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2023 Fashion Trend for Young Adults in Vancouver BC Canada
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Vancouver, British Columbia is known for its laid-back, fashionable young adults who are always on the lookout for the latest trends. Here are a few of the hottest fashion trends for young adults in Vancouver right now:
Sustainable and ethical fashion: With the increasing awareness about the negative impact of fast fashion on the environment and workers, many young adults in Vancouver are opting for clothing that is sustainable and ethically-produced. Brands like Patagonia, Reformation, and People Tree are popular among this demographic.
Streetwear: The streetwear trend, which combines elements of skate, surf, and hip hop fashion, has been on the rise in Vancouver and other cities across Canada. Brands like Supreme, Off-White, and Stüssy are popular among young adults who are looking for comfortable, casual clothing with a cool, edgy vibe.
Vintage and secondhand clothing: Thrifting and vintage shopping have become increasingly popular among young adults in Vancouver, who are looking for unique, one-of-a-kind pieces that are both stylish and affordable. The city has a number of great thrift stores and vintage boutiques that offer a wide range of clothing and accessories.
Outdoor gear: With its beautiful natural surroundings, it's no surprise that outdoor gear is a popular choice for young adults in Vancouver. Brands like The North Face, Patagonia, and Arc'teryx are popular for their high-quality, functional clothing and accessories that are perfect for exploring the great outdoors.
Athleisure: The athleisure trend, which combines athletic and leisure wear, has been on the rise in Vancouver and other cities across Canada. Brands like Nike, Adidas, and Lululemon are popular among young adults who are looking for comfortable, stylish clothing that can be worn both in and out of the gym.
In conclusion, the fashion trends for young adults in Vancouver are varied and diverse, reflecting the city's laid-back, environmentally-conscious, and active lifestyle. Whether you're into sustainable and ethical fashion, streetwear, vintage and secondhand clothing, outdoor gear, or athleisure, there's something for everyone in Vancouver.
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Is A Euthanasia Program Underway In The US Under The Guise Of COVID-19?
Tony Elliott
There is a growing amount of scuttlebutt among a large amount of the US population today who believe COVID-19 is being used as a ruse for a massive nationwide euthanasia program. This is due to the fact that we are told the disease is especially dangerous for people in their 60s and older, those who have chronic health problems, the disabled, and even certain races, the concern seems founded.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/older-adults.html
The very segments of the population to which COVID-19 is fatal are the very same as those who would be targeted in a government-sponsored euthanasia program. We only have to take a look at the euthanasia program of Nazi Germany to see that the very same segment of the population executed there at that time under the guise of euthanasia are the very same as those we are told COVID-19 is fatal to, today. The only exception now is the race. Now, blacks are said to be more likely to die than other ethnic origins.
https://www.acsh.org/news/2020/06/23/coronavirus-covid-deaths-us-age-race-14863
Since the whole coronavirus outbreak was the nuclear option for the Socialist Left to remove President Trump from office by destroying his main achievement a bustling economy, they have gone a step further and are now using it as an excuse to euthanize people.
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It makes sense when you consider the Socialist Left wants a blanket universal health care plan for everyone and the total elimination of all private individual health insurance. As costly as such a plan would be, in the first place, logic would have it for them to have to get rid of the portion of the population that would be the biggest financial drain on the system.
https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19/research-disabilities
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/2020/03/27/top-underlying-health-conditions-covid-19-deaths-include-diabetes-obesity/2928137001/
Another aspect of a euthanasia program under a Socialist government would be the elimination of all those who are not productive to their society and are costing the government billions per year. This would include all senior citizens who are retired, those too sick to work, the mentally and physically handicapped, and the large percentage of the population who are unskilled, chronically unemployed, and are on government assistance.
Another sign that we may have a euthanasia program underway in this country is the testing and diagnosis of COVID-19. There are too many instances where people have been misdiagnosed as testing positive for the virus to later finding out they never had it at all. This was the case with Ohio Governor DeWine who tested positive for the virus, then tested negative just some 19 hours later.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ohio-gov-dewine-tests-negative-covid-19-hours-testing-positive
Then we have case after case of deaths attributed to COVID-19 when in fact some even died from accidents, such was the case with the Florida man who died in a motorcycle accident who was listed as dying of COVID-19.
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-man-killed-crash-listed-covid-19-death-raising-doubts-over-health-data-1518994
Everyone who has tested positive for this disease should take Elon Musk's advice and get retested.
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-coronavirus-covid19-false-positives-new-cases-surging-hospitalizations-deaths-1514032
All of the talks of a euthanasia program currently underway in the guise of COVID-19 may very well be true given the similarities between those killed by the disease and the people eliminated under government-sponsored euthanasia programs elsewhere in the world, both past and present.
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Late REPS member-elect, Afon who died a few days back has been buried.
The member of Plateau State Assembly died on March 10, shortly after he was declared the winner of the election. term.
Governor Simon Lalong who spoke at the funeral service promised that the state government would pay the school fees of his four children.
"We will pay the children's school fees for the period we will be in office.
"We will also take up his plans and wishes and assist the Church to be remodelled.
"He represented his constituency very well in the Plateau State House of Assembly.
Lalong urged the wife of the deceased lawmaker to be courageous and look unto God, whom he said was the great comforter.
Mr Joshua Madaki, Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly, in a tribute described late Afon as a man of multidimensional values.
Madaki further described his late colleague as a mediator among members of the house.
"As men of God, we have the responsibility to stand in the gap created in the family.
"We have the responsibility to pick the bills he left,'' he said.
The bereaved wife, Mary Afon, said that she and the children would greatly miss the man she described as her husband, father and teacher.


