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Consistently in the points. Niklas Krütten stays in touch with the leaders in the ADAC GT Masters
Trier-based Niklas Krütten from the Schubert Motorsport team continues to score valuable points in his rookie season in the ADAC GT Masters. The 19-year-old and his British partner Ben Green twice finished in the points at the Lausitzring, bringing the BMW M4 GT3 home in eleventh place on Saturday and ninth on Sunday. In doing so, the former ADAC Stiftung Sport driver tightened his grip on the lead in the Junior competition. Krütten lies fifth in the overall standings, still within striking distance of the leaders.
Saturday's ADAC GT Masters race was particularly testing. Heavy rain made the first race of the weekend at the 3.478-kilometre Lausitzring a real challenge. Starting from 18th, Krütten worked his way up the field, before Ben Green continued the good work in the second half of the race. "It was important for us to stay clear of all the turmoil, where possible, in order to avoid damaging the car or crashing out. That was not always easy in that weather," said Krütten. In the end, the duo crossed the finish line eleventh in the BMW M4 GT3 to pick up valuable points.
Sunday's result was a little better. Krütten took over at the wheel with the car running 13th, and was able to gain three positions by the end of the race, thanks to some good overtaking manoeuvres. The team also benefitted from a penalty handed to one of its rivals and was subsequently promoted to ninth, earning them another seven important points in the title race.
Niklas Krütten: "That was a very difficult weekend for us. We simply did not find the right set-up in the heavy rain on Saturday, and were not able to get the tyres working. Unfortunately, that was clear from our times. In Sunday's qualifying session, we switched to slicks a little too late to secure a better grid position. However, the race was pretty good. Ben handed the car over to me in 13th place and I was able to get up to tenth. Unfortunately, that was the best we could do. Fortunately, a penalty for another team meant we were promoted to ninth. I think the BOP needs adjusting for us, as we are there or there abouts, but unfortunately not right in the thick of the action."
Krütten returns to action this weekend, when he lines up in an LMP2 car for the COOL Racing team in the ELMS race in Barcelona.
As the ADAC GT Masters event at the Sachsenring clashes with the ELMS, Krütten will next race in the ADAC GT Masters at the season finale at the Hockenheimring.
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For 13 years I've used "earthchick" as my handle pretty much everywhere online. Well, there was that one bizarre and brief exception where I went by "Charlie B," but I digress. Despite the fact that I've kept the moniker, I haven't kept the spirit of the name as much as I would've liked.
But now I'm trying to turn things around. #4 in the list of my goal for my 36th year was to live my values a little more concretely in my daily