cirrus SR-22 when it crashed near in a neighborhood near Parker Friday night.
South Metro Fire officials said his plane took off from Centennial Airport at 8:12 p.m. and disappeared from radar 11 minutes later.
The FAA told Denver7 that shortly after departing, the pilot indicated he wanted to return to the airport, though Marquis did not say why he wanted to return.
The plane crashed about three miles south of the airport, leaving a large debris field in open space near a Parker neighborhood.
South Metro Fire crews were searching for additional passengers late Friday night. Teams were performing a grid search of the debris field.
But it was later learned the pilot was the only person on board.
An occupied home in the 11000 block of Pastel Point in Parker was struck by the plane's engine.
"There's about half of the engine inside of the house," homeowner, Amy Webb told Denver7.
Insulation from behind her living room walls was spread across her family's living room. Pictures showed cracks running from the floor to the ceiling.
"I'm just grateful and lucky that it went through the wall instead of through the window," she said.
Webb said she was home with two of her five daughters when the engine hit.
She described doing the dishes and listening to music when she first heard a loud noise.
"As soon as I turned off the music, there was a huge explosion," she said. "And something came — flew into the back of our house."
The plane's engine flew across several acres of empty field.
NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator, Dr. Jennifer Rodi explained, "The engine being the heaviest part of the airplane will travel the farthest during an impact sequence where we have separation."
Denver7 cameras weren't allowed beyond a barbed wire fence, but the Douglas County Sheriff's Office launched a drone to get a bird's eye view of the three to four-acre crash site.
"To have this extensive of a debris field, we had to have a lot of energy which is provided by the engine," Dr. Rodi said.
Amy Webb said the unexpected damage would be repaired with time, but said the real tragedy is the pilot's death.
"I can't imagine. I mean, that is just so tragic," she said.
She told Denver7 she grabbed her kids and ran outside. She then realized an airplane engine had crashed into her home and called 911. No residents were injured.
(Cont) Webb shared these photos of the damage from inside her Douglas County home. The engine hit her house before 9p last night. Everyone inside the home is safe. #Denver7 pic.twitter.com/QNtMyYLSV5
— Amanda del Castillo (@AmandaDTV) May 12, 2018
The cause of the crash is still unknown. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
During a press briefing Saturday, NTSB investigators said they would be looking at three things: man, machine, and environment.
Investigators said the aircraft's parachute system was not deployed.
The investigation can take up to 18 months, officials said.


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Manchester United must face Real Madrid in the race to sign Kim Min-jae
According to the Manchester Evening News, Napoli centre-back Kim Min-Jae is available for a modest release clause, and Manchester United could be the favourites to outbid Real Madrid for his services.
Following his £16 million summer transfer from Fenerbahce to Napoli, the 26-year-old has been a revelation for them with a number of standout displays.
The center-back was also outstanding for South Korea during their run to the World Cup quarterfinals, and it is now being said that United and Real Madrid want to buy him. Kim Min-jae could be available for as little as £38 million.
It is not surprising that United and Madrid are interested in him given his statistics. In our opinion, the Red Devils must be active if they hope to sign the defender before Los Blancos. Harry Maguire may be sold next summer, according to rumours. Although Min-jae would be a significant improvement over the England international, United might have to sign him as early as January.
To convince Min-jae to join them, United will need to contact his agents as soon as possible. Napoli is hoping to change Min-Jae's release clause with a new contract.
Under manager Erik ten Hag, Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez are the chosen centre backs, but the latter has struggled to stay injury-free for an extended period of time.
Due to Varane's injury concerns, Min-jae has a chance to establish himself as a regular starter.
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My opinion: far from being the best from Marx Brothers, this film is nice but is characterized especially by several very slow scenes which, alone, waste film. There are however excellent ideas which could have made it possible to obtain a much better result. Ray incarne, as with his practice at the time, malicious pure and hard which remain imperturbable in front of the daftness of Harpo.


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Q: springboot web lost important function on Heroku, but work well in localhost on my localhost, my web works fine like this:
view run on localhost
the controller can bind the List of currencies to the select box normally.
But when I deploy to Heroku, it looks like the controller never finds the right list to bind to thymeleaf. So the selection boxes are left blank:
view run on heroku
here is my controller:
@Autowired MoneyConverter moneyConverter;
@GetMapping("/")
  public String renderForm(Model model) {
    model.addAttribute("moneyConvertRequest", new MoneyConvertRequest());
    List<CurrencyRate> currencies = moneyConverter.mapCurrencyRates();
    model.addAttribute("currencies", currencies);
    return "form";
  }

and in the Service, my program reads files from a JSON and a CSV to parse data to a hashmap that link to Currency Data object like this:
private JsonNode masterNode;
private HashMap<String, CurrencyRate> mapCurrencyRates;

