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A while back, I watched the first season of Game of Thrones when one of HJ's students lent us the box set. They talked a lot about how winter was coming. I vaguely remember that winter could sometimes last for years, and it would only show up every once in a while. Not really sure how that works, meteorologically speaking. And we haven't seen any of the seasons since then, so I don't know if winter has come yet in whatever that world is called.
What I do know, though, is that winter has come to Korea. To say that winter came suddenly would be an understatement. This winter snuck up behind us in a dark, third-world alley, clobbered us over the back of the head, and left us unconscious in a bathtub full of ice, minus one kidney.
We saw a little rain on Sunday, and then on Monday the bottom dropped out. Temperatures plummeted below freezing, and they haven't seen the sunny side of zero since. It's not that Korea has never been this cold before. Winters here can be quite bitter at times. I think it was just the suddenness of it that made it seem worse. I remember a few cold days after getting back from my trip to Santa Fe, but then the weather warmed up again and we were lulled into a false sense of security. Little did we know what the first of December had in store for us.
It snowed a bit on Tuesday, and then a little more on Wednesday. It wasn't much, but it was enough to signal that winter had indeed arrived. This was the view from my office on Wednesday morning.
The snow is all gone now, although there are a few patches of ice left here and there.
There is a phrase used in Korea to describe winters here: sam-han-sa-on (ß²ùÎÞÌè®; these characters will probably be broken if you do not have the page set to Korean encoding). Literally, this means "three cold, four warm." It refers to a cycle of three cold days followed by four warm days. In other words, it should never be really cold for too long. According to this folk wisdom, we're a bit overdue for some (relatively) warm weather, but according to the Korea Meteorological Administration, we should finally be getting a little relief tomorrow—the forecast high is 1 degree Celsius. That may not seem too warm, but it will be the first time we've been above freezing in a week. Monday is supposed to get up to a balmy 4 degrees, though we'll probably see a dip back down after that. Hopefully not by too much.
So: Winter is here. Now comes the long wait for spring.


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Forever, Michael (engl. für: "Für immer, Michael") ist das vierte Soloalbum des damals sechzehnjährigen US-amerikanischen Sängers Michael Jackson und das letzte offizielle Album, das er für die Plattenfirma Motown Records aufgenommen hat. Das Album wurde in den USA mehr als 100.000 als verkauft.

Hintergrund
Nachdem Michael Jacksons im April 1973 erschienenes drittes Soloalbum Music and Me kommerziell erfolgloser gewesen war als die beiden Vorgängeralben, war Michael 1974 gemeinsam mit den Jackson 5 in Las Vegas und trat mit diesen in abendlichen Shows auf. Zwischen dem zweiten Album Ben und Forever, Michael veränderte sich auch Michaels Stimme, indem sie sich vom etwas schrillen Ton in einen klareren und feineren, ein wenig tieferen Ton änderte. Motown hatte bereits auf dem dritten Album Music & Me versucht, diesen Stimmbruch durch den Trick, jeweils vier neue Musikstücke um zwei ältere zu gruppieren, die neue Stimme Michaels zu kaschieren. Da man das knabenhafte Timbre nicht imitieren kann, hat er dies nie verloren. Im Januar 1975 erschien sein letztes bei Motown Records veröffentlichtes Album Forever, Michael. Alle Veröffentlichungen von Motown Records, die diesem Album folgten, wurden nicht mehr in Zusammenarbeit mit Michael Jackson veröffentlicht.

Im Vorfeld der Veröffentlichung, sowie danach, hatte es bereits Unstimmigkeiten zwischen der Jackson-Familie und Motown Records gegeben, da sich die Jacksons nicht mehr genügend durch die Plattenfirma und deren Gründer Berry Gordy unterstützt sahen. Gordy hatte sich bisher immer persönlich um seine Künstler gekümmert, versuchte sich allerdings seit einiger Zeit aus dem Musikbereich zurückzuziehen und ins Filmgeschäft zu wechseln. Zu diesen Differenzen gehörte auch, dass weder die Jackson 5 noch Michael selbstgeschriebene und selbstproduzierte Songs veröffentlichen durften, da man dies bei Motown lieber den Label-eigenen Songwritern und Produzenten überlassen wollte. Gordys Ansicht nach hatten die Jackson 5, und damit auch Michael, nicht das Potential zum Songschreiben und Produzieren.
Michael Jackson selbst gab an, dass er tief unglücklich gewesen sei, dass die Jacksons keine eigenen Songs schreiben und produzieren durften, da ihnen die Musik, die sie machten, nicht gefiel. Andererseits hielt er Gordy für ein Genie und bewunderte ihn als brillanten Mann. Weiter schulde Michael ihm großen Dank, da er die Jackson 5 vorausgesagt habe und Michaels Leben ohne Gordy anders verlaufen wäre.

So wurde das Album von L. T. Horn gemixt und aufgenommen, Russ Terrana übernahm ebenfalls einen Teil des Mixens, Jim Britt steuerte die Fotografie für das Albumcover bei. Komponisten der Lieder waren Holland & Holland, Armand, Brown, Sutton, Willensky, Yarian, Meitzenheimer, Davis und Perren. Stilistisch sind die einzelnen Musikstücke noch stark an frühere Motown-Klassiker angelehnt, sie hatten keinen tanzbaren Stil und es fehlt der zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits populäre Disco-Stil.

Michaels Soloalben bei Motown hatten den musikalischen Unterschied zu den Veröffentlichungen der Jackson 5, dass man ihn vorzugsweise Balladen singen ließ, da man der Ansicht war, dass die langsame Musik den Wohlklang seiner "rührenden" Stimme voll zur Geltung bringen würde. Des Weiteren wurden auf Michaels Alben verstärkt Melodieinstrumente wie Geigen, Flöten und "tänzelnde" Keyboards eingesetzt.

Nach dem Misserfolg von Forever, Michael entschieden sich die Jacksons Motown Records zu verlassen, da ihre Rechte bei dem Label stark eingeschränkt waren. Daher sahen sie sich nach einem neuen, besser geeigneten Vertragspartner um. Mit den zur CBS gehörenden Epic Records wurde ein Vertrag ausgehandelt, der nach der Trennung von Motown gültig sein sollte. Motown veröffentlichte im Mai 1975 das Jackson-5-Album Movin Violation und Joe Jackson erklärte erst am 30. Juni den Wechsel der Jacksons zu Epic Records, da er zuvor zu zaghaft war den Wechsel publik zu machen.

Rezeption

Chartplatzierung des Albums
Während das Album in den Pop-Charts nie über den Platz 101 stieg, war es in den amerikanischen Black Charts wesentlich besser platziert und erreichte dort den zehnten Platz.

Chartplatzierung der Singles

Sechs Jahre nach der Veröffentlichung des Albums erschien mit "One Day in Your Life" eine von Motown inszenierte und von Quincy Jones produzierte Zusammenstellung mehrerer Songs Michael Jacksons. Die dritte Single aus dem Album Forever, Michael war namensgebend für die Neuveröffentlichung und wurde gleichzeitig auch als Single wiederveröffentlicht. Sie erreichte in den britischen Charts den ersten Platz der Single-Charts; Platz 42 in den amerikanischen Black Charts sowie Platz 55 der amerikanischen Pop Charts.

Das Album selbst wurde einmal 1994 im CD-Format wiederveröffentlicht und 2001 als Zusammenstellung auf zwei CDs (Got to Be There/Forever Michael).

Titelliste

Weiterverwendung der einzelnen Titel

Alle Titel von Forever, Michael sowie der drei zuvor veröffentlichten Soloalben erschienen ebenfalls einzeln oder zu mehreren auf verschiedenen anderen Zusammenstellungen, die entweder nur Michael Jacksons bei Motown aufgenommene Songs enthalten oder mit Jackson-5-Songs gemischt sind, sowie diversen Best-of-Zusammenstellungen.

