@WebAppConfiguration is a class-level annotation that loads WebApplicationContext in Spring integration test. When our test class is annotated with @WebAppConfiguration, a WebApplicationContext is loaded for the test using default value of file:src/main/webapp for the path to the root of the web application i.e. the resource base path. MockServletContext is created using resource base path that acts as ServletContext for WebApplicationContext. The value element of @WebAppConfiguration specifies the resource path to the root directory of the web application. The default value for value element is src/main/webapp. We can override the default path using classpath or file prefix. If we are not using any prefix then file is used as default prefix.
@WebAppConfiguration is used in conjunction with @ContextConfiguration annotation. Find the sample test class example with JUnit 5.
In Spring Boot application, we use @SpringBootTest annotation to create test class.
Here we will discuss @WebAppConfiguration annotation with examples to get WebApplicationContext in Spring integration test.
Just annotating our Spring integration test class with @WebAppConfiguration, it loads WebApplicationContext using default resource base path i.e. src/main/webapp. To override default path we can specify our path using classpath or file prefix with value element of @WebAppConfiguration annotation.
Suppose we want to use test-root-webapp directory inside classpath as root directory of web application in our integration test, we can do it using classpath prefix as following.
Suppose we want to use src/test/webapp path as our root directory of web application in our integration test, we can do it using file prefix as following.
When no prefix is used then file prefix will be default. So we can use above code as following, too.
@WebAppConfiguration is used in conjunction with @ContextConfiguration annotation. @ContextConfiguration loads an ApplicationContext for Spring integration test. @ContextConfiguration can load ApplicationContext using XML resource or the JavaConfig annotated with @Configuration.
1. Find the sample example with JavaConfig.
2. Find the sample example with XML configuration.
Here we will provide a complete example for @WebAppConfiguration demo using JavaConfig as well as XML configuration.
We are using following annotations and classes.
@ExtendWith: A JUnit 5 annotation to register extensions for test method.
SpringExtension: It is used to integrate Spring TestContext with JUnit 5 Jupiter Test.
@ContextConfiguration: It loads an ApplicationContext in Spring integration test.
@WebAppConfiguration: It loads WebApplicationContext in Spring integration test.
WebApplicationContext: It provides configuration for a web application.
MockMvc: It is main entry point for Spring MVC test support.
MockServletContext: It is the mock implementation of the ServletContext.
Now find the main application classes.
Find the code snippet of our test class.
Spring provides @SpringBootTest annotation used at class-level, to create a test class in Spring Boot application. @SpringBootTest has following features.
1. Uses SpringBootContextLoader as the default ContextLoader.
2. Provides support for webEnvironment modes.
3. Registers a TestRestTemplate or WebTestClient bean for use in web tests.
So we need not to use it explicitly.
Find the sample example of a test class based on Spring Boot application.


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Home Money, Politics and Power Below the Beltway: Goo-Goos Versus Populists
Below the Beltway: Goo-Goos Versus Populists
by John B. Judis
S ince the election, almost every group in town has been meeting to develop a position on campaign finance reform. The Brookings Institution's Tom Mann has organized a working group that holds luncheons and has its own web page (www.brookings.edu/gs/campaign/home.htm). Organizations from Common Cause to Citizen Action are holding meetings of what they call the "reform community." Norman Ornstein, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, summed up much of the prevailing mood at a Brookings luncheon November 13. "I used to think of the problem of campaign finance as a low-grade fever," he said. "But in this election, the system suffered from a massive heart attack."
To date, the groups are advancing two different kinds of plans. Common Cause favors the McCain-Feingold bill, which was introduced last year by the Republican senator from Arizona and the Democratic senator from Wisconsin. The Center for Responsive Politics and other public interest groups are emphasizing voluntary public funding [see Ellen Miller's "
Clean Elections, How To
,"]. In addition, Ornstein, Mann, and other members of the Brookings group have offered a variety of piecemeal proposals-from free television to a $100 tax credit for campaign contributions.
It's difficult to evaluate these plans because they reflect different political priorities and therefore different criteria for success. Common Cause is a classic good government organization. It wants to eliminate "interested money" in campaigns, whether it comes from business or labor. (One of the first acts of Ann McBride, the new president of Common Cause, was to pull a forthcoming article about the AFL-CIO and politics from its magazine because, the author was informed, she thought it too prolabor.) The good government reformers want individual citizens to determine elections based on what Ornstein calls "dialogue, debate, and deliberation." The Center for Responsive Politics, Ralph Nader's Public Citizen, and Citizen Action are more populist. They worry that under the current system, business PACs and the wealthy donors exercise preponderant influence over workers and their organizations. They want to recast the rules to favor the latter.
I n Washington, the goo-goos get the most attention. The best-known initiative is McCain-Feingold, which Clinton endorsed in the last week of the election. Its premise is that local individuals, not organizations, should contribute to candidates. It abolishes PACs and would also outlaw some of what now passes for independent expenditure campaigns. (For instance, prior association between an organization and a candidate would disqualify a group as independent.) It would create voluntary spending limits. Candidates for Congress would be offered half-price advertising on television in exchange for their willingness to limit how much they spend ($550,000 for House campaigns and varying amounts for the Senate) and from whom they raise it (they would have to raise 60 percent of their funds from individuals in their own state).
