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Q: RestEasy client does not use correct encoding I'm using RestEasy as a client to read news from a service.
    ResteasyClient listClient = new ResteasyClientBuilder().build();
    ResteasyWebTarget listTarget = listClient.target("https://someservice.com/file.xml");
    Response r = listTarget.request().get();
    final HexMl feedList = r.readEntity(HexMl.class);

The service does not return an encoding or media type in the response header, only an encoding in the xml itself
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>

RestEasy does not seem to evaluate this so I get an exception:
javax.ws.rs.ProcessingException: org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.providers.jaxb.JAXBUnmarshalException: javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException
 - with linked exception:
[org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 116; columnNumber: 30; Invalid byte 2 of 3-byte UTF-8 sequence.]
    at org.jboss.resteasy.client.jaxrs.internal.ClientResponse.readFrom(ClientResponse.java:300)
    at org.jboss.resteasy.client.jaxrs.internal.ClientResponse.readEntity(ClientResponse.java:196)
    at org.jboss.resteasy.specimpl.BuiltResponse.readEntity(BuiltResponse.java:218)
    at com.roche.services.NewsImportService.importFeed(NewsImportService.java:72)
    at com.roche.commands.NewsImportCommand.execute(NewsImportCommand.java:26)
    at com.roche.commands.NewsImportCommand$execute.call(Unknown Source)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:45)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:110)
    at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:122)
    at Script1.run(Script1.groovy:4)
    at info.magnolia.module.groovy.console.MgnlGroovyConsole$1.call(MgnlGroovyConsole.java:154)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Caused by: org.jboss.resteasy.plugins.providers.jaxb.JAXBUnmarshalException: javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException

Is there a way to overwrite the encoding RestEasy uses or intercept the response before the entity is read?
I tried
Response r = listTarget.request().accept(APPLICATION_XML + ";charset=windows-1252").get();

and
Response r = listTarget.request(APPLICATION_XML + ";charset=windows-1252").get();

and
@Consumes(APPLICATION_XML + ";charset=windows-1252")
public class HexMl { ... }

without success. The XML itself seems to be correctly encoded in windows-1252.

A: For now I'm using a ReaderInterceptor, but this doesn't seem right. So I'd still be glad about better suggestions.
ResteasyClientBuilder clientBuilder = new ResteasyClientBuilder();
ResteasyProviderFactory providerFactory = new ResteasyProviderFactory();
RegisterBuiltin.register( providerFactory );
providerFactory.getClientReaderInterceptorRegistry().registerSingleton( new ReaderInterceptor() {
    @Override
    public Object aroundReadFrom(ReaderInterceptorContext context) throws IOException, WebApplicationException {
            InputStream is = context.getInputStream();
            String responseBody = IOUtils.toString( is , "windows-1252");

            LOGGER.debug( "received response:\n{}\n\n", responseBody );

            context.setInputStream( new ByteArrayInputStream( responseBody.getBytes() ) );
        return context.proceed();
    }
} );
clientBuilder.providerFactory( providerFactory );

Then I use this clientBuilder to create my client.

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Minister Commits Suicide Over Coronavirus
It has been reported that Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany's Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently.
The minister reportedly killed himself after becoming "deeply worried" over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday.
According to the Agence France Presse, AFP, Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution's office said they believe he died by suicide.
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"We are in shock, we are in disbelief and above all we are immensely sad," Bouffier said in a recorded statement.
Hesse is home to Germany's financial capital Frankfurt, where major lenders like Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank have their headquarters. The European Central Bank is also located in Frankfurt.
A visibly shaken Bouffier recalled that Schaefer, who was Hesse's finance chief for 10 years, had been working "day and night" to help companies and workers deal with the economic impact of the pandemic.
"Today we have to assume that he was deeply worried," said Bouffier, a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"It's precisely during this difficult time that we would have needed someone like him," he added.
Popular and well-respected, Schaefer had long been touted as a possible successor to Bouffier.
Like Bouffier, Schaefer belonged to Merkel's centre-right CDU party.
He leaves behind a wife and two children.
https://www.tori.ng/news/143946/breaking-news-minister-commits-suicide-over-corona.html
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Nuclear power is go again in Japan, although not everyone is happy. About 650 protestors gathered outside the Oi nuclear facility in Fukui Prefecture in western Japan on Monday. But as reactor 3 reached criticality – a self-sustaining nuclear reaction – the protesters began to disperse.
Their unease about restarting nuclear power so soon after the Fukushima disaster echoed that of an estimated 180,000 protesters – according to march organisers – who gathered outside the offices of the Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on Friday. Noda announced on 16 June that reactors 3 and 4 at Oi would resume operation.
The reactor is the first to be re-activated since the catastrophic meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility following the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March last year. The event prompted the country to close down its 54 reactors for safety checks. The last of the reactors was switched off in May.
But with energy shortages looming, Noda is adamant that Japan can't do without nuclear power, which supplied a third of the country's electricity before the quake.
The Oi plant, operated by the Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO), should help to avoid the predicted shortfall in supply of 15 per cent. The company said that the 1.18 million-kilowatt reactor was due to resume power transmission on Wednesday, reaching full operation on Sunday. KEPCO plans to reboot reactor 4 at the same site on 17 July.


Hey there, everyone! Welcome to another day of the July release for Lil' Inker Designs!! I hope you've enjoyed my cards so far!
For today's card I went super clean & simple and created this one layer card using one of the newest stamp sets. I also created this using the CAS-ual Fridays challenge #134. I chose the elements of sequins/white/dots from the bingo card!
I used the new Fancy Feathers stamps set, and masked off the word sorry to create the sentiment. I combined the stamps with just some gold mist, gold sequins & enamel dots.
There is also a coordinating Fancy Feathers die set for the stamps...I didn't use it for this card, but will definitely be doing so in the near future! My card was really easy to whip together, and can easily slip into an envelope to send out to someone either as a sympathy or apology card.
Pretty card! The feather stamps are awesome!
LOVE the ELEGANT design, the feather and clever masking for the sentiment work perfectly with the misting & sequins - LOVE IT ALL!!!
perfect sympathy card. not too flashy. clean and thoughtful.
What a great card. I love the just stamped outline of the feather.
Wow...clean and simple perfection! Just lovely!!!
Very nice CAS card! Elegant and understated.
Fab CAS card. Love the sequins.
Great cascade look using the pretty feather stamp.
Simple but striking! The feather design really shines.
So CAS but so elegant!
Love everything about this clean and simple card! thanks for sharing!
Simple and yet such a beautiful card.
Very nice heartfelt card. Simply stated.
I like the CAS design and the touch of gold.
Very pretty Lea. Love the gold accents.
So, so beautiful!!! Love your work!
This simple card expresses the sentiment elegantly.
I love the simplicity of this card. So perfect for the sentiment.
Love the Fancy Feathers! Your card is very elegant and I love how you kept it simple but added just a touch of bling to sparkle it up.
Wow. Such a beautiful and simple card. Love the way the gold pops against the white and black.
Love the super-CAS-ness of this! The floating feather feels wistful and is perfect with that sentiment! So glad you joined us at CAS-ual Fridays!
beautiful! Such a striking card!
Very pretty card. Great color combo on this! Thanks for playing along with us over at the CAS-ual Fridays Tic Tac Toe Challenge!
Love this CAS design and your creative sentiment! Thanks for joining CASual Fridays challenge!
OMG, I am madly in love with this CAS card, which is saying a TON since it's a card for a sad occasion. Each element is just right, down to the rounded bottom-right corner. Thanks so much for joining the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge, Lea!


