MILSPRAY's Senior Director of Engineering & Product Development is Ahmad Zahedi. Mr. Zahedi has a diverse range of industry experience in Engineering, Program Management and Product Development for Aerospace, Automation and Power Generation Industries. Prior to joining MILSPRAY™ he was Vice President of Engineering and Program Management at the Westwood division of L-3 Corporation. He has led major projects under contract for NASA, DARPA, US Air Force, Navy and Army as well as internally funded Research & Development Programs. As an entrepreneur, he has owned and operated three businesses including two startup companies.
As an engineer, Mr. Zahedi has developed design and manufacturing methods for Organic, Metal and Ceramic Composites as well as Hollow Titanium Fan Blades. He has chaired the International Society of Automation's (ISA) SP103 and was Vice President and member of Executive Committee for the FDT Group an international automation standards organization. He has also been active in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Helicopter Society (AHS), along with the American Composite Society and has been awarded three patents. Ahmad has worked overseas as Technical Consultant and has led international projects, Technical Partnerships and Revenue Share Programs.
Mr. Zahedi holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He also earned his Six Sigma Black Belt Certification from GE Aviation and has used his business acumen, project management and technical knowledge to design collaborative project management tools, establishing new engineering processes and Digitization of Business Processes resulting in significant performance improvement and cost savings.
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Deirdre Spiropoulos is Co-Founder and President of Impact 100 Jersey Coast. Deirdre graduated from Villanova University in 1999 with degrees in Spanish and International Business. Upon finishing her studies she relocated to Madrid, Spain where she worked as an English language consultant teaching business English to multinational executives. In 2001, she joined Prudential's Leadership Development Program where she rotated across various business units while pursuing her Masters of Business at NYU Stern school of business. In 2007, she became a Director focusing on succession planning and compensation design for executives and sales teams across Prudential's international businesses. In 2010, she left Prudential to focus on raising a family and volunteering in her community.
She is an active board member of the Hayden's Heart foundation, a New Jersey-based nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness and improving the lives of families whose children are suffering from congenital heart defects. She is also a proud committee member of the Rumson St. Patrick's Day Parade and recently finished a three-year term on the board of her local Newcomers Club.
Deirdre is a firm believer in the notion of "to whom much is given, much is expected" and finds great fulfillment in uniting with other like-minded women to impact positive change in her community. She resides in Fair Haven with her husband, George and three young children.
1. Why did you feel the need to start the Impact 100 Jersey Coast? Where did the idea come from?
As a former working professional turned stay at home mom, I had been searching for the best way to utilize my time and talents to make a positive difference in my community. With three little ones at home, my time was limited. I had volunteered on occasion with a few local causes, but I hadn't yet found my place in the community.
When I learned about the Impact 100 model I instantly felt compelled to bring this initiative to Monmouth County. I was struck by the uniqueness of the model: the notion of a giving circle, where women come together to collectively pool our resources to make a large transformative grant to a deserving local nonprofit. I loved that 100% of our member's donations would go to fund the grant and that the only fundraising involved is the annual membership donation of $1,000. Another unique attribute, which I believe distinguishes Impact 100 Jersey Coast from the other charity initiatives, is our hands-on approach to giving. We offer all members the opportunity to participate in the grant review process and ultimately vote to determine the grant recipient in that given year. And last but not least, I champion the idea of bringing women together to make a significant impact in a way we could not have otherwise, as separate individuals. Uniting Women, Impacting Communities is our tagline and that's exactly what Impact 100 is setting out to do.
2. Were there any individuals who impacted your decision in creating the Impact 100 Jersey Coast organization? If so, who were they and how did they impact you?
Upon researching Impact 100 I found there was a chapter located in Northern New Jersey (Impact 100 Garden State). I immediately emailed the President and arranged a lunch where I could learn more about Impact Garden State and their experience launching the group. I met with the Membership Chair and President and was impressed by their professionalism and how they spoke eloquently about why Impact 100 is a powerful and transferable philanthropy model. Having started their group just three years prior, they spoke openly about their experience and were encouraging about starting a group in Monmouth County. I was inspired by their desire to collaborate and offer materials and other key resources, which is what ultimately facilitated my decision to take the next step.
My professional background up to that point was purely corporate. Therefore, I thought it would be wise to partner with someone who had knowledge of the Nonprofit landscape in Monmouth County and/or a background in grants. That's when I thought of Heather Burke. Though I had only met Heather a few times, our husbands had become friends and they had discussed our mutual desire to get more involved in our community while also leveraging our background and professional experiences. Upon discussing the Impact concept and start-up idea with Heather over a casual lunch, she affirmed it was a viable idea and accepted my offer to partner together to bring Impact 100 (name TBD at the time) to fruition. I count my lucky stars that Heather said yes, otherwise Impact Jersey Coast may never have happened.
3. What are 3-5 things you feel is necessary to do in order to be successful in the current role you are in?
1) Identify a strong leadership team with expertise in the areas necessary to make Impact 100 successful.
2) Empower said people to execute their role with the necessary information and resources. Identify and remove any obstacles in their path.
3) Have fun and enjoy building relationships with women from all different ages and backgrounds.
4) Be a good listener and people reader. Technically, I am the leader of the organization but I have a lot to learn from the leadership team as well as current and prospective members.
5. What do you feel has been your greatest accomplishment to this point in your career?
With regards to Impact 100, my greatest accomplishment was on Feb 17th when we reached our goal of 100 members. At that point we had 5 remaining weeks of our membership drive so it was instant validation that Impact Jersey Coast was not only meant to be- but that we were on our way to becoming a powerful force with an established foothold in the region.
6. If you had to start over from scratch, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? Or if you had to live your life over again, what's one thing you would change?
At this point I wouldn't change a thing because the puzzle pieces have all come together. However, 15 years ago I would have changed everything. I felt very torn and unfulfilled working for a corporation. My heart had always been in nonprofit because I wanted my hard work to serve a higher purpose of helping others and making the world a better place. Both my parents had fulfilling careers; my father working as a Director in the Peace Corps and my mother a social worker helping AIDS patients and elderly through the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA). I just assumed I would follow their path of helping others as a profession upon graduating college. My father was the one who encouraged me to take business classes at Villanova and later enter a corporate training program and defer the nonprofit track. His reasoning was, "the nonprofit world will always be there. Acquire the technical skills and structured on the job experience and then you will be truly valuable to a nonprofit organization". So I took the leap, weathered what often felt like a frustrating and unfulfilling path, and ultimately found my groove in a challenging and stimulating international role at Prudential. Father certainly knows best on this one because I firmly believe it was my 10-year business experience along with my MBA training that gave me the confidence and skill set to launch Impact 100 Jersey Coast.
7. What do you feel is one of the biggest advances in your industry over the past five years?
My industry is philanthropy. A major advance to date has been the growing trend of giving circles, where members pool their money to make grants to local nonprofit groups, realizing that one large contribution can have an immediate influence in a community. Women specifically are contributing to the inception and growth of the giving circle movement given their ever-expanding philanthropic potential through earnings, marriage, and inheritance.
8. What's one of the toughest decisions you've had to make and how did it impact your life?
Leaving my career after my first child was born was a very difficult decision. I was conflicted about leaving the promising career I had built and was apprehensive about intellectually isolating myself by choosing to stay home with what quickly went from one to three little ones.
However, one aspect that gave me peace in my decision was I knew there would be more chapters to write. That I would have an opportunity re-create myself and pursue my other passions. Fast forward six years and along came the next chapter… Impact 100 Jersey Coast!
9. What organizations/affiliations do you belong to that have really helped surround you with other successful women?
