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Q: Spring - Autowired not working This is my situation:
- /WEB-INF/spring/applicationContext.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
    xmlns:util="http://www.springframework.org/schema/util"
    xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
    xmlns:jdbc="http://www.springframework.org/schema/jdbc"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/context
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/util
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/jdbc
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/jdbc/spring-jdbc.xsd">

    <context:annotation-config />

    <bean id="userDAO" class="com.test.repository.user.dao.impl.UserDAOImpl" />

</beans>

*

*web.xml
<display-name>Test</display-name>

<context-param>
    <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>
    <param-value>/WEB-INF/spring/applicationContext.xml</param-value>
</context-param>

<listener>
    <listener-class>org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener</listener-class>
</listener>

*UserDaoImpl:
@Log4j2
public class UserDAOImpl implements UserDAO {
 ...
 ...
}

*Test:
@RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @ContextConfiguration(locations = { "classpath:*applicationContext.xml" })
 public class TestDAO{

@Autowired
UserDAO userDAO;

...
}

*pom.xml:
...

            org.springframework
            spring-context
            ${springframework.version}

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
        <version>${springframework.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
        <version>${springframework.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-aop</artifactId>
        <version>${springframework.version}</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
        <version>${springframework.version}</version>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>

...

*Error:
No qualifying bean of type 'com.test.repository.user.dao.impl.UserDAO' available: expected at least 1 bean which qualifies as autowire candidate. Dependency annotations: {@org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired(required=true)}

A: I don't see any issues unless you have defined the correct package name for UserDAOImpl. I just did the following setup and it is working.
applicationContext.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:context="http://www.springframework.org/schema/context"
    xmlns:util="http://www.springframework.org/schema/util"
    xmlns:aop="http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop"
    xmlns:jdbc="http://www.springframework.org/schema/jdbc"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/context
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/util
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/util/spring-util.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/aop/spring-aop.xsd
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/jdbc
    http://www.springframework.org/schema/jdbc/spring-jdbc.xsd">

    <context:annotation-config />

    <bean id="userDAO" class="com.mytest.UserDAOImpl" />

</beans>

UserDAO
package com.mytest;

public interface UserDAO {
    public void mytest();
}

UserDAOImpl
package com.mytest;
public class UserDAOImpl implements UserDAO {
    @Override
    public void mytest() {
        System.out.println("In MY test");
    }
}

TestDAO
package com.mytest;

    @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
    @ContextConfiguration(locations = { "file:C://<fully qualified path>//applicationContext.xml" })
    public class TestDAO {
        @Autowired
        UserDAO userDAO;

        @Test
        public void testSysout(){
            userDAO.mytest();//prints "In MY test"
        }
    }


