A big thanks to our Minister for History, Leonhard Balk, for coming up with this idea. As you may have heard, Sight & Sound recently released their top ten films of all time lists by directors and critics, released every decade. This year's list was particularly significant as Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo finally dethroned Citizen Kane. Now, us Movie Parliament ministers will release our own personal top tens and comment on the lists provided by Sight & Sound.
Not only Fellini's most personal and most revered film, but also arguably the best film about film ever made, "8 ½" is a work of art about making art. It is by far my favourite film, but also I believe it to be an essential and influential work of art. Without it, the cinematic landscape wouldn't be the same. And that is why "8 1/2" is a great film.
Francis Ford Coppola's struggle to make "Apocalypse Now", and the documentary created about it, has become legendary. The film is a true testament to what ends a great filmmaker will go to, in order to fulfil his vision. It is a great film.
"Blade Runner" is probably one of the few films to ever make the transition from cult film to classic masterpiece. Ridley Scott's commercial flop has stood the test of time to become one of the most loved films of all time. Entertaining and thought-provoking, it blends together genres and styles in a unique and unforgettable way.
Made after the decline of film noir, "Chinatown" surpasses the status of being a pure homage on the lost genre and actually manages to revive the historic cinematic period, even if just for a short while. The film belongs to a rare breed of perfect films, where every effort comes together to create something unique.
"A Clockwork Orange" shocked audiences worldwide with it's unexpected persuasive power. Provocative, outrageous, over-the-top and yet... relatable and real. The power of cinema: to uncover our greatest fears, to make us judge our humanity. Artistically, this effect is one of the greatest things a filmmaker could ever hope to achieve.
Drifting in and out of narrative consciousness, "In the Mood for Love" is a truly transcendent experience. Strangely enough, Wong Kar-Wai's film is a better representation of reality and real emotions than every American relationship drama combined. Through it's atmospheric and meditative approach, the film remains true to the romance, while also not once exploiting the relationship on screen.
With today's advanced visual and sound effects, scaring people is no longer a very difficult task. However, back in 1922, a great amount of work had to be put into creating the iconic imagery we remember today. The images in Murnau's "Nosferatu" create a sense of dread and horror unrivalled by anything released today.
I knew I just had to include a Bergman film in this list. The Swedish director, as well as having a unique visual style, was a true master of the character study. "Persona", at least for me, is where Bergman really unleashes his two female protagonists with nothing held back, achieving something his other films don't.
Visually and technically, this is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful films ever made. However, what really makes the film great, is that "The Red Shoes", at it's core, is a film about immersion and dangers that lie within being captivated.
Ghibli films, for me, are pure escapism. And never has a film transported me more into another world than 2001's "Spirited Away". A great film.
I'm amazed to see Pasolini's horrible "Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom" listed at the same rank as the Marx Brothers' classic "Duck Soup". Why "Salo" keeps reappearing on polls like this remains a mystery to me. I have never met someone who has liked the film, nor have I ever read a positive review on it. I find it too ridiculous to be shocking and too exploitative to be surrealist. It doesn't belong on this list.
On a more positive note, I'm happy to see the Cronenberg classic "Videodrome" included in the poll. As far as I know, it is the only one of his films to have made the list. I'm a big fan and happy to see his work be acknowledged.
Minister for History, Leonhard Balk.
I've seen 7 of the critics' picks (I'm missing Searchers, Joan of Arc and 8½).
I've seen 6 of the directors' picks (I'm missing 8½, Taxi Driver, Mirror and Bicycle Thieves).
My favourite selections in their polls are Tokyo Story, 2001 and Sunrise.
My least favourite selection is Apocalypse Now. I've only seen the Redux version, which contains additional scenes including one in a French plantation. I felt the film dragged along too many times during its three hours and I did not feel moved by the story and characters. I acknowledge "Apocalypse Now" is an impressive achievement but, for instance, I prefer "Platoon" or "The Deer Hunter".
What a joy. This film is pure grace, ingeniosity and humor. It's actually very funny and will make you want to get up and dance.
I'm a loss at words for a film that blends so much humanity and passion.
At first, I was startled by this film, that I enjoyed but not really loved. As time went by, I felt more and more connected with Amélie and her feelings. She wants to help people but is too shy to stand from the crowd. This film is a truly unique vision by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, it really flows like a big "short film", if that makes sense. Everything is melted so well that, even after a dozen visions, it's rather difficult to remember when a specific scene occurs: was it before or after this event in the film ? etc. In the end, I think it's about loving people, opening your heart, and finding that special person that will understand you even when you don't say a word.
A group of friends is torn apart by the reality of war. It is one of the only films I know that depicts so well the daily life of its characters and how all their bonds and friendships get destroyed. Christopher Walken is haunting. Robert de Niro is heart-breaking. Women are not forgotten as Meryl Streep gives a superb supporting performance. Much has been said about the russian roulette scenes, but the film is much more than that.
In modern Tokyo, a young scientist projects her avatar named Paprika in the subsonscient of her patients to cure them from their nightmares. OK, that's it, I won't say more about the plot: this film is full of surprises. It's Japanese anime at its best, when it shows how cinema can entertain and open doors for you. It's one of the best meditations about our society, cinema and Internet I have ever known. The last film by Satoshi Kon.
This film is like a milestone, gigantic and sometimes intimidating. The Tree of Life, Death and Rebirth. The clues are here, and once you're immersed, you will never forget this trip.
It's a devastating love story between a blind girl and a hobo, played by Charlie Chaplin. One of those timeless tales that will make you cry (at least, for me it did). But the main part of the film is rather comedy and light-hearted, you will have your share of laughs, too. Silent cinema has an indelible power.
This experimentation by Chris Marker is curious, mysterious and once you get to the twist ending, you will never forget it. Although you may have been spoiled thanks to "12 Monkeys", the plot remains suspenseful. Almost entirely made of still frames and voice-overs, and with a running time of 28 minutes, it shows that you don't need lengthy dialogues or explanatory scenes to create a surprising world. The French title can be literally translated to "The Pier".
This film directed by Alain Berbérian is the first big-screen project of the comic troop Les Nuls. Famous for their parodies, fake news shows and impersonations on French TV channel Canal+, the trio burst in cinemas in 1994 with this hilarious pseudo-horror tale. The pic starts with the ending of "Red is Dead", a silly Z horror flick starring a communist serial killer maybe inspired from Jason Voorhees. We then realize the film was actually having a press screening at the Cannes Film Market. Odile Deray, the press attachée, is struggling to sell the film to distributors, when a real-life serial killer enters Cannes and starts a deadly rampage among the projectionists of "Red is Dead". Soon we'll find among other things: a stupid bodyguard, an even more stupid star of "Red" coming to Cannes, parodies of then-hits ("Basic Instinct", "Terminator 2", "Pretty Woman"), and innumerable puns and gags that evoke the Monty Python. You will even see a silent sequence, mime artists protesting against sound cinema, and a very young Michel Hazanavicius : who knows how this could have lead to "The Artist". It's the film I've seen the most.
This film would make a wall cry. It's the simple story of two elderly people visiting their children in the big city. But as time passes, we realize how distant the younger members of the family have become from their parents. With Ozu's traditional ellipses and slow-paced situations, it's a film that's never boring but unfolds itself to us, in a very refreshing way. The camera moves only once, and this choice of mise-en-scène, as well as the setting of that particular shot strike me as a splendid artistic choice.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Arnaud Trouvé.
Now, being seventeen years old I have not seen all the films I want to have seen in order to properly prepare my top ten. However, this is my tentative top ten films of all time. I have tried to include a balance of personal favourites that have been overlooked in the actual Sight & Sound poll along with some accepted classics. Ultimately the approach I took to this was, which DVDs would I grab first without thinking if I were told I would be on a desert island for the rest of my life with only ten films to accompany me?
Like The Shawshank Redemption, this is one of those perfect films that I could watch again and again. A very underrated film in the sense that its screenplay and performances are never given the critical credit they deserve. If this film had pulled off deep drama as well as it pulls off comedy, time travel and heart, it would be near the top of every "Best of All Time" list.
I'm a cheating a little bit here by including three films in one, however if The Godfather & The Godfather Part II were allowed to be packaged as one film in previous Sight & Sound polls (More on that later) then I'm doing this. I know that for many this will be a ridiculous choice, however, for me, this is the best trilogy of all time. I grew up with these films and along with Hot Fuzz; they are possibly the most influential films in terms of making me the film fan I am today.
David Fincher's best in my opinion (Although The Social Network is slowly but surely threatening that spot for me). A film that is genuinely unique and has what is in my opinion one of the best endings of all time.
Another "obvious" answer; however it is obvious for a reason. Lines and scenes from these two films will stick with me for the rest of my life. Very much a template for modern visual storytelling in all genres.
Probably my most-watched film and therefore I had to put it in. With my list I wanted to strike a mix between personal favourites that didn't and wouldn't get love in these type of polls as well as the undisputed "classics" Like Scream, I love the whodunit aspect of Hot Fuzz and just like Scream it both comments on, embraces and excels within a particular genre.
Only seen this once and therefore this is a very tentative addition, as I don't know how it will personally fare upon repeat viewings. However it says something about the film that after just one viewing, I am prepared to put it in my top ten. This is arguably more resonant now than it was when created and has some of the best scriptwriting of all time. In fact any "Best Screenplays of All Time" that doesn't include Network near the top, or at the top, shouldn't be taken seriously.
Part of this is a personal thing, as my first viewing of Scream was one of the best experiences I have ever had watching a film. However for me, currently, this is the ultimate horror film. Plus it has what is in my opinion one of the best opening scenes of all time.
A near-perfect, if not perfect film. Yes it may be a predictable and clichéd answer, however it is number one on IMDB's top 250 for a reason. It is inspirational and emotional without ever being cheesy.
Had to put a Scorsese in here and having just watched it again recently, I will tentatively go for Taxi Driver. A very depressing and dark film, however one of the best cinematic character studies of all time, containing an historic performance from Robert De Niro. Travis Bickle is one of the most fascinating and memorable cinematic characters of all time and I love the moral ambiguity of the film's conclusion. A film that is very much of its time and place, yet due to the strength and nature of its direction, story and performances, very much has the potential to be (And some would argue already is) a timeless classic.
Picking my tenth spot I faced a difficult decision. Do I put in a Kubrick? If so do I go for The Shining or Dr. Strangelove? Quentin Tarantino is one of my favourite directors and also hugely influential in making me a film fan…do I put in Reservoir Dogs or Inglourious Basterds? Surely I must have a Hitchcock, I want to put in Psycho but have only seen it once and that was a long time ago. Steven Spielberg, another hugely influential filmmaker, do I put in Raiders of the Lost Ark? Cloverfield was one of the first films that made me pick up a camera, do I include that? What of Wall-E? My favourite animated film. Only seen Apocalypse Now once yet feel that could be a top ten contender on repeat viewings. Unforgiven, Black Swan, Inception, Drive…decisions.
Was between this and Unforgiven as the animation and western had yet to receive any representation on this list. Wall-E has one of my favourite screen romances of all time, something hugely commendable given that it takes place between two robots that do not speak English. This is one of those films that I look forward to showing my children if I have any and that timeless quality of it is probably what tipped the balance in its favour.
My main appreciation for this poll resides in it giving me a guideline and list of films to check out in the quest to further develop and strengthen my cinematic knowledge. My qualms with the poll reside in the films I have listed above either not being present or as high as they should.
Now, it's your turn. Go to the Your Say section and/or our forum and give us your top ten films of all time, comment on ours and give us your thoughts on the Sight & Sound poll.
"Enjoyed your Top 10s very much ... but no room for Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire!"
On the one hand the artistic, on the other the popular as well as frankly (in some cases) the obscure and shocking!
The 3 lists complement brilliantly"


