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News / International
Nominations now open for Zim Achievers USA third edition
by Tidi Kwidini
The US edition of the Zimbabwe Achievers Awards has returned for its third year,with organisers announcing that nominations are now open.
Nominations opened across 15 categories on 21 May and the public will have until the end of July to put forward any individuals and organisations they feel have distinguished themselves in their respective industries in the past year.
"This process continues to amaze us every year," said ZAA USA director, Faith Zihove Banda.
"The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards has become a global platform that is recognising so many deserving Zimbabweans who are flying the flag high and inspiring us daily.
I would like to encourage everyone to nominate and share the great things Zimbabweans are doing in the US," she added.
Scheduled for 29 September,the event is being held in Washington DC this year, at a venue still to be announced.
Ploughing back into Zimbabwe
Zim Achievers USA is following on from the recently held South African and UK editions that focused on 'ploughing back' into Zimbabwe and investing in its growth.
ZAA Chairman, Conrad Mwanza said that it is an opportune time for the diaspora to play a huge role in rebuilding Zimbabwe.
"Zimbabweans are innovative and very talented and l believe that we(the people) are the countries biggest asset."
"There is alot of potential in Zimbabwe.The investment opportunities are there however, we need to work together to rebuild our nation and revitalise the economy," Mwanza added.
WorldRemit - Global sponsor
Meanwhile, London Fintech Company, WorldRemit was announced as the global sponsor for all four editions earlier in the year.
Founded in 2010, WorldRemit offers a money-transfer remittance service designed to help people send money to families back home. The company has continued to expand its services and have recently entered into a commercial partnership with top-tier English football side Arsenal, becoming the first official online money transfer partner of the Premier League club.
Since its inception in 2010, the high profile event has become the pinnacle of celebration for professional and artistic achievements by Zimbabweans around the world. With a strong presence in the UK,South Africa, USA and Australia,there are plans for Canada to join the growing portfolio soon.
To find out more about the process and how to nominate, visit www.zimachievers.com/usa
Source - Tidi Kwidini
More on: #ZAA, #Conrad_Mwanza, #Nominations


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Second Season of Baby Steps to Premiere on April 5, 2015
Posted on January 22, 2015 by Lesley Aeschliman
NHK has announced that the second season of the anime adaptation of Hikaru Kachiki's Baby Steps manga will premiere on its educational channel E Tele (NHK E) at 17:30 (JST) on April 5, 2015. All of the production staff members, including director Masahiko Murata, are working on the second season. The 25-episode first season, which was also produced by Studio Pierrot, aired on the station from April to September 2014.
The manga has been serialized serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since October 2007, and the latest 33rd tankobon volume was released in Japan in November 2014. As of April 2014, the total print run of the tankobons has reached 5 million.
Source: Crunchyroll
anime Baby Steps
RIN-NE Anime to Debut on April 4, 2015
Captain Harlock CG Film Being Released in North America by Ketchup Entertainment

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As Newt Newport mentions in his introduction to OpenQuest's rule set, the "Open" in OpenQuest refers to the ability to create fantasy settings and characters in a completely unrestricted manner. This is in distinct difference to Mr. Leary's approach to the genre with "Classic Fantasy", a Chaosium monogram. Classic Fantasy attempts to model Dungeons & Dragons directly to the Basic Role Playing D100 system.
Both authors accomplish their goals well and demonstrate how well Basic Role Playing (BRP) responds to "Homebrew" creation and game play.
Leary hews closely to the Dungeons & Dragons cannon by first identifying the types of characters players are able to play. A characters "Class" is all enveloping in the world of Gygax,its game function mainly concerned with resolving the characters combat interactions and whether or not the character survived the encounter. Each class has the requisite limitations which define these capabilities as compared to those of other classes. A players choice of race also carries the same net of limitations which further narrow the scope of capabilities, and therefore define the player character.
But if you are looking to go Gygaxian, you should go with Classic Fantasy because, well, Leary has already gone through the trouble of converting the standard classes, races, and spells. A lot of hard work, I assure you. Unlike Dungeons & Dragons retro-clones, launching a D&D campaign with BRP's Classic Fantasy does allow much more in personal customization of your character class, mostly do to the use of a skills list, and the players characters are more robust overall. Running some friends through TSR's B10 Night's Dark Terror proved Classic Fantasy characters can chop through goblins and minor undead well. Proper tactics assure swift death to surprised opponents. True to BRP form, once these tables are turned on players, swift death can ensue. All in all, Classic Fantasy will give you a great D&D game without the garbage mechanics of Old School, retro or otherwise. Those who do not like a d100 system should not even bother.
And that is why I use OpenQuest. If you are looking for a great system for your own fantasy creations, classic or otherwise, OpenQuest gives you the tools to go right at it! It does put more weight on the Game Master. The GM will have to be invested in the brainstorming session during character creation with the players. Or the GM can offer pregenerated characters. Either way, it means more hands on time by the GM. For me, this takes the form of ripping off literary sources, as well as available game aids to create classic fantasy adventures.
It would be interesting to see if you could use some of the stuff from the Mythras Classic Fantasy version with OQ to run a game.
You can run any scenario from any RQ-like game with any other RQ-like game with varying levels of difficulty.
Revolution is similar to Mythras/Legend/RQ6, but treats skills quite differently, so is a bit harder to fit into Mythras/Legend/RQ6, but should be easy enough to use Mythras/Legend/RQ6 for Revolution.
After all, does it matter that a troll NPC in RQ3 has Sneak rather than Move Quietly, or a troll in Legend has Stealth, or a troll in Revolution has Stealth [Move Quietly]? As a GM, not at all.
Recalculate Strike Ranks, if your systems use different types of Strike ranks, so for RQ2/3 keep them the same, Mythras/Legend/RQ6 keep them the same, but using an RQ2/3 scenario with Mythras/Legend/RQ6, recalculate them.
I used to run RQ2 scenarios in RQ3 with no conversion. Just used Strike Ranks, HP by location, etc as given. It worked out very slightly in the PCs favour mostly but not enough to care.
That's exactly how I do it.


