He served in World War I and World War II…he's still one of Germany's most respected military leaders…and yet he never even wanted to be in the military.
Who is this man that led German troops to victories, but defied Hitler at his own peril? What made him who he is, and what keeps his name in the history books?
Born in Germany in 1891, Erwin Rommel didn't have the military in his DNA…his father was a teacher, and he was the only member of his family to enter the military as a career. Of his three siblings that lived to adulthood, one brother became a dentist, another became an opera singer, and his sister became an art teacher.
As a child, Rommel wasn't particularly athletic…in fact, he's even been described as frail. But he hit his stride in his early teens, discovering sports and becoming a leader among his peers. Around the same time, he also discovered his love of mathematics and engineering.
He built his own glider, and was known to spend his free time taking apart machinery and putting it back together again. A teenage Rommel even dismantled an entire motorcycle and rebuilt it. He was clearly intelligent, but his grades didn't reflect it.
Without good grades, Rommel couldn't continue his education at university. With his talent for machinery, he considered working at a factory near his childhood home, but his father didn't want him working there.
Instead, his father pushed Rommel into military service. At the age of 18, Rommel began studying at the Officer Cadet School in Tokyo as part of the 124th Württemberg Infantry Regiment. He graduated in 1911, and by January of 1912 was commissioned as a Lieutenant.
As a battery commander, he became part of the 124th Weingarten Regiment. Though he showed his military talent early on, he was still a young man and it's no surprise that Rommel had more going on his life than just his military service. Rommel had met a young woman by the name of Walburga Stemmer while he was posted in Weingarten. The two began a romance, and Walburga ended up pregnant.
When Rommel learned of her pregnancy, he promised her they would marry and live in a house, be a family. Before they could marry, Walburga gave birth to a daughter she named Gertrude. Months later, Rommel, stationed away from Weingarten, sent Walburga a letter that contained far different news than what she expected.
The letter broke the news that he couldn't marry her. She wasn't from the right class to be an officer's wife, and Rommel's career was his priority. Then, there was the fact that he was in love with another woman.
The other woman was Lucie Mollin. She and Rommel met while he was in Cadet School, though they did not marry until 1916. Rommel's clear commitment to Lucie did not stop Walburga from loving him, though. She stayed devoted to him for years, believing that as long as he never had children with another woman there was a chance he would return to her.
In 1928, Walburga learned that Lucie was pregnant with Rommel's child. Unable to deal with the news, she killed herself.
Rommel and Lucie were supportive of Gertrude, both financially and emotionally. They welcomed her into their home, though they did introduce her as their niece. When Rommel was fighting in Africa, the scarf that he wore was knitted for him by Gertrude. Rommel and Lucie's own son, Manfred, was born in 1928 and even went on to become Mayor of Stuttgart for twenty years.
As Rommel's family life was taking shape, so was his military career. Months after his illegitimate daughter was born, World War I broke out. Rommel began his war service as a platoon commander in Verdun, where he soon established the fearlessness he became known for. Only a month into the war he charged a group of French soldiers with a bayonet on his own. He had no ammunition, but the French troops did. Rommel was shot in the leg, and that was only the first of several injuries he sustained during his military service.
Rommel served in France, Romania, and Italy during World War I. He was not only respected for his courage, but for his leadership in implementing new strategies and maneuvers for warfare.
One of Rommel's most exceptional victories came as he led troops in the mountainous region of Caporetto, Italy. Rommel's troops were poorly fed, conditions were horrific, but with the use of new infiltration tactics, the German and Austro-Hungarian troops had a decisive victory over the Italians army. 9,000 Italian men were captured…150 of them officers. Rommel didn't achieve this by following orders…quite the contrary. When he was told to stand down, he moved forward and attacked. He was also used a strategy of coming at the attacks from surprising directions…creating confusion and disorder among the Italian troops. For his role in the battle, Rommel received the Pour le Merite, a prestigious German order of merit.
Even before his achievements at the Battle of Caporetto, Rommel had earned the Iron Cross and been promoted to First Lieutenant. In 1918, he received another promotion to Captain.
When World War I ended, Rommel stayed in the military, leading the 13th Infantry Regiment in Stuttgart. Most of the work involved dealing with civil unrest, but Rommel didn't use the same aggressive tactics he was known for in the battlefield. In fact, he avoided using force as much as he could. Negotiations took the place of action in the town of Lindau. Rather than attack the communists who were staging an uprising in the town, Rommel used diplomacy to get the city's government back under control.
Recognized for his leadership capabilities, Rommel was soon appointed to teach at the Dresden Infantry School.
During this time, Rommel also set to work putting his military strategies on paper. In 1934, Rommel's book on infantry training was published. He was no longer teaching, having left that role in 1933, but was leading troops in Goslar.
In Goslar, he encountered Adolf Hitler for the first time. Hitler was Chancellor, and in Goslar to inspect troops. By 1937, Hitler was well aware of Rommel and his reputation. He named Rommel as the War Ministry Liaison for the Hitler Youth…but Rommel was not a member of the Nazi party.
Erwin Rommel Quote: Sweat saves blood, blood saves lives, and brains saves both.
He and another Hitler Youth leader disagreed about tactics and organization for the group, and in the end Rommel lost his role in 1938.
And Hitler still wanted Rommel in the upper echelons of the military. In fact, he made a direct request that Rommel be part of the unit that traveled with Hitler. The assignment not only gave Rommel access to the Fuhrer, but it also gave him more free time for his hobbies and interests than he had ever had.
He once again started focusing on math and engineering, and even took time away to go skiing.
But war was just around the corner.
1939 was a watershed year for Europe and the world. Under Hitler's orders, Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. As part of the preparation for the invasion, Rommel had been promoted to Major General and was entrusted with protecting Hitler as war erupted.
Then, in 1940, Rommel was put in charge of the seventh Panzer division. The panzer divisions – made up of armored tanks – were an ideal opportunity for Rommel to put his particular strategic skillset on display. Initially, plans were for Rommel to head up a mountain division – but with Hitler's support Rommel was able to land at the head of the division he wanted. In addition to armored tanks, Rommel was also leading rifle regiments, a motorcycle battalion and an engineer battalion. And he was doing this out of the usual order of military protocol.
When Hitler made Rommel a general, he bypassed other more experienced military men to do so. This started some grumblings within the German military, but Rommel soon proved himself worthy of the rank.
He put his division through their training paces for months, and in May they set off for battle in France. The battle didn't start out well for Rommel and his troops…bridges were out where they needed to cross a river, and the French were firing, stopping the German troops from making attempts to cross.
But Rommel outsmarted them…he set buildings on fire, creating a wall of smoke that gave his troops cover as they fired back across the river at the French. Then, they got in rubber boats and made their way across the water. Using materials from another panzer division, they built a bridge, and the full division moved across.
Rommel wasn't just standing back giving orders. No, the general was actually in the thick of the action, firing a machine gun and even wading into the water to help put the bridge together.
Once across, Rommel's division made quick progress. Within days, they had captured 10,000 French soldiers and only lost three dozen of their own. For this victory, Rommel was awarded the Knight's Cross.
After the German takeover of France, the plan was at first for Rommel to head to Britain…that would be the next nation that Germany would take over. But it was decided German's air force wasn't strong enough to do what was needed to take over England, and instead Rommel was sent to Africa. The Afrika Korps was a newly created division of the German military, and General Rommel was the man to lead it to victories.
The Italians had been suffering crushing losses in northern Africa, and Hitler wanted the Germans there to help beat back the British. Rommel arrived in Libya in 1941, and he was supposed to answer to the Italian commanding military officer. But he disagreed with the Italians' tactics. They wanted the Italian and German troops to use a defensive strategy…Rommel wanted to advance and take on the British directly.
Hitler agreed with Rommel, and Rommel began planning an offensive. The British, however, had no idea that was the plan. Their only intelligence was that Rommel's orders were to stay put. When he moved his troops forward, they were caught well off guard. Rommel's sly maneuvering had proved fruitful for him again.
But the nickname he earned for his clandestine maneuverings in Africa is what has stuck through the decades of history: The Desert Fox.
But his successes came to an end. The British recaptured the city of Tobruk, and Rommel's gains had been lost.
Then, Rommel was part of a crucial meeting with Hitler and another German military leader, Albert Kesselring. The two Field Marshals disagreed in how the Germans should move forward in Italy…they presented their arguments, and Hitler agreed with Kesselring. Kesselring took over, and Rommel was moved to lead the troops on the coast of France.
By the time Rommel was reassigned to France, he was starting to be more and more skeptical of Hitler, his strategies, and his goals. Rommel didn't support the brutal actions of the SS, and eventually came to believe Germany would be better off negotiating an end to the war instead of continuing the carnage and death. He wasn't alone in his beliefs…a group of men who agreed with Rommel even suggested that he should become Germany's new leader. Though Rommel didn't act on that suggestion, the mere fact he heard the suggestion ultimately helped seal Rommel's fate.
From the time he was in charge of coastal forces in 1943, Rommel spent his time and strategy building up coastal defenses. He set mines, built barbed wire obstructions, and even had troops flood areas of the coast to make it harder for troops to pass through. He also wanted to bring more tanks closer to the coast, but no one else agreed with him that this was necessary, and so his request was denied. In the summer of 1944, it would turn out Rommel was right to want more tanks on the coast.
On June 5th, 1944 Rommel left France. He headed home to Germany so that he could be with his wife on her birthday…June 6th. When he left France, he and the rest of the German military thought the weather would be bad, and they didn't have to worry about any allied movement on the coast. And they also thought if there was any that it would come at Calais.
But the allies had used the German military's weak intelligence system to get them to think any attack would come at Calais.
While he was at home celebrating his wife's birthday, Rommel received a phone call that shocked him. The allies had landed at Normandy on June 6th. The weather had cleared, and troops were storming the beaches.
Rommel left Germany immediately to head to the front. He and other leaders established a counterattack plan, but allied fire was too strong and needed troops weren't able to arrive. Rommel himself was injured badly by the Allied air strikes.
In the end, 155,000 allied troops landed during the D-Day invasion, growing to one million after the initial push. The forces stormed through German defenses during the summer of 1944. To Rommel, it was clear that Germany couldn't overcome the losses and the continued forward march of the Allies.
He broke the news of his assessment to Hitler, telling him that a political solution was likely the best way forward at this point. The Fuhrer did not agree. This meeting would ultimately be the last between the two men.
As victory for Germany was looking less and less likely, opposition to Hitler was growing in Germany. High-ranking military officials, including those close to Rommel, were starting to make plans to get rid of the Fuhrer. Assassination was among the options they contemplated.
Was the Desert Fox an honest soldier or just another Nazi?
Knowing Rommel disagreed with Hitler and was growing increasingly upset with the Fuhrer, the men plotting to overthrow Hitler tried to bring him into the fold. To this day, it's unclear if Rommel was actually involved in a plot to assassinate Hitler or not, and if he was, it's unclear just how much he knew. His widow later said Rommel only wanted Hitler brought to court, and nothing more.
The Fuhrer thought Rommel wanted him dead, though, and in the end, that's what mattered. On July 20, 1944, a group of conspirators smuggled a bomb inside a briefcase into a meeting at Hitler's headquarters. There were supposed to be two bombs, but there was only time to prepare one…when it exploded, Hitler survived.
Instead of a successful coup, the conspirators found themselves facing treason charges and the death penalty. Rommel was among those implicated.
In October 1944, two of Hitler's generals confronted Rommel. As SS troops surrounded the area, the generals told Rommel he had three options. He could go speak to Hitler directly and explain himself, he could go to court, or he could commit suicide there and then.
Having explained to his family what was to happen, Rommel got into an SS car. He took the cyanide capsule that Hitler's general had brought, and he died, wearing his Afrika Corps jacket and carrying his field marshal's baton.
The world was told he died of the wounds he sustained from Allied air attacks in the wake of D-Day, and he was buried with full military honors. Only after the war did the truth emerge.
Battlefield genius Erwin Rommel greets Der Fürher, Adolf Hitler.
Erwin Rommel was a talented military leader, but his military duty served a regime that had terrible intentions and committed horrific atrocities…Rommel's life and death were intertwined with a watershed era in human history, an era upon which he left his mark.