The bill has its merits. Given that most of the political money comes from business and the wealthy, spending limits generally alter the tilt of the political system for the better. But not by that much. McCain-Feingold might eliminate business and labor PACs, but it would not eliminate the preponderance of wealthy donors. Most business money is currently raised through individual contributions rather than PACs. And the local requirement could be easily finessed. Eliminating the role of organizations in campaigns would be a mistake-it's really the only way for individuals who are not billionaires to exert power-but even if you accept this good government objective, McCain-Feingold would not accomplish it. The Supreme Court would be extremely unlikely to allow a ban on PACs and would definitely not agree to onerous restrictions on independent campaign expenditures. (In Colorado Republicans v. FEC this June, the court went beyond the earlier Buckley v. Valeo decisions and ruled that even political parties could not be prevented from making unlimited independent campaign expenditures.) If independent organizations continued to exist, the bill would have the paradoxical effect of making candidates, who would be restricted in their expenditures, pawns of those organizations that could run unlimited campaigns on their behalf. Far from eliminating the influence of elite interest groups, McCain-Feingold might well strengthen them.
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W hile Common Cause doggedly defends McCain-Feingold, other good government types have abandoned it-not only because of its internal defects, but because it has no support among the Republican leadership in Congress. "The premise of our discussion," Tom Mann told the November 13 Brookings luncheon, "is that McCain-Feingold probably won't be enacted, and if it were, it wouldn't do any good." At that lunch, Mann, Ornstein, and former Washington Post reporter Paul Taylor offered a set of mini-reforms that they thought could garner bipartisan support. But most of these had even less to recommend them than McCain-Feingold. Mann and Ornstein back legislation that would eliminate the loophole that allowed the AFL-CIO to run a $35 million "educational" campaign this election. They want any advertisements that mention a candidate by name to be classified as independent campaign expenditures. That means the unions couldn't use dues money and would have to disclose and limit their contributors. Mann and Ornstein insist they are not picking on the AFL-CIO-in the future, business will take even greater advantage of this loophole. But its immediate effect would be to stigmatize labor unions and to exaggerate the current tilt of the electoral system.
Ornstein also wants to offer campaign contributors a $100 tax credit. He believes this will elevate the role of individuals over interest groups in the political process. "It will encourage contributions that no one can argue are 'interested money,'" he said. But it will merely encourage an illusion of individual power and participation among individuals. It's not contributions from lonely individuals, but those from individuals associated with businesses and organizations, that drive campaigns and influence candidates. Taylor wants the networks to grant free television time to candidates on the condition that the candidates speak directly into the camera. Like other goo-goos, Taylor thinks negative advertising is the bane of today's politics. But there is nothing inherently less truthful or more misleading about an attack ad than about a candidate's prepared statement into a television camera. Contrast the canned statements in debates with Steve Forbes's devastating and accurate ads in the New Hampshire primary against Bob Dole and Phil Gramm's tax records. Taylor's proposal-and the calls for "civility" in politics-simply reflect an upper-class disdain for the way popular politics have evolved in this country. Like the dislike for "entrenched incumbents" (another good government bugaboo), it's a legacy of the reformers' Mugwump past.
A lmost the entire reform community backs public funding, but Citizen Action and the Center for Responsive Politics have made it the center of their strategy. Some proponents of public funding, like Josh Rosenkranz, the director of the Brennan Center, would like to overturn Buckley v. Valeo, which bars mandatory limits on candidate expenditures, but most of the public interest groups have decided to accept the Court's ruling and work around it. The public interest groups favor a voluntary public system that would function like the current system for funding presidential elections. In the last election, Maine passed an initiative that would institute such a voluntary system for state office campaigns.
Part of the rationale for public funding is good government. It would eliminate the role of organized money in directly funding campaigns. And unlike the current system or McCain-Feingold, it would give politicians a reprieve from constant fundraising. The public interest groups argue that it would also meet populist objectives. It would eliminate all private contributors to a candidate's election campaign. Given the current preponderance of business and the wealthy, that would change the balance of power in the electoral system. It might not foster candidates more likely to listen to the AFL-CIO or Citizen Action, but it would certainly make it possible for candidates, particularly in lower-budget House races, to be more independent of Philip Morris, Amway, and Golden Rule Insurance.
Public financing is not, however, a panacea. It's better than the current system, but like McCain-Feingold, it may simply displace the locus of political struggle from candidates to interest groups. Even if the country were to adopt, and the FEC were to enforce, a provision granting candidates matching funds against independent expenditure campaigns, many political races would become like the referenda battles in California, where groups on either side spend millions. That will be particularly true of Senate races where money and the sheer quantity of advertising can be decisive. The crucial battle in Iowa would not have been between Tom Harkin and Jim Lightfoot, but between the major ad campaigns run on their behalf. (Indeed, in this election, some congressional races, like J.D. Hayworth versus Steve Owens in Arizona, devolved by the last month into battles between contending independent organizations.) And it's not a solution to ban independent expenditures: The Supreme Court would not agree, and they would be right not to. It runs directly counter to the First Amendment.
M uch of the worry about campaign finance goes back to the original promise of democracy: that the equality of universal suffrage would counter the organized inequality of the economic system. It was, unfortunately, a false promise. The inequality of the economic system reasserted itself in politics in myriad ways. To stand up for themselves, average citizens could not simply vote, but also had to organize in labor unions, civil rights organizations, environmental groups, civic organizations, and other associations, and they had to work through the political parties. Many of the good government reformers and some of the populists are still trying to make good on the original promise of democracy. Through legislation, they want to create an oasis of political equality within a desert of economic inequality. But for the most part, it won't work. The goal of political reform cannot be to eliminate all organized interests, but to create a genuine democratic pluralism, where the organized interests of workers and citizens can contend equally with those of business and the wealthy.