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Greenhill Development Plot
Barochan Road, Houston, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, PA6 7HS
Unique development opportunity within commuting distance of Glasgow
Development plot with planning consent for a 4 bedroom detached dwelling
Private but accessible location close to amenities
Attractive views over surrounding countryside
Large area of ground for the creation of garden space
Greenhill Development Plot is situated in a private and scenic position in the heart of rural Renfrewshire, approximately ¼ of a mile to the north of the desirable village of Houston, some 2 miles west of Bridge of Weir …
Greenhill Development Plot is situated in a private and scenic position in the heart of rural Renfrewshire, approximately ¼ of a mile to the north of the desirable village of Houston, some 2 miles west of Bridge of Weir and 4 miles from Kilmacolm. The village of Houston is convenient to the A737 dual carriageway providing links with Paisley, Glasgow Airport which is around 7 miles from the property, and the M8 providing swift access to Glasgow City.
The village of Houston lies to the south of the site and offers an established nursery and a highly regarded primary and secondary school. The village is served by a Post Office, several quaint pubs and restaurants, village tea room, pharmacy and a number of local shops catering for day to day requirements, as well as a doctor's and dental surgery. Houston is also home to the well renowned Strathgryffe Tennis, Squash and Fitness Club. Larger supermarkets can be found in nearby Johnstone and Paisley.
Glasgow 16.5 miles to the east has earned its reputation as one of the UK's leading cities for retail, offering a range of shopping centres and previously being named as European City of Culture and European City of Architecture and Design. Glasgow, is also rich in centres of cultural excellence including the newly refurbished Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, the Transport Museum, the Glasgow Science Centre, the Royal Concert Hall, various theatres, the Burrell Collection within Pollok Country Park and many other places of interest.
A regular bus service from Houston connects to Greenock, Port Glasgow, Linwood, Braehead and Glasgow's Buchanan Street, while nearby Johnstone Railway Station, whose 'park and ride' has recently been extended, provides a regular service to Glasgow Central in just 16 minutes. The Erskine Bridge being only 6.5 miles away provides swift access to the north of Glasgow, and Loch Lomond and The Trossachs offer a range of watersports, mountaineering and hillwalking opportunities. The coastal villages of both Inverkip and Largs are within a short distance of Houston and provide popular marinas, with excellent yachting facilities available at Gourock.
Greenhill Development Plot presents a fantastic and rare development opportunity to transform a disused barn into an attractive detached dwellinghouse. Planning permission was secured on the site on 26th May 2020 for conversion of the barn to form a 4-bedroom detached residential dwelling house.
The site is located about ¼ of a mile to the north of the village of Houston, and lies adjacent and to west of the B789 Barochan Road which links Houston to Langbank. The barn sits within an area of ground which extends to about 0.34 Ha (0.86 Acre) in total and would allow for the creation of a large garden.
Full details of the planning consent and attached conditions can be obtained from the Renfrewshire Council (www.renfrewshire.gov.uk) quoting Planning Reference Number: 20/0209/PP.
Mains electricity and water are available nearby.
Planning consent includes plans for Private Drainage. Please Note the cost for all service connections is to be borne by the purchaser(s).
From Glasgow take the M8 west before exiting at junction 29 onto the A737 signed to Irvine. Travel along this road before taking the slip road signposted B789/Johnstone. At the traffic lights turn right crossing back over the A737 and continue straight through the next set of traffic lights and at the next roundabout take the second exit following the signs for Houston on the B789/Barochan Road. At the next roundabout take the first exit signposted for Bridge of Weir and Greenock.
After approximately 300m turn right onto Main Street which is signposted Langbank and Houston Village/B789. Continue through the village heading north for approximately ¼ of a mile and the Greenhill Development Plot is situated on the left, opposite Greenhill Farm.
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"Jackie Chan Saved My Life": Michelle Yeoh on the Supercop Stunt that Almost Killed Her
Stunt work is physically intensive and at times, life-threatening.
And Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, who rose to fame for her roles in Hong Kong action films, has seen her share of danger.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly for her upcoming film Everything Everywhere All At Once, the 59-year-old recounted a risky stunt on the 1992 film Supercop that almost killed her. In fact, she called it "the worst stunt [in that film] where we could have had a very tragic accident".
Thankfully, fellow Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan saved her life.
She said: "In Asia at that time, we didn't really do rehearsals, we didn't have weeks of preparation. We learned the stunt and we did it."
The stunt in question involved Michelle rolling off a moving truck onto the hood of Jackie's oncoming convertible, smashing into the windscreen to break her fall, then rolling onto the road when Jackie brakes the car.
Michelle didn't think too much of it at first until the stunt progressed and the vehicles were moving.
"You look at it and it's about a six-foot fall, it's not much, and you think, 'I could do this.' But once the two vehicles are moving you go, 'Oh, wow, this is a completely different experience. I'm not standing still, the car isn't, nothing is still.' I don't know whether it was crazy, a moment of insanity, [but] the thought that went through my head was, 'You're never going to know how it feels until you try it.'"
What went wrong, however, was that the windscreen didn't shatter which caused her to slide off the car in the wrong direction.
She said: "I had nowhere to hold on to and I kept sliding off the car. And if you watch the outtakes, you can see Jackie panic. He can see me going off and I'm floundering; he reaches over and he literally just grabs me — luckily, I think he saved my head — by my shirt."
Michelle slid off the car and landed on the road ("fortunately, I didn't go head first," she said) but a stuntman who came to her aid didn't fare that well. He slipped off the car, suffered a bad concussion and was sent to the hospital.
Jackie wanted to call off the shoot, she recalled.
"He was like, 'Okay, okay, that's it! Enough! We are finished for the day! We're not doing anymore! This is stupid! This is ridiculous! We're not doing it!'"
However, director Stanley Tong approached her and quietly asked what she thought. The daring actress was game for a second take at the stunt.
She said: "You know when you fall off a horse? You jump back on right away. If we had stopped the shoot, gone away and thought about it, I wouldn't have gone back up."
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Though she was quite the daredevil those days, she confessed that she has questioned herself when she looked back on the stunts in Supercop.
Michelle exclaimed: "What was I thinking? I was swinging at the side of trucks. I was riding a motorcycle onto a moving train. I was doing the most insane stunts."
Of course, this was the woman who proved to Jackie that women have a place in action films.
Now, she's content to let the stunt professionals take over.
"I am not a stunt person, per se. I have to sometimes step back and say, 'Please let the professionals do their job.' I have to talk myself down," she said.
This article was first published on AsiaOne and republished on theAsianparent with permission.
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Summary: Coaching, or continued inspiration and facilitation of performance, learning and development, bridges the gap between training and work. Research conducted at El-Nasr Hospital tested the hypothesis that coaching nurses after training in life support skills would help them better retain those skills in the work environment. Three data collection tools were developed and used: a questionnaire for nurses on basic life support knowledge, a competency test for the nurses' life support skills and a questionnaire for head nurses to assess their knowledge of coaching. These assessments were used to develop a training course for staff nurses and a coaching awareness course given to half the head and charge nurses. The assessments were performed again immediately after training and four months after the completion of training. While 76 percent of the staff nurses scored highly for knowledge of basic life support and 86 percent scored highly for basic life support skills immediately ! after testing, only 13 percent had high knowledge scores and five percent had high skill scores after four months if they were uncoached. Among coached staff nurses, 83 percent earned high scores for knowledge and 90 percent earned high scores for skill. Before training, over half of head and charge nurses were unaware of the key aspects and definitions of coaching, while 95 percent were aware of all key aspects of coaching after training.


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On your journey to improving your dating life, it's crucial that you run your own race, focus on doing your own personal best, and not compare yourself to others. Stop worrying about who is better looking than you, who has better conversational skills than you, who has more friends than you, who has more money than you, and who is overall living a life of more success with women. In addition to not fixating on those that you perceive as "better" than you, stop wasting time dwelling on the guys that you are more skilled than.
There is nothing wrong with looking at other people that have the success that you want and honing in on what makes them successful, learning from what they do, and trying to incorporate some of their attributes into your own way of being.
This is a healthy and useful process. However, jealousy, envy, and constantly feeling inferior to other men will only discourage you and waste energy. If observing others motivates you, inspires you, and propels you in the right direction, then you're doing it right. If it doesn't and you're finding yourself feeling uninspired, unmotivated, and lacking drive, then you aren't focusing your attention properly.
There's also nothing wrong with looking at certain characteristics of others that you don't like and shedding yourself of unattractive and unproductive behaviors.
Again, there is a balanced way of going about this though. If you become too fixated on the faults of others and are constantly validating yourself through that lens, you're wasting time that could have been invested into making yourself even better. Feelings of superiority can lead to complacency and cause your improvement to stall. Pat yourself on the back when you do well, but do it in a rational and balanced way.
If I'm running a race, what's going to be the most effective way to achieve my personal best… Constantly picking my head up to see how far ahead everyone else is? What about constantly looking over my shoulder to see how far ahead of others I am?
Doesn't it make much more sense to keep a level head and just focus on pushing myself to the best of my abilities?
Use the successes and failures of other people in a positive way and objectively. Stop feeling inferior and/or superior. Each person is unique and incomparable.
The people that use the success and failure of others as their own measuring stick only make temporary gains and in the long run end up wasting a lot of time and energy. Don't be one of them.


