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The Rum Runner Katz
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A brief history of the celebrated 60s Birmingham rock band.
Any worried band member earnestly consulting his dog-eared copy of the Birmingham A to Z in the mid 1960s may have noticed a little street called King Edward's Place. It ran from King Edward's Road to Broad Street between the George Hotel and the Tow Rope greasy-spoon cafe. None of these exist any more. The George, then a popular jazz club is now The 80s Bar. An old street sign still bears the name, King Edward's Place but the street itself and the old Tow Rope along with its neighbour, Bingley Hall, have gone, making way for the splendid new International Convention Centre.
If our band member had continued along this little street towards Broad Street he would have seen directly facing him the huge solid gate guarding the entrance to what was possibly Brum's most famous night club of its era, The Rum Runner. Down at the end of the short sloping drive was the club itself.
There seems to be some confusion as to the opening date of the Rum. This is probably due to the fact that the club actually opened twice in the 60s and re opened again in the Duran Duran era. At the bottom of the drive to the left was the casino. This had been open for some time before the second part of the development happened. The Rum Runner night club part two, the restaurant, the quiet bar, the main bar and the dance floor with live local, national and international bands was opened in April 1966 by a local group, The Vacant Lot. They played a one-night stand and were invited back in a fortnight's time for a second booking. This was where the gods of rock-band fortune played a hand. There was also appearing on that night of the second gig a young recording starlet called Tammy St John. She was booked for a full week and had brought her dots (sheet music) for the resident band to play. However, the resident band who were old guys playing strict tempo ballroom were on their last gig as their music was not quite swinging sixties material. Tammy was worried that there was no-one to back her. Opportunity knocked. The Vacant Lot offered to learn her material, all of it, overnight. She was worried that the unusual key that she sang in might be difficult to read. She need not have worried. None of the band could read a note. Everything was learned by ear and presented the following night and every night for the rest of that week. In fact it went so well that she was asked to play for a second week.
A fortnight's gigs on the band's own patch was in itself a bonus. What followed was a miracle. The punters were congratulating the owners of the club on their great new resident band. They were asked to stay on for the foreseeable future, working six nights a week and filling in the second spot for any visiting band that failed to show.
A new name was discussed. The Cat's Whiskers was suggested and adopted. Within days it had evolved into Katz Wizkaz, then Rum Runner Katz and eventually just Katz.
It had all kicked off some three years earlier. A bunch of students at the City of Birmingham College of Education and Teacher Training on Westbourne Road in Edgbaston were toying with the idea of forming a band. There was lead guitarist, Ken Gardner, whose claim to fame was that he had jammed in his local Newcastle pub with Eric Burden and the Animals. On rhythm guitar was Bob 'Noddy' Davies. He had some band experience from playing in his local Ross on Wye pubs. Robert Dalnoki who later changed his name to Daly was hoping to learn to play drums. Chris 'Click' Aston was on bass but intended to leave and go back to his home town at the end of the year.
Taking over the bass from Click was Ted Lancaster. With a wide experience of theatrical work, ship's disc jockey and playing hobby harmonica, alto sax and dance band drum rhythms during his years in the Royal Navy he was able to teach the rudiments to the drummer to get things off to a swinging start.
The name Dominoes was suggested but never quite agreed upon. It was decided that a 'name the band' competition should be held amongst the student population. The prize was to be free admission the next college hop where the band was to play. The student whose suggestion was accepted was Lewis Thomas. He went on to become the Head of Art of one of the most prestigious schools in Birmingham and for three years the group was known as The Vacant Lot Beat Band until the change of name at the Rum Runner.
Ken, the lead guitar, had left and returned to Newcastle. His replacement, Howard or 'Fred' stayed a while but he was only a young lad taking his A levels and left to concentrate on study. Then came Brian Webster. He had belonged to a Lower Gornal band called The Blizzards. His special talent was his ability to sing a very high and powerful falsetto rather in the style of Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons. This gave the band a very wide harmony range with Noddy singing lead, the drummer coming in just above and Brian's falsetto way above that. Ted's deeper bass baritone range came in underneath to complete the sound. Ted also was part time lead singer to give Noddy some relief from the strain of singing continuously.The two greatest difficulties facing a new band are firstly, having somewhere to rehearse and practice and secondly getting gigs. The Vacant Lot were lucky in both respects. There were the rehearsal rooms in the music department at the college. These were available every night and proved invaluable as did the amplifiers and speakers that were available to 'borrow' when the band had none of their own. However, a most valuable piece of good fortune came in the form of a residency in a small pub just off Broad Street. It was then called The Bull's Head (or Boar's Head) but is now The City Tavern on the corner of Tennant Street. The band could have the upstairs room for free every Sunday night taking whatever they could on the door. It was here that they learned their craft, using the takings to finance bits and pieces of equipment until eventually college days were over and Ted, being the only married householder was able to take on the responsibility of hire purchase and the first real pro amplifiers, Vox AC30s, became the pride and joy of each guitarist.
As expertise and experience grew stronger the band was taken on by some of the top agencies. There was Paula Bailey in Solihull whose husband was tragically fatally injured while helping to check underneath the van of one of Paula's bands. Miriam Horne was another interested agency.
The band were fortunate to be booked on gigs supporting some big name acts. There was Dusty Springfield at Ma Regan's Plaza, Ben E King at the covered over baths at Thimblemill, The Tornados of Telstar fame at The Marine Ballroom in Evesham. At The Rum Runner there were many more including Tom Jones, Lulu, The Everley Brothers, The Barron Knights, Chuck Berry, The Bonzo Dog Doodah Band, The Tremeloes, The Peddlers, The Idle Race and of course, The Vikings with Carl Wayne, Bev Bevan and Roy Wood before they made it big as The Move.
The band had a most unique opportunity at the club. It was agreed by the Berrows, Peter, Don, Ray and Tissie that if the band had a better offer for any particular night then provided that a replacement band was booked then it was OK to have that night off. Occasionally it happened. Several nights at servicemen's camps, Brize Norton and Gaydon were very welcome. There was a great gig at The Playboy Club in Mayfair with the free restaurant on the top floor for all staff and to which the band was invited. The only thing that spoilt it was the 'look but don't touch' policy concerning the Bunny Girls. In fact a strict warning was issued that the girls should not even be spoken to. The daughter of a Duke was in the audience one night and insisted that the Katz play for her coming out ball the following week for triple the usual booking fee.
What a night that was. It was somewhere on the other side of Towcester at the grand estate of the duke. Unfortunately memory deprives me of remembering just which duke it was.
A great privilege lay in the generosity of the Berrows. They agreed to finance the recording of an extended play vinyl disc at Tetlow's studio in Birmingham. The disc was called 'Katz Live At The Rum Runner', a slight exaggeration but great fun. All my copies of it have been borrowed without trace. I would love to have a copy of my own again. Alas, along with all other recording efforts, Girl on a Swing, Candy, Take It or Leave It, it did not make the big time but it was a wonderful experience.
After the recording session was over an impromptu jamming session spontaneously erupted. It was great to see the Berrows brothers, Peter and I think Don, joining in with the percussion. I don't know if the sound engineer was still recording but it would be wonderful if that tape still existed somewhere. Neil Diamond's 'Cherry Cherry' never sounded quite the same.
Around the same time the band were invited to London to meet Gerry Bron who managed and produced many famous bands at that time and also Tony Hazzard, the writer of so many famous hits. The tracks, Girl on a Swing and more were released a short time later. A disappointment lay in the fact that Gerry Bron asked the band to record and release in America the Manfred Mann hit, Ha Ha Said the Clown written by Tony. It had not done well for them in the States and Gerry thought that a change of band might be good. A week later the band returned to London to discover that it was too late. The Yardbirds had recorded and released it already.
The band stayed and played at The Rum Runner for four years then disappeared after changing the name to Cinnamon Quill to become resident at a club in South London strangely called The Cat's Whiskers Club where Don Lang of Six Five Special fame was already playing. Ted had left and stayed in the Midlands forming a new band, Rock and Roll Duo, Mark Arran and Stevie Lee, Fabulous Girl Drummer. They got to the finals in the Talent Extravaganza run by the big local breweries across the whole of the Midlands being closely beaten by a fabulous jazz combo at the Grand Final at the Wolves Molineux Ground Social Club in the early seventies, not bad for a duo placed in the competition's 'bands' category, but that's another story.