Most of Washington's reform community shared Ornstein's horror at the campaign practices in the last election. And there were atrocities-from the Republican reliance on K Street lobbyists and campaign contributors to write their legislation to the Clinton administration's use of our foreign policy as bait for Indonesian and Taiwanese campaign contributions. But overall, the campaign was not that bad. Because of the unprecedented effort of the AFL-CIO's campaign, alongside that of environmental and other organizations, the electoral arena actually showed signs of a renascent democratic pluralism. The AFL-CIO may have bent the campaign laws (as did the Christian Coalition and U.S. Chamber of Commerce), but it also made the system more democratic. Campaign reform is important, and worth pursuing, but in the end the goal must not be to eliminate interest groups and "interested money," but to create a more equitable balance of interests in the society.
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John B. Judis
John B. Judis is an editor at large at Talking Points Memo and the author, most recently, of 'The Socialist Awakening: What's Different Now About the Left.'
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My name is Emily Mariani, welcome to my photography site. I hope you enjoy my work and that we have the opportunity to work together in the future so I can capture your life's magical moments. I work in the Frisco, Mckinney, and Plano area but can work with you anywhere in the Metroplex. I have always had a passion for photographs through the years and as my family has grown my passion has become an obsession with capturing every one of my family's magical moments. Photography has made that possible. Those moments are frozen in time with each photograph, on my (and my clients) walls, bed side tables, and all through our homes. Moments that will live with us forever.
I began to study photography, reviewing thousands of photographs from the world's best photographers. I have taken something from all of their techniques and incorporated that into my personal style. My studying and practice has paid off with numerous clients and photography recognition. My photos have been chosen as fan favorites by "Beyond the Wanderlust" on Facebook. This is a wonderful honor. Furthermore, my work was chosen to be part of the Beyond the Wanderlust inaugural hard copy magazine. I have been featured on the Explore group in Flickr, another amazing accomplishment when you consider that the photo was chosen out of 8,500,000 photos that are uploaded on Flickr daily. They choose 500 photos daily to highlight, that's 1 out of every 17,000 photos. These accomplishments have been very fulfilling for me and my clients.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Beer distributor Birmingham Beverage Co. soon will add two new Oskar Blues Brewery beers to its lineup, making all of the Colorado brewery's beers available in Birmingham.
Early next month the distributor will begin stocking Oskar Blues' G'Knight double red ale and GUBNA, an imperial IPA, said Birmingham Beverage owner Harry Kampakis.
The G'Knight double red ale has "a nose full of aroma, a sticky mouthfeel, a malty middle and unctuous hop flavors," Kampakis said in a prepared statement. The beer, which is 8.7 percent alcohol by volume, won gold medals at the 2010 and 2008 World Beer Championships.
GUBNA, which is 10 percent alcohol by volume, has a light amber color and a "slightly spicy malt character," he said.
Beers made at the Lyons, Colo., brewery first hit the shelves in Birmingham in late June, following the passage of the Free the Hops Act, which cleared the way for sales of so-called "high gravity" beers, which have higher alcohol content.
Many highly regarded craft beers could not be sold in the state before the passage of the law.
The Colorado brewery's owners are Dale and Chris Katechis, who grew up in Florence and Huntsville.


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Das Wort Sacca bezeichnet:
 ein Element der Buddha-Lehre, siehe Vier Edle Wahrheiten
 Sacca (Venedig), künstliche Landgebiete im Meer vor Venedig
 Mehrzahl des italienischen Volumenmaßes Sacco, siehe Sacco (Einheit)

Sacca oder Saccà ist der Nachname von:
 Brian Sacca (* 1978), US-amerikanischer Comedian, Schauspieler und Drehbuchautor
 Roberto Saccà (* 1961), italienischer Opernsänger (Tenor)

Siehe auch:
 Saca
 Sacka
 Sakka

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Q: SQL Conditional Alerts I am new to SQL and use Azure Data Studio for data analysis. I am trying to setup a conditional email/text alert when a column value is greater than a given value in my SQL database. I am confused how to go about this... would I use SMTP, Azure monitor, etc.?
I have looked into Azure monitor, but it seems that it is more commonly used for alerts regarding the performance of a database and not the values contained within the database.

A: It is possible to send an email message from SQL Server using the sp_send_dbmail   system proc.
This is documented at Microsoft

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In this unit, students learn about various types of weather. They use the vocabulary learned to act as a meteorologist and write a weather forecast. Students also learn about the four seasons. They are introduced to the format used to write an informational paragraph and they use this format to write informational paragraphs about the seasons.
In this unit, students learn about the five senses by using many different learning modalities. They learn about each sense in depth by conducting hands-on experiments and engaging in various writing activities.
In this unit, students classify animals into groups based on various physical characteristics. They are introduced to new vocabulary such as mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, warm-blooded and cold-blooded. They use text features to write about animal groups. Students also learn about specific animal life cycles.
In this unit, students learn about the physical make-up of plants. They learn how each part of the plant works together to keep the plant alive. They engage in hands-on activities regarding the life cycle of the plant and use new vocabulary to create a diagram of a plant.