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<英文法規名稱>Air Force Uniforms Act</英文法規名稱>
<中文法規名稱>空軍服制條例</中文法規名稱>
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<沿革內容><![CDATA[1.Promulgated on June 6, 1955
2.Amended on November 7, 2007]]></沿革內容>
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  <條文>
    <條號>Article 1</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The Air Force Uniforms are based on this Act.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 2</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[There are five kinds of Air Force Uniforms, as follows:
1.  Grand Ceremonial Uniform.
2.  Ceremonial Uniform.
3.  Gala Uniform.
4.  Daily Uniform.
5.  Ordinary Uniform.]]></條文內容>
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  <條文>
    <條號>Article 3</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The Grand Ceremonial Uniform is worn on the following occasions:
1. Cerebration or Banquet of National Founder's Day.
2. New year's Day Celebration or Banquet.
3. Air Force Day Celebration or Banquet.
4. Receiving a Medal Award or Attending the Awarding    Ceremony.
5. Accompanying the President to attend a Military Parade or Inspect Troops.
6. Attending a grand ceremony in our country or abroad.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 4</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The Ceremonial Uniform is worn on the following occasions:
1. To call on or Welcoming / Sending Off the President.
2. During an Inauguration, or Leaving a Post Ceremony.
3. Accompanying the President on a field visits or attending a Day  Banquet.
4. To call on a Foreign Head of State or Attending its Ceremony and  Banquet.
5. Visiting or Repaying a Visit to a Foreign Civil or Military Officials.
6. Attending an Honoring Flag Ceremony or Graduations.
7. Attending an Arm Forces Military Man's Wedding、Funeral   occasion and ceremony.]]></條文內容>
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  <條文>
    <條號>Article 5</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The Gala Uniform is worn on the following occasions:
1. During the National Founder's Day, New Year's Day or Air Force Day Evening Banquet.
2. Accompanying the President to an Evening Banquet.
3. Country's Grand Celebration's Evening Banquet.
4. Attending a Foreign Evening Banquet Required Uniform.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 6</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[When wearing a Ceremonial / Gala Uniform, a white gloves should be worn. The style of other uniforms are base on the Attached Drawings- 1 (Referencing to Page 5497 of 1994 May Issue (9) of the General Issue of the Republic of China Existing Laws) .]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 7</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The Daily Uniform is worn on the following occasions:
1.  Ordinary working days or outing.
2.  Attending a Ceremony or Gatherings.
3.  Drill exercise and when being inspected.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 8</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[Except for attending a ceremony or inspections that required to  wear the Daily Uniform, the Ordinary Uniform can also be worn for the other occasions.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 9</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[There are Winter and Summer seasonal uniforms of the Daily Uniform and Ordinary Uniform, each style are based on the Attached Drawings -(2)  (4)  (5)  (6)
(Referencing to Page 5499 ~ 5510 of the 1994 May  of the General Edition of the Republic of China Existing Laws (9) issued on May 1994) ;The seasonal uniforms changing time is ordered by the Ministry of National Defense.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 10</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[Female staff should wear their uniforms during work at ordinary time, gathering or outing. When attending a ceremony,  white gloves should be worn,the style of the uniform is  base on the Attached Drawings (3)  (Referencing to Page 5502 ~ 5504 of the General Edition of the Existing Laws of the Republic of China (9) issued on May 1994) .]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 11</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[When serving as workers of a machinery manufacturing or maintenance, a working uniform must be worn, its style is based on the Attached Drawing (7)  (Referencing to  Page 5511 ~ 5512 of the  of the General Edition of the Existing Laws of the Republic of China (9) issued on May 199) .]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 12</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The style of the flying uniform is recommended by the Air Force General Headquarter to the Ministry of National Defense for approval.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 13</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The Grand Ceremonial Uniform is only suitable for an Air Force Officer at the rank of Second Lieutenant and above;Ceremonial Uniform and Gala Uniform are suitable for an Air Force Ranking Officers and Non Commissioned Officers, While the Daily Uniform and the Ordinary Uniform are suitable for all the Ranking Officers, Non Commissioned Officers, Enlisted Soldiers, Trainees and Students of the Air Force.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 14</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The Ranking Officers, Non Commissioned Officers, and Enlisted Soldiers of the Air Force subordinating Army Troops are required to wear their Army Uniforms.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 15</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[Air Force personnel who are assigned to serve at the Army, Navy are required to wear their belonging military branch's uniforms, vise  versa.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 16</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The uniform to be worn in a special area are recommended by the Air Force General Headquarter to the Ministry of National Defense for approval.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 17</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The style of uniform's accessories are based on the Attached Drawings (8) (9) (10) (Referencing to the Page 5513 ~ 5521 of the General Edition of the Existing Laws of the Republic of China (9)  issue on May 1994) .]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 18</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[Those awarded with a Decoration and/or Medals are required to wear them.]]></條文內容>
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  <條文>
    <條號>Article 19</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[Retired Air Force Ranking Officers attending a Grand Ceremony are required to wear the uniform as per regulations stipulated in this Act.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 20</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[With regard to the International courtesy, the  uniform  of the established Honor Guards is determined by the Ministry of National Defense.]]></條文內容>
  </條文>
  <條文>
    <條號>Article 21</條號>
    <條文內容><![CDATA[The Enforcement date of this Act is determined upon its officialization.]]></條文內容>
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Comerica Bank Has $2.11 Million Stake in RH (NYSE:RH)
Comerica Bank boosted its position in RH (NYSE:RH – Get Rating) by 11.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,987 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 916 shares during the period. Comerica Bank's holdings in RH were worth $2,107,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its holdings in RH by 4.9% in the second quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 1,600 shares of the company's stock valued at $340,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its stake in RH by 3.1% in the second quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 2,526 shares of the company's stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional bought a new stake in RH in the second quarter valued at $512,000. Vetamer Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in RH by 149.3% in the second quarter. Vetamer Capital Management L.P. now owns 8,121 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,724,000 after purchasing an additional 4,864 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focused Wealth Management Inc increased its stake in RH by 1,490.0% in the second quarter. Focused Wealth Management Inc now owns 159 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.16% of the company's stock.
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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have weighed in on RH. Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price target on shares of RH from $315.00 to $310.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, December 9th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of RH from $338.00 to $305.00 in a research report on Monday, October 31st. Cowen decreased their target price on shares of RH from $350.00 to $320.00 in a research report on Monday, December 12th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of RH from $375.00 to $322.00 in a research report on Friday, December 9th. Finally, Loop Capital decreased their target price on shares of RH from $420.00 to $370.00 in a research report on Monday, December 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, RH presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $333.81.
RH Stock Down 2.6 %
RH stock opened at $292.70 on Friday. RH has a fifty-two week low of $207.37 and a fifty-two week high of $441.67. The stock has a market cap of $7.01 billion, a PE ratio of 11.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 2.08. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $277.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $268.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 2.62 and a current ratio of 3.49.
RH (NYSE:RH – Get Rating) last released its earnings results on Thursday, December 8th. The company reported $5.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.72 by $0.95. The firm had revenue of $869.07 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $839.05 million. RH had a net margin of 15.29% and a return on equity of 58.93%. Research analysts predict that RH will post 25.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at RH
In other RH news, Director Keith Belling sold 500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.52, for a total value of $159,760.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,500 shares in the company, valued at $2,076,880. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other RH news, Director Keith Belling sold 500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.52, for a total value of $159,760.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,500 shares in the company, valued at $2,076,880. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Edward T. Lee sold 2,190 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $657,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 2,624 shares in the company, valued at $787,200. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 448,942 shares of company stock worth $116,290,247 over the last three months. 21.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
RH Company Profile
RH, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer in the home furnishings. It offers products in various categories, including furniture, lighting, textiles, bathware, décor, outdoor and garden, and child and teen furnishings. The company provides its products through its retail galleries; and Source Books, a series of catalogs, as well as online through rh.com, rhbabyandchild.com, rhteen.com, and rhmodern.com, as well as waterworks.com.
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Q: Legit rollback in a distributed transaction: possible? I have an EJB involved in a global transaction.
There is a part of code that, if it fails, I want to explicitly rollback although I don't want the whole transaction to fail.
As rollback is forbidden in a CMT I created a BMT and tried the following code:
connection.setAutoCommit(false);
Savepoint sp= connection.setSavepoint();
try{
    //my code editing DB that could possibly fail
}catch(SomeException ex){
    connection.rollback(sp);
}

