I have installed openstack via RDO and packstack.
I have two linux compute nodes and one linux control node. I also have one Microsoft server running hyper-v.
Installed the cloudbase hyper-v drivers and I can see the windows host in the hypervisor list and I can see it in the dashboard. So I uploaded a windows server ISO file and I set it's hypervisor type in the metadata to hyperv. When launching any instance of this image, it fails with the error that no hosts are available.
If I remove the hypervisor type meta data on the image, it loads but it loads onto one of the linux hypervisors. I want windows guests to run on hyper-v.
Why does it only see 2 ? when there are 3 hypervisors ?
Additionally, After running this, you will most likely have to restart your nova services. The newly discovered hosts are not taken into account automatically (unless nova is configured to, but they're only recommending this config option if the compute nodes are expected to join / disconnect often and randomly).
At the very least you should see in the nova-scheduler logs that it takes into account 3 hypervisors after this. If it still fails after this, please check the nova-compute logs on the Hyper-V node (typically found at: C:\OpenStack\Logs).
If you see a PortBindingFailed Exception in the logs: what are your neutron networks' network_types and what L2 agent are you using on the Hyper-V node? (neutron agent-list, or on Hyper-V in powershell: Get-Service neutron*) . Neutron Hyper-V Agent doesn't support vxlan networks, and you'll have to setup and install OVS and the neutron-ovs-agent on the host (starting with Pike, we've included the neutron-ovs-agent installation and configuration in our OpenStack Hyper-V Compute MSI).
We've addressed this issue back when it was opened, but we haven't updated this thread, so I'll just write some updates here, just in case someone has a similar issue.
The Hyper-V driver was initializing properly. The nova-compute service, however, was getting stuck on this line: . Basically, it was trying to reach to the nova-conductor service, but due to some Proxy configurations on the compute node, it was not able to reach it. The interesting thing was that the timeout was not taken into account, it should have timed out after about 10 seconds, and a warning should have been logged. This will probably have to be reported on nova's launchpad as a bug, and investigated further.
Thanks to both of you for answering.
I have run the discoverhosts command but it seems I was also suffering from another problem. The windows nova installation has a typo and has admin tenant project as "service" instead of "services" so I fixed that typo and i have progressed. Now I see that it at least starts to create the VM but fails. Now I am getting the PortBindingFailed exception even after installing the OVS agent on the host.
I choose to make a new virtual switch during the installer, but I don't see it anywhere at least under network config.
There is a hyper-v vswitch on the machine already , and this is how we communicate with the host. If I enable the OVS extension on this vswitch then I loose all connectivity to the machine and cannot remote desktop to it.
If I make a new v-switch from the hyper-v manager and enable the ovs extensions it works, but I still get the port binding failure.
My network types are all "Flat"
Please forgive my ignorance here, I am rather new to openstack after only playing with devstack a few times years ago.
advice is much appreciated, thanks!
Secondly, could you share the neutron config files (neutron.conf and ml2_conf.ini) for both the Controller and compute node? (On the controller: /etc/neutron/neutron.conf and /etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ml2_conf.ini). They might be configured with different tenant network types.
Thirdly, When a PortBindingFailed exception occurs and you see it in the logs, it will tell you to look into the Neutron Server's logs. Those logs will contain the reason why it failed to bind a Neutron port to the compute node.
And lastly, flat networking should be mostly used for the public networks. For tenant / private networks you should use VLAN at the very least. There's no draw back in using VLANs, or if the 4096 segmentation IDs are not enough, you can use GRE or VXLAN.
What port is your placement endpoint listen on?
I know there is a typo in the OpenStack RDO documentation where they have you create the endpoint on the wrong port.
Edit: Also, when a compute node is added, the cell database must be refreshed. Was this done?


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FootMercato: Milan and Newcastle among four clubs tracking RC Lens midfielder
By Oliver Fisher - 18 November 2021, 16:32
AC Milan have added midfielder Seko Fofana to their list of midfield targets, according to a report from France.
According to FootMercato, the Rossoneri are one of several clubs who are interested in Fofana as he continues to impress with RC Lens, the club he joined from Udinese. The 26-year-old Ivorian international could leave after attracting interest from Marseille over the summer, and a few clubs may try a lunge for him in January.
Despite the fact that a few clubs are following the player and he is aware, Fofana is very attached to Lens and their project, where he feels happy and valued. Newcastle United, Marseille, AC Milan, Atalanta and some other English clubs are continuing to observe his performances, as per the report.
It is worth mentioning how the source adds that Lens do not need to raise cash quickly like some other Ligue 1 clubs and should refuse offers in January except for a huge bid.
READ MORE: Milan and Juventus warned as River Plate agree terms with Alvarez over exit
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Yes by all means, get Fofana, as we need someone who is an established star to set the ball rolling and attract , similar players

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Invest in Financial Literacy Today !
It's important to introduce children to money and basic financial skills from an early age and what better way to introduce the seemingly serious and boring topic with fun, colorful and joyful reading and who knows this may prompt the entrepreneur in a child to start their own business. Pratham Books has a well explained and beautifully illustrated set of 4 books called the Rupaiya Paisa Series. Each lesson has been written to ensure that the child is equipped with basic financial knowledge. We want to raise funds for 200 financial literacy sets which can then be donated to schools.
Pratham Books is a not-for-profit organization that publishes books in multiple Indian languages to promote reading among children. In the last decade, Pratham Books has published over 450 original titles in 21 Indian languages, which total up to about 3000 books. Our vision is to reach 200 million children in India, and we hope to someday put 'a book in every child's hand'.
At Pratham Books, we believe that every child has the right to enjoy good books. And we believe they should have stories set in surroundings familiar to them and in a language close to their culture. We believe that to make books accessible to every child, the price points have to be very low. Pratham Books is a brand of storybooks as Indian as the children who read them. As a not-for-profit publisher, our dream is to see a country where every child wants to read, is able to read, and has something good to read. From publishing good quality and highly contextualized stories to be read and enjoyed by children, we consistently reach out to children through our various partner organizations. We distributed over 14 million books to our young readers with the help of various organizations across the country to date. Our aim is to have something good for every child, in every part of the country, and in the process spread the joy of reading far and wide.
Pratham Books will identify not-for-profit organisations and low-income/Government schools across India. After a proper screening of the work they do, Pratham Books will give away a Financial series set to the organization (or multiple - depending on the size of the organization). Each set contains 4 books and 1 set costs Rs.200. While the aim of each book is to inform and educate, the idea is also to nurture the innate sense of wonder in children and in turn, encourage them to explore further. Through these information books, we attempt to inspire curiosity in children about financial literacy and help them engage with it in fun and memorable ways.


The CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce integrates connectivity to live Salesforce data in IDEs that support JDBC. The JDBC standard enables you to use built-in data access wizards and other tools supporting rapid development. This article shows how to connect to Salesforce data in NetBeans. You will create a connection and edit and save Salesforce data in the Table Editor.
Driver File(s): Click Add and, in the file explorer dialog that appears, select the cdata.jdbc.salesforce.jar file. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
Driver Class: Click Find to search for the driver class inside the JAR. Then select cdata.jdbc.salesforce.SalesforceDriver from the menu.
Name: Enter the name for the driver.
In the Service window, right-click the Database node and click New Connection.
Driver Name: In the menu, select the driver.
User Name: Enter the username. This can also be defined in the JDBC URL.
Password: Enter the password. This can also be defined in the JDBC URL.
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To load a table in the Data Views window, right-click the table and then click View Data. You can also insert, update, or delete records in the Data Views window.