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Carla Bruni: 'I will never show photos of this child'
Laura Donovan Contributor
French first lady Carla Bruni, who was silent about her pregnancy until this summer, says she will continue to protect her child's privacy long after his or her birth.
In an interview with TF1 program Sept à huit, the former model said she will forbid the press to print pictures of her kid.
"I will do everything to protect this infant, and I'll be absolutely rigorous," the 43-year-old said, as translated by People magazine. "I will never show photos of this child. I will never expose this child."
Bruni may have acquired her self-described "mother hen" mentality from experience, having taken her firstborn Aurélien on a public date with then-husband-to-be Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008.
"My eldest son was exposed once, not in a public situation but in a private one, and it was a great error," Bruni said. "I should never have taken my son to visit this magnificent site. I should have foreseen there would be photographers."
Addressing tabloid speculation that Bruni will have another son, the first lady said, "A boy? I don't know myself, so the press knows better than I do." (MORE: Carla Bruni expecting a child, say grandparents-to-be)
Bruni fueled pregnancy rumors earlier this year when she veiled her belly in the presence of photographers. In a May interview with Le Parisien, she wouldn't confirm or deny her pregnancy.
"If I may, I will not answer all these familial questions. I have a little boy, too, and I do not answer questions about him," Bruni said. "Why don't I answer? I'll tell you. Nearly 180 [sic] percent of the time my husband is occupied by his country. He speaks only about that, he only does that, he is obsessed with it … I'm mum to protect something and to protect all of the work he does."
Bruni may have kept quiet about expecting a baby for a while, but her family members couldn't contain their excitement. Pal Sarkozy, the father of France's president and Bruni's spouse Nicolas Sarkozy, told Bild in May, "I'm glad to be having a grandchild … The two [Bruni and son Nicolas] do not want to know the gender in advance, but I'm sure it will be a girl and as beautiful as Carla."
Bruni-Sarkozy had son Aurélien with former companion Raphaël Enthoven.
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Teva reports sales surge in 2004
15-Feb-2005 - Last updated on 14-Mar-2017 at 06:34 GMT
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Israeli drug and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) company
Teva has reported a sharp increase in sales in 2004, helped in part
by last year's $3.4bn (€2.6bn) acquisition of Sicor.
Sales came in at $4.8 billion, an increase of 46 per cent on 2003, although net income was considerably lower at $332m, down from $691m in 2003.
However, Teva maintains that if charges relating to the acquisition of Sicor and a $100m settlement agreement with GlaxoSmithKline in 2003 are left out, net income rose 56 per cent to $965m, which 'represents a better indicator of the underlying trends in the company's operations'.
"Less than half of the quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year net sales growth was attributable to the Sicor acquisition," said Teva. For the fourth quarter alone, revenues rose to $1.32bn from $942m a year before, while Teva posted net profit up 50 per cent to $279m, or 41 cents per share, ahead of analysts' estimates of 39 cents per share.
The API business had a good year, as sales internally to Teva's generic businesses insulated it from the tough and competitive operating environment affecting the broader API sector.
API sales to third parties were $114 million in the fourth quarter of 2004, an increase of 19 per cent over the comparable quarter of 2003. API sales, including internal sales to Teva's pharmaceutical businesses, totaled $246 million, an increase of 57% from the fourth quarter of 2003. The growth in European sales of the generic epilepsy drug gabapentin was the main reason for the higher growth of internal sales, according to the company.
US pharmaceutical sales reached $769m in the fourth quarter, up 41 per cent, out of total pharma sales of $1.2bn. Drivers of growth were 30 new Teva products, the inclusion of Sicor sales, and rising revenues from Teva's branded ultiple sclerosis drug Copaxone (glatiramer acetate), up 26 per cent to $261m in the fourth quarter.
European sales were up 49 per cent to $319m, helped by the launch of new products in several European countries, mainly gabapentin and the cholesterol-lowering drug pravastatin, which use Teva's APIs, and the blood pressure agent ramipril, as well as higher Copaxone sales.
Teva to regain generics lead with Ivax purchase
Stada leaps on Teva bid rumour
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Berni Inn
The Berni Inn logo
Berni Inn was a chain of British steakhouses, established in 1955. It was established by brothers Frank and Aldo Berni, who modelled the chain on restaurants they had seen in America. The restaurants introduced the postwar British public to its own home-grown restaurant chain, which came with its own pre-stylised restaurants with Tudor-looking false oak beams and white walls.[1]
By 1970 the chain comprised 147 hotels and restaurants, including the New Inn at Gloucester, the Mitre at Oxford, and several in Japan.[2] It was the largest food chain outside the USA.[2]
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Brothers Aldo and Frank Berni, alongside their partner Paul Rosse, opened the first Berni Inn on 27 July 1956 at The Rummer, a historic pub in central Bristol.[3] More outlets were opened, and the company went public in 1962.[3]
The chain offered slick service and value for money, achieved partly by offering only a limited meat-based menu and a relatively small wine list. It had a loyal and regular following and quickly expanded through the 1960s, first throughout Bristol, and then through much of the rest of the country.
Unlike other restaurants, Berni Inns did not do their own butchery but bought in quality steaks already prepared. Behind the scenes, staff training manuals showed that they expected high standards from their employees.[4]
Their brother Marco managed Harvey's Restaurant in Bristol in the 1960s.
The first female manager within the Berni Inn franchise was Gerda Thut,[5] who took over The Sawyer's Arms in Nottingham in the 1960s. This was noted as a progressive step in management and equality at the time.[6]
The chain was sold to Grand Metropolitan for £14.5m in 1970.[3]
Gordon Ramsay described his experience at a Berni Inn in the early 1980s as "hideous".[7]
Berni Inn was sold to Whitbread in 1995, who converted the outlets into their own Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants.[3]
Aldo Berni died in 1997 at the age of 88.[8] Frank died 10 July 2000, aged 96.[9]
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A typical menu was of the form:[10]
Starter: melon boat with maraschino cherry, or prawn cocktail
Main course: steak, gammon steak or plaice with chips, and peas
Dessert: Black Forest gateau or a choice from the cheese board (Danish Blue, Stilton or Cheddar)
and then Irish coffee and After Eight mints
Note: Stilton tended to be available only in the more expensive section of the restaurant.
The most frequently ordered meal, even as late as the 1980s, was prawn cocktail, steak and Black Forest gateau.[11] This is sometimes called the Great British Meal. As Simon Hopkinson and Lindsey Bareham note in their 1997 book The Prawn Cocktail Years, "cooked as it should be, this much derided and often ridiculed dinner is still something very special indeed".[12]
In the Red Dwarf episode "Better Than Life", Holly notes that even though loneliness weighs heavily on us all, "Personally, the only thing that keeps me going is the thought that we are over 60 billion miles away from the nearest Berni Inn."
The restaurants were also mentioned in the Only Fools and Horses episodes "Yesterday Never Comes", where Del takes his date, "Go West Young Man" and "Fatal Extraction".
There is a scene, with an accompanying song lyrics in the made-for-TV film That Day We Sang by Victoria Wood, first aired on Boxing Day 2014, depicting a Berni Inn in 1969.
In the novel Clever Girl, by Tessa Hadley, the narrator writes that when she was a child in the early 1960s, her mother took her to a Berni Inn for dinner to celebrate the mother's birthday; however, this "was a waste" as "overawed and stubborn, I wouldn't eat a thing."[13]
There is a scene set in a Berni Inn in the 2010 film Made in Dagenham and the 2014 musical which is based on it.
The restaurant was mentioned by Gordon Ramsay in S05E05 of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, "The Priory",and "Moore Place".
Berni Inn is mentioned by fictional chat show host Alan Partridge in an episode of his radio show Knowing Me, Knowing You. While interviewing a fictional French Michelin Star chef, Partridge speculates on a collaboration between Berni Inn and Peter Ustinov called "Pete and Berni's Philosophical Steakhouse," apparently mistaking the surname "Berni" for a first name. The joke was repeated when the radio show converted to television and became the hit TV series Knowing Me, Knowing You. Alan Partridge also asked the chef on his chat show if he was jealous that he had only one restaurant and Berni Inn had thousands.
^ "Welcome to haute cuisine: how Berni boys brought dining out to the masses". MansfieldPeople. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ a b "Aldo Berni". Oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ a b c d "Brothers Frank and Aldo Berni revolutionised how we ate out with their 'Temperance Bars'". Western Daily Press. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ "Berni Inn Newsletter". Retronaut. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.
^ "Berni Inn newsletter". Flickr. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ "The Lady with the Keys". Flickr. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ Chas Newkey-Burden (19 April 2012). Heston Blumenthal - The Biography of the World's Most Brilliant Master Chef. John Blake Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-84358-428-5.
^ "Aldo Berni". Oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ "Frank Berni". Telegraph.co.uk. 12 July 2000. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ Nigel Slater. "Nigel Slater serves up a second helping from his new book, Eating for England". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^ "The Berni Inn meal". Goforanenglish.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ "The Prawn Cocktail Years". Lindseybareham.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
^ Hadley, Tessa (2015). Clever Girl. New York: Harper Perennial. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-06-228288-0.
^ In the 'Series one: Episode six' episode of Harry Enfield and Chums, when Tim-Nice-But-Dim is asked what he did after he left school he states that he was picked up by his parents and taken to Berni Inn where he had chips, steak and salad but no beetroot.
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Out Lunchtime Trivia Question for the day is a fitting one for a hot summer afternoon when we put to you the following: In the summer, Canadians, on average, do this 2 times a week. What is it?
There were many answers but according to the ipsos poll that was done the answer is: Barbecue!


I don't get this whole Spider-man 2099 craze that's going on right now. He's a character who hasn't been cool in what 10-15 years? But still, there he is in the new Spider-Man game.
Oh yeah, the new Spider-man game! Activision officially announced the Beenox developed Spider-man: Edge of Time this morning. The game places players in the role of both the original webhead and the 2099 version as they try to correct a serious error in the time-stream; the death of Peter Parker.
Reportedly, the game has a "cause and effect" style gameplay, where something that happens in one time period will effect the other. More on the game is expected to be announced at Wondercon in San Francisco this week.


