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Walking the Jesus Trail: Nazareth to Capernaum
Journal and Photo Reel, May 12-15
Day 1: Nazareth to the Cana Guest House
Palestinian protest graffiti/street art in Nazareth.
We started off the day in high spirits, which was good because the first thing we had to do was climb our way out of the city of Nazareth, ancient hometown of Jesus!
Nazareth today is a far cry from the 5,000-person metropolis which it was in his time…today, the population is nearly 76,000. Much of this population boom happened after the 1948 war, as it became a haven for internally displaced peoples. Today, it has a disproportionately high population of Palestinian Christians relative to the rest of Israel.
This part of the journey is a remarkable opportunity to learn not just about the people and politics of the area, but now also the land & plants. Sabra cacti were imported from Mexico only a few hundred years ago, and are used as fences because they are so hard to chop down. According to Jonathan Cook (a local reporter who we met a few days ago), some cactus fences are the only remainder of Palestinian villages driven out or destroyed in the 1948 war.
Our guide for these four days, James, says that (somewhat ironically) today the cacti are a symbol of the people of Israel–prickly on the outside, sweet on the inside. He describes the taste of frozen cactus as fantastic on a hot day. James also introduces us to other, local plants as the day goes on–and points out that the idea of "invasive" species works a little differently in the state of Israel, since for thousands of years it's been in the middle of trade routes. What remains today are the plants which won out in the floral fights between any & all comers.
Day 2: Cana to Lavi
Cana is known as the location of Jesus' first two miracles: turning water to wine at a wedding and healing an official's son (in far-off Capernaum!)
Today was our shortest day of hiking…around six hours, start to finish. The welcome and the food at the Cana Guest House were both wonderful…including possibly the best breakfast of the whole trip.
Our destination: Lavi Kibbutz. Kibbutzim were originally created following socialist principles of egalitarianism, eschewing individual wealth in favor of community living. Today each Kibbutz is at a different point along the spectrum from socialism to capitalism. Lavi includes a very nice hotel, and is the origin of many a pew (among other furniture pieces) for synagogues across the world.
Kibbutzim are scattered across much of Israel and the West Bank. They control a significant amount of the land relative to the small population of "Kibbutzniks" that live in them, as a function of when and how they were originally settled. Historically (pre-1970s) Kibbutzniks were overrepresented in the Knesset as well—a testament to the esteem which they were awarded in Israeli society. The first Kibbutznik-free Knesset was in 2012. Our guide James lives in a Kibbutz in the Golan Heights, on the far side of the Sea of Galilee.
Day 3: Lavi to Arbel
Today's hike was much longer than yesterday's–it ended up taking us about nine and a half hours (rest included). And yet we could see our destination right from the beginning of the day!
Today's landmarks included the Horns of Hattin-small peaks that are the remains of a volcanic eruption. (The diversity of rocks in the area is pretty remarkable, as well). Nearby we passed the similarly-named, depopulated Palestinian village of Hittin, whose residents fled during the 1948 war.
James reported that the area has a much longer history of conflict than the last seventy years–Hattin was the location of the ancient battle between the forces of Saladin and the crusader kingdom in which the latter were ultimately defeated.
Most of our day was spent descending into the valley, crossing, and then coming up the other side before crossing back up to the cliff of Arbel. There we stayed in a Moshav guest house.
According to James, the Moshav and Kibbutz movements were similar, though the Moshav movement was never as ambitious with experiments in communal child-rearing and the like. This particular Moshav felt much more rustic than Lavi Kibbutz, though that may be more a function of the location than any difference between the movements as a whole.
Day 4: Arbel to Capernaum!
Today it heated up as we descended the Cliff of Arbel. Though there were well-positioned handles that made the descent quite manageable, a few moments were uncomfortable for the group members that dislike heights. As compensation, there were some wonderful views!
Arbel is rife with history: the synagogue, near the settlement atop the cliffs, dates back to the 4th century C.E. The caves along the face of the Cliff of Arbel (and on the opposite ridge) were locations where insurgents against the rule of Herod the Great held out.
Together, we made the choice to depart slightly from the official Jesus Trail primary route and instead take the path along the edge of the Sea of Galilee. After over 40 miles of mountains and valleys, it was a remarkable experience to see again what (contextually) felt like an unbelievably huge body of water—even for someone who grew up on the much larger Great Lakes!
Throughout these past four days, and even throughout the whole Mosaic of Peace trip, I for one have felt the trace of Christ keenly. In envisioning ancient, much smaller cities and Roman roads, in deserts and seas…the stories and metaphors of the Gospel are much easier to place spiritually when you have seen the place physically.
At the same time, while on this trip we have received news about air strikes in the Golan Heights, about retaliation aimed at Iranian forces in Syria, and protestors shot and tear gassed in Gaza and Bethlehem, respectively.
And so it is with centered and with challenged hearts that we return home, now—continuing to pray for peace in the land that we call Holy.
Photo Reel
According to our guide, this church is living proof that Aramaic is not a dead language.
Here's the same church from a distance, after descending the other side of the mountain.
This plant is apparently supposed to taste like bread. It doesn't.
A caper blossom blooming. This is what we're eating every time we get bagels & lox with the works.
One of the more impressive cactus fences we've seen.
According to Jacob, this seed (when dried) was long used as a measure of weight for the purpose of commerce.
As we walked by, this lone flower was waving furiously in the wind.
James helps us up a small scramble.
To this day, farmers in the State of Israel leave the corners of the fields unharvested (following the scripture's instructions to leave the remains for "gleaning.")
It's interesting to hear of other people using the same farming techniques that are used along the Nile.
We stop for lunch overlooking the Bet Netofa Valley.
This mosaic notably features Orpheus, whose myth has parallels in many ancient cultures of the region (for example, the directive to not look back appears in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, etc.)
We noticed a game similar to 9 Man's Morris carved into the rock at an excavation site.
This ancient building is built using blocks from even older times. James is pointing out what looks like a sarcophagus being used as a building block.
We stopped briefly at a Roman-style outdoor theater. James told us there were ancient rabbinical disputes about whether or not it was alright for Jews to go to the theater–bearing in mind that theaters were an powerful touchstone across the empire for shared "Roman" identity.
At this zodiac mosaic, James theorized that the hellenization of some Jewish communities around the time of Jesus seems to line up with places where his message was less-well received.
Cana is in sight!
View of the church next door to the Cana guest house.
"The welcome and the food here were both wonderful…possibly the best breakfast of the whole trip."
The awesome moms on our trip, in celebration of Mother's Day.
Back on the road!
It turns out that shepherds and their flocks don't all live down in Bethlehem. They're up here in the Galilee, too.
For the most part, the trail is well-marked…
This is what remains of an ancient Roman road. You can see more ancients stones poking through the soil.
We stopped on the Roman road to read some Paul.
…but in some places, the marked trail requires a little expert guide assistance.
We spent the night at the Lavi Kibbutz, which today includes a luscious hotel.
The Cliff of Arbel looks deceptively close as we start out the day…but we're about to head "left" in this picture, down and around a valley, before hiking up to the Moshav partway up the cliff.
The Battle of Hattin was fought within sight of the Sea of Galilee.
We ate lunch near the Horns of Hattin
A drainage system in the remains of the Palestinian town of Hittin, which was depopulated during the 1948 war when the residents fled.
The view heading down into the valley, before turning around and climbing back out on the other side.
We've arrived at Arbel!
The minaret from Hittin's mosque was left standing during the 1948 war. According to James, Israel took special care to leave structures standing out of respect for religion.
Remains of an ancient synagogue at Arbel
Information about the synagogue.
At the top of the cliff, this map helped us understand what we were looking at.
Even through the fog, the view of the Sea of Galilee from the top of the Cliff of Arbel is breathtaking.
The group on top of the cliff.
Look closely to see the handy guide rails embedded in the rock!
We stopped in the shade of one of the caves on the side of the cliff face.
Carl became one with this rock on the way down.
Some caves still showed evidence of ancient insurgent residents.
Stairs leading to the ancient Ottoman fortress on the cliffs.
Information about the fortress.
A successful descent!
A well-earned lunch break.
A brief dip in the Sea of Galilee before continuing around the sea toward Capernaum.
The sea of Galilee, moments from the end of our journey.
The Mosaic of Peace trip is part of the ministry of the Presbyterian Peace Program. It brings members and partners of the PC(USA) from a variety of backgrounds to Israel-Palestine in order to "experience this remarkable and troubled region, encounter its diverse people, explore its rich history and complex current situation, and engage with those who seek its peace."
This photo reel and commentary were contributed by Henry Koenig Stone, as part of our effort to bring back and share the stories of Mosaic of Peace 2018. The full blog is co-hosted by Unbound and by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program.
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package org.opentosca.toscana.core.parse.converter;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;

