A win, that is, as in many $$$ signs and social consciousness. Nike just announced the online sales of its products have increased 65% since it came out with its marketing campaign this year making Colin Kaepernik the face of its ten-year celebration logo–JUST DO IT! It was a bold and controversial decision. Many people thought it was a mistake and that Nike would suffer financially for it.
In case you have been absent from this planet lately, and thus didn't know, Colin Kaepernik bowed a knee three years ago in an NFL football game during the playing of the national anthem, instead of standing, in protest to unfair treatment of minorities, especially blacks. A very high percentage of NFL players are black, including Colin. Colin Kaepernik is a Christian who is involved in charity. He believes in using his high profile as a prominent professional athlete to make a positive difference in the world. That fits Nike's personna, though it's ironic that the word nike is the name of a pagan god.
It threw the NFL into a tizzy. So far, the NFL's tentative ruling has been that players can so demonstrate by merely staying in the locker room until the playing of the national anthem is finished, and if any players do bow the knee again, team owners have the right to penalize them with fines or whatever. Of course, the NFL was worried about how such activities would affect their bottom money line.
A lot of these NFL team owners are like Donald Trump–old white guys. People who so criticized Kaepernik and other players for taking a knee are themselves standing still while the world is passing them by. And its looks like Nike is proving it.


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This week-end we were very lucky to be invited to Peter Rabbit birthday party – the very first anniversary of his playground at the Willows Activity Farm.
It's been a pleasure to get to see Peter, Benjamin and Lily at the show, sing and dance with them and hug them all on stage later.
The party lunch has been a proper feast: bunny shaped sandwiches, lots of canapés, carrot shaped biscuits, radishes, vegetables & fruits and a gorgeous birthday cake! Willows activity farm guys exceeded any expectations we had – little party bags and balloons plus some delicious grown up choices. We all felt spoiled!
Willows farm is as great as ever, fun packed and mesmerising for little people.
For us it felt even more fun than last year – with the two monkeys more grown up to enjoy even more stuff – especially for baby, who is now getting close to 1 year old rather than his last visit when he was barely 3 days.
The eldest has been thrilled to feed the horses, lama, goats, hold and cuddle the guinea pig, milk the cow, do the the Peter Rabbit puzzle.
The day is literally not long enough to tick all the attractions. Peter Rabbit playground is as gorgeous as last year – amazingly well kept given the amount of children which are enjoying so much every day. On this occasion we also finally managed a ride with Tristan the Runaway Tractor, the little ones loved the little trip around, the uneven grounds and swampy hole adventure as well as the songs.
We spent of course lots of time at the bouncy haystacks, leaping Lily pad trampolines, the big dig sand & water play, the young drivers zone and funfair.
Friends from Kensington joined us – we all had a brilliant day out, spring almost here and sun shining.
Many thanks again to Willows Activity Farm for the best birthday party we had in a long time! To many more years Peter Rabbit, shows and visits at the farm & playground!
Disclaimer: Many thanks to the Willows Activity Farm for complimentary passes and anniversary lunch & party. Impressions, photos & over excited kids my own.


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Tracing the Past
ROBERT WILLIS SYMPOSIUM – 16-17 SEPTEMBER 2016
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Tracing the Past was inspired by the work of Robert Willis (1800-1875), a famous Cambridge polymath. He was Jacksonian Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy and taught engineering in the early years of that subject.
Willis's research and teaching was spread over a wide range of
subjects. Our particular interest is in his pioneering study of medieval vaulting, presented as a lecture to the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1841 and published in the first volume of their Proceedings in 1842. Willis proposed a number of hypotheses about the design of medieval vaults which he hoped contemporary architects would be able to test. However the difficulties of gathering suitable data were huge and it's only now, with the introduction of laser scanning that his ideas can be more fully explored, through projects such as ours.
On 16-17 September 2016, both Nick and Alex will be giving papers in the Robert Willis: Technology, Science and Architecture symposium taking place at Willis's own college, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Alex will be speaking on Willis's networks of knowledge and Nick will be presenting a digital update of Willis's 1842 paper, for which the digital content can be found here. Other speakers will also be discussing Willis's work on vaults, including Prof Santiago Huerta, Javier Giron, Martin Bressani (speaking on Willis and Viollet-le-Duc) and Antonio Becchi. The full programme is available here: willis-program-a4
The Symposium website includes a digital library of Willis's publications, making it an incredibly useful resource for those sharing his interests. The Symposium proceedings will be published – further details available soon.
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We're off to Ely!
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Ely Cathedral Presbytery
We already reported that the Society of Antiquaries of London have very generously funded a trip to Ely Cathedral, where we shall be scanning the vaults in the Presbytery, the Lady Chapel, the Octagon and Prior Crauden's Chapel. We've now got permission from the Cathedral authorities to go ahead and we'll be at the Cathedral on 13-14 September. As well as laser scanning, we're going to be experimenting with total station.
The Lady Chapel was started in 1321 but attention moved when the crossing collapsed, in 1322, and the whole area had to be rebuilt. We know the vaults of the Presbytery were complete by 1337, when there were payments for painting them. Thus the work is exactly the same date as the vaults at Wells.
So far we've only scanned vaults in the west of England, so this will be our first opportunity to scan vaults in East Anglia, where design principles and construction methods might be very different. The Ely designs are associated with William Hurley, the King's master carpenter, who designed the wooden vaults of the Octagon and William Ramsey, later the chief surveyor of the King's works in the Tower of London and other castles south of the Trent, to whom the later parts of the design have been attributed on stylistic grounds. The Ramsey family of masons were closely associated with the Royal Works and with East Anglian architecture, including the cloister of Norwich Cathedral, which also has lierne vaults showing a variety of rib curvatures, as in the aisles of Wells.
The vaults of Prior Crauden's Chapel are of interest to us because they are not medieval but were reconstructed by Robert Willis in the 1840s. They were thus an opportunity for him to put into practice the ideas he had explored in his 1841 lecture 'On the Vaults of the Middle Ages'.
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How Rolex's diminutive 'Piccolino' proved smaller could be better
First released in the 1930s and then reissued in the 1950s, the Rolex Explorer Ref 3055 was vaunted as the smallest chronograph in the world, at just 30mm across. It's not a claim you can imagine watchmakers making today, but this little watch, nicknamed the 'Piccolino', had an immense impact
By Adrian Hailwood
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The size of the watch on your wrist is a perennial subject for debate. Fashions change, diameters rise and fall and what was considered a "statement piece" ten years ago may be dismissed as vulgar now. Add to this the watch-gender discussion – ie should watches be sold as "ladies'" and "men's" or just described by dimensions? – and you can see that a simple quest for the perfect watch size is anything but.
Cases are certainly shrinking and the return of the Rolex Explorer to a unisex-friendly 36mm was widely applauded by fans of both vintage and contemporary watches. There is a limit, though: it is highly unlikely we will see a return to the dimensions of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, when men's watches, even military "tool" watches, could be found around the 30mm mark. This is a shame, as it means one of Rolex's most interesting chronographs is more likely to be found in a safe than on a wrist.
One of Rolex's most interesting chronographs is more likely to be found in a safe than on a wrist
Rolex's reference 3055 (not to be confused with the venerable Day-Date movement of the same number) is a diminutive chronograph first produced in the 1930s. With a case diameter of just 30mm, it was vaunted as the smallest chronograph in the world – not a claim you can imagine a contemporary watch brand striving to make! At this time, Rolex were not producing their own chronograph movements and so their record was based on the tiny movement inside the watch, a movement supplied by those masters of all things chronograph Valjoux.
The Valjoux 96 calibre was produced between 1936 and 1966 and measured only 23.35mm across, easily small enough for Rolex to achieve their record. Although in production for 30 years, less than 4,000 movements were made in total across all the brands Valjoux supplied, making this little gem a rare thing.
Unsurprisingly dubbed "Piccolino" by Italian collectors, the Ref 3055 had two leases of life, first in the late 1930s and a relaunch in the 1950s. The only major differences between them were a redesign of the chronograph pushers from "olive" shape to rectangular, the crown changing from a domed to flat profile and the sub-dials shrinking a little. Estimates suggest the majority of these chronographs were cased in stainless steel and that only 200 of these miniature marvels were produced in yellow gold and a mere 20 in rose gold. Contemporary pricing set the retail value of the gold 3055 above that of a much larger gold chronograph pocket watch, showing the value Rolex placed on this feat of miniaturisation. You might expect such a tiny watch to be reserved for dress wear, tucked beneath a well-pressed cuff. A trawl through the photo archives turns up none other than Enzo Ferrari wearing one and not with a dinner suit either. Posing with drivers in trademark rolled-up sleeves, his brawny wrist can be seen clearly and on it the 3055 in gold.
Only 200 of these miniature marvels were produced in yellow gold and a mere 20 in rose gold
If you are looking to add a 3055 to your collection originality is everything. The early 1930s versions go for more than the 1950s, but a clean, unrestored dial is as important as age. The rarer gold versions make more than their yellow gold siblings, but, interestingly, auction prices seemed to peak around ten years ago, when huge watches were still in vogue, before falling back a little. As more modestly sized watches are appearing at retail, now may be the time to snap one up.
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During the final stages of the battle with cancer, Mike King stayed in touch with a former player who worked at CHOT. She kept her former coach apprised as to when it was the right time to utilize hospice services.
The services, such as those provided by the not-for-profit CHOT, include grief and family counseling, pain management and palliative care catered to the needs and desires of the patient and family. Patients are allowed to pass with dignity, honor and peace, King said.
This year, 100 percent of the funds raised from the tournament will go to CHOT. Over the last four years, the tournament has raised over $40,000 for the Fort Worth hospice.
"You can do a lot for the soccer program, but what are you doing for the community?" King said of teaching his players about something more important than winning. "This is a way to give back to families that are not as fortunate as us. It's a rare opportunity to show kids it's not all about me or them.
Soccer was a natural way to honor Rex King.
"My dad was very involved in youth soccer through the '70s and '80s and if he wasn't involved in soccer, I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing today," Mike King said of his father.
"After he coached me and my sister Kaye, he started coaching others, and after college, he became a fixture on my sideline," King added.
The tournament will have four divisions of eight teams each – boys and girls varsity and JV.
The games will be played at both Timber Creek and Fossil Ridge fields and include many teams from around the area and as far away as Odessa and Tyler.
Fossil Ridge coach Dorothy Ortiz's father also died in hospice care, so King said the emotional investment is just as strong with the Falcons' partner. Byron Nelson's squads will also be there.
The Rex King Memorial will be the first event of the soccer season.
The tournament runs Jan. 5-7, with the first round games of Timber Creek and Fossil Ridge starting at 4 p.m. at their respective fields. Click here for the tournament brackets.
The Lady Falcons will take North Crowley, while the Lady Panthers play Red Oak.
The boys will follow at 6 p.m., with Timber Creek playing Tyler Lee and Fossil Ridge taking on Arlington.
The JV division games will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday.
What type of team the Lady Falcons will bring to the field is a bit of an unknown at this stage, King said.
"It's too early to tell," he said. "We graduated eight seniors and we'll have nine freshmen and sophomores this year. We need to grow up in a hurry. They are talented but the speed of the game is so fast.