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HAPPY HOUR EVERY DAY : 3 to 6
OUR FINE BREWS
All of our beers start with a story. It is our goal at The Kelsey City Brewing company to honor our local history through great beer. Operating as a nano-brewery, Our production is on a smaller scale and this allows us to serve unique small-batch craft beer that is as fresh as possible.
Something else that makes us unique is our focus on a wide variety of beer styles and flavor profiles. We brew what we like to drink ourselves and that passion carries over to our final product. Whether you prefer a rich stout, a bold IPA, or a crisp easy drinking pilsner, we offer something for everyone. Most of our beers are available year-round, but we are not tied to any "flagship" recipes, giving us the freedom to change things up based on our available ingredients, time of the year, and demand. Consistency is also a top priority and we can promise whatever beer you fall in love with will taste the same as you remember upon every visit.
Below is our ongoing list of beers. Visit us to find your favorite one, or order a flight to sample them all. We also offer keg, growler fills and Crowlers so you can take our beers with you.
Prosperity Farms Belgian Wit
Belgian Wheat Ale, 5% ABV, 12 IBU. This is our interpretation of a traditional Belgian Style Wit with an aroma of oranges and coriander. The classic Belgian yeast gives hints of banana and spice in the aftertaste. Prosperity Farms was a council of farms, orchards, and groves in Kelsey City. The farms Included the Monet, Prairie and Wilson estates among others. All of them yielded some of the most sought after produce, spices, and fruits (especially oranges) that were shipped directly to Madison Square Garden in 1924. Go ahead and add a slice of fresh citrus to your glass giving you the full Prosperity Farms orange grove experience, perfect for a Florida summer.
Sawmill Red IPA
India Pale Ale, 6 ABV, 70 IBU A slightly different take on the classic West Coast IPA, this reddish copper ale incorporates more malt for a medium body texture with added caramel and toffee notes. Don't worry, there are still plenty of piney, resinous flavors from Simcoe and Chinook hops while maintaining the tropical fruit aromas from Mosaic hops that IPA drinkers are accustomed to. When Harry Kelsey needed lumber to build his city he turned to Gaston Drake. Drake's Lumber Company moved its entire operation from Miami-Dade County to build an enormous sawmill just outside of town. This mill went on to harvest over 3,000 acres of pine, providing finished lumber to Kelsey City.
Capt. JJ's Pineapple Wit
Norwegian Wheat Ale, 4.3% ABV, 19 IBU. This is a refreshing light wheat ale with bright carbonation, aromas of pineapple and a hint of grapefruit in the flavor. Named after Capt. John Laurence Jensen who emigrated from Denmark in 1888 and set up his pineapple plantation, which eventually became the town of Jensen just to our north. Capt. JJ put South Florida Agriculture on the map by shipping over 1 million boxes of pineapples every year and earning the name "Pineapple Capital of the World". This beer would have been perfect to enjoy after a long day's work in the pineapple fields of Eden (the name of the original homestead in which they were planted).
Bt. Oakes Pilsner
Bohemian-Style Pilsner, 4.5 ABV, 27 IBU. This beer is derived from a Czech-style Pilsner (the most time-consuming to brew) which has a distinct clean and crisp taste. Harry Oakes was one of Kelsey City's largest investors and landowners (present day Palm Beach Gardens / North Palm Beach). He was a medical school dropout that found the second largest gold deposit in history. He retired to the Bahamas with a net wealth of nearly 3.7 billion in today's value. King George VI made him a baronet, just below a baron, after contributing millions to the Bahamian infrastructure. Oakes was brutally murdered in 1943 at his estate after a night of drinking, possibly even something reminiscent of this recipe.
His murder is still unsolved.
Mangonia Floridaweiss
Berliner Weiss 3.8 ABV, 3 IBU. A southern take on the more traditional German Berliner Weiss, this "Florida" Weiss is a kettle sour with fresh mangoes and passionfruit. The lemony bright sourness comes from lactic acid produced during fermentation with no further sweetening to keep it very tart and refreshing. In 1884 Rev. Elbridge Gale cultivated the first surviving mango tree in all of South Florida. His efforts sparked a mango fever and Gale was so enamored with the fruit that he named the area "Mangonia". This variety later became the Haden Mango. Now, nearly 80% of all the world's commercial mangoes can be traced back to this original Mulgoba tree.
Model Dairy Milk Stout
Milk Stout, 4.3% ABV, 24 IBU. A rich, roasted flavor with notes of chocolate and coffee. We have utilized lactose, or milk sugar, developing a touch of sweetness and giving a similar experience as to adding cream in your coffee. Then, just a small dose of hops to balance the roasted notes. This namesake comes from The Kelsey Model Dairy Farm, originally located south of the Earman River between today's Alternate A1A and Prosperity Farms Road. It was established in 1925 and one of the first dairies to offer delivery in Palm Beach County. With a mild roast body, smooth finish, and a fairly low alcohol content you can just about drink this all day.
Packing House Juicy IPA
India Pale Ale, 6.9 ABV, 80 IBU. This is a "Juicy" IPA with late kettle, whirlpool and dry hop additions of Citra, Mosaic, and El Dorado hops. It has a very strong tropical fruit aroma, with a taste reminiscent of fresh squeezed orange juice. A Packing House is where oranges are processed by hand straight from the fields, hence the name. The citrus industry is deep-rooted in Florida's history starting with the first planted orange tree by Ponce de Leon sometime in 1500. Florida oranges are considered the best for juicing with the most prized citrus coming from the Indian River district (Daytona to West Palm Beach). This IPA is the closest thing to biting into an actual orange from those prestigious groves.
