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Back You are here: Home Sports Other Bech: A SA Schoolboy Coaching Legend
Bech: A SA Schoolboy Coaching Legend
Written by Jonathan Cook
One Michael Brian Bechet needs no introduction in SA schoolboy sporting circles. On and off the hockey Astro there is little that the man, universally know quite simply as "Bech" has not done.
The comparison on the schoolboy cricket ovals across the country and indeed internationally is no less apt.
SA School Sports has "done" Bech the schoolboy hockey icon before. SA School Sports felt it high time we delved a little deeper into Bech the equally distinguished cricket man.
Bech, director of cricket and first XI coach, the Jeppe first XI – since you arrived at Jeppe has the standard improved and if so, why?
"Thanks Jono it's great to be interviewed for SA School Sports magazine again. When I arrived here at the start of 2015, cricket was not in a very good space with few teams, and no real cricket culture to speak of, this despite a rich cricketing history in days gone by.
"Kids trained in all different kinds of kit and it appeared quite unprofessional in many ways. I spoke of a 5 year vision to become a school that competed with the likes of KES, St Stithians, and St Johns, the three historically cricket powerhouses in Johannesburg. To date we are well on track, having won the Johnny Waite Under 15 competition this year by beating KES in the final, and having beaten St Stithians both home and away at 1st XI level this year.
"In 2017 and 2018 we have come close to beating KES but we still await a victory over them. At provincial level we are also producing a number of Gauteng Cricketers at Under 15, Under 17 and Under 19 level. Currently we have one of our boys, KgaudiseMolefe, in the SA Under 19 team that played in the World Cup earlier in the year.
Bech, the Jeppe cricket coaching framework – have you made changes since you arrived beginning 2015 and why?
"Jono we now have two competent coaches for every age group A team which has made a big difference, and we have made numerous changes, to the better in every respect, in our coaching appointments. The 2018 year, down the line for Jeppe cricket, has been a good one.
"We have averaged out at approximately 27 games per week so ALL teams are playing at least one game, and sometimes two per week. Our under 15A Team upset the odds and beat KES to win the Johnny Waite T20 competition in the first term, with guts and a will to win being the difference on the day. The 1st XI have played some 30 games in 2018 winning 18, drawing 6 and losing 6. We have had 11 of our Jeppe boys selected for provincial teams at U15, U17 and U19 level and this is on a par with KES who also have 11, and St Stithians who have 9."
Bech, you coached first XI at Maritzburg College for 21 years. And now at Jeppe for 4years. In a broad sense, are there different challenges at Jeppe compared to Maritzburg College in terms of the boys, the facilities etc?
"Jono the big difference between the Maritzburg College that I coached at, and Jeppe, is that at Jeppe we definitely get a different type of kid. Not necessarily from as wealthy a background as at College, but definitely with an equal will to be the best that they can be.
"When I was at College, Jeppe was one of the schools I could always have seen myself teaching and coaching at given the 'fight in the dog' syndrome that was so prevalent in the Jeppe cricket and hockey teams we played against.
"Another big difference at Jeppe is that as a school is has definitely moved with the times, and it does not have a heavy pecking order amongst its pupils. There is a natural respect from the bottom upwards but nothing near the heavy pecking order that I experienced in Pietermaritzburg. Here, the brotherhood through the age groups and different grades is very real and all embracing.
"The area that Jeppe is situated in, and given the enormous traffic that one sees in Johannesburg, we do not necessarily get all the kids that we would like to have here, but the ones we do get buy into the Jeppe way very quickly."
Bech, the standard of high school cricket in general, and at first XI level, do you feel Gauteng is a stronger province in terms of competition than in the other major school cricket provinces like KZN, the Western and Eastern Cape; the Free State or am I incorrect? If stronger or no, perhaps you can cite reasons why you say this?
"Jono, for one, in Gauteng there are just so many more schools that play cricket. Some of the schools, not necessarily famous from a cricketing history point of view, are producing some top class players. If one looks at the results at the U17 and U19 National Weeks one always finds that the Gauteng Schools teams are in and around that final game so that must say something about the strength.
"Having said that, the standard of cricket in all of the major provinces is good in my humble opinion, and of course with some schools offering copious amounts of money to attract quality cricketers, they will have better teams. Sadly I have to say, parents are not necessarily choosing schools for the right reasons, but arguably based on what-size bursaries their kids are being offered. It is almost a 'feel-good' experience for the egos of some parents."
So Bech the health and strength of SA high school or youth cricket compared to other countries – are we on par or better and why? What are our strengths and weaknesses compared to our peers?
"Jono, having taken teams to the UK on numerous occasions, I feel qualified to state that our school structures are arguably amongst the best in the world. If there is one weakness it is the club system, which seems to becoming diluted with kids unable to experience standing at 1st slip next to a Ray Jennings of old talking about the game.
"There are not enough first class cricketers playing club cricket and sharing their experiences with the next generation. In Australia I believe that kids are benefitting far more from playing in a far stronger club set up."
Bech, your outstanding achievements in hockey need no further mention in the context of this feature but they are remarkable in their own right. Please list in chronological order, where relevant, the path your association with cricket has taken you.
"Thanks for the kind words there Jono. In my early schooldays I played Durban and District Primary schools in 1968 in the then Provincial Week in Salisbury, Rhodesia. I played for the DHS 1st XI in 1972 and again in my matric year in 1973.
Your hometown Durban, what was it about cricket that attracted you?
"I was fortunate enough to attend DPHS(Durban Preparatory High School) which was then, and still is arguably KwaZulu-Natal's top primary cricketing school. There my love for cricket was realised under the guidance of John Smith, a man who was to become the Headmaster of DPHS in his latter years.
"When I went to DHS, the then Deputy Headmaster was a man by the name of Les Theobald, former coach of the legendary Barry Richards - and a living memory was when he was the Acting Headmaster in 1970, he let us out of school early to go down and watch his prodigy score 140 at Kingsmead!"
Indeed, Bech, I think I am right in mentioning that Barry was on course for a rare, in Test history, century before lunch, but circumstances conspired for it not to be and he went in for lunch on a so-near-yet-so-far 96 not out. In that same Springbok innings Graeme Pollock the prince of left-handers scored a then record 274 majestic runs in a match in which SA cleaned up Bill Lawry's Australians good and proper on the way to a series rout.
But I digress. Let's get back to Bech again.
"Jono I did not play any serious cricket at university (BA HonsPhys Ed and HDE at Rhodes, Jono adds)as I was fully committed to hockey and passing my exams. Started teaching at Maritzburg College in July 1981 and started coaching cricket in 1982.
"I coached the College Under 15A team from 1982-1992, indeed an invaluable apprenticeship. During this time I also assisted with the 1st XI at the Annual Michaelmas Week and the annual Offord Week. In 1989, I was fortunate to be nominated as a coach to attend thePlascon Academy Coaching Camp.
"In 1993 I took over as the coach of the Maritzburg College 1st XI, a position I held until the end of the first term in 2013. In this period I coached some 572 games. I coached the Natal Schools B team from 1990-1994 and the Natal Schools A team in 1997. I was also on the Natal Schools Selection Panel from 1993-2003, and thereafter the KZN Inland Panel from 2004-2013. In 2008 I was appointed to the SA Schools and SA under 19 Selection Panel, a position I still hold currently."
Wow, Bech that is a remarkable bunch of stats but anyone knowing you as I have, since my schooldays at Maritzburg College in your early years teaching and my last years of 1981 and 82, there is so much more than stats in your coaching modus operandi.
So Bech as a national schools U18 and U19 selector, what do you look for in a cricketer?
"First and foremost one looks for a kid with some basic talent. In National Camp situations, one looks for kids with mental toughness, resilience, cricketing awareness, athleticism, and one who has a lifestyle that fits the demands of making it at the top level.
"I would like to suggest that when it comes to lifestyle, an ambitious young cricketer surrounds himself with winners. I have seen many kids fall off the beaten track by mixing with so called 'non-participants', in other words kids who have no drive, no determination to succeed, no passion etc."
Sage words indeed for all young SA School Sports readers and their moms and dads.
So Bech how do you run the ideal practice? Is time in the nets less well spent than time practising out in the middle or do they complement each other?
"At Jeppe we run one middle session and one turf net session per week, with a Friday session dedicated to fielding skills. I firmly believe that there is nothing better than training in the middle. In the event of lightning strikes or rain we always have the Indoor nets to turn to which is a big bonus as it does mean that no training time is ever compromised. Ideal training is that all team members get to bat but we do place restrictions on how much bowling is done by our bowling specialists."
Well said Bech. There is a tendency nowadays to employ professional, non-teacher-trained coaches in cricket-strong high schools. Do you feel this has its merits or do you see the teacher/coach as the better option?
"In all honesty, Jono, it is wonderful to have the right type of professional coach in a school BUT there has to be a schoolmaster involved. Effectively however, I see the schoolmaster coach as invaluable in that in an educational environment, one still has to pay attention to the academics, the manners etc. of young kids.
"One can pick up where schoolmasters are NOT involved as kids tend to lack in what we are trying to produce i.e. well rounded youngsters with manners who have a passion for the game. Schoolmasters coach for the love of the game whilst outside professionals tend to coach as a job and for copious amounts of cash.
"Sadly the depth in schoolmaster coaches is on the wane. Personally, if coaching had not been part and parcel of a teaching career, I would have left the profession a long time ago. When coaching one gets to see and influence kids in a completely different environment to that which exists in a classroom situation."
You have, throughout your teaching career, held senior positions in boarding establishments, in the sports office, at provincial and national coaching level in both cricket and hockey, how do you fit it all in and what or who would you consider to have been a great help in enabling you to produce such impressive outcomes?
"Jono if you want something done, give it to someone who is busy! I have known no different.
"When I arrived at Maritzburg College, I was told by the then Headmaster, Mr Keith Olivier, 'You will be required to move into Nathan House Hostel and do hostel duties.'
"So I did just that and subsequently became the Senior Housemaster at Hudson House. I was also toldby the then Games Master at the time, the late Mr Dave Dell, that, "As the new Physical Education man, you will be heavily involved in athletics,' so I did that too. I was a cricket and hockey coach, so I did that too. And then I initially taught just Phys Ed, and then after a couple of years taught junior Mathematics as well.
"How have I fitted all of this in? I just have, because that's what the job entailed. Sadly it's not the same these days. I have been self-driven in achieving all of this but have had the support of my family all the way. Being involved at National level in hockey and cricket, as well as having to take cricket and hockey teams away on national and international tours, my family have been very understanding and supportive."
Bech I hope I don't sound like a fawning groupie, but your achievements never fail to take my breath away. Many would hope to achieve just a quarter of what you have done.
But enough of Jono waxing Bech lyrical. How would Bech describe Bech the person?
"Jono I don't suffer fools gladly, I can be seen as stand-offish at times, but with my teams that I coach, I am passionate, caring, determined, highly motivated, self-driven and demand the best at all times."
What is it about coaching cricket that drives you?
"I am driven by passing on as much information as possible to those that I coach, and hopefully at the same time instilling a love for the game. My wish is to see as many of the boys that I coach make it on to the big stage and to be successful.
"Not all boys that one coaches are destined to become professional cricketers, but the tough lessons learnt on the cricket field can be transferred into the job market in whatever career a kid chooses to follow.
"Cricket is arguably the toughest of sports in that teaches you the most about oneself as 'you get only one chance' and it's how one stands up after being knocked down… that is what ultimately measures one. It also teaches one to respect good form and to not take advantage of the game at any stage in any specific match."
So Bech who are the cricketers you have coached that give you the greatest satisfaction when seeing them do well post-school?
"Jonty Rhodes, David Miller, Kevin Pietersen on the international front, and the numerous Franchise cricketers that have gone on to make successful careers out of cricket."
Bech, for me personally it has been an absolute honour to have had the opportunity to talk with you – it is one of the privileges of being a sports journalist. So, finally, anything else you would like to add?
"Jono, it is as always great to chat with you, particularly when it comes to our common passions for cricket and hockey and our youth. My last message to you and the SA School Sports readers is simple: My coaching journey has been an emotionally rewarding one from day one and I would not have changed it in any way."
Thanks as always, Bech. I am sure allSA School Sports readers will join me in saying, stay strong; there is still plenty fight in the Bech dog and long may it continue to inspire our young cricketers.
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The spinal cord shows little natural desire for repair and is highly vulnerable to external compression. Patients with CSM, despite surgical intervention, can often be left with lasting disability. Saving the spinal cord will likely require some sort of assistance and a group in Canada have shown promise for Riluzole in animals.
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Müfide Kadri Hanim () a fost o pictoriță și compozitoare turcă, una dintre primii femei artiste din Turcia și prima profesoară profesionistă de artă din Imperiul Otoman. Ea a pictat portrete în cea mai mare parte a carierei sale.