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package io.crate.executor.transport;

import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import io.crate.core.collections.TreeMapBuilder;
import io.crate.metadata.Routing;
import io.crate.planner.node.ExecutionNode;
import io.crate.planner.node.ExecutionNodeGrouper;
import io.crate.planner.node.dql.CollectNode;
import io.crate.planner.node.dql.MergeNode;
import io.crate.planner.projection.Projection;
import io.crate.planner.symbol.Symbol;
import io.crate.types.DataType;
import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.util.*;

import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

public class ExecutionNodesTaskTest {

    @Test
    public void testGroupByServer() throws Exception {
        Routing twoNodeRouting = new Routing(TreeMapBuilder.<String, Map<String, List<Integer>>>newMapBuilder()
                .put("node1", TreeMapBuilder.<String, List<Integer>>newMapBuilder().put("t1", Arrays.asList(1, 2)).map())
                .put("node2", TreeMapBuilder.<String, List<Integer>>newMapBuilder().put("t1", Arrays.asList(3, 4)).map())
                .map());

        CollectNode c1 = new CollectNode(1, "c1", twoNodeRouting, ImmutableList.<Symbol>of(), ImmutableList.<Projection>of());

        MergeNode m1 = new MergeNode(2, "merge1", 2, ImmutableList.<DataType>of(), ImmutableList.<Projection>of());
        m1.executionNodes(Sets.newHashSet("node3", "node4"));

        MergeNode m2 = new MergeNode(3, "merge2", 2, ImmutableList.<DataType>of(), ImmutableList.<Projection>of());
        m2.executionNodes(Sets.newHashSet("node1", "node3"));
        Map<String, Collection<ExecutionNode>> groupByServer = ExecutionNodeGrouper.groupByServer(
                "node1", ImmutableList.<List<ExecutionNode>>of(ImmutableList.<ExecutionNode>of(c1, m1, m2)));

        assertThat(groupByServer.containsKey("node1"), is(true));
        assertThat(groupByServer.get("node1"), Matchers.<ExecutionNode>containsInAnyOrder(c1, m2));

        assertThat(groupByServer.containsKey("node2"), is(true));
        assertThat(groupByServer.get("node2"), Matchers.<ExecutionNode>containsInAnyOrder(c1));

        assertThat(groupByServer.containsKey("node3"), is(true));
        assertThat(groupByServer.get("node3"), Matchers.<ExecutionNode>containsInAnyOrder(m1, m2));

        assertThat(groupByServer.containsKey("node4"), is(true));
        assertThat(groupByServer.get("node4"), Matchers.<ExecutionNode>containsInAnyOrder(m1));
    }

    @Test
    public void testDetectsHasDirectResponse() throws Exception {
        ExecutionNode c1 = mock(ExecutionNode.class);
        when(c1.downstreamNodes()).thenReturn(Collections.singletonList("foo"));

        assertThat(ExecutionNodesTask.hasDirectResponse(ImmutableList.<List<ExecutionNode>>of(ImmutableList.of(c1))), is(false));

        when(c1.downstreamNodes()).thenReturn(Collections.singletonList(ExecutionNode.DIRECT_RETURN_DOWNSTREAM_NODE));
        assertThat(ExecutionNodesTask.hasDirectResponse(ImmutableList.<List<ExecutionNode>>of(ImmutableList.of(c1))), is(true));
    }
}

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Q: "Impossible to execute Save action: org.hibernate.exception.DataException: could not execute statement" using OpenXava? I am very new to Java and am in need of some help. I have created a @MappedSuperclass "Attendees" using OpenXava.
import javax.persistence.*;
import org.hibernate.annotations.*;
import org.openxava.annotations.*;

@MappedSuperclass
public class Attendees {

    @Id @Hidden @Column(length = 3)
    @GeneratedValue(generator="system-uuid") @GenericGenerator(name="system-uuid", strategy="uuid")
    private String oid;

    public String getOid() {
        return oid;
    }
    public void setOid(String oid) {
        this.oid = oid;
    }
}

I then extended it with two further classes "Staff" and "Participants".
import javax.persistence.*;

@Entity
public class Staff extends Attendees{

    @Column (length = 50)
    private String fullName;

    @Column (length = 2)
    private int age;

    @Column (length = 10)
    private int contactNum;

    @Embedded
    private Address address;

    @Embedded
    private MedicalInformation medicalInfo;

...
}

and
import javax.persistence.*;

@Entity
public class Participants extends Attendees{

    @Column (length = 50)
    private String fullName;

    @Column (length = 2)
    private int age;

    @Column (length = 10)
    private int contactNum;

    @Embedded
    private Address address;

    @Embedded
    private MedicalInformation medicalInfo;

...
}

Below is the code for the two @Embedded elements:
Address:
import javax.persistence.*;

@Embeddable
public class Address {

    @Column(length = 100)
    private String street;

    @Column(length = 100)
    private String suburb;

    @Column(length = 100)
    private String city;

    @Column(length = 100)
    private String province;

    @Column(length = 5)
    private int areaCode;

...
}

and
MedicalInformation:
import javax.persistence.*;

@Embeddable
public class MedicalInformation {

    @Column (length = 3)
    private String dailyMedication;

    @Column (length = 300)
    private String medicationDescription;

    @Column (length = 300)
    private String allergies;

    @Column (length = 300)
    private String dietRequirements;

    @Column (length = 300)
    private String additionalNotes;

