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'Three ASHAs Who Died During Covid19 Were Compensated Adequately'
Tahir Bhat
6:05 pm August 21, 2021
In the virtual interview, the National Health Mission Director, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, tells Tahir Bhat that Jammu and Kashmir spends more than Rs 2500 crore on the health sector
Choudhary Mohammad Yasin (IAS) . KL Image by Bilal Bahadur
KASHMIR LIFE (KL): How is the NHM different from the Health Services Department and what is the philosophy behind having parallel health services?
CHOUDHARY MOHAMMAD YASIN (CMY): National Health Mission (NHM) works at the overall UT level and the thrust of the Mission is on establishing a fully functional, community-owned, decentralized health care delivery system with inter-sectoral convergence at all levels, to ensure simultaneous action on a wide range of determinants of health such as water, sanitation, education, nutrition, social and gender equality. There is no parallel health system. In fact, the Mission Directorate of NHM works jointly with the Directorates of Health and Family Welfare under the overall control, supervision and Coordination of the Administrative Department, Health and Medical Education, Jammu and Kashmir. NHM supplements and complements the goals of Health and Family Welfare, through financial support, development of infrastructure, development of machinery and equipment, filling the gaps of human resources and providing technical expertise of hospital and healthcare administrators, Management Experts, Financial and IT experts. The Mission also involves various national and international development partners in these endeavours.
KL: The NHM has been at the frontline against the Covid19. But what are the finer details of your operations against the pandemic?
CMY: The NHM Mission Director is the State Nodal Officer for overall Covid19 mitigation and control activities and is responsible for financial and technical aspects ranging from testing, isolation, zoning, community care, facility care management including oxygen supply and intensive care services, teleconsultation and many other things. All the vertical reporting and horizontal/vertical management of Covid19 is looked after by the NHM Jammu and Kashmir. The emergency Covid19 response package budgeting and control rooms at various levels are also managed by the NHM.
The Mission also provides support for Covid19 essential diagnostics and drugs, lab strengthening, ramping up health infrastructure with a focus on paediatric care units, development of intensive care units, IT interventions – Hospital Management Information System and Tele- Consultations and Capacity Building and Training.
KL: Is it a fact that the ASHA workers have contributed immensely to the counter-pandemic measures but are not considered frontline workers? Three ASHA workers actually died because of Covid-19.
CMY: ASHAs and their supervisory carders in Jammu and Kashmir are properly trained professionals, who work under a well-defined carder and hierarchical system. In fact, their services are always required and are important in the execution of any grass-root level implementation of centrally sponsored schemes, Health Department field operations or any disaster situation. They have always done a commendable frontline job in every situation, may it be the 2014 floods or the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and their role has always been appreciated at all levels.
The three ASHAs who have died during the Covid19 pandemic have been compensated adequately as per their entitlement under Covid19 and NHM benefits concurrently.
KL: The NHM does a lot of surveys and research. What have been the major researches about the health services and issues the people face in Jammu and Kashmir in recent days?
CMY: NHM does actually fund some of the surveys and researches conducted by the Health and Medical Education Department. The latest ones among these are the Seroprevalence studies of Covid19.
KL: What is the overall expenditure on the health sector in Jammu and Kashmir and how much is being spent through NHM and how much through the directorates of health services?
CMY: The heath budget for Jammu and Kashmir through the Directorate of Health Services in Jammu and Kashmir is around Rs 1598.64 crore including Rs 900 crore in Kashmir and Rs 698.64 crore in Jammu.
In fiscal 2020-21, against fund availability of Rs 1001.63 crore, NHM has been able to spend Rs 796.04 crore which means 79 per cent utilisation of the available funds. For the current fiscal (2021-22), NHM has approvals for Rs 1163.40 crore against a resource envelope of Rs Rs 795.83 crore.
KL: What is the total number of health workers in Jammu and Kashmir and what is the percentage of NHM among them?
CMY: A total of 33531 health workers are working in the Health Department of Jammu and Kashmir excluding the Medical Education Department that has 11200 under the Directorate of Health Services, Jammu, and 13321 under Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir and 9010 under Mission Directorate of NHM. That means NHM contributing 26.87 per cent of the employees. Besides, there are 2,713 posts vacant under different schemes of NHM.
KL: What is the state and status of leprosy in Jammu and Kashmir?
CMY: Presently there are 80 active cases across the UT of J&K, 65 active cases in the Jammu Division out of which 21 cases have been detected during the current financial year only and the current prevalence rate in the Jammu Division is 0.08. There are 15 active cases in Kashmir Division and the current provenance is 0.01
KL: Unlike the Directorate of Health Services, the NHM hires and fires. Thousands of people working for the NHM say they lack service rules and benefits like PF.
CMY: This is absolutely denied, but we have to admit the fact that the employees working under NHM are contractual employees and are not regular government employees. However, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has always taken steps for the benefit of NHM employees, like Provident Fund for all employees whose basic salary is Rs 15,000 per month, the extension of Social Security benefits, timely salary revisions, providing of loyalty benefits and formulation of special leave rules.
KL: The NHM workers say they even lack maternity benefits?
CMY: Again we must admit the fact that the employees working under NHM are contractual employees and are not regular Employees, still the government has framed a special leave policy for NHM employees and maternity leave benefits have also been incorporated under which a pregnant lady is provided six months Maternity leave (three months with pay and three months without pay).
KL: NHM workers say they put in more effort than the permanent staffers because their pay is linked to their performance?
CMY: It is a fact that NHM staff is working very tireless and dedicatedly and the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India suggest that there should be a proper performance appraisal system and the same is being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir and there is no fault in that, in fact, same should be applicable to regular Health Department also.
KL: The NHM people say they are at the discretion of the system that usually takes the best of their life and throws them out once they age and at that time they are not in a position to work elsewhere?
CMY: This is absolutely denied; in fact, NHM is bound by its principles and is committed to providing a healthy and cordial atmosphere to its employees to boost their morale. Further, the retiring age of NHM employees is more than that of regular health employees.
KL: Is the government working on a policy for the regularisation of the health workers currently working with the NHM?
CMY: As such, there is no policy of regularisation of the NHM employees, as their service conditions are decided by the Government of India for the entire country uniformly. However, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir framed high-level committees at different levels to redress the grievances of the NHM employees.
KL: Is there a transfer policy in NHM? Some health professionals working with NHM are posted in far-flung areas for a decade?
CMY: There is no transfer policy in NHM as the workforce under NHM is recruited and employed on a need, gap and vacancy basis for particular health institutions so as to supplement and complement the regular Health Department.
KL: Is there any policy in the pipeline that will offer some additional benefits to the NHM workers to alter their socio-economic position?
CMY: During the current financial year, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has approved the Salary Rationalisation proposal for the employees working under NHM. Further Social Security scheme is also in the pipeline which is the final stages and will be declared very soon.
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Honoring Sergeant Travis Miller
It is with great sadness that we announce Sergeant Travis Miller passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Travis was a dedicated husband, father, veteran and police officer who will truly be missed.
Sergeant Travis Miller was born and raised in Tampa, FL. and a fifth generation Floridian. In 2000 after graduating High School, Sergeant Miller enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he served as a Military Police Working Dog Handler, achieving the rank of Sergeant. Sergeant Miller trained and certified three military working dogs during his active duty service, deploying with the United States Secret Service to New York City, NY and Camp David, Maryland. Sergeant Miller was stationed in Okinawa, JP and Cherry Point, NC where he served as the canine trainer for his unit.
In 2005, Sergeant Miller joined the Polk County Sheriff's Office. During his tenure he worked in a diversity of roles to include Uniform Patrol, the Proactive Community Attack On Problems Unit, as SWAT team member, as a Street Training Instructor, as a General Crimes Detective, and lastly as a Canine Handler. Sergeant Miller attended hundreds of hours of training while working for the Polk County Sheriff's Office including Investigative Interviews, Field Training Instructor, Basic SWAT School, Advanced SWAT School, SWAT and K9 interaction course, Line Supervision, FDLE General Instructor, and FDLE Canine Instructor to name a few.
In 2014, Sergeant Miller joined the Lakeland Police Department. During his tenure he worked in Uniform Patrol, and served as a Field Training Instructor (FTO), a SWAT team member, a member of the Street Crimes Unit, and as a canine handler. Sergeant Miller had a combined 22 years of law enforcement experience.
Travis you were simply the best. It was an honor to serve alongside you. Thank you for your leadership, your friendship and your service to both our country and our community.
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German data theft tactics "unethical"
Luxembourg's finance minister has condemned German authorities for buying stolen information about German nationals with private bank accounts in the Grand Duchy.
(JB) Luxembourg's finance minister has condemned German authorities for buying stolen information about German nationals with private bank accounts in the Grand Duchy.
Luc Frieden described the theft of a CD-Rom listing account holders with HSBC and its use to start legal proceedings as a "violation of Luxembourg criminal law."
Responding to a parliamentary question raised by deputy Carlo Wagner, the minister said: "It is a behaviour which is a violation of our laws and is simply unethical. However, only the competent legal authorities can respond to the questions raised and decide which actions are appropriate to take."
The German state of North-Rhine Westphalia reportedly bought the CD-ROM containing information about German tax evaders with money invested in HSBC Luxembourg for 3 million euros.
Mr Frieden said that the government had no further information about the contents of the CD-ROM or how it was obtained by the German authorities.
However, he underlined Luxembourg's efforts to tackle tax evaders and said he hoped the EU would pass a directive or that the two countries could reach an agreement to avoid such practices being used in future.
The use of stolen data to pursue legal proceedings against tax evaders is commonplace in Germany since it was made legal by the German Constitutional Court.
In 2009, it launched proceedings against German account holders in Switzerland, meanwhile in 2008 the state paid 5 million euros for similar information on German customers in Lichtenstein.
Last year, Berlin recovered 1.6 billion euros using stolen data to trace tax dodging Germans in Lichtenstein and Switzerland.