Einzelnachweise

Michael-Jackson-Album
Album (Pop)
Album 1975

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In a divorce proceeding, the court will divide the parties' marital property and debts in a process called "equitable distribution." The court starts with the presumption that property should be divided equally, but it may adjust the distribution based on various factors including (i) the relative economic circumstances of the parties, (ii) any interruption of personal careers or educational opportunities, and (iii) the intentional waste or destruction of assets.
Not only are you getting separated from your spouse, but also your money. An individual retirement account, or IRA, belongs to the spouse that established it. You generally cannot transfer money from one spouse's IRA to the other spouse's account. An exception exists in the case of a divorce.
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A BEAUTIFUL Japanese-inspired garden with 24 different varieties of maple, daring pruning of a "poodle" bay tree and "lifted" banksia and paths that lead to a surprise around every corner creates a haven for its owners.
Named "Kathleen" for owner Trevor's grandmother, the garden seamlessly combines natives and exotics with remnants of the old cottage-style, "granny" garden that was here before.
"When I moved in, I think the real estate blurb said: 'Good luck finding the front door'," says Trevor.
Landscape designers Greg McGuirk and Trevor Fuller's garden will be open to the public through Open Gardens Canberra on the weekend of April 16-17.
Describing the garden as experimental but inspired by the romance of Japan, Greg and Trevor say they like to mix up materials and try any plant they like the look of. They also salvage plants from clients' gardens and try to find a place for things that people want removed.
"We love maples and have found that they're more hardy than people think," says Greg.
In the back, a kiwifruit vine leads to the productive garden where raspberries, blueberries, gooseberries, olives, peaches, apricots, apples, rhubarb, cumquat and citrus flourish.
With a sacred garden of white stones and a Buddha statue, the garden also features seats where the owners love to pause to admire the micro-views created.
"My favourite spot is to sit by the small moss garden near a miniature black pine and with a view through the maples to the vertical garden," says Greg.
"Kathleen", 21 Downey Street, Karabar, open 10am-4pm, on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday April 17. Admission $8; free to under-18s and Open Gardens Canberra members. It costs $25 to join Open Gardens Canberra and gain free entry to all open gardens until August 31, 2017. More information at opengardenscanberra.org.au/join.
A sculptured metal gate opens up to the main garden; a productive permaculture garden full of quirky works of art.
The artist's studio has a welcoming open front, looking out on to fruit trees and a brick path that steps gradually up to the very top of the garden. Here, the garden recalls memories of the outer edges of a country garden where it merges into the farm beyond.
These gardens are getting a makeover from the Queanbeyan Sustainability Group, including a new pergola, disabled access plots, demonstration garden beds and water tanks.
The Sensory Gardens are a park attraction located on the banks of the Queanbeyan river in Ray Morton Park. The gardens have raised beds and includes plants and activities which engage all five senses, with a viewing platform looking over the river.


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Q: Display opencv video with tkinter without recursion method I have done real time face detection system, but I need to add gui for the program. Instead of using the solution from here. I does not want to read frame in a recursion way.
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Tihomir Dunđerović (Osijek, 7. rujna 1971.) je hrvatski pjesnik, umjetnik, školski knjižničar i književni kritičar.

Tihomir Dunđerović stekao je formalnu naobrazbu diplomiranog knjižničara i profesora hrvatskog jezika i književnosti. Nakon završenog studija, promijenio je više radnih mjesta, sve u svojoj rodnoj Slavoniji, a i danas radi kao informacijski stručnjak – na radnom mjestu školskog knjižničara poučava mlade u Osnovnoj školi Bilje u Bilju svojim dvjema ljubavima – umjetnosti i egzaktnim informacijskim vještinama.

Već od najranijih dana iskazivao je sklonost svim aspektima umjetnosti, ne libeći se pri tom i javnog angažmana. Na udaraljkama i bubnjevima predstavio se kao glazbenik u skupinama Perspektiva, 13. prase, Nova, i Kabir Bedi. Sklon modernističkom izrazu pomicao je granicu između vizualnih umjetnosti i teatarskog izričaja, jasnu podjelu između autora, publike i umjetničkog djela svojim izložbama skulptura i objekata, instalacijama i performansima u različitim hrvatskim gradovima.

U književnim časopisima Zarezu, Quorumu, Hombreu, Književnoj reviji, Alephu i Začinjavcima objavljivao je književne kritike i pjesme, a pjesme neformalno objavljuje i na mrežnim stranicama. Godine 2005. izlazi mu zbirka pjesama "Psiho, ptice", za koju je dobio nagradu na Pjesničkim susretima u Drenovcima. Zbirka je to pjesama u slobodnom stihu modernog poetskog izričaja. Mnoge se pjesme u drugoj osobi obraćaju sugovorniku, otvorene dijalogu sa svijetom, dok druge ostaju monolog lirskog ja, nudeći nam u cjelini tematski raspon od svakodnevnih općeprepoznatljivih situacija u kojima osjećamo bliskost s pjesnikom pa do hermetičke zatvorenosti koja nas navodi na poštovanja i distancu od uzvišenosti pjesničkog stvaratelja. Zbirka je stilski ujednačena, ukazuje na bogato unutarnje kritičko proživljavanje života autora koju krasi izvanjska staloženost i odmjerenost slavonskog podneblja.

Dunđerovićev radni elan i otvorenost novim medijima i načinima izražavanja ostavili su traga i u profesionalnom radu. Zapažen je njegov udio u pionirskom projektu mrežne suradnje školskih knjižničara Anđeli, javnosti predstavljeno u Novom Vinodolskom 2003. i filmsko-izvedbeni performans "Dr. Anđelko" izveden također u Novom Vinodolskom 2004.

Dunđerović je aktivan član knjižničarske zajednice, dajući naročito vrijedne priloge u izradbi, održavanju i sadržajnom oblikovanju više mrežnih sjedišta. Godine 2006. nominiran je zbog svojih zasluga za prestižnu knjižničarsku Nagradu "Eva Verona" koja se dodjeljuje kao oblik javnog priznanja istaknutim mladim knjižničarima.

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War of the Rebellion: Serial 013 Page 0655 Chapter XXIII. SEVEN-DAYS' BATTLES.
I moved on a short distance beyond Gaines' house, halted, and breakfasted. While breakfasting two of my caissons which had been sent back for ammunition the day before overtook me. The remainder of that day, June 28, and the whole day of June 29 I remained stationary near the infantry of the brigade.
At 2 a. m. June 30 I accompanied the brigade until it reached the vicinity of White Oak Swamp, where it halted. After reconnoitering with Major Crutchfield, chief of General Jackson's artillery, the position of the enemy, who was strongly posted on the hills covering the bridge over the White Oak Creek, I took charge of a pioneer corps and cut a road by which our artillery could get, without the observation of the enemy, behind the crest of the hill on our side of the creek, and come into action before the enemy could get our range. This having been accomplished, I advanced with the other batteries of General D. H. Hill's division, and all, coming promptly into action at a signal from Major Crutchfield, opened a sudden fire on the enemy. The effect of this five was soon seen upon the enemy; the riflemen fled from their pits in front of their cannon, one or two of their ammunition chests exploded, and in a short time they abandoned their position, leaving three of their guns. Our cavalry then forded the stream and advanced partly up the hill, but found that the enemy, though driven from the hill covering the bridge, still held a position ranking the road on the other side. After some time the enemy, who had been silenced and driven from his first position, again renewed the fight, but at long range, which gave him immense advantage with his Parrott guns. He had also the advantage of knowing our position, while he was effectually screened by a thick wood, concealing even the smoke of his guns. The fight was kept up slowly, however, until evening put an end to the contest. I lost in this engagement 2 men killed and 5 wounded; also 1 horse killed.
Next day all the artillery of General D. H. Hill's division were ordered back to Seven Pines to rest, for they had been marching and fighting up to this time constantly in advance of General Jackson's army. I therefore returned to Seven Pines, where we rested one day, and again joined General D. H. Hill's division.
From that time my battery accompanied the brigade in all its movements until the evening of July 9, when, by order of Major Pierson, I marched beyond Bear Swamp Creek before bivouacking.
The next morning I marched back to my camp on the Williamsburg road with two of my guns and all of my caissons, my howitzers being sent back under Lieutenant Gilbert to White Oak Creek to protect the rear of our army. Lieutenant Gilbert came into camp at 9 p.m. the same day.
My casualties in these engagements were as follows: Killed, 2; severely wounded, 5; slightly wounded, 12; stragglers, none. My loss in horses was, killed, 2; wounded, 9.
I am happy to state that the conduct of both officers and men was highly creditable and worthy of our cause.


