Madison softball out-hit Batesville and out-pitched the Bulldogs Friday at Lady Cub Field but that made little difference in Madison's 9-3 loss to fall to 1-7 on the season.
That's because the Cubs committed five fielding errors and stranded a dozen runners on base to allow the more efficient Bulldogs to escape Madison with a lopsided win in what otherwise looked like Madison's game to win.
Madison smacked 12 hits to Batesville's 10 — including two home runs to one by the Bulldogs — while Madison pitchers Bailee Schmidt and Abby Moore combined to strike out five while walking just two as Batesville's Paige Oldham struck out just three while walking four.
But Oldham and the Dogs left town with the easy win because Madison failed to deliver the clutch hit time-after-time while the Cubs' defense bungled enough plays early to stretch Batesville's fewer hits into a 9-0 lead.
Batesville built that 9-0 lead in just 3 1/2 innings before being shut down by the Cubs the rest of the way. Madison scored its runs late with a leadoff solo home run by Emma Cammack in the bottom of the fifth to go with a two-out single by Paige Young and an RBI double by Morgan Cahall before Bailey Dyer capped the Cubs scoring with another solo homer in the sixth.
"It was frustrating because I thought from the fourth inning on we played pretty well. I thought Schmidt came in to start the game and pitched well. We just weren't ready to field the ball the first part of the game and wasn't mentally into it and it cost us," Madison coach Tony Ralston said. "It cost us at the plate and it cost us in the field. The girls understand that they've got to be prepared every inning, every game for the whole game — not half the game.
As dramatic as the solo home runs where, they were too little, too late. Cammack's shot to lead off the fifth came just one batter after Madison ended the fourth with the bases loaded. Dyer's one-out shot in the sixth saw the Cubs strand two more runners in the inning. Madison left multiple runners on board in four of their seven at-bats — the bases loaded three times — and that was the big difference in the game.
All six of Batesville's stranded runners — as well as its nine runs — came over the first four innings before Moore retired the Bulldogs in order in the fifth, sixth and seventh. Ralston said that was more a byproduct of Madison's defense than the effort put forth by his two pitchers.
It was a blustery day with wind blowing the ball around but Rowlett said that was no excuse.
"It wasn't fly balls. It was ground balls we were messing up," Ralston said. "I always call them 'elementary plays.' We didn't make elementary plays the first three innings and that's just a fact and we've got to start doing that.
"I do give the girls credit. We did compete to the end, we hung in there and we gave ourselves a shot," he said. "We just didn't get the key and timely hit. Moving forward we've got to do that. If we want to win ballgames we have to have the timely hit and we have to be solid in the field.
"I think our pitching is doing pretty well it's just we got to pick up the other two things an that's defense and offense," he said.
Batesville's four-run second inning started with an error before four singles and another error and Bulldogs' final run in the fourth came on an RBI single by Oldham after a Madison error to start the inning.
The Bulldogs' three-run third was the visitors' most pure offensive rally when one of Madison's two walks — a 3-2 pitch to Abigail Westerfeld — came back to haunt the Cubs after a wild pitch and an RBI single by Sydnee Schaefer scored one run and Morgan Biggs belted a fly ball well over the batter's eye in center field for a two-run homer.
Ralston noted the Cubs have two games today to start turning things around when Oldenburg Academy and South Ripley visit Lady Cub Field.
Leading 7-1, Southwestern softball pushed across four runs in the sixth inning to close out Clarksville early in an 11-1 win in Hanover — the 100th career. coaching win for Rebels head coach Duane Ralston.
The Generals managed just three hits in the game — all singles — and scored their only run in their final at-bat when a walk and an error heldped pushed across an unearned run to break up a shutout by Rebels pitcher Lakyn Wilson.
Wilson struck out 10 and walked three while twirling the three-hitter to get the win.
Meanwhile, Southwestern produced back-to-back four-run innings in the fifth and sixth after scoring a run in the second and two in the third.
The Rebels scored 11 runs on 10 hits — four for extra bases — and two walks with eight RBIs.
Abby Fulton, Abby Ralston, and Wilson all had multiple hits for Southwestern including a double each by Ralston and Wilson and a triple by Fulton. Morgan Mahoney also had a double and Olivia Bruce and Trinity McLain drove in two runs each.
Southwestern (4-4) hosts South Ripley on Monday.


I meant to get this post up yesterday, the 15th, which was my birthday, but didn't quite manage it.
This is a quick, unpolished post, the electronic equivalent of scribbled notes, but I had to write something about today because it was so beautiful. I want to capture it and remember it always.
I am 33 years old today. When I sat in church this morning, as Matilda, Christopher Robin and Harry trotted off to Children's Liturgy and Annie happily defaced a Vinnies Christmas Appeal envelope, I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude for my love-filled life.
Last night, I had a group of dear friends over for a relaxed barbeque. I had tidied the house and made it beautiful with fairy lights and candles and fresh flowers from my garden. After we had picked at the last of the salad and the birthday cake crumbs, Mr Knightley lit a bonfire and we all sat around toasting marshmallows until the guitars came out.
I think it might have had something to do with the plastic cups of very lovely champagne (a Christmas present from her very generous student) that Lydia poured out liberally for all, or one of the most delicious and rather strong vodka cranberries that Lovely M kept making me, but I sounded AMAZING. We all sounded AMAZING. Like magical gypsy minstrels. Those weren't fumbled chords. Those were highly sophisticated improvisations. It. Was. Awesome.
I was still feeling the love while Matilda, Christopher Robin and Harry walked slowly to the front of the church in the Offertory Procession with the other Children's Liturgy kids. Harry solemnly delivered the corporal cloth to Father Jacob and then swiftly ran away, first in the wrong direction, then turning and racing back, almost knocking the priest and half the gifts over in the process. Annie, meanwhile had quietly progressed to colouring the hymn books.
Later that day, I would eat brunch with Bess and George, my old uni friends ; my parents-in-law would drop by with a lovely present and my house would be tidy (win); and I would have a delightful afternoon tea at my favourite place with my parents, and brothers and sister (Jan's in England, but was there in spirit).
I was yet to be showered in presents (and so was Cindy, my twin, who turns 23 on Tuesday), was yet to eat delicious gluten-free cake, but I still felt so good and so grateful.
At the end of the day, I would snuggle up with my darling love (my new curling iron) and my husband and watch a movie so compelling I couldn't blog through it and post this in time.
A day might come that's not like this one at all, when I feel blackness and despair. Maybe I might feel consumed by anxiety, like I can't cope, like I always fail.
Perhaps it might not be blackness and despair, but greyness and blah. I might feel numb to joy, like I'm just surviving in a bland world of sameness. I might forget how to be happy and just settle for smug.
A day might come when I really need this post. When I need to remind myself that things aren't really all that bad.
Things can be pretty damn sweet.
This entry was posted in General Nattering, God in the Mess and tagged anxiety, birthday, bonfire, catholic, depression, family, friendship, gratitude, happy, love, memory, mood, musings, party, reflection on December 16, 2013 by katelikestocreate.


JOHANNESBURG South Africa's ruling African National Congress said on Monday its executive committee stood by President Jacob Zuma after some top officials demanded his resignation, saying the calls for him to resign were meant to dislodge the party from power.Zuma, who faces mounting pressure from within the ANC, survived a no-confidence motion at a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) on Sunday, local media said."There was a call made in the NEC for the President to consider stepping down as President of the Republic," ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe told a news conference.Mantashe said the calls for Zuma to step down "are not so much about removing the President but rather dislodging the ANC itself from power".Calls from opposition parties and civil society for Zuma to quit have increased after he axed respected finance minister Pravin Gordhan in March, triggering credit rating downgrades that have hit the chances of economic recovery.
The currency extended its losses to trade 1 percent lower to 13.000 rand per dollar by 1339 GMT on Monday, partly weakened by the ANC's decision to back Zuma, traders said. Last Tuesday the rand firmed by 1.5 percent against the dollar on media reports saying the ANC would discuss the removal of Zuma at the meeting, held from Friday to Sunday.
Zuma is scheduled to step down from the ANC helm in December. His term as South African head of state ends in 2019.The NEC stood by Zuma at a similar meeting in November.Mantashe said 110 members of the NEC were divided over the calls for Zuma to resign.