I was wondering if I can claim compensation for slipping on a grape in Marks and Spencers. I broke two fingers when I slipped last month and when I returned to the supermarket they offered to pay me 5000 Euro. Is this enough or should I take legal action?
It is difficult to say for sure whether the 5000 Euro payment offer for compensation for slipping on a grape in Marks and Spencers is an adequate settlement, as each person in each individual case reacts differently to the consequences of their injury – in both a physical and emotional sense. It is recommended that you seek the assistance of a solicitor if you are unsure as to whether the amount offered by Marks and Spencers is enough.
On pursuing legal action for a compensation for slipping on a grape in Marks and Spencers claim, the resulting settlement is usually calculated by factoring in a number of elements. Compensation for pain and suffering is evaluated according the extent and severity of the injury in relation to your age and general state of health before your health.
Additionally, you may be eligible to include "loss of amenity" in your compensation for slipping on a grape in Marks and Spencers claim. This refers to what impact the injury you sustained in the fall has had on your social and personal life, i.e. if you were a bodybuilder and can no longer adequately lift weights or if you are unable to satisfactorily perform everyday tasks or partake in social events. Finally, you may be able to recover any financial costs you have incurred, such as painkillers, or for the use of public transport if you cannot drive your own car.
Marks and Spencers may have calculated the value of your compensation by referring to previous similar cases or by using an online compensation calculator. While this may give a general overview of what you may expect to receive, it can in no way reflect your personal circumstances and therefore, you may be entitled to more than what was offered by Marks and Spencer's insurers as each individual case should be assessed by its own individual merits.
You would be advised to keep a diary to take note of every time your injury prevents you from enjoying a full, active life. You should also retain any receipts for costs that can be attributed to your injury. After giving these details to a solicitor, he or she will be able to give you a preliminary idea of how much compensation you should be eligible for. Since most solicitors offer a free initial consultation, this information can be sought without any extra cost to you.
After you hear your solicitor's assessment, you can decide on whether to accept the offer of compensation for slipping on a grape in Marks and Spencers or if you should pursue legal action.


