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Halcrow Group Limited was a multinational engineering consultancy company, based in the United Kingdom

Halcrow was one of the UK's largest consultancies, with origins stretching back to 1868. The UK-based consultancy specialised in the provision of planning, design and management services for infrastructure development worldwide. With interests in transportation, water, maritime and property, the company undertook commissions in over 70 countries from a network of more than 90 offices.

In 2011, the company was acquired by US firm CH2M Hill, and in 2013 it was announced that the Halcrow brand would eventually be discontinued. The parent subsequently (2015) rebranded the whole group to CH2M. Two years later, in December 2017, CH2M was acquired by Jacobs Engineering Group.

History

The company was founded in 1868 by civil engineer Thomas Meik, and originally bore his name, and later those of his sons, Patrick and Charles. It worked extensively on port, maritime and railway projects in the North of England, in Wales and in Scotland, before undertaking its first commissions outside the UK in the 1890s.

20th century
During the first half of the 20th century, William Halcrow (later Sir William) established the firm in other areas, notably tunnelling and hydroelectric schemes.  Their war time work included the design and supervision of the construction of tunnels under London and the Mulberry Harbours used in the D-Day landings.

After the war, Halcrow's attention once again turned to Scotland. For the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, a new generation of hydroelectric schemes to generate power for public consumption was developed. The Glen Affric scheme, started in 1947, was the biggest, but there were similar projects in neighbouring catchments such as Glen Garry and Glen Moriston – the latter including one of the first underground power stations in the UK – and Strathfarrar and Kilmorack.

In Wales, Halcrow's attention turned to water supply projects. The Claerwen dam opened in 1952 and, later, the Clywedog dam, helped create reservoirs to supply the towns and cities of the English West Midlands. Halcrow  also designed railway tunnels at Potters Bar (1955) and the earlier Woodhead Tunnel (1954) and starting work on the new Victoria line underground line beneath central London. Overseas work ranged from roads, bridges and harbours in Ghana, Libya and Mozambique to dams in Venezuela.

The firm had several names during the 20th century, including CS Meik and Buchanan (1920), CS Meik and Halcrow (1923), WT Halcrow and Partners (1941), Sir William Halcrow and Partners (1944), and, finally, Halcrow Group (1998).

21st century

Halcrow's consultancy work included water, transportation, maritime, environment, power and property projects. Its customers included government departments, public sector authorities and utilities, industrial and commercial companies, international funding agencies and financial institutions.

In 2008, the company reported a turnover of £468 million. Projects undertaken outside the UK accounted for 48% of turnover. Owned and managed by its employees and staff shareholders, Halcrow remained an independent firm until late 2011.

CH2M
In September CH2M Hill announced it was set to acquire the company, and on 10 November 2011 CH2M Hill announced that it had completed the acquisition of Halcrow for £124m.

It was subsequently reported that Halcrow was effectively rescued by CH2M Hill, having incurred a pre-tax loss of £71m in its last year of independent trading (to 31 December 2011), on a turnover of £238m, down from £331m in 2010. Accounts lodged with Companies House showed that CH2M Hill's financial backing was crucial to Halcrow's survival; the US firm agreed a secured loan to the company in December 2012 without which there would have been doubt regarding the firm's ability to continue as a going concern.

Jacobs Engineering Group
On 2 August 2017 CH2M agreed to be purchased by Jacobs Engineering Group in a US$2.85 billion cash and stock deal. Shareholders approved the deal in December 2017, and the completion of the acquisition was announced on 18 December.

Notable modern projects

 Second Severn Crossing (UK; completed 1996) - Halcrow, in partnership with French consultant SEEE, designed the crossing on behalf of the Laing-GTM joint venture that won a £330 million contract to design and build the bridge.
 Toronto Pearson International Airport (Toronto, Ontario, Canada; completion c. 2006) - Halcrow Yolles was the structural engineer of record for the passenger terminal facility. It was involved in the early concept design of the Central Processor roof structure in collaboration with Ove Arup and Partners; all remaining concept design, and all final administration services were provided by Halcrow Yolles.
 Clyde Arc Bridge (Glasgow, UK; completed 2006) - Halcrow designed this landmark bridge structure across the River Clyde in central Glasgow. The bridge provides access to the Pacific Quay development.
 One King Street West (Toronto, Ontario, Canada; completed 2007) - Halcrow provided full structural engineering services to this slender 51-storey condominium-hotel linked to the existing 14-storey Toronto Dominion Bank building (c. 1915).
 Sheikh Zayed Mosque (completed 2007) - Halcrow were commissioned in 2001 to fulfil the role of construction supervisor working closely with the contractor, Impregilo of Italy, for the first phase of the project: the structural shell of the building. Following completion of the concrete structure Halcrow acted as the project consultant for the second phase up to completion of the project late in 2007 when the mosque was first opened to worshippers.
 Channel Tunnel Rail Link (High Speed 1) (UK; completed 2007) - Halcrow, as part of the Rail Link Engineering consortium, was responsible for all design and project management services on this project, delivering the £5.8 billion system on time and within budget.
 Abu Dhabi International Airport (Abu Dhabi; completed 2008) - Halcrow was commissioned to carry out planning, design and site supervision for a second runway at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
 Al Garhoud Bridge (Dubai; completed 2008)
 Yas Island Development (Abu Dhabi; completed 2009) - Halcrow acted as the client's appointed lead consultant responsible for the design and construction supervision of the primary infrastructure for this mixed-use 2500ha island development.
 Busan-Geoje Fixed Link (South Korea; completed 2010) - Halcrow TEC JV was appointed Technical Advisers to Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd, who were leading the consortium which had been awarded the concession to design, construct and operate this US$1100m transport link.
  Bond Street Station Upgrade (UK; detailed design 2010-12) - Halcrow was part of the design team, along with consultants Atkins appointed by Costain Laing O'Rourke Joint Venture for the upgrading of the existing Bond Street Station in Central London
 Thames Hub (UK; concept 2011) - Halcrow provided technical advice to architects Foster + Partners for its Thames Hub proposal for integrated infrastructure development in the Thames Estuary in the UK.
Tottenham Court Road tube station Upgrade (UK; completed 2017) - multi-disciplinary lead designer for London Underground with architects Acanthus and Hawkins Brown.

See also
Hafren Power

References

External links
Halcrow Group Limited

Engineering companies of the United Kingdom


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Nearly 20 years ago the measles was declared eliminated in the United States.
That's not the case any more. From Jan. 1 to March 28 this year, 387 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 15 states, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. It is the second-greatest number of cases reported in the United States since measles was virtually eliminated in 2000.
Indiana has not been exempt. There was one confirmed case in 2018 and just recently another case was confirmed in an individual who recently spent time in LaGrange and Steuben counties in northeastern Indiana, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.
The infected individual also spent some time in Sturgis in St. Joseph County, Michigan, and also in Texas.
In Michigan, the numbers of measles cases this year has climbed to 39. That's the highest number since 65 cases were reported in Michigan in 1991.
Measles outbreaks have people on edge. A local news outlet reported that an internal hospital document indicated a measles case was confirmed in South Bend. However, that suspected case tested negative in the end, according to St. Joseph County Health Officer Luis Galup.
One of the most common reasons parents do not get their children vaccinated is because of religious beliefs or wrong information that the vaccine causes other health issues, such as autism.
A Purdue University professor said earlier this year that vaccine rates started to decline shortly after the 2000 declaration because of a fabricated study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination and autism. Numerous studies have discounted that link.
People make unfounded allegations about the side effects of vaccinations without any supporting medical evidence. The rumors get picked up and spread across the internet, which only adds to the problem.
The CDC says the measles vaccine is very effective. One dose of measles vaccine is about 93 percent effective at preventing measles if exposed to the virus. Two doses are about 97 percent effective.
People believe they are making a personal choice when they decide not to have their kids vaccinated. Nothing could be further from the truth.
When an unvaccinated person is able to spread a deadly disease to others because of an uninformed choice, it becomes a public health issue that goes beyond one person's decision. And when it comes to public health safety, that's unacceptable.