import org.opentosca.toscana.core.parse.ToscaTemplateException;
import org.opentosca.toscana.core.parse.converter.util.AttributeNotSetException;
import org.opentosca.toscana.core.parse.converter.util.NavigationUtil;
import org.opentosca.toscana.core.parse.converter.util.ToscaStructure;
import org.opentosca.toscana.core.parse.model.Entity;
import org.opentosca.toscana.core.parse.model.MappingEntity;
import org.opentosca.toscana.core.parse.model.ScalarEntity;
import org.opentosca.toscana.core.parse.model.ServiceGraph;
import org.opentosca.toscana.model.Parameter;
import org.opentosca.toscana.model.node.RootNode;
import org.opentosca.toscana.model.util.ToscaKey;

/**
 Can recognize and resolve TOSCA intrinsic functions.
 */
public class IntrinsicFunctionResolver {

    /**
     @param entity holds function if entity is a MappingEntity and has a child entity with its name exactly matching
     one of the supported intrinsic function names.
     @return true if given entity holds a tosca intrinsic function,  false otherwise
     */
    public static boolean holdsFunction(Entity entity) {
        if (entity instanceof MappingEntity) {
            MappingEntity mappingEntity = (MappingEntity) entity;
            Collection<Entity> children = mappingEntity.getChildren();
            if (children.size() == 1) {
                Entity child = children.iterator().next();
                for (ToscaFunction toscaFunction : ToscaFunction.values()) {
                    if (toscaFunction.name.equals(child.getName())) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     @param functionHolder the outcome of a call to {@link #holdsFunction(Entity)} with this entity must be true
     @return returns the resolved target. Returns null if target does not exist and function type allows missing target
     @throws IllegalStateException if call to {@link #holdsFunction(Entity)}
     with same entity as argument comes out as false
     */
    public static Entity resolveFunction(Entity functionHolder) throws AttributeNotSetException {
        if (!holdsFunction(functionHolder)) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(String.format(
                "Given entity '%s' does not hold a function - illegal call to resolveFunction", functionHolder));
        }
        Entity parent = functionHolder.getParent().orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("Function does not have a parent"));
        Entity functionTarget = getTarget((MappingEntity) functionHolder);
        if (functionTarget != null) {
            ServiceGraph graph = functionHolder.getGraph();
            // only removing connection - the actual function entities stay in the graph; might be easier for debugging
            graph.removeEdge(parent, functionHolder);
            graph.addConnection(parent, functionTarget, functionHolder.getName());
        }
        return functionTarget;
    }

    private static Entity getTarget(MappingEntity functionHolder) throws AttributeNotSetException {
        Entity functionEntity = functionHolder.getChildren().iterator().next();
        ToscaFunction function = ToscaFunction.getFunction(functionEntity.getName());
        switch (function) {
            case GET_INPUT:
                return getInputTarget(functionEntity);
            case GET_PROPERTY:
            case GET_ATTRIBUTE:
                return getPropertyOrAttributeTarget(functionEntity, function);
            default:
                throw new UnsupportedOperationException(String.format("Function %s not supported yet", function));
        }
    }

    private static Entity getInputTarget(Entity functionEntity) {
        ServiceGraph graph = functionEntity.getGraph();
        ScalarEntity inputFunctionEntity = (ScalarEntity) functionEntity;
        String inputName = inputFunctionEntity.getValue();
        Entity inputEntity = graph.getEntityOrThrow(ToscaStructure.INPUTS.descend(inputName));
        Optional<Entity> inputValue = inputEntity.getChild(Parameter.VALUE);
        return inputValue.orElseThrow(() -> new ToscaTemplateException(
            String.format("Input '%s' is referenced but its value is not set", inputName)
        ));
    }

    private static Entity getPropertyOrAttributeTarget(Entity functionEntity, ToscaFunction function) throws AttributeNotSetException {
        Collection<Entity> targetAddress = functionEntity.getChildren();
        if (targetAddress.size() < 2) {
            throw new ToscaTemplateException(
                String.format("Illegal amount of parameters for function at '%s'", functionEntity.getId()));
        }
        Iterator<Entity> it = targetAddress.iterator();
        Entity targetNode = getTargetNodeEntity(it.next(), functionEntity);
        List<Entity> possibleLocations = getPossibleTargetLocations(function.location, targetNode);
        if (possibleLocations.isEmpty()) {
            return noTargetFound(function, functionEntity);
        }
        for (Entity possibleLocation : possibleLocations) {
            Entity current = findTarget(possibleLocation, it);
            if (current != null) {
                return current;
            }
        }
        return (noTargetFound(function, functionEntity));
    }

    private static Entity getTargetNodeEntity(Entity targetNodeNameEntity, Entity functionEntity) {
        ServiceGraph graph = targetNodeNameEntity.getGraph();
        String targetNodeName = ((ScalarEntity) targetNodeNameEntity).getValue();
        if ("SELF".equals(targetNodeName)) {
            return NavigationUtil.getEnclosingNode(functionEntity);
        } else {
            return graph.getEntityOrThrow(ToscaStructure.NODE_TEMPLATES.descend(targetNodeName));
        }
    }

    private static List<Entity> getPossibleTargetLocations(ToscaKey location, Entity targetNode) {
        List<Entity> possibleLocations = new ArrayList<>();
        ToscaKey capabilityLocation = new ToscaKey<>(RootNode.CAPABILITIES, location.name);
        ToscaKey requirementLocation = new ToscaKey<>(RootNode.REQUIREMENTS, location.name);
        for (ToscaKey key : new ToscaKey[]{location, capabilityLocation, requirementLocation}) {
            targetNode.getChild(key).ifPresent(possibleLocations::add);
        }
        return possibleLocations;
    }

    private static Entity noTargetFound(ToscaFunction function, Entity functionEntity) throws AttributeNotSetException {
        String message = String.format("Function at '%s' points to non-existent target", functionEntity.getId());
        if (function == ToscaFunction.GET_ATTRIBUTE) {
            throw new AttributeNotSetException(message);
        } else {
            throw new ToscaTemplateException(message);
        }
    }

    private static Entity findTarget(Entity current, Iterator<Entity> it) {
        while (it.hasNext()) {
            Entity next = it.next();
            Optional<Entity> child = current.getChild(((ScalarEntity) next).getValue());
            if (child.isPresent()) {
                current = child.get();
            } else {
                return null;
            }
        }
        return current;
    }

    public enum ToscaFunction {
        GET_INPUT("get_input"),
        GET_PROPERTY("get_property", RootNode.PROPERTIES),
        GET_ATTRIBUTE("get_attribute", RootNode.ATTRIBUTES);

        private final String name;
        private ToscaKey location;

        ToscaFunction(String name) {
            this.name = name;
        }

        ToscaFunction(String name, ToscaKey location) {
            this(name);
            this.location = location;
        }

        public static ToscaFunction getFunction(String name) {
            for (ToscaFunction value : values()) {
                if (value.name.equals(name)) {
                    return value;
                }
            }
            throw new ToscaTemplateException(String.format("Illegal tosca function name: '%s'", name));
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return name;
        }
    }
}

