The weather conditions in North Africa are not my usual starting point I admit. However, the wet winter season in Morocco has provided us with a 'once in a decade' display of spangling colour. Painted Lady butterflies are not a resident species in the UK; well at least they're not for the present anyway. Each year we rely on the northern migration of this distinctive butterfly. It is one of the most widespread and well-travelled butterfly tribes around the globe and is related to another migrant, the Red Admiral. Both belong to a genus called Vanessa, the girl's name which had been coined by Jonathan Swift around 1700.
Anyway, the unusually heavy rainfall in February caused a verdant covering of food-plant in the Atlas Mountains which in turn supported an abnormally large herd of rapacious caterpillars. Emerging a month later from bejewelled chrysalises, the adults departed northwards to France, Spain and Portugal. A second generation left from there northwards. This year, rather than just tens-of-thousands, up to a million or more arrived across the UK. They have been reported as far north as the remoter Scottish Islands and although they prefer open ground they have been plentiful in the more secluded parts of the Chilterns.
In July these generally non-gregarious caterpillars – which are black/grey spiky with a pale cream stripe along each flank (Peacock butterfly larva is a glossy black) – could be found feeding on thistle and nettle. By the time this imago edition of HTN emerges through your letterbox, the British-born generation of Moorish imagoes should also be about to emerge too. So keep an eye out for this large showy butterfly with its characteristic speedy corkscrew flight pattern.
This UK-born generation do not breed here but disappear and there is debate as to their next destination. Although it has been suggested they head southwards again, there's no confirmation of the theory that they actually return safely back in North Africa. Lepidopterists are hoping to crack this mystery later this year.
This mystery has a parallel with one which puzzled naturalists over 200 years ago. Then there was a theory about where swallows went in winter. The collective view was that they buried themselves in muddy banks until the spring. Today there is no doubt where swallows go in winter. On warm September evenings they can be seen feeding up on the clouds of insects drifting on the thermals and at dusk congressing as they masse together on overhead wires ahead of their synchronised departure for southern Africa.
A year or so back I commented on the absence of lapwings from our fields in more recent times. This year there have been sightings in an arable field in Heath End and I was also lucky enough, while walking the parish boundary, to see a pair performing a haphazard display, from which they get their name, and aimed at distracting would-be predators from finding their chick(s). Their black and white wings seemingly using a unique semaphore to beat out their message. These were a welcome sight as the lapwing is one indicator of how well or otherwise the local wildlife is faring.
We tend to associate owls with the hours between twilight and dawn and conversely not birds 'of the day'. Tawny owls break this rule. Fledgling tawnies leave the nest early, after five weeks and far too early perhaps, as they then hang around perched on branches in nearby trees for up to three months, relying on their parents to feed them. I think this is akin to serving a kind of apprenticeship whereby the youngsters supposedly are learning how to lay up motionless and unnoticed during the day. However, like all young children, they crave attention and are given to break cover with spontaneous outbursts along the lines of "Keewik" in the middle of the day. Once heard, look out for a gawky-looking fluff ball trying feebly to appear inconspicuous.
To be honest, being a scientist, my appreciation of our English poets had until now sadly not stretched as far as John Drinkwater, whose works were influenced both by his childhood in the Warwickshire countryside and the later horrors of the First World War. I happened across the following poem, called September, which not only reflects these influences and the time of year but is of particular relevance for another unexpected reason. The verses are believed to have been inspired by the countryside around here, experienced during a short visit in 1915/6. But that's a story I will save for another time, wearing my local rather than natural history hat on!
The green long reign of summer.
The new, the happy comer.
In scarlet and in yellow.
Almost 100 years on, many of these September sights (and sounds) around our villages have changed. There are but a few remnants of those 'russet orchards' and the image of sheaves is an even more distant memory. Although these elements of Drinkwater's rural idyll may have disappeared, the autumnal woodland vista and hedgerows described in his third verse still remain very much part of our September scene today, except where they have been replaced by a monoculture of sterile trees.
So perhaps while out one late September day you'll catch that first glimpse of this year's 'clouds' and realise the timelessness of that view. Meanwhile, there's also that distinctive crunch underfoot as you walk on the remains of nutshells, beneath a hazelnut tree. Those discarded by squirrels have been splintered in their jaws. Others more intact have a circular hole and teethmarks, having been gnawed through by wood or yellow-necked mice. Amongst the discarded shucks may also be some shells with a tiny circular hole bored in them. This is the work of a third consumer, the nut weevil. One egg is laid by the adult beetle when the shell was small and soft. The larva feeds on the growing nut and, having drilled its way out, continues the journey to adulthood over-wintering under an insulated blanket of leaves.
Thinking of entering a photo in this year's Hort Soc Show? Some well-positioned over-ripe fruit, such as bananas or plums is an excellent way to attract those large butterflies to the garden and get them to keep still while you photograph them. Happy snapping!


