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Catholicism, Business, Jim Davis, Journalism, Pope Francis
Papal souvenirs get a light-hearted look from the Washington Post
To this day, I regret something I didn't do in 1987. No, not some job choice or stock purchase. It was when I covered the U.S. tour of Pope John Paul II, and didn't buy one of those souvenir T-shirts with three faces: George, John Paul and Ringo.
Fortunately, for me and a new generation of pope-biliaphiles, a new crop awaits in the northeast U.S., where Pope Francis plans to visit in September. The Washington Post surveys the market in a sweeping, good-natured feature.
As the Post notes, the T-shirts, bobbleheads, keychains and more bizarre items have become a standard feature of papal tours; in 1987, I even saw ads for a John Paul lawn sprinkler, with water spraying from his hands. Such things are writ large again for the upcoming visit of Francis.
The newspaper surveys the dizzying array of items being churned out -- from jerseys to holy water bottles to "Papal Pleasure" beer to a toaster that burns Francis' face into bread.
I know from experience that it takes a light touch to make such stories work. You want to convey the silliness and excess, yet keep a respect for the devotion of the people who buy the stuff -- and some of those who make it. And the Post pulls it off, right from the lede:
Warren Royal dreamed of a classier bobblehead pope.
The owner of Royal Bobbles is one of the many manufacturers, vendors and artists producing a heavenly host of commemorative baubles — and bobbles — that will surround Pope Francis on his visit to Washington, New York and Philadelphia next month. The multitudes will include papal mugs, magnets, buttons and T-shirts along with popes rendered in plush, plastic and (at one Philadelphia deli) mozzarella.
"Scatter gold coins," I once heard from a writing instructor, meaning to drop bright facts throughout your story. Steve Hendrix of the Post does an excellent job of that, distributing the funny stuff among more perceptive items.
Like a good reporter, Hendrix offers some background on The Making Of the items. He says a pizza maker will sculpt Francis' face either with or without a mitre. He even says that Warren Royal, the bobblehead maven, did a little research on how to render Francis:
But Royal aimed beyond bobblehead popes of questionable taste. One version on Etsy features the Holy Father's visage bobbing between a pair of Rocky-esque boxing gloves, with a cheesesteak in one fist and a soft pretzel in the other.
So Royal and his designers reduced the plastic pontiff's head by 30 percent ("It's not so cartoonish, but it still moves well"), vetted his vestments for style and color with Catholic scholars, and ordered him cast in the most substantial resin Guangzhou factories could provide.
"It's not a just a tchotchke to stick on the dash," Royal said proudly by phone from Atlanta. "People seem to form a personal connection with this figure."
Stories like this gain an extra boost from a writer who can turn a phrase, and Hendrix is one of those writers. You've already seen his "baubles and bobbles." He gets alliterative also with "pop-up pope shop." He mentions the "Papal Industrial Complex" and calls a section of the memorabilia market a "holy-owned subsidiary." And he tells of porcelain Francis statuettes whose heads "maintain a stately stillness."
The writer shows excellent enterprise in multisourcing: a visitor, two retailers, the deli owner, even a property rights lawyer (who says that as a public person, Francis would find it hard to "police his image"). And in a special coup, Hendrix quotes Rocco Palmo, writer of the Catholic-oriented "Whispers in the Loggia" blog.
Palmo explains the distinct Catholic approach to spirituality, a valuable insight on why they want saintly souvenirs. "Catholics believe in sacramentality, the faith embraces things that are tangible, statues, incense," he tells the Post. "T-shirts and bobbleheads can be an extension of that."
A shopper buying Francis T-shirts and medallions gives a succinct quote: "This is such a good man, such a holy man. Just to see his face, it makes me feel close to him."
To say all of this with humor but without snark is a double compliment -- to the writer himself and to the newspaper who ran his work. Some of the more appreciative Catholics who read the Post story just may be lighting votive candles for Hendrix right now.
For myself, it looks like there's another chance to snag a papal T-shirt. But after reading this article, my target has shifted. Now I want one of those shirts marked "I [Bishop's hat] Pope Francis."
Thumbnail photo: Screenshot from Etsy.com, showing a Pope Francis statuette with a cheesesteak in one hand and a soft pretzel in the other.
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View on '22: Managing ESG risk in the supply chain
The past two years have made us all think about risk in a more personal, societal and global way, says Katie Lennon, head of ESG, UK & Lloyd's, at Axa XL.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought untold human tragedy and huge economic disruption across the world. As well as the direct impact, it's has made us all look at the way we live, work and interact in a different light.
As a result, Environmental, Societal and Governance (ESG), already a board-level issue, has become an even more important factor in the way stakeholders view and interact with companies across all sectors. As we look ahead to 2022, addressing risks in a way that not only satisfies ESG goals but expediates them will be a key differentiator for companies. And the dangers of neglecting these risks will likely have much wider reputational consequences.
Against this backdrop, supply chain risk – which has been near the top of most companies' risk registers for many years – has crept further up the agenda. The impact of the pandemic, coupled with rising geopolitical concerns, have once again highlighted the interconnectedness of, and potential pinch points in, many organisations' supply chains.
The first lockdowns had an immediate effect on supply chains. Labour shortages caused by restrictions on the movement of people lead to reduced availability of certain raw materials and goods, while the urgent deployment of containers, ships and trucks to transport vital supplies meant they were diverted away from transporting non-essential supplies.
All this highlighted both the complexity of supply chains and the potential risks within them. And yet, supply chain risk is by no means a new phenomenon. Risk managers have long worked hard to better understand their organisations' global and increasingly complex supply chains. This is an ongoing – and ever evolving – piece of work for risk professionals.
But with ESG considerations rising up the corporate and public agenda – it's no longer enough just to identify and mitigate potential bottlenecks or weak links in supply chains. Knowing who your suppliers are and their ESG credentials – in all tiers of the chain – has become increasingly important from a reputational perspective.
Reputation is a modern company's most valuable intangible asset. And in today's climate, stakeholders at all levels within – and outside of – organisations are thinking ever more closely about the ethical standards of the companies they work for, buy goods from, transact with and have shareholdings in.
Companies need to be able to demonstrate that not only are their supply chains robust and well understood, but that the players within those supply chains adhere to the ESG standards and commitments that the company promotes and that its stakeholders expect.
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Risk managers have a vital role to play in working to understand the various moving parts within their companies' supply chains, ensuring that those suppliers do not give them exposure to otherwise precluded ESG risks and preparing crisis management plans in the event something goes wrong.
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Bushwalk Australia • View topic - 'The Abels' It's Here !!!
'The Abels' It's Here !!!
This will excite a few of you. I know it put a smile on my face when I walked into the book store in Launceston today. 'The Abels Volume One by Bill Wilkinson' has just been re- released. There is also a small slip of paper with a few updates and a mention of Volume 2 on the way.
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Grrr, I thought you were going to say Vol2 is out!! Vol1 has been availabe down here for as long as I can remember. And I've been hearing reports of Vol2 due out "any day now" since before last xmas.
What exactly does the slip say regarding Vol2??
I've had to borrow that book from a friend cause I couldn't find it anywhere in Hobart so that's good news for me at least. I heard that it wasn't sold anymore cause National Parks weren't too keen on people heading off into sensitive areas and making otherwise minor or non existant tracks into hikers highways...although I doubt that would occur.
I just sent Bill and email, so will let you know if I get any news.
Last I heard, Volume 1 was still available directly from Bill.
I'll see if I can confirm that too, and how to buy it.
I got a copy direct from Bill about a year ago.
I had a look a couple of weeks ago and there was a second hand copy in a bookshop in Hobart, but the $15 postage put me off!
Yes it's always in stock at Fullers Hobart too.
The Second edition has been in the works and a concern for parks for a lot longer than that Iluv. Forgive me for pointing out the view that it seems pretty short sighted to not be able to imagine the impact that Could occur, or even what things might look like when you guys look back at this in your doatage, especially a scott.. 'Parks' concerns aside, I would have thought you guys would be as much against yet another guide book as for it? I know this might be an unpopular view to voice here (have i done it now ?) but change your peer group and i'm guessing you would still be well outnumbered.... I would have thought a letter to Bill expressing concerns would be equally possible.
Yes I meant i'd heard it was near RELEASE for a couple of years, I know he's been working on it alot lot longer than that.
And I also know PWS wernt keen on some of the notes, but lets be honest here... there's a huge reduction of people walking off track these days is there not??? , is THIS book going to increase that?? VERY doubtful.
Also if people (like us) want to get to a peak, the info isnt too hard to come by. I really dont think this one book is going to change all of that.
I might further add to that above statement that some people I know are in the process of compiling a collection of track notes in junction with the peakbagging list.
This list has 466 peaks, including ALL THE ABELS (158?) and descriptions of how to climb every peak on the list.
Now THATS something PWS should be more worried about.
No, its not just Bill, the same reasoning has been used by other authors (look whats in the pack of almost any of the burgeoning masses on the Arthurs traverse) and pops up now and then here in various topics. The same reasoning has been used throughout history to justify all manner of poor decisions. Whats printed is done and the most fragile parts of our wilderness have a long time to pay for these decisions. There may be a decline in the hardest core but who's to say whether that will remain the case? Anyhow... just thought it worth mentioning, carry on.
I really do believe the lack of off track walking speaks for itself. If a guide came out for the POW or the Eldons would a horde of people be making the trip?? Maybe at first, but as soon as the first under prepared group gets choppered out or dies in there it would soon stop.
Anyway I get what your saying. I just dont think there's that many people who arent already doing these walks out there.
Vol I is always in stock at the Map Shop in Hobart.
Something that is frankly not worth it's weight to carry. I've become very much disillusioned with them. So many inaccuracies . . .
I had searched everywhere for this book in the past and was told it was unavailable so a second hand copy if you could get your hands on one was the best you were going to do, that is of course until today. Bought it in Birchalls. Assistant in there told me they had only been out for 2 days.
The slip inside says "New routes are currently being assessed and will be included in Volume 2" This is referring to property Gunns has acquired and they are now denying access to St Valentines Peak and Mt Tor via route described in Vol 1. Also a new Abel has been located and will be included in Vol 2. A key needs to be sought from Forestry Tasmania to access Abbotts and Marriotts lookouts.
I really don't think re-releasing this book or bringing out Vol 2 will have any more impact what so ever on what is happening now. The majority of people who buy it will be dreamers or arm chair hikers. The others are already out there doing it and are for the most part already environmentally sensitive and aware.
In all seriousness though, why put it out if it had no track notes?? What will it have? A few pictures and headings??
Are they allowed to show pictures? People might think of climbing the mountains then, and that might create tracks and........argh!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe we shouldn't even think about them. There might be an inexperienced telepathic bushwalker out there who would get ideas beyond his/her competence.
ozzie041974 wrote: I had searched everywhere for this book in the past and was told it was unavailable so a second hand copy if you could get your hands on one was the best you were going to do, that is of course until today. Bought it in Birchalls. Assistant in there told me they had only been out for 2 days.
I bought the book about 2-3 years ago and that slip of paper was included in my copy. As I said rumors of volume 2 have been floating around for a few years.
Seriously, as much as TasPAWS may 'not like it', what can they do if someone chooses to publish detailed notes on off track destinations? Vandalise the writer's car whenever it's left in a park?
Being a government department, they're probably limited to stern letters and guilt trips. But from correspondence I've had with one author, they certainly do attempt to apply pressure in one form or other.
Son of a Beach wrote: Being a government department, they're probably limited to stern letters and guilt trips. But from correspondence I've had with one author, they certainly do attempt to apply pressure in one form or other.
Oh NO! Not the comfy chair!
Son of a Beach wrote: they certainly do attempt to apply pressure in one form or other.
Agreed, Nuts. We've had no pressure whatsoever from Parks here, but that may be because we have our own guidelines which I suppose are based on similar thinking.
If Parks were to apply any pressure here I'd be sure to listen carefully to their reasoning, as I would to anyone else including the membership, but would still make up my own mind.
It's also worth noting that the current stance of this website is more likely to be to the detriment of this site, if anything, in the hope that it might be to the benefit of the bush.
yawn... crashed ridiculously early (for a friday night). Yes, I agree, good on you Nik for drawing a line somewhere. I also really do appreciate the constructive thoughts of others.
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Q: nHibernate Profiler 2 Error I just grabbed the update for nHibernate Profiler 2 for use in development (installed via Nuget), but when ever the NHibernateProfiler.Initialize() method is called by WebActivator I get the error as shown below. Any idea why it's trying to create debugging symbols in the root of the IIS Express folder and how to stop this error from happening?
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A: Looks like v2.0.2072.0 of NHProfiler NuGet was released on Sunday. I have just got that version for one of my projects and am experiencing the same issue.
I am using full IIS 7, though, rather than express, and the directory it is trying to write to is C:/Windows/System32/inetsrv/.
For now, perhaps manually get 1.0.0.955 - it looks like there could be a new requirement for the AppPool Identity to have write privileges to that folder? (total guess).