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Written by	Written by Mladen Banovic, Editor-in-Chief
As I write this text at the very end of the year, it is interesting to make a short review of the innovation presented and business events that have happened in 2019. Here are a few that in my opinion are related to the main trends in our industry.
The innovations are as follows:
Phase-change cooling transformer
A Chinese company announced that they developed the world's first 220 kV evaporative cooling power transformer, which uses a new type of non-combustible insulating heat dissipation liquid material – fluorocarbon. This liquid is a kind of low-boiling, non-combustible, environmentally friendly material used for insulating and cooling the transformer by its gas-liquid phase change.
Compact medium frequency transformer
Researchers from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne have developed and built a compact medium-frequency transformer, rated for 100 kW and operated at 10 kHz. The idea is to enhance the flexibility and efficiency of smart grids and DC power distribution networks.
Advanced digitally connected transformer
A new version of Siemens' digitally connected transformer - the Sensformer - is based on a digital twin operation that simulates the behaviour of the physical asset in real time. It comes with a few useful tools that compare simulated and measured values.
Industry 4.0 in new transformers factory
Siemens will build its factory for production of distribution transformers in Guangzhou with applied Industry 4.0 standard. The factory, planned to be put into operation in 2021, will be a model factory, suitable for an open innovation ecosystem for massive use of digital technologies such as digital power plant, industrial IoT, smart campus and connected mobility.
Robot for grid inspection
A small, remotely controlled robot, which can directly operate in the power boxes was used for the first time for grid maintenance in China. The robot is expected to be more widely used, with the aim of replacing part of the human operations gradually.
Bio-based dielectric fluid of ultra-low viscosity
Nynas claims that their new fluid NYTRO® BIO 300X, thanks to its ultra-low viscosity, enables up to 10 degrees lower hot spot temperature compared to average mineral oils and around 20 degrees lower compared to ester liquids, with a huge potential for thermal design optimization and improved over-loading capability.
While most of the innovations are digital-based, we can see that some of them are very disruptive innovations based on physics, that is physical properties of the materials.
There were major changes in the business event realm, with much bigger impact than the one we saw in the previous years:
Siemens to spin off Gas and Power
Siemens has announced its plans to spin off and give up the majority stake in its Gas and Power division, which is comprised of conventional power generation, power transmission, oil and gas, and related services businesses. This came shortly after Hitachi acquired ABB's Power Grids division in a $11 BN deal.
Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation have entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. to acquire their transformer factory in Memphis, Tennessee.
Cleveland-Cliffs buys AK Steel
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with AK Steel Holding Corporation to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of AK Steel common stock in a $1.1B deal.
CESI acquired KEMA Laboratories
DNV GL and CESI have signed an agreement to transfer the ownership of KEMA Laboratories to CESI.
Pfiffner acquired Haefely
Pfiffner International AG, a solution supplier for customers in the sectors of electrical energy and rolling stock, has acquired Haefely Test AG, a Swiss company that develops, produces and sells high-voltage test systems and instrumentation for electrical energy and general industry sector.
Megger acquired Power Diagnostix
Megger has acquired Power Diagnostix, a Germany-based company that develops and manufactures high voltage diagnostic equipment and provides diagnostic services for high voltage installations.
This edition brings you two interviews. In his interview, Marek Szrot talks about building a transformer service company, and Zhongdong Wang presents the largest and the most influential university research centre for transformers. We also bring you the usual columns from our two esteemed experts. Paul Jarman writes about transformers in the context of the energy system transition, and Marius Grisaru presents the third part of an overview of a century-long history of dissolved gas analysis.
Furthermore, we bring you articles on reduction of transformers vibration and noise trough smart core manufacturing, and on core cutting lines innovation.
Miguel Oliva et al. write about transformer innovations in light of transitioning energy landscape marked by megatrends like renewable energy, digitalization, sustainability, energy efficiency, circular economy, etc.
Claes T. Bengtsson and Joel A. Kern describe how shunt reactors improve voltage stability and power quality, Esa Virtanen et al. write about special needs for transformers in special applications, Sanjay Saxena et al. talk about railway transformers, and Mattias Viksten et al. touch upon UHVDC and UHVAC transformers.
Ayman Sakr describes corrosion protection of core steel in dry-type transformers, Georg Daemisch explains mapping of transformer populations, Manojmohan Subramanian deals with inter turn fault localization using SFRA, and François Devaux discusses the history of transformers.
If you would like to comment on some of the articles or claims in this magazine, feel free to contact me anytime.
In the end, I wish you a lot of success in the new year and, of course, a joyful reading.
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As part of its promise for vastly increased service for users (and in order to meet government-imposed quotas to get extra cash), the STM has announced sweeping improvements to bus service across the island, as well as better service on the Orange Line of the metro (which will now use renovated MR-73 trains exclusively), all starting next Monday (Sept. 1) as the new schedules are released.
The actual improvements to bus service aren't quite as dramatic as the long press release would make it seem. Part of the reason is that the STM simply doesn't have enough buses to meet up with all the increased service it wants. More are being manufactured, but won't arrive here until next year.
The 480 Pointe-Nord Île-des-Soeurs route, which was first announced back in April, finally gets started. It's an express link between downtown and Nuns' Island's new Bell campus. That route will also be paired with a collective taxi service which will run between the campus and Nuns' Island's commercial area during lunchtime.
What do you do when a pilot project fails miserably? Try it again in another place without changing any of the things that were wrong with it, of course. After trying "seniors" routes in NDG and Côte des Neiges, the STM is repeating the experiment in Montreal North, Saint Michel and Rosemont.
Like the previous incarnation, these buses will only run on certain days (and it's not the same days for each bus), during midday, on a confusingly circular route at unreasonably large intervals of between 50 and 80 minutes. The latter two will also use minibuses, which are high-floor buses (it's unclear if they'll have lifts like adapted transit buses do) and tough to get into for older people.
As part of its incremental increases to service to the 470 Express Pierrefonds, a route described (repeatedly) as a "home run" by STM director Marvin Rotrand, the STM has finally added weekend service for the first time. Service will be provided in both directions between 6:30am and 6:30pm, at intervals ranging from 20 minutes (during weekend rush-hour times) and 30 minutes (around noon). That's great, only it took them a year to do it.
Service intervals on the 103 Monkland will drop dramatically next week during all hours of service. On weekdays during the day, intervals will be closer to 10-12 minutes than the current 15-20, and during rush hour it will drop below the 6-minutes-or-less threshold.
On Saturdays, morning eastbound service will be at 15 minutes instead of 20. Westbound, intervals will drop from 20 minutes to 15 from 1-4pm, and from 30 minutes to 20 minutes during the evenings.
Sunday's schedule stays mostly the same.
268 Trainbus Pierrefonds: Two fewer departures eastbound cutting service after 4pm, three fewer departures westbound cutting service before 9:30am. In exchange, two extra departures at the end of rush hour westbound.
UPDATE: The papers have stories on the schedule changes. La Presse, notably, mentions nothing about the 470 weekend service nor the earlier Sundays for routes going through Fairview. I guess they think the West Island doesn't matter.
Wow, I actually saw something that will make a small but tangible improvement in my meagre existence: extended service in the mornings for the 460. Thanks.
For the 268 Trainbus Pierrefonds, it definitely is an improvement, not a service reduction: until this week the latest bus was at 17:43. Now they added 2 departures. Service will now end at 18:43.
Well, I'm happy the 460 will be around after fricken 7.
Fagstein you have done it again!
This is by FAR the most concise and readable summary of the bus modifications. The reporting in the newspapers mostly just listed the bus numbers.
Unfortunately, there are no changes to the buses that I take regularly (70, 90, 104, 213). As you have noted, there are few increases during peak hours due to the lack of buses. I've been told by several drivers that STM is hiring lots of new drivers (partially to make up for the large number of people retiring). At least with the new drivers, STM won't have to pay too much overtime.
Having a blog myself (not nearly as prolific as yourself however) I know how much work it takes to write something useful and informative. Congratulations.
Thanks. Though that's about four hours of my life I'm not getting back.
I will occasionally be taking the 31 back from Centre Lajeunesse (corner Castelnau) on very cold, icy evenings – that would have been nice last winter.
The 460 is a handy cheap way for people in our part of town to get to Dorval-Trudeau on a single bus ticket – I'm glad they've extended the hours a bit.