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Joyce who served in the Women's Land Army during World War Two has decided to put all her strength into this new fundraising campaign, supporting a charity close to her heart.
Herriot Hospice Homecare have played a big part in Joyce's life providing wonderful support for her son Gill and family last year. Therefore, she wanted to raise money to help the charity support other individuals and families in similar circumstances.
Last year Joyce lost the use of her legs after a stint in hospital when she was suffering from sepsis. However, after several setbacks she's been slowly regaining her strength and has decided that with her 100th birthday coming up this would be the perfect time for a challenge.
The 'Stand up' fundraising began a couple of weeks ago with Joyce's aim to do 100 stand ups for a minimum of 10 seconds before her birthday on June 2nd, 2020. She originally set out to raise £1000 for this wonderful cause but since the fundraising started, she has raised over £10,000 with new donations coming in by the minute.
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What's Biting: Can we keep it?
As fortunate as we are to have so many species of fish to target offshore, sometimes it can get a little confusing as to what is in season and what is not. With today's technology, it is easier than ever to make sure you don't have a fish in your box that doesn't belong there. I believe most violations that occur are honest mistakes as opposed to anglers purposely harvesting a fish that is out of season. Even local fishermen get confused as to what they can or can't keep. If you're a visitor on a fishing vacation, chances are you might need to review the current regulations before heading offshore.
The season that gets the most attention, of course, is red snapper. Red snapper is currently closed, but the announcement as to when it will open could come soon. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council is meeting in Austin, TX this week and the red snapper season is on the agenda. Once the federal season has been announced, the Alabama state red snapper season dates will be finalized for fishing out to nine nautical miles.
By this time last year the triggerfish season had already closed, but as of today the season is still open and the bite has been good for those getting offshore. Amberjack also remains open but it will, along with triggerfish close from June 1st - July 31st. Gag grouper remains closed until July 1, but just last week red grouper and scamp opened up to be caught in all waters.
As you can see, there are a lot of dates and species to keep up with, but as it is said, thankfully there is an app for that! "We recommend everyone who fishes offshore to have two specific apps installed on their phones," said Chris Blankenship, Director of Alabama's Marine Resources Division. "The first one is the Gulf Fisheries Management Council Regulations app. It's free and features all of the fisheries regulations so you can easily find out if that fish you just caught is in season."
The app also features fish illustrations and fish identification data. This information is very helpful when attempting to positively identify a particular species. Fish from the same family can be hard to tell apart. Is it a big spanish mackerel or small king mackerel? This app will give you the information needed to make the correct determination.
The 'Pocket Ranger' app, from the state of Alabama, is also something Blankenship wants everyone to use. When red snapper season does re-open, it is mandatory to report your snapper catch. "It is crucial that we have the best data from our fisherman so we can present it accurately to the authorities. We use this data in our effort to gain the best possible outcome for all of us who love to catch red snapper." The app is easy to use and also has a lot of other functionality including the ability to buy your license online and a listing of Alabama state record fish.
When using these apps, it is crucial always to update them when prompted as seasons can change from one fishing trip to the next. We use technology to help us catch more fish with GPS systems, bottom machines and satellite imagery, let's also use it to stay up to date on fishing regulations and mandatory reporting.
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Pull is about technology transforming the way we do business, but it can be read as a book on a new category of products and user experiences. David Siegel describes the pull era as a time when "customers pull everyting to them on demand – products, services, information, knowledge, and advice." Siegel says "it's a world where customers pull and companies respond." In the pull world, "you specify what you want and it finds you." The technology basis for the concept of pull is the semantic web–making information available and easibly discoverable online with a common name space in an unambiguous format.
This book is mostly a set of futuristic scenarios categorized by the supporting technology or design concept. It's a highly ambitious project and Siegel reaches into the legal, taxation, and health care domains to sketch out his vision for the semantic web, intelligent data stores, and new ways of doing business. Siegel's vision is quite ambitious, reaching towards an artificial intelligence that is guided by semantic search and global ontologies. He does, however, match up each prediction with current-day examples of supporting technologies and standards initiatives.
The pull idea not only describes an ecosystem of products and services that we'll be using in the future, it's also a mindset and set of principles that product designers and developers can adopt as they build the next generation of hardware and software technology. Pull is a design manifesto for customer powered information exchange.
In the push model, the website is at the center and people come and go. In the pull era, you are at the center; web sites get your identiy credentials by permission and authentication, rather than by asking you to fill out forms.