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New masks for the mice are among updated elements of Fort Wayne Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker," which opens Dec. 3.
Friday, November 26, 2021 1:00 am
Fort Wayne Ballet's live 'Nutcracker' returns
COREY MCMAKEN | The Journal Gazette
When Clara ventures into the Land of Sweets, she will encounter some new characters this year – or at least some characters that look at little different.
Fort Wayne Ballet will debut 10 new masks when its production of "The Nutcracker" opens Dec. 3. Mask maker Eric Bornstein created new full-head pieces for the production's eight mice, the Mouse King (or Queen, in this year's case) and the Nutcracker.
The Ballet intended to debut the masks for last year's production of "The Nutcracker," but live performances were canceled because of the pandemic and a streaming performance was made available instead.
Artistic director Karen Gibbons-Brown is excited to finally share the masks with audiences.
"They're fabulous," she says. "Each of the mice has a different personality."
The masks are just part of what is new this year.
The audience will also see a professional dancer in the role of Clara, which allows for a little more advanced choreography than when young dancers take on the part.
Though the Ballet has had Clara go on pointe before (depending on the age and training level of the performer), having the roles of both Clara and the prince danced by professionals allows for partnering and lifts that younger performers can't do.
Gibbons-Brown says the Ballet will likely go back to using younger dancers for Clara at some point and there are still children performing in this year's show, however for safety reasons during the pandemic it just made sense to have adult dancers doing the intensive roles.
That sort of flexibility is key to making sure the performances can go on during the pandemic.
"Sometimes it's people's first entry point to the ballet," Gibbons-Brown says of "Nutcracker." "So we don't want to take the charm of the production away by any stretch of the imagination. But we did want to make sure that we can do it."
Company dancer Abby Zinsser and Corps de Ballet member Sadie Jones will dance the role of Clara, something neither of them had done before coming to Fort Wayne.
Zinsser, who portrayed Clara for the first time in last year's streaming version of "The Nutcracker," says it's a role that many girls in dance aspire to – in part because it's a lead and sometimes girls in the role get to dance with professional company members.
"This has been a fun experience to finally get to do it," she says.
Zinsser grew up doing "Nutcracker," and has danced in it every year since 2006. She enjoys revisiting the ballet each time.
"I think it's almost nostalgic," she says. "It brings me back to how I was when I was younger and aspiring to be in a professional company like I am now."
Like Zinsser, Jones grew up performing in "Nutcracker." One of her favorite parts is the music – even if she just hears it playing in a store.
"I think the music is the most exciting part," she says. "Once you hear the music you just get so excited for 'Nutcracker' season."
Both say they enjoy when the "snow" falls on the audience, breaking the wall between what's happening on stage and the people watching.
"You can hear the audience reacting to the snow falling, and that's really magical," Zinsser says.
Having Clara be a partnered role means the Ballet needed a new nightgown costume that was specially constructed so it won't shift during lifts and turns. There are also new costumes for the Marzipan Shepherdess and her flock, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Snow Queen and Cavalier, as well as refurbishments on a number of other costumes.
Though there are new things to be seen in this year's production, there is plenty local "Nutcracker" fans will find familiar – including two longtime volunteers marking milestones.
This is Jim Schmidt's 25th year playing the magical Drosselmeyer, who supplies the titular nutcracker. Also marking 25 years is R.J. Benninghoff, who plays the grandfather in the opening party scene.
The annual "Muttcracker" is also back, bringing adoptable pets for audience members to meet in the lobby. The program expands this year to include both Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control and Humane Fort Wayne.
The Ballet is launching a new feature alongside "Nutcracker" performances: the Kris Kringle Village, which had a preview during Night of Lights.
Based on German Christmas markets, the village features local vendors selling items from decorated chalets in the Arts United Center plaza.
Hours are 4 to 10 p.m. Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11, and noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 5 and 12. For a list of vendors, go to KrisKringleFW.com.
It's important that people have an experience when they come to see a show, Gibbons-Brown says.
"If you continue to grow the experience, it makes it even more special," she says. "And I think Kris Kringle market will add to that ambiance."
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What: "The Nutcracker," Fort Wayne Ballet
When: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11; 2 p.m. Dec. 4, 5, 11 and 12
Where: Arts United Center, 303 E. Main St.
Admission: Tickets for Dec. 3, 4 and 5 performances with Fort Wayne Philharmonic start at $45; tickets for remaining dates start at $35
Also: Free sensory-friendly performance, which is not open to the general public, will be at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7; call 422-4226
185 costumes
2 to 3 pounds of fake snow falls to the stage during each performance
12 ounces of non-staining liquid used during each performance to make fake snow that falls on the audience
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SHIRLEY MANSON has said she has no idea what kind of record GARBAGE have made, as their third studio album approaches completion.
The band are currently playing mixes of their new songs to publishers and their management team. Writing in her regular diary on the official Garbage website [url=]www.garbage.com, Manson claims it to be a "gut-wrenching experience".
The band are continuing to work to complete the songs which will form the follow-up to 'Version 2.0'. In the latest sessions, the band have been working on new track 'Can't Cry These Tears Anymore'.
Manson wrote: "Sang vocals on 'Can't Cry These Tears Anymore' tonight and they sound super fan poptastic! I sang so hard for so long with such irrepressible enthusiasm I managed to give myself a nose-bleed! Beforehand I didn't think I was going to be able to smoothly hit the high notes on this song.
The as-yet-untitled record will be released later this year, although an official release date is yet to be confirmed.