In The News: Nutrition Professor Eats Twinkies, Loses Weight.
More news on the deplorable state of national school lunch, this time courtesy of The Chicago Tribune.
Big whoop. A deep fried chip is a deep fried chip, whether it's made with whole grains or not. The addition of chicken to ground meat is also rather meaningless, considering the atrocious amount of sodium added to it.
Wait, they have an even better defense — at least the school lunch isn't "as bad" as what they can get at a fast food chain.
What's next? "Yeah, we know your child's math teacher is pretty horrible, but at least he doesn't beat them with a ruler if they get the answer wrong"?
By this, officials mean that children don't like steamed, unsalted carrots and peas.
In the "glass is kinda sorta almost half full if you look at it from this angle" department, Congress will soon reevaluate the Child Nutrition Act, setting up the possibility of changes to the National School Lunch Program.
Oh, who am I kidding? That glass is almost as empty as Heidi Montag's skull.
This month's Food Product Design trade magazine shares consumer, media, and market research giant Mintel Solutions's 2008 statistics on product development in the food industry.
I scratched my head pondered over this factoid for a few minutes. Why would food companies choose "natural" as a selling point? Why not brag about Omega-3 fortification or whole grain inclusion?
There is no legal definition for "natural." The Food & Drug Administration has not defined what products can — and can't — use that term in their advertising.
Much to food companies' liking, consumers associate "natural" with healthy, low in calories, and nutritious. While that is certainly true if you're talking about pears or tomatoes, it doesn't apply to other "100% natural" products like high fructose corn syrup, 7Up, and Cheetos white cheddar puffs.
The latest Small Bites survey asked visitors if they supported the use of popular cartoon characters to advertise fruit and vegetable products like "baby carrots" and frozen spinach to children.
Sixty-three percent of respondents supported that form of advertising, eight percent did not, and the remaining twenty-seven percent did not have a strong opinion either way.
I strongly favor that sort of advertising.
Many nutrition advocates do not, claiming it confuses children to see Spongebob on baby carrots as well as a box of sugary fruit snacks.
My main concern with that argument is that it attempts to view the world through the eyes of a child who has the marketing awareness of an adult.
Six-year-olds are not aware of nutrition. They don't understand the difference in nutrients between a fruit snack and a real fruit. Seeing their favorite cartoon character on different products doesn't confuse them — it simply draws their eyes and attention to them!
In my opinion, too many nutrition advocates make the crucial mistake of forgetting that they, too, can implement the same tactics used by food companies.
Getting children interested in eating healthier food by simply branding it with cartoon characters is certainly far from utopian, but it's a significant step forward we need to pursue.
What do you think about this list of 50 foods with almost zero nutritional value linked to on Serious Eats' Twitter page?
I have many, many problems with it.
Not only does it not present particularly new information, it is also poorly written and makes a significant number of inaccurate statements and sweeping generalizations.
Not quite. Many potato chips are made up of simply potatoes, oil, and salt (salt being the preservative!).
Therefore, it is absolutely inaccurate to say they are packed with "tons" of preservatives.
Additionally, while potato chips do not offer as much nutrition as a baked potato with its skin on, your typical serving does contain as much potassium as a medium banana.
This list also claims that pasta has "zero nutritional value".
It is ridiculous to claim that a food with that sort of nutritional profile has "almost zero" nutritional value.
Awkward phrasing aside, this is plain wrong.
Trans fat is only an issue if those foods are fried in an oil high in trans fats. As far as mercury is concerned, it is the large predatory fish that are a concern, not bottom-of-the-sea dwellers.
And as far as parasites are concerned — that may be an issue from a food safety perspective depending on how these foods are eaten (although who eats raw lobster??), but that has nothing to do with the nutritional quality of a food.
This greatly varies on the brand. Many cereal bars offer 4 or 5 grams of fiber, little added sugar, and a handful of vitamins and minerals.
First of all, a single Oreo cookie contains 53 calories. The "Double Stuf" variety adds up to 70 calories per cookie. Hence, this notion that the filling alone contains 160 calories is absolutely off-base.
Although partially hydrogenated oil is included on the ingredient list, the food label lists 0 grams per serving. This means that, at most, Oreos contain 0.4 grams of trans fat per serving (for all we know, it could be 0.09 grams).
I could go on and on. Alas, I can't fathom why a website like Serious Eats would find that list worthy of linking to.
The Los Angeles Times published a nifty article tying in the current economic situation, the horrendous farm subsidies ("for the last 60 years or so, the government has subsidized the production of commodity crops — corn, wheat, rice and soybeans — that are ingredients in many high-calorie foods… to receive the subsidies, farmers must refrain from growing any fruits and vegetables,") and nutrition.
The Wall Street Journal published this rather unique article inspecting Barack Obama's and John McCain's physical appearance and nutrition habits.
Apparently, Senator Obama's lean physique (he weighs approximately 10 fewer pounds than the average American male his height) and healthy eating routine aren't doing him many favors with some voters.
"He's too new … and he needs to put some meat on his bones," says one interviewee.
In fact, the latest ad campaign from Senator McCain, comparing Obama to celebrities like Paris Hilton and Britney Spears (do McCain's people know this isn't 2004?) partially criticizes his healthy lifestyle.
And here I thought the "real men eat steak," "salad is for girls," and "quiche is for chicks" contingency was slowly becoming extinct.
If denouncing broccoli and stuffing your face with an oversized hamburger is the way to win America's votes, then I sure am glad I never pursued a political career.
A regular Snickers bar adds up to 280 calories, 14 grams of fat, 5 grams (25% of a day's worth) of saturated fat, and 30 grams (7.5 teaspoons) of sugar.
Snickers Charged comes in at 250 calories, 13 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 25 grams of sugar.
The lower values are simply because Charged is smaller in size than its regular counterpart. The folks at Mars Inc. have not gotten more health conscious.
Anyhow, Charged tacks on 60 milligrams of caffeine, 250 milligrams of taurine, and 10 percent of the daily value Vitamins B6 and B12.
That same amount of B6 can be obtained from half a cup of avocado, one can of tuna, a single ounce of sunflower seeds, one quarter of a chicken breast, a quarter cup of fortified cereal, or half a banana.
As for B12? Ten percent of the daily value can be found in 1 egg, ¾ cup of milk, 1/6 cup of fortified soymilk, 1 ounce of cheddar chese, 1/5 cup of Cherrios, 1/12 cup of Total cereal, 3 ounces of chicken breast, an ounce of shrimp, or HALF an ounce of lean hamburger meat (remember, a serving is three ounces).
Snickers Charged is not providing hard-to-come by nutrition.
Besides, B vitamins in and of themselves do not provide energy.
The amount of caffeine in this product is also nothing spectacular. A tall latte at Starbucks offers more.
Drinking a cup of coffee with a regular Snickers basically provides the same caffeine total.
Although it is found in seafood, dairy, and meat, it is a non-essential amino acid. In other words, our bodies naturally produce it. There is no need to seek it out in the diet.
One of its main roles is regulating the cellular transport of sodium and potassium ions.
There is no scientific body of evidence linking it with central nervous system stimulation.
Frankly, I'm more than ready for this whole "energy" functional food fad to burn out.
A young smiling girl is shown front and center, and Kraft acknowledges that, quelle surprise, "children who eat their lunch do better in school".
I truly don't understand how Oscar Mayer Lunchables fit into this wholesome "we have your child's best interests at heart" theme, though.
The crackers, apart from being made entirely of refined carbohydrates, contain partially hydrogenated oils and high fructose corn syrup.
61 grams (15 teaspoons) of added sugar.
That is on par with wolfing down a Big Mac and medium soda at McDonald's.
