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Zane Williams Almost Gave Up on Music. Now He's One of Texas' Most Promising Songwriters.
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Kelly Dearmore | June 13, 2013 | 4:00am
Overnight Success, the title of McKinney's Zane Williams' new album, is meant to be ironic — he spent years getting to this point. But the time has been worth it. Success is one of the year's strongest statements from a masterful country songwriter hitting his stride.
His music career almost came to an end in 2008, when he decided to quit chasing neon rainbows in Nashville after working there for almost a decade. He began a (slightly) more stable existence as a real estate agent.
It's not that Williams was a bust in Music City. He moved there just days after graduating from Abilene Christian University in 1999, and his talents eventually earned him a publishing deal. His songs garnered interest from big-name producers and talents. But those nuggets of success weren't enough to keep him going. So he prepared to leave his life as a full-time musician behind and entered a course to become a real estate agent. But he didn't get very far away from music: Some of his classmates convinced him to take his guitar out of its case.
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That impromptu unplugged set proved revelatory for the troubadour. At that moment, the disparity between the passion he felt for creating music and the prospect of life as a salesman rekindled the artistic fire within him and he moved to North Texas with his wife to genuinely kick-start his music career. Williams was intent on making some dreams come true, even though he only had a few dollars in his bank account with which to get rolling.
Then, in a twist made for the silver screen, "Hurry Home," a beautiful song Williams had written in Nashville, was recorded by Jason Michael Carroll, a regular Top 40 hit-maker at the time. It ascended the Billboard Country Chart, peaking at No. 14 in early 2009 and heard all over the country-loving world. A very short time after Williams and his wife moved to McKinney, Williams, who had strived so hard to live the honky-tonk dream, received a life-changing six-figure royalty check for his hit tune.
With a bit of financial security and a child on the way, Williams knew it was time to record an album and to string together some shows. He had also pinpointed the person needed to help him begin his leap into the Texas country scene. Radney Foster, a Nashville success story himself, is a native Texan who produced the breakout albums for several notable Texas-based acts. There was one minor issue: The highly sought-after Foster had no clue who Williams was.
Williams is on the phone as he drives his band's 15-passenger van to Lubbock for a gig, just two days before he'll play a packed hometown CD-release show in McKinney. "When I moved back to Texas in 2008," he says, "I did some research and knew that Radney had produced Randy Rogers and Brandon Rhyder. I love his writing and I could tell he clearly understood Texas guys, since he was a Texas guy that happened to be living in Nashville.
"So basically, I bugged him for four months. I contacted him on MySpace and through his publishing company. I was determined to get confirmation that he had at least listened to my music, and to also get a 'yes' or 'no' from him. I finally got a call from Radney, and he told me he loved my four-song sampler and that he wanted to write with me and produce my record."
The Right Place, the 2009 album Foster helped Williams with so tremendously, is a gem, and immediately grabbed the ears of radio programmers from all over the state, especially in the Texas country-intensive market of Dallas-Fort Worth. Another well-produced, impeccably written record, Ride With Me, came along in 2011. That album coincided with Williams' star turn in the syndicated television show Troubadour, TX.
Which brings us to that van ride to Lubbock. On the eve of releasing the most important album of his already eventful career, Williams finally feels like his music career has some stability. Still, he's ready to do his part to make sure that Overnight Success gets into as many hands as possible. It's time for the next step.
"I'm not going to lie," admits Williams. "There's pressure, but it's more from a feeling of how I think now is the time for things to really happen. My management and I really want to give this album the great push it deserves. It's not a make-or-break scenario, because I'll make music after this no matter what. Timing and even luck play such a big part in how things become successful in the music industry, so I like to take a long-term approach to how I view my career moving forward. In a couple of years, I'll hopefully make a record, and a couple of years after that, I'll make another. I'll never quit playing music."
And with this album, at this point in his life and with the team he has around him, Williams is confident he's struck a balance that will hopefully boost things up a notch or two. A quest for balance, both artistically and professionally, is perhaps as vital as anything to whether Williams will find the larger-scale success he seeks. His songs, especially the carefully curated set on the new album, display a skillful blend of Music Row polish and gritty, Texan sincerity. That combination isn't present by accident.
"My goal when I write a song is for there to be a balance of styles," he says. "When I was in college, I didn't know about the Texas scene, Pat Green or Jack Ingram. I listened to Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson. But, when I moved to Nashville, I eventually realized that I didn't fit the typical mold. I favored the rootsier stuff with honest lyrics from the heart. The skills of the players in Nashville and the craft of making music is the best there. But in Texas, whether it's rock or country, there's a B.S. detector that most Nashville artists can't escape from. It has to be real here. So I shoot for the best of both worlds."
Williams still lives in McKinney, but now works for a label that's based in Nashville and owned by a Texan. The irony of it all is certainly not lost on him, and in fact, he thinks everything's in its rightful place at this time. After all of these years, it's a simple equation: "It's pretty much like Nashville decided it likes me when I live in Texas and only come to visit."
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It's no secret that the restaurant industry is tough enough to succeed. But if we look at the real numbers, there are too many people entering the industry, thinking that all you have to do is open doors, good times, and profits get in. Take someone who was there, the franchise of the restaurant franchise give a new owner a much better chance of success.
Name recognition – one of the most important reasons why people fail in this restaurant industry because consumers are not always willing to take risks with an unknown brand. If you have $ 5 in your pocket and want a burger, will I go to ABC Burgers? We all know the answer to this.
Paid Advertising – Monthly franchise fees are part of national advertising campaigns. Although the owners are still in their own place, their brand is already exploiting the national campaigns that companies are up against. This is a long way in the label for fresh people's minds.
Higher success – franchises are far more successful than the average mother and pop restaurant. While companies occasionally sell eggs, millions of dollars a year are invested in market research, which is a key factor in deciding where their new site will be opened. This is more than the average restaurant owner in his own budget.
Education – why do not most restaurants succeed? Because the owners have no idea what they are doing. When opening a franchise, it is usually mandatory for a new owner to have FREE service in another store to learn the business. The companies actually have a range of departments who have reached a two-week course at Burger University to make sure the owner is as well prepared as when opening the doors.
Funding – without having a great business plan and research, the average person will not be able to get substantial funding from restaurant banks. Add a franchise to the equation and there are many options available. Banks are more familiar with the names and the success of a general company has a long way to go for their final decision.
Quality Control – If a person works independently, they must follow the quality of their products and their own business. The franchisees are behind their franchise and more than likely they already have suppliers. Not only that, but the company is periodically carrying out inspections of suppliers to ensure compliance with the expected standard.
While restaurant industry is one that usually looks at people's eyes when the topic of investment rises, this is a dishonest stereotype based on the inadequate knowledge of restaurant owners. The operation of the restaurant is a lot of work and real passion for the industry to be successful. The operation of the franchise provides knowledge and support that helps people get one step closer to success.