The name David C Cooper is the first name on the monument.
David C Cooper was buried in the grave in 1963. The actual date of death is not currently recorded on the GPR database but it may be on the grave monument photograph.
David C Cooper age is given as 51.
David C Cooper calculated year of birth is 1912.
David C Cooper is listed on the GPR grave numbered 79705.
David C Cooper is listed as the first name on monument on the grave monument.
David C Cooper has the record number 172549 within the GPR person name database table.
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Anselmo Álvarez Navarrete (* 1932 in Spanien) ist ein spanischer Benediktinermönch und früherer Abt der Benediktinerabtei des Heiligen Kreuzes im Tal der Gefallenen. Daneben war er auch als Professor tätig.

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Anselmo Álvarez Navarrete erwarb einen Abschluss in Sozialwissenschaften an der Universität Salamanca, der ältesten Universität Spaniens. Er besuchte das Seminar in Madrid und war ein Novize in der Abtei Santo Domingo de Silos, einem Benediktinerkloster im gleichnamigen Ort, welcher im Süden der nordspanischen Provinz Burgos liegt. Nach seiner Priesterweihe diente er zuerst in der Abtei Santo Domingo de Silos und später in Madrid. Als Professor für Geschichte der mittelalterlichen Spiritualität war er in Madrid an der Päpstlichen Universität Comillas tätig. Im Jahr 1958 verließ er mit anderen Mönchen und dem Abt Justo Pérez de Urbel Madrid, um die Benediktinerabtei des Heiligen Kreuzes im Tal der Gefallenen (Spanisch: Abadía Benedictina de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos) bei Cuelgamuros in der Nähe von El Escorial in der Sierra de Guadarrama in Spanien zu gründen. Weltweit ist der Ort heute für das Monument Valle de los Caídos bekannt – ein Mausoleum, in dem sich die Grabstätte des Diktators Francisco Franco befand sowie die des Gründers der faschistischen Bewegung Falange, José Antonio Primo de Rivera. Die Benediktinerabtei ist ein Teil des riesigen Komplexes, welcher jährlich von ca. 400.000 Touristen, darunter auch zahlreichen Anhängern des Franco-Regimes und der Falange, aufgesucht wird. Pater Anselmo Álvarez Navarrete war Bibliothekar und Archivar, arbeitete aber auch als Professor für Ethik, Theologische Anthropologie und Soziologie. Im Jahr 2004 wurde er von den Mönchen zum neuen Abt der Benediktinerabtei des Heiligen Kreuzes im Tal der Gefallenen gewählt und von Papst Johannes Paul II. bestätigt. Nach der Lehre des heiligen Benedikt muss ein Abt eines Benediktinerklosters ein "Vater, Hirte, Lehrer und Arzt sein, der die Seelen der Mönche auf der Suche nach Gott leitet." Anselmo Álvarez Navarrete fungierte etwa zehn Jahre lang als Abt. Im Jahr 2014 trat er dann im Alter von 82 Jahren wegen gesundheitlichen Problemen von seinem Posten zurück. Da sich kein Konsens unter den 25 Mönchen in der Benediktinerabtei hinsichtlich der Wahl seines Nachfolgers bilden konnte, wurde am 20. September 2014 Pater Santiago Cantera Montenegro zum Prior-Administrator ernannt. In den meisten Fällen wird der Prior-Administrator später zum Abt gewählt. Die Zeremonie leitete Dom Philippe Dupont, Abt-Vorsitzender der Congrégation de Solesmes, zu welcher die Benediktinerabtei des Heiligen Kreuzes im Tal der Gefallenen gehört.

Anselmo Álvarez Navarrete ist tief konservativ, sowohl theologisch als auch politisch. Er ist ein Anhänger des Franquismus. In einem Interview mit schwedischen Journalisten im Rahmen der spanischen Dokumentation Mari Carmen España – el final del silencio relativierte Álvarez die Verbrechen Francos und bezeichnete die durch heutige Untersuchungen gewonnene Erkenntnisse, dass die Anhänger Francos über 200.000 Menschen ermordet haben, als "komplette Lüge".

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Government loan fund support for motorsport venues
Following today's announcement by government of their support package for sports impacted by the loss of spectator revenues, Motorsport UK can confirm that a loan fund of £6 Million is to be made available to the principal circuit venue operators in England.
The UK governing body for motorsport worked closely with the operators to provide a detailed assessment of the impact of lost revenue from spectators to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). This study was with specific focus on the long-term viability of these venues, in recognition of how vital they are to the infrastructure of the sport.
David Richards, Chairman of Motorsport UK, said: "We are extremely grateful for the news of this loan support to the circuit venues that government has offered. After working with DCMS throughout 2020, we recognise that their help has been pivotal in allowing motorsport to operate for much of the season, and to have mitigated the impact of the virus on the sport.
"Motorsport is an industry that employs over 40,000 people and provides some £10 Billion of revenues to the economy, and at the heart of that are our fixed venue circuits. Their continued operation is vital for the sport to be sustainable, and in turn the entire economy that hinges on them. This support is one of a number of measures Motorsport UK has provided in 2020, including a £1 Million fund for our clubs and over 70,000 items of PPE for our members and events. We will continue to focus on managing the impact of the crisis and do whatever we can to ensure our sport builds back better from this challenge."

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Young Living Beauty School is a fun way to make new friends, learn about the newest YL products, and—perhaps most importantly—upgrade your business! In this episode of Drop of Inspiration, we're talking to Darlene Pettit, a Young Living Executive member, who has used the tools she learned at Young Living Beauty School to take her business to the next level. We will discuss some of the most important lessons and tools that members can learn from attending Beauty School and how they can apply those into their own businesses!


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Le FiCom ou fédération finlandaise des télécommunications et des technologies de l'information (), est un défenseur des intérêts et de la compétitivité de ses membres.

Activités
Le FiCom agit en influençant la législation sur les télécommunications et les technologies de l'information. De plus, FiCom recueille et analyse des statistiques spécifiques à l'industrie, maintient une base de données de l'industrie et communique sur les problèmes actuels de l'industrie.

Le FiCom publie également, par exemple, les conditions générales de télécommunications, au moins celles de Telia, Elisa et DNA.

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Transfer of Claudio Bravo will be in top 10 for most expensive keepers
During his time at FC Barcelona, club with which he has completed two successful seasons, Claudio Bravo has improved his status considerably.
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When he arrived at the Blaugrana from Real Sociedad for the 2014/15 season, he cost 12 million euros. The same amount that the Catalan club paid for Marc-Andre Ter Stegen from Borussia Monchengladbach.
That figure of 12 million euros paid for each one placed them together in 12th position on the list of most expensive goalkeepers in history.
The Chilean's move to Manchester City will lead to a considerable jump in his position on that list. Once the figures involved are confirmed, Bravo will be the sixth most expensive keeper.
Given his experience, but also his age of 33, Barça have comfortably got their money's worth out of the player, and will recoup the transfer fee paid, with added interest.
Has the deal taken place next year, when he was 34, the figures would have been very different for the economic area of the club.
The undisputable No. 1 on the most expensive goalkeepers list is Gianluigi Buffon, who joined Juventus in 2001/02 for a fee of 52.8 million euros.
Manuel Neuer, a Bayern Munich 30 million euros signing, and Francesco Toldo, subject of a 26.5 million euros transfer to Inter Milan, complete the podium.
David de Gea moved to Manchester United for 25 million euros, Parma paid 21 million euros for Sebastien Frey and Angelo Peruzzi has the curious honour of appearing in consecutive positions on the list, for his deal worth 19 million euros to Inter, and the 17.9 million euros move to Lazio.
Jan Oblak, Petr Cech and Hugo Lloris close the top 10 list, for their respective transfers worth 16 million euros to Atletico, 14 million euros to Arsenal and 12.6 million euros to Tottenham.