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Utah Jazz vs. New Orleans Pelicans Preview
October 23, 2022 October 23, 2022 Alma Bean
by Alma Bean
Lauri Markkanen dunking Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert. Photo by Abbie Parr
The Utah Jazz travel to New Orleans to face the Pelicans on Sunday.
Both teams go into Sunday's matchup undefeated after their first two games. These teams also lead the western conference in PPG* and are in the top three in point differential.
Buzz Around the Pelicans
New Orleans played the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday and took advantage of the Hornets that were missing LaMelo Ball and Cody Martin. Brandon Ingram played like something was on the line flirting with a triple-double (27/9/7.) CJ McCollum made his presence known by scoring 21 points.
Brandon Ingram (14) posted up Kelly Oubre Jr. (12) during Friday's game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Charlotte Hornets. Photo by Jacob Kupferman of Getty Images
The player that made a huge impact for New Orleans in their previous game is Jonas Valanciunas. Charlotte allowed Valanciunas to make nearly every shot he took. Valanciunas shot 8-11 from the field and 13-14 from the free-throw line.
While Valanciunas is efficient from the free-throw line, Utah continues to struggle. Utah over the last two games has averaged 71.2 % from the line with three players averaging 50% or less from the line. Along with free throws, Utah will need to watch overall field goals and rebounds. New Orleans is currently outrebounding Utah by 8.5 rebounds per game. New Orleans is not only taking fewer shots than Utah but, making more shots than them.
Jazz Returning to New Orleans
Utah has been going against the Pelicans since 2002 when they were known as the New Orleans Hornets. According to landofbasketball.com, Utah's overall record against New Orleans is 43-26. Those numbers should be promising for fans in Utah but, New Orleans' hot start should have fans on the edge of their seats till the final buzzer rings.
Utah will look to beat Vega's odds as the overall underdog by -7.5 points on the road. Utah will face New Orleans on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 5:00 MST on AT&T SportsNet.
*PPG- Points Per Game
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Bloom Joins Roy & H.G.
Irreverent TV Aussies grill skier
By Matt Farrell // usolympicteam.com Feb. 14, 2002
SALT LAKE CITY When U.S. athlete Jeremy Bloom received a call to appear on The Ice Dream with Roy and H.G., his first reaction was, Who's that?
Teammates, his agent and Australian athletes immediately prodded him and said, You have to do the show. What Bloom quickly learned is that Roy and H.G. are the hosts of one of the hottest late-night TV shows on Australia's Channel 7. They are quickly becoming a cult hit in the United States after getting off to a wild start at the Games in Sydney in 2000. Athletes and delegation members from Sydney have been sharing tapes of the show to keep up with two of the more irreverent characters on TV.
It is best compared to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but these two gentlemen, who show staffers just call 'The Boys,' take full advantage of looser Australian TV regulations in terms of raunchiness. As for questions for guests, about anything goes.
These are the interviews that I like to do, Bloom said the morning after. Normal interviewers just always ask the same thing, so it is fun to do something silly, not think about it and just have fun.
Bloom managed to cram a bit before the show, when he got his hands on a tape of one of the Sydney shows. Bloom, who will play football at the University of Colorado next year, expected questions chiding him about why American football players wear all those pads. Instead what he got was questions about sex, modeling in his underwear and the future of moguls skiing.
I had no idea what to expect, Bloom said, unknowing that they were showing images of him modeling underwear on the monitor behind him. I couldn't see the monitor, so I don't know where they got that from.
Some highlights from the show:
On moguls
H.G.: "Were you slightly disappointed with your effort yesterday?"
Jeremy: "Absolutely."
H.G.: "What did you think of the rest of the competition? Did you think you were judged fairly in those areas that are subjective in the moguls?"
Jeremy: "I don't think so. With all the controversy going along, I don't think I was part of that, but as long as they're talking about it, sure, I got ripped off."
H.G.: "It seemed to me that a number of people attempted things yesterday which got very low marks. I refer, of course, to Jonny Moseley's turdo-Chicko-roll maneuver. Now I understand that the skis can't go above the head."
Jeremy: "Correct."
H.G.: "Do you think people have almost exhausted the possibilities of what they can do once they hit the kicker."
Jeremy: "Yes. He's the only guy that tried the inverted trick and he prides himself on being an innovator of the sport and the rest of the pack didn't do that."
Roy: "Jeremy, I'd like to suggest, and this is something I have been working on at home, that once you hit the kicker, you remove the skis. They go off on their own accord. You would spin, then, in all manner and arrive back on your skis. It would be within the rules. That's the only way to go, isn't it, to make the sport more interesting, because the sport is going to die on the vine?"
Jeremy: "Okay, if you say so, absolutely."
Roy: "I believe the moguls tour is just rooting all the time."
Jeremy: "It's what?"
Roy: "Sex, having sex all the time. Is that what it's about? You wake up, it's sex . . . Is that how it is?"
Jeremy: "Yes."
Bloom, the first athlete to appear on 'The Ice Dream' for these Games, was asked to return to the Channel 7 this week to tape another show called SLX, dedicated to extreme sports. Find out more about Roy & H.G. and 'The Ice Dream' at their web site -- http://www.theicedream.i7.com.au.
-- Copyright © 2003 United States Olympic Committee All Rights Reserved


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package org.apache.hadoop.fs;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.URI;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSTestUtil;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.MiniDFSCluster;
import org.apache.hadoop.tools.DistCp;
import org.apache.hadoop.util.ToolRunner;
import org.junit.AfterClass;
import org.junit.BeforeClass;
import org.junit.Test;

public class TestCopyFilesWithFastCopy extends CopyFilesBase {

  private static MiniDFSCluster cluster;

  private static Configuration conf;

  private static int BLOCK_SIZE = 1024;
  private static int MAX_BLOCKS = 20;
  private static int NUM_NAME_NODES = 2;
  private static FileSystem[] fileSystems = new FileSystem[NUM_NAME_NODES];

  @BeforeClass
  public static void setUpBeforeClass() throws IOException {
    conf = new Configuration();
    final int MAX_IDLE_TIME = 2000; // 2s
    conf.setInt("ipc.client.connection.maxidletime", MAX_IDLE_TIME);
    conf.setInt("dfs.block.size", BLOCK_SIZE);
    conf.setLong("dfs.blockreport.intervalMsec", 0);
    conf.setInt("dfs.heartbeat.interval", 1);
    conf.setInt("heartbeat.recheck.interval", 1000);
    cluster = new MiniDFSCluster(conf, 3, true, null, NUM_NAME_NODES);

    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_NAME_NODES; i++) {
      fileSystems[i] = cluster.getFileSystem(i);
    }
  }

  @AfterClass
  public static void tearDownAfterClass() throws IOException {
    cluster.shutdown();
  }

  @Test
  public void testFastCopyNotPreserveRepl() throws Exception {
    String srcDir = "/srcdat";
    FileSystem srcFS = fileSystems[0];
    String srcNameNode = srcFS.getUri().toString();
    String dstDir = "/dstdat";
    FileSystem dstFs = fileSystems[1];
    String dstNameNode = dstFs.getUri().toString();

    assertEquals(3, srcFS.getDefaultReplication());
    assertEquals(3, srcFS.getDefaultReplication());
    MyFile[] files = createFiles(URI.create(srcNameNode), srcDir);

    // set the replication
    for (MyFile file : files) {
      srcFS.setReplication(new Path("/srcdat/" + file.getName()), (short)2);
      assertEquals(2, srcFS.getFileStatus(new Path("/srcdat/" + file.getName())).getReplication());
      // make sure the file is replicated
      DFSTestUtil.waitReplication(srcFS, new Path("/srcdat/" + file.getName()),
                                  (short)2);
    }
    ToolRunner.run(new DistCp(conf), new String[] {
                                     "-usefastcopy",
                                     "-log",
                                     srcNameNode + "/logs",
                                     srcNameNode + srcDir,
                                     dstNameNode + dstDir});

    assertTrue("Source and destination directories do not match.",
        checkFiles(dstFs, dstDir, files));
    assertTrue("Log directory does not exist.",
        srcFS.exists(new Path(srcNameNode+"/logs")));