This way I just undo my local db modification but I also don't propagate this fail to the outside. Anyway this program fails with as:

"Savepoint is forbidden in a distributed transaction"

Is there another approach to solve this problem?

A: You can use CMT by using a second EJB annotated with @TransactionAttribute(REQUIRES_NEW), where you put the code that can fail. You must than call this EJB from the other EJB.
The container creates a new transaction for the code and will rollback, if it fails.

A: Transaction context is not propagated to BTM. Your bean will not be part of the global transaction either. So when your if the global transaction fails your changes could still be committed.
I'm not familiar with websphere settings but I would recheck if the connection. I expect is injected to the BTM or do you pass the connection somehow from CMT? I could try to check the container configuration if the connection is set to support jta/global transaction.
Or do you start the some UserTransaction.begin() before you start to work with the connection?
Still if this works it does not fix your issue.
The fit for you is use of nested transactions but they are not supported in Java EE. Just if WebShere has some provider specific way how to run them (I do not know its capability).
Then the easiest way is usage CMT REQUIRES_NEW but it has it's drawback in having the db change being committed even the global transaction was rolled-back.
Maybe some application desing change would be needed.

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Schneiderhan, Erik & Shamus Khan. 2008. "Reasons and Inclusion: the Foundation of Deliberation." Sociological Theory. 26:1 1-24. Link
This article provides two empirical evaluations of deliberation. Given that scholars of deliberation often argue for its importance without empirical support, we first examine whether there is a ``deliberative difference''; if actors engaging in deliberation arrive at different decisions than those who think on their own or ``just talk.'' As we find a general convergence within deliberation scholarship around reasons and inclusion, the second test examines whether these two specific mechanisms are central to deliberation. The first evaluation looks at outcomes within a laboratory setting; the second at videotapes of decision-making processes within this setting. Our results show two things. First, in terms of outcomes, deliberation differs from other forms of interaction. Second, reasons and inclusion are central to the deliberative process. The more reasons provided within each group, the more likely participants were to change their position; similarly, the more inclusive groups were, the more likely participants were to change their position. We conclude by arguing that more work needs to be done, both in evaluating the deliberative difference and in disaggregating deliberation and examining its central explanatory mechanisms.
Beemer, JK. 2006. "Breaching the Theoretical Divide: Reassessing the Ordinary and Everyday in Habermas and Garfinkel." Sociological Theory. 24:1 81-104. Link
This article argues that Habermas and Garfinkel present complementary perspectives on the dynamics of ordinary language and the ways in which communication is configured and prefigured in interactive settings. Together they provide a basis for thinking about action and its environments not simply in terms of the in situ or formal conditions in isolation from one another, but as extensions of an integrated dependency between the local (indexical) contexts in which interactions occur and the rational (pretheoretical) presuppositions that make such interactions possible. The conditions on which actors are identified as rational agents or as being bound by the structured environments in which they move are not differentiated in the course of everyday life. Communication consists of produced events that admit both rational presuppositions and practical accomplishments. Taken concomitantly, these properties constitute the necessary and sufficient conditions for creating the intersubjective links that individuals rely on when interacting.
Rabinovitch, E. 2001. "Gender and the Public Sphere: Alternative Forms of Integration in Nineteenth-century America." Sociological Theory. 19:3 344-370. Link
This paper intends to evaluate two competing models of multicultural integration in stratified societies: the ``multiple publics'' model of Nancy Fraser and the ``fragmented public sphere'' model of Jeffrey Alexander. Fraser and Alexander disagree oil whether or not claims to a general ``common good'' or ``common humanity'' are democratically legitimate in light of systemic inequality. Fraser rejects the idea that cultural integration can be democratic in conditions of social inequality, while Alexander accepts it and tries to explain how it may be realized. In order to address this debate, I analyze the cultural foundations of the female-led, maternally themed social movements of nineteenth-century America. The language of these movements supports Alexander's position over Fraser's, though it also suggests that Alexander is mistaken in the specifics of his cultural theory of a general and democratic ``common good.'' While Alexander's model of integration is structured uniquely by what he and Philip Smith have called ``the discourse of civil society,'' the evidence suggests a distinctly alternative, equally democratic code at play in this case, which I have labeled a discourse of affection and compassion.
Ku, AS. 2000. "Revisiting the Notion of ``public'' in Habermas's Theory - Toward a Theory of Politics of Public Credibility." Sociological Theory. 18:2 216-240. Link
There exist around the notion of the public three different yet overlapping dichotomies posed on different levels of analysis: public (sphere) versus private (sphere), public versus mass, and publicness versus privacy/secrecy. Habermas's book ([1962]1989) incorporates all the three sets of dichotomy without resolving the contradictory meanings and bridging the gaps among them. As a result, his conception of the public sphere becomes paradoxical in terms, and it undertheorizes the cultural properties of publicness. This article proposes all alternative conception of the public that may encompass the structural, institutional, and cultural levels of theorization in a more precise and coherent way. It is argued that the public is an imagined category about citizen membership that is attached to both institutions of state and civil society: In political practices, a symbolic ``public'' is institutionalized through an open communicative space where it is called upon, constructed, and contested as the central source of cultural references. In this connection, a notion of public credibility is introduced as an attempt to bring forth a richer and more dynamic conception about the role of culture in democratic struggles than that of critical rationality by Habermas.
Delanty, G. 1997. "Habermas and Occidental Rationalism: the Politics of Identity, Social Learning, and the Cultural Limits of Moral Universalism." Sociological Theory. 15:1 30-59. Link
While Habermas's theory of communicative action is deeply critical of all kinds of ethnocentrism, proposing a discursive concept of universal morality which transcends culture, a residual Eurocentrism still pervades it. habermas's theory rests on a notion of modernity which is tied to Occidental rationalism, and when viewed in the global context or in the context of deeply divided societies it is problematic. The theory fails to grasp that universal morality can be articulated in more than one cultural form and in more than one logic of development. However, his theory can be defended against its Eurocentric bias if it shifts its emphasis from a de-contexualized and transcendental critique of communication rooted in Occidental rationalism to a cosmopolitan model of contemporary cultural transformation. Crucial to that task is a weaker notion of rationality which recognizes that the problem of universality is also a cognitive cultural problem and not just a normative one. Bringing culture and identity to the foreground will involve making room for a level of discourse focused less on consensual agreement than on cultural understanding.
Nielsen, G. 1995. "Bakhtin and Habermas: Toward a Transcultural Ethics." Theory and Society. 24:6 803-835. Link
Gregg, B. 2002. "Proceduralism Reconceived: Political Conflict Resolution Under Conditions of Moral Pluralism." Theory and Society. 31:6 741-776. Link
Dahlberg, L. 2005. "The Habermasian Public Sphere: Taking Difference Seriously?." Theory and Society. 34:2 111-136. Link