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The Frightened Class
Brownstone - BY THOMAS HARRINGTON OCTOBER 19, 2021
They're all around us, especially those of us who live in relatively prosperous metropolitan neighborhoods in the US or Western Europe. Despite being—at least in material terms—among the most fortunate people who have ever walked the earth, they are very scared. And they want you to be very frightened too.
Indeed, many of them see your refusal to be as frightened as they are about life's inevitable risks as a grave problem which entitles them and their often powerful and influential fellow travelers to recur to all manner of authoritarian practices to ensure that you adhere to their increasingly neurotic view of reality.
This tendency has been in full bloom lately as the people who have sat safely behind their laptops during the last 20 months have harangued and threatened those who have been out on job sites and meatpacking plants mixing freely with others and the virus, to internalize their own obsessions.
And when these supposedly ignorant others—whose storehouse of empirical evidence about the dangers of the virus easily outstrips that of the lap toppers—refuse to buckle to the demand to be scared, they are met with all sorts of opprobrium.
Viewed in historical terms, it's an odd phenomenon.
For most of recorded time prosperity and education have been the gateway to a life of relative freedom from worry. But now, the people who most enjoy these benefits are, it seems, wracked with anxiety and, in the not infrequent way of many people suffering that plague, and hellbent on sharing their misery with others.
The point here is not to belittle the very real costs of anxiety in the lives of many people, nor to dismiss it as a real public health concern. Rather, it is to ask how and why it is proliferating so rapidly among those who, at least on the surface, have less reason than the vast majority of their fellow human beings to suffer from it.
There are, I think, a number of possible explanations.
One way of explaining the phenomenon is in the context of income inequality and its devastating effects on the shape and size of the upper-middle class, and those who still believe they have a realistic chance of joining its ranks. Those who have "made it" into that sub-group are deeply cognizant of the unstable nature of their status in a world of corporate buyouts and rampant layoffs. And they worry that they may not be able to provide their children with the ability to retain what they see, rightly or wrongly, as the only real version of the good life.
Thus, when the people way up on top made the decision following September 11th to make the inducement of fear the cornerstone of political mobilization in an increasingly post-political and post-communal society, they found a ready reserve of support in this anxious if an also relatively prosperous cohort of the population.
And after two decades of having their already anxious inner selves massaged daily by a steady drumbeat of fear (and a diet of Trump as Hitler for dessert) both they and their children fell like ripe fruit into the hands of those that wanted to sell them on the "unprecedented" threat posed by a disease that leaves 99.75% of its victims wonderfully alive.
Adding another layer to this general phenomenon is the increasing isolation of our educated classes from "physicality" in both their work and communal lives.
Thomas Harrington. How did our society become so Fearful?, Video - Epoch Times
Until the 1990s it was virtually impossible for anyone other than the richest of the rich not to have any active or passive acquaintance with the world of physical work. Indeed, for the first three or four decades after World War II many of those who could financially afford to relieve their children of this acquaintance with physical work often did not do so, as they believed that knowing what it meant to sweat, ache, be crushingly bored and, not infrequently, humiliated during the course of the day was essential to gaining a more rounded and empathetic understanding of the human condition.
All that ended when the financialization of the economy and the rise of the internet made what Christopher Lasch presciently termed the "rebellion of the elites a much more palpable possibility."
For example, very few of my students have ever worked during their summers in anything other than office jobs, often procured through family connections. They thus have little understanding, and hence little empathy, of just how brutal and demeaning daily work can be for so many people.
This alienation from the physical can also be seen in family life. The predominant and seldom challenged edict of "go where the money is"—a virtual religion for those seeking upward advancement in US culture—has meant that large numbers of children now grow up far away from their extended families. However, we seldom talk about the built-in costs of subscribing to this ethos.
To talk with and listen to grandparents, uncles, and aunts on a regular basis and in person is very different from seeing these people in occasional choreographed holiday rituals, or from time to time on Zoom. In the first instance, the child is inserted into a milieu that, for better or worse, structures his understanding of how the world works and forces him to recognize his relationship to both the past, other people and their individual stories.
Might they decide later, for very good reasons, to break for this particular network of narratives? Of course. But when they do so they will at least carry within the idea of a stable and rooted identity as a life goal, something that my discussions with students over the last decade have led me to believe many of them no longer see as a possibility, or even a need.
The increasing distance between those working within the antiseptic confines of the information economy and those still earning their keep with their bodies has, moreover, led many of the former group into a state of enormous confusion regarding the distinction between words and deeds.
To work in academia, as I have for the last three decades, is to be surrounded by people who truly believe that the words one exchanges with others are as existentially weighty and consequential as physical assaults upon the body. This not only shows how few of them have ever been in a real brawl but how blind they are to the fundamental role that physical violence and/or the looming threat of its use has always played in the game of coercing the many to bend to the will of the few.
And this is why so many of them, parroting the moralizing, if factually tenuous, talking points supplied to them by a deeply corrupt media establishment, are so nonplussed about the physical assaults upon people's bodies now taking place in the name of "fighting Covid." It is also why a disturbing number of those whom they teach truly believe that hearing someone utter a critique against an ideological construct that another person told them was good and correct is much more problematic than forcing someone to be injected with an experimental drug under the threat of losing their livelihood.
But perhaps the most significant reason for the rise of the Frightened Class is modern consumer culture's assault upon the millenary practice of providing the young with what Joseph Campbell called "adequate mythic instruction." For Campbell, myths are, above all, a means of inoculating the young against the angst of knowing we are all destined for decrepitude and death, as well as much inflicted cruelty during that march toward oblivion.
These stories, he suggests, show the young how others have confronted their fears in the past and have learned to find meaning and coherence in the apparent absurdity of their situations. They drive home the message that there is nothing approaching vital plenitude and significant psychological growth without the repeated assumption of risk and a constant engagement with fear. In short, they instill in the young the idea that they are by no means alone in their existential dilemmas.
From the point of view of consumer culture, however, a mythically-anchored person; that is, someone able to place their present struggles in a broad, coherent, and historically-informed perspective, is a very troubling thing.
Because such people are much less amenable to the mostly fear-based pitches that drive the production and consumption of the often nonessential goods upon which the system depends for its continued growth and expansion. If an adolescent has heard stories that underscore the ubiquity of awkward feelings among people of his age, and how so many before them passed through these difficulties and became stronger and wiser, then he is much less likely to pine for the purchase of the "solution" to the problem proffered to him by commercial entities.
It has been said that, over time, we tend to "become what we do." It seems that after orchestrating campaign after campaign of fear on behalf of the truly powerful, the "literate" comfortable classes have come to believe their own schtick to the point where they have trouble understanding, or even tolerating, those who have always consumed their mercenarily-produced fear porn with a large helping of salt.
Worse yet, these self-frightened elites seem to think they can now remedy their lack of credibility with those living outside their grim prison of angst by simply amping up the volume on the scare machine. I suspect they might be in for a bigger and much more "physical" set of responses than they ever imagined could come their way.
Thomas Harrington is an essayist and Professor of Hispanic Studies at Trinity College in Hartford (USA) who specializes in Iberian movements of national identity Contemporary Catalan culture.


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Portland Center Stage "Blue's Rendezvous: A Night on the Bayou" Raises $421,175
by Elisa Klein | Jun 1, 2012 | Events, Features
Portland, May 5th. Portland Center Stage hosted its annual gala and this year's theme, Blue's Rendezvous: A Night on the Bayou, was inspired by the soul and history of the blues. Guests included: Ryan Taylor, Angela Taylor, Zach Stepp, Dave Lofland, Briana Gonzales, and Tom Barreto. (Photo Credit, Joni Photo)
Co Chairs, John Taylor, Barbara West, and Tasca and Paul Gulick.
It was truly a "House Rent Boogie," which, in blues slang, connotes a party thrown to help support a good cause, raising a gross total of $421,175 – Portland Center Stage's 2nd highest grossing gala of all time.
Auctioneer Johnna Wells and Emcee Rodney Hicks, who is returning to the PCS stage from his last gig as Curly in Oklahoma!
The night began with cocktails and entertainment at the Alligator Bayou Bar, located in the Pearl Garage. Following that, dinner was catered by Art of Catering and served in the Meyer Memorial Trust Lobby and Mezzanine of the Gerding Theater at the Armory.
Singer LaRhonda Steele belts it out (top).
Terry Ness dances at the Armory and PCS Board Member, Chrys Martin dances with her husband, Jack Pessia.
Swamp-like décor adorns the dinner tables inside the historic Armory.
Lisa Mann performs.
Special Guests Dan Wheetman, Chic Street Man, and Mississippi Charles Bevel perform.
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PCS Board Member, Evie Crowell (right) and her daughter Kim.
Guests at the Live Auction hold up their bid cards during the Special Appeal.
The Live Auction included 14 packages, ranging from fine wine collections to vacation deals in Bali, Costa Rica, and Hawaii, to Timbers Box tickets. Following the auction was the House of Blues after party with music by King Louie & Friends, Lisa Mann, and LaRhonda Steele, dessert, and sparkling brut from Argyle.
From Portland Center Stage:
Making a home in the Gerding Theater at the Armory since 2006, PCS has emerged as one of country's top regional theaters, producing a dynamic mix of classical, musical, contemporary and premiere works. PCS is also proud to fill the Armory every summer with the nationally acclaimed JAW: A Playwright's Festival. Last year's JAW drew 2,645 event attendees and 94 participating writers, directors, actors, and other artists.
Portland Center Stage couldn't be more excited about its lineup for their 25th anniversary season. To highlight a few shows, audiences will begin the season with the dark masterpiece of American musical theatre, Sweeney Todd, move on to experience Shakespeare at his most magical and imaginative in A Midsummer Night's Dream, travel through a harrowing journey alongside an award-winning war photographer through The Body of an American, get to know the original Portland foodie with the new play I Love to Eat and get a glimpse of Portland through the eyes of comedy whiz Lauren Weedman with the World Premiere of The People's Republic of Portland.


