For every human, sleep is very important to all of us. Do you want to know how to get better sleep? As a pretty ambitious guy with a lot of ideas and a to-do list about a million miles long and nowhere near a thousand hours in Over watch yet, I get pretty frustrated every time I realize that I have to spend a third of every single day asleep.
But, just like a car needs regular oil changes to keep running smoothly, our bodies need lots of good, high quality sleep to function properly.
Getting good sleep not only rebuilds muscle, regulates metabolism, and helps you keep focused, but it's also an integral part of the learning process.
So with that in mind today I want to give you some tips that can help to improve the quality of your sleep and how to get better sleep.
To start out we have to talk about one of my absolute favorite substances in the world, which is coffee, or more particularly the caffeine in that coffee, because caffeine can actually disrupt your sleep quite a bit.
And the important thing to note here is that caffeine doesn't just disrupt your sleep if you take it right before bed.
In fact, a 2013 study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that caffeine can actually disrupt your sleep even if it's taken six hours before bed.
So the take away here is ifyou're gonna drink caffeine, whether it's coffee or whether it's tea, if you drink those monster energy drinks you should probably just quit those altogether, but with coffee and tea,take those in the morning, let them give you a little brain boost, but then cut the caffeine well before your bedtime if you want to sleep well.
The reason you should do this is that exercise both raises your core body temperature and it places a mild amount of stress on your central nervous system, and both of these things can make it a little more difficult to get to sleep.
So if you feel like it's taking you longer to get to sleep at night than it should and you happen to do your workouts or some form of exercise near bedtime, try shifting that to earlier in the day.
Tip 3: Turn off Your Phone Another Way on How to Get Better Sleep.
Here we're gonna talk about your phone and more specifically the light that your phone emits.
Smartphone screens, computer screens, TV screens, all these different screens that we spend all hours of the day staring at, all emit high concentrations of what's called short wavelength enriched light, aka blue light.
And that can be a problem because that blue light can actually play havoc with your sleep schedule if you're seeing it late at night, not during daylight hours.
And that is because your eyes contain what are called, and brace yourself because this is a bit of a mouthful, photosensitive retinal ganglion cells, and when light hits these cells your body clamps down on the secretion of ahormone called melatonin, which is helpful in inducing sleep.
Now, this biological mechanism works great during the daylight hours because it keeps your sleep schedule in sync with the day-night cycle.
But once the sun goes downand then you go inside and keep looking at all these screens and keep throwing tons oflight in your face all night, it can screw up your sleep cycle.
And blue light, in particular, has an especially powerful effect at clamping down on your body's melatonin secretion.
Number one, the simplest solution is to turn your screens off.
And this is something that I've been adopting in my own life because at 9 P.M. every single night I make sure that this computer behind me is turned off for the night, and that's about an hour and a half before bed.
Now, if you just don't want to turn your screens off or if you quite reasonably want to watch a TV show before going to bed, you want to check your phone, there're some apps you can use to cut down on that amount of blue light.
For both Mac and PC, as well as you Linux users, there's an app called flux that I've been using for quite a long time, which basically just alters the color profile of your computer screen to make it a lot warmer and it makes it cut down a lot of that blue light.
If you have an iPhone there's actually a built-in feature called Night Shift that does this exact same thing and you can set it to turn on at a specific time at night and then turn back off in the morning.
If you're an Android user you don't benefit from having that built into the OS but there is an app called Twilight that basically does the exact same thing.
The other solution which I haven't personally tried myself, but when I think about it, it seems like it would be the best one, is to buy yourself a pair of blue light blocking glasses.
Now, these look basically like your average safety glasses, you can get them off Amazon for about eight bucks, but the benefit would be is that they block all blue light, not just the blue light from your screens, which is beneficial when you're looking at lots of artificial lighting in your house at night.
One of the weird kinda counter intuitive facts about sleep is that we actually wake up several times during the night, at least to a degree.
Due to the nature of how the sleep cycle works we go through different stages of deep and shallow sleep and at that first stage,a lot of us actually briefly wake up or are in a semi-awoken state, but some people wake up fully.
And if you're one of those people who finds themselves awake in the middle of the night and having trouble getting back to sleep, seeing the time you have remaining before you actually have to wake up for work or class or whatever can cause a lot of stress which makes it even harder to go back to sleep.
That involves your bed itself, the amount of light in your room, the sounds, the odors, the temperature, a lot of different factors.
So we're gonna briefly go through a few of them here and while we do that for each one ask yourself if you could be making any improvements.
So first up let's talk about your pillow.
A couple of things about pillows.
You want to replace yours every couple of years, both because it breaks down overtime and gets less supportive,but also because every night you're sleeping on it you're kind of injecting that pillow with lots of dirt and germs and body odor and stuff that makes it gross, which can make it hard to fall asleep.
Secondly, and this was news to me until just recently, there're different kinds of pillows for different kinds of sleepers.
For example, I am a side sleeper and for years I was just using like the most non-supportive awful pillows until I learned that a side sleeper probably is gonna need a firmer pillow that has these gussets on the side of it instead of just the two pieces of fabric that are stapled directly together.
And after sleeping on this thing for about a week now I can tell you it is a lot better than the stuff I was using before.
When it comes to the temperature in your room cooler is better, and according to the National Sleep Foundation, the optimal temperature range for sleeping is somewhere between 60 degrees Fahrenheit and 67 degrees Fahrenheit.
The amount of light in your room, or should I say lack of light,plays a big role as well because pitch darkness actually plays a big role in melaton in secretion.
So, if you have a lot of ambient light coming into your room from like a street light outside your apartment, you can pick up a blackout curtain which will basically eliminate that light altogether.
I've actually got one there that I use for filming.
Also, if you happen to fall asleep with the TV on, you should probably try to break that habit because well, blue light.
Now, if you're one of those people who thinks that the TV is soothing and they just can'tfall asleep without it, there're some sound-based alternatives.
And actually silence really isn't the optimal solution for all people because silence is so often inconsistent.
There's a bump in the night, there's a voice in the other room, or there's somebody snoring in the same room as you, so having some sound that can block out those inconsistencies can really help you fall asleep.
One option you can check out is ambient noise generators which can generate both white noise, which is basically just consistent noise that sounds a little bit like an air-conditioner, and ambient noises, like rain and thunder, and for me, my favorite one is Noisli, because you can add as many as you want, you can change the volume of each one and basically create the perfect mix for you.
There's also lots of music out there that's good for falling asleep too. I hope these 5 tips on how to get better sleep will help you.
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No Spring
Topics: Attitude , Choices , Perseverance , Transition
It's taken me a long time to accept that the signs of spring—green grass, purple crocuses, yellow forsythia—can't always be counted on to appear on schedule where I live on Cape Cod. More often than not, the dominant color of April is brown and you have to bundle up to take a walk just as you did in February.
But I'm a daily walker and the other day I donned my wool coat and hat to go out right after reading an article in the Boston Globe that said nearly four million people have been out of work for a year or more. Before the recession, 10% of the total unemployment number represented the long-term unemployed. Now it's almost 30%. There's no spring for these work-seekers either.
According to the article, long-term unemployment is the "most intractable" consequence of the last recession and because of a lack of political will, despite all the talk about creating jobs in the last election, few resources are being directed toward it. The problem, the Globe said, is "chronic." They make it sound like an illness.
We no longer live in a world where going through the motions of work-search will produce results. To have any chance of success, people need keep their heads and their hearts in the game.
The thought of four million people being regarded as if they were suffering from a disease distresses me as much as the statistics. Yes, some do get disheartened and give up hope, but these are the only ones we seem to hear about. Those who stay employable by finding ways to keep themselves vital and engaged go unnoticed.
Regardless of how long someone has been out of work, his primary responsibility as an unemployed person is not sending out resumes, preparing for interviews, building networks, etc. It is self-renewal.
Being at home erodes confidence. The energy needed to step up to the plate, again and again, when you know the odds against you, can't be sustained without actively seeking out alternative ways to feed your self-esteem and sense of professional identity. Just like a business, an individual experiences a kind of "bankruptcy" when he loses his capacity to generate new ideas.
We no longer live in a world where going through the motions of work-search will produce results. To have any chance of success, people need keep their heads and their hearts in the game. In a competitive marketplace, only a genuine belief in yourself will allow you to convincingly articulate the value of what you have to offer.
In other words, when the employment landscape seems cold, dark and barren, you'll have to find your own source of spring, even if it means looking for substitutes.
Here are some of the ways my unemployed clients have put sources of renewal into their work-search:
To keep himself energized for staying in touch with recruiters, supporters and contacts, a corporate executive schedules time in a pottery studio and contributes his marketing skills to the artisan community he is now a part of.
To restart a consulting practice which felt isolating and flat, a communications expert started writing stories about family reunions to help her to reclaim her talent for orchestrating events and direct her writing skills toward the development of branding materials for herself, just as she would for a client.
An engineer whose business management experience has allowed him to excel in both the manufacturing and financial sectors has started on a journey of self-discovery to gain clarity about the exact nature of the work he is meant to do. He is also organizing strategic planning events for the non-profit organization whose board he serves on to keep his skills fresh.
In a 2000 essay, "The Coming of the Entrepreneurial Society," Peter Drucker says, "Individuals will increasingly have to take responsibility for their own continual learning and relearning, for their own self-development and for their own careers." In the dozen years since he made this prediction, changes in the workplace have proved him right, and yet many people, employed and unemployed, are still not taking his advice.
For everyone in my home state, April 8th, the day of the first Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park always marks the beginning of a new season of hope. And there are now enough long-term unemployed people in Massachusetts to fill the stadium twice. If I could somehow speak to all of them, I'd ask them to believe in themselves as much as they do in the Sox, and then go out and find ways to sustain that Opening Day devotion to make their work-search a success.
Greg Morin April 12, 2013 at 11:53 am Reply
Hi Beverly-
your website was forwarded to me by a former co-worker and friend, and I very much enjoyed reading what you had to say. As a long-time unemployed individual (16-months), I know well the range of emotions that come from unvoluntarily sitting on the side lines. However, in my situation I took the time to assess where I was emotionally and financially when I lost my job and determined what my best course of action would be. To that end, I've elected to go back to school and pursue what has always been my first love- teaching elementary school! I think it's absolutely vital for people in similar circumstances to listen to their hearts and pursue what they love to do! I did, and feel it's one of the best decisions I've made in my adult life.
The road ahead is full of challenges, but I think it's vital for people like myself to make decisions about what they want to do with their lives after a job loss, as time goes by so quickly and it's easy to loose focus and drive. I'm not saying it's been easy, but I have a wonderful girlfriend who has been very supportive and a natural desire to plan for my future. I've taken some risks in pursuit of my dream, but so far it's all worked out and I'm happy to say I'm really looking forward to returning to school in August. To anyone else out there reading this, have faith and stay focused on whatever it is you're hoping to do. Life is a journey… full of up's and down's, but I'm convinced in the end all works out for the best.
Beverly Ryle April 12, 2013 at 12:23 pm Reply
Thank you so much for your thoughtful and spot on reply. When I first began doing career counseling work people who had long term, "secure" corporate positions would tell me that they'd like to be better aligned with their work, but that felt like a luxury they couldn't afford.
Now, knowing what you are best suited to do is an absolute necessity. Congratulations on doing this very important work. You and your students will benefit from it. Bev
Sherry Rubin April 25, 2013 at 9:38 pm Reply
You did it again :)! Such wisdom in your newsletters. I wholeheartedly agree with what you're saying, and offer that the primary responsibility for everyone is self-renewal.
@Sherry Rubin, YES Indeed!