The public sphere conception continues to hold center stage in debates and visions of radical democratic society, and Jurgen Habermas work continues to be the most popular starting point for developing this conception. However, the Habermasian public sphere has also come under powerful and sustained criticism from many quarters. Here I concentrate upon the critiques of a group of theorists to whom I refer as difference democrats. I examine the three key arguments of these critics:that the public sphere conception involves the exclusion of aesthetic-affective modes of communication and hence the voices of certain groups; that it assumes that power can be separated from public discourse, which masks exclusion and domination; and that it promotes consensus as the purpose of deliberation, which marginalizes voices that do not readily agree. Against these claims I show that the Habermasian public sphere can be read as maximizing the inclusion of difference in deliberative exchange. I demonstrate how the conception extensively accommodates aesthetic-affective modes of discourse, how it accounts for both negative and positive forms of power in discourse, and how it promotes the process over the end-point of rational discourse in public opinion formation.
Abend, Gabriel. 2008. "Two Main Problems in the Sociology of Morality." Theory and Society. 37:2 87-125. Link
Sociologists often ask why particular groups of people have the moral views that they do. I argue that sociology's empirical research on morality relies, implicitly or explicitly, on unsophisticated and even obsolete ethical theories, and thus is based on inadequate conceptions of the ontology, epistemology, and semantics of morality. In this article I address the two main problems in the sociology of morality: (1) the problem of moral truth, and (2) the problem of value freedom. I identify two ideal-typical approaches. While the Weberian paradigm rejects the concept of moral truth, the Durkheimian paradigm accepts it. By contrast, I argue that sociology should be metaphysically agnostic, yet in practice it should proceed as though there were no moral truths. The Weberians claim that the sociology of morality can and should be value free; the Durkheimians claim that it cannot and it should not. My argument is that, while it is true that factual statements presuppose value judgments, it does not follow that sociologists are moral philosophers in disguise. Finally, I contend that in order for sociology to improve its understanding of morality, better conceptual, epistemological, and methodological foundations are needed.
Roberts, John. 2012. "Discourse or Dialogue? Habermas, the Bakhtin Circle, and the Question of Concrete Utterances." Theory and Society. 41:4 395-419. Link
This article argues that the Bakhtin Circle presents a more realistic theory of concrete dialogue than the theory of discourse elaborated by Habermas. The Bakhtin Circle places speech within the ``concrete whole utterance'' and by this phrase they mean that the study of everyday language should be analyzed through the mediations of historical social systems such as capitalism. These mediations are also characterized by a determinate set of contradictions-the capital-labor contradiction in capitalism, for example-that are reproduced in unique ways in more concrete forms of life (the state, education, religion, culture, and so on). Utterances always dialectically refract these processes and as such are internal concrete moments, or concrete social forms, of them. Moreover, new and unrepeatable dialogic events arise in these concrete social forms in order to overcome and understand the constant dialectical flux of social life. But this theory of dialogue is different from that expounded by Habermas, who tends to explore speech acts by reproducing a dualism between repeatable and universal ``abstract'' discursive processes (commonly known as the ideal speech situation) and empirical uses of discourse. These critical points against Habermas are developed by focusing on six main areas: sentences and utterances; the lifeworld and background language; active versus passive understandings of language; validity claims; obligation and relevance in language; and dialectical universalism.


A new trailer is out for the much delayed and long awaited series movie/OVA thing Digimon Adventure Tri. Which for fans of the franchise shows off some seriously crisp animation and what appears to be slightly updated character models (they look more like their classic designs then promo art). However what steals the trailers spotlight is all the epic Digimon action with a few old favorites making appearances such as Greymon and Omnimon. Also (bigger Digimon fans could help me out here) what looks like a new Mega Level Digimon also appears. All around good trailers to get people hyped up.


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New CAR-T drug for leukemia, while effective, is 'going to cost a fortune'
By Liz Szabo — Kaiser Health News
Victor Segura Ibarra and Rita Serda, Ph.D., NCI, NIH
When doctors talk about a new leukemia drug from Novartis, they ooze enthusiasm, using words like "breakthrough," "revolutionary," and "a watershed moment."
But when they think about how much the therapy is likely to cost, their tone turns alarmist.
Liz Szabo — Kaiser Health News
Michael Twarog says:
Maybe the US government spent $200 million for CAR T that directly benefitted KITE Pharmaceuticals, but Dr. Carl June and the team at University of Pennsylvania could not get one dime out of the NIH. Penn's research was funded privately mostly by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and the American Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy. Also, we can beat up on Novartis for pricing all we want, but they have been dumping tens of millions of dollars into facilities for production (original price for their Morris Plains plant was $42 million) and research ($20 million to UPenn for a new research facility). Also not included are the companies that Novartis bought and teamed with since 2012 to supply vector and other materials. After all that, Novartis has to be way in the hole with this therapy. The current treatment of years of chemotherapy, supportive care, multiple hospitalizations probably far exceeds $625k, not even putting a price tag on the human suffering. How does $625k compare to the cost of stem cell transplant? The human suffering far exceeds any treatment really. Plus, how can you beat blowing away a patient's leukemia in three weeks? There is a lot of reporting about CRS, but if patients go into CAR therapy with a low disease burden, CRS is negligible. If we flag patients for this therapy early instead of waiting until they are terminal, we can save all the failed treatment costs and suffering. After that analysis, $625k starts to look like a fair price.
What is a fair price?
Michael Lerman says:
"A third company, Juno Therapeutics, halted the development of one its CAR-T cell therapies after five patients died from complications of the treatment."
I believe only CGTC (combined gene therapy of cancer), which I invented when at NCI, should be used to cure cancer. Michael Lerman, MD, PhD.
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Call on the Public Works Department (JKR) to have a countdown and quality control on the repair and water-proofing project at the Kepong flyover (Middle Ring Road 2, MRR2).
by Dr Tan Seng Giaw
(Kepong, Saturday): I visited the MRR2 regularly, finding that the progress of the works has been slow since 7 February, 2006, when Bumi Hiway Consortium and Halcrow Group have begun to water-proof the extensive cracks with a special chemical from England.
MRR2 has 33 crossbeams, out of which 31 are cracked. It is unusual in that these cracks were first noticed in 2000 and by the end of 2004, an extraordinary chemical, ettringite, was found by Halcrow. By January, 2005, Halcrow recommended immediate water-proofing with specific chemical to be supervised by the company. Apparently, there was disgreement in the JKR on how to manage these cracks. The decision to repair the cracks was made a year later.
The Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu took the issue to the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on 2 Febraury, 2006. Abdullah announced the closure of MRR2 to all traffic the next day.
We can see scaffolding with green netting, showing that works is being carried out. But, the public feel that the progress is slow.
Samy says that it may take three to four months to complete the project. After water-proofing for one month, that is on 7 March, 2006, he intends to bring the matter to the Prime Minister again. So, how many times is he going to bring the project to Abdullah?
The Works Minister has said many things about MRR2 and his intention to close, to repair and to solve the conundrum has overwhelmed the people. Only the February 2, 2006 meeting with the Prime Minister has resulted in an action. Hence, it will be more convincing if JKR can put up large boards depicting the period of repair of MRR2 and the countdown. If it takes three months to complete the repair project, then, it would be from 7 February, 2006 to 2 May, 2006 (12 weeks or 84 days). A countdown to three months from 7 February means that there are another 74 days left. There must be quality control, the relative lack of which has caused much headache.
* Dr Tan Seng Giaw, DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Kepong