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Q: Exactly one of whitelist/blacklist/topic is required I am trying to start Kafka consumer but it is showing below error:
$ bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --zookeeper localhost:2181 —topic Hello-Kafka
Exactly one of whitelist/blacklist/topic is required.
Option                                  Description
------                                  -----------
--blacklist <blacklist>                 Blacklist of topics to exclude from
                                          consumption.
--bootstrap-server <server to connect
  to>
--consumer.config <config file>         Consumer config properties file.
--csv-reporter-enabled                  If set, the CSV metrics reporter will
                                          be enabled
--delete-consumer-offsets               If specified, the consumer path in
                                          zookeeper is deleted when starting up

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A: You can use as below:
bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --from-beginning --topic Hello-Kafka

A: Adding --whitelist Hello-Kafka
helped me.

A: bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --zookeeper localhost:2181 --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic test --from-beginning

A: bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --zookeeper localhost:2181 —topic Hello-Kafka --from-beginning --whitelist Hello-Kafka

A: For kafka versions above kafka_2.11-2.1.0: ./kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server IP:PORT --from-beginning --topic TOPIC
For Kafka versions kafka_2.11_0.9.0.0 and below: /kafka-console-consumer.sh --zookeeper IP:PORT —-topic TOPIC --from-beginning --whitelist TOPIC

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William (Bill) Towns (fallecido en 1994) fue un  diseñador de automóviles británico.