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Noël Burch's singularly perceptive view of film and its origins will interest all who care about film theory and history. Life to Those Shadows presents a critique of "classical" approaches to film: the assumptions that what we call the language of film was a natural, organic development, and that it lay latent from the outset in the basic technology of the camera, waiting for the prescient pioneers to bring it into being. The view that film language was a universal, neutral medium, innocent of any social or historical meaning in itself, is also challenged here.
Burch's major thesis is that, on the contrary, film language has a social and economic history, that it evolved in the way it did because of when and where it was constructed—in the capitalist and imperialist West between 1892 and 1929.
From this perspective, the book examines the emergence of what it defines as cinema's Institutional Mode of Representation and the sociohistorical circumstances in which it took place. Central to the Institutional Mode are the principles of visualization—camera placement and movement, lighting, editing, mise-en-scène—that filmmakers and audiences came to internalize over the first three decades. Special emphasis is laid on the all-important change that occurred in the placing of the spectator, from a position of exteriority to the film image—implicit in both film-form and viewing conditions during the primitive era (pre-1909)—to the imaginary centering of the spectator-subject—completed only with the generalization of lip-synch sound after 1929. Burch contends that this imaginary centering of a sensorially isolated spectator is the keystone of the cinematic illusion of reality, still achieved today by the same means as it was sixty years ago.
Noël Burch has exerted an important influence on film studies; he is the author of Theory of Film Practice and To the Distant Observer.