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Road Trip From the UK to Estonia and Back.
I recently had some business to do in Estonia. Flying there wasn't really an option as I had some bulky stuff to transport. Additionally, I wanted to buy something there that is commonplace there but overpriced in the UK: A sauna.
So, I decided to drive there from Manchester to Tallinn.
I have done this drive many times since 1998, and much has changed in this time. On this journey, I decided to take my eight year old lad with me and plan to grab a few pics along the way.
The vehicle of choice is a 1998 Mercedes Sprinter van with 155000 miles on the clock.
My first choice this trip was taking the less miles route through Scandinavia. However, the Newcastle – Scandinavia ferries seem to all be cancelled.
I wanted to take my lad over the Øresund Bridge, and in doing so, getting to Estonia takes only 400m miles driving and two boats. I spent two days Googling and researching. The only other boat that offers anything is the one from Northern Germany to Riga. But that is €785 and takes 26 hours. By road takes 24 hours and costs half that including hotel.
After some research, it seemed that by the longer road route, it was cheaper and saves time.
The van does 90mph at a push (and that is a push). That is 145 kph. Many limits are 90 kph. Yup, I expect to meet the cops………….
OK, now back home, so I can gather my thoughts a little.
Left Wednesday night about midnight. Its about five hours with no traffic, over the Pennines and down the M1 from the North, around London, and off towards the white cliffs of Dover to Folkstone where the Channel Tunnel is.
We hit Folkstone about 5.30 am and I started imbibing coffee there as I knew I had a much longer day to come.
Around 7am French time, we emerged in Calais (France) and headed north for Adinkerke in Belgium.
Why Adinkerke? Why, thats where Tobacco Road is.
Belgium has lower taxes on tobacco than France or the UK; as Adinkerke is the closest Belgian town accessible to the French ferry ports, it attracts many French smokers and British booze cruisers every day to make the trip across the border to buy cheaper tobacco. Adinkerke has the unusual claim to fame of having the greatest number of tobacconists per capita of any area in Europe.
Many shops opened around the clock, which provided the advantage of offering other shops and fuel services that would not normally be found in a town of such a small size. While this may have proved beneficial to travellers, local people were inconvenienced by the constant traffic, so the local Mayor has recently ordered the tobacco stores to close during the night.
Due to the smuggling associated with reduced tobacco duty, it is not uncommon for the E40 to be closed at night at junction 1 and French and Belgian police question drivers and passengers of vehicles on the N34 road over the motorway. Many of the tobacco shops have closed now due to declining trade as a result of the imposition of quantitative limits on tobacco purchases being brought into France and Britain from Belgium, regular tobacco shoppers travelling to and from Britain have had their purchases seized by UK customs and been warned about future travel to purchase excise goods.
Duly refreshed by eggs, bacon and coffee, availing myself of a tankful of cheap Belgian diesel, and buying some bargain cartons of smokes, it was time to hit the road again heading through Belgium and Holland with the navigation programmed for Brandenburg on the outskirts of Berlin in East Germany.


Home / affordable housing / HDFC / HDFC coop / HPD / income restrictions / What is an HDFC coop?
HDFC coops are affordable cooperatives in New York City. They sell below market (40%-50%) below non HDFC comparable coops and condos.
Many HDFC coops are considered a form of limited equity home ownership. HDFC coops offer many of the same benefits as regular coops but they have some eligibility (maximum income restriction, primary residence requirement and many have a "flip tax" paid by the seller.
Since they are sold below market and the maintenance remains low because the city reduces real estate tax on HDFC coops upon selling a portion of the profit is often shared with the coop and sometimes the city (60/40 buildings) hence "flip tax".
Back in the late 70' and 1980's many rental buildings were abandoned by landlords and owners that may have owed back taxes or city water charges and the buildings were taken over by the city. NYC HPD (Housing Preservation Department) through an affordable housing program helped to rehabilitate the buildings, trained the tenants on ownership, set the Coop up financially to be self-sustaining, and then sold the apartments to the existing tenants for very low sale prices many as low as $250 in exchange the new owners had to maintain the buildings and keep them affordable.
The City helped rehab many of the buildings and trained the existing tenants, even some squatters about maintaining their building and becoming a self sufficient housing cooperative. It has been a very successful program. Over the years they rarely sold and remained within families.
While prices vary building to building and neighborhood to neighborhood it should be noted that under the private Housing Finance Law, all HDFCs must be low to moderate/middle income households..
An HDFC coop must be a primary residence and the income restrictions are based on area income standards. In many cases either less than 120% or 165% area median income. Therefore individual HDFC coops have different income requirements. It also varies depending on the household size. A household of five can have a substantially higher income enabling larger households to afford larger apartments. At 165% AMI the maximum income allowed for a household of five is $185,955.
The cost of owning and maintaining shares in a cooperative include apartment maintenance, the monthly payments on any loan used to purchase the shares, utilities, and homeowners insurance.
Generally buyers should not pay more than 30% of their gross income in housing costs. HDFC boards have the same discretion to approve or reject a buyer like any regular coop. The only difference is there is a maximum income allowed to purchase or lease in HDFC coop apartments.
An HDFC coop represents a great opportunity to own a home in New York City, at below market price of other coops and condos but with some restrictions on purchasing and upon selling.
When buying or selling an HDFC Coop it is important to use a broker, attorney and lender that understands the rules, restrictions and nuances of HDFC coops.