It's one thing to have these products on the shelf along with cookies and potato chips, where they are surrounded by other nutritionally empty foods.
It's shameful, though, to sell these products and stand behind a message of nutrition, healthy eating, and child welfare.
One of my favorite parts of flying is buying a pile of celebrity tabloids at the terminal's newsstand before boarding the plane.
This week's OK! is full of nutrition-related stories. Among them? Carnie Wilson's new weight loss struggle.
To recap: at her heaviest, the former Wilson Phillips member weighed 300 pounds.
In 2000, she underwent gastric bypass surgery and slimmed down to 146 pounds.
Now, eight years later, Carnie weighs 208 pounds.
I can't say I'm surprised. Most people who undergo gastric bypass are not addressing the real issue at hand.
Controlling one's weight isn't solely about shrinking stomach capacity.
Emotional eating, ingrained food patterns, and nutrition education also play a huge role in determining what, why, and how much we eat.
This is why once gastric bypass is completed, patients tend to regain weight.
Anyhow, in this interview, Carnie "vows" to shed the excess pounds she's accumulated over the past few years.
A sidebox details her new diet. The headline? "I'm not eating carbs." Sigh.
First of all, she IS eating carbs — as she should! — as evidenced by the fact that she consumes broccoli, asparagus, oranges, apples, and carrots.
"Carbs" are not just donuts, Wonder bread, and cookies.
In any case, Carnie goes on to say that if she "start[s] [her] morning with a piece of toast, [she's] doomed for the day. It's like, give me carbs," she explains.
And the problem with that would be, what, exactly?
If she were to start her day with whole — or sprouted — grain toast, accompany her lunch with a small side dish of whole wheat pasta, and then snack on a little popcorn in the afternoon, what horrible thing will befall her?
What's most interesting is that Carnie appears to blame her weight gain on carbs, yet she admits that what made her gain weight in the past was "go[ing] through McDonalds drive-throughs and hav[ing] a Big Mac, Super Size fries, a 20-piece Chicken McNuggets, a pie and a shake" for one meal.
She also points to being able to "eat a bag of M&M's in one day".
So, really — and clearly — the issue was excess calories, not excess carbs.
It always frustrates me to see people unnecessarily deny themselves nutritious and tasty food when they want to lose weight.
Carnie, if you're reading this, do me a favor: have some unsweetened oatmeal for breakfast, enjoy an open-faced sandwich on whole grain bread, and munch on two or three cups of air popped popcorn if your heart desires.
Just watch your calories, get plenty of fiber, cut down on added sugars, and above all, do not fear carbohydrates.
So my flight to the West Coast — for what was originally some much-needed four day R&R — is now delayed by five hours.
Well, when life hands you a lemon airplane (apparently some cables were loose, or so the pilot said), make blog lemonade!
Adding to the unappetizing factor are all the horribly eighties neon signs.
Fair enough, I could go make my own salad if I am seeking a healthier option. Except I'm not craving a salad at the moment.
At least Cibo — a small deli, if you will — offers fruit and nut bars, fresh fruit, sandwiches made with whole wheat bread, and a particularly tasty tray of baby carrots, celery sticks, and broccoli florets.
Not surprisingly, these nutritious vegetables are accompanied by sodium and saturated fat-laden ranch dressing.
Alas, I did some mixing and matching and bought a small container of overpriced hummus to use as dip.
That was my mid-morning snack when the delay was only two hours.
Lunch time came and, considering my options, I purchased Greek yogurt, a bowl of Cheerios (yay soluble fiber!), and a Clif Nectar bar. The cost? $12.95! Way to encourage healthy eating.
UPDATE (6:46 PM, Pacific Coast Time): The second I typed that period at the end of my last sentence, the laptop I was using turned off (turns out the jack I was plugged into at the Jet Blue terminal wasn't working).
Anyhow, after a five hour delay, I arrived at my destination.
Jet Blue thanked everyone for their patience by providing free roundtrip tickets to every passenger and extra snacks during the flight.
Sodas, cookies, biscotti, Terra chips, and cheese snack mix were happily consumed by many.
I opted for a small bag of cashews from their selection, water, and my own stash of Flavor & Fiber bars.
Alas, the lesson here is — next time you pack for a flight, remember to bring some healthy snacks on board. The airport sure isn't looking out for you!
What's funny about this whole discussion is how nutrition experts are closer to Gary's ideas than they want to admit.
So, by saying Americans should eat fewer processed foods is to argue for a lower-carb diet.
Based upon reading this book I chose to stop eating simple carbohydrates (anything with white flour and white sugar).
I replaced this with copious amounts of green vegetables, eggs, cheese, and meat. I quickly dropped 20 pounds without exercising or EVER feeling hunger or thinking about portion control.
Gary Taubes' controversial views help certainly get discussion going, which I am absolutely thrilled about.
Yes, there is a small area in which conventional nutrition advice and Gary Taubes' views intermingle.
That being said, I ultimately consider his conclusions to stem from faulty logic.
It is indeed true that most processed (or "junk") foods consist of nutritionally void refined carbohydrates (mainly overly processed grains and sugar).
The bottom line, though, is that these processed foods are ultimately adding extra calories to people's diets.
A lot of these same processed foods (donuts, cookies, brownies, etc.) are also high in saturated fat and sodium.
They are not pure carbohydrates. So why isn't Mr. Taubes placing the blame on those two nutrients? Why just carbohydrates?
Allow me to present an analogy.
Imagine that I decide to study the health effects of strawberries.
For ten years, I have a group of people eat two cups of strawberries every day. The control group, meanwhile, doesn't eat any strawberries.
A decade later, I analyze the results and see that the strawberry eaters clearly had higher rates of cancer than the non-strawberry eaters.
What if it wasn't the strawberries themselves that had harmful health effects, but the fact that these strawberries had incredibly high levels of pesticides on them?
That is how I interpret Taubes' beliefs. I feel he is coming to a conclusion without considering all the information.
Mind you, the issue here is not "refined carbohydrates are chock full of nutrition" vs. Gary Taubes.
Glance through my blog and you will see numerous recommendations for whole grains, vegetables, legumes, and other high-fiber foods.
I distinctly say that nutrition isn't solely about calories, but also about nutrients. I also, though, think that sugar and white flour have a place in the diet as long as they are an exception to the rule and not the bulk of anyone's eating pattern.
That being said, keep in mind that many of the foods I suggest people consume often (chickpeas, kidney beans, oatmeal) are not low-carb; Gary Taubes believes they make you fat!
I also do not agree that calling for a diet "low in processed foods" is advocating a low-carb lifestyle. Legumes, fruits, vegetables, sprouted grains, and whole grains are not considered processed foods and are certainly not low in carbohydrates.
My main concern about refined carbohydrates is that, because they are low in fiber and protein, they do not satiate as well. The result? It takes more CALORIES to make you feel full.
Eating 400 calories of white rice, soda, and white bread for lunch will leave you feeling hungry, whereas 400 calories of steak will not have you raiding the pantry for a snack an hour later.
Ultimately, though, it comes down to calories. The 400 "empty carb" calories do not satiate you, so you end up eating more (consuming more calories).
There are two particular statements Gary Taubes make that raise my blood pressure, though.
As I have explained before, when cooked a certain way (ie: baked, with the skin on), a potato is highly nutritious. It is not junk food.
Second, his belief that fiber is overhyped tremendously weakens his stance for me. How anyone can ignore the health benefits of fiber is truly beyond me.
A six-piece chicken strip basket at Dairy Queen packs in 12 grams of trans fat and 2,910 milligrams of sodium.
That's what six chicken strips, a handful of fries, two slices of toast, and some gravy sauce add up to (in an entree many people have for lunch on any given day).
Think you can soften the blow by getting just four chicken strips, skimping on the fries, and starting with a bowl of cream of broccoli soup?
That bowl sets you back 570 calories, five grams of trans fat and an outrageous 4,770 milligrams of sodium!
Yes, that's four THOUSAND — not a typo of four hundred.