    // verify the replication
    for (MyFile file : files) {
      assertEquals(2, srcFS.getFileStatus(new Path("/srcdat/" + file.getName())).getReplication());
      assertEquals(3, dstFs.getFileStatus(new Path("/dstdat/" + file.getName())).getReplication());
    }
  }
}


Thousands of love-seekers fall victim to online dating scams each year. In this article, we'll provide expert advice that can help you steer clear of romance scams when dating online.
Today, nearly 50 million Americans have tried online dating at some point. And given the fact that the average customer spends $243 per year, this means that the industry as a whole rakes in more than $1.9 billion annually.
But despite its widespread success and popularity, the reality is that crooks stole more than $50 million from love-seekers in 2011 alone, which works out to about $8,900 per victim.
In fact, writing for the Independent, Rachel Hosie reports that fully 10 percent of free dating website members are scammers.
Given this prevalence, what actionable, tried-and-true methods can you use to identify and steer clear of a romance scam when dating online? Let's start by covering some basics.
The reality is that in order to find love, you have to make yourself at least somewhat vulnerable. But it's precisely this vulnerability that scammers prey upon, since they'll often profess their undying love in an attempt to convince you to hand over your money or your personal information.
Consequently, there is some evidence that those who tend to open their hearts faster than others are also more likely to fall victim to romance scam.
The takeaway? Even if you don't tend to quickly fall head over heels, it's always a good idea to remain cautiously vulnerable when dating online and dealing with potential love interests—and the scammers sometimes that pose in their place.
Where Do Romance Scammers Come From?
According to RomanceScams.org, an online information and advocacy organization that helps people learn about this type of fraud and heal from their experiences, online dating scammers can hail from any country in the world. However, they're most often located in West African countries—especially Nigeria.
These criminals will often work in small teams (more about this in a moment) where they often have the support of local businesses, and will even follow scripts, like in a modern telemarketing call center.
Often, each member of the team will work on several different "accounts" at once, and there will generally be a clear chain of command among the group (e.g. workers, management, big bosses, etc.).
And while it might seem intimidating dealing with a large team like this, the fact is that there are six primary red flags you can use to identify these Internet dating scams, stop them in their tracks, and potentially save yourself a ton of heartache in the process.
More often than not, the FBI indicates that online dating scammers target predominantly older widowed or divorced women. Why? Because, as Scam Survivors' Wayne Mays emphasized earlier, older individuals typically have less online literacy than younger generations, so they might not identify fraudulent behavior as easily.
In addition, this demographic may be more prone to feeling alone, and might be more willing to take greater chances when seeking love than they would otherwise.
What to Do: If someone reaches out to you through a dating website, obviously the first thing you'll want to do is visit their profile and see what they have to offer. However, if you notice they're younger than you (especially if they're significantly younger), this could be your first signal that it might be a scammer.
Granted, it might be a legitimate love-seeker who prefers mature partners. But the fact of the matter is that many scammers recognize older individuals tend to be more financially secure—and might be lonely, thereby making them prime potential targets.
In an effort to move the ruse along, online dating scammers will often quickly escalate the relationship to include the big "L" word. They might talk about how they can't wait to finally be with you, how much they cherish your love, and may even send you long, love-filled poems, or flowers.
What to Do: While it might be romantic to think that love at first sight (or click of the mouse, to be exact) is what's happening here, this isn't a fairy tale. In real life, if someone you've never met tells you that they love you after a few online messages, the FBI's San Diego field office reports that it could even be a strong sign you're being set up for a scam.
"If they immediately start talking about marriage and love and showing a lot of affection, run really fast," personal security and identity theft expert Robert Siciliano told us.
Whether or not you're older, and regardless if they've expressed a love interest early on, it goes without saying that if the situation seems promising, you need to meet. This can involve an in-person get together for lunch (or another similar activity), speaking over the phone, or video chatting.
But if the person continues making excuses as to why they can't meet or speak live—whether traveling for business, visiting family, or something else (which will often become increasingly bizarre)—your alarm bells should start going off.
Pro tip: Also, until you've had plenty of time to verify they are who they claim to be, it's a good idea not to take a relationship away from the site where you met. This includes phone calls, text messages, and third-party apps such as Skype.
Even then, if you do request to meet in person, never—ever—give them your home phone number, or your home or work address, or other personal details.
4. Do Profile Pictures Details Match Up?
In the meantime, revisit the person's profile and study their pictures. Do you see any inconsistencies, such as out of place geographic features?
For example, if this person claims to live in Tucson, AZ but all of their pictures show them in a dense urban setting with green foliage all around, this could be an indication they're not who they say they are.
However, the reality is that very few romance scammers will use their real pictures on online dating sites. Instead, they'll often steal images from strangers' social media accounts.
Because of this, you'll want to run one (or more) of their profile images through Google's reverse image search, which can quickly help you determine if their pictures are legitimate or not.
Another great resource is Scam Survivor's romance scams forum, which lists some of the most commonly used pictures among scammers. Frequently used email addresses are also updated regularly.
Is there anything else you should be on the lookout for?
"The male profile is in his late 40s (48 is the most common age) with a high income. He presents himself as a widower, with a degree and of average height (5'10"). He is most likely to have a career in engineering, has no interest in politics, a full head of light brown hair, and the photos are often taken at a slight distance.
Internet dating scammers will often make common errors in their profile details, as well as in their direct messages, which we'll discuss in the following section.
As we mentioned above, most online dating scams originate from non-English speaking countries, so if you notice that this person's messages are filled with numerous spelling and grammatical errors—ones that even someone with a basic understanding of English wouldn't make—be wary.
What to Do: Since many of these scammers work in teams, be vigilant and keep an eye out not just for grammatical errors, but also for inconsistencies and repetition.
For example, did the person "forget" something important you were talking about previously? Did they make an obvious error, such as calling you by the wrong name? Do they use different words to describe things? Do the messages sound like they're coming from different people?
In addition, do you find that your messages are responded to in a matter of minutes, regardless of the time of day they're sent?
If any of these become apparent, it could indicate you're talking with different members of the team.
Regardless of who they say there are, the language they use to say it, or how they claim to have landed in their current situation, the ultimate goal of online dating scams is to rob you of your money.
This can take many different paths, but it always involves some kind of very pressing emergency, such as an unplanned hospital stay, being robbed or imprisoned, or even losing a passport and becoming stranded in a foreign country.
Bottom line: "Anyone asking for money—for any reason—is a con-man," he emphasized.
What to Do: Out of all the steps provided in this article, this is perhaps the easiest one to follow: Never give out any of your financial information. Period. No credit card or banking information. No wiring money. No cashing any checks or paying to ship boxes. Nothing at all.
Your scammer may have been lovely up until this point, but once you start balking at sending any money (or providing some other means of support), they'll turn up the heat. This will obviously include some heart-wrenching story about how they thought they'd found real love, how this is going to ensure you'll never meet, and other such nonsense.
In fact, if you decided to take your relationship away from the original dating site, you could be set up for extortion or blackmail, so just don't do it.
But whatever happens, don't give in. Instead, report the scam to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, as well as to your local police precinct. This way, not only will you stop yourself from being scammed, but potentially many others around the country as well.
Finally, when it comes to online dating websites, keep in mind that not all are created equal. In other words, based on hundreds of HighYa reader reviews, a large number have reported that many non-traditional sites (e.g. those that cater to specific interests), seem to host an especially large number of scammers.
In fact, many reviewers have also claimed that the companies behind some of these sites are scams, intentionally employing others to convince customers to spend as much money as possible on connection credits (e.g. sending messages, live chat, etc.).
As such, if you're new to the online dating scene, it might be a good idea to start with better-known, highly rated sites such as Match.com, eHarmony.com, or OKCupid.com. Many of these conduct background checks on all members, and also require new customers to complete extensive questionnaires.
Granted, you'll still need to keep the above tips in mind at all times, but this could help weed out most of the unscrupulous users, leaving you more room to find love.
Have you been involved in an online dating fraud? Do you have important tips to help fellow readers avoid romance scams? Be sure to leave a comment below.