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Și-a pierdut mama pe când era doar un copil și a fost adoptată de Kadri Bey, o rudă îndepărtată, și soția lui, care nu aveau copii. Educația ei s-a făcut numai acasă, cu profesori particulari, care i-au descoperit talentul artistic.

Ea a început să picteze de la vârsta de zece ani și a luat lecții de la Osman Hamdi Bey. Apoi, ea a studiat desenul și pictura cu acuarele sub îndrumarea lui Salvatore Valeri (1856-1946), un profesor italian școlit la "Sanayi-am Nefise Mektebi" (Școala de Arte frumoase, acum parte a Universității de arte Mimar Sinan). De asemenea, ea a învățat cum să cânte la pian, vioară, dar și la instrumente tradiționale, cum ar fi oud și kemenche.

La îndemnul lui Hamdi Bey, a trimis niște tablouri la o expoziție în München, unde au fost premiate cu o medalie de aur. La scurt timp după, ea a devenit profesoară de muzică la Liceul de Fete din Istanbul și mai târziu a predat pictura și broderia. De asemenea, a ținut lecții de pictură particulare fiicei lui Abdul Hamid al II-lea la Palatul Sultanului Adile. În această perioadă a compus muzica pentru versurile a mai multor poeți, care au fost publicate în mai multe reviste culturale.

La scurt timp după ce și-a expus trei dintre lucrări la expoziția ținută de Societatea de Operă de la Istanbul în 1911, a fost diagnosticată cu tuberculoză, dar starea bolii era prea avansată pentru a urma un tratament eficient și a murit în anul următor. După moartea ei, patruzeci de tablouri au fost vândute în beneficiul "Societății pictorilor otomani". Kadri Bey a simțit atât de mult durere, încât a făcut un pelerinaj la Mecca și a trăit acolo până când guvernul otoman a fost înlăturat.

Ea a fost îngropată în Cimitirul Karacaahmet. Piatra ei funerară poartă o inscripție a caligrafului Ismail Hakki Altınbezer, iar viața ei a servit ca sursă de inspirație pentru romanul Fiul Eseri (Ultima Lucrare) de Halogenuri Edip Adıvar, publicat în format episodic în ziarul Tanin.