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Jeremy Green says:
I spent many good times at the Rum Runner from 1979 to March 1982 when I left Brum for Los Angeles.
I did see Roy Wood there once in early 1979. I was friends with Mandy Berrow, sister of Paul & Michael who managed the Club & later DD, their parents were the owners. I saw Duran Duran play there several times, we all hung out together in those days, I have quite a few nice stories of DD boys.
Here are some invites from the Rum Runner & Duran Duran https://picasaweb.google.com/jeremycg/RumRunnerDuranDuran02?feat=email#slideshow/5637264959914308930
If the was a band playing in Brum they would almost always end up at the Club after their show, we got to meet loads of people from Kraftwerk, Debbie Harry & the Band to Kim Wilde & a few Page 3 girls to mention just a few.
All the breast,
Patsyjb says:
Hello it was so nice to see the details i dint know existed until I was looking into to little ole bits and pieces from years gone by, I used the rum runner myself with friends about 3 times a week for a while and got to know the band quite well, we loved to dance to their music the group was the " Katz as we knew them, I saw the idle race, the Everley brothers I fainted with the heat in the club and a very good friend of mine said " Ha just leave her " lovely girl friend eh good job she was joking I hope ? ha, also Jeff Lynne and a few others this was late 60's very, very enjoyable and always some one in the club that you knew even if you arrived alone which was never in my case us girls did have some fun there love it ! I was born in Birmingham but for the last 10 years have lived in Sunny Spain. All the best " Very Happy Memories " Pat
Unsure if this info is of any use now, but I possess a number of recordings by Katz and Cinnamon Quill. A demo, a single and at least two tracks by Katz or Katdz.
Please let me know if this is of any use and I will help out if I can.
Greg.
I would be very interested in the rare tracks by Katz because I'm a fan of brumbeat.
Are they avaiable from you?
Would be very happy to get your reply!
howard williams alias Fred says:
Greg do you have Hello it's me written by Tony Hazard? I was Fred with Cinnamon Quill at the time, and my records including acetates of the Move and Manfred Mann were stolen in a burglary.
hj.oreilly says:
I ran the bar in the rum runner in1964 -1966 and can sya that the venue was by far the most popular club in b'ham for a time but B'ham offered many great venues at that time such as ,cedar club,elbow room,barbarellas,ruth saxons and of course the opposite lock ,etc etc.
What made the rum runner unique was its layout including the large sherry barrels that that offerd intimate seating also the resturant with the services of chef marcel klein the gordon ramsey of his time.
There were were many great artites who appeared and many more just stairtng out who wnet on to great fame and fortune.
happy days and thesixtys really did swing.
I managed the bar at the" runner" 1964-66 and can honestly say it was a great venue and exemplified the swinging sixties.It was a time when b'ham was making waves and competing successfully with the London 7 Manchester scene.
The "runner" provided many great in'tl acts and uk hit makers of the day.Also many acts still successful made their bones grinding it out in the club and on the b'ham scene in general.The schoolboy asistants who helped stock the bar in the summer hols,went on to manage and promote Duran Duran,bet they dont remember me!
Avril and i held our engagement party st the Rum Runner in 1967. Joe O'Reilly? Was that my old pal from Holte Grammar Commercial School in Aston?
I am the Fred in the Article and have a different but full story. When the Quill left for London we formed Fred's Box with Dave Morgan and Jiimmy 'o neill . I did session work replacing sick musicians in famous bands i until having heart failure at 21. I built a frequency divider (Fred's box!) a year before Jimmi Hendrix had his and played bass for Jimmi for 6 weeks as a session musician. Lots more to tell. Where are the other Quill members now? Where is "he dish" Jimmi Neil now?
The picture of the vacant lot – I am the one on the right with the blonde telecaster Fred. The Guitar was smashed when playing at the Sourhern Cross in Selkey Oak and I bought a new one in 1966 which I still have. It took 20 years for the smell of tobacco to diss spear from my guitar case. Incidentally we were all teetotal and never smoked. The 2 bobs and Ted were all pe teachers before becoming professional musicians.
Ted Lancaster says:
Fred, you little old blast from the distant galaxies. I have been wondering for decades how to get back in touch and suddenly here you are. Love to meet up again for a reminisce. Looking forward to that. I hoped you would perhaps see the above article when I first wrote it and submitted it to the Brum Archive. Seems like it worked. Ted Lancaster. Bass player: Rum Runner Katz
Ted please email me – life has been interesting. And would make a good book.
Hyah Fred. I emailed the address that Jez sent to me over a week ago. I'm wondering if there is a typo. tedlancasterATtalktalkDOTnet will reach me. Ted
brian webster says:
hi ted remember me lead guitar [ katz] a life time a go ,so many memorys and good times .i often look back at how close we got to fame and fortune and what life might be like .get in touth love to talk some more.
John Willetts says:
How are you Brian its been very very long time ago since I saw you at my Dads house in Blakedown.I remember driving by folks cracker when we banged away on our guitars in their front room in Walton Avenue. Never forget the time when I was given the ultimatum of either going out with the girl or continuing with our fledgling band.Well I chose the girl and wev have been married 53 yrs now mate and live in Talybont N Wales. I also remember fetching your brand new Burns from Brum for you,you worked on Saturdat mornings for Dallows I think Happy cays Brian how are you and your family. Regards John.
Patricia Lancaster says:
Hi I am Teds wife of 50+ years. .I too worked at the Rum Runner in the small bar.
There were several girls who were followers of the band who became family friends and babysitters for our children. We would very much like to meet with them again Pat from the Bristol Road area .Margaret,and Shirley from Solihull and not forgetting the very funny caring Ann from Wytchbold. Who cared for my husband and two children when I was hospitalised .Hey where are you girls ?
Brian, this is SO good. I must have phoned every Webster in the book that I could find over the years trying to locate you. I will ask Jez to send you my email. I have hoped for so long to get back in touch. Looking forward to that. Good on yer, mate.
Jez, I would be most grateful if you would email my address to Brian, cheers mate.
Marian Morrison says:
Nice collection of trax on you tube;
http://www.youtube.com/user/EgwigLaFitte
HI I AM TRYING TO GET IN TUCH WITH BRIAN WEBSTER, I AM THE SON OF AN OLD FRIEND OF HIS ( JOHN POOLE ) WOULD YOU PLEASE PASS ON MY E MAIL, YOURS HOPEFULLY
Hyah Tony. I will pass on your message to Brian and hopefully he can take from there. Cheers, Ted
I too would like to get in touch with Brian.Please pass on my E.Mail address
Ted Lancaster is my dad. I was a very little girl in the mid 60's but I remember the big (to me) barrels in the Rum Runner that I used to sit in and listen to my dad rehearse. I also went in the 80's and thinking I preferred my dad's singing.
Judit romain / tammy st john says:
I remember so well my weeks at the Rum Runner. It was very early in my live cabaret career. Very cool club and a very cool manager Jonny Kingdom who was drop dead handsome. Fantastic audience. This club is one place that's still etched in my heart. Lived it
From time to time I log in to the Brum Archive Rum Runner Katz page just to check if there has been any new additions to the comments. It would be great if there was some way of knowing when a new post arrives. I nearly missed this one from one of the heroines of my most treasured memories.
Tammy (or should I now say Judith?) it is with the utmost surprise and pleasure that I have viewed your comment. Thank you so much for getting in touch.
What I remember of your performance at the club was of a pretty little teenager, you must have been all of 16 years old with an absolutely knockout vocal delivery. How your discs didn't just zoom up the charts I will never understand, especially 'Dark Shadows'. I think you were possibly ahead of your time. Your subsequent success on the Northern Soul circuits would certainly indicate this.
May I wish you all happiness for the future and to thank you for the break which came to the Katz through your wonderful performance.
I sincerely hope that you get to see this post. It would be great to hear from you again.
Ted Lancaster
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The Family in the Mirror (Paperback)
By Drew Bridges
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Publication Date: December 18, 2015
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As an abused child, Melinda Master was sent to a psychiatric clinic to help healing her emotional scars. The young director of the clinic was John Randt, and despite his good intentions, nothing was done to help her. She left just as traumatized as when she arrived and returns to a cult-like existence. As an adult, Melinda comes back into the life of John Randt who still runs the clinic. He is now distracted and vulnerable due to various losses in his own life. But now Melinda is not alone. She brings as part of her life a developmentally disabled child, a beautiful young yoga instructor and a woman of darkness who offers Melinda a shocking plan as a path out of the personal prison of her father's home. Due to John's pain, he is charmed by Melinda and soon falls into a relationship with her, not knowing she plans his death. The trap is set and ready to spring. John's only hope for survival is in recognizing the true identity of Melinda and those who support her murderous cause. He is isolated from family and friends-just as traumatized as his ex-patient-so will anyone escape this poisonous game unscathed?