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Detection of asymptomatic carotid stenosis in patients with lower-extremity arterial disease: development and external validations of a risk score.
Poorthuis MHF., Morris DR., de Borst GJ., Bots ML., Greving JP., Visseren FLJ., Sherliker P., Clack R., Clarke R., Lewington S., Bulbulia R., Halliday A.
BACKGROUND: Recommendations for screening patients with lower-extremity arterial disease (LEAD) to detect asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS) are conflicting. Prediction models might identify patients at high risk of ACS, possibly allowing targeted screening to improve preventive therapy and compliance. METHODS: A systematic search for prediction models for at least 50 per cent ACS in patients with LEAD was conducted. A prediction model in screened patients from the USA with an ankle : brachial pressure index of 0.9 or less was subsequently developed, and assessed for discrimination and calibration. External validation was performed in two independent cohorts, from the UK and the Netherlands. RESULTS: After screening 4907 studies, no previously published prediction models were found. For development of a new model, data for 112 117 patients were used, of whom 6354 (5.7 per cent) had at least 50 per cent ACS and 2801 (2.5 per cent) had at least 70 per cent ACS. Age, sex, smoking status, history of hypercholesterolaemia, stroke/transient ischaemic attack, coronary heart disease and measured systolic BP were predictors of ACS. The model discrimination had an area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve of 0.71 (95 per cent c.i. 0.71 to 0.72) for at least 50 per cent ACS and 0.73 (0.72 to 0.73) for at least 70 per cent ACS. Screening the 20 per cent of patients at greatest risk detected 12.4 per cent with at least 50 per cent ACS (number needed to screen (NNS) 8] and 5.8 per cent with at least 70 per cent ACS (NNS 17). This yielded 44.2 and 46.9 per cent of patients with at least 50 and 70 per cent ACS respectively. External validation showed reliable discrimination and adequate calibration. CONCLUSION: The present risk score can predict significant ACS in patients with LEAD. This approach may inform targeted screening of high-risk individuals to enhance the detection of ACS.
10.1093/bjs/znab040
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By John Adamian
Dec 06, 2019 | 5:59 AM
Stalley performs at The State House in New Haven on Dec. 12.
Stalley plays The State House, 294 State St., New Haven, on Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. $15-$60. statehousepresents.com
Ohio rapper Stalley's new EP "Reflection of Self: The Head Trip" sounds like a meditation on '90s hip-hop, with jazzy and woozy backing loops that suggest A Tribe Called Quest, Wu Tang, and J Dilla. Stalley raps about introspection, spirituality, a connection to the divine, mental vulnerability, and the importance of moving past the allure of worldly things.
"They say that money can repair a man, but I'd rather pay with wisdom," he raps on "Peppermints and Water," one of the new EP's centerpieces. He goes on: "My rise in this game was a bit premature — I was overcooking everything but still was raw."
The scuffed-up soul samples, with sweeping strings, cooing vocalists and swaying guitar washes set up hypnotic backdrops for Stalley's steady and controlled lyricism. The music works on its own, and it shares a confident slow-burn with Stalley's flow. "I found balance and meaning through self-reflection," he raps on the outro, a sign-off on the theme of black nobility.
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We know from a prior chapter that good ridge lift depends primarily on the shape of the terrain as well as the direction and strength of the wind. Of course we look at the weather and wind forecast for various altitudes but sometimes (well, actually many times) the reality does not quite match the forecast. Especially in mountainous terrain it is normal for the direction and strength of the wind to differ widely across the task area. So how can we figure it out? That's what this chapter is about.
What should I look at before each flight?
I find wind maps such as this one to be extremely helpful in visualizing the overall flow but I've also learned that their predictive power is often limited, especially near the ground. As you use this chart or any other one like it, make sure to move the slider to view the wind at different altitudes. The first time you do this you will likely be surprised just how dramatically different the flows at various altitudes can be. When using any kind of forecasting tool it's important to stay focused on the bigger picture, i.e. the underlying drivers of the wind and weather patterns instead of trying to memorize all the specific information represented in each area chart.
A good preparation will help you develop a mental model for what's going on in the atmosphere and this in turn will allow you to adjust the model during the flight if the actual conditions are somewhat different from what you had anticipated.
Here's my flight planning check list to ensure that I consider all the relevant aspects before my flights.
Below are some tips and techniques to get a better sense of the wind at various altitudes and locations.
How can I figure out the wind on the ground below?
We know that the wind on the ground is often quite different than the wind even just a few hundred feet above. So to figure out the wind on the surface we have to look for signs on the surface itself.
Look for a stretch of shoreline where the water on the surface is calm: that's where the wind is coming from because this part of the shoreline will be in the wind shadow of the shore and ripples and waves will only begin to form once the wind has hit the surface.
You can observe the same effect around little islands in a lake. Look around the island for spots in the water where the surface is calm.
Larger waves on bigger lakes are always perpendicular to the wind direction. The surf (where the waves are breaking) is on the downwind side of the link while the upwind side will be much calmer. If you see waves braking away from any shoreline the wind is blowing with at least 15 kt.
If you look at a lake in a deep valley you will almost always see the wind blow either up or down along the valley. If you see the regular flow pattern on the lake disturbed somewhere in the middle of the lake, this is likely due to a downdraft hitting the surface of the water. The downdraft could be due to a thermal outflow or, perhaps more likely, due to wave or rotor wind touching the ground. If you suspect wave or rotor you should also suspect a wave system further aloft.
If you observe different wind directions on a larger lake (or on two nearby lakes) this could be a sign of converging or diverging winds (depending on the direction). In the Colorado foothills one can sometimes spot this phenomenon when winds on two lakes further up and down in the foothills indicate the location of a convergence line.
Blowing dust, e.g. from dirt roads.
Movement of crops. In a field of tall crops a circular swirl may give away the location where a thermal is leaving the ground. Calm fields could indicate where the next thermal might come from.
Spray from irrigation. Look for signs where the normal direction of spray is deflected as the wind carries the spray downwind.
If you can't make out any signs of wind on the ground there is always the automatic weather radio report of a nearby airport – make sure to know which frequencies to tune into.
Having been in situations where I wanted to know the wind on the ground without a telltale sign in sight, I'm trying to make it a habit to always look out for every indicator of wind on the ground and to remember my observations.
How can I figure out the wind at my current altitude (e.g. at ridge top level)?
Identify the cross-wind by flying straight and observing the glider drift to either side. The easiest way to do this is to visually align two easily recognizable terrain features in front of you – one closer, one a bit further apart – and point the nose of the glider straight at one of them (while keeping the yaw string straight). Then observe any relative sideways movement between the two chosen spots. By watching the gap between the two points widen or narrowing you can quickly and easily perceive the sideways component of the wind.
If you point the glider at the closer of the two peaks in front of you, you will notice the sideways component of the wind by watching the gap between the two peaks widen as you fly straight towards it. Note, this only tells you the sideways component of the wind but not its headwind or tailwind component.
When you fly directly above the ridge you will also intuitively notice the sideways component of the wind as you correct for it with the crab angle necessary to prevent you from drifting into the lee.
Identify the headwind or tailwind component by comparing your ground speed as you fly back and forth along a ridge. You will intuitively notice that the wind is not blowing directly at the ridge if you observe that going one way takes longer than flying along the same track in reverse. You can measure the actual difference by comparing your GPS ground speed on each of these legs. Make sure you're flying at a consistent airspeed when you take a quick glance at the ground speed indicator. Remember the outbound ground speed, then turn around and observe the groundspeed on the return. The headwind/tailwind component on the ridge will be 1/2 of the difference between the two ground speed readings.
Knowing that the wind is blowing at the ridge at an angle that is different from perpendicular will help you identify the bowls and spurs along the ridge where that angle is almost 90 degrees since that's where you are likely to find the best lift. Conversely, it will help you avoid areas in the lee of spurs where you may find nothing but sink and turbulence.
How can I figure out the wind at the base of the clouds?
We have all learned in basic training that we should look for the shadows of the clouds on the ground to work out the wind at the level of the clouds. This is largely true and relatively easy to do.
However, there are some potential traps here too: keep in mind that in the case of tall clouds the shadow may be cast by a part of the cloud far above its base where the direction of the wind may be somewhat different than at the bottom. (Think of a cumulonimbus, for example: even the growth of its anvil and the associated shadow on the ground may give you a wrong sense of the wind!) Also, when ridge soaring remember that the wind at cloud level is often not the same as the wind on the ridges!
How can I figure out the wind in a thermal?
Make a mental note of the location on the ground where you start circling and then observe the wind drift as you climb. If you have a GPS with a moving map that records the flight track this is also easy to see on the screen.


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Den bayerske rådsrepublik (Bayerische Räterepublik), også kendt som Münchens rådsrepublik (Münchner Räterepublik) var en kortvarig revolutionær oprørsregering i dele af den tyske stat Bayern.

Efter at monarkiet blev styrtet i Bayern den 7. november 1918, erklærede den tysk-jødiske socialist Kurt Eisner Bayern som «socialistrepublik» og udråbte sig selv til statsminister, men han distancerede sig fra bolsjevikerne i Rusland og erklærede, at hans regering ville anerkende ejendomsretten. I nogle få dage var økonomen Lujo Brentano "folkekommissær for handel".

Den 21. februar 1919 skød den højreorienterede student og løjtnant grev Anton von Arco auf Valley (1897-1945) Kurt Eisner. Drabet førte til uro og lovløshed i Bayern, og nyheden om en sovjetrevolution i Ungarn opmuntrede kommunister og anarkister til at gribe magten.

Den 6. april blev «Den bayerske rådsrepublik» udråbt. I begyndelsen blev den styret af uafhængige socialister som Ernst Toller (1893-1939), Gustav Landauer (1870-1919), og anarkister som Erich Mühsam (1870-1934). Imidlertid var forfatteren Toller ingen dygtig politiker, og hans regering var ikke i stand til at genoprette ro og orden i München.