By Maureen McMullen on Jan 31, 2018 at 3:24 p.m.
The next round of state elections will task Minnesotans with casting votes for nine congressional seats, all 134 State House seats and a successor to Gov. Mark Dayton.
Polls won't open until August and November, but voters across the state will have the opportunity to help launch the election process next week at precinct caucuses.
Citizens will have opportunities Tuesday, Feb. 6, to discuss party platforms, select delegates and vote for the gubernatorial candidate they'd like their party to support. Registration starts at 6:30 p.m. with caucusing to follow at 7 p.m.
Caucusing requires no prior experience, just a general interest in the values of a political party hosting the caucus.
Although the events can vary from location and political party, caucusing usually involves discussing issues they'd like to see their party prioritize. If attendees agree on a particular issue, a resolution will continue on to the next political convention.
Attendees will also offer their input on their party's leadership, including volunteers and organizers, party delegates who will endorse state and federal candidates, and their party's candidates for governor.
Secretary of State Steve Simon earlier this month announced the launch of the 2018 caucus finder, an online tool to help voters determine their caucus location.
"Minnesota has a proud tradition of civic engagement and going to a caucus is a great way for Minnesotans to show support for their preferred candidates, raise an important issue, and meet people in their community," Simon said in a statement.
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Doctors and vets are starting to talk together more through the WHO's One Health initiative. But how many are comparing professional notes about supporting patients and caregivers facing the end of life?
Dr Caroline Hewson and Prof Scott Murray.
Veterinary surgeon, Dr Caroline Hewson, and Professor Scott Murray, Co-chair of the European Association for Palliative Care Primary Care Reference Group, teamed up to present a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
This unusual show came about at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2018 because Caroline had heard about the three typical trajectories of physical decline that are now often mentioned in palliative care for humans (Illness trajectories and palliative care | The BMJ). Some veterinarians in America are already talking about those patterns and Caroline too was struck by how family pets can show the same three patterns of decline as humans, ie acute, intermittent and gradual. She now refers to these to help vets and pet-owners that are deciding how best to manage life-limiting illnesses in pets (www.thepetlossvet.com). So, Caroline and I decided to speak together at this public event, thinking that the general public might find talking about their pets living and dying well easier than talking about their own mortality. And so they did!
The first statistic highlighted humorously to the lively audience of pet-owners and others was the fact that humans and pets all have a 100 per cent mortality rate, despite great progress in medical and veterinary sciences. And this death rate was not likely to change!
Rescue cat, Lupin, with his owner.
The second fact we shared was that pets and humans die following similar patterns of decline. For example: larger-breed dogs are prone to osteosarcomas that rapidly progress, cats frequently get kidney failure, and many of our furry friends can become frail and get arthritis. Sudden deaths are uncommon now for everyone.
The audience then spoke out about what frightens them about their own or their pet's demise. Pain, anxiety, relationships, facing death and honesty were all shouted out. One person said she cried when her dog died but could not when her mum died. We also heard that pets, like humans, can quite often receive futile overtreatment. After heart-felt discussions, it was also good to share the fact that palliative care can help deal with all these diverse issues if help is requested early on in the course of the illness.
It is good to talk about the final frontier, to boldly go and discuss it, and prepare for likely eventualities … and then get on with living a full life until then. Having considered our mortality, life may be more meaningful and richer than before! Considering the likely course of events for pets can also help them receive the most appropriate treatments for them, and not necessarily everything that could be done!
Watch our video, 'How to live and die well', on YouTube.
Contact Caroline Hewson and Scott Murray by email.
Acknowledgement: With grateful thanks to Bruce Mason for producing some of the images used in this post.
Next week on the EAPC blog, Noreen Holland introduces Rían: The therapy dog who's a leading member of the team at Our Lady's Hospice in Dublin, Ireland.
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Many thanks for commenting Katrina and we are delighted you enjoyed the post. Posts from the children's palliative care community are warmly welcomed if ever you'd like to contribute. Kind regards from the EAPC social media team.
Very interesting post, and I do think this could be a way into discussing dying and death for some people. I have two horses and my vet's website has a very good page on end of life care. The information is matter of fact about the practicalities, but also acknowledges the challenges in decision making, and provides reassurance that I won't have to face this on my own. My GP practice website seems to have nothing on palliative or end of life care, and doesn't list it as a service it offers. Food for thought there!
Many thanks for these interesting responses. Seems like as a GP I should try drafting something to be available on GP practice websites, signposted clearly "End of life" or "Dying well" with some information and advice about having as good a death as possible in due course. Might be key points from our "How to live and die well' video mentioned above might be a start.
Patients frequently order repeat prescriptions and seek advice for many things using their practice website, so something about this may be appreciated by some patients and carers.
What do you think? Really grateful if anyone can point to some examples of this from throughout Europe. No point in reinventing the wheel !