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Tag: #Career
Looking for a Job? Let Career Services Help
Story by Duncan McIntyre
One of the most stressful aspects of college is figuring out what to do after you're finished. From communications to STEM, students often wonder where their feet will lead them in today's constantly shifting career landscape. Then they've got to think about resumés, interviews, cover letters – where to begin? Searching for a job can be overwhelming but fear not, Austin Community College's Career Services has you covered.
"We're here for [the students]," said ACC's Career Resources Director, Trish Welch. During the week of October 24 through 29, Career Services is hosting Career Ready Week which is a full week of events to assist students with anything they might be having trouble with. From deciding on a major to dealing with anxiety in the job search, Career Ready Week has resources and events built specifically to help students succeed.
"We have a job fair; we have hundreds of employers who are excited to hire students, we have so many employers who have remote work and sign-on bonuses," said Welch. Employers will be giving presentations and, for students actively looking for work, the job fair has full-time jobs, part-time jobs and internships.
There is also a session that examines the recent trend of working from home called Remote Control. "It's how to find remote work. A lot of students are interested in remote work, but there are also hidden dangers," said Welch. "We want to help you navigate that process."
In order to make students more presentable to potential employers, there are sessions that help them look at their social media presence and credit reports. "Some jobs do pull your credit report," said Welch. "It's important to know what's on your credit report, what your credit score is and how that may impact future employment."
Career Services has a variety of tools available year-round as well. Edgar Medina is the supervisor of the first-of-its-kind kind Career and Transfer Center at ACC's Highland campus. Medina said they offer, "career exploration, career guidance, job search, job readiness, resume reviews, interview preparation and mock interviews."
The program also has counselors who can administer career assessments and help students decide on majors. For even more fine-tuning, there are specialists who work with students to research labor market information.
If you're looking for even more help on your post-academic path, Career Services also offers the Strategies for Today's jobs class. It is a 4-week intensive course that walks Riverbats through the job search process from start to finish. Katie McClendon is the Supervisory Coach for the class. She said the class is there to, "Identify a target job, prepare materials, build a network, negotiate a salary, be ready to interview and also to think a little about their career progression and development," said Katie McClendon, supervisory coach of the class.
The instructors for Strategies for Today's jobs are well-versed in the Austin job market and specific industries that students seek employment in. They also provide one-on-one coaching to make career obstacles more manageable.
Paige Swanton and Cristian Ortiz are two students who utilized Career Services to further their educational and career aspirations. Ortiz first enrolled at ACC in 2016. He took one class at a time until he decided to challenge himself academically.
Ortiz became a career scholar, which is a scholarship for students who are pursuing a career straight out of school. After receiving the scholarship, he decided to focus on his career and future.
Ortiz was given an opportunity to work with other career scholars on a job agency and has since pioneered a student-led peer-to-peer employment agency.
Swanton connected with Ortiz as a fellow career scholar. She learned about a job opportunity through a career scholar discord chat and now works for ACC as a tele-recruiter.
Swanton has high praise for Career Services and recommends them to other students. "Everybody helps, if you need something they have someone for you," Swanton said.
For Riverbats looking towards the future, Cristian added, "None of us are perfect, and most of us have a lot of time to perfect ourselves. If you are worried like I was, we have time – it's just a matter of building those skills."
For more information on Career Ready Week, the Strategies for Today's jobs class or anything related to finding a job, visit the Career Services website here.
Author Web Content EditorPosted on October 26, 2021 April 13, 2022 Categories Campus News, Career, NewsTags #Career, acc, Austin Community College, career ready week, career services, careers, College, Cristian Ortiz, Duncan McIntyre, Edgar Medina, job, jobs, Paige Swanton, Strategies for Today's jobs, Trish Welch
ACC Alumni Making a Mark in West Texas
Sarah Vasquez (right) interviews an ACC student for ACCENT while on campus when she attended the school in 2009. Photo taken by Karissa Rodriguez
Written by: Pete Ramirez
It's not uncommon for a portion of students to find their way back to school at Austin Community College. Sarah Vasquez enrolled at Texas State University immediately after graduating high school. Eight years later, she enrolled at ACC. Now, Vasquez is a freelance journalist and photographer whose work can be found in the New York Times, Texas Tribune, Texas Highways Magazine and others.
It is common for students, of any age, to start here in order to get there. After graduating high school, Vasquez became a student at Texas State University. About two years into her higher education journey, she decided the best thing for herself was to take a break from school. During her time away from school Vasquez began writing her own blog called So Many Bands, which covered the independent music scene in Austin.
"I was interviewing anybody and everybody who would let me," Vasquez said. "I was so shy, my brother would sometimes ask band members if I could interview them."
After a few years, Vasquez decided to step back into the world of academia as an ACC student. In her first semester, she was recruited to work for ACCENT's newspaper, which had its last publication in 2014.
"[ACCENT] gave me the space to learn everything I wanted to learn," Vasquez said. "I learned photography, how to edit audio and work on video."
While working for ACCENT, Vasquez picked up as many assignments as she could to become the Campus Editor and, eventually, Assistant Editor. Vasquez credits ACCENT for giving her low-stakes opportunities to grow as a journalist.
"I feel like ACC legitimized my career," Vasquez said. "It opened so many doors for me and gave me confidence to come out of my shell."
After graduating from ACC with her associate's degree in journalism, Vasquez was selected to take part in the Poynter Institute's fellowship for a semester which is one of the most recognized schools of journalism.
After completing her fellowship, Vasquez returned to Texas State University. She quickly fell into the fold at the student-run radio station, KTSW 89.9, where she continued to develop her journalism skills in an audio format.
"I don't think I would've been as prepared for the work at the university level if it wasn't for ACC," Vasquez said.
Vasquez received her bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas State in 2012 and decided to take a four-month internship with Marfa Public Radio. After growing up in the fast-paced Austin area, she found joy and calm in the slower-paced west Texas town. Halfway through the internship, she began working at the Big Bend Sentinel part-time. After the internship ended, Vasquez was hired as a full-time staff member for the newspaper.
"I was the general assignments reporter [at the Sentinel], so I covered everything," Vasquez said.
In 2016, after working for the Big Bend Sentinel for three years, Vasquez decided to go her own way and become a freelance journalist and photographer covering the west Texas area.
Vasquez's photography and writing for the Texas Tribune during February's winter storm was essential coverage for rural west Texas communities that are often overlooked.
Although her path to ACC was not straightforward, Vasquez's story is a testament to the valuable opportunities and connections that can be made at ACC.
"[ACC] exceeded my expectations," Vasquez said. "I had no idea I would go on this journey."
Vasquez plans to continue her work as a freelance journalist and photographer in the West Texas region.
Author Web Content EditorPosted on July 8, 2021 April 13, 2022 Categories Alumni, NewsTags #Career, #StudentMedia, #StudentNews, ACCENT, alumni
By: Pete Ramirez
It's not uncommon for a portion of students to find their way back to school at Austin Community College. Sarah Vaszquez enrolled at Texas State University immediately after graduating high school. Eight years later, she enrolled at ACC. Now, Vasquez is a freelance journalist and photographer whose work can be found in the New York Times, Texas Tribune, Texas Highways Magazine and others.
While working for ACCENT, Vaszquez picked up as many assignments as she could to become the Campus Editor and, eventually, Assistant Editor. Vasquez credits ACCENT for giving her low-stakes opportunities to grow as a journalist.
Vasquez (right), in 2011, works in the ACCENT newsroom to pull together the latest edition.
Vasquez received her bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas State in 2012 and decided to take a four-month internship with Marfa Public Radio. After growing up in the fast-paced Austin area, she found joy and calm in the slower-paced west Texas town. Half-way through the internship she began working at the Big Bend Sentinel part-time. After the internship ended, Vasquez was hired as a full-time staff member for the newspaper.
Author Web Content EditorPosted on June 26, 2021 July 8, 2021 Categories Alumni, NewsTags #Career, #StudentMedia, #StudentNews, alumni
Career Searching: Landing Your Dream Job
ACCENT multimedia reporter, Pete Ramirez, interviews Trish Welch, Career Services Director at ACC, Pam Fant-Saez, Digital Skills for Today's Jobs Director at ACC, and Gloria Walls, an ACC student who just started an I.T. apprenticeship with the help of Career Services.
As the 2021 spring semester comes to a close, Austin Community College is doing all it can to give its graduates the skills to snag the jobs they want. This often-overlooked work is driven by the Career Services Department, which offers free tools and career coaching to any current or former student in need of help navigating the current job market.
"Job postings have increased," said Trish Welch, Career Resources Director at ACC. "The number of employers who are interested in hiring ACC students has dramatically increased."
Welch believes the challenges students are currently facing revolve around preparing for employment. Through career coaching and innovative technology, Career Services may be able to help relieve some of the stress that comes along with looking for a job, while improving the chances of an applicant landing an interview.
In the current hiring market, artificial intelligence is heavily relied upon by companies to filter through the thousands of applications they receive. These technologies are programmed to search for keywords within resumes to find solid candidates for the position. Career services' solution to this problem is Jobscan.
Jobscan is a way for students to optimize their resumes by comparing their resumes against a specific job posting. The platform then awards a score to the resume which indicates if the applicant is a good match for the position.
"We don't consider that resume complete until it has a score of 85%," said Skills for Today's Jobs Director, Pam Fant-Saez. "[With that score], we know that the chances of it getting through to see human eyes escalate way up."
Fant-Saez said that the platform can do the same with a student's LinkedIn account to optimize their profile so that it doesn't slip through the cracks either.
Career Services also offers assistance in preparing for interviews by utilizing another piece of technology: Big Interview. Big Interview allows a student to practice being interviewed by an avatar to alleviate some of the potential pressure of being put in the hot seat by another person.
With each recorded session, the student can continue practicing until they're comfortable with what is being asked. The questions the avatar asks can also be changed depending on which industry the student is attempting to enter.
"Students don't realize how amazingly powerful this is," Fant-Saez said. "And then they get hired in 10 days as opposed to eight months."
Students interested in improving their job-seeking skills can access these tools by applying to the free, monthly classes Career Services offers, Strategies for Today's Jobs.
One student who completed these classes and credits them for her success is Gloria Walls. Walls recently started an Information Technologies (IT) apprenticeship at Saber Data, a local tech company in Austin.
These classes taught Walls the t-chart strategy, one used for writing a cover letter. To use the strategy, place the job description in a column on the left and on the right column, describe how your qualifications match what the employer is looking for.
Walls said, "I think it also helps to prepare you for your interview because it helps you think about what skills you have."
Fant-Saez is also a fan of cover letters and encourages students who have something compelling to say to take the time to write a cover letter. She feels it can allow an application to shine brighter among the rest.
"When you don't have a lot of experience, it might be good to express immense enthusiasm," Fant-Saez said.
Walls said that any ACC student who is looking for a job should take advantage of this free career training course.
"I think it helps you organize your materials, think about what your skills are and helps you to really get that thing that is going to make you stand out from other candidates," Walls said.
Author Web Content EditorPosted on May 1, 2021 April 13, 2022 Categories Career, Community Support, NewsTags #AustinCommunityCollege, #Career, #CareerReady, #CommunitySupport, #NextSteps, #StudentMedia, ACCENT
Getting Remote Career Ready with ACC Career Services
We talk to ACC Career Service about the best ways to adapt to a tumultuous job market.
By Adam Cherian
Need help preparing for the job market during a pandemic? We talk to ACC Career Service about the best ways to adapt to a tumultuous job market.
In the turbulent job market that COVID-19 has created, it's essential that college students adopt the best qualifications for remote or online work. Given the volatile nature of this pandemic, it's been stated as the safest option to search for work is remotely. Because there is no conclusive end to this pandemic, remote work seems to be the norm. That being said, there are new sets of skills that students need to adopt with such a shift in conditions. Career Services provides the best ways for ACC students to prepare for a career, remotely.
Check Out the Job Search Page on the ACC Career Services Page
The best way to start your job search during a time when most things are remote is with this helpful page. ACC Career Services realize that the pandemic has hit working ACC students hard. So to help those who have lost their jobs, they created a page where you can look for job listings in your area. There is an excellent amount of positions ranging from in your field of study, to entry level jobs. Give it a look to help you find the best remote career opportunities.
Read the Career Essentials Student Reference Guide (2019/2020)
This guide is a game changer! You will be given the most essential steps in how to prepare for applying for jobs. This guide is extensive, with sixty pages of extremely helpful information. It details everything from resumé tips, to Linkedin profile checklists. Better securing a good remote job is made easy with this guide, as it gives you the best tools to make you stand out. Consider giving this a read when applying for jobs to better prepare yourself, and to impress your future employers!
Take a Glance at the ACC Resumé Guide
Need more help making your resumé stand out? During a time where remote work is becoming more necessary, a resumé that exceeds your employers expectations is a crucial step in securing a job. ACC Career Services has a resumé guide that is filled with tips, instructions, and examples to make sure you secure that remote position! Give this a read if you want to give your resumé a professional finish.
Consider Practice Interviews using Big Interview
The interview process is always nerve-racking. With the added pressure of remote interviews and technological barriers, this process can be scary. Thankfully, ACC Career Services provides us with a platform where you can practice interviewing in your specific field. You can use this to practice at any time because the questions are pre-recorded. Give this a try and see how helpful practicing real world interviews virtually can be.
Schedule an Appointment with a Career Counselor
Once you have visited all the other resources ACC Career Services has to offer, it's time to visit with a career counselor. Career counselors will offer you with the best advice on how to get, and prepare yourself for a new job. Speaking with professionals on how to better suit yourself for a remote job is priceless, and ACC offers it for just that! If you want to understand everything you need to know for remote work, schedule an appointment with a counselor today!
The year 2020 has thrown everyone for a loop. Hopefully these resources will help ACC students better prepare for the remote job market. These are the best for career readiness, and ACC students are privileged enough to get this for free!
Author Web Content EditorPosted on November 13, 2020 November 13, 2020 Categories Career, College Collaborations, NewsTags #AustinCommunityCollege, #Career, #CareerReady, #CommunityNews, #StudentMedia, #studentservices, #success, #successful, acc