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May 19, 2017 May 23, 2017 pipersadventures9
Notorious: A Fisherman's Tall Tale
Our actions in life can make us notorious. Some people are famous for the jokes they tell and others are known for their kindness. In my family there was a great-uncle known for his tall tales. Jim was an average size fellow and a little overweight. He was an older man when I knew him and loved to sit and talk. Jim could spin a tale from thin air.
The community church would have a potluck dinner one Sunday a month. It was a wonderful gathering with a variety of food on the tables. Jim and his wife would join this group and often there would be stories exchanged in the afternoon. The storytelling would last for hours as each person told a tale. Finally it was Jim's turn to take the stage.
There was a morning Jim went fishing at a lake near his home. The morning air was cool and the sun was beginning to shine on the lake. The glimmer from the sun made it a little difficult to see the swells from the fish rising to the top of the lake.
There was a small island not far from the fishing spot. It had tall trees with thick green leaves and some brush on the edge of the water. There was a large gray alligator sunning itself on the banks. The alligator had huge eyes and briefly opened his large mouth. He appeared to announce to the world that this was his territory.
Jim took note of the alligator's presence but continued to bait his pole with a minnow and then threw the line into the pond. The red and white bobbin moved around in the water as the minnow swam around looking for safety. In a few minutes it settled down and all was quiet.
Relaxing on the banks of the lake is calming and nourishing to the soul. The sun was warm this morning and acted as a warm blanket. The sounds of the birds and crickets around you sound like a lullaby. It is easy to fall into deep thought or fall asleep listening to the sounds of nature.
Jim was almost asleep when suddenly the line jerked and the bobbin went down into the water. He stumbled out of the chair and quickly pulled on the line. The fish fought and was splashing in the water as Jim attempted to pull him in. In all of the commotion the alligator who had been watching this action decided to join the struggle.
The alligator moved toward the fighting fish and opened his wide mouth in an attempt to steal the fish. Jim was unwavered and pulled the fish back from the alligator before he could eat it. The alligator was also unswayed and moved in closer to the pole in another attempt to get the fish. This back and forth struggle went on for about ten minutes before Jim let the alligator have the fish.
It seemed that the battle was over until Jim decided to throw rocks at the alligator. This agitated the alligator and he swam to the bank to come after Jim. The fishing pole was the only obstacle between them. The alligator grabbed the pole and Jim began to fight for the pole. After much back and forth pulling action of the pole Jim decided to let go.
The alligator took his prize and returned to the calm bank of the small island. Jim was exhausted but not deterred as he grabbed a new pole and baited the line. Tossing the line back into the water Jim sat down and resumed his calm stance in the chair.
All was calm after this encounter and it was soon time to return home. The alligator was content with his prize and Jim returned home with a stringer filled with fish. His wife was waiting for his return with the food for the evening meal.
Jim waited patiently for his wife to inquire about the events of the day. She finally asked how the day had gone and he began to weave the tale. His wife laughed and stated how glad she was the alligator had been content with the fish and fishing pole. It would have been sad to lose Jim.
The group of people at the church lunch laughed as they heard the end of the story. Many wondered if Jim's ability to tell a story was inherited or learned. They all agreed that being notorious for telling a tall tale is a wonderful blessing.
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intenttowin says:
Gee and I got scared when a snapping turtle grabbed a fish I caught once. Never ran into an alligator…Whew!
It is frightening to run into an alligator while fishing. I actually had one snap at my pole one time. I ran really fast in the opposite direction and let him have the pole. Life is always an adventure. Thanks for reading.
William says:
Love storytelling. Sounds like Jim could spin them.
It made for many enjoyable afternoons as a child. Thanks for reading.
Robert Solem says:
Hi Piper. Good one. Got one back. My late life love was in a golf tournament in Ixtapa Mexico. (This was before we met.) The course bordered ocean tide pools. An errant slice hit a sleeping croc square on the noggin. One wag in her foursome asked if she was going to retrieve her ball. She wisely declined.
This is a wonderful tale. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for reading.


