I'm liking these cute soaps, made by Seattle Sundries and packaged in charming round tins.
Each soap is designed for a specific use.
And each comes with a cute little explanatory note enclosed.
This one (Bitchin' Kitchen) contains BORAX, of all things…as well as ground espresso beans to give it texture, and cinnamon essential oil to clean garlic odor from hands. Clever!
I love the round shape. It's neato.
…Contains shea butter and is a little more feminine, with rose, jasmine, and sandalwood. As is the case with the rest of soaps, though, the fragrance is quite mild; it really smells more "clean" than anything else.
And then there's this "Gender Neutral Soap".
It smells a little bit like chocolate. A little bit like vanilla.
But I also love the packaging.
I love this, too: Seattle Sundries has custom and private label options, meaning they can package soaps for wedding favors, corporate favors, etc. They'll also help you develop custom soaps for private label purposes.
I have no idea what application there is in my life for custom, private-label soaps.
But I'm sure going to try to think of one.
Great soaps with endless possibilities!!
I love them! Thanks for bringing these to our attention!
These soaps look like great gift ideas for anyone. I love the Gender Neutral Soap.
I agree. The packaging is inspired. Very cute!
the colors are so pretty stacked up like that. I wish the internet had smellavision this morning!
why not use them at the lodge?
I'm thinking favors for a girlfriends party. These are adorable.
Lodge guests! You can have special Welcome to the Lodge soaps.
I think your best application for them is to have a giveaway today! Please?
I agree with Zoe Dawn. You NEED these for the lodge!
If you love special soaps like this, and I do, you'll also love Lotion Bars from Country Gardens in Edgeley, ND. They come in tins like this and look like a bar of soap, except that they are solid hand lotion bars made with essential oils. I ordered some the week before Christmas and used them as stocking stuffers.
You find the coolest things! Thank you for sharing them!
Mom always told me, if you have to ask how much something costs, then you can't afford it. I'm going to ask anyway. How much are these inspired little soaps?!
How cute! Thanks for sharing, Ree!
P-Dub, you could have them custom-made for ranch guests! How cool would it be to have different photos with your signature font "The Pioneer Woman" on the cover?! If I am ever a lodge guest, that will be gift enough 🙂 But since we all know what a wonder-woman hostess you are, I think these would be great!
Up here in the PNW we love supporting the local economy.
Oooh – these are so cute!
Check out my blog today – I posted the feature on me from the Richmond Times Dispatch!
Ha! I love those! I'm trying to think of a reason to have them custom made as well. I guess I will need to create an occasion!
Very cool! Love the tins! I agree with the others, great for the lodge!
I have no idea what application there is in my life either, for these custom label soaps, but aren't they just the bee's knees. Fabulous! Happy Friday y'all.


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Bengaluru-based startup Ken42, an edtech platform, has announced the launch of their annual StartNXT Ideathon programme for college and university students across the country. Backed by Turbostart, Ken42 has kickstarted this programme to facilitate innovation and entrepreneurship in India, where the Top 3 winners will receive funding upto INR 2 crores each, along with internship opportunities with leading startups and …
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Q: Where is the value of the "app_store" in the Firebase come from? From the Google Firebase official doc, the user_dim.app_info.app_store is defined as

The store which installed this app.

And after checked my data, I've gotten some values of this key, like

com.android.vending
manual_install
cm.aptoide.pt
com.baidu.androidstore
test
com.google.android.feedback
com.dragon.android.mobomarket
co.android.vending
com.miui.cloudbackup
com.amazon.venezia

Now I have a question: where the Firebase SDK get these values from?

A: On Android the package of the app that installed the current app is reported by the getInstallerPackageName method provided by the PackageManager. When the app is installed by Google Play Store the package is reported as "com.android.vending" though Firebase Analytis will replace that with empty string to save disk and network bandwidth. Sideloaded apps will be reported as manual_install.
On iOS the only possible store iTunes is reported as emptry app_store value. Sideloaded apps are reported as manual_install as on Android.

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Why medical device companies' federal contracts will boost stocks
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The Fed announces medical device contracts
A group of medical device manufacturers was recently awarded a slew of government contracts providing devices, equipment, and supplies to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.
The contracts are collectively worth nearly $370 million. Among the biggest winners were Becton Dickinson & Company, Synthes, and Johnson & Johnson.
Positive for stocks
In a tough domestic environment, medical device manufacturers need all the guaranteed revenue they can get. Becton Dickinson & Company was the largest winner of the day, with a contract worth over $76 million. What's more prominent about these contracts are their performance options. Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary, Ethicon, has potential for two additional years on the existing contract at around $42 million. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, also a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has options for three more years remaining on its contract worth almost $22 million per year. The Becton Dickinson & Company contract has the largest upside, as there are a possible five years left. Other recent winners of large federal contracts include ZOLL Medical and Abbott Laboratories.
Federal contracts can also be big positives for device makers due to the economic price adjustment clauses baked into the contracts. Unlike standard contracts, Federal contracts allow the device makers to seek price increases per year of the contract according to changes in the economic environment for the industry (like the medical device excise tax). As an example, in the case of the excise tax, the Department of Federal Affairs listed the following criteria for the price increases:
The excise tax reflects as a change to the commercial price list that contract award is based on
The proposed FSS percentage (financial stress score) increase is equal to or less than the increase to the commercial list price change
Proposed pricing is no higher than permitted by the awarded tracking ratio
At least 30 days have passed between price increases
The increase is requested at least 60 days prior to the end of the contract (including option periods)
Accordingly, federal contracts carry more weight than standard contracts and are a huge plus for manufacturers.
Lastly, according to analysts, federal contracts increase manufacturers' accreditation. This is very valuable at a time when competition is rampant and payers are lowering reimbursement for less reputable device brands.
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Organised by the Center for Security Studies of ETH Zurich, the conference will bring together 25–35 researchers specialised in the strategic (mis)use of cyberspace by state and non-state actors, and in analysing the related governance challenges.
Participants are expected to present papers, discuss how power relationships between political actors are affected, how cyberspace shapes our understanding of 'old' strategic concepts such as deterrence and coercion, where their limits are, and how to understand the types of (inter)national norms that have emerged over the years. There will also be analysis of how cyber insecurity affects the roles and political opportunities of small and medium states, and those of semi and non-state actors.