This book is similar to Bruce Sterling's Shaping Things in that it describes a category of products and services that today exist only in splinters. Siegel references spimes because any object with an RFID tag that generates metadata and knows its location in space and time qualifies as a spime. Siegel gives an extended culinary example: your refrigerator will adjust its temperature setting based on the requirements of the contents, it will order items when they are used up, and you'll be able to query the kitchen for dinner ideas based on available ingredients. Similarly, a catalog owned by a distributor could connect to its customer inventory database to suggest orders, discounts, and replacement items. A running shoe manufacturer which embeds RFID tags in running shoes so runners can register for races and track their results in a single location is moving towards a pull model.
The semantic web tries to make sense of written and spoken language that we intuitively understand but computers normally don't–usually qualitative information like reviews, opinions, descriptions, directions, and definitions.
1. Is it semantic? Are the terms unambiguous and tagged in a royalty-free format, governed by a nonprofit organization, that all software programs can understand?
2. Is it on the web? Is it online using a common name space that makes it easily findable? Is it shared among collaborators or companies? Does it use the information already online to get smarter as more people use it?
Automatic generation of metadata – As we move through our lives, each transaction, product, and service touchpoint will generate data that will be stored in our personal data locker. Some events will generate data that will be sent back to the manufacturer to improve future products. The metadata must be in a shareable, reusable format.
A customer-centered view of data – Siegel sees a power shift from traditional push tactics used today by marketers and service providers to a cusomter-centric pull paradim in which customers decide who sees their data and who they want to have relationships with. Services align around customers to provide greater value. Companies will organize around customers and customer groups, not capabilities.
Intelligent data stores – The personal data locker is a foundational concept for the pull era. All devices will have intelligent meta data generators and decision systems–your call will send system status information to the manufacturer and automatically schedule maintenance. Resumes and other standard document formats will build themselves.
Intelligent marketing – One of the benefits of the pull concept for marketers is the end of ad targeting based on keyword search and profile information. In the pull era, personal data lockers will make their owners' preferences known to marketers explicitly. Personal data lockers will have permissions and visiblity levels that will govern which marketing entities can view and interact with which data and preferences.
Data ownership and portability – This concept combines two pull themes: everyone owns all their data and decides how it is used and how visible it is; data can be made anvailable to any service or provider based on data locker permissions.
Single source of truth for data – In the pull era, data will never be duplicated.
On-line data locker – The on-line data locker precludes the need for wallets, paper files, multiple user accounts, bank accounts, and most of the information storage and retrieval technologies we use today.
Digital Birth Certificate – Each manufactured object will have a unique documented identity that will follow it through its life and document its lifecycle. This information will be used for product development, reuse, and ecologically mindful disposal.
RFID – Although RFID has not seen the adoption that Siegel would like, the attributes of RFID that make it important for the pull vision are the ability of any object to make itself known to a local or global network and enable two-way communication information about its status.
Taxonomies – Taxonomies structure information in a machine-readable format and make it available for the various processes and flows in the pull paradigm. For example, Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is a taxonomy that standardizes the data contained in financial reports in order to allow universal interchange of the information. This structured data can then be presented in a standard financial report or any other desired format.
Ontologies – On-line ontologies are sets of rules which support answering questions (rather than just searching for keywords). This semantic search functionality is key to pull because it allows more effective use of on-line information.
Semantic search – Rather than relying on keyword matching, semantic search answers questions, making information more accessible and enabling true decision support.
Unique identity – To enable many of the pull concepts, everything and everyone needs a unique identity.
Siegel traces the evolution of information generation and storage in this video from its beginnings in the earliest writing to the explosion of data fueled by internet technologies and media.
He frames the problem by saying that the way we're currently using information is broken at the scale we've achieved. After a keyword search, we visit each page to see if the answer is there; search engines don't know if the answer to our question is on a given page; search engines only return keyword hits and links; search engines must guess the meaning of the information on the pages. Similarly, it's not possible to compare similar items on different websites.
The solution is the pull concept described in the book which is supported by the semantic (unambiguous) web.
Much of the pull vision is supported by the idea of a personal data locker which not only stores all the information you generate and collect, but can also intelligently act upon that information to make decisions.
Here Siegel describes his vision of the personal data locker, a cloud-based desktop which contains all our information and applications/services.