Willenhall, West Midlands, 23rd January 2014 – CS Labels have received the ISO 14001 accreditation for the implementation of its official Environmental Management System. The certificate confirms CS Labels enhanced awareness of environmental issues, and recognises the label producer's efforts to reduce the impact of its activities on the environment.
•Xeikon digital printing presses produce no hazardous emissions of VOCs (Volatile organic compounds), they don't use any process water, so don't cause any water pollution.
•Digital label printing is overall much greener than traditional methods. It uses less raw materials, energy and water.
•CS labels encourage customers to only 'buy what they need' whilst still keeping costs low. This minimises storage space.
•Digital print requires no lengthy set up runs so no excess waste.
•CS Labels will reduce their percentage of energy usage per value of turnover year on year.
•Internal processes that impact the environment are constantly re-evaluated and improved where applicable. For example, the frequency of ordering toner has been reduced which lowers shipping 'air miles' and the amount of order processing time and energy.
•Employees are well versed on ecological issues such as recycling, sensible use of water, heating and lighting and general concern about their 'carbon footprint'.
CS Labels Ltd is an award winning European market leader for digital self-adhesive labels and packaging. The largest digital label printer in Europe using Xeikon technology, CS labels works with organisations of all sizes from large global FMCG, Pharmaceutical and Chemical companies to SME's and start-up niche businesses in Food and Drink. Family owned and run since 1976, CS Labels employs 34 people and is based in Willenhall, West Midlands, United Kingdom.


Senior Brooke Pahukoa piled up 34 points and eight rebounds as the Vikings (20-7) reached the state semifinals for the first time in school history with a dominating victory over the Conquerors (19-7). Pahukoa supplied 22 points as the Vikings built a 34-18 halftime lead.
Lake Stevens moved on to face WesCo 4A North Division state semifinal on Friday at 7:15 p.m. It will be the third meeting of the season between the two divisional rivals.
Arlington won the first meeting 77-51 on Dec. 8 at home and then Lake Stevens came back for a 55-41 triumph on its home floor on Jan. 25.
Kentwood, led by Sarah Toeaina's 16 points, faces Gonzaga Prep (22-4) in a loser-out consolation game on Friday at 12:15 p.m. Jenny Johnson led the Conks with 10 rebounds.
Pahukoa, who is headed to Boise State with her twin sister Brittney, hit 13 of 24 field goals and 7 of 8 free throws in almost 30 minutes of action.


The running joke (in the Internet marketing world) is that the "g" in the Google+ logo stands for "ghost town." But you shouldn't say that out loud, because – despite the painful accuracy of the comment – Google is still the most powerful search engine juggernaut in the history of planet Earth. So it behooves us to learn how to "play nice" with our friend Mother Google.
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1. Go to "Google My Business".
Once you're set up, there are some specific strategies I recommend you follow, such as these strategies for Google+, and these strategies for Social Media in general. But perhaps the greatest beauty in all of this is the fact that THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE MUCH WORK. Zero $$, minimal time investment, and high return on investment. Yes, I'm thinking this is a pretty good recommendation for you to pursue.
Meanwhile, here's one more parting tip that I think you'll appreciate. (And it's 100 times easier than it may sound, so don't be intimidated.) Go to the "options" setting up your website browser (Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.) and adjust the "home page" settings so that your new "Google My Business" dashboard page opens up every time you open your browser.


I ran across a list of easy beauty tips in the February 2013 edition of O Magazine. Here are a few I thought would be fun to share.
Lip Amplifier - Run a liquid highlighter along the bottom edge of your mouth and over your Cupid's bow to make your lips look fuller.
Style Reviver - Dry shampoo instantly absorbs the excess oil that makes hair fall flat. Spritz it at your roots, particularly along your part and at your hairline. Let it sit for a few minutes, then brush through.
And here are a couple fun tips from Woman's Day January 2013 issue. These are "odd family beauty secrets."
"My grandmother taught me to curl my hair using only bobby pins." Pin curls are still an effective way to get natural-looking waves. After washing and drying your hair, take one-inch pieces, spin each one away from your face until it spirals up to your scalp, and pin it in place with bobby pins. The longer the curls set, the more pronounced they will be. Thirty minutes gets you some loose waves.
"My mom used lipstick on her cheeks, and I do the same!" This is a great way to create a realistic hue. Use a shade in a cream formula that mimics your natural flush. The trick to applying: don't swipe the color on directly. Instead apply to the back of your hand to warm the lipstick, then tap with your finger onto the apple of your cheeks and blend.


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ASU earns Premier School recruiting status with Ford Motor Company
Posted by Terry Grant | Jun 15, 2016 | From the Magazine, Outreach
Troy Buhr, an ASU mechanical engineering senior, is one of three Fulton Schools students participating in the Ford Motor Company Internship Program this summer. Photo courtesy of Troy Buhr.
ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is now numbered among Ford Motor Company's 22 top-ranked schools, designated Premier Schools, for recruiting initiatives. Ford actively recruits from 52 schools and six professional organizations in an effort to attract a diverse range of candidates for its summer internship and Ford College Graduate (FCG) programs. ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business also ranks in the top tier, along with MIT, Notre Dame, Purdue and University of California-Berkeley.
These top schools do well on Ford's school decision matrix, which includes criteria like school quality, top external ranking, competitiveness and high completion rates.
Acquiring Premier School status brings with it additional funding for Career Services, increased Ford-sponsored campus activities and a designated recruiting team, which for ASU includes Armando C. Chacon, Ford Motor Company Electrical Integration Manager. Chacon received his Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from ASU.
Michael Thompson, a mechanical engineering doctoral student, is spending his fourth consecutive summer at Ford operations in Michigan. Photo courtesy of Michael Thompson.
"One of the things that makes Fulton Schools such an attractive recruitment source is that students are so active in automotive engineering organizations," explained Chacon. "Involvement with programs like Formula SAE give students opportunities to work in teams and develop problem-solving and leadership skills. ASU's programs are among the best in terms of recruitment." Formula SAE is a student design competition organized by SAE International (formerly known as the Society of Automotive Engineers).
Ford Summer Internship Program
The Ford Summer Internship Program provides students with hands-on, career-specific experience during summer break. Students are engaged in networking and educational activities throughout their internship to gain exposure to senior level management.
Mechanical engineering senior Samuel Mokdad is interning this summer at the Ford Motor Company Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn, Mich. Photo courtesy of Samuel Mokdad.
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering currently has three participants in Ford's Summer Internship Program — Troy Buhr and Samuel Mokdad, who both will be mechanical engineering seniors this fall, and Michael Thompson, a mechanical engineering doctoral student spending his fourth consecutive summer at Ford operations in Dearborn, Mich. Three students from ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business programs also are interning at Ford this summer.
Ford College Graduate Program
During the first several years of employment at Ford, FCGs are rotated through a variety of job assignments designed to strengthen skills and provide rapid exposure to a range of departments. Upon completion of the program, the FCG participant "graduates" and is placed within his or her home department to continue building a career at Ford.
Nicolas Corrales, an ASU 2014 Distinguished Graduate in mechanical engineering who earned his mechanical engineering master's last year, joined the Ford team in September. He started his rotations with a month on the assembly line floor, which is standard for all FCG employees, according to Corrales. He is now on his second rotation, which is giving him an opportunity to work in computational fluid dynamics on HVAC systems, an assignment that matches his master's program.
He's enjoying his experience so much that he's joined the Ford recruiting team. "I had a great experience at ASU," Corrales said, "and see this as a way to continue my connections to the faculty and students."
Terry Grant, theresa.grant@asu.edu
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Blythswood lambs from the Ongerup property of Robert and the late David Hooper, have won the family's second WAMMCO Producer of the Month title in two years – for February 2008.
Blythswood also won the award in October, 2006 with a return of $79.42 per head for 151 SAMM Merino cross lambs weighing an average of 24.79 kg.
This year's title was for 378 SAMM/Merino cross lambs with an average carcase weight of 23.86 kg for an average per head of $83.90.
Robert Hooper said he and wife Kylee were carrying on the lamb enterprise with little change to the formula started by his father eight years ago when he purchased rams from the Gracefield stud of Rocco de Bellis at Katanning, to become one of the first commercial users of SAMM rams in WA.
"We continue to achieve good results with Gracefield rams, and we are still mating in November/December and weaning about 1200 crossbred lambs onto lucerne paddocks," Robert said.
Mike Moore of Landmark Gnowangerup is responsible for negotiating supply arrangements for the Blythswood lambs to WAMMCO at Katanning.
A feedlot built on the property two years ago has yet to be used because the lucerne paddocks have sustained the annual crop of lambs.
About one third of the 5,000 Merino ewes on the Ongerup property are mated to Gracefield SAMMS and the remainder to Merinos.
"We select the older ewes for mating to SAMMS for greater ease of lambing, and are lucky to have keen staff to assist with the lamb enterprise," Robert said.
About 800 hectares of lucerne is grown and grazed on a five year rotation as part of a 3,300 ha annual wheat/canola/barley cropping program.
"There are no plans to increase the cropping 'mix' at this stage because we regard our sheep enterprise as valuable 'protection,'" Robert said.
He also continues to diversify with his Blythswood Transport business.