I've participated in various women's forums and networking groups throughout my career (including mommy & me playgroups, from which I've learned a ton!). These groups were all valuable and insightful for multiple reasons. However, my involvement with the Impact 100 organization is the pinnacle of inspiring and successful women coming together to share their time, talents and treasure… all for a greater good. One of my favorite aspects of Impact is the notion of a level playing field. We pride ourselves on "One member, One donation, One vote". This reduces any politics or power struggles because we are all coming together for the same reason; to make an impact in a way we could not have otherwise, as separate individuals.
10. Have you had mentors in your career along the way? If so, what was one of the core messages you had received from him/her?
My mother is perhaps my ultimate mentor and role model. She worked hard to earn her Masters in Social Work and managed to balance her career while always being fully present and prioritizing our family. She is an amazing listener and taught me the importance of empathy. 22 years ago, without thinking twice she gave her kidney to her brother, which extended his life by 15 years. She embodies Christian values in a very ordinary, yet remarkable way. One of the highlights of this year was when my mother joined our inaugural group. She promised it was not because I was the President, but instead because she believed in the mission and wanted to take part in a powerful force for change in her community.
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This past weekend MILSPRAY™ Team Members displayed our Tough Coat™ at the 34th Englishtown Swap Meet & Auto Show that took place at the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ.
Tough Coat™ is a lightweight integrated coating system that provides the ultimate in leak-proof technology and enhanced corrosion protection.
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Motivational Monday: What Do You See?
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Tomorrow, MILSPRAY™ Team Members will be displaying our Tough Coat™ at the 34th Englishtown Swap Meet & Auto Show that will take place at the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ.
The Englishtown Swap Meet runs from Friday through Sunday with over 3,000 vendor spaces on pavement, over 300 car for sale spaces on pavement and grass, and unlimited parking for attendees.
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Yesterday, the MILSPRAY™ Leadership Team had attended the 2016 Judge Lois G. Forer Child Advocacy Award Annual Benefit Reception & Auction.
This year, the Support Center for Child Advocates recognized philanthropists and community leaders Penny and Robert Fox with the 2016 Judge Lois G. Forer Child Advocacy Award for their commitment to Philadelphia's youth and years of engagement with Child Advocates.
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Today, MILSPRAY™ team members will be attending the 2016 Judge Lois G. Forer Child Advocacy Award Annual Benefit Reception & Auction from 5:00pm-8:00pm taking place at the Crystal Tea Room, Wanamaker Building, 100 East Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
MILSPRAY's Chief Executive Officer and President is Brian Feser. Feser is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel with 28 years of service serving both in the enlisted and officer ranks. He previously served as Vice President of International Business Operations for Textron Systems. Before being promoted, he served as Vice President of Business Development and Strategy at Textron Marine & Land Systems and concurrently served as the Director of Afghanistan Operations fielding the mobile strike force armored vehicle for the Afghan National Army.
He holds a Master of Science degree in Human Resources and Business Administration from Central Michigan University and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He holds a Certificate in Communications and Marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management as well as a Certification in Law Enforcement from the University of Virginia. Brian is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) from American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). He also earned his certificate in Executive Protection.
MILSPRAY's Chief Operating Officer is Liz Shivers. Shivers oversees the day-to-day operating activities of the company with responsibility for the coordination, execution and optimization of internal operations and resources to fulfill the company's long-term and annual operating plan commitments. She is responsible for focusing on the maintenance of customer satisfaction, project portfolio performance, the effective allocation of resources across the organization and overall operational performance.
In her previous role as CFO and SVP of Operations at MILSPRAY™, Shivers was responsible for the synergy of efforts in the formulation and execution of MILSPRAY's global strategy. All while overseeing a broad portfolio of services and capabilities for all branches of the U.S. military and various national agencies. These mission critical projects included the management of the company's mobile corrosion teams in support of the US Marine Corps Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPAC) Program domestically and internationally in Japan, Africa, Romania, Italy and Spain.
Under her leadership, MILSPRAY's operational teams demonstrated exceptional performance within the US Marine Corps CPAC Program, which assisted the company in winning its first multi-year contract with the US Army in 2012 to provide mobile corrosion control services to the US Army National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA.
Shivers will continue to support the management of the company's diverse portfolio of technologies and resources including the execution of the global operational strategy to include our recent expansion into Guam for the restoration of Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) for Andersen Air Force Base; as well as the increase in operational capacity at our regional facility in Lakewood, NJ, to support customers on a global scale.
Chantel Robinson has years of leadership experience in marketing, project management and brand development. Since joining the company in 2011, she has increased MILSPRAY's exposure within the Department of Defense while leading technology demonstrations at the Pentagon, the Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF), the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Forward Operating Base (Ex-FOB) and other high profile military events. Under her leadership, MILSPRAY™ secured its first contract with the US Army for corrosion prevention and control services and formed numerous teaming arrangements with strategic partners to pursue multiple IDIQ contracts.
In August 2014, Robinson was promoted to Vice President of Administrative Operations with responsibility for Human Resources, Marketing and Communications for MILSPRAY™. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in International Business from Seton Hall University.
He attended the United States Military Academy and currently holds a B.S., in History from Campbell University and an M.A. in History from the University of Alabama.
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Bunda Cliffs
Yalata Coast
Nullarbor Plain
Yalata Lands
Yellabinna and Yumburra
Great Victoria Desert
Southern APY
APY Ranges
Eastern APY and Tallaringa
When visiting Aboriginal owned land, it is important to recognise that there are agreements in place between landholding authorities and state and federal governments about how the land is accessed and used. Traditional owners have managed the land for many thousands of years and continue to play a significant role in the way natural resources are protected for the benefit of people and the environment.
Parks passes
South Australia has a rich Aboriginal heritage. There are many important sites around the state that have great significance to traditional owners, and not all are accessible to visitors. Accessible parks include:
Mamungari Conservation Park
Nullarbor National Park, Wilderness Protection Area and Regional Reserve
Pinkawillinie Conservation Park
Tallaringa Conservation Park
Yellabinna Regional Reserve
Yumbarra Conservation Park.
A National Parks SA Desert Parks Pass is required for entry into the Tallaringa Nature Reserve and a separate entry permit is required for the Mamungari Conservation Park.
Entry permits for Aboriginal lands
Landholding authorities managing Aboriginal owned land have the power to manage how outsiders enter or move across these areas. The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981, Maralinga Tjarutja Land Rights Act 1984 set out the conditions under which a person may enter the lands.
Permits are required to enter lands under traditional ownership and must be made in writing to the appropriate authority.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands – northern South Australia
It is an offence for a non-Anangu person to enter the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands without a permit. Exceptions include police officers and other public servants on official duties, people with the written authority of the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, and Members of Parliament. Transit permits are not issued to tourists/travellers simply wishing to pass through any part of the APY Lands.
For more information and to download permit application forms, contact:
Anangu Pitjantjatjara YankunytjatjaraPMB 227 Umuwa via Alice Springs NT 0872Phone: (08) 8954 8111Fax: (08) 8954 8110 https://www.anangu.com.au/en/apy-programs/permits
Maralinga Tjarutja Lands – western South Australia
Visitors wanting to travel through Maralinga Lands are restricted to the Anne Beadell Highway, traversing the Mamungari Conservation Park. An access permit is required for entry into Maralinga Lands, and a separate permit for the Mamungari Conservation Park If access is required to other roads, a written letter addressed to the Maralinga Tjarutja Community Council is required and subject to approval.
Maralinga Tjarutja Administration office 43 McKenzie Street, Ceduna, SA, 5690Phone: (08) 8625 2946 Fax: (08) 8625 3076
Yalata has a strict entry permit procedure in place. This is Aboriginal owned land, managed by Yalata Anangu Aboriginal Corporation and the Yalata Land Management Unit for conservation of biodiversity and the sustainability of traditional cultures.
The community is proud of their land and are happy to share the experience of it with you however entry to Yalata Lands for camping and fishing is only allowed with an approved permit. To apply for camping and fishing permit please visit https://yalata.com.au/
For information about permits contact: permits@Yalata.com.au.
ParksSA - Flinders Ranges and Outback