Get Pin codes or India zip code!
Get pin code search details from online pin code list. pincodein.com provides you postal index number for all 28 states and 7 union territories of India. You can search by state/district/taluka and by pin code. One can also browse the list of post offices falls under the particular pin code.
Postal Index Number or PIN code is a 6 digit code of Post Office numbering used by India Post. The PIN or Zip code was introduced on August 15, 1972. There are 9 PIN regions in the country. The first 8 are geographical regions and the digit 9 is reserved for the Army Postal Service. The first two digits of the Zip code of India indicate the sub region or one of the postal circles. The first three digits of postal code of India together indicate a sorting / revenue district. The last three digits of refer to the delivery Post Office.
What is Pin code Finder?
Pin code Finder is a tool from pincodein.com that will help to get pin code of particular post office. Search pin codes here. Enter the name of a state, district and taluk using the pin code search box to find the pin code list of that taluk. One can also find the address of any place using Indian postal code with the help of search by pin code locator tool.
The main objective of postal pin code is to simplify the sorting process of mails and speed up their transmission and delivery. Pin code is used to avoid the confusion which results out of duplication of names of various places. If taluk pin code written is correct, correct delivery of mails is possible. Various sites which provide services like online shopping, home delivery require pin code of India while filling the postal address. When you have to gift online, locate atm or fill application/registration form, you need to know the pin code of taluk.


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A UK 2:1 honours degree and a masters degree, or their international equivalents, in a related subject. We may also consider your application if you have equivalent qualifications or experience.
The PhD in Film Studies is a three-year full-time or six-year part-time degree programme, which allows you to pursue a research topic in depth and produce a thesis of approximately 80,000 words.
As well as being a highly respected qualification from a top-ranking university, a postgraduate research degree in film studies places you at the heart of a vibrant, artistic city with a flourishing film culture.
Our associations with the renowned Edinburgh International Film Festival, along with other festivals, cinemas and film organisations, will support and inspire you in your research. So too will our extensive library of texts and DVDs, editing facilities, in-house cinema and access to the impressive collections of the National Library of Scotland and local cultural centres.
We can provide supervised research on a wide range of topics, such as film aesthetics and film and philosophy, various national cinemas, the work of individual filmmakers, cinema in relation to other art forms, and film exhibition.
We will consider thematic projects and research on genres, movements and theories. For interdisciplinary topics, expertise is on hand from within the school and beyond, including staff researching literature, anthropology, art history, music and more.
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The Crystal Method features Wes Smith & White Boy Awesome's "Bring Back That Funk" on SiriusXM Electro — Yo!
Big Up #JuiceHedz! We were stoked to find out The Crystal Method dropped some Juice love on their SiriusXM Electro #CommunityServiceRadio show. That's right, Wes Smith & White Boy Awesome's Bring Back That Funk put another notch in the Funk Bass movement bed post;) Ironically the show aired on March 10th, Wes's Birthday! Check out the screenshot from The Crystal Method Facebook page below. We also dropped in a sound cloud link to Bring Back That Funk and if you're a true BBTF nut, we're working on a growing tribute page, cheek it [here]!


Are Google and Samsung frenemies now? After years of litigation over mobile technology patents, it appears as though the tech giants have finally made peace. The companies announced today a decade-long cross-licensing agreement that covers existing patents and those that may be filed in the future.
"With this agreement, Samsung and Google gain access to each other's industry-leading patent portfolios, paving the way for deeper collaboration on research and development of current and future products and technologies," Samsung said in a statement.
Both companies have tens of thousands of patents, however, the statement does not specify which ones are covered under the agreement.
Two years ago, Samsung agreed to pay Microsoft royalties and collaborate on the development of Microsoft-based phones in order to avoid going to court over violating its patents. At the time, the agreement was seen as a setback to Google which had been attempting to establish itself as the standard in mobile operating systems by giving its Android software to smartphone and tablet makers for free.
The deal with Google comes at a rough patch for Samsung, which could be strategically aligning itself as it continues to fight a major dispute with Apple. Last November, a U.S. jury in federal court ordered Samsung to pay Apple roughly $290 million in damages. The companies have agreed to a mediation meeting sometime before Feb. 19.


Becoming forgetful does not necessarily mean that a person has dementia. As part of the ageing process, some people may notice slowing of memory recollection and thought processing. This is normal. If, however, the changes become progressively more obvious and begin to have an impact on the person's everyday life, the person should consider going for a cognitive impairment assessment.
Dementia is the loss of intellectual abilities (such as thinking, remembering and reasoning) which interfere with a person's daily functioning. It is not a disease in itself, but rather a group of symptoms that may accompany certain diseases.
There is no definitive cure for dementia as the exact causes are unclear. However, it is possible to minimise some of the common symptoms with medication. Therapies such as reality orientation and reminiscence also help to manage some of these symptoms. Occupational therapists carry out activities of daily living training for the elderly to encourage independence in the community.
IMH runs Psychogeriatric Clinics at the hospital's Clinic B and Community Wellness Clinics located at Geylang Polyclinic and Queenstown Polyclinic, which cater to the mental health needs of the elderly in Singapore.
In addition, IMH's Memory Clinic offers assessment, support, information and advice to those with memory problems, and their caregivers. This specialty clinic is run by a multidisciplinary team consisting of a psychiatrist, memory clinic nurse, psychologist, occupational therapist and medical social worker. The clinic takes in referrals and sees individuals of all ages presenting with signs and symptoms of cognitive impairment, such as memory problems or personality change.
To make an appointment to see a doctor, please call 6389 2200.
IMH's Sunshine Wing consists of two geriatric acute wards with a total of 50 beds. It serves psychiatric patients aged 65 years old and above. The wards are equipped with elderly-friendly and dementia-friendly features and unique facilities that aim to improve the care of dementia patients with severe behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and patients with other psychiatric conditions.