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In a lifetime of major achievements, US Federal Judge Mark Wolf is on a mission to top them all.
As a US federal prosecutor in the 1980s, Wolf's Public Corruption Unit won more than 40 consecutive convictions, including for cronies of Boston Mayor Kevin White on charges of bribery, extortion, fraudulent pensions and perjury.
As a federal judge in the 1990s, Wolf oversaw Mafia trials including the successful racketeering prosecution of reputed New England mob boss Raymond Patriarca Jr. He led proceedings that revealed the FBI's corrupt dealings with informants James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi.
In 2011 he sentenced former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi to eight years in prison in connection with a bribery scandal.
Wolf is now taking his 40 years of accumulated experience and successes on a grand mission to fight corruption on the grandest scale. He is leading a campaign to establish an International Anti-Corruption Court and one of its potential homes is The Hague, rightly known as the "International City of Peace and Justice."
The Anti-Corruption Court would be a tribunal of last resort, like The Hague's International Criminal Court. It is needed for precisely the same reasons, Wolf writes: for the "prosecution and punishment of corrupt leaders of countries that are unwilling or unable to enforce their own laws against powerful offenders."
Now a Senior Judge for the US District Court for Massachusetts, Wolf knows as well as anyone that it's one thing to pass anti-corruption laws, but an entirely different challenge to enforce them.
"Grand corruption does not thrive because of a lack of laws," he writes. "International treaties require the good-faith enforcement of criminal laws. However, those laws have been widely ignored. The international community has focused excessively on whether the statutes have been enacted and insufficiently on whether they are actually enforced."
Why aren't these well-meaning laws being enforced strongly enough, and how are crooked politicians and industrialists able to evade justice?
"Impunity exists because corrupt leaders control every element of the administration of justice: the police, the prosecutors and the courts," Wolf writes. "Kleptocrats are able to prevent the honest, effective investigation and prosecution of their colleagues, their friends, their families, and themselves."
There are countless examples of criminals dodging prosecutions. Along with this comes retaliation against officials who try to prosecute them. Wolf cites how Egyptian anti-corruption chief Hisham Geneina was prosecuted in 2018 for "disturbing the peace" and sentenced to five years in prison after revealing endemic graft costing $76 billion. Turkish prosecutors who pursued corruption cases against members of then-Prime Minister Recep Erdoğan's cabinet were prosecuted in 2013 for allegedly attempting a coup.
The ongoing atrocities in Europe are adding to the urgency. "The terrible events in Ukraine bring into sharper focus the need for an International Anti-Corruption Court to punish and deter corrupt national leaders who are also among the worst abusers of human rights," Wolf told WNN.
'More Hopeful Than Ever'
Wolf has put together an impressive team to lead and support his effort. In 2016 he founded the Boston-based NGO Integrity Initiatives International with Richard Goldstone, a former South Africa Supreme Court justice and chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. They are joined by Robert Rotberg, a former president of the World Peace Foundation.
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, became the first national leader to endorse the Anti-Corruption Court. Last June more than 100 world leaders, Nobel laureates, high court justices and prominent business people from more than 40 countries signed a declaration in support of the court. These include former presidents or prime ministers of Canada, Peru, Slovenia, Sweden, Timor-Leste and Tunisia.
"The adverse effects of corruption are, in many cases, comparable to the effects of crimes against humanity," said International Bar Association President Sternford Moyo, one of the signatories.
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has made forming a coalition of countries to establish the Court one of her priorities, Wolf told WNN, and there are indications more countries soon will join the endeavor.
"The most common criticism of the proposed IACC is that it is a politically impossible ideal," Wolf told WNN. "However, the rapidly growing momentum in the international campaign for the Court refutes such criticism. I am now more hopeful than ever that the urgently needed Court will be created."
Like the International Criminal Court, the Anti-Corruption Court depends on a critical mass of member countries in order to make it effective. Importantly, this would include countries where kleptocrats invest, spend and launder their ill-gotten gains. Illicit funds recovered by the court would be repurposed and repatriated to their countries of origin. Portions of judgments in civil cases brought by whistleblowers would be used to fund the court's operations.
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Lights, camera, action. The spotlight shines on the debut of this fabulous Silicon Valley property that homebuyers at every stage in life will find appealing.
Ideal for first-timers ready to take the plunge into the real estate market to those empty nesters ready to downsize without compromising a convenient location, this condominium offering resort-style living in the heart of Silicon Valley is a star attraction. Realtor Pat Kapowich, a producer and host of consumer-protection and risk-management television interview shows, real estate seminars, and stage productions, in addition to being a stage actor and musician, has relied on his artistic eye to create a turnkey property with stylish updates and a fresh, like-new interior that is picture perfect and move-in ready.
Located at 1760 Halford Ave. in Santa Clara, this Las Brisas third-floor condominium, No. 363, features almost 1,000 square feet of light-filled living space with two generous bedrooms, two fully updated bathrooms, galley kitchen, view balcony and lots of storage. The secured building also has an elevator and wide stairwells. The unit has an assigned carport with lots of additional parking available.
The park-like setting of Las Brisas is filled with lush foliage and manicured gardens, sprawling lawns, shade trees, meandering pathways, picnic areas, two updated pools, hot tubs, and a tennis court. Additionally, a two-level clubhouse offers a fabulous venue to reserve to host a party, gather with friends, or watch the big game. A spacious sitting room with its vaulted ceiling has a television screen, comfortable seating and fireplace. An upper-level loft offers additional space to meet and relax. There is a full kitchen, game room with pool and pingpong tables, a fully equipped gym, and men's and women's restrooms with saunas and showers.
The condominium is located in the park-like setting of Las Brisas, a community with a two-level clubhouse, picnic areas, two updated pools, hot tubs, and more.
Back in the unit, a refreshing contemporary and neutral palette of colors features newly painted walls and woodwork, smooth textured ceilings, all new plush carpeting, engineered hardwood floors, new baseboards, new fixtures, and new interior doors with brushed nickel hardware. New electrical outlets and switches, new smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, and electric heater with built-in thermostat were also installed.
The kitchen received a complete face-lift with all new GE appliances including range, hood, dishwasher, refrigerator and garbage disposal. There are new granite counters including a breakfast bar, a subway tile backsplash, and new cabinet hardware including knobs and hinges on refurbished cabinetry. A new deep sink with brushed nickel faucet also has new local plumbing lines, and additional electrical outlets were also added for convenience.
The dining area features a new light fixture and is open to the living room where a large sliding glass door welcomes an abundance of natural light and provides access to the balcony. Relax and enjoy the picturesque views of the gardens, pool, and tennis court.
The master bedroom is a spacious room with a large window, two closets, and completely updated bathroom with new vanity featuring granite top, soft-close drawers and cabinet doors, new mirror and LED light fixture. There is also a new toilet and shower.
The additional bedroom is also a spacious room with view window. A beautifully appointed bathroom features all new amenities including a dual-sink vanity with soft-close drawers and doors, sinks, faucets, contemporary-styled mirrors and LED fixtures, medicine cabinets, toilet with soft-close lid, and like-new reglazed tub and tile shower surround.
The unit has also received a Section I termite clearance. Also, the city of Santa Clara has its own electric, water and sewer utilities so rates are lower.
You can't beat this centralized location close to literally everything. Hop on Lawrence and San Tomas expressways, and El Camino Real (Highway 82) to Highways 101, 237 and 85, take the bus to the Caltrain station and catch the shuttle to the airport. Loads of shopping and dining options, and parks like Raynor Park near Peterson Middle School surround the neighborhood, some within walking distance and others just a short drive away.
About 3 miles away is the weekly Sunnyvale farmers market on South Murphy Street and the historic and trendy Murphy Avenue filled with cafes, boutiques, international cuisine, and award-winning neighborhood parks.
Walk to the gorgeous 52-acre Central Park, about 2 miles away, and enjoy fabulous amenities including the community center, tennis courts, library, pool, baseball fields, picnic areas, playground, and lawn bowling. There are meandering pathways, lush gardens, a 2-acre lake, groves of towering redwoods, meadows, and an open-air pavilion.
Santa Clara covers less than 20 square miles and is home to numerous tech companies, the Intel Museum, California's Great America, Avaya soccer stadium, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara University and the historic Santa Clara Mission. Kapowich will entertain live, face-to-face offers for this property.


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Nolachuckey Elementary School
Learn to Live Learn to Learn Learn to Make a Living
school-news-app School News App
Contact/Directory
District Involvement Plan
Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO)
School Involvement Survey
GCS Student Webpages
Teacher Curriculum Links
Greene County Spelling Bee
Save The Children After-School Tutoring
About » About Our School
The mission of Nolachuckey Elementary School is to provide students with a positive, orderly, learning environment that will enable them to develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed for future life challenges.
Our Vision For Our Nolachuckey School Students
Our Vision for Our Students
Students will achieve to their ability level making progress throughout their elementary education experience. All students will develop strong self concepts, wide knowledge, responsible behavior, and a lifelong enthusiasm for learning.
Our students will: *Learn to live *Learn to learn *Learn to make a living
Nolachuckey Elementary School actively promotes student's readiness, responsibility and respect by building a community of safe, respectful, and responsible citizens while implementing a fair, consistent, and positive behavior support plan encouraging students to take ownership of their work and behavior.
Motto: Arm yourself with the 3 R'S… Be Responsible, Respectful, and Ready to Learn
Motto: Arm yourself with the 3 R'S… Be Responsible, Respectful, and Ready to Lear
565 Nolichuckey Road Greeneville, TN 37743 Phone: 423-639-7731 Fax: 423-798-2659
The Greene County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age (40 and over), sex, special education status, religion, pregnancy, military/veteran status, or genetic information in the provision of educational opportunities, programs, activities, or employment opportunities/benefits.