...
}

Apart from the Attendees class, I have omitted all getters() and setters().
I run the application as a Java Application and it works up until the point that I attempt to input and save a record. when I click "save" I am prompted with:
 Impossible to execute Save action: org.hibernate.exception.DataException: could not execute statement

upon closer inspection in the consol of OpenXava I find the following:
Oct 25, 2020 5:03:36 PM org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlExceptionHelper logExceptions
WARN: SQL Error: 3401, SQLState: 22001
Oct 25, 2020 5:03:36 PM org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlExceptionHelper logExceptions
ERROR: data exception: string data, right truncation;  table: PARTICIPANTS column: OID
Oct 25, 2020 5:03:36 PM org.openxava.controller.ModuleManager manageRegularException
SEVERE: org.hibernate.exception.DataException: could not execute statement
javax.persistence.PersistenceException: org.hibernate.exception.DataException: could not execute statement
    at org.hibernate.internal.ExceptionConverterImpl.convert(ExceptionConverterImpl.java:154)
    at org.hibernate.internal.ExceptionConverterImpl.convert(ExceptionConverterImpl.java:181)
    at org.hibernate.internal.ExceptionConverterImpl.convert(ExceptionConverterImpl.java:188)
    at org.hibernate.internal.SessionImpl.doFlush(SessionImpl.java:1459)
    at org.hibernate.internal.SessionImpl.flush(SessionImpl.java:1439)
    at org.openxava.jpa.impl.EntityManagerDecorator.flush(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.model.impl.JPAPersistenceProvider.flush(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.model.impl.MapFacadeBean.commitTransaction(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.model.impl.MapFacadeBean.create(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.model.MapFacade.create(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.actions.SaveAction.create(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.actions.SaveAction.execute(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.controller.ModuleManager.executeAction(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.controller.ModuleManager.executeAction(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.controller.ModuleManager.execute(Unknown Source)
    at org.apache.jsp.xava.execute_jsp._jspService(execute_jsp.java:266)
    at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:476)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:385)
    at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:329)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:712)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:580)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:516)
    at org.openxava.web.servlets.Servlets.getURIAsStream(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.web.dwr.Module.getURIAsStream(Unknown Source)
    at org.openxava.web.dwr.Module.request(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at org.directwebremoting.impl.ExecuteAjaxFilter.doFilter(ExecuteAjaxFilter.java:34)
    at org.directwebremoting.impl.DefaultRemoter$1.doFilter(DefaultRemoter.java:428)
    at org.directwebremoting.impl.DefaultRemoter.execute(DefaultRemoter.java:431)
    at org.directwebremoting.impl.DefaultRemoter.execute(DefaultRemoter.java:283)
    at org.directwebremoting.servlet.PlainCallHandler.handle(PlainCallHandler.java:52)
    at org.directwebremoting.servlet.UrlProcessor.handle(UrlProcessor.java:101)
    at org.directwebremoting.servlet.DwrServlet.doPost(DwrServlet.java:146)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:660)
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:202)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:96)
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:490)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:139)
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:74)
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:343)
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:408)
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:66)
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:853)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1587)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: org.hibernate.exception.DataException: could not execute statement
    at org.hibernate.exception.internal.SQLExceptionTypeDelegate.convert(SQLExceptionTypeDelegate.java:52)
    at org.hibernate.exception.internal.StandardSQLExceptionConverter.convert(StandardSQLExceptionConverter.java:42)
    at org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlExceptionHelper.convert(SqlExceptionHelper.java:113)
    at org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.SqlExceptionHelper.convert(SqlExceptionHelper.java:99)
    at org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.internal.ResultSetReturnImpl.executeUpdate(ResultSetReturnImpl.java:178)
    at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.insert(AbstractEntityPersister.java:3174)
    at org.hibernate.persister.entity.AbstractEntityPersister.insert(AbstractEntityPersister.java:3688)
    at org.hibernate.action.internal.EntityInsertAction.execute(EntityInsertAction.java:90)
    at org.hibernate.engine.spi.ActionQueue.executeActions(ActionQueue.java:604)
    at org.hibernate.engine.spi.ActionQueue.executeActions(ActionQueue.java:478)
    at org.hibernate.event.internal.AbstractFlushingEventListener.performExecutions(AbstractFlushingEventListener.java:356)
    at org.hibernate.event.internal.DefaultFlushEventListener.onFlush(DefaultFlushEventListener.java:39)
    at org.hibernate.internal.SessionImpl.doFlush(SessionImpl.java:1453)
    ... 60 more
Caused by: java.sql.SQLDataException: data exception: string data, right truncation;  table: PARTICIPANTS column: OID
    at org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCUtil.sqlException(Unknown Source)
    at org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCUtil.sqlException(Unknown Source)
    at org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCPreparedStatement.fetchResult(Unknown Source)
    at org.hsqldb.jdbc.JDBCPreparedStatement.executeUpdate(Unknown Source)
    at org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp2.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeUpdate(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:136)
    at org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp2.DelegatingPreparedStatement.executeUpdate(DelegatingPreparedStatement.java:136)
    at org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.internal.ResultSetReturnImpl.executeUpdate(ResultSetReturnImpl.java:175)
    ... 68 more

other Entities in the application that I have not mentioned here, allow me to save new records. these Entities are however not linked or related to the provided code.
Please Help.

A: The error is clear:
"SQLDataException: data exception: string data, right truncation;  table: PARTICIPANTS column: OID"
the problem is in the OID column in the table Participants (the string you are trying to insert is truncated for some reason) and it could be related to what said by jamie:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/53182256/13745944

A: Change:
@Id @Hidden @Column(length = 3)
@GeneratedValue(generator="system-uuid") @GenericGenerator(name="system-uuid", strategy="uuid")
private String oid;

By:
@Id @Hidden @Column(length = 32)
@GeneratedValue(generator="system-uuid") @GenericGenerator(name="system-uuid", strategy="uuid")
private String oid;

Note @Column(length = 32) instead of @Column(length = 3). Also you have to drop your tables in order OpenXava generates them again, of if they already have data just do a ALTER TABLE to change the column length for OID column.

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Otto A. Fohl of Lords Valley, Pa., dies at age 90
Published Feb 20, 2019 at 9:14 am (Updated Feb 20, 2019)
Otto A. Fohl of Lords Valley, Pa., passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, after a long, wonder-filled life. He was 90.
Born and raised in Perth Amboy, N.J., Otto was the eldest child to Andrew and Mary (Lucas) Fohl.
He and his beloved wife, Helen, were longtime residents of Sparta, N.J., where they raised their four children.
He retired from American Cyanamid Company in 1990. He graduated from Villanova University after serving in the U.S. Navy.
Otto was predeceased by his wife, Helen G. Fohl, on Sept. 2, 2009. He was also predeceased by his brother, Alan J.
He is survived by his beloved daughters Michelle Luciani and her husband, Phil, Noelle Incorvaia and her husband, Leo; his sons, Eric Fohl and his wife, Catherine; and Kurt and his wife, Robin; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Feb. 19 at St. John Neumann Church, 705 PA-739, Hawley, Pa., with the Rev. Edward Casey officiating. Interment will be held in Milford Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements were made by Stroyan Funeral Home, Milford.


text:
from networking_mlnx.plugins.ml2.drivers.mlnx import constants
from oslo_config import cfg

from neutron.common import constants as n_const
from neutron.extensions import portbindings
from neutron.openstack.common import log
from neutron.plugins.common import constants as p_constants
from neutron.plugins.ml2 import driver_api as api
from neutron.plugins.ml2.drivers import mech_agent
from neutron.plugins.ml2.drivers.mlnx import config  # noqa

LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)

class MlnxMechanismDriver(mech_agent.SimpleAgentMechanismDriverBase):
    """Attach to networks using Mellanox eSwitch L2 agent.