Engine 94 Imperial IPA
Imperial India Pale Ale, 8.5 ABV, 80 IBU. The big brother to our Packing House IPA featuring the same pine and resinous notes from the Simcoe hops but adding the slightly different citrusy flavors of Bitter Gold, Mosaic and Triple Pearl hops. Engine 94 is a double IPA with a robust body of pine and tropical fruits to start, then finishes with a high alcohol content excluding any residual sweetness. Drake's Lumber Company was moving so much lumber through Kelsey City that a train was the only thing that could keep up, so Drake purchased his very own. The steam engine and tracks ran 25 miles through the pinelands and plantations along what is now Northlake Boulevard.
Kettler's Kolsch
Kolsch, 4.7% ABV, 17 IBU, At its core this is a traditional German Kolsch style ale that is clean, crisp & delicately balanced. The brewing process is a hybrid somewhere between a lager and ale. This "easy drinker" has a subtle maltiness throughout and refreshing finish. Carl Kettler, better known as The Moving Picture Man, established the first movie theater in Kelsey City on the corner of present-day Clematis Street, West Palm Beach. Kettler's Bijou Theatre opened in 1923 and was later rebuilt as The Kettler. The 1400 seat theater showed the first talkies and was known as the most beautiful theater south of Atlanta. If only this beer would have been available at the concession stand.
See our full draft list!
As if our own beers were not enough, we also have one of the most extensive guest taps in our area! Supporting our community, especially other breweries, is something we take pride in. Below is the up to date rotating draft list with some of the best beers throughout Florida and the entire country. We even carry some of the most sought after Belgian, German, and international beers.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday morning promised a forceful response to the "criminal attack on the State of Israel" after a rocket fired by Gazan terrorists hit and destroyed a home in central Israel and wounded several Israelis.
In Washington for meetings with President Donald Trump and the AIPAC Convention, Netanyahu stated that he had been updated on the attack and has held a consultation with IDF Chief-of-Staff Aviv Kochavi, Shin Bet head Nadav Argaman and the head of the National Security Council.
"There has been a criminal attack on the State of Israel and we will respond forcefully," Netanyahu declared.
The Israeli premier has decided to cut short his visit to the US. He will meet with Trump in a few hours and them will return to Israel "immediately afterward in order to manage our actions from close at hand," he added.
Gazan terrorists launched a rocket at the center of Israel early Monday morning, directly hitting and demolishing a home in Moshav Mishemert and wounding seven Israelis.
Israeli politicians across the political spectrum have called for a harsh response against the Hamas terror group which rules Gaza.


In maths this term, we have been studying lots of different topics, including percentages, algebra and ratio.
In order to really understand the concepts that we are learning about, we have been using lots of practical resources to develop our fluency, reasoning and problem-solving. We have been applying our new knowledge in lots of different contexts in order to deepen our understanding.
We are continuing to develop our speed and accuracy with number facts, times tables and formal methods of calculation.


Not to be confused with that guy who wrote the Tim Horton's song (name barely important), Matt Epp is another folky dripping with commercial potential. His latest album, Learning to Lose Control, is full of radio-friendly tunes that would surely appeal to an onslaught of wholesome teens.
Epp's warm vocals come through thanks to Jamie Candiloro's (Ryan Adams, REM, Willie Nelson) clean production. Regrettably, high quality audio production can't make up for mundane songwriting that will ultimately leave the listener nodding off. It's an unfortunate crux considering Epp's evident skills when it comes to compositional variety. "Use Your Head" is seasoned with a little Flamenco flavour while "Take You Away" features some good ol' country twang. Heck, there is even a duet with the always-lovely Serena Ryder. The opening track "Sleepwalking" is probably the edgiest offering. The chords show a little grit, which weaves well with the soulful vocals, hinting at a smidgen of excitment to an otherwise listless track-list.
Epp has some playing chops; I'll grant him that. However, the fatal flaw to the album's design is that nobody cares about technical abilities when your lyrics are as shoddy as "You can hold me / but you can't hold me down" or "He's just a main / a grain of sand / so take his hand" – I could go on. It isn't merely intolerable, it's embarrassing.
Learning to Lose Control is a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll and 100% drab.


She Has One Heartbreaking Question for Her Deployed Brother: When are you Coming Home?
Heather Martin was just four years old when her older brother went off to serve in the army.
In this video Heather performs a song that her mother had written (in Heather's point of view) in front of her church.
The song depicts Heather's life growing up without her older brother and how sad she is without him. The song is based around the one question: When are you coming home?
The lyrics are heartbreaking to listen to, especially if you have ever had a family member serve time overseas.
Of course the song mentions Sean's bravery and the pride they have in him. It also highlights that Sean is consistently kept in their prayers - hoping for his safe return home.
Please SHARE this touching song with all of those affected by deployment!


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Open $0.617
Day Range 0.6103 - 0.64
Market Cap $24.96M
Shares Outstanding 40.59M
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 What is the Difference between Air Source Heat Pump and Air Conditioning? - JIANGSU SUNCHI NEW ENERGY CO.,LTD.
In the long-term future, the coal-to-clean energy market is vast, and the potential for coal to electricity is unlimited.
So what is the difference between an air source heat pump and a cold air conditioner?