When carried out by an expert dentist such as Dr. Chan, tooth whitening in London is a very safe treatment. Having a dental check-up beforehand helps ensure the teeth and gums are healthy enough to undergo this procedure, and helps to minimise any risk of side effects. In fact the bleaching gels used by Dr Wyman Chan at the Smile Studio in London are especially designed to minimise sensitivity which is so frequently a side effect of other bleaching treatments. However teeth whitening can cause the teeth to become dehydrated. One of the effects of this dehydration is that it makes teeth appear whiter than they really are immediately after the treatment has been completed. This dehydration is especially apparent if the teeth are whitened quickly in a chair side procedure. This is perfectly normal and the teeth to rehydrate after a few days, and it's not unusual to notice the shade of the teeth darkens up ever so slightly.
The reason teeth dehydrated this is due to the actual whitening procedure, as most chair side treatments use light to help the hydrogen peroxide penetrate the teeth more easily. The light used tends to be of a quite high intensity and has the effect of literally boiling off some of the bleach on the surface of the tooth. The whitening process is caused by the hydrogen peroxide penetrating the tooth and bleaching away the stains. Some of this light energy is absorbed by the dark areas of the teeth which tend to be located internally, and which include the pulp in the centre of the tooth, and the dentin which is located just underneath the enamel. The dentin contains the natural colour of the tooth. As the light energy warms up these areas it causes the fluids within the tooth to begin to expand, and eventually these fluids are pushed out through the porous surface of the tooth causing slight dehydration.
If you have had your teeth bleached in a dental surgery before, and have experienced sensitivity afterwards then it may have been due to tooth dehydration. It generally takes two or three days for the teeth to rehydrate as they gradually absorb water from your saliva. The fact that teeth do dehydrate when bleached is another reason for not overdoing the whitening treatments, as the teeth are slightly weaker and more brittle when dehydrated and can be more prone to developing cracks.
Dr. Chan's methods of whitening teeth in his London dental surgery is slightly different from the norm as he uses a unit that gives out thermal energy rather than light energy. The advantage of this treatment is that the thermal energy is more easily regulated and accurately controlled the energy from a light unit. This helps to prevent the increased tooth sensitivity that is found in other chair side teeth whitening in London.
The reason teeth become sensitive has to do with the fact that the dentin is porous. It contains lots of little tubules that lead directly to the pulp in the centre of the tooth, and is where all the nerves of the tooth are located. You may already use, or will have seen toothpastes designed especially for sensitive teeth, and these work by blocking up these tubules, reducing sensitivity.
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Wai-Sum Chan, Johnny Siu-Hang Li, Jackie Li, Chong It Tan, and Uditha Balasooriya
Construction of Mortality Indexes
Related Projects: Long Horizon and Longevity Risks in Insurance and Pension Plans
The Life Market
The Life and Longevity Markets Association was set up in 2010 to promote the development of a liquid life market, where longevity-linked securities and liabilities are traded. It is hoped that via a deeper and more mature market, insurers and reinsurers can spread their longevity risk more readily amongst one another and those investors who want to diversify their portfolios with an uncorrelated market sector.
The Role of Mortality Indexes
Like many successful financial markets, it is indispensable to have transparent and widely adopted market indicators or indexes in place. With appropriate mortality indexes, one can construct standardized mortality-linked securities, such as mortality forwards and swaps, which can be traded. Relative to custom-made hedging instruments, standardized securities are easier for investors to analyze and are more conducive to the development of liquidity. Attempts to create mortality indexes have been made by a number of investment banks, including Credit Suisse (an index based on the US life expectancy at birth), Goldman Sachs (the QxX Index), JP Morgan (the LifeMetrics Index), and Deutsche Börse (the Xpect Cohort Index).
What Makes a Good Mortality Index?
The mortality indexes mentioned earlier are all model- free. Although this may be seen as an advantage, a model-free index can only convey a limited amount of information. For example, an index that is based on the life expectancy at birth summarizes mortality improvement at the aggregate level, while indicates nothing about how the underlying mortality curve has actually evolved over time. Since shifts in a mortality curve are typically not uniform, an insurer may find it difficult to build a longevity hedge with such an index.
To represent the evolution of a mortality curve in a non-parametric way, there is a need to use a rather large number of indexes, such as those that are linked directly to death rates at different ages. However,if the number of indexes is large, tracking and concentrating liquidity would be difficult.
In contrast, a model-based construction method has the potential to improve the information content of mortality indexes. In recent years, several extrapolative stochastic mortality models have been developed. Generally, when they are fitted to historical data, one or more series of time-varying parameters are identified. By extrapolating these parameters into the future, a mortality forecast can be obtained. These parameters, which contain rich information about how the mortality of a population moves over time, can potentially be used as mortality indexes.
Not all stochastic mortality models are suitable for creating indexes. There are a number of criteria that should be satisfied. First, despite being small in dimension, the vector of indexes should represent the varying age-pattern of mortality improvement, not just the overall mortality level. Second, the model should possess what we refer to as the 'new-data- invariant' property. It means that when an additional year of mortality data becomes available and the model is updated accordingly, the index values in previous years will not be affected. This criterion is of crucial importance, as it would be impossible to track an index if its historical values are revised from time to time. Third, the indexes should be readily interpretable, so that they can be communicated to hedgers and investors at ease. Other criteria require that the indexes should be unambiguous, transparent, objective, measurable, timely, appropriate, popular, relevant, and stable.
The CBD Mortality Indexes
The Cairns-Blake-Dowd (CBD) model is a simple mortality model that fits the mentioned criteria. The CBD model is specified as:
The term q(x,t) represents the (conditional) probability of death at age x in year t and is the average age over the sample age range. The model's two time-varying parameters, denoted by k(1,t) (intercept) and k(2,t) (slope), can be used jointly as mortality indexes.
Figure 1 plots the time-varying parameters that are calibrated using data from the Canadian male population (ages 40 to 90). It can be seen that k(1,t) tends to decrease but k(2,t) tends to increase over time. The former indicates the overall mortality improvement across time, and the latter suggests that mortality declines faster at younger ages than at older ages. The two mortality indexes, when considered jointly, can capture different patterns of shifts in the underlying mortality curve. A curvature term (i.e. a third index) may also be added to the model structure where necessary.
In spite of all the advantages, the CBD model, like many other mathematical models, may not give a 'perfect' fit to the data. What makes it stand out is mainly its new-data-invariant property, which allows an investor or hedger to track the index values. Using the CBD model to create mortality indexes can be compared with applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model to construct implied volatility indexes. Both models may not be completely accurate, but they do produce well-defined indexes that are tractable by investors and other users. Interested readers are referred to the first paper in the list of references for further information concerning the CBD mortality indexes.
K-forwards
Longevity risk exposures may be transferred by trading standardized derivative securities that are linked to the two CBD mortality indexes. In particular, one can consider a security called K-forward, a zero- coupon swap that exchanges on the maturity date a pre-determined fixed amount for a random amount that is proportional to a CBD mortality index. For instance, to the fixed receiver, the payoff from a K-forward that is linked to the ith CBD index is $(X ( k(i,T) - k(i,T)), where X is the notional amount, T is the maturity date, and k (i,T) is the forward value. Payouts from a combination of properly calibrated K-forward contracts can potentially offset the undesired future outcomes of an annuity portfolio or a pension plan. The second paper in the list of references details how a K-forward longevity hedge can be calibrated and how effective such a hedge is.