public MoneyConverter() {
    loadExchangeRateFromJSON();
    loadCurrencyCodeFromCSV();
  }

private void loadExchangeRateFromJSON() {
    try {
      File file = new ClassPathResource("static/exchange_rate.json").getFile();
      FileReader reader = new FileReader(file);
      BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(reader);
      ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
      masterNode = objectMapper.readTree(bufferedReader);
    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
      System.out.println(e);
    } catch (IOException e) {
      System.out.println(e);
    }
  }

  public void loadCurrencyCodeFromCSV() {
    mapCurrencyRates = new HashMap<>();
    try {
      File file = new ClassPathResource("static/currency.csv").getFile();
      CsvMapper mapper = new CsvMapper();
      CsvSchema schema = CsvSchema.emptySchema().withHeader();
      ObjectReader oReader = mapper.readerFor(CurrencyRate.class).with(schema);
      Reader reader = new FileReader(file);
      MappingIterator<CurrencyRate> mi = oReader.readValues(reader);

      while (mi.hasNext()) {
        CurrencyRate currencyRate = mi.next();
        String currencyCode = currencyRate.getCode();
        if (mapCurrencyRates.get(currencyCode) == null) {
          float rate = getExchangeRate(currencyCode);  JSON
          if (rate > 0.0f) {
            currencyRate.setRate(rate);
            mapCurrencyRates.put(currencyCode, currencyRate);
          }
        }
      }
    } catch (IOException e) {
      System.out.println(e);
    }
  }

I have a wild guess that maybe there is mis-match between version of dependency between heroku environment and my localhost
here is 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 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
        <version>2.4.1</version>
        <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
    </parent>
    <groupId>vn.techmaster</groupId>
    <artifactId>money</artifactId>
    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <name>money</name>
    <description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>

    <properties>
        <java.version>11</java.version>
    </properties>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
            <scope>runtime</scope>
            <optional>true</optional>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
            <scope>runtime</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
            <optional>true</optional>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-csv</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-params</artifactId>
            <version>5.7.0</version>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
            <version>3.18.1</version>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>

    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <configuration>
                    <excludes>
                        <exclude>
                            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
                            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
                        </exclude>
                    </excludes>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>

Any suggestion how I can fix this error on Heroku. Thank you!

A: You should not read resources as files because when they are packed inside a jar file (like is the case when running on Heroku) this will no longer work.
As an alternative, read the files as a stream:
InputStream inputStream = getClass().getResourceAsStream(...)

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Snapshots 44 Magnum
Posted on May 30, 2010 by Mike Glyer
Do you feel lucky? Here are 8 developments of interest to fans:
(1) Frederik Pohl will be getting Arthur Hlavaty's vote for the Best Fan Writer Hugo in part because of this irresistible series of reminiscences about Robert Heinlein and his wives.
(2) The University of Oklahoma's World Literature Today for May 2010 delivers an incredible feast of science fictional art, literature and commentary. For example — and this is just the tip of the iceberg — there is Paul Di Filippo's The Best Speculative Fiction of 2009, Paul Kincaid's essay, Against a Definition of Science Fiction, Daniel Powell's essay, After the End of the Whole Mess: Isolation and Confinement in American Narratives of the Apocalypse, the full text of Pamela Sargent's story, The True Darkness and guest editor Christopher McKitterick's list of the Don't-Miss Speculative Fiction Events.
(3) Hearing that CBS will air a sitcom in which William Shatner plays a cranky old fogie whose rants are captured by a Twitter-obsessed son with a million followers, Janice Gelb asked, "Wonder if he ever says 'Get off my lawn!'"
(4) Chris Jones, who writes "Theater Loop" for the Chicago Tribune, thinks the local productions of "War with the Newts" and "Neverwhere" are "very decent." But that's not a bad review coming from someone who knows "science fiction and fantasy can be tricky, tricky genres in the theater."
(5) As a method of storytelling, John W. Campbell advocated taking an idea and extrapolating all its consequences. And let's admit it, not every story he bought was any more scientifically sound than this report on the "homeopathic bomb":
Homeopathic bombs are comprised of 99.9% water but contain the merest trace element of explosive. The solution is then repeatedly diluted so as to leave only the memory of the explosive in the water molecules. According to the laws of homeopathy, the more that the water is diluted, the more powerful the bomb becomes.
"'A homeopathic attack could bring entire cities to a standstill,' said BBC Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner, 'Large numbers of people could easily become convinced that they have been killed and hospitals would be unable to cope with the massive influx of the "walking suggestible".'"
(6) Doubtless the "walking suggestible" will also be falling for this gag.
"Not the Onion, believe it or not, but the University of Reading," says David Klaus of Graham Cluely's blog post headlined, "Scaremongering scientist claims to have infected himself with computer virus":
Yes, you could put software code on an RFID chip that you could put in your body…but so what?
The fact is that that code would not be read until an RFID reader came into contact with the affected RFID chip and even then the software connected with the RFID reader would need to have a vulnerability that would allow the code to be run….
Frankly, I've got more chance of being flattened by a falling grand piano than I have of getting my dog virus-infected next time I take him to the vets.
(7) On the other hand, recent headline news about genuine domestic terrorism prompted Francis Hamit to write "Some of my old world has, alas, become relevant again" and point to his 1995 "The Enemy Within: Security Threats From Domestic Militia Groups," a 10,000-word ebook on the rationals, history and countermeasures against such groups available for $4.99.
(8) Now I'm wondering — was Dorothy Gale the inventor of the homeopathic bomb? One thing I know for sure is that getting melted ended the career of the Wicked Witch of the West. Later in life she was reduced to hawking coffee and cheating at checkers (YouTube).
[Thanks for the links in this post go to David Klaus, Isaac Alexander, Steven H Silver, and Janice Gelb.]
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3 thoughts on "Snapshots 44 Magnum"
supergee on May 30, 2010 at 7:57 pm said:
3. No, he says, "Get a life."
Edward L. Green on June 1, 2010 at 10:02 am said:
Having seen the pilot, he does not say 'get off my lawn' or 'get a life'. He does wonder out loud why no one ever does a good impression of him. The show's not bad, but certainly not ground breaking. I give it a couple of seasons.
David K. M. Klaus on June 4, 2010 at 5:56 pm said:
Homeopathic A&E (that would be a homeopathic emergency room to us Yanks):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGIbOGu8q0&
Be sure to note the signs on the walls as the gurney is wheeled in.