The air energy heat pump itself is just a device that provides hot water. It supplies heat and then mixes with other heating ends for heating. For example, radiators, fan coils, air-heating machines, floor heating pipes, etc. can be used as heating ends, and different heating methods can be selected according to different houses.
Whether it is a vertical cabinet air conditioner or a wall-mounted air conditioner, it can only use the active hot air to achieve heating.
It has heat pump special compressor, antifreeze high efficiency tank condenser, and system high voltage protection control.
It has an air conditioning compressor, a fin condenser or a plate condenser, and an outdoor fin heat exchanger without a hydrophilic membrane.
Among these components, the difference between the compressors is the biggest difference between the air source heat pump and the air conditioner, because different compressors determine the use effect and the use area of the product.
However, the air source heat pump must use a heat pump compressor. Similarly, R22 is used. The maximum operating pressure is 3 MPa, the compressor ratio is 12 or even higher, and the maximum exhaust temperature is 110 °C. The difference in these parameters requires that the processing accuracy of the heat pump compressor, the bearing strength, and the temperature resistance of the motor have an order of magnitude improvement compared to the air conditioner compressor.
Although the transfer of heat is achieved by the refrigerant, in the final heat exchange stage, the heat pump uses water to exchange heat. One is the water cycle and the other is the fluorine cycle. Air conditioning uses refrigerant as a medium throughout. In the water cycle, even if the heat pump is stopped, the water will always stay in the indoor pipe and continuously emit temperature. This is equivalent to a buffering process that adds a heat. And if a fan coil or an air-heating machine is used as the end, the hot air is derived from the hot water at the end. Therefore, the overall humidity is more in line with the physiological habits of the human body, and does not cause "air conditioning disease" such as dry mouth and dry mouth.
The air conditioner uses a "fluorine cycle" to achieve heat transfer. A large amount of hot air is discharged from the air outlet. The purpose of warming is indeed achieved, but this intense active heat convection scheme will greatly increase the amount of water evaporation on the surface of human skin, resulting in dry air, dry mouth and poor comfort.
Although the air source heat pump is energized throughout the day, the unit will stop working and automatically keep warm when the heating is completed. Therefore, the air source heat pump is more energy efficient than the air conditioner, and can better protect the compressor and extend its service life.
Air conditioners are used frequently in summer, especially in the north.
However, the air source heat pump integrates hot water, heating and cooling, and has a long running time in winter. Especially in winter, the demand for hot water is large, so the air source heat pump needs to operate for a longer time to raise the water temperature, and the compressor needs more time to run. Therefore, the compressor basically runs in a region where the refrigerant is high.
Operating temperature is one of the main factors affecting the life of the compressor. Under the same time of operation, the combined load of the compressor in the air source heat pump is higher than that of the compressor in the air conditioner.
Air conditioning and air source heat pumps can be used at different ambient temperatures.
When the air conditioner is heating, the ambient temperature is up to 21 °C. According to the national standard, the best use environment is 21 ° C to -7 ° C.
However, air source heat pumps are different. For hot water machines, spring and autumn should also be used. According to the national standard requirements of air source heat pumps, its use range is 43 ° C to -20 ° C.
Since the air source heat pump has a wider ambient temperature range, it uses a higher specification of components than the air conditioner.
Air source heat pumps are more demanding in terms of temperature and pressure due to the different environments and purposes.
The maximum air outlet temperature of the air conditioner is also 50 ° C, and the condensation pressure is 1.8 to 2 MPa at this time.
The air source heat pump requires 60 ° C or even 65 ° C, and the condensation pressure at this time reaches 2.5 to 2.8 MPa. The pressure difference of 30% to 40% is combined with the low temperature environment, especially -20 °C, and the evaporation pressure is very low, 0.2 to 0.15 MPa. The water temperature is still heated to over 50 ° C, or 60 ° C or even 65 ° C. At this time, the condensing pressure is still 2.7 to 2.8 MPa, and the compression ratio is much larger than 15, which is larger than the compression ratio of the air conditioner compressor.
In general, the greater the difference between the temperature of the refrigerant and the outdoor temperature, the more severe the frosting.
The air source heat pump itself relies on small temperature difference heat transfer, and the air conditioner is a large temperature difference.
The air conditioner focuses on cooling, and the maximum temperature in summer is 45 °C. The compressor discharge temperature reaches between 80 and 90 degrees, even 100 °C. The temperature difference is forty or fifty degrees.
Therefore, under the same circumstances, the heat exchange area of the air source heat pump is much larger than the heat exchange area of the air conditioner. This is why the air source heat pump is larger than the air conditioner.
According to the conventional control logic, the defrosting time of the air conditioner is generally about 10 minutes. The defrosting time of the air source heat pump heating unit is usually a local control logic, such as Qingdao, Shandong and Qinhuangdao in Hebei, the defrosting is more frequent than the Shanxi area. Professional air source heat pump manufacturers are generally a latitude control logic and adjusted according to local climate conditions.
Whether it is from the control logic and the area of the evaporator, or from the difference between the refrigerant and the outdoor temperature, the defrosting performance of the air source heat pump is much better than that of the air conditioner, and the possibility of frost formation is smaller. Therefore, the effective heat provided by the air source heat pump as a whole is greater than that of the air conditioner.
It mainly includes domestic hot water, commercial hot water, household heating, commercial heating and other standards. Taking the heating capacity and coefficient of performance as the indicators, the heating and cooling machine must also assess the cooling capacity and energy efficiency ratio.