A: It appears to have been fixed in the most recent version. Update nHibernate Profiler and the problem will be resolved. (at the time of this writing that's 2.0.2077.0)

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Attending the Startup Battles is very beneficial for expending networking and gaining useful feedback. In particular, the feedback, what we got on Startup Battle, from the investor form the Silicon Valley helped us to find new and more perspective niche and make the pivot. We would be glad to collaborate with the Startup.Network team again.
We took part in two Startup.Network events: Startup Battle in Moscow and Startup BAttle in Silicon Valley.
We won the 1st place in Moscow and got a lot of attention from the media and investors. After that event, we received lots of useful pieces of advice and attended meetings with investors.
(Partner 500 Startups) offered us to join 500 Startups accelerator. Being acquainted with Marwin helped us one more time in Moscow in some time.
We would be glad to pitch at Startup Battles again!


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Tshukudu Private Game Reserve, is situated next to the Kruger Park, near Hoedspruit, Limpopo province, South Africa. The name "Tshukudu" means "rhino" in Sotho. Tshukudu has been a family owned reserve since 1980.

Wildlife
Wildlife species include: lion, leopard, South African cheetah, African bush elephant, southern white rhino, common eland, waterbuck, kudu, bushbuck, wildebeest, Burchell's zebra, South African giraffe, warthog, impala, steenbuck, duiker, porcupine, jackal, hyena, caracal, serval, civet, genet, Southern African wildcat, hippo, and Nile crocodile.