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The Quickening of Albizu Campos: How Fenianism Galvanized the Last American Liberator
Aoife Rivera Serrano
Publisher: Ausubo Press
SKU #: F10D
Binding: CLOTH
Two bills have been introduced to the US Congress that hope to resolve the contentious status of Puerto Rico. Will either settle the question of annexation to the United States? According to Ausubo Press' latest book about Albizu Campos, what was breached cannot be restored by ill-suited bills.
While the Puerto Rican leader, Pedro Albizu Campos, studied in the United States between 1912 and 1921 his milieu was colored primarily with people, events, and ideas with one thing in common: a free Ireland. During those years much of Irish America was preoccupied with Ireland's struggle for independence from Britain, and Albizu Campos was in the perfect spot—Cambridge, Massachusetts — to immerse himself in the history of the struggling Celtic island and the dreams of her revolutionary patriots. In this brilliant retelling of Albizu's formative years in Harvard and beyond, the author sheds new light on the insurgent education he received from Irish nationalists known as Fenians, and how it seeded the nationalist revolution against the US occupation of Puerto Rico. If you ever wonder why Puerto Rico is not yet a state, this is the book to read.
"The author of the great dream of the Puerto Rican people was Pedro Albizu Campos. He was an extraordinary man, scholar, soldier, statesman . . . From the perspective of the Irish his greatest contribution to humanity was his staunch commitment to the principle of self-determination of people . . . Pedro Albizu Campos' commitment to self- determination helped to carry the day for the Irish, and the Irish people are forever in his debt." ––JEROME BOYLE, Brehon Law Society of Illinois
"There are not many who sympathize with the cause of Puerto Rico. Not all those leftists who issue intellectual manifestos and raise their fists in political fronts are prepared to commit themselves to such a cause . . . The case that can be compared with that of the Nationalists of Puerto Rico is that of Ireland. And history knows no more heroic example of desperate struggle through the ages to final victory." ––JOSÉ VASCONCELOS, author of La raza cósmica
". . . a well written and well documented journey . . . I devoured the book."
–Susanne Ramirez De Arellano, journalist and cultural critic
"Nationalism and independence are messy business, often doomed to failure. Perhaps no communities know this better than the Irish and the Puerto Ricans. And no one was more familiar with that fact than Pedro Albizu Campos, the subject of Aoife Rivera Serrano's new work which draws the two cultures together. THE QUICKENING OF ALBIZU CAMPOS: HOW FENIANISM GALVANIZED THE LAST AMERICAN LIBERATOR draws a narrative out of a chaotic political landscape that is difficult for contemporary readers to imagine. Yet it is also a poignantly topical story . . . . The struggle in which Campos was engaged, and which Serrano illustrates, is born of an intersection of class, race, religion, and nationalism–all of which are given their due in the work.
It is tempting to silo history into neat categories: Irish, Latin American, Revolutionary. Serrano resists this temptation in favor of the complicated truth. This approach demands greater expertise from historians, bridging multiple fields. It also demands more from readers, making THE QUICKENING OF ALBIZU CAMPOS more at home in a graduate syllabus than an undergrad one. Serrano reminds us of the global perspective, and the on-going work of independence. Latino connections to the Irish revolution are well-remembered in Latin America, but often a footnote in Irish Studies programs. Works like THE QUICKENING are perhaps most valuable as reminders to Irish Studies scholars that Irish-Latino connections were important on both sides of the hyphen. Serrano and others have been working to address the gap in scholarship around these critically neglected connections . . ."
–Dr. Cathal Pratt, Fordham University
Literary Nonfiction. History. Latinx Studies. Irish Studies.
Aoife Rivera Serrano is a literary translator and independent researcher. She is the publisher of two controversial authors: Antonio Pedreira and Anthony McIntyre. With THE QUICKENING OF ALBIZU CAMPOS, Rivera Serrano adds her voice to a series of unique insights that connect two complex countries - Ireland and Puerto Rico.
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Essence Fest moves to 2021 after mayor signals need to shift
April 15, 2020 at 8:32 am Updated April 15, 2020 at 8:38 am
FILE – In this July 5, 2019 file photo, Dapper Dan, left, appears at the 2019 Essence Festival in New Orleans. The organizers of Essence Festival said Wednesday, April 15, that they would move their festival to next year after the New Orleans mayor suggested that major spring and summer festivals that had been postponed to later this year should not be held at all in 2020. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Amid the spread of the coronavirus, the organizers of Essence Festival said Wednesday they would move their festival to next year after the New Orleans mayor suggested that major spring and summer festivals that had been postponed to later this year should not be held at all in 2020.
The statement by Essence Festival was the first indication from a major festival that they would be changing their dates following Mayor LaToya Cantrell's words on Tuesday.
"While we initially hoped that a reschedule from our July 2020 dates to later in the fall would be feasible, current information and projections by public health officials and agencies have made it increasingly clear that any large-scale events this year could potentially and unnecessarily put attendees and surrounding communities at risk," the organization said in a statement.
The organization said it would honor all tickets that had already been sold for the 2020 festival if people wanted to use them in 2021 or people could get a refund. They did not specifically say when the festival would be held in 2021 but the festival is generally held over the July 4th weekend every year and is a major draw during what is usually a slow summer period.
During a news conference Tuesday, Cantrell said major spring and summer festivals that have been postponed to later this year should not be held in 2020 at all, including the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the Essence Festival. Cantrell said she began talking with organizers about further delays. She stopped short of calling for a delay in the professional football season, saying the "NFL is struggling with that right now."
Follow AP coverage of the virus outbreak at https://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak.
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Harisinh Pratapsinh Chavda (30 October 1930 – 29 June 2013) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Banaskantha constituency of Gujarat and is a member of the Indian National Congress.