Towns comenzó su formación como diseñador en Rootes en 1954, donde participó principalmente en diseñar asientos y manijas para las puertas. Más tarde, también estuvo implicado en el diseño de su Hillman Hunter. Se trasladó a  Rover en 1963 y trabajó allí para David Bache y diseñó el cuerpo de la Rover-BRM, un automóvil de turbina de gas de Le Mans. En 1966 salió de Rover y se unió a Aston Martin como diseñador de asientos, llegando a ser el principal diseñador del Aston Martin Lagonda.

Dejó Aston Martin en 1977 luego del Lagonda buscando trabajos más remunerativos, pero como trabajador independiente trabajó en el Jensen-Healey, el Kit car Hustler, el Reliant SS2 y el Railton F28/F29.

Towns murió de cáncer en 1994, en su casa de Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. Hasta julio de 2005 sus propios automóviles estaban en exhibición en el Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Reino Unido.

Algunos de sus automóviles
 1964 - Rover-BRM (con David Bache)
 1967 - Aston Martin DBS
 1972 - Jensen-Healey
 1972 - Minissima
 1976 - Microdot
 1976 - Aston Martin Lagonda
 1978 - Hustler
 1980 - Aston Martin Bulldog
 1988 - Reliant SS2
 1989 - Railton F28 Fairmile y F29 Claremont

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Diseñadores de automóviles
Fallecidos en 1994


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At 1530GMT/ 1030 ET Europe's finance ministers will meet and hopefully agree that Athens' latest austerity efforts are good enough for them to receive their second bailout from the IMF/ EU and ECB. But as we start the European session we are seeing a bit of a pullback in risk after a strong start during the Asia session.
Right now this is a very normal pullback. The US is out on holiday today and as we enter European trading hours headline risk has massively increased, so investors are booking profits where they can. This has seen EURUSD back away from 1.3240 high and AUDUSD climb down from 1.08, although uptrends remain intact. While the markets lie in wait for the Eurozone finance ministers' meeting later this afternoon we need to take our cue from the technical signals. In EURUSD any pullback to the 1.3150 level is normal, but below there then the fundamental back drop is likely to have changed for the worse (negative headlines from Greece or the Eurozone's finance ministers' meeting).
The outcome of today's meeting is likely to define the performance of risk assets for the rest of the week. Right now the markets are not priced for an outright collapse of talks between Greece and the Eurozone finance ministers, but there are still many hurdles on the road to Greece paying its EUR14.5bn bond redemption payment on March 20th. Even the chair of the Eurogroup Juncker has said that 'much negotiation' is still needed.
Firstly at this meeting the PSI deal is expected to be agreed, the ECB's position regarding the debt swap is also expected to be formalised and the Eurozone authorities need to be happy that Greece will implement the harshest austerity measures yet and will stick with its bailout conditions regardless of the outcome of April's elections.
The PSI discussions took an interesting turn at the weekend. It was announced that the ECB would participate in the bond swap with Greece, but it would not face Collective Action Clauses (CACS), unlike other holders of Greek debt. Essentially European authorities can force losses on private bond holders but not on the ECB. I wrote about this yesterday and quoted Pimco chairman Bill Gross who said that this threatened the integrity not just of Greek bonds but of bonds across the entire Eurozone. But this has fallen on deaf ears this morning and Italian bonds have opened higher this morning (yields lower). Even Portugal, which has been targeted as the most at risk Eurozone nation after Greece, has seen its bond yields fall this morning. Thus, if today's meeting finalises the details of the PSI negotiations then the market may concentrate on the CAC/ no CAC ECB debate, which has the potential to dampen sentiment.
There is also some confusion over whether Greece will get all of its bailout funds or if funds will be withheld until after the April elections. This is the line of action being pursued by the Dutch authorities. The other option is that a portion of Greek bailout funds are placed in an escrow account so that they are used to pay bond redemptions and can't be used to fund public spending. This would limit Greece's sovereignty over its own budgets, but would reduce the risk of a third or fourth bailout somewhere down the line.
So the discussions this afternoon could be long and messy and we don't know for sure if Greece will get the funds it needs. But for now the markets believe it will hence the bullish tone to markets this morning and asset classes are moving higher in unison.
The China RRR cut on Saturday helped to boost sentiment during the Asia session as yet central bank pumps liquidity back into its economy. The US is out on holiday today and US stock markets are not open, so expect the emphasis to be squarely on Greece later.
USD softer against all of the G10 currencies except for the JPY after softer inflation data and amid hopes that the second Greek bailout will get the go-ahead on Monday. U.S. January CPI grew by less than expected with a headline reading of 0.2% m/m from the prior 0.0 (cons. 0.3%) and a core print of 0.2% m/m (prior 0.1%, cons. 0.2%). Global equity markets continue to rise as risk sentiment is supported by an optimistic view that Greece will avert a messy default. European markets are trading to the upside and US stock futures are suggesting a positive start to the day. UST yields are higher across the curve with the 10-yr Treasury yields back above the 2.00% level (currently around 2.02%). The Dollar Index remains inside of its daily ichimoku cloud but is now testing the cloud base after being rejected from the cloud top yesterday. The base of the cloud is just above the 79.00 level and will be a pivotal level on a daily closing basis.
EUR rising on optimism that a Greek deal can be reached on Monday. Italy's Monti, Germany's Merkel, and Greece's Papademos held 3-way phone talks today and said that an agreement on Greece can be reached at the Feb. 20 Eurogroup meeting. ECB members were also on the wires with Weidmann reportedly saying that he did not support the decision to swap Greek bonds for new ones and Knot saying that the "sovereign debt crisis clearly demonstrates that the job is not yet done" but that the crisis is not one of the single currency. In other Europe news, German President Wulff resigned, becoming the second German president to quit in less than 2 years. The news was shrugged off by the markets as the role of the German president is to act as more of a figurehead while Chancellor Merkel handles most decision making. The euro was stronger across the board, most notably against the JPY. EUR/USD rose to test the 200-hour SMA which is around current levels of 1.3180/85.
JPY continues to decline as the market continues to adjust to the recent change in BOJ policy and weak fundamentals. Governor Shirakawa spoke overnight and said that Japan has a long way to go to beat deflation and that there is no 'magic wand' to boost Japanese growth. USD/JPY extended its ascent and approaches the 79.50 area which were the highs made in late October after the last round of massive intervention.
GBP slightly firmer after better than expected economic data reduced expectations of additional asset purchases. January retail sales unexpectedly rose by +1.2% m/m (cons. -0.3%) and +1.9% y/y (cons. -0.1%). GBP/USD advanced to current levels of around 1.5830 and sees the key 200-day SMA above at about 1.5915 which should be resistance in the near term.
CAD is higher against the buck after stronger than expected Jan. leading indicators and higher CPI. January headline CPI rose +0.4% m/m from the prior -0.6% (cons. +0.3%) and 2.5% y/y (prior 2.3%, cons. 2.3%) while core prices grew 0.2% m/m from the prior -0.5% (cons 0.1%) and 2.1% y/y (prior 1.9%, cons 1.9%). Leading indicators came in at 0.7% in Jan. (cons. 0.6%). Stronger oil also helped to support to Loonie with WTI crude currently over $103/barrel and up about +1.02% at time of writing. USD/CAD is trading firmly below the 200-day SMA but faces horizontal support around the 0.9925/30 zone which is the key downside pivot.
After being capped just beneath 1.0800 during early Asian session the AUD/USD declined, with an European bounce in the middle.
Stronger than expected US CPI data didn't have the same effect of yesterday's risk-on rally on blooming economic data. "The culprit is EUR/AUD which has been absolutely loaded with speculative shorts since the break of 1.29. They are getting squeezed at the moment", says Adam Button, analyst at Forexlive.com.
According to Mataf.net analysts, resistances are at 1.0800, 1.0845 and 1.0895. On the downside, supports might act at 1.0745, 1.0655 and 1.0625. At the moment of writing, the AUD/USD keeps losing value, now at 1.0725.
A split has emerged in the German government over whether to grant Greece a second bail-out package with Wolfgang Schäuble, finance minister, pushing to let Athens default while Chancellor Angela Merkel is firmly against , according to German and eurozone officials.
Mr Schäuble was said to have come to his hardline view in the light of haggling over Greece's fresh austerity measures under a second rescue programme and the refusal of some Greek politicians to promise to back the deal after elections due in April….
The Loonie extended gains against the Greenback, after higher-than-expected domestic consumer price index data helped to lower prospects the BoC might cut interest rates.
USD/CAD dropped nearly 20 pips after the data, sliding through the 0.9950 support and printing a fresh 2-day low of 0.9940. At time of writing, USD/CAD is trading at the 0.9945 zone, recording a 0.2% loss on Friday.
As for technical levels, immediate supports for USD/CAD could be found at 0.9925 and 0.9900, while resistances might be faced at 0.9970, 1.0000/10 and 1.0040.
Canada's consumer price index grew 0.4% in January and 2.5% YoY, surpassing the 2.3% that was expected. Core CPI climbed 0.2% in the same month and 2.1% over the year, exceeding the 1.9% forecast.
Reuters reports on paper that says EZ central banks will exchange old Greek paper for new bonds and that the ECB Greek debt swap deal will be completed over the weekend. EUR/JPY back above 103.00. EUR/JPY 103.48 was the high from ytdy.GBP/JPY trades above 200 day MA at 124.23 but may be better to wait for pull back before riding the risk wave.
Ben Bernanke's speech at a community baking conference has raised the EUR/USD price to test the 20-hour MA resistance, at 1.3030.
In the speech, besides showing frustration on the slow US recovery, Bernanke is confident that low rates and stricter regulations will ultimately increase loan demand and bank profitability.
"The hourly chart shows price near its daily low, trading below a still bearish 20 SMA while indicators turned flat in oversold levels, with no signs of a stronger corrective movement at sigh, unless a recovery above mentioned 1.3030 area", says FXstreet.com analyst Ivan Delgado, adding resistances at 1.3065 and 1.3100. Supports might be found at 1.2970, 1.2930 and 1.2890.