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2016 Las Vegas Motorcycle Auctions Highlights
This 1951 Vincent Series C "Red" White Shadow was the top seller at Bonhams and sold for $434,000. Lot No. 135. All photos by the Motorcycle Classics staff.
A 1951 Vincent Series C "Red" White Shadow and 1912 Henderson commanded the top prices at the Bonhams and Mecum auctions respectively. Other notable sales at the Bonhams auction included a 1924 Henderson for $44,850, 1977 MV Agusta 750S with only 41 miles for $120,500 and Steve McQueen's 1963 Triumph Bonneville for $103,500. At Mecum, a 1929 Cleveland brought in $115,000, and a 1952 Vincent Black Shadow dragbike sold for $90,000.
This 1912 Henderson fetched the top price at Mecum for $165,000, and is, oddly enough, both the most expensive and third-most expensive Henderson ever sold; the same bike sold for $225,000 in 2015. Lot No. S74.
1975 Suzuki GT750, sold for $2,300 at Bonhams. Lot No. 6.
1981 Suzuki GS1100E, sold for $2,300 at Bonhams. Lot No. 11.
1973 Honda Elsinore, sold for $6,900 at Bonhams. Lot No. 13.
1963 Norton Atlas, sold for $4,370 at Bonhams. Lot No. 18.
1972 Ducati 750GT, sold for $29,900 at Bonhams. Lot No. 48.
1954 Motobi Spring Lasting, sold for $13,800 at Bonhams. Lot No. 79.
1974 Laverda 750SFC, unsold ($55,000) at Bonhams. Lot No. 85.
1950 Moto Guzzi Falcone, sold for $17,250 at Bonhams. Lot No. 96.
1977 MV Agusta 750S, sold for $120,500 at Bonhams. Lot No. 101.
1984 Moto Martin Honda CBX, sold for $13,225 at Bonhams. Lot No. 106.
1924 Henderson, sold for $44,850 at Bonhams. Lot No. 110.
1977 Harley-Davidson XLCR, sold for $14,375 at Bonhams. Lot No. 112.
1929 Harley-Davidson JDH racer, sold for $45,500 at Bonhams. Lot No. 118.
1910 Pioneer, sold for $115,000 at Bonhams. Lot No. 120.
1963 Steve McQueen Triumph Bonneville, sold for $103,500 at Bonhams. Lot No. 121.
1977 Ducati 900SS, sold for $34,500 at Bonhams. Lot No. 131.
1938 Brough Superior, sold for $120,500 at Bonhams. Lot No. 153.
1982 Triumph Bonneville, sold for $8,625 at Bonhams. Lot No. 163.
Egli Vincent, sold for $69,575 at Bonhams. Lot No. 177.
1964 BSA A5 Cyclone, sold for $3,680 at Bonhams. Lot No. 205.
1949 Vincent Rapide, sold for $55,200 at Bonhams. Lot No. 207.
1948 BSA B33, sold for $2,875 at Bonhams. Lot No. 208.
1992 Bimota Tesi, sold for $20,700 at Bonhams. Lot No. 211.
1996 Bimota DB3 Mantra, sold for $9,200 at Bonhams. Lot No. 214.
1975 Rupp, sold for $7,475 at Bonhams. Lot No. 223.
1979 Moto Morini 3.5, sold for $6,500 at Mecum. Lot No. F18.
1972 Honda CB750 chopper, sold for $6,500 at Mecum. Lot No. F21.
1968 Honda Z50, sold for $3,500 at Mecum. Lot No. F46.
1990 Honda GB500, sold for $9,000 at Mecum. Lot No. F54.
1955 Ariel Square Four, unsold at Mecum ($18,000). Lot No. F59.
1985 Kawasaki GPz750 Turbo, sold for $7,500 at Mecum. Lot No. F80.
1972 Ducati 750GT, sold for $18,000 at Mecum. Lot No. F96.
1953 Indian Chief, unsold at Mecum ($60,000). Lot No. F97.
1967 Norton P11, sold for $20,000 at Mecum. Lot No. F116.
1952 Vincent Black Shadow dragbike, sold for $90,000 at Mecum. Lot No. F119.
1929 Cleveland, sold for $115,000 at Mecum. Lot No. F141.
1990 Ducati Paso, sold for $3,750 at Mecum. Lot No. F166.
1972 Dunstall Norton Replica, sold for $13,000 at Mecum. Lot No. F185.
1949 AGS 7R, sold for $21,000 at Mecum. Lot No. F194.
Matchless G80 Typhoon cutaway engine, sold for $8,000 at Mecum. Lot No. F216.
1987 Moto Morini, sold for $3,000 at Mecum. Lot No. F226.
1964 BMW R60/2, sold for $10,500 at Mecum. Lot No. F228.
1984 Honda VF500, unsold at Mecum ($6,000). Lot No. F251.
1962 Panther, sold for $7,500 at Mecum. Lot No. F254.
1970 Indian Velocette, sold for $1,200 at Mecum. Lot No. F263.
Honda CB750 chopper, unsold at Mecum ($10,500). Lot No. F280.
1985 Honda VFR1000R, sold for $6,500 at Mecum. Lot No. F281.
1978 Honda CX500, sold for $7,500 at Mecum. Lot No. F282.
1975 Hercules Rotary, sold for $8,000 at Mecum. Lot No. S14.
1949 Indian Arrow, sold for $9,500 at Mecum. Lot No. S20.
1936 OEC, sold for $19,000 at Mecum. Lot No. S64.
1946 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead, unsold at Mecum ($60,000). Lot No. S89.
1994 Harley-Davidson VR1000, unsold at Mecum ($55,000). Lot No. S91.
1992 Bimota Tesi, sold for $16,750 at Mecum. Lot No. S149.
1968 Gilera 106SS, sold for $4,000 at Mecum. Lot No. T145.
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2020 Mecum and Bonhams Las Vegas Motorcycle Auctions
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Bonhams will auction hundreds of bikes from the Morbidelli Motorcycle Museum, Oct. 18-20, in Stafford, England.
Motos at Rétromobile 2019
Somer Hooker reports on the 44th Rétromobile in Paris, France, which included an MV Agusta auction and celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Gnome et Rhône.


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Q: EOL while scanning string liberal I am relatively new to Python so please pardon my stupidity. I want to examine google sheet data and keep running into the EOL while scanning error. I have looked at other posts and tried various tactics but none seems to be fruition. I think Client email or the private id seems to be the problem with the quotes.
import gspread
from oauth2client.service_account import *

json_key = 'gspread-test.json'
scope = ['https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds']

credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name('test@developer.gserviceaccount.com', """
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEvgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCBKgwggSkAgEAAoIBAQDVS4fuXzpnKrAI\nfaZEhkNdkcHKwcbQdYOhsxVwiaMkTffExvix+Uch37JaTIyCCw4D0CKv5bR\n5FOQPAVJgciJTUKK03UZJZfgtNWVY73dBq5DTL0afI2tn9+sKgtm/BulgA\nPrKtDmlp5YX7atgXbwJTjWpZ8OLOdBtwAcL0zBYS2PR/+qNOPT1NP1tJgTEMHmbN\nuyEl0Xqqrm87Ku7eaMEcmlQrhGLH2WmpR0YEXs2hQLGx\ne/RbqrD3qr/XYbRm9TwZkCyt\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n
""", scope)

gc = gspread.authorize(credentials)

wks = gc.open('Simple data').sheet1

A: The function ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name() takes 2 parameters:

*

*A path to a .json file which contains your client ID and client secret

*The scope url (which you have correct)

Something like this should work:
path_to_json = <<absolute path to json file>>
scope = ['https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds']
credentials = ServiceAccountCredentials.from_json_keyfile_name(path_to_json, scope)
client = gspread.authorize(credentials)

Then client can be used to access whatever sheets you want.

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The Jersey Devil in Myth and History
For three centuries the tale of the Jersey Devil has fascinated and frightened people. According to the legend, in 1735 South Jersey matriarch Mary Leeds was giving birth to her 13th child at her home in the Pine Barrens when, out of exhaustion, she cursed the unborn baby. What happened next? The child was born with wings, hooves, a tail, and a thirst for the blood of animals. While the Jersey Devil is now a hockey team mascot and folkloric legend, there was a time when New Jerseyans were truly terrified of the beast, especially when newspapers were even regularly reporting sightings. In this program, participants will explore the history and how the legend evolved over time.
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an MA in American Studies from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in History
from Temple University. Levi has been an Adjunct Professor at several area colleges since 2006, and currently teaches at three universities – Temple, Stockton, and Monmouth. In 2016, he founded "Jersey Shore Tours," a history-focused "edutainment" tour service.
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Q: c++&python close and open files in different dll The situation is simple. I open file in one DLL (DLL1) and close it in another (DLL2). I invoke both DLLs one after another in python script, the code is as following:
from ctypes import *

DLLFP1=r"C:\Workspaces\CPP\Test\build\files1.dll"
DLLFP2=r"C:\Workspaces\CPP\Test\build\files2.dll"
DLL1=cdll.LoadLibrary(DLLFP1)
DLL2=cdll.LoadLibrary(DLLFP2)

cppobj=c_void_p()
DLL1.open( byref(cppobj) )

DLL2.close(cppobj)

DLL1 code:
#define DLLEXPORT extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)

DLLEXPORT void open(ofstream* &f){
  f = new ofstream();
  string FP("c:\\teest.log");
  f->open(FP);
}

and DLL2 code:
#define DLLEXPORT extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)

DLLEXPORT void close(ofstream* f){
  f->close();
}

In the result I have "access violation writing". I also can normally write text to file from DLL2 and if I move close function to DLL1 it works fine. I use intel compiler. OS is Windows7.
The question is what is wrong? What is the right way to share file between DLLs?
Thank you very much in advance.