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OP-ED: The circus over the Supreme Court
Forrest Cookson
BIGSTOCK
Why the American judicial system is currently doing more harm than good
With the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the sometimes silly circus of American constitutional law opens up a new season. The role of the Supreme Court has been central to American politics since Thomas Jefferson was elected president and John Marshall became chief justice in 1801 and the two clashed over the following eight years.
A well-informed friend of mine expressed the view that the United States had been thought of as a mature democracy with a stable judicial system presiding over the rule of law that most Americans respected. Alas, if there was such a time, it has vanished into the mists of history.
Deeply corrupt
The Supreme Court has emerged as a deeply corrupt institution. How can I say this? To become a member, you must sell your soul to one group or another and then act in the interest of the group that got you the job. Federal judges are bought by one interest group or another when they are appointed. The Republicans and the Federalist Society have made this most explicit.
But the Democrats are not far behind. The bitter truth is that the justices now get their jobs by selling their future votes to their sponsor. The appointment of Justice Barrett is just the latest example, and this was made explicit by President Trump.
I have given some thought to the court's activities as the pinnacle of the American legal system in the 21st century and come to five rather unexpected conclusions:
1. Failure to protect African and Native American rights
The court has been mixed up with the rights or oppression of African-Americans and Native Americans almost from its founding. The record of the American political system and the court when dealing with this problem is dismal.
Rather, it is a complete failure. There are many words about equality, but these are just that -- words. The reality is that Black Americans have been oppressed from the founding of the republic, and although no longer the property of White Americans, their economic and social status in the society is far below the White people's.
The court has handed down decisions such as Brown purporting to end school segregation; but in reality, this has amounted to very little. By virtually every measure of social and economic achievement, Black Americans are disadvantaged, and there has been limited change over the past 50 years.
The circus of the nine justices dressed in black handing down learned judgments on racial equality is a sad irrelevance. The treatment of Native Americans is no better. The current court has failed in its duty; rather, it has worked to prevent actions to reduce racial inequality. Race as a matter for social and economic justice is not such an explosive issue in most countries.
The ultimate path to less racial discrimination is political power. Unfortunately, the conservative court has leaned against protecting the voting rights of African-Americans. It has said a lot about equality but the implementation is useless. Schools are more segregated now than they were when Brown was handed down. Suppression of voting rights has increased under the Roberts Court.
Listen to Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady:
I am so sick of words
I get words all day first from him
Then from you
Is that all you blighters can do"
That is the United States Supreme Court.
2. Lacking secular values
A second area that the Supreme Court loves to involve itself in deals with religious matters that emerge in the middle of a scientific society. The enormous argument over abortion falls into this category. A substantial number of persons -- perhaps 25% -- in America believe that God has said that abortion is murder, and hence should be against our earthly law.
There is no argument that God did say this or how one would demonstrate the validity of such a proposition. Nor even if he did, why this is the business of the secular courts. This group of people has worked itself into a frenzy over the abortion issue and used its political power to try to force the state to accept religious views.
There is a similar argument over sexual freedom; those who believe that their religion says that homosexual behaviour is against God's word want to use the legal system to enforce some version of their religious views. These areas quickly move into scientific questions where religious persons wish to impose their beliefs usually based on some ancient text over the scientific view of an issue.
The most famous is the issue of evolution. The court, the political parties, and certain religious groups are now involved in a meaningless dance around these matters. The scientist looks on aghast at the infantile intellectualism manifest in the arguments. Are we actually arguing about what God said? Or what someone wrote down 2,500 years ago?
3. Wacky originalism
The wacky originalist views of some justices seem to be aimed at imposing their personal views through the idea that current issues must be settled by interpreting what some old guys wrote down 230 years ago.
Justice Barrett, just joining the court, seems to have this idea. These persons believe that the original writers of the constitution could foresee modern assault rifles, chemical weapons such as mace, and smart bombs dropped from high in the air. Also computers, modern medicine, airplanes, genetic manipulation. Apart from Benjamin Franklin, the authors of the American constitution had little scientific knowledge. What nonsense is this?
Our modern world could not be imagined by the authors of the constitution. The court prefers its own introspection to the application of scientific approaches to resolving issues. The judicial "way of knowing truth" has little meaning in the face of the tide of scientific knowledge. The judicial system in the United States is currently doing more harm than good.
None of these judicial brains has any idea of modern science; what knowledge is about, nor the power of mathematical methods to help in the understanding of problems. This blinds them to the reality of American life and problems.
4. By the people, for the people?
There may well be a relationship between the views of the court and the views of the public. The court will follow its own analysis and understanding of conflicts and disputes within the United States.
The court has often drifted far away from public views, insisting that its interpretation of the constitution is superior to popular opinion. But there are definite limits to how far the court could go. For example, if the court were to declare that the Social Security Program was unconstitutional, this would be unacceptable to the American people and the most likely outcome would be to ignore the court.
The court understands that if it drifts too far from public opinion, it will be discredited and the political system will change the court. When the court was declaring many of the legislative acts of the New Deal as unconstitutional, Roosevelt tried to expand the number of justices. That effort failed but the court got the point and stopped rejecting the New Deal legislation.
The Supreme Court operates within a democratic system and must respect the will of the people.
5. The need for modernization
The court will not survive in its present form. Terms of service must be limited. It is ridiculous for one person to serve in such a vital position for 30 years without refreshment of knowledge or experience. A ten-year term for a federal judge is long enough. If one is promoted from one level to another, then the total service will be longer, but one serves ten years and then finds another job.
Further, a major effort should be made to bring the modern world into the Supreme Court. Why can a scientist or a social scientist or an artist not sit and widen the basis of judgments?
Unless there is an effort to modernize the functioning and membership of the court, it will continue to be a corrupt institution with its members handing down judgments consistent with the values of the people that gave them the job.
Forrest Cookson is an economist who has served as the first president of AmCham and has been a consultant for the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.