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Among the refugees in Lebanon: Children waiting for peace
Screenwriter and musician Maroš Hečko travelled to Lebanon to see Martin Bandžák, photographer and co-founder of the MAGNA humanitarian organisation, which treats children and their families in areas of crisis. Martin Bandžák took several cycle of photographs in South Sudan, Congo, Haiti, Nicaragua, Iraq and Cambodia, and is preparing to publish them in a book. The latest additions are photos from Lebanon. The report by Maroš Hečko took place at the occasion of World Refugee Day (20 June), as did the MAGNA campaign under the name 'My Child' (Moje dieťa). All of the child portraits are online at www.tojemojedieta.sk.
Our driver Ali is a Muslim. Two years ago he became a Christian in order to satisfy his girlfriend's family. When he converted, his family threw him out and his girlfriend got engaged to a true Christian. Now Ramadan is distant to him but he is still a Muslim with regard to many of the things that he does and in some ways of thinking. He longs to establish his own village at the foothills of the Lebanese mountains, where he will have a big house and several wives. However, he doesn't act like a patriarch, he is kind to everyone, and he even manages to talk to the soldiers with the faces of marble in a way that makes them laugh.
Ali, along with Mohamed, the doctor in our four-member crew, know about all of the refugee camps in the surroundings, and so we discover them one by one, we talk to the elders, and create a picture for ourselves of how they live. Some of them have already been in Lebanon for a couple of years. The difficult conditions in the tents, which they have rented for 30 dollars a month, are made up for by comfortable seating in the shade with a hot sweet tea. They see how I am behaving towards the children, and because of it they offer me to sit with them, even though not a single one of them can speak any language other than Arabic. Although they have virtually nothing, they share what they do have with me.
Brick house and crisps
Ali tells me about the elders in individual camps. One of them, Ahmed, has a house made of bricks, with windows, a sliding door, and even air conditioning. The big television on one of the walls is a sign that his family probably doesn't suffer from poverty. Ali finds out from people that he distributes rations of water and food from humanitarian organisations to other members of the community for money. Instead of splitting everything evenly, he keeps a considerable part of the aid for himself, and he sells what he doesn't consume.
Magna Aid
The humanitarian organisation MAGNA provides health care to children who are waiting for peace in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. People can help by contributing online or to account number IBAN SK 58 11 000 000 00 2943 00 4292.
He is distressed because he knows that people from Hezbollah have come to visit him. They go to his place regularly, and they talk about business when they are behind closed doors in his house. Ahmed sends his people to work on a field. They work hard on farms just for what Ahmed collects. If anyone stands up against it he removes them from the community. So far only 3 families have been expelled. The others didn't dare. They tacitly tolerate his power; nobody stands up against him. Ahmed also owns a shop by the side of his house. It is secured with a green latch and a lock. He puts it down as I ask him for some water.
There's a sign in the shop next to a rack: Pay immediately for cigarettes and chicken, you can pay for the rest later. Crisps take up the most space in the shop. They are also displayed on the streets in all of the towns and villages. In Africa and Cambodia desperate mothers give their children sugar water to drink. The children's tummies get big from the sweet water, and they look like footballs on top of their thin legs.
They are not satiated, but their mothers get them to stop thinking that they are hungry by giving them the drink. At this latitude mothers in poor circumstances use crisps to stop their children from being hungry. We come across it at every corner. A child is leaning against a door or is standing on the street in the dust, holding a packet of fried potatoes, eating the cheap substitute for a normal meal, which is low in nutrition, and of which there are multiple brands to choose from.
Hashish under the belt
We are travelling in the north of the country. We reach the most fertile valley Beqqa, in which at a height of about 1500 metres above sea level is the village Yammoune. The cold coming from the ground, the hot sun, and the sufficient water are ideal for cultivating high quality cannabis. It is used to produce hashish, which local people regard as being the best in the world. In the month of August the crop grows and matures. In September it gets collected, and then in autumn there is a new crop, which goes to Beirut in consignments of hundreds of kilograms.
A user pays fifty dollars for a tablet of it there. In Baalbek the same amount costs five dollars uncut. The entire production of hashish and distribution to Europe and surrounding countries are under the control of Hezbollah. They hire Syrians to work in fields and then they hire their children, who are still minors, to transfer large amounts of the narcotic to Beirut. Using plastic they wrap packages weighing 1 kilogram around the waists of children, and one or two watchers whose names are unknown to the children ensure that everything gets to where it's supposed to go. If a child gets caught by a police officer or a soldier, the watcher disappears.
Gangs just safeguard themselves by using children. They know that minors won't go to prison. The police officers or soldiers will take the material and sell it on the black market themselves. Ali told me that the parliament has already been trying for some time to pass a law making the farmers sell the entire crop to the government administration, which would control the processing and sale through a medical network, but so far things are still working the old way.
The refugee camps are of various sizes. One hundred to five hundred people live in the small ones, but some have almost thirty thousand living in them. Bad economic conditions and mainly families not having money to pay for health care forces families to let their children distribute drugs. Many try it on their own also in bigger towns but in the end they either force children to beg or offer them for sex to get food and a bit of money.
Peace Centre
The lack of hygiene is why I see children surrounded by hordes of flies. They sit on their mouths, and crawl into their ears and nostrils, they're all over them.
We arrive at the edge of Hermel, from where we can see the first village in Syria. Here it can be seen that not all of the elders think as avariciously as Ahmed. They fairly distribute everything that they get from the government. A big tent is designated for the children. It's more than two hundred square metres, and there's a school in it. The tent is called 'Peace Centre'. The children made a coloured sign that's above the door, and they used crayons to colour in the big letters.