A: This may be related unless DLL1 and DLL2 are built for the same runtime: Potential Errors Passing CRT Objects Across DLL Boundaries

When you pass C Run-time (CRT) objects such as file handles, locales,
  and environment variables into or out of a DLL (function calls across
  the DLL boundary), unexpected behavior can occur if the DLL, as well
  as the files calling into the DLL, use different copies of the CRT
  libraries.


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ESNA Players
Nightclub tales in Boogie Nights by ESNA Players
It is a show stuffed like a Christmas turkey full of classic 1970s disco hits.
Matt Jarram
Boogie down to Loughborough Town Hall for ESNA's Boogie Nights.
TICKETS are selling fast for a disco extravaganza at Loughborough Town Hall with ESNA Players' Boogie Nights.
Boogie Nights is the nightclub around which a tale of love, life, relationships and experiences unfolds among a group of young people in 1970s London.
But most of all, what it is, is a show stuffed like a Christmas turkey full of classic 1970s disco hits.
Songs such as Celebration, Happy Days, Kung-Fu Fighting, Lady Marmalade, Disco Inferno, Boogie Wonderland, Sugar Baby Love, Always On My Mind, Shaft, Blame It On The Boogie and so many more ensure every night is party night at Boogie Nights.
It's the night that the King, Elvis Presley, died and Roddy O'Neill is busy dreaming of life as a rock star!
Debs, his girlfriend, has other thoughts… basically that Roddy is a selfish, arrogant, unfeeling, heartless pig!
But the truth is that Roddy is in love with Debs, and Debs is in love with Roddy, but Debs knows that her Roddy has more than a roving eye!
The show stars Ash Bright, Sue Pascoe, Becky Bakewell, Jarrod Makin, Jason Lang, David Burton, Natasha Bryan and Richard French.
ESNA present the show at the Town Hall from Tuesday, November 18 to Saturday, November 22 at 7.30pm, plus a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm.
Tickets are available from company members, the ESNA ticket hotline on 07989 787888, the Town Hall Box office on 01509 231914 or online at www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk
Loughborough Town Hall
LeicestershireTake a drive on the wild side at Twycross ZooThe attraction, which will be open all year round, is aimed at children aged three to seven years old.
New public artwork planned at Loughborough University
The work will be located at the main entrance route to the halls and will be seen by thousands of students and visitors as they navigate this route.
Musicians galore lined up for Summer Sundown
The much-loved event with music from local bands and entertainers is perfect for families to sit and enjoy during the warm summer evenings.
Film featuring pupils scoops county award
The Unquiet Grave, a short drama produced and directed by Pudding Bag Productions, was based on Roesia de Verdun.