With the progress of the internet and the increasing global demand for products and services, many businesses are starting to enter the international business arena thinking, Why limit our business to local clients when we can serve a bigger market?
Increased demand is the best problem to have, but not being able to accommodate the growing demand is a potential disaster. You see, most companies create a back-up plan to maintain business continuity and in case something in their operations goes wrong. However, they don't usually have a contingency plan for exponential growth, and this could mean opportunities flying out the window.
For your business to be profitable, it needs to optimally perform processes that will enable it to make more money.
Usually, businesses do not make money on back office tasks unless they are offering these services themselves. That being said, the tools and equipment used for back office work are not always updated. In fact, some old SMEs are still running their accounting processes on a Windows 95 computer.
It's not about having 'shiny new objects'. It's about having faster computers that will make the processes more efficient and avoiding the risk of having outdated equipment break down during peak season, which is one of the worst business scenarios.
Some SME owners handle back office tasks themselves thinking that they saved money, but when you think about it, if back office functions are done in-house it will be eating into your income-generating activities. Instead of saving, it will actually cost you more because your valuable time is spent on non-core processes.
Back office service providers have the right tools and hire the best talent to perform tasks seamlessly.
While a person can multitask, it is more cost-efficient and will add more value to the company if he/she is focused on tasks that he/she excels in. Not only will this save you a lot of money, it will save you precious time in hiring and training.
Same goes for your onsite team. You and your onsite team can focus on things you do best – growing the business and making money. You're leaving the non-essential and back office processes to experts who, in turn, will act as support to your onsite team and strategies.
Business needs tend to fluctuate from season to season, making outsourcing back office tasks and processes a sensible option.
Outsourcing seasonal back office tasks enables businesses to operate at full capacity, anytime. With outsourcing, you can have a permanent team that handles your normal service load and hire on-demand employees that are tapped during peak season.
Moreover, outsourcing back office processes to offshore service providers is much less expensive than hiring full-time employees. Statistics show that as much as 80% cost savings are derived from having back office tasks outsourced to countries like the Philippines.
Also, business process outsourcing companies, like MicroSourcing, offer regular skills enhancement and technical knowledge update training to bring employees up to date on modern technologies and needed industry skills.
It makes a lot of sense to outsource back office jobs. This is a cost-effective solution that helps propel your business forward. If you need more information about outsourcing and how it can help your business grow, you can check out www.MicroSourcing.com.


Urgent care clinics are medical centers which provide ambulatory care to walk-in patients. Urgent care centers primarily treat injuries or illnesses requiring immediate care, but not serious enough to require an ER visit. Most Urgent Care Centers remain open 7 days a week from 9:00am to 7:00pm. Find urgent care clinics in Louisiana.
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Urgent Care Centers provide treatment for the non-life threatening illnesses and injuries that occur on a day-to-day basis. They are equipped to serve the entire family including children and can handle a variety of conditions ranging from sinusitis and pneumonia to lacerations and fractures. Generally, most urgent care centers are open seven days a week with hours extending into the evening. Additionally, patients seeking medical attention or advice should not have to make appointments at Urgent Care Centers.
Difference between Urgent Care Center and Emergency Room?
There are several main differences between Urgent Care Centers and the Emergency Room. Emergency rooms are staffed 24 hours a day and are designed to treat patients suffering from life threatening injuries or serious illnesses. In contrast, Urgent Care Center are designed to lighten the load on local emergency rooms by treating non-life threatening injuries (lacerations, mild fractures, etc.) and illnesses (earaches, influenza, rashes, etc.) in a patient-friendly environment.
Timings of Urgent Care Center?
Urgent care centers are usually great options for seeing a physician, particularly after traditional office hours, on weekends or even holidays. In fact, 85% of urgent care centers are open 7 days a week. Common hours of operation are 8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily.
Cost of Urgent Care Center?
For injuries and illnesses that are urgent but not life-threatening, it is more efficient to use urgent care than an emergency department in terms of both money and time. The typical wait time to be seen at an urgent care center is less than 30 minutes. Reimbursement by insurance companies for urgent care centers is comparable to general/family practice reimbursement ($101-$103), which is well below the average contribution for emergency department visits ($560).


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Q: What does the Binder class do? What is the meaning of binding in Android bound services? I am totally confused with bound services. My questions are:

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*What is the meaning of binding?

*What does the Binder class do?

*What is meant by "returns an IBinder for interacting with the service"?

*What is the IBinder object?

*How does the onBind() method work?

These are the a questions on bound services. Please explain in detail. I have already read the documentation, but it is still unclear to me.

A: this is an example works as completion to the answer above

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*inside your service class, initialize the IBinder interface with the object created by our inner class (check step 2)

*create an inner class extends Binder that has a getter function, to gain access to the service class

*in your service class ovveride onBind function, and use it to return the instance we created in step 1

**The code will clear it for you **
public class MyServiceClass extends Service {

//binder given to client
private final IBinder mBinder = new LocalBinder();

//our inner class
public LocalBinder extends Binder {
public MyServiceClass getService() {
        return MyServiceClass.this;
    }
}
@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
    return mBinder;
}

public void doSomeWork(int time){ //we will call this function from outside, which is the whole idea of this **Binding**}

  }

Next step is binding itself
in your MainClass or whatever where you want to bind your service,

*

*Defines callbacks for service binding, passed to bindService()
private ServiceConnection serviceConnection = new ServiceConnection(){
@Override
public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName className, IBinder service) {
   MyServiceClass.LocalBinder binder =(MyServiceClass.LocalBinder)service;
   timerService = binder.getService();
}

@Override
public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName arg0) {
    //what to do if service diconnect
}

};

*the moment of binding
Intent intent = new Intent(this, MyServiceClass.class);
bindService(intent, serviceConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);

to unbind the service
unbindService(serviceConnection);

*then you call the public function we created before in the Service class using the help of [timerService = binder.getService();]
timerService.doSomeWork(50);

A: Bound service:
A bound service is one that allows application components to bind to it by calling bindService() to create a long-standing connection.
Create a bound service when you want to interact with the service from activities and other components in your application or to expose some of your application's functionality to other applications through interprocess communication (IPC).
To create a bound service, implement the onBind() callback method to return an IBinder that defines the interface for communication with the service. Other application components can then call bindService() to retrieve the interface and begin calling methods on the service. The service lives only to serve the application component that is bound to it, so when there are no components bound to the service, the system destroys it. You do not need to stop a bound service in the same way that you must when the service is started through onStartCommand().
IBinder:
To create a bound service, you must define the interface that specifies how a client can communicate with the service. This interface between the service and a client must be an implementation of IBinder and is what your service must return from the onBind() callback method. After the client receives the IBinder, it can begin interacting with the service through that interface.
onBind():
The system invokes this method by calling bindService() when another component wants to bind with the service (such as to perform RPC). In your implementation of this method, you must provide an interface that clients use to communicate with the service by returning an IBinder. You must always implement this method; however, if you don't want to allow binding, you should return null.

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In anticipation of the beta coming back, I wanted to create another character that I thought would fit well into the Overwatch universe. This time I wanted to craft a defensive kit that is all about helping her teammates capture and maintain objectives by disrupting the opposing team in a multitude of ways.
Mei has 2 awesome firefighter skins now, but there's always room for more! Enjoy!