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Home » Appetizers » 20 Beautiful Chinese Appetizers For A Perfect Party
There is a saying, "Choose Chinese food whenever you want to eat," and you can understand why that quote exists with these Chinese appetizers below.
Thanks to its massive territory, China owns various cuisines. For example, Guangzhou with its fresh ingredients or Szechuan is famous for its spicy foods. There is no end to Chinese dishes and Chinese appetizers in particular.
Thus, here in this article, you'll get a full glimpse of what Chinese cuisine is about through its appetizers.
Pick up your chopsticks and enjoy these Chinese appetizers before they get cold.
You Will Never Get Tired Of These Chinese Appetizers
Let's Try These Delish Appetizers From South China!
Appetizers In North China Are No Less Luscious
4 East Chinese Appetizers That Are Unforgettable
Don't Skip Out These West Chinese Appetizers!
2 Toothsome Foreign-Born Chinese Appetizers
Others Flavorful Chinese Appetizers
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20 Beautiful Chinese Appetizers
Be careful when you try these Chinese appetizers. You may not stop yourself from devouring them more and more and end up forgetting the main courses.
Southern Chinese Dishes
Fish Balls
Cantonese Spring Rolls
Lo Mai Gai (Sticky Rice In Lotus Leaf Wraps)
Yusheng (Chinese Prosperity Toss Salad)
Northern Chinese Dishes
Jiaozi (Chinese Dumplings)
Mantou (Chinese Steamed Buns)
Hua Juan (Chinese Steamed Buns With Scallions)
Tofu With Century Eggs
Eastern Chinese Dishes
Xiaolongbao (Chinese Soup Dumplings)
Shengjianbao (Pan-Fried Steamed Buns)
Chinese Tea Eggs
Shaoxing Drunken Chicken
Western Chinese Dishes
Wood Ear Mushroom Salad
Dan Dan Noodles (Szechuan Noodles)
Foreign-Born Chinese Dishes
Crab Rangoon (Chinese Crab Wonton)
Other Chinese Dishes
Cong You Bing (Chinese Scallion Pancakes)
Egg Drop Soup
Pearl Balls
Chinese Shrimp Toast
Prepare your cooking tools beforehand because you'll want to make these appetizers right away!
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When discussing South Chinese cuisine, Guangzhou one in particular, many will think of the diversity of fresh ingredients here. And that's reflected on these dishes.
You can't come to South China without trying this appetizer. Famous like that, these fish balls are actually straightforward to make. They contain nothing but fish meat and some basic spices, making diners experience the fish flavor to the fullest.
Besides the original recipe, Fuzhou people also have their own variant made of fish and minced pork, making these balls larger and more satisfying.
Usually, chefs will use white fish to make this recipe. And if you don't know how to prepare the whole fish, you can buy some fillets at supermarkets.
You may wonder why it's called spring rolls? That's because, according to Chinese tradition, they often eat these rolls in the New Year dinner meal as a way to welcome spring.
This traditional appetizer has also appeared in other Asian countries. And now, every country has its own versions with different wrappings and fillings.
Come back to Chinese ones. Actually, in China, there are various ways to make these spring rolls depending on each region. But these Cantonese rolls are the most well-loved as they bring the fresh flavor exclusive only to the Guangzhou area.
If the meaning of this name is confusing, here is a simpler calling for you: Sticky rice with chicken. Usually, in other Asian countries, sticky rice appears as a breakfast or main dish. Here, in China, it's a part of the dim sum meal or acts as an appetizer.
While lo mai gai is eaten all around China, there's a significant difference between the North versions and the South, also the more well-known ones. South lo mai gai is heartier with its filling full of chicken, sausages, and mushrooms, while the other is sweeter.
These lotus leaf wraps are a treasure behind the humble look. Check out this video to know:
Watch this video: Chicken Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf, CiCi Li - Asian Home Cooking Recipes
Right from its name, some of you may have guessed that this dish is for a New Year party. But why is this salad called "prosperity?" It's because yusheng (魚生, which means fish salad) sounds similar to yusheng (余升, which means prosperity growth), hence its fancy name.
According to Chinese tradition, every ingredient in this salad will mean some good omen for the family. For example, lime sounds like "luck," or pepper represents the wish for more money. But today, you can just add any fish and vegetables you like.
Compared to South China, people in the Northern regions prefer wheat foods like dumplings or buns over rice. Thus, their appetizers are mainly made of wheat flour, too.
You can think of these dumplings as a relative of Japanese gyoza. The differences between these two appetizers reflect the continuous war between Chinese and Japanese cuisine. While gyoza is often pan-fried, Chinese chefs often make jiaozi by steaming.
Jiaozi is usually filled with pork, veggies, and scallions. But you can change it to how you want. These dumplings are pretty bland by themselves, so they are served with a dipping sauce, including lots of seasonings.
Though it's also steamed buns, don't mistake it with the "bao" dish. While the latter often includes sweet or savory fillings, mantou is served plainly. When presented as an appetizer, this dish is often deep-fried beforehand.
Unlike other buns, mantou is enjoyed by many Chinese people as a stand-alone dessert since their dough already contains sugar and milk, making it lightly sweet. However, Chinese people will mainly enjoy it with condensed milk or thick dipping sauce.
These rolls look as beautiful as their other name: Flower buns. There are various options to shape them into flowers, but if you are just a beginner in cooking, here is the easiest way.
First, fold the dough several times and separate them into equal parts. Then, stack two portions on top of each other and use a chopstick to press them down right in the middle. It might be a bit tricky at the beginning. But when you are familiar, it is surprisingly simple.
You can enjoy these rolls with condensed milk like mantou. But since they are a little saltier, feel free to eat them on their own.
These flower rolls look good and taste good at the same time! Let's see this video:
Watch this video: How to Make Steamed Chinese Flower Buns
Century eggs have always been a signature dish in Chinese cuisine with their unique appearance, flavor, and aroma. After being preserved, regular eggs have their yolks turn dark green, and the white become dark brown with a jelly-like texture.
You can find century eggs everywhere in China, from street carts to high-class restaurants. In the Northern regions, they are served with chilled silken tofu as a light appetizer with chopped spring onions.
A signature characteristic of Eastern foods is they are often soup or contain soup. One exemplary appetizer in East China, xiaolongbao, is famous for its hot broth inside the wrapping. So, keep scrolling down to find out whether other recipes are the same.
Be careful when eating this dish! The first time I tried xiaolongbao, I was so hasty that I got a light burn in my mouth because of the hot soup inside the dumplings. Afterward, I learned that xiaolongbao is served right after steaming, so the soup inside stays hot and flavorful.
That's why you should stay calm to enjoy these dumplings to the fullest. First, place your xiaolongbao on a spoon and use your chopsticks to spread the wrapping for a bit, enough for the broth spill.
Then, take a good sip of this soup and feel its warmth run through your body. After that, you can eat the rest of this dumpling!
For me, these buns are like an older brother of the famous xiaolongbao as they are slightly bigger with a more complex cooking method.
To make these buns, you need to cook them in a skillet filled with water so that the filling is steamed thoroughly. And when the water evaporates, it causes the bottom to be crispy.
Pork is the regular choice for these buns. However, you can change it to your likings. For example, make them into seafood or vegetarian versions.
Your local Chinese restaurants will want to know the recipes of these pan-fried steamed buns. Let's see this video:
Watch this video: Crispy Chinese Pan-Fried Pork Dumplings | Marion's Kitchen
Just like its name indicates, this recipe used to be eggs simmered in tea with other spices. The result is alluring eggs in terms of both taste and aroma. Nowadays, people change tea leaves to Chinese five-spice powder. However, that doesn't change its flavor much.
Besides that, what makes tea eggs unique is the marble patterns on the eggs' surface. To make those, people will crack the boiled eggs' shells before placing them in the marinating liquid. After several hours of simmering, water will slip through the crack and leave traces on the surface.
Well, you may get drunk when eating this dish. Just kidding! But this recipe indeed requires using wine, and you can't leave it out. So, it's better if you warn your guests before serving it.
Drunk chicken needs some time to marinate thoroughly, but the cooking process is straightforward. You just need to boil the chicken, chill it, and let it soak in the wine-based sauce overnight or for several days.
Shaoxing wine is the best choice for this recipe for its signature sweetness and fragrance.
Of all four regional cuisines, the Western one is the spiciest with the appearance of Szechuan and its iconic red chili peppers. If you are a spicy lover, here must be your heaven on Earth!
This salad's name is amusing, isn't it? It's because the mushrooms used here are grown on trees and look like ears, hence their name "wood ear."
Their black color may look a bit unappealing, but their texture is perfect for a salad. Their crunchiness makes these mushrooms so irresistible.
Wood ear mushrooms don't have much flavor themselves, but they are really good at absorbing seasonings. So, with this salad, you'll get to experience all the flavors to the fullest with this mushroom only.
It's crunchy, it's full of flavor. What else can you ask for this wood ear mushroom salad? Let's see this video:
Watch this video: Wood Ear Mushroom Salad Recipe
While Chinese restaurants in America often serve this dish as a main course, dan dan noodles are treated as an appetizer or a snack in its homeland.
Szechuan's initial recipes include boiled noodles dressed in a spicy sauce with different toppings like ground meat and pickled vegetables.
If you are familiar with the American version, prepare yourself before ordering an authentic bowl of dan dan noodles because it's really, really hot! This dish comes from Szechuan – the province famous for spicy foods, for a reason, you know?
Not all Chinese appetizers you see nowadays are 100% authentic. Some of them are the result of cultural exchange between China and other countries like America. But that doesn't mean they aren't worthwhile like other genuine ones.
It looks like a Chinese dish, it tastes like a Chinese dish. But it's not an authentic Chinese appetizer because it contains cream cheese, an ingredient that doesn't appear in Chinese cuisine.
But that doesn't change the fact that crab rangoon, with its creamy filling full of crab flavor, makes a perfect appetizer for every Asian party. Not to mention, it tastes even when piping hot or served cold, with an accompanying sauce like soy sauce or duck sauce.
There are various people confusing egg rolls with spring rolls, but they are actually two different kinds. Spring rolls are an authentic Chinese recipe.
In contrast, egg rolls are more like a product born from the cultural exchange between America and China. Even traditional Chinese restaurants in the US have divided these dishes into two different categories.
Compared to the Chinese native rolls, these egg rolls have a thicker and sturdier wrapping because the dough has flour and eggs. And most of the time, egg rolls are filled with pork and cabbages, less abundant than spring rolls.
For these appetizers below, their origin remains a mystery as no one knows who created them or where they come from. Just one thing is clear: They are loved by every person in China!
Though its name is "pancake," this dish uses dough instead of batter. This way, it becomes flakier and chewier.
However, depending on what dough types you use, the texture of these pancakes can change significantly. Hot water ones are softer, whereas ones made with cold water dough are chewier.
Whichever method you choose, make sure you don't overpack these pancakes with scallions, or their flavor will become unbalanced.
Besides an appetizer, these Chinese scallion pancakes are also a perfect snack! Let's see this video:
Watch this video: I Made Flaky Scallion Pancakes From Scratch
No Chinese recipe can be easier than this egg drop soup. In its simplest form, this soup only contains beaten egg mixture stirred in a chicken broth and is garnished with some chopped scallions. Some say this is the most suitable soup when you are under the weather.
Every region in China has its distinct version of this soup. Some add shrimps, while others ask for corn and tofu. Even American Chinese restaurants have their own creativity by putting some cornstarch to thicken the soup.
Some call this dish "pearl meatballs," but I prefer this name more as it makes this recipe sound really fancy. But don't worry, despite that fabulous name, this dish is only meatballs coated with sticky rice.
Then, why does it gain this name? Well, it's because if you soak the grains long enough, after cooking, they will gain a pearl-like appearance. These balls are often served at New Year parties as a good luck omen.
Crunchy on the outside and a rich, creamy filling, that's how a shrimp toast would taste. Making it will take a bit of time, especially when you are not used to making a shrimp paste, but the final result will pay off!
Thanks to its outstanding flavor, this dish's popularity has passed the China border. And now, even Western people in Australia, America, or Ireland crave for a plate of shrimp toast at a dim sum party.
This shrimp toast is better than any toast you've tried! Check out this video to know:
Watch this video: Crispy Chinese Shrimp Toast Recipe
Compared to main dishes, these Chinese appetizers are less time-consuming and much easier to perfect. So, don't be afraid of them even if you just begin learning cooking. And for the best result, remember to buy some authentic Chinese spices in your local Asian groceries.
And if you still have some unsolved problems after reading this article, please write them down in the comment section so that I can help you. Also, don't forget to share this article with your friends!
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This is to inform that the Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Forest Management Certification (Natural Forest) or in short the MC&I(Natural Forest) has been adopted by the MTCC Board of Trustees at its Forty-Ninth Meeting held on 6 December 2011 as the standard for the certification of natural forest at the forest management unit (FMU) level under the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS).
The MC&I(Natural Forest), which is the outcome of the review process of the MC&I(2002) led by a 15-member multi-stakeholder Standards Review Committee (SRC), will supersede the MC&I(2002) which has been the standard used for the certification of natural forests in Malaysia under the MTCS since October 2005.
The review of the MC&I(2002) is in line with the international norm and the standard setting process under the MTCS where the certification standard used is to be reviewed at least every five years to ensure continuous improvement.
In this connection, the review of the MC&I(2002) has been conducted in an inclusive, participatory and transparent manner, with the draft standards being subjected to scrutiny and deliberations through three meetings of the SRC, three meetings of the Panel of Experts (PoE), three regional consultations, as well as three public comment periods, over the period from April 2009 to September 2011. The milestones in the review of the MC&I(2002) resulting in the development of the MC&I(Natural Forest) are as shown in Table 1 below.
In line with the requirements regarding the implementation of changes to the MTCS, a transition period not exceeding one year is required to be provided to all the affected parties prior to the use of this new standard. All certificate holders and notified certification bodies have been informed that the MC&I(Natural Forest) will become mandatory to be used for the certification of natural forest under the MTCS beginning 1 January 2013. However, for those FMUs which are to be audited during the one-year transition period in 2012, the FMUs concerned have the option to choose either to be audited against the MC&I(2002) or the MC&I(Natural Forest).
As the Secretariat for the review process, MTCC would like to thank all the stakeholder groups, SRC and PoE for the advice, support and inputs provided which has resulted in the development of the MC&I(Natural Forest).