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Institut Montana Zugerberg Alumni Feature: Mansour Al Zamil
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Mansour Saleh Al Zamil, an Institut Montana Zugerberg alumnus, shares his experience during his time with at the school. He is based in Saudi Arabia where he oversees AL AQTAB Group, Al Zamil Heavy Industries Ltd. and has published a book titled, Children of the Clouds, where he details his time at Institut Montana Zugerberg.
I had a good command of English, so the American section was the natural choice for me, but I also took German classes as well.
I had two favourite teachers; Mr. John Mather & Mr. Kevin O'Brien. Not surprisingly, they were my teachers for both biology and history; the two classes I loved most. Both were very sincere and considerate. They put a lot of effort in making sure that the students understood their subjects. Not only that, but they played a major role in our upbringing as boarding students as they were our mentors so to speak. Today, I own an establishment in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia which focuses on preserving the history of the old town. I believe my love for history from a young age had a lot to do with that. I owe them a lot.
Growing up in an international environment is so important that without this exposure one struggles in life today. Living at school with students from so many other countries brought with it the diversification that we all needed. This deepened our appreciation of others; of how they thought and of why they thought that way. It taught me that there are more views than mine that needed to be respected and understood. It taught me how to accept and respect those who are very different from me.
During my three years Institut Montana Zugerberg, I learned so much. I learned that respect will take you far. I learned that communicating your thoughts with others and respecting theirs took you even further. I learned that discipline is the foundation of tangible results. I learned that rising above our differences only made me see clearer. I learned how to bring up my own children many years later using the same values and principles.
All in all, Institut Montana Zugerberg not only fed my mind, but my heart and soul as well!
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Arkansas Resumes Issuing Birth Certificates After Directive From Governor
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For a few hours Friday the Arkansas Department of Health did not issue any birth certificates, per a judge's order. Gov. Asa Hutchinson eventually issued a directive that the department treat married lesbian couples the same as married heterosexual couples and to include the names of both spouses on birth certificates.
Pulaski County Judge Tim Fox took the action Friday morning, suggesting the state was delaying making a fix to the state's birth certificate law, which the nation's highest court said was unjust.
"This case has been pending for over two years and it has been more than six months since the United States Supreme Court ruled the Arkansas statutory scheme unconstitutional," Fox wrote in his order. "There are citizens and residents of the State of Arkansas whose constitutional rights are being violated on a daily basis."
The judge had threatened to halt the issuing of birth certificates on Nov. 27, giving attorneys for the state and three same-sex couples until Jan. 5 to reach an agreement about language that should be removed from the state law. Fox noted Friday that as the state was "unwilling to mediate using the framework outlined by this court there is no need to further delay the implementation of the United States Supreme Court's mandate."
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On Wednesday Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge asked the Arkansas Supreme Court to intervene and lift Fox's order to require remediation. Rutledge also objected to Fox specifically saying she needed to attend the mediation, which had been scheduled for Saturday.
Friday morning Fox set aside the mediation order and told the Arkansas Department of Health to stop issuing new or amended birth certificates. The judge also said he was hopeful the governor would fix the law through executive action.
Meg Mirivel, a spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Health, told KUAR News after the judge issued the order that the department was complying.
"We are still capturing the information from hospitals, but as far as issuing the birth certificates, that has stopped for now," she said. "For people who do come in, we are taking their information so that when we are able to start issuing them again, we'll contact them."
Mirivel said she expected additional developments that day, and indeed a few hours after the order was issued, Governor Hutchinson sent a directive to Arkansas Department of Health Director Nathaniel Smith that Hutchinson said "will comply with the constitutional directives set forth in the United States Supreme Court's decision." He said it also would comply with the injunction issued by Judge Fox Friday and allow the state to resume issuing birth certificates. READ THE GOVERNOR'S FULL DIRECTIVE HERE.
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The governor said the department "must allow female spouses of women who give birth to be listed on their children's birth certificates on the same terms as male spouses of women who give birth."
Mirivel said Arkansas typically issues, amends and replaces roughly 400 to 500 birth certificates a day. 41 people were not allowed to get birth certificates during the time period Friday, she added.
"We did take their information and their payments so that when we did resume we were able to go ahead and get those processed and contact those people as soon as possible."
Rutledge's office declined an interview request, but in a written statement the Attorney General said:
Governor Hutchinson's directive to the Health Department to issue birth certificates to same sex couples is consistent with the agreement the parties in litigation submitted earlier this week. Judge Fox has been preventing this agreement from becoming effective and we hope he will accept this reasonable solution. It is important to the people of Arkansas that birth certificates continue to be available, and the United States Supreme Court has required equal treatment in issuing them.
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On Nov. 26, Powell River/Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons was named Minister for Social Development and Poverty Reduction. Simons attended the ceremony virtually. In a Facebook post following the cabinet swearing-in ceremony, Simons said he is "honoured to serve the Province of BC in this new capacity."
He also used that opportunity to introduce his Ministry Parliamentary Secretaries Niki Sharma and Dan Coulter. Sharma was elected as an MLA for the Vancouver-Hastings riding, and Coulter represents the riding of Chilliwack. Both began their first terms as provincial representatives as a result of the 2020 election.
In his press release announcing his new cabinet, Premier John Horgan stated, "the pandemic has turned the lives of British Columbians upside down. We have come a long way together, but we have much further to go. This skilled, diverse team is ready to continue our fight against COVID-19 and build an economic recovery that includes everyone."
"I know this is a hard time for British Columbians. COVID-19 has brought challenges unlike any we've faced before," said Horgan.
The new cabinet includes 20 ministers and four ministers of state. The cabinet will be supported in its work by 13 parliamentary secretaries, with portfolios including rural development, anti-racism, and technology and innovation.
Simons takes over his ministerial role from Shane Simpson. Simpson held the portfolio since 2017. He did not run for re-election in 2020, after representing the riding of Vancouver-Hastings as its MLA since 2005.
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If you are someone that has a flatter foot than normal or lower arches, then you will know how important the correct footwear offering the required amount of support and stress relief is.
When you look at your foot from the side, you will see that there is an upward curve in the middle of your foot this is called an arch. You have tendons which are tight bands that attach to your heel and foot bones, as well as several tendons from your feet to lower leg that all form the arches in your feet. When there is a proper amount of tension pulling your tendons, then you will have a normal arch, but when your tendon do not pull together correctly, there is no arch which is then a fallen arch, or flat foot because your arch is sitting completely on the ground.
Tendons that are injured, stretched or torn.
When your posterior tibial tendon connecting your lower leg to your ankle and then the middle of your foot becomes inflamed or infected.
When you suffer broken bones or dislocation.
Diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, nerve problems and diabetes.
Pregnancy can also cause a fallen arch.
Your arches can also fall as part of the aging process.
When you are choosing a shoe for flat feet make sure to bend and twist the shoe, it should be flexible in the toe area but more supported and sturdy in the middle where your arch will be.
An absolute must for fallen arches or flat feet is a sturdy and stiff outer sole that reinforces construction of your shoe enabling it to support and prevent your foot's tendency to roll inward.
A sturdy and durable sole will also last you longer.
Plenty of cushioning, a snug fit and added material in the midsole supporting your arch will relieve the symptoms of flat feet and help to prevent over-pronation. A good pair of running shoes usually has the perfect amount of support and stability required by someone who has fallen arches or flat feet.
Vionic sandals have been designed by a podiatrist to offer the best comfort and support, particularly for foot conditions. Vionic has a category of sandals that is specially designed to provide arch support. Vionic sandals are also wider to help spread out your weight evenly and to withstand more weight.
Manufactured and designed specifically for low arches using human-made materials of the finest quality.
A microfiber-covered biomechanical orthotic footbed with Orthaheel technology and a deeper heel cup, designed by a podiatrist.
Helps to stabilize, support and realign your feet back to their natural position when you wear them.
Provides relief from the causes of heel and ankle pain that are related to over-pronation.
Available in stylish designs in blue, red, beige and black.
A comfortable pair of sandals that will provide you with a good fit and great cushioning and support. They will prevent pain and tension caused by over-pronation and give you the required support for flat feet and low arches.
Manufactured from the finest quality leather.
A rubber sole for good grip on slippery surfaces.
A 3.25-inch heel and 0.5-inch platform that offers added support and stability.
Well cushioned for a comfortable all day wear.
Available in a variety of colors and designs.
Excellent shoes for a lower arch or flat feet. The Skechers Women's lace-up sneakers are not only sporty and fashionable shoes, but they also provide exceptional support and stability making them one of the best shoes for low arches and flat feet.
Constructed from good quality leather.
The rubber sole with the kinetic wedge and super soft foam midsole provides superb shock absorbency and an exercising effect on the wearer.
A one and a half inch heel and three quarter heel platform for stability and support.
Designed primarily for women in colors such as silver, black, and pink.
The Original S.W.A.T is a military style work boot for women that will keep your feet well protected in hazardous environments as well as comfortable and supported during prolonged wear. These boots are intended for tough jobs in harsh environments and for feet that have conditions such as fallen arches.
Constructed from high-quality leather and textile material.
The rubber soles are slip-resistant.
Shock-absorbing molded soles that offer extra arch support and reduces pain associated with foot conditions.
A 1.5-inch heel and 1-inch platform for added stability and support.
A tough and durable pair of boots that will last you for very long.
The Nike Lunarglide is the highest rated stability shoe that NIKE has to offer that is specially designed for people who have over-pronation.
A lightweight training shoe that offers a great customized fit.
The entire sole has Lunarfoam technology, adding superior cushioning, great shock absorption and excellent stability to the shoe.
The engineered foam will conform to the shape of your foot giving you the best fit possible.
A reinforced midsole gives you added over-pronation protection and the dynamic support system along with the midsole and dual density cushioning provides you excellent medial support.
An additional crash pad at the bottom of the heel for added support.
Newly upgraded for a stellar feel with every mile that you run.
Flyknit material and Flywire cables are used for breathability and stability.
The new T22 series offers improved ventilation, as well as excellent durability and support which is expected with this series.
A synthetic and mesh combination is used for the uppers.
The outsole is made with a unique material (PRC 1000) for longer durability.
The wishbone shank provides excellent stability for the midfoot.
The bootstrap design gives excellent stability.
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typedef struct __ops_create_sig_t	 __ops_create_sig_t;