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A nearly year-long fight between the Trump administration and the California state government over school accountability ended with an unexpected twist last week when U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos (pictured) explicitly endorsed a state student progress metric that reformers had denounced as intentionally vague and misleading. This clears the way for the Golden State to receive about $2.4 billion in federal education aid in 2018-19.
The dispute was over California's formal proposal to meet the rules established in December 2015 when Congress created a new federal education framework to replace 2002's No Child Left Behind Act, which had fallen into disfavor among Republicans and Democrats alike for linking some federal aid to states to progress in standardized testing. GOP governors denounced the law as an infringement on states' rights. Democratic governors ripped NCLB for an emphasis on test scores that they said was excessive and and undermined learning.
Approved by a landslide bipartisan vote, the NCLB replacement law – the Every Student Succeeds Act – wiped out virtually all federal mandates. But the ESSA law did require states to identify schools which consistently finish in the bottom 5 percent on standardized tests; which have minority subgroups with consistently weak test results; and which graduate fewer than two-thirds of students.
Kirst said it was not realistic for California to turn down federal aid, so the state would seek to accommodate the federal law. But he said the California School Dashboard education evaluation program was much preferable to assigning schools a single score.
The Dashboard evaluates 10 indicators of educational progress. Some focus specifically on student achievement, including graduation rates, test scores and English learner progress. Several other indicators focus on school district performance with regard to absenteeism, suspensions and "school climate surveys" of students and parents.
Reformers have long blasted the Dashboard as being intended to muddle, not clarify, whether districts and schools are broadly helping students' academic performance.
"On the one hand, the idea of having a lot of data to give a more holistic view of how schools are doing can be seen as a positive. But if it's presented in a way that even if you have a Ph.D. you can't understand, and you can't compare school performance and things that one cares about," that's unhelpful, EdVoice President Bill Lucia told the Monterey Herald last year.
As CalWatchdog reported in December, similar concerns led the U.S. Department of Education to reject the Brown administration's initial ESSA compliance plan. In a Dec. 21 letter, Jason Botel, principal deputy assistant secretary of education, said California should use more precise measures of student performance. Botel also offered a list of other questions about the state plan.
Since then, Botel's negotiations with the state yielded progress on some of his concerns. The EdSource website reported that on June 29, Botel sent state officials a letter indicating he would recommend that DeVos approve California's third version of its plan. Botel was pleased with tougher standards offered by the state in evaluating the progress of English-learner students from poor families and in assessing teacher training.
In a July 12 press release, DeVos announced that ESSA plans for California and Utah had been approved, leaving only Florida without a federally endorsed proposal to receive education aid.
Beyond the state's promises to better monitor some categories of student progress, it is unclear why the U.S. Department of Education's view of the Dashboard's "holistic," multistandard approach went from specific criticism in December to specific praise eight months later. EdSource, the education website with many insider sources in Sacramento, depicted the evolution of the state's ESSA compliance proposals over the past 10 months as reflecting relatively minor concessions.
Meanwhile, the state Department of Education's "Getting to Know the California School Dashboard" explainer website appears unchanged from earlier versions.