Follow Your Dreams: Your Help Makes Dreams Come True!
On this Day, Dec.11 the theme was giving back. There was over 15 plus gourmet food trucks of various cuisines from great eatz to sweets along with a special appearance from P. Miller and his lovely daughter Cymphonique Miller whose charities include Urban born. This event was about food trucks raising awareness about children who might not have a Christmas with the joy of opening presents. Eric Nakata of the Japanese-Peruvian fusion truck Lomo Arigato was able to use his contact with P. Miller and his close relationship with Vizzi truck to put on this great event about giving back to less fortunate children through their charity The Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro. See awesome pics of kids with gifts.
Chef Dave Fune of the Vizzi truck showing off their awesome new menu item the Wedge' Salad: Made with black chimichurri dressing, bacon, pickled onion, winter tomato, and bleu cheese. Two thumbs up!
Ryan Harkins from Grill Em All truck who made this awesome Quin-Behemoth for Big Tony Ragu, which was given to a fan. The Quin-Behemoth: Made with 5 grilled cheese sandwiches, 5 1/3 lb delicious 80%/20% ground beef chuck burgers, 15 pieces of apple wood smoked bacon, 1/2 lb beer soaked onions, and 5 thick slices of smoked cheddar. Awesome!
Auto Creamery owners Boyd and Debbie displaying their fresh fruit ices, which are made in their original fruit shells; some of the flavors include coconut, mango, and lemon. Sweet and Refreshing treat!
Big Tony Ragu and P. Miller (Aka Ice Cream Man) of BBTV talking about his relating to the gourmet food trucks entrepreneurship as a parallel to his own life. Urban Born a charity which is near and dear to his heart, provides workshops and programs, teaching positive life and career skills. Their motto: "It's Easier To Catch On Now, Than To Catch Up Later." Additionally, P. Miller's daughter Cymphonique has a big heart for a 14 y/o. She is a great supporter of Urban Born and assisted in helping on this event. You can hear her new single "Follow Your Dreams" on their website as well on the video below during the credits at the end. She is a rising new star with a new show out on Nickelodeon in 2011. P. Miller and Cymphonique Miller have proven that giving back is what it's all about. Thank you!
This picture depicts some of the 700+ toys raised by the Truck N' Toys drive on Dec.11th by food truck fans and food truck operators. The toys were divided up between the Urban Born Charity supported by the Millers. The other charity was The Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro supported by the gourmet food trucks and Glenn. Big thanks to Danielle Struwe, Vizzi truck team, and Eric Nakata from Lomo Arigato for having big hearts to start a wonderful event of giving back and inviting me out to share this story.
Thanks to Leomar Ignacio who is the Middle School Volunteer Coordinator from the Los Angeles Harbor Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro for sending me this awesome photo of the younger children enjoying their presents, which was donated by the Truck N' Toys event on Dec.11th. Nice to see smiling faces. Great Job!
Thanks to Leomar Ignacio from the Los Angeles Harbor Boys and Girls Club of San Pedro for sending me this photo from the 11-Up age group included in the festivities. You can see the joy on their faces.
The Marvel Vs Capcom 3 event brought to you by the creative team at SA Studios Global whose lead by 2 of the most creative artists in the industry Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol, Capcom USA, and Marvel Characters, Inc was jam packed with gamers from all over California and abroad. Some even stood on line outside the Kim Sing Theatre in Los Angeles from 10:00 PM the previous day just to get a chance to play what looks to be one of the hot new games out for PS3 and 360 gaming consoles, which is due out February 2011. Special thanks to Patrick from LA Street Food App, Emily Shen from SA Studios Global, Melody Pseiffer of Capcom, and Marvel Characters, Inc, and all other contributors not mentioned. Awesome Event!
The Event was the proving ground for 2 awesome chefs, Eric Greenspan and Ludo Lefebvre to battle their culinary expertise in creating an inspired dish by the gaming company that they were selected to have a knock down and drag out Food Fight in two of LA's hottest food trucks. Enjoy Capcom and SA Studios interviews.
Capcom truck aka Mandoline Grill Vietnamese inspired truck owned by Mong Skillman.
The Capcom wrapped Mandoline Grill Vietnamese inspired truck owned by Mong Skillman was represented by Chef Eric Greenspan who owns The Foundry on Melrose and defeated Iron Chef Bobby Flay on Iron Chef TV show. Chef Greeny his twitter handle created his dish inspired by the Capcom's Ryu Character's special defense weapon by naming it the Ryu FireBall! It was created with Asian flavors in mind; served in a chewy grilled pork bao bun, thinly sliced soft pink Ahi tuna, crunchy cabbage, with a spicy sriracha miso-mayo dressing, and top off with lovely pork cracklings. I think I heard the heavens open as I took my first bite, off the hook! See interview and pic below.
Served in a chewy grilled pork bao bun, thinly sliced soft pink Ahi tuna, crunchy cabbage, with a spicy sriracha miso-mayo dressing, and top off with lovely pork cracklings.WOW! Nuf said.
The challenger Marvel truck of Chef Ludo's small bites inspiration.
The challenger of the Marvel truck was Chef Ludo Lefebvre's small bites inspiration represented by who else, Chef Ludo himself, but of course! Chef Ludo's inspiration was Marvel's famed Hulk character. The inspiration was green and bold. Chef Ludo used 3 types of meat; sirloin, chuck, and brisket, along with stuffing his burger with Velveeta cheese to create his own "Juicy Lucy" version inspired by a Minnesota based eatery called Matt's Bar, served on a potato spinach infused brioche bun, homemade onion jam, green tomato that created a radioactive colored gourmet ketchup, and fried onion strings to top off a juicy and delicious Hulk inspired burger with a side of delicately seasoned pomme paille (Shoe String Potatoes). See video interview and pic below.
3 types of meat; sirloin, chuck, and brisket, along with stuffing his burger with Velveeta cheese to create his own "Juicy Lucy" version inspired by a Minnesota based eatery called Matt's Bar, served on a potato spinach infused brioche bun, homemade onion jam, green tomato that created a radioactive colored gourmet ketchup, and fried onion strings to top off a juicy and delicious Hulk inspired burger with a side of delicately seasoned pomme paille (Shoe String Potatoes). Chef Ludo pulled it out and won. I say REMATCH!
The event named Less Mall More Melrose was the brain child of Keith Manship who brought in Patrick Green of LA Street Food App, who asked Big Tony Ragu to help promote this cool event. Keith manages a cool and trendy foot wear store at 7475 Melrose Ave named John Fluevog shoes decided to get his felow merchants involved by putting on this event. Keith is a founding member of MAMA (Melrose Avenue Merchant Alliance), a group of business owners and operators that are on the original Melrose Ave.between Fairfax and La Brea. They have teamed up to put on cross promotional events like the Less Mall More Melrose event. Please enjoy the upfront interview with Keith and Patrick.
The Willoughby Road chefs are very creative with their Memphis/North Carolina inspired menu adding a kick of heat mixed with apple cider vinegar to give any BBQ lover a lip smacking good time! We will be seeing this gourmet food truck again soon as we meet the second half of this awesome team Chef Luke Reyes. Enjoy the interview with Willoughby Road BBQ truck and the tasty BBQ creations we sampled.
Maine lobster with the original split, top buttered sandwich roll from New England. Authentic ME. Amazing!
The Lobsta truck is new to the LA scence with a promise to be authentic from the sweet and soft Maine lobster down to the New England original split, top bread, which they add butter or mayo to your liking. Other menu items are their creamy New England chowder that has plenty of clam and potato chunks to fill any foodies belly to satisfaction. The ME Crab was not available, but we will back soon. Enjoy their interview.
Chef Cory Ewing from the Me So Hungry food truck with their signature menu item The Duke! Awesome sandwich!
Chef Cory is trained from Le Cordon Bleu. He has a passion for his food and it shows in the wonderful creations we sampled at his gourmet food truck. Their signature sandwich the Duke combines an 80/20 ratio of delicious sirloin beef that is well seasoned, crispy bermuda onion rings, sweet coleslaw, with their homemade BBQ sauce, bacon, on a rustic cheese bread, their hoisin marinated short ribs, delicate and buttery pepper jack cheese, crispy bermuda onions and spicy crème fraîche, along with off the hook crispy sweet potato fries with a spicy crème fraîche. Enjoy their video interview with a close look at their yummiest food.
Big Tony Ragu (LF) Liwei Liao (RT) co owner of the Boba truck created a special Chinese Osmanthus Flower Tea (Chinese Osmanthus is a major ingredient in Jean Patou's "1000", the world's most expensive perfume.) for me to try out. Simply TEA-licious!
Liwei Liao and Michael Tsuan the Boba truck are capable of making over 60 combination of Tea. Each time made fresh to order in a special steeping machine that uses high grade filtering to deliver one delicous cup of tea. We have been to the Boba truck many times and have had more than 15 combination so far. They have even named a tea after me. You will hear more on that when we go behind the scenes with this incredible truck on Sunday Dec 12th at the Korea Daily's Holiday Charity Festival.
Where the Spirit of Community lives!
Its was on December 1st when Patrica Lyon of Westchester Watch Works a merchant for 21+ years and a community leader had an idea of breathing fresh air into a lackluster showing she had experienced at the usual First Fridays events in Westchester. Pat contacted Sheldon Katz of No Reservation Catering, a gourmet food truck owner and friend, who then contacted myself, Big Tony Ragu to help organize and promote a First Friday's event in 3 days.
Patrons waiting at the Shrimp Pimp truck as First Fridays begins. Awesome salmon and shrimp!
The Westchester First Fridays event was born on December 3rd and began in the 87th St. Merchants Group area of 87th West Street and Truxton became the home for a family inspired event that included 12 gourmet food trucks being embraced by 1500 plus patrons that strolled the quaint grounds that day. There was plenty of parking, friendly shop owners, and kids of all ages just enjoying the gourmet food truck vibe.
The new family friendly standard will be added to future events conceived by Westchester First Fridays Organizers. Stay tuned for new great events coming with more food trucks along with new locations, which will share the same vibe we brought to Westchester. Lets face it, California fans deserve it. Enjoy the video interviews of the Westchester First Fridays event and pics taken that day. Thanks to all our supporters, food trucks that attended, and Westchester Merchants. Check out our Yelp review.
Big Tony Ragu w/a fan enjoying the Beorek from the Hungry Nomad truck. Delish!
Shrimp Pimp fans enjoying the Shrimp'NChips. Looks Great!
Another Happy fan enjoying a Tuna melt from Greenz on Wheelz. Yum!
Yatta, All American-Cheeseburger and Poki-Tuna rolls were Amazing!
Kabob N' Roll's Lamb Gyro was outstanding with a well seasoned yogurt dressing.
Cassandra and Rachel of Sugar Babies displaying their PB&J mini cupcakes. Sold Out in 3 hrs!
Fans of India Jones Chow Truck waiting for some Awesome Northern Indian Cuisine.
Art Beckham (LF) from Tango Mango with his brother and nephews enjoying some delicious ices.
Michael of the Hungry Nomad truck enjoying a profitable night thanks to the great turnout.


Khaira Blasted on Haters, said "Sh**ting themselves"
Three parties are being targeted the most in this scenario of Pulwama terrorist attack; Pakistan, Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sukhpal Singh Khaira.
Pakistan for its alleged involvement in the attack, Navjot Singh Sidhu for denying to accept that indeed Pakistan have done it and Khaira for allegedly demoralizing military in this hour of worry.
We will talk about the first two later, first let's talk about the previous leader of opposition, Sukhpal Singh Khaira.
This matter was raised by Indian media and Punjabi media equally, the situation escalated so quickly that Sukhpal again had to go live and defend himself.
He said for the people who are making adverse calls to him and commenting obscene things under his posts must donate some money to the families of martyrs.
To a one of his special Facebook admirer, who went on volumes to insult Khaira for his comments on Indian army, the previous LoP of Punjab Vidhan Sabha shredding very last thread of a leader's responsibility correlated to public speaking, said, "Ehna ne apni hi lidd keeti hai" (he has shitted himself).