Valget af regeringsmedlemmerne var heller ikke altid lige heldig. Viceudenrigsministeren, som flere gange havde vært under psykiatrisk behandling, erklærede krig mod Schweiz, fordi Schweiz nægtede at give 60 lokomotiver til Den bayerske rådsrepublik.

Regimet kollapsede derfor i løbet af syv dage og blev erstattet af kommunister ledet af Eugen Leviné (1883-1919). Levine begyndte med kommunistreformer som ekspropriering af boliger, fabrikker og anden ejendom. Lovløshed og tyveri hærgede staten. Han planlagde at afskaffe papirpenge og reformere uddannelsessystemet, men fik aldrig tid til at virkeliggøre det.

Han afviste at samarbejde med hæren i byen og organiserede i stedet sin egen hær, den røde armé, ledet af [Rudolf Egelhofer] (1896-1919). For at beskytte revolutionen meldte tusinder af arbejdsløse sig, og hæren havde omgående 20.000 medlemmer. Rødgardisterne begynde at arrestere kendte kontrarevolutionære, og den 29. april 1919 blev 8 mænd myrdet, anklaget for at være højresidens spioner.

Kort efter, den 3. maj 1919, tog frikorpsene (som havde en styrke på 30.000 mænd) og en styrke, som kaldte sig kapitalismens hvidgardister (9.000 mænd), magten over Bayern efter bitre gadekampe, hvor 1.000 kommunister døde. Omkring 800 kommunister blev arresteret og henrettet af frikorpsene. Dette inkluderede Eugen Levine, som blev fundet skyldig i drabene på de 8 kontrarevolutionære.

Eksterne henvisninger

 Burkhard Asmuss, Arnulf Scriba: Die Münchner Räterepublik , Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin.
 Ernst Eisenbichler: Die bayerische Revolution 1918/19. Hintergrund

Kommunisme
Bayerns historie

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US President Donald J. Trump nominates Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs David Malpass to lead the World Bank in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 6, 2019.
President Donald J Trump named David Malpass, currently US Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs, as the US candidate for the Presidency of the World Bank – formally the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or IBRD – on February 6 after current President Jim Yong Kim resigned unexpectedly from the position on February 1.
Although not a hard and fast requirement, the US selected for the IBRD's lead position is almost invariably awarded the job in view of the decisive role the US played in setting up the development-focused IBRD at the end of World War II, as well as hosting it in Washington DC, along with the IMF. A European has traditionally been designated to run the IMF, which proved to be a wise move as it was called on to play a major role in the Eurozone crisis.
Nevertheless, this is not a done deal. The IBRD's board will accept nominations until March 14 and hopes to have the new President designated at the regular spring meeting of the IBRD/IMF in April. Voting weight on the board is determined by a member country's financial contributions, so although the US is the biggest shareholder based on contributions, the White House cannot install a new IBRD President unilaterally.
Reports have surfaced of staff-level opposition to the Malpass selection as well as unhappiness of some IBRD member countries, but these are not expected to be sufficient to derail the appointment.
In a final twist, Washington based media are reporting that Malpass' eldest son, Robert, a newly-hired employee of the International Finance Corporation, itself a subsidiary of the IBRD, has offered to step down from his entry-level job if his father takes the reins.
The good news is that Trump was convinced that a US-directed IBRD is better than the punching bag it might have become if one listened to Trump's "America first" campaign pronouncements, which took aim at most multilateral organisations the US participated in throughout the postwar era. Malpass himself had been a major IBRD critic prior to assuming his current position at the Treasury Department.
In recent negotiations for $13 billion in IBRD replenishment funding, Malpass and the US Treasury secured management reforms that carry significant weight with the sceptical United States Congress that ultimately must approve US funding. The reforms include limits on staff salaries and other benefits, a tremendous issue in Congress and around Washington where the international financial institutions based there are seen to spend substantially more than the US Federal Government does for comparable staff salaries and benefits, generating continuing resentment and mistrust.
Whether it is true or not, some global players will see the Malpass nomination as part of a broader new China "containment" strategy from the US. At Treasury, Malpass has been critical of the Chinese and their use of the IBRD for project finance in view of its massive reserves and a surging economy. He may now be in a position to do something about this.
In addition, last October, Trump created a new foreign assistance agency named the United States International Development Finance Corporation – the IDFC. While still in a formation stage that will last most of this year, the IFDC was designed to help Washington counter Beijing's influence globally, especially in the developing world.
One should expect to see the IBRD under Malpass to begin aggressively partnering with the IFDC to give developing countries new project financing options instead of the traditional "take it or leave it" Chinese financing offers available to them at present.


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Devon photographer on being played by Jamie Dornan in new Oscar-tipped movie
Paul Conroy's story is told in the new Hollywood film A Private War
Paul Conroy (L) and Jamie Dornan attend the European Premiere of "A Private War" (Image: Getty)
Devon photographer Paul Conroy has spoken about his time in Syria including the devastating attack which left him badly injured and killed his friend and colleague - war correspondent Marie Colvin.
The Totnes man thought he was dying too when he and Marie were deliberately targeted by Assad's regime in an airstrike in Homs.
Now his and Marie's story is being told in a new film where Paul is played by Fifty Shades of Grey Actor Jamie Dornan, and Marie is played by Rosamund Pilcher. The film is already tipped for Oscar success.
After the attack which left his leg mangled, Paul spent five days hiding in the bombed out Baba Amr district. Rebels warned him not to get into an ambulance - why was actually Syrian soldiers sent to finish him off.
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Speaking to Laura Connor of The Mirror , Paul said: "People always say, 'what got you through it?' When I was struggling, I thought of everyone back home, my kids, but for the most part I had to just focus on survival.
"Maybe it's my army training, but in my head it was just Plan A, then Plan B.
"When that ambulance left after the shelling, which the rebels told me not to get into, I lay there in the darkness and lit a cigarette and I was at Plan W.
Paul Conroy attends the European Premiere of "A Private War" (Image: Getty)
"It felt like the world was falling in, like the whole world had collapsed in. So I just tried to focus on the next 10 minutes and then the next hour."
Rebels managed to drah Paul into a field hospital and cleaned his wound with a toothbrush then stapled him back together with office supplies.
He was then ridden on a motorbike three days through enemy bombardment which killed 13 people, finally reaching the border with Lebanon.
Seven years on,the story has been turned into a star-studded blockbuster, A Private War.
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Paul said: "It was really good with Jamie because when someone is playing you what do you say? It was a bit like, 'well actually I don't do that'.
"So I just said, 'let's go to the bar'. And after a few days it was like 'yes, you've got me'.
"We've become good friends."
A Private War focuses on the story of his friend Marie Colvin, the renowned war correspondent killed in the Assad airstrike which left Paul critically injured.
Marie, who was 56 when she died, and war photographer Paul, a former soldier with the Royal Artillery, made a formidable duo, as they illegally smuggled themselves into Syria to "bear witness" to the slaughter and tell the world about the extent of human tragedy Assad was - and still is - inflicting on his own people.
Marie is played by Brit Rosamund Pike, whom Paul affectionately calls 'Ros', in an unflinching performance already being tipped for an Oscar.
"Initially I was a bit scared of the idea of doing a film because it was Marie's legacy, her family, her friends... there was so much to think about," he says. "But I met Ros and she was just so dedicated to getting it right, it only took me an hour to go from feeling a bit nervous to: 'Yes, I'll do it'."
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As the main consultant on the film, Paul worked very closely with Jamie and Rosamund on location in Jordan and London, where Marie was based, joking: "I was only supposed to stay for a week; I ended up staying on set for the whole film."
Paul says he worries about his mental health in the years to come after what he saw in Syria, but sees his dedication in sharing the atrocities he saw with Marie from the Syrian civil war as his way of coming to terms with the unthinkable things he has seen.
Within moments of arriving at the frontline, he met a mother screaming: "Help my baby, help my baby!"
When Paul looked at the bundle in her arms, it was clear the child was long dead. Paul shakes his head in disbelief: "The woman had been driven insane by the relentless shelling and death."
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His famous picture shown across the world was of a toddler in a field hospital, his traumatised family wailing beside him. That child was just one of thousands of civilians trapped in Homs, under relentless siege from artillery and sniper fire.
"It was the worst thing I had ever seen," says Paul. "And all got steadily worse and worse and worse and worse."
Paul Conroy attends the "A Private War" premiere during 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (Image: Getty)
Paul is determined to go back to Syria, where he feels he has unfinished business, and hopes to work with the French journalist Edith Bouvier, who also survived the attack on the makeshift media centre.
French photographer Rémi Ochlik was killed alongside Marie in the airstrike.
"Watching the scenes being filmed for A Private War, it couldn't help but bring back memories – but also really good memories," he says. "Even during the worst moments, I was thinking as they were filming: 'Oh, I really miss this'."
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Paul spent months in hospital and had 23 operations on his leg, which he says is now "not too bad", before immediately throwing himself into writing a book about his experiences, Under the Wire, which was made into a documentary.
"I often think about going back, I really do," he says. "I did leave a part of myself in Syria. And, without the people of Homs getting me out, without a shadow of a doubt I would be dead.
"So I owe them such a huge debt. I hope I am paying it back in part by telling their story, but I would love to go back. Nothing would give me more pleasure than to see them in peace. But that is a long way off."
Paul is a dad to three boys in their teens and 20s from a former relationship, admits the thought of his kids did help him through those final fateful days in Syria.
Paul, now based in Devon, took his 17-year-old son to see James Bond at the cinema when he returned to England while still recovering on crutches, and he jokingly compared his unbelievably brave dad to the famous spy.
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He says him and Edith, 39, who is back working as a journalist again, have a "semi-vague" plan of working together in the future alongside French photographer William Daniels, who also survived the assault which killed Marie.
Like his late friend Marie, it's war reporting which really keeps him sane, even if it kills him.
"I can't wait to get back into the field," he says.
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I'll say right off the bat that I'm pleased at how quickly Gail Simone has reassembled her team of characters in "Birds of Prey." With two new additions (Hawk and Dove), it's something that could've easily been stretched out over four or six issues, but instead we're barely a third of the way into the issue before they're all together. It's good, because now that it's out of the way, Simone can fully concentrate on setting up the remaining two issues of this opening story arc.
In many ways, "Birds of Prey" #2 is nothing more than a mixture of fight scene and setting up future chapters, but I'm all right with that. As this issue progresses, it's a series of moments where the characters react to the situation that's being rapidly stacked against them, and if there's one thing that Simone is great at, it's having a series of bad situations get even worse. And then, just when things are starting to look at their lowest, we get to a pivot point where things turn on their heads, and we're promised a shift from reacting to acting. It's a well-thought out halfway mark to the story, and it's what will keep readers coming back for the other two chapters.
As for the earlier mentioned additions of Hawk and Dove, at a glance they seem to be fitting in well with the rest of the characters. I've noticed that both here and in "Brightest Day" they're now being referred to as avatars of War and Peace (instead of the old Chaos and Order), but it's a take on the characters that I think fits well and makes sense. They balance each other out well on the team, each going to an opposite end of the scale and bringing something new to the group that wasn't present before. That's the most you can ask for in a team book, really.
I'll admit that I wasn't crazy about Ed Benes' art on "Justice League of America," but it oddly works much better here. There's a lot of energy in his pages (as well as Adriana Melo, who steps in to assist this month), and while the musculature of the characters is typically over the top (at least Hawk's amazing abs can be explained by his transformation into his super-powered form), I found myself not minding. Melo's welcome back any time she wants, of course; she's worked well with Simone in the past (why don't we have a collection of "Rose and Thorn"?) and she brings a nice polish to her pencils that I admittedly prefer over Benes' deliberately ragged look.
If I have one complaint, it's that if I never saw another "the world is now against these heroes that up until now they always liked" story, I would be pleased. I have faith that Simone will turn this into a satisfying story with a strong conclusion, but until then that part of these issues is like a nagging rough edge that just won't go away. Still, overall it's a welcome return for "Birds of Prey," and a good reminder of why Simone is so strongly associated with the title. Good stuff.