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Market Snapshot: Dow's 200-point surge helps it retake 35,000 as stock market rallies to cap volatile week
The bounce in U.S. stock indexes gathered some steam Friday as investors trolled for opportunities, but the benchmarks may still end with losses for the week on fears about the spread of the coronavirus delta variant, the imminent tapering of Federal Reserve bond buying, and China's restrictions on its economy.
Friday's recovery looked fairly broad based in midday trade, with all 11 sectors of the S&P 500 showing firm gains, led by utilities, technology and even energy stocks catching a bid after a withering week for the sector as oil prices have collapsed.
How are benchmarks trading?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
gained 217 points, or 0.6%, at 35,110.
The S&P 500
traded 0.6% higher to reach 4,433, up 27 points.
The Nasdaq Composite Index
was trading 108 points, or 0.7%, higher at around 14,649.
On Thursday, major markets ended mixed, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite registering small gains, while the small-cap Russell 2000 ended 1.2% lower.
For the week, the S&P 500 is headed for a weekly slide of 0.7%, the Dow is on track for a 1.1% weekly decline, the Nasdaq Composite is on track for a 1.2% slump, while the small-cap Russell 2000 index
RUT,
is down 3.2% so far this week.
What's driving markets
Buy the week's dip may be the tactic in play on Friday, with investors scooping up shares of information technology
SP500.45,
and turning to embattled energy
and financials
among the worst performers for the week.
The energy sector is down 7% so far this week, while financials are off 2.3%, FactSet data show. Consumer staples
are up 0.6%, healthcare
is up 1.8%, and utilities
saw a gain of 1.6%, which are largely defensive plays. Technology, meanwhile, was erasing its weekly slide.
All week, concerns about a sharp rise in U.S. COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths have tamped down bullishness, as the daily average of new U.S. cases over the past seven days rose to 143,827 as of Thursday, up 44% from two weeks ago and the most since Feb. 1, according to a New York Times tracker.
The change in the complexion of the viral spread is also causing some Fed members to rethink tapering strategies.
Researchers at Capital Economics said that delta's spread continues to weigh on prices, particularly in the commodity complex. "Commodity prices mostly fell this week on the back of a stronger US dollar as well as mounting concerns over the demand outlook," Capital Economics economists wrote in a Friday note.
Indeed, Dallas Federal Reserve President Rob Kaplan said he may reconsider his call for the central bank to quickly start to taper its monthly buying of $120 billion in Treasury and mortgage-backed securities if it looks like the spread of the coronavirus delta variant is slowing economic growth.
"It is in all of our interest to slow the spread, and right now we're in a negative trend," Kaplan said in an interview with Fox Business Network on Friday. Kaplan said the delta variant has caused him to have an open mind about the path of monetary policy. He called the delta variant "the big imponderable" in the outlook.
Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at Bank of America, says the market is acting in a recessionary fashion.
"The key 10-year yields were barely changed as equities reversed, suggesting that the move was more about the top-down risks to growth building, specifically around the delta variant, after several weeks when the bottom-up corporate news has provided support," said Ian Williams, a strategist at U.K. broker Peel Hunt.
The U.S. yield curve, as measured by the gap between the 5-
TMUBMUSD05Y and 30-year
bonds, is at its flattest in a year. Global stocks excluding U.S. technology shares are unchanged the last eight months. Emerging market stocks are negative this year. U.S. small-cap stock prices are breaking down. A range of commodity prices have fallen by double-digit percentages from highs. And the top four sectors of the S&P 500 index in the second half of the year so far are utilities, healthcare, REITs and staples.
And the Cboe Volatility Index
VIX,
-14.91%,
often referred to by its ticker symbol VIX, a measure of implied stock market volatility, jumped in the early hours Friday, while the U.S. dollar
DXY,
reached a fresh nine-month high.
Which companies are in focus?
Shares of Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II MUDS were in focus Friday, after the special-purpose acquisition company, SPAC, said the merger agreement that would've have taken The Topps Company public has been terminated "by mutual agreement."
Shares of Deere & Co. DE edged up in premarket trade after the construction, agriculture and turf care equipment maker reported fiscal third-quarter profit that more than doubled and was well above expectations, and raised its full-year net income outlook.
Foot Locker Inc. FL shares jumped in Friday premarket trading after the athletic retailer reported second-quarter earnings that far exceeded expectations.
LumiraDx Ltd. and SPAC CA Healthcare Acquisition Corp. said Friday the value of their merger deal to take LumiraDx public has been cut by 40%, citing "various considerations," including recent market environment for publicly traded diagnostic companies and declines in COVID-19 testing volumes.
How are other assets faring?
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note TMUBMUSD10Y 1 basis points to 1.235%. Yields fall as bond prices rise.
The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, a measure of the currency against a basket of six major rivals, rose 0.1% and traded around a nine-month high.
Oil futures were set for a seventh straight decline, with the U.S. benchmark CL00, down more 2% at $63.31 a barrel, headed for a 9% decline and its sharpest weekly slide in nine months. Gold futures GC00, were up 0.1% near $1,786 an ounce.
In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP was trading down 0.2% and London's FTSE 100 UKX was off by 0.1%.
In Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng HK:HSI suffered another rough session, falling 1.8%, as the index is now 19% below its February high on the continued regulatory crackdown in China. China on Friday passed a strict data privacy law that is due to take effect in November. Meanwhile, while the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP shed 1.1% and Japan's Nikkei 225 NIK declined 1%
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Commodities Corner: How China may benefit from Afghanistan's estimated $3 trillion mineral reserves following the Taliban takeover