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Size of a Football Field
A football field is 360 feet long and 160 feet wide. The playing area between the end zones is 100 yards long, or 300 feet. There are two end zones, each 10 yards deep. So, the total length of a football field from end zone to end zone is 360 + 20 = 380 feet, or 760 divided by 2 = 380 feet. The width of a football field from sideline to sideline is 160 + 20 = 180 feet, or 360 divided by 2 = 180 feet.
The area of a football field is 360 feet long and 160 feet wide. That's a total of 57,600 square feet, or 1.32 acres. In terms of length, a football field is about the same size as a city block. The width of a football field is also similar to the width of a city block. A football field is not quite an acre in size, but it's close. In fact, it's about the size of two tennis courts side by side. It's also about the size of a square that is one football field long and one football field wide.
Are soccer fields different sizes?
No, all soccer fields must be the same size. The dimensions of a regulation soccer field are 110 yards long by 75 yards wide. That's a total of 8,250 square yards, or 1.93 acres. So, a soccer field is smaller than a football field in terms of both length and width.
What about other sports?
The size of a baseball diamond is very specific. It must be a square that is 90 feet on each side. That's a total of 8,100 square feet, or 0.186 acres. So, a baseball diamond is smaller than both a football field and a soccer field. A basketball court is also a specific size. It must be a rectangle that is 94 feet long and 50 feet wide. That's a total of 4,700 square feet, or 0.11 acres. So, a basketball court is smaller than all three of the other sports fields we've mentioned. A hockey rink is 200 feet long and 85 feet wide. That's a total of 17,000 square feet, or 0.39 acres. So, a hockey rink is larger than a basketball court but smaller than a football field.
What is the size of an Olympic-sized swimming pool?
An Olympic-sized swimming pool is 50 meters long and 25 meters wide. That's a total of 12,500 square meters, or 3.1 acres. So, an Olympic-sized swimming pool is much larger than any of the sports fields we've mentioned.
In conclusion,
a football field is 360 feet long and 160 feet wide. The playing area between the end zones is 100 yards long, or 300 feet. There are two end zones, each 10 yards deep. So, the total length of a football field from end zone to end zone is 380 feet, and the width of a football field from sideline to sideline is 180 feet. The area of a football field is 1.32 acres. Soccer fields, baseball diamonds, and basketball courts are all smaller than a football field. Hockey rinks and Olympic-sized swimming pools are larger than a football field.
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One of the most enticing things about the upcoming Terminator Genisys has been the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger, not just as the T-800, but as a version of the character he's never played before. He's been a protector in previous films, yes, but in Genisys he gets to be Guardian, a reprogrammed T-800 who goes back even further in time than the first film to stop himself (well, another model) from killing Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and train the young Sarah for her destiny. It's the setup for a crazy, timeline-splitting adventure that's going to change the course of the Terminator franchise forever, hopefully in a good way.
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In general, precision medicine describes tailoring (or adapting) the treatment of a disease (such as breast cancer) to give the most effective treatment for each person's disease.
Getting the best results, while avoiding unnecessary treatment.
All treatments for breast cancer (including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy and targeted therapy) have risks and side effects. Avoiding unnecessary treatments avoids these risks and side effects.
Some factors that help personalize treatment plans are related to an individual. For example, some treatments are chosen based on whether or not a woman has entered menopause.
Most factors that help personalize treatment however, are related to the breast cancer itself.
Breast cancers differ in many ways, especially at the molecular (cell) level. Factors related to the tumor give information on prognosis and help personalize treatment to give the most benefit to each person.
Although treatment is becoming more personalized, we cannot predict how any one person will respond to a certain treatment.
Treatment is personalized based on the groups a person belongs to (such as people with HER2-positive breast cancers, people with lymph node-positive breast cancers, women who are premenopausal and other groups) rather than to a specific person.
The results of clinical trials show us which therapies are most effective in which groups of people. If a certain therapy is effective in a group you belong to, then your treatment plan can be personalized to include that therapy.
For example, clinical trials have shown the targeted therapy trastuzumab (Herceptin) lowers the risk of recurrence of HER2-positive breast cancers. If your tumor is HER2-positive, your treatment plan is usually personalized to include trastuzumab.
Conduct an off-site search for Precision Medicine from MedlinePlus. These up-to-date search results are based on search terms specific to Second Opinion.