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 Protected areas of South Africa

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OBAMA'S IMMIGRATION PLAN
January 30, 2013 · by Alison J Fox
President Obama released his plan for comprehensive immigration reform. As expected, it contains many of the same elements as the bipartisan Senate blueprint released yesterday and summarized in the posting Immigration and Education in the Spotlight.
The fact sheet is below and available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/29/fact-sheet-fixing-our-broken-immigration-system-so-everyone-plays-rules
Some key highlights for higher education and entrepreneurship include:
"Staple" green cards to advanced STEM diplomas. The proposal encourages foreign graduate students educated in the United States to stay here and contribute to our economy by "stapling" a green card to the diplomas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) PhD and Master's Degree graduates from qualified U.S. universities who have found employment in the United States. It also requires employers to pay a fee that will support education and training to grow the next generation of American workers in STEM careers.
Create a "startup visa" for job-creating entrepreneurs. The proposal allows foreign entrepreneurs who attract financing from U.S. investors or revenue from U.S. customers to start and grow their businesses in the United States, and to remain permanently if their companies grow further, create jobs for American workers, and strengthen our economy.
Expand opportunities for investor visas and U.S. economic development. The proposal permanently authorizes immigrant visa opportunities for regional center (pooled investment) programs; provides incentives for visa requestors to invest in programs that support national priorities, including economic development in rural and economically depressed regions ; adds new measures to combat fraud and national security threats; includes data collection on economic impact; and creates a pilot program for state and local government officials to promote economic development.
Create a new visa category for employees of federal national security science and technology laboratories. The proposal creates a new visa category for a limited number of highly-skilled and specialized immigrants to work in federal science and technology laboratories on critical national security needs after being in the United States for two years and passing rigorous national security and criminal background checks.
FACT SHEET: Fixing our Broken Immigration System so Everyone Plays by the Rules
America's immigration system is broken. Too many employers game the system by hiring undocumented workers and there are 11 million people living in the shadows. Neither is good for the economy or the country.
It is time to act to fix the broken immigration system in a way that requires responsibility from everyone -both from the workers here illegally and those who hire them-and guarantees that everyone is playing by the same rules.
President Obama's commonsense immigration reform proposal has four parts. First, continue to strengthen our borders. Second, crack down on companies that hire undocumented workers. Third, hold undocumented immigrants accountable before they can earn their citizenship; this means requiring undocumented workers to pay their taxes and a penalty, move to the back of the line, learn English, and pass background checks. Fourth, streamline the legal immigration system for families, workers, and employers.
Together we can build a fair, effective and commonsense immigration system that lives up to our heritage as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.
The key principles the President believes should be included in commonsense immigration reform are:
Continuing to Strengthen Border Security: President Obama has doubled the number of Border Patrol agents since 2004 and today border security is stronger than it has ever been. But there is more work to do. The President's proposal gives law enforcement the tools they need to make our communities safer from crime. And by enhancing our infrastructure and technology, the President's proposal continues to strengthen our ability to remove criminals and apprehend and prosecute national security threats.
Cracking Down on Employers Hiring Undocumented Workers: Our businesses should only employ people legally authorized to work in the United States. Businesses that knowingly employ undocumented workers are exploiting the system to gain an advantage over businesses that play by the rules. The President's proposal is designed to stop these unfair hiring practices and hold these companies accountable. At the same time, this proposal gives employers who want to play by the rules a reliable way to verify that their employees are here legally.
Earned Citizenship: It is just not practical to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants living within our borders. The President's proposal provides undocumented immigrants a legal way to earn citizenship that will encourage them to come out of the shadows so they can pay their taxes and play by the same rules as everyone else. Immigrants living here illegally must be held responsible for their actions by passing national security and criminal background checks, paying taxes and a penalty, going to the back of the line, and learning English before they can earn their citizenship. There will be no uncertainty about their ability to become U.S. citizens if they meet these eligibility criteria. The proposal will also stop punishing innocent young people brought to the country through no fault of their own by their parents and give them a chance to earn their citizenship more quickly if they serve in the military or pursue higher education.
Streamlining Legal Immigration: Our immigration system should reward anyone who is willing to work hard and play by the rules. For the sake of our economy and our security, legal immigration should be simple and efficient. The President's proposal attracts the best minds to America by providing visas to foreign entrepreneurs looking to start businesses here and helping the most promising foreign graduate students in science and math stay in this country after graduation, rather than take their skills to other countries. The President's proposal will also reunify families in a timely and humane manner.
Continuing to Strengthen Border Security
Strengthen border security and infrastructure. The President's proposal strengthens and improves infrastructure at ports of entry, facilitates public-private partnerships aimed at increasing investment in foreign visitor processing, and continues supporting the use of technologies that help to secure the land and maritime borders of the United States.
Combat transnational crime. The President's proposal creates new criminal penalties dedicated to combating transnational criminal organizations that traffic in drugs, weapons, and money, and that smuggle people across the borders. It also expands the scope of current law to allow for the forfeiture of these organizations' criminal tools and proceeds. Through this approach, we will bolster our efforts to deprive criminal enterprises, including those operating along the Southwest border, of their infrastructure and profits.
Improve partnerships with border communities and law enforcement. The President's proposal expands our ability to work with our cross-border law enforcement partners. Community trust and cooperation are keys to effective law enforcement. To this end, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will establish border community liaisons along the Southern and Northern borders to improve communication and collaboration with border communities, boost funding to tribal government partners to reduce illegal activity on tribal lands, and strengthen training on civil rights and civil liberties for DHS immigration officers.
Crack down on criminal networks engaging in passport and visa fraud and human smuggling. The President's proposal creates tough criminal penalties for trafficking in passports and immigration documents and schemes to defraud, including those who prey on vulnerable immigrants through notario fraud. It also strengthens penalties to combat human smuggling rings.
Deporting Criminals. The President's proposal expands smart enforcement efforts that target convicted criminals in federal or state correctional facilities, allowing us to remove them from the United States at the end of their sentences without re-entering our communities. At the same time, it protects those with a credible fear of returning to their home countries.
Streamline removal of nonimmigrant national security and public safety threats. The President's proposal creates a streamlined administrative removal process for people who overstay their visas and have been determined to be threats to national security and public safety.
Improve our nation's immigration courts. The President's proposal invests in our immigration courts. By increasing the number of immigration judges and their staff, investing in training for court personnel, and improving access to legal information for immigrants, these reforms will improve court efficiency. It allows DHS to better focus its detention resources on public safety and national security threats by expanding alternatives to detention and reducing overall detention costs. It also provides greater protections for those least able to represent themselves.
Cracking Down on Employers Who Hire Undocumented Workers
Mandatory, phased-in electronic employment verification. The President's proposal provides tools for employers to ensure a legal workforce by using federal government databases to verify that the people they hire are eligible to work in the United States. Penalties for hiring undocumented workers are significantly increased, and new penalties are established for committing fraud and identity theft. The new mandatory program ensures the privacy and confidentiality of all workers' personal information and includes important procedural protections. Mandatory electronic employment verification would be phased in over five years with exemptions for certain small businesses.
Combat fraud and identity theft. The proposal also mandates a fraud‐resistant, tamper‐resistant Social Security card and requires workers to use fraud‐and tamper‐resistant documents to prove authorization to work in the United States. The proposal also seeks to establish a voluntary pilot program to evaluate new methods to authenticate identity and combat identity theft.
Protections for all workers. The President's proposal protects workers against retaliation for exercising their labor rights. It increases the penalties for employers who hire undocumented workers to skirt the workplace standards that protect all workers. And it creates a "labor law enforcement fund" to help ensure that industries that employ significant numbers of immigrant workers comply with labor laws.
Pathway to Earned Citizenship
Create a provisional legal status. Undocumented immigrants must come forward and register, submit biometric data, pass criminal background and national security checks, and pay fees and penalties before they will be eligible for a provisional legal status. Agricultural workers and those who entered the United States as children would be eligible for the same program. Individuals must wait until the existing legal immigration backlogs are cleared before getting in line to apply for lawful permanent residency (i.e. a "green card"), and ultimately United States citizenship. Consistent with current law, people with provisional legal status will not be eligible for welfare or other federal benefits, including subsidies or tax credits under the new health care law.
Create strict requirements to qualify for lawful permanent resident status. Those applying for green cards must pay their taxes, pass additional criminal background and national security checks, register for Selective Service (where applicable), pay additional fees and penalties, and learn English and U.S. civics. As under current law, five years after receiving a green card, individuals will be eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship like every other legal permanent resident.
Earned citizenship for DREAMers. Children brought here illegally through no fault of their own by their parents will be eligible for earned citizenship. By going to college or serving honorably in the Armed Forces for at least two years, these children should be given an expedited opportunity to earn their citizenship. The President's proposal brings these undocumented immigrants out of the shadows.
Create administrative and judicial review. An individual whose provisional lawful status has been revoked or denied, or whose application for adjustment has been denied, will have the opportunity to seek administrative and judicial review of those decisions.
Provide new resources to combat fraud. The President's proposal authorizes funding to enable DHS, the Department of State, and other relevant federal agencies to establish fraud prevention programs that will provide training for adjudicators, allow regular audits of applications to identify patterns of fraud and abuse, and incorporate other proven fraud prevention measures.
Streamlining Legal Immigration
Keep Families Together. The proposal seeks to eliminate existing backlogs in the family-sponsored immigration system by recapturing unused visas and temporarily increasing annual visa numbers. The proposal also raises existing annual country caps from 7 percent to 15 percent for the family-sponsored immigration system. It also treats same-sex families as families by giving U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents the ability to seek a visa on the basis of a permanent relationship with a same-sex partner. The proposal also revises current unlawful presence bars and provides broader discretion to waive bars in cases of hardship.
Cut Red Tape for Employers. The proposal also eliminates the backlog for employment-sponsored immigration by eliminating annual country caps and adding additional visas to the system. Outdated legal immigration programs are reformed to meet current and future demands by exempting certain categories from annual visa limitations.
Enhance travel and tourism. The Administration is committed to increasing U.S. travel and tourism by facilitating legitimate travel while maintaining our nation's security. Consistent with the President'sExecutive Order on travel and tourism, the President's proposal securely streamlines visa and foreign visitor processing. It also strengthens law enforcement cooperation while maintaining the program's robust counterterrorism and criminal information sharing initiatives. It facilitates more efficient travel by allowing greater flexibility to designate countries for participation in the Visa Waiver Program, which allows citizens of designated countries to visit the United States without obtaining a visa. And finally it permits the State Department to waive interview requirements for certain very low-risk visa applicants, permitting resources to be focused on higher risk applicants and creates a pilot for premium visa processing.
Create a new visa category for employees of federal national security science and technology laboratories. The proposal creates a new visa category for a limited number of highly-skilled and specialized immigrants to work in federal science and technology laboratories on critical national security needs after being in the United States. for two years and passing rigorous national security and criminal background checks.
Better addresses humanitarian concerns. The proposal streamlines immigration law to better protect vulnerable immigrants, including those who are victims of crime and domestic violence. It also better protects those fleeing persecution by eliminating the existing limitations that prevent qualified individuals from applying for asylum.
Encourage integration. The proposal promotes earned citizenship and efforts to integrate immigrants into their new American communities linguistically, civically, and economically.
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Family non-profit receives large donation of baby equipment, supplies
Times-Mirror Staff Report
While one Leesburg nonprofit has decided to close its doors, another local nonprofit plans to carry on its mission.
It Takes a Village, Baby, an organization that has served families in need for six years, has donated its baby equipment and supplies to INMED Opportunity Center in Sterling.
"It Takes a Village, Baby has been a long-time partner with the INMED Opportunity Center and INMED's Healthy Families Loudoun program," said Jennifer Lassiter Smith, Director of U.S. Programs for INMED Partnerships for Children in a prepared statement. "When ITAVB made the hard choice to close, it made sense for INMED USA to carry on the legacy and mission of ensuring babies in our region get a healthy start in life."
The INMED Opportunity Center serves more than 100 mothers each week, who desperately need car seats, diapers and other essential supplies that the group received as a gift from It Takes a Village, Baby, she said.
INMED's Opportunity Center has become a county-wide hub of resources, education and services for low-income families struggling to make ends meet.
"We're serving more families than ever that have lost employment, have limited access to healthcare and are relying on the kindness of their neighbors to help them get back on track," said Smith.
"While it's sad to close our doors at It Takes a Village, Baby, we are thankful our remaining resources can continue to help the community," said Lauren Smith, cofounder of ITAVB. "The generous donations from families in Loudoun and Fairfax counties have allowed us to help thousands of families in need, and now INMED can continue that mission."
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Q: Java GUI Freezes even with SwingWorker I'm trying to use a SwingWorker to perform a lengthy task and update a JLabel with the result:
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {