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Well the sun came out today and with it no wind so I decided to touch up the front bumper where it had been accident damaged prior to me getting the car. I'd painted a couple of areas before but never clear coated it so it was starting to fade.
Here's one of the faded areas just above the rubber strip.
Gave it a quick rub down followed by masking and then a quick spray of Colarado red, so I have a few days now before I flat it off and clear coat it. I also finished off the filler cap I did last year and this time no flies got stuck in it.
I was that pleased to get it done I insured the bike so, hopefully will get it tested and taxed tomorrow.
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Ah, always an inspiration, Barry! Never took my bumper off, will do it this summer. Who knows what is behind it?!
PS: Aren't you little old for such bike (I know I am )? How big is the engine? 750 cc or more? Akrapovič doing ok? He is a very nice chap, BTW, met him many years ago and bumped into him few times since (he is from Slovenia, we are bordering Slovenia). Never will forget his assesment of an exhaust manyfold on an Audi 80: in the first 30 cms of exhaust they have lost 4-5 bhp...!
As for my bike yes I am too old for it but at least it's fun in a dangerous sort of way It's 1000cc and 145bhp at the crankshaft. Akrapovic makes some beautiful exhausts (even for Porches) and I seem to remember quite a few of his welders are women. The welds are nearly invisible but haven't been ground down!
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tuonokid wrote: The welds are nearly invisible but haven't been ground down!
Finished off the front bumper today and it looks a lot better as I managed to hide the blow in marks in areas you can't see without laying on the ground.
The reflections look a bit weird but the bumper is ok.
Back on the car now but the rest of the car is totally covered in dust as I've been cutting and laying stone flags to the rear of the house. I really need to get the headlamps done and then detail the rest of the car.
Finally got around to figuring out how to swap my dicky bonnet switch.
The existing one on my Puma still had the spring steel tangs attached which meant that they had to be pressed in with a screwdriver whilst pulling up on the switch, a bit fiddly but I got it in the end. The one out of my scrap Thunder had the tangs rusted off but it's such a tight fit in the hole that it's not going anywhere. For those wanting to do this job the plug for this switch is not on the switch but on a lead off it about 6 inches to the right.
Rob (Robyorks) and I went to the Locke Park classic car show in Barnsley today. It turned out to be well subscribed, in fact it's the busiest I've seen it and the Pumas got a fair bit of attention with comments such as "you just don't see these anymore"
There was even a Carver there (banking car) I've never seen one in the flesh before only on Top Gear.
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This is probably why mate, yours looked mint!
Rob and I went to the Castle Howard Fathers day classic show today. It was the first time I've been to this one and it might be the last because even though the show was good the traffic on the A64 was horrendous. We got quite a few people stopping to talk to us and admire the Pumas so interest is definitely growing in them.
The background to the photo looked pretty empty but that was because the photo was taken late on when quite a few cars had gone.
Did you find the clips for the fuel line to the Aprilia??
Hi Martin I bought some Oetiker clamps but they ended up being the wrong size so I ended up using the screw clips at the tank and regulator ends and the twin eared clips where I'd plumbed in a tank drain. Once the ears of the clips have been clamped with pincers it's impossible to get them off without grinding them but I can take off the fuel pipe from either end if needed.
What made the show even better was that I had the A/C re-gassed at the start of the week and it was blowing really cold so I could get out of the oppressive heat, in fact I could do with sleeping in it tonight as it's so bloody hot here!
A big Thanks to my friend Rob (Robyorks) on here for kindly clear coating my headlight lenses as they now look fantastic even though I haven't polished them yet. These were the headlight off the Thunder I'm stripping and the original clearcoat was that badly damaged I'd had to completely remove it starting with 400 grade wet and dry and working through 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 and finally 2500. I'd tried previously on a scrap lens to use my rattle can clearcoat which didn't come out very well so Rob kindly said he would do them with proper 2K clear coat. Anyway here's a before and after photo and I don't think I need to point out which is the after.
And then today Rob and I along with James (XAF) attended at the Pot House Hamlet classic car show at Silkstone nr Barnsley. We had some positive comments about the cars again and people are definitely looking at the cars rather than just walking on by as they would have done a couple of years ago.
Barry, have them sprayed profesionally. With cure in the owen etc. It shouldn't cost to much as it is a small item that can be thrown in when a car is being done so someone might do it as a freebie and then it will be done properly and the lenses will be protected. It will pay off in the long run as the lenses are NLA.
As far as I know the 2K that Rob uses is the same stuff as what professional paint shops use so they should be good for now. They certainly look good even though I haven't polished them yet but I suppose time will tell.


I have a small OpenVPN running through a DLINK DSL2640 router.
I have redirected the single port to my server.
This is a new thing for me, I'm not very experienced in network security.
Everything is working, my clients connecting without problems.
This message appears once every 5 minutes.
The IP is the same for hours, or days, then it changes ( but always with the same net prefix).
I was able to determine that this is a dynamic IP provided by one major companies here in Italy.
Today I wrote a rule to move the offending IP to a dedicated port.
After the modify in the router, the intrusion message disappeared.
sends again the same codes.
Binary codes change on each new connection.
If I try to send something, it disconnects after a CR or after a prefixed amount of data.
What I can do to stop this bot?
Is this dangerous for my VPN?
Since I'm using RSA-keys, I'm quite confident that I'm safe, but what about DoS or other possible attack?
i had good experience with fail2ban against bruteforce attacks on my ssh.
it should help you out here, too. Unfortunately it doesn't provide any openvpn exampels, but you can probably find some online.
Send a log fragment to the owner of the the IP range. They will probably take some action, like null routing their customer, unit its fixed.
Its likely to be a compromised Windows box that the owner doesn't even know is compromised.
Thanks Christian. I checked fail2ban. Intersting principle. Probably I can write directly some script to ban IPs logged by my router as attackers.
Neddy: yeah, probably I could, but even if I can stop that bot, others will follow.
I setup rsyslogd to receive log information from my router in "/var/log/dlinkrouter/yyyymmdd.log" files.
echo "$1 has been banned."
cybermc75 ... you might want to add '-n' here so that reverse dns lookups aren't performed, also '-L' can accept a chain (eg, INPUT) as an argument, and so you could limit the list.
Thanks Khay, much faster with iptables -nL INPUT.


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Toward the end of the gathering, our LifeGroup members had the opportunity to share their hearts with the students and the students had the opportunity to ask questions. It was a good day where hearts were knit together. When we choose to cross generational barriers, we always find a treasure on the otherside!!!
We hope you enjoy the pictures of that fun day!!
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Whether we are ministering with FIRE Church, FIRE School of Ministry or FIRE International, you are right there with us!! Your faithful prayers and financial support make this possible. Thank you so much for continuing to believe in us and partner with us in the Great Commission!!