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ISLAM: Just close your eyes and imagine..!
Just close your eyes and imagine..!
To you "Heaven" should he give?
Did you miss a prayer or two?
He asks every Muslim to do?
In your life "what have you done"?
Have mercy is my plea!
You'll know the words to say.
We do hundreds of sins everyday.
yet we do not repent.
when a calamity is sent.
too busy with our money.
we laugh and say it's funny.
In every house there is a TV.
we sit and watch it everyday.
we say, 'be quiet and go away.
nor give money to the poor.
who come knocking at our door.
while in the world some people die.
yet we do not prepare.
But with all the sins we do, we shall have to wait and see.
So be prepared, ask for forgiveness from Almighty Allah the Great.
for then it will be too late.
Until it is a thousand years away.
Give it to Your friends.
bar me from its gates.
so dont be a pest.
live life like a test.
he knows what is wrong and what is true.
to bring back Islam into this world.
* I meant by stabbing yourself with a knife, as in commiting bad sins.
Do you know the truth about..... Islam?
Bombing planes and killing innocent people.....?
To make our spirit's strong.
For all will perish with you, forever.
And you'll be able to fight the western viper.
Safeguard your identity Islam oh Muslims!
And your way to heaven nothing'll hinder.
You'll see how wild are those creatures.
Why have ye blindfolded yourself, I know not?
For, until they'll not rotten your faith they'll not rest.
And everyday gets longer, their wanted list.
Ya Allah, forgive me when I whine.
"I thank you, you've been so kind."
"It's nice to talk with folks like you.