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Musical Tragedies Records
Originally released by Lethal Dose Tapes in 1985, this Bristol, England hardcore compilation features four of the most prominent hardcore bands to exist in the city at that time. I believe there's a couple of alt takes and unreleased tracks on here, but most are previously released from other releases and compiled here to make a nice sampler. The Disorder tracks are taken from the original 1980 demo and also rough mixes from the "Mental Disorder" EP according to the insert. I don't believe any rough mixes from that session were released anywhere else, but i'm not totally sure on that. The Chaos UK songs come from various releases. The insert has some misinformation on it, and the song that is listed as "Sea of Dreams" is actually "City Of Dreams" from the "Just Mere Slaves" 12". It's four songs total from four different releases. The Lunatic Fringe material features songs from various demos, the "Who's In Control" EP, and it lists the final song, "The Enemy Within," as being an unreleased track from November of 1984. I think this is the first appearance of this song, but it was bootlegged on a 7" in 2000. A rarity either way. Lastly, the Amebix tracks come from a June 1982 practice session and live in Leeds on September 11, 1985. I do not know if any of these versions were ever released anywhere else. All in all this is a very nice tape with a lot of rare versions of songs, alt takes, and live tracks. Comes with a original pro-printed covers, blue ink printed original tape labels, and a cool photocopied insert drawn by Tim Medlock (AKA 'Ten Gallon Tim') who did the artwork for Disorder's "Under The Scalpel Blade" and "Violent World" LPs as well as a lot of the art for Be Bad, Be Glad zine. A cool release.
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Conference description: BISC-MI continues its tradition of providing innovative conferences! In 2017 Miles to Go will offer participants experiential opportunities to expand perceptions, take a look within ourselves, explore unique strategies and gain an increased understanding about healing and cultural humility. Presentations, activities and tools to use in batterer intervention programs will be provided, designed to generate an increased awareness of self and illuminate pathways. Regardless of the number of years you have worked, where you're from, how comfortable you are doing your work, or your professional focus, your journey is never over. There are endless pathways to travel and new discoveries to pursue. We encourage you to attend if you are interested in being challenged to take another step. Our best thinking has gotten us this far, but the best is yet to come and we will be stronger together.
The Office on Violence Against Women has approved our request to invite OVW grantees to attend The Batterer Intervention Services Coalition of Michigan (BISC-MI) 2017 International Conference to be held November 1-3, 2017.
The reference number for this conference is OVW-2018 MU-005. This number must be used by grantees when requesting approval via a GAN or in their "memo to the file". This approval and assigned reference number is for this conference only.
Attendees are responsible for making their own lodging reservations and expenses for the 2017 BISC-MI Annual Conference.
BISC-MI has arranged a group room block for the nights of Tuesday, October 31 – Thursday, November 2 at a significantly reduced rate of $115.00/night + *applicable taxes (single & double occupancy). The deadline to reserve a room at this rate is Tuesday, October 10, 2017. After that date, availability and the discounted rate may be extended at the discretion of the hotel but are not guaranteed.
* Local occupancy taxes in SE Michigan are currently 9%. Must present your tax exempt documentation at the time of hotel check-in to avoid the 6% State of Michigan Sales Tax.
The group block at this significantly reduced rate will fill up quickly!
Call MotorCity Casino Hotel directly at: 866.782.9622 and provide the following group code for the 2017 BISC-MI Annual Conference: 110117BICM.
Any reservation canceled within 48 hours of the day of arrival, or no-shows, will be charged for one night's room revenue.
Guests are responsible for payment of all of their own charges prior to departure. An early departure fee applies to any guest who checks out prior to the guest's reserved check out date. To avoid this fee, guests must advise MCCH at or before check in or any changes to the length of stay.
MCCH reserves the right to charge any guest a charge, up to a full day rate depending on the actual time of check out, if the guest does not check out by 11:00 am.
Recognizing and honoring those who have significantly guided and expanded efforts to protect survivors through advancing and evaluating accountable perpetrator intervention research and programming.
The COMPASS Award will be awarded to: Barbara Hart J.D. during this conference!
Building upon the ground-breaking 2017 roundtable on BIP's current trends, alternative models, and promising practices, sponsored by the Office on Victims of Crime and the Office on Violence Against Women, Mr. Areán will speak of the need for BI practitioners to incorporate a trauma-informed lens, embrace cultural approaches, and engage in deep self-reflection. He will invite participants to ponder the meaning of healing in the context of responsibility, the overlap of victimization and perpetration, and the misuse of coercive systems in working with DV offenders.
The session will address the importance of rooting ourselves in a narrative that is beyond the immediate trauma to a place of acknowledging the generations of pain and multiple oppressions that many people carry. It reaches to the core of generational healing. It further lifts the importance of honoring indigenous based ideology, pedagogy and practice as teacher for healing westernized processes that often results in re-victimization.
Consider the mantra, any pain that is not transformed will be transferred. Our field has long known that little boys who grow-up witnessing or experiencing domestic violence or other childhood adversity, are significantly more likely to repeat this behavior themselves. Yet, when grown men come to the doors of our programs with the reality of repeating the cycle through their own perpetration of violence or abuse, we often consider their background experiences to be irrelevant, or little more than excuses to justify, blame or otherwise escape responsibility for their own choices and behavior. What difference would it make if we sincerely and authentically asked men the question of what happened to them? In this workshop we explore how a trauma-informed approach changes our program goals from fixing men's problem, to holding space for men to heal.
BISC-MI strives to provide high quality conferences that showcase cutting edge practice and research. This year BISC-MI is providing a format designed to give all conference participants exposure to some unique and innovative intervention and personal growth concepts through morning plenaries and afternoon smaller group experiential workshops, in most cases with the plenary speakers. These workshops are being duplicated to intentionally accommodate every one. There are only a few workshops that are only being offered once.
One of the goals this year is to build a sense of connection and community and expand our knowledge of ourselves through experiential learning. In order to provide everyone with a chance to maximize this opportunity we ask that you sign up for one of each of the duplicated workshops. Please understand that we may move an attendees workshop time to balance group size. We hope you are as excited as we are.
The workshop will be a deeper dive into the Overview session as to how we first of all not just give the teachings but live the teachings as we recognize the intersectionality of our work and the importance of consideration for its impact on all our relations. It will further explore the importance of social action on injustice as it relates to interconnected healing.
This workshop will build off the themes of the plenary session. Participants will have an opportunity to explore their own emotional wellness, safety and vulnerabilities in doing this work.
Merkeb is a Program Manager at the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic Violence and a volunteer for the Survivor's Speakers Bureau, and Capital Area Response Effort in Lansing, MI. Her commitment and approach to this work stem from being an Immigrant and Refugee survivor of domestic violence and child sexual abuse.
Understanding and addressing women's use of force in intimate relationships is a controversial national issue that affects first responders, criminal legal system personnel, and social service providers at the local, county, and state-wide levels. The inaccurate perception that all women who have used force are "batterers" often (mis)informs arrest procedures, judicial actions, and chosen interventions in many states. In many jurisdictions, this means that female survivors of domestic violence are arrested, charged, and then referred to Batterers' Intervention Programs (BIPs) for using force against their intimate male partners. Women referred to BIPs receive inappropriate "batterers treatment" rather than contextualized support and intervention. This potentially places women and their family members at a higher risk for abuse. Through lack of attention to context, interventions fail to meet the needs of these women and may also fail to meet the goals of the referring agency – to prevent future violent incidents. Using examples from Ms. Larance's direct practice work, recent publications, and ongoing research, she will raise the awareness of those unfamiliar with the issue and contribute to a deeper understanding for those already addressing the issue. Information from this presentation can be used to directly contribute to the well-being of women and their families.
During the session we will discuss indigenous perspective of healing and approaches to in the use of culture to create a path to help men find healing and safety in the selves.
The truth squad comes to the conference to introduce and demonstrate tools that programs, advocates and others can use in their communities to answer questions and challenges about research, effectiveness, community coordination and gender considerations. A link to all materials introduced will be provided.
An interactive session focused on simple practical therapeutic strategies that can be used by new or experienced facilitators to engage group participants and enhance understanding of individual accountability.
This workshop will highlight some of the distinctive qualities of the Allies in Change model which has been "cooking" for over thirty years, been used with thousands of abusive individuals, and been reviewed and utilized by dozens of group facilitators. While this is a stand-alone curriculum, aspects of it can be used to enhance programming already in place with abusive partners. This workshop will primarily build upon and not repeat material that was shared at last year's conference, except to provide some relevant background and foundational understanding. A brief overview of the model and underlying philosophy will be followed by heavier focus on how the groups are actually facilitated. Time will be spent highlighting effective facilitation utilizing key content themes, the use of a weekly check-in process and journal sharing, and concepts distinct to this curriculum.
This workshop will provide a forum to look at how to discuss culture while holding men accountable. Discussion will explore creating culturally inclusive groups using indigenous approaches and how to create standards that include a cultural perspective.
This workshop will provide participants with an overview of LGBTQ people's experiences of oppression and how it intersects with their experience of Intimate Partner Violence. Participants will also be given practical tools that can be utilized to create safety and inclusivity for LGBTQ individuals who are accessing their services.
Differentiating Aggressors from Survivors is complex but necessary for providing safe and effective interventions that do not re-traumatize survivors that may have been wrongly convicted of domestic violence. This workshop will examine an assessment model that expands the concepts of victimization and aggression from the mainstream binary model into a continuum. We will also touch on trauma informed models for group and individual counseling services that organizations can develop to provide support for LGBTQ individuals, regardless of where they may fit within the assessment continuum.
In this keynote, Dorothy and Steve "crack the code": bringing to the practitioner an understanding of the differences among those who batter based on motive. Those with different motives display different behaviors, and present different dangers to their victim and community. The commonality among batterers—their desire to dominate and control—has been understood for a long time. Unfortunately, the different motives driving them to seek power and control have not been generally understood, making it difficult to predict behavior or provide effective response. This workshop provides information that unlocks the mystery of domestic violence, and provides practical information that will change/enhance your response.
How can the experience of drumming together connect with themes of identity, diversity, and accountability? In what ways do the individual and collective processes of making music inter-relate to themes of power, control, and equality? Through experiential drumming and facilitated dialogue, this session is geared towards all working in the field of batterer intervention with an example of how innovative modalities may be able to address complex learning objectives.
Using the Family Peace Initiative (FPI) "River of Cruelty Map", this workshop will illustrate the impact of trauma and adverse experiences from a unique perspective. Using an experiential approach, this presentation helps the participant to understand how cruel experiences can easily be transferred from person to person and generation to generation. Understanding this process can lead the practitioner to new and powerful intervention techniques that have been shown to significantly impact FPI effectiveness with those who batter.
This session will provide individuals with an unique opportunity to participate in hands on drumming and experience the way individuals can come together as a part of a collective whole to increase a sense of connectedness.
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Q: Android Inserting Large Amount of Data Inside ROOM Database I have around 10 models each having records of more than 120K rows and 90 columns containing double array values. Inserting any of the models inside Room took more than 125-130 seconds. Can anyone suggest what I need to do in order to save all these 120K with some bulk insertion technique which takes around 1 or 2 seconds. Fetching any range of records are smooth and returns the sublist inside the bearable amount of time (less than a second). Below is DAO and repository methods which i am currently using.
DAO looks like this
@Transaction
@Insert(onConflict = OnConflictStrategy.IGNORE) // IGNORE/REPLACE has no effect (just to clear out things)
void insertAllDynStabRecord(List<DynStab> dynStabList);