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Regulation - Responding to Innovation
My Introduction to Regulation summarises the factors that have driven much of the explosive growth in regulation since the 1980s. It now looks as though the world may have entered a further Industrial Revolution in which the physical, biological and digital worlds are coming together in the form of new technologies such as machine learning, big data, robotics and gene editing. Modern technologies cut costs and facilitate activities which would otherwise be impossible. But they create other costs and unforeseen consequences that are undesirable. This web page contains some initial notes on the consequences for regulation.
The regulation of this new world is likely to be very complex, very varied and very detailed. An analogy might be drawn with the way that road traffic, vehicle construction, emissions and other regulation has developed over the many decades since petrol driven cars first appeared on our roads. Writing in the New Scientist, Douglas Heaven pointed out that ...
The trouble is, robotic intervention into human affairs is going to require something far more comprehensive than the highway code. Legislation that protects passengers and pedestrians from driverless cars, for example, will be powerless to stop data-scraping algorithms from influencing our vote. Medical robots programmed to diagnose and treat people will need different regulations from those sent onto the battlefield. ... There is another hurdle, too. Interpreting rules requires common sense. It's not clear how you would encode even the most obvious of commandments in a way that a machine could be trusted to follow ...
Another preliminary comment:- It is vital that regulatory frameworks are pro-competitive so that innovators can test their ideas. It is a mistake to have a regulatory framework which requires every innovation to be challenged before it can be put into practice. But it is equally important that potentially dangerous technologies are properly evaluated before deployment.
(There was an interesting Policy Exchange roundtable in July 2017 which considered how regulation might keep up with disruptive regulation. Follow this link to download a note of the discussion.)
Lloyds Register published an interesting Foresight Review in early 2021. It focussed on 'regulatory systems – the combination of formal laws (regulations) and informal interactions between a myriad of different but inter-reliant people and organisations that combine to shape behaviours and deliver positive outcomes'. It stressed the importance of diversity within policy and regulatory teams, and the need to pay attention to regulatory boundaries, including the environment outside those boundaries. It had a particularly good section on regulation in a disruptive world.
The full report is here.
Innovative Regulation
Nesta have done some interesting work on Anticipatory Regulation, including publishing a thorough report Renewing regulation in 2019. Nesta and other argue that regulators must not merely react to issues raised by the introduction of new technologies, but must actively anticipate the need for new forms of regulation, not least so as not to impede innovation and associated economic growth. The UK government has responded by establishing the Regulators' Pioneer Fund.
One of the most interesting regulatory innovations in the UK is CMA-mandated Open Banking. Indeed it has been suggested that this could be a example to be followed in regulating Big Tech - Google and the rest.
Another is the NESTA-led Flying High research programme looking at the future use and regulation of drone technology in UK cities.
There are of course many other examples of regulatory experimentation and innovation, often described as regulatory sandboxes, or innovation hubs, or RegLabs. They might be seen as 'safe zones' for experiments - and their tests should therefore be properly and carefully conducted, like scientific experiments. The changes from the established regimes - and the resultant risks - need to be recorded in detail and understood by all participants The risks then need to be mitigated as necessary, and results carefully measured and openly reported. Organisers also need to beware the Hawthorne Effect (where improvements driven by process changes disappear once the experimental spotlight is removed, along with the associated psychological and other incentives.)
The Gig Economy inc. Uber
Information technology is facilitating new ways of ordering goods and services to be delivered to the door, including books (and much more) from Amazon, taxis (in particular from Uber), food etc. (from supermarkets), and meals (Deliveroo etc.).This is to be welcomed,. (See for instance Robert Hahn and Robert Metcalfe's The Ridesharing Revolution.) But there are some unwelcome consequences.
First, the gig economy facilitates new and arguably onerous ways of employing those who prepare and deliver many goods and services. They can be required to enter into contracts under which
they must purchase their own vans and equipment (although the vehicles etc. are provided or specified by the 'employer'),
they have no guaranteed work (zero hours contracts),
they are not paid, and are sometimes responsible for providing cover, when sick or on holiday.
These arrangements can be tax efficient for both 'employer' and 'employee' and they suit many individuals very well. But they can also be exploitative, leaving workers without essential protections. It is far from clear that one-sided contracts are in the long term interests of the individuals or society. Numerous cases are working their way through the courts as lawyers seek to define the boundary between being a 'worker' and being truly self-employed.
In 2018, for instance, the Supreme Court held that a plumber working for Pimlico Plumbers had in fact been a "worker" (in EU law) who was entitled to holiday pay etc.
The self-employed also pay much less by way of National Insurance Contributions (NICs) despite the fact that, since the introduction of the new state pension in 2016, they get pretty much the same state benefits as employed people. The government attempted to address this by increasing NICs in 2017 but this proved very unpopular and was abandoned. The proposal also appeared to pre-judge or forestall the recommendation of the Taylor Review of modern working practices published a few months later. (See also my web page commenting on weaknesses in HMRC.)
The gig economy can also be economically devastating for those previously sheltered from such competition. Here is an extract from a report in the New York Times.
For decades there had been no more than 12,000 to 13,000 taxis in New York but now there were myriad new ways to avoid public transportation, in some cases with ride-hailing services like Via that charged little more than $5 to travel in Manhattan. In 2013, there were [already] 47,000 for-hire vehicles in the city. Now [in 2018] there were more than 100,000, approximately two-thirds of them affiliated with Uber.
While Uber has sold that "disruption" as positive for riders, for many taxi workers, it has been devastating. Between 2013 and 2016, the gross annual bookings of full-time yellow-taxi drivers in New York, working during the day when fares are typically highest, fell from $88,000 a year to just over $69,000. Medallions, which grant the right to operate a taxi in New York City, were now depreciating assets and drivers who had borrowed money to pay for them, once a sound investment strategy, were deeply in debt. [NY Taxi Drivers representative] Ms. Desai was routinely seeing grown men cry and she had become increasingly concerned about the possibility that they would begin taking their lives.
There is a separate issue concerning the companies' willingness to adjust to local culture and regulation. The BBC commented in September 2017 that "Throughout its short, tempestuous life, Uber has clashed with regulators around the world - and more often than not it has come out on top. Its tactic has often been to arrive in a city, break a few rules, and then apologise when it's rapped over the knuckles. Some regulators have backed down, others have run the company out of town."
In the UK, Transport for London (TfL) have been prominent in attempts to regulate Uber in the same way as they regulate other taxi providers. The Court of Appeal, for instance, backed TfL's insistence that Uber provide a facility for passengers to talk to the company over the phone (or a voice call overt the internet) if the passenger does not want to use Uber's app for this purpose. And, having been threatened with the removal of their licence, Uber eventually conceded a string of safety failings before magistrates gave it a 15 month probationary licence running from June 2018. The judge criticised the company's 'gung ho" attitude and its attempts to "whip up public outcry" by launching a public attack on TfL rather than accepting blame for its mistakes and misbehaviour. Uber's probation was made subject to 14 conditions including adding independent members to its Board. ...
... But TfL again refused to renew Uber's licence in 2019 when it identified a key safety issue:- "a change to Uber's systems allowed unauthorised drivers to upload their photos to other Uber driver accounts. This allowed them to pick up passengers as though they were the booked driver, which occurred in at least 14,000 trips". This meant that all journeys were then uninsured and some of the drivers were unlicensed and/or had been dismissed or suspended.
Uber's entire business model is predicated on a crowd-sourced evaluation model. Every driver gets rated every trip and I can see my driver's rating well before they pick me up. And because Uber couldn't be bothered to spend the money on photo verification screening, you might have been picked up by someone you thought was a properly screened 4.8 star Uber driver with 10,000 rides, but who was in fact an unlicensed sex offender without insurance.


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Steve Sarkisian issues thanks, encouragement to Trojans in tweets
By Kyle Bonagura
Two days after he was fired as coach of theUSC Trojans, Steve Sarkisian took to Twitter to make his first public comments, offering a thank you to his supporters and encouragement to his now-former team ahead of its game Saturday at No. 14 Notre Dame.
Sarkisian initially was placed on an indefinite leave of absence Sunday after athletic director Pat Haden learned he had showed up for a team meeting seemingly intoxicated, but after a further investigation into the coach's conduct, Haden determined Sarkisian "was not healthy" and made the decision to fire him.
Sarkisian has since entered an out-of-state treatment facility, a source told ESPN's Joe Schad.
After practice Wednesday, USC quarterback Cody Kessler voiced his support for his former coach.
"Obviously, [Sarkisian is] dealing with some tough stuff right now, but I wish him nothing but the best. I really do," Kessler said. "There's no hard feelings from me. I've been praying for him. I've been hoping things are going to go good for him. He's always been great to me, so I have no hard feelings there.
"I know this team doesn't, either. The first thing this team wants is for him to get better. We're still going to support him as he goes through the next steps he takes, but our main focus right now is getting back out there. We still have a game Saturday."
Sarkisian's trouble with alcohol drew national attention in August after he appeared under the influence at a booster event and used profanity while addressing a crowd of an estimated 2,500 people.
He later apologized for his behavior and blamed it on using a mixture of medicine and alcohol, and said he would seek unspecified treatment.
The Trojans' offensive coordinator, Clay Helton, was named interim head coach and will lead the team for the rest of the season.
Trojans looking to put noise behind them
Ted Miller and Brad Edwards preview USC's trip to Notre Dame, where the Trojans will once again be looking to put a midseason firing behind them and rally.
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Q: JAVA: EventHandler for dynamically created button I have programatically created input fields on my jframe. Now I want to create a save button that will save ALL the results to a database.  I am a beginner with JAVA thus not familiar. I have a entity object for the results, and a controler to save to database. This is not the problem but my problem is writing the event handler.
private void jComboBoxSurveyFocusLost(java.awt.event.FocusEvent evt) {
    // TODO add your handling code here:
    EntityManagerFactory emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("PTSchemePU");
    EntityManager em = emf.createEntityManager();

    jPanelTests.setLayout(new GridLayout(0, 1));

    Query surveyQ = em.createNamedQuery("Survey.findBySurveyDescription");
    surveyQ.setParameter("surveyDescription", jComboBoxSurvey.getSelectedItem().toString());
    Survey survey = (Survey) surveyQ.getSingleResult();

    int testset_ID = survey.getTestset();

    Query testsetQ = em.createNamedQuery("TestsetV.findByTestSet");
    testsetQ.setParameter("testsetid", testset_ID);
    List<TestsetV> TestSetList = (List<TestsetV>)testsetQ.getResultList();
    totalTests = TestSetList.size();

    JPanel[] myPanel          = new JPanel[totalTests];
    JLabel[] myTestID         = new JLabel[totalTests];
    JTextField [] mytextfield = new JTextField[totalTests];
    JComboBox[] myCombo       = new JComboBox[totalTests];
    JCheckBox[] myNotReturn   = new JCheckBox[totalTests];
    JCheckBox[] myNotEval     = new JCheckBox[totalTests];
    JComboBox[] myReason      = new JComboBox[totalTests];
    JButton[] mySave          = new JButton[totalTests];

    jLabelTestcount.setText(Integer.toString(totalTests));
    jLabelToberesulted.setText(Integer.toString(totalTests));

    for (int tst=0; tst< TestSetList.size(); tst++) {
        myPanel[tst]     = new JPanel();
        myTestID[tst]    = new JLabel();
        mytextfield[tst] = new JTextField();
        myNotReturn[tst] = new JCheckBox("Not Returned");
        myNotEval[tst]   = new JCheckBox("Not Evaluated");
        myReason[tst]    = new JComboBox();
        mySave[tst]      = new JButton("Save");