__ops_create_sig_t *__ops_create_sig_new(void);
void __ops_create_sig_delete(__ops_create_sig_t *);

unsigned __ops_check_useridcert_sig(const __ops_pubkey_t *,
			  const uint8_t *,
			  const __ops_sig_t *,
			  const __ops_pubkey_t *,
			  const uint8_t *);
unsigned __ops_check_userattrcert_sig(const __ops_pubkey_t *,
			  const __ops_data_t *,
			  const __ops_sig_t *,
			  const __ops_pubkey_t *,
			  const uint8_t *);
unsigned __ops_check_subkey_sig(const __ops_pubkey_t *,
			   const __ops_pubkey_t *,
			   const __ops_sig_t *,
			   const __ops_pubkey_t *,
			   const uint8_t *);
unsigned __ops_check_direct_sig(const __ops_pubkey_t *,
			   const __ops_sig_t *,
			   const __ops_pubkey_t *,
			   const uint8_t *);
unsigned __ops_check_hash_sig(__ops_hash_t *,
			 const __ops_sig_t *,
			 const __ops_pubkey_t *);
void __ops_sig_start_key_sig(__ops_create_sig_t *,
				  const __ops_pubkey_t *,
				  const uint8_t *,
				  __ops_sig_type_t);
void __ops_start_sig(__ops_create_sig_t *,
			const __ops_seckey_t *,
			const __ops_hash_alg_t,
			const __ops_sig_type_t);