    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
        new SwingWorker<String, Void>() {

            @Override
            protected String doInBackground() throws Exception {
                return doCalculation();
            }

            protected void done() {
                try {
                    label.setText(get());
                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                    System.out.println("thread was interrupted");
                } catch (ExecutionException e) {
                    System.out.println("there was an ExecutionException");
                }
            }

        }.execute();

    }

});

I can click the button many times as I like and the Gui will remain responsive until two threads are finished at which point the Gui freezes while threads are running. If I only run one thread at a time, this problem still occurs.
I'd be greatful if anyone could point out if I am using the SwingWorker incorrectly or if there is another problem I'm not aware of. Thanks for your time.
Ian
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The doCalculation() is just something time consuming:
private String doCalculation() {
    for (int i = 0; i < 10000000; i++) {
        Math.pow(3.14, i);
    }
    return threads++ + "";
}

A: I'm sorry, but even with your doCalculate() method, I'm still not able to reproduce your problem.  For example here is my sscce:
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
import javax.swing.*;

public class FooGui {
   private static int threads = 0;

   private static void createAndShowUI() {
      final JLabel label = new JLabel("      ");
      JButton button = new JButton("Button");
      button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {

         @Override
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
            new SwingWorker<String, Void>() {

               @Override
               protected String doInBackground() throws Exception {
                  return doCalculation();
               }

               @Override
               protected void done() {
                  try {
                     label.setText(get());
                  } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                     System.out.println("thread was interrupted");
                  } catch (ExecutionException e) {
                     System.out.println("there was an ExecutionException");
                  }
               }
            }.execute();
         }
      });
      JPanel panel = new JPanel();
      panel.add(button);
      panel.add(label);

      JFrame frame = new JFrame("FooGui");
      frame.getContentPane().add(panel);
      frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      frame.pack();
      frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
      frame.setVisible(true);
   }

   private static String doCalculation() {
      for (int i = 0; i < 5000000; i++) {
         Math.pow(3.14, i);
      }
      return threads++ + "";
   }

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {

         @Override
         public void run() {
            createAndShowUI();
         }
      });
   }
}

You may wish to create and post a "Short, Self Contained, Correct (Compilable), Example" or SSCCE of your own (please check the link). I'll bet that in the process of creating this, you'll probably find the problem and its solution yourself. If so, please be sure to come back here and let us know.
I know that this is not really an answer, but there's no way to post code like this in a comment.