        Query qR = em.createNamedQuery("Lookups.findByLookupType");
        qR.setParameter("lookupType","REAS");
        java.util.List<Lookups> reasonList = (java.util.List<Lookups>)qR.getResultList();

        for (int i = 0 ; i < reasonList.size(); i++) {
            Lookups lu = reasonList.get(i);
            myReason[tst].addItem(lu.getLookupDescription());
        }

        myPanel[tst].setLayout(new SpringLayout());
        int rows =1;
        int cols = 5;

        myPanel[tst].setSize(10, 10);
           myPanel[tst].setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createBevelBorder(javax.swing.border.BevelBorder.RAISED));
        myPanel[tst].setVisible(true);
        jPanelTests.add(myPanel[tst]);
        mytextfield[tst].setSize(10, 10);
        myNotReturn[tst].setName("No Return");
        myNotEval[tst].setName("Not Evauated");

        JLabel testName = new JLabel(TestSetList.get(tst).getTestDesctiption());
        myPanel[tst].add(new JLabel(Integer.toString(TestSetList.get(tst).getTestsId())));

        myPanel[tst].add(testName);

      switch (TestSetList.get(tst).getTestSetup()){
        case "TEXT" : {
          myPanel[tst].add(mytextfield[tst]);

          break;
        }
        case "COMB" : {
            Query q = em.createNamedQuery("Lookups.findByLookupType");
            q.setParameter("lookupType",TestSetList.get(tst).getLookup() );
            java.util.List<Lookups> lookupList = (java.util.List<Lookups>)q.getResultList();

            for (int i = 0 ; i < lookupList.size(); i++) {
                Lookups lu = lookupList.get(i);

                cb.addItem(lu.getLookupCode());
            }

            myPanel[tst].add(cb);

         break;
        }

        case "SPIN" : {
             myPanel[tst].add(sp);

            break;
        }
    } // end switch

      myPanel[tst].add(myNotReturn[tst]);
      myPanel[tst].add(myNotEval[tst]);
      myPanel[tst].add(myReason[tst]);
      myPanel[tst].add(mySave[tst]);

      SpringUtilities.makeCompactGrid(myPanel[tst], 1, myPanel[tst].getComponentCount(),6,6,6,6);
    }
    pack();
    jPanelTests.setVisible(true);
}

I then created a event handeler when the panel loses focus
myPanel[tst].addFocusListener(new FocusListener() {

               @Override
               public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) {
                   throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
               }

               @Override
               public void focusLost(FocusEvent e) {
                     myResults[tst].setResultValue(mytextfield[tst].getText());

               }
           });

But now I get a error (local variables refferenced from an inner classmust be final of effectivly final)  on the line myResults[tst].setResultValue(mytextfield[tst].getText());
How can I reference to the value entered in the jTextField/JComboBox/jSpinner
Thanks

A: Your counter variable tst is not final (meaning no final keyword is used), nor effectively final (meaning it is modified), and as such, it cannot be referensed from an inner class - in your case an instance of FocusListener.
You cannot mark tst as final, as you modify it - but you can create a new variable in the body of the loop.
Note that effecively final concept is new to Java8, in earlier versions you had to be explicit and add final keyword to all local variables accessed from inner class.
Study the example below:
public class TestFinalVariables {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String effectivelyFinal = "aaa";
        for (int tst=0; tst< 10; ++tst) {
            final int j = tst;  //explicit final not necessary here
            new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    System.out.println(effectivelyFinal);
                    System.out.println(j);
                    //System.out.println(tst); Won't compile

                }
            }.run();
        }
    }
}

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Q: hibernate.properties not found   <form action="register.jsp" method="post">
id:<input type="text" name="id"/>

Name:<input type="text" name="name"/>

Password:<input type="password" name="password"/>

Email ID:<input type="text" name="email"/>

<input type="submit" value="register"/>

</form>

the above file is index.jsp
<%@page import="com.javatpoint.mypack.UserDao"%>
<jsp:useBean id="obj" class="com.javatpoint.mypack.User"></jsp:useBean>
<jsp:setProperty property="*" name="obj"/>
<%
obj.setName(request.getParameter("name"));
obj.setPassword(request.getParameter("password"));
obj.setEmail(request.getParameter("email"));
try
{
System.out.println("--------->"+obj.getName());

int i=UserDao.register(obj);
if(i>0)
{
out.print("You are successfully registered");
}
else
{
    out.print("registration failed");
}
}
catch(Exception e)
{

    out.print("You are not registered");
}
%>

the above file is register.jsp
package com.javatpoint.mypack;

public class User {
public int id;
public String name,password,email;

public int getId() {
    return id;
}
public void setId(int id) {
    this.id = id;
}
public String getName() {
    return name;
}
public void setName(String name) {
    this.name = name;
}
public String getPassword() {
    return password;
}
public void setPassword(String password) {
    this.password = password;
}
public String getEmail() {
    return email;
}
public void setEmail(String email) {
    this.email = email;
}

}

the above file is user.java
package com.javatpoint.mypack;

import org.hibernate.Session;
import org.hibernate.Transaction;
import org.hibernate.cfg.*;

public class UserDao {

    public static int register(User u){
        int i=0;
        try{

        Session session=new Configuration().configure().buildSessionFactory().openSession();

        Transaction t=session.beginTransaction();
        t.begin();

        i=(Integer)session.save(u);

        t.commit();
        session.close();
        }catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return i;
    }

}

the above program is UserDao.java
while executing the application it is hibernate.properties not found error
please reply me why it is occuring

A: Hibernate by default at startup looks for hibernate.properties and hibernate.cfg.xml and logs a debug message if those aren't found. So disable debug/info for hibernate and you will not see the message.see http://forum.springsource.org/showthread.php?127317-hibernate-properties-with-JavaConfig
also see hibernate properties not found

A: Make sure .properties file in the root of class path, Which means if you have something like
--src //source folder which all files in it will be compiled/copied to deployment
   --user   //those are folders which has classes in it
   --dao    //those are folders which has classes in it
  hibernate.properties //should be here

if it is above structure then new Configuration().configure() should find it automatically, or if you do not want to put it there then you can do something like:
new Configuration().configure(path)
Or see this answer


The ESI-32 was launched as a new budget level sampler, replacing the Emax II. This 'Emax III', had twice the voices, 4 times the memory and an EIIIx type Operating System. It fit in a lighter and smaller 2U module, and it cost less than the Emax II (even when the latter was discounted at the end of its life). In fact, the ESI-32 was based on the Emulator IIIx and not on the Emax range. The ESI-32 was a big step forward from the Emax range, and it quickly became popular as the cheapest means of acquiring the legendary Emulator sound. The sounds from the ESI-32 have been used by Daft Punk, Ixy InDaMix, and Somatic Responses as well as many more. 30 Megabytes.