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Apple March 16 Event Leaks: Most Rumored AirTags May Launch This Time
By Vandy 19 February 2021 Updated: 30 May 2021 No Comments3 Mins Read
It's about the second month of the year and Apple is already ready to organize its first launch event of the year which is said to be held on March 16. Today we are going to tell you about some of the Apple March 16 event leaks which include news about the products going to launch in the upcoming event.
If we talk about the products going to launch in the event we have some leaks from tipster LeaksApplePro who claimed that this time company not only going to reveal its long-rumored Apple AirTags. But Economic Daily News news website also claims that not only the AirTags, the company will also reveal faster iPad Pro models and a redesigned iPad Mini.
The report about the launch of the iPad sounds familiar as if a new model of iPad will launch on the March 16 event then it will be 1 year since the last model 2020 iPad pro series was launched i.e. on March 18 of the last year. Moreover, somehow similar to the previous iPads launch which took place on March 25 of 2019, and March 27 of 2018. You can notice that for the last 4 years Apple is launching its iPad models in the month of March so we can expect the rumors to be true.
AirTags are pretty much done. Sounds likely for a release on March, as I said in September of 2020.
Event is the 16th
— LeaksApplePro (@LeaksApplePro) February 17, 2021
Apple March 16 Event Leaks
Now lets discuss about the several features of the new gadgets going to be launched by Apple next month. First we will talk about the features of the new iPad pro 2021 model.
The iPad 2021 model is an upgraded version of the previous 2020 model with new display and features Apple try to make the on e of the remarkable iPad model of all time. According to several leaks and rumors it is concluded that the upcoming model of iPad pro will feature a mini LED display. Apple won't only work to improve the screen display of the new iPad model but also succeed to save more power as well. The upcoming series of iPad may be the first to support 5G connectivity. Rumors also suggested that the new iPad models will came with several additional built-in magnets to support some new accessories going to launch by the company.
Now, let's discuss somethings about the new 2021 iPad mini model in which we will see a drastic change with the shrunk in bezels, due to which we are going to experience more than a 9-inch screen which is a larger screen than we have before in the same design.
Last but not least the Apple AirTags which has been in rumors for so long, we have seen several leaks of the Apple AirTags in the previous year yet the company didn't release it even when they held more events than usual in a single year. But this time it seems to be a confirmed launch in the Apple March 16 Event. The structure and design of the AirTags were the same as we all know from the previous year.
The functioning of the AirTags is simple to track it will get attached to things like purse, or keys and by using an iPhone users will be able to track the location of the things if they get misplaced. The size is said to be that of a bottle cap according to leaks.
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Savvy leaders know that fostering innovation among their employees is critical to their company's future success. But, making innovation part of the cultural fabric can be challenging. It takes more than just a mission statement or a few fun events.
It requires a dedicated effort to create an environment where imagination and disrupting the status quo are valued. It won't happen overnight, but with the right focus, resolve and enthusiasm it can take hold.
1. Be inclusive. Innovation should be open to everyone in your organization. It's not the job of just one department or team. After all, you never know who the next big idea will come from. Communicate to employees that it's OK to take risks and to fail, and then walk the walk. And don't forget your middle managers. Remind them that the time employees spend innovating is just as important as traditional work activities.
2. Use the right tools. Innovation activities are not one size fits all. You'll need different tools and techniques depending on the activity and its desired outcome. Be clear on why you're doing an activity as well as your success criteria from the beginning.
3. Keep it fun. To get people to feel comfortable doing uncomfortable things, you must make it fun. Market events creatively to generate buzz. Choose an entertaining theme, dress up in funny costumes or play games to help people let their guard down. Executives must lead the way, actively participating and showing employees it's time to start thinking and acting differently.
4. Make it purposeful. You can't innovate for the sake of innovating. Make sure everything you're doing is working toward solving a business problem or creating new business value. Innovation events should have a business intent, not just a technology focus. You want to encourage non-tech people to participate without being intimidated. Technology is an enabler, not the solution.
5. Don't stand still. Start small — use the crawl, walk, run method of learning and building confidence. Make sure you openly celebrate successes and learn from failures. Develop innovation playbooks so you can repeat your process across departments, helping to organically expand knowledge and capabilities. But, never be complacent. There is always a new way to be creative.
Most people will do what they always do — stay comfortable in the status quo. As a leader, it's your job to shake things up. Encourage and reward those who break out of the norm and foster innovative thinking.
Building an inclusive, purposeful, innovative culture isn't easy, but the best things never are.
Tim Cunningham is chief information officer and vice president at Grange Insurance. Since taking the CIO role in 2016, Tim has been instrumental in building a culture of innovation, ensuring that the company continues to not just survive, but thrive in the future.