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Man arrested on suspicion of shooting and…
Man arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing 2 roommates in Big Bear City
By Robert Gundran | rgundran@scng.com |
PUBLISHED: December 3, 2019 at 6:23 pm | UPDATED: December 3, 2019 at 6:24 pm
A man was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of shooting and killing two people in Big Bear City on Monday afternoon.
Ralph Meneses, 41, of Big Bear City, is suspected of shooting and killing 66-year-old Cynthia Kilough and 35-year-old Jeffrey Tiner, both also of Big Bear City, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
Deputies responded to the 500 block of West Sherwood Boulevard just after 1:20 p.m. after receiving a call from Meneses claiming he shot Kilough and Tiner after they attacked him.
Meneses, Kilough and Tiner were roommates, the Sheriff's Department said.
Tiner was found dead inside the residence, and Kilough was pronounced dead after she was transported to a local hospital, authorities said. Meneses had puncture wounds on his midsection, but did not go to the hospital.
The Sheriff's Department said detectives determined that Meneses, Kilough and Tiner were involved in an argument, which turned into a physical assault.
"During the incident, Meneses shot and killed Kilough and Tiner," officials said in a statement. "It was later determined that Meneses' wounds were self-inflicted."
Meneses was arrested on suspicion of murder at 4:15 a.m. on Friday and booked into the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino.
Man fatally shot in Riverside while riding bike
Man arrested in shooting in Moreno Valley
Police investigating shooting in Montclair apartment complex that left 1 dead
Roaches, rodents, sewage: Restaurant closures, inspections in Riverside County, Jan. 10-17
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Update: Corona man, 90, who had been missing is found and is safe


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    </head>
    <body>
        <form action="PersonalInf.java" method="post">
            <input type="text" name="id" placeholder="Id" >
            <input type="text" name="nombre" placeholder="Nombre" >
            <input type="text" name="apellido" placeholder="Apellido">
            <input type="text" name="sexo" placeholder="Sexo">
            <input type="number" name="edad" placeholder="Edad">
            <button type="submit">Enviar</button>
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

y aqui dejo el codigo de hibernate:
/*
 * To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
 * To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
 * and open the template in the editor.
 */
package Controlador;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel;
import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import org.hibernate.Query;
import org.hibernate.Session;
import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
import org.hibernate.Transaction;
import  Modelo.*;

/**
 *
 * @author Aldo
 */
public class Funcion {

    public void altaUsuarios(PersonalInf user){

        SessionFactory sesion= NewHibernateUtil.getSessionFactory();
        Session session;
        session=sesion.openSession();
        Transaction tx=session.beginTransaction();
        session.save (user);
        tx.commit();
        session.close();
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Insertado correctamente");
    }
}

A: Mi sugerencia es que si estas trabajando con hibernate uses JPA 2 y apliques las plantillas thymeleaf o jsp. SpringBoot. Aqui te dejo un par de ejemplos que me sirvieron a mi cuando empece con hibernate.
ejemplo 1
ejemplo 2
ejemplo 3

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On Wednesday, I wrote a short thought on whether the conventional wisdom around how elite athletes "expire" and fade with age may be outdated. Seems to me that we hear a lot more about older athletes succeeding, and even dominating, than before.
However, I was well aware of the potential for confirmation and survivor bias in how my perception was shaped, and so I asked you if you'd be interested in providing some data and helping either refute or confirm that hypothesis.
And boy did you respond. You folk are great, really. I now have a crack "team" of five people, with a mix of skills, research and data wise, who are going to help look into this. One of you, Roni (I'll introduce you properly soon), provided this, among a few other charts.
It shows the average ages of medal winners in various Olympic events over time, women on the left, men on the right.
For now, this is purely descriptive. So I'm not going to attempt to offer any insights or thoughts, but feel free to spot some patterns! But what Roni has done is quickly provide a database and we'll now put our collective heads together and explore it, do "proper stats", search for context and patterns and significant changes, and in time, we'll get some papers and a good few articles out of it.
The internet done good! Thanks for your amazing interaction on this one, and keep your eyes and ears open for more insight in the future!
I'm showing my bias here, and also revealing that I've had a busy enough week that all I've read research wise are papers on rugby and concussion, since that's what I'm primarily working on these days.
But the paper of interest is this one, by the University College Dublin group, led by Brian Caulfield, first authored by William Johnston, and supported by the IRFU, published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine earlier this year.
It's called "Association of Dynamic Balance with Sports-Related Concussion: A Prospective Cohort Study", and what they did was to follow 109 elite rugby players over the course of a season and then associate concussions during that season to the player's previously measured performance during a dynamic balance test.
The main finding, which has potential clinical relevance, was that if a player had sub-optimal balance performance, their risk of concussion was 2.8-fold higher than if balance was deemed optimal.
When we studied risk factors for head injury, we found that a ball carrier who was either unsighted or off balance (usually because of a previous tackle) was much more likely to be injured than one who had sight and was prepared for contact. So I think the balance and control issue works both ways, and logically, improving it will help prevent concussion.
The novel aspect was that they didn't just measure the normal outcome of the Balance test, which is reach distance. Instead, they measured balance control using inertial sensors, which allow them to track how 'smoothly' the test is performed, not just a crude outcome. And this control/subtle performance ends up being the variable that differed most between concussed and non-concussed players (whereas the normal reach distance did not). Generally any addition to a test or screen that makes the test 'harder' to pass, or that can more accurately quantify "mistakes" (like wobbling or imbalance during this test) will increase the positive predictive value of the test (which means the test is more likely to identify cases of concussion, in this case), provided its a reliable measure.
There are, as with any research study, questions and improvements for future studies to build upon. Sample size, confounders that you can't always control for, that kind of thing. In this one, they tracked 109 players, a good start, and they have 21 concussions in that group. So of course more numbers will make stronger foundations and recommendations in future.
There's also a theoretical confounder when a player has a previous history of concussion BEFORE the balance test. Does this affect their result, so that maybe you're seeing the effect of prior concussion on balance performance and future concussion? The good thing in this study is that they controlled for this , and their stats model suggests it doesn't – there was no significant interaction between previous concussion and balance performance. Again, more numbers would help grow confidence in this finding.
And then I'd have liked to see them report the Positive and Negative Predictive Value, rather than sensitivity and specificity, mainly because you'd be using this test not to diagnose concussion after it's happened, but rather to predict its occurrence in the future.
But those issues aside, concussion prevention is the name of the game, and while World Rugby have changed the rules to help reduce their incidence, if players and coaches can be equipped with evidence-based reasons to improve certain physical performances, then that is good. And while one can say it's a one-season study, needs expansion etc., there is no downside in exploring how dynamic balance can be improved in rugby players as a way to reduce concussions. Time may be the only cost, but that's where this research leads.
So I think it's really interesting, and complements a growing body of research showing that "sensorimotor control" is a big contributor to concussion risk. World Rugby recently employed Dr Mike Hislop to help rol out an injury prevention programmed called "Activate" (he did his PhD on it, with the RFU), and that is intended to target similar attributes to reduce concussion (and other injury risk).
So this is where we need to go in future, and the more people do research in this area, the better.
This was an interesting piece, and it made some good arguments. It talks about the savage vitriol that is directed at coaches and players when their (football) teams "underperform", and the culture that has contributed to a dramatic lowering of the tone among fans.
This is not unique to football in England. You see it in increasingly partisan politics of Trump, Brexit. In sport, it happened recently after the opening round of the Six Nations. I stupidly glanced at Twitter a few hours after Ireland lost to England and it was full of "told you sos" and self-righteous idiocy led by "I'm always right about people and things I don't even know" Ewan McKenna, with a chorus of people whose mindset seems to be that if you lose one game, it negates 18 months of performances.
Ireland were soundly beaten, to be sure, and the matter should give them some concern because unless they find a way around the England method that denied them time and their wrap-around pass move (which will be used by other teams, though perhaps not as capably), they'll be found out again. But that doesn't delete previous success. As though when Djokovic loses a couple of matches in the next six months, it will wipe out that he dominated the Australian Open and the US Open before that. It's bizarre.
How rugby fans (and even expert pundits, like Austin Healy last week) react to things like dangerous play and referee decisions. The number of times people have said "Oh, if that was a South African player you'd have no problem with it" is incredible to me. Fool. Do you really think everyone is so biased by their nationalism that they share your incapacity to think for yourself?
It astonishes me how what is basically a co-incidence of latitude and longitude (or chromosomes) can totally change the way so many people interpret the same set of facts. It's like a flag drops down and interferes with the handful of synapses in their brains. And don't get me wrong, patriotism is great, supporting your team and country is great, but when it loads your opinion so much that you ignore your own eyes just because you happened to be born in X and identify as X, that bemuses me.
So this article makes some strong points in that regard. The only criticism I have is that I think it falls foul of a bit of confirmation bias to create a straw man argument. I don't think most fans of any club think their coach is a fraud, and they don't put nooses around player's necks. I don't even think "many" do. I think there's a minority, maybe 5%, who scream so loudly that it makes anyone who is attuned to it over-estimate the true scale of the issue. But on the reasons and explanations, it's bang on.
It's like the Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule, except Social media loads it more like 95/5. 5% of the people carry 95% of the 'inertia' of a given debate. I guess it's the same as in the service industry – those who are satisfied stay silent, those who are not tear it down.
I've met and known a few architects in my life, and I find what they do really interesting. A blend of creativity and structure. So I enjoyed this interesting piece about skyscrapers in New York taking on new dimensions – needle-like towers. A zoning policy allows a developer to buy the unused "air rights" of adjacent buildings and add them to theirs, and then build higher. Form follows finance, it says in the article.
That's all for the week. Next week I'm off to London and then Switzerland, for work related meetings. I'll try to share some of what that involves at some point in the future, though probably not in the next month or so. Something will up come though, and I look forward to our interactions on it!