It mainly includes household air conditioners, multi-line, air-cooled chillers and other standards, with cooling capacity and energy efficiency ratio as indicators.


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Psych-Pop, Folk Pop, Harmony Pop and just plain Pop! What's wrong with pop? Most aficionados of sixties music shun the genre, but it is an essential link between the rougher early music and the next decade. You will notice that most of these songs are from 1967 onwards. As much as the Byrds' jangly sound triggered an (r)evolution, the Beach Boys' new sound direction paved the way for many of the bands featured here. "Brian Wilson's IS a genius" slowly entered many aspiring songwriter's mind. How right they were! Emphasis is now on orchestration, arrangement and production of the songs. This is no longer Garage music but studio music what with orchestras and exotic instruments no longer playable by young teenager musicians. The vocals are often layered, the production techniques refined, the lyrics more complex. This is "Baby I love you" with a introspective tweak. Notice how the song's title also become longer and longer? The "Concept Album" is not far away. As a matter of fact, most of these bands produced a full LP, not just a flash-in-the-pan 45. The essence of Pop music also lies in the urge of bands to reach the top of the charts, usually with the help a good producer. They wanted to be taken seriously and that alone explains the care devoted to the music. While most of the albums sunk without trace, the bands certainly tried hard because they were aware that this was their one only chance at success.
If the Beach Boys did it while mutating from the campfire "Barbara Ann" to "Pet Sounds", why couldn't a unknown band or artist have success doing it their own way?
While most of them never reached such heights, there are some real diamonds in the rough here. This compilation covers the whole range of this style: from quasi-easy listening to little pop-psych masterpieces, there's even some near bubblegum in here. My personal fave goes to Smoke's "Cowboys and Indians", from their Kim Fowley produced LP. This will be the subject of a future post, as we recorded/remastered many of the albums these songs were lifted from. They used to be fairly hard to find (usually in the 1$ bin), but this has changed a lot in the last 5 years thanks to renewed interest from collectors.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to make and share these mixes!
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume X, National Security Policy
155. Memorandum From the Deputy Secretary of Defense (Vance) to President Johnson 1
Washington, December 10, 1966.
There are five purposes for which we might want to deploy an anti-ballistic missile system (ABM). They are:
To protect against a Communist Chinese missile attack.
To protect against an accidental missile launch.
To protect against "nuclear blackmail," which could take the form of a light attack on a single target of moderate value.
To help protect our land-based strategic offensive forces.
To protect our cities against a large Soviet missile attack.
Today there are three options open to you.
Do nothing at this time except continue a vigorous research and development program.
Deploy a "thin" ABM system, which would meet Items 1 through 4 above.
Deploy a "thick" ABM system, which would meet Items 1 through 4 and would, in addition, give local protection to 25 selected cities. This option is recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
I will discuss each one of these options briefly.
The arguments in favor of Option a are: 1) it is unnecessary now to deploy a system against the Chinese threat because they are 8 to 9 years away from having any significant ICBM capability; 2) we have such missile superiority over the Soviet Union with our Polaris submarines which are essentially invulnerable, and our penetration aids for both sea and hardened land-based missiles, that it is unnecessary to protect our land-based strategic forces with an ABM; 3) the chance of an accidental missile launching is remote; 4) a blackmail attack is unlikely, because an attacker would know that he was risking all-out nuclear war which would destroy his country; 5) a system designed to protect our cities would ultimately leave us in essentially the same position as we are now vis-à-vis the Soviet Union, because they would be forced to react to preserve their assured destruction capability. In the end, each [Page 475]would have the capacity to kill [less than 1 line of source text not declassified] and we would have wasted $30 to $40 billion.
It has been argued that one need only expend about $10 billion to deploy a system which would give protection to 25 selected cities. This argument, however, ignores the fact that if we were to deploy such a system, the Soviet Union would be forced to take countermeasures in the same fashion as we have done. This would require us to thicken our system to meet such countermeasures. In the end, our commitment to defend our cities would force us into deployment of a very thick system at a total cost of between $30 and $40 billion.
Further, if we were to deploy a system protecting only 25 cities, the pressures in the Congress would be tremendous to extend such a system to protect other population centers not covered by the $10 billion system.
Finally, there are still difficult technical problems remaining to be solved, such as the development of the extended range Spartan missile and its associated [less than 1 line of source text not declassified] required for exoatmospheric intercept, the development of the high acceleration Sprint missile for local defense, the development of the very complex radars, and the integration of all of these into a reliable system.
The argument against this option is the probable attitude of the Congress and our people. The first reaction of most Americans will inevitably be in favor of an immediate start on deployment, if for no other reason than the Soviets are deploying an ABM system.
The second option, i.e., to deploy a "thin" system, would meet the first four objectives listed in the first paragraph of this memorandum, probably at a cost of between $4 and $5 billion. It would have to be made clear that this system would not be expanded to attempt to protect our cities against a heavy Soviet attack. This system would not only meet the first four objectives but, for a limited period of time, would also have the side benefit of reducing population losses in the United States against a Soviet attack by 20 or 30 million. This benefit would disappear in time as the Soviets improved their missiles—as we have done—by the development of penetration aids and multiple warheads. If this option were chosen, the deployment decision could be coupled with talks with the Soviet Union, seeking to reach an understanding with respect to the further deployment of both ABM's and offensive missiles. A decision in favor of this option would draw the teeth of much of the argument that the Soviets have a defense and we do not. However, there would be continuing pressures from some sources to expand to a "thick" system.