A brief introduction
He was born in the village called Ambod, Dist. Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India on 30 October 1930.
His high school education was at Killol - Patan, Gujarat, India.
He was a Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly for two terms between 1975–1985.
He was a cabinet minister, Government of Gujarat from 1975 to 1980.
He was a member of Indian Parliament from 1991 to 1995.
He is also a sitting member in 14th parliament since 2004.
He is a Member of Indian National Committee on Human Resource Development.
He is widely travelled and has visited Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, U.K, and U.S.A.

Founder

Lokniketan and from this platform,   started three colleges ten High Schools, five ashram shalas, eight hostels, kindergartens,

Founded "Nootan Bharati" Institute at Taluka Palanpur then handed over its management to the local people. Started Thakkarbapa and Sarvajanik Chhatralaya at Palanpur.

External links
 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
 He is a founder of Lokniketan, a renowned non-profit organization in Gujarat

1930 births
2013 deaths
People from Gandhinagar
Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat
Lok Sabha members from Gujarat
India MPs 2004–2009
India MPs 1991–1996

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Mockery and Ridicule goes back to our creation days and is the venue and purview of cowards, hypocrites, and the followers of False Gods.
Cancer is Big Business for Big Pharma. Remember any sentence from a Human that begins with "Doctor Said…." means be very careful of who and what you are dealing with. These Humans are not in their right minds and you should be not putting your health in the hands of these (Witch) Doctors.
Here are we getting the truth straight from a Dog's mouth. It is in your face on a daily basis and yet you deny it daily. There will be a price to pay in the end and that is why our hands and feet will testify against us because our mouths will be sealed on that day when it will really counts and all False Gods will be asked to appear and show their powers. On that day they will be a no show. In the end they are the ones who are truly being deluded, but their Earthly deception will ensnare most of Humanity unfortunately.
What sickness do they not have a cure for by now? We should be living for 700 years not dropping dead at 70. When will you realize your immortality and act as if you have already passed onto the next realm? And that is the true true.