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We Went to the Lower East Side, Part 1
by The AFC Staff on January 14, 2013 · 2 comments Reviews
Lisa Cooley, 107 Norfolk Street
(Through 2/3/13) Air de Pied-à-terre
Will Brand: I'll be the first to admit I have no idea what's going on here. There's some vinyl false walls by Matthew Darbyshire, some freestanding mobiles by Lisa Williamson Hanna Sandin, and Birgir Andresson's text-silkscreened-on-paper Portraits, which I guess prove that a picture is worth like 200 words, max. Then there's a pair of bad-bad Alan Reid drawings that were supposed to be good-bad, some named houseplants, and then a bunch of chairs, some from contemporary designers, some from the 1940s.
Whitney Kimball: Well, think about it. You've got what looks like Swedish design; a lot of variations on type; office plants; Alan Reid's (beautiful) fashion portraits. Everything's totally defined by style and surface. It's like an Alex Katz show. Which is whatever.
I did like the way Birgir Andrésson's text portraits start to talk about the judgements that are implicit in minimal perfectionism, by describing people's character completely based on appearances. He writes: "Although he is not handsome, his forehead is beautifully shaped and his eyes, when studied closely, are clearly those of an intelligent man." That's totally meaningless. And then he adds the Pantone color of the text at the bottom.
Will: Andrésson's work reminded me a lot of the Douglas Huebler show at Paula Cooper last year, that way.
Corinna Kirsch: I think you nailed it with the "style and surface" comment for this show. I liked Andrésson's descriptions alright, but they really just seemed to be the type of judgements that'd be made by any old private investigator, like Poirot. Even though they're descriptions, they're still partial snapshots of an invisible thing you can't see. That's another line of thought going on in this show, with works that only show you a peek of a scene (Andrrésson's snapshot text portraits, Alan Reid's almost-legible nonsense words in Old English, and Darren Bader's conversations between plants, that are missing only that all-important part of communication, speech).
Paddy Johnson: It sounds like Darren Bader's performers were on a break when you guys were there, which is a shame, because it really made the installation for me. It's just two people hired to talk about whatever on mall-like park benches, but they'd been there all day, so they were sitting in silence. They're flanked by Matthew Darbyshire's wall facade which, transformed the gallery into a cookie cutter mall.
I talked to Bader's guests briefly, suggesting they discuss the piece of raw steak beside them. They were having none of that. "Already done." the one woman told me, "We've even talked about cannibalism." Apparently the participants can talk about whatever they like, a decision she took issue with. "That would have made the piece better. We're supposed to do this again, but after today, we're not going to do it."
The critique of the show from the participants was really great in my opinion, but also a practical suggestion the gallery should pay heed to, moving forward. Eight hour shifts are too long for performers.
Louis B James, 143 Orchard Street
(Through 2/22/13) The White Album
Whitney: There wasn't yet a title on the show this morning, so we tried to come up with what we thought it could be. It was something like "The Abstraction of Imperialism" because of the images of the Black Panther party, Britney Spears in an "I Am The American Dream" T-shirt, and Nate Lowman's gritty climate change headlines. Based on this Joan Didion quote in the press release, I guess there isn't a premise at all. She writes: "…all I knew was what I saw: flash pictures in variable sequence, images with no "meaning" beyond their temporary arrangement, not a movie but a cutting room experience." I get it, but that's a boring way of presenting art.
Corinna: Premise aside, the work seemed predictable: a predictably nice abstraction with pleasing, controlled drips; a predictably nice collage, sculpture, et cetera. Not bad, but nothing I'll remember in another month.
"Forget About the Sweetbreads" at James Fuentes
Sculptures by Alice Macker
James Fuentes, 55 Delancey Street
(Through 2/3/13) Forget About the Sweetbreads
Will: The theme here is bright, lumpy, cartoony stuff—ahem, "ceramic sculpture, and the way it activates traditional yet internal sensibilities"—which could be a lot of shows in the Lower East Side; the catch here seems to be that while the work is all recent, the artists are all old and/or European. The show holds together really well, but there's nothing surprising here. The little sculptures above, by Alice Macker, are charming, but so are most lumps with faces.
Corinna: When I walked in, I remember thinking the work seemed like it'd been made by troubled kids, like the ones Bjarne Melgaard recruits for his shows. But then, it seemed like the paintings and sculpture were too self-conscious to be just that. Not that there's a problem with that, it just looks too familiar. Even for Annette Messager, who I tend to like, minus her crucified stuffed animals, didn't do much to stretch the limits of odd sculpture here.
Whitney: James Fuentes shows a lot of work in the finger-painting and birdshit genre. I always kind of like it, but there's a limit.
Paddy: Man, you guys are grumpy. I didn't love that the art in this show looked like it could have all been made by one artist, but there was some good shit here. Heike Kati Barath's evil yellow rabbit painting was hilarious, as were Alice Macker's happy face ceramics (I don't think the universal appeal of lumps with faces diminishes the work). Norbert Prangenberg's painting of what might be an anthropomorphized caterpillar in a forest might be bad—what the hell is going on with all that paint on his surfaces?—but that confusion made me think that there might be something to it.
On the subject of Annette Messager's Deux Replicants Ensembles, I feel like it's a lot to ask of a single work to "stretch the limits of sculpture". We're looking at January group shows here. The piece held the corner of the wall well, and had witch hats for feet. That last part is just description—I'm not sure why I enjoyed the feet so much past an enjoyment of witch hats in art—but I'm not going to worry about it. It was a good piece.
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Alan Reid January 14, 2013 at 4:50 pm
Hi there, the "freestanding mobiles by Lisa Williamson" in Air de Pied-a-terre are actually by Hanna Sandin.
Paddy Johnson January 14, 2013 at 4:58 pm
Correction made. Thanks!
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Back in the gym two weeks after a full knee replacement
The team at Barlborough NHS Treatment Centre have been astounded by the recovery of a patient who is back at the gym just over two weeks after a complete knee replacement.
Mr Giuseppe Ferrarelli underwent the operation at the centre after a trip while on holiday in Gran Canaria exacerbated an old injury.
Mr Ferrarelli explained:
"I had my cartilage partially removed in 1979 and then, in 1990, I had an arthroscopy to clean out the arthritis from the joint. The damage had been caused by years of playing football and, when I was an apprentice in the electricity supply industry, I spent seven years wearing leg-irons to help climbing."
Mr Ferrarelli went to see his GP and was prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs but he decided not to take any further action until his knee gave way again. This time he had no choice but to act.
"My GP looked at my leg and not only was my knee swollen but it was also bent out of shape."
An X-ray and a consultation with one of the centre's orthopaedic surgeons revealed that a full knee replacement was needed. Mr Ferrarelli said: "I could not fault the team from the moment I walked into the hospital until the moment I left. They were kind and considerate and very attentive.
"I met Marco La Malfa, the centre's Medical Director, on the morning of my surgery. I moved to England from Italy when I was three years old and Marco is from Rome, 40 miles away from where I was born.
"He explained to me that he was going to do the operation using a spinal anaesthetic and thereafter I would be sedated throughout. I was a little concerned that I would be able to hear everything that was going on but he reassured me. He was right: I was aware of some noise at the very start and the next thing I knew I was being taken back onto the recovery area and then the ward. I laughed to my wife that Marco must have slipped me some Amaretto!"
Back on the ward Mr Ferrarelli was able to reassure the other patients waiting for their operations.
"Some of the patients asked if there was anything to worry about. I was able to tell them that there was nothing to it at all and that everyone in the theatre was wonderful."
In the afternoon, Mr Ferrarelli was visited by one of the team's physiotherapists who helped him to use a walking frame.
Mr Ferrarelli said:
"It went well so when, the next morning, the physio suggested walking with crutches, I felt quite confident. We were both happy with the way it went. I had been to the gym before my operation to build up my leg muscles and I really think that paid dividends."
Two and a half days after the operation Mr Ferrarelli was able to go home.
"I laughed with the nurses that I hoped I was on the seven-day all-inclusive package: the food had been so good, with lots of choice, and everyone had been so attentive."
Now Mr Ferrarelli is back at the gym, sooner than many patients. "I am taking it very carefully and being sensible," he explained.
"I am doing exercise for my arms and going on the treadmill at a slow walking pace for 20 minutes at a time. I am also going for a daily walk."
Mr Ferrarelli and his wife, who are regular globe trotters, have a goal. In three months they are off to Florida to celebrate their joint 70th birthday with their three sons, two of whom live in America.
"We are very much looking forward to it, as I will be pain free and have freedom of movement. We are even talking about getting a sneaky short haul holiday in before!"
Medical Director Marco La Malfa said:
"I am delighted to hear my patient and fellow countryman is recovering well and that he was pleased with the care he received – though I can assure Mrs Ferrarelli no Amaretto was involved!
"The operation was a complete success. We find using the regional block, within an enhanced pathway, rather than a general anaesthetic, allows a patient to recover more quickly. This in turn allows them to make a speedy return to their own home. There they not only feel more comfortable but they also face fewer risks of acquiring Deep Vein Thrombosis as they are up and about.
"I think it was an excellent idea for Mr Ferrarelli to work towards the level of fitness he was able to safely achieve prior to the operation. He has worked hard at his recovery, following his physio and gym instructor's guidance, and now it is paying dividends. I hope he and his wife have a wonderful birthday and that they go on to add many more countries to their passports."