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Son of space shuttle Challenger commander remembers tragedy 33 years ago
For Lt. Gen. Richard "Rich" Scobee, losing his father in the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger was a personal tragedy he and the families of other members of the crew have shared with the nation for 33 years.
"If you have ever lost somebody that you loved, it's that exact feeling," Scobee told CNN this month, as the anniversary approached. "I just shared my loss with the country. I think it's my responsibility to share some of that — because it's part of our history."
On January 28, 1986, Scobee was about to graduate from the Air Force Academy when he joined his mother and the other crew members' families in Florida to watch his father, mission commander Dick Scobee, and six other astronauts blast off aboard Challenger.
He remembers standing on the roof of NASA's Mission Control at the Kennedy Space Center and being excited that the crystal clear sky would offer a perfect view of the separation of Challenger's solid rocket boosters.
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – JANUARY 28: June Scobee Rogers, widow of Challenger commander Dick Scobee and her son Lt. Col. Richard Scobee, listen to speakers during a memorial service on the 20th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex January 28, 2006 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Twenty years ago the space shuttle Challenger exploded, killing all seven astronauts onboard. (Photo by Matt Stroshane/Getty Images)
Seconds after liftoff, "I knew something was wrong immediately," Scobee recalls. "I looked at my mom and she had figured that out too."
Watching his mother, June, go through it was a horrible memory that has never left him.
"After all these years it's still tough to recall — the sadness in her eyes."
Her career as an English professor helped her bond closely with the civilian member of Challenger's crew, Christa McAuliffe.
The world remembers McAuliffe as NASA's first "teacher in space." Students in countless classrooms watched in horror that day as the disaster unfolded on live TV.
After an investigation, the explosion was blamed on a seal inside a rocket booster which leaked due to cold weather. Hot exhaust escaped through the seal and ruptured the shuttle's external fuel tank, triggering an explosion.
Commander Scobee lost his life along with McAuliffe and five other crewmates: Gregory Jarvis, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik and Mike Smith.
The horrifying public aspect of the tragedy sometimes overshadows the rest of Dick Scobee's life. "Everyone saw how my father died and they saw the end of his career," his son said. "What they didn't see was his life — which was amazing."
From mechanic to astronaut
Dick Scobee started his Air Force career as an engine mechanic and worked his way through school and the military to become an officer, combat pilot and test pilot before winning a spot in NASA's astronaut corps.
"Going from turning wrenches on a flight line to commanding a space shuttle — no country in the world could you do that except for this one," Rich Scobee said.
Dick Scobee's leadership qualities were legendary among his colleagues. "That guy would make you feel good about you," his son recalled. "He just had a way of making you feel successful."
In the years after Challenger, Rich Scobee embarked on his own military career as an F-16 fighter pilot. Eventually he would see combat in the Persian Gulf War, become a squadron commander and, later, commander of Kirkuk Air Base in Iraq.
Scobee said his father taught him important life lessons that have been useful throughout his career. Along the way, Rich Scobee and his wife Janis found time to raise a family of their own, including two sons and a daughter.
Last fall, Rich Scobee was promoted to Air Force three-star general and assumed command of the Air Force Reserve.
"The Reserve exists to capture the talent of trained airmen who are leaving the active Air Force, but who still want to serve part-time," Scobee said. It allows the Pentagon the ability to quickly increase air power if needed, by using Reserve units.
"We're always ready," said Scobee. "72 hours is all the notice we need" to launch fighter jets, bombers, tankers, cargo transports to any destination. It's all done for about one sixth of what it would cost for the full-time Air Force, said Scobee. Plus, the Air Force Reserve offers 20 percent of the total Air Force capability for only 2 percent of the total Air Force budget.
The future of American space exploration
Appropriately, Scobee's command will indirectly intersect with NASA later this year. Air Force Reserve units are scheduled to provide support for the first astronaut launches from Florida since the demise of the shuttle program in 2011.
The astronauts are scheduled to blast off from Florida later this year to test two different capsules for human spaceflight — Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Dragon.
Assigned to those missions will be Air Force Reserve "Guardian Angel" pararescue teams with the 920th Rescue Wing — to respond to possible emergencies during launches or landings.
Scobee, who grew up talking about this subject with his father often, believes space exploration is important and the United States should assume a leadership role.
"We have to take a rightful place as leaders in space. We can't let that go," Scobee said.
He supports the idea of sending astronauts to Mars. "Although space is dangerous — as explorers we need to go because we don't fully understand things until one of us touches it," he said.
"Manned space flight is really important to who we are."
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Vitamin C is an effective way to energize our body immediately. Vitamin C has been known to boost our immune system, to energize our body and uplift mood. It is an important component for growth and repairing of tissues in all parts of the body. It helps the body to make collagen, and is popular for healing wounds, preparing and maintaining bones and teeth, for treating and preventing cancer, colds, and other immune related illnesses.
Did you know lemons are high in Vitamin C? This is often overlooked. There is 30.7 mg of Vitamin C in one lemon.
One way we can get the benefits of lemons in our food is by squeezing a lemon into 2 cups of water and drinking a Lemon Water. This is a great way to start each day with a dose of Vitamin C that also alkalizes our body.
You can also squeeze lemon on salads with some olive oil and Real Salt for a natural salad dressing that contains Vitamin C.
To include lemons in your deserts, squeeze some lemon juice into a blender with soaked cashews, made syrup, vanilla, Real Salt and coconut oil to make Cashew Cheesecakes or Cashew Ice Creams.
One potato contains 42 mg of Vitamin C. This is often unexpected when we think about potatoes. It's no wonder we crave potatoes when we are stressed or run down.
When we need a quick potato fix, we can grate a potato into a hot pan of coconut oil and fry for 7 minutes for Hash Browns. Or bake or fry them in extra virgin coconut oil or TigerNut oil for a healthier alternative to fries. This way we still consume the Vitamin C that potatoes provide to us.
Kale contains 80mg of Vitamin C per one cup. One way to consume more kale is to add it to your juice machine or blender and drink it. That way you can disguise the bitter taste with some fruits. I also massage avocado into the kale and add some garlic powder, Real Salt, nutritional yeast and pumpkin seeds and make a tasty Superfood Kale Salad.
Consuming raw lemon is the best way to get a higher dose of Vitamin C.
Strawberries contain: 42 mg of Vitamin C per 1/2 cup. To make a delicious juice or smoothie that is high in Vitamin C mix 1/2 cup strawberries, a peeled orange, grapefruit and lemon. It's also what I call the "Fat Blaster".
These are all recipes are copyrighted in my new book "10-Minute Recipes", published by Hay House.
According the to the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine for men more than 18 years old is 90 milligrams of vitamin C daily; for women more than 18 years old, it is 75 milligrams daily; for pregnant women more than 18 years old, it is 85 milligrams daily; and for breastfeeding more than 18 years old, it is 120 milligrams daily.
By incorporating into your diet each day 1/2 cup strawberries, 1 orange, 1 lemon and 1 potato you can well achieve this required Vitamin C intake.


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import org.wso2.developerstudio.eclipse.gmf.esb.TaskPropertyType;
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import org.wso2.developerstudio.esb.form.editors.article.rcp.ESBFormEditor;
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                    property.setPropertyName(name.getAttributeValue());
                    OMAttribute value = element.getAttribute(new QName("value"));
                    if (value != null) {
                        property.setPropertyType(TaskPropertyType.LITERAL);
                        property.setPropertyValue(value.getAttributeValue());
                    } else {
                        property.setPropertyType(TaskPropertyType.XML);
                        property.setPropertyValue(element.getFirstElement().toString());
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                    properties.add(property);
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            executeSetValueCommand(TASK__TASK_PROPERTIES, properties);
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            executeSetValueCommand(TASK__TRIGGER_TYPE, TaskTriggerType.SIMPLE);
            executeSetValueCommand(TASK__COUNT, (long) task.getCount());
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            if (task.getName() != null) {
                taskFormPage.getTaskName().setText(task.getName());
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            if (task.getTaskImplClassName() != null) {
                taskFormPage.getTaskImpl().setText(task.getTaskImplClassName());
            }
            if (task.getTaskGroup() != null) {
                taskFormPage.getTaskGroup().setText(task.getTaskGroup());
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            if (task.getPinnedServers() != null) {
                if (task.getPinnedServers().size() > 0) {
                    taskFormPage.getPinnedServers().setText(DeserializerUtils.join(task.getPinnedServers(), ","));
                }
            }