Need a reason to make these smokey, spicy chicken wings? How about National Chicken Wing Day. This recipe is super easy and the butcher over at Rosso & Flynn created two easy options based on what you have in your kitchen (or backyard).
The butcher makes his sambal sauce from scratch (recipe below), but a jar of sambal oelek works too. If you're making the homemade sauce, be sure to start the prep 24 hours in advance to smoke the chilies. It's worth it.
The most important ingredient in this recipe is the chicken wings. Rosso & Flynn sources their chicken from a local farm in Texas and you can have them delivered to your home. The chickens are pasture-raised, you can taste the quality and they are a customer favorite. The butcher recommends 2 packs of 12 for 6 people.
While the smoking may be time consuming, there are only 2 simple steps.
Place chili's, vinegar, and salt in work bowl of a food processor. Pulse until chilies are finely chopped and form a paste, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as necessary, Transfer to an airtight container and store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
If you're hosting a party and juggling a bunch of different dishes whilst still trying to have a good time, prep work is key. We like to sous vide our wings so that they are perfectly cooked before finishing on the grill to get that nice crispy skin. It's a real time saver and it's super easy.
Season the wings. We like to use salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and paprika.
Set your sous vide to 165°F. Vacuum seal the chicken wings. If you don't have a vacuum sealer, you can use the water method as explained here.
Place the sealed chicken wings into the water bath and cook for at least 1 hour and up to 4. When cooking for large crowds, you can use your YETI cooler instead of a pot.
Remove the chicken wings from the bag and dry off with paper towels.
Turn on your grill to high heat. The chicken wings are already perfectly cooked, so all we are doing here is searing.
Finish the chicken wings in batches on the grill until golden with grill lines.
If you don't have a sous vide or a grill, you can also bake the wings! Set you oven to 400 degrees, drizzle the seasoned wings with olive oil and bake for 40 minutes.
For a dozen wings, we want about 1 cup of sauce (there will be extra).
Using a saucepan (this can be done on the grill or stove top) melt the butter.
Once melted, pull off the heat and add the sambal. Stir to combine.
Add your grilled (or baked) chicken wings to a large bowl and pour the sauce over, mixing to combine. Bonus points for theatrically tossing the wings.
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I met a lady today who is a lot like another lady I used to know. She asked me if I liked my job.
Well, I mean, it's ok.
Maybe it would. But I would prefer to have some options prepared in case it didn't. Which requires a few more years of work and school.
The point of getting the advanced degree is two fold. Firstly, so that I have the ability to start my own practice and set a workload I am comfortable with. And also so that if I do find that I need to go get a job I will be able to be selective and demand a high salary. I would hate to have to go begging for work if things ever turned sour.
In addition it will be helpful with entrepreneurial endeavors to not have to hire legal counsel ever since I will have a pretty good idea of what I am doing. Unless I got into a situation where I needed a legal specialist, but if I were in that situation I would probably also be in the situation of having the funding available to hire such counsel.
I think the power and security appeals to me as well. In a society where we sue instead of punch, well, a law degree is kind of like learning how to box. I will be able to strike out or strike back and not have to worry about blowing tens of thousands on representation since I'd be able to handle it myself.
With such a sense of security I'd feel good about not working, but instead just living off some meager investments, and working on my entrepreneurial endeavors with all my leisure time. Then, likely, the lady will turn out to be right, and the money will come.


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De kleine bergerebia (Erebia melampus) is een vlinder uit de onderfamilie Satyrinae, de zandoogjes en erebia's.

De kleine bergerebia komt in de Alpen voor en vliegt van 800 tot 2400, vooral tussen 1600 en 2000, meter boven zeeniveau. De soort komt voor in veel biotopen en is in de Alpen een algemene vlinder.

Als waardplanten worden schaduwgras (Poa nemoralis), gewoon reukgras (Anthoxanthum odoratum) en genaald schapengras (Festuca ovina) gebruikt. De rups overwintert. Voor de overwintering eet hij overdag, erna alleen 's nachts.

De kleine bergerebia heeft een spanwijdte van 30 tot 36 mm. De vliegtijd is van juli tot september.

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Dier uit het Palearctisch gebied
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83 Skookum Facts About Canada Very Few People Know
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2. With less than 24 hours notice before the 2014 Olympics Hockey final Canada vs Sweden, Alberta changed the liquor law to allow bars to open at 5 am and serve liquor so people could watch the game at the bar.
3. Canada, the European Union, and the U.K. do not allow surgery to be performed on octopi without anesthesia due to their cognitive abilities
4. On July 23, 1983, Air Canada's Flight 143, with 69 people on board, ran out of fuel at an altitude of 41,000 ft. The pilot managed to glide the plane down safely as he was a very experienced glider pilot. 22,300 pounds of jet fuel had been put in instead of 22,300 kg.
5. During WWII, Canada had PoW camps. The prisoners are referred to as the happiest prisoners and were treated well. Many were given jobs, and some were even trusted with the guards' rifles to go hunting. After the war, many brought their families to Canada.
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6Porn study
The University of Montreal had to cancel a study comparing perceptions of women between men who watch porn and men who have never watched porn because they "couldn't find any" of the latter.
7. In 2015, a Canadian creationist named Edgar Nernberg who believed the world is only around 6,000 yrs old, accidentally discovered a 60 million year old fish fossil while excavating a basement in Calgary.
8. An area of Canada nearly twice the size of Texas was almost renamed "Bob" after politicians in the Northwest Territories asked residents to propose a new name. The campaign to name the territory Bob began as a prank, but thousands supported it. Politicians and Aboriginal leaders were not amused
9. The maternity ward of Dutch Princess Juliana (sheltered in Canada during WW2) was declared international territory so that the child would be born in no country and inherit Dutch citizenship. In gratitude, she sent 100,000 tulips paving the way for the Canadian Tulip Festival.
10. Leonardo DiCaprio blocked a film he was in from being released in the US and Canada. The producer of the film has released it on the Internet and drafted a letter to Leo about it.
11The Jay Treaty
The Jay Treaty, signed in 1794, provides that American Indians may travel freely across the Canadian-US border. Native Indians born in Canada are entitled to freely enter the United States for the purpose of employment, study, retirement, investing, and/or immigration.
12. In 1998, a woman named Jean Terese Keating disappeared while awaiting trial after she had drunkenly killed a woman in a fatal car crash. In 2013, she was arrested in Manitoba, Canada after bragging in a bar about having gotten away with the crime.
13. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Canada declared war on Japan before the United States did.
14. The man that shot the attacker at Canadian Parliament in 2014, Sgt-At-Arms Kevin Vickers, did so by diving through a doorway, flipping around to face upwards, and firing at the shooter while still in mid-air. He is reported to have said, "I put him down".
15. 4 skateboarders in Calgary stepped in to save a woman being sexually assaulted. They scared off the assailant, then chased him down and held him until police arrested him.
16Japanese Tsunami
A motorcycle swept away by the Japanese tsunami washed up on the shore in Canada, the owner was identified and the motorcycle was returned.
17. Canada has a free 24-hour phone number for any medical questions that anyone can call if they're not sure they should see a doctor
18. HitchBOT, a robot designed to rely on humans to get from place to place. It successfully hitched rides across Canada and Germany before attempting to thumb its way from Boston to San Francisco. The experiment ended in Philadelphia when vandals left HitchBOT decapitated on a street corner.
19. After a 1942 shipwreck off Newfoundland, locals having never seen blacks before tried to scrub clean those survivors thinking they were covered in oil
20. In Churchill, Canada many locals leave their cars unlocked in case someone needs to make a quick escape from a polar bear.
21Dumpster
A man in Calgary rescued a baby from a dumpster and later found out he was the father
22. The Largest Nuclear Power Plant (Bruce Nuclear Generating Station) in the world is in Ontario, Canada and that their security force has won the U.S. National SWAT Championship four times.
23. Nunavut has the lowest graduation rate in Canada and a student from Qikiqtarjuaq became the first high schooler to graduate in four years in 2016
24. An asthmatic boy died in a severe asthma attack because the school forbid asthma inhalers; while the boy was dying, the inhalers sat in a safe at the principal's office.
25. Canada has one-fifth of the world's freshwater.
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Keep your dog and other pets safe during the holidays with these food, decorations and party safety tips.
'Tis the season for twinkling lights and holiday festivities. We're already in the spirit at the Good Dog Hotel & Spa in Broad Ripple, and we can't wait to spread some cheer. As you plan your family gatherings and get out all those decorations, we wanted to share some important information for pet parents.
1. If you're traveling and need to reserve space for overnight stays, book now – we're filling up fast.
2. If you like to get your pooch spruced up for the holidays and visitors, our professional groomers have you covered. But again, act fast to schedule an appointment.
3. If possible, keep your pet's routine as normal as possible.
We also wanted to pass on some excellent holiday safety advice from the folks at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). They've outlined pet safety tips for seasonal plants and decorations, food, and all those parties and gatherings. Gear up, friends, and get ready to celebrate!
•	Oh, Christmas Tree: Securely anchor your Christmas tree so it doesn't tip and fall, causing possible injury to your pet. This will also prevent the tree water—which may contain fertilizers that can cause stomach upset—from spilling. Stagnant tree water is a breeding ground for bacteria, and your pet could end up with nausea or diarrhea should he imbibe.
•	Avoid Mistletoe & Holly: Holly, when ingested, can cause pets to suffer nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Mistletoe can cause gastrointestinal upset and cardiovascular problems. And many varieties of lilies can cause kidney failure in cats if ingested. Opt for just-as-jolly artificial plants made from silk or plastic, or choose a pet-safe bouquet.
•	Tinsel-less Town: Kitties love this sparkly, light-catching "toy" that's easy to bat around and carry in their mouths. But a nibble can lead to a swallow, which can lead to an obstructed digestive tract, severe vomiting, dehydration and possible surgery. It's best to brighten your boughs with something other than tinsel.
•	That Holiday Glow: Don't leave lighted candles unattended. Pets may burn themselves or cause a fire if they knock candles over. Be sure to use appropriate candle holders, placed on a stable surface. And if you leave the room, put the candle out!
•	Wired Up: Keep wires, batteries and glass or plastic ornaments out of paws' reach. A wire can deliver a potentially lethal electrical shock and a punctured battery can cause burns to the mouth and esophagus, while shards of breakable ornaments can damage your pet's mouth and digestive tract.
•	Skip the Sweets: By now you know not to feed your pets chocolate and anything sweetened with xylitol, but do you know the lengths to which an enterprising pet will go to chomp on something yummy? Make sure to keep your pets away from the table and unattended plates of food, and be sure to secure the lids on garbage cans.
•	Leave the Leftovers: Fatty, spicy and no-no human foods, as well as bones, should not be fed to your furry friends. Pets can join the festivities in other fun ways that won't lead to costly medical bills.
•	Careful with Cocktails: If your celebration includes adult holiday beverages, be sure to place your unattended alcoholic drinks where pets cannot get to them. If ingested, your pet could become weak, ill and may even go into a coma, possibly resulting in death from respiratory failure.
•	Selecting Special Treats: Looking to stuff your pet's stockings? Stick with chew toys that are basically indestructible, Kongs that can be stuffed with healthy foods or chew treats that are designed to be safely digestible. Long, stringy things are a feline's dream, but the most risky toys for cats involve ribbon, yarn and loose little parts that can get stuck in the intestines, often necessitating surgery. Surprise kitty with a new ball that's too big to swallow, a stuffed catnip toy or the interactive cat dancer.
•	House Rules: If your animal-loving guests would like to give your pets a little extra attention and exercise while you're busy tending to the party, ask them to feel free to start a nice play or petting session.
•	Put the Meds Away: Make sure all of your medications are locked behind secure doors, and be sure to tell your guests to keep their meds zipped up and packed away, too.
•	A Room of Their Own: Give your pet his own quiet space to retreat to—complete with fresh water and a place to snuggle. Shy pups and cats might want to hide out under a piece of furniture, in their carrying case or in a separate room away from the hubbub.
•	New Year's Noise: As you count down to the new year, please keep in mind that strings of thrown confetti can get lodged in a cat's intestines, if ingested, perhaps necessitating surgery. Noisy poppers can terrify pets and cause possible damage to sensitive ears. And remember that many pets are also scared of fireworks, so be sure to secure them in a safe, escape-proof area as midnight approaches.
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Q: Modify nested for loop to create multiple xml files based on xml tags I have some data that I am getting from an excel file (CSV). For each row in the excel file I want to generate a different xml file.
The function I wrote takes in a string of headers and an array list from the CSV file and a file name. I thinking that in my for loop that loops through the strings from CSV file. I need to create a statement that can create multiple xml files based on the number of rows in the excel file or based on the xml tags and then I need to modify that chain in my main method. I need some guidance on how to create that statement. Attatched below is my in.csv File.
Each file once split should be named descriptor_pdx01.xml, descriptor_pdx02.xml, descriptor_pdx03.xml ...... etc.
Also here is the content of the in.csv file.
TESTCLIENT_2017_09_30    pdx01   Carcinosarcoma      C34448   M     12
TESTCLIENT_2017_09_30    pdx02   Esophageal carcinoma C4025
TESTCLIENT_2017_09_30    pdx03   Esophageal carcinoma   C4025       45
TESTCLIENT_2017_09_30    pdx04   Carcinosarcoma       C34448    F
TESTCLIENT_2017_09_30    pdx05   Esophageal carcinoma    C4025  F   60
TESTCLIENT_2017_09_30    pdx06   Esophageal carcinoma    C4025  F   66
TESTCLIENT_2017_09_30    pdx07   Carcinosarcoma       C34448    M    70