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How Nations Survive and Thrive in a World in Decline
A provocative look at the world's most difficult, seemingly ineradicable problems—and the surprising stories of the countries that solved them.
Book by Jonathan Tepperman
Publisher – Random House
Release Date – Sep 2016
We all know the bad news. The heady promise of the Arab Spring has given way to repression, civil war, and an epic refugee crisis. Economic growth is sputtering. Income inequality is rising around the world. And the threat of the self-declared Islamic State and other extremist groups keeps spreading. We are living in an age of unprecedented, irreversible decline—or so we're constantly being told.
Jonathan Tepperman's The Fix presents a very different picture. The book reveals the often-overlooked good news stories, offering a provocative, unconventional take on the answers hiding in plain sight. It identifies ten pervasive and seemingly impossible challenges—including immigration reform, economic stagnation, political gridlock, corruption, and Islamic terrorism—and shows that, contrary to the general consensus, each has a solution, and not merely a hypothetical one. In his close analysis of government initiatives as diverse as Brazil's Bolsa Família program, Indonesia's campaign against extremism, Canada's early embrace of multiculturalism, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg's reform of the New York Police Department, Tepperman isolates the universally applicable measures that can boost and buttress equality, incomes, cooperation, and cohesion in wildly diverse societies. He flips conventional political wisdom on its head, showing, for example, how much the U.S. Congress could learn about compromise and conciliation from its counterpart in Mexico.
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Tepperman has traveled the world to write this book, conducting more than a hundred interviews with the heads of state and other innovators responsible for these unexpected success stories. His access and expertise make The Fix a work of unusual insight, focused on the people and leadership lessons behind the policies. Meticulously researched and deeply reported, it presents practical advice for aspiring problem-solvers of all stripes, and stands as a necessary corrective to the hand-wringing and grim prognostication that dominates the news these days, making a data-driven case for optimism in a time of crushing pessimism.
Just when it looks like the world's problems couldn't get much worse, The Fix cuts through the gloom like a ray of sunshine. With storytelling reminiscent of Michael Lewis and a surgeon's eye for detail, Tepperman takes us on an eye-opening tour of the planet's local villages, cabinet rooms, and presidential palaces—where a few outstanding leaders have made real strides toward solving colossal economic and political challenges. If you care about understanding the world or improving it, this book is not to be missed. It may very well change the face of leadership.
Adam Grant, author of Originals
Readers looking for good news will love this book. Tepperman makes a compelling case, in lively and personal prose, that strong leaders willing to forsake political orthodoxy for good ideas can actually solve the toughest problems the world faces. Governments from Brazil to Canada to Indonesia have successfully tackled problems ranging from inequality to immigration to radical Islam. All is not lost!
Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business
The Fix is a refreshing and readable new way of looking at the world. Tepperman combines old-fashioned reporting, storytelling, and social science to create a roadmap for solving today's great problems, from radicalism to inequality to political paralysis. Anyone disheartened by the current state of affairs should read this original, super-smart, and eye-opening book.
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We hear every day about all the perils and problems we face. Along comes this wonderful, intelligent, well-written book that tells us about all the solutions. Traveling around the world, Tepperman has found countries that took on big challenges, from inequality to immigration, and found innovative solutions. This book will inform and enlighten you—and cheer you up.
Fareed Zakaria, author of The Post-American World
The Fix is the book we've been waiting for, one that tackles the seemingly insurmountable problems of our time—from inequality to partisan gridlock to terrorism. Best of all, it offers solutions. By showing how countries around the world have overcome these problems, The Fix brings hope when we need it most.
Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive
Despair no more. In this original and engaging book, Tepperman takes on the declinist conventional wisdom with insight and vigor. There are answers out there, he argues: all we need to do is look around, and learn. A wise and timely book.
Jon Meacham, author of Destiny and Power
An important and unusually engrossing book that merits wide attention.
[Tepperman] concludes that the world's leaders will only solve the biggest problems by putting party alliances and ideology aside. The book is an enjoyable read, even for those less informed about foreign policy.
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Pastourelle Street is in the heart of the Marais district in Paris 3rd arrondissement. Served by the Metro Arts et Métiers and Saint-Sébastien – Froissart. It begins and ends at rue Charlot Temple Street opposite the mouth of the street Gravilliers. It has a length of 135 meters. Street Pastourelle found himself outside the walls of the enclosure of Philippe-Auguste in 1296. This highway that begins rue Charlot brought formerly known Croignet street. It was a meter wheat Temple famous in the late 13th century. The street was also named Saint-Quentin in the 14th century. Its current name comes from Roger Pastourelle, who owned a house in 1331. Ministerial Decision dated 13 VII Fructidor fixed the width of the street Pastourelle 10 meters. This width is seen to increase by another 2 meters by royal decree issued in May 1833 and therefore the current width of the street is 12 meters. Street Pastourelle particularly draws its charm from the beautiful rue Charlot and its buildings. The street is very busy with tourists looking sober side of Paris. Street Pastourelle, since 1877, unites three streets, the rue des Archives d'Anjou street-au-Marais and rue Groignet. Pastourelle Street retains some beautiful buildings with attractive among others at No. 5 Hotel Montauglan and No. 23 Bérard former home of breeches, a famous author who lived in the 18th century.
Luxurious and comfortable accommodation is what the picturesque Le Relais du Marias hotel suggests. Located in the historic district of the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, the hotel offers a friendly, trendy setting in the very Parisian style exactly as the neighborhood is. The hotel is perfectly located for exploring the city. It is not difficult for residents to access the various emblematic attractions of the city. For example, they would only need a few minutes to reach Châtelet-Les Halles or the famous bridges of the Seine. Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is also only a few minutes away. Metro and bus lines are all close to the hotel, which residents can access on foot. The hotel staff offers a warm and personalized welcome to newcomers. A soothing and calm setting without forgetting the magnificent and meticulously decorated rooms, equipped with a concierge service, that is all that the hotel reserves for its customers!
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What is the big planter in the middle of Main Street that traffic has to maneuver around?
By Frances Karttunen Nantucket History Topics: Fun Facts, Places
It is a monument dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Max Wagner, who lost his life in the Spanish-American War. The entire lower end of Main Street in front of the Pacific Club is Max Wagner Square. Wagner was born in 1866 in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1890 he moved to Nantucket and married Jennie Macy, a descendant of the very first of the English founding families on Nantucket. When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, Wagner—who was already a U. S. Army veteran—re-enlisted, serving first in Puerto Rico and then in the Philippines, where he was killed in 1900. The square and the monument were dedicated to his memory in 1932.
The monument in the square is a repurposed drinking fountain that was anonymously donated to the town in 1885. It was originally located up at the top of the square. The lower basin was for horses to drink from, and there are spigots above that provided streams of fresh water for thirsty pedestrians. When it was moved downhill, it was disconnected from the water main that enters Main Street from Centre Street in front of the Methodist Church and the Pacific Bank.
Today the Nantucket Garden Club keeps the fountain filled with seasonal flowers and greens, and traffic moving up Main Street must flow around it.
To learn more about veterans' memorials on Nantucket, see Frances Karttunen's books, Nantucket Places and People 1: Main Street to the North Shore, and Nantucket Places and People 2: South of Main Street, available from the NHA Museum Shop


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OSEHRA's mission is to facilitate, through the use of the best practices in open source software development, the improvement and maintenance of EHR information systems. These systems will be freely available for all medical beneficiaries and – like other successful open source communities – will welcome the contributions of all kinds of developers.
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A study of clinically related open source software projects.
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Q: Is the density of $\mathbb{Q}$ in $\mathbb{R}$ equivalent to the Least Upper Bound Property of $\mathbb{R}$? Consider the following two assertions:

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*(Least Upper Bound Property) If $S$ is a subset of $\mathbb{R}$ which has an upper bound, then $S$ has a least upper bound.