NEW YORK -- Miss Union Avenue scored a two-length, front-running victory yesterday in Belmont Park's feature, a $50,000 turf allowance for 3-year-old fillies.
The odds-on favorite in the field of five covered 1 1/16 miles on the firm Widener Turf Course in 1 minute, 41 2/5 seconds, carrying 122 pounds, including Herb McCauley, to her fifth win in six starts this year.
Remda, 117, ridden by Eddie Maple, out-finished the rest to be runner-up, and it was another 2 1/4 lengths to My Oooo Aah, 112, ridden by Jerry Bailey.
Miss Union Avenue earned $30,000 for Triumviri Stable and returned $2.90, $2.50 and $2.10. Remda paid $8.70 and $2.10, and My Oooo Aah was $2.10 for show.


A reflective text expressing gratitude, an appreciation for personal growth and past experiences, and the idea that even as everything appears to be changing, connections to loved ones will last forever.
"What do you see when you close your eyes, and remember the best days of our lives?" A sentimental and heartfelt song about favorite memories and the vivid, colorful imprints they leave in our minds.
A fun, upbeat, and positive song about happiness, laughter, and feeling good. Easy to learn, catchy, and wonderfully motivating, this song has great rhythmic energy and is a joy to perform.


Its Charter states that the agency was created to foster full development, conceived as a fundamental human right, with the fight against poverty as part of the process for building this right. To this end, the Agency follows the guidelines of the 4th Master Plan, in accordance with the international agenda of the Millennium Development Goals and with a focus on three crosscutting axes: gender perspective, environmental quality and respect for cultural diversity.
AECID reports to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation through the State Secretariat for International Cooperation and Ibero-America (SECIPI). Act 23/1998, of 7th July, on International Development Cooperation, considers the Agency to be the managing body of Spanish cooperation and defines its purpose by its priorities: fostering development and equilibrium relations, preventing and addressing emergency situations, promoting democracy and driving relations with partner countries. To do this, it uses technical cooperation, economic and financial cooperation, humanitarian aid and education for development and to raise social awareness.
Together with its partners, the Agency works in over 30 countries through its network of Cooperation Technical Offices, cultural centres and training centres.


Charts are one of the most common ways to present data visually. This module walks you through creating and modifying charts in Excel.
he also now wants to modify some of these styles.
as well as adding different elements to your chart.
Click on the chart so that the Chart Tools tab comes up.
you'll find the Add Chart Element button.
You can add different elements to your chart, such as Axis Titles or Chart Title.
At the moment, our chart does not have a title.
You can see that the button None has already been pressed.
If you now click on Above Chart, guess what?
A chart title appears, except it just says chart title.
type in an appropriate chart title that you feel suits the data.
Go back to Add Chart element.
Let's add some axis titles.
now we can add Account Managers as the horizontal axis name.
Go back to Add Chart Element > Axis Titles > Primary Vertical.
Double click or highlight all of the text to edit it.
put dollars in brackets as the title for the vertical axis.
on that Add Chart Element button within the design tab.
you'll see, when you hover, that three buttons appear on the top right.
the Add Chart Element button that we just looked at.
You can check or uncheck whatever options you want to add to your chart.
Click on the Paintbrush icon.
Here, again, you can change the style of your chart, just like we did before.
again you can change the color of your chart just like we did before.
Click on the funnel, the filter.
It lets you select which data you want to add or remove from your chart.
Let's say we only wanted to see Mihael Khan's category within this chart.
Uncheck Select all and then check Mihael Khan.
now your chart is showing all the figures for the different account managers.
then utilizing these three buttons on the top right.
Plus, a paintbrush icon, as well as a funnel icon.
Another way to modify your chart is by double-clicking your chart.
As you can see, Excel has now brought up a new menu called Format Chart Area.
change the chart area, the chart title, the axis and so on.
you can change the fill in line by clicking on the paint bucket icon.
which is actually a paint nib.
of the different chart elements by clicking on the Move icon.
Have a play around and see what you can do.
the font of the axis, every single element can be modified.
see how you can modify your chart to really impress your team.


One of the most enraging things I've experienced with my Asus eeePC is that the TrackPad can be used to make a left mouse click by simply tapping. The problem with this is that it only clicks when you don't want it to.
In Windows, changing this feature was a big pain, as I had to install a 3rd party utility. However, in Linux Mint 9, it is a simply checkbox in Control Centre under the "Mouse" panel.


INFJ. Fascinated by technology, life and the intersections in between.
I've always been fascinated by stories. How the right combination of words can give an idea flight, give a movement roots. The advent of the internet blew this fascination off its' hinges as words and ideas now had the potential of reaching a global audience. This fascination with words, stories and the global connections possible with the internet led me to my inevitable career in web development.
Fast forward a number of years and I've found myself craving the stories that can be told with the right images and the emotions that can be captured with the perfect photograph. I've got a ways to go improving my ability to tell stories and evoke emotion through photography, but I've been having a blast doing so.