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Data, Prediction and the Future of Healthcare
Guest post by Ted Spooner, CEO of RespondWell.
Ted Spooner
Anyone who grew up playing video games ought to have a greater appreciation for the future of healthcare.
When they moved out of the arcade halls and into living rooms, video games became more accessible to more people. And when a wave of fitness-related console titles were released in the late 1990s and early 2000s — Dance Dance Revolution, EyeToy: Kinetic, and Yourself!Fitness/My Fitness Coach — women joined in the fun. By 2014, a study by the Entertainment Software Association revealed that women represented 48 percent of the gaming population in the United States, and the addition of this untapped market allowed the gaming industry to make the pivot that would eventually merge gaming with healthcare.
The title character of My Fitness Coach was Maya, a virtual personal trainer. Maya was the agent who coached couch potatoes and weekend warriors alike to reach whatever fitness goals they might have. A doctor, similarly, knows what's best for patients and has a reason behind every instruction — and the difference between the virtual video game trainer and the Ph.D. isn't the vast ocean it once was.
With innovations from FitBit and Jawbone for wearables, Biosensing to Augmedix and Entrada for electronic health records (EHRs) and clinical workflow apps, as well as direct competitors such as Doctors on Demand and TeleDocs, traditional healthcare institutions are facing consumer-direct competitors whose products and services are almost exclusively based on the use of self-care technology. A new wave of innovation is coming soon. Venture funding of digital health companies surpassed $4 billion in 2014, nearly equivalent to the previous three years combined.
So, what's next?
Self-care apps like FitBit, RespondWell, Caremerge and others that feed a patient's data into a cloud have the potential to enrich clinical observations in ways that the occasional hospital visit cannot. If you have a device producing conclusive data that says "your heart rate is higher than it should be," "you're taking too many pills," or "you're walking with a gait," a physician can say with confidence "something bad is going to happen to you." Predicting a person's proclivity for injury and illness is more of a science than ever.
The need has never been greater. Baby boomers are living longer, driving up the demand for major surgeries like total joint replacement. Meanwhile, the supply of physical therapists is increasingly struggling to meet the need for in-person care. This confluence of events is driving the demand for healthcare technology that allows a patient to be both educated and capable of providing an increasing degree of self-care. The power of cloud-based data collection could act as a force multiplier for existing care-giving assets, not only allowing fewer experts to oversee more patients, but also acting as a predictor of illness or injury.
Already, we're seeing the reach of this technology expand through digital tools like MouthWatch, a smart toothbrush that connects to your dentist; CarePredict, which provides home health sensors for seniors; AdHereTech, a pill container that collects real-time data about intake; BabyScripts, an app and blood pressure monitor for pregnant women; and Clariflow, an in-home prostate health test with a free app to input the results.
Given the rate of innovation and willingness of venture investors to fund these innovations, the issue facing the healthcare system is not whether it's possible to build technology to address the needs of consumers, but rather how quickly healthcare institutions can transform their care delivery philosophy while adapting to the demands of a changing business model.
In a way, the coming years in health tech might resemble the generational move from arcades toward personal gaming devices: From on-site care in hospitals and medical buildings to remote data collection in the patient's home — a shift that will, in turn, make quality care more accessible to more people.
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Marilyn Statue Missing in Auckland
A statue of Marilyn has been stolen in New Zealand, as Meghan Lawrence reports for Auckland Now. (Marilyn-related art thefts are not uncommon: an English statue was stolen in 2011, while a Canadian mural vanished in 2014, and was found in a dumpster two weeks later. Sadly, it was stolen again in 2015.)
"Farm Cove's iconic mascot has gone walkabout.
A six-foot tall (1.82m) statue of Marilyn Monroe was taken from a Fisher Parade residence in East Auckland on the night of October 13.
Maria Ross says the statue is part of a collection of rock n' roll and pop-culture memorabilia that decorates her home. Ross purchased the statue of Marilyn Monroe a year ago, after she had been looking to add the American actress to her collection for a number of years.