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Return to work after carpal tunnel release surgery: a qualitative interview study
Background: carpal tunnel syndrome is a common nerve compression disorder which affects hand sensation and function. Carpal tunnel release surgery (CTR) is frequently performed to alleviate these symptoms. For many CTR patients, surgery occurs during their working lifetime, but there is currently no evidence-based guidance to inform clinicians or patients when it might be safe to return to different types of work afterwards. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the return to work experiences of patients who had recently undergone CTR.
Methods: semi-structured 1:1 interviews were conducted with a subgroup of participants recruited to a multi-centre prospective cohort study. Interviewees were purposely selected to represent a range of demographic, clinical and occupational characteristics. All had recently undergone CTR and had returned to work. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using the framework method. Participants were recruited until data saturation was achieved.
Results: 14 participants were interviewed: 11 women (median age 49 years, range 27-61) and 3 men (age range 51-68 years). Three key themes were identified. Theme 1 centred on the level of functional disability experienced immediately after surgery. There was an expectation that CTR would be a 'minor' procedure, but this did not match the participants' experiences. Theme 2 explored the desire for validation for the time away from work, with participants recalling a need to justify their work absence to themselves as well as to their employers. Theme 3 focused on the participants' reflections of handing their return to work and function, with many reporting uncertainties about what constituted appropriate activity loads and durations. There was a desire for specific information relating to individual work roles.
Conclusion: individual return to work decision-making was largely influenced by the recommendations received. According to the views of participants, clinicians may be able to prepare patients better pre-operatively, especially with respect to function in the immediate post-operative period and by providing return to work guidance that can be tailored for individual work roles.
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Newington, Lisa, Brooks, Charlotte, Warwick, David J, Adams, Joanna and Walker-Bone, Karen (2019) Return to work after carpal tunnel release surgery: a qualitative interview study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20 (1), 1-11, [242]. (doi:10.1186/s12891-019-2638-5).
Return to work after carpal tunnel release surgery: a qualitative interview study - Accepted Manuscript
Return to work after carpal tunnel - Version of Record
Accepted/In Press date: 16 May 2019
Published date: 22 May 2019
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Remembering the Internment of Ukrainians
A Peoples' History of Canada Column
OpinionsNatalia Fedosieieva — Published January 23, 2017
Graphic: Morag Rahn-Campbell
As we move into Canada's 150th anniversary, the official narrative of Canadian history will become more visible.
This version of history plays up the perceived positive aspects of Canada, and downplays or ignores the negative ones.
One forgotten story of our history is the internment operations, which placed Ukrainian-Canadians in concentration camps from 1914 to 1920. In camps across Canada, from Nova Scotia and Quebec to British Columbia, thousands of men, women and children were interned simply because of their origin. Many of them were Ukrainian.
During the period when the internment took place, Canada—on behalf of the British Empire—was at war with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Right after the outset of World War I, innocent Ukrainian migrants from the empire were declared enemies.
According to the Canadian War Museum website, "the term 'enemy alien' referred to the citizens of states legally at war with Canada who resided in Canada during the war." The internment of Ukrainians by Canadian government was "part of the confinement of "enemy aliens" in Canada during and after the World War I, under the terms of the War Measures Act."
Immigration of Ukrainians to Canada began decades earlier, around 1891. Tired of being treated as serfs by the Austrians and Russians, thousands of Ukrainians moved to Canada as the Canadian government was trying to populate the prairies. When the war hit, wartime hysteria justified the Canadian government's internment of 8,579 people—over 5,000 of whom were Ukrainian—in 24 concentration camps.
Ukrainians, and others viewed as "enemy aliens," were taken away because of the place where they were born, not because they did anything wrong. Prisoners lived in poor conditions and were forced to do hard labour.
William Dillon Otter, the military commander of the internment, described in his final report how prisoners died of disease and injury, were killed trying to escape, and committed suicide after the camps' horrible conditions drove them to insanity.
Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk of the Royal Military College of Canada is a specialist in the political geography of Eastern Europe and the immigration history of Canada. In 1978, he began research into Ukrainians in Kingston, Ont. Interviewing one of the very oldest Ukrainian immigrants, Mykola Sakaliuk, the professor discovered the interment camps that had once dotted the landscape.
"Mykola was a Canadian prisoner in the internment camp," Luciuk said. "I had never heard about the internment camps before." This kicked off his research.
In his book In Fear of the Barbed Wire Fence, Luciuk wrote that Mykola Sakaliuk was arrested and sent to the largest prison—Fort Henry in Kingston, Ont.—where he was forced into hard labour.
"Mykola did not understand why he was imprisoned," Luciuk said. "He had Austrian citizenship, but he was ethnic Ukrainian and he immigrated to Canada for new life, not for fighting."
Professor Luciuk says today that this process is a blank page in Canadian history. "No one talks about it, but we need a precise picture of what happened," he said.
"We need to know reasons, why they were arrested, and who they were. As Canadian citizens we have to know our domestic crimes […] Canada is a great place, but we have to know that here also human rights were undermined."
Across Canada, a hundred plaques have been dedicated to the memory of the camps' victims. In Montreal, a memorial plaque was installed in the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St-Michael's on Iberville St.
Spirit Lake's internment camp, 600 km from Montreal, was the second largest of the 24 concentration camps. The majority of prisoners were Ukrainians taken from the Montreal area.
Today Spirit Lake Centre is open year-around for visitors. "This was in recognition of the centre's role in ensuring that further awareness of Quebec internment story will continue to be passed on to future generations," the Ukrainian Canadian Congress wrote.
The website for the Canadian War Museum acknowledges the negative effects of the interment, writing that "the internment of Canadians left painful scars and, for Ukrainian Canadians in particular, the lingering suggestion of widespread disloyalty."
The Ukrainian community in Canada spent many years attempting to spread the memory of the camps and to receive some sort of acknowledgement from the Canadian state. In 2005, they were successful—Bill C-331 formally recognized the fact that Ukrainians had been unjustly interned, and it began the process of settlement for the historical crimes.
In 2008, Canada established the $10 million Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund. The interest earned on this fund is used for projects to commemorate the experience of Ukrainians who were targeted and systematically attacked by the Canadian government.
This reconciliation was made possible by the reclaiming of memory—by the Ukrainian community refusing to forget the crimes committed against them. On Canada's 150th, let's all do the same.
Reclaiming Our History on Canada's 150th
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Morgentaler's Fight for Abortion Rights
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Raids and Police Brutality
Olivier Cadotte – March 5, 2019


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Japanese particles––small words with big grammatical and affective meanings––are one of the things that make the language unique. They can cause problems for those who are not too strong with grammar, but once you spend some time studying them I think you'll find out their usages and meanings are pretty logical (though the particles with multiple meanings can still be a little tricky).
In this post I want to focus on a particle that is less frequent, but nonetheless important: ぞ (zo). This is usually not one of the first particles taught in a Japanese class (wa, ga, ni, mo, de, etc.), but you'll see or hear it enough in practice that it's good to know.
To be honest, while I feel I have a pretty good grasp of this particle, it's actually somewhat difficult to explain. But let's start with a simple description: when used as a sentence-ending particle, "zo" can be said to indicate emphasis.
Represents strongly emphasizing one's own thoughts and reasserting those.
Unfortunately, this doesn't really get us much past "emphasis". How else can we describe the nuance of "zo"?
In this case, the exclamation point is a reasonable way to translate "yo", though in some cases that may not hold true.
I'm definitely going to win.
Here I used the word "definitely" to help capture the nuance of the "no" particle, abbreviated as "n" here. I also added italics to "I'm" to try and capture the feeling of "ga" emphasizing the subject.
There are a few other ways to explain the nuance of "zo". The first is to say that it isn't used very often in polite language (desu/masu form), and you are not likely to hear it in any business settings. In fact, when I asked a native speaker what they felt about this particle, the first thing they said was, "It should not be said to someone at a higher social level than you" (目上の人には言わない). It also has a decidedly conversational tone, and you won't likely hear it in prose, except in a dialogue line or when someone's thoughts are expressed. "Zo" is really all about emotion, which is why it can be hard to translate.
Personally, when I hear the "zo" particle, I often get a feeling of cheesy, exaggerated, or overly-emphatic.
I vividly remember one of the first times I consciously heard a simple phrase using ぞ, and I think it goes a long way to help explain the nuance.