Chan, W.S., Li, J.S.-H. and Li, J. (2014). The CBD Mortality Indexes: Modeling and Applications. North American Actuarial Journal 18: 38-58.
Tan, C.I., Li, J, Li, J.S.-H. and Balasooriya, U. (2014). Parametric Mortality Indexes: From Index Construction to Hedging Strategies. Insurance: Mathematics and Economics 59: 285-299.
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Deadpool Corps members (Multiverse), Zombies members (Earth-2149), Known to Authorities Identity,
Divorced Characters
White Eyes
Earth-2149 Characters
Robert Kirkman/Creator
Sean Phillips/Creator
Wade Wilson (Earth-Unknown)/Quotes
Power Grid Added
Power Grid Complete
Normal Intelligence
Weak Strength
Peak Human Strength
Below normal Speed
Normal Speed
Regenerative Durability
Virtually indestructible Durability
No Energy Projection
Fighting Ability - Poor
Fighting Ability - Master of several forms of combat
Wilson Family
Wade Wilson (Earth-2149)
Wade Wilson
Headpool, "Merc with half a Mouth"[1], "Merc with only a Mouth"[1], "Z-Pool"[1], "Shorty"[1]
Deadpool Corps, Marvel Zombies
Known to Authorities Identity
Zombie, mercenary, adventurer; former idol
Presumably military training[1]
Characteristics[10]
White (originally brown)
Bald (originally brown)
Commonly wears a mask as his skin is horribly scarred; Putrefied/Decaying flesh, lack of body, reduced to simply a head
Zombified human mercenary enhanced by experimentation
Earth-2149
Robert Kirkman, Sean Phillips
Appearance of Death
Marvel Zombies #3
(April, 2006)
Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1
(September, 2013)
(Original timeline)
Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #13
(Alternate timeline)
You were... an abomination. Best that you don't darken the doorway of progress... of the cause... of the end times. You were dead... but living, too. And that's not how it works. Dead is dead... for each and every one of us. Hrr If you weren't turned inside-out right now, you might've come to appreciate that.
-- Deadpool src
Little is detailed about Deadpool's life before the zombie plague arrived on Earth-2149, however it can be presumed that it followed much the same path as his Earth-616 counterpart.
Original Timeline
At some point he was infected, and attacked the Silver Surfer. He most likely fleed the attack but also escaping the Power Cosmic zombies from getting himself incinerated and killed. [2]
Before losing his head
He later transported from Earth-2149 to Earth-616, calling himself the "Merc with half a Mouth" (due to his lack of most of his jaw) and exhibiting a wide range of knowledge, which he used to take out Jennifer Kale's magic, and then attacked her. He appears to be killed when Wundarr the Aquarian threw him and Kale retaliated by luring Deadpool into the blades of a nearby skiff, completely tearing him apart. However, as the "Prime Carrier" he was contained within A.R.M.O.R..[3]
Deadpool, now reduced to only a head, managed to escape from A.R.M.O.R. Headquarters with the help of Simon Garth by using the base's teleporters to escape to the bottom of the sea, where Deadpool's head infected all of the Men-Fish. Garth was compelled to travel to the island nation of Taíno in the Caribbean Sea, where he told Black Talon about the zombie plague. Black Talon assumed control of Garth, and captured Deadpool's head. However, Deadpool soon escaped with the help of Garth after biting one of Black Talon's guard.
Eventually Garth sent Deadpool on a raft away from A.R.M.O.R. after faking his death,[4] and floated into a cave in the Savage Land where he was found by Headhunters and worshipped as a god, since the cave was sacred to them. Hydra was searching the area for toxins that could be used for weapons when they discovered his presence. Dr. Betty Swanson, a secret A.I.M. operative, and this universe's Deadpool were sent to retrieve him before Hydra could. Zombie Deadpool planned for the removal of this universe's Deadpool's head so that he could use the body. Deadpool-616 and Dr. Betty were able to extract Zombie Deadpool from the cave, but were captured by Hydra agents, leaving Zombie Deadpool in the bushes behind them. Eventually, Hydra discovered the Zombie Deadpool after interrogating Dr. Betty and torturing Deadpool, but was interrupted by a massive battle between the returning Headhunters and a Tyrannosaurus Rex lured by Ka-Zar. Zombie Deadpool was randomly possessed by each party during the chaos until being picked up by Deadpool-616. After escaping the carnage, Deadpool, his living counterpart, and Dr. Betty escape on one of Hydra's shuttle to A.I.M.'s satellite where the Zombie Deadpool was detained for examination. However, Deadpool-616 decided to save Zombie Deadpool after carefully learning that A.I.M. planned to weaponize traces of the zombie plague from the Zombie Deadpool. Once again escaping from Hydra when the station came under attack, the two Deadpools along with Dr. Betty and a reluctant A.I.M. agent named Bill, headed to Florida's swamps where the Zombie Deadpool first appeared on Earth-616, in the hope of returning him back to his home universe.
Once in Florida, the four avoided a territorial Man-Thing and fought, and killed Hydra's Lord Falcon. After finding a portal to the Multiverse, the Deadpools entered into it in the hopes of finding Earth-2149. Though, the two instead entered a few alternate universes where they meet their counterparts. The two unsuccessfully returned to Earth-616 where they have only been gone for a few seconds. Fortunately, Doctor Voodoo appeared before them and helped them bridging the portal to Earth-2149. This time successful, the Deadpools entered Earth-2149 and joined by Dr. Betty and Bill, who were frightened away by Man-Thing. The four were soon attacked by Earth-2149's Moon Knight, Tigra, and Shamrock, and eliminated them before escaping from more hordes of superhuman zombies. While hiding in a ruined church, the four are again attacked by the Zombie Mecho-Marauder and were saved by survivor Professor Veronica Chase and her colleagues of Empire State University. Deadpool and his allies were offered sanctuary beneath the city where they discovered that the survivors are close on researching a serum to the zombie virus. Some days later, Deadpool helped his counterpart in capturing a zombie Cypher for Veronica Chase as a specimen for her research.
When they finally decided to return to Earth-616, Veronica was zombified by Absorbing Man and the rest of her team eaten by him, so they both went behind them. When Absorbing Man was killed, they ambushed Veronica at the top of a building, thus she gave them a antidote to spare her. They got the antidote but pushed her anyway.However, Headpool was captured by Blake of A.I.M. though he bit him in order to get him back to his counterpart and his comrades so he could drink the antidote, though Deadpool gave him a fake one, thus he was zombified and pushed from the helicopter they were. When they got to the nexus, they meet with Zombie Wrecker, Zombie Piledriver, Zombie Doctor Voodoo and Deadpool, confirming that they have traveled to a early point of Earth-2149, even before the events of Headpool's arrival at Earth-616, though it didn't affected the continuity of both realities and later events at all.
After they were all killed, Deadpool placed his counterpart's head on the body of early zombie Deadpool that was killed with his head exploding, taking two shots at once. When he got his new/old body back, he felt hunger again, so he jumped into the opening portal, living the same events he went through at Earth-616, even becoming a severed head once again, thus he was unable to stop to revive them.[5] It stopped when Deadpool came and brought him to join the Deadpool Corps.[6][7]
After the events of Deadpool corps, he finally returned home. In the end, he was killed by an agent of the Evil Deadpool Corps who hunted down and killed alternate Deadpools as asked by an alternate version of him, one that questioned his whole existence and wanted to free the fictional characters by killing other Deadpools in the belief that they were the progenitors of all things.[8]
Alternate Timeline
The Deadpool of this timeline, created when the Deadpools and their team came at this early point, followed the same path of his original timeline's self, until he meet with this version of Deadpool along with the mainstream one, Dr. Betty Swanson and Bill at the nexus to get to Earth-616, though he was killed and replaced by the elder version of him self. But since this version crossed the portal, the events of Marvel Zombies 3 and later still happened.[9]
Power Grid [11]
Strength*
Speed*
Durability*
Energy Projection
Fighting Skills*
* Higher ratings indicate pre-beheaded levels
Previously those of Wade Wilson of Earth-616.
Presumably those of Wade Wilson of Earth-616.
Strength level
Previously that of Wade Wilson of Earth-616.
When the mainstream Deadpool, along with Betty and Bill, came to deliver Headpool back to his home reality, they came to an early point were Zombie Deadpool still hadn't come to Earth-616, with two of them existing, not counting the mainstream one, thus creating another timeline. But since the events of Marvel Zombies 3 still happened, the continuity wasn't affected. Although, since the mainstream Deadpool recruited Headpool to the Deadpool Corps before he could get to the savage land (as Headpool was reviving his moments at Earth-616 again), it is possible that the events of Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth never happened, at least on Earth-616.
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Martine van de Walle (née le  à Lokeren) est une artiste belge originaire du Pays de Waes.