Oy! Only in Chelm could there be such a problem—and such a solution.
Chelm, that beloved but very foolish village of old-time Eastern European Jewry, has a problem as the first day of Hanukkah approaches. Faigel makes the best latkes (potato pancakes fried in oil). But what is the recipe? She cannot remember. Her husband has the answer—or, rather, he knows whom to consult for the answer: the rabbi, who is the wisest man in the entire town. How many potatoes? All of them, says the rabbi. How many eggs? All of them, says the rabbi. How many onions? All of them, says the rabbi. How many mouths to eat all those mounds of deliciousness? All the villagers, says the rabbi. Glaser's riff on a holiday tradition is told with lots of dialogue and the necessary understatement so important to Chelm tales. Zolotic's flat, digitally composed illustrations, based on his background in animation, portray expressively bewildered and hungry white Chelmites with googly eyes and ultimately happy faces.


Will extreme weather lead to more global conflict?
U.S. military officials increasingly view climate change as a "threat multiplier," a factor that can aggravate poverty, political instability and social tensions. That, in turn, could foster terrorism and other forms of global violence while impairing America's military effectiveness. Rising seas, due mainly to Arctic ice melting, already threaten Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, the world's largest naval base; dozens of other coastal installations also are at risk. Meanwhile, drought in some regions and record rainfall in others have forced millions of people to migrate across borders, adding to tensions in northern Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Defense Secretary James Mattis said climate change is affecting the stability of areas where U.S. troops are operating. President Trump, who has labeled climate change a "hoax," now says he has an "open mind" on the issue. Some politicians and economists argue that the real danger to U.S. security lies in the erosion of jobs, trade and industrial productivity caused by the costs of unnecessary federal environmental regulations.


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Q: Testing method calls within subscribe call back function I'm trying to create a test which tests whether a method has been called within the subscribe call back function. This is the method in which the test has been setup for:
 save() {
   this.testService.upsert(this.test).subscribe(() => {
        this.testMethod();
   });
 }

This is the test I have setup:
 it('should call testMethod()', () => {
       mockTestService.upsert.and.returnValue(of(null));
       component.save();
       const spy = spyOn(component, 'testMethod');
       expect(spy.calls.count()).toBe(1);
 });

I have a spy object setup on the service:
beforeEach(() => {
        mockTestService = jasmine.createSpyObj(['upsert']);
        TestBed.configureTestingModule({
            imports: [HttpClientTestingModule],
            declarations: [TestComponent],
            providers: [
                { provide: TestService, useValue: mockTestService },
            ],
            schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
        })
            .compileComponents();
        fixture = TestBed.createComponent(TestComponent);
        component = fixture.componentInstance;
    });

The test is failing with 'Error: Expected 0 to be 1'
Anyone know how to approach testing method calls within a subscribe call back?

A: You're spying too late. Spy on testMethod before calling the component.save() method.
it('should call testMethod()', () => {
       mockTestService.upsert.and.returnValue(of(null));
       // !! spy here
       const spy = spyOn(component, 'testMethod');
       component.save();
       expect(spy.calls.count()).toBe(1);
 });

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P&O Cruises Australia announced its fleet's first Grand-Class liner (current Golden Princess) will be named Pacific Adventure. It will join the cruise line's fleet late 2020.
The 3100-passenger ship will offer various dining experiences, such as exciting concepts from award-wining Melbourne chef Johnny Di Francesco and Australian chef and restaurateur Luke Mangan.
Pacific Adventure will boast a sprawling kid-free Oasis retreat across multiple decks, with sun lounges, spa tubs, a pool and dedicated bar.
The Blue Room returns as a live-music venue with soft furnishings for vacationers to sit back and enjoy live R&B, blues and soul.
With expanded range of stateroom options including 560 balcony cabins, 230 suites and mini suites as well as the first 5-berth family cabins in the fleet, the ship will provide something for all tastes.
The 108,865 GT ship Golden Princess is due to enter P&O AU's fleet in October 2020. The first program featuring the vessel goes on sale in October and includes voyages through to the end of 2020.
Pacific Adventure will be joined by Star Princess, its Grand Class sister ship, at the end of 2021.


Perched on an 2.8-acre exposed Precambrian rock island in Canada's Georgian Bay, the Molly's Cabin is a private seasonal retreat for a multigenerational family.
Three and a half hours north of Toronto, more than eight miles from the nearest marina, the 92 sqm cabin is designed and owned by Katja and Adam Thom, principals of Toronto-based architecture firm Agathom.
This L-shaped building is constructed from recovered timbers and sheltered by the tent-like shingle roof, the wooden decks and bridges extend the interior to the outdoors, fits snugly against the boulders and close to the magnificent sparkling lake views.
Inside is classic cottage style that anchored by a Rumford fireplace, consists of a bedroom, a living room with a library nook, a kitchen room and a small loft.
While modernist architectural ideals are at work, the design is a playful reinterpretation of the humble architectural vernacular found on these islands.
The building is designed with plenty of dual function: exposed rafters provide additional storage, a dining-room cabinet doubles as an outdoor tool shed and the library windows roll open to convert the interior into a breezeway.


No dryer and you need to have your work clothes dry quick? Easy solution is put your wet clothes to a dry towel, roll the towel with your clothes inside, pick and twist as tight as possible to squeeze out excess water and then hang your clothes to full dry. It will dry fast.
What's the cure for smelly shoes? Tea bags. Yep you read that right. Simply place used tea bags inside each shoe to absorb the smell. Leave it overnight or a couple of days and the tea bag will get rid of the smell. If your shoes are wet and smelly, you can also fill it with rice and baking soda, and leave it for a couple of days.
New shoes feel tight? Want to stretch them out a little bit? Worry not. The easy solution is to stuff each shoe with wet newspaper as tight as you can. Let the shoes dry (or you can use a blow dryer set at low heat mode) before using.


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Q: Add blur to UWP ImageBrush I am trying to add a blur to a background image in my UWP app.
I can add a blue to an Image with no issue using this code (I am actually applying this to a dynamically loaded image from the web at run time)
<Image Source="Assets/Photos/BisonBadlandsChillin.png"
       Width="100"
       Height="100">
       <interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>
           <behaviors:Blur x:Name="blurry"
                             Value="10"
                             Duration="100"
                             Delay="0"
                             AutomaticallyStart="True" />
       </interactivity:Interaction.Behaviors>

However I want to add the blur to an image in a background, specifically to the background of a RelativePanel. The background of a RelativePanel however will only take ImageBrush in its content and whenever I try to add the same behaviour from the Community Toolkit to an ImageBrush I get an error:

Cannot add instance of type 'Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.UI.Animations.Behaviors.Blur' to a collection of type 'Microsoft.Xaml.Interactivity.BehaviorCollection'

Is there a way around this still using the Toolkit?