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Hermitage Plaza by Foster + Partners
Rose Etherington | 12 March 2009 18 comments
Architects Foster + Partners have unveiled plans for a new mixed-use development in Paris at real estate summit MIPIM in Cannes, France.
Called Hermitage Plaza, the project will comprise two 323 meter towers incorporating a hotel, spa, apartments, offices and retail space.
Here are some more details from Foster + Partners:
Foster + Partners unveils designs for new mixed-use community in Paris at MIPIM
Hermitage Plaza will create a new community to the east of La Défense, in Courbevoie, that extends down to the river Seine with cafés, shops and a sunny public plaza at its heart. Revealed by Foster + Partners at MIPIM in Cannes, the project incorporates two 323-metre-high buildings – the tallest mixed-use towers in Western Europe – which will establish a distinctive symbol for this new urban destination on the Paris skyline.
The result of a close collaboration with EPAD, the City of Courbevoie, Atelier de Paysage Urbain and Département de Hauts-de-Seine, the project is intended to inject life into the area east of La Défense by creating a sustainable, high-density community. Due to start on site in 2010 and complete by the end of 2014, the two towers accommodate a hotel, spa, panoramic apartments, offices and serviced apartments, as well as shops at the base.
Forming two interlocking triangles on plan, the buildings face one another at ground level. Open and permeable to encourage people to walk through the site, the towers enclose a public piazza which establishes the social focus. As they rise, the towers transform, turning outward to address views across Paris. The glazed façade panels catch the light, the sun animating different facets of the buildings as it changes direction throughout the day. The angle of the panels promotes self-shading and vents can be opened to draw fresh air inside, contributing to an environmental strategy that targets a BREEAM 'excellent' rating. The diagrid structure is not only highly efficient - doing more with less - but it emphasises the elegant proportions of the towers.
A crystal-shaped podium building contains office space, with two detached satellite buildings housing a gallery and auditorium that further extend the public realm. The piazza – created by burying the existing busy road beneath a landscaped deck – slopes gently downward to the water's edge, which is lined with new cafés and restaurants. Locking into the existing Courbevoie and EPAD masterplans, the project will reinforce the regeneration of the riverfront.
Norman Foster said:
"Hermitage Plaza will create a 24-hour community that will regenerate the riverfront and inject new life into a predominantly commercial part of the city. A light catching addition to the Paris skyline, the development will also provide a public piazza that leads down to the river's edge to create a new destination for the city."
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Walk into almost any preschool classroom in America (and probably the world) and you'll find children singing about the weather or selecting images on a cutesy cartoon weather chart.
These children will likely be able to tell you whether it's sunny or cloudy, but chances are they won't tell you where the best splashing puddles form after a rain storm, or that when the temperature dips low enough the edge of the river freezes thick enough to slide around on, or that on the first warm day after a cold spell the birdsong will be improbably noisy.
Children who regularly spend extended amounts of time outdoors in a familiar natural place come to know the weather in a deeply personal way. Weather isn't just something that happens around them, it happens to them. Even young children come to understand the cause and effect relationship between the weather and the conditions of their preferred outdoor play spaces.
Since weather is such an integral part of any outdoor learning experience, it's a no-brainer to use it as a jumping off point for deeper exploration and learning. While children will learn plenty simply by being outdoors, introducing a basic weather tracking routine will give them a richer understanding of the world around them and allow for meaningful integration of key math and science skills.
Connecting numerals with quantities, comparing, measuring, and using tools to perform tasks are all key early childhood learning goals, and a weather tracking routine gives children daily at-bats with all of these skills in a context that's meaningful rather than abstract.
A basic thermometer is a great introductory weather tracking tool. Many children will already have at least some familiarity with the concept of a thermometer from having their temperature taken, and they can begin to make connections between the numbers on the thermometer and the feel of the corresponding air temperature outside.
I'm a fan of this jumbo outdoor thermometer because it's large enough that a group of children can observer it simultaneously, and the numbers are clear and easy to see. That said, for children who aren't yet counting by tens, it can be confusing to figure out the temperature since only increments of twenty degrees are labeled. I have yet to find a thermometer that includes more complete labeling, though. If you know about one, let me know!
Once children have the hang of the thermometer, the next tool I introduce is a rain gauge. Like the thermometer, this rain gauge has large type, making it easy for groups of children to tell exactly how much precipitation has accumulated. You can also easily create your own rain gauge from recycled materials.
Since the children have already been introduced to the concept of using numbers to measure the weather, no fancy introduction is needed; just show them the rain gauge and ask if they can guess what it's used for. With a bit of examination and a moment of thought and conversation, they'll probably figure it out. Discussing the similarity to a ruler (another tool that they've likely had exposure to), helps provide additional context for understanding.
If your local climate gets cold enough, chances are you'll discover either ice or snow in your gauge at some point, setting the stage for an impromptu investigation of freezing and melting. By checking the read-out on the thermometer, children can start to predict what type of precipitation is likely.
While simply working with weather tools like thermometers and rain gauges offers valuable experience, including a "weather journal" in your routine allows for richer learning.
A consistent tracking practice not only gives students more opportunities to create and interpret graphs, it also presents the opportunity to reflect on changes from season to season, year to year, allowing for a deeper understanding of weather trends and patterns over time.
I found this "Graphing the Weather" page online, but you could easily design your own as well.
If you've introduced a thermometer, rain gauge, and weather journal and are ready to take the learning even further, consider expanding your weather station to include a weather vane or flag to detect wind direction, a DIY anemometer to check wind speed, or a homemade barometer to measure air pressure.
And even if a structured weather tracking routine doesn't fit into your routine, at least consider adding a thermometer and rain gauge to your outdoor play space or favorite trail to allow children the chance to observe and interact with these tools in an informal, unstructured way on a routine basis.
Have any "weather study" tips or tricks you'd like to share? I'd love to hear about them!


AE Assistant Prof. Marco Panesi has won several awards over the past year for his work in modeling non-equilibrium thermophysical processes that occur during hypersonic flight.
For the Mars exploration project, Panesi plans to devise a framework for the construction of reduced order models for chemical kinetics and radiation, relevant to Mars entry applications, based on an adaptive coarse-grained method. The model will enable the description of the strong non-equilibrium kinetics and radiation generated by the recombination of CO2 molecules in the back shell region of entry spacecraft, without the usual reliance on case-specific empiricism.
Research graphic from Marco Panesi's work modeling Mars entry.
These Early Career efforts, combined with the separate efforts of the YIP project aim to develop new governing equations for chemically reacting flows for Mars and Earth entry applications. Vehicles traveling at very high speeds are subject to extraordinarily high temperatures, in the tens of thousands of degrees. Research efforts of Panesi's group focus on the characterization of detailed chemical kinetic processes to enable predictive models for peak heating, material selection and design of thermal protections systems capable of withstanding extreme environments.