Creating a startup is one of bigger challenges you could ever have in business, with minefields and pitfalls everywhere. But there are three things would-be entrepreneurs need to avoid, at all costs, which can dramatically limit their potential success or could end up killing their startup.
They are paranoia, perfection, procrastination. Each one has its own insidious effect on your ability to succeed. A majority of entrepreneurs are guilty of, at least, embracing one of them, if not all, which can doom their startup from the get-go. Let's consider each one, give you some of their symptoms, and then show you some ways you can either avoid them or not let them severely impact your startup results.
The symptoms of paranoia are rather straightforward. It's the entrepreneur who believes that his/her idea or invention is so unique (or that they are so smart) that they have to be ultra-careful with whom they share even a demonstration. They feel vulnerable to people who might steal their idea or invention.
Hey, everyone's known about fire for a while now.
And trust me there are two guys in a garage, as we speak, who are not only executing on your "unique" idea but are making it better.
How to counter or avoid paranoia: You want to protect your idea or invention? Apply for a patent, but also understand what that means. It doesn't make you "bullet-proof," like many entrepreneurs believe.
Your very best counter to offset paranoia is getting customers. Get a market presence, even leadership in a niche, if you can. That's way harder for competitors to overcome than matching technology, and it beats always worrying about who's stealing your concept.
Nobody ever wants to design, develop or deliver a product that has shortcomings. But every product, ever created, has them. Now you don't want to be providing a product that has known errors or bugs, but that's controllable. That's a quality issue. There is, simply, no such thing as the "perfect product" – i.e., one without flaws or shortcomings.
Understand the difference. You can build a quality product that has shortcomings. You cannot make a perfect product. Well, let me re-phrase that. You probably could, with enough iterations, time and money. But by then you'd either be out of business or dead, or both!
How to counter or avoid perfection: No matter what your product is, have some formal design specification that you and your team will follow that includes the critical features and functions, resource requirements and a timeline for each early release of the product.
If you hold to the feature/function/timeline release schedule, it will prevent "feature creep" – or better yet "perfection creep." Start with the minimum viable product (MVP) that you can get into customers' hands; and then do so, as soon as possible.
Whether they pay, early on, is less important than the feedback they can provide. And then you will see the problems that matter to your customers with your product. But at the same time, they will tell you what's important and what's not, enabling you to do a better job adjusting your release schedule to meet their needs.
This is especially prevalent where the entrepreneur is also the chief developer and lacks the knowledge or experience that it takes to run the company. So what happens? It becomes not unlike the little kid at dinner eating around and avoiding the vegetables on his plate. He will delay as long as possible, but, eventually, Mom and Dad will make him eat them. Same thing happens with entrepreneurs but, unfortunately, there's no Mom or Dad, and the things they delay or avoid are often critical business decisions that they just either don't like doing or are uncomfortable with.
Tasks like tax filings, or HR decisions like benefits plans or hiring and firing employees. Sometimes, it's duties and decisions around customer-facing functions like marketing, sales or customer support. This can, negatively, impact the company, turning away or turning off customers, which can drive a company out of business.
How to counter or avoid procrastination: You have two choices. You either get out of your comfort zone and perform the tasks and make the decisions (highly unlikely) or you bring in advisors (figurative "Mom and Dad" from above) who can help guide you in the short-term, while helping you create the processes and infrastructure for the long-term. The effect of this is two-fold. First, it would allow you to get a better understanding of why the tasks and decisions are important - in other words, why you need to "eat your veggies." Second, it would allow you to grow by taking on the responsibility and moving out of your comfort zone. Word of caution –bring in some key people to "fill in the holes," where you need help.
Creating a startup is tough enough. Don't make it harder for yourself. Avoid each of the "3 P's," and, while that won't guarantee success, your business will be better off!
Have you had your bouts with any of the "3 P's?" Please share your thoughts in your comments. It can help another entrepreneur.
Photo by Laura Nicola licensed by creative commons, we added text to her image.


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Have you noticed changes in your children's personalities? Do you notice that time seems to slip away from you? Has the contentment and peace you once enjoyed vanished? Have you experienced contentment and peace? Our marketing-driven 24/7 "breaking news" system can cause stress, anxiety, depressive moods and disconnection from our fellow humans and surroundings.
You may be a bit bored at first—it will pass. Get creative! Get your kids, family members and friends to help make a list of things to do, places to go & people to see. Soon you'll find your family taking hikes, playing games, chatting more, going to the gym instead of, listening to music and enjoying more active, healthy lives!


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Eastern Connecticut chambers renew ties at MGM
JAMES MOSHER
Four local chambers of commerce came together at MGM Grand at Foxwoods on Wednesday, drawn by a food fest and appearances by four gubernatorial candidates.
The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut, the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce and the Pawcatuck/Westerly Chamber of Commerce all participated in the Taste of Foxwoods. The event, touted as a "Business After Hours," drew more than 900 guests.
Chamber leaders don't have any joint future events planned, but are leaving the door open. The four came together for a similar event when MGM opened two years ago.
"We thought it was important to have one big mixer," said Bob Reed, chairman of the Greater Norwich chamber. "It's a first-class affair that everybody can appreciate."
"We're looking to opportunities to enhance the region," said Tricia Cunningham, president of the Greater Mystic chamber.
The event was an opportunity to strengthen old alliances as Grace Jones, chairman of the Eastern chamber, demonstrated with a lengthy visit to the Mystic chamber's booth. The Eastern and Mystic chambers have worked closely together on several issues, including tourism.
It also was an opportunity to get known in Eastern Connecticut as the gubernatorial candidates — Oz Griebel, Larry DeNardis, Mark Boughton and Ned Lamont — mixed with local leaders. Lamont, a Greenwich businessman, was seen talking at length to Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, owner of MGM and the sister Foxwoods Resort Casino.
The Eastern chamber interviewed the candidates behind closed doors before the mixer. Future private interviews will be held, followed by public sessions, said Tony Sheridan, the Eastern chamber's president and CEO.
"We want to serve our members and let them fully understand the merits of the candidates," he said.


Yesterday, Facebook suggested that I might be interested in becoming a fan of the coffee party. So I checked it out. The name is an obvious reference and counter to the TEA party movement, which is a movement I definitely don't support.
I don't expect that the Coffee Party is going to become a political party in the sense that the Democratic and Republican parties are, and that I think the TEA Party wants to be. Rather, they're speaking on against the bickering senseless posturing that's characterized US politics recently, from both sides of the aisle. And that's a position I can heartily agree with.


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Rooksdown Parish
Rooksdown is a civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. The parish was formed on April 1, 2004. It covers a small estate in the north-west of Basingstoke on land within and adjacent to the former Park Prewett hospital. The local housing development started with 'The Beeches' in the North West, 'Rooksdown' to the east of that and 'Park Village' to the South. Development continued with 'Limes Park'.
In 2016 the area across the A340 from the centre of Rooksdown, Sherborne Fields, was developed. Only a small part of this – the area up to Keble Road – in in Rooksdown: the rest is in Popley, which is part of Basingstoke town.
Rooksdown was originally part of the Parish of Sherborne St John, itself originally part of the Vyne estate.
Park Prewett
The land on which Park Prewett Hospital stands was originally part of the Park Prewett Farm. The farm was acquired by the authorities in 1899 although work on the hospital did not start until 1912. This was well advanced by 1914 when war broke out and the building was completed in 1917 to be used by the Canadians as a military hospital. The mental hospital finally opened in 1921 and by 1936 catered for 1400 patients. It returned to military use again in World War II, where Rooksdown House was used by Sir Harold Gillies, the pioneering plastic surgeon. The institution reverted to a mental hospital in 1946 and remained in use until 1997.
Historical Maps of Park Prewett
Rooksdown 1960
Ordnance Survey 1817
This was taken from an 1817 survey, but additions were made later, such as the railway, which was added in an 1848 revision.
Ogilvy 1675
John Ogilvy's strip map of 1675 went through the area where the following is recorded:
'Parkprivet Warren' on the site of the later farm. Note that a 'warren' refers to an enclosure for breeding game.
'Rooks Down' on adjacent land
Described as Preu Park from Speed's map of 1611.
The local area was occupied from at least Iron Age times at the nearby Winklebury Hill Fort. The site would have formed part of a wider occupation encompassing a number of archaeological sites, including an ancient Roman villa close to the A339 where the extension to Roman Road passes through the parish, as part of the original Winchester (Venta Belgarum) to Silchester (Calleva Atrebatum) road.
The parish was originally part of Sherbourne St. John, in lands acquired by Hugh de Port, a Norman noble from Port-en-Bessin who became Sheriff of Hampshire following the Norman Conquest. This area later became part of the Vyne estate. The Vyne was built for Lord Sandy, Henry VIII's Lord Chamberlain. The house was then owned by the Chute family for over 300 years (1653 to 1956) when it was passed to The National Trust.
The key feature of Rooksdown is of course, the former Park Prewett Mental Hospital and Farm, and this has some history of its own.
'Park Prevet' as it was then known was created by a grant from Edward I (Longshanks) to John de St John prior to 1302. This type of park is really a game enclosure, and the later reference to the park as as warren supports this.
Park Prewett Farm is clearly shown in 1877 and would probably have been built or rebuilt following the enclosure acts of 1845, when much of the parish was improved by the then owner of the Vyne, William Lyde Wiggett.