In the following example we are going to take a simple product and add a file option to it to see how the file is being handled by the system.
Allowed File extensions: png, jpg, jpeg, bmp, tiff, tif, gif – a string of the most common image file extensions, comma separated.
Maximum Image Size: since we are expecting images, enter 1024 by 1024 px. For non-image file options these two fields should be left blank.
Save the product and open it in the front-end. You will see that the product details page now has an additional form to upload the required print image option.
Since we have indicated the Print option as required, you can't add this product to the shopping cart unless a file is uploaded. The validation options we set in the back-end mandate that this file must be an image file with one of the allowed extensions and dimensions not exceeding the 1024 by 1024 pixel limit.
Let's try to find out how this limitations are enforced by uploading a text file instead of an image. Select any file with a "txt" extension and click "Add to Cart".
File extension must be in one of the image file extensions we've provided (case insensitive).
File size must not exceed the server setting for upload_max_filesize and post_max_size (the lowest value of the two).
Naturally, the validation fails as the "txt" doesn't match the allowed image extensions.
Now, go ahead and upload any image file with a proper extension.
The uploaded custom option files are stored in the directory custom_options under the shop's media folder. If such directory doesn't exist yet, it is created automatically. The custom_options has two sub-directories order and quote to where the uploaded file will be placed in.
Once uploaded, the file remains in the media/custom_options/quote folder. If you look in there, you'll notice that the system has created some new sub-directories. This was the work of dispersion (Varien_File_Uploader::getDispretionPath): uploaded files are arranged into a directory structure, which consist of two nested folders each with a 1 character name. If your file is called "test.gif", it will be placed under t/e/ path. The folder names correspond to the first and the second characters of the file name.
The uploaded file doesn't retain its original name for security reasons, of course. For the same reasons the directories the file is uploaded into are made inaccessible from the outside, i.e. you cannot link directly to the file. The file, however, can be downloaded. You can see a link to it in the shopping cart overview. The link is provided by the Mage_Sales module's download controller. Remarkably, the link can be opened without checking user credentials, which poses a security risk. Beware if some customer decides to use your shop as a file sharing service!
After the order is placed the file is copied to the media/custom_options/order folder, where it again is placed under the dispersion sub-folders.
[value] => (string) 1.gif 718 x 799 px.
[print_value] => (string) 1.gif 718 x 799 px.
Thanks for this great post that i accidently found while going through your articles. It is exactly the Feature we needed I didn't know it existed in Magento.
Do you know if it is possible to allow file Uploads for a whole bunch of articles, e.g. a category or articles with a specified attribute set?
The problem is that noone wants to put that upload option onto every single article created in magento.
Thank you, Torsten, for the question. To answer it I wrote a post which might be a help for you: Adding Product Custom Options to Products in Magento.
I am trying to make a ajax upload on the input file field but i have no idea how to do it.
– User set qty(number of items to order) and then click "Add to Cart".
– After clicked "Add to Cart" that's when the image moves to real folder.
How can i write a code like that?
Been trying to get this to work but it says no file is selected – anyone else had trouble with this file type custom option not working? Tried creating the folder and setting permissions but still no luck.
The message "No file is selected" belongs to the input type "file" and is rendered by the browser, not Magento. It can be different depending on browser, OS, and language settings. Did you try it in a different browser?
I found this post and think that it is very close related to my problem on a custom theme/template.
I have added "file upload" option to one of my products, which is working fine with the default template of magento. Files are uploaded and a link to the file is shown in the "Cart".
On my purchased theme files are not uploaded and of course now link to the file is shown in the "Cart".
Maybe someone can tell me how I can achieve that on my custom template or give me a hint where (in which file) the file upload is controlled.
Looking forward to any reply which could help me on that issue.
The code that outputs cart item options (such as your file download URL) is in the default cart item template, /app/design/frontend/base/default/template/checkout/cart/item/default.phtml line 43-58. If your theme uses a different cart item template, try to customize it by including the item option rendering loop from the default template.
To display the upload form for the file option in the product details page, the product view template must include an options block. The default product layout file, app/design/frontend/base/default/layout/catalog.xml defines such block in line 222-230. Note that the options block is not rendered directly in the view template. The view template, /app/design/frontend/base/default/template/catalog/product/view.phtml has a container child block "container2". The options block is inserted into container2 – and is rendered as its child.
You must check your new theme if it has a way to output the options block – not necessarily in the same manner as in the default theme – as long as you manage to include the "product_options_wrapper" and "product_options_wrapper_bottom" blocks into your template it should work.
Thank you for your reply on my post this brought me a litte further.
The purchased theme/template uses Ajax to add products to the cart so the issue might be related to that.
Do you have any idea where I could check for this problem?
Looking forward to your reply and thank you so much for your help!
2 – the inputs works fine at product view page and at the cart view page. I see the file and if I click at the file it's open correctly..
Any idea where the file name is being changed?
but even after disabling all the calls to the filename the name was still being changed.
I want to customize input type file.I want to give user to choose file from facebook.I did facebook part but i want add dynamic value for input type file in add to cart.


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Four days on the Rogue River, in southwestern Oregon, means ripping through a forested canyon full of bears, eagles and salmon. At camp, Double Mountain's brewmaster-in-residence, Matt Swihart, offers his most popular beers, like the Vaporizer pale ale and cherry sour beer, as well as a special blend concocted just for the trip.
In Class IV rapids, this trip covers nine roaring river miles each day. In the evening, the executive chef from the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park grills andouille sausage, flatiron steak and sockeye salmon while a brewmaster from Sierra Nevada pairs the meal with rare brews.
Rafters on this tour are encouraged to run the river in inflatable kayaks called Torpedos, "so they can learn how to surf a rapid," says Weiseth. A Deschutes Brewery brewmaster then leads a nightly tasting with beer transported in a "jocky box," a tap system that chills liquid in copper coils and dispenses it with CO2.


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Southern High was named a Maryland Blue Ribbon School by the state today, bringing to 13 the number of county schools that have won the award since 1995.
"This is truly a team effort, and we're blessed to have the support of teachers and parents and the community," said Principal Maryalice Todd. "At Southern we're a family and we work together."
The Maryland State Department of Education chooses six blue ribbon schools each year for having exceptional performance on standardized tests or for showing dramatic improvement while serving economically disadvantaged students.
The schools' names are sent on to the U.S. Department of Education to compete in the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
The last public school in Anne Arundel to win the award was Broadneck Elementary School, which went on to win the national award earlier this year.
Southern has been working hard to increase the opportunities it provides to students, Ms. Todd said. For example, 22 percent more students took the SAT last year than the previous year, and more students who take Advanced Placement courses have been taking the corresponding exams.
Southern also has made progress on state standardized tests, which are now a graduation requirement. As of the end of last year, 98 percent of the class of 2009 had met the requirement. The school also has had some high pass rates on the tests, including a 95 percent pass rate in biology and English and a 97 percent pass rate in algebra and government last year, according to a news release from the school system.
Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, superintendent of county schools, said Southern also has been successful in getting support from the community. For example, using about $16,000 in donations from area businesses, Southern's Business Advisory Board is planning to open a Career and College Center in the spring.
Dr. Maxwell also said the schools that feed into Southern High have been working well together, which in the end will benefit them all.
"I think this is just the beginning of what I think is going to be a great, great time for Southern High School," Dr. Maxwell said. "They're really on the rise."
Western High in Baltimore City.
Seventh District Elementary in Baltimore County.
Hammond Middle in Howard County.
Highland Elementary in Montgomery County.
Stephen Decatur Middle in Worcester County.
Home buyers seeking solace from the bustle of the city or suburbs will find a rural oasis in Anne Arundel County's Harwood community, but most slices of this pastoral paradise don't come cheap.
Currently, the median home value in Harwood stands at $608,043. A search on www.realestate.com revealed several homes for sale in the six figures, topped by a 1756 Georgian estate on 93 acres for $4.5 million. At the other end of the spectrum, a double-wide mobile home is listed for $55,000. Farm property still dominates Harwood's landscape. Most are tobacco-turned-horse farms; old tobacco barns remain the most common landmark in Harwood today. Local real estate agent Bill Whitman credits "very protective zoning regulations" with the abundance of open space and farmland in 20776. Harwood's valuable land has safeguarded the community's housing stock from being hit hard by the housing downturn, local real estate agents say. That could explain why, in a single year, Harwood leapt from No. 26 to No. 17 on the Baltimore area's wealthiest ZIP code List compiled by the Baltimore Business Journal.
Housing, however, has not been immune to the bust. "Prices here have gone down 15 to 20 percent from their peak in mid-2005," Whitman said.
Reduced prices may lure buyers looking for quiet living, as there's not a shred of commercial development in Harwood. But residents don't have to travel far to find it. Annapolis is a 10-minute drive away, and Baltimore and Washington, D.C., can be reached in approximately 30 minutes.


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Q: mybitis run update sql error I am using Spring and MyBatis, and getting a MySQLSyntaxErrorException from a SQL update.
This is my Java src:
@RequestMapping(value = "/updateEnv", method = { RequestMethod.POST})
@ResponseBody
public Result updateEnv(@RequestBody Map<String,Object> map){
    return envUserService.updateEnvById(map);
}

And my serviceImp:
clusterEnvMapper.updateClusterIdByEnvId(map);