*(Density of $\mathbb{Q}$ in $\mathbb{R}$) If $x,y\in\mathbb{R}$, then there is $q\in\mathbb{Q}$ such that $x<q<y$.

Are these two statements equivalent (assuming that $\mathbb{R}$ is an ordered field)? What if we assume that $\mathbb{R}$ is an archimedean ordered field? If so, can you point me to a reference where I can find a proof?

A: (comment turned answer) $\mathbb{Q}$ is an ordered archimedean field which has $\mathbb{Q}$ dense in it, but doesn't have LUB property, so this is not enough.


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Q: CamelHttpResponseCode is null on service error I'm new to camel and writing a small POC to implement in an existing application. Application takes a xml request as input which contains the requested services and relevant data. It then calls those services one by one.
When a service is called successfully then I retrieve the http response code in a processor like below and do further logic:
Object code = exchange.getIn().getHeader(Exchange.HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE);
    if(null!=code && code instanceof Integer)
    {
        responseCode = (Integer) code;
    }

In success case, responseCode received = 201
Based on the responseCode, I know if the service call is successful and then proceed with the next one.
However, I tried to produce the negative scenario by making the service url incorrect and can't see the http response code anymore:
Original service url - http://xxx:0000/.../.../.../.../...
Modified service url - http://xxx:0000/.../.../.../.../abc/...
In failure case, responseCode received = null
In postman, I get the below error:

org.apache.camel.http.common.HttpOperationFailedException: HTTP
  operation failed invoking http://xxx:0000/.../.../.../.../abc/...
  with statusCode: 404  at
  org.apache.camel.component.http.HttpProducer.populateHttpOperationFailedException(HttpProducer.java:274)
    at
  org.apache.camel.component.http.HttpProducer.process(HttpProducer.java:183)

I don't know why exchange doesn't contain the http response code when it's present in the error message in the postman.
I'm using onException to handle any exceptions and then calling a processor to process the flow further:
<camel:onException>
                <camel:exception>java.lang.Exception</camel:exception>
                <camel:process ref="xxxProcessor" />
            </camel:onException>

I think I can consider responseCode=null as failure and proceed with my logic but want to understand why response code is being returned as null.
Thanks in advance!

A: I figured it out. It seems that in case of service exception, an instance of org.apache.camel.http.common.HttpOperationFailedException is thrown and the http status code is present in it. It can be retrieved in the processor like below:
Exception e = exchange.getProperty(Exchange.EXCEPTION_CAUGHT, Exception.class);
if(null!=e && e instanceof HttpOperationFailedException)
        {
            HttpOperationFailedException httpOperationFailedException = (HttpOperationFailedException)e;
            responseCode=httpOperationFailedException.getStatusCode();
        }

A: The accepted answer helped me and it might have been valid! In the camel version I'm usin (2.20.1), getting the exception via the property does not seem to work. The following does
HttpOperationFailedException httpOperationFailedException  = exchange.getException(HttpOperationFailedException.class);
if(null!=e) {
    responseCode = httpOperationFailedException.getStatusCode());
}


We sat in the middle of the floor, surrounded by thousands of photos. My sister and I were overwhelmed by these collected images from the generations of our family. Mom had pictures stored in shoeboxes, crumbling albums, and plastic bags, all put away in two massive trunks.
The photos were from both sides of the family tree, with many protruding branches. It was disorganized, almost hopelessly so. The photo locations, ages, and bloodlines were all mixed together like a random time machine.
The busy redhead had the best of intentions to organize them, but she simply ran out of days. So the task fell to her children. We couldn't just leave it in boxes for our kids, without instructions, without any historical context.
Instead of despair, we viewed the task like a treasure hunt. One of my favorite finds was a large 8×10 photo of Siegfried and Emma Bonus. He, with a dour look and a beard that touched his navel, was paired with a woman with jolly cheeks and well-formed laugh lines. I wonder what their home was like? And I loved the photos of my dad as a boy and how much my own sons looked like him.
There were pictures of fishing trips and camp meetings, fields in harvest and babies in ornate cradles with lace hats. It was all interesting, but what did we need to keep? Was it right to throw away a 110-year old photograph? Many of the people in the photos we simply didn't know. Perhaps they were acquaintances or distant family, but someone thought them important enough to photograph and to keep. Is that what memories should be, preserving what is important to others? Or do I get to choose?
The writer in me was very much aware that behind every photo is a story. Some I know, because they were retold at family gatherings. More than one conversation begins with the expression, "remember when?" But most of these stories are lost to the sands of time, perhaps forever.
Stories are used to spur conversation. But in a deeper way, they are tools to help us never forget, to perpetuate the memory. If you don't keep telling the story, the details get fuzzy—or exaggerated. I don't know how many times I've heard about the root beer on the carpet, or the sledding incident with the dog, or the fishing trip that ended with no fish and a canoe at the bottom of the lake. I know the details, but I want to keep hearing them, so I never forget.
In ancient times, legends were passed on through crude drawings on walls. Stories were told around the fire and values passed from generation to generation through carefully scripted traditions.
The Bible reminds fathers to teach their children, for the young women to learn from the older women, and for the young boys to be taught from their elders. It's particularly critical for the sandwich generation—those adults stuck in the middle of two generations. I was there, until both my parents died within 11 months of each other. Suddenly, their children, sitting on the floor surrounded by photos, were charged with the family memory.
So what is the legacy that I will preserve for the generations, bottled up for discovery one day by curious time travelers? What will we wash away with the spin cycle of time, chalked up to what was yesterday?
The questions are far more numerous than the answers. I hope the memory I give my children and grandchildren is one of righteousness and truth, one that goes beyond mere pictures or words.
Image by Sandra Heska King. Used with permission. Sourced via Flickr. Post by High Calling Newsletter Editor, David Rupert originally shared at TheHighCalling.org.


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SINGAPORE (Nov 7): CGS-CIMB Securities is upgrading its call on Venture Corporation to "add" from "hold" previously as it rolls over to FY20F.
At the same time, the research house is lowering its target price from $17.83 to $17.44 after accounting for lower revenue growth expectations, which has led to a cut in FY18-20F core earnings per share (EPS) by 6.6-10.9%.
The new target price is based on a 12.3 times multiple, 0.5 standard deviation points below the 11-year average of 15.3 times.
CGS-CIMB's move comes after Venture's 3Q18 earnings disappointment, where profit came in at 21% and 68% of CGS-CIMB and consensus's full-year expectations, respectively, due to product transition issues faced by customers.
In a Monday report, analyst William Tng highlights how Venture has managed to maintain its net profit margin at 10.5% in the recent quarter despite the revenue decline, due to good cost management and a lower effective tax rate of 14.7% versus 15.2% in 3Q17.
Going forward, Tng sees opportunities for Venture arising from the ongoing US-China trade war, as the group has seen inquiries from new or existing customers regarding its ability to support them in manufacturing locations outside of China.
"The bulk of Venture's manufacturing capacity is in Johor Bahru and Penang in Malaysia. In addition, Venture has a c.30.6-acre plot of land in the Batu Kawan Industrial Park in Penang, Malaysia, where the company can build additional facilities if needed," says Tng.
He nonetheless remains cognisant of the risk of a global growth slowdown, which would reduce demand or hold back new product launches from Venture.
"Venture is working on several products that could lay the foundations for future growth… Catalysts are the launch of new products by customers, as well as the possibility of the acceleration of existing or new customers seeking to have more production outside of China. Downside risks could come from delays in product launches by customers," comments the analyst.
As at 11.18am, shares in Venture are trading 2.31% higher at $15.09 or 1.85 times Dec-18F book value.