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The Hillerman Legacy Continues
Journalist, turned novelist, Anne Hillerman has been writing from an early age, following in her father's footsteps. From article writing to editing and now restaurant reviews, Hillerman ran the gambit in the newspaper world. Back in 2004, for she began the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference in honor of her father, and now has written her first novel picking up the series her dad left behind.
Anne began her career over twenty years ago, starting out as a copy editor, and then moving into reporting. She started at the Santa Fe New Mexican and then moved on to work for the Albuquerque Journal. Moving into reporting was a learning experience that Hillerman wouldn't trade for the world. It helped her learnto write against deadlines, hone her skills to word counts, and gave her confidence in her writing abilities. Fact sorting was the most relevant skill she learned for her later career as a fiction writer. There are so many facts and details that a writer can add to a story or an article. It takes discernment to know which of these facts or details is going to impact the reader. It's a skill that most writers spend lifetime learning. Hillerman states, "Being a reporter introduced me to some many different kinds of people and gave me a lot of confidence." Taking on the role of editor allowed her to work with some talented writers. While helping other writers tighten their work and create stronger prose, Hillerman learned to refine her own writing.
Hillerman and her husband, Don, worked together to produce many books on New Mexico including: Santa Fe Flavors: Best Restaurants and Recipes (winner of the 2009 New Mexico Book Award), The Insider's Guide to Santa Fe, and many other titles, none of which were novels. After her father, Tony HIllerman's, death in 2008, she decided to write the next book in the series that her father had created. Hillerman wrote Spider Woman's Daughter in 2013, partly cathartic, partly to honor her father's memory, and, of course, to pay homage to the characters. The story, number 19 in the series, picks up with Leaphorn, Bernie, and Chee, with the addition of some new characters. Staying true to the main characters in the story, she gave her own twist to the new mystery and allowed all the characters to grow in the addition. Devote readers maybe be surprised who solves what in this installment of the series, but it will keep you guessing right up until the end. She is in the process of completing number twenty and signing a book deal for three more installments. These characters will be around to save New Mexico from the criminal elements for years to come. "I loved his stories," Hillerman shares. "I love his characters… his setting."
Wordharvest, founded in 2002 by Hillerman and Jean Schaumberg, supports the art of writing. They began the Tony Hillerman Writers Conference in 2004, now celebrating its tenth year, Tony participated in the inaugural conference that was focused for mystery writers. Originally intended to be a one time event, the conference went over so well that it became an annual event. It was opened up to create a space where writers of all genres could come to learn and share experiences in the 2010 Writers Conference. The event is three days long and held in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Day one consist of hands on writing workshops, day two the craft of writing, and day three the business of writing. The conference days are packed with speakers, special guests, and panels to give new and seasoned writers information on writing from all angles. Along with the conference, they run a contest for new mystery writers every year. "We thought it would be fun to shine the light on the wonderful talent that New Mexico has in terms of writers," says HIllerman. Writers who have not published a mystery before can submit their mystery novel for a chance to win a $10,000 advance. Submission deadline is June 1st, and it must take place in the Southwest. Please visit www.wordharvest.com for details.
Anne Hillerman – talented writer, inspiring editor, and community involvement keep her busy and traveling all over New Mexico. She still finds time to do restaurant reviews during her travels. If you're a mystery reader, or a writer, Anne Hillerman should be on your list of people to follow. She is doing amazing in the writing world and you can be a part of her journey.
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Dana Dietz
AND, #4) bless her hard work, she continues to give life to the Hillerman characters for us reading fans who were bereft the day her dad died.


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What Are the Sources of Finance?
Debt finance
Asset-based finance
Understand the sources of finance available to business and how each one works. Equity, debt, convertible debt, and royalty financing are the four main types.
There are two main types of finance: equity finance and debt finance. Equity finance is where you raise money by selling shares in your business to investors. This could be through a share issuance, or by selling a stake in your business to a venture capitalist or private equity firm. Debt finance is where you raise money by borrowing, typically through a bank loan or by issuing bonds.
Each type of financing has its own advantages and disadvantages. Equity finance is often seen as being more flexible, as you don't have to make regular repayments like you do with debt finance. However, it can be more expensive in the long run as you have to give up a share of your profits to the investors. Debt finance is usually seen as being cheaper in the long run, as you only have to pay back the amount that you borrow plus interest. However, it can be more inflexible as you have to make regular repayments regardless of how well your business is doing.
So, what are the sources of equity finance? The most common source is through a share issue, where you sell shares in your company to investors in exchange for cash. This could be through a private placement, where you sell shares to a small number of investors, or through an initial public offering (IPO), where you sell shares to the public on a stock exchange. There are also venture capitalists and private equity firms that invest in businesses, typically in return for a minority stake in the company. And finally, there are angel investors, who are individuals who invest their own money into businesses in return for equity.
Debt finance can come from a variety of sources, including banks, building societies and specialist lenders. You can also issue bonds, which are like IOUs that are sold to investors and then repaid with interest over time. Another source of debt finance is through asset-based lending, where businesses use their assets (such as invoices) as security for loans.
So there are a variety of different sources of both equity and debt finance available to businesses. The type that will be most suitable for your business will depend on a number of factors such as the size and stage of your business, the amount of money that you need to raise and your own personal circumstances.
Debt finance is when a company raises money by borrowing from financial institutions or investors. The company will then have to make regular repayments, with interest, until the debt is repaid in full.
There are two main types of debt finance:
1. Bank loans – these are usually the most expensive type of debt finance, as banks will charge a higher rate of interest. However, they can be useful if you need a large amount of money and can offer security to the lender in the form of assets.
2. Bonds – these are loans that are issued by the company and then sold to investors. The company will make regular interest payments to the investors, and then repay the full loan at the end of the term.
Asset-based finance is a type of financing in which businesses use their assets as collateral to secure financing. This type of financing is typically used by businesses that have difficulty obtaining traditional forms of financing, such as loans from banks. Asset-based finance can be used to finance a wide variety of assets, including inventory, accounts receivable, and equipment.
Invoice finance is a type of funding that allows businesses to release cash that is tied up in their outstanding invoices. This can be an helpful way to improve your business cash flow and manage your working capital more effectively.
There are two main types of invoice finance: factoring and discounting. With factoring, you sell your invoices to a lender at a discounted rate and they will then chase payment from your customers on your behalf. With invoice discounting, you continue to chase payment from your customers yourself, but you can borrow against the value of your outstanding invoices at a discounted rate.
Invoice finance can be beneficial for businesses of all sizes, but it is particularly suitable for small businesses and businesses with irregular or seasonal cash flow. It can be used to fund one-off projects or help with ongoing working capital needs.
This is the financing of international trade by means of loans, guarantees, and other instruments. suppliers of goods and services can obtain trade finance from banks or other financial institutions to cover the period between the supplying of goods or services and the eventual receipt of payment. There are two main types of trade finance:
-pre-export finance, which covers the period between ordering goods and their shipment, and
-post-export finance, which covers the period between shipment and receipt of payment.
Government grants are a source of finance for businesses. Grants are usually given for a specific purpose, such as research and development, or for hiring new staff.
Venture capital is money that is invested in a company by individuals or organizations in return for an equity stake in the business. The equity stake gives the investor a share of the company's profits and typically a say in how the company is run.
Venture capital is an important source of finance for startup companies and businesses with high growth potential. It is typically used to fund investments in new products, technologies or businesses with high risks.
Venture capitalists are usually experienced investors who have a good understanding of how to assess and manage risk. They will often provide advice and mentorship to the management team of the company in addition to funding.
Angel investment is a type of private equity financing that typically comes from high net worth individuals, known as angel investors. Angel investors usually provide seed money to startup companies in exchange for an equity stake in the business.
Angel investors are typically individuals who have spare cash available and are looking for higher-risk, higher-reward investments. They may also be interested in X industry or keen to invest in a company located in X region.
There is no one size fits all when it comes to angel investment, as each deal is unique and depends on the specific circumstances of the startup and the investor. However, angel investors typically invest between $25,000 and $1 million per deal.
Crowdfunding is a way of raising money from a large number of people, typically online. It's often used by businesses and entrepreneurs to raise money to start or grow their businesses.
Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo allow people to pledge money to projects or causes they want to support. If the project reaches its fundraising goal, the pledges are converted into payments. If the goal isn't met, the pledges are canceled and no money changes hands.
Crowdfunding can be a great way to raise money for a business or project, but it's not the only option. Other sources of finance include loans, grants, investments, and government support.
One of the most common sources of finance for businesses is business loans. Business loans are typically either secured or unsecured, and can come from a variety of different sources, such as banks, building societies, and specialist loan providers.
Another common source of finance for businesses is venture capitalists. Venture capitalists are usually wealthy individuals or firms that invest in high-growth businesses in exchange for a equity stake in the business.
Another option for businesses is to raise finance through the sale of shares. This is known as equity finance. Equity finance can be raised from a variety of sources, such as friends and family, angel investors, and venture capitalists.
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Waste has often been a source of pollution, but well managed waste can be a valuable source of materials, especially when many are becoming scarce. Good waste management can make a big contribution to economic growth and job creation.
On 24 October, Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of earlier proposals from the European Commission to cut plastics waste, targeting in particular single-use plastic litter polluting Europe's beaches and seas.
Creating a real circular economy in Europe, where natural resources are saved and nothing is wasted, means going beyond the theory to confront specific problems in individual sectors and finding the techniques to resolve them. This is now happening in the plasterboard industry.
Each year, an estimated 88 million tonnes of food is wasted in the EU, which is around 20 % of food produced. Globally, food waste is thought to consume a quarter of all water used for farming.
The European Commission has just closed a decade-long case against Ireland for multiple and systemic infringement of the EU Waste Framework Directive.
Ten years ago, the European Court of Justice found Ireland guilty of systemic failures in complying with the Waste Framework Directive. Pat Fenton, environment attaché at the Irish Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels, looks back at a case he worked on from the start.
On 2 July 2014, the European Commission adopted new proposals to improve the environmental performance of buildings throughout their life cycle, from design, construction, through operation, to demolition and recycling of their materials.
Most European citizens sort their rubbish for recycling at least some of the time. They think their country produces too much waste, and they say it is important that Europe uses its resources more efficiently.
We all use plastic bags. In fact, Europeans get through almost 100 billion of them every year – with 8 billion ending up as litter. To tackle the environmental impact, the European Commission has proposed changes to EU regulation on waste.