void __ops_sig_add_data(__ops_create_sig_t *, const void *, size_t);
__ops_hash_t *__ops_sig_get_hash(__ops_create_sig_t *);
unsigned   __ops_end_hashed_subpkts(__ops_create_sig_t *);
unsigned __ops_write_sig(__ops_output_t *, __ops_create_sig_t *,
			const __ops_pubkey_t *, const __ops_seckey_t *);
unsigned   __ops_add_time(__ops_create_sig_t *, int64_t, const char *);
unsigned __ops_add_issuer_keyid(__ops_create_sig_t *,
			const uint8_t *);
void __ops_add_primary_userid(__ops_create_sig_t *, unsigned);

/* Standard Interface */
unsigned   __ops_sign_file(__ops_io_t *,
			const char *,
			const char *,
			const __ops_seckey_t *,
			const char *,
			const int64_t,
			const uint64_t,
			const unsigned,
			const unsigned,
			const unsigned);

int __ops_sign_detached(__ops_io_t *,
			const char *,
			char *,
			__ops_seckey_t *,
			const char *,
			const int64_t,
			const uint64_t,
			const unsigned,
			const unsigned);

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unsigned __ops_crc24(unsigned, uint8_t);

void __ops_reader_push_dearmour(__ops_stream_t *);

void __ops_reader_pop_dearmour(__ops_stream_t *);
unsigned __ops_writer_push_clearsigned(__ops_output_t *, __ops_create_sig_t *);
void __ops_writer_push_armor_msg(__ops_output_t *);

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	OPS_PGP_MULTIPART_MESSAGE_PART_X_OF_Y,
	OPS_PGP_MULTIPART_MESSAGE_PART_X,
	OPS_PGP_SIGNATURE
} __ops_armor_type_t;

#define CRC24_INIT 0xb704ceL

unsigned __ops_writer_use_armored_sig(__ops_output_t *);

void __ops_writer_push_armoured(__ops_output_t *, __ops_armor_type_t);

__ops_memory_t   *__ops_sign_buf(__ops_io_t *,
				const void *,
				const size_t,
				const __ops_seckey_t *,
				const int64_t,
				const uint64_t,
				const char *,
				const unsigned,
				const unsigned);

unsigned __ops_keyring_read_from_mem(__ops_io_t *,
				__ops_keyring_t *,
				const unsigned,
				__ops_memory_t *);

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Design Research Project – The AHA
The AHA by Chat-Kuen Eric Yueng (left) , Jinlong Song (right) | Design Research Project
Eric and Jinlong are completing their Masters in Design at UNSW Art and Design. While they share a background in graphic design, Eric focused on digital media in his undergraduate studies, while Jinlong specialised in interactive design. They also share a belief in the power, and necessity, of design to improve the lives of others. Here is a [brief] telling of their project's story…
As I interview Eric and Jinlong, in preparation for this article, I am sitting in the Tiliqua Press studio cradling an AHA, it's cushioned felt base sitting comfortably on my thighs. The 3D printed shell has an appealing wood-like texture, and there are buttons that I just want to push…
Which is entirely the point. The AHA is the result of a lot of hard work — of research, design, experiment and more research and more experiment, and all of it working toward inviting the touch. The designers who have committed to this labour are sitting opposite me looking a little concerned. 'You can push the buttons, but they won't do anything. We didn't allow for the tester to use quite so much force.'
AHA is the result of the joint Master of Design project of Chat-Kuen Eric Yueng and Jinlong Song and an ambitious piece of interactive design that they hope will become a friendly, accessible and affordable device that can treat, or at least ameliorate, the behavioural and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer's and related diseases.
First, some background information, courtesy of their thesis.
In 2016 more than 353,800 Australians were struggling with the disabling effects of dementia. They, and their carers, are dealing with their ongoing deterioration and difficulties with memory and cognition, with the ability to converse, to plan, to care for themselves, with the emotional turmoil and changes of personality. The primary approaches for postponing the progression of dementia include medical therapy and psychosocial interventions. But although treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine can ameliorate memory loss and cognitive problems, the side effects can be off-putting. Non-pharmacological treatments – such as light or music therapy, counselling or physical treatment – have proved effective, but require a huge commitment from carers and other professionals.
Recently, new products have been implemented to address these needs, such as PARO, a Japanese designed therapeutic robot in the form of a baby seal that can learn and respond to its users. But not surprisingly, though immensely cuddleable, the PARO is not cheap.
The AHA
The brief Eric and Jinlong set themselves was multifaceted; the solution they wanted should be more affordable and less bulky than existing solutions, it should necessitate less commitment from carers, in other words, the therapy device could engage the dementia sufferer for significant periods of time on its own, and it needed to be usable even if the sufferer was non-verbal as the speech centres of the brain are frequently and often severely affected by dementia, and finally to cater to most if not all levels of dementia.
To be honest even looking at their rather bulky prototype the solution they have designed is pretty damn elegant.
Essentially the AHA is a game based around touch therapy. The device is a series of buttons that respond when touched; they move like buttons should and they light up and vibrate. Importantly the device can be programmed to light the buttons in patterns, the games, of varying complexity for patients to follow. The act of interacting with – touching – the device stimulates the brain with the feedback encouraging memory development/maintenance as they follow and recreate the patterns. Games can be varied in sensitivity to address differences in fine motor control of the dementia patients, and the device will still respond to the interactions of those with very little motor control, providing feedback to touch. The intention is also to make the code driving the device open source so that other people/designers can add their own games, thereby minimising cost of game development.
The physical design of the device has been carefully thought through. The size and shape of the buttons have been optimised for users, and work is continuing on the feel on the button surface. The size of the device is such that it can be used comfortably by users sitting wheelchairs as well as at tables, where is can be angled for better access to the 'playing' surface.
User testing with the prototype mechanism has demonstrated that their core idea works. Users are attracted to engage with the AHA, which in itself, threw up a new challenge around a need to ensure the device is very robust.
Eric and Jinlong are building a device of great potential for dementia mitigation therapy. They have demonstrated that it works to engage demented suffers, though more testing still needs to be carried out to determine the long-term therapeutic benefits. Before that they are working towards the next generation prototype, refining, reducing the mechanism in size, and building a stronger device. They have invested many thousands of dollars so far and would certainly be happy for a little – or a lot of – help on that score.
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Anders Axel Wilhelm Lund (i riksdagen kallad Lund i Västervik), född 8 augusti 1839 i Vimmerby, död 18 december 1925 i Västervik, var en svensk skolman och politiker (liberal).