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Lived 1473 to 1543.
By publishing his evidence that Earth orbits the sun, Nicolaus Copernicus relegated our planet's status from center of the universe to just another planet. In doing so, he began the scientific revolution.
Nicolaus Copernicus was born in the city of Torun, in the Prince-Bishopric of Warmia, northern Poland on February 19, 1473.
His name at birth was Mikolaj Kopernik. At university he started calling himself the Latin form of his name, Nicolaus Copernicus.
Nicolaus was born into a wealthy family. He was named after his father, Mikolaj Kopernik, who was a prosperous copper trader. His mother, Barbara Watzenrode, also came from a wealthy, upper-class family of merchants. Nicolaus was the youngest of their four children.
When Nicolaus was 10 years old, his father died. Nicolaus's nobleman uncle, Lucas Watzenrode, became his guardian.
In 1491, at the age of 18, Copernicus enrolled at the University of Krakow, where he studied astronomy, mathematics, philosophy, and the sciences. His main interests were reflected in the books he bought:
• Elements of Geometry by Euclid
• In Judgment of the Stars by Haly Abenragel
• Astronomical Tables by Alfonso X of Castile
• Astronomical and Mathematical Tables by Johannes Regiomontanus
In his final year at university Copernicus wrote his own observations on mathematics and astronomy. These he inserted into his personal copy of Johannes Regiomontanus's book.
Copernicus in Italy
After four years at university Nicolaus Copernicus had not graduated. His uncle sent him to Bologna, Italy, to study canon law. His uncle, who had become Prince-Bishop of Warmia, hoped Nicolaus would return to become a canon in Warmia. It was a good church job with a salary for life.
Copernicus was meant to spend three years in Italy studying the laws and regulations of the Catholic Church.
When he was studying to become a Doctor of Law, Copernicus spent more time on astronomy than law.
It was intended that he become a Doctor of Law, which would help his work when he became a canon in Warmia.
His uncle would have been displeased if he had known that his nephew preferred to spend his time studying astronomy and mathematics and learning Ancient Greek – many of the great astronomy works he wanted to understand were available only in Greek.
Copernicus did too little work on his law course and for the second time in his life failed to graduate with a degree. He did, however, add to his book collection: some law books, of course, plus some that had nothing to do with his official course, including:
• Cosmography by Claudius Ptolemy
• Summary of Ptolemy's Almagest by Johannes Regiomontanus: this was a summary of Claudius Ptolemy's great astronomical work, with additional notes by Regiomontanus
• Phenomena by Aratus of Soli: an ancient Greek work dealing with astronomy
During his time in Italy, Nicolaus Copernicus formally became a well-paid canon of the Catholic Church in Warmia. This was despite the fact that he was in Italy. Remember, though, his uncle was the Prince-Bishop of Warmia, and Uncle Lucas was looking after young Nicolaus's interests!
In 1501, at the age of 28, Copernicus arrived back in Warmia and promptly asked for permission to return to Italy.
Copernicus's Lifetime in Context
Copernicus's lifetime and the lifetimes of related scientists and mathematicians.
Italy Revisited
Copernicus told his uncle that he could get medical training in Italy, which would be useful in Warmia, and he could complete his law doctorate.
Perhaps he was also thinking that the skies above Italy were clearer than above Warmia – much better for sky watching!
He was granted two years' further leave from his position as canon.
And so Copernicus headed south again, this time to the Italian city of Padua.
Once there, of course, he continued to study those things he was most interested in: astronomy and mathematics.
In addition to studying the things he was not meant to, this time he actually did do the work he was meant to. He studied medicine successfully and also managed to pass his exams to qualify as a Doctor of Law.
He returned to Warmia permanently in 1503. He was 30 years old.
Copernicus the Astronomer & his Heliocentric Solar System
From the year 1503 onwards, Copernicus acted as a secretary and physician for his uncle; he also performed religious duties, carried out government work, acted as an economist, and even assumed leadership in a time of war.
We shall devote no more time to these activities, because what we're really interested in are his contributions to science. It's safe to say his time for science was limited because of his many other duties.
Discovering Flaws in Current Astronomy
During his time in Bologna, Copernicus had become friends with the experienced Italian astronomer Domenico Maria Novara. They had carried out many hours of observations of the night sky together, with Copernicus serving an informal astronomy apprenticeship.
It's worth reminding ourselves that astronomers in those days worked with the naked eye. Galileo Galilei was the first person to look at the heavens with a telescope, and Galileo wasn't born until Copernicus had been dead for over 20 years.
One of the books in Copernicus's collection was Summary of Ptolemy's Almagest by Johannes Regiomontanus. Ptolemy's Almagest, which had been written in Greek, had been the final word in all matters astronomical for over 1,300 years. Copies of the Almagest had come to Europe from the Arab world. Astronomers like Johannes Regiomontanus suspected errors had crept in when translations had been made from Ptolemy's Greek into Arabic and then from Arabic into Latin, the language of educated Europeans.
For example, Ptolemy's work seemed to demand that every month the moon's distance from the earth should vary by a factor of two. Yet that would mean every month the moon would appear to change in size by a factor of two, growing, then shrinking again. Nobody had ever seen this happen, so something had to be wrong – Regiomontanus thought the translators had made mistakes.
The moon's size in the sky does not change by a factor of two each month.
Regiomontanus obtained copies of Ptolemy's work in the original Greek and translated them directly into Latin.
It turned out that the errors were actually present in Ptolemy's original work.
And now Copernicus gathered his thoughts:
• He had read Regiomontanus, who showed Ptolemy had made errors.
• He had observed and discussed the heavens with Domenico Maria Novara, who told him Ptolemy had made errors.
• He had also heard the opinions of other Italian academics, such as Alessandro Achillini, who had written a book casting doubt on Ptolemy's work.
If Ptolemy could be wrong about something as basic as the moon's orbit, then maybe he'd messed up other stuff too. Everything in astronomy could be up for grabs!
For example, Ptolemy had said Earth was at the center of the universe – the so-called geocentric doctrine. Could that be wrong too?
It was clear to Copernicus that Ptolemy was not the final word in astronomy. One day, perhaps he could add some words of his own.
Ptolemy's Universe
Claudius Ptolemy's Universe: Earth is placed at the center. The sun is one of the bodies orbiting Earth. Ptolemy placed Earth in a privileged location, at the center of the universe. He would also have placed the Mediterranean Sea in a privileged location, at the center of the world. Mediterranean means middle of the land in Latin. The Greeks called it Mesogeios, meaning the same.
The Heliocentric Universe
Back in Warmia, in 1503, Copernicus worked on astronomy when he could, but he was usually busy with other duties.
Nevertheless, by 1514, he had seen enough in the sky and thought enough about his observations to circulate a few pages with the title Commentariolus – The Little Commentary – to people he trusted.
In this hand-written document he put forward his new view of the universe. He thought people should shift from a geocentric (earth centered) view to a heliocentric (sun centered) view.
He took as the basic starting points of his theory:
• The earth is not the center of the universe.
• The center of the universe is near the sun.
• The earth-sun distance is negligible compared to the distance to the stars.
• Earth's rotation on its own axis accounts for the apparent daily rotation of the stars.
• The apparent annual cycle of movements of the sun is seen because the earth is orbiting it.
• The apparent retrograde motion of the planets is caused by the fact we observe them from a moving location, because the earth is orbiting the sun.
With these starting points, he had relegated our planet from a special, highly privileged position at the center of the universe, to nothing very special – another planet moving around the sun. This was potentially dangerous, because a lot of people held the view that:
• passages in the Bible imply that the earth does not move
• the Bible is the word of God
• the penalty for disagreeing with God is death
Of this type of thinking Copernicus would later write:
There may be babblers, wholly ignorant of mathematics, who dare to condemn my hypothesis, upon the authority of some part of the Bible twisted to suit their purpose. I value them not, and scorn their unfounded judgment.
Nicolaus Copernicus, 1473 – 1543
Of course, in 1514, Copernicus revealed his new theory of the universe to just a small number of trusted friends. You're not going to begin a scientific revolution doing that!
On the other hand, in those days it was best not to broadcast your heretical beliefs too widely, not if you valued your life – even if you did 'scorn the judgment' of the people who were burning you at the stake!
Copernicus has Everything he Needs to Start the Scientific Revolution
By 1532 Copernicus had made all of the observations and applied all of the mathematics he needed to identify Earth's place in the universe. And he had finished writing the first manuscript of his groundbreaking book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium – The Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres.
He did not publish it, though, because he was worried about the reception it would get. He showed it to close friends and associates, and word began to leak out that Copernicus had a theory that the earth and the planets orbit the sun. The Pope heard about it, and Archbishops heard about it, but at this stage people just wanted to hear more about it – nobody came after Copernicus to burn him at the stake.
By 1539, seven more years had passed and Copernicus had still not published.
This changed when Georg Joachim Rheticus, a German mathematician, came to learn everything he could from Copernicus.
Rheticus studied with Copernicus for two years. He read De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium and was incredibly enthusiastic about it. He thought Copernicus owed it to the world to publish it.
Rheticus also helped Copernicus by bringing him new books about mathematics, which helped with Copernicus's final calculations for the movements of the heavenly bodies.
Meanwhile, Copernicus allowed Rheticus to publish a book called Narratio prima – The First Report, in which Rheticus gave a basic summary of Copernicus's heliocentric theory.
Again, no mobs gathered demanding death to the heretics.
And so Copernicus gave the manuscript of his book to Rheticus to be printed in Germany.
Taken from the book that started the Scientific Revolution – De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium. Nicolaus Copernicus correctly identified that Terra (the earth) is one of the planets orbiting Sol (the sun). Only the moon orbits Earth. Copernicus also shows the planets in the correct order. Compare this with Ptolemy's system, shown previously, in which Earth is wrongly shown closer to Mercury than Venus. In Copernicus's diagram the outer circle represents the stars. Then moving inward, there's Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth (with the moon), Venus, Mercury and Sol.
An Unauthorized Addition to Copernicus's Book
The printing turned out to be a source of great anger to Rheticus and Copernicus.
The printing was supervised by Andreas Osiander, who added a note at the beginning of the book which said that, even though the book's theory was unusual, if it helped people do astronomy calculations, it didn't matter if it wasn't really true.
Although Rheticus and Copernicus were deeply unhappy with Osiander's unauthorized note, there's every chance that the book was only allowed to begin circulating because of it. Osiander had given the church an excuse not to immediately condemn the book as heretical.
The book finally emerged from the printing presses shortly before Copernicus's death in 1543. Copernicus, diplomatically, dedicated his book to the Pope.
Another factor that saved the book from immediate suppression is that it was so mathematically difficult that only highly educated people could read it, most of whom were less likely to start ranting on street corners than others might have been.
Finally we shall place the sun at the center of the Universe. All this is suggested by the systematic procession of events and the harmony of the whole universe, if only we face the facts, as they say, 'with both eyes open.'
Reaction to Copernicus's Book
The general feeling among astronomers who read and understood all of Copernicus's book – the observations and the mathematics – was that this was the best book on astronomy for 1,300 years. It was the equal of Ptolemy's Almagest – and that was very high praise indeed.
Copernicus's theory that the planets move around the sun in circular orbits removed a number of problems caused by Ptolemy's geocentric theory. In particular, Copernicus removed the need for the equant – a very awkward mathematical device required to make Ptolemy's geocentric theory work.
With the benefit of hindsight, we can also see today that Copernicus's approach enabled him to be the first person to establish the correct ordering of the solar system's planets. Ptolemy had wrongly placed Earth closer to Mercury than Venus.
Unfortunately, Copernicus's theory was not a perfect description of the planets' movements. Although he was correct that the planets orbit the sun, he was wrong in saying that they follow circular paths. This error led, like Ptolemy's system, to some awkward mathematical compromises.
And so astronomers used Copernicus's methods where they found them helpful, but most saw little need to abandon their basic geocentric views.
Gradually, however, acceptance of Copernicus's heliocentric theory spread, and with it a scientific revolution – particularly in the hands of Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler.
Kepler, building on Copernicus's work, showed that the solar system is indeed heliocentric, but the planets do not follow circular orbits; their orbits are elliptical.
Unusually, disapproval of Copernicus – who was now dead – united both Catholic and Protestant Church leaders, although as time passed Catholic disapproval increased, while Protestant disapproval decreased.
This fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy; but sacred Scripture tells us [Joshua 10:13] that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth.
Martin Luther, Protestant Theologian, 1539
As support for the truth of Copernicus's heliocentric theory strengthened, the Catholic Church, sensing a threat to its supremacy, declared that support for heliocentrism was heresy. In 1616 the Church banned Copernicus's book completely.
In 1620 the Church approved Copernicus's book after editing it: any sentences in which Copernicus wrote about a moving Earth and a central Sun as a matter of fact were removed or changed. Despite the final approval, the book was still not actually published in any countries with a powerful Catholic Church.
Nevertheless, support for Copernicus continued to grow, and his ideas triumphed over those of his opponents. It was a victory for evidence-based, observational science, interpreted using the language of nature – mathematics.
Aristrachus
Almost two millennia before Copernicus published his theory of a heliocentric universe, the ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus published the first heliocentric universe theory. You can read that fascinating story here.
We all agree the solar system is heliocentric, don't we?
Amazingly, despite it being clear for centuries that our solar system is heliocentric, opinion polls in countries including Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom show about 1-in-5 or 1-in-6 people still believe that the sun orbits the earth!
Nicolaus Copernicus died at the age of 70, on May 24, 1543 of a stroke. He had not married and had no children. He had devoted his life to science, the church, and government.
He was buried in Frombork Cathedral, Poland, where he had been Canon. His grave was lost for centuries, but found again in 2005. In 2010 his remains were reburied in Frombork Cathedral in the same spot as they were discovered. His new tombstone shows a golden sun with six planets orbiting it.
Images of Nicolaus Copernicus enhanced and colorized by this website.
"Nicolaus Copernicus." Famous Scientists. famousscientists.org. 15 Dec. 2014. Web.
<www.famousscientists.org/nicolaus-copernicus/>.
Claudius Ptolemy