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Apex builds on New Zealand presence
Created: Nov 03, 2022 07:35 AM
The Auckland Central Business District, the heart of the metro area, is the country's leading financial hub and centre of its economy (File photograph)
Global financial services provider Apex Group Ltd has closed on the acquisition of Implemented Investment Holdings Limited, the parent company of Implemented Investment Solutions and InvestNow.
Following Apex Group's entry into the New Zealand market with the recent addition of MMC, the acquisitions of IIS and InvestNow further expand Apex Group's presence in New Zealand and Australia to more than 500 employees.
IIS provides investment services to large global fund managers, enabling them to establish and distribute New Zealand domiciled funds to their investors. IIS is the issuer and manager of 22 investment schemes with approximately NZ$5 billion of assets under management and will further extend the geographic reach of Apex Group's existing third-party management company and distribution solutions currently delivered via FundRock and LRI subsidiaries.
The acquisition of InvestNow adds a leading digital retail investment platform enabling over 25,000 clients to invest approximately NZ$1.3 billion of assets, online in over 150 different managed funds from New Zealand and global fund managers.
Through these acquisitions, clients in the New Zealand investment industry will further benefit from access to Apex Group's cross-jurisdictional single-source solution, including solutions such as ESG Rating, Reporting & Advisory and Digital Banking, offered via a network of over 80 offices globally and delivered locally by 10,000 professionals.
As part of Apex Group, IIS and InvestNow will continue to serve the New Zealand market, alongside the former MMC business. Anthony Edmonds, Founder and CEO of the IIS Group, and Gareth Fleming, CFO and Executive Director continue to hold senior management roles in the combined business, driving continued growth and providing continuity for clients.
Peter Hughes, Apex Group founder and CEO, said the addition strengthened the company's position in New Zealand.
He added: "Our disciplined acquisition strategy is driven by a commitment to continuously enhance our client experience — by providing all the services they need, wherever they need them, under one single partnership.
"As we integrate recent acquisitions and mature operationally, we will continue to extend the depth and reach of our solutions, while ensuring their delivery is underpinned by the highest levels of client service."
Anthony Edmonds, founder and CEO of IIS and InvestNow, said: "This next chapter creates new opportunities for both our employees and clients as part of an institutional scale, independent and agile global business such as Apex Group.
"As the New Zealand investment industry continues to thrive, Apex Group's global reach and depth of product will enable us — and our clients — to continue to grow and capture the significant opportunity that exists, both domestically and globally."
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I won my fight! Thoughts
I'm thrilled and relieved that I won my fight. Relief is always my first emotion lately, then elation, then satisfaction, then pride in myself, my growth, and efforts. Next, I feel gratitude, for my coaches, friends, fans, and UFC people (Mick, Dana, etc) for giving me the opportunity to fight in such a great organization.
I haven't really written a lot of blogs lately. That's because I was so depressed and heartbroken after my last fight. My blogs just came out sounding blue. I dunno if anybody else thought so, but I did. My UFC.com interview made it sound like I was depressed. Hah. -_-; Well. I didn't even want to train for a while. Luckily, I don't need motivation because I have discipline. Smile and carry on! Or don't smile and carry on. ^^;
Well, I overcame a lot, pulled it together in my life and in the gym, had a decent camp, and came out with the win. I trained through a bunch of injuries which was really hard mentally, not to mention physically, but ended up feeling really good in the end. I went into the fight with no pain! Thank you, self, for all your hard work. Doing thought replacement and trying to be positive all the time takes a lot of mental energy, so good job, me. Thanks, body, for sucking it up, and also my trainer Lorenzo, therapists Tera, Heather, and Teri.
Andrea is so good – skilled and strong. Man, when they first offered her to me, I thought, "Just great, I barely managed to win the first time, and now she's improved!" But as a martial artist, I embrace challenges. I'm not afraid. Bring it on.
It felt great to be out of the lock-down and train again with Coach John. Come to think of it, he's been coaching me the longest out of everybody in my career! From my first schools in Massachusetts, to Japan, to Vegas, seven years with Coach John has been the longest. He cornered me from TUF 18, through Invicta, back into the UFC! September 13th is the anniversary of me joining Syndicate.
Hitting with John
I also resumed training with my mentor and friend Mike Pyle on a weekly basis.
John and Mike
Shout out to Jawknee, Guns, and Jordan the Monkey King for helping me prepare.
Emily, Jordan, Valerie
I sharpened the ax and learned a lot of new, helpful things. Thanks, Emily Whitmire, for helping me with all those private wrestling lessons. They really paid off! Also Valerie, who was always there for me in shark tanks and challenging me in jiujitsu ways. You guys were invaluable to me. I also used techniques AJ and Neil had shown me.
Jordan and Guns
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Things are better now. This win certainly helped. It was nice to have a really tough fight and pull through.
I wore Luffy's straw hat for weigh-ins! I got jean shorts, a see-through mask, and a red Reebok Hoodie I was gonna wear and take off, but they wouldn't let me wear them! They said 1) the jean shorts weren't Reebok (please, there was no brand name showing!) 2) the hoodie was two years old (COME ON, it's REEBOK, who cares how old?? I got it FROM the UFC) 3) the mask had to be white or black. wtf It was black around the edges. VERY DISAPPOINTING, REEBOK. Come on.
Well, I think people recognized me anyway! Like five fighters gave me fist bumps and fans got it, so I'm pleased. 🙂 It could have been so much better, though. Cramp'n my style. I guess I should focus on being grateful Reebok gives me a little cash for sponsorship.
I have a grappling match set for October 25th in Submission Pro in Texas! I think there's going to be an audience?! I also owe Submission Underground a fight, since I had to pull out due to Covid earlier in the year. I think I'm going to get to see one of my best friends Candy in Texas!
My Syndicate best friend Serena Southpaw is fighting in Miami in two weeks! I think I'm going to corner her. We gotta figure out that whole situation but I'm excited for her. She's fighting for Titan FC, which will be broadcast on UFC Fightpass! 😀 Please tune in and support her!
I really hope I can visit my dad after Serena's fight! I miss my parents. STUPID COVID! STOP SCREWING UP PEOPLE'S LIVES. My mom and aunt told me outright not to come. 🙁 Bah
Smile and carry on?
It was a good weekend. I can't wait to keep improving and getting stronger! Thank you to everyone who sent positive energy my way! Andrea, thank you for the good fight. It was close and you are awesome. I respect you so much. I know we have to step on each other's careers in order to reach our own dreams, up high above our heads. I kind of wish I didn't have to be the one to step on yours. But how cool we got to have an epic battle in the UFC!? May you bounce back and beat up your next opponent.
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Q: Use separate docker container for code only Can I use one container for software (e.g. apache, php) and other container just for application code - /var/www/ folder ?
If so, how? Any caveats here?
I need it to speed up deployment - building full image takes more time as well as uploading, downloading full image on all instances