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While web apps don't care about your operating system, they do react differently to different browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, etc). The differences rarely interfere with use of the app, but some of them can be an annoyance. We test our apps in the latest versions of all major browsers. And we are willing to test in older browsers if the use case calls for it.
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package net.maritimecloud.identityregistry.command.user;

import javax.annotation.Resource;
import net.maritimecloud.identityregistry.command.api.UnconfirmedUserEmailAddressSupplied;
import net.maritimecloud.identityregistry.command.api.UserEmailAddressVerified;
import net.maritimecloud.identityregistry.command.api.UserRegistered;
import net.maritimecloud.identityregistry.command.api.VerifyEmailAddress;
import net.maritimecloud.portal.application.ApplicationServiceRegistry;
import net.maritimecloud.common.eventsourcing.axon.NoReplayedEvents;
import org.axonframework.commandhandling.gateway.CommandGateway;
import org.axonframework.saga.annotation.AbstractAnnotatedSaga;
import org.axonframework.saga.annotation.EndSaga;
import org.axonframework.saga.annotation.SagaEventHandler;
import org.axonframework.saga.annotation.StartSaga;

/**
 *
 * @author Christoffer Børrild
 */
@NoReplayedEvents
public class ConfirmEmailAddressSaga extends AbstractAnnotatedSaga {

    @Resource
    private transient CommandGateway commandGateway;

    public CommandGateway getCommandGateway() {
        return commandGateway;
    }

    public void setCommandGateway(CommandGateway commandGateway) {
        this.commandGateway = commandGateway;
    }

    @StartSaga
    @SagaEventHandler(associationProperty = "userId")
    public void handle(UserRegistered event) {

        System.out.println("A new user " + event.getPrefferedUsername() + " registered with the unconfirmed email  " + event.getEmailAddress() + ".");

        // compose and send out welcome and confirm email
        System.out.println("Sending out a confirmation email with email verification code: " + event.getEmailVerificationCode());
        ApplicationServiceRegistry.mailService().sendSignUpActivationMessage(
                event.getEmailAddress(),
                event.getPrefferedUsername(),
                event.getEmailVerificationCode()
        );

        // HACK: FIXME: TODO:
        // auto-confirm users that fulfil some criteria
        autoConfirmTestUsersEmailAddress_HACK(event.getUserId(), event.getEmailAddress(), event.getEmailVerificationCode());
    }

    @StartSaga
    @SagaEventHandler(associationProperty = "userId")
    public void handle(UnconfirmedUserEmailAddressSupplied event) {

        System.out.println("User " + event.getUsername() + " changed email address to the unconfirmed " + event.getUnconfirmedEmailAddress() + ".");

        // compose and send out confirm change email
        System.out.println("Sending out a confirmation email with email verification code: " + event.getEmailVerificationCode());
        ApplicationServiceRegistry.mailService().sendConfirmChangedEmailAddressMessage(
                event.getUnconfirmedEmailAddress(),
                event.getUsername(),
                event.getEmailVerificationCode()
        );

        // HACK: FIXME: TODO:
        // auto-confirm users that fulfil some criteria
        autoConfirmTestUsersEmailAddress_HACK(event.getUserId(), event.getUnconfirmedEmailAddress(), event.getEmailVerificationCode());
    }

    private String autoConfirmTestUsersEmailAddress_HACK(UserId userId, String emailAddress, String emailVerificationCode) {
        // HACK: FIXME: TODO:
        // supply hardcoded code in odrer to auto-create users for test and demo without reading mails
        if (emailAddress.endsWith("@auto.demo.dma.dk")) {
            commandGateway.send(new VerifyEmailAddress(userId, emailVerificationCode));
        }
        return emailVerificationCode;
    }

    @EndSaga
    @SagaEventHandler(associationProperty = "userId")
    public void handle(UserEmailAddressVerified event) {
        System.out.println("User " + event.getUsername() + " verified the email address " + event.getEmailAddress() + ".");
        System.out.println("User email address was verified: " + event.getEmailAddress() + " by " + event.getUsername());
    }

    // FIXME TODO: add en expire saga trigger to end unanswered saga instances!!!
    //@EndSaga
    //...
}