The third option would, as indicated above, deploy a system designed to meet the first four objectives and to protect 25 selected cities. [Page 476]The Joint Chiefs of Staff have recommended that you decide in favor of this option. For the reasons given above, this would not produce a stable situation because the Soviet Union would be forced to react and thus would negate the effectiveness of the system. In the end, we would spend $30 to $40 billion in thickening this system, and would not be able to protect our country from devastation from a Soviet missile attack.
The Congress is divided on the issue of deploying an ABM system, but we believe that a substantial majority favor going ahead with some form of deployment. The group in favor of proceeding with an ABM deployment is led by Senator Russell and has strong backing in the Armed Services Committees of both Houses.
Cyrus M. Vance 2
Source: Washington National Records Center, OSD Files: FRC 330 71 A 3470, ABM Memo and JCS View Folder 103. Top Secret. This memorandum was prepared in response to Secretary McNamara's paper discussed at the December 6 meeting; see Document 150 and footnote 3 thereto. For responses by Hornig and Rostow to this request, see Documents 156 and 157. Responses by Katzenbach, Thompson, and Helms are printed in Foreign Relations, 1964–1968, vol. XI, Documents 169, 170, and 171. Kohler's December 10 written statement is in the Washington National Records Center, OSD Files: FRC 330 70 A 4662, 471.94 ABM (Nov & Dec) 1966.↩
Printed from a copy that indicates Vance signed the original.↩
National Security Policy
Helms, RichardHornig, Donald F.Johnson, Lyndon B.Katzenbach, Nicholas DeB.McNamara, Robert S.Rostow, Walt W.Thompson, Llewellyn E.Vance, Cyrus
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Veneto is located in Italy's northeast and it extends from the wonderful Dolomites mountain chain to the shores of the Adriatic Sea. Among them you'll find an expansive range of hills and a valley crossed by rivers, canals and the Po River Delta.
Veneto's coast typical scenery is the lagoon landscape, and right on this lagoon stands a unique city in the entire world – Venice, visited by millions tourists from all over the world every year.
But Veneto also preserves on its mainland treasures of nature, art and traditions.
Veneto encases an extraordinary variety in its landscapes: from the Dolomites, with their amazing sunsets, to the eastern shore of Lake Garda, Verona and other tourist destinations. Long and sandy beaches alternate with famous seaside resorts like Jesolo, Cavallino and Bibione.
In this wonderful natural environment lies an amazing cultural heritage, which includes cities of art, the wonderful Palladian Villas disseminated along the Brenta Riviera, beautiful and small villages of Bassano del Grappa, Monselice and Asolo.
Veneto is also well-equipped for a comfort vacation, thanks to its thermal spas with natural therapeutic properties: Terme Euganee has the hottest natural water in the world (it reaches 87 ° C).
Veneto region offers so many things to do and admire like a prodigious and varied nature, some of the greatest masterpieces of art in the entire world, beautiful smaller inland towns, passion for wine and typical delicious food. Let you be captivated by the beauty of Venice trough a walking tour, experience the thrill of a Gondola ride or discover the magic of Murano glass visiting a factoring.
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Discover the incredible tastes of Veneto: you can have a wine tour in Valpolicella tasting 4 historic wines with a taste of bread and olive oil. Other typical products are asparagus from Bassano del Grappa, red Trevisano radicchio and the world famous "Pandoro" of Verona, a traditional sweet yeast bread, popular at Christmas and New Year time.


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All booksDecember 2019The Glittering Hour
The Glittering Hour
by Iona Grey
A love story that exposes 1920s high-society glamour for its haunting war-time memories and crushing family pressure.
Evie Dunmore
Author, A Rogue of One's Own
"You're so scared of death that you're meeting it halfway."
How much I love a book is directly proportional to how hard it can wrench my heart. As such, The Glittering Hour dazzles on my 2019 favorites list—I solidly sobbed my way through the last third of it. I hadn't seen it coming; the book builds gradually, and the quiet poignancies and understated elegance of the prose snuck up on me, then pounced at the twist.
Selina Lennox is young, aristocratic, beautiful, and living it up in 1920s London. Most of all, she is afraid. When a dead cat makes her cross paths with Lawrence Weston, a talented but impoverished photographer, their connection is instant. Lawrence's keen eye looks past the glitter, and during their stolen hours, attraction grows into the kind of love you can never fully shake again. But while the position of the upper classes is crumbling in step with the walls of their damp mansions, the old etiquette persists, and eventually, Selina has to choose between her heart and her head.
The Glittering Hour feels drenched in longing: for loved ones who are gone, for now fading pre-war glory, for permanency amid the fragility we must navigate every day. It forms the backdrop for one of my favorite conundrums: how to square a rare, raw passion with the ever-present desire for safety—including the safety of your heart. Iona Grey asks and answers with delicate and evocative lines sure to pull you in, too.
Selina Lennox is a Bright Young Thing. Her life is a whirl of parties and drinking, pursued by the press and staying on just the right side of scandal, all while running from the life her parents would choose for her.
Lawrence Weston is a penniless painter who stumbles into Selina's orbit one night and can never let her go even while knowing someone of her stature could never end up with someone of his. Except Selina falls hard for Lawrence, envisioning a life of true happiness. But when tragedy strikes, Selina finds herself choosing what's safe over what's right.
Get an early look from the first pages of The Glittering Hour.