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Our traditional cultural concepts of what a man is, of what a woman is, are twisted, distorted, almost comically bloated stereotypes of what masculine and feminine really are."
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James Patterson Co-Author Contest Semi-Finalist!!!
My entry "In Her Pocket" was selected as one of the ten semi-finalists. The winner of the contest has the opportunity to co-author a thriller with James Patterson. A dream come true.
Three finalists will be named on April 12.
Ready for 2016? It's coming anyway.
I accomplished many goals in 2015. First novel published, second novel published, made PAN (a professional author designation) for the Romance Writers of America, spoke at the Debut Author Breakfast at Thrillerfest, and finished my first legal/political thriller.
The pressure is on to make 2016 even better. I made a few resolutions to make sure I keep my sanity as I increase my writing goals and take on more cases with my law practice.
Do one thing at a time. I do my best work when my focus is 100% on what I'm doing, so I need to make sure to stay on task to complete one goal and then move onto something else.
Every complaint requires a solution. Complaining about something is never beneficial unless I am actively searching for a solution. No solution? Then I need to move on to things I can change.
Meditate everyday. I'm doing this a bit differently. Instead of sitting and saying "Omm" and thinking about all the things I need to do, I'm going to walk at least a half hour after lunch. When I've done this in the past, my creativity and productivity have soared in the afternoon.
Practice my French and Spanish. Every year I tell myself I will practice these languages. I never do. The result is that my daughters are much better than I am in French, and one of them is also taking Spanish, sure to surpass my limited ability by the end of the school year. I'm doomed if I don't work on my linguistic skills.
Realize that everyone has the right to think what they want, even if I disagree. Different politics? A bad review? Someone hates my new shoes? Let it go. I have to focus on my goals, my family, and the issues close to my heart.
I could list more resolutions about my diet, fitness, and sleep habits, but I'm a believer in keeping things simple. Have a wonderful New Year's celebration and may next year be your best yet!


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"The Committee's report clearly highlights the challenges of meeting choline intake targets through food alone. Americans need guidance on how to choose supplements to help fill nutrient gaps, particularly for pregnant women as most recognized prenatal vitamins don't contain enough--if any--choline."
This is the opinion of the 20 nationally recognized health and nutrition experts which was published in July 2020 as The Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Advisory Report to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Amongst its findings, the Committee concluded that current choline intake levels are too low for most Americans and found low intake levels among infants and toddlers, as well as vulnerable populations like pregnant and lactating women, especially concerning.
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Facebook's newest app could help publishers take advantage of the smartphone's lock screen.
Facebook wants to help deliver the news to more readers. Source: Facebook.
When ESPN breaks a major news story, it's able to push that headline to tens of millions of smartphone lock screens around the world. That's more than the circulation of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today combined. In any given week, the ESPN app pushes more than 600 million notifications. And ESPN sees the benefit in increased traffic to its Web properties.
No other publisher can compete with ESPN's reach on mobile, but Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) is here to help. Business Insider reported in August that Facebook was working on a breaking-news app, and The Awl found out more details this month. The app will be called Notify, and Facebook is working with publishers to push news notifications to users' phones through this app instead of its own. By aggregating dozens of publishers into one app, publishers have a fighting chance against mobile behemoths like ESPN.
But will anyone download another Facebook app?
To be honest, it's very unlikely a lot of people will download Notify, which The Awl expects to be released soon. But Facebook doesn't need every one of its 1.5 billion users to download another app for it to be a success.
Facebook releases a bunch of different apps that don't receive a lot of downloads, but it uses feedback from those apps to integrate features into its flagship platform. Paper, for example, inspired the burgeoning Instant Articles that are starting to crop up on more users' phones. Camera, Facebook's first stand-alone app, was the breeding ground for multi-photo uploads and filters. Neither of those apps were runaway successes.
With Notify, Facebook can acquire enough data to figure out whether it's worth integrating a similar feature in its flagship app, which is installed on over 144 million smartphones in the United States. That could have a real impact on the reach publishers have on mobile.
Notify is just the most recent effort from Facebook to capture the attention of Twitter's core audience of news junkies. Twitter has worked to make it easier for its users to discover and follow breaking-news stories with the recently released Moments feature. Moments takes full advantage of the best content Twitter has to offer, which usually has information on breaking-news stories before major publications do.
Facebook, meanwhile, is expanding Instant Articles to more publishers and more users. Instant Articles provide a rich user experience that loads quickly from inside the Facebook app. It also introduced a tool called Signal to help journalists find trending topics and content from Facebook for syndication on their own websites, which operates very similarly to Twitter's Curator tool, released earlier this year.
Integrating Notify into Facebook could enable Facebook to overtake Twitter as a source for news among users who have accounts for both social networks. Pushing notifications to users' lock screens is a powerful traffic driver -- just ask ESPN.
But how does Facebook benefit?
While it's not quite straightforward how Facebook can benefit from sending traffic to publishers' content, there are at least two ways Notify can help Facebook.
First, Facebook is able to gather more data on its users' interests. This will help it provide a more engaging News Feed and better targeted ads for when its users browse through its app and website.
Second, Facebook could drive traffic to Instant Articles. Facebook receives 30% of ad revenue from ads it puts in publishers' Instant Articles. What's more, when a user opens an Instant Article from the lock screen, he'll find himself inside Facebook's app, which increases the likelihood he'll check his News Feed or update his status and spend more time in the app.
Both could lead to increased ad revenue for Facebook, with the latter leading to increased engagement rates. But Facebook is still a long way from that point. The first step is to see how users and publishers respond to Notify and perfect it before integrating it into the flagship app.


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I am hedging my forex portfolio with Gold today. I think the recent dip below 1,200 offers a great buying opportunity and I went long at 1,188.50. I expect the bullish price channel to guide Gold back into its next resistance level.
Expect some volatile trading sessions which could lead to false breakdown below its support level. I recommend taking any false breakdown as another buying opportunity.


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Q: Strict alternative to Spring @Transactional annotation I have a Spring bean with @Transactional method.
public class ABean{
  @Transactional
  public void method aMethod(){
    //do some job with Hibernate.
  }
}

But now I need to call this method from another method which should be called not in Spring context (in Quartz context actually):
public class ABean implements org.quartz.Job{

  @Transactional
  public void method aMethod(){
    //do some job with Hibernate.
  }

  @Override
  public void execute(JobExecutionContext context) throws JobExecutionException {
    System.out.println("start...");
    //@Transactional annotation is ignored here
    //so I have 'Could not obtain transaction-synchronized Session
    //for current thread' exception.
    aMethod();
    System.out.println("done");
  }
}

As I understand annotation @Transactional just somehow wraps method with some another code. So how I must wrap aMethod() call to call it exactly like Spring calls?

A: You can use Transaction from Hibernate instead as you said this method will not run in Spring managed environment and use it pro grammatically.
Create Session object from Hibernate SessionFactory.
From Session you can get Transaction using session.beginTransaction().
Check out :
Hibernate Docs

A: Spring only adds its transactional logic when you call it from another bean. When calling a method from the same class, the annotation is ignored.
For you that means you should move aMethod() to another Bean and invoke it from your existing ABean.