She has stood in the front garden ever since, for passersby to bask in her glory.
'She was loved and admired by all. Some more than others,' she says. 'People who drive past will stop and take photos with her. It's so cool because you get to know the neighbourhood. She is just famous in Farm Cove.'
Ross says she's 'really gutted' that the statue was stolen, but there would be no questions asked if she was returned.
'I do believe someone is going to see her. There is not a lot of them in New Zealand. I think there is only one other, so it will stand out like a sore thumb.'
'It would just be so awesome if she was returned.'"
UPDATE: The statue has now been returned almost two months after its disappearance – albeit a little worse for wear, reports the Auckland Times.
"The statue of Marilyn Monroe, a former Hollywood screen siren and model, stands at more than 1.8m (6 feet) and weighs around 80kg.
'It would have taken two or more people to get her into a truck or trailer,' she said.
On Sunday night Ms Ross posted on social media: 'OMG!!!!! Marilyn was dropped off tonight and as promised…No Questions Asked!!'
'Reward Requested and I paid it.'
She said the statue was a little bit worse for wear, with eyelashes cut off and a 'few cuts n bruises'.
'She is split down one side. They have obviously dropped her,' Ms Ross said."
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An Interview with Heddy Honigmann (Director)
Survivors and Surviving
Q: In this film one can feel the happiness in the daily lives of the people of Lima, yet I found it painful to watch the story of the shoeshine boy. There's a sense that having dreams is the key to that happiness, but what does happiness mean to you?
HH: I think all of my films depict that definition of happiness. My films are basically about survivors and surviving, and most of the people who appear in them never forget about the importance of having dreams. If people who can discover their desires are illuminated with some kind of light, then the opposite is a state of forgotten oblivion. This film switches between both of those circumstances. Unfortunately the shoeshine boy didn't have a dream and has remained in the shadows for a long time, but most of the people that appear are trying to emerge from those shadows into the light. The film ends with the two sisters performing acrobatics on the road at night, but that doesn't mean things end in darkness. Rather, I wanted to end the film with the sisters doing their best to find happiness. It also expresses the fact that there's no such thing as pure happiness. By facing reality and finding a balance between what you have and what you don't have, what you can receive and what you can't, the dreams you have and the ones you can't, maybe people can then find happiness for the first time in their lives.
Q: At the end of the film there's a title card that reads "This film is dedicated to my good friend JOSÉ WATANABE (1946–2007)." Was your friendship with him the impetus behind making the film?
HH: Jose Watanabe wasn't the reason I made the film but his poetry contributed greatly to it, particularly the verses that appear in the film. The insect larvae that irritate the backs of oxen are eaten by birds. You could say there's an interdependence among their species, but it could also be looked at as a kind of gentle interaction that benefits all of them. That happiness can be found in this mutual dependence and interaction is fascinating. The actual motivation behind the film came from the character of the waiter. When I returned to my hometown of Lima to visit my mother, I would go to this high class restaurant. I'd occasionally be served by the same waiter, whose face I remembered. I asked him, "Have you been working in this place a long time?" He replied, "I've been working here around 30 or 40 years." That one question was where it all started. "If you've been working here 30 or 40 years, I guess you've seen everything from coup d'etats to government corruption, right?" I asked. "I've got a lot of stories," he said. That was when the idea of the film formed in my mind. In short, I thought I could discover something through people like this waiter, bartenders, shop clerks and kids. One thing that also came to mind was the title of a famous Peruvian novel named La Palabra del Mudo. It's usually difficult to think of poor people as suitable subjects, but on the other hand they see so many things in their lives that I thought interviewing them could be really interesting. I wanted to capture their recollections of history.
(Compiled by Murayama Miho)
Interviewers: Murayama Miho, Ishikawa Munetaka / Interpreter: Goto Taro / Translator: Jason Gray
Photography: Laura Turley / Video: Hsiao Shu-Yii / 2009-10-09
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