Des thèmes récurrents sont des natures mortes avec des fleurs et des fruits dans lesquelles les cerises jouent souvent le rôle principal.
Son style est caractérisé par les effets de lumière et l'utilisation des couleurs.

Biographie
Elle a obtenu sa formation à l'Académie des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Saint-Nicolas (2003-2007) auprès, entre autres, de Guy Van Assche, Roland Massa, Jacques Neve et Marijke Pijl. Ensuite, elle a suivi des cours particuliers dans les écoles de Maarten Boffé et du peintre artistique anversois Firmin Janssens. C'est surtout ce dernier qui lui a appris les techniques artisanales et traditionnelles des vieux maîtres. Ses tableaux sont influencés par l'école hollandaise et surtout par l'œuvre de Willem Dolphyn.

En , elle fut la seule artiste belge invitée au Salon de la Société nationale des beaux-arts dans le Carrousel du Louvre à Paris. Ses tableaux y ont été récompensés avec le prix d'honneur du salon.

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Peintre belge du XXe siècle
Peintre belge du XXIe siècle
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Naissance en novembre 1968

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The reason why the world is the way it is, is because there are so many loveless people in the world. The reason why there are so many loveless people in the world is because their parents didn't love them enough. The reason why they didn't love them enough is because they had children for all the wrong reasons.


Mark was a running utility player who could double as a tagger. He originally started with Essendon, where he spent six seasons, before moving to Richmond. He spent four seasons with Richmond before transferring to the Sydney Swans, and he represented New South Wales in the 1990 State of Origin victory against Victoria. He was a creative player with fine ball skills and a good goal sense. He retired during the 1991 season due to constant injury problems; however, he later returned to play with North Shore, for three seasons, in the Sydney League. He is currently coach Amateur side Caulfield Grammarians.
Strarhmore Juniors to 1978 ( Honours - Premiership 1976, Competition U/13 Division 1 Best & Fairest 1976, Victorian U/16 Representative Team 1978 ) ; Essendon Thirds 1979, Games 8, Goals 10 ; Essendon Reserves 1979-84, Games 94, Goals 80 ; Essendon Seniors 1980-84, Games 29, Goals 19.
Sydney Swans Seniors 1988-91, Games 47, Goals 9 ( Honours - NSW Representative Team 1990 Games 1 ) ; Sydney Swans Reserves 1988, 1990-91, Games 14, Goals 9 ; North Shore 1992-94 ; Caulfield Grammarians Coach 1995.


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IGH Basketball is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating since 1994. As we work towards our goals, we constantly strive to keep player fees affordable for all families. Through volunteer leadership, player and tournament fees, and concession sales we're fortunate to consistently offer reasonable registration fees compared to other basketball programs.
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College Football Playoff to Remain at Four Teams Due to Division on Expansion
Andy Wittry
Because the College Football Playoff committee could not agree on future expansion, the playoff will stay at four participants until the 2025 season, when the current 12-year contract ends.
The committee has postponed its next in-person meeting, which was scheduled for March 2 in Dallas, sources informed Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger on Friday. As a result, an agreement on a 12-team model will not be achieved before the deadline.
On Wednesday, the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick informed the College Football Playoff Board of Managers, which is made up of 11 presidents and chancellors, that a unanimous agreement on the expansion could not be reached.
On Friday, Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff, issued a statement announcing the news.
The College Football Playoff will not expand beyond four teams until at least 2026 pic.twitter.com/i1LSjWwRdX
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) February 18, 2022
Hancock said in the statement that the group will continue to discuss a possible expansion as early as the 2026–27 season. This offers the committee more time to explore the expansion's issues in more depth before adopting the modification.
"While the event did not result in a proposal for an early expansion before the present 12-year contract expires, the talks were useful and enlightening." "I am certain that they will serve as a valuable reference for the Board of Managers and the Management Committee as we define what the Playoff will look like starting in the 2026-2027 season," Hancock said in a statement.
The expansion vote was 8–3, with the ACC, PAC-12, and Big Ten all voting against the 12-team plan starting in 2024, according to College Football Playoff board chair Mark Keenum, the president of Mississippi State.
Following this announcement, it is uncertain when the next committee meeting will take place.
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Q: Multi region API/Lambda Architecture latency issue We are trying to deploy our API Gateway/Lambda and route it through Route53 in following regions.
ap-south-1
    Lambda
    API Gateway +  Certigicate for API Gateway + Custom Domain

us-east-1
    Lambda
    API Gateway +  Certigicate for API Gateway + Custom Domain
    DynamoDB
    AWS Elastic Search Service

Our lambda(ap-south-1, us-east-1) connect to DynamoDB(us-east-1) and AWS Elastic search services(us-east-1) to fetch data.
When we test the lambda in us-east-1 it has 200ms of execution time.
But when we test the lambda in ap-south-1 it has around 3 seconds of execution time.
The logic is same in both the lambda. The only thing is it request dynamodb/Elastic Search service in us-east-1 from ap-south-1.
We want to understand why it takes around 3 seconds when lambda is executed from ap-south-1, since it is inter-region request in AWS Network infrastructure only.

A: What you are observing is a typical latency issue, since data store is too far from application.
And your architechure It is not Truly Multi-region. Even if you are in 2 region, your application is unusable if aws east goes down.
You should

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*Allow replication of dynamodb tables.

*each lambda/applicaiton should hit only regional services and no cross region call.

*Elastic search should be replicated using dynamodb streams.

*If lambda is using sns and sqs, they should also hookup using dynamodb streams.

It will make sure

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*You will have low latency reads.

*No issues if there is a regional outage.

But it will have issues like

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*Cost will be higher.

*If writes are allowed from both the regions, race conditions might be there.

A: As others have already said it's probably a latency issue.
If you make multiple synchronous requests to a different region this latencies sums up.
To investigate further, you can try AWS X-Ray. Maybe it can give you some details on where latencies develop.
https://aws.amazon.com/it/xray/


Create an elevator that would hold weight.
Anyway, as the test class worked on this we discovered that the box was too deep and they had trouble creating things inside it. So, I cut them in half!
Next problem was creating the elevator- it had to have a crank mechanism and a platform to support the weight of the pumpkin.
Above, you can see how a team solved the problem of the crank, but let's talk about the pumpkins first.
When I started working on these challenges I was planning on buying those little pumpkins you see around Halloween time.
These are the pumpkins (or gourds) I eventually found and you can see how small they are by looking at the apple. However, I couldn't find these when we were testing this challenge.
Instead, we used those plastic pumpkins in the photo above. Those are actually drink bottles from the dollar store and I filled them with sand to make them heavier. We also tried some black "witches kettles" filled with candy corn.
Anyway, back to the elevators!
Students made great little platforms with craft sticks and straws and their cranking systems were so creative. Many of them wanted to just have a winding-up system, but the task rules required having a handle to turn the crank.
Kids had the most fun using dollar store Halloween decorations to design the Haunted Houses!
My younger students made mazes and we called these Haunted House Mazes. Again, I had to go searching for the perfect boxes for this!
Remember, all those copy paper boxes I borrowed? Well, the Elevators used the box and these mazes used the box lids! Perfect!
Until I needed more lids. That is when I discovered that a soft drink "flat" is the perfect size for a maze. A "flat" is the cardboard box that a case of soft drinks uses. Another box you can try is a gift box.
We used craft sticks and a lot of white glue to create our maze paths and a ton of Halloween decorations to create the Haunted House look. The ball going through our mazes is a plastic eyeball I also found at the dollar store.
I think all kids love building catapult systems. I have several different versions of a device propelling something. This one launched a candy pumpkin.
The materials were things I already had in my cabinets- just basic craft items and kids had to build a device to make that pumpkin sail. We set up foam cups to knock down and they had a blast.
All three Halloween Challenges are part of a bundle at my Teachers Pay Teachers store and you can find them right >>>>HERE!