A: The Blur animation behavior selectively blurs a XAML element by increasing or decreasing pixel size. But ImageBrush is not XAML element. So I think you can't add blur to imagebrush by it.
If you want add blur to uwp Imagebrush you can use Win2D. The GaussianBlurEffect can be used to create a very cool blur effect that can give us that Frosted Glass look in your app
private async void AddBrushToPanel(ImageBrush brush, Panel panel)
{
var file = await StorageFile.GetFileFromApplicationUriAsync(new Uri("ms-appx:///Assets/image.jpg"));
using (var stream = await file.OpenAsync(FileAccessMode.Read))
    {
        var device = new CanvasDevice();
        var bitmap = await CanvasBitmap.LoadAsync(device, stream);

        var renderer = new CanvasRenderTarget(device,
                                              bitmap.SizeInPixels.Width,
                                              bitmap.SizeInPixels.Height, bitmap.Dpi);
        using (var ds = renderer.CreateDrawingSession())
        {
            var blur = new GaussianBlurEffect();
            blur.BlurAmount = 5.0f;
            blur.Source = bitmap;
            ds.DrawImage(blur);
        }
        stream.Seek(0);
        await renderer.SaveAsync(stream, CanvasBitmapFileFormat.Jpeg);
        BitmapImage image = new BitmapImage();
        image.SetSource(stream);
        brush.ImageSource = image;
        panel.Background = brush;
    }
}


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3. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful.
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7. Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.
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Disinheriting Edward Ferrars
It is really a case of the lack of existence of any established legal trust, rather than the existence of one, enabled Mrs Ferrars to do as she wished with the family fortune.
Mrs Ferrars appears (and there is very little legal terminology to guide us) to have sole control of the Ferrars fortune. Certainly she acts as if she has no legal fetters on her capricious behaviour.
Her husband must have left her the Ferrars property in its totality, and seems not to have set up any trusts in his will, or , indeed, during his lifetime, for the devolution of that property upon her death.
A sensible method of ensuring the estate eventually evolved to ones heirs and not to any new husband of the widow was for the now deceased husband to set up a trust in a will , made during his lifetime, leaving his property to his heirs, and providing a jointure for his wife to enable her to have sufficient income to survive during her widowhood.
His widow would normally be the guardian of the children if they were underage and would adminsiter the estate till they were able to inherit .
However, it was not entirely unknown for the will to specify, and a trust being set up at the same time, to enable the surviving wife to be given a life interest in the whole property, with the estates eventually devolving on the heirs after her death. This appear to be the position with regard to the Rosings estate and Lady Catherine.
However, Mrs Ferrrars does not seem to be so emcumbered. In fact, her only legal obligation under Mr Ferrars' will seems to be the paying of annuitiies of 3 old retirered staff:
"Certainly not; but if you observe, people always live for ever when there is any annuity to be paid them; and she is very stout and healthy, and hardly forty. An annuity is a very serious business; it comes over and over every year, and there is no getting rid of it. You are not aware of what you are doing. I have known a great deal of the trouble of annuities; for my mother was clogged with the payment of three to old superannuated servants by my father's will, and it is amazing how disagreeable she found it. Twice every year, these annuities were to be paid; and then there was the trouble of getting it to them; and then one of them was said to have died, and afterwards it turned out to be no such thing. My mother was quite sick of it. Her income was not her own, she said, with such perpetual claims on it; and it was the more unkind in my father, because, otherwise, the money would have been entirely at my mother's disposal, without any restriction whatever. It has given me such an abhorrence of annuities, that I am sure I would not pin myself down to the payment of one for all the world."
This is why she can play with the fortunes her sons will eventually inherit.
There appears to be no legal prohibition preventing her from disinheriting Edward and setting up a trust to give Robert a thousand pounds a year then leaving the bulk of the estate to him by her will. She appears to have given Fanny Dashwood, on the occasion of her marriage, £10,000 and this passage in Chapter 50 seems to indicate that that sum would be the most Edward could ever expect to recieve under his mothers will, or as a gift during her lifetime :
In spite of his being allowed once more to live, however, he did not feel the continuance of his existence secure, till he had revealed his present engagement; for the publication of that circumstance, he feared might give a sudden turn to his constitution, and carry him off as rapidly as before. With apprehensive caution therefore it was revealed, and he was listened to with unexpected calmness. Mrs. Ferrars at first reasonably endeavoured to dissuade him from marrying Miss Dashwood, by every argument in her power; — told him, that in Miss Morton he would have a woman of higher rank and larger fortune; — and enforced the assertion, by observing that Miss Morton was the daughter of a nobleman with thirty thousand pounds, while Miss Dashwood was only the daughter of a private gentleman, with no more than three ; but when she found that, though perfectly admitting the truth of her representation, he was by no means inclined to be guided by it, she judged it wisest, from the experience of the past, to submit — and therefore, after such an ungracious delay as she owed to her own dignity, and as served to prevent every suspicion of good-will, she issued her decree of consent to the marriage of Edward and Elinor.
What she would engage to do towards augmenting their income, was next to be considered; and here it plainly appeared, that though Edward was now her only son, he was by no means her eldest; for while Robert was inevitably endowed with a thousand pounds a year, not the smallest objection was made against Edward's taking orders for the sake of two hundred and fifty at the utmost; nor was anything promised either for the present or in future, beyond the ten thousand pounds, which had been given with Fanny.
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Giving Feedback Effectively
As an advisor's business grows, typically so does their team. One topic I see advisors struggle with is how they can provide the feedback they believe is necessary to enable a high performance team without being critical and without having the opposite effect than their intent - effectively demotivating rather than motivating their team.
The struggle is real. With countless articles on the topic, experts have come out on both sides of the spectrum. Many top companies embrace frequent, direct feedback channels like the "radical transparency" approach at top hedge fund Bridgewater or the infamously "candid" culture at Netflix. Other equally credible sources, like The Harvard Business Review, have come out and said that not only is feedback inherently and systematically biased (at best), but that "focusing people on their shortcoming doesn't enable learning; it impairs it." https://hbr.org/2019/03/the-feedback-fallacy This isn't to say that there isn't a place for feedback, but that done right, it can be incredibly powerful and done wrong, it can be fatal to the work relationship.
After working in a number of high performance cultures (Goldman Sachs and Bain, to name just two), having worked with dozens of successful advisors (including several Top 20 teams) and having built a team of our own over the last decade, I have seen this play out first hand and have gathered what I feel are some universal truths about feedback that are worth sharing.
1. Have a Shared Vision
Successful teams typically have a leader with clear objectives and a vision about how to get there that can be clearly articulated by their team. If Forum is the goal and creating unsolicited referrals by having a standout client experience is the path to get there, each team member should be able to see, articulate and act to do their part in that mission.
Knowing the vision of each of your team members (their motivations not just their outcomes) is also critical to ensuring that the future path you see for them is one that is inspiring for them as well. If the future with your firm is not compelling TO THEM, they will eventually look elsewhere. A team member motivated by leadership opportunities and the ability to contribute will require a different future opportunity than a team member whose top priority is predictability and stability.
2. Focus on Outcomes, Not Tactics
There is not one specific way to be successful and each example of success is often intrinsically linked with the individual and their particular style and strengths. Just as there are a variety of styles and approaches successful advisors can take, there are a multitude of ways team members can effectively support an advisor. It would seem obvious to say, for example, that to be a slam dunk champion, height would matter. Spud Webb, however, won the slam dunk championship in 1986 despite being one of the shortest players in NBA history at 5' 7"
Keeping feedback focused on the desired outcomes, rather than personal traits, work habits or tactics will prevent feedback feeling like criticism and enable growth and improvement based on each team members unique abilities.
Don't forget to celebrate successes when target outcomes are achieved and recognize the contributions that made it possible.
3. Highlight Each Team Member's Strengths, Regularly