            if (task.getCronExpression() != null) {
                taskFormPage.getTriggerType().select(1);
                taskFormPage.getCron().setText(task.getCronExpression());
                taskFormPage.setCheckCron(true);
            } else if (String.valueOf(task.getCount()) != null || String.valueOf(task.getInterval()) != null) {
                taskFormPage.getTriggerType().select(0);
                taskFormPage.setCheckSimple(true);
                if (taskFormPage.getCount() != null) {
                    taskFormPage.getCount().setText(String.valueOf(task.getCount()));
                }
                if (taskFormPage.getInterval() != null) {
                    taskFormPage.getInterval().setText(String.valueOf(task.getInterval()));
                }
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            if (!task.getXmlProperties().isEmpty()) {
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Rep. Markkanen votes to stand up for safety of Michigan communities with landmark plan
RELEASE|December 2, 2021
Contact: Greg Markkanen
$368.5 million, policy reforms provide needed resources for first responders
State Rep. Greg Markkanen today joined the Michigan House in approving an expanded plan to support law enforcement and public safety personnel and help them better protect the people they serve.
The measures, approved today with bipartisan support, include $368.5 million in funding and policy reforms to help first responders with recruitment and retention efforts, community outreach and equipment upgrades.
"Providing our brave first responders with the resources they need gives them greater ability to do the job – which is keeping people and their families safer," said Markkanen, of Hancock. "This plan will attract top-quality candidates for openings in Michigan's public safety sector – especially here in the U.P. – and ensure they want to stay here and continue to serve our communities.
"These are demanding jobs. We needed to step up and make a substantial commitment given the challenges our police, firefighters and emergency medical workers face every day."
The $368.5 million supplemental appropriation is funded by one-time federal COVID relief and surplus state resources.
The revised plan is an even bigger commitment than the preliminary $80 million plan the House approved in May and the $250 million plan House Republicans unveiled last month. In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Oxford, Markkanen and House members provided additional funding for school resource officers to work proactively with students and families – raising the total allotment from $10 million to $50 million.
"This additional funding will allow more communities and school districts – including those across the western U.P. – to supply their schools with resource officers and keep kids safe," Markkanen said.
The revised plan also adds more support for firefighters and EMS personnel, while maintaining its focus on public safety recruitment and retention, community outreach and equipment upgrades. A special focus is on recruiting law enforcement officers now working in other states to Michigan.
Markkanen noted there are nearly 4,000 fewer law enforcement officers in Michigan than during the 2001 terrorist attacks. There are currently hundreds of unfilled positions across the state, including several in the U.P., the second-term legislator said.
Pillars of the House plan include:
Recruitment and retention: The initiative includes $57.5 million for a 'Move to Michigan' recruitment plan to help local departments hire officers now working in other states. The plan ensures officers moving to Michigan will keep retirement benefits they've already earned in other states. Tuition assistance and grants to help offset expenses will make attending a police academy a more practical, affordable option for local law enforcement and corrections officer candidates. Local departments could receive grants to offer job shadowing and signing bonuses to new hires. Local law enforcement, fire departments, EMS agencies and corrections departments would get recruitment marketing support.
Public safety personnel who miss work because of COVID-19 quarantine could be reimbursed for lost wages and leave time. An additional $7.5 million would support mental health assistance for local law enforcement, firefighters, EMS personnel and other public safety officers.
Policy changes will allow local law enforcement agencies to pay for a new recruit's academy tuition and enter a five-year employment contract with them. If the recruit leaves within that period they would be required to reimburse the agency for a portion of the training costs based on the amount of time spent with the department after their training is complete.
Other reforms expand the pool of qualified recruits, remove hurdles for returning officers and provide resources for part-time public service assistant positions to perform routine law enforcement tasks.
Strengthening bonds in neighborhoods and schools: The plan provides $10 million in grants for community policing initiatives shown to improve relationships between officers and people in the neighborhoods they serve. The mix of community policing and mentorship that make the Police Athletic League so successful in Detroit would be expanded in communities across Michigan with a $15 million investment.
Supplying essential equipment: More resources would be available for body-worn cameras and gear, narcotics team gear, communications equipment upgrades, local police K-9 units, and other essentials.
The plan now advances to the Senate for further consideration.
Rep. Markkanen posts perfect voting record in 2021
Greg Markkanen-POSTS|1.6.22
State Rep. Greg Markkanen, of Hancock, took part in all 640 roll call votes during the 2021 legislative session as he continues to serve as a voice for those across the western U.P.
Rep. Markkanen issues statement on child-care progress in Michigan
Greg Markkanen-POSTS|12.28.21
State Rep. Greg Markkanen, of Hancock, today issued the following statement after the Whitmer-Gilchrist administration highlighted 2021 accomplishments on early learning and child care. Markkanen has spearheaded needed reforms to Michigan's child-care system during the current legislative term: "Part of solving our child-care challenges in Michigan is making sure all corners of the state have […]
Rep. Markkanen: Disregard for taxpayer dollars unacceptable in latest UIA fraud report
State Rep. Greg Markkanen today said the Legislature will continue to review the rampant fraud discovered at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's Unemployment Insurance Agency to better protect Michigan taxpayers.
Rep. Markkanen plan streamlining careers for veterans in vital sector now law
A plan from State Rep. Greg Markkanen helping veterans use acquired skills to excel professionally has been signed into law by the governor.


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It is not uncommon for a business to require a parent to sign a waiver before their child may participate in any of the business's activities. By signing such a release, a parent agrees that the business is not responsible for any injuries that the child sustains as a result of the child's participation in an activity. These releases also often have language indemnifying the business from any claim brought on behalf of the child. Until now, the law in many states has allowed these businesses, although responsible for the injury, to rely on this waiver and avoid all liability. But in a recent case of first impression, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that such agreements are void and unenforceable on public policy grounds.
In Rosen v. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., Russell and Beily Rosen were members of the Owings Mills BJ's Wholesale store. As a perk of membership, the store provided a free, supervised children's play area, subject to the parent signing a release, which contained both an exculpatory and indemnification clause. Russell Rosen signed that release in July 2005. Then, in October 2006, Beily Rosen dropped her five-year-old son, Ephraim, off at the play center and proceeded to shop in the BJ's. Sadly, Ephraim fell in the play area and suffered life-threatening brain injuries. The Rosens sued BJ's, arguing the Club was negligent because it failed to have adequate material protecting the play area floor. In turn, the Club argued that it could not be sued because the Rosens signed the waiver. The trial court sided with the Club and threw out the case.
However, the Court of Special Appeals reversed the trial court's decision and held for the first time in Maryland that an exculpatory and indemnification agreement executed by a parent on behalf of a minor child with a commercial business violates public policy considerations. Lacking any on-point authority in Maryland, the Court turned to case law from other states to find that the majority of states hold such agreements are invalid and unenforceable because a parent cannot waive a child's injury claim in advance of an incident. Adopting this majority view, the Court anticipated that its holding will provide incentives for commercial businesses to take reasonable precautions in the operation and maintenance of their facilities and obtain adequate insurance coverage for risk of physical injuries. Critically, the Court noted its compelling policy rationale: that these enterprises are in a better position than minor children to evaluate and eliminate hazards on their property, and are better able to insure themselves adequately against risks that cannot be eliminated. With regard to the agreement's indemnification provisions, the Court ruled that they were an invalid attempt to circumvent the public policy that invalidated the release language. A copy of the case can be found here.