Holocaust Survivors Unite to Help Victims of Safed Fire - Breaking Israel News | Latest News. Biblical Perspective.
In a heartwarming turn of events, the Colel Chabad charity organization received a generous donation from a group of Holocaust survivors to aid the victims of a recent devastating fire in Israel's northern city of Safed (Tzfat).
The group of elderly immigrants and Holocaust survivors who organized the collection are participants in the Colel Chabad-run "Day Care Center" which provides hot meals and activities for hundreds of needy people across Israel. When Rabbi Baruch Arister, Director of Colel Chabad's Day Care Centers, mentioned that the organization had set up a fund to help the fire victims, the elderly group decided to mobilize their resources and help.
The survivors collectively donated about NIS 10,000 (about $3,000) which will be directly transferred towards the rehabilitation of the burned houses.
The Safed fire ravaged through the streets earlier in July, destroying several homes and sending many to the hospital. The Colel Chabad charity organization immediately set in motion an urgent fundraising campaign to help the homeless families with the goal of raising $240,000 to help them rebuild their lives.
Rabbi Mauda explained to Breaking Israel News that many of the affected families were already poor and receiving help from Colel Chabad. The active and caring organization first provided immediate relief to the fire victims by giving them food, diapers, towels, sheets, hygiene products, and clothes. Now, they are using donated funds to get the families furniture, appliances, and other necessities.
Colel Chabad is Israel's longest continuously running and respected charity. It supports families and individuals throughout the Holy Land with an expansive network of social welfare programs which include the daily running of 24 soup kitchens, helping orphans and their families, assisting Holocaust survivors, and coming to the aid of anyone in need. Colel Chabad has a particularly strong presence in Safed, as the city has a high percentage of struggling elderly and impoverished families.
To help the families affected by the Safed fire, please click here.


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Gordon lifts his welder's hood. Extinguishes his cutting torch. Stares hard at Isaac.
I thought you said his name was Darrel.
Howard don't hear so good on the phone.
Gordon takes his welder's apron and gloves off. He turns the tanks off and walks out of the shop. Howard is on the porch scoping gophers with his varmint rifle ready.
turns out the guy's name is Terrell.
Howard lowers the spotting scope and stares at Gordon. He unslings the rifle and rolls his wheelchair down the ramp toward the Harleys.
them ignorant hillbilly's 'll dice him up fer breakfast.


Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you've got some fun, relaxing weekend plans as you recuperate from the work week. I know we'll be parking in front of the TV tomorrow to watch some college football! Hopefully this weekend Auburn will beat Texas A&M and LSU will beat Alabama :-). These bacon wrapped cream cheese crackers are the perfect, totally addicting snack to serve at your football party. (Or for an appetizer at Thanksgiving!).
These are super simple, but they do take some time to assemble, and 2 more hours in the oven. So just make sure you plan ahead! Your whole house will smell AMAZING from the bacon cooking in the oven. These crackers are a guaranteed hit at your party. Because who doesn't love bacon, cream cheese, and crackers? No one that's who. And I'm not kidding about them being addicting…no matter how many you make, they will ALL be eaten.
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Prepare 2 pans (that can fit side-by-side in the oven) by covering them with foil. Then place a cooling rack or broiling rack on top of the pan. Spray with cooking spray.
Spread cream cheese onto each cracker. I used about a teaspoon each, but really don't overthink the amount. Just spread it on, but not too thin.
Cut the bacon in half. Wrap each cracker with a half piece of bacon.
Place each wrapped cracker onto the prepared racks on the pans.
You could leave out the cream cheese entirely, and these would still be good.
You could also use grated parmesan cheese or brown sugar in place of the cream cheese.
These look good and easy to make if I made some up thanksgiving eve will they last for the next day if not eaten the night before?
If you opt to make this without cream cheese and possibly replace it with parmesan or brown sugar, you could actually freeze them and reheat (at 250 for about 15-20 mins) when you're ready to eat them! Unfortunately, I haven't ever tried freezing them with the cream cheese, and I'm not sure it would work. But if you try it let us know!
How do you store leftovers? Do they need to be refrigerated? They look great!
Hi Liza. These always get gobbled up at parties so I've actually never had leftovers, haha! But I do think they need to be refrigerated in a sealed container. Then when you're ready to eat them again, I'd recommend toasting in the oven for just a minute to reheat.
Making sure the bake time is correct before I make these: 2 hours?


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Stoltenberg Says NATO Will Back Ukraine 'For As Long As It Takes'
By RFE/RL November 29, 2022
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has pledged the alliance's support for Ukraine "for as long as it takes" and has reiterated that the door to membership in the world's largest security organization remains open to all, including Kyiv.
Speaking in Bucharest on November 29 as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the other NATO foreign ministers gathered in Romania, Stoltenberg called on partners to step up aid for Ukraine, whose energy infrastructure has been devastated by a barrage of Russian attacks at the onset of the winter season.
"Our message from Bucharest is that NATO will continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. We will not back down," Stoltenberg told a conference in the Romanian capital ahead of the ministerial meeting.
He added that the only way to get the right terms for negotiations with Moscow to begin would be for Ukraine to advance on the battlefield.
"To create the conditions for a lasting peace, which ensures that Ukraine prevails as an independent sovereign state, we must continue to provide military support to Ukraine," he said.
Stoltenberg separately told journalists that NATO allies will ramp up aid for Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin uses "winter as a weapon of war" because his forces are failing on the battlefield.
"We have delivered generators and spare parts, and the allies are helping to rebuild destroyed infrastructure," he said, adding that the Bucharest gathering would serve as a platform to drum up Western aid to rebuild Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Stoltenberg reaffirmed the military alliance's commitment to admitting new members, including Ukraine, without offering a precise date.
"NATO's door is open," Stoltenberg said.
"Russia does not have a veto" on countries joining, he said, adding that Putin "will get Finland and Sweden as NATO members" soon. The Nordic neighbors applied for membership in April, concerned that Russia might target them next.
"We stand by that, too, on membership for Ukraine," Stoltenberg said. "At the same time, the main focus now is on supporting Ukraine, ensuring that President Putin doesn't win, but that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign nation in Europe."
He also warned that Europe should brace for the arrival of more Ukrainians fleeing worsening conditions at home.
"We have to be prepared for more refugees crossing into the rest of Europe," as a result of Russia's "deliberate attack on critical services, heating, light, water, gas" in Ukraine, Stoltenberg said.
The NATO chief also said that Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has not let the alliance forget other partners that face "Russian pressure, intimidation, and aggression" but actually made partnerships with such countries more important.
"That is why NATO foreign ministers will meet with their Ukrainian counterpart, as well as with Georgia, Moldova, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. To address the challenges we face. And to enhance our support. For their resilience, political independence, and the modernization of their armed forces. So that they can better defend themselves. If they are safer, we will be more secure," Stoltenberg said.
With reporting by AP, AFP, and Reuters
Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-nato-ministers- winter-aid-stoltenberg/32153643.html
Copyright (c) 2022. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.
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Tonight, I spoke to you dear sisters about your special spiritual gifts and propensities. Sisters, I urge you, with all the hope of my heart, to pray to understand your spiritual gifts—to cultivate, use, and expand them, even more than you ever have. You will change the world as you do so.
My dear sisters, we need you! We need your strength, your conversion, your conviction, your ability to lead, your wisdom, and your voices. We simply cannot gather Israel without you.
I wonder if Facebook or Instagram "feels it" when President Nelson, Prophet and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints challenges all of the youth and then all of the women of the church to partake in a "Social Media Fast"? :) I'll bet they do!! :) I sure have!!
President Nelson spoke in the General Women's Conference meeting Sunday night. During his talk he challenged the women to pull away from social media for ten days and spend the new found time focusing on revisiting and exercising our "spiritual gifts." Within the hour after the closing prayer suddenly all of my Friends were "signing off." I knew something important had taken place.
Sooo, here I am. Two days in, and I'm blogging and surviving. :) A little lonely for my outside world of friends and ongoing dialogue throughout the day. But I am grateful for the chance to go back in time about 8 years and reflect on how I am and WHO I am after being sucked into the vast and all consuming world of the internet. Its pretty profound. I have to say. I'm Thrilled to have this chance to make time to truly write again. Long, lengthy, pondering's. Where I puke out my whole life story onto the page. Instead of a little blurb here and there with a picture. The problem is, no one will be able to take the time to read all my ramblings anymore. LOL! We've all lost the ability to just sit and read... and read... and read...to the end. I guess that's not all bad. I'll remember to hold back the real deep personal things I want recorded for posterity to the end of my posts. Knowing that they won't be read about as much. ;) Just Kidding.
My next goals are to seriously take time to read the scriptures every day. My own personal study time. Something I haven't done in Way Too Long!!
So, in the end, there is Absolutely Nothing wrong with the challenge that our prophet has issued. I know that it is from the Lord and if we take the extra time and use it to grow closer to Christ, we will be blessed with a reminder of our Grand Potential as Daughter's of a King!