Neuroscience-based studies have shown completely different areas of the brain are activated by brainstorming how to expand upon an existing strength versus discussing how to overcome a weakness, lacking or failure. The former allows growth and new neural connections, while the other triggers the primitive fight or flight centers in the brain. Harnessing the inherent talent of our team will come from recognizing their moments of excellence and encouraging and motivating
them to expand from those moments rather than pointing out errors or faults.
When you point out a situation that was handled well or improved an outcome, it enables the team member to not only repeat and strengthen that skill, but to iterate and see how they might apply that strength effectively in other areas as well.
4. Be Prepared to Give Feedback
Being ready to give feedback is a real thing. Giving feedback from a place of
criticism, judgement, frustration or fear will NEVER yield a productive outcome.
Brene Brown created what she calls the Engaged Feedback Checklist that is a
great reference.
Highlights include the following:
- Being willing to listen for understanding, not just to respond
- Being willing to sit together with a shared problem
- Being able to hold them accountable without shaming, blaming or judging
- Being able to genuinely thank them for their efforts v. criticize their failings
- Being able to discuss the growth and opportunity you see before them
5. Know Your Team Members
Despite the universal best practices, everyone responds to messaging differently. Knowing the optimal level of care, compassion, collaboration and challenge to present with each team member is an art, not a science. But done correctly, an advisor can cultivate a team that will far exceed their greatest expectations, with everyone benefiting from the journey together.
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Greetings everyone! I've had so little time to stamp in the past month. We've had family visiting, a lot of family celebrations, and a lot of things I've needed to take care of at work. All really great things, but they sure add up to a lot of time otherwise invested. I appreciate your patience as I get back into my stamping groove :) Today I took a few minutes to put together a cute, clean and simple design with some new The Cat's Pajamas dies.
It's all for our new TCP Challenge, Sand, Sea and Sky! Perfect timing for those warm summer days ahead.
Here's a dreamy little ocean scene that looks very inviting right about now, doesn't it? I combined several new TCP dies including: Beaches CutUps die, which includes the pretty stitched waves and the awesome sailboat. Next I added the Clouds and Balloons die, in the background, and highlighted the little sail boat with a Framed Up 2 CutUps circle.
Some twine finishes off the bottom, and the sentiment comes from TCP's set, Simply Stacked Sentiments.
So come on in and join in the Sand, Sea and Sky Challenge this month! Alma's UPPED the ante and has made this month long challenge worth a $50 Cat's Cash Voucher!
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LITTLE WOMEN is astonishingly good at CenterPoint
Posted by Melissa Singleton | Aug 30, 2012 | Davis County, Reviews | 0
CENTERVILLE — Centerpoint Legacy Theatre's production of Little Women: The Musical was astonishingly good. There are several reasons not to miss this production: the time-honored classic brought to life through music, the costume and set design, and—above all—the women.
Show closes September 22, 2012.
Like others, I approached this show with a lot of personal history behind me. I sat with my own sisters through the show and laughed out loud and cried right along with the cast as they shared one of my long-time favorite stories. Little Women: The Musical, adapted by Allan Knee, may differ in many ways to the classic novel written by Louisa May Alcott, but its message and passion shines through in this production as the music (by Jason Howland, lyrics by Mindi Ricke) adds an additional dimension to an already deeply moving story.
Alcott's semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story is about the trials and tribulations of the March sisters—tomboy Jo, idealistic Meg, artistic Amy, and compassionate Beth, as well as their mother Marmee—as they fall in love, endure tragedy, pursue their dreams and find solace and strength in their everlasting sisterhood.
The production team was strong. Leslie Giles-Smith's direction of this production was picture perfect. I felt like I was flipping through the illustrations of Alcott's book as I watched the cast go from one beautiful stage picture to the next. The typical image that you think of in Little Women are all the girls gathered tightly around Marmee as she reads a letter from their father at war. Smith made this moment seem completely natural and not blocked into the well-known picturesque moment. Kierstin Gibbs and Melonie Fitch's costume designs were flawless in their attention to detail to not only the period, but the characters. Jo, for example, wore these dark shades of red which supported her drive and stubbornness and Beth, a sweet yellow which made her all the more gentle. Scott Van Dyke's set design was only a simple framework of the March house, but it was a very strong visual element of the production. The large beams that outlined the house created an open feeling where the audience became privy to the secrets that only sisters keep. The only componant that I questioned was Austin Hull's lighting design, particularly at the end of Act I, when Jo is singing a brilliant song called "Astonishing." This is a heartwarming and inspiring moment, yet the whole back scrim was lit in bright red. Light on stage is a powerful communicator, and Hull's choice for this scene led to confusion.
The women were the stars of this show. Jo's (Megan Winegar) gracious struggle to be independence, maintain her sisterhood and fall in love was brilliantly presented. Right from the start Megan had such great energy in her character as she ran through the house telling the stories that Jo wrote. Beth (Caitlin Bird) was tenderly beautiful. As she sat down with Mr. Laurence at the piano and they played together, Caitlin commanded a moving calmness in Beth that was a stirring contrast from Jo. Meg (Karina Gillette) nailed the oldest March's effort to be both the oldest and still a sister forever. When Meg meets John Brooke, Karina showed a thoroughly entertaining struggle to hold back the giddy feelings of a young girl and a woman in love as she continuously composed herself ever-so-slightly. But the little woman who stole my heart from the beginning was Amy March (Summer Sloan). Her whimsical whining and pining to be just like her oldest sisters was adorable. I loved it when Amy threw a fit because she couldn't go to the ball and she stomped up the stairs, her ringlets bouncing everywhere as she refused to apologize for her behavior. Even though the women especially rocked, I have to mention Steve Plowman, who played John Brooke, Meg's beau. His voice was clear and remarkable as he sang "More Than I Am" to Meg.
Although it was a nearly perfect production, there were a few stumbles. Aunt March (Chris Brown) was thoroughly entertaining, but not a great singer. She seemed to strain at most her notes, as did Marmee March (Wanda Copier) when they reached for the higher notes in both "Here Alone" and "Could You."
Other highlights of the show were the interaction between the young lovers in "More Than I Am," Jo's unstoppable fierceness in "Astonishing" and "The Fire Within Me" and the whole cast as they reenact one of Jo's stories in the most entertaining moments of the show during "The Weekly Volcano Press."
Grab your sisters and see Little Women: The Musical for the trip down memory lane, and stay for a night you won't forget. You won't be disappointed.
Little Women: The Musical plays at 7:30 PM nightly (except Sundays) through September 22 at the Centerpoint Legacy Theatre (525 North 400 West, Centerville). Tickets are $17-20. For more information, visit www.centerpointtheatre.org.
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UM-MERIT is a research and training centre of United Nations University (UNU) and Maastricht University (UM), based in southeast Netherlands. UNU is an international community of scholars engaged in research, postgraduate training and the dissemination of knowledge aimed at resolving the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare. UM-MERIT was formally established on 1 January 2006 following the integration of the former UNU-Institute for New Technologies (INTECH) in Maastricht and the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT). Following the integration of the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance in December 2010, the centre now covers all aspects of governance in domestic and global organizations, from risk assessment to policy analysis, design and evaluation.
UM-MERIT focuses on the particular role of science, technology and innovation, in the broadest sense, in bringing about development and the improvement of social welfare at the national and international level. Within this broad global context, UM-MERIT's research mission is to provide more insights into the social, political and economic international and local context within which innovation and technological change is created, adapted, selected, diffused, and improved upon. The Institute's research and training programmes address a broad range of relevant policy questions dealing with the national and international governance of innovation and intellectual property protection, and the creation and diffusion of knowledge.
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Q: create a computed SQL column that maintains the running total orders each customer has I thought about using a trigger or function to solve the problem but I don't really know how to go about coding it. Any help would be much appreciated.