    The MellanoxMechanismDriver integrates the ml2 plugin with the
    Mellanox eswitch L2 agent. Port binding with this driver requires the
    Mellanox eswitch  agent to be running on the port's host, and that agent
    to have connectivity to at least one segment of the port's
    network.
    """

    def __init__(self):
        # REVISIT(irenab): update supported_vnic_types to contain
        # only VNIC_DIRECT and VNIC_MACVTAP once its possible to specify
        # vnic_type via nova API/GUI. Currently VNIC_NORMAL is included
        # to enable VM creation via GUI. It should be noted, that if
        # several MDs are capable to bing bind port on chosen host, the
        # first listed MD will bind the port for VNIC_NORMAL.
        super(MlnxMechanismDriver, self).__init__(
            n_const.AGENT_TYPE_MLNX,
            cfg.CONF.ESWITCH.vnic_type,
            {portbindings.CAP_PORT_FILTER: False},
            portbindings.VNIC_TYPES)

    def get_allowed_network_types(self, agent=None):
        return [p_constants.TYPE_LOCAL, p_constants.TYPE_FLAT,
                p_constants.TYPE_VLAN]

    def get_mappings(self, agent):
        return agent['configurations'].get('interface_mappings', {})

    def try_to_bind_segment_for_agent(self, context, segment, agent):
        if self.check_segment_for_agent(segment, agent):
            vif_type = constants.VNIC_TO_VIF_MAPPING.get(
                context.current[portbindings.VNIC_TYPE], self.vif_type)
            if (segment[api.NETWORK_TYPE] in
                    (p_constants.TYPE_FLAT, p_constants.TYPE_VLAN)):
                self.vif_details['physical_network'] = segment[
                    'physical_network']
            context.set_binding(segment[api.ID],
                                vif_type,
                                self.vif_details)


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Fire hits pumping station, disrupts Venezuela crude transportation
Published Tue, Feb 19 2019 10:55 PM EST
On Tuesday, a fire hit a Venezuelan crude oil pumping station and disrupted crude transportation, state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela said.
The fire at the Ero pumping station, which has the capacity to transport 300,000 barrels per day of crude, was controlled and no one was injured. But the incident will affect transport of crude through pipelines, a source at the company said.
This incident comes as the cash-strapped firm struggles with the impact of U.S. sanctions.
A fuel filling station of PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-owned oil and natural gas company.
Valery Sharifulin | TASS | Getty Images
A fire hit a crude oil pumping station in Venezuela's Orinoco belt region on Tuesday, state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) said, disrupting crude transportation as the cash-strapped firm struggles with the impact of U.S. sanctions.
The fire at the Ero pumping station, which has the capacity to transport 300,000 barrels per day of crude, was controlled and no one was injured, the company said in a statement. But the incident will affect transport of crude through pipelines, a source at the company said, without providing further details.
The incident comes weeks after the United States slapped sanctions on PDVSA to try to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power. Venezuela, a founding member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), holds the world's largest crude reserves, but production has collapsed amid mismanagement and an economic crisis.
In the statement, PDVSA said the fire was caused by "an act of sabotage perpetrated by the right-wing opposition."
PDVSA said the Ero station receives crude from its Petrocarabobo oilfield, a joint venture with Spain's Repsol, and from its Petroindependencia joint venture, which is 34 percent owned by Chevron.
PDVSA's facilities for producing, refining and transporting oil and fuel often experience outages due to a lack of spare parts and delayed maintenance following years of underinvestment.


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فیلم درباره زنی هندی است که انقلابی جنسی را رهبری می کند. این مستند کوتاه گروهی از زنان هاپور هند را به تصویر کشیده است که توانسته اند دستگاهی را که نوار بهداشتی ارزان قیمت تولید می کند، به کار بیندازند و محصولش را به قیمتی مناسب به دیگر زنان بفروشند. این کار نه تنها با تأمین نیاز اولیه زنان به بهبود بهداشت در آنان کمک می کند، بلکه با حمایت از زنان و توانمندسازی آنها، باعث ضعیف شدن تابوهای پیرامون قاعدگی در جامعه هند می شود و به آینده اقتصادی آن یاری می رساند.
In a rural village outside Delhi, India, women lead a quiet revolution. They fight against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation. "Period. End of Sentence." -- a documentary short directed by Rayka Zehtabchi -- tells their story. For generations, these women didn't have access to pads, which lead to health problems and girls missing school or dropping out entirely. But when a sanitary pad machine is installed in the village, the women learn to manufacture and market their own pads, empowering the women of their community. They name their brand "FLY," because they want women "to soar." Their flight is, in part, enabled by the work of high school girls half a world away, in California, who raised the initial money for the machine and began a non-profit called "The Pad Project."
In a not too distant future, the giant spacecraft Svea XVI travels with only two passengers: 12-year-old Gladys and her little brother Keaton. The children have fled from a broken Earth and are heading towards the planet Vial, but they never seem to arrive. They spend their days exploring the giant ship and the only one they can talk to is the Japanese A.I. Otosan. But everything changes when something unknown crashes into Svea - suddenly they are not alone in space anymore.


Today, some idiot comes in at 10:30pm and tells me that she's having day surgery at 11am the following day and would like a place to stay. WTF? the "H" outside is for hospital not hotel.
Today, I take my boyfriend to the ER since we thought he might have broken his ankle and ask some nurse for some ice. She responds with "why?". gee, i wonder why.. maybe I want to make myself a drink.