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Historic Chesterfield store to close temporarily for refurbishment
'Sad day' for the Dales as officers move
A former police constable has described the removal of front–line officers from police stations in the Dales as a 'sad day'.
NEWS: News.
Reactive police officers paraded for the last time at Bakewell's police stations on Wednesday, November 12, before their move to Matlock Police Station.
Former Bakewell officer Sandra Wetton said she fears the removal of reactive officers from their base in the town could eventually lead to the closure of Bakewell Police Station station - the last remaining police station in the Peak District National Park.
Sandra, who lives in Bakewell, told the Mercury: "All that will be left at Bakewell and Ashbourne will be the safer neighbourhood teams consisting of a sergeant, the odd police constable and some PCSOs who do not cover 24-7.
"This will allow the force to close this police station in the new year, claiming there are too few staff working out of it to justify keeping it open - a sad day for Bakewell."
She went on to describe the potential closure of the police station as a 'fait accompli', which she claims was decided months ago by the constabulary.
Derbyshire Constabulary maintain that no closures of police stations have been decided.
The force maintains that the proposals will be subject to a public consultation in due course.


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package org.apache.nifi.util.validator;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;

import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import org.apache.nifi.components.ValidationContext;
import org.apache.nifi.components.ValidationResult;
import org.apache.nifi.components.Validator;
import org.apache.nifi.processor.util.StandardValidators;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.Mockito;

public class TestStandardValidators {

    @Test
    public void testNonBlankValidator() {
        Validator val = StandardValidators.NON_BLANK_VALIDATOR;
        ValidationContext vc = mock(ValidationContext.class);
        ValidationResult vr = val.validate("foo", "", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "    ", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "    h", vc);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());
    }

    @Test
    public void testNonEmptyELValidator() {
        Validator val = StandardValidators.NON_EMPTY_EL_VALIDATOR;
        ValidationContext vc = mock(ValidationContext.class);
        Mockito.when(vc.isExpressionLanguageSupported("foo")).thenReturn(true);

        ValidationResult vr = val.validate("foo", "", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "    h", vc);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        Mockito.when(vc.isExpressionLanguagePresent("${test}")).thenReturn(true);
        vr = val.validate("foo", "${test}", vc);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "${test", vc);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());
    }

    @Test
    public void testHostnamePortListValidator() {
        Validator val = StandardValidators.HOSTNAME_PORT_LIST_VALIDATOR;
        ValidationContext vc = mock(ValidationContext.class);
        Mockito.when(vc.isExpressionLanguageSupported("foo")).thenReturn(true);

        ValidationResult vr = val.validate("foo", "", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "localhost", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "test:0", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "test:65536", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "test:6666,localhost", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "test:65535", vc);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "test:65535,localhost:666,127.0.0.1:8989", vc);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        Mockito.when(vc.isExpressionLanguagePresent("${test}")).thenReturn(true);
        vr = val.validate("foo", "${test}", vc);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "${test", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());
    }

    @Test
    public void testTimePeriodValidator() {
        Validator val = StandardValidators.createTimePeriodValidator(1L, TimeUnit.SECONDS, Long.MAX_VALUE, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
        ValidationResult vr;

        final ValidationContext validationContext = Mockito.mock(ValidationContext.class);

        vr = val.validate("TimePeriodTest", "0 sense made", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("TimePeriodTest", null, validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("TimePeriodTest", "0 secs", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("TimePeriodTest", "999 millis", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("TimePeriodTest", "999999999 nanos", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("TimePeriodTest", "1 sec", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());
    }

    @Test
    public void testDataSizeBoundsValidator() {
        Validator val = StandardValidators.createDataSizeBoundsValidator(100, 1000);
        ValidationResult vr;

        final ValidationContext validationContext = Mockito.mock(ValidationContext.class);
        vr = val.validate("DataSizeBounds", "5 GB", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("DataSizeBounds", "0 B", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("DataSizeBounds", "99 B", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("DataSizeBounds", "100 B", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("DataSizeBounds", "999 B", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("DataSizeBounds", "1000 B", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("DataSizeBounds", "1001 B", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("DataSizeBounds", "water", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());
    }

    @Test
    public void testListValidator() {
        Validator val = StandardValidators.createListValidator(true, false, StandardValidators.NON_EMPTY_VALIDATOR);
        ValidationResult vr;

        final ValidationContext validationContext = Mockito.mock(ValidationContext.class);

        vr = val.validate("List", null, validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        // Whitespace will be trimmed
        vr = val.validate("List", " ", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "1", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "1,2,3", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        // The parser will not bother with whitespace after the last comma
        vr = val.validate("List", "a,", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        // However it will bother if there is an empty element in the list (two commas in a row, e.g.)
        vr = val.validate("List", "a,,c", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "a,  ,c, ", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        // Try without trim and use a non-blank validator instead of a non-empty one
        val = StandardValidators.createListValidator(false, true, StandardValidators.NON_BLANK_VALIDATOR);

        vr = val.validate("List", null, validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        // Validator will ignore empty entries
        vr = val.validate("List", "", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        // Whitespace will not be trimmed, but it is still invalid because a non-blank validator is used
        vr = val.validate("List", " ", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "a,,c", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "a,  ,c, ", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        // Try without trim and use a non-empty validator
        val = StandardValidators.createListValidator(false, false, StandardValidators.NON_EMPTY_VALIDATOR);

        vr = val.validate("List", null, validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        // Whitespace will not be trimmed
        vr = val.validate("List", " ", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "a,  ,c, ", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        // Try with trim and use a boolean validator
        val = StandardValidators.createListValidator(true, true, StandardValidators.BOOLEAN_VALIDATOR);
        vr = val.validate("List", "notbool", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "    notbool \n   ", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "true", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", "    true   \n   ", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("List", " , false,  true,\n", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());
    }

    @Test
    public void testCreateURLorFileValidator() {
        Validator val = StandardValidators.createURLorFileValidator();
        ValidationResult vr;

        final ValidationContext validationContext = Mockito.mock(ValidationContext.class);

        vr = val.validate("URLorFile", null, validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("URLorFile", "", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("URLorFile", "http://nifi.apache.org", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("URLorFile", "http//nifi.apache.org", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("URLorFile", "nifi.apache.org", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("URLorFile", "src/test/resources/this_file_exists.txt", validationContext);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("URLorFile", "src/test/resources/this_file_does_not_exist.txt", validationContext);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