A: did you try to create view? view update every time a new row added or updated.
Views serve as query and look like a table.

A: IMHO you should not persist the running totals, the possibility of the value becoming stale is high, instead you should go the route of View as suggested by @m-farhan. Still if you would want to persist the running total, then Trigger would be the safest bet. The Trigger ideally should fire a SQL query to accumulate the Customer's total and update the Total's column.


Laptops are each a different Chinese puzzle. A price list is therefore difficult. The rate on laptops brought in for repair is $30/hr. It usually takes around an hour to an hour and a half to change out a screen (2 for a Mac), 2 for a mainboard or processor, and 3 for a dc power jack. A dc jack is usually inexpensive (under $25 on ebay). To get a more specific estimate, call (321-720-7705) to describe your problem.
For virus removal of either desktop or laptop the rate is the same; $30/hr if you bring it in. As for how long it will take depends on how intractable the virus/spyware happens to be and how fast your system can run the necessary scans. Sometimes simply rolling the system back before the threat took hold can fix something in under a half hour. Other times even completely scanning your hard drive with another computer (after all other measures failed) won't fix the system and it becomes necessary to reload Windows to a separate folder (eg; WINDOWZ) so your files aren't lost by wiping out the drive. Most systems can be purged of threats in an average of 2 hours.
If your system comes here, more can be done for less since other projects can also be worked on while yours is being scanned. You are welcome to attend the process as it unfolds if we can schedule a mutually convenient time.


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9 ways the IoD Open House can shape the future of your business
From 12-14 March the IoD's headquarters at 116 Pall Mall will be transformed into a three-day business festival. IoD Open House will provide a unique chance to hear from and meet some of the most inspirational, influential and forward-thinking figures in Britain today. There will be keynote speakers, thought-provoking seminars and valuable networking sessions.
Above all, our goal is for you to leave feeling better informed and inspired. With that in mind, here are nine ways that Open House could help you to shape the future of your business...
1. How to find and keep the best talent
With employment at record highs and firms suffering from skills shortages, the need to find the best staff, whoever they are, has never been more pressing. Josh Graff, the UK Country Manager of LinkedIn, will feature in a panel discussion that will look at how businesses can improve recruiting and working practices to remove stumbling blocks to diversity.
Tuesday 13 March at 15:10pm
2. How a start-up can successfully scale up
Scaling up is perhaps the biggest challenge that faces any new business after its initial burst of success. Henry Dimbleby is the co-founder of Leon Restaurants and in a session titled Grassroots to Global, he will chair a panel that examines the challenges of business growth, as well as providing insight and advice on how to expand your enterprise while staying true to your vision.
Monday 12 March at 14:00pm
3. How wellbeing can boost your bottom line
For businesses to thrive in the connected world, they need to connect with people - their lives, their hopes and ambitions. Paul Farmer is the CEO of mental health charity Mind and he will be one of the guest speakers in the session that will reveal why your employees' wellbeing at work can boost your bottom line.
Wednesday 14 March at 11.05am
4. How regulation can be turned into profit
Sir Nigel Shadbolt is the Chairman and Co-Founder of the Open Data Institute and is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Southampton University. He will lead a session that will reveal how new data and privacy regulations could be turned into a business growth opportunity. From issues of trust and consent to data governance as a top priority, we will examine potential next steps for your business.
5. How the Xennials will affect the economy
How will our future leaders disrupt contemporary business culture? Lucie Greene, Worldwide Director of the Innovation Group at J. Walter Thompson will dive into our new generation of directors and how they're on track to changing the future of business, covering how our future leaders are set to impact the boardroom.
Wednesday 14 March at 15:10pm
6. How to crack a new market overseas
The Government has ambitious targets for increasing UK exports, but only business can deliver them. Will Butler-Adams OBE is the CEO of Brompton Bicycles and knows how to successfully export a British product around the world. When he joined Brompton in 2002 they were producing 6,000 folding bikes a year. Now they make around 45,000 bikes a year and have plans to double their output by 2021. Butler-Adams will be your host for a session that will provide invaluable advice for taking any business thinking of taking a leap into unknown.
7. How to meet the challenge of automation
Matthew Taylor is a former political strategist and Chief Executive of the RSA. Last year he was commissioned by the Prime Minister to lead a seminal review into the future of work. Taylor will be giving a speech, followed by a panel discussion that will examine how businesses, individuals and Government should pull together to meet the challenges of digitisation and automation.
8. How 7 per cent equals growth
There are 13.5 million people (or 7 per cent of the population) living with a disability in the UK. Mike Adams OBE is the CEO of Purple, which brings disabled people and businesses together. He will reveal how workplaces can change, grow and develop to include this highly valuable group of people and, in turn, drive innovation and increase profits.
9. How to disrupt a broken system
Paul Lindley is founder of Ella's Kitchen and the current IoD International Director of the Year. He believes disruptive business thinking can help the economy work better for people and the planet. From climate change to economic inequality, Paul will look at the opportunity for business to disrupt a broken system.
This unique three-day festival of business will be held at the IoD's headquarters at 116 Pall Mall.
Learn from, meet and network with some of the most influential, inspirational and forward-thinking business figures in Britain today!


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Ida Intensified Rapidly, Supercharged By Warm Ocean Temps
Nexus Media News X August 30, 2021
While the total loss and damage caused by Hurricane Ida will not be known for some time, the storm's impact will be greater than the sum of its ferocity because of the speed with which it became such a massive storm. In addition to the storm's overall intensity, rainfall, and storm surge — all of which are major parts in what makes hurricanes so destructive — warmer ocean temperatures due to fossil-fueled climate change are contributing to hurricanes' rapid intensification. Supercharged by exceptionally warm ocean waters running as much as 8°F hotter than average, Hurricane Ida intensified from a Tropical Storm on Friday with sustained winds of about 65 mph to nearly a Category 4 monster with winds twice as strong by early Sunday morning. It blew through the official threshold for rapid intensification in just 6 hours.
"Rapid intensification is the new normal intensification," longtime South Florida meteorologist John Morales tweeted. Rapid intensification in general, and Ida's in particular, make storms more dangerous because it limits officials' ability to warn residents and call for, or mandate, evacuations, which take more time to do safely than a storm that quickly strengthens will allow. Ida's storm surge was also so great it reversed the flow of the Mississippi River. (New York Times $, Washington Post $; Timeline: Weather Underground; Mississippi flow: Bloomberg $; Mandatory evacuation timing: Black Wall Street Times; Climate Signals background: Hurricanes, Storm surge, Extreme precipitation, Atlantic hurricane intensity)
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PITTSBURGH – Giant Eagle Pharmacy and University of Pittsburgh's School of Pharmacy and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) are teaming up to give Western Pennsylvanians an easy and convenient way to become part of the largest, precision medicine research program of its kind in U.S. history. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the All of Us Research Program aims to create a large and diverse database for use by researchers who are developing medical breakthroughs and investigating ways to advance individualized prevention, treatment, and care.
Becoming an All of Us participant is easy and is open to individuals who are at least 18 years old, regardless of health status. Those interested can call 412-383-2737 or 1-800-664-0480 to schedule an appointment at a participating Giant Eagle Pharmacy, one of the All of Us standing clinics, or they can stop by a mobile engagement center while they are already shopping in the store. The on-site process can take less than 30 minutes if the volunteer completes the online consent forms and a brief medical history before he or she arrives to provide blood and urine samples.
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The education plan has to be very detailed and specific and clearly address all of the various stakeholder groups (physicians, nurses, technicians, business analysts). There should be no assumption of competency, unless leadership has previously made clear that everyone on staff is already aware of Cerner from a previous engagement. Even then, it's best to err on the side of more detailed instruction.
The very best education plan won't work unless leadership is on board and recognizes the value in setting aside the time to train the staff. This makes it crucial to partner with the steering committee and get everyone on board with the plan. Otherwise, the training will be handled haphazardly and the end users (the employees) will be unprepared for the rollout and everything will unravel.
The central part of the education plan is the training for all the end users. A key factor to remember when preparing this training is that many people are just naturally resistant to change. Including references to the previous system and highlighting similarities between Cerner and the old way will help ease those anxieties and make the staff more comfortable during the training phase and ultimately the transition to Cerner.
The timing of the training is also very important. Do it too soon and the staff might forget about it by the time of the rollout. Do it too late and the staff might feel rushed and not pick up all of the critical aspects. There needs to be enough of a buffer before the Go Live date that the staff is able to absorb the instruction without losing interest.
Successful training also requires skilled trainers, so make sure to hire talented consultants, especially if you've found Cerner support to be lacking. Consulting and Staff augmentation services like Healthcare IS can help locate and provide the right trainers.
Instruction only goes so far. The only way the staff will truly become acclimated to Cerner is by playing with it themselves. That makes the creation of test environments a must. Consider it like a test drive, but without the risk of crashing.
The more practice time employees have with the system, the better equipped they will be to use it once rollout has arrived. Test environments also afford employees the opportunity to learn at their own pace. They can check out the system during idle time without being limited to just the training sessions.
The development of test environments and test patient scenarios is crucial in this process. While they don't need to necessarily be perfect imitations of the real Cerner product, they should be as close as possible. Otherwise, their effectiveness is significantly hindered.