A: Yes you can!
Example(s):
docker-compose.yml:
web:
    build: nginx
    volumes_from:
        - app
    ...

app:
    build: app
    ...

You would want your "nginx" Dockerfile to look like:
FROM nginx

VOLUME /var/www/html

...

Where `/var/www/html`` is part of your "app" container.
You would hack on "app" either locally and/or via Docker (docker build app, docker run ... app, etc).
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The installation of Oracle Database 10g Release 2 Patch Set 3 was successful.
The above was obtained from the update installation log after doing a non-interactive (silent) upgrade installation.
And if you run the update installer interactively, this is what you might get, which is basically the same thing as above.
And surprsingly, Oracle still says the update was successful even though you will not be able to actually update the database since you will find really soon that dbua and dbca both won't start after installing the patch/update. If you're trying to upgrade Oracle database server and getting the above error messages (or similar), you're not alone.
* replace and < ORACLE_HOME_NAME > with those for your system.
In particular, you will notice that java.exe will be shutdown when the iSQL*Plus service has been turned off. And if java.exe is still running after doing all those above (check by using task manager), you might as well just end the java.exe process. Of course, since I was working in a VM, I went back to a previous snapshot and rerun the update installation again, this time closing down all the services mentioned above before doing so. I'm not so sure how you can revert/uninstall the patch or if you can rerun the update patch installation on top of Oracle again if you've done the install and saw this error message. If you know how, just leave a comment.
I had this error when installing Oracle .NET client on a windws 2003 server.
OracleMTSRecoveryService which was set to startup Automatic. I stopped this service and the installation completed without error.


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package com.github.dm.jrt.core;

import com.github.dm.jrt.core.util.SimpleQueue;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Implementation of a nested queue ensuring that data are returned in the same order as they are
 * added, even if added later through a nested queue.
 *

 * Created by davide-maestroni on 09/30/2014.
 *
 * @param <E> the element data type.
 */
class NestedQueue<E> {

  private final SimpleQueue<Object> mQueue = new SimpleQueue<Object>();

  private boolean mClosed;

  private QueueManager<E> mQueueManager;

  /**
   * Constructor.
   */
  NestedQueue() {
    mQueueManager = new SimpleQueueManager();
  }

  /**
   * Check if the specified internal queue can be pruned.
   *
   * @param queue the queue.
   * @return whether the queue can be pruned.
   */
  private static boolean canPrune(@NotNull final NestedQueue<?> queue) {
    return queue.mClosed && queue.mQueue.isEmpty();
  }

  /**
   * Adds the specified element to the queue.
   *

   * Note that the element can be null.
   *
   * @param element the element to add.
   * @throws java.lang.IllegalStateException if the queue has been already closed.
   */
  void add(@Nullable final E element) {
    checkOpen();
    mQueue.add(element);
  }

  /**
   * Adds all the elements returned by the specified iterable.
   *

   * Note that the any of the returned element can be null.
   *
   * @param elements the element iterable.
   * @throws java.lang.IllegalStateException if the queue has been already closed.
   */
  void addAll(@NotNull final Iterable<? extends E> elements) {
    checkOpen();
    mQueue.addAll(elements);
  }

  /**
   * Adds a nested queue to this one.
   *
   * @return the newly added nested queue.
   * @throws java.lang.IllegalStateException if the queue has been already closed.
   */
  @NotNull
  NestedQueue<E> addNested() {
    checkOpen();
    final InnerNestedQueue<E> queue = new InnerNestedQueue<E>();
    mQueue.add(queue);
    mQueueManager = new NestedQueueManager();
    return queue;
  }

  /**
   * Clears the queue.
   */
  void clear() {
    mQueue.clear();
  }

  /**
   * Closes this queue.
   *

   * After the method returns no further additions can be made to this queue. Though, elements can
   * be safely removed.
   */
  void close() {
    mClosed = true;
  }

  /**
   * Check if the queue does not contain any element.
   *
   * @return whether the queue is empty.
   */
  boolean isEmpty() {
    return mQueueManager.isEmpty();
  }