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The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has released its statistics for total social financing in 2018 broken down in terms of province-level administrative entities.
According to PBOC the latest batch of data is provisional, and has been sourced from PBOC itself, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), China Central Depository & Clearing (CCDC) and the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors.
PBOC notes that its definition of total social financing was expanded in 2018 to include the asset-backed securities of depository financial institutions and loans written off starting in July, as well as local government special bonds in September.
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—Into the Rose-garden
Mapping the strange world we find ourselves in
The Death of God?
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The beliefs of Western liberal society are at a fundamental crossroads. In one direction, lies secular humanism — at the other, lies ancient Judeo-Christian heritage and its supposed claim of relevance. Most individuals walk a very fine line between the two; holding onto the cultural implications of religion, while also not minding its declining involvement in government. Belief acts as a mediator which holds this delicate balance together.
Belief, in and of itself, is a obligatory view. It is a tenet you live your life by, and it has profound implications on your social psychology and the general organization of a civilization. It would be foolish to discredit the influence of religiosity in the West, in spirit and in practice. However, belief can function as a sort of ideological trap. Simply put, acting on a belief is not equivalent to actually believing it. Philosopher Slavoj Zizek provides us with a story to illustrate this point, in which he tells us the tale of physicist Niels Bohr.
"A well-known anecdote about Niels Bohr illustrates the same idea. Surprised at seeing a horseshoe above the door of Bohr's country house, a visiting scientist said he didn't believe that horseshoes kept evil spirits out of the house, to which Bohr answered: 'Neither do I; I have it there because I was told that it works just as well if one doesn't believe in it!" [1]
In an excellent passage, Zizek essentially explains the function of belief in modern society. Although individuals may personally not believe an ideology, they act as if they do because they take it others believe. In fear of reprisals, they then live as if the belief is theirs. But there is a twist: what if the other individuals do not believe it either? With this, an entire belief system is build upon the existence of non-belief among individuals. I take religion to be in this same stride, functioning as a belief in a sea of disillusioned disciples.
Such a statement is hardly revealing to the standard American Christian household. The father takes his son to Church, to educate his child on Christian values. The father, himself, was pressured to do so by his own parents. They would be disappointed if he raised his children without such a pretense. The father, himself, does not believe, but acts as if he believes to give a proper impression on his parents. The child lacks the belief also, but to not disappoint his father, he refuses to tell him. Instead, he acts as if he believes. Here, we have a situation of two non-believers, paradoxically imposing a belief on one another. Would it not be another twist of irony to say the father's parents do not believe, just as the father and the son do not? This belief is likewise solidified, passed through familial relationships, and built upon a structure of non-belief — giving those trapped within this dilemma the illusion of a belief that is absent from the individual's own choosing, being imposed on them by the technicalities of human relationships.
This is the death of God. The death of God is not external invasion unto the Christian church hierarchy. It is not an attack from outside the prayer circles — it is within them. It is when God as an entity becomes irrelevant to the actual substance of belief, being replaced by a complex foundation of non-belief. In Europe, trends of non-belief are stronger than in the United States. According to surveys by the Financial Times/Harris Poll, only 27% of individuals living in France truthfully believe in a Christian God or Supreme deity. This is contrasted with 73% of those in the United States [2]. Bearing in mind the different histories of European and American ancestry, I take it that such a large disparity between religiosity is largely due to the culture of the United States. Religious disbelief is looked down upon, even persecuted, in American media and society — denigrated in excessively negative terms. The question is, how many of the religious belief structures in the United States are founded on fear of consequences? Potentially, very many, I would say.
However, the implications extend further than Zizek's story on ideology. Equally important are those that believe (for cultural reasons generally), but live their lives as if they do not. Done through ritualistic ends, their religious ideology becomes a routine rather than a philosophy of action. For many Western Christians, this is the reality. They find themselves lofting to church on some Sundays, and then vehemently arguing over whether we should say "Merry Christmas" during the holidays, and fighting to preserve prayer before football games [3]. The extent of Christian ideology in American culture has largely become a gimmick of cultural preservation more than anything else, serving as the last backlash of a decaying social phenomenon.
Christian ideology makes many universal claims. It promotes objective truth and meaning, a belief system that is dogmatic and said to be true by its disciples. They have this bastion of knowledge, the key to God's judgement and mercy, that is said to be the absolute truth. And yet they live their lives as if this is hidden, only resurrecting (excuse the pun) it when socially beneficial. If an individual held such truth of the universe, would they not devote their entire lives if they believed so strongly it was true, rather than bickering over trivialities on cable television? The charade of these religious charlatans defending "Judeo-Christian America" is a testament to the hypocrisy of the ideology in the hearts of those that follow it. True belief would not frequent itself in discussions on media sensationalism, in an attempt to keep what always has been in American society; it would prepare, and act, in the interests of God and rely on his judgements. Perhaps if they took God's objective truth to its fullest conclusion, they would sit and pray rather than rely on themselves. If they are so convinced of their beliefs, they would be equally be convinced God would give them a hand.
The death of God does not involve the elimination of religion, nor does it involve the tearing down of religious institutions. It involves the hollowing out of religion by its believers. It makes God into a centerpiece of disbelief, propped by complex interlocked relationships and cultural enforcement. A belief propped by non-belief, it finds itself as the comfort to those that fear the destruction of their religious and cultural identity. It finds itself as the poster-child of reactionary backlash, the broken center of the exaggerated dichotomy of secularism and religiosity, and the illusionary opponent of civil institutions by religious disciples that lack the belief themselves. During the height of Catholic ascendancy, the belief was not so fractured. Prayer was seen as a powerful tool; the Devil was a real distinguishable threat. We have long abandoned such views, despite what is heard in Evangelical circles (I can assure you there would be little hesitation for them to take human action over prayer if their own lives were in peril). Let's be frank, God is dead –The emperor has no clothes on, we are looking straight at him, but we are too naive to admit it.
The Absurdity of Corporate Crime
Contemporary Politics, Older Posts, Psychology / Psychoanalysis
Bernie Madoff — the con, the criminal, the fraud, and the scum of the corporate establishment. These were the titles given to this corrupt financier, but above all, he was said to simply be a "bad egg" in a basket of well-intentioned entrepreneurs and "job creators."
However, despite these claims, Madoff's case is not unique. Madoff's real crime was that he stepped outside the circle of appropriate corporate conduct, whose edge tends to gravitate farther and farther away from lawfulness as income rises. The reality of wealth privilege within the institutions that are publicly seen as 'just' is a causality of a system that rewards excess. Most shocking, however, is how the personal endeavors of these individuals clash with their fraudulent actions. Madoff, perhaps, is the epitome of such a phenomenon. Although stealing billions of dollars, he was also a devoted philanthropist. His largest beneficiary was the Picower Foundation, which allocated the funds to organizations such the Boy Scouts of America and the Children's Aid Society. NY Times reports the funds as:
* 2007 — $23,424,401 (See the 2007 Form 990 filed by the Foundation with the Internal Revenue Service.)
* 2006 — $20,184,183 (See the Form 990.)
In total, $958 million was donated to the Picower Foundation.
Other charities were involved, and were almost entirely dependent on Madofff's funds. As reported by the NY Times, some of them included:
$145 million to the Carl & Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation
$20 million to Tufts University
$18 million to the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
$19 million to the Madoff Family Foundation
$90 million to the Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization
$100 – $125 million to Yeshiva University
These are incredible amounts of money, so abuse comes to no surprise; but is it not an anomaly that the worst white-collar criminal in history was also one of the 'greatest' philanthropists, by modern standards? Acting as a perverse indulgence, charity might not be as chivalrous of an act as socially understood. Seen as a mechanism of redemption, this behavior is typical in this category of criminal activity. Bernard Ebbers, convicted in 2005 of similar crimes, showed the same phenomenon, having donated over $100 million dollars to charity over the course of ten years. Corporations are no exception; Enron was also a known giver to charity,
Enron CEO Kenneth Lay exemplified the company's philanthropy, endowing several professorships at the University of Houston and Rice University, while the company itself was known for its generous gifts to arts groups, scholarship funds, and the Texas Medical Center.