Inside, three women try to entertain the children and to teach them something. There are about twenty children. I get involved in the process. I draw pictures for the children, we make cars out of plasticine, and the children like my ideas, they are interested in everything new, we count in English, and in a couple of minutes each of them knows how to count properly using their fingers and say the right words for the numbers.
They come to me one by one so that I read to them what's written on their T-shirts. It's moving when they find out what slogans they wear on their chests. Ali translates it all into Arabic for them. Several children don't speak though. They look like they're maybe 7 or 8 years old, but they just make incomprehensible noises, which is disturbing for me.
Some families had luck in their hardship. Zafir managed to protect his children and to move them from occupied Homs to Baalbek. His daughter Nasma was four years old when members of ISIS invaded the city and devastated their entire district. The fury didn't end, ISIS executed innocent people in very cruel ways. They used machetes to cut off the head of anyone they didn't like or who claimed to be Christian.
The father hid with his children in a place where the soldiers didn't find them. Those were the two longest days of their lives. They waited without food and with just a little bit of water until the army left the devastated area. When they finally left their hiding place, there were decapitated bodies lying on the streets, victims of the soldiers. They even made football goals on the square and kicked the heads as if they were footballs.
Zafir, Nasma and others saw dead bodies during their escape. The children were hugging their father, and little Nasma had her little hands around his neck and didn't want to let go even far past the city when they could already walk without bending over along the way. In the end, he managed to take the children out by means of paid escorts from Syria. He was convinced that he had saved them. The children were calm and in Baalbek a rich man, Mister Aysun, took charge of them, with his wife. A miracle had happened. Just a couple of days ago they were in the epicentre of insanity and suddenly they had a miraculous welcome full of love and understanding.
Jihad of the Heart
The house in which Nasma is living now is a luxurious multi-storey villa on a hill. The whole of Baalbek in the valley and the Lebanon mountains with snow on them can be seen in the distance from a garden with flowers in bloom. The Syrian family got accommodation from Mister Aysun. He offered them the whole ground floor under the condition that Zafir takes care of the house and the garden. However, in this little paradise, a calm place with no cars, shooting or screaming, Nasma remembered the images from Syria when she first saw the happy children of the owner of the house. First all of her hair, eyebrows and eyelashes fell out, she stopped speaking, she got one panic attack after another, she cried constantly, and she suffered from insomnia.
Zafir with help from Mister Aysun found a doctor who gave a strong anti-depressant for the child. Even that didn't help. The child didn't sleep for entire months and they couldn't rid her of bouts of anxiety and depression. Just half a year ago Nasma began going to a psychologist, who she asks about herself already. Now she is six years old, and even after living in a magnificent house on a hill for two years she keeps sheltering herself with her father. She hugs him, she closes her eyes in front of us, and occasionally some tears roll down her face.
"Sometimes she even smiles", her happy father told us, but the manic depressive situations haven't gone away yet. She hasn't even started speaking again, and she still doesn't want to play with the other children at the villa. She sits in a corner under the veranda and mutters something to herself. Who knows what and in what language. Even her own father doesn't know.
Jihad of the heart has a different meaning than jihad of the sword, which is so often used in Western media sources as a Muslim religious war. This notion is not even recognised in Islam, it was artificially assigned to it. Jihad by heart, by word and by hand, are more important notions to true Muslims than sword and war are. That also applies in the family of Mister Aysun. They took in Zafir's family, and they have great patience to offer Nasma as much calm and protection as she will need.
Eyes. Those little, dark eyes look at me intently at night as well, when total silence rules at the hotel and I naively think that in my dream something else will replace them.
Written by: MAROŠ HEČKO
Photo by: MARTIN BANDŽÁK
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Chief Editor – Bogorodskaya E.M., Doctor of medical sciences, Director of the Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Tuberculosis Control of the Moscow Government Health Department, Professor of the Department of Phthisiology FGBOU DPO «Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Health of Russia», Head specialist phthisiatrician of the Moscow Government Health Department.
Aksenova V.A. — Doctor of medical sciences, Professor, Head of TB in children and adolescents department of the Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology of the First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov, Head pediatric specialist phthisiatrician of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
Borisov S.E. (deputy chief editor) — Doctor of medical sciences, Professor, Deputy director for scientific clinical activity of the Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Tuberculosis Control of the Moscow Government Health Department.
Belevsky A.S. — Doctor of medical sciences, Professor of the Chair of pulmonology of the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Head pulmonologist of the Moscow Government Health Department.
Brun E.A. — Doctor of medical sciences, Professor, Director of the Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Addiction of the Moscow Government Health Department, Head specialist narcologist of Moscow Government Health Department, Head specialist narcologist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
Gezalov Oktai — Medical Officer at WHO Regional Office for Europe.
Ershov F.I. — Doctor of medical sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Head of the Department of Interferons and the Laboratory of Interferonogenesis, Federal State Budgetary Institution "National Research Center for Epidemiology of Microbiology named after N.N. honorary academician N.F. Gamaleya» of the Ministry of Health of Russia.
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Q: Possible to assign a data type to an anonymous type's members in a linq query? If I have a linq query that creates the anonymous type below:
                    select new
                    {
                        lf.id,
                        lf.name,
                        lf.desc,
                        plf.childId
                    };