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NetJapan is a Japanese company that creates and sells software for system backup and recovery. I create promotional materials of all kinds for their European section. More can be seen on the website.
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This project was very interesting and extensive. Therefore, the work was divided into graphic design and implementation. My part consisted of graphic design and another company was in charge of implementation. Cooperation with another subject might bring problems, so this project was challenging in many respects. I have experienced for the first time what it means to prepare a fully responsive website. It meant to prepare each page separately in three versions — for displays, tablets and mobile phones. After about three months of intense work, the website was finished.
NetJapan has been an established company in Japan, but it was totally unknown in the European market. Therefore, the marketing department prepared materials to present the company and the presentation of the contents was tailor-made by me.
It has always been my dream to get a contract for a series of comic strips. And the dream came true with NetJapan. I was asked to create a series of comic strips with the topic "Recovery after a system crash" for a Facebook campaign.
CeBIT is one of the world´s biggest trade fairs of information technology. Every year in German Hannover, IT companies present new technologies to the world on the area of 450,000 m²². And NetJapan EMEA was one of them. I designed several exhibition stands for CeBIT in the past and it is a big responsibility. The communication with the company that implements the project is also very important.


The founding member of the now-defunct Midwest cult band The Farmers, Slink Moss' latest, LEGEND, is a collection of eighteen cuts covering new material, b-sides, and rarities. Using elements from a variety of influences, LEGEND jumps between country, rockabilly, pop, garage, and simple rock 'n' roll.
"Life Is a Chain" gives you a taste of country through Slim Moss' eyes, while "Good Groovin'" splits some hair with some garage rock gone pop. "Rose" furthers the pop sensibility of this album and "Jane" explodes with massive pop grooves sure to get you dancing, jumping up and down in excitement, and singing along with ease. The hooks are tremendous and the easy-going, simplistic quality of the song just hit you as hard as they can.
Yet, it doesn't stop there. "Shadow" finds Slink Moss dabbling in the sweet sound of pop from the golden era of rock (the 60's), "Faith" adds a quick dance to your step with its tempting country slide and all-too-enjoyable pop beats. "No True Love" and "Super Star" offer a bit more to feed off of; perfect to dance too.
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Arthur and the Invisibles
Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Cast: Adam LeFevre, David Suchet, Doug Rand, Freddie Highmore, Jason Bateman, Jean Bejote Njamba, Madonna, Mia Farrow, Penny Balfour, Ron Crawford
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Jean Bejote Njamba, Jimmy Fallon, Logan Miller, Lou Reed, Mia Farrow, Penny Balfour, Robert Stanton, Ron Crawford, Selena Gomez
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Maltazard, the Evil M, is now 7 feet tall and evolving among the humans, causing
Cast: Antony Hickling, Cooper Daniels, Dashiell Eaves, David Gasman, Freddie Highmore, Joseph Rezwin, Mia Farrow, Penny Balfour, Robert Stanton, Ron Crawford


Tallinn Boys Choir was founded by Mrs Lydia Rahula – the principal conductor and the artistic director of the choir in September 1988. The Choir has its own studio with a membership of 130. The Preparatory Choirs are Primo (aged 6-7yrs) and Secundo (aged 8-9yrs).
Concert Choir is a classical mixed choir (SATB) comprising boys between the aged of 10 to 15 and young men aged 16 to 35. The concert composition ranges from 35 to 60 singers. Most of the boys also play a musical instrument. The choirmaster and conductor of the Choir is Tomi Rahula, the son of Lydia Rahula.
Rehearsals take place three times a week at Tallinn School No. 21.
Choir's repertoire includes songs from Gregorian chant to vocal polyphony, from Estonian music to African spirituals. It is important for the Choir to maintain the diversity of its repertoire.
Choir has performed several major musical works: L.van Beethoven Fantasia c-minor for piano, choir and orchestra G.Mahler's 3. and 8. Symphony with Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, A.Honegger's Christmas Cantata, C.Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio, W.A.Mozart's Coronation Mass, J.S.Bach's John's Passion, A. Knaifel's Chapter Eight and Estonian composers works: oratorio Joonase lähetamine (Jonah Sending) by Rudolf Tobias, oratorio Hiiob (Job) by Artur Kapp.
Choir has performed at Birgitta Festival – Honegger Jeanne d'Arc at Stake conducted by Anu Tali and three times C. Orffi cantana Carmina Burana conducted by Eri Klas.
At Birgitta Festival 2009 Tallinn Boys Choir performed in a new cantata Aeg armastada (A Time to Love) composed by a young Estonian composer Tauno Aints.
Tallinn Boys Choir took part in Rudolf Tobias Oratorio Jonah Sending conducted by Neeme Järvi in 1999. Oratorio was performed in Estonia, Finland and Sweden. Rudolf Tobias Oratorio and Artur Kapp Oratorio Hiiob was be performed in Germany and Estonia at Nürnbergi festival in summer 1999. Conductors were Leo Krämer and Arvo Volmer. The Choir boys have partcipated in operas of National G.Verdi Don Carlos, G.Puccini Bohemian etc.
Choir performed H. Berliozi Faust and Romeo and Julia with children choirs and boys choirs all over Europe in European Union project in Strasbourg in December 2008.
Choir is working with many well-known Estonian musicians: Andres Uibo (organist), Jüri Leiten (trumpeter), Villu Veski and Virgo Veldi (saxophfonists), Mart Siimer (composer-pianist), Annely Peebo (mezzosopran). Choir has also worked with internationally known musicians like tenorsaxophonist John Nugeti and choirs – Vienna Boys Choir, American Boys Choir. Choir has worked with well-known conducors Paavo Järvi, Nikolai Aleksejev, Robert Sund, Andres Mustonen, James Litton, Carl Hogset, Jorma Panula, Bobby McFerrin.
New choral piece by with cantata "Aeg armastada" [A Time to Love] by young Estonian composer Tauno Aints. The work for soloists, male choir and symphony orchestra is composed in 2008 and dedicated to 90th anniversary of Republic of Estonia. The librettist and one of the text authors is Leelo Tungal. The work will be performed by soloists Jassi Zahharov (baritone), Urmas Põldma (tenor), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Estonian National Male Choir, Tallinn Boys' Choir, ballet troupe of the Vanemuine Theatre, soloists Julia Litvinenko and Jonathan Ammerlaan. Video installation is made by Grete Laus and Ott Evestus. Conductor and musical director is Eri Klas.
Several renowned conductors like Neeme Järvi, Eri Klas, Arvo Volmer, Andres Mustonen, Robert Sund, Leo Krämer, James Litton, Carl Hogset, Phil Mattson, Jorma Panula and others have conductednthe choir.
Numerous famous Estonian pop-artist have perfomed with the Choir – Tanel Padari & TheSun, Dave Bentoniga, Siiri Sisask, Tõnis Mägi, Ivo Linna, Janika Sillamaa, Maarja-Liis Ilus, Birgit Õigemeel and Koit Toome. Choir has participated at festival Jazzkaar.
Tallinn Boys Choir has been recorded in radios of Estonia, Japan, Netherlands, Germany and in televisions in Estonia, USA, Japan. K. Penderecki Stabat Mater was recorded with Tapiola Chamber Choir in Finland.
1992 – II place in mixed choir category and special prize for the best performance of Franz Schubert song in International Franz Schubert Choir Competition Vienna.
2004 – GRAND PRIX and I place mixed choir category in VIII International Children's and Youth Choir Festival Moscow Sounds in Moscow, Russia. Conductor reward for Lydia Rahula.
1998 – I place in A-category in male and boys' choir competition, Tallinn.