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An imperative for urban planning in America is to give people choices and make walking, cycling, and taking a bus or riding rail transit more attractive than sitting in traffic. If we don't take such a holistic approach to urban planning for transportation, we are at risk of making our cities less competitive and less attractive to live, work, and invest, which can lead to a deterioration in the quality of our lives.
As part of its mission to improve quality of life, Arcadis produces a Sustainable Cities Mobility Index that ranks urban transportation practices across 100 of the world's leading cities. The index considers 23 elements of mobility essential to a city's competitive advantage, economic vitality, and overall sustainability, including factors such as: access to multiple transit modes; active commuters; bicycle infrastructure; commuting travel time; affordability; digital payment capabilities; traffic fatalities; internet connectivity, and more.
It is important to note that mobility solutions are not equally applicable to all urban areas. Factors such as weather, terrain, culture, and community preferences have a significant impact on the effectiveness of different mobility solutions. Walking and biking, for example, are not as attractive or practical in areas of extreme weather conditions and steep grades. Consequently, these factors should be carefully examined to maximize the return on mobility investments. They should also be applied in a balanced manner and without favoring one transportation mode choice or solution over others based on personal preferences.
Cities in North America have been making important and effective mobility investments in a variety of ways. These investments have had tremendous successes that include providing more travel choices, influencing the negative perception of public transportation, encouraging the use of alternative modes of commuting, leveraging technology, improving safety, and collaborating with other agencies and with the private sector to deliver a unified approach toward sustainable mobility.
To transition a city away from car dependency, we see that city leaders are already working diligently to shift public attitudes toward diverse multi-modal options. Cities are developing and implementing initiatives to incentivize public transit usage through pricing strategies, limiting parking options in city centers, and working with developers to incorporate amenities and incentive programs to encourage bike sharing or shuttles.
One of the most congested places in the U.S. — Times Square — is a good example. New York City pedestrianized the popular streets at Broadway near Times Square by permanently converting them into open space; the idea has since spread throughout the U.S. as cities seek to encourage walking and bicycle-friendly urban areas which align with public transit services and local business development.
More cities are turning to technological advancements such as transit apps, smartcards, wireless broadband service, and communication systems to encourage transit usage and improve user experience. By allowing riders to compare transit times, costs, and available routes, cities often see an uptick in ridership rates.
For instance, Chicago is improving efficiency and traveler experience by implementing digital displays, upgrading security systems, and installing 4G wireless services throughout its 22-mile underground subway stations and tunnels.
The city of Boston is looking to increase transit ridership by offering microHubs, kiosks that deliver real-time information on commuting options (bus, train, taxi, ridesharing, bike), and the use of a single fare payment system.
Los Angeles has implemented e-signs, such as bus signage and wayfinding alerts, throughout the city with the aim of streamlining trip experience and encouraging transit ridership.
This last September, Atlanta launched the North Avenue Smart Corridor project that will leverage a variety of smart traffic technologies along the corridor. The project will evaluate these technologies relative to congestion management and safety improvement.
It is critical for public agencies and the private sector to work together. Success for a sustainable future can only be achieved if everyone is working towards a common goal.
In Chicago, a key transit station — Union Station — is being renovated to accommodate for higher passenger volumes, but several agencies and private developers are looking at the surrounding area to establish a masterplan design that would add more amenities such as commercial space, offices, and residential buildings, creating a hub around the station to promote accessibility and ideal living arrangements.
We firmly believe that cities are most sustainable when they are most attractive for people to live, work, and invest. And cities that take a holistic view of urban planning are in the best seat to evaluate the social and human implications of their transportation systems, the environmental impacts, as well as efficiency, reliability, safety, and quality of life.
Dr. Wassim Selman is president of Infrastructure at Arcadis and has more than 25 years of professional experience in transportation system planning, traffic engineering and operations, and transportation management. He may be reached at www.arcadis.com.


Located two miles from the parking area in the horse camp, this campsite can accommodate hike-in campers or campers who wish to ride out and camp with their horse. The site features a single tie post, picnic table, fire ring, and pit toilet in the area. You must hike-in/hike-out firewood, water, and supplies. This campsite is just up the hill from Baby Lake. Campers should practice "Leave No Trace" here.
From the horse camp parking area, you can hike two miles to reach this lakeside campsite. The site offers lovely views of the open prairie, but does not have any shade or wind protection. Campers can enjoy a picnic table, fire ring, and pit toilet in the area. If you enjoy a rustic experience that requires hike-in/hike-out firewood, water, and supplies, then this is the site for you. Campers should practice "Le ave No Trace" here.
From the Oakridge Campground, you will hike 0.8 miles to reach this hike-in campsite nestled amongst the oak trees. The site features a picnic table, fire ring, and pit toilet in the area. Campers will need to hike-in/hike-out firewood, water, and supplies, and should practice "Leave No Trace."