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When Volunteering Fails: A Cautionary Tale
On January 10, 2010 By broadsideblogIn behavior, US
Image by Jeff Kubina via Flickr
Fellow T/Ser Michael Salmonowicz blogged recently about the need for, and the power of, volunteerism. There's no question that choosing to offer your time, skills, intelligence and compassion to someone in need — and that someone might be, or have been, you as well — is the right choice.
It's the moral choice. What if it doesn't work out?
My goal is not to dissuade anyone from doing it, but my experience of being a Big Sister was sadly instructive and left me very wary of making such a commitment again. That quite likely deprives me, and others, of some good results.
We rarely hear about the ones that don't work out because, after all, the idea is to encourage volunteerism, not scare people off.
I became a Big Sister in 1997 or so, handed into a relationship with a 13-year-old Hispanic girl I'll call Pilar. She lived in a small, crowded, squalid house in my county, a mere 15 minute drive away but might have been in another country. Her mother had disappeared five years earlier and she and her younger brother were being raised by their grandmother, a woman of astonishing ability to lie, spin, deceive and manipulate. But it took me a while to learn this.
I liked Pilar from the first minute we met. Feisty enough to be fun but sweet enough to be likable, she said she wanted to become a writer. We spent about a year and a half together, seeing one another every three weeks or so, as mandated by our agreement. I took her sailing with friends — her first time on the water, she learned quickly and eagerly. Same thing on the squash court. God bless her, she was game for all sorts of new WASPy adventures.
Sometimes we'd hang out at my apartment or go for drives or just talk. I took her to her local library one day to work on homework, but she had no idea what a librarian was or how she could help.
By the end of our time together, I decided one way to help her escape the craziness of her home life — lots of shouting, a mother who'd returned suddenly a week after our match and now lived in the basement watching videos all day, junk food, nowhere quiet to read or study — might be boarding school, at a prep school near me that accepts full scholarship students. We went for the meeting, Pilar in her best clothing, her manners eager, awkward. I didn't even think, I'm ashamed to admit, she'd need coaching for that interview.
They agreed to let her sit in on a full day of classes, to see if there was a fit. She never called, never showed up. I never got an explanation from her family or caseworkers. I had started calling her three days beforehand to help her choose her clothes and talk the day through. No one returned my calls and at 10:00 p.m. the night before, her brother casually mentioned she was at a a relative's house.
Had she lied to me about her grades? Her eyes lit up when she saw the grounds and buildings of the prep school. "I'd love to go here," she said that day.
I was, clearly, naive and idealistic. The more I got to know and like her and see her potential, the more I wanted to do to help her get a great education, make new friends, work with her athletic potential, get into college. My family had warned me from the start that this sort of aspirational intrusiveness was dangerous territory.
Her family wanted her as is, even if her granny made a habit of poking Pilar's belly in front of me, barking "Are you pregnant?"
Only half-way through this increasingly challenging relationship did the caseworker finally admit: "This is one of our toughest families." You think? Her therapist told me she thought Pilar one of the most manipulative girls she'd met.
Great — liberal, middle-class optimism/guilt/hope meets…what?
Volunteering demands humility. You have no idea, often, what effects — if any — your relationship has on this other person. Should this matter? Matter a lot?
Maybe you teach them a new skill and you can see that happen. But maybe not. If you are a goal-oriented person, this can be confusing.
I often think about Pilar and wonder who and how she is. She's now in her 20s. Did she ever go to college? Avoid early single motherhood? Is she happy?
I wish I knew.
Here is Michael's essay in Good magazine.
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17 thoughts on "When Volunteering Fails: A Cautionary Tale"
inmyhumbleopinion
I could be completely wrong about this, but it seems to me that the kids from difficult backgrounds are only going to succeed if they have their family's support. Sounds to me that this poor girl never really had a chance because her family never saw anything wrong with the way they live. It's similar to the continuing conundrum of black and hispanic kids continually lagging behind their white and Asian counterparts in school, regardless of where they attend. It comes down to the support system and the expectations set by the parents. If parents expect great things from their children and don't undermine them when they start to gain traction, they have a pretty good chance of breaking the poverty cycle. But if the culture denigrates education, it's unlikely the kid will break free unless they are uncommonly strong willed. There is a non-profit organization in L.A. that is trying to battle this issue, and is having remarkable success. It's called "A Place Called Home". http://www.apch.org Check it out. It would be well worth a donation.
Caitlin Kelly
imho, what struck me – and made me frustrated – was feeling caught between the unclear expectations of the Big Sister folks and the unclear expectations or hopes of her family. If I were to do anything like that again I'd be much more explicit in asking what anyone was hoping for.
I was offended by my default role to take her out for ice cream or to the movies…It felt like a silly bourgeois response to something much more troubled. That became unmanageable for me.
Jerry Lanson
Legitimate point that we only hear of the success stories. But then, as a volunteer, you don't know whether your "failure" still left some mark. Sad, nicely written tale.
Thanks, Jerry.
jcalton
If Caitlin's story scares you, you could try a one day commitment courtesy of Disney:
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebrate/index?name=Give-A-Day-Get-A-Disney-Day
Sara Libby
I'm glad you shared your story – I had a similar experience volunteering recently for a nonprofit where I worked with girls 3rd through 5th grade. It was a terrible commute, it was almost impossible to get – let alone keep – the girls' attention, and I ended up just feeling like a babysitter. I didn't feel like they got anything out of it, and therefore I felt the same. Occasionally, there were great moments, but ultimately I felt disappointed. It's not all wonderful.
Sara, thanks for sharing that. I think it's not nearly as simple as showing up with even the best of intentions. However un PC to say it, there can be some huge gaps between what you hope to offer and what can actually be accomplished. The challenge now for you, as it was for me…Would we try again , when and how?
April Peveteaux
I think Jerry's earlier comment is right – you don't know if you made a "mark" or not. Hopefully you did. Like dysfunctional family members and friends, you have to detach somewhat but still care enough to be willing to offer help when needed and when appropriate. You have to throw it out there then let it go and hope it makes a difference.
Wow, that was very Oprah – but it's how I handle volunteer (and family 🙂 work. You did a wonderful thing.
I'm sorry you had this experience but not surprised. Volunteer work is often sold as a cure-all when, in fact, there is almost no way an individual can compensate for generations of social dysfunction and neglect.
I recently wrote an article about the downsides of parent/school volunteer movement for DoubleX, after coming to the conclusion that much of it encourages us to concentrate on the small and the individual at the expense of addressing greater social issues and inequities in our society. http://tinyurl.com/y8mtusg.
helaine, this individual approach appeals to the notion that one person can be helpful — a point of light — when the "darkness", as you said, can be enormous and engulfing. I had a long conversation this evening with someone who had also poured many years and a lot of their own money into someone they hoped to help. Some people, she concluded with regret, do not want to be helped or to help themselves.
Facebook User
I understand where this would be frustrating. I see that you talked to a representative at BBBS… how long did you wait to call? Why do you think, if this girl was so "manipulative" that she signed up for the program being 13 years old?
Sorry you had a bad experience. This makes me realize that even though you are trying to volunteer your time and give to the community, you also have to think about your own feelings.
Facebook user, her family signed her up; a child can't just show up, I'm fairly sure, and ask for a Big Sister or Brother. I used to call her caseworker fairly often but she had so many kids to keep track of she barely knew what was happening with the Little Sister I'd been matched with. It was clear she was overwhelmed and didn't really know how to respond to my concerns. The whole thing left me dispirited, as much for BBBS' apparent disorganization and unresponsiveness as anything.
gregcurts
Great story a must read for those wanting to volunteer. Not everyone wants to be saved.
gregcurts, it's counter-intuitive when we are exhorted to offer help, as volunteers, and think this is the way to go.
The U.S., in its dislike of its citizens turning to government for aid, de facto pushes us into individual acts of volunteerism. This is a good impulse. What shocked me, and should not have perhaps, was that the many "official" helpers of my young friend were failing so miserably in their work — paid therapists and counselors and caseworkers, people trained to deal with chronic and multi-generational poverty. How silly of me to think – and how deceptive of them to collude in this fantasy — that I could be of help, let alone without tremendous personal frustration for the way it turned out.
I have lived in five countries. None was as disorienting and unfamiliar to me as how that family thought and behaved. It was a culture unto itself and not one I could admire.
I have put my time in and have wondered at the same time what good am I really doing? I (ashamedly) have watched Maury and Jerry thinking its all in good fun, but those people have to come from somewhere….I tend to volunteer in community settings now and those that want and need help can seek me out. I won't stop volunteering, I have just changed my modus operandi.
Your article is once again a must read for those thinking about giving their time. Unfortunately there are organizations in their zeal to do good, do harm.
Michael Salmonowicz
Great story, Caitlin. And thanks for the plug!
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About this blogger:
Richard J. Clark is the Director of Music of the Archdiocese of Boston and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. He is also Chapel Organist (Saint Mary's Chapel) at Boston College. His compositions have been performed worldwide.
"In my opinion, there should be reached the aim that all priests could continue to use the old Missal."
— Cardinal Ratzinger, Letter to Wolfgang Waldstein (14 December 1976)
Children's Choir in a Typical Suburban Parish? Endless Possibilities!
published 29 April 2016 by Richard J. Clark
N AN ORDINARY suburban parish without exceptional resources, what can be accomplished in teaching children traditional sacred music? "The possibilities are endless," according to Ryan Lynch, Director of Music and Organist at St. Raphael's Parish in Medford, Massachusetts.
Lynch, who is also a regular organist and cantor for Catholic TV, revived a dying parish music program, making children's voices a centerpiece of the liturgical life along with the adult choir. Starting a children's choir from scratch, Lynch took a simple, but wise approach: form young voices (hearts and minds) through simple traditional hymnody and chant, making their well-formed, singable melodies and rich theology a staple. You can learn more about the music program at St. Raphael's here.
(He was also a consultant on this hymn project for the Archdiocese of Boston: Music for First Communion and Confirmation—A Catechetical Guide for Liturgical Celebrations)
Teaching Kindergarten through fifth grade in the parish school, he must also shape the musical sound of the children with a sprit of full inclusiveness—another typical aspect of parish life. This isn't easy, but Ryan Lynch makes it appear that way. He allows especially beautiful voices to shine while creating a unified voice.
Lynch acknowledges that this is a work in progress, one to build upon. Mindful that the children who sing today will be the foundation of our Church in the future. Therefore, enthusiasm and optimism reigns: "The Possibilities are endless." You can listen to samples and his budding choir here and here.
YAN WAS RECENTLY interviewed on "Sounds from the Spires" on on SIRIUS XM 129 Radio, The Catholic Channel. The show is hosted by Dr. Jennifer Pascual, Director of Music at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. This interview discusses life in a parish, churches of Rome, and Cardinal DiNardo's restaurant recommendations in Houston! (for those of you attending AGO or NPM this summer).
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