Axel Lund, som var son till en rådman, blev filosofie magister vid Uppsala universitet år 1863 och anställdes samma år som adjunkt vid högre allmänna läroverket i Västervik. Vid sidan om lärartjänsten var han också en ledande lokalpolitiker i staden, bland annat som stadsfullmäktiges ordförande 1895–1914.

Han var riksdagsledamot i andra kammaren i två omgångar, dels vid höstsessionen 1887 (efter nyvalet) för Eksjö, Vimmerby och Västerviks valkrets, dels 1903–1905 för Västerviks och Eksjö valkrets. År 1887 var han partilös, men vid återkomsten till riksdagen anslöt han sig till frisinnade landsföreningens riksdagsparti liberala samlingspartiet. Han var ledamot av 1903 års tillfälliga utskott och lade bland annat fram en riksdagsmotion om förändrad handelslagstiftning.

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 Tvåkammarriksdagen 1867-1970 (Anders Norberg och Andreas Tjerneld, Almqvist & Wiksell International, Stockholm 1985), band 2, s. 291

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So, Gutenberg Didn't Actually Invent Printing As We Know It
by Sabrina I. Pacifici on Jul 6, 2021
LitHub – On the Unsung Chinese and Korean History of Movable Type – "The universal acclaim is, in fact, not so universal—and Gutenberg himself is a, but not the, source of printing. Rather, key innovations in what would become revolutionary printing technology began in east Asia, with work done by Chinese nobles, Korean Buddhists, and the descendants of Genghis Khan—and, in a truth Davis acknowledges briefly, their work began several centuries before Johannes Gutenberg was even born…The innovation that Johannes Gutenberg is said to have created was small metal pieces with raised backwards letters, arranged in a frame, coated with ink, and pressed to a piece of paper, which allowed books to be printed more quickly. Buta civil minister named Choe Yun-ui did that—and he did it 150 years before Gutenberg was even born…"
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Free Webinar – Foundations: Finding Resources on LOC.gov
"The Library of Congress web site contains millions of digitized primary sources that are free to use with your students, along with many free teacher resources. In this webinar [July 13, 2-3pm ET], Library of Congress education specialists will share tips and strategies for finding resources in the Library's extensive digitized collections by navigating the… Continue Reading
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Law Professor's Desk Reference – Introduction and Table of Contents
Garon, Jon M., Law Professor's Desk Reference – Introduction and Table of Contents (June 11, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3865067 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3865067 "Law school faculty members are expected to be legal scholars, effective teachers, and engaged institutional partners, but the information essential to develop these skills has not been published in one single source, until… Continue Reading
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What Is The Value Of Deep Automation?
Artificial Lawyer: "…As we all know (not news) lawyers are also increasingly engaged under Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs), particularly fixed fees, and certain areas of law are fiercely competitive, with clients consistently driving down prices, whilst maintaining expectations as to quality. See Richard Tromans' article on 30 June on the rise of AFAs – AFAs… Continue Reading
Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Knowledge Management
Google's been recording you: 3 ways to delete your voice history
CNET – "Find your My Activity page and purge it of all those awkward Google Home or Google Nest voice searches. People were understandably freaked out when reports surfaced in 2019 that Google and Amazon were giving human contractors access to audio clips from their customers' Google Home (now Google Nest) and Echo devices. Google… Continue Reading
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Science confirms it: Open offices are a nightmare
Fast Company: "If you've ever felt your noisy open-plan office makes you cranky and sends your heart racing, our new research shows you aren't imagining it. Prior to the pandemic 70% of office-based employees worked in open-plan offices. Employee complaints about this design are rife. Yet there is little experimental research investigating the effects of… Continue Reading
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TikTok is taking the book industry by storm, and retailers are taking notice
NBCNews – "BookTok has sent old books back to the top of bestseller lists and helped launch the careers of new authors. Videos with the BookTok hashtag have been viewed a collective 12.6 billion times… BookTok's impact on the book industry has been notable, helping new authors launch their careers and propelling books like Silvera's… Continue Reading
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Free to Use and Reuse: The Photographs of Bernard Gotfryd
LC – "The photographs of Bernard Gotfryd, now free for anyone to use from the Library's collections, are a remarkable resource of late 20th-century American pop-culture and political life, as he was a Newsweek staff photographer based in New York for three decades. In his work, you'll find film stars such as Dustin Hoffman on… Continue Reading
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From Syria to Lebanon, Saving the Seeds That Could Save Humanity
Newslines – "The story behind the seed genebank, or "doomsday vault," and how it thrives despite war and displacement seeds that could save humanity were in a vault in Syria. Then the war came, and the seeds were relocated to Lebanon for safekeeping. The move was actually a return to Lebanon, where ICARDA was first… Continue Reading
Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Food and Nutrition
Library of Congress Adds 'A Century of Lawmaking' to Congress.gov
Update Increases Accessibility, Readability of Bills and Resolutions Dating from 1799 – "The Library of Congress announced today that U.S. congressional records dating back to the days of printing presses and the telegraph are now easily accessible on mobile devices. With this latest update of Congress.gov — the official website for U.S. federal legislative information… Continue Reading
Subjects: Congress, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation
New York Times is using Instagram slides and Twitter cards to make stories more digestible
Neiman Lab: "…At the Times, using slides and cards on social became more of a priority around the beginning of the pandemic last year. The audience team wanted to have a more "visual presence" on Times platforms and wanted to make more use of the maps and data visualizations that lived on the website. "It… Continue Reading
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People v. Nelson
Court of Appeals of Illinois, Second District
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee,
WILLIAM J. NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Du Page County. No. 14-CF-1063 Honorable John J. Kinsella, Judge, Presiding.