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"Having both Seattle Center and SoDo as viable options for potential NBA owners would send a powerful message to the NBA, that not only is Seattle the best available market, but we also understand what an NBA team requires to be successful," Hansen wrote.
For Hansen, the argument for the city to consider allowing a new Sodo arena is that a shared NBA-NHL facility might not be a viable economic option in the NBA's eyes. However, a few unknowns remain as it relates to Seattle. The NBA has not announced formal plans to expand beyond 30 teams and has no apparent relocation candidates among its current slate of clubs, making the path for Seattle to land a team a little bit more uncertain. It would also have to be determined whether there is an appetite among Seattle officials for green lighting the construction of a second major sports arena, especially given that officials have historically expressed concerns over the Sodo project regarding traffic and the ability to coordinate event schedules with nearby venues T-Mobile Park (formerly Safeco Field) and CenturyLink Field.
Planning for the project at KeyArena is likely to be the city's biggest sports facilities priority for now, and it stands reason that Oak View Group and the Seattle NHL expansion squad–whose ownership group is led by Boston Celtics minority owner David Bonderman–will continue to plot the venue's construction with the NBA also in mind. Still, Hansen has not dropped his ambitions for Sodo to this point, and is willing to continue lobbying the city for its consideration.


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Q: Strange performance behaviour I'm puzzled with this.
In my machine

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*Direct calculation: 375 ms

*Method calculation: 3594 ms, about TEN times SLOWER

*If I place the method calulation BEFORE the direct calculation, both times are SIMILAR.

Woud you check it in your machine?
class Test {
    static long COUNT = 50000 * 10000;
    private static long BEFORE;

    /*--------METHOD---------*/
    public static final double hypotenuse(double a, double b) {
        return Math.sqrt(a * a + b * b);
    }
    /*--------TIMER---------*/
    public static void getTime(String text) {
        if (BEFORE == 0) {
            BEFORE = System.currentTimeMillis();
            return;
        }
        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
        long elapsed = (now - BEFORE);
        BEFORE = System.currentTimeMillis();
        if (text.equals("")) {
            return;
        }
        String message = "\r\n" + text + "\r\n" + "Elapsed time: " + elapsed + " ms";
        System.out.println(message);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        double a = 0.2223221101;
        double b = 122333.167;
        getTime("");
        /*--------DIRECT CALCULATION---------*/
        for (int i = 1; i < COUNT; i++) {
            Math.sqrt(a * a + b * b);
        }
        getTime("Direct: ");
        /*--------METHOD---------*/
        for (int k = 1; k < COUNT; k++) {
            hypotenuse(a, b);
        }
        getTime("Method: ");
    }
}

A: Zero difference for me either way.
If anything this just goes to demonstrate the perils of benchmarking micro-optimization. Don't do it. It's a complete waste of time.
As for why you're seeing a difference: no idea. I'm using JDK 6u17 (32 bit) with healthy memory sizings on Win7 Ultimate 64. Perhaps you're using a different version. Perhaps this is an issue with JIT compilation.
Whatever the cause, worrying about the difference between having a method call and not having a method call is an irrelevant distraction.

A: I get comparable numbers as expected.
In any case, this kind of microbenchmarking won't reveal any performance problems. You need to use a real profiler, and you need to let HotSpot warm-up, etc. Just timing one loop then another won't reliably compare the performance of two constructs.
Related questions

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*What is microbenchmarking?
Related links

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*JavaOne 2002 presentation S-1816 How NOT To Write A Microbenchmark

*Benchmarking the Java HotSpot VM

What do you recommend for benchmarking HotSpot, or any virtual machine?
The best answer here is to use real applications for benchmarking, as they are the only thing that makes a real difference. If that's not possible, use standard SPEC benchmarks followed by other well respected industry benchmarks. Microbenchmarks should be avoided, or at least used with much caution. It's very common for microbenchmarks to give misleading answers due to optimization effects.

A: It is hard to be sure, but I suspect that the JIT compiler may be able to optimize the "direct" version, because it has figured out that the result of the computation is never used.  It might be able to do this because it has built-in knowledge that Math.sqrt is side-effect free.  By contrast, it would be harder to figure out that your hypotenuse method is side-effect free.
Anyway, as others have said, strange results like this are common when people try to write micro-benchmarks for Java.

A: If you really want to perform micro-bench marking then I suggest you use libraries like Japex (https://japex.dev.java.net/) to help you. Also read http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-jtp12214/