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Tosha has challenged the CCEE Stampers to use embossing folders in their designs this week! I used my hearts (white backboard and white flat base) and dotted swiss (on punched hearts--Stampin' Up heart punch) embossing folders in my sliding pop-up card. Just click on that link to take you to the tutorial on Splitcoaststampers, if you'd like to make one of these. They are a lot of fun to make!
I used Stampin' Up's Sweetheart (dotted stem leaves), Think Happy Thoughts (sentiment on flat base) and Amazing to Zany (love you on hearts) stamp sets. I paired Pink Pirouette on two of my hearts with this mostly Cherry Cobbler card, and I like how the Garden Green complements the Cherry Cobbler.
Be sure to stop by our CCEE Stampers blog to see what Shirley, Joanne, Cindy, Tosha, and Frances made, as well as get the details for playing along with us!
I always appreciate your visit to my blog and hearing what you think! Have a FANTABULOUS day!
I have been having fun making these cards. love yours!!!!!
Sheesh, another Thursday already. Where do the weeks go? Have they slowed down for you now or do they go by just as quickly as ever!
This is gorgeous, real eye candy. And I bet each pop-up you make becomes more polished and easier to put together, leaving you free to put your creativity into the decorative side rather than the technical one.
Oh my word!!! This is oh so very cool!! Thanks for the big heapin' helping of inspiration to maybe get out there and try one of these!!
I got here through Pat Jandacek, your site is listed as one she follows, she does not have one I am assuming.
back you you...Love this card you have created...I always like a pop-up.
Very cute, love the sliding pop up.
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Pentax Optio RS1500 Digital Compact Camera Review
Daniel Bell reviews the Pentax Optio RS1500, a compact digital camera which comes with changeable skins.
8 Jul 2011 12:00AM by Daniel Bell | Pentax Optio RS1500 in Compact Cameras
Pentax launched the Optio RS1500, the follow up to the RS1000, into its Chameleon camera range in March 2011. The unique feature of the RS1500 is the ability to change the cameras skin to match your mood or outfit. The camera comes with a range of skins, but there are also some blank ones with which you can design your own. Available in the silver and black, the RS1500 is available for £70.
Pentax Optio RS1500: Features
The RS1500 is a customisable camera, it comes with ten skins as well as five blank precut paper foils which can be personalised by uploading your design to the Pentax website. The lens ring is available in two colours - black and orange. On the rear of the camera is a 3 inch LCD monitor.
Images are taken using the 14 megapixel sensor and 4x optical zoom lens with a 35mm equivalent of 27.5 - 110mm. To make picture taking easy the camera has Auto Picture mode, which selects the shooting mode and camera settings. To make more creative pictures the RS1500 has nine digital filters, including: B&W, Sepia, Toy camera, Retro, Colour, Soft, Starburst, Fish-eye, Brightness.
The RS1500 also has Face Detection which automatically detects up to 10 faces to keep them focused sharply and correctly exposed. There is also Smile Capture mode which releases the shutter when the camera detects your subject smiling.
Other features include Digital Blur Removal, Burst Shooting at a speed of 16 images in two seconds (fixed at 640 x 480 pixels), Auto-tracking Autofocus, Digital Panorama mode, Green mode and Frame Composite function.
The RS1500 shoots HD videos at 720p with Shake Reduction to minimise camera shake during recording.
Customisable skins
14 megapixel sensor
3 inch LCD monitor
4x optical zoom lens (35mm equiv: 27.5 - 110mm)
Auto mode
720p HD movie recording with shake reduction
Automatic face detection
Smile Capture
Digital filters
Digital Blur Removal
Burst Shooting
Auto-tracking Auto Focus
Digital Panorama Mode
Green mode
Frame Composite
Pentax Optio RS1500: Handling
The RS1500 is very rectangular and without any of the skins, it is very plain. Gripping the camera is easy, for your left hand, your thumb sits where the tripod socket is, and your index finger has a small indent on the top of the camera for it to rest in. To change the skin you have to prise off the lens ring, which can be fiddly to reattach. It would be nice if this screwed in and out instead. Once the lens ring is off, the plastic covers comes off easily and you can put in your desired skin. If the camera was to be given to a small child, the skins may not last too long as they aren't made from a particularly durable material.
Creating your own skins is done on the Pentax website. It's easy to do, there are a range of background colours to use, and you can also add your own images, text and drawings to create your perfect design.
The buttons are well spaced and easy to press, with a dedicated one to switch between Face Detection and Smile Capture, as well as a green button, which can be designated to change a setting of your choice from Movie, EV compensation, sensitivity and recorded pixels. The screen is clear with good colours and didn't prove an issue to view in bright conditions.
The camera's battery has a CIPA rating of 210 shots. Although this figure is fairly low, during testing there was no reason to believe it couldn't achieve this number of shots. After switching on the camera it is ready to snap away after a couple of seconds and focus speed is good for a camera in this price range. There are three methods for continuous shooting. For full size images, the camera can shoot at around 0.6fps. Switch to burst shooting and 16-frame shooting and you get a smaller images at 3fps and 7.5fps respectively.
Pentax Optio RS1500: Performance
The RS1500 produces images which are well exposed with good colour reproduction. Detail in the images is good, it's better in the centre of the images than the edges, and also there isn't much detail in the shadows. When you view the wide-angle image below at full size there is clearly some purple fringing in the trees. Macro images are also good, but with a minimim focus distance of 8cm it is hard to get really close to your subject.
Wide-angle, ISO100, 1/1000, f/3.2, 4.9mm (35mm equiv: 27.5mm) Full 4x optical zoom, ISO100, 1/400, f/5.9, 19.6mm (35mm equiv: 110mm)
Digital zoom, ISO100, 1/500, f/5.9, 19.6mm (35mm equiv: 110mm) Macro, ISO100, 1/320, f/3.5, 6mm (35mm equiv: 32mm)
Even at ISO100 there is some noise in the images which gets worse at ISO200. Noise is again worse at ISO400 but it is ISO800 where image quality starts to suffer. At this ISO speed there are some random marks on the images. Moving on to ISO1600, detail and sharpness is becoming quite poor. Noise has taken a firm grip at ISO3200 and ISO6400, but the image size is limited.
ISO100, 1/8, f/5.4, 16mm (35mm equiv: 92mm) ISO200, 1/15, f/5.4, 16mm (35mm equiv: 92mm) ISO400, 1/30, f/5.4, 16mm (35mm equiv: 92mm) ISO800, 1/30, f/5.4, 16mm (35mm equiv: 92mm)
ISO1600, 1/125, f/5.4, 16mm (35mm equiv: 92mm) ISO3200, 1/250, f/5.4, 16mm (35mm equiv: 92mm) ISO6400, 1/500, f/5.4, 16mm (35mm equiv: 92mm)
If you enjoy shooting portraits, the Optio RS1500 has the ability to fix red-eye in your images using red-eye compensation, which can be done via image editing, available when viewing your photos.
Portrait, ISO159, 1/100, f/5.4, 16mm (35mm equiv: 92mm) Portrait with red-eye fix, ISO159, 1/100, f/5.4, 16mm (35mm equiv: 92mm)
Below are images taken using some of the scene modes available.
Landscape, ISO100, f/3.2, 1/1000, 4.9mm (35mm equiv: 27.5mm) Landscape with building, ISO100, f/3.2, 1/1000, 4.9mm (35mm equiv: 27.5mm)
Sport, ISO100, f/3.2, 1/640, 4.9mm (35mm equiv: 27.5mm) Text, ISO302, f/3.5, 1/25, 6mm (35mm equiv: 32mm)
When testing the camera's white-balance performance in our studio, there is very little difference, whether using auto white-balance or the incandescent and fluorescent presets under the respective lighting setups.
Auto White Balance - Incandescent Lighting, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm) Preset Incandescent WB - Incandescent Light, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm)
Auto White Balance - Fluorescent Light, ISO100, 1/4, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm) Fluorescent White Balance - Fluorescent Light, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm)
The camera has a range of digital filters which can be applied when editing your photos in camera. Examples using each are shown below.
Toy camera, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm) Soft, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm) Sepia, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm)
Retro 1, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm) Retro 2, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm) Fish-eye, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm)
Brightness, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm) Colour, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm) Black and white, ISO100, 1/13, f/4.3, 8mm (35mm equiv: 45mm)
The RS1500 shoots videos at 720p HD and allows the use of both optical zoom and digital zoom, taking it to 26.8x zoom. The camera can also shoot VGA (640x480) and QVGA (320x240) quality videos.
The Pentax Optio RS1500 is available for £69.99. With a similar set of features there are plenty of other cameras to consider, including: Fujifilm FinePix AV200 at £58.99, Sony Cybershot W530 at £109.00, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS16 at £119.00, Fujifilm FinePix JV200 at £74.99 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 £98.99. After a recent drop in price, the Nikon Coolpix S3100, with a 5x optical zoom lens, is now available for £64.99.
Pentax Optio RS1500: Verdict
Apart from having customisable and changeable skins, the RS1500 doesn't boast many features and is quite a plain looking camera without a skin. The image quality is fantastic for a camera which can be purchased for less than £70, although images are quite noisy throughout the ISO range. The camera will certainly make an ideal gift for a child who is interested in taking their first steps into photography.
Pentax Optio RS1500: Pros
Good colour reproduction
Changeable skins are unique
Pentax Optio RS1500: Cons
Noise performance is poor
Skins could easily be damaged
Pentax Optio RS1500: Specification
Contact www.pentax.co.uk
Optical zoom 4x optical zoom, 4.9 - 19.6mm (35mm equiv: 27.5 - 110mm), f/3.2 - 5.9
Resolution 14 megapixel
Sensor size 1/2.33 inch
Sensor type CCD
Max image size 4288 x 3216
Aspect ratio 4:3
Focusing system Contrast detection TTL Autofocus system<
Focus points Multi-AF 3-point zone, Spot AF, Auto-tracking AF (anticipating moving subject)
Infinity-landscape, Pan focus
Focus distance 8cm
File types JPEG
ISO sensitivity ISO100 - 6400
Metering system Multi-segment metering
Exposure compensation +/- 2EV (1/3EV steps)
Shutter speed range 1/2000 - 4 seconds
Image stabilisation CCD-shift Shake Reduction
Movie mode HDTV (1280x720), 30/15 fps
VGA (640x480) 30/15 fps
QVGA (320x240), 30/15 fps
Monitor 3 inch colour LCD monitor, 230,000 dots
Media type SD, SDHC
Interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, PC/AV output
Power Rechargeable Li-ion D-LI108 battery
Box Contents Leather or neoprene cases, leather strap, AC adapter kit
Size 56mm x 92mm 22.5mm
Weight 127g loaded and ready
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Preschool can be an exciting and yet thrilling time for parents, if not for their little one. In many family scenarios, the child getting Early Childhood Education can experience what it feels like for the first time what it is to be separated from their parents. Preschool usually offers their programs to children as early as three years of age, when the child is old enough to follow instructions.
How important is preparing your preschooler for a new chapter?
Getting into a center for Child Development in Woodbridge, Virginia can be the initiation of your child towards formal learning. They will be spending time with other children their age. They will have to be away from home and you. They will be under the care of their teachers. Because of this, your child's experiences in preschool can establish them some good foundation in terms of education, being confident with themselves, and socialization.
Hence, if you're considering about enrolling your child to a preschool center, make a careful evaluation if they're physically and mentally ready to receive such learning scopes provided in the school.
When do you know if your child is ready to be enrolled?
Most of the time, a child's age is the determining factor when they are already eligible for enrollment in the Best Childcare in Virginia. Understandably, preschoolers will have more maturity than toddlers, who prefer more to run and climb around wherever they are.
When you have spotted these qualities, there's a good chance that your little one is now ready to start their learning development in preschool.
What if you delay your little one's enrollment to preschool?
Enrolling your child to preschool is really your discretion as parents. After all, you have more knowledge on your child's welfare. If you choose to postpone their enrollment to the next school year, that is still very acceptable. Some parents actually decide against enrolling their children early on to preschool, as they trust that being somewhat older than their classmates can give them an advantage in learning.
On the other hand, there had been observations that when the child's enrollment is delayed, this can trigger some behavioral problems on the child later on in their teenage years. In other words, arriving at a decision of whether to enroll your child on time or not is entirely up to you, dear parents.
At Wonderful Virginia Academy, we work with you in providing quality care and educational advantages to your little one. If you would like to know further about our services, don't hesitate to inquire.