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Q: ORA-12899 value too large for column despite of same length I am running the following query. But getting ORA-12899. Altough the length of string am trying to insert is 30.
INSERT INTO TABLE1 SELECT * FROM temp_Table1 where LENGTH(column1)=30;

SQL Error: ORA-12899:value too large for column "TABLE1"."column1" (actual: 31, maximum: 30)

select column1 from temp_Table1 where LENGTH(column1)=30;

Testing  - HLC/TC Design Corre

Desc temp_Table1

column1 VARCHAR2(30)

Desc Table1

column1 VARCHAR2(30)

A: Try to change your table like
ALTER TABLE1 MODIFY column1 VARCHAR2(30 CHAR)

The error states that your column1 can store maximum of 30 characters and you are passing more than 30 characters in it which results in the error.
You can also refer this article: Oracle Database - Bytes or Characters for VARCHAR2 and CHAR

A: You're seeing the difference between character and byte length semantics:

You must specify a maximum length for a VARCHAR2 column. This maximum must be at least 1 byte, although the actual string stored is permitted to be a zero-length string (''). You can use the CHAR qualifier, for example VARCHAR2(10 CHAR), to give the maximum length in characters instead of bytes. A character is technically a code point of the database character set. You can use the BYTE qualifier, for example VARCHAR2(10 BYTE), to explicitly give the maximum length in bytes. If no explicit qualifier is included in a column or attribute definition when a database object with this column or attribute is created, then the length semantics are determined by the value of the NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS parameter of the session creating the object.

If your session is using byte semantics then the column in your table will default to that:
select value from nls_session_parameters where parameter = 'NLS_LENGTH_SEMANTICS';

VALUE
----------------------------------------
BYTE

create table t42(text varchar2(5));

Table T42 created.

select char_used from user_tab_columns where table_name = 'T42' and column_name = 'TEXT';

C
-
B

That is the same as explicitly doing:
create table t42(text varchar2(5 byte));

If your source data is five characters but includes any multibyte characters then the number of bytes will exceed five:
insert into t42 (text) values ('Hello');

1 row inserted.

insert into t42 (text) values ('Señor');

SQL Error: ORA-12899: value too large for column "SCHEMA"."T42"."TEXT" (actual: 6, maximum: 5)

Which is what you're seeing. When you insert the values from your other table you are filter on the length of the values, but length() counts characters rather than bytes. There is a lengthb() function that does count bytes. If you check the byte length of the 30-character value you're selecting you'll see it is in fact 31 bytes, so one of those characters is multibyte.
with t42 (text) as (
  select 'Hello' from dual
  union all select 'Señor' from dual
  union all select 'Testing  - HLC/TC Design Corre' from dual
)
select text, length(text) as chars, lengthb(text) as bytes, dump(text, 16) as hex
from t42;

TEXT                            CHARS BYTES HEX
------------------------------- ----- ----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hello                               5     5 Typ=1 Len=5: 48,65,6c,6c,6f
Señor                               5     6 Typ=1 Len=6: 53,65,c3,b1,6f,72
Testing  - HLC/TC Design Corre     30    31 Typ=1 Len=31: 54,65,73,74,69,6e,67,c2,a0,20,2d,20,48,4c,43,2f,54,43,20,44,65,73,69,67,6e,20,43,6f,72,72,65

From the dump() values you can see that after Testing (54,65,73,74,69,6e,67) and before the space and dash (20,2d) you have c2,a0, which is the UTF-8 multibyte non-breaking space character. (You often see that, along with curly quotes and other non-ASCII-range characters, in text that has been copied from,. say, a Word document).
You can either change your insert to filter on LENGTHB(column1)=30 (which will exclude the row you currently find), or change your column definition to 30 characters instead of 30 bytes:
drop table t42;

Table T42 dropped.

create table t42(text varchar2(5 char));

Table T42 created.

select char_used from user_tab_columns where table_name = 'T42' and column_name = 'TEXT';

C
-
C

insert into t42 (text) values ('Hello');

1 row inserted.

insert into t42 (text) values ('Señor');

1 row inserted.

Or replace any unexpected multibyte characters with single-byte equivalents, if that's possible and makes sense for your data; in this case a normal space might work, but with any substitution you are destroying information that might actually be important.

A:
ORA-12899
Often times, as our companies grow and evolve in response to an
  expansion in the form of client-base, staff, profit or markets, the
  data associated with this growth will also change. Data systems like
  Oracle have the innate ability to remain fairly flexible in regards to
  working with this variance in information. Still, even the most
  versatile database systems require maintenance and refining in the
  face of increased data traffic. This work is essential to
  accommodating any constraints on memory or necessary redefinitions of
  parameters. The ORA-12899 error is representative of an instance in
  which either an uptick in data or a user error is forcing Oracle to
  stall during its requested action.
THE PROBLEM
The ORA-12899 is an Oracle error that occurs when the value entered
  into the column string is too large. What this means is that an
  attempt was made by the user to update or insert a column with a value
  that is too wide for the destination column. The name of a particular
  column will be given and the actual width of the value, as well as the
  maximum width permitted for the column, will be associated with that.
  As mentioned, the value can be given in the form of characters. In the
  event that the width is reported in characters, this will mean that
  character length semantics are operating for the column. Otherwise the
  width will be reported in bytes. Essentially, this error results from
  trying to push through a value, or set of values, that exceed the
  specified maximum width of the column. So, how does a user correct
  this type of error?
THE SOLUTION
To begin, open up the OERR utility. The user will require the full
  ORA-12899 message to receive the proper feedback on the error. This
  will provide more information on the error and allow further
  investigation. Typically, the error can come from one of three
  sources. The first source is the SQL statements that have been
  generated. Checking source and destination column data types to
  discover whether they are compatible with current formats is the
  second source. Lastly, the user can look at the destination column
  width – where the value is being assigned – to make sure it is large
  enough to accommodate the maximum value that the user anticipates
  assigning. Let us now turn to an example that corrects ORA-12899.
  Suppose the user has created the following table:
CREATE TABLE Clients(
ClientID varchar2(9) PRIMARY KEY,
Client_Contact varchar2(40) NOT NULL,
Address varchar(20) NOT NULL,
Zip varchar2(5) NOT NULL,
Client_Number varchar2(11) NOT NULL)

The user then attempts to issue an INSERT VALUES statement that looks
  something like this:
INSERT INTO Clients VALUES(
727546345,
'Roger Holcomb',
'—Benjamin Road Syracuse',
'-----', 05307623754)

The user might try to run the statement from here, but will receive
  the following error message:
Error starting at line 7 in command: INSERT INTO Clients
  VALUES(727546345, 'Ricky Galorey', '18 Benjamin Road Syracuse',
  '13208', 05307623754) Error report: SQL Error: ORA-12899: value too
  large for column "ORGANIZATIONS". "MARKET". "ADDRESS"(actual: 25,
  maximum: 20) 12899. 00000 – "value too large for column %s (actual:
  %s, maximum: %s)"
This error statement indicates that the variable 'Address' cannot hold
  more than twenty characters as that would exceed the width of the
  column parameter. When we look back at the address value ('18 Benjamin
  Road Syracuse') we can see that the total number of characters (25)
  exceeds the maximum number allowed for the width of the column. To
  correct this, the user can change the VARCHAR2 for address to an
  amount that can accommodate the typical address length that their
  company would input.