Repository method 1st approach
Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor().execute(() -> {
        pdDao.insertAllDynStabRecords(dynStabList);
    });

Repository method 2nd approach
private static class WriteDynStabRecords extends AsyncTask<List<DynStab>, Void, Void> {
    private PDDao pdDao;

    private WriteDynStabRecords(PDDao pdDao) {
        this.pdDao = pdDao;
    }

    @Override
    protected Void doInBackground(List<DynStab>... dynStabList) {
        pdDao.insertAllDynStabRecords(dynStabList[ 0 ]);
        return null;
    }
}

Both of these approaches takes more than 120 seconds to write around 120K records. What am i doing wrong or what are the best and fastest way to insert bulk data inside ROOM database.


As we lounge by the pool on this glorious sunny day, I marvel at the amazing lifestyle my wife, Johanne, and I have created for ourselves in less than a year. We had no idea that all of this was achievable—and that it would cost us so little.
My husband, Jim, and I have always been restless wanderers. While I used to work in the travel industry and we traveled frequently, it was never enough. Never long enough. Never deep enough. So, in 2007 we sold our house, packed up our belongings.
For most folks looking to move abroad, healthcare is a huge consideration. You want care at least as good as what you get at home…but preferably without that U.S.-sized price tag. But how can you judge which doctors and hospitals are good in another country?