    }

    @Test
    public void testiso8061InstantValidator() {
        Validator val = StandardValidators.ISO8061_INSTANT_VALIDATOR;
        ValidationContext vc = mock(ValidationContext.class);
        ValidationResult vr = val.validate("foo", "", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "2016-01-01T01:01:01.000-0100", vc);
        assertFalse(vr.isValid());

        vr = val.validate("foo", "2016-01-01T01:01:01.000Z", vc);
        assertTrue(vr.isValid());
    }
}

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package spark.protocol;

import static org.apache.http.protocol.HTTP.UTF_8;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLEncoder;

import org.apache.http.Header;
import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.StatusLine;
import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolException;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpUriRequest;
import org.apache.http.entity.StringEntity;
import org.apache.http.params.BasicHttpParams;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpConnectionParams;
import org.apache.http.params.HttpParams;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import spark.api.Command;
import spark.api.exception.SparqlException;

/**
 * This class provides a single method for executing a SPARQL HTTP query request and returning the
 * server response. It is called by ProtocolCommand, and the primary purpose for having this as a
 * separate class is to isolate the code which uses the Apache HTTP client in one place.
 */
public class SparqlCall {

  private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SparqlCall.class);

  // HTTP response codes.
  private static final int SUCCESS_MIN = 200;
  private static final int SUCCESS_MAX = 299;
  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
  private static final int REDIRECT_MIN = 300;
  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
  private static final int REDIRECT_MAX = 399;

  /** The maximum length of a GET request */
  private static final int QUERY_LIMIT = 1024;

  /** Method name for HTTP POST. */
  private static final String POST = "POST";
  /** Accept header for content negotiation. */
  private static final String ACCEPT = "Accept";
  /** Content-Type header for content negotiation. */
  private static final String CONTENT_TYPE = "Content-Type";
  /** Content-Type value to use for URL-encoded query params included in the POST request body. */
  private static final String FORM_ENCODED = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";

  /** URL-encode a string as UTF-8, catching any thrown UnsupportedEncodingException. */
  private static final String encode(String s) {
    try {
      return URLEncoder.encode(s, UTF_8);
    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
      throw new Error("JVM unable to handle UTF-8");
    }
  }

  /** Logs a request, executes it, and dumps the response to the logger. For development use only. */
  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
  private static final void dump(HttpClient client, HttpUriRequest req) {
    if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
      StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder("\n=== Request ===");
      sb.append("\n").append(req.getRequestLine());
      for (Header h : req.getAllHeaders()) {
        sb.append("\n").append(h.getName()).append(": ").append(h.getValue());
      }
      logger.trace(sb.toString());

      HttpResponse resp = null;
      try {
        resp = client.execute(req);
      } catch (Exception e) {
        logger.trace("Error executing request", e);
        return;
      }

      sb = new StringBuilder("\n=== Response ===");
      sb.append("\n").append(resp.getStatusLine());
      for (Header h : resp.getAllHeaders()) {
        sb.append("\n").append(h.getName()).append(": ").append(h.getValue());
      }
      logger.trace(sb.toString());

      HttpEntity entity = resp.getEntity();
      if (entity != null) {
        sb = new StringBuilder("\n=== Content ===");
        try {
          int len = (int) entity.getContentLength();
          if (len < 0) len = 100;
          ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(len);
          entity.writeTo(baos);
          sb.append("\n").append(baos.toString("UTF-8"));
          logger.trace(sb.toString());
        } catch (IOException e) {
          logger.trace("Error reading content", e);
        }
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Executes a SPARQL HTTP protocol request for the given command, and returns the response.
   * @param command The SPARQL protocol command.
   * @return The HTTP response.
   */
  static HttpResponse executeRequest(ProtocolCommand command, String mimeType) {
    HttpClient client = ((ProtocolConnection)command.getConnection()).getHttpClient();
    URL url = ((ProtocolDataSource)command.getConnection().getDataSource()).getUrl();
    HttpUriRequest req;

    try {
      String params = "query=" + encode(command.getCommand());
      String u = url.toString() + "?" + params;
      if (u.length() > QUERY_LIMIT) {
        // POST connection
        try {
          req = new HttpPost(url.toURI());
        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
          throw new SparqlException("Endpoint <" + url + "> not in an acceptable format", e);
        }
        ((HttpPost) req).setEntity((HttpEntity) new StringEntity(params));
      } else {
        // GET connection
        req = new HttpGet(u);
      }

      if (command.getTimeout() != Command.NO_TIMEOUT) {
        HttpParams reqParams = new BasicHttpParams();
        HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(reqParams, (int) (command.getTimeout() * 1000));
        req.setParams(reqParams);
      }

      // Add Accept and Content-Type (for POST'ed queries) headers to the request.
      addHeaders(req, mimeType);

      // There's a small chance the request could be aborted before it's even executed, we'll have to live with that.
      command.setRequest(req);

      //dump(client, req);
      HttpResponse response = client.execute(req);
      StatusLine status = response.getStatusLine();
      int code = status.getStatusCode();

      // TODO the client doesn't handle redirects for posts; should we do that here?

      if (code >= SUCCESS_MIN && code <= SUCCESS_MAX) {
        return response;
      } else {
        throw new SparqlException("Unexpected status code in server response: " +
            status.getReasonPhrase() + "(" + code + ")");
      }
    } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
      throw new SparqlException("Unabled to encode data", e);
    } catch (ClientProtocolException cpe) {
      throw new SparqlException("Error in protocol", cpe);
    } catch (IOException e) {
      throw new SparqlException(e);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Add headers to a request.
   * @param req The request to set the headers on.
   */
  static void addHeaders(HttpUriRequest req, String mimeType) {
    if (POST.equalsIgnoreCase(req.getMethod())) {
      req.addHeader(CONTENT_TYPE, FORM_ENCODED);
    }
    if (mimeType != null) req.setHeader(ACCEPT, mimeType);
  }
}


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Q: Binding List of Object to DataGrid I'm trying to bind a list of objects to a DataGrid on the compact framework. This is what I have:
public class Order
{
    //Other stuff
    public Customer Customer
    {
        get { return _customer; }
    }
}

public class Customer
{
    //Other stuff
    public string Address
    {
        get { return _address; }
    }
}

Now I want to bind the DataGrid to a list of Order and display only certain properties (the customer's address is one of them):
List<Order> orders = MethodThatGetsOrders();
datagrid.DataSource = orders;
datagrid.TableStyles.Clear();
DataGridTableStyle ts = new DataGridTableStyle();
ts.MappingName = orders.GetType().Name; //This works OK
DataGridTextBoxColumn tb = new DataGridTextBoxColumn();
tb.MappingName = orders.GetType().GetProperty("Customer").GetType().GetProperty("Address").Name; //Throws NullRef
ts.GridColumnStyles.Add(tb);
datagrid.TableStyles.Add(ts);

How can I display the customer's address on the DataGridTextBoxColumn?
Thanks

A: I would form a viewmodel (or better an adapter) before having to mess around with bindings and get a flat model you can bind easily to:
public class OrderViewModel
{
    private Order _order;

    public string Address
    {
        get { return _order.Customer.Address; }
    }

    // similar with other properties

    public OrderViewModel(Order order)
    {
        _order = order;
    }
}

To generate the ViewModelList do:
List<OrderViewModel> viewModels = yourList.Select(m=> new OrderViewModel(m)).ToList();

And to bind simply:
YourGridView.Datasource = new BindingSource(viewModels, null);

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