Is it possible to assign a specific type to one of the members?  Specifically I would like to make lf.id a null-able int rather than an int...

A: Not sure if this would work without trying, but could you do this:
select new
{
  (int?)lf.id,
}

To force the cast?
Edit: looks like no, but I was able to do this:
List<int> il = new List<int>(){1,2,3};
var z = from i in il.AsQueryable<int>()
select new
{
    Foo = (int?)i
};

And that worked fine.

A: That may not work. In anonymous types, the data type of the property is used. So in the new type, the data type of id would be used to create a property id in the new type.
If the id property in 'lf' is nullable, then you should be able to have it nullable in the anonymous type as well.

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Q: Is it necessary to set all the fields of the entity classes when using JPA to persist? I am trying to insert into a table having 3 columns.The primary key of this table being foreign keys to many table has many one to many and many to many relations.While trying to insert i set all these columns but there were some others set methods which i do not use.
When i did em.persist to this class it is throwing nullpointerexception.
Any idea why is it doing so?
Do i have to set other members of class also?
the entity class is as follows
/*
 * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
 */
package objectRelationalMapping;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import javax.persistence.*;
import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlTransient;

/**
 *
 * @author jai
 */
@Entity
@Table(name = "entitymain")
@XmlRootElement
@NamedQueries({
    @NamedQuery(name = "Entitymain.findAll", query = "SELECT e FROM Entitymain e"),
    @NamedQuery(name = "Entitymain.findByUuid", query = "SELECT e FROM Entitymain e WHERE e.uuid = :uuid"),
    @NamedQuery(name = "Entitymain.findByEntityname", query = "SELECT e FROM Entitymain e WHERE e.entityname = :entityname")})
public class Entitymain implements Serializable {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    @Id
    @Basic(optional = false)
    @NotNull
    @Column(name = "uuid")
    private Integer uuid;

    @Size(max = 100)
    @Column(name = "entityname")
    private String entityname;

    @JoinTable(name = "successor", joinColumns = {
        @JoinColumn(name = "emmo_id", referencedColumnName = "uuid")}, inverseJoinColumns = {
        @JoinColumn(name = "successor_id", referencedColumnName = "uuid")})
    @ManyToMany
    private List<Entitymain> entitymainList;

    @ManyToMany(mappedBy = "entitymainList")
    private List<Entitymain> entitymainList1;

    @JoinTable(name = "predecessor", joinColumns = {
        @JoinColumn(name = "emmo_id", referencedColumnName = "uuid")}, inverseJoinColumns = {
        @JoinColumn(name = "predecessor_id", referencedColumnName = "uuid")})
    @ManyToMany
    private List<Entitymain> entitymainList2;

    @ManyToMany(mappedBy = "entitymainList2")
    private List<Entitymain> entitymainList3;

    @JoinTable(name = "operation", joinColumns = {
        @JoinColumn(name = "emmo_id", referencedColumnName = "uuid")}, inverseJoinColumns = {
        @JoinColumn(name = "operator_id", referencedColumnName = "operator_id")})
    @ManyToMany
    private List<Operators> operatorsList;

    @JoinTable(name = "nodes", joinColumns = {
        @JoinColumn(name = "emmo_id", referencedColumnName = "uuid")}, inverseJoinColumns = {
        @JoinColumn(name = "node_id", referencedColumnName = "uuid")})
    @ManyToMany
    private List<Entitymain> entitymainList4;

    @ManyToMany(mappedBy = "entitymainList4")
    private List<Entitymain> entitymainList5;

    @JoinTable(name = "entitytype", joinColumns = {
        @JoinColumn(name = "uuid", referencedColumnName = "uuid")}, inverseJoinColumns = {
        @JoinColumn(name = "oid", referencedColumnName = "uuid")})
    @ManyToMany
    private List<Entitymain> entitymainList6;

    @ManyToMany(mappedBy = "entitymainList6")
    private List<Entitymain> entitymainList7;

    @JoinColumn(name = "entity_kid", referencedColumnName = "entity_kid")
    @ManyToOne
    private EntityKind entityKid;

    @OneToOne(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "entitymain")
    private Association association;

    @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "targetId")
    private List<Association> associationList;

    @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "sourceId")
    private List<Association> associationList1;

    @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "entitymain")
    private List<Features> featuresList;

    @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "lmpId")
    private List<Connector> connectorList;

    @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "entitymain")
    private List<Attributes> attributesList;

    @OneToMany(cascade = CascadeType.ALL, mappedBy = "entitymain1")
    private List<Attributes> attributesList1;

    public Entitymain() {
    }

    public Entitymain(Integer uuid) {
        this.uuid = uuid;
    }

    public Integer getUuid() {
        return uuid;
    }

    public void setUuid(Integer uuid) {
        this.uuid = uuid;
    }

    public String getEntityname() {
        return entityname;
    }

    public void setEntityname(String entityname) {
        this.entityname = entityname;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Entitymain> getEntitymainList() {
        return entitymainList;
    }

    public void setEntitymainList(List<Entitymain> entitymainList) {
        this.entitymainList = entitymainList;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Entitymain> getEntitymainList1() {
        return entitymainList1;
    }

    public void setEntitymainList1(List<Entitymain> entitymainList1) {
        this.entitymainList1 = entitymainList1;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Entitymain> getEntitymainList2() {
        return entitymainList2;
    }

    public void setEntitymainList2(List<Entitymain> entitymainList2) {
        this.entitymainList2 = entitymainList2;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Entitymain> getEntitymainList3() {
        return entitymainList3;
    }

    public void setEntitymainList3(List<Entitymain> entitymainList3) {
        this.entitymainList3 = entitymainList3;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Operators> getOperatorsList() {
        return operatorsList;
    }

    public void setOperatorsList(List<Operators> operatorsList) {
        this.operatorsList = operatorsList;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Entitymain> getEntitymainList4() {
        return entitymainList4;
    }

    public void setEntitymainList4(List<Entitymain> entitymainList4) {
        this.entitymainList4 = entitymainList4;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Entitymain> getEntitymainList5() {
        return entitymainList5;
    }

    public void setEntitymainList5(List<Entitymain> entitymainList5) {
        this.entitymainList5 = entitymainList5;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Entitymain> getEntitymainList6() {
        return entitymainList6;
    }

    public void setEntitymainList6(List<Entitymain> entitymainList6) {
        this.entitymainList6 = entitymainList6;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Entitymain> getEntitymainList7() {
        return entitymainList7;
    }

    public void setEntitymainList7(List<Entitymain> entitymainList7) {
        this.entitymainList7 = entitymainList7;
    }

    public EntityKind getEntityKid() {
        return entityKid;
    }

    public void setEntityKid(EntityKind entityKid) {
        this.entityKid = entityKid;
    }

    public Association getAssociation() {
        return association;
    }

    public void setAssociation(Association association) {
        this.association = association;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Association> getAssociationList() {
        return associationList;
    }

    public void setAssociationList(List<Association> associationList) {
        this.associationList = associationList;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Association> getAssociationList1() {
        return associationList1;
    }

    public void setAssociationList1(List<Association> associationList1) {
        this.associationList1 = associationList1;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Features> getFeaturesList() {
        return featuresList;
    }

    public void setFeaturesList(List<Features> featuresList) {
        this.featuresList = featuresList;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Connector> getConnectorList() {
        return connectorList;
    }

    public void setConnectorList(List<Connector> connectorList) {
        this.connectorList = connectorList;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Attributes> getAttributesList() {
        return attributesList;
    }

    public void setAttributesList(List<Attributes> attributesList) {
        this.attributesList = attributesList;
    }