Such behavior, interestingly enough, correlates with the religious attitude seen when the Catholic Church held immense power in Europe during the Middle Ages. In an effort to 'save' those in Purgatory, having commited sins on Earth, priests charged individuals sums of money for indulgences, or remissions, to free or limit the time their loved ones would be trapped in this supernatural lingo. Priests, making huge individual profits, attempted to justify their accumulations through Church-sanctioned actions. In effect, they stole with one hand and 'saved' with the other.
In a modern twist, corporate crime is looking for that same metaphysical 'salvation,' and they certainly found it in charity. Functioning as an egoist drive, this behavior only highlights the disparity of behavior within certain classes of the social strata. Little rationality can be viewed amongst those that accumulate such large reserves of finance power, as they scramble to find redemption in a sea of fraud and narcissism. It is this crude revelation that illustrates the paradox of corporate conduct — as long as you appear charitable, what is done behind closed doors is forgivable. Or so the twisted mindset goes.
More info on the "Paradox of Fraud and Philanthropy"
A Random Point of Information
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Just as a quick note, I've gotten to moving most of my old posts from Blogspot onto this medium. So if any of you are wondering "hey, look at all these new posts!" they're simply writings that have been accumulating over the last few months on my old blog. Be sure to check them out, I managed to set them by date accordingly as they originally were — but please forgive me if there are any formatting issues, I'll be fixing them in the upcoming days.
The Great Recession: Debt Deflation and Crisis
Older Posts, Political Economy
When analyzing debt and economic growth, usually only government debts are examined. They are seen as a corollary to economic crises, devaluation of currencies, and government defaults — and while I'm not going to dispute or discuss these claims here in this post, perhaps on a later day, I will say that they are misleading trends of analyses in relation to the current financial crisis. There is another 'kind' of debt that is up for discussion and more pertinent to the crisis of 2007 — credit market debt, which consists of domestic non-financial sectors (household debt, business/corporate debt, and government debt) and domestic financial sector debt.
This explosion of credit began around the time of the institution of 'Reaganomics,' where individuals took to lending and spending over saving despite stagnant wages.
A more detailed look of the trend since 2002, with its peak. The shaded area depicts the length of the recession.
However, the above graphs show the total credit market debt. Broken down, household (consumer) credit debt depicts the same trend.
What does all this mean? Fundamentally, this means that the expansive economic growth of the previous three decades were on shaky footing to begin with, likely leading to the global economic collapse that followed. The impact of the credit boom since the 1980s is described in an article by the research institute Center for American Progress (CAP) by Christian E. Weller. He writes:
"The debt is highest among the middle class. Middle-income families before the crisis had a debt-to-income ratio of 155.4 percent in 2007, the last year for which data are available, for families with incomes between $62,000 and $100,000, which constituted the fourth quintile of income in our nation in 2007. This ratio is higher than for any other income group. Families in the top 20 percent of income (with incomes above $100,000) had a ratio of debt to income of 123.6 percent, and families in the third quintile (with incomes between $39,100 and $62,000) owed 130.7 percent of their income. Households in the bottom 40 percent of the income distribution (with incomes below $39,100 in 2007) owed well below 100 percent of their income."
Shocking as it is, this is the not the first time such a credit upsurge occurred. There was a similar phenomenon that occurred before the Great Depression of the 30s. Samuel Brittan, in his review of Richard Duncan's 'The New Depression: The Breakdown of the Paper Money Economy,' writes:
"It is certainly striking how both the 1929 Wall Street crash and the 2007-08 financial crisis were preceded by a huge credit explosion. Credit market debt as proportion of US gross domestic product jumped from about 160 per cent in the mid-1920s to 260 per cent in 1929-30. It then fell sharply in the 1930s to its original position. Later it surged ahead in two upswings after 1980 to reach 350 per cent of GDP in 2008.
The corresponding graphic, using the analysis by Jeffrey Gundlach, Chief Investment Officer from TCW:
This analysis of crises in relation to credit market debt is attributed to economist Irving Fisher, and his ideas were largely ignored in favor of mainstream Keynesian view of economic crises, which argued that they were caused by an insufficiency of aggregate demand. Since the recent economic crash of 2007, Fisher's ideas have enjoyed a resurgence in economic thought. His theory on debt deflation has been of significant fascination in the heterodox Post-Keynesian school of economics, and is now beginning to enter the mainstream. Economist Paul Krugman discusses Fisher's ideas in one of his posts on his blog "Conscious of a Liberal" in the NY Times — below is the graphic taken from the article (with added information).
Since the total credit market debt owed has been stagnant since late 2009, reaching its 'peak,' and if GDP steadily keeps rising, it is likely that debt deflation will occur all the same as it did during the Great Depression. However, the issue of private debt and its hindrance on the consumer is still an issue — and if spending is ever to increase significantly, the issue of wages and consumer debt must be addressed.
– An analysis of the total credit market debt by Crestmont Research.
Zizek Tells a Joke
Humor, Older Posts, Psychology / Psychoanalysis
The joke, as Zizek tells it, goes along these lines:
A man is convinced he is a grain of seed. He is quickly taken to a mental institution where the doctor eventually convinces him that he not a grain of seed; he is a man. He is then supposedly cured and is permitted to leave the hospital. However, once he steps outside, he immediately rushes back in trembling with fear. "There is a chicken outside," the man says "and he is going to eat me." The doctor tells him, "Come now, you know very well you not a grain of seed, but a man." "You and I surely know that," the man tells him, "but does the chicken know?"
This just tells us the nature of psychoanalytic study — it not enough to convince the truth to the patient, but one must also be convinced that others assume that same truth. It is this struggle of truths that encapsulates the psychiatric field, which attempts to normalize individuals who have accepted a reality different than that of one's peers.
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A Chance Meeting Starts a Dairy Farm Legacy
Dairy Farmers, guest blog / By Melissa Anderson
Guest blogger, Laurel Fogleman, is the 2019-2020 Centre County Dairy Princess
Pennsylvania runs deep with an agricultural heart. Since its founding in 1787, its agricultural communities have been thriving and fostering a love for Pennsylvania land and the animals and crops it produces. When most people think of dairy farmers, they think of things like milk, cheese, maybe ice cream or overalls; but when I hear "dairy farmer," I think of a long-standing tradition of passion.
My family's agricultural tradition began in the summer of 1949, when a local farmhand named Wayne was invited to a neighbors' family dinner after a long and tiring week of fieldwork. At this dinner Wayne would meet a woman named Norma, and the rest, as they say, is history. Wayne and Norma would marry and start their family, or I should say, my family, as they are my grandparents.
My grandparents, who both came from an agricultural background, wanted to share their passion for agriculture with their own new family. On New Year's Day exactly 50 years ago, they purchased a 42-acre farm in Pennsylvania and began raising their own herd of registered Jersey cows with the Way-Nor prefix.
As Harriet Tubman once said, "Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
And this is what my grandparents began, and has led to the present day where I am able to share my agricultural story and my love for the Pennsylvania dairy industry. My passion has given me an opportunity to change the future of our agricultural industries.
As I grew-up, I was proud to serve as an ambassador for the dairy industry as a junior promoter for the Centre County Dairy Promotion team. From that, was the realization of a childhood dream when I was crowned the Centre County Dairy Princess last year.
My reign has included meetings with local and state legislators and public officials about the importance of supporting local dairy farmers, and events where I have spoken to young and old about dairy foods and farmers.
Sharing the stories and work of Pennsylvania dairy farmers is an honor for me. I believe that each farmer has a passion for dairy farming, for the health and welfare of their cows, and for producing wholesome and delicious dairy foods. As one dairy farmer shared with me, "The hard work, the everyday struggles, they are all worth it when I see the smile on a child's face when they get handed an ice cream cone."
This is the kind of passion dairy farmers have for the work they do and it is the kind of story I am proud to share!


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These Frost knives are relatively inexpensive, quality hoof knives. Wood handle with hardened steel blades from Sweden, these are popular because they are a durable, quality horse knife at a great price. The Frost knives come in Left and Right Hand.


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Veteran bashers Anthem are gearing up for the release of their new album, Heraldic Device, due to hit shelves (yes, I still have a record store mentality) in July. Fans outside Japan can pre-order it here. This marks the band's 14th studio album since 1985 and in reportedly in the vein as their last few records. So, no big surprises, but a guarantee of quality shred.
Click here for the complete tracklist and the band's tour schedule for Japan. No word as to whether Heraldic Device will receive an official release outside Japan, but it's doubtful considering they haven't had one since No Smoke Without Fire in 1990.
X Japan are due to release their first ever internationally distributed single, 'Jade', on June 28th in all available digital formats. Live recordings of the song have been plastered all over YouTube for months, and I believe a rough studio mix is floating around as well, but a properly mixed sample of 'Jade' is now available at this location. The song is the precursor to X Japan's full length international debut, which is still a work in progress at the moment.
In the meantime, check out my interview with drummer / founder Yoshiki, conducted in the fall last year, available in two parts here and there.