Hank's Oyster Bar – Washington, D.C.
Steve is traveling a lot these days and that means he's eating most of his meals in restaurants. And while our blog posts are generally intended to highlight the tasty things we're cooking at home, we're mixing it up with the occasional restaurant review.
We happened upon Hank's Oyster Bar on a trip to Washington, D.C. a few years ago. It was a lucky find after wandering around Dupont Circle and struggling to find inspiration among the many little eateries in the neighborhood. Steve returned this week while on a working trip to D.C. It was as good as we'd remembered.
You go to oyster bars to eat oysters. Hank's oyster offerings change regularly and usually include a nice mix of both east and west coast varieties. On this most recent visit, the raw bar featured a meaty, briny variety from Point Judith Pond, Rhode Island. True to their name, the Salt Pond oyster is one of the saltiest I've ever eaten and that's a good thing. I tried one with a little lemon and a touch of mignonette. Perfection! They paired less well with the grated horseradish. The Sweet Jesus oysters from Maryland were a little flat, but like the Barcats from Virginia, they were fresh and clean tasting. Honestly, anything would have tasted a little weak after the Salt Ponds.
As tempting as the lobster roll and Old Bay fries were, the menu specials were too interesting to pass up. The heirloom radish dish was incredible. A mix of julienned Watermelon, Black Spanish and a green variety I didn't recognize, were tossed in a light vinaigrette and embellished with a dollop of creme fraiche and a generous spoon of red tobiko. It's an interesting mix of flavors and textures. The radishes were cool, crunchy and earthy. The vinegar brightened the radishes flavors without overwhelming them. And the cream, well … cream makes everything a little better. The briny, oceanic flavors of the tobiko were the best surprise of the dish. I thought it was a clever play on "surf-n-turf" to combine the mineral, earthy flavors of the radishes with fish roe. We need to replicate this dish at home!
The evening's specials menu included wild Pacific salmon served on a mound of cool soba in a puddle of rich, soy based sauce that was almost too salty. But the soba noodles stood up well to the intensity of the sauce. The salmon was perfectly cooked rare to order. I tried to get them to prepare it virtually raw, but my server couldn't wrap her head around the request. I was perfectly satisfied with the compromise.
I'd forgotten that Hank's serves up a small handful of dark chocolate chunks with the bill. It's a great touch and a nice surprise if you aren't expecting it. And of course I ate it all in spite of the generous size of the pieces.
This was my third visit to Hank's. There will be others when our travels take us back to D.C. With its consistently fresh, seasonal menu and uber friendly service, I recommend you add it to your list of good eats in the nation's capitol.
Posted By: (y)our food choices	Category: Restaurant	Tags: Hank's Oyster Bar, Oyster, Pacific salmon, restaurant, travel, Washington D.C.