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Q: Rails / HTML5 - Is it possible for a user to view web app data offline? I have responsive web rails / html5 app that people access from the desktop and from mobile devices as well. In the event that my server went down, is it possible to allow my users to at least see their existing data still using HTML5 offline storage or some other method?
Lets say there are 20 relevant database entries, and then 10 of another table. Could I have it so when the user logs in, it syncs all those entries to a local cache so all the "show" actions would work even if the user was offline or the server was down?
What would be the preferred / best method to do this?

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For Yonks as the Amazing Shooting Guard or Little Striker of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Atlanta Hawks, Vince Carter was named NBA All-Star for eight years without interruption. In four of those eight years, the famous basketball player led all voters, and he was voted by fans as the starter for six of the eight games.
The celebrated basketball player was named to the United States senior national team for the FIBA Americans Olympic Qualifier Tournament, held in Puerto Rico. There he helped the United States to a 10-0 victory. The skilled Shooting Guard was named the 26 fastest basketball player in the history of the NBA, scoring 10,000 points.
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Vince Carter Bio, Age
The good-looking basketball player was born on January 26, 1977, in Daytona Beach, Florida, the son of Michelle and Vince Carter. Although he prefers to be called Vince, his first name is Vincent Lamar Carter and he is an American citizen of African-American ethnicity. He grew up with three siblings, Chris, Jeff Scott, and Alicia. Carter has other notable relatives such as his cousin Tracy McGrady – an NBA star and his brother-in-law Antawn Jamison – also a National Basketball Association player.
Speaking of education, Vince Carter attended Mainland High School in Daytona Beach. During his time in high school, he set the record as the only seventh-grader to play as a starter on the Campbell Junior High School basketball team, and he also became the pride of the house as a McDonald All-Americans. Carter also played volleyball in high school. He received his college education at the University of North Carolina, where he was active in college basketball and set the record as a two-time NCAA finalist. In addition to sports, Vince Carter was also interested in music and was encouraged enough by his mother and stepfather to pursue his interest to receive a well-rounded education.
His Career Stats
Vince Carter recorded his most memorable statistics with the Toronto Raptors between 1998 and 2004. The amazing Shooting Guard joined players like Charles Barkley in 1988 and was the only player to ever post a game with a total of 40 points, 5 assists, 18 rebounds, and 5 steals. To date, Carter has not been beaten with an astonishing record of 23.4 points per game. In the six years and six months he spent with the Raptors, he collected a total of 9,420 points.
He achieved some of his highest scores at the New Jersey Nets, where he served for nearly five years between 2004 and 2009. He easily beat his record of 23.4 points per game with the Raptors and continued to score an astonishing 23.6 points per game with the Nets. Between 2005 and 2007, he was involved in leading the Nets to three consecutive playoff runs.
Vince Carter spent a year with the Orlando Magic from 2009 to 2010 and scored a career highlight of 48 points this season. From 2010 to 2011, the basketball player was on the Phoenix Suns team, playing 51 games with a record 41 stats and an average of 13.5 points, while scoring 42 percent. Carter played for the Dallas Mavericks for three years, with some outstanding statistics. During his time with the Memphis Grizzlys, he made a personal breakthrough when he became the 24th player in the National Basketball Association to exceed 24,000 career points on November 1, 2016. Carter spent another memorable year with the Sacramento Kings between 2017 and 2018, but currently, he does not sign with the Atlanta Hawks until August 24, 2018.
Vince Carter Wife
As for the basketball player's private life, he can look back on a failed marriage in the past. In July 2004 he married Ellen Rucker, a chiropractor, but their relationship was short-lived, but before their divorce in 2006 they managed to have a daughter named Kai Michelle Carter. Kai was born on July 1, 2005, and is still the only offspring of Carter's.
For his part, Crater may be single, as there is no record of a relationship on his part.
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His Height
The shooting guard cum small forward of the Atlantic Hawks stands at a gigantic height of 6 ft 5 inches, approximately 1.98 m and he weighs 100kg or 220 lb, appropriate weight for his gigantic height.
Vince Carter's Salary & Net Worth
The American professional basketball player is one of the top earners in the big league. Since his 1998 NBA draft, he has signed several lucrative contracts with eight well-known NBA teams. Although his annual salary is not accessible, he has accumulated an estimated net worth of about $60 million.
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Whilst students can critique a theory or idea verbally, writing this train of thought down in an essay is a different ball game completely. Not only do you have to understand the question, work out which arguments are relevant but you also need to criticise them. What stands between you and your A grade is writing convincing, clear and coherent evaluation. This will be an on-going struggle of development throughout your first year on Philosophy, Ethics and Christian Thought but the battle will be won.
You will have covered a number of philosophers per topic, each with their own ideas, quotes and key words. Your instinct will be to cram them all into your answer. Unfortunately this needs to be avoided. It is not how many philosophers you use but how you use them.
You must look at them critically saying why they support or criticise the question/ philosopher.
To make it crystal clear which question you are answering: use the same words that the question uses. E.g. 'Severe blow' 'useful method' 'cannot be defended' 'serious weaknesses' 'pure invention' 'random evil'.
At the end of every paragraph (if not more often) make a link to the question to really emphasize what you are saying is relevant!
If you run out of ideas the God of Gaps, Burden of Proof and Reductio ad absurdum fit into most answers (and sound brilliant don't they!).
God of gaps is the perspective (used by many philosophers such as Dawkins) that where there is a 'gap' in our knowledge there is a tendency to put God into this gap – arguing that this is not a valid conclusion to draw. Could even be adapted to Plato's World of Forms, Aristotle's Prime Mover or Kant's Summon Bonum not just arguments which directly mention God.
Burden of Proof is the argument that when you present a point/ argument you need to present evidence to verify your claim. It is not the place of the opposing person to prove you wrong. The 'burden' to 'prove' the point is on the claimant of that argument.
Reductio (reducing) ad absurdum (absurd) basically reducing an argument down to an absurd conclusion. Most commonly found in the Ontological argument (used by Gaunilo against Anselm) it can be applied to most arguments.