Robert Anderson wrote a play some 40 years ago that was made into a distinguished film with Melvyn Douglas and Gene Hackman. Called "I Never Sang for My Father," it was a heart-wrenching look at the relationship between an aging man and his son – who was leaving to take up his life elsewhere.
I mention this because Lee Blessing's "Eleemosynary" deals with similar themes, or to my way of thinking, the rough path between generations – partings, disruptions, half-hearted reunions and tense phone calls. Blessing's play begins with the stroked out body of Dorothea, lying on a platform (in Mark Choinski's facile, efficient set), attended by her granddaughter, Echo. The middle woman in the cast of three, Artie, soon joins them, and we know very quickly that they are in love and conflict with one another. Soon Dorothea is up and around and ready to pick up from Echo and initiate the generational saga.
Artie never got on with her mother who decided at one point in her life to be eccentric. "No one holds an eccentric responsible," Dorothea tells the audience. In fact, each of the women describe themselves and their feelings directly to us; there can be no doubt what they feel about their mothers and daughters.
Aside from sitting back and laughing or admiring some of Blessing's quirky perceptions – "Life is a long apology," for example – the major problem, if I am to be charitable, is that more is told us than dramatized. Several phone conversations between mother and daughter, for example, end with one putting down the receiver and saying "I hung up." I knew that.
There is not a lot, then, for an audience to discover here, since so much is told us. This trope is repeated often as in how the author shows us Echo is good at spelling: She spells the words and defines them for us, and, if we are a bit slow, there is a list of definitions in the program for many of them. If you want your characters and the play to fly, this may be a bit pedestrian.
Actually, the quite short play, coming in at about an hour and a half, would be better served without the intermission so that its accretion of oddity and quiddity and funkiness would meld the themes together, like glue, and build a stronger impression.
Yasmine Jaffri directs this production with a certain rapport; I think she likes these characters and that comes across. On opening night, the fades to black were flaccid, and the movie screen at the stage rear was underutilized. Jaffri could pump up the energy a bit.
As Dorothea, the eccentric matriarch, Stephanie Nichols bites into her character's nuttiness and chews it up for us; I wouldn't have minded if she went even further.
As Echo, the girl in the middle, Autumn Thiellesen seemed moved by the relationship with her two mothers, though sometimes her projection was muddy.
Finally, as Artie, the woman fleeing her mother and her own ownership of motherhood, Karen Kron was appealing, portraying the confusion about her own feelings as well as those around her.
I feel no confusion whatsoever: This is not yet a fully realized play. But it has enough human feeling to involve us in the trip across generations, but not to care deeply.


Development of new literature about peace and justice with internal, national, regional and global dimensions among governments, international governmental and non-governmental organizations and social groups and networks.
Study and pathology of peace and justice in the world.
Analyzing the theories, schools, methods and documents related to peace and justice in countries, societies and international organizations.
Increasing convergence, friendship and affection among various nations, governments, cultures, religions and groups.
Increasing social, ethical, legal, religious and professional responsibility of individuals for pursuing and being loyal to peace and justice.
Investigation of the international activities related to peace.
Defending the victims of violation of peace and justice throughout the world, and seeking peace and justice in all levels and dimensions in a comprehensive and up-to-date process.
Setting up relation and developing convergence with all peace and justice-loving NGOs.
Helping formation of global coalition of elites and NGOs for establishment of peace.
Providing advice and theory for international organizations, like United Nations, to improve the rules, procedures, trends and processes related to peace and justice.
Holding scientific conferences and symposiums at national, regional and global levels.
Compilation and publication of scientific and artistic works.
Holding various exhibitions and fairs.
Holding scientific, artistic and cultural competitions.
Creation of ideas and messages, and regular correspondence with authorities and heads of governmental and nongovernmental international organizations regarding significant events of peace and justice.
Providing official propositions to the governments and international organizations about issues peace and justice.
Achieving cooperation and agreement of other organizations and individuals who look for just peace.
Cooperation with cultural and media systems.


Good morning all... With spring only a few weeks away, my wife and I are looking forward to hitching up our new airstream and joining the airstream community. I'm sure I'll have lots of questions and look forward to your expert advice.
Congratulations. The Pacific NW is a great place to visit and Boise is an awesome home port. We have a 25RB and have used it extensively along with other RVs in the past. Holler if you have any questions.
Hello and welcome from Colorado: Congratulations on your new Airstream, a very nice model indeed. We too are looking forward to spring and our spring trip. Tonight it is snowing pretty good here in Colorado. No towing for me on slick roads.
We've been Airstream owners since 05. I like the older "vintage" trailers that require a lot of work. It keeps me busy, and it's fun to take it out once everything is working. Here we are camped in Hells Gate state park along the river in your beautiful state.
Use these Forums for any questions you might have, and maybe meeting other Tommy Bahama owners.


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Morocco: App rates places based on lack of female harassment
February 1, 2018 at 2:08 pm | Published in: Africa, Morocco, News
Finemchi, an app where places in Morocco are reviewed in and rated depending on how female friendly they are [Finemchi/Twitter]
Morocco's newest app idea, Finemchi ("Where am I going?") is hoping to solve the country's sexual harassment issue by proposing places that are safe spaces for women.
The app is similar to TripAdvisor where places are reviewed and rated depending on how female friendly they are in a bid to "reclaim public institutions".
Finemchi, an app where places in Morocco are reviewed and rated depending on how female friendly they are
"Here, women are limited in their choice of where to go, cafes have always been male-only places, some are hostile to women, and in some cases there is even physical aggression," Franco-Moroccan social entrepreneur and founder of the project, Safâa El Jazouli, explained.
Tired of always going to the same places when she returned to Morocco, she had the idea to launch this initiative to encourage women to share their places and opinions on the establishments they like or don't to help other women go to the same places or avoid them.
"It's striking, there are only men, as soon as a woman dares to venture there she is badly perceived. The men have this look that objectifies the woman and prevents her from going where she wants to. Why would she not have the right to sit there read a newspaper or simply chat with a friend over a tea?" El Jazouli ased.
El Jazouli criticised how places are often reviewed on Google by men with few women "who give opinions" which inspired her to launch this project.
"It's a platform where we help each other, between women, where we can judge if an establishment is safe and respectful towards us, and provide advice on places where we will not be harassed or embarrassed," she added.
Read: 6 women killed, 6,000 psychologically abused in Morocco in 2017
The goal of Finemchi is not to separate men and women but to help women to be safe around shared spaces. "Let's be optimistic, it is quite possible that in a few years, there will be men and women, sitting together on the terrace of a cafe in a working-class neighbourhood," she says with hope.
Launched this week, Finemchi has already listed a hundred places and is available free on Google Play.
Once installed on their mobile, users can add a café or restaurant and report a place based on their experiences. If something negative happens the app provides the location of nearby police stations and numbers to access them.
"The goal is to encourage businesses and establishments to be better accommodating to women. It's to tell them "look, if women do not come to your institutions, there is a problem somewhere'," El Jazouli explained.
She hopes to collaborate with them to help initiate social change as oppose to deterring women from visiting.
The initiative is likely to be criticised for masking the problem and not dealing with the rampant sexual abuse. Many women have called on the government to do more to enable safe spaces for women in public following a string of attacks last year.
AfricaMoroccoNews


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GR-S1-C27120L-D
2,5 Gbps1 Gbps
Up to 120 km
Up to 120 kmUp to 160 kmUp to 80 km
Modules CWDM SFP 1G GateRay with DDM 120 km
Gateray without DDM
-GR-S1-C27120L-D
GR-S1-C27120L-D is a dual-fiber optical CWDM SFP module (Small Form-factor Pluggable), with data transfer rate up to 1,25 Gbps over a distance up to 120 km, Tx working wavelength of 1270 nm, LC socket, Digital Diagnostics Monitoring (DDM).
GR-S1-C27120L-D is designed to operate with two single mode optical fibers.
Digital Diagnostic Monitoring (DDM) – is an optical module function that allows real-time monitoring of parameters such as output signal strength (TX), received signal strength (RX), supply voltage, module temperature and bias current in the transmitter. Changes in these parameters make it possible to assess the state of the optical system and the channel as a whole. For normal operation, the DDM function must be supported by both the optical module and switch.