I love almond milk and to make a whipped topping out of it - well that's brilliant! Thanks for sharing!!
I'll have to try this--I'm also looking for a good whipped topping recipe. I'm not in the habit of using tofu for desserts, but I should just give in. With such a small amount of tofu, is their any replacement you could recommend, or do you think it is really necessary?
Yes, it's only a tiny bit, but I think it adds a little more body and you certainly don't taste it.
I made the almost blue cheese dressing from a few posts back and oh my goodness, it is wonderful. I could eat it by the spoonful. I really like the taste of the fermented bean curd, although it took a bit of getting used to. Thank you for introducing me to this new flavor.
Hi Bryanna, I'm new to the vegan world, mainly due to many food intolerances recently discovered. Among them is soy. I struggle to find recipes that don't include tofu. Is there a substitute for it, or can I just leave it out? Thanks for your help!
Kat, as I said to Hanna up above, Yes, it's only a tiny bit, but I think it adds a little more body and you certainly don't taste it. However, you can try it without! let me know what you think!
Thanks, Ricki! I just posted on your post about whipped topping!
I made it today, meant to use it as a cake frosting, but it didn't set at all :( it was very liquidy. I used the saucepan option. Also I have to say I could taste the tofu (and I used slightly less than recommended).
I'll maybe try it again cause it was okay with fresh fruit and it looks really nice on the pictures above.
Any idea what might have gone wrong? I followed the recipe exacly and it seemed fine when I put it in the fridge.
Susus, you may not have cooked it long enough. That's one reason I prefer the microwave method-- it always comes out perfectly, no guessing! "Translucent" is what you are looking for in the cooked mixture. You shouldn't taste 1/4 cup of tofu in that-- especially silken tofu, so ???
You are using agar powder, not flakes, I hope?
I'll use the microwave method next time then.
I don't know whats wrong with me but I really could taste the tofu (I used the mori-nu vacuum packed kind). I can taste it in almost anything but the chocolate mousse... But it was definitely less identifiable after the cream has been in the fridge for a while.
Anyway I'll try it again and see how it goes. I'm also looking forward to trying your buttah and many other recipe (ordered your last book last week :) and I've had great success with your tofu feta (/marinated tofu, also made with agar btw :).
This looks so good. Is there any reason not to use almond milk instead if making it from scratch?
MK, commercial almond milk for drinking is not nearly as creamy and rich-tasting as homemade.
I made it today and it was very runny too :( I wanted to frost my sons birthday cake. Anyone had any luck?
Jenny, this is not as stiff as whipped cream and cannot be used for an icing. But, as you can see from the pictures, it is whipped enough for topping a shortcake or pudding or fruit. Possible problems: 1.) You need to follow the directions exactly, 2.) use the homemade almond milk-- don't try using commercial almond milk beverage; it's not creamy enough-- and 3.) make sure that the agar powder is cooked properly (the microwave method works best, IMO). It MUST be translucent (not white). 4) Also, do not substitute agar flakes for powder-- you would need to use 6 times more flakes than powder and flakes must to be cooked longer. 5.) Chill for AT LEAST 3 hours. That's all I can think of-- I've made it many, many times with no pproblem.
I know what you mean, Julie!


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Pilot After Somalia Emergency:Airplane Security Is Zero
The Serb pilot who landed a jetliner in Somalia with a three-foot hole on its fuselage said Sunday he never doubted that it was caused by a bomb and describes the security surround the airplane at Mogadishu Airport as "zero."
A suicide bomber is suspected to have set off the explosive inside the plane, Somali officials said Saturday. The blast sucked a male passenger out of the plane and forced the aircraft to make an emergency landingTuesday in Somalia's capital, they said.
The explosion happened about 15 minutes after the plane, with 74 passengers on board, took off from the airport and was at 11,000 feet ascending toward 30,000 feet.
"If we were higher, the whole plane could have disintegrated after the explosion," said pilot Vlatko Vodopivec.
At a higher altitude, the hole in the fuselage might have caused more severe structural damage, he said. Because the plane was at a lower altitude, he was able to land it safely, Vodopivec said. "The plane acted normally and we virtually returned normally. Engines and hydraulics worked normally."If it happened somewhere higher, the damage would have been bigger," he said. "If we were higher, the whole plane could have disintegrated."
The explosion killed one passenger, Abdullahi Abdisalam Borle, according to Somali officials who did not give further details. A man's body was found in the town of Balad, 30 kilometers (about 18 miles) north of Mogadishu, according to police who said he might have been blown from the plane.Borle is suspected to have been the suicide bomber, the AP was told by a senior Somali civil aviation official, who insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press. Six people have been arrested in connection with the blast after examinations of CCTV images in the airport, a senior Somali intelligence official said. The pilot blamed the incident on the lack of security around the plane at Mogadishu Airport, describing the facility as chaotic.
Somalia elections not credible, country's Auditor General says
Fire destroys farms in Puntland
Egypt calls for BBC boycott amid dispute over critical report
Kenyan troops allegedly kill a man in Daru-Salaam locality
Garissa elders express concern over Somalia's political instability


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– miasto w prefekturze Aichi na wyspie Honsiu w Japonii, na północ od Nagoi nad rzeką Gojō.

W 1889 roku powstał współczesny układ miejski, w efekcie tego powstała wioska Iwakura (w powiecie Niwa). W 1892 roku Iwakura stała się miasteczkiem. 1 grudnia 1971 roku miasteczko zdobyło status miasta.

Populacja
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Elwis, Elwis Royal or Elwis Lighting is a Danish technology company, founded in 1938 by Mogens Wilsbech, which designs and manufactures inspection lighting, handlamps, flashlights and gaskets. It sells products in over 30 countries worldwide. Elwis' founder, Mogens Wilsbech famously created the first functional fluorescent handlamp, in a workshop near his house in 1953.

History
In 1938, Wilsbech founded the company and in the early 1950s, he discovered a number of problems with the conventional incandescent worklights available. This developed his idea to encase a fluorescent bulb in a resilient, clear, butyrate tube. This was marketed as a "Light in a tube" originally with a 21-inch fluorescent bulb encased.

Elwis continues to manufacture fluorescent handlamps in Denmark, which have been a workshop essential for service departments, gasoline service stations and repair garages. The company now has two main divisions; Elwis Lighting manufactures a range of advanced Surface Mounted Diode (SMD) and Chip On Board (COB) Light-emitting diode (LED) worklamps, trouble lights and high specification torches for mechanics. Elwis Royal manufactures a range of gaskets to fit a wide variety of automotive vehicles.

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External links
Elwis official website
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Electronics companies established in 1938
Engineering companies of Denmark
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Manufacturing companies of Denmark
Danish companies established in 1938
Companies based in Gentofte Municipality


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Born in 1964 near Belfast, Ireland, Simon Burch was introduced to art by his father, a landscape painter. "We had impromptu days off school, regular visits from artist friends, the excitement of exhibition openings," he says, "and I soon realized that I wanted to have a creative life." After studying architecture and living for a few years as a painter, Simon Burch bought himself a camera. Photography was then to become his mode of artistic expression as well as his profession. As an assistant to a photographer in London, he began learning this new art form, before going on to set up his own studio in Dublin in 1994. He studied and obtained a Master of Fine Arts in photography. Over the past twenty-five years he has switched between professional work for companies and his own, more personal projects, such as his photos of Mont Blanc. His work has been recognised internationally; he has won two EPICA Awards and a silver medal at the Association of Photographers Awards in 2004. This recognition is not due to chance: "I have always believed that if you work hard and give your best," he says, "then good things happen." ... See more See less
"It's the vastness of mountains and the contrast with our human condition – such tiny things in the middle of the landscape – that attracts me," explains Simon Burch about his photos taken in Chamonix in 2015 at the Glacier du Géant and the Col du Midi. This Irish photographer reveals the majesty of mountains by taking photos that look like paintings. He plays with the whiteness of snow and close-ups of rocks to create photographs in the same way a painting is created. The mountains become all the more striking.
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