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Q: Using INSTR and SUBSTR together See the below data below first, i need to calculate the columns HUB_NM, PRODUCT_NM and STRIP_NM from the first 2 columns as described.
DEAL_ORIGINATION EXCH_SYMBOL                                    HUB_NM     PRODUCT_NM            STRIP_NM
---------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------- --------------------- ------------
TT_ICE           IPE e-Gas Oil DEC 2010                                    IPE e-Gas Oil         DEC 2010
GLOBEX           HO DEC 2010                                               HO                    DEC 2010
ICE NG           Firm Phys, ID, GDD - Transco-45 - Next Day Gas Transco-45 NG Firm Phys, ID, GDD Next Day Gas
STUSCO_ICE       Brent Crude Futures - North Sea - Dec12                   Brent Crude Futures   DEC12

I can't work out how to do it.  I know I should use SUBSTR and INSTR but I can't figure it out.
A) How to get HUB_NM column value from EXCH_SYMBOL?
If T.DEAL_ORIGINATION =  'ICE'
then
    Find 1st space dash space
    Find 2nd space dash space
    Display the word in between, no space at the end
elsif T.DEAL_ORIGINATION in ('GLOBEX', 'TT_ICE', 'STUSCO_ICE')
then
    null;
end if;

B) How to get PRODUCT_NM column value from EXCH_SYMBOL?
If T.DEAL_ORIGINATION in ( 'ICE',  'STUSCO_ICE')
then
    Display from 1st character to the 1st dash, no space at the end
elsif T.DEAL_ORIGINATION in ('GLOBEX', 'TT_ICE',)
then
    Remove -9 caharacters from the end of the word and display the fornt word, no space at the end
end if;

C) How to get STRIP_NM column value from EXCH_SYMBOL?
If T.DEAL_ORIGINATION in ( 'ICE',  'STUSCO_ICE')
then
    Find the 2nd space dash space
    Display from then on to the end of the word, no space at the end
elsif T.DEAL_ORIGINATION in ('GLOBEX', 'TT_ICE',)
then
    Display the last -8 caharacters from the end of the word, no space at the end
end if;

A: Let's start adding some instructions to create a sample data.
CREATE TABLE mytab
(
DEAL_ORIGINATION VARCHAR2(100),
EXCH_SYMBOL VARCHAR2(100),
HUB_NM VARCHAR2(100),
PRODUCT_NM VARCHAR2(100),
STRIP_NM VARCHAR2(100)
);

INSERT INTO mytab (DEAL_ORIGINATION, EXCH_SYMBOL, HUB_NM, PRODUCT_NM, STRIP_NM)
VALUES ('TT_ICE', 'IPE e-Gas Oil DEC 2010', null, 'IPE e-Gas Oil', 'DEC 2010' );

INSERT INTO mytab (DEAL_ORIGINATION, EXCH_SYMBOL, HUB_NM, PRODUCT_NM, STRIP_NM)
VALUES ('GLOBEX', 'HO DEC 2010',null, 'HO', 'DEC 2010' );

INSERT INTO mytab (DEAL_ORIGINATION, EXCH_SYMBOL, HUB_NM, PRODUCT_NM, STRIP_NM)
VALUES ('ICE NG','Firm Phys, ID, GDD - Transco-45 - NEXT DAY Gas', 'Transco-45', 'NG Firm Phys, ID, GDD', 'NEXT DAY Gas');
INSERT INTO mytab (DEAL_ORIGINATION, EXCH_SYMBOL, HUB_NM, PRODUCT_NM, STRIP_NM)
VALUES ('STUSCO_ICE', 'Brent Crude Futures - North Sea - Dec12', null, 'Brent Crude Futures', 'DEC12');

Sure you have to make a lot of work figuring out how the instr and substr results will be. Moreover you will never figure it out by just thinking or writing down tons of parentheses.
My advice is to write a temporary select instruction with partial results, like the following:
SELECT deal_origination, exch_symbol,
       INSTR(exch_symbol,' - ')+3 as string_start,
       INSTR( SUBSTR(EXCH_SYMBOL,INSTR(exch_symbol,' - ')+3) , ' - ')-1 string_length ,
       SUBSTR(exch_symbol, INSTR(exch_symbol,' - ')+3, INSTR( SUBSTR(EXCH_SYMBOL,INSTR(exch_symbol,' - ')+3) , ' - ')-1 ) as RESULT
FROM mytab

Please note that the RESULT column is made using the same expressions as string_start and string_length columns.
This also answers to the A question
This will give you the initial results, so you will be able to figure out what will happen inside the expression. Then put everything into a DECODE instruction
Example 2:
decode ( DEAL_ORIGINATION,
    'ICE', 'results in case of ICE',
    'GLOBEX', 'results in case of GLOBEX',
    null)
-- the last null is the default condition

Finally to remove 9 characters to the end of a work use the LENGTH function
Example 3:
-- this removes the last 6 characters from the hello world string
select substr ( 'hello world', 1, length('hello world) - 6 )

Accept apologies for being unable to test the Oracle code on an actual machine.