James E. Chadd, Thomas A. Lilien, and Andrew Smith, of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.
Robert B. Berlin, State's Attorney, of Wheaton (Lisa Anne Hoffman and Edward R. Psenicka, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.
JUSTICE SCHOSTOK delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Hutchinson and Hudson concurred in the judgment and opinion.
SCHOSTOK JUSTICE
¶ 1 Defendant, William J. Nelson, had a daughter with Heather Pittman. Pittman obtained an order of protection against defendant that prohibited him from, among other things, sending mail to Pittman. After defendant sent letters to his daughter at Pittman's address, he was found guilty of violating the order of protection (720 ILCS 5/12-3.4(a)(1)(i) (West 2014)), and he was sentenced to concurrent terms of six years' imprisonment. At issue on appeal is whether defendant was denied his right to present a defense when the court barred him from presenting testimony from two attorneys who had told him that sending letters to his daughter would not violate the order of protection. Because at least parts of some of the letters clearly indicate that defendant sent the letters to communicate with Pittman and not his daughter, barring the evidence was not improper. Thus, we affirm.
¶ 2 I. BACKGROUND
¶ 3 After Pittman became pregnant with defendant's child, defendant began acting violently toward her, and she obtained an order of protection. That order of protection "ordered [defendant] to stay at least 1000 feet away from the residence of [Pittman] and/or protected person(s), and their residence, school, daycare, employment and any other specified place." Immediately underneath this provision, the order of protection provided a definition for "stay away." Specifically, the order of protection indicated that:
" 'Stay Away' means for the [defendant] to refrain from both physical presence and non-physical contact with [Pittman] whether direct, or indirect (including, but not limited to, telephone calls, mail, email, faxes, and written notes), or through third parties who may or may not know about the Order of Protection."
Nothing in the order of protection prohibited defendant from having contact with his infant daughter.
¶ 4 Defendant asserted that, after the order of protection was entered, he sent a letter to "Chief Public Defender Robert York" and "explicitly" asked him, "Am I breaking the law by sending anything to my daughter?" According to defendant, York said, "[N]o, you are not until she is named in an Order of Protection." A week later, defendant asked "Ms. Nevdal" when he saw her in the hallway, "Am I breaking the law by sending anything to my daughter?" According to defendant, Nevdal replied, "No, you are not."[1]
¶ 5 Thereafter, defendant sent numerous letters to Pittman's home that were addressed to his infant daughter. Four of these letters are included in the record on appeal. In these letters, defendant asked Pittman for pictures of his daughter, professed his love for his daughter and Pittman, delineated some stories involving Pittman's drug use, hoped that Pittman would seek drug-addiction treatment, sought revenge against Pittman's ex-boyfriend to whom Pittman allegedly lent money, questioned his daughter's paternity, delineated conversations he and Pittman had about their sex life, and described how he might have sexually assaulted Pittman. Included in one letter was a pamphlet on sexually transmitted diseases and information on sending money through Western Union.
¶ 6 Before trial, defendant advised the court that he was going to seek a mistake-of-law defense. In doing so, defendant wished to present evidence that the two attorneys told him that sending letters to his infant daughter would not violate the terms of the order of protection. Defendant never presented a formal offer of proof concerning to what the two attorneys would testify. Rather, through counsel, he simply indicated repeatedly that "before sending these letters [to his daughter], [defendant] was advised by Mr. York and Ms. Nevdal of the Public Defender's Office that it was legal to do so."
         ¶ 7 In response, the State filed a motion in limine to bar defendant from presenting a mistake-of-law defense. The State claimed that evidence concerning what York and Nevdal told defendant was irrelevant, because "[n]owhere does the [violation of an order of protection] statute state a requirement that the defendant must have knowledge that his act will be a violation of the order." The State contended that all it needed to prove was that "defendant knowingly commit[ted] the act and that he ha[d] notice of the contents of the order of protection." Although the court allowed defendant to testify about his knowledge with regard ...


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American woman sues Facebook over rude texts
By James Rivington 2007-10-22T23:00:00.294Z
Moral of the story? Don't put your phone number online!
facebook is a booming social networking site, designed to help people keep in touch with each other
A woman in Indiana, USA, is suing Facebook after she was barraged with unsolicited text messages from the site's users. Lindsey Abrams says she signed up for a Verizon phone contract and immediately began receiving messages from people she didn't know.
The reason was that her new number was a recycled one, and its previous owner had posted it on her Facebook profile. But after the Facebook user changed her number, she forgot to update her page and the numbers new owner began receiving her messages. Some of them, she says, were explicitly rude.
Facebook sued once again
Mrs Abrams is now alleging that Facebook is profiteering from thousands of such messages to many different people. She claims she is being charged 10 cents for every message she receives, and was told by Verizon that the only way to stop it would be to block all text messaging.
Abrams' solicitor, Jay Edelson of Chicago, says that they want to make sure Facebook changes its text messaging service so that messages cannot be sent to recycled numbers.
"There are things that Facebook could be doing to prevent this from happening," Adelson said. "Hopefully, this suit will give them the incentive to stop it."
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The local feature extraction used in general object recognition is one of the useful method to recognize the handwritten Chinese characters contained in images such as photographs. In order to recognize handwritten characters with variety of character shapes, we studied a method of detecting the end points of the strokes constructing characters by setting an upper limit on the scale space used for extracting the local features. We also tried to extract the structure of characters by approximating the trajectory between two end points with a straight line. But it is defficult to obtain a high accuracy for the characters with complex curve structures, since intersections of line segments and curved shapes informations are not fully extracted in this method. To solve this problem, we propose the improved method to extract the character structures according to fitting the quadratic curves between each two points.