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No Time for Knee-Jerk Solutions
*Originally published in The Daily Times.
It has become a routine affair to read and hear headlines announcing the impending or ordered suspensions and dismissals of officers as an answer to lapses of security, administration or general mismanagement these days. More or less the decisions held within them have come to be recognized as an instrument of redress and governance. After the recent incident involving Sikander in Islamabad, the Interior minister also announced that he had ordered the concerned authorities to suspend all those police officials who allowed Zamarud Khan to take such a foolhardy chance and breach the cordon.
But it needs to be asked, are these instant suspensions and dismissals the solution to problems?
The public acceptance of this sort of management of affairs can be attributed to a handful of reasons a prime one being the sentimentality of the Pakistani nation which gives in quicker to emotions of rage, excitement, incitement than to ceding ground to thought and reasoning.
Such decisions in wake of unpleasant occurrences sate public agitation rather rapidly, seeming to be severe deserving penalties, on the face of it, that shall act as preventions of replications in the future.
Similarly, this serves the politicians well too. By ordering such actions and in the context of the public reaction as mentioned above, elected representatives emerge as leaders with a stringent and prompt fashion for imposing discipline and negligence at the expense of the people. The sensational wrapping of these measures as news by the media only adds to their hollow luster.
However, a degree of public acceptance of such measures must not blur its nature from being recognized which is but a knee-jerk phenomenon part of the larger system of governance in Pakistan that resorts to cosmetic fixes when confronted with the need to deal with deep-rooted troubles.
Immediate dismissals, suspensions of officials upon notice of a tragedy; dereliction of duties or a miscarriage of administration is in itself, a miscarriage of governance and administration.
In his article titled 'PML-N vs. The Channels of Non-Delivery' in The News on July 10th 2013, Mosharraf Zaidi excellently highlighted the direction the government needs to adopt if it hopes to succeed in the resolution of the country's difficulties:
'If the PML-N is serious about sustaining democracy, it has to deliver sustainable change. To do so, it needs to invest heavily not just in the big-ticket outcomes it needs for re-election, but crucially in the procedural coherence and integrity of government.
Dramatic reforms in the civil service, in local governments, and in public financial management are essential to the outcomes politicians seek.
Without such reforms, any outcomes Pakistani democrats achieve will be difficult to come by – they will be temporary, and they will be unsustainable. In the medium- and long-term, failure to reform Pakistan's channels of delivery is the single most dangerous threat to Pakistani democracy.'
It is therefore, evident and imperative that the problems and shortcomings within Pakistan's system must be addressed rather than quick fixes to the problems that are their spill-over; structural reforms are needed now more than ever. The recurrence of unfortunate occurrences, either in the shape of the recent collision of a rickshaw with a train or security lapses, all are part of the larger system of structural defects and failures in Pakistan that continue unabated.
The knee-jerk reactions of governance and redressing can act has hasty bandaging of seepages of the system's weaknesses and loopholes but only perpetuate the cycle that abets it.
The 17 young lives that perished in the school bus tragedy in Gujrat can not be brought back or done justice to by the mere arrest of the driver or the suspension of his license to drive but other lives can be protected from being lost with greater legislation against gas cylinders in vehicles and its effective implementation along with safety regulations.
What is needed instead of or beyond numerous instant dismissals and suspensions is a tightly-timetabled, impartial thorough examination and investigation – even if it shall lead to the same end as the suspensions and dismissals – of the incidents; with a complete account of the contexts of circumstances, people and causes involved. Not only will this course of action aid swift retribution of those found to be responsible but also provide for introspection of the system itself, identification of its faults and options for correction, it shall pave path for sustainable prevention and reform.
Prevailing structural inertia and incompetence that sprout regrettable and ill-fated incidents can only be dealt with immediate reforms instead of immediate, perennial short-term measures to compensate for these sporadic occurrences that only cause them to appear somewhere else again, and again. And only then can Pakistan be alleviated from the morass it remains bogged down in.
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Those words summarize the relief of many liberals who plunged into despair last fall when the HealthCare.gov site proved to be a $600 million disaster. So relieved was Ezra Klein of Vox.com that he blithely claimed the sudden "resignation" last Friday of Kathleen Sebelius, the top administration official in charge of the ObamaCare rollout, was actually a mark of the policy's great success.
It takes a very special pair of rose-colored glasses to ignore the simple reality that officials almost never resign when the policy they've been working to implement has triumphed. But rose-colored glasses are the only ones ObamaCare fans are allowed to buy from Warby Parker these days.
Yes, it's true that six months after that catastrophe, people can actually sign up for ObamaCare. It's also likely true that the program's worst possible fate — in which it literally collapses on its own because its overall insurance pool holds far more sick people than healthy people — has been avoided.
But the idea that, by meeting their obligations under the law, those 7 million signers-up have thereby indicated their support for ObamaCare, or their approval of it, or have ensured its success, is simply delusional.
In the first place, we don't yet know how many people who didn't have insurance before now do — which was the entire point of this exercise. But it's not a lot. According to an analysis by Avik Roy of Forbes, the number might be as low as 1.4 million.
That's 1.4 million out of an overall uninsured population of 31 million to 47 million.
The other 6 million have gone into the program because circumstances compelled them to — as in, they already had insurance until it got canceled due to the coming of ObamaCare.
Second, even by the administration's own calculations, as many as 1.5 million of the sign-ups haven't paid their premiums yet. Standard accounting principles say such people shouldn't be considered "covered" by the law.
That would drop the covered-by-ObamaCare number to 6 million — if you actually care about the honest number. The administration and its cheerleaders clearly don't; they're focused on doing whatever is necessary to secure Obama's signature achievement.
This is so much the case that it gives us every reason to be suspicious of Robert Pear's stunning revelation in Tuesday's New York Times that the Census Bureau is overhauling its method of measuring the uninsured — in such a way that it will be impossible to judge the effect of ObamaCare on the overall number.
How convenient, as the Church Lady might say.
The key point, though, is the bizarre assumption that those who've signed up for ObamaCare are going to like what they get and become advocates for the program for everybody else.
They were the first victims of Obama's flat lie that "If you like your health-care plan, you can keep it." Are they going to forgive the lie just because they're inside his system now? Or are they going to feel more bitter about it as time goes on, given the likelihood that their premiums are going to rise and their coverage is going to get worse?
The true glee of the liberals has to do with what they see as the "inevitability" of ObamaCare now — that Americans will never allow it to be repealed because they'll come to rely on its goodies and the overall system will be too altered by 2017 to go back.
Perhaps. But anyone who has bet on ObamaCare's popularity since its passage four years ago has lived to regret that bet, and the illusory triumph of March 31 doesn't change that.
Such advice must frighten them even more, since it means they'll be damned by their opponents if they do defend it and damned by their friends if they don't.
The American electorate's response to the chaos in Iraq in 2006 was "baked in the cake" months before voters went to vote. The result was a Democratic wave that heralded the coming of Barack Obama.
Take it from me, ObamaCare partisans: We Iraq War partisans didn't want to take off our rose-colored glasses, either.


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Q: Push Notification does not launch the background app first time Android First to begin, there are already answered threads for this question. I have tried everything mentioned in
Android Notification restarts app but want to resume
Resume application and stack from notification
Notification to restore a task rather than a specific activity?
Open application after clicking on Notification
to mention a few.
My problem, when my android app is in background and i click on a notification, the app does not launch (i am using Unity), the app launches and it shows a blank screen. In the logs I see Unity is getting invoked and these are pretty much the last logs from unity
I/Unity ( 1196): onPause
D/Unity ( 1196): Releasing Unity-ProjectRequestedWakeLock
D/Unity ( 1196): Sensor : Accelerometer ( 1) ; 0.153229 / 0.01s ; BMA2x2 3-axis Accelerometer / Bosch
And i will have to close to app. From the next time, when the app is in background, on clicking on notification, the app launches. The logs are pretty much the same. I have used all the combination of Intent flags, mentioned above in the links, along with the changes to Manifest.xml.
Let me know if i am missing out something.


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View more >For 25 years US higher education (HE) institutions have been grappling with their admissions policies in relation to equal opportunity and race following the ambiguities of the Bakke decision of 1978.1 The Bakke decision allowed for the lawful consideration of race and ethnic origin in university admissions but left the frameworks for achieving this unclear. The lower courts in the USA have been split on their interpretation of Bakke and have made subsequent findings, ranging from race-based admissions being legal, to being illegal or being uncertain. University admissions offices, in particular, have been left to determine the degree of emphasis they apply to race. In 2003, the US Supreme Court braced itself to reconsider this issue, with 2 cases brought against Michigan University by white students who had been denied entry, one in law and one in literature, science and arts.