Have you ever tried to copy and paste information off of a webpage only to find that the formatting was super wonky or that it copied everything except the piece of information you truly cared about? Even worse, you didn't realize it until you went back to use the information later. So frustrating!
Do you wish there was a way to ensure that the information you want is saved just the way you want it? Even better, to do it with two clicks?
The Evernote Web Clipper is exactly what it sounds like – a tool that copies (clips) information from any web page and saves it to Evernote.
Download the free Chrome plugin. If you're not already using Chrome as your web browser, stop right now and download Chrome. I'll wait.
Sign into your Evernote account. You do have LastPass saving all your information securely, right? If not, I'll wait again.
Browse the web as usual. I hope this one is self-explanatory.
Come across information that you need to save. If you're not sure what this might be, keep reading. That's next.
Hit the handy dandy Evernote Web Clipper button on your browser toolbar.
Review the information auto-populated and make adjustments as needed.
Clip: There are several options to determine exactly what you information off the page you want to save. I find the auto selection is accurate about 90% of the time, so it's worth a quick glance. You can also easily see on the page itself what is selected.
Organize: Evernote selects which Notebook the information is most likely to be saved to.
Tag: You can manually add any of your existing Evernote tags, or add new tags as needed.
Add remark: Include any additional notes you want to remember on the page or why you saved the information.
Hit "Save." That's it, you're done!
Why yes, yes, you are. Excellent question. There are three primary types of information I find super useful to save using the Evernote Web Clipper.
Payment and purchase confirmations. You know, the utility bill, the credit card bill, travel confirmations and the endless endless school communications. I always, always save payment and transaction confirmations using the Evernote Web Clipper. This ensures that all my payment confirmations are saved in the same place, and eliminates any risk that an email confirmation didn't come through. Two clicks and I can save it with Evernote web clipper.
Articles to read later. I read a lot of articles and blog posts online. Often, I either don't have time to read the full article, or I know that I want to go back and reference it. With the web clipper, any article is instantly available for me to read later on my terms. Bonus Tip: Tag all of these with a "to read" tag to find them easily!
Limited time-only pages or offers. This is especially useful when you're not sure if you want to take advantage of the offer in the limited time frame, but know you might want to purchase the next time it's available for sale. Saving the sales page while it's available gives you time to study it in detail and make a decision on your time.
Using Evernote Web Clipper has saved me countless hours of headache trying to save information consistently and then finding that information when I need to use it. If you haven't already, what are you waiting for? Download and start using Evernote Web Clipper today.
What's the best way to capture a to-do list?
Welcome to 31 Days of Timesaving Tools, Tips & Templates!
Today, we're going to focus on the ubiquitous To Do List.
At it's best, a to-do list saves time by focusing your efforts, ensuring that you don't need to re-do key tasks, run additional errands or miss deadlines.
At it's worst, a to-do list becomes a weight that ties you down to arbitrary tasks and causes more work than truly required.
The only to-do list that is going to work is the one that you decide is going to work and commit to fully. Unless you are all in, it won't last.
There are endless tools to capture to-do lists and manage projects (some of which we'll get into in the coming days), but the most simple is a blank document – either physical paper or a blank digital document in any software system you choose.
That said, there are systems that have more of a chance than others, and that comes down to knowing yourself.
Do you tend to have more success with paper or digital systems?
The bottom line: Don't over-complicate it.
Find a way to capture to-dos that you will use consistently.
Personally, I'm currently having the most luck with Evernote.
Start with an Evernote template with my to-dos categorized into key areas.
Each week, I copy the template to a new note, write down my to-dos, and add a reminder to the note so it's pinned to the top of my Inbox.
At the end of the week, I clear the reminder, and file the note for reference. (If it was a particularly unproductive week, I may just change the date in the title of the note, or copy the entire thing, leaving all the yet-to-be-done tasks).
I've created a shareable Evernote Weekly To-Do List Template* for you to adapt. Sign up at the bottom of the post to access this Evernote template.
*If you're using the Evernote web browser, once you're signed into your account, you'll need to hit the "Save to Evernote" button on the upper right. You won't be able to edit on this screen though. Rather non-intuitively, you need to go to your Evernote main page / dashboard, and the template will be in your Inbox notebook as an editable note.
Make a simple to-do list for this week using a piece of paper, blank doc or my Evernote template above.
Pick the top six items that must be accomplished.
Complete your top six items.
Give yourself a huge pat on the back, and do something fun and fulfilling with your time saved!
This post is part of 31 Timesaving Tools, Tips & Templates.