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HomeEconomy & BusinessSierra Leone government's Turkish power vessel Agreement
Sierra Leone government's Turkish power vessel Agreement
June 6, 2018 Abdul Rashid Thomas Economy & Business 4
Author: Sorie Fofana: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 6 June 2018:
A two-year Utility Grid Infrastructure and Electricity Supply Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone – represented by the Ministry of Energy and the Karadeniz Powership Kaya Bey Company Limited, for the generation of 30MW of electricity has been concluded. But it is yet to be signed by both parties.
The signing ceremony which was supposed to have taken place in Freetown on Monday 4th June 2018, was put on hold because of unanticipated reasons.
The Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay refused to sign the Agreement because of "frequent power outages and network instability during the testing operations" especially on the first day of the testing period (Friday).
As of Sunday, the network has stabilized and the testing had gone on smoothly. If this positive trend continues, the Minister of Energy will sign the Agreement on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone not later than Friday 8th June, 2018.
The APC administration of President Ernest Bai Koroma signed several dubious energy contracts with Independent Power Producers like Aggreko.
The Aggreko contract almost collapsed EDSA (Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority).
Under the Aggreko contract, EDSA was (is) to provide fuel for the Aggreko Plant. EDSA was also required and did make a one-off Capacity Charge payment of US$1,690,000 (One Million Six hundred and ninety thousand United States dollars) to Aggreko and on top of that, Aggreko is charging a tariff of USc31/KWh.
Even with this Karpowership Agreement, the APC had negotiated and agreed to pay the company 19.596 USc/Kwh.
When the SLPP came to power in April 2018, President Julius Maada Bio and Alhaji Kanja Sesay insisted on renegotiating the Agreement for the good of the people of Sierra Leone.
After tough negotiations, the owners of Karpowership agreed to accept 16.4 USc/KWh. On top of that, the Government is not expected to pay any Capacity Charge, no payment for fuel and no hidden charges in the Agreement.
This Agreement represents an annual savings of US$9 Million per year for the Government and US$27 Million, if the Agreement extends to three years. International energy experts have described this Agreement as the best energy contract ever signed in this country.
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Bruno Valentin, né le  à Nancy, est un prélat catholique français. Il est évêque coadjuteur de Carcassonne et Narbonne.

Biographie
Bruno Valentin est titulaire d'une licence de sciences-économie à l'université Paris-Dauphine. C'est principalement au cours des Journées mondiales de la jeunesse qu'il sent sa vocation à la prêtrise grandir.

En 1995, il entre au séminaire de Versailles, puis poursuit ses études au Séminaire pontifical français de Rome. Il obtient par la suite un diplôme en théologie avec une spécialité en ecclésiologie en 2001.

Il est ordonné prêtre pour le diocèse de Versailles le .

Il est successivement vicaire à Trappes, puis curé de Chatou et de Montigny-Voisins à partir de 2012.

Le , il est nommé évêque auxiliaire de Versailles ; son ordination épiscopale a lieu le  en la cathédrale Saint-Louis de Versailles.

Il publie en mars 2020 , un ouvrage dans lequel il parle de l'Église qui menace ruine , il évoque aussi le célibat sacerdotal dont l'abandon  ne serait pas une solution miracle, il combat le cléricalisme en appelant à

À la suite de la démission de  Aumônier le , il est élu le lendemain administrateur diocésain par le collège des consulteurs du diocèse jusqu'à la nomination du nouvel évêque en février 2021,  Luc Crepy.

Le , il est nommé évêque coadjuteur de Carcassonne et Narbonne, à ce titre il s'installera immédiatement sur le siège épiscopal de l'Aude lorsque  Alain Planet le quittera. Il fut accueilli dans son nouveau diocèse le dimanche 9 octobre à l'occasion du rassemblement diocésain et d'une messe à la Narbonne Arena de Narbonne.

Le 1er mars 2023,  Planet annonce sa volonté de renoncer à son poste.  Valentin devrait ainsi lui succéder en avril 2023.

Blasonnement
D'azur chapé ployé chargé d'une couronne d'épine d'or, et d'argent à deux plantes de nard fleuries et feuillées du premier posées en pal et issant des flancs du chapé.

La devise épiscopale est empruntée à la prédication de saint Pierre, disant à propos du Christ au centurion Corneille : « Il est passé en faisant le bien » ().

Deux éléments symboliques figurent sur l'écu de  Valentin :
 la couronne d'épines, signe de la Passion du Christ et évocation de Saint Louis, patron du diocèse de Versailles, qui en rapporta la relique aujourd'hui conservée à Notre-Dame de Paris ;
 la fleur de nard, symbole de la protection et de la bienveillance de saint Joseph, patron de l'Église universelle, en référence à une tradition selon laquelle Joseph portait à la main une branche de nard lorsqu'il vint demander Marie comme épouse. Le parfum qu'on tire de l'épi du nard est évoqué, comme signe d'amour, dans le Cantique des Cantiques ( ; ) et dans l'Évangile, chez Marc () et Jean ().