This is my SQL mapping XML
<update id="updateClusterIdByEnvId" parameterType="java.util.Map" >
        update
            nacha_cluster_env
        <trim prefix="SET" suffixOverrides=",">
            <if test="clusterId != null and clusterId != ''">
                CLUSTER_ID = #{clusterId,jdbcType=INTEGER},
            </if>
        <if test="clusterServiceIp != null and clusterServiceIp != ''">
                CLUSTER_SERVICE_IP = #{clusterServiceIp,jdbcType=VARCHAR},
            </if>
        </trim>
        where ENV_ID = #{envId,jdbcType=INTEGER}
</update>

but when I run it, I get this error:
17:05:44 INFO  [org.springframework.beans.factory.xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader] (XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:317)-Loading XML bean definitions from class path resource [org/springframework/jdbc/support/sql-error-codes.xml]
17:05:44 INFO  [org.springframework.jdbc.support.SQLErrorCodesFactory] (SQLErrorCodesFactory.java:127)-SQLErrorCodes loaded: [DB2, Derby, H2, HSQL, Informix, MS-SQL, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, Hana]
七月 27, 2017 5:05:44 下午 org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve invoke
严重: Servlet.service() for servlet [service] in context with path [] threw exception [Request processing failed; nested exception is org.springframework.jdbc.BadSqlGrammarException:
### Error updating database.  Cause: com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErrorException: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'CLUSTER_SERVICE_IP = '40.125.203.202'
where ENV_ID = 51' at line 6
### The error may involve cn.abcsys.cloud.devops.web.dao.ClusterEnvMapper.updateClusterIdByEnvId-Inline
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### SQL: update     nacha_cluster_env    SET CLUSTER_ID = ?,                 CLUSTER_SERVICE_IP = ?     where ENV_ID = ?
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2. Separate crescent roll dough into 2 large rectangles.
3. Place dough in ungreased pan. Press over bottom and halfway up sides to form crust.
4. Saute your choice of vegetables in butter. Set aside.
5. Lightly beat eggs. Cook and scramble in additional butter to desired consistency.
6. Place cooked scrambled eggs in unbaked crust.
7. Layer sauteed vegetables and ham over eggs. Sprinkle cheese over all.
8. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted.
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New Year's Eve 2022: How to Watch the Ball Drop
by Liz Holland December 28, 2021
written by Liz Holland December 28, 2021
New Year's Eve: a night filled with hope, wander for what next year will hold, and reflection on the year behind us. As holiday festivities come to a close, families everywhere are packing up their string lights and Santa hats. Once the sugar-rush from Christmas treats wears off, the next step for most is new beginnings, spring cleaning, resolutions, and gym memberships.
After what was a complicated year for many, living in a hybrid half remote world, it's undeniable that people everywhere are focusing on looking forward, and anticipating the unknown in what's to come. In the midst of it all though, are those few magical moments as we count down into the New Year. Keep reading to find out how you can watch the ball drop into 2022.
Times Square Keeps COVID Restrictions In Place
The magical New York Times Square event is a tradition that dates back over 100 years. The first ball dropped for New Years in Times Square in 1907. 120 years later, there are more ways than ever to watch the event, no matter where you are in the world. Last year, the Times Square party was socially distanced and access was limited. This year, Mayor de Blasio says that there will be protections in place to ensure a safe celebration. The event will still be smaller than it was in the pre-pandemic years for safety reasons.
Guests will be required to show proof of vaccination to attend the event, paired with a matching photo ID. Everyone is to remain outdoors, and masks are required. Additionally, viewing areas will be limited to certain numbers of attendees. It sounds like New York is doing everything they can to keep the event safe and fun this year!
When it comes to watching the ball drop from elsewhere in the world, there are more specials this year than ever before.
New Year's Eve TV Events Galore : Watch The Ball Drop Into 2022
An absolute classic, Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve event will be broadcast on ABC starting at 8 pm ET. Ryan Seacrest is hosting the event this year, with special co-hosts throughout the 6-hour event. The program features performances from J.Lo, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Jimmy Allen, Nelly, and more! You can watch on ABC, through your TV, their website, or their app. The program is also available on Hulu+ and ABC's Youtube TV, which require subscriptions.
You can also watch New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen on CNN. The event will be broadcast on CNN from 8 pm ET to just a half-hour after midnight. The program features performances from Katy Perry, William Shatner, Patti LaBelle, Earth, Wind & Fire, Duran Duran, and so many more legends.
There are also several Livestream websites you can use to watch the ball drop. The ball drop will be broadcast on Times Square's social media pages, according to The TODAY Show. Happy New Year, Outsiders!


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Raw Generation is a raw juice company that launched its ecommerce store through Shopify, only to experience little success in its first 6 months. But you know what they say, where there's a will there's a way, and owner, Jessica Geier, was determined to find it. Raw Generation used deal sites to take the company's monthly revenues from $8,000 to $96,000!
Many U.S. states in the 21st century have passed online shopping sales tax laws designed to compel Amazon.com and other e-commerce retailers to collect state and local sales taxes from its customers. Amazon.com originally collected sales tax only from five states as of 2011, but as of April 2017, Amazon collects sales taxes from customers in all 45 states that have a state sales tax and in Washington, D.C.[166]
Like on Black Friday, for online Cyber Monday shoppers, there's no need to wake before the rooster crows. Honey's Parsi says that for their users, spending peaked at 4 p.m. PST in Los Angeles and 11 p.m. EST in New York City last year. "On Cyber Monday, there is less pressure to get an early start because retailers are often better stocked online, where they store items in large warehouses—not on shop shelves with limited space—and can ship items from different locations to make up for shortfalls," Palmer agrees. "Plus, many Cyber Monday sales actually start on Sunday."
Amazon.com's product lines available at its website include several media (books, DVDs, music CDs, videotapes and software), apparel, baby products, consumer electronics, beauty products, gourmet food, groceries, health and personal-care items, industrial & scientific supplies, kitchen items, jewelry, watches, lawn and garden items, musical instruments, sporting goods, tools, automotive items and toys & games.[citation needed]
Amazon was never going to be able to compete with Google's YouTube in user-uploaded video content, and it didn't have the social infrastructure of Facebook to become a destination where people discuss their lives and share videos from around the web. But what Amazon did have was the resources to purchase a company that was poised to outrun both Facebook and YouTube to a new type of business: live-streaming, in particular video games live-streaming. The pioneer of that market was Twitch, which Amazon purchased in 2014 for just shy of $1 billion.
Robert Nava is the owner of National Parks Depot and an ex-con who never thought he'd end up a highly successful ecommerce storeowner. Today, National Parks Depot pulls in $80,000 a month selling all kinds of outdoor gear and wear for camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, cycling, rafting and scuba activities. Robert says building his ecommerce store through Shopify was one of the easiest things he's ever done.
Some other large e-commerce sellers use Amazon to sell their products in addition to selling them through their own websites. The sales are processed through Amazon.com and end up at individual sellers for processing and order fulfillment and Amazon leases space for these retailers. Small sellers of used and new goods go to Amazon Marketplace to offer goods at a fixed price.[148] Amazon also employs the use of drop shippers or meta sellers. These are members or entities that advertise goods on Amazon who order these goods direct from other competing websites but usually from other Amazon members. These meta sellers may have millions of products listed, have large transaction numbers and are grouped alongside other less prolific members giving them credibility as just someone who has been in business for a long time. Markup is anywhere from 50% to 100% and sometimes more, these sellers maintain that items are in stock when the opposite is true. As Amazon increases their dominance in the marketplace these drop shippers have become more and more commonplace in recent years.[citation needed]
During Amazon's Cyber Monday Deals Week, you'll find the best deals on popular holiday products and gift items for a whole week, not just one day. Amazon is known for its incredible selection of merchandise, and for an entire week you can find deals in every category. Get free Amazon gift cards with select orders. To stay on top of the sales, download the Amazon mobile app, sign up for emails, like Amazon on Facebook and follow @amazondeals on Twitter.
After reading a report about the future of the Internet that projected annual web commerce growth at 2,300%, Bezos created a list of 20 products that could be marketed online. He narrowed the list to what he felt were the five most promising products, which included: compact discs, computer hardware, computer software, videos, and books. Bezos finally decided that his new business would sell books online, due to the large worldwide demand for literature, the low price points for books, along with the huge number of titles available in print.[27] Amazon was founded in the garage of Bezos' rented home in Bellevue, Washington.[25][28][29] Bezos' parents invested almost $250,000 in the start-up.[30]
Amazon, with its unfettered access to troves of valuable consumer and seller data, came upon a rather interesting business model around 2009, when it launched a private label division under the name AmazonBasics. It started first with the items the company noticed people most often purchased without thinking too hard about the brand name, like batteries and HDMI cables. But as The New York Times reported this past summer, this proved to be a way to fast track a fledgling product category into a massive money-making top seller — AmazonBasics' AA batteries now outsell Duracell and Energizer on Amazon.com after just a few years.
Customers will find products like the card game Codenames (4.8 stars, with more than 2,000 customer reviews), which 88% of reviewers rated 5 stars, and a Lodge 3.5 Inch Cast Iron Mini Skillet (4.4 stars, with more than 10,900 customer reviews), which 76% of reviewers rated 5 stars. Of course, Amazon 4-star shoppers can also find Amazon devices like the Echo Spot (4.5 stars, with more than 5,600 customer reviews), and the Fire TV Stick (4.4 stars, with more than 197,000 customer reviews). Customers can test-drive dozens of Amazon devices and smart home accessories that work with Alexa, and shop a curated selection of speakers, fitness tech, and other highly rated consumer electronics.
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In 1999, Amazon first attempted to enter the publishing business by buying a defunct imprint, "Weathervane", and publishing some books "selected with no apparent thought", according to The New Yorker. The imprint quickly vanished again, and as of 2014 Amazon representatives said that they had never heard of it.[37] Also in 1999, Time magazine named Bezos the Person of the Year when it recognized the company's success in popularizing online shopping.[38]
Amazon's rules state that you must be at least 13 years of age to sign up for an account. However, you must be 18 to make a purchase (since you'll need to input this data into your account before a purchase), unless you can obtain enough money in gift card funds to pay for the purchase or receive a gift card-debit card that has a major card company attached that you can input to pay for the entire purchase price.
Like on Black Friday, for online Cyber Monday shoppers, there's no need to wake before the rooster crows. Honey's Parsi says that for their users, spending peaked at 4 p.m. PST in Los Angeles and 11 p.m. EST in New York City last year. "On Cyber Monday, there is less pressure to get an early start because retailers are often better stocked online, where they store items in large warehouses—not on shop shelves with limited space—and can ship items from different locations to make up for shortfalls," Palmer agrees. "Plus, many Cyber Monday sales actually start on Sunday."
Opt for the second-best deal to stay a step ahead of the madness. "A few years ago, my husband needed a new iPad and we decided to brave the Black Friday crowds," says Slickdeals' Conway. "We went to two different Target locations, both of which were sold out on the specific product, even though we were there within an hour of the sale start time. We ended up purchasing the iPad at Best Buy, which had it listed for about five dollars more, but had more inventory available. It was still a great deal and easier to access."
The Amazon sales rank (ASR) provides an indication of the popularity of a product sold on any Amazon locale. It is a relative indicator of popularity that is updated hourly. Effectively, it is a "best sellers list" for the millions of products stocked by Amazon.[134] While the ASR has no direct effect on the sales of a product, it is used by Amazon to determine which products to include in its bestsellers lists.[134] Products that appear in these lists enjoy additional exposure on the Amazon website and this may lead to an increase in sales. In particular, products that experience large jumps (up or down) in their sales ranks may be included within Amazon's lists of "movers and shakers"; such a listing provides additional exposure that might lead to an increase in sales.[135] For competitive reasons, Amazon does not release actual sales figures to the public. However, Amazon has now begun to release point of sale data via the Nielsen BookScan service to verified authors.[136] While the ASR has been the source of much speculation by publishers, manufacturers, and marketers, Amazon itself does not release the details of its sales rank calculation algorithm. Some companies have analyzed Amazon sales data to generate sales estimates based on the ASR,[137] though Amazon states:
As Seen On TV is a generic nameplate for products advertised on television in the United States for direct-response mail-order through a toll-free telephone number. As Seen On TV advertisements, known as infomercials, are usually 30-minute shows or two-minute spots during commercial breaks. These products can range from kitchen, household, automotive, cleaning, health, and beauty products, to exercise and fitness products, books, or to toys and games for children. Typically the packaging for these items includes a standardized red seal in the shape of a CRT television screen with the words "AS SEEN ON TV" in white, an intentional allusion to the logo of TV Guide magazine.[citation needed]