Stunned, my first reaction was No way! Abraham's nephew, Lot, was supposed to be that story's hero, the only "righteous" man in a sexually sinful city, yet he offered to give a lustful mob his two virgin daughters. Way too dark for me.
To write Noah's Wife, I wove scientific and historical evidence about the flood and culture with my own imagination to create a central realistic, strong character in a story I felt was more believable. (Plus, Lot's Wife would require lots (no pun intended) more research. Abraham's time period was four thousand years later than the flood.
However, like Noah's wife, Lot's wife was unnamed in the Bible. She also only got one line in Genesis, albeit, a more famous part—she looked back at the burning city of Sodom (against an angel's command) and was turned into a pillar of salt.
What could I do with a bizarre ending like that? And who would the angels be? Can't carefully craft scientific and historical basis for everything else and just have angels flapping around!
It was the last question that really grabbed me. Apparently, I love a challenge. I started reading this very cool book called Uriel's Machine that made a fascinating case connecting Stonehenge culture, ancient worship of the planet Venus, references in the Dead Sea Scrolls, angels, Solomon's Temple, and eventually the Masons. And we're not talking mystic stuff, but theories extrapolated from real data. Did I mention I was fascinated?
About a year later, I was ready to start writing this book I had refused to consider writing. I'd researched the time period of Abraham, the various theories about what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah, who the freakin' angels could actually have been, and now I had a pristine blank computer screen staring back at me.
. . . Well, almost, if you take away the cat.
Really? How interesting. I wonder what happens to her. . . .
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In 1979, the Lithuanian Art Museum established a clock department, and In 1984, in a restored 19 th -century building, a branch of the Lithuanian Art Museum was opened – the Klaipėda Clock Museum, one of the most truly unique museums in Eastern Europe.
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Melbourne woman Nicole Lee was trapped with an abusive husband for 10 years who was also her carer. It was only when she ended up in the Emergency Department after an overdose that there was eventually any real intervention.
When asked why she took that overdose, Nicole confided that her husband had raped her four times in the past week.
Eleanor was told by a judge, just a few weeks earlier, that it was unsafe for her to be within 200 metres of her abuser. Yet a different judge, in the very same court room, then felt it was appropriate for her abuser to be able to directly cross-examine her.
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania collaborated with the Philadelphia Police Department to get detailed information on intimate-partner-violence cases. Analyzing 31,206 such incidents from 2013, research shows that current boyfriends or girlfriends are more likely than spouses to engage in certain types of violent behaviour. Furthermore, the authors write in the journal Preventive Medicine, former unmarried partners had the highest odds of stalking their exes, and of violating restraining orders.
Family violence incidents were actually down by 4.5 per cent in 2017, which is great, but it's not great when you consider that the total crime had reduced by 9.6 per cent.
Having said that, the total number of family violence matters grew from about 63,000 in 2013 to 75,000 in 2017.
A Melbourne man has pleaded guilty to one charge of intentionally causing serious injury to the woman after she was incapacitated, deemed to be an act of gross violence. "He told those present that she deserved the attack.
"He said he deliberately targeted her face to spoil her beauty.
"He said he never wanted to kill her but just make an injury to her face because she thinks beauty is everything."
It goes unrecognized but it exists on an extremely covert level. It happens behind the scenes without anyone even being aware of what the problem is; the real problem. No evidence of it is left behind and no-one has ever been convicted of it yet, in reality, what is termed pernicious abuse which can lead a person into carrying out acts such as covert psychological murder, or perhaps even covert psychological manslaughter - something which is very real, insidious in nature but unfortunately unrecognized and virtually unquestioned.
The reason for acknowledging the gendered nature of family violence is not to demonise men, to make them feel bad or to say that violence is mostly committed by men. It is simply that we cannot fix a problem unless we identify its source.
There are two main approaches to fixing family violence: services and prevention. Neither of them has a "one size fits all" solution.
It is not unusual for Australian judges or magistrates to issue arrest warrants for people who do not turn up to give important evidence in court. But it is rare for the subject of the arrest warrant to be the alleged victim of domestic violence, where the accused is the alleged perpetrator.
Men killed women in 80% of domestic violence murders in Australia between 2010 and 2014, and about one in three killed a former partner.
A report, published on Thursday by the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network, found almost half of those homicides of former female partners occurred within three months of the relationship ending. According to the Domestic Violence Prevention Centre, women attempt to leave an abusive relationship on average between five and seven times before successfully and permanently doing so, and the time when a woman leaves her abusive partner is also when she is in most danger of being harmed.


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Raiffeisen Bank Romania green bonds start trading on Bucharest bourse
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Raiffeisen Bank Romania green bonds Source: BVB
BUCHAREST (Romania), July 2 (SeeNews) - The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) said on Friday that green bonds issued by Raiffeisen Bank Romania in June started trading on the bourse's main market.
The bonds are traded under the ticker RBRO28, the bourse said in a press release.
In June, Raiffeisen Bank raised over 1.2 billion lei ($288 million/ 244 million euro), placing the largest corporate bond issue in lei by an issuer in Romania and the first non-preferential senior bond issue of the bank. The bonds have a 7-year maturity, with a fixed annual coupon of 3,793%, approximately 0.8 pp. over the yield of government securities issued in the same currency and with the same maturity. The issue was oversubscribed 1.35 times. The bonds are to be included in the bank's own funds and eligible debts base, after the prior confirmation of eligibility by the central bank.
The funds raised will be directed to finance Raiffeisen Bank's eligible projects to ensure the transition to a sustainable economy.
"Through the second issue of green bonds on the local market, we reaffirm our commitment to mobilize financial resources for sustainable purposes and to integrate social and environmental aspects in risk management, in order to ensure a progressive decarbonisation of our loan portfolio," Raiffeisen Bank president and CEO Steven van Groningen said.
This bond issue was Raiffeisen Bank's fifth listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
Raiffeisen Bank Romania has over 20 years of activity in the Romanian banking sector and over 2.2 million customers, individuals, and legal entities. The bank has over 4,800 employees, over 300 agencies across the country, around 700 automatic telling machines, 400 multifunction machines and a network of over 24,500 points of sale.
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Q: Mercurial: Merge two local repos I'm using Mercurial with TortoiseHg on a Windwos host.
We have a central repository for the team and it must always be in a stable state.
Now I'm working on a feature with a colleague and we want to merge our work, without going via the central repository because our work isn't stable yet.
So we have a common ancestor, then we have individual commits to our local repos and we need to merge this work and test it, before pushing it to the central repo.
How do we do that?
As a an additonal difficulty, I'm working on Windows with TortoiseHg, while my colleague is on a Linux box. We're both only basic users of Hg, so apologies if this is a question with an evident solution. For me it isn't.

A: *

*You can use named branches and create special named branch (pushed to central repo) for your WIP

*You can use Mercurial in true DVCS-way:

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*Start embedded web-server on both sides hg serve in the Working Directory