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Q: Packing space by cones: Translates best? Let $C$ be a right circular cone, the convex hull of a unit-radius disk
and a point directly above the disk center at height $h$.

Is the most dense packing of $\mathbb{R}^3$ achieved by translates
  of $C$ and its negative,* $-C$, i.e., upside-down $C$?
  Or is it known that rotations of the cones permit achieving a denser packing?

*
Barany, Imre, and Jiri Matousek. "Packing cones and their negatives in space." Discrete & Computational Geometry 38.2 (2007): 177-187. (Springer link)

Here is TMA's idea:

(27Jun14).
Conjecture by  Wlodek Kuperberg (see the comments), the expert on the topic:

"For a generic cone,
  the densest packing by translates of the cone and its point-reflection
  is perhaps the best one."

Now marked as an open problem.


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Broadband is a major driver of economic and social development. Despite its importance, almost half of Brazilian households are deprived of access to broadband, a situation that worsens in rural locations and peripheries of urban centers. Among the reasons for such performance are the geographic dimension of the country and the tax burden on the service. This study aims to evaluate the potential of satellite broadband as a technological means to universalize the service and reduce the digital divide in Brazil. Evidences are formulated from an econometric approach whose main objective is to evaluate the demand for broadband in Brazil. To this end, it departs from observations on socioeconomic and regional aspects for 5,568 municipalities. Hypothetical variations of the Goods and Services Circulation Tax (ICMS) are introduced in the model in order to forecast its effect on the demand for the service. This variable is a fundamental aspect for Broadband diffusion insofar as it accounts for a relevant portion of the final price to the consumer. The evidence shows that tax relief represents an important incentive for the spread of broadband in areas that are deprived of the service, with effects on the reduction of social and regional inequalities.
Satellite based broadband use as a strategy to access universalization and to reduce regional inequalities.
Satellite Broadband, Regional Inequality, Tax Burden.
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Q: How to start an FFmpeg process, create a pipe and write data from the parent process? My code is based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/32279430/5941827.
I run FFmpeg with the following params:
std::stringstream sstm;
sstm << "ffmpeg -loglevel error -y -f rawvideo -vcodec rawvideo -s " << std::to_string(width) << "x" << std::to_string(height) //
        << " -pix_fmt rgb24 -framerate " << std::to_string(fps) << " -i - -c:v libx264 -preset " << getPreset(encodeSpeed) << //
        " -crf " << std::to_string(crf) << " -shortest " << path;

(the variables are initialized in a class constructor correctly)
Then I open the pipe with pPipe = popen(sstm.str().c_str(), "w").The problem is after I fwrite to it and calling fclose, based on the contents I write sometimes less or more bytes reach FFmpeg, and I get
[rawvideo @ 000000000010c3df] Invalid buffer size, packet size 196606 < expected frame_size 196608
Error while decoding stream #0:0: Invalid argument

The saved output video usually has one frame more or less than the expected.
I have checked the array I'm sending trough the pipe with fwrite and it's size is correct.
It appears that based on the data I send some bytes don't get there, or more bytes than I send go through the pipe.
I have also tried two different FFmpeg versions, but with the same error message.


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Major Prisoner Swap Begins: 2,130 Syrians For 48 Iranians
HÜRRIYET (Turkey), THE GUARDIAN (UK), REUTERS, FRANCE 24
ISTANBUL– The Syrian government has announced it would free 2,130 civilian prisoners on Wednesday, in exchange for the release of 48 Iranians held by Syrian rebels.
Iranian state TV confirmed that the 48 hostages, captured by the Free Syrian Army back in August, had been freed. The Syrian rebels say the Iranians, who claimed to be religious pilgrims, were working for the Damascus regime.
Although there has been no confirmation from the Syrian government so far, Bulent Yildirim, head of the Turkish non-governmental organization Humanitarian Relief Foundation that helped broker the swap, told Reuters that the exchange was underway: "The 48 Iranians have been released and are being taken to Damascus, accompanied by Iranian and Syrian officials."
Biggest ever since uprising began prisoner swap taking place in #syria.2000+ prisoners in exchange for 48 Iranians
— Arwa Damon (@arwaCNN) January 9, 2013
Among the 2,130 civilians held captive by the Syrian regime there are at least four Turkish citizens, Yıldırım told Turkey's Hürriyet, adding that the swap -- happening simultaneously in several cities including Damascus, Latakia, Homs, Idlib and Aleppo -- was being directed with mediation from Turkey, Qatar and Iran.
The news comes as the UN World Food Program (WFP) warned that it was unable to reach one million desperate and hungry Syrians because of the perilous security situation across the country after nearly two years of deadly conflict, France 24 reports.
The WFP is handing out food rations to about 1.5 million people in Syria each month, a spokeswoman for the organization said, but it still falls short of the 2.5 million to be reached.


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	APPLICATION_NAME VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
	APPLICATION_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(200) NOT NULL,
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	ACTIVE_FLAG BOOL NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
	UPDATE_DATE DATE DEFAULT '0000-00-00',
	DATABASE_URL VARCHAR(100),
	DATABASE_USER_NAME VARCHAR(100),
	DATABASE_PASSWORD VARCHAR(100),
	DATABASE_DIALECT VARCHAR(100),
	DATABASE_DRIVER VARCHAR(100),
	CSM_VERSION VARCHAR(20),
	PRIMARY KEY(APPLICATION_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_GROUP (
	GROUP_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	GROUP_NAME VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
	GROUP_DESC VARCHAR(200),
	UPDATE_DATE DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00',
	APPLICATION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	PRIMARY KEY(GROUP_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_PRIVILEGE (
	PRIVILEGE_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	PRIVILEGE_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
	PRIVILEGE_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(200),
	UPDATE_DATE DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00',
	PRIMARY KEY(PRIVILEGE_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_FILTER_CLAUSE (
	FILTER_CLAUSE_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	CLASS_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
	FILTER_CHAIN VARCHAR(2000) NOT NULL,
	TARGET_CLASS_NAME VARCHAR (100) NOT NULL,
	TARGET_CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_NAME VARCHAR (100) NOT NULL,
	TARGET_CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE VARCHAR (100) NOT NULL,
	TARGET_CLASS_ALIAS VARCHAR (100),
	TARGET_CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_ALIAS VARCHAR (100),
	GENERATED_SQL_USER VARCHAR (4000) NOT NULL,
	GENERATED_SQL_GROUP VARCHAR (4000) NOT NULL,
	APPLICATION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	UPDATE_DATE DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00',
	PRIMARY KEY(FILTER_CLAUSE_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_MAPPING (
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  APPLICATION_ID bigint(20) NOT NULL,
  OBJECT_NAME varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  ATTRIBUTE_NAME varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  OBJECT_PACKAGE_NAME varchar(100),
  TABLE_NAME varchar(100),
  TABLE_NAME_GROUP varchar(100),
  TABLE_NAME_USER varchar(100),
  VIEW_NAME_GROUP varchar(100),
  VIEW_NAME_USER varchar(100),
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  MAINTAINED_FLAG tinyint(1) NOT NULL default '0',
  UPDATE_DATE date default '0000-00-00',
  PRIMARY KEY(MAPPING_ID)
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;