Ouvrage

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Diocèse de Versailles
 Liste des évêques français
 Évêque auxiliaire

Liens externes

 Fiche d'information sur  Bruno Valentin, Église catholique en France

Naissance en janvier 1972
Évêque catholique français du XXIe siècle
Évêque auxiliaire en France
Naissance à Nancy
Prêtre du diocèse de Versailles


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package com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.entidades.impl;

import java.util.List;

import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
import javax.persistence.PersistenceException;
import javax.persistence.TypedQuery;
import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Root;

import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.entidades.Entidade;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.entidades.Repositorio;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.entidades.Validador;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.excecoes.ErroEntidadeInexistente;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.excecoes.ErroEstadoEntidadeInvalido;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.excecoes.ErroPersistencia;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.excecoes.ErroValidacao;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.marcadores.NaoNulo;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.marcadores.orm.Alteracao;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.marcadores.orm.ConsultaPorIdentificacao;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.marcadores.orm.Criacao;
import com.flaviolisboa.siaa.util.marcadores.orm.ExclusaoPorIdentificacao;

public class RepositorioJpa<T extends Entidade> implements Repositorio<T> {

	@PersistenceContext
    private EntityManager entityManager;

    private Class<T> classeEntidade;
    private Validador<T> validador;
    private boolean gerenciadoPeloContainer = true;

    public RepositorioJpa(Class<T> classeEntidade) {
        this.classeEntidade = classeEntidade;
    }

    protected EntityManager getEntityManager() {
        return entityManager;
    }

    public void setEntityManager(EntityManager entityManager) {
    	this.entityManager = entityManager;
    	this.gerenciadoPeloContainer = false;
    }

    public void setEntityManager(EntityManager entityManager, boolean gerenciado) {
    	this.entityManager = entityManager;
    	this.gerenciadoPeloContainer = gerenciado;
    }

    public Class<T> getClasseEntidade() {
        return classeEntidade;
    }

    protected Validador<T> getValidador() {
        return validador;
    }

    public void setValidador(Validador<T> validador) {
        this.validador = validador;
    }

    public boolean isGerenciadoPeloContainer() {
        return gerenciadoPeloContainer;
    }

    @Override
    public <TT extends T> TT salvar(TT entidade) throws ErroPersistencia, ErroValidacao {
        EntityManager em = getEntityManager();
        Validador<T> v = getValidador();

        v.validarOuFalhar(entidade, NaoNulo.class);

        try {
            if (!entidade.isIdentificado()) {
                v.validarOuFalhar(entidade, Criacao.class);
                // TODO Validar pela identidade a partir de anotações na classe da entidade
                em.persist(entidade);

            } else {
                // TODO Validar pela identidade a partir de anotações na classe da entidade
                v.validarOuFalhar(entidade, Alteracao.class);
                entidade = em.merge(entidade);
            }

            em.flush();
            return entidade;

        } catch (PersistenceException ex) {
            throw new ErroPersistencia(ex);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public <TT extends T> void excluir(TT entidade) throws ErroValidacao, ErroEntidadeInexistente, ErroPersistencia, ErroEstadoEntidadeInvalido {
        EntityManager em = getEntityManager();
        Validador<T> v = getValidador();

        v.validarOuFalhar(entidade, NaoNulo.class);

        try {
            if (!em.contains(entidade)) {
                if (entidade.isIdentificado()) {
                    v.validarOuFalhar(entidade, ExclusaoPorIdentificacao.class);
                    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
					Class<TT> classe = (Class<TT>) entidade.getClass();
                    entidade = em.find(classe, entidade.getId());

                } else {
                    // TODO Verificação da identidade por anotações
                    throw new ErroPersistencia(new UnsupportedOperationException());
                    //v.validarOuFalhar(entidade, ExclusaoPorIdentidade.class);
                }
            }

            if (entidade == null) {
                throw new ErroEntidadeInexistente();
            }

            em.remove(entidade);

        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
            throw new ErroEstadoEntidadeInvalido(ex);

        } catch (PersistenceException ex) {
            throw new ErroPersistencia(ex);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public List<T> buscarTodos() {
        EntityManager em = getEntityManager();

        try {
            CriteriaBuilder cb = em.getCriteriaBuilder();
            CriteriaQuery<T> q = cb.createQuery(getClasseEntidade());
            Root<T> r = q.from(getClasseEntidade());
            q.select(r);

            TypedQuery<T> query = em.createQuery(q);
            List<T> retorno = query.getResultList();
            return retorno;

        } catch (PersistenceException ex) {
            throw new ErroPersistencia(ex);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public T buscarAlgum(Object id) {
        EntityManager em = getEntityManager();

        try {
            T entidade = em.find(getClasseEntidade(), id);
            return entidade;

        } catch (PersistenceException ex) {
            throw new ErroPersistencia(ex);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public <TT extends T> TT buscarAlgum(TT entidade) {
        EntityManager em = getEntityManager();
        Validador<T> v = getValidador();

        try {
			@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
			Class<TT> classe = (Class<TT>) entidade.getClass();
            v.validarOuFalhar(entidade, NaoNulo.class);

            if (entidade.isIdentificado()) {
                v.validarOuFalhar(entidade, ConsultaPorIdentificacao.class);
                entidade = em.find(classe, entidade.getId());

            } else {
                // TODO Verificação da identidade por anotações
                throw new ErroPersistencia(new UnsupportedOperationException());
            }

            return entidade;

        } catch (PersistenceException ex) {
            throw new ErroPersistencia(ex);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public T buscar(Object id) {
        T entidade = buscarAlgum(id);

        if (entidade == null) {
            // TODO Definir mensagem.
            throw new ErroEntidadeInexistente();
        }

        return entidade;
    }

    @Override
    public <TT extends T> TT buscar(TT entidade) {
        entidade = buscarAlgum(entidade);

        if (entidade == null) {
            // TODO Definir mensagem.
            throw new ErroEntidadeInexistente();
        }

        return entidade;
    }

    @Override
    public Number contar() {
        EntityManager em = getEntityManager();

        try {
            CriteriaBuilder cb = em.getCriteriaBuilder();
            CriteriaQuery<Long> q = cb.createQuery(Long.class);
            Root<T> r = q.from(getClasseEntidade());
            q.select(cb.count(r));

            TypedQuery<Long> query = em.createQuery(q);
            Long retorno = query.getSingleResult();
            return retorno;

        } catch (PersistenceException ex) {
            throw new ErroPersistencia(ex);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public <TT extends T> boolean existe(TT entidade) {
        // TODO melhorar a implementação
        return buscarAlgum(entidade) != null;
    }

}