The Science 140 book, A Neutron Walks Into a Bar, is available online and in bookshops across Ireland now (RRP €10.40).
Our book contains thousands of science and nature facts, descriptions, poems, biographies, jokes and experiments - all in less than 140 characters (tweet sized). It's the perfect coffee-table / toilet book for the science geek, pub quiz merchant or anyone wanting to update their "useless information bank".
Buy one, buy fifty. But most importantly, by purchasing A Neutron Walks Into A Bar, you will be helping fund research projects with Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.


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Mit Spinnenpflanze werden mehrere Pflanzen bezeichnet:

 Arachnitis uniflora, eine weitgehend unterirdisch lebende Pflanze Südamerikas
 Cleome spinosa, oder Spinnenblume, eine einjährige Garten- oder Balkonpflanze.

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text:
L&C Board of Trustees Announces College's Sixth President
Article by: Laura Inlow, L&C Media Services, linlow@lc.edu
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College will welcome its sixth president – Dr. Ken Trzaska – to campus this fall.
The L&C Board of Trustees unanimously approved the contract for the new president at a special meeting Wednesday, June 3, via Zoom.
"The presidential search process has been a semester-long team effort to find the right fit," said L&C Board Chair David Heyen. "We believe Dr. Trzaska is the team-oriented leader Lewis and Clark needs to move forward."
L&C worked with The Pauly Group and a Presidential Search Committee composed of faculty, staff and community members to review applicants. Students, faculty, staff and community members had multiple opportunities this spring to share their priorities for a new president and got the chance to meet and provide feedback on the three finalists, including Trzaska, via a series of Zoom meetings in May.
Trzaska will start his new role Sept. 21.
"Lewis and Clark has a strong history of serving students and community at the highest levels. This is important to me," Trzaska said. "I notice that the realities before us today require a new level of readiness and creativity for educational change and in how we embrace the ideas of educational accessibility and functionality for everyone. Community colleges are essential to this focus and charge."
Trzaska comes to Lewis and Clark from Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas, where he has served as president since 2015.
His legacy there includes the development of a progressive and inclusive strategic plan called Moving Seward Forward, which utilizes interdepartmental "mover teams" to promote team-driven strategic advancement for the college; a $6 million capital campaign that funded two new facilities on campus and other strategic campus projects; and the introduction of innovative student access models such as Blendflex courses, which aim at reducing barriers that interfere with attaining an education.
Trzaska also currently serves as president of the Community College Council of Presidents and co-chair of the System Council of Presidents.
For more than 23 years, he has served in executive leadership and faculty roles at small, medium and large colleges and universities in urban, suburban and rural communities.
Trzaska began his career in the corporate world in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and began teaching English and working at a writing center at a community college in suburban Chicago. He occasionally speaks at colleges and organizations nationally and has published op-eds on community colleges in the Washington Post and The Hechinger Report.
In 2019, Trzaska was recognized as a Man of Distinction and in April 2020 as Liberal Area Coalition for Families' Community Champion in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield. An Eagle Scout, he received the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America in 2018 for inclusive leadership and support of the local council. Other awards include Michigan's annual Governor's Connect award in 2014 for his work as co-founder of an Entrepreneurial Center for Innovation and Development.
Trzaska earned a Doctor of Education in Education Policy and Organization Leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His master's degree is in English from the College of St. Rose, and he earned an Institute for Educational Management (IEM) Certification from Harvard University's College of Education and Harvard Program for College Presidents. He also has a Bachelor of Science in English from the State University of New York College at Brockport.
His initial contract will begin on his start date and run through June 30, 2024. It includes an annual salary of $205,000, in addition to a compensation package which includes paid leave, an 8.5 percent contribution to the State University Retirement System (SURS), employee and family health and dental insurance benefits, long-term disability and term life insurance.
Trzaska is the successor to Dr. Dale Chapman, who served as the college's fifth president from 1992-2020.
"As your next president, I am excited to be part of the next chapter in the story of Lewis and Clark, to promote and lead the balance of service to students, community, and our internal campus team in purposeful, inspiring and bold ways," Trzaska said.


In order to "hit the ground running" in 2016, plant managers and sales managers need to evaluate how their business needs are changing and how their customers' business needs are changing in order to stay competitive this year.
Woodworking manufacturing companies need to be aware of the shift in how companies and customers make buying decisions. More often, companies are looking to purchase products produced in their entirety as opposed to component parts. These same customers and companies also expect a quick turn-around when it comes to delivery.
This method of purchasing has shifted as a result of a weaker economy. Businesses are spending money on attracting new, profitable clients and they're spending more on marketing to create programs that increase brand or company awareness.
Now, businesses are working off cash flow, which means they're ordering the number of items required and they are no longer ordering extra. Businesses are no longer keeping warehouses full of inventory and fewer companies are ordering component parts since they now want completed items that are shipped by the manufacturer.
Businesses who fail to adapt to the changing purchasing patterns risk failing as a business in this competitive environment. Take time now to make a plan for 2016 so your company can compete with the businesses adapting to this change in purchasing patterns.
As a team, examine your company's strengths and weaknesses, and then plan around those. As a business owners or managers, you need to do whatever possible to compete in this increasingly competitive market.
When it comes to your purchasing patterns, make 2016 work for you. If you have questions about changing your purchasing patterns, call Philip Bibeau of WPMA at 978.874.5445 for additional information.