CREATE TABLE CSM_PROTECTION_ELEMENT (
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	PROTECTION_ELEMENT_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
	PROTECTION_ELEMENT_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(200),
	OBJECT_ID VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
	ATTRIBUTE VARCHAR(100) ,
	ATTRIBUTE_VALUE VARCHAR(100) ,
	PROTECTION_ELEMENT_TYPE VARCHAR(100),
	APPLICATION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	UPDATE_DATE DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00',
	PRIMARY KEY(PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_PROTECTION_GROUP (
	PROTECTION_GROUP_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	PROTECTION_GROUP_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
	PROTECTION_GROUP_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(200),
	APPLICATION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	LARGE_ELEMENT_COUNT_FLAG BOOL NOT NULL,
	UPDATE_DATE DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00',
	PARENT_PROTECTION_GROUP_ID BIGINT,
	PRIMARY KEY(PROTECTION_GROUP_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_PG_PE (
	PG_PE_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	PROTECTION_GROUP_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	UPDATE_DATE DATE DEFAULT '0000-00-00',
	PRIMARY KEY(PG_PE_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_ROLE (
	ROLE_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	ROLE_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
	ROLE_DESCRIPTION VARCHAR(200),
	APPLICATION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	ACTIVE_FLAG BOOL NOT NULL,
	UPDATE_DATE DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00',
	PRIMARY KEY(ROLE_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_ROLE_PRIVILEGE (
	ROLE_PRIVILEGE_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	ROLE_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	PRIVILEGE_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	PRIMARY KEY(ROLE_PRIVILEGE_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_USER (
	USER_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	LOGIN_NAME VARCHAR(500) NOT NULL,
	MIGRATED_FLAG BOOL NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
	FIRST_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
	LAST_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
	ORGANIZATION VARCHAR(100),
	DEPARTMENT VARCHAR(100),
	TITLE VARCHAR(100),
	PHONE_NUMBER VARCHAR(15),
	PASSWORD VARCHAR(100),
	EMAIL_ID VARCHAR(100),
	START_DATE DATE,
	END_DATE DATE,
	UPDATE_DATE DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00',
	PREMGRT_LOGIN_NAME VARCHAR(100) ,
	PRIMARY KEY(USER_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_USER_GROUP (
	USER_GROUP_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	USER_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	GROUP_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	PRIMARY KEY(USER_GROUP_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG (
	USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	USER_ID BIGINT,
	GROUP_ID BIGINT,
	ROLE_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	PROTECTION_GROUP_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	UPDATE_DATE DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00',
	PRIMARY KEY(USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

CREATE TABLE CSM_USER_PE (
	USER_PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	USER_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
	PRIMARY KEY(USER_PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_MAPPING ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PE_APPLICATION
FOREIGN KEY FK_PE_APPLICATION (APPLICATION_ID) REFERENCES csm_application (APPLICATION_ID) ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_MAPPING
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_MP_OBJ_NAME_ATTRI_NAME_APP_ID UNIQUE (OBJECT_NAME,ATTRIBUTE_NAME,APPLICATION_ID)
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_APPLICATION
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_APPLICATION_NAME UNIQUE (APPLICATION_NAME)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_APPLICATION_ID ON CSM_GROUP(APPLICATION_ID)
;
ALTER TABLE CSM_GROUP
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_GROUP_GROUP_NAME UNIQUE (APPLICATION_ID, GROUP_NAME)
;
ALTER TABLE CSM_PRIVILEGE
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_PRIVILEGE_NAME UNIQUE (PRIVILEGE_NAME)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_APPLICATION_ID ON CSM_PROTECTION_ELEMENT(APPLICATION_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_OBJ_ATTR_APP ON CSM_PROTECTION_ELEMENT(OBJECT_ID, ATTRIBUTE, APPLICATION_ID)
;
ALTER TABLE CSM_PROTECTION_ELEMENT
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_PE_PE_NAME_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_APP_ID UNIQUE (OBJECT_ID, ATTRIBUTE, ATTRIBUTE_VALUE, APPLICATION_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_APPLICATION_ID ON CSM_PROTECTION_GROUP(APPLICATION_ID)
;
ALTER TABLE CSM_PROTECTION_GROUP
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_PROTECTION_GROUP_PROTECTION_GROUP_NAME UNIQUE (APPLICATION_ID, PROTECTION_GROUP_NAME)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_PARENT_PROTECTION_GROUP_ID ON CSM_PROTECTION_GROUP(PARENT_PROTECTION_GROUP_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID ON CSM_PG_PE(PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_PROTECTION_GROUP_ID ON CSM_PG_PE(PROTECTION_GROUP_ID)
;
ALTER TABLE CSM_PG_PE
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_PROTECTION_GROUP_PROTECTION_ELEMENT_PROTECTION_GROUP_ID UNIQUE (PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID, PROTECTION_GROUP_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_APPLICATION_ID ON CSM_ROLE(APPLICATION_ID)
;
ALTER TABLE CSM_ROLE
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_ROLE_ROLE_NAME UNIQUE (APPLICATION_ID, ROLE_NAME)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_PRIVILEGE_ID ON CSM_ROLE_PRIVILEGE(PRIVILEGE_ID)
;
ALTER TABLE CSM_ROLE_PRIVILEGE
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_ROLE_PRIVILEGE_ROLE_ID UNIQUE (PRIVILEGE_ID, ROLE_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_ROLE_ID ON CSM_ROLE_PRIVILEGE(ROLE_ID)
;
ALTER TABLE CSM_USER
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_LOGIN_NAME UNIQUE (LOGIN_NAME)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_USER_ID ON CSM_USER_GROUP(USER_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_GROUP_ID ON CSM_USER_GROUP(GROUP_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_GROUP_ID ON CSM_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG(GROUP_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_ROLE_ID ON CSM_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG(ROLE_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_PROTECTION_GROUP_ID ON CSM_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG(PROTECTION_GROUP_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_USER_ID ON CSM_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG(USER_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_USER_ID ON CSM_USER_PE(USER_ID)
;
CREATE INDEX idx_PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID ON CSM_USER_PE(PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID)
;
ALTER TABLE CSM_USER_PE
ADD CONSTRAINT UQ_USER_PROTECTION_ELEMENT_PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID UNIQUE (USER_ID, PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID)
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_GROUP ADD CONSTRAINT FK_APPLICATION_GROUP
FOREIGN KEY (APPLICATION_ID) REFERENCES CSM_APPLICATION (APPLICATION_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_FILTER_CLAUSE ADD CONSTRAINT FK_APPLICATION_FILTER_CLAUSE
FOREIGN KEY (APPLICATION_ID) REFERENCES CSM_APPLICATION (APPLICATION_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_PROTECTION_ELEMENT ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PE_APPLICATION2
FOREIGN KEY (APPLICATION_ID) REFERENCES CSM_APPLICATION (APPLICATION_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_PROTECTION_GROUP ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PG_APPLICATION
FOREIGN KEY (APPLICATION_ID) REFERENCES CSM_APPLICATION (APPLICATION_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_PROTECTION_GROUP ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PROTECTION_GROUP
FOREIGN KEY (PARENT_PROTECTION_GROUP_ID) REFERENCES CSM_PROTECTION_GROUP (PROTECTION_GROUP_ID)
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_PG_PE ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PROTECTION_ELEMENT_PROTECTION_GROUP
FOREIGN KEY (PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID) REFERENCES CSM_PROTECTION_ELEMENT (PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_PG_PE ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PROTECTION_GROUP_PROTECTION_ELEMENT
FOREIGN KEY (PROTECTION_GROUP_ID) REFERENCES CSM_PROTECTION_GROUP (PROTECTION_GROUP_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_ROLE ADD CONSTRAINT FK_APPLICATION_ROLE
FOREIGN KEY (APPLICATION_ID) REFERENCES CSM_APPLICATION (APPLICATION_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_ROLE_PRIVILEGE ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PRIVILEGE_ROLE
FOREIGN KEY (PRIVILEGE_ID) REFERENCES CSM_PRIVILEGE (PRIVILEGE_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_ROLE_PRIVILEGE ADD CONSTRAINT FK_ROLE
FOREIGN KEY (ROLE_ID) REFERENCES CSM_ROLE (ROLE_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_USER_GROUP ADD CONSTRAINT FK_USER_GROUP
FOREIGN KEY (USER_ID) REFERENCES CSM_USER (USER_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_USER_GROUP ADD CONSTRAINT FK_UG_GROUP
FOREIGN KEY (GROUP_ID) REFERENCES CSM_GROUP (GROUP_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG ADD CONSTRAINT FK_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PROTECTION_GROUP_GROUPS
FOREIGN KEY (GROUP_ID) REFERENCES CSM_GROUP (GROUP_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG ADD CONSTRAINT FK_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PROTECTION_GROUP_ROLE
FOREIGN KEY (ROLE_ID) REFERENCES CSM_ROLE (ROLE_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG ADD CONSTRAINT FK_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PROTECTION_GROUP_PROTECTION_GROUP
FOREIGN KEY (PROTECTION_GROUP_ID) REFERENCES CSM_PROTECTION_GROUP (PROTECTION_GROUP_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PG ADD CONSTRAINT FK_USER_GROUP_ROLE_PROTECTION_GROUP_USER
FOREIGN KEY (USER_ID) REFERENCES CSM_USER (USER_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_USER_PE ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PE_USER
FOREIGN KEY (USER_ID) REFERENCES CSM_USER (USER_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