Ethiopia is one of the ancient countries located in the Horn of Africa, with a large population, diversified culture, and traditions. Ethiopia is said to be one of nature's finest spices garden.
Traditional Ethiopian food consists of Injera and Wot. Injera is a thin crepe-like flatbread made of Teff, an iron-rich cereal grain predominantly grown in Ethiopia. Wot is a spicy sauce that can be made with beef, lamb, chicken or any number of vegetables and/or cereals: such as lentil and split peas. The main ingredient is berbere, a hot spice that combines red pepper, cumin, cardamom, ginger, and coriander and other similar spices. The hottest, most peppery food in all of Africa is found to be in Ethiopia.
Dining in Ethiopia is characterized by the ritual of breaking Injera and eating from the same plate signifying the bonds of loyalty and friendship. The meal normally served on a MESOB, a large plate of colorful woven basket table with a variety of dishes arranged on Injera.
Zeni Ethiopian Restaurant proudly brings the real taste of this traditional Ethiopian food to the Bay Area with the most welcoming atmosphere. Our dishes are characterized by a variety of exotic imported spices that gives them unique taste. WOT, the main sauce of Zeni's Cuisine, which comes in various forms, like beef, lamb, chicken, and vegetables, confirms the wisdom and good taste of Ethiopian cooking. The vegetarian dishes prepared with herbs and mild spices are exceptionally flavorful.
Zeni Ethiopian Restaurant is conscious of the connection between diet and health. The savory dishes are made not only with a combination of several dried finely grounded spices but also, with highly experienced, skillful and generous hands of the Master Chef and owner – Zeni, to whom this restaurant is named after.
At Zeni's we serve food the traditional way, affordable price, and generous portions. We thank you for visiting our cozy dining cuisine.