My in.csv File
My main method and wrtietoXml method are pasted below Let me know if you have any ideas
   import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.util.ArrayList;

public class CsvToXml {

    public static void main (String Args[]){

        //This is hard coded, in a future version I would consider stripping this from a command-line arg.
        BufferedReader bufferedCsvFile = HelperMethods.getCsvFileBuffer("/Users/edgarjohnson/eclipse-workspace/CsvToXml/in.csv");

        ArrayList<String> csvFileStrings = new ArrayList<String>();
        HelperMethods.readCsvToStrings(csvFileStrings, bufferedCsvFile);

        String[] columnHeaders = HelperMethods.setHeaders(csvFileStrings);
        csvFileStrings.remove(0); // Remove headers from the csvStrings Arraylist
        HelperMethods.writeXmlFile(columnHeaders, csvFileStrings, "xmlOutput.xml");
    }
}
 public static void writeXmlFile(String[] headers, ArrayList <String> stringsFromCsv, String fileName){
        try {
            BufferedWriter buffWrite = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(fileName));
            buffWrite.write("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\r\n");
            buffWrite.write("<patient>\r\n");

            //String array that is the same size is that of the string from csv from line 66-69

            //For each string in the csv file

            for(String s:stringsFromCsv){

                buffWrite.write("\t<person>\r\n");

                //Split the line into an array of strings
                String fields[] = s.split(",");

                //For each item in that array of strings
                for(int i=0; i<fields.length; i++){
                    //Define a String and keep on adding to that string using field element array, String should be outside for loopLol

                    //Write the corresponding header to the file, as well as the value from the array 'fields'
                    buffWrite.write("\t\t<" + headers[i] +">"+ fields[i] + "</" + headers[i] +">\n");
                }
                buffWrite.write("\t</person>\n");
            }
            buffWrite.write("</people>");
            buffWrite.close();
        }