Art – A World of Change!
Painting is one of the oldest forms of expression. Art is both visual and philosophical. The emphasis varies from one era to another, but at any given moment they are combined, developed and exploited by individual artists. Impressionism was about artists seeing the world through their own eyes. Expressionism was about communicating feeling.
Such artistic ideas and their development have impacted upon, changed the direction and influenced the modern interpretation and contemporary outlook of what art represents. This being achieved through experimentation, a new analysis of artistic forms and shape.
These innovations emphasized and revealed a fresh interpretation of the sense of movement, energy, colour, emotion and direction within Art. It may be said that Art's contribution enables one to see in a much more humane and universal way.
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Art and form are linked with function and nature, with feeling and seeing, with emotion and the relationship between the observed and men and women's particular unique situations and particular environmental circumstances; and their reaction to and interaction with it.
Art is constantly evolving and has been ever since the very beginning when prehistoric artists began to paint on the walls of caves.
That which has changed, through each differing age, is the way in which artists perceive and interpret art's purpose within the world that surrounds them.
Art is nothing more than a way of seeing! What the hell does that mean?
Roger Eliot Fry claimed that with the development of language human's began to perceive things in terms of concepts.
With the use of vocabulary such as "eye", "neck", and "leg" that appeared to concentrate human's intellectual attention on each separate portion of the object seen.
In so doing this prevented men and women from taking a broader view of perceiving the whole at a glance.
Over time it is artists' outlooks and limitations which have changed and not the form. Naturally the process within every age, the "seeing-eye" observes in a way which is partly determined by the prevailing changing conditions, environment and the technology present.
Art – Lost and Found. Fact or Fiction?
© Grotta dei Cervi, Italy, c. 6,000-5,000 B.C.E.
© Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, India, c. 28,000 B.C.E.
Human development in painting and sculpture, especially the understanding of art and form is definitely not a function of a diagrammatic mind-image. It is a descriptive record observed with the swiftness of a camera's snapshot.
It would appear almost at some point as if in a momentary lapse as though civilization had somehow been robbed of their powers of "seeing" and observing. In some unexplained unknown fashion the later activities of human thinking and feeling appear to have been deadened sensory visualization.
It is only after an inward looking struggle lasting many centuries were humans enabled to perceive and observe with the same penetrating eye possessed by prehistoric artists, although the basic forms remained identical.
Image Credit © Grotta dei Cervi, Italy, c. 6,000-5,000 B.C.E.
Image Credit © Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, India, c. 28,000 B.C.E.
Art, Purpose and the Essence of Awareness.
Previously I have discussed the various purposes of Art and found that artistic functions are not mutually exclusive and may overlap.
Art from the most simple to the most complex has meaning. Art is a fusion of metaphors and allegories that reveal hidden meanings from within artists and the observer. Nothing exists in nature that is not an inherent constituent or characteristic of humans themselves.
Whatever exists in the natural world exists in men and women in the guise of their awareness of its existence, and all that artists can attempt to do is search for a means and a mode of expressing, stretching the boundaries of; and, interpreting that awareness.
It has been argued that the ability of the human brain by far exceeds what was needed for survival in the ancestral environment. One evolutionary psychology explanation for this is that the human brain and associated traits (such as artistic ability and creativity) are the human equivalent of the peacock's tail.
The purpose of the male peacock's extravagant tail has been argued to be to attract females and indicated the fitness of the particular creature. According to this theory superior execution of art was evolutionary important because it attracted mates.
(Dutton, Denis. 2003. "Aesthetics and Evolutionary Psychology" in "The Oxford Handbook for Aesthetics". Oxford University Press.
Art – Shares, Informs, Provokes! True or False?
Art shares awareness of a large variety of social causes cancer, human-trafficking, human rights, abuse of the elderly, the environment and pollution etc..
Art informs within the purposes of propaganda and commercialism and thus can be used to subtly influence popular conceptions or mood. In a similar way, art that tries to sell a product also influences mood and emotion.


The last minute decision to go to Vilcabamba for a week of WWOOFing turned out to be one of the best experiences thus far. I felt a feeling of peace and contentment wash over me as I entered Vilcabamba for the first time and saw a beautiful full rainbow. It was a sign of good things to come!
Vilcabamba is on the west side of the Andean corridor in southern Ecuador. The combination farm/restaurant/guest cabins are located right on the edge of Podocarpus National Park, which is named for Ecuador´s only native conifer. A beautiful, awe-inspiring place to be!
The volunteer situation was ideal: 4 hours of work 5 days a week in exchange for free housing and access to a kitchen. In the volunteer house we were 6, a mix of 3 Germans, an Austrian, a French, and me. The housemates were all so generous, innovative and creative, down to earth, and environmentally aware. After breakfast we all headed over to chat with the interesting and friendly owners and their kids, and to work a bit too. My main project was turning an area overgrown with weeds and bushes and small trees into a viable vegetable garden. It was rewarding. There were many places to hike to in the afternoons, and trips to town provided us with plenty of good wheat bread and natural yogurt and book exchanges. We made delicious dinners every night and thouroughly enjoyed the peaceful way of life.
I am now traveling in Peru, and will write more when I get the chance. Take care everyone!
It´s been a few weeks since I´ve last updated the blog, and it feels like ages has passed since being in Baños. I will try to summarize (briefly) my travels accompanied by tantalizing photos for your visual enjoyment.
Upon leaving Quito for Montañita, Andy magically appeared on the same bus. As i´ve now learned, even when traveling ¨on my own¨ I rarely find I am truly by myself! Acquaintances are always popping up in the most unlikely of places. But as companion-oriented as I am, I do not mind one bit.
We arrived to Surfing Inn Hostal in Montañita early on Sunday April 29th to find our dear quirky Johan awakening from his slumber. Meanwhile Andy immediately fell sick (with what we are still not sure) and suffered from horrible headaches and general weakness for the better part of a week. He bacame well acquainted with the local hospital´s staff who declared he did NOT have Dengue nor Meningitis. But the tentative diagnosis of Salomanilla poisoning never made any sense either. ´Tis a mystery, but he is alive and well and after a week he took off for Argentina.
The people I met in Montañita were a diverse group in terms of ages and personalities. Señora Maria Perla was the kind and motherly owner of the hostal, and she kept us in line and made sure we cleaned up after ourselves in the kitchen. She also invited us into her own home and laughingly watched Borat with us. Brett was the only other boarder at the hostal, a charismatic Australian surfer arranging to buy land and live near the town. Greg, Brett´s spontaneous and crazy Aussie traveling partner crashed back into Montañita toward the end of the first week after a whirlwind trip to Peru with a Peruana. Lastly, in my core group of acquantainces was Jimmy. Jimmy is an intelligent and wonderfully alive guy from the U.S. in his 60´s who touts the attitude of a 25-year-old. Jimmy is living out his retirement in a very different way than most older Americans I know. He is a musician and retired professor, who surfs and body boards, and likes to chat over a good cup of coffee about the peculiarities of life and politics. An admirable role model.
My loose routine in Montañita was to wake up by 7 am, get a newspaper, make a fresh batch of coffee straight from the Colombian sierra, and greet Johan and Brett as they lazily arose for a morning swim/surf. I spent the afternoons reading or swimming or walking, and the evenings almost always included a swim right before sunset and good food whipped-up with Chef Johan´s direction, or when we felt lazy, good pasta and wine at a local Italian´s restaurant.
Once we took an enjoyable day trip up the coast to different surfing spots, including Ayampe, Las Tunas, Puerto Lopez, and Puerto Cayo with a local acqaintance. We had just as much fun talking and watching the scenery pass by from the back of the pickup as we did surfing!
Another highlight was scuba-diving at Isla de la Plata, or as they commonly refer to it as ¨Poor Man´s Galapagos¨. With Johan as my diving partner, we saw many eels, large marine turtles, big schools of brightly colored tropical fish, a blow fish, rays, and beautiful corals among other things.
At the end of a prolonged stay of 2 weeks, I resistingly packed up my things and headed for Vilcabamba, Ecuador to volunteer on a WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms) farm.


Three of the borough's museums, including the Mid-Antrim Museum in Ballymena, have been recognised at a nationwide awards ceremony.
It defines good practice and identifies agreed standards, thereby encouraging development. It is a baseline quality standard that helps guide museums to be the best they can be, for current and future users.
Carrickfergus' Flame Gasworks Museum, and Whitehead Railway Museum also maintained their accreditation and remain among some of the borough's most unique tourist attractions.
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Cllr Lindsay Millar said: "I'm so proud of all of our local museums for maintaining their accreditations.