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Managing barley disease in the Maritimes
Developing better strategies to tackle tough pathogens.
Fusarium head blight is the main disease concern for barley growers in the Maritimes. Photos courtesy of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (© 2020).
Barley growers in the Maritimes have to deal with some challenging disease issues. Adam Foster, a plant pathologist and research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Charlottetown, is working to develop better disease management tools and information for these growers.
"In the Maritimes, the primary disease concern in barley is Fusarium head blight (FHB). This fungal disease is mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum. [It's] a serious issue because it can contaminate grain with a mycotoxin called deoxynivalenol (DON), which severely affects the grain quality and what its end-uses can be."
Foster says, "Other diseases of concern in the region include fungal leaf diseases like net blotch and scald. In severe outbreaks, leaf diseases can significantly reduce barley yields. Root rot diseases can also have a major impact."
Cover crop strategies to reduce disease
Foster is leading an innovative project to examine the carryover effects of different cover crops on disease in the following barley crop. "One of the project's primary goals is to identify if different cover crops will provide a positive or negative effect on managing diseases in barley. We are also trying to uncover the cause of the cover crop effects and whether these effects are due to changes in the soil microbial community," Foster explains.
"So, in small-plot experimental trials at AAFC's Harrington Research Farm, we're testing a dozen different cover cropping treatments. These include a range of cover crops like legumes, grasses, Brassicas and forbs [other broadleaf crops such as buckwheat], but also some mixes like legumes plus Brassicas or forbs plus grasses."
Foster and his research team collect soil and crop residue samples in both years of the two-year rotations. They use a next-generation DNA sequencing tool to quantify all the different microbes in those samples and detect if the different cover crops are causing any changes in the microbial community. He says, "The main focus is to see if any of the changes in the microbial community might be affecting the barley pathogens directly or indirectly."
In the barley year, Foster's team scouts the plots to see which diseases appear in the barley and to rate the severity of those diseases. They also collect data on barley yield and quality.
In the first two-year trial, they found that the primary barley disease was common root rot, mainly caused by F. oxysporum. "This pathogen can cause pretty severe damage to barley's root system and that can affect all the aboveground parts of the plant," Foster notes.
He adds, "F. oxysporum is a very complicated species complex, and we are in the process of determining exactly which forms of F. oxysporum we're dealing with. We have also started some greenhouse studies on this pathogen to see how virulent it is."
Their preliminary results indicate that some cover cropping treatments may help reduce the amount of F. oxysporum inoculum in the field. However, Foster emphasizes the need to complete the second two-year trial in 2020 and finish their data analysis before drawing any major conclusions.
He sees several possible benefits from this research. "We're hoping to provide crop growers with valuable information on how cover cropping affects soil health and the soil microbial community because it is generally understood that soil health is vital for long-term, sustainable agriculture.
"As plant pathologists, we're also really interested to see how those changes in soil health have downstream effects on disease management. We're anticipating there will be both positive and negative effects, and that is what we are trying to quantify.
"We may also be able to provide growers with information [on] how different cover crops might affect disease in their barley crops, to help growers [choose] cover crops to put in their rotation."
Forecasting FHB and DON risk
Foster is working on a number of initiatives to help Maritime barley growers to better manage FHB, a tough-to-control disease, which includes developing an FHB forecasting tool for the Maritimes.
"Once Fusarium spores are in the air and weather conditions are perfect for the disease, it is often too late for growers to apply a fungicide. So, the idea is to forecast the risk of infection earlier to allow the producers to apply their fungicides in advance and protect their crop."
He explains, "Fusarium head blight forecasting tools exist all across North America. We want growers in Atlantic Canada to have access to the same kind of risk management tools as other areas."
Foster is collaborating with Atlantic Grains Council on this project. "We are looking at a range of existing forecasting models that have been developed around the world, testing to see if they are appropriate for the Maritimes [to forecast] FHB in cereal crops, including barley."
Some of the models forecast the disease, while others forecast DON contamination. The models base their forecasts on an area's weather patterns, because weather conditions can play such a big part in the development of this disease.
To determine which model is best for the Maritimes, Foster and his team are comparing the actual FHB and DON situations in locations across the region with the predictions from the different models for those locations.
"The Grains Council is conducting barley research trials across the Maritimes as part of their on-farm agronomy project. They are providing us with harvested seeds from each of those trials. As a result, we have samples from farmers' fields but under incredibly controlled and managed scientific settings. So we have really good data from all of the sites."
Foster's team cultures the Fusarium species isolated from the samples, identifies the different species and determines incidence of infection by the species that produce DON. They also grind up the grain and extract mycotoxins to quantify the amount of DON.
"In 2019, the project's first year, four major Fusarium species were causing Fusarium head blight in barley in the survey. Only one of the species, F. graminearum, produced deoxynivalenol," Foster says.
Foster's research team sets up the misting system for the FHB disease nursery where breeding lines are evaluated for FHB resistance/susceptibility.
"All four species were found everywhere in the region. But when the weather conditions were more favourable for disease development, only the F. graminearum spiked, while the other species stayed the same. We suspect that weather conditions may not be the most important factor for predicting the other Fusarium species, but [they] aren't as much of a concern as F. graminearum."
He notes, "We found some pretty large differences [in FHB and DON levels] between all the sites. Some preliminary data shows the differences might correlate with weather patterns that went through those different sites.
"Of course, we need a few more years of data before we can draw any firm conclusions. But it looks like a few of the models are starting to pull ahead as being the best models for our region, and they are not necessarily the models we would have expected."
He had originally thought that the best models might be the ones developed in the regions neighbouring Atlantic Canada. However, so far some of the models developed in other maritime regions are the ones that are performing well for the Maritimes.
"Our goal is to find the most appropriate forecast model for the Maritimes and to integrate that into a web-based tool that growers can use to assess their FHB risk," Foster says. "This will help growers in the three Maritime provinces when making decisions on their disease management practices."
Improving in-crop management of FHB
Foster is one of several researchers collaborating on a major national project to evaluate ways to enhance FHB management in malting barley. It involves field trials across Canada to evaluate the effects of barley seeding rates and fungicide water volume and timing on FHB development, crop productivity and malting quality. This research focuses on malting barley as it must have zero or extremely low levels of Fusarium and DON to be acceptable for malt. But he also notes, "I think the project's findings, particularly about water volumes, will be very applicable to other types of barley."
Kelly Turkington, a plant pathologist with AAFC in Lacombe, Alta., is leading this project, and Foster's team is running the Atlantic Canada site in P.E.I. Once the field trials are completed in 2022, the researchers will put all their data together from across the country and develop some recommendations for barley growers.
Screening for FHB resistance
Foster works with barley breeders across Canada to screen their breeding lines for resistance to FHB in the Harrington Research Farm's FHB disease nursery.
In the nursery, Foster's team creates conditions for high FHB disease pressure, including applying FHB inoculum to the plants and misting the plants to keep them wet to promote disease development. "We test the breeders' new breeding lines for FHB resistance or susceptibility under really high disease pressure conditions. This lets the breeders compare their lines to registered cultivars with known FHB resistance profiles and make choices about removing susceptible lines from their breeding program and advancing lines that are more resistant."
Foster's team prepares the FHB inoculum for the nursery. "We are constantly collecting Fusarium isolates from the local environment. We choose a selection of those isolates and mix them together; this way we're not testing for resistance to one isolate when nature will produce an unlimited source of variety in Fusarium."
He notes, "The breeders work with disease nurseries across the country. It is really important to test for FHB resistance in different regions because the Fusarium [species and strains] and the disease pressure aren't the same in every region."
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Bridgend river death: Boy, 5, named as Logan Mwangi
Logan Mwangi, who was also known as Logan Williamson
A 39-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of Logan's murder
A five-year-old boy who was found dead in a river has been named by police as Logan Mwangi.
Logan's body was found in the Ogmore River in Bridgend county in the early hours of Saturday morning.
South Wales Police said a 39-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and 13-year-old boy had been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.
Tributes have been paid to the "kind, funny, polite, handsome and clever" boy, from Sarn.
The police said they were "not looking for anyone else in relation to this incident".
Logan's body was discovered near Pandy Park following reports of concerns for a missing five-year-old in the Sarn area of Bridgend at 05:45 BST on Saturday.
Logan – who was also known as Logan Williamson – was found in the river and taken to Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend where it was confirmed he had died.
Toys, photograph and floral tributes
Toys, floral tributes and a photo of Logan have been placed at the scene
People living nearby have spoken of their shock at Logan's death.
"It's just devastating," said Jasmine Tapner, clutching a baby in her arms.
"I only live up the road and it's so close to home. It made me never want to let my children out of my sight because I just didn't want anything to happen to them.
"Everyone is in mourning."
She said Logan was a "loving boy, always chatty, smiley when you walked past the house".
Ian Tapner added: "It's such a sad loss of a young lad – he had a bright future ahead of him. Such a loving lad, a kind lad. The community's in shock."
Ch Insp Geraint White said: "This is a tragic incident in which a young child has sadly lost their life.
"We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed this incident, or who has any information, to get in touch.
"We would ask the public not to speculate about this incident on social media as this is an active investigation.
"If you have any information that can help, please report this to us.
"Our thoughts are with the family and we are supporting them in every way we can."
He added "regular contact" had been made with the boy's family, who were being supported by specialist trained officers.
"The local neighbourhood police team will continue to support and speak to residents in the area, and I encourage people to talk to them if they have any concerns.
"We recognise there are a lot of people in the local community who would like answers about what happened to him."
Huw David, leader of Bridgend council, said: "People throughout Bridgend county borough have been devastated by this shocking news.
"The tragic death of this young child has saddened us all, but Sarn remains a very close, tight-knit community and residents are looking out for one another even as they offer South Wales Police full support in their ongoing investigations."
Cuddly toys have been left at the scene by members of the public. This is very much a community in shock. It is very quiet here, there are just a few dog walkers about.
I'm [standing] by a police cordon by a bridge over the River Ogmore and the bridge is cordoned off on both sides.
There are a number of teddies, candles and flowers which are placed nearby, and handwritten messages with words like "RIP angel" and "fly high, little man" written on them.


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Does Humor Belong in Music? is a live album by Frank Zappa.

Releases
The only authorized (by Zappa) EMI CD features concert recordings from October–December 1984. It was the first album by Zappa to be released on CD only (although it was bootlegged on vinyl for listeners who did not own CD players). In 1995, it was reissued by Rykodisc in an extremely remixed form, with significantly improved dynamic range and new artwork. The 1995 edition includes an extra minute of percussion effects during "Let's Move to Cleveland" that had been excised from the EMI edition. In 2012 the (remixed) album was reissued as a part the Zappa Reissue Program. It was a part of "The 4th set of 12" released on October 30, 2012 and featured the original artwork without the white stain in the bottom left.