ALTER TABLE CSM_USER_PE ADD CONSTRAINT FK_PROTECTION_ELEMENT_USER
FOREIGN KEY (PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID) REFERENCES CSM_PROTECTION_ELEMENT (PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID)
ON DELETE CASCADE
;

#
# The following entries creates a super admin application incase you decide
# to use this database to run UPT also. In that case you need to provide
# the project login id and name for the super admin.
# However in incase you are using this database just to host the application's
# authorization schema, these enteries are not used and hence they can be left as
# it is.
#

insert into csm_application(APPLICATION_NAME,APPLICATION_DESCRIPTION,DECLARATIVE_FLAG,ACTIVE_FLAG,UPDATE_DATE)
values ("csmupt","CSM UPT Super Admin Application",0,0,sysdate());

insert into csm_user (LOGIN_NAME,FIRST_NAME,LAST_NAME,PASSWORD,UPDATE_DATE)
values ("superadmin","super.admin.first.name",".admin.last.name","zJPWCwDeSgG8j2uyHEABIQ==",sysdate());

insert into csm_protection_element(PROTECTION_ELEMENT_NAME,PROTECTION_ELEMENT_DESCRIPTION,OBJECT_ID,APPLICATION_ID,UPDATE_DATE)
values("csmupt","CSM UPT Super Admin Application Protection Element","csmupt",1,sysdate());

insert into csm_user_pe(PROTECTION_ELEMENT_ID,USER_ID)
values(1,1);

#
# The following entry is for your application.
# Replace <<application_context_name>> with your application name.
#

INSERT INTO csm_application(APPLICATION_NAME,APPLICATION_DESCRIPTION,DECLARATIVE_FLAG,ACTIVE_FLAG,UPDATE_DATE)
VALUES ("instance42","instance42",0,0,sysdate());

insert into csm_protection_element(PROTECTION_ELEMENT_NAME,PROTECTION_ELEMENT_DESCRIPTION,OBJECT_ID,APPLICATION_ID,UPDATE_DATE)
values("instance42","application.context.name.remote","instance42",1,sysdate());

#
# The following entries are Common Set of Privileges
#

INSERT INTO csm_privilege (privilege_name, privilege_description, update_date)
VALUES("CREATE","This privilege grants permission to a user to create an entity. This entity can be an object, a database entry, or a resource such as a network connection", sysdate());

INSERT INTO csm_privilege (privilege_name, privilege_description, update_date)
VALUES("ACCESS","This privilege allows a user to access a particular resource.  Examples of resources include a network or database connection, socket, module of the application, or even the application itself", sysdate());

INSERT INTO csm_privilege (privilege_name, privilege_description, update_date)
VALUES("READ","This privilege permits the user to read data from a file, URL, database, an object, etc. This can be used at an entity level signifying that the user is allowed to read data about a particular entry", sysdate());

INSERT INTO csm_privilege (privilege_name, privilege_description, update_date)
VALUES("WRITE","This privilege allows a user to write data to a file, URL, database, an object, etc. This can be used at an entity level signifying that the user is allowed to write data about a particular entity", sysdate());

INSERT INTO csm_privilege (privilege_name, privilege_description, update_date)
VALUES("UPDATE","This privilege grants permission at an entity level and signifies that the user is allowed to update data for a particular entity. Entities may include an object, object attribute, database row etc", sysdate());

INSERT INTO csm_privilege (privilege_name, privilege_description, update_date)
VALUES("DELETE","This privilege permits a user to delete a logical entity. This entity can be an object, a database entry, a resource such as a network connection, etc", sysdate());

INSERT INTO csm_privilege (privilege_name, privilege_description, update_date)
VALUES("EXECUTE","This privilege allows a user to execute a particular resource. The resource can be a method, function, behavior of the application, URL, button etc", sysdate());

COMMIT;

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS CARD;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS HAND;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS DECK;
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS SUIT;

create table if not exists integers(i int unsigned not null);
create table if not exists numbers(i int unsigned not null);

CREATE TABLE DECK (
	ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	NAME VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
	PRIMARY KEY(ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;
CREATE TABLE SUIT (
	ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	NAME VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
	DECK_ID BIGINT,
	PRIMARY KEY(ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;
CREATE TABLE CARD (
	ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	NAME VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
	SUIT_ID BIGINT,
	IMAGE VARCHAR(50),
	PRIMARY KEY(ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;
CREATE TABLE HAND (
	ID BIGINT AUTO_INCREMENT  NOT NULL,
	NAME VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
	PRIMARY KEY(ID)
)Type=InnoDB
;