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Exclusive: Brazilian streamer Globoplay preps launch in Europe, Asia
By Richard Middleton
22nd January 2020 @ 19:16
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Brazilian media giant Globo is preparing to build on the recent launch of its streaming service Globoplay in the US by rolling out across Europe and Asia, TBI has learned.
The SVOD service debuted with a fremium business model in Brazil in 2015 and has about 22 million users per month.
It launched into the US earlier this month, allowing American audiences to stream Brazilian series, limited series, telenovelas, original productions, films, and children's shows.
Globo has already said it will look for further expansion and is now understood to be planning to launch the service – which costs $13.99 a month in the US – into territories across Europe, excluding Portugal, where the company already has deep ties with local broadcaster SIC.
The broadcaster has also targeted an Asian roll-out, with a launch in Japan in the works to service the country's population of around 200,000 Brazilians.
The roll-out of Globoplay is the latest strategic move to come from the Brazilian media giant, which recently ramped up its in-house drama production by launching a $50m studio complex in Rio de Janeiro.
The three new studios, known collectively as MG4, total 4,500 square meters and are part of Globo's plan to expand its drama output and improve the quality of its series against rising competition from streamers such as Netflix.
Globoplay, meanwhile, houses almost all programming emerging from the eponymous Brazilian free-to-air network, while shows from its pay TV services are also available.
Originals have also been commissioned for the service in Brazil, with those series also set to be carried by the international version of the streamer. Content includes telenovela Sweet Diva, educational drama Second Call, a co-production between Globo and O2 Filmes, and Amazon rainforest thriller Aruanas, a Globoplay original, co-produced by Globo and Maria Farinha Filmes.
"We know that delivering on OTT is hard because of the cost of marketing and technology but we are aiming at the Brazilian audience and building on the connection we have with audiences watching the Globo international channel," Raphael Corrêa Netto, Globo's director of international business, told TBI here at NATPE.
"Once we have developed as we hope and plan to in the US, there are big opportunities for Brazilian communities across Europe and Japan," added Corrêa Netto.
Globoplay will be available in the US via App Store, Google Play, on Samsung TVs and through Android TV, Apple TV 4K or Chromecast.
Tags: Globo, Globoplay


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10 Destinations Where You Can See Dead People
From mummified monks to cliffside coffins, the dead still linger in these haunting locations.
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The Dead Among Us
There are places in this world where the living collide with the dead — but they may not be where you think. In some cultures, families act as if death never darkened their door. In others, the dead help mummify themselves while they're still alive. And in a very strange few, the two share the same roof — whether the living realize it or not. Here are 10 places around the world where you can travel to see the dead.
Dainichi Temple, Japan
More than two dozen mummified monks still hold vigil over sections of northern Japan. The monks, called sokushinbutsu, were practitioners of an ancient form of Buddhism that promotes self-denial. Their mummification process began in life, where they dedicated themselves to a diet that began with nuts and seeds and culminated in a diet of roots, bark and poisonous tea that removed fats and oils, slowly preserving their bodies over time. The monk seen here can be found at Dainichi Temple on Mount Yudono.
Roopkund Lake, India
This glacial watering hole high in the mountains of the Indian state of Uttarakhand also goes by another name — Skeleton Lake. Though the lake sits at more than 16,000 feet in elevation, hikers can access it via a six day trek. At Roopkund, the bones of several hundred people believed to be up to 1,200 years old line the shores. Even more mysteriously, the remains appear to represent two different eras of humanity, one from the ninth century and another from only 200 hundred years ago.
Red Square, Russia
The embalmed body of Vladimir Lenin, head of state for the Soviet government from 1917-1924, lies inside a glass sarcophagus in Moscow's Red Square. Lenin's Mausoleum attracts over two million visitors each year, and while there is no entry fee, the ever-present line is kept in constant motion. The mausoleum is open Tuesday through Thursday and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Photography is strictly forbidden inside.
Sagada, Philippines
Oral history from the Applai people recounts generations of hanging coffins in the Philippine province of Sagada. In Echo Valley, pinewood coffins are suspended with ropes and wires on limestone cliffs that dominate the landscape. Inside, the bodies of the dead rest in a fetal position, departing the Earth in the same position they arrived in. Guided tours are available from the Sagada Tourism Office.
Mount Everest, Nepal
Since 1922 more than 300 people have passed away while hiking Mount Everest. Most have perished from altitude sickness or exhaustion. And tragically, many of their bodies remain on the mountain due to its extreme elevation and the cost associated with transporting them out — an estimated $30,000 per person. It's no surprise, then, that two-thirds of the people who died on Everest remain there in a frozen tomb. The most deadly location on the route is now known as Rainbow Valley due to the brightly colored garments worn by the bodies of long lost souls that still dot the trail.
St. Michan's Church, Ireland
The grounds of Dublin's St. Michan's Church have been consecrated since the 11th century. In more than 900 years of occupation, they've welcomed masses of both living and dead parishioners. Though the current structure was completed in the 17th century, it rests on the foundations of an early Norse chapel— and its limestone vaults harbor the mummified remains of nuns, crusaders and rebels. Free tours of the church and its vaults run Monday through Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Capuchin Catacombs, Italy
In 1631, a procession of monks arrived at Rome's Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini. They carried with them 300 cartloads of dead friars. Those bones — along with the remains from other friars who passed away for the next two centuries — are now enshrined beneath the church in a series of elaborately decorated crypts. The crypts are a well-trafficked tourist destination in Rome and tours are available from around $40.
Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit, Lithuania
A secret lies hidden beneath the altar at the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius. Hundreds of the city's former residents lay mummified in a labyrinth of dungeons below. Archeological researchers estimate that the bodies inside date to the mid-18th or early 19th centuries. English speaking tours are held Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4 p.m. and cost less than $10.
Pompeii, Italy
In 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted in what remains one of the deadliest volcanic events in human history. Lava flows, earthquakes and ash destroyed the Roman settlements of Pompeii and Herculaneum, killing at least 1,500 people in the process. Today, much of ancient Pompeii has been uncovered along with the impressions of more than 1,000 bodies whose final positions are cast in plaster. Pompeii walking tours are available via Airbnb Experiences.
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We gathered at my house for brunch on the beautiful second Sunday in May. My husband always wants to do everything on this day, but since I'm a daughter too, I like to do things for my mum. Add my grandmother into the mix and it really is a day we all take care of each other. This time around, though, my husband and father had a few surprises up their sleeves.
When my mum and grandma arrived at our house I greeted them each with a large wrist corsage. The flowers were pink and white and had very little smell since my mum has terrible allergies. While we made our way into the family room to join the rest of my family, my six-year old son was standing holding a bouquet of flowers for me. These weren't ordinary flowers however, but a group of handmade flowers drawn from construction paper and glued to green pipe cleaner stems. Each flower had something special written on the back from one of my two sons. It was the best floral arrangement I'd ever received.
While we waited for my brother and sister-in-law to arrive, we relaxed and talked. My husband brought out a delicious marinated stuffed shrimp appetiser that I had made earlier, and he poured us mums some punch he'd concocted (it's never the same recipe twice but is always tasty). The kids had made some pictures for their grandma and great-grandma and handed them over with pride and love. When my brother arrived I began final preparations in the kitchen and then brunch was served buffet style.
I made an egg soufflé, two quiches (one broccoli, the other crab), fresh fruit salad, bacon (my mum loves it – and actually my husband made it outside on the barbeque so it wouldn't stink up the house), cinnamon bread, and pumpkin muffins. Brunch is my favourite meal so it was fun preparing everything. I set out my china and good silverware and everyone helped themselves. From then on, my husband and kids informed me, I wasn't to lift a finger. No problem!
When we had finished eating (and were very full) it was just about noon. The men took care of the dishes and cleaning up and then asked everyone to take a seat in the family room. My husband brought out a large screen and video equipment that he'd rented to show a special feature he called "Noon Time Nostalgia." My mum, grandmother, and I were totally surprised and had no idea what we would be watching.
My husband and father had worked painstakingly to create a sentimental family masterpiece that we would be able to enjoy over and over again. The video show consisted of old photos, home movies, and videotapes that had been put together on a single CD. My dad had dug up old pictures and movies of him when he was a kid and my grandma was a young mum. There were wonderful photos of my grandma and grandpa (who I never met) with my dad as he grew up, leading to pictures from my parents wedding day. There were also stills of my mother as a child with her mum (who also passed away before I was born). My brother and I were introduced next and my kids loved seeing old home movies of me as a kid. This led up to mine and my brother's weddings. Next were pictures and video of my children that my husband had carefully selected. I couldn't help but have tears of joy in my eyes as I watched this incredible film unfold. My mum and grandmother felt the same and we were really touched by the hard work and thoughtfulness that went into the noon time surprise. We each received our own copy to keep.
While nothing could top this Mother's Day gift, the tribute continued with "award certificates" for each of us mum's, from my two sons. With painted handprints on parchment paper, they each wrote something special about the recipient. They were another treasure to be kept forever and made us feel so loved and appreciated.
The rest of the afternoon was spent reminiscing, and I especially enjoyed hearing stories from my grandmother. My brother took several pictures while we sat around and really just enjoyed each other's company. My husband served punch and treats – biscuits, small fruit tarts, and brownies while we talked.
When I lay in bed that night I realised how lucky I was to have such a great family and I had just had the best day with them.