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A Treaty of Peace, Amity, Commerce and Navigation (, Hanja: 朝美修好通商條約), also known as the Shufeldt Treaty, was negotiated between representatives of the United States and Korea in 1882.

The treaty was written in English and Hanja, with the final draft being accepted at Chemulpo (present day Incheon) near the Korean capital of Hanseong (now Seoul) in April and May 1884. It was Korea's first treaty with a western nation. It was also an unfair treaty including most favoured nation clause. After the United States signed the Taft–Katsura agreement the intervention clause was neglected.

Background
In 1876, Korea established a trade treaty with Japan after Japanese ships approached Ganghwado and threatened to fire on the Korean capital city. Treaty negotiations with the U.S. and with several European countries were made possible by the completion of this initial Japanese overture.

Negotiations with Qing were a significant feature of the process which resulted in this treaty. The Chinese played a significant role in the treaty negotiation, although Korea was an independent country at the time, which was explicitly mentioned in the treaty.

Treaty provisions
The United States and Korea negotiated and approved a 14 article treaty.  The treaty established mutual friendship and mutual assistance in case of attack; and the treaty also addressed such specific matters as extraterritorial rights for U.S. citizens in Korea and most favored nation trade status.

Abstract
The treaty encompasses a range of subjects.
Article 1 provides:

 Article 2 ... exchange of diplomatic and consular representatives
 Article 3 ... United States vessels wrecked on coast of Korea
 Article 4 ... United States extraterritorial jurisdiction over its citizens in Korea
 Article 5 ... merchants and merchant vessels shall reciprocally pay duties
 Article 6 ... reciprocal rights of residence and protection of citizens of both nations
 Article 7 ... prohibiting export or import of opium
 Article 8 ... export of "breadstuffs" and red ginseng
 Article 9 ... regulating importation of arms and ammunition
 Article 10 .. reciprocal rights to employing native labor
 Article 11 .. students exchanges
 Article 14 .. the usual most-favored-nation clause

The treaty remained in effect until the annexation of Korea in 1910.

Aftermath
The U.S. treaty established a template which was explicitly modeled in treaties with European nations — Germany in 1883, Russia and Italy in 1884, France in 1886, and others as well.

The treaty remained in effect even after the Japanese protectorate was established in 1905, but ended with the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910.

See also

 United States expedition to Korea
 Korean Empire (1897)
 Taft–Katsura agreement (1905)
 Hague Secret Emissary Affair (1907)
 Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
 Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910

Notes

References
 Kang, Woong Joe. (2005). The Korean Struggle for International Identity in the Foreground of the Shufeldt Negotiation, 1866-1882. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America. ;
 Kang, Jae-un. (2006). The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Paramus, New Jersey: Homa & Sekey Books. ;
 Kim, Chun-gil. (2005). The History of Korea. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ;
 Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921-1922. (1922). Korea's Appeal to the Conference on Limitation of Armament. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office.
 Yŏng-ho Ch'oe; William Theodore De Bary; Martina Deuchler and Peter Hacksoo Lee. (2000). Sources of Korean Tradition: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries. New York: Columbia University Press. ; ;
 Pletcher, David M. (2001). The Diplomacy of Involvement: American Economic Expansion Across the Pacific, 1784-1900. Columbia: University of Missouri Press. ;

Further reading
 Arrighi, Giovanni; Hamashita, Takeshi and Selden, Mark. (2003). The Resurgence of East Asia: 500, 150 and 50 year Perspectives. London" Routledge. ;
 Walter, Gary D.  "The Korean Special Mission to the United States of America in 1883," Journal of Korean Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, July–December 1969, pp. 89–142.

External links
 The 1882 U.S. and Korea Treaty: Draft and Final Versions

Unequal treaties
Treaties of the United States
Treaties of the Joseon dynasty
Treaties of the Korean Empire
1882 in Korea
1882 in the United States
1882 treaties
Korea–United States relations

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In 2017, the sugar market will undergo drastic changes brought about by the dismantling of the EU quotas for sugar production. How does a major player in the sector, like the Belgian Tiense Suikerraffinaderij, prepare for such an upheaval?
Thomas Hubbuch was no stranger to the sugar market in 2005, the year he became first CFO, then CEO of Tiense Suikerraffinaderij in Belgium. "I spent the previous years working for Südzucker, the German sugar conglomerate that became the majority shareholder of Tiense Suikerraffinaderij at the end of the 1980s," explains the CEO. "But that does not mean the job did not have its challenges."
Welcoming dissent for Thomas Hubbuch, the main challenge was fostering a corporate culture where constructive dissent is not only accepted but even welcomed and rewarded. To him, this is an essential step in creating a world-class player. "Despite the huge investments required to build a plant, we are a people business. Machines are fairly standardised: it is the work of our engineers that makes the difference. Moreover, a CEO is by nature a generalist. So, if I am to make an informed decision, I need to be sure that people who do not agree with the proposals on the table will feel free to speak up. Even better: they should be rewarded for doing so. And not only high up in the hierarchy: such freedom is needed at every level of the company. Picture this: a young engineer is in a meeting where there is a discussion about the new piping scheme. He thinks the chief engineer has overlooked some possibilities that might bring in some productivity gains. Will he speak up, or will he remain quiet because he fears that speaking up would adversely affect his career? I want to make sure he speaks up. And even if his solution is not retained this time, I want him to know that next time it could be. Even better, I want him to move up faster through the company hierarchy. I am deeply convinced that this is where the difference lies between organisational excellence and organisational mediocrity."
This culture of excellence will be one we will be relying upon to tackle the coming changes. "In 2017, the EU quotas on sugar production will be entirely gone", explains Thomas Hubbuch. "The old system was challenged in front of the WTO at the turn of the century by producers from outside the EU. The WTO ruled in their favour, which means the EU had to change its system. The first important step in that direction was taken in 2006, and by 2017 the process will be complete: European sugar production will be quota-free. This will inevitably lead to a highly competitive market over here in Europe. Nevertheless, it will also give us the freedom to export sugar to the world markets without limitations."
This new market reality will have an impact on sugar refiners, and also on beet farmers. "They cannot be the only ones who bear the brunt of diminishing sugar prices. You see, our relationship with beet growers is symbiotic. Beets are 80% water, which makes them extremely expensive to transport. Therefore, we have to build our plants next to their fields. Our refineries in Tienen and Wanze are located in one of the best beet-growing regions in Europe. The weather conditions are excellent, and farmers manage to improve the yields of their fields every year while maintaining the same quality. But if beet growers are not happy with their revenue, it is relatively easy for them to switch to other, more lucrative crops. In other words, we shall have to convince them to keep on growing beets by giving them a competitive price for their crops.
Even so, competing with other producers on the world market will not be easy. "Many of them make sugar out of sugar cane. This makes it possible for them to produce sugar over a longer period in the year, whereas our production runs – we call them 'campaigns' – are shorter. That gives cane sugar producers quite an advantage, as they can build smaller plants, while we need enough capacity to process the yearly beet harvest from September to January.
For many producers in the agro-food business, sugar is a commodity. Price is the deciding factor, so competition will be fierce in this sector. But we still have some cards to play, especially on the European markets, thanks to the fact we are located in such a competitive beet-growing area. Another way of making sure our business will endure and prosper is to accelerate the switch to speciality products for retail and business clients. For example, our engineers are very good at making the speciality sugars used by the agro-food industry for complex products. These 'speciality sugars' are highly technical, and tailor-made to our clients' needs. In other words, quality, not price, becomes the main decisive factor, and so they are "insulated" from the forthcoming changes. This is why we need to increase their share of our production."
Nevertheless, Thomas Hubbuch feels confident: "We have quite a few cards up our sleeves to face the new changes: the best beet quality with the best yields, grown very close to our processing plants, an efficient production process, a good relationship with beet producers and with our clients… I think other producers will be hit sooner and harder, as they are less efficient because they operate farther away from the fields, or have beets of lower quality. I am confident that Tiense Suikerraffinaderij and Südzucker will be able not only to weather the coming storm, but also to benefit from it."
"ING has a deep understanding of our business," says Thomas Hubbuch. "This makes ING a confident and loyal partner, also in times where we are facing increased volatility during the business cycle. For example, in 2006, when the first wave of the sugar markets reform went into effect, ING understood our situation and did not alter its lending conditions. This is something I will never forget."
Another reason Hubbuch favours ING is the nature of the relationship with the bank. "ING people really know our business – and they stay longer in the same place. This means I do not have to re-explain every year what we do to another person. This has created proximity and trust, and this is something I value very much in our relationship. ING is quite unique in this on the Belgian market."