A home video (later reissued on DVD) of the same name was released. "Zoot Allures", "Tinsel Town Rebellion", "Trouble Every Day" and "Whipping Post" appear on both, but are different performances. Fragments of "Hot-Plate Heaven" also appear in the video (with only the verses of the song left intact). The cover art of the original CD release and video release, however, are the same.

Track listing
All tracks by Frank Zappa except as noted.

Personnel
 Frank Zappa – lead guitar, vocals
 Ray White – rhythm guitar, vocals
 Ike Willis – rhythm guitar, vocal
 Bobby Martin – keyboards, saxophone, vocal, french horn
 Allan Zavod – keyboards, solo on "Cleveland"
 Scott Thunes –  bass guitar
 Chad Wackerman – drums, solo on "Cleveland"
 Dweezil Zappa – lead guitar on "Whipping Post"

Production
Frank Zappa - producer, arranger
Mark Pinske - recording engineer
Thom Ehle - recording engineer
Bob Stone - remix engineer
Ebet Roberts - cover photography
Mark Matsuno - design
Cal Schenkel - cover for 1995 CD

Notes

1986 live albums
EMI Records live albums
Frank Zappa live albums

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The Skulpturhalle Basel is a museum in Basel, Switzerland, featuring cast replicas of antique sculpture.  With around 2,000 casts it is the largest collection of its kind in the country, having tripled in size between 1985 and 2010.  Since 1961 the collection has been managed by the Antikenmuseum Basel.

The collection was started in 1830.  From 1849 it was located in the newly opened Museum an der Augustinergasse (now the location of the Natural History Museum and the Museum of Cultures).  In 1887 it moved into the Basel Kunsthalle, where a new wing known as the "Skulpturenhalle" had been built especially for it.  The casts had to be warehoused in 1927 when the national art collection was temporarily moved into the Kunsthalle, creating a need for more space.  In 1940 the cast collection found a provisional home in a disused factory, four years after plans for a new building had failed to pass a referendum; the new building finally materialised in 1963.

When original works are split into pieces across various museums, the casts allow all the parts to be brought back together so that complete reconstructions of antique sculptures can be made.  The unique "Parthenon Project" assembles casts of every surviving sculptural remnant from the Parthenon Temple in Athens, and exhibits them so as to demonstrate their original arrangements.  Also in the exhibition is an array of architectural models on a scale of 1:20.

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 Home page

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Art museums and galleries in Switzerland
Sculpture galleries
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Breaking: Obama Delaying Keystone Decision Till After Election
by Jeff Dunetz | Apr 18, 2014 | Other
From Yahoo
The U.S. State Department will on Friday extend the government comment period on the Keystone XL pipeline, said sources familiar with the plans, likely postponing a final decision on the controversial project until after the November 4 midterm elections.
President Barack Obama has said he will make a final decision on whether to allow the pipeline connecting Canada's oil sands region to Texas refiners but several government agencies were expected to weigh-in by the end of May. A dispute over the proposed route of the pipeline has stalled the project in Nebraska, though, and officials will cite that uncertainty in its announcement on Friday justifying the delay.
Politico adds:
This postpones the decision until after the November election, it
would spare President Barack Obama a politically wrenching decision on
whether to approve the pipeline, angering his green base and
environmentally minded campaign donors – or reject it, endangering
pro-pipeline Democrats such as Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu.
But it will also inspire renewed complaints from Republicans that
Obama is politicizing and dragging out an energy project that has
already waited more than five years for approval.
Perhaps the reason for the delay can be found in this poll:
The poll, conducted by Hickman Analytics on behalf of Consumer Energy Alliance, found that more than three-quarters of likely voters in four states — Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, and North Carolina — "said they will consider a candidate's position on energy issues, such as the Keystone XL Pipeline, before deciding whom they will support."
More than two-thirds of likely voters in these four states support building the Keystone XL pipeline. Sens. Mark Pryor (D-AR), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), and Kay Hagan (D-NC) support construction of the oil pipeline. Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO), however, does not.
Whether or not these Senate Democrats support Keystone XL may prove irrelevant depending on what action President Obama takes. The poll found that voters in these four states would be less likely to support a Democratic incumbent if the White House rejects the proposed oil pipeline.