*Get URL of repo

*Pull from remote side hg pull URL-OF-REMOTE-REPO


Noted cheese authority Max McCalman, author of two glorious full-color paeans to cheese, points out that when you get right down to it, "cheese is nothing but spoiled milk." More accurately, I suppose, cheese is milk that has spoiled in a controlled (and rather delicious) manner.
In the days before refrigeration, cheesemaking allowed people to preserve the milk from their animals -- cows, sheep, goats -- for later consumption. Once they also learned to preserve their grapes through fermentation, our early ancestors had the start of the world's first summer cheese plate and wine-and-cheese pairing. And since that day, wine and cheese have been keeping each other company.
At Saunders Cheese Market in downtown Spokane, manager Oona Timmons and owner Kim Morin aim to introduce customers to some of the world's finest artisanal cheeses -- that is, cheese made the old-fashioned way, often from raw, unpasteurized milk, in small batches and not in a factory. They'll help customers assemble a series of cheeses for a cheese plate or to match cheese with a particular wine. They've teamed up with Chef Jeremiah Timmons (yes, Oona's husband) of Ambrosia for cooking classes and with John Allen of Vino to offer classes in wine-and-cheese pairings.
"There are certain things that you know will work well together, like a Semillon and goat cheese -- it just goes well together," Oona Timmons says. "Or a dessert wine with bleu cheese, that salty-sweet combination. We just trust some of those pairings that have always worked well."
For the classes, Allen provides a selection of five or six wines -- in classic wine-tasting fashion, starting with a sparkling wine, then moving through whites, perhaps a ros & eacute;, to reds and then to a dessert wine. Timmons and Morin then select a cheese to pair with each wine.
"One [combination] that you know is going to work is a port and a stilton," she says. "Or a sauterne and a Roquefort -- they're both French, they have qualities that combine well together, so you can appreciate the flavors. Both of those wines are heavier and sweeter, and the cheese is salty and robust ... and kind of pungent."
The reason why these classic pairings work well, Timmons says, is because the wines and cheeses complement each other rather than contrasting or, worse, competing. "Another pairing that comes to mind [is] sauvignon blanc and goat cheese," she says. "With sauvignon blanc, you get those flavors of grapefruit, and goat cheese has that citrus in the finish."
For a cheese to be considered a "summertime" cheese, Timmons says, it must taste light and refreshing. To set up a flight of warm-weather wines and cheeses, Timmons suggests, "If it were me, and I was sitting on my patio, it'd be hot," she says, "so I would want to do three really refreshing wines. I might not even do a red -- I'd probably do a sparkler, a white -- a crisp white -- and a ros & eacute;. And for cheese, I would definitely do the Humboldt Fog [a soft, surface-ripened goat cheese from California]. Hands down, it's such a popular cheese, people are really familiar with it, and it's a well-loved cheese ... I would also probably try to do something with a fresh water-buffalo mozzarella from Italy."
The principles of a successful cheese flight, Timmons explains, are the same as for selecting wines for wine-tasting: Move from lighter and simpler flavors to something that's heavier and more complex.
& lt;span class= "dropcap " & A & lt;/span & fter all the conversation, I put the theories to the test. I have a bottle of Waterbrook Ros & eacute; of Sangiovese at home, I tell Timmons -- what does she recommend?
"Sangiovese, that's the grape in chianti -- it's such a good food wine, so I would probably do a cheese that's a little more full-bodied," she says, turning to the cheese counter. "A piave would be good, or this pecorina fresca. Or the Abbaye de Belloc -- it's a raw sheep's milk cheese from France, made in an abbey by monks. It's a little pricey, but it's made with love -- a love of the Lord. I think that would go well with the ros & eacute;: It's a little tangy, with the raw milk, and then a nice, long and kind of a sweet finish."
And she's right -- the pairing works well. The wine and the cheese are wonderful separately, but together they add up to more than the sum of their parts.
The Abbaye de Belloc tops $40 per pound -- I don't know how those monks feel about chastity, but poverty is clearly not one of their cardinal virtues -- so it will remain a once-in-a-while special treat. But my palate has been opened to a flavor that's new to me but as old as the art of cheesemaking.
And I'll never again use the term "cheesy" to refer to something cheap.
For information about wine-and-cheese classes at Saunders Cheese Market, 210 S. Washington St., visit www.saunderscheesemarket.com or call 455-9400.


The Ugandan government has halted a USD74 million loan from the Import and Export Bank of China (EXIM) that was to be used to fund a digital migration project. Although the Ugandan government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chinese government, the deputy secretary to the treasury announced the cessation of the deal, citing instructions from the Prime Minister.
The terms of the loan stipulate that Huawei must be the vendor to supply the equipment and complete the installation, side stepping the tender process that would allow other companies to compete for the contract. The prices quoted by Huawei and the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) were called into question by the leader of the opposition Nandala Mafabi, who claims that the total amount quoted is more than double needed, and for some items more than four times more expensive than it should be. Mafabi claimed that an independent industry expert estimated the deal to be worth between USD20 million and USD28 million, rising to USD30 million if the 'very best' equipment is used. UBC claimed that the cost of setting up a system to handle TV for Kampala and upcountry areas was USD5.8 million, but Mafabi argued the amount was closer to USD1.2 million. Local paper New Vision claims that other TV operators have spent the equivalent of UGX1 billion (USD365,000) to migrate to a digital technology.
Uganda is due to migrate from analogue to digital television by the end of 2012 but the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) believes that UBC, the country's sole national operator, and the only licensed digital broadcaster, will not be ready in time for the deadline.
The Ugandan government has become increasingly wary of dealing with the Chinese government after a recent controversy surrounding a similar deal to install fibre-optic cabling, also funded by EXIM and carried out by Huawei, was discovered to have been overpriced and utilised incorrect equipment.


Clone is not a good solution imo.
What kind of enhancement do you use?
>> > >> > still the same even setting the value in the maged bean?
>> > >> > > Your entity is not managed so you cant do it. It is normal.
>> > >> > entity.
>> > >> > > > new non-empty values that i set.
>> > >> > criterias.
>> > >> > > > the steps) and with this work, but i dont know why.
>> > >> > > > cloned?
>> > >> > > >    //getters and setters..
>> > >> > > >   //getters and setters..


Will o' wisps — also called marsh lights, hob lights, or marsh candles — are a type of fey found in the northern forests of the world. They have a soft, spongy body that projects a protective electric field. The energy emits a powerful light, causing will o' wisps to appear as glowing orbs of green, yellow or blue.
Among the most vicious of fey, they delight in leading travelers into the deep wilderness. When utterly alone, victims are zapped with bolts of lightning-like energy. Once dead, the prey's bodily energy is consumed and the corpse becomes wilted and shrunken.


How Is IoT Reshaping And Transforming The Automobile Industry?
Internet of Things (IoT) - the popular buzzword refers to the billions of devices that are physically located around the globe but are connected together via Internet to exchange and share data. It is one of the key levers of Industry 4.0 (4th industrial revolution) which brings together different aspects of production on a common platform via network, enables real time data sharing and facilitates Machine-to- Machine and Human-to-Machine interactions to trigger various actions.
How connected is the Auto industry?
According to an IoT statistics published on Internet, the total number of connected devices will reach around 30 billion by 2020 and the IoT investments will cross USD 1 trillion mark.
As per Business Insider's premium research service, it is expected that 94 million connected cars to ship in 2021, and 82 percent of all cars shipped will be connected with IoT based device.
" With the innovation of IoT in the last couple of years, the auto industry is certainly one of the top adopters of the technology; leveraging it mainly for promising safety, preventive maintenance and other infotainment purposes"
Hence, it's quite imperative for all the manufacturers to have necessary readiness to embark on this journey effectively. While all the major players are working independently (in their own areas) and are already in different stages of execution, there is a need to explore avenues of coming together and perhaps form an IoT consortium, as it'll benefit the entire ecosystem.
In fact, the technology giants such as Google, Microsoft, SAP etc who have a crucial role to play can also take a lead on this front to join hands and come up with a comprehensive, secure, scalable, interoperable and cost effective platform for the Auto industry. Also, there are a lot of niche and nimble players already operating in the market who can join the bandwagon and bring a lot of value to the table. Clearly, the need of the hour is to come together and ride this wave together smoothly.
I truly believe that IoT coupled with Industry 4.0 will revolutionise the entire Auto industry in coming years and shift the power in the hands of customer. In the sense, that customer will be able to design, customize his vehicle through digital tools and the online order will be placed. The same will be moved to production in a small batch using other key levers of Industry 4.0 such as 3D printing, Additive manufacturing etc thereby reducing the lead time from design to production.