ALTER TABLE SUIT ADD CONSTRAINT FK_SUIT_DECK
FOREIGN KEY (DECK_ID) REFERENCES DECK(ID)
ON DELETE NO ACTION
;
ALTER TABLE CARD ADD CONSTRAINT FK_CARD_SUIT
FOREIGN KEY (SUIT_ID) REFERENCES SUIT(ID)
ON DELETE NO ACTION
;

insert into integers(i) values (0), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9);

#insert into numbers
#select (tenthousands.i * 1000) +(thousands.i * 1000) + (hundreds.i * 100) + (tens.i * 10) + units.i as iii
insert into numbers
select (thousands.i * 1000) + (hundreds.i * 100) + (tens.i * 10) + units.i as iii
from integers as units
    cross join integers as tens
    cross join integers as hundreds
    cross join integers as thousands;
#		cross join integers as tenthousands;

insert into Card (name) select concat('Card',  i) from numbers where i < 40000;
insert into Suit (name) select concat('Suit',  i) from numbers where i < 10;
insert into Deck (name) select concat('Deck',  i) from numbers where i < 10;

insert into csm_user (user_id,login_name,first_name,last_name,update_date) select i+2, concat('User',  i),'a','b',sysdate() from numbers where i < 10;
insert into csm_group (group_id,group_name,application_id,update_date) select i+1, concat('Group',  i),2,sysdate() from numbers where i < 10;

insert into csm_protection_element(protection_element_id,protection_element_name,object_id,attribute,application_id,attribute_value,update_date)
	select id+2,'pe_name', 'test.gov.nih.nci.security.instancelevel.domainobjects.Card','id',2,id,sysdate() from Card;

insert into csm_protection_group(protection_group_id,protection_group_name,application_id,LARGE_ELEMENT_COUNT_FLAG,update_date)
	select protection_element_id,concat('PE(',protection_element_id,') group'),2,0,sysdate() from csm_protection_element where object_id = 'test.gov.nih.nci.security.instancelevel.domainobjects.Card' order by protection_element_id;

insert into csm_pg_pe (protection_group_id,protection_element_id,update_date)
	select protection_element_id,protection_element_id,sysdate() from csm_protection_element where object_id = 'test.gov.nih.nci.security.instancelevel.domainobjects.Card' order by protection_element_id;

insert into csm_role(role_name,application_id,active_flag,update_date) value ('READ',2,1,sysdate());

insert into csm_role_privilege(role_id,privilege_id) value (1,3);

insert into csm_user_group_role_pg (user_id,protection_group_id, role_id ,update_date)
	select u.user_id,pg.protection_group_id,1,sysdate() from csm_user u, csm_protection_group pg ORDER By rand();

insert into csm_user_group_role_pg (group_id,protection_group_id, role_id ,update_date)
	select g.group_id,pg.protection_group_id,1,sysdate() from csm_group g, csm_protection_group pg ORDER By rand();

INSERT INTO csm_filter_clause (CLASS_NAME, FILTER_CHAIN, TARGET_CLASS_NAME, TARGET_CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, TARGET_CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE, TARGET_CLASS_ALIAS, TARGET_CLASS_ATTRIBUTE_ALIAS, GENERATED_SQL_USER, GENERATED_SQL_GROUP, APPLICATION_ID, UPDATE_DATE)
VALUES ('test.gov.nih.nci.security.instancelevel.domainobjects.Card', 'test.gov.nih.nci.security.instancelevel.domainobjects.Card', 'test.gov.nih.nci.security.instancelevel.domainobjects.Card - self', 'id', 'java.lang.Integer', '', '', 'ID in (select table_name_csm_.ID   from CARD table_name_csm_ where table_name_csm_.ID in (select upei.attribute_value from zCSM_card_ID_USER upei where upei.login_name=:USER_NAME and upei.application_id =:APPLICATION_ID and upei.privilege_name=\'READ\'))', 'ID in (select table_name_csm_.ID   from CARD table_name_csm_ where table_name_csm_.ID in (select upei.attribute_value from zCSM_card_ID_GROUP upei where upei.group_name IN (:GROUP_NAMES) and upei.application_id =:APPLICATION_ID and upei.privilege_name=\'READ\'))', 2,sysdate());

INSERT csm_mapping (APPLICATION_ID,OBJECT_NAME,ATTRIBUTE_NAME,OBJECT_PACKAGE_NAME,TABLE_NAME,TABLE_NAME_GROUP,TABLE_NAME_USER,VIEW_NAME_GROUP,VIEW_NAME_USER,ACTIVE_FLAG,MAINTAINED_FLAG,UPDATE_DATE)
   VALUES (	2,	'Card',	'id','test.gov.nih.nci.security.instancelevel.domainobjects','zcsm_pei_card_id',	'zCSM_card_ID_GROUP',	'zCSM_card_ID_USER',	'zCSM_VW_card_iD_GROUP','zCSM_VW_card_ID_USER',	'1',	'0',	sysdate());

COMMIT;

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Numbers 21:6–9 is not a direct prediction. But it is one of the passages that gives a glimpse, a picture-in-advance, of what the Messiah would be like. Israel was en route from Egypt to the Promised Land when the people (not for the first time) became impatient, ungrateful, and rebellious. Despite God's provision thus far, they claimed to be afraid that there would be no water and were tired of the same food (provided by God) all the time. In consequence, God sent serpents to bite the people, and some died. But when they confessed their sin, Moses prayed to the Lord, and following God's instructions, made a copper (or bronze) serpent and placed it on a pole. Then anyone who looked at the serpent would live, even after being bitten.
At one level, this taught Israel to have faith in God even if they could not fully understand what He was asking of them. In Exodus 12, He commanded the Israelites to put the blood of a lamb on their doorposts in order to be spared the plague of death. In Exodus 16, He gave instructions for gathering manna (the food they are tired of in this passage), including gathering twice as much on the sixth day and nothing on the seventh. Some must have been perplexed at those times, and perhaps in this passage as well. But it became a way to teach trust even when full understanding was not present.
Many have noticed the parallels with the serpent on the pole. No one in the wilderness was spared being bitten, as no one is spared the bite of sin – we all sin and receive the effects of our sin. The Israelites could be healed if they looked at the serpent; anyone can be healed of sin if we look to Yeshua with faith. The copper serpent was the only cure for the poisonous bites; Yeshua is the only cure for sin (John 14:6; Acts 4:12).
The "token of deliverance" was the copper serpent, through whom God performed the healing. In the same way, the token of deliverance today is Yeshua, through whom we can discover that God is the author of our spiritual healing from sin, for he has been lifted up on the crucifixion stake for us.


If 100% O2 given to Preterm.
Proliferation dilatation and tortuous vessels in Vitreous.
Severe ROP - tractional retinal detachment.
Look for peripheral retina (Indirect ophthalmoscopy at regular intervals) - Do Cryosurgery if Vascular proliferation.
1st Ophthalmoscopy at 32-34 wks or 4-6wks after birth (preterm baby) , whichever is early.
Then at every 2wks , till Retina looks like that of term baby.
ROP + (ROP PLUS ) : Posterior retinal vessels are also involved.
Treatment : Cryotherapy , Laser Photocoagulation , Vit. E therapy.
Severe - may require Retinal Reattachment Surgery.