It's the typical dysfunctional family, give or take a murder or two.
On secretly recorded prison tapes, onetime Mafia chieftain John "Junior" Gotti grouses about everything from the uncle who reputedly tried to squeeze money from his sister's husband, to a plot by relatives to seize control of the "family business," to kin swiping dough from him and his widowed mother – and how he wants to whack them all for it.
"They're garbage," Gotti hisses about two uncles to a pair of associates who were visiting him at the Ray Brook federal prison in 2003.
"If I go back [on the street], I gotta hurt some of them, you understand me?" he said according to the tapes, which were played to a Manhattan federal jury by prosecutors yesterday.
The miffed Mafioso griped that his uncles, Peter Sr. and Richard, "played dumb, these cutie pies," as they plotted to demote him from don of the Gambino crime family to mere captain.
He whined it's clear they don't know what love is – but that's OK, because he never liked them anyway.
At another point, Junior described a dispute he had with Peter and two other mobsters who reputedly tried to squeeze $100,000 from his brother-in-law, Carmine Agnello – ex-husband of his sister, Victoria Gotti.
"You go near [Agnello] again, I'll put the three of youse in the ground,' " he said he told them.
When Gotti;s sister Angel complained that their uncles had also stolen money from their mother, Gotti seemed more concerned about his own finances and that his uncles turned his dad against him.
Besides, "money that was mine, they stole," Junior said.
The feds have to prove that Junior was still involved in mob business while in prison after 1999, because of the five-year statute of limitations on racketeering charges against him.


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package com.example;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.json.AutoConfigureJsonTesters;
import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.servlet.AutoConfigureMockMvc;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
import org.springframework.cloud.contract.stubrunner.junit.StubRunnerExtension;
import org.springframework.cloud.contract.stubrunner.spring.StubRunnerProperties;
import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc;
import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders;

import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;

/**
 * @author Marcin Grzejszczak
 */
@SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = WebEnvironment.MOCK)
@AutoConfigureMockMvc
@AutoConfigureJsonTesters
@DirtiesContext
//@org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled
public class BeerControllerWithJUnitForBarTest extends AbstractTest {

	@Autowired MockMvc mockMvc;
	@Autowired BeerController beerController;

	@RegisterExtension
	static StubRunnerExtension rule = new StubRunnerExtension()
			.downloadStub("com.example","beer-api-producer-with-stubs-per-consumer")
			.stubsMode(StubRunnerProperties.StubsMode.LOCAL)
			.withStubPerConsumer(true)
			.withConsumerName("bar-consumer");

	@BeforeEach
	public void setupPort() {
		this.beerController.port = rule.findStubUrl("beer-api-producer-with-stubs-per-consumer").getPort();
	}

	@Test public void should_give_me_a_beer_when_im_old_enough() throws Exception {
		this.mockMvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.post("/beer")
				.contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
				.content(this.json.write(new Person("marcin", 22)).getJson()))
				.andExpect(status().isOk())
				.andExpect(content().string("THERE YOU GO MR [marcin]"));
	}

	@Test public void should_reject_a_beer_when_im_too_young() throws Exception {
		this.mockMvc.perform(MockMvcRequestBuilders.post("/beer")
				.contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
				.content(this.json.write(new Person("marcin", 17)).getJson()))
				.andExpect(status().isOk())
				.andExpect(content().string("GET LOST MR [marcin]"));
	}
}


After getting into shape, picking out the right swimsuit for your body type is next. According to the April issue of Metro magazine, their Swimsuit Special, finding the perfect bikini is all about knowing which style can complement your body the most.
Swimsuits tend to run small and a tight suit will make you look heavier so go for a dress size bigger.
Only a few bodies are perfectly proportionate so it's okay to opt for separates when shopping for a two-piece.
A comfortable fit means nothing is bulging out or digging in. Try leaning over to make sure you're not spilling out of your suit.
A good bottom will not sag and should not dig into your skin. More importantly, there should be no pulling in the crotch area.
For more summer swimwear advice, get your copy of the April 2014 issue of Metro Magazine with Heart Evangelista on the cover in all leading bookstores nationwide.


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Regensburg (inhabited place)
Long: 012 05 44 E degrees minutes Long: 12.0956 decimal degrees
Note: The city of Regensburg is located on right bank of Danube River at its confluence with the Regen. Romans founded it as a frontier post on a Celtic settlement in the 2nd century. It went to Charlemagne in 788; and prospered in the Middle Ages. French troops destroyed it in 1809. It passed into the possession of Bavaria in 1810. It was bombed in World War II, but most of its historic structures survived. The famous Steinerne Brücke, 1125-1146, across the Danube is famous as an outstanding example of medieval construction. The most notable church is the Cathedral of St. Peter, 1275-1524, is an important Gothic structure, with medieval stained glass. Regensburg is a thriving river port at the head of navigation on the Danube, and is a center of commerce, industry, and culture. It feature manufactures for motor vehicles, wood products, electronics, and steel. The 2004 estimated population was 128,800.
Regensburg (preferred,C,V)
Casra Regina (H,O)
Castra Regina (H,V) ............ Roman name for legionary camp, founded AD 179
Radasbona (H,V) ............ Celtic name
Ratisbon (H,V) ............ obsolete English name
Ratisbona (H,V) ............ medieval name
Ratisbonne (H,O)
Regensburg-Prüfening (H,V) ............ Prüfening was subsumed under Regensburg in 1938
Reginum (H,V)
.... Europe (continent) (P)
........ Germany (nation) (P)
............ Bavaria (state) (P)
................ Regensburg (inhabited place) (P)
Additional Parents:
.... Roman Empire (former nation/state/empire) (P,H)
........ Raetia (historical region) (P,H) from 15 BCE
............ Regensburg (inhabited place) (P)
inhabited place (preferred, C) ............ founded by Celts ca. 500 BCE, was Roman camp from 179 CE
city (C)
district capital (C) ............ from early 19th century
port (C)
industrial center (C)
commercial center (C)
transportation center (C)
cultural center (C) ............ noted for museums, architecture and boys' choir, was home to 16th-century painter A Altdorfer and 17th-century astronomer J Kepler
tourist center (C)
university center (C)
episcopal see (C) ............ founded in 739
archaeological site (C) ............ has many Roman remains
noble seat (C) ............ of Bavarian dukes in Herzogshof, from 13th cen.; of princes of Thurn & Taxis in former St. Emmeram's Abbey, from 1812
political center (H) ............ was meeting place for imperial diet, 1532-1806, for Eternal Diet after Thirty Years' War in 17th cen.
imperial city (H) ............ status granted in 1250, was the only imperial free city in Bayern
Related geographic places:
near/adjacent to .... Abusina .......... (deserted settlement)
.............................. (World, Europe, Germany, Bavaria) [6000029]
Casra Regina.......... [VP]
....................... Times Atlas of World History (1993) 354
Castra Regina.......... [GRLPSC, VP]
.......................... Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IX, 1000-1001
.......................... GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) 8371
.......................... Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
.......................... Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Radasbona.......... [VP]
.................... Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 773
Ratisbon.......... [GRLPSC, VP]
................. Times Atlas of the World (1992) 163
................. Times Atlas of World History (1993) 354
................. Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Ratisbona.......... [GRLPSC]
.................... Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
Ratisbonne.......... [BHA]
....................... BHA, Authority file (1973-)
Regensburg.......... [BHA, GRLPSC, VP Preferred]
....................... NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
....................... NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
....................... USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
....................... Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
....................... Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1008
Regensburg-Prüfening.......... [GRLPSC]
................................... Marburger Index (1976-)
Reginum.......... [GRLPSC]
Subject: ..... [BHA, GRLPSC, VP]
.................. BHA, Authority file (1973-)
.................. Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 773
.................. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IX, 1000-1001
.................. GRI Photo Archive, Authority File (1998) 8371
.................. LC Name Authority Headings. [online] (2002-) Regensburg (Germany) NAF79129587, accessed 11 May 2004
.................. Marburger Index (1976-)
.................. NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
.................. Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (1979)
.................. Times Atlas of the World (1992) 163
.................. Times Atlas of World History (1993) 354
.................. USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
.................. Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
.................. Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1008
English .......... [VP]
.......... Canby, Historic Places (1984) 2:773
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) accessed 11 May 2004