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In this highly anticipated contemporary fantasy, twelve-year-old Maya's search for her missing father puts her at the center of a battle between our world, the Orishas, and the mysterious and sinister Dark world. Perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the End of Time and The Serpent's Secret.
Twelve-year-old Maya is the only one in her South Side Chicago neighborhood who witnesses weird occurrences like werehyenas stalking the streets at night and a scary man made of shadows plaguing her dreams. Her friends try to find an explanation—perhaps a ghost uprising or a lunchroom experiment gone awry. But to Maya, it sounds like something from one of Papa's stories or her favorite comics.
When Papa goes missing, Maya is thrust into a world both strange and familiar as she uncovers the truth. Her father is the guardian of the veil between our world and the Dark—where an army led by the Lord of Shadows, the man from Maya's nightmares, awaits. Maya herself is a godling, half orisha and half human, and her neighborhood is a safe haven. But now that the veil is failing, the Lord of Shadows is determined to destroy the human world and it's up to Maya to stop him. She just hopes she can do it in time to attend Comic-Con before summer's over.
Rena Barron grew up in small-town Alabama where stories of magic and adventure sparked her imagination. After penning her first awful poem in middle school, she graduated to writing short stories and novels by high school. Rena loves all things science fiction, ghosts, and superheroes. She's a self-proclaimed space nerd. When she's not writing, she can be found reading or brushing up on her French
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New York Times bestselling author Don Winslow has written twenty novels, including The Kings of Cool, Savages, The Winter of Frankie Machine and the highly-acclaimed epics The Power of the Dog and The Cartel.
The son of a sailor and a librarian, Winslow grew up with a love of books and storytelling in a small Rhode Island coastal town. He left at age seventeen to study journalism at the University of Nebraska where he earned a degree in African Studies. While in college, he traveled to southern Africa, sparking a lifelong involvement with that continent.
Winslow's travels took him to California and Idaho before he moved to New York City, making his living as a movie theater manager and, later, a private investigator in Times Square "before Mickey Mouse took it over." He left to get a Master's Degree in Military History and intended to go into the Foreign Service but instead joined a friend's photographic safari firm in Kenya. He led trips there as well as hiking expeditions in southwestern China, and later directed Shakespeare productions during summers in Oxford, England.
While bouncing between Asia, Africa, Europe and America, Winslow wrote his first novel, A Cool Breeze on the Underground, which was nominated for an Edgar Award. With a wife and young son, Winslow went back to investigative work, mostly in California, where he and his family lived in hotels for almost three years as he worked cases and became a trial consultant. A film and publishing deal for his novel The Death and Life of Bobby Z allowed Winslow to become a full-time writer and settle in his beloved southern California, the setting for many of his books. Branching into television and film, Winslow, with his friend Shane Salerno, wrote a television series UC/Undercover and the two collaborated on the screenplay of his novel Savages.
His novels have attracted the attention of filmmakers and actors such as Oliver Stone, Michael Mann, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Robert DeNiro and Leonardo DiCaprio. Twentieth Century Fox has optioned his next novel about a NYPD cop as well as The Cartel and The Power of the Dog. Earlier books Savages and The Death and Life of Bobby Z were made into films, too.
In addition to his novels, Winslow has published numerous short stories in anthologies and magazines such as Esquire, the LA Times Magazine and Playboy. His columns have appeared in the Huffington Post, CNN Online and other outlets.
Winslow is the recipient of the Raymond Chandler Award (Italy), the LA Times Book Prize, the Ian Fleming Silver Dagger (UK), The RBA Literary Prize (Spain) and many other prestigious awards.
He lives in southern California with his wife of thirty-one years.
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The hair under the skin appears, especially after shaving. The shaving blade cuts the hair from the skin in a sloping form, creating a virtual and sharp tip. This tip is caught by the skin and, while growing the hair, it causes it to get under the epidermis. But these threads can also appear even if you use other hair removal methods, and the areas where they grow are varied – from the axilla, to legs and the inguinal area. For example, in the case of waxing, pulling the hair may change the direction of growth, causing it to grow under the skin.
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Afterwards, I thought about how I seemed so unsure when I actually knew I was right. Just a few days later, one of my friends mentioned how she needs to start speaking more confidently. I explained how I often say, "I think," even when I'm certain about something. I went on to say, "I think it's because…" My friend pointed out how I used "I think" yet again.
Though the way women often feel uncomfortable or hesitant when speaking in a professional setting says something about society's attitudes toward women, the way we constantly critique the way women speak also says something about the standards we hold women to.
Societal attitudes and expectations can make women speak with less conviction, but can also pressure women to think excessively about the way they speak.
Professional speaking is a valuable skill that people should work to improve, so why is it only women who could never possibly be taken seriously because of the way they talk?
If people don't take you as seriously as your male counterparts at work, it's probably not because of the way you talk — it's probably because you're a woman, and even today, that can make people view you as inherently less professional.
Vocal fry and upspeak seem like excuses. They attempt to justify why we don't view women as professionals or leaders. They make women feel as though they're not good enough, as though they don't belong in the workplace. But there is no excuse. Sure, we should speak with confidence and try to improve our speaking skills. Consider this, though: does every man that we view as professional and put together speak perfectly, never using filler words, never mumbling, never speaking in a way that isn't "professional?" Do men never utter the words "just" or "I think"?
Everyone can work to speak better. But women shouldn't have to alter the way they speak, cut words out of their vocabularies, delete every "just" from their emails and take all of these extra steps just to be viewed as equal to a man. Women should be taken seriously without jumping through a bunch of extra hoops to get there. I don't simply think that — I know that.


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Agrilus lopatini é uma espécie de inseto do género Agrilus, família Buprestidae, ordem Coleoptera.

Foi descrita cientificamente por Alexeev, 1964.

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Different social media platforms are used for different purposes and reach different demographics. Let's have a look at the most commonly used ones where your business should be present.
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Q: How to prevent displaying the total sum of A + B if columns A + B are empty I have inserted a running total formula in my numbers sheet.
It sums the total of Column H, which works fine.
However when cells in columns H are empty it will display the last sum, which I do not want.
How can I prevent displaying the last sum when Column A and B are empty?