Are you a Chinese food lover? Do you often eat your favorite Chinese food? Have you ever thought that Chinese food is good for health or not? Well, you are at the right place where you can get the answers to various questions that come in your mind when you eat Chinese food.
The good news is that authentic Chinese food is really healthy to eat if you consume it in moderation. A recent study reveals that the Chinese way of eating is truly healthy and pleasing. It can satisfy your hunger, fight against several ailments and prolong your life.
Why is Chinese food good for you?
Generally, Chinese dishes are an excellent combination of stir-fried veggies, steamed rice, soy products and fresh Asian spices, and only 20% Chinese dishes are made with meat products. They are famous for its colors, divine flavors, pleasing aromas and the diversity of its regional cuisines and ingredients around the world. There are many styles contribute to Chinese cuisine but perhaps the most dominant traditional foods of China are Cantonese, Jiangsu, Anhui, Fujian, Hunan, Sichuan, Zhejiang and Shandong cuisines. However, the staple foods of Chinese cooking consist of rice, vegetables, noodles, sauces, and seasonings.
Like Korean and Japanese foods, Chinese cuisines are also dominated the health headlines for decades. Chinese diet is mainly vegetarian and includes healthy peanut butter. Fresh vegetables are rich in minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients, whereas peanut butter and vegetable oils, are also good for your health and prevent various chronic diseases. Just think about steamed tofu with light spices. It is absolutely nutritious. So, when you desire for eating Chinese meal, make sure that it contains a source of dietary fiber, lean proteins, and other essential nutrients. And limit the intake of fats, carbohydrates, and sodium content.
For a healthy Chinese meal, prefer to choose lean sources of protein, like skinless chicken breast, fish, shrimp, and tofu. These foods have a low content of cholesterol-rising saturated fat and are a great source of various essential nutrients, such as zinc and iron. They can boost your metabolism and offer essential energy to your body to build and repair tissues and muscles. Cut down the fatty meats from your diet, such as beef, chicken with skin and deep-fried foods. They contain extra calories and unhealthy trans fats.
Chinese food can be healthy if you make or order a meal with plenty of veggies. Vegetables contain a large content of dietary fiber, a healthy and powerful carbohydrate that may help battle against obesity. Vitamin A & C and potassium are some other nutrients that vegetables contain. Try to eat steamed vegetables; it will stay you healthy and hearty. And limit the intake of refined carbohydrates, like noodles and white rice. Nevertheless, you can use brown rice instead of white.
An American study warns that Chinese food can be risky if it is high in sodium. Traditional Chinese cooking consists of salty sauces which are high in sodium ingredients. One tablespoon of soy sauce contains almost 1,005 milligrams of sodium, so limit the consumption of salty sauces. A high-sodium diet not only enhances your blood pressure but also maximizes the risk of heart disease and stroke. According to a study, healthy adults need about 2,300 milligrams of sodium every day. Therefore, you should limit your sodium consumption. And try to use the soy sauce or any other low-sodium version instead of salty sauces.
Is Chinese food good for you when you are sick?
Yes, Chinese food is good when you are feeling sick because it is generally prepared with veggies, garlic, ginger and hot peppers. However, you should ensure that your Chinese meal is less spicy and salty. Garlic is full of powerful antibiotic, antiviral and anti-fungal properties. Ginger is also great for sick tummy as it can break down proteins to stimulate your stomach and guts of gas. This herb also helps in making the digestion of fatty foods easier and control the blood flow in your body. However, Chinese red pepper is known as a miracle herb in Chinese medicine. It contains Cayenne that helps to remove the blockage and regulates the blood flow so that you can get fast recovery from your ailment. So when you feel sick, consume fresh and raw veggie Salads, Hot and sour soup, and Chicken noodle soup.
What Chinese food can you eat on the Atkins diet?
Atkins diet is a low-carbohydrate diet which is generally recommended to those who are willing for weight loss. Chinese food can be favorable for you if your goal is weight loss. However, it is important to make sure that you don't eat any high-carb food during the diet period. So, add various low-carb foods to your diet and see the wonders. Here are some substitutes for Chinese foods that you can choose when you are on a diet. These substitutes will allow you to enjoy the Chinese cooking style and essential tastes that provide Chinese cuisines their unique features.
If you love fried wontons or eggrolls, then you should stop eating this appetizer because this meal can increase your weight. So, try consuming egg drop soup instead of it. This is especially good and favorable if the soup is thin and clear.
Have a heated shrimp platter instead of pork, chicken fried rice and beef. It will definitely provide you the essential fats and minerals that may help you to lose weight.
You can use vegetables instead of steamed tofu, mushrooms as a substitute for And try to limit the noodle-based dishes when they come with salty sauces.
Instead of any of the sweet and sour Chinese dishes, try to eat stir-fried pork with garlic sauce.
What Chinese food is ok to eat while pregnant?
Are you pregnant and do you feel cravings for Chinese cuisine? Then, it is time for you to find whether Chinese food is safe to eat during pregnancy. A lot of myths and studies are available which discuss the Chinese foods especially in the context of pregnancy. There is an interesting myth that tells when a pregnant mother consumes a lot of Chinese food; the baby will be naughty by birth.
However, some studies reveal that when you are expecting a baby, you should try to avoid Chinese food. The reason is that most of the Chinese foods contain MSG (monosodium glutamate). It is bad for the development of baby because it can harm a growing brain. Ajinomoto is the popular sodium salt of a glutamic acid that is a non-essential amino acid which is typically used in Chinese foods to enhance flavors. Whereas, some other studies show that Chinese foods are healthy for pregnant women if they eat low-carb and MSG-free Chinese foods. Home cooked chicken, homemade sushi with tofu, fresh veggie salads, rice and noodles without salty sauces, and soy yogurt etc are good for pregnant women. However, you should avoid eating ham, undercooked poultry products, seafood, and salami when you are pregnant. So, don't worry and enjoy your favorite Chinese foods when you feel hungry for them during pregnancy.
Is Chinese food ok to eat while breastfeeding?
Yes, Chinese foods are good to eat while breastfeeding. Usually, vegetables are as the main ingredient in the traditional Chinese foods, which are full of minerals and vitamins. Start your meal preparation by adding Chinese broccoli or bok choy than chicken, rice or noodles. Eat Bok Choy or Chinese broccoli with brown rice and napa cabbage in chicken broth. These foods can offer tons of nutrients to your unborn baby. These dishes are also rich in calcium and other minerals that are necessary for your child's bone development. So, prefer to eat vegetables at first when you are expecting a child, and consume the right amount of protein, calcium, Vitamin 6, folic acid, magnesium and other nutrients. Traditional Chinese foods are not over salted. So, be careful when cooking at home that you are not using too much salt. When you eat healthy Chinese food during pregnancy, you will surely thank later when you have enough energy for nightly feedings.
After reading the answers to the most common questions that usually comes in everyone's mind, I hope now you feel satisfied with the Chinese foods. So, don't hesitate to eat Chinese foods in any situation. However, it is important to ensure some precautions while you are eating your favorite Chinese food. Happy Chinese Eating!!