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Last week, Ken Samples of Reasons to Believe was a guest on the afternoon radio program Issues Etc., which is hosted by Lutheran pastor Todd Wilken. This series, entitled "Answering Tough Questions About the Christian Faith," aired on March 1-3.
Wilken: I imagine that—although it's not a majority position, it certainly is a popular one that has for some reason rather broad appeal—the position that even if there is a God, no one, not Christians, not anyone, could possibly claim to have definitive knowledge of who that God is. How do you answer that?
In a positive way, however, I would say this: "Look, historic Christianity is a faith of revelation, and when we speak about revelation, we mean that God took the initiative to make himself known, to unveil himself, to reveal who he is. Of course, within historic Christian theology, we talk about two types of revelation, general revelation and special revelation. General revelation is before our eyes in the book of nature, as some within the Reformation would speak of, that nature reveals a God who is the Creator, that he is the one who stands behind human morality. So all of these cosmological and design-type arguments reflect God as Creator and Designer but even more important—and this is where I think Christians can really move the ball forward—we believe that God has become man in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, took a human nature, and if we look at his resume, if we look at his qualifications, his claims, his character, not only fulfilling messianic prophesies but his incredible ability to speak and teach and sum up the great questions of life, and ultimately his resurrection, I think those are the kinds of things I would say to somebody who questions whether we can know God.
I haven't listened to the entire series yet, but I am working on it. Samples does an excellent job of refuting common objections to Christian faith.
The three messages are available at the issuesetc.org website, or as a podcast from iTunes (Issues Etc).


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Q: Android kernel with MeeGo userspace? Not specifically a programming question, but I have not found another stackexchange to put it on.
What stops people from running the android kernel on their android devices, but instead of the Dalvik JVM and other android libraries, put MeeGo libraries instead? Wouldnt that be nice?


I hope everyone has had a great Xmas and have big plans for the new year.Don't forget we will be playing at Harrigan's Drift Inn again this New Years Eve.It's always a great night and this year will be no exception.The atmosphere is family orientated as well.
Come and celebrate New Years Eve with us at Harrigan's!!
This year we will be having a Hawaiian Luau theme, with a BBQ Buffet and Fireworks.


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Posts Tagged 'rumor'
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Rumor: iPhone 7 And iPhone 7 Plus To Support Fast Charging
By Paul Morris | August 16th, 2016
We are now literally only a matter of weeks away from September 7th, which is the date that we expect Apple to hold a dedicated iPhone 7 media event to introduce the 2016 iPhone to the world. That event may be closing in extremely fast, but there's still time for additional rumors and speculation to come out of the woodwork. One of the latest, which cites unnamed Chinese sources, suggests that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus could ship with faster battery charging capabilities.
4-Inch iPhone 6c To Feature A9 CPU, NFC And Apple Pay [Report]
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The latest speculation on Apple's 4-inch iPhone 6c and its features is coming courtesy of Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, an analyst and a company with a well-respected record of predicting Apple's future plans.
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By Paul Morris | December 2nd, 2015
Speculation pertaining to the possibility of Apple releasing a new 4-inch iPhone 6c will just not go away. A number of industry insiders and well-placed analysts have consistently predicted that the Cupertino-based company will launch a 4-inch iPhone in early 2016 to appease those iOS fans who prefer a more budget option and simply do not want to make the move to a device that is 4.7-inches or bigger at 5.5-inches. Now, a new report, albeit a very difficult to swallow one, is suggesting that the new 4-inch phone or "iPhone 6c", could hit the market as early as February 2016, packing a vibrant colorful metal design.
Rumor: iPhone 7 Will Be Waterproof, Plus Model To Feature 3GB RAM
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New iPhone 7 rumor suggests Apple will finally add full waterproofing to next-generation iPhone and that the bigger 5.5-inch Plus model will pack even more RAM than 6s series, 3GB to be exact.
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An invisible fence could be what your yard needs!
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If you have a beautifully landscaped property, why hide it if you don't need to? Maybe you are an individual who spends a lot of time working in the garden and wants all the neighbors to be able to see it. Many homeowners like this need a fence but do not want to block the outside view of their landscape. With an invisible fence, you receive the best of both worlds!
One benefit of invisible fences that appeal to many homeowners is that they do not require a lot of maintenance. When you compare it to a traditional wooden fence, there is no painting, power washing, scrubbing or any other forms of upkeep. There isn't much you need to do to your electric fence once it is installed other than reaping the benefits it provides to you.
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