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For most women, as soon as you find out you're pregnant you start anticipating the birth. Depending on how much you know (and how many horror stories you've heard) that could be with excitement or trepidation.
One way to switch from trepidation to excitement is through learning as much as you can about the in's and out's (pardon the pun!) of the process. So today, we're going to talk about a not often discussed part of birth: induction.
When might you be induced?
There are a few instances when a mother is offered an induction:
She is 42 weeks pregnant and her doctor believes that the baby should be born now.
It has been more than 24 hours since her waters have broken and she has not gone into active labour.
There is some sort of health risk present for either the mother or the baby associated with the baby staying in utero.
Generally, you should be given the option to be induced and you should have all the pros and cons of the situation explained to you."
How does induction work?
There are a couple of methods to try to induce labour (that's what induction is). It can be done manually, either by inserting a small balloon to stretch the cervix and 'ripen' it or through a 'stretch and sweep' where your doctor uses a finger to swipe around the cervix to encourage labour to start.
Your doctor can also insert a tablet or gel into your vagina which is intended to kick-start contractions. This contains Prostaglandin, which your body would produce naturally at the start of labour.
If that doesn't work within 6-24 hours, you might be offered another dose or more assistance. This may take the form of an IV of Pitocin (a synthetic form of Oxytocin) which, combined with the Prostaglandin or alone, can jump-start the beginning of labour. This can take another few hours or up to a few days.
If you still don't go into labour, your doctor can manually break your waters which sometimes brings on the contractions that help push your baby out."
Is it painful?
None of the actual procedures should be more than uncomfortable. However, induction is associated with stronger and more painful contractions, leading to more women asking for pain relief medication. This, in turn, leads to higher cases of assisted (forceps or suction) births and cesarean section births.
If you're offered an induction, we urge you to ask your doctor and medical team as many questions as you need to until you feel completely comfortable with the process and the reasoning behind the offer. We hope this article has armed you with enough knowledge to alleviate any fears you may have been harbouring, without scaring you at all."
Inductions are a useful and sometimes necessary part of birth today. It just helps to know what they're about to avoid being surprised on the big day!
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Inducing labour - Your pregnancy and baby guide: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/induction-labour/
Inducing labour: https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/labour-birth/inducing-labour
Inducing Labor: What Happens When You're Induced?: https://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/labor-induction/
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Early Exclusive Breastfeeding Associated with Longer Telomeres in Latino Preschoolers
Infants who are exclusively breastfed early in life are more likely by age 4 or 5 to have longer telomeres, the protective bits of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes in cells. In older adults, shorter telomeres are associated with a greater likelihood of developing conditions of aging, such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.
Telomeres, which are measured in white blood cells, generally become shorter with age, when the cell can no longer regenerate through cell division. But there is evidence that a significant amount of telomere shortening occurs during early childhood.
In their study of Latino children, published July 20, 2016, in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, UCSF scientists tracked the feeding habits of the offspring of 121 Latina mothers at two hospitals: UCSF Medical Center and Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The mothers were generally low-income, with almost all participating in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), and the majority were foreign born and Spanish speaking.
The researchers, led by Janet Wojcicki, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, found that breastfeeding at 4 to 6 weeks of age — and to a lesser extent, any breastfeeding — was associated with longer telomeres when children were evaluated at age 4 or 5.
Average telomere length in exclusively breastfed children was between 350 and 450 DNA base pairs – or approximately 5 percent – longer than in the other children.
"Being exclusively breastfed early may have lifelong benefits for health, and there are too few women who are exclusively breastfeeding," Wojcicki said.
Only 38 percent of mothers in the study were exclusively breastfeeding their babies at 4 to 6 weeks of age, contrary to the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendation that women exclusively feed their infants breast milk for the first six months and continue breastfeeding until at least one year, while introducing solid foods.
Earlier studies have found that breastfeeding plays a role in shaping the infant immune system and the gut microbiome, and that it may be somewhat protective against obesity.
Wojcicki said that to her knowledge this is the first study of the association of breastfeeding and diet with telomere shortness early in life.
Exposures to oxidative stress and inflammation are associated with faster telomere shortening in adults. The protective effect of breastfeeding against inflammation might help explain the association between exclusive early breastfeeding and longer telomeres during preschool years, the researchers speculated. It is not clear how telomere length might mediate health effects.
Previous studies in adults found that certain foods, such as cereal fiber and diets abundant in fruit and vegetables,are not only more likely to protect against obesity, but also are associated with longer telomere length.
Additionally, the study found that approximately 42 percent of children tested were consuming soda by age 3, and 10 percent of 3-year-olds drank soda four or more times weekly. These children showed a much faster rate of telomere shortening than the children who drank less or no soda.
The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Hellman Health Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program, the NASPGHAN Foundation and the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Additional UCSF co-authors are Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, professor of biochemistry and biophysics, who previously won a Novel Prize for the discovery of how chromosomes within cells are protected by telomeres; Elissa Epel, PhD, professor of psychiatry; Melvin Heyman, MD, MPH, professor of pediatrics; associate researcher Jue Lin, PhD, and research assistant Deena Elwan.
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In this page, we will provide Quartz 2 scheduler SimpleTrigger example with SimpleScheduleBuilder. SimpleTrigger is used to fire a Job at a given start time and if needed, it can repeat for a given interval of time or can run infinite. SimpleScheduleBuilder implements ScheduleBuilder. SimpleScheduleBuilder defines interval based schedules for the trigger. Here we will discuss a complete example step by step.
SimpleTrigger is instantiated using TriggerBuilder. Find the code snippet.
While instantiating TriggerBuilder provides different methods for its configuration.
1.withIdentity() : This method is used to provide a unique identity to trigger. We pass trigger name and group name.
2.startAt() : Using this method we set the time when trigger will start for the first time.
3. withSchedule() : Here we provide a ScheduleBuilder. In our example we are using SimpleScheduleBuilder.
SimpleScheduleBuilder is instantiated using simpleSchedule() method. We can configure SimpleScheduleBuilder using its different method.
1. withIntervalInSeconds() : Using this method, we specify the interval time in seconds for trigger execution.
2. withRepeatCount() : Here we specify how many times the trigger will repeat. If we specify n, it means complete number of time of trigger execution is n+1.
Find the gradle file to resolve Quartz 2 Jar dependencies.
Find the job which prints date.
Find the scheduler now. It schedules the job after 3 second and will repeat with 2 second interval for 5+1 number of time. Scheduler will sleep for 20 second to let the job complete and after that it gracefully shutdown.


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Nokia supported Samsung on the "genius" ad
Few days after the Apple smartphone used to be presented. The latest presentation of the iPhone 5 has overshadowed loud most effective of Samsung and Nokia, which could not remain indifferent to their main rival, Apple.
This weekend Samsung published print ad with a comparative list of features and functions of the iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S III, designed to show how much it exceeds the Android-smartphone from Apple. Korean slogan is "It Doesn't take a genius" which obviously has two meanings: the first is that the benefits of Galaxy S III obvious to a person not having a very sharp mind. In its second meaning, the phrase alludes to the Apple technical consultants, found in Apple Store(these employees called "genius").
The Finnish company Nokia has decided not to stand aside in such a wonderful situation and wrote in Twitter, that Lumia 920 is equipped with wireless charging, excellent camera, stunning display, responds to touch gloves, and many others. "So, really, no need to be a genius" – Nokia agreed with Samsung.
At the same time, fans of the Finnish company could not let go the battle between Samsung and Apple. Despite the fact that the Galaxy S III and Lumia 920 specifications look a little more impressive, it does not automatically mean that the Android and Windows Phone 8 flagship is better than Apple handset. The reality is usually more complicated than the posters. Certainly, the iPhone 5 is not new, revolutionary technology, but it still remains one of the best devices on the market.
For most users, the amount of RAM is important, and the design, the presence of original applications and easy-to-use device. On these points the Apple product is a clear leader, especially given a certain sense of status, which the company has raised around its creation. As long as the Cupertino can maintain that image, its leadership in the market will be completely safe.
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import org.apache.camel.CamelContext;
import org.apache.camel.Route;
import org.apache.felix.gogo.commands.Argument;
import org.apache.felix.gogo.commands.Command;
import org.apache.karaf.shell.console.OsgiCommandSupport;