  /**
   * Removes the first element added into the queue.
   *
   * @return the element.
   * @throws java.util.NoSuchElementException if the queue is empty.
   */
  E removeFirst() {
    return mQueueManager.removeFirst();
  }

  /**
   * Removes all the elements from this queue and add them to the specified collection.
   *
   * @param collection the collection to fill.
   */
  void transferTo(@NotNull final Collection<? super E> collection) {
    mQueueManager.transferTo(collection);
  }

  /**
   * Removes all the elements from this queue and add them to the specified one.
   *
   * @param other the queue to fill.
   */
  void transferTo(@NotNull final SimpleQueue<? super E> other) {
    mQueueManager.transferTo(other);
  }

  private void checkOpen() {
    if (mClosed) {
      throw new IllegalStateException("the queue is closed");
    }
  }

  /**
   * Interface describing a manager of the internal queue.
   *
   * @param <E> the element data type.
   */
  private interface QueueManager<E> {

    /**
     * Check if the queue does not contain any element.
     *
     * @return whether the queue is empty.
     */
    boolean isEmpty();

    /**
     * Removes the first element added into the queue.
     *
     * @return the element.
     * @throws java.util.NoSuchElementException if the queue is empty.
     */
    E removeFirst();

    /**
     * Removes all the elements from this queue and add them to the specified collection.
     *
     * @param collection the collection to fill.
     */
    void transferTo(@NotNull Collection<? super E> collection);

    /**
     * Removes all the elements from this queue and add them to the specified one.
     *
     * @param other the queue to fill.
     */
    void transferTo(@NotNull SimpleQueue<? super E> other);
  }

  /**
   * Internal class used to discriminate between an element and a nested queue.
   *
   * @param <E> the element data type.
   */
  private static class InnerNestedQueue<E> extends NestedQueue<E> {}

  /**
   * Nested queue manager implementation.
   */
  private class NestedQueueManager implements QueueManager<E> {

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public boolean isEmpty() {
      final SimpleQueue<Object> queue = mQueue;
      while (!queue.isEmpty()) {
        final Object element = queue.peekFirst();
        if (element instanceof InnerNestedQueue) {
          final NestedQueue<E> nested = (NestedQueue<E>) element;
          final boolean isEmpty = nested.isEmpty();
          if (canPrune(nested)) {
            queue.removeFirst();
            continue;
          }

          return isEmpty;
        }

        return false;
      }

      return true;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public E removeFirst() {
      final SimpleQueue<Object> queue = mQueue;
      while (true) {
        final Object element = queue.peekFirst();
        if (element instanceof InnerNestedQueue) {
          final NestedQueue<E> nested = (NestedQueue<E>) element;
          if (canPrune(nested)) {
            queue.removeFirst();
            continue;
          }

          final E e = nested.removeFirst();
          if (canPrune(nested)) {
            queue.removeFirst();
          }

          return e;
        }

        return (E) queue.removeFirst();
      }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public void transferTo(@NotNull final Collection<? super E> collection) {
      final SimpleQueue<Object> queue = mQueue;
      while (!queue.isEmpty()) {
        final Object element = queue.peekFirst();
        if (element instanceof InnerNestedQueue) {
          final NestedQueue<E> nested = (NestedQueue<E>) element;
          nested.transferTo(collection);
          if (canPrune(nested)) {
            queue.removeFirst();
            continue;
          }

          return;

        } else {
          collection.add((E) queue.removeFirst());
        }
      }
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public void transferTo(@NotNull final SimpleQueue<? super E> other) {
      final SimpleQueue<Object> queue = mQueue;
      while (!queue.isEmpty()) {
        final Object element = queue.peekFirst();
        if (element instanceof InnerNestedQueue) {
          final NestedQueue<E> nested = (NestedQueue<E>) element;
          nested.transferTo(other);
          if (canPrune(nested)) {
            queue.removeFirst();
            continue;
          }

          return;

        } else {
          other.add((E) queue.removeFirst());
        }
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Simple queue manager implementation.
   */
  private class SimpleQueueManager implements QueueManager<E> {

    public boolean isEmpty() {
      return mQueue.isEmpty();
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public E removeFirst() {
      return (E) mQueue.removeFirst();
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public void transferTo(@NotNull final Collection<? super E> collection) {
      final SimpleQueue<E> queue = (SimpleQueue<E>) mQueue;
      queue.transferTo(collection);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    public void transferTo(@NotNull final SimpleQueue<? super E> other) {
      final SimpleQueue<E> queue = (SimpleQueue<E>) mQueue;
      queue.transferTo(other);
    }
  }
}

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