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What is wavelength in spectrometer?
Spectrometers are categorized in part by what wavelengths they are capable of measuring. There are infrared (IR), near infrared (NIR), ultraviolet (UV), and ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectrometers.
What is a spectrometer used to measure?
What is a spectrometer light?
How properties of light is used in spectrometer?
What is a light spectrometer?
What is a spectrometer definition?
Where are spectrometers used?
The goal of any optical spectrometer is to measure the interaction (absorption, reflection, scattering) of electromagnetic radiation with a sample or the emission (fluorescence, phosphorescence, electroluminescence) of electromagnetic radiation from a sample.
How can the prism spectrometer be used to measure wavelength?
When observing light emitted from a specific source the user can rotate the telescope and determine the angle of refraction for each line. They can then use this information to determine the wavelength. The user can then determine the chemical makeup of the source.
An Optical Spectrometer measures the properties of light, usually near the optical region in the electromagnetic spectrum, i.e. ultraviolet, visible and infrared light. The change in the absorption and emission of the light intensity with wavelength allows for materials to be identified.
A spectrometer is any instrument used to probe a property of light as a function of its portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically its wavelength, frequency, or energy. The property being measured is usually intensity of light, but other variables like polarization can also be measured.
What is spectrometer experiment?
A spectrometer is a device for measuring wavelengths of light over a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is widely used for spectroscopic analysis of sample materials. The incident light from the light source can be transmitted, absorbed or reflected through the sample.
spectrometer, Device for detecting and analyzing wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, commonly used for molecular spectroscopy; more broadly, any of various instruments in which an emission (as of electromagnetic radiation or particles) is spread out according to some property (as energy or mass) into a spectrum …
How does prism spectrometer works?
A prism spectrometer utilises the dispersion of light into its spectral components by means of a prism to measure optical spectra. In order to measure wavelengths, it is necessary to calibrate the system since the angular dispersion is non- linear.
Optical spectrometers are used in optical spectroscopy to separate light into electromagnetic spectra which show intensity as a function of wavelength. These can be used to determine various useful properties of materials or structures with which the light interacts before being measured.
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Despite significant strides, some women still are not the primary managers of their financial affairs. Many times women have supported the goals of the family without ever truly identifying what is most important to them.
Women face many life transitions, including loss of a spouse and divorce that can threaten their sense of well-being. Women older than age 65, are 50% more likely to be divorced or widowed. They live 5 years longer than men, but earn less and typically have less saved for retirement. On average, experience a 45% drop in their standard of living in the year following a divorce, while a man's rises 16%.
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Submitted by Diane Farsetta on February 4, 2009 - 5:16pm
From PreserveRaptorJobs.comPreserveRaptorJobs.com is "a one-page site that urges visitors to write President Obama in support" of the F-22 Raptor, a $340 million stealth fighter jet Defense Secretary Gates has said is not useful in the so-called war on terror. PreserveRaptorJobs.com disagrees. "American jobs, national security, and billions of dollars [are] at stake," warns the website, which is promoted on banner ads on WashingtonPost.com "and other DC-oriented websites." The website doesn't say who's behind it, but it "sits on the servers of DC-area public relations firm Democracy Data & Communications," writes Noah Shachtman. The firm, a member of the Public Affairs Council, sets up "grassroots" campaigns for corporate clients, including Ford, Microsoft and Fannie Mae. In 2006, the PR firm conducted an international conference on "the role of technology" in "expanding and strengthening democracy," which staffers from the U.S. government-funded International Republican Institute and National Democratic Institute for International Affairs addressed by satellite hook-up, live from Baghdad, Iraq.
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4 Magnificent Mansions You Can Visit
With strong gates to keep us out and high walls to keep us from leering, most mansions are built to separate us from the 1 percent. But not all mansions are so exclusive. Many have thrown open their doors to the riffraff and regularly invite us in to gawk and stare. So if you can't help but wonder how the upper crust live, here are a few mansions that you can tour and visit.
Hampshire, United Kingdom
Fans of the British television series Downton Abby will immediately recognize Highclere Castle. The historic estate is the real-world backdrop of the popular series, and has been home to the Earl of Carnarvon since 1679. Looking to wow the world, the third Earl of Carnarvon began rebuilding the castle in 1838, transforming it into the stunning and iconic piece of architecture that it is today. Sitting on an estate of 1000 acres, the sprawling mansion has hundreds of rooms, though even Lady Carnarvon isn't sure exactly how many. "There are probably 200 or 300 rooms, and 50 to 80 bedrooms," she told the Los Angeles Times.
While the castle now functions in part as a museum — there's an ongoing Egyptology exhibit in the home's basement — the lord and lady still run it as a functioning home, employing a staff of 60 to 80. But they also throw open the doors of the main castle to the public during the spring and summer months so fans of the show can tour the house and gardens.
San Simeon, California
Perched atop a hill that overlooks the Pacific Ocean and the rolling hills of California's Central Coast, Hearst Castle is one of America's most iconic mansions. A newspaper publisher, politician and businessman, William Randolph Hearst was one of the richest men of his era, and served as the basis for Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane."
Work on his massive mansion began in 1919, but the relentless, restless Hearst was never satisfied with it — he continued to build and rebuild the estate right up until his death in 1951. The home features 165 rooms, two massive swimming pools, and magnificent landscaping that sits on 127 acres of land. But the estate's real attractions are the art works. Hearst was a voracious collector of historic artifacts, and much of the home is adorned with masterful examples of sculpture, painting and tapestry.
In 1957, the family turned over the property to the state of California, which gives tours of the stunning mansion and its equally beautiful gardens.
Memphis, Tennesee
He was the King of rock 'n' roll, and Graceland was his castle. Originally built in 1939 by a Tennessee businessman, the stately colonial was purchased by Elvis Presley in 1957, a time when his popularity had reached a fever pitch and he was looking for a little escape.
The house, where Presley died in 1977, is now open to the public and functions as a museum to the King. Situated about 10 miles south of downtown Memphis, Graceland features images and artifacts from Presley's life, including a number of his famous white jumpsuits, dozens of pricey cars and two custom jets. Elvis fans looking to make a pilgrimage can also check out many of the mansion's 23 rooms and stroll around the 13-acre grounds.
Asheville, N.C.
At 135,000 square feet, houses don't get much bigger than Biltmore Estate. The mansion, which was completed in 1895, is the largest privately owned residence in the U.S. and was the summer home of George Washington Vanderbilt II, a member of the prominent and exceedingly wealthy Vanderbilt dynasty.
Built in the Châteauesque style, the home looks like the residence of an 18th century French king, rather than a home in the middle of America's tobacco belt.
When the Great Depression hit, the Vanderbilts weren't exactly reduced to poverty, but the mansion did become a bit of a burden for the family, so they opened it up to the public, transforming it into a tourist destination.
Guests can also explore the home's gardens, which were designed by famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (you might better know him as the man who designed Central Park). There is an inn on the grounds of the Biltmore Estate where visitors can stay.
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The derivatives market is the financial market for derivatives, financial instruments like futures contracts or options, which are derived from other forms of assets.

The market can be divided into two, that for exchange-traded derivatives and that for over-the-counter derivatives. The legal nature of these products is very different, as well as the way they are traded, though many market participants are active in both. The derivatives market in Europe has a notional amount of €660 trillion.

Participants in a derivative market
Participants in a derivative market can be segregated into four sets based on their trading motives.
 Hedgers
 Speculators
 Margin Traders
 Arbitrageurs

Types of trades in a derivative market

 Directional Trades
 Spreads
 Arbitrage positions
 Hedged Trades

Futures markets

Futures exchanges, such as Euronext.liffe and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, trade in standardized derivative contracts. These are options contracts,swaps contracts and futures contracts on a whole range of underlying products. The members of the exchange hold positions in these contracts with the exchange, who acts as central counterparty. When one party goes long (buys a futures contract), another goes short (sells). When a new contract is introduced, the total position in the contract is zero. Therefore, the sum of all the long positions must be equal to the sum of all the short positions. In other words, risk is transferred from one party to another is a type of a zero sum game. The total notional amount of all the outstanding positions at the end of June 2004 stood at $53 trillion (source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS): ). That figure grew to $81 trillion by the end of March 2008 (source: BIS )

Over-the-counter markets
Tailor-made derivatives, not traded on a futures exchange are traded on over-the-counter markets, also known as the OTC market. These consist of investment banks with traders who make markets in these derivatives, and clients such as hedge funds, commercial banks, government-sponsored enterprises, etc. Products that are always traded over-the-counter are swaps, forward rate agreements, forward contracts, credit derivatives, accumulators etc. The total notional amount of all the outstanding positions at the end of June 2004 stood at $220 trillion (source: BIS: ). By the end of 2007 this figure had risen to $596 trillion and in 2009 it stood at $615 trillion (source: BIS: )

OTC Markets are generally separated into two key segments: the customer market and the interdealer market. Customers almost exclusively trade through dealers because of the high search and transaction costs. Dealers are large institutions that arrange transactions for their customers, utilizing their specialized knowledge, expertise, and access to capital. In order to hedge the risks incurred by transacting with customers, dealers turn to the interdealer market, or the exchange-traded markets. Dealers can also trade for themselves or act as market makers in the OTC market (source: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago ).

Netting
US: Figures below are from the second quarter of 2008
 Total derivatives (notional amount): $182.2 trillion (second quarter, 2008)
 Interest rate contracts: $145.0 trillion (86%)
 Foreign exchange contracts: $18.2 trillion(10%)
 2008 Second Quarter, banks reported trading revenues of $1.6 billion
 Total number of commercial banks holding derivatives: 975

Positions in the OTC derivatives market have increased at a rapid pace since the last triennial survey  was undertaken in 2004. Notional amounts outstanding of such instruments totalled $516 trillion at the end of June 2007 (according to the Bank for International Settlements ), 135% higher than the level recorded in the 2004 survey (Graph 4). This corresponds to an annualised compound rate of growth of 34%, which is higher than the approximatively 25% average annual rate of increase since positions in OTC derivatives were first surveyed by the BIS in 1995. Notional amounts outstanding provide useful information on  the structure of the OTC derivatives market but should not be interpreted as a measure of the riskiness of these positions. Gross market values, which represent the cost of replacing all open contracts at the prevailing market prices, have increased by 74% since 2004, to $11 trillion at the end of June 2007.  (page 28)

Notional amounts outstanding as of December 2012 are $632 trillion as per recent survey.

Role in the financial crisis of 2007–2008

The derivative markets played an important role in the financial crisis of 2007–2008. Credit default swaps (CDSs), financial instruments traded on the over the counter derivatives markets, and mortgage-backed securities (MBSs), a type of securitized debt were notable contributors. The leveraged operations are said to have generated an "irrational appeal" for risk taking, and the lack of clearing obligations also appeared as very damaging for the balance of the market.  More specifically, interdealer collateral management and risk management systems proved to be inadequate.
The G-20's proposals for financial markets reform all stress these points, and suggest:
higher capital standards
stronger risk management
international surveillance of financial firms' operations
dynamic capital rules.

See also
Commodity market
Securitization
Financial engineering

References

Further reading

 Damodaran, A. (2013). Living with noise: Valuation in the face of uncertainty. Journal of Applied Finance, 23(2), 6-22.
 Weinberg, Ari, "The Great Derivatives Smackdown", Forbes magazine, May 9, 2003.
 European Central Bank (Editor: Tom Kokkola), "The Payment System", Frankfurt am Main 2010, Chapter 3, .

External links
 Understanding Derivatives: Markets and Infrastructure – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
 PBS (WGBH, Boston),  "The Warning", Frontline TV public affairs program, October 20, 2009. "At the center of it all he finds Brooksley Born, who speaks for the first time on television about her failed campaign to regulate the secretive, multitrillion-dollar derivatives market whose crash helped trigger the financial collapse in the fall of 2008."