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Q: EnumSet as a parameter in generic Interface I've a use case :
inteface A{
  get(EnumSet<?> fetchModes);
}
class B implements A{

  //Here FetchMode is an enum
  get(EnumSet<FetchMode> fetchMode){
   //Some logic here
  }
}

But it's throwing compile time error :

Method get of class B has the same erasure as get(EnumSet fetchMode) of type A but doesn't override it.

I had read that Enums cannot be generic but is there any way to implement this usecase ?
(Basically want the EnumSet to be generic and different implementations can pass different Enums)

A: A method can override another if the argument types match exactly, but yours doesn't. Eventhough EnumSet<FetchMode> is a subtype of EnumSet<?>, they are not exactly the same. You are not overriding the super class method get(EnumSet<?> fetchModes); in your subclass, rather you are overloading it with a different parameter type. Both of these has the same signature due to erasure when you inspect or decompile the bytecode which is get(EnumSet fetchModes) and your compiler starts complaining.
This is covered in JLS §8.4.8.1:

A class cannot have two member methods with the same name and type
  erasure

A naive attempt at fixing the problem is to change the parameter type such that it is compatible with that of the super class, overriding the method properly in your sub class.
@Override
public void get(EnumSet<?> fetchModes) {

}

Though this fixes the compiler error after a fashion, it is still not elegant since it allows your EnumSet to store any Object. But ideally you may want it to store only some subtype of Enum. This idiom supports that.
What you have to do is declare a generic interface with bounded type parameter and then implement it by overriding the method properly as shown below.
public interface A<E extends Enum<E>> {
    void get(EnumSet<E> fetchModes);
}

public class B implements A<FetchMode> {
    @Override
    public void get(EnumSet<FetchMode> fetchModes) {

    }
}

A: try this you have to make the generic type extends Enum:
public class B implements A<FetchMode> {
    //Here FetchMode is an enum
    public void get(EnumSet<FetchMode> fetchMode){
        //Some logic here
    }
}
}

interface A<T extends Enum<T>> {
    void get(EnumSet<T> fetchModes);
}


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After Southern Rivers Energy verifies the completion of the improvements, a closing is scheduled. The Credit Union issues checks made payable to you and your contractor at the time of closing. If multiple contractors are involved in the project, checks will be issued to each participating contractor.
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You select your own contractors but they must meet certain business criteria, supply business information and ENERGY STAR certification on improvements made to your residence before beginning work. Southern Rivers Energy will supply program requirements to your contractor.
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UK says Google and Facebook can be legally intercepted
LONDON Jun 18, 2014 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Associated Press Jun 18, 2014 12:00 am
The U.K.'s electronic spy agency is legally allowed to track the online activities of millions of Britons who use U.S.-based platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google, Britain's top counterterrorism official has said.
In a witness statement made public Tuesday, Office for Security and Counterterrorism chief Charles Farr said data sent on those services is classed as "external" rather than "internal" communications because the companies' servers are based outside Britain.
Amnesty International said that amounted to "industrial-scale intrusion," but Farr said this did not amount to mass surveillance because the vast majority of messages intercepted in this way are not read.
The distinction between external and internal interactions is significant because Britain's electronic intelligence agency, GCHQ, has broad powers to intercept communications outside the country, but needs a warrant and suspicion of wrongdoing to monitor domestic Internet traffic.
A broad definition of what constitutes "external" communications expands the amount of data GCHQ can scoop up to include the daily activities of millions of British Internet users.
In the first public explanation of the rules used by Britain's cyber-spies, Farr said that emails sent between two people in Britain would usually be classed as internal even if they traveled by route outside the country. But Facebook and Twitter posts or searches on Google or YouTube that went to data centers outside the British Isles would fall under the external category.
Farr said data scooped up in this way "cannot be read, looked at or listened to" except in strictly limited circumstances. Rules exist to limit the way harvested data can be searched and how long it can be retained, but the full details of the regulations have never been made public.
"It is important to note the significant distinction between the act of interception itself, and a person actually reading, looking at or listening to intercepted material," Farr wrote.
Britain's Home Office confirmed the document was genuine. It was written in response to a legal action by civil liberties groups including Amnesty, Liberty, Privacy International and the American Civil Liberties Union, who are seeking to curb cyber-spying, and was published by the groups.
James Welch, legal director of Liberty, said Farr's document revealed that Britain's intelligence agencies "are operating in a legal and ethical vacuum."
"If there was any remaining doubt that our snooping laws need a radical overhaul there can be no longer," he said.
Simon McKay, a criminal lawyer and author of a leading textbook on covert policing, said Farr's statement provided a "lifting of the veil of secrecy" on spying.
"The statement admits GCHQ are routinely intercepting communications from what are commonly known as social networking sites," McKay said. "The suggestion that they do not monitor them is a little harder to swallow."
Britain's Home Office, which is responsible for security and counterterrorism, said it could not comment on an ongoing legal challenge.
The rights groups launched their legal action after leaks about cyber-snooping from former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. He revealed details of a program called PRISM, which gives the NSA access to Internet companies' customer data, and a British operation, TEMPORA, that allows GCHQ to harvest data from undersea cables.
Farr would not confirm or deny the existence of TEMPORA or say whether GCHQ had received information from PRISM.
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Organizations solely dedicated to post-release support and empowerment of exonerees are eligible for membership when their materials and communications with prospective clients clearly explain (1) the work performed by the organization and (2) that the organization does not litigate innocence claims.
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Over-the-counter analgesics, such as aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and naproxen, are usually safe when taken as directed. However, if taken in excess or over too long a period of time, they can harm the kidneys. Products in which two or more painkillers are combined may be especially harmful to kidneys when used to excess.
• Do not use them for more than 10 days for pain or more than 3 days for fever. If these conditions persist beyond those periods, see your doctor.
• Avoid prolonged use of products that contain mixtures of painkillers.
• If you are taking analgesics, be sure to drink six to eight glasses of fluid a day.
• If you are taking analgesics, avoid drinking alcohol.
• If you have kidney disease, consult your doctor before using an analgesic.
• Make sure your doctor knows about all the drugs you are taking, including over-the-counter products and dietary supplements.
• Make sure you read the warning label before using any over-the-counter analgesic.