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4 May, 2015 - 20:06 Mark Miller
Archaeologists find 4,500-year-old statue of little known Egyptian king
A broken statue with the name of King Sahure, a pharaoh who ruled nearly 4,500 years ago, has been excavated in Egypt by Belgian archaeologists. Little is known of King Sahure, who reigned during the Old Kingdom's Fifth Dynasty.
The find is "of great significance and importance," said the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities , particularly as there are only two other intact statues that exist of Sahure. The team of Belgian archaeologists intend to continue excavating in the area with the aim of finding other artifacts pertaining to Sahure.
The other two known statues of Sahure still intact are on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and New York's Metropolitan Museum.
King Sahure's name was engraved on the bottom part of a broken statue unearthed by Belgian archaeologists. (Photo by Egyptian Antiquities Ministry)
Gneiss statue of Sahure and a nome god in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. (Photo by Keith Schengili-Roberts / Wikimedia Commons )
The Ministry of Antiquities said it believes the base, which measures 21cm (8.3 inches) is the bottom half of a larger statue of King Sahure seated on a throne, which probably measured around 70cm (27.6 inch) in height.
The statue was excavated in Egypt's governate of Aswan, about 580 km (360 miles) south of Cairo. Aswan is the ancient city of Swenett, which in antiquity was the frontier town of Ancient Egypt facing the south.
Sahure's name means 'He who is close to Re'. Re, also spelt Ra, was considered to be the god of the sun and a creator god. He ruled for 12 years and was the second king of the Fifth Dynasty. Egyptologists believe he was the first son of Queen Khentkaues. Another of her sons is also believed to have ruled Egypt.
Sahure had the first pyramid complex at Abusir. Many reliefs at the complex are well-done, says Tour Egypt , but it marks the decline in size and quality of pyramids. He also is thought to have built a sun temple but the location of it is not known.
Most foreign relations during the reign of Sahure were economic, rather than combative. In one scene, we find great ships with Egyptians and Asiatics on board. They are returning, we believe, from the port of Byblos in Lebanon with huge cedar trees. For this, we have collaborating evidence in the form of his name on a piece of thin, gold stamped to a chair, as well as other evidence of 5th Dynasty king's cartouches found in Lebanon on stone vessels. Other scenes in his temple depict what we are told are Syrian bears. We also have the first documented expedition to the land of Punt, which apparently yielded a quantity of myrrh, along with malachite and electrum, and because of this, Sahure is often credited with establishing an Egyptian navy. There is also scenes of a raid into Libya which yielded various livestock and showed the king smiting the local chieftains. The Palermo Stone also collaborates some of these events.—Tour Egypt.
Earlier in April 2015, German and Egyptian archaeologists excavating an ancient mud brick temple site in Cairo unearthed part of a chapel used by a pharaoh who came much later than Sahure. Pharaoh Nectanbebo 1 of the 30 th Dynasty of 380 to 340 BC built the chapel in the capital of Heliopolis. The praying area in the temple "consists of carved basalt blocks in addition to a part of a royal statue carrying a cartouche of King Merineptah," said the Antiquities Ministry. The cartouche shows a song of King Rameses II making an offering to a god. The temple finding is rare in the vicinity of Cairo because stone building materials from ancient structures were used in later projects, in 12 th century AD in Islamic Cairo.
Featured Image: The ruins of Sahure's pyramid ( Photo by John Bodsworth /Wikimedia Commons)
By Mark Miller
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Mark is a Writer for Ancient-Origins. He has a bachelor of arts in journalism and is a former newspaper and magazine writer and copy editor who's long been interested in anthropology, mythology and ancient history. His hobbies are writing and drawing.
Skypp Lycern wrote on 20 February, 2017 - 22:27 Permalink
I would be the first to say that the early Pharaohs were black African, but after a decade of research I have come to the conclusion that they were Northern African of Celtic heritage (until several much later dynasties). As for Sahure, there are many depictions of him that look 100% Caucasian. The Pharaohs often did not depict themselves as they looked in person. It is an idiosyncrasy that is not fully understood. I have many photos of sculpture showing Sahure looking utterly different than this sculpture. I am not a racist, I am however, a Truthist. I have no agenda except to understand who the mysterious first Egyptian kings were. For ANY race to claim them at this time is idiotic. Whatever traces remain of that great people, humans have sunk so far spiritually, morally, and intellectually, no living race can claim them today. This comment section doesn't take photos, but as I said, Sahure was also depicted looking VERY Caucasian. Maybe this puzzle was left for us all so that we don't make it all about race.
chill wrote on 5 May, 2015 - 23:51 Permalink
Definitely a strong Negro presence, undeniable!!
26 December, 2019 - 13:57 dhwty
What's the Truth Behind the All-Seeing Eye of Providence?
The Eye of Providence (known also as the all-seeing eye of God) is a well-known and popular symbol. This symbol has been used for centuries in both religious and secular contexts, and therefore its...
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13 May, 2019 - 04:33 Martin Sweatman
Common Cosmic Symbolism: Is Göbekli Tepe Ancestral to Ancient Egypt?
Since its discovery in 1994, 10,000-year old Göbekli Tepe has been an enigma, gradually revealing its ancient secrets to archaeologists and scientists. Meticulously excavating the site from soil that...
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4 February, 2019 - 16:59 Cam Rea
Exodus: Were the Israelites Slaves in Egypt or Not?
The Book of Exodus has intrigued churchgoers, academics and everyday readers. The approach to its content varies; an apologetic approach includes a literal interpretation of the Bible however a...
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9 January, 2019 - 13:59 dhwty
Elongated Skulls and Indecipherable Language: What Does the Mysterious Starving of Saqqara Sculpture Mean?
The Starving of Saqqara is the name given to an ancient Egyptian sculpture believed to date to the Pre-Dynastic period. Little is known about the origins and provenance of this statue, which is today...
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20 October, 2018 - 02:16 Mark Miller
Ancient Egyptian Texts contain Hangover Cure and Radical Eye Disease Treatments
Radical surgery and medicaments with ingredients now known to be toxic are among eye disease treatments in 1,900-year-old medical papyri of ancient Egypt that have been under translation from Greek...
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17 October, 2018 - 13:57 ashley cowie
Eco-Architecture in Egyptian Blue: Scientists Discover Modern Usage for the 4000-Year-Old Pigment
Egyptian blue was a brilliant blue color first created in ancient Egypt over 4000 years ago. Now, scientists have found it to hold unique qualities that can "reduce building energy consumption and...
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A US-made guided bomb unit-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb prototype is shown moments before impact. The detonation created a mushroom cloud that could be seen 20 miles away. Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force.
US forces in Afghanistan have dropped America's biggest non-nuclear weapon on Islamic State positions on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border – the first time this particular bomb has been used in combat.


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Europe pays to ship U.S. coal as price sinks
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Now that the price of coal is at a historic low relative to oil, there is no stopping consumers and producers alike from embracing Al Gore's nightmare.
A ton of U.S. coal is so inexpensive, at about $47, that European utilities will pay $50 to ship it across the Atlantic, according to Galbraith's, a 263-year-old London shipbroker.
Peabody Energy, Consol Energy and Arch Coal, the three biggest U.S. coal companies, forecast the largest increase in exports in 20 years, despite the call for a moratorium on coal plants by Gore, the former U.S. vice president and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Coal use worldwide has grown 27 percent since 2002, three times as fast as the use of crude, according to BP.
"Coal is by far the cheapest fuel because there's no price on how much damage it causes," said John Holdren, a Harvard University professor of environmental science and director of the Woods Hole Research Center in Falmouth, Massachusetts. "Unless you get policies to put a price on carbon dioxide and other emissions, no other plants can compete."
Coal generates 41 percent of the world's man-made carbon dioxide emissions, which are largely blamed for global warming.
Yet there is a definite price advantage: U.S. coal prices are equal to $1.98 for each million British thermal units of energy, compared with $12.51 for fuel oil and $6.91 for natural gas, data compiled by Bloomberg show. A million British thermal units is the equivalent of eight gallons, or 30 liters, of gasoline.
"There is a huge advantage with coal, and this will continue indefinitely," said Gianfilippo Mancini, the head of fuel purchasing for Enel, the largest Italian power company, which is spending 4 billion euros, or $5.8 billion, to convert oil-fed plants to run on coal.
Gore has called for the United States to adopt a "complete moratorium" on new coal-fed power plants unless all of the carbon dioxide from them can be buried underground. U.S. government efforts to subsidize coal as an alternative to oil would be a "serious mistake," he said in an interview June 1 on Bloomberg Television.
Still, U.S. coal exports to Europe for the first nine months of this year were 11.4 million tons, up 15 percent from the same period in 2006, according to the U.S. Energy Department.
The increased demand for coal lifted Peabody, Arch and Consol shares 36 percent from Aug. 3 to Nov. 2 in New York trading, according to Bloomberg's U.S. coal index. Among Wall Street analysts, 76 percent recommend buying shares of Peabody and 62 percent recommend Consol, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"Consol is in a great position to take a big share of the new demand from Europe," said Bill Wolf, an analyst at John T. Boyd & Co. in Pittsburgh, which advises coal buyers and mining companies. Consol operates a port in Baltimore that could handle more than twice the 6.3 million tons it shipped last year.
Consol, based in Pittsburgh, will open its largest metallurgical coal mine by Jan. 1, with as much as five million tons of annual production available to overseas buyers.
More than 1,000 coal-fed power plants will be built in the next five years, mostly in China and India, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. China, the world's biggest coal producer, became a net importer for the first time this year, taking supplies from Indonesia, Australia and South Africa and reducing the amount available for Europe.
"What we're seeing right now is just great," said Sipho Nkosi, chief executive of Exxaro Resources, a South African coal and zinc producer. "Whether you're talking America, Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia, all economies are doing well. The growth is there."
Proposed U.S. coal plants may not be completed because of regulatory and environmental opposition. Kansas regulators last month rejected a permit for a coal-fueled plant because its carbon emissions were deemed a health hazard.
New cleaner-burning technologies for coal, including one that converts the fuel to a synthetic gas, have been delayed or rejected as too costly. Financing new coal plants may also become more difficult as environmental groups step up efforts against lenders including Citigroup and Bank of America.
Despite that, coal producers in the United States say sales in emerging markets are rising.
"I didn't know how to get coal to Romania a month ago but I do now," said Michael McQuillen, chief executive of Alpha Natural Resources, the coal miner in Virginia formed by First Reserve, the largest private equity firm focused on energy assets. Russia, Ukraine and Romania are all looking to buy from the United States, he said.
EIB confirms EUR 200 million long-term loan to State Bank of India to support Indian large scale solar projects
Four-Year U.S. Wind Forecast Sees Quarter-Million Jobs
Maryland Reveals 2017 Investment Plans For Green Jobs, Renewables
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namespace Bear\BBS\Controllers\User;