Derivatives (finance)
Financial markets


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Her Love Does Cost a Thing! Drake Buys Jennifer Lopez $100,000 Diamond Necklace
They're real! See the blinding bling the rapper gave JLo
By Brittany Talarico January 11, 2017 04:31 PM
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They're real!
Drake just took his relationship with Jennifer Lopez to the next level, gifting his love interest with a very special piece of jewelry to kick off 2017.
The rapper, 30, purchased the Tiffany Victoria necklace for $100,000, PEOPLE can confirm. Lopez wore the 17″ diamond strand— which features over 15 carats worth of round, pear and marquise-shaped diamonds set in platinum — on New Year's Eve as seen in the photo above. (Tiffany & Co. did not offer comment.)
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The 47-year-old singer attended Drake's New Year's Eve show at the Hakkasan Las Vegas nightclub, cheering him from the audience and fueling dating rumors even further.
Romance speculation first sparked when the musical duo posted the below cuddly photo on Instagram, teasing an upcoming collaboration. Then they were seen kissing on the dance floor at a winter wonderland holiday event, where they were appropriately crowned king and queen of the ball.
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But don't be fooled by the rocks that Drake gave her: They're not in a rush to define their relationship.
"Jennifer and Drake seem really happy," a source recently told PEOPLE. "Friends have no idea where the relationship is going."
The insider added that Lopez had "moved on months ago" from on-again, off-again beau Casper Smart and is focusing on new experiences in the year ahead.
"Jen is looking forward with excitement to the new year. She keeps hanging out with Drake, and he has visited her house," the source shared. "She has nothing but nice things to say about Drake."
And if the singer happens to find herself in the studio anytime soon, we think we found the name of her new single: "I Luh Ya (Champagne) Papi!"
What do you think Drake's generous gift? Share below!


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Q: What is Predecessor of an element in an array? How do I find it? I tried to Google but in vain.

A: In C++ arrays are stored in contiguous memory.
This means that if you have an element x and you know that it's inside an array and that it's not the first element of the array, then then previous one is
*(&x - 1)

i.e. the element pointed by the address of x after we subtract 1 (note that this works because pointer arithmetic in C++ considers element size, so &x - 1 is not point to the byte before, but to the element before).


Enjoy the picturesque scenery of Campania's Amalfi Coast on this self-guided holiday. Walk through beautiful scenery up to Monte Tre Calli along rocky, narrow paths. The route takes you through medieval villages and terraces, always with a sea view to Amalfi and on to Praiano. Follow the pilgrim path to the San Domenico monastery and continue down to Positano.
You walk through lovely scenery up to Monte Tre Calli.
Details: approx. 4.5 hours | 8km | Ascent 550m / Descent 550m.
Walk along an old mule track to the grotto of Santa Barbara through a narrow, cave-like valley with views over the turquoise sea and the gorge of Furore. Continue to Amalfi, where you can visit monasteries, churches and beautiful squares.
Details: approx. 4.5 hours | 11km | Ascent 250m / Descent 800m.
Walk from Amalfi to Pontone, where you visit Torre dello Ziro, a watchtower built as an outpost to keep watch for pirates. From here you enjoy scenic views to Amalfi, Atrani and the whole of the Amalfi Coast. On your way the visit of "the valley of the mills" is worth it - the valley is dotted with the ruins of abandoned paper mills, now taken over by plants. You continue walking to Ravello and down to Atrani, a little village that has retained the same ambience as 500 years ago.
Details: approx. 4.5 hours | 10km | Ascent 500m / Descent 500m.
Take the bus to Scala. Walk on a ridge into the Valle delle Ferriere nature reserve with its own distinct micro-climate. Here you'll find waterfalls, tranquil resting places and many scenic viewpoints along the way. Continue to the medieval terraced town of Pogerola before returning to Amalfi.
Details: approx. 5 hours | 10km | Ascent 250m / Descent 600m.
Take a bus to Conca dei Marini. Starting at the 10th Century Santa Rosa you walk down to Marina di Furore. Along the path of the lovers 'Via dell' Amore' you walk to the green Praia valley. Picturesque Praiano is your target today.
Details: approx. 4.5 | 10km | Ascent 350m / Descent 600m.
Walk along the pilgrim path to San Domenico monastery. Continue walking on the 'Path of Gods' where Zeus is said to have walked, to Nocelle and Montepertuso. Here you continue down the valley to Positano.
Details: approx. 4.5 hours | 9km | Ascent 400m / Descent 400m.
Daily walking times of approx 5 hrs on high altitude paths (hiking paths, stairways), some steep ascents are possible. Sure footedness is required. As you almost always start and end at sea level a difference of elevation from 250 to max. 800m per day up and down has to be taken into account.
We recommend flying to Naples Airport. Continue to Agerola/Bomerano by bus/train. Change of bus/train approx. 2 times, duration approx. 2.5 hours. On the return from Praiano/Positano by bus to Sorrento and by train or bus onwards to Naples. Duration approx. 1.5 hrs.
Private transfers can be booked from/to Naples airport.
The Amalfi Coast tour stays in pretty 2 and 3 star hotels and country hotels carefully chosen for their location, hospitality and proximity to your tour route.


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Hamad Bin Abdulla Road is the main road running east–west through Fujairah City, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

Hamad Bin Abdulla Road is a hub for the business and commercial centre of Fujairah City. It is lined with tall office buildings (e.g., Fujairah Tower) and hotels. The main mosque, the large white Sheikh Zayed Mosque, the second largest in the UAE, is to the north of the road. The LuLu Mall Fujairah is to the south. The University of Fujairah is located on the road.

At the western end, the road continues as the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Expressway (aka Sheikh Khalifa Highway), a dual carriageway road, linking Fujairah City with Dubai and other parts of the UAE. At the eastern end, the road reaches the Fujairah Corniche and the Al Corniche Road, going north and south close to the seafront. Near this point are the Central Market and Fabric Souk, and the Fish & Vegetable Market.

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What is the recipe for everlasting love? Whimsy Chefs Kira Nordby and Dan Jankelson invited us to share in the meal they prepared together the evening their spark ignited. What a fun journey to prepare a meal and get a peek at that moment they realized they were sticking around for the next meal.
Dan and Kira live in Bow, Washington a tiny farming community nearby the sea. Their ranch is a crisp inhale of the country life in Washington. Vast open space beyond split rail fences, views of mountains, valleys, and a peek a boo of the Salish Bay. The smell of salt water even though it's a mile away, a covered back porch that I never wanted to leave, and dogs. There are dogs everywhere. Dan hunts for sport and tonight he's cooking up some chukar. I knew I had some hardworking hunting dogs to also thank for the meal we were fixin to fix.
Of course, we start with cocktails; Kira pours a bit of bubbly with Amoretti and we head out for a few minutes of chin wagging on that amazing back porch. After a bit, the glasses are drained and we start thinking of appys. Being we're in Bow, right off Chuckanut Drive, and it's early spring, the appetizer of choice is always oysters. Dan opened the oysters and Kira made a beautiful mignonette as accompaniment.
The oysters go down easy and the kitchen heats up. Dan puts his glasses on and gets to work on the bird. Dan's chucker recipe is similar to coq au vin blanc but with a thoughtful modern twist. He a browns bacon and shallot and then sears the chukar in the rendered bacon fat. Once the bird has a good color he adds mushrooms and lets it all simmer in a prosecco and cream & broth reduction. The rich broth, punctuated by tart notes of prosecco plays well with the game bird and earthy mushrooms.
Meanwhile, Kira is working on her side of Brussels Sprouts w/ Bacon & Goat Cheese. Alongside Dan, she's elevating a humble veg into a masterpiece of flavor. She too is crisping off a bit of bacon, then tossing the sprouts in the fat and serving them with crispy bacon and topped with goat cheese. This is the vegetable side dish I want to bring to my next potluck. Ridiculously good.
Things are starting to come together and it's fun to watch these two laugh and have fun cooking 'the love meal'.
Kira's son Brandon sets the table and Kira and Dan together put the finishing touches on this beautiful meal that tells a story on a plate about this lovely couple. It's sustainably harvested, organic, modern with exciting notes of light prosecco and deeply soulful flavors from earthy mushroom sauce.
This meal eats like elevated comfort food heaven. The subtly nutty farro adds texture and is simply a more interesting than rice, it's a refined touch; props to the WC. Pair this dish with a beautiful pinot noir and cute well-mannered kids the next time you want to fall in love all over again.
Cheers, to love. Thank you for sharing your story.
Dan's chucker recipe is similar to coq au vin blanc but with a thoughtful modern twist.
Add bacon pieces and allow to fry until the bacon has rendered fat.
Pour in the Prosecco and bring up the heat to boil.
Reduce heat and cover for 20 min.
Add a broth as the liquid reduces.
After 20 minutes and add the cream.
Bring the heat back up to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer again.
Simmer or another 10 minutes while cream thickens.
Total simmering time about 30 min.
Serve over farrow or grain of choice, with a generous ladle of sauce.


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