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Thank you to the parents who attended these two sessions in the summer. As always it is good to have the views of parents and the forum is one way in which we try to engage with as many as possible.
The main topics that came up are addressed below.
Points raised were mixed with different people saying too little, too much, too late, too soon. Most liked the variety of ways we communicate and welcomed the options.
There were also a feeling from some that we should engage sooner with parents over areas of concern and this we have done already with Road Safety; getting a group of interested parents to discuss with us and attend meetings with Council representatives and the police.
· The Redfieldet app is our main source of messages and news items. The newsletters and other class letters go in the files part of the app which is also where you will find the term dates and menus. You can set notifications to remind you if there are new items.
· The text is used only for emergencies or urgent messages eg clubs cancelled. This costs us 5p a text so we try not to use texts.
· Newsletters come out as and when we have enough to go out to parents – we would prefer not to send this by paper but many parents have requested this still happens. The newsletter is also put on the app and website at the same time.
· Website – this features school and class information, news and notes. It tells you what the children are learning each week and has photos etc.
· Staff will give all parents at least 4 weeks notice of something involving a payment. We haven't got the space if everyone came! Outside events are weather dependent and will therefore usually be short notice. Anything else you will have as much notice as possible and all things are voluntary and if you do not have time then you do not have to respond – only some people do, not everyone. This is OK and considered normal in schools.
· Some have asked for a reminder to be sent out on the day for events. Regretfully we do not have the staff to always do this and recommend that you put an alert on your phone to remind you.
· We know some parents struggle to get information from their children about what they do each day in school. This is perfectly normal and children will tell you if they want. School staff can't update you as frequently as some parents would like as they have lessons to prepare for the next day and we are trying really hard to be aware of work-life balance.
We have done a lot on this and you should start to see the benefits of this work.
· To clarify - school staff are not allowed to direct traffic or parking outside the school site. This includes the road and parking outside.
· We are working with the Modeshift STARS Scheme towards our bronze award.This is aiming to encourage more walking to school. The vast majority of parents live close enough to walk so we encourage all to do this.
· We have a series of road safety and Bikewise events in school to teach children how to be safe around traffic, crossing roads and on scooters and bikes.
· Bristol Highways carried out a survey of traffic and pedestrians around start and finish times in July and did not find the traffic heavy enough for them to to fund any changes. The Police have also advised us and have attended several times already this term to speak to parents who are concerned about traffic.
· The new morning system of dropping and going has reduced illegal and carelss parking so that has helped. We remind all parents not to park on the zig-zags or double yellow lines as that endangers the children.
· Please make sure that you hold your child's hand, or keep them close.
· We would like to start a Park and Stride where parents park further away and then walk in. We are trying to find a location for this.
· The Eco-club have begun to work on ways to reduce those driving to school.
· At lunchtime the playground has several playworkers organising play activities for those who want. There are usually at least two different games going on. Children play a variety of football, basketball, parachute, games, obstacle course etc.
· The playground is too small now for all our children to have enough space if all classes are out at once so we have now staggered the playtimes so they have more space. It is usual for schools to separate the older and younger children so that they can run around more easily.
· FORET are going to be paying for shade canopies and benches to improve the quieter areas for the children.
· Fixed play equipment would not fit in the playground as it takes up a lot of space and we have to allow for 420 children (we are 300 now) and children getting much bigger as they get older. We cannot not afford the staff to supervise it as we are not able to let children on this sort of equipment unsupervised. There would also be a problem before and after school as we would struggle to keep children off and we could not supervise them.
· Playpod – a group of parents have set up and filled a playpod with all sorts of things to stimulate creative play. Classes are taking turns with this.
4. Some people queried why we need volunteer helpers for the park etc. We have very little space as the school was squeezed into a very small site. The nearest space requires walking down the road and we do not have enough staff to accompany the children which is why we need help. This is normal for schools on off site walks. We just have to do them more often than some schools as we don't have enough space.


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