/**
 * Command to suspend a route.
 */
@Command(scope = "camel", name = " suspend-route", description = "Suspend a Camel route.")
public class SuspendRouteCommand extends OsgiCommandSupport {

    @Argument(index = 0, name = "route", description = "The Camel route ID.", required = true, multiValued = false)
    String route;

    @Argument(index = 1, name = "context", description = "The Camel context name.", required = false, multiValued = false)
    String context;

    private CamelController camelController;

    public void setCamelController(CamelController camelController) {
        this.camelController = camelController;
    }

    public Object doExecute() throws Exception {
        Route camelRoute = camelController.getRoute(route, context);
        if (camelRoute == null) {
            System.err.println("Camel route " + route + " not found.");
            return null;
        }
        CamelContext camelContext = camelRoute.getRouteContext().getCamelContext();
        camelContext.suspendRoute(route);
        return null;
    }

}

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Sabina / April 28, 2015
One of the best things about college is that it brings together people from different areas. While some institutions are more diverse, either in geographic or ethnic representation, each school is a melting pot to some degree.
Students learn about each other's cultures' traditions, dialects, and slang terms. And sometimes they're critical or subtly xenophobic about those differences.
I've seen people go wide-eyed when I've never heard of mischief night or haven't been to Carvel. They think it's weird that I don't automatically support an NFL, NHL, or MLB team simply based on where I live. I spent the first few months of a friendship confused at my friend's constant usage of "deadass" and "OD." I get teased for apparently saying "Halloween" wrong.
There's also regional differences in what things are called. I've always called lightning bugs "fireflies" and roundabouts are "traffic circles."
And this. What do you call this?
I've always known it as gimp (although I've now been told that "gimp" is an offensive ableist term, so I'm not sure how to feel about that). Matt calls it boondoggle. Amanda calls it lanyard, which seems to be the NYC/Westchester/Northern New Jersey term for it.
Um…excuse me? THIS is a lanyard:
The gimp/boondoggle/lanyard debate shows I'm not immune to being "xenophobic," despite living much farther away than nearly everyone else here.
And even though I think a lot of their slang is silly, I've started to acquire a few Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic speaking habits, meaning that my friends from home tease me about my "accent" too.
I guess what goes around comes around.
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Petal and Mortar says:
Like soda or pop? Biscuit in the UK and biscuit in the USA? :)
Yes–like that! I much prefer the UK meaning of biscuit…that's the sweet tooth in me coming out.
courtjg says:
My college friends always did a double-take when I was talking because I'm from South-Central PA where there is ALOT of PA Dutch influence (My great grandmother spoke PA Dutch pretty fluently) – my pronouns and sentence structure basically goes out the door. For instance, when I am downstairs and my mom is upstairs and I need a rag: "Hey mom – throw me down the stairs a rag!" Its quirky…but it's fun learning how people from all over our HUGE country talk differently and have different names for things.
Ooh I've heard about PA Dutch and it's strange to listen to! I imagine you had to learn how to code-switch (speaking at home one way and with your friends another).
Haha it's definitely different. I definitely monitored how I spoke when I was at college – but now that I live at home, I'm throwing myself down the stairs a rag all the time. haha
Hannah G says:
I've never seen that thing (gimp/boondoggle/lanyard) before, so I have no idea.
It's always funny to see who thinks I have an accent, though.
Interesting!! I wonder if that's a regional thing, that it's not as popular in your area. When I came to college here I was asked if I was from the South and if I was from South Jersey…apparently I sounded strange to them, even though I'd argue that the West has the "standard American dialect" (that you hear on TV, etc).
What do you do with those things…?
Interesting! Some people are amazed that I don't have an accent. Others go "I just love your Southern accent" or whatever. I think it depends more on what they expect a Southern accent to sound like, rather than where they're from themselves.
christinarose says:
AHHH WHAT ARE THOSE CALLED?!?!? I used to make them all the time in elementary school! I would make keychains out of them to give to family/friends as gifts and I can't for the life of me remember what they were besides "keychains," though you can make so much out of that… "craft."
Mostly we made keychains with them too! None of the three names I've heard match your idea of what they're called?
None of the three names ring a bell to me either. I'll let you know if a lightbulb goes off!!
DeeScribes says:
Some good speechie will take that accent out of you. Standard American accent is usually more midwest than west coast, according to the linguists.
One of the most interesting courses I took in graduate school examined US accents and regional dialects and their development in relation to the history of European settlement. You're not far enough west in NY for it to be "pop." And thanks for not using gimp :)
In my articulation/phonological disorders class we're learning about how Spanish-, Cantonese-, Korean-, and Arabic-American English all relate to their languages of origin. It's interesting!
You don't even have to travel very far to find those regional differences. I live a little over 100 miles from where I grew up and so many words are pronounced differently. It's fun listening to what three years at school in Boston has done to my daughter's accent. Don't use gimp. LOL
I suppose it depends on 100 miles in which direction, though!
This is so interesting. I have no clue what a gimp/lanyard/can't-spell-that-other-word is. It's very interesting to learn about how people in different ares of one country call things differently. My parents live in the northern part of the Netherlands and there, people say they are "in front of the wheel" when they're driving. My parents are originally from the western part of the country and my father, who speaks standard Dutch, is quite a language puritan. I laugh about his humor on linguistic "errors" (sitting on the engine cover when driving).
Love that teasing! It does seem kind of silly to have it reversed like that.
MG Mason says:
As a Brit, I'm shocked you even have roundabouts in the US, let alone call them by the same name that we do!
I agree with you on the lanyard – to me it has always been a strap that goes around your neck to hold an ID. What is that gimp/lanyard thing? And how would calling it a gimp be "ableist"?
We have fewer roundabouts but we do have them! Gimp/lanyard/boondoggle is a craft that kids make, usually at summer camp. Gimp also refers to a disabled person, usually who walks differently than most people. I didn't know that until a few months ago though.
Never heard that term before to refer to a person with a disability. I've heard it used in context that somebody is not very intelligent "idiot", "moron" for example.
The only term I have ever heard "gimp" was from Pulp Fiction. I'll um, let you look it up if you don't know.
I'd never heard of it either. It's outdated and not used often anymore, which is especially why it's considered offensive.
"Idiot" was a word to refer to people with cognitive disabilities (formerly called mental retardation), so it's in the same category there of ableist terms. A lot of those terms have been integrated into our language so people don't notice it, but the roots of those words are in discrimination.
Oh I know, but I think these words have morphed now that they no longer have that offensive meaning.
One word that went the other way over here was "spastic". It was a general term for people with Cerebral Palsy. Even the country's biggest charity was called "The Spastic Society" but because children were calling each other that name, the charity changed its name and the word passed out of use.
When I was a kid at camp, we used to call it gimp, and never dreamed of it being derogatory. And yes, that is a lanyard! It's amazing how connotations for words can vary so much between regions.
Definitely! I've learned lots of new words for things since coming to school.
sarinavasquezsarina says:
These are easy to make I love these braclets
hey your names sabrina? mines sarina lol
Mine is Sabina, not Sabrina. But still close!
oh thats really cool and a nice name sorry i guess i read so fast
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