    @XmlTransient
    public List<Attributes> getAttributesList1() {
        return attributesList1;
    }

    public void setAttributesList1(List<Attributes> attributesList1) {
        this.attributesList1 = attributesList1;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        int hash = 0;
        hash += (uuid != null ? uuid.hashCode() : 0);
        return hash;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object object) {
        // TODO: Warning - this method won't work in the case the id fields are not set
        if (!(object instanceof Entitymain)) {
            return false;
        }
        Entitymain other = (Entitymain) object;
        if ((this.uuid == null && other.uuid != null) || (this.uuid != null && !this.uuid.equals(other.uuid))) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "objectRelationalMapping.Entitymain[ uuid=" + uuid + " ]";
    }

}

for persisting i am doing this in a function.I have created objects for each and there is no compilation error.Also these variables are getting set .
public class MapOntology {
@PersistenceContext(unitName = "mmdb-ejbPU")
private EntityManager em;

Entitymain entitymain = new Entitymain();
EntityKind entitykind = new EntityKind();
EntityKindFacade ekf;

public void persistOntology(EntityOntologyBeans objOntology) {

    //Integer uuid = new Integer(objEntityOntologyBeans.getUuid().getUuid());
   // entitykind.setEntityKid(ekf.getkindId(objOntology.getEntitykind()));
   // em.flush();
    entitymain.setUuid(1);
    entitykind.setEntityKid(2);

    entitymain.setEntityname(objOntology.getEntityname());
    entitymain.setEntityKid(entitykind);

   em.getTransaction().begin();

    em.persist(entitymain);
    em.getTransaction().commit();

}

it is giving null pointer exception at the last line of the above function.
Please help
Stack trace is as follows
WARNING: EJB5184:A system exception occurred during an invocation on EJB InsertTransaction, method: public java.lang.String transactions.InsertTransaction.insertOntology()
WARNING: javax.ejb.EJBException
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.processSystemException(BaseContainer.java:5215)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.completeNewTx(BaseContainer.java:5113)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvokeTx(BaseContainer.java:4901)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvoke(BaseContainer.java:2045)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvoke(BaseContainer.java:1994)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.java:222)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.java:88)
    at $Proxy445.insertOntology(Unknown Source)
    at transactions.__EJB31_Generated__InsertTransaction__Intf____Bean__.insertOntology(Unknown Source)
    at servlet.NewServlet.processRequest(NewServlet.java:63)
    at servlet.NewServlet.doPost(NewServlet.java:101)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:688)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:770)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1542)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:281)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:655)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:595)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:161)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:331)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:231)
    at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper$AdapterCallable.call(ContainerMapper.java:317)
    at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:195)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:849)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:746)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1045)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:228)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79)
    at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54)
    at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59)
    at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71)
    at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532)
    at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at mappingProcess.MapOntology.persistOntology(MapOntology.java:69)
    at transactions.InsertTransaction.insertOntology(InsertTransaction.java:49)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
    at org.glassfish.ejb.security.application.EJBSecurityManager.runMethod(EJBSecurityManager.java:1052)
    at org.glassfish.ejb.security.application.EJBSecurityManager.invoke(EJBSecurityManager.java:1124)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.invokeBeanMethod(BaseContainer.java:5388)
    at com.sun.ejb.EjbInvocation.invokeBeanMethod(EjbInvocation.java:619)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeChainImpl.invokeNext(InterceptorManager.java:800)
    at com.sun.ejb.EjbInvocation.proceed(EjbInvocation.java:571)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.SystemInterceptorProxy.doAround(SystemInterceptorProxy.java:162)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.SystemInterceptorProxy.aroundInvoke(SystemInterceptorProxy.java:144)
    at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor159.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeInterceptor.intercept(InterceptorManager.java:861)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeChainImpl.invokeNext(InterceptorManager.java:800)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.InterceptorManager.intercept(InterceptorManager.java:370)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.__intercept(BaseContainer.java:5360)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.intercept(BaseContainer.java:5348)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.java:214)
    ... 31 more

SEVERE: javax.ejb.EJBException
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.processSystemException(BaseContainer.java:5215)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.completeNewTx(BaseContainer.java:5113)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvokeTx(BaseContainer.java:4901)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvoke(BaseContainer.java:2045)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvoke(BaseContainer.java:1994)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.java:222)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.java:88)
    at $Proxy445.insertOntology(Unknown Source)
    at transactions.__EJB31_Generated__InsertTransaction__Intf____Bean__.insertOntology(Unknown Source)
    at servlet.NewServlet.processRequest(NewServlet.java:63)
    at servlet.NewServlet.doPost(NewServlet.java:101)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:688)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:770)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1542)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:281)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:655)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:595)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:161)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:331)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:231)
    at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper$AdapterCallable.call(ContainerMapper.java:317)
    at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:195)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:849)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:746)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1045)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:228)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104)
    at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90)
    at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79)
    at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54)
    at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59)
    at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71)
    at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532)
    at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at mappingProcess.MapOntology.persistOntology(MapOntology.java:69)
    at transactions.InsertTransaction.insertOntology(InsertTransaction.java:49)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
    at org.glassfish.ejb.security.application.EJBSecurityManager.runMethod(EJBSecurityManager.java:1052)
    at org.glassfish.ejb.security.application.EJBSecurityManager.invoke(EJBSecurityManager.java:1124)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.invokeBeanMethod(BaseContainer.java:5388)
    at com.sun.ejb.EjbInvocation.invokeBeanMethod(EjbInvocation.java:619)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeChainImpl.invokeNext(InterceptorManager.java:800)
    at com.sun.ejb.EjbInvocation.proceed(EjbInvocation.java:571)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.SystemInterceptorProxy.doAround(SystemInterceptorProxy.java:162)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.SystemInterceptorProxy.aroundInvoke(SystemInterceptorProxy.java:144)
    at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor159.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeInterceptor.intercept(InterceptorManager.java:861)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeChainImpl.invokeNext(InterceptorManager.java:800)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.InterceptorManager.intercept(InterceptorManager.java:370)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.__intercept(BaseContainer.java:5360)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.intercept(BaseContainer.java:5348)
    at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.java:214)
    ... 31 more

SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.processSystemException(BaseContainer.java:5215)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.completeNewTx(BaseContainer.java:5113)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvokeTx(BaseContainer.java:4901)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvoke(BaseContainer.java:2045)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.postInvoke(BaseContainer.java:1994)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.java:222)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandlerDelegate.java:88)
SEVERE:     at $Proxy445.insertOntology(Unknown Source)
SEVERE:     at transactions.__EJB31_Generated__InsertTransaction__Intf____Bean__.insertOntology(Unknown Source)
SEVERE:     at servlet.NewServlet.processRequest(NewServlet.java:63)
SEVERE:     at servlet.NewServlet.doPost(NewServlet.java:101)
SEVERE:     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:688)
SEVERE:     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:770)
SEVERE:     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapper.service(StandardWrapper.java:1542)
SEVERE:     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:281)
SEVERE:     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
SEVERE:     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.doInvoke(StandardPipeline.java:655)
SEVERE:     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:595)
SEVERE:     at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:161)
SEVERE:     at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.doService(CoyoteAdapter.java:331)
SEVERE:     at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:231)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper$AdapterCallable.call(ContainerMapper.java:317)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.enterprise.v3.services.impl.ContainerMapper.service(ContainerMapper.java:195)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.invokeAdapter(ProcessorTask.java:849)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.doProcess(ProcessorTask.java:746)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.http.ProcessorTask.process(ProcessorTask.java:1045)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.http.DefaultProtocolFilter.execute(DefaultProtocolFilter.java:228)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.executeProtocolFilter(DefaultProtocolChain.java:137)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:104)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.DefaultProtocolChain.execute(DefaultProtocolChain.java:90)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.http.HttpProtocolChain.execute(HttpProtocolChain.java:79)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.ProtocolChainContextTask.doCall(ProtocolChainContextTask.java:54)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.SelectionKeyContextTask.call(SelectionKeyContextTask.java:59)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.ContextTask.run(ContextTask.java:71)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.doWork(AbstractThreadPool.java:532)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.grizzly.util.AbstractThreadPool$Worker.run(AbstractThreadPool.java:513)
SEVERE:     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)
SEVERE: Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
SEVERE:     at mappingProcess.MapOntology.persistOntology(MapOntology.java:69)
SEVERE:     at transactions.InsertTransaction.insertOntology(InsertTransaction.java:49)
SEVERE:     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
SEVERE:     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
SEVERE:     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
SEVERE:     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
SEVERE:     at org.glassfish.ejb.security.application.EJBSecurityManager.runMethod(EJBSecurityManager.java:1052)
SEVERE:     at org.glassfish.ejb.security.application.EJBSecurityManager.invoke(EJBSecurityManager.java:1124)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.invokeBeanMethod(BaseContainer.java:5388)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.EjbInvocation.invokeBeanMethod(EjbInvocation.java:619)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeChainImpl.invokeNext(InterceptorManager.java:800)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.EjbInvocation.proceed(EjbInvocation.java:571)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.SystemInterceptorProxy.doAround(SystemInterceptorProxy.java:162)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.SystemInterceptorProxy.aroundInvoke(SystemInterceptorProxy.java:144)
SEVERE:     at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor159.invoke(Unknown Source)
SEVERE:     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
SEVERE:     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeInterceptor.intercept(InterceptorManager.java:861)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.AroundInvokeChainImpl.invokeNext(InterceptorManager.java:800)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.interceptors.InterceptorManager.intercept(InterceptorManager.java:370)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.__intercept(BaseContainer.java:5360)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.BaseContainer.intercept(BaseContainer.java:5348)
SEVERE:     at com.sun.ejb.containers.EJB

LocalObjectInvocationHandler.invoke(EJBLocalObjectInvocationHandler.java:214)
SEVERE:     ... 31 more

A: In general you have to call all setters of non nullable columns in your database. If a column can be null you don't need to set a value for it. This is like expected. If you would have missed to call a setter of a non nullable database field you would see a different exception. The NPE is probably thrown because of a bug in your code.

A: You can only use injection on managed classes, such as SessionBeans.  You need to initialize your EntityManager by either using Persistence, or a JNDI lookup, or use a SessionBean.

A: Your are injecting your EntityManager using @PersistenceContext annotation. This operation can only be done if your client class MapOntology is itself managed by the container.
Annotating it as @Stateless should solve the problem.
See this answer for further reference.

A: I finally found it out. the reason for NEP was entitymanager em not being initialised.To initialize it you have to write @EJB annotation before declaring the class object containing the entitymanager.It stops giving the NEP error and also it is not required to set all the member attributes of the entity classes just make sure that the columns set as not null are given values(proper).Then you can persist them and insert into database.


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London based New Zealand Soprano Carleen Ebbs trained at Victoria University of Wellington, The Guildhall School of Music & Drama London, and The Cardiff International Academy of Voice, and she recently Levels 1 and 2 in Estill Voice Training.
As well as being an active teacher, Carleen performs widely and works with companies including The Royal Opera, English National Opera, Welsh National Opera and The National Theatre.
She was a finalist in the London Handel Singing Competition and Thelma King Award for Singers, a Britten-Pears Young Artist, has appeared in the London Handel Festival, with The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and is grateful for generous support of her training from the Dame Malvina Major Foundation.
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2. No use of surrogates by candidates to provide misleading information.
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7. No false claims, and a pledge to correct the record if one is discovered.
Individual contributions of $75 or more must be reported and the candidate-controlled committee cannot gather more than $2000 for each election from the same political party, although candidates can exceed this limit using their own funds or donations from individuals. Individuals can now donate $200 per candidate/issue rather than the former $100 limit. Every form of candidate communication (signs, email, website, Facebook, Twitter, mailers, flyers, door hangers, etc.) must give the name and address of the person or committee responsible for the campaign literature. This requirement comes from the new state law and is incorporated into the Del Mar ordinance. A fine of not more than $1000 will be levied against candidates who violate this provision. The circulation of anonymous election material that became common during the 2016 campaign season can now be a source of city revenue if it should continue.
The first hearing of the ordinance with these items was approved at the March 5th Council meeting, and the ordinance will go into effect 30 days after the second reading on March 19th.
Enforcement of these new state and local regulations is assigned to a Special Counsel, a person appointed by the City Council. Investigations will be triggered either by citizen complaints or direct observation of questionable practices by the Special Counsel. The Special Counsel is not well defined in the ordinance, but it appears that independence from the City Council and City Attorney will be required. Nothing appears to preclude a Del Mar resident from assuming the position, but a legal background and full understanding of the California Fair Political Practices Commission rules should be essential qualifications.
The lack of civility and the promotion of alternative "facts" that characterize national politics have no place in Del Mar. These new rules will only make a difference if all candidates actually follow them and the enforcement actions by the Special Counsel penalize those who break the rules. An informed electorate can only make the best choice when truth and transparency prevail.