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Tom December 20, 2019
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As Cliff Richard so kindly informed us in his festive hit 'Mistletoe and Wine', Christmas is a 'time to rejoice in the good that we see'.
Typically, world politics shuts down over the Yuletide period, so we won't know of Boris Johnson's dastardly plans or Donald Trump's planned impeachment into the new year – we can save those for a post-Christmas treat.
Instead, we have ample opportunity to rejoice in the good that we see in a tremendous schedule of festive horse racing from around the UK and Ireland.
Various engagements catch the eye, including the Welsh Grand National from Chepstow, but the undoubted jewel in the crown has to be the King George VI meeting at Kempton Park on December 26-27 – otherwise known as the Winter Festival.
You know what it's like: the post-Christmas lull, where even getting out of bed or changing out of your pyjamas becomes a chore. Well, the good news is that you don't have to! The King George meeting – headlined by the eponymous chase on Boxing Day – will be broadcast live on ITV for your viewing pleasure.
The more energetic among you could even head to the Surrey track to see the action unfold first hand, with a fantastic duel in the King George expected between a handful of the best young chasers around.
In the meantime, here's a guide of everything you need to know about the King George VI Chase.
History of the King George VI Chase
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As you may have gathered from the name, the King George is a race with a royal connection.
Named after the ruling monarch of the time, this three-mile renewal was first run in 1937 and the winner that day – Southern Hero – remains the oldest horse to prevail in the race's history at a sprightly 12-years-old.
The running of the race was temporarily halted by the Second World War, during which Kempton Park was used as a prisoner-of-war camp to keep those unruly Germans where we could see them.
When the conflict ended and the racetrack was back up to working order, the King George VI Chase returned in 1947 and has largely been run every year since, with a brief hiatus in 1961-62, 1967-68, 1970 and 1981.
Who Has Won the King George VI Chase Most Times?
As the second most prestigious chase behind the Cheltenham Gold Cup, it's no surprise to learn that the rollcall of former winners reads like a who's who of National Hunt racing.
There are plenty of notable champions, including Desert Orchid, who won it four times between 1986 and '90, as well as three-time winner Wayward Lad and a host of two-time victors, which includes One Man, Long Run and Silviniaco Conti.
But the horse that has won the King George VI Chase the most is the brilliant Kauto Star, who enjoyed four back-to-back successes from 2006 to 2009, before returning in 2011 to triumph after witnessing Long Run triumph the year before.
Kauto Star 5 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Desert Orchid 4 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990
Wayward Lad 3 1982, 1983, 1985
As a result, Ruby Walsh has won the King George more times than any other jockey, while Paul Nicholls – who schooled Kauto Star – has won the King George on ten occasions, more than any other trainer.
King George VI Chase 2019 Preview
Nicholls will be looking for an eleventh King George winner this year, and in Cyrname he has a horse with untold potential.
The seven-year-old was considered a rather inconsistent sort in the past, but three wins in as many starts in 2019 have gone some way to counter that.
A brilliant winner of the Ascot Chase, Cyrname also made history when becoming the first horse to beat Altior over the jumps in the Christy 1965 Chase. With two wins in two at Kempton, he has obvious claims here.
The main opposition could come from Lostintranslation, who won a strong Dipper Novices' Chase heat on New Year's Day and who hasn't looked back since with victories in the Mildmay and a Class 1 at Carlisle and a second place at the Cheltenham Festival.
But the crowning glory for Colin Tizzard's horse came in November, when he saw off two-time champion Bristol De Mai and Cheltenham winner Frodon in the Betfair Chase.
That step up in trip to three miles worked wonders for the seven-year-old, and he has to be respected in the King George too.
And keep an eye out for Clan des Obeaux too. The reigning champion may not have had the best of years since winning here 12 months ago, but as we know you simply can't write off Paul Nicholls' horses in the King George!
The Great and Good of Racing Battle for Royal Seal of Approval
From Suffragettes to Shergar: Why the Epsom Derby is Too Good to Miss
Staying Power: Why Theresa May Should Be Watching the Betfair Chase This Weekend


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Your name is "Chum" in the "I'm going deep-sea fishing" sense
In early 2009 the Swiss government released the identities of 250 U.S. account holders at UBS. Anecdotally, I understand that a huge number of these people are in the gunsights of the Department of Justice.
The government entity in Switzerland that ordered UBS to release this information is called FINMA.
Last week a Swiss administrative court reviewed the actions of the bureaucrats at FINMA, and found that telling the names to the U.S. was illegal under Swiss law.
Sorry, Chum.
FINMA bureaucrats are unrepentant and are considering an appeal to the Swiss Supreme Court.
Of. Course. They. Will. CYA and all that.
I would assume (this is a rank amateur's assumption) that in due course the Swiss Supreme Court will agree with the lower court and say that FINMA stepped out of bounds and violated Swiss bank secrecy laws. The Swiss banking industry has been irreparably damaged and remedial repairs are forthcoming. Barn door. Horse. Etc. But still, I would expect the rule of law to be consistent in Switzerland, and breaches of bank secrecy to be identified as such by the Supreme Court.
For the unfortunate 250
For the unfortunate 250 people, the Administrative Court's ruling means nothing. It's like finding out Mistakes Were Made after administering the electric chair.
Is there a cause of action for damages in Switzerland? I'm going to check with some of my contacts there to find out. But (ahem) #GoodLuckWithThat. (Oblig. Twitter hashtag reference.)
For the 4,450
Heh. The 4,450 names to be blurted out by the Swiss Federal Tax Authorities to the IRS. Kinda reminds me of the Book of Revelations and the 144,000. Except the 144,000 are headed for glory and the 4,450 are not.
For those of you who are wondering whether you will be identified in the 4,450 names to be identified from UBS to the IRS via the SFTA, I have a bit more hope. (Primer: the players in the game — UBS, Swiss government, IRS — have agreed that 4,450 names will be divulged via the information-sharing process in the income tax treaty between the USA and Switzerland. Certain criteria have been agreed to for identification.)
Does this court ruling trump the bilateral agreement made between the UBS and the IRS as part of the litigation settlement? If it does, then the Swiss administrative court ruling (especially if appealed to the Swiss Supreme Court) will at least put the disclosure of 4,450 names on hold, and may torpedo it entirely.
I need more information on this so I can understand (a) the implications in the Swiss legal system and (b) the impact of this decision on the negotiated settlement with the IRS.
For the moment at least, there is a new joker in the deck.
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Being close to nature is one of the many benefits to mountain biking. However, sometimes nature can get a little too close.
It's a new year. Race season is about to kick off. You've decided to get fitter and faster on your bike.


Being Primal is about more than limiting the diet to certain food groups and eliminating others, adjusting macronutrient ratios, exercising every day, and living a simpler, less toxic life.
Being Primal is about being a part of nature.
I know that's hard to do when we live in cities or large towns, where we have to drive long distances just to spend a few hours in the forest. Most of us are lucky to go hiking once a week or meet up with friends for a picnic in the park once a month. But I don't think this separation is healthy, for us, for our children, for our community, or for our earth.
The longer we are away from nature the more distance we put between ourselves and the world which we were designed to inhabit.
When we don't see our food growing in the ground and we have no relationship with the animals we eat, we are more prone to shop for meats at the supermarket and eat steaks at restaurants where food is served only for appearance and profit and not for nutrition and with respect.
A feedlot steak and a grass fed steak look pretty much identical on a plate sitting beside a bed of colorful veggies, organic or otherwise. But the reality is, they're not the same. One came from a sick animal which hurts the earth and hurts our bodies, while the other came from a healthy animal and nourishes the earth and ourselves.
Maintaining a connection with nature helps us remember to eat responsibly.
It's just about summer now across the country – the perfect time to go hiking and rock climbing, to swim in a lakes, climb trees with our kids, and walk barefoot across big fields. It's time to reestablish a relationship with our roots and experience the real Primal world. It's time to remember how animals are supposed to live.
I think it's also important to visit local farms to learn even more about where our food comes from and how it is cared for, to remember that grass fed, and not factory farmed animals, are what we should be eating. If you're not sure where one is in your area, check out EatWild.com for a listing of farmers. Call them up and take a tour.
Connecting with nature comes pretty naturally to me. Being in the city for too long feels oppressive and so I frequently seek out the quieter, less offensive world of the mountains, fields, and beaches. City people with all their attitudes, schedules, and mental problems are tiresome and nature is a perfect escape from this. But I have to admit, visiting farms takes a bit more planning. When we lived in California, we did it often. Since being in Colorado, however, and all the craziness that we've been through since we got here, we have only visited a farm once in these two years.
I am going to make an extra effort to visit some farms this summer. I hope you do too. We will probably hit up one or two as a family and I will also post a meetup event on the Denver Paleo Meetup that I started last year.
Let's not forget where real food comes from so that we don't get sucked into living the American food lie.
For inspiration, I've posted some grassfed farm pictures I took in California juxtaposed with pictures of the stuff you find in restaurants and supermarkets. Which kind of animals do you eat?


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