use Bear\BBS\Events\UserLogined;
use LumengPHP\Kernel\Event\EventManagerInterface;

/**
 * 用户登录
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 * @author zhengluming <luming.zheng@shandjj.com>
 */
class Login {

    /**
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     * @get
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    public function execute() {
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            _throw('用户名不能为空!');
        }

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Boeing and Cargolux Finalize 777-8 Freighter Order
Cargolux selects the 777-8 Freighter to replace its 747-400 Freighter fleet.
12/10/2022 | Lancement de nouveau produit ou service
Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Cargolux have finalized an order of 10 777-8 Freighters with options for six additional airplanes, with a signing ceremony today at Cargolux's headquarters in Luxembourg. The selection of Boeing's newest freighter was previously announced at this year's Farnborough International Airshow as Cargolux's preferred choice as the replacement for its 747-400 Freighter fleet.
The order was previously listed as unidentified on Boeing's orders & deliveries website.
Cargolux's choice of the 777-8 Freighter underlines its commitment to establishing long-term sustainability. Europe's number one all-cargo airline has a long-standing engagement towards sound operations and the 777-8 Freighter offers reduced emissions, noise, as well as the lowest fuel use and operating costs per tonne of any large freighter.
"The agreement we signed today will consolidate Cargolux's position as a global leader of air freight services. Replacing our aging fleet of 747-400 Freighters with the latest technology and fuel-efficient 777-8 Freighter model will contribute to our long-term sustainability program while continuing to offer our customers the tailored service they expect," said Richard Forson, Cargolux president & CEO.
Boeing launched the new 777-8 Freighter in January 2022 and has now booked more than 50 orders for the model. The 777-8 Freighter has nearly identical payload and range capabilities as the 747-400 Freighter while providing 30% better fuel efficiency and emissions and 25% better operating costs per tonne. It is the ideal choice as operators replace aging freighters later this decade.
"With its purchase of our newest freighter, Cargolux has invested in a sustainable future as the 777-8 Freighter will significantly reduce CO2 emissions compared to the airplanes it is replacing," said Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "Equally important, the 777-8 Freighter operates with a noise footprint up to 60% smaller than its predecessors, significantly minimizing noise emissions around airport communities."
Cargolux, based in Luxembourg, is Europe's largest all-cargo airline operating a combined fleet of 30 Boeing 747-8 and 747-400 Freighters. The Cargolux worldwide network covers over 75 destinations on scheduled all-cargo flights and offers full and part-charter services. The company has more than 85 offices in over 50 countries and operates an extensive global trucking network to more than 250 destinations. With 50 years of experience in the air cargo industry and an extensive product portfolio, Cargolux provides tailored transport solutions for all types of shipments. As a responsible cargo carrier, Cargolux has developed a solid CSR program encompassing Environmental, Social, and Governance principles. The Cargolux Group employs close to 2,500 staff members worldwide. Learn more at www.cargolux.com
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Today we are experiencing innovation and technological advancement happening quicker than it has ever been possible. It is an exciting time for those involved, as this is allowing us to make ground breaking discoveries at lightning fast speeds, utilize big data in a fashion that was unheard of 10 years ago, and sharing all of this in next to no time! As security professionals would attest, however, this does come at a cost. With all these incredible feats, comes an enormous amount of responsibility to ensure that everything is being taken care of in a secure manner. Earlier this year, the processor vulnerabilities known as "Spectre" and "Meltdown" were discovered to affect most electronic devices including computers, smartphones, tablets, and servers. This was because of the performance efficiency enhancements made by manufacturers such as Intel and other top producers, which inadvertently allowed an avenue for hackers to exploit and access data as it comes across the CPU without being detected by typical security measures. Because these chips and therefore the enhancements are used on nearly all modern computers, regardless of operating system, it poses a major threat to both commercial and residential users alike if ignored.
The good news is, there are things you can do to protect yourself. Since we were made aware of this flaw early in 2018, most all operating systems have patches available to limit the risk of these vulnerabilities. Many of the earlier patches did cause quite a bit of derogation to the performance of these chips, but that is coming around as well. Adding to the performance issues, though, Linux systems in which non-stable or cutting-edge kernels are running may require additional steps to ensure that all vulnerable chips have been effectively patched. The patches alone will not solve all your issues, however. To ensure all measures have been taken, a firmware or hardware BIOS update must also be applied. The silver lining to this specific vulnerability, comes in the form of knowledge and education. It is hard to say exactly how long this has been a known exploitable avenue by potential cyber criminals, but there is no evidence thus far that suggests this has been a major issue or the root to any major data breaches. What the discovery of this vulnerability does is protect us against future variations of this same type of exploit.
Typical to all newly discovered vulnerabilities, the exploits follow the same series of advances. One will be discovered and remediated, and then it will be followed by other variations of the same type of exploit. This has already happened with SSB Variant 4 and can only be expected to continue for at least a few more times. What this does for the "blue" teams fighting those attackers though, is it gives them the equal opportunity to discover these same variations before they are uncovered by a malicious party. Had it not been for Spectre and Meltdown's initial discovery, it is likely that this attack could be known only to less honorable individuals. This brings up a very valuable lesson, which is one that we are inevitably going to continue to visit as commercial demand takes priority over thorough security inspection. As innovation in technology becomes more prolific, the security of such must also be held to a higher standard.