The above answer original URL

A: Due to different NLS settings in the target table database it might require more bytes in the target.
Try altering the table as
    alter Table1 modify column1 varchar2(30 char)

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Q: How to trigger a specific job in gitlab I want to run a specific job in a pipeline , I thought assigning a tag for the job and then specifying this tag again in the post method will fulfill my needs .The problem is when I trigger using the api(post) , all the jobs in the pipeline are triggered event though only one of this tagged .
gitlab-ci.yml :
job1:
  script:
    - echo "helloworld!"
  tags : [myTag]
job2:
  script:
    - echo "hello gitlab!"

the api call :
curl -X POST -F token="xxx" -F ref="myTag" https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/12345678/trigger/pipeline

A: By using variables you can do:
Use this curl command to trigger the pipeline with a variable
curl --request POST --form token=${TOKEN} --form ref=master --form "variables[TRIGERRED_JOB]=job1" "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/trigger/pipeline"

Ofcourse you have to set the variable accordingly.
Define your jobs with the appropriate variable:
job1:
  script: echo "HELLO for job1"
  only:
    variables:
      - $variables[TRIGERRED_JOB] == "JOB1"

job2:
  script: echo "HELLO for job2"
  only:
    variables:
      - $variables[TRIGERRED_JOB] == "JOB2"

if you are running the curl from inside another/same job you can use ${CI_JOB_TOKEN} instead of $TOKEN and

https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/triggers/#making-use-of-trigger-variables

A: add a variable to your trigger api call as shown here:
https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/triggers/#making-use-of-trigger-variables
then use the only prperty
inside your gitlab.yml file
as shown here :
https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/variables/#environment-variables-expressions
then only if the variable exists the job will be execute
for example
job1:
  script: echo "HELLO"
  only:
    variables:
      - $variables[API_CALL]=true

A: Probably changes in GitLab makes answers above not working.
The
only:
  variables:
    - $variables[....]

syntax trigger CI Lint.

For others that come here like me, here's how I trigger a specific job:
job1:
  script:
    - echo "HELLO for job1"
    - "curl
      --request POST
      --form token=$CI_JOB_TOKEN
      --form ref=master
      --form variables[TRIGGER_JOB]=job2
      https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/trigger/pipeline"
  except:
    - pipelines

job2:
  script: echo "HELLO for job2"
  only:
    variables:
      - $TRIGGER_JOB == "job2"

⚠ Note the except - pipelines in job1, else, you go in infinite Child pipeline loop!


text:
Short version: Earth's average orbital speed is about 30 kilometers per second. In other units, that's about 19 miles per second, or 67,000 miles per hour, or 110,000 kilometers per hour (110 million meters per hour).
In more detail:
Let's calculate that. First of all we know that in general, the distance you travel equals the speed at which you travel multiplied by the time (duration) of travel. If we reverse that, we get that the average speed is equal to the distance traveled over the time taken.
We also know that the time it takes for the Earth to go once around the Sun is one year. So, in order to know the speed, we just have to figure out the distance traveled by the Earth when it goes once around the Sun. To do that we will assume that the orbit of the Earth is circular (which is not exactly right, it is more like an ellipse, but for our purpose a circle is close enough). So the distance traveled in one year is just the circumference of the circle. (Remember, the circumference of a circle is equal to 2×π×radius.)
The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is about 149,600,000 km. (Astronomers call this an astronomical unit, or AU for short.) Therefore, in one year, the Earth travels a distance of 2×π×(149,600,000 km). This means that the speed is about:
speed = 2×π×(149,600,000 km)/(1 year)
and if we convert that to more meaningful units (knowing that there are, on average, about 365.25 days in a year, and 24 hours per day) we get:
speed = 107,000 km/h (or, if you prefer, 67,000 miles per hour)
So the Earth moves at about 110,000 km/h around the Sun (which is about one thousand times faster than the typical speed of a car on a highway!)
Thanks for your explanation, but I was hoping for an explanation a little more precise, since I already knew the one you gave.
In the case of your question about the speed of the Earth around the Sun, there isn't really a more 'precise' answer. The only approximation I did in the calculation I sent you is assuming that the orbit of the Earth is circular. This is in fact a very good approximation. One of Kepler's laws describing planetary motions states that all orbits are ellipses. This is the case for Earth's orbit. But not all ellipses come in the same shape. They are described by their 'eccentricity', which tells us how flattened they are. The eccentricity of an ellipse is a number that varies between 0 and 1, 0 being a perfect circle, and close to 1 being a very flattened ellipse. It turns out that the orbit of the Earth right now has an eccentricity of about 0.017. This means it is almost a circle, making our approximation valid. So under the one approximation that was made, the calculation couldn't really be more 'precise'. And as for the average Earth-Sun distance, the true value changes slightly over time due to gravitational perturbations from the other planets, so there really isn't much point in using a more precise value than the one given above.
Now if you want to calculate the speed of the Earth on its orbit without assuming it is a circle, it is another ball game! First of all, I cannot give you a precise answer, because the speed of the Earth changes all the time as the Earth moves around the Sun. This is because Kepler's second law says that on its orbit, a planet will sweep equal areas in equal amounts of time. This means that when the Earth is closer to the Sun (which happens in early January, about two weeks after the northern winter solstice) it's moving faster than when it is farther away. (For more information on how the Earth's orbital speed varies over the course of a year, please see this answer.) Unless you specified a certain date, this means I cannot give you a precise value for the speed of the Earth assuming its orbit is an ellipse. We are better off to stick with the first number we got - the average speed.
I hope this answers your question now!
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English toffee. It's the reason for the season. Or is it the traditional Christmas morning coffee cake ring? Family gatherings, carols, large meals and gift exchanges are all very nice, and I'd miss them if they weren't part of our rituals, but take out the candy or the coffee cake and I think my world might stop spinning. Even if it didn't, it would definitely develop a bad wobble.
I'm thinking of you, Grandpa!
Caitlyn danced on stage for the first time this weekend, performing with her pre-ballet class in Spectrum Dance Theater's holiday production of Alice in Wonderland. It was a dance-school showcase with 134 students, ages 5-20, a variety of dance styles (ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary), and plot that pulled from both the new and classic Alice movies and the book. Caitlyn's class danced the part of the Tea Cups after the tea party scene with the Mad Hatter (acted by a young man doing his darnedest to channel Johnny Depp), the March Hare and the Doormouse (who got to stand on the table at one point, which seems to one of Caitlyn's favorite details).
Yes, she's a head taller than everyone else in her class.
... then ran off stage giggling. Impossibly cute.
They did two performances on Saturday, after a long dress rehearsal on Friday night. Caitlyn did well on stage and says she had a great time, only complaining about how the elastic that kept the tea cup on her head pushed on her ears. She's discovered there will be another all-school performance in June and she's already excited about it, not only (I think) because this time she'll get to keep her costume. She's also attempting to recreate the dances of the other groups in the Alice performance, which means she now spends lots of time inventing new lyrics for Stray Cat Strut, not to mention a new tune and a new rhythm.
Her class danced to "It's a Small World." I am grateful for small blessings.


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Antti Rajamäki (born 14 July 1952) is a Finnish sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

References

1952 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Finnish male sprinters
Olympic athletes of Finland
Place of birth missing (living people)

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Q: how to upload excel data's into mysql table I am developing web application with database in that application user can upload .csv file to database it works some time it has problem with data upload. so i need to know how can i upload excel file into Mysql table  below code
 conv = new Connectivity();
                               con = conv.setConnection();
                               st = con.createStatement();
                               query = "LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE \"" + filename2 + "\" INTO TABLE " + tablename + " FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' IGNORE 1 LINES";

                               st.executeUpdate(query);
                               PrintWriter obj1 = response.getWriter();
                               obj1.println("Row (1) inserted");

                               HttpSession sval = request.getSession();
                               sval.setAttribute("UpdatedCorret", "yes");

A: This is demo code for using Poi API to parse excel file...
File source = jFileChooser.getSelectedFile();

InputStream input = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(
                source.getCanonicalPath()));

POIFSFileSystem fs = new POIFSFileSystem(input);
HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook(fs);
HSSFSheet sheet = wb.getSheetAt(0);
Iterator<?> rows = sheet.rowIterator();
while (rows.hasNext()) {
    HSSFRow row = (HSSFRow) rows.next();
        Iterator<?> cells = row.cellIterator();
        while (cells.hasNext()) {
            HSSFCell cell = (HSSFCell) cells.next();
            try {
                System.out.print(new BigDecimal(cell
                    .getNumericCellValue()).toPlainString());
            } catch (IllegalStateException ex) {
                System.out.print(cell.getStringCellValue());
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Hope it works for you...