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Razan, Hayashi ___ 1583-1657 ___ Japanese ___ philosopher priest
Razan, also known by his Buddhist name Doshun, began as a student of Buddhism but turned against that religion in favour of Neo-Confucianism. He became a pupil of the Confucian scholar Fujiwara Seika in 1604, and was employed by the shogunate from 1607 in scholarly and diplomatic activities. He served under four shoguns. Over time he, and his sons and sons' sons, established an influential dynasty of neo-Confucian philosophers in the Tokugawa court, which would last through to 1867. In 1620, the shogun gave Razan an estate in the capital city of Edo where he founded a private academy, a library and a shrine to Confucius. Razan's grandson was given the title Daigaku-nokami, head of the state university, a position held by subsequent heads of the family until the late 19th century. Apart from Chinese culture and Confucianism, Razan was also very keen on the study of Japanese history.
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Cubs To Fix Mural Mistake Depicting Comiskey Park
May 16, 2014 / 6:21 AM / CBS Chicago
Photo On Mural Shows Lindbergh At Comiskey, Not Wrigley
CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's true. Someone slipped up, and a photo depicting aviator Charles Lindbergh visiting a 1927 Chicago White Sox game at the old Comiskey Park ended up in the Cubs' centennial mural on the walls of Wrigley Field.
Cubs vice president Julian Green said baseball historian Floyd Sullivan wasn't the first to make the observation to the team, and he added the Cubs have been aware that there was an apparent problem for "about a week."
The photo of Lindbergh clearly shows an upper deck; Wrigley Field was in the process of getting one at the time. But the wall openings clearly visible in the photo scream "Comiskey Park" to anyone who ever saw the old ballpark at 35th and Shields.
Sullivan said his own research shows that Lindbergh visited Comiskey, not Wrigley, while making his so-called victory tour after completing the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
He said similar photos at the Chicago History Museum from the same event are labeled "Comiskey Park."
Green told WBBM that the North Siders used a variety of sources for the images in the mural and said the one that the Cubs chose of Lindbergh was labeled Wrigley Field.
Sullivan said he tried contacting the Cubs about the mistake and said no one got back to him, but Green said the message has come through loud and clear.
Asked if a devious Sox fan might have planted the photo to embarrass the team, Green said it was an honest mistake.
Green said it will take about a week, but the mural will be changed.
And while Green said the Cubs are not yet sure what or whom the revamped mural will include, he said, "It will definitely be of Wrigley Field."
Comiskey Park
First published on May 16, 2014 / 6:21 AM


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Home > Library > Publications > The Bank of the Future: The ABCs of Digital Disruption in Finance
The Bank of the Future: The ABCs of Digital Disruption in Finance
The question for banks today is how do they become Digital Banking Superstars versus going the way of the dinosaurs. The future of finance is an ever increasingly converged ecosystem where consumer and small and medium enterprise (SME) financial services are provided by banks and by platform companies with roots in e-commerce and social media. For an incumbent bank to become a Bank of the Future and not remain stuck in the past, they must look not only at new technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other forms of automation, but they must also look to overhaul their operational systems and technology systems.
This new Citi GPS report identifies what they believe are the ABC's of digital disruption in finance — Artificial Intelligence, Big Tech, Core Banking & Cloud, and Digital Assets — and identifies ways that incumbent banks can adopt/embrace these disruptive factors and drive their businesses forward. For an incumbent bank to evolve into the new landscape will require (1) senior leadership teams to be focused on digital transformation; (2) relatively simpler business mix by geography and products; and (3) the cushion of better existing financial returns that allows management to divert their attention from near-term firefighting.
They also take the opportunity talk to a range of different FinTech players to get their views on everything from the potential use-cases in AI and the biggest challenges traditional financial institutions face with AI to what are the problems banks face with legacy systems and what makes emerging markets so exciting for FinTech.
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Arto Suominen, the Chief Technical Advisor of COWASH project, who was making the opening remarks, said that Water Safety Planning is an instrument to ensure the provision of safe water. "Furthermore, WSP marries water, agriculture and health together. It is the very important tool to bring the three sectors together," says Mr. Suominen.
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7.4-magnitude earthquake rattles New Zealand
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand today. It is still unclear whether the earthquake caused injuries or damage. The authorities have warned the public about possible tidal waves occurring within the next few hours. The epicenter of the earthquake was detected just 90 kilometers from Christchurch where a devastating earthquake happened in 2011.
Five years ago, a grave earthquake hit the country Photo Credit: Reuters/Channel 2 News
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand today (Sunday). The earthquake was felt near the city of Christchurch, the third largest city in New Zealand, on the coast of New Zealand's South Island. So far, no reports of casualties or property damage were called in but the New Zealand Institute of Geophysics reported that tidal waves of up to a meter were measured along the east coast of South Island.
The authorities have warned civilians of 2-meter-high tidal waves that could reach the shore on the east coast of the island within the next few hours. "It is a relatively substantially big wave and people need to take it seriously," said one of the researchers from the New Zealand Institutes of Geophysics.
Archive Photo Credit: Reuters/Channel 2 News
The country's entire east coast is threatened by dangerous waves, the New Zealand Civil Defense said on Twitter in an advisory warning, adding that initial waves may not be the largest and that they could continue for several hours. "Move inland or to higher ground immediately," the warning read.
Rabbi Dor from the Chabad House in Christchurch told Channel 2 Online News: "It was a long and strong earthquake. It was a little unnerving but everything is ok. The sirens went off on time and we didn't hear of any damage. We have the occasional small earthquakes here but this time it was really strong and went on for a while."
Photo Credit: Sky News / Channel 2 News
About 5 years ago, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch, the epicenter only 10 kilometers southeast from the city. As a result, 185 people were killed and buildings throughout the city sustained substantial damage.
Following that earthquake, many buildings collapsed including the Christchurch Cathedral tower. Experts estimated that this earthquake was actually an aftershock from another earthquake that happened in 2010 but only caused small damages.
Photo Credit: CNN / Channel 2 News
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This is the first of a new series I want to start here on my blog.... called "Friday Five". Every Friday (hopefully) I will do a post of 5 things covering a range of topics. They could be 5 tips, 5 favorites, 5 beauty items, 5 uses, 5 reasons, etc. on anything you guys would like to read about!
Today I wanted to share five Paleo-friendly snacks that are quick, easy, and great for on-the-go since they are pre-packaged and ready to eat. Here they are!
Beef Jerky: Single-serving sized bags of jerky are a great source of protein for on-the-go. Look for brands that are gluten free and contain minimal sugar, like this Pacific Gold brand (found at Costco). The fewer ingredients, the better!
Almonds: I find these small "handful" bags of almonds at Trader Joe's. I love how it gives you a controlled size so that you can get the energy and nutrients you need, without overdoing it as far as calories go.
Larabars: My favorite fruit and nut bar, that also makes a tasty dessert! I love how minimal the ingredients are, while still packing a major flavor punch. Click here for my homemade version of the Coconut Cream Pie flavor.
Epic Bars: Lots of people love these bars, and I can see why! These are the ultimate Paleo-friendly protein bars. The protein source is quality, grass-fed meat, and the carbs come from dried fruits. They make for a great complete snack for on-the-go!
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