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North American Indian, Métis and Inuit women speak about culture, education and work
http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/Collection/SW21-90-2001E.pdf
Examines the barriers created by policies which do not support Aboriginal women to maintain full cultural lives while pursuing contemporary education and work.
Taking risks: incorporating gender and culture into the classification and assessment of federally sentenced women in Canada
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/
Analyses the underlying assumptions and current practice of classification and assessment in federal women's prisons, and the implications for gender and diversity. (See Details)
Gender and cultural change: overview report
http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/reports/CEP-culture-report.pdf
Examines understandings of culture in gender and development studies. Also discusses efforts and projects that respond to problematic representations of north-south differences and power dynamics. Includes recommendations based on the experiences described in the report. (See Details)
A recognition of being: reconstructing native womanhood
Describes how Native women are reclaiming their cultural traditions and creating positive and powerful images of themselves true to their heritage.
Aboriginal children: the healing power of cultural identity
http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/servlet/ContentServer?cid=1156774256755&pagename=CHN-RCS/CHNResource/CHNResourcePageTemplate&c=CHNResource
Predicts the positive results of fostering a sense of cultural identity. Lists ways in which parents, caregivers, and health practitioners can provide related support to Aboriginal children. (See Details)
Nurturing mothers
http://www.cwhn.ca/sites/default/files/PDF/Healthsharing/1983_Healthsharing_Vol_4_No_4_Winter.pdf
This article discusses the culture of childbearing. Explores how medicalization has becomes the ritual of birth in North America. Explores how women are reclaiming their bodies in birth.
Working with Inuit: selected resources to help you learn about Inuit culture and way of life
http://www.naho.ca/inuit/e/whatsnew/documents/2010InuitCulturalCompetencyResources.pdf
A guide to help medical professionals, health and wellness workers, teachers, students and others find resources to better understand Inuit culture, health perspectives and the way we live. It provides links to various websites, books, in-depth reports, periodicals and videos about Inuit history, culture, values, traditional healing, and current health and wellness.
Ways of seeing illness
http://www.cwhn.ca/sites/default/files/PDF/Healthsharing/1981_Healthsharing_Vol_2_No_3_Summer.pdf
This article is the second of a four part series on alternatives to allopathy; discusses influences on culture, and how we define and go about achieving health and healing.
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This article illustrates the influence of culture as an essential ingredient of nurses' training.  Validates traditional knowledge.  Highlights the authors experience in creating the curriculum for The Saskatchewan Indian Community College.
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Primal Screens
By Chris Newbound· 3/17/2008, 9:18 a.m.
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Too many film festivals are more about celebrity hoopla than serious art. But New England's five best indie showcases let movie buffs preview edgy new pictures—and rub elbows with emerging stars—without wading through endless security lines (or feverish fans).
Hosting the world premiere of the Farrelly brothers' hit There's Something About Mary in 1998 put the RIIFF on the map. Now, New England's biggest film fest—last year's event screened 320 movies in six days—attracts boldfacers like Minnie Driver, Harrison Ford, and Anne Heche. Past winners include Andrew McCarthy's short film News for the Church and Morgan J. Freeman's family drama Just Like the Son. Spread throughout Greater Providence and neighboring Newport, the late-summer festival has become an international event, with emphasis on French and French-Canadian films. Bonus: Slasher enthusiasts can come back for October's horror film fest.
8/5–8/10, Providence and Newport, RI, 401-861-4445, film-festival.org.
Berkshire International Film Festival
Under founder Kelley Vickery, the three-year old BIFF has grown up fast: Its 2007 bill featured 50 films, among them Oscar-winning La Vie en Rose. Past participants include directors Mike Nichols and Arthur Penn; this year's honoree is Kevin Bacon. And in Great Barrington, venues are all conveniently within walking distance of each other.
5/15–5/18, Great Barrington, MA, 413-528-8030, biffma.com.
Provincetown International Film Festival
Now in its 10th year, the PIFF—oft-described as "the way Sundance used to be"—is known for finding filmmakers on the fringe. Alums like John Waters (Pink Flamingos, Hairspray) and Jim Jarmusch (Stranger than Paradise) won early accolades here. This year's darling, the Academy Award–winning Irish musical Once, also received a boost in P'town. Hordes of film-geek college kids and the vibrant local gay community help make up the annual crowd of 10,000. Only three venues are traditional movie theaters; the rest include art galleries, the town hall, even the Vixen Night Club.
6/18–6/22, Provincetown, MA, 508-487-3456, ptownfilmfest.org.
Woods Hole Film Festival
Well-respected and well-attended, the eight-day Cape Cod event turns 17 this year, and with age comes mature local filmmaking. Last year, some 120 movies—including Beyond Belief, a documentary about suburban Boston 9/11 widows—were shown at unconventional spots like the Marine Biological Laboratory's Waterfront Park and the Old Woods Hole Fire Station.
7/26–8/2, Woods Hole, MA, 508-495-3456, woodsholefilmfestival.org.
Williamstown Film Festival
It may be best known for its first-rate college and summer theater, but Williamstown also hosts a lauded film festival. The WFF debuted 11 features and 30 shorts in 2007, including the romantic dramedy The Good Night, directed by Jake Paltrow and starring sister Gwyneth. Past winners include 2005's West Bank Story, which went on to snag an Oscar; visitors have included Paul Newman, Sigourney Weaver, and Alec Baldwin. Screenings take place at the town's Spring Street Images Cinema, Williams College's new '62 Center for Performing Arts, and nearby Mass MoCA.
10/17–10/26, Williamstown, MA, 413-458-9700, williamstownfilmfest.com.
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Must-do activities in Manawatū
You are spoilt for choice when it comes to things to do in the Palmerston North and Manawatū region – from horse treks at altitude, off-road 4WD adventures and epic hiking and biking trails in the forest, to edgy street art and artisan farmers' market experiences, let Manawatū treat you with a new experience.
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Horse Trekking at Table Flat Farm, Manawatū
Horse Trekking Table Flat Farm
Located less than 1.5 hours from Palmerston North in the gorgeous hills of Āpiti, these horse treks allow you to experience the serenity of high-altitude horse trekking on a 600-acre sheep farm. Treks range from gentle beginner rides on undulating farmland and pine forest, through to an epic ride through the native bush – on this trek, the sure-footed, well-trained horses will be scrambling up banks, wading through swamps and skidding down tracks – or a ride up a 1000-foot ridge for spectacular views. There are also basic riding lessons on offer.
Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery, Palmerston North
Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery
This world-class conservation centre is a beautiful place for injured or sick wildlife to recover – it is where you can get up close to baby tuatara, albatross, penguins, and other native wildlife while they are nursed back to health, in enclosures filled with greenery and water features. There are also resident birds and tuatara that are there full-time. The knowledgeable and friendly volunteers can take you through and teach you about the animals in each enclosure. Many of the wildlife patients have received treatment from the Massey University Wildbase Hospital. What's more, it's free of charge to visit and has a specially designed interactive education centre for the kiddos to enjoy as they learn.
Street Art, Palmerston North
Palmerston North's central city has in recent years become a vibrant scene of stunning street art and edgy murals. Street art festivals have literally left their marks around the town – with imagery from light and cheerful to heavy and provocative taking on local themes. Pick up a free map from the Palmerston North City i-SITE and take yourself on a tour of these artworks, many by accomplished street artists. Look out for a large-scale mural of Āpirana Ngata, Edmund Hillary, and Kate Sheppard by well-known artist Graham Hoete. The alleyway Berryman's Lane is one formerly bland strip that has been transformed into a mural-lined masterpiece packed with colour and culture.
Whitecliff Boulders, Manawatū
Whitecliff Boulders by raft with Awastone
Take a gentle drift by raft down the beautiful Rangitīkei River, to have lunch in a mystical boulder garden in the forest: the Whitecliffs Boulders. These giant "cannonball concretions" formed millions of years ago when chemical reactions took place involving river sediments and debris. Now, they look like moss-covered marbles from giants, scattered among the trees, and are truly a wonder to explore.
He Ara Kotahi Pathway, Palmerston North
He Ara Kotahi Pathway
This beautiful walking and biking pathway gives you a taste of Palmerston North's surroundings: its rivers, streams, dairy farms, pā sites, military camp, and forests. The He Ara Kotahi Bridge is designed to resemble a karaka tree (which once grew in groves in the area) and connects the town with the educational centres over the river, as a safe and beautiful way to avoid highway traffic. Along the path, check out what a sustainably-run university dairy farm looks like at Dairy 1 Farm, or maybe you'd like to cross Greenwoods Bridge to the raised boardwalk above a canopy of native forest. The 45m Kahuterawa swing bridge connects to Linton Military Camp (keep an ear out for the gun range here). All along the way, you may spot wildlife: species such as karearea (New Zealand falcon), herons, kereru, pheasants, and gecko frequent the surrounds. For a map and more information see here.
Te Arapiki a Tāne, Palmerston North
Te Arapiki a Tāne – The Stairway of Tāne