A: Try Excel2MySQL.  It has a simple user interface for manual imports and it also includes a command line interface for automating uploads and can read any excel file directly.  No need to export as a csv file.  The Excel sheetname determines the destination MySQL table name.  The table can be automatically created or simply appended to.  All fields can also be automatically optimized to the proper MySQL type. The program is free to try and I am it's author.
-h, --help, display help message and exit
-f file, Excel file to convert (include full path) (REQUIRED)
-s sheet, Excel sheet to convert (omit to convert all)
-z host, mysql server hostname or IP address (omit will default to localhost)
-d database, mysql database name (REQUIRED)
-u user, mysql user name (REQUIRED)
-p password, mysql password
-x port, mysql port number (omit will default to 3306)
-r, replace existing table (omit to append to existing table)
-n, first row is not a header (omit to indicate first row contains header)
-a, allow spaces in table & field names (omit to change spaces to underscores)
-m, use myisam database storage engine (omit to use innodb)
-k, keep blank rows & columns (omit to remove)
-c, Unmerge merged cells
-v, define all fields as varchar type on tables (omit to optimize field types)

Here is an example command line to upload an excel file with sheet name of "address":
excel2mysqlCLI.exe -f "c:\my excel.xls" -d mydb -u myid -p mypass -s address


Anime fans will be familiar with the concept of virtual reality MMOs. Series like hack and Sword Art Online paint a world where anyone can put on a visor and immerse themselves in a totally digital world. A couple years back, this may have been pure fantasy, but with the creation of the Oculus Rift and Sony's Project Morpheus, VR is becoming more and more real by the day. But will MMOs ever really take the step into the world of virtual reality.
There are a couple roadblocks preventing this from happen. First of all, MMOs are not a particularly active genre of game. By that I mean characters and enemies don't really respond to each other in real time. Numbers go up and go down, but usually this involves a group of people standing around an enemy and spamming skills, rather than ducking and dodging and avoiding enemy attacks.
On one hand, this would make it seem as if MMOs are a perfect choice for the VR world. It's not easy for a VR game to simulate a lot of movement. This can cause motion sickness and a huge disconnect from the game world.
However, the style of gameplay that an MMO offers also might not be the best for a VR world. Considering most characters simply run up to an enemy and spam attacks, all you would see in front of you is a close up of the enemy you are fighting. In fact, it would probably make it even harder to see when the enemy was winding up to use powerful attacks that you'd have to use shield spells or other techniques to avoid.
This brings up another problem. Most MMOs actually cause you to focus more on the outside of the screen than on the action itself. You are constantly keeping track of your teammate's life, your own life, your mana, your skill cooldowns, your items, and more. It might not be the easiest thing to do with a VR visor on. Sure, the same info could be places around the edges of the screen, but not only would that break immersion, it would be more difficult to keep track of from close up.
In these "MMO turned real" animes, MMO players are using some sort of weird neural interface to dive into their games. Unfortunately, we are a long way off from that sort of technology. Even if we did allow someone to have a full motion controlled setup featuring a Oculus Rift, Virtuix Omni treadmill, and much more, movement would still be restricted. You couldn't sit or jump or do any of the things a lot of MMO characters do. You'd simply walk, use a motion to activate a skill, and do the same thing all over again.
So perhaps we aren't quite ready for MMOs to venture into the world of VR just yet, but that's OK. People who play MMOs and people who play VR games are kind of looking for two different things anyway. Immersion was never the core gameplay feature of an MMO. It was the social connections, the feel of building a character, and the ability to be part of something bigger than yourself that made this game genre flourish.


Brand management started with one of the largest CPG companies in the 1930's—Procter & Gamble. An employee of P&G, Neil McElroy and the P&G President at the time, propositioned an entirely new role in marketing to help handle branding activities.
As P&G was growing, they needed a new solution to help manage the variety of products within their portfolio and individually assess those products' brand's performance—thus resulting in branding teams. Since then, brand management has evolved into a much more extensive part of organizational success.
Who manages brands? Brand managers of course. However, it can be anyone from marketing really. Brand management requires support from a variety of roles from product to sales to research.
For example, brand managers may work with product teams to understand the key features and benefits to highlight on-pack before actually developing packaging. Or as is the case with sales, brand teams will create assets or enable the sales teams in other ways to support their lead goals.
Brand teams are responsible for managing both intangible and tangible aspects of a brand. Tangible aspects of a brand could be the actual product or packaging. While intangible aspects of a brand could include anything related to brand perceptions such as advertising efforts or emotional experiences with the brand.
We know it's easier said than done to solve these problems though, and without the help of consumer research, could be impossible in some cases. As a result, consumer research can and should be used at a variety of steps in the brand management process to learn about branding efforts that allow brand managers to solve the challenges above.
Before a brand can even begin to establish themselves, they first have to both identify and learn more about their target audience. Simply just identifying them is not enough. This is potentially one of the most impactful ways consumer research can help brand managers.
Market research methods such as custom research or brand perception studies are a great starting point to identify a target market. Often a brand perception study can identify the target market and provide a breakdown of them based on demographics.
Custom research can then provide guidance for targeting efforts when it comes to both products and advertising based on a consumer's demographic and psychographic qualities. Without this kind of deeper understanding of consumers, brands' effectiveness in ads and other marketing tactics would be minimal.
Brand equity, as we've briefly mentioned when talking about brand perception, is the value that results from a brand name, or things unrelated to an actual product or service. This can be more challenging than such tangible aspects (like product sales or pricing) for brand managers to evaluate.
However, using a brand funnel framework for analysis brands can more easily identify their brand's worth. For example, by using benchmarking, brands can evaluate how their performance is relative to the past and even relative to the competition.
If this kind of research is conducted frequently, at relevant intervals, it's easy to see how brands might be able to begin tracking their brand performance and make decisions based off of the fluctuations that occur.
This kind of insight also means brands can identify where in the brand funnel—awareness, consideration/trial, purchase, favorite, and loyalty—they are falling short and be able to adjust marketing tactics accordingly in order to increase equity.
Additionally, consumer research that leverages brand funnels in combination with custom research can identify the barriers and triggers to conversion for specific product categories that help understand how to better position a brand.
Last, but not least, consumer research can evaluate and predict brand performance, in addition to the performance of advertising and marketing campaigns that translate back to a brands' overall success.
Custom research such as ad, concept, or packaging testing can score ideas based on metrics most relevant to a brand. This level of knowledge about a specific concept or campaign performance is pivotal to predicting the performance of efforts. Essentially, it allows brand managers to understand what campaigns to move forward with and prevent them from launching campaigns that would otherwise be less successful or unsuccessful altogether.
Further, understanding brand performance on a more tactile level can make day-to-day operations much more seamless and let brand teams focus on the bigger picture.
Brand management that properly incorporates consumer research is essential for a business to be successful. If a brand can learn to leverage it early on in brand development, as well as throughout the life of a brand, they're sure to have the necessary information to tackle the business challenges they're responsible for solving—and likely have an easier time doing it.
Whether you're an established brand or not, there's no time like now to start incorporating more consumer research into your brand strategy. If you can start by tracking brand performance now, you'll only increase your understanding and success of your brand in the future. Reach out to us if you're interested in learning more about our brand tracking capabilities, and how we implement a brand tracking study across a brand funnel relevant to you.


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