A: You can extend the formula to check whether the value in the column to the left is empty or not:
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Car dealer illegally pockets £70k in benefits while selling 22 motors a year
Shaun O'Neill, who is now registered blind and walks on crutches, pleaded guilty to the offences but avoided a stint behind bars.
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The court heard that O'Neill has not been involved with cars since 2016 as he was now registered blind (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
A car enthusiast who turned his hobby of buying and selling vehicles into a business pocketed £70,000 in benefits he wasn't entitled to.
Shaun O'Neill was in receipt of Income Support , later Employment Support Allowance, Council Tax and Housing Benefit for more than six years while also making money from buying cars at auction, doing them up and selling them on.
A court was told the 49-year-old was turning over around 22 vehicles a year while also claiming off the state between 2010 and 2016.
However, his deceit was finally uncovered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and he was subsequently charged with three counts of benefit fraud.
O'Neill, who is now registered blind and walks on crutches, pleaded guilty to the offences but avoided a stint behind bars when he appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday.
Mark Giuliani, prosecuting, said O'Neill's initial application for Income Support in June 2010 was lawful as he was unemployed at the time.
He began receiving the benefit, which changed to Employment Support in 2011, and the Housing and Council Tax Benefit that comes hand-in-hand with it, the court heard.
A court was told the 49-year-old was turning over around 22 vehicles a year while also claiming off the state between 2010 and 2016 (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
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Mr Giuliani added: "Initially, at the time of the claim, the defendant had no income but, during the life of his claim, his hobby of buying and selling cars turned into a small business and he made a modest profit.
"The total overpayment in the case between the four benefits is £70,020.34."
The court was told that O'Neill had a previous, similar conviction but that it was more than 20 years old.
Lorraine Mustard, mitigating, said O'Neill had already started paying back what he'd wrongly claimed at the rate of £70-a-month.
She told the court that O'Neill only made around £8,500 in profit from the car business over the six years as he mainly sold the vehicles to family and friends.
The barrister added: "It was a hobby that turned into a small business - it was never undertaken with a view to making a profit.
"It was something to keep him busy. He was interested in cars at the time and, when his health deteriorated, he tried to keep himself uplifted."
The court heard that O'Neill has not been involved with cars since 2016 as he was now registered blind.
Giving him a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months, Recorder Jeremy Barnett said: "I take into account your extensive medial condition.
"I have read and considered in detail all the relevant medical evidence and testimonials I have been supplied with and I'm satisfied you will no longer be engaged in this type of behaviour because you can no longer engage in this hobby."
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PALMDALE – The Palmdale City Library is continuing Wednesday Movie Nights with a new series for November. The movies featured will be Top Gun (Rated PG) on Nov. 2, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Rated PG-13) on Nov. 9, Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse (Rated PG-13) on Nov. 16, Where the Crawdads Sing (Rated PG-13) on Nov. 23, and Cruella (Rated PG-13) on Nov. 30. All ages are welcome to participate, and popcorn will be provided, while supplies last. Movies start at 5:30 p.m., are free to attend, and are sponsored by the Friends of the Palmdale City Library.
"For this November, we wanted to provide our community with a little something for everyone," said Library Director Robert Shupe. "Here at the library, we will be featuring a different movie genre every Wednesday night, including family movies, action, drama, and horror."
The Palmdale City Library is open seven days a week. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
For more information, please call the Palmdale City Library at 661/267-5600 or TDD 267-5167 or visit www.cityofpalmdale.org/library.
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No disciplinary actions for Madison assistant principal for student altercation caught on video
Photo: MAdison City Schools.
The Superintendent of Madison City Schools says no discipline is planned for the assistant principal who was filmed hitting a student after the student assaulted and bit him.
Videos swirled on social media of James Clemens High School assistant principal Jason R. Watts in an altercation with a student on a school bus. The incident happened on Wednesday and left Watts cut and bloodied.
Various videos from different angles show Watts engaging a student after an altercation. Watts is asking another student to get off the bus when a female student begins hitting Watts and cursing at him. Watts grabs the girl and tells her, "Don't do it; do not bite me." At one point, the student appears to bite Watts, and he seems to hit the student in response, causing pandemonium to break out on the bus.
A student assaulted an assistant principal at James Clemens High School in Madison on Wednesday as the administrator was attempting to break up a fight on a school bus, Madison City Schools Superintendent Ed Nichols said. pic.twitter.com/FSEPEMeOos
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Another school official asks Watts to leave the bus before the video ends.
Social media postings from those who claim to have been on the bus say that the altercation started with two girls arguing over either a seat or a boy; accounts vary.
According to Madison City Schools Superintendent Ed Nichols, Watts was in the process of breaking up a student fight when the incident occurred.
Echols said Watts was struck in the back of the head multiple times. He also said the female student featured in the video bit Watts, leaving a bloody bite mark through his long-sleeved shirt, precipitating Watts's response.
While the two students who were initially fighting have been suspended, Echols said that there would be no disciplinary actions taken against Watts because he was merely defending himself.
"I can't stand here today and tell you what I'd do in that situation, but I can tell you, as superintendent, I don't ever want one of my employees not to feel they can't protect themselves," Echols said. "You know, we're going to protect our employees. They're there every day. They have no choice but to go into this battle between two students and try to separate them."
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Q: Creating SQL statements programmatically using Spring I need to create SQL statement programmatically. I have values in map in form <"column_name",value>. Now I have a base query, I add a where clause and as iterating through the map, if the value is not null I add this " " + key + "=" + value + " and ". Then I cut he last 5 characters and it's done. I would like to use something better than this. Note that I'm using Tapestry 5 + Spring JDBC Template (Hibernate is not an option).
Thanks, Ondrej

A: If you need to use dynamic condition I still recommend to generate where with ? like
" " + key + "=?"

and then iterate again to call preparedStatement.setXXX. Depending on the driver you can call setObject or check parameter type:
if (value instanceof String)
    preparedStatement.setString((String)value)
else if ...

Using ? have it's advantages:

*

*You don't think about converting types like Date to string and quoting of special symbols.

*Database can cache execution plans more effectively when you use ? and not literal values.

A: It seems like you are looking for simething like squiggle-sql.
And do not forget about prepared statements with it's 'set' methods.

A: You need to use the class PreparedStatementCreator
final String INSERT_SQL = "insert into my_test (name) values(?)";
final String name = "Rob";

KeyHolder keyHolder = new GeneratedKeyHolder();
jdbcTemplate.update(
    new PreparedStatementCreator() {
        public PreparedStatement createPreparedStatement(Connection connection) throws SQLException {
            PreparedStatement ps =
                connection.prepareStatement(INSERT_SQL, new String[] {"id"});
            ps.setString(1, name);
            return ps;
        }
    },
    keyHolder);

// keyHolder.getKey() now contains the generated key

Reference: http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/2.0.x/reference/jdbc.html
See section: 11.2.8


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Q: In FluffyPGP Applet, is the putKey() function codes exist a BUG? I downloaded FluffyPGP Applet from http://javacardos.com/javacardforum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=26&sid, and I tried the incoming APDU commands of the putKey() function, but it failed.
If my incoming APDU satisfies this 'If', but others will be not satisfied.
Is there a bug in this function?

A: Not proficient with FluffyPGP applet and GPG Card v2.0.1 specification, but reading the sources my bet is the command APDU should be (did not try):
10DB3FFF234D82039FB6007F481591XX928180938180948180958180968180978201005F48820380
                              EE .. public exponent length (put your length here)
                  TT .. key type = 0xB6

But it only initiates the chaining, you really should study the API specification, probably the section 4.3.3.7.
Good luck!