These steps are breath-taking – if the views over the river and surroundings from the top don't take your breath away, then climbing the steps will! Here's a killer hill workout if you're looking for one: you can also just take your time and enjoy the views as you ascend. This hillside was created from the steep Anzac Cliffs to allow for a subdivision nearby, and the steps were then constructed to create a connection to the river. One set of 222 steps takes you down to the river from the observatory above, and another 189 steps lead back up to Vaucluse Heights. The name of the steps honours Tāne Mahuta, the god of the forest who pushed the sky father Ranginui and the earth mother Papatūānuku apart.
Te Āpiti Manawatū Gorge
The steep, forested Te Āpiti Manawatū Gorge is the divider between the regions of Manawatū and Hawke's Bay – and features the main 11.2km walking track which takes you high above the river with panoramic views, and also winds its way through native bush filled with birdsong. The highway through the gorge hasn't been used since 2017, this is nature's domain now! If you're after a shorter loop option, there's the 4km Tawa Loop option as well, from the Ashhurst end of the track where you'll meet Māori Chief, Whātonga immortalised in a 6ft sculpture.
Off the Loop, Foxton
Off the Loop
Learn to wakeboard or refine your moves to an expert level at Off the Loop in Foxton, 30 minutes west of Palmerston North. This wakeboard cable park tows you on a cable around a freshwater lake. Beginners can simply get used to the sensation of cable wakeboarding for the first time and learn to turn, and experts can practice their air tricks, or negotiate obstacles such as a 20cm-high box or a 2m-high rooftop rail.
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Makoura Lodge 4WD, Manawatū
Makoura Lodge 4WD
For an exhilarating 4WD ride through farmland, rivers, past waterfalls, you must visit Makoura Lodge. Go for the safari option if you'd like an expert driver to take you places you wouldn't dare, or if you're up for taking the wheel yourself, that's also an option. The track is professionally designed as a 4WD training facility to offer every tricky scenario you can think of encountering – so there's mud, river-crossings, steep sections and bumps galore.
Feilding Farmer's Market, Manawatū
Spend a Friday in Feilding: farmers' market, saleyards and dinner
Experiencing the market vibe of Feilding Farmer's Market is a wonderful way to begin a Friday morning. Set in a cobblestone quadrant amongst heritage buildings, from 8.30am it's bursting with fresh produce, artisan delicacies, fresh-cut flowers, seedlings, great coffee, music, and it's a great opportunity to meet some local growers and makers. At 11am, head over to take your $10 guided tour of the Feilding Saleyards, one of the largest saleyards in the Southern Hemisphere. You'll experience the buzz of the sheep and cattle auctions (15,000 sheep and 1400 head of cattle are sold per week!) and learn about the history of livestock selling that goes back to the 1800s. That evening, go for dinner at The Strong Room – this place has a very cool vibe, and the food and service are second to none. Book a table because it's very popular.
These activities are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to things to do in Manawatū – check out our walks in Manawatū and dining experiences.
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Wanted: Adventurous Female To Give Birth To Neanderthal
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DER SPIEGEL (Germany), NEWS.COM.AU (Australia)
BOSTON - George Church, a Harvard School of Medicine genetics professor, believes that he can create a Neanderthal baby. All he needs is an "adventurous female."
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George Church at TED 2010. Photo: Life, Synthetic Life!
He told German magazineDer Spiegel: "I have already managed to attract enough DNA from fossil bones to reconstruct the DNA of the largely extinct species. Now, I just need an adventurous female human."
In the interview, the geneticist stated "Neanderthals might think differently than we do. We know that they had a larger cranial size. They could even be more intelligent than us. When the time comes to deal with an epidemic or getting off the planet or whatever, it's conceivable that their way of thinking could be beneficial."
Forensic reconstruction of Neanderthals. Photo: Cicero Moraes
The technique of creating viable cells to reproduce involves artificially creating DNA from fossilized material and introducing this into human stem cell lines. Church discusses the idea in his latest book, Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves.
If the process is successful, says news.com.au, these Neanderthal humans could live to the old age of 120 (or even 150) and be immune to viruses as well as resistant to cancer. Commonly thought of as primitive cave dwellers, new research has found that Neanderthals were more like us than we had previously thought and may even have interbred with Homo sapiens.
A topic that often causes much discussion, the ethics of genetic engineering is something Church believes should be openly discussed by everyone: "I think we should be quite cautious, but that doesn't mean that we should put moratoriums on new technologies. It means licensing, surveillance, doing tests. And we actually must make sure the public is educated about them. It would be great if all the politicians in the world were as technologically savvy as the average citizen is politically savvy."
Neanderthal man & woman in Neanderthal museum, Germany. Photo: UNiesert
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Poland has a border with Russia and Belarus, so it is not just watching how the Ukraine war develops. Warsaw is rethinking its entire defense strategy.
Wisztyniec, Poland. A Polish soldier seen working at the construction of the fence along the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
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KYIV — It will soon be exactly one year since the Russian Federation launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. During that time, neighboring Poland has been playing the role of a front-line country — NATO's eastern outpost.
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Polish government agencies have been hard at work on what to do if the country is attacked. In particular, a new defense directive. After all, Poland's Political and Strategic Defense Directive, which has been in effect since 2018, must be updated because it simply doesn't match today's reality.
Poland's Deputy Minister of National Defense, Wojciech Skurkiewicz, announced a change in defense doctrine with the defense forces set up on the Vistula River, located in northeastern Poland. Ukraine's experience shows the need to protect the country's entire territory as quickly as possible.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Mariusz Blaszczak also announced the formation of another division of the army, which will operate near the border with Russia and Belarus.
Poland's plans for defense
"We are trying to saturate the eastern part of our country with troops; in this regard, we are implementing new units, which will be set in the territories bordering Belarus and coordinate with legions on the north and south of the country," Blaszczak said.
The former commander of the GROM (Polish special forces unit), General Roman Polko, explained that the doctrine that envisages defense on the newly established Vistula line, in the event of a possible Russian attack, "would lead to the flourishing of barbarism and terrorism in eastern Poland. "
His conclusion? "An enemy like this should not be allowed even a meter into our territory."
Skwierzyna, Poland. Polish Soldiers (Air Defense) singing the Polish National Anthem during a celebration ceremony in 2017.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Tarr on Flickr
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Deputy Minister Skurkiewicz stated that politicians in Poland will plan a defense operation. Such an operation falls under the remit of the General Staff of the Polish Army, whose role, as we have recently seen, has been marginalized by government officials. Army staff themselves have been somewhat sidelined.
General Mieczyslaw Gocul, former Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army, warned that the new defense strategy can be compromised by politics:
"Politicians no longer listen to the army."
There are also problems preserving classified information, which an aggressive terrorist country like Russia can undoubtedly use. After all, the Kremlin is looking for any weaknesses it can find in the security of Ukraine and other Western countries — and that starts with Kyiv's closest allies in the region.
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WHITBY, ON. (April 3, 2018) – 360insights, a global channel incentives leader offering rebate processing, SPIFF programs, co-op advertising and channel analytics, announced today its appointment of Steven Kellam to the position of Vice President of Global Alliances.
Mr. Kellam, the former President of CCI, which was recently acquired by Zyme and consolidated into E2Open, will be responsible for establishing strategic relationships to drive revenue and expand the reach of 360insight's Channel Success Platform.
Steven brings decades of experience as a respected leader in channel incentives and marketing and a comprehensive, end-to-end understanding of what it takes for brands to succeed selling through complex sales channels.
Mr. Kellam joins 360insights from E2Open where he served as President of CCI, the MDF and co-op advertising business. At E2Open, Steven led efforts to form alliances across the channel software market. Under Steven's leadership the CCI group grew its MDF and co-op advertising business, expanded its solutions offering across its product suite, utilizing channel incentives and marketing to position for the long-term.


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Q: Doctrine ManyToMany unique third entity I have 2 table Song and Album. and I have created third entity SongAlbum with extra fields like it was described here.
Question: how to make sure that this third entity is unique by song and album. Example: there can't be another SongAlbum object with exactly same pair of song and album ids.

A: Try this:
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* Class SongAlbum
* @ORM\Table(name="song_album", uniqueConstraints={@ORM\UniqueConstraint(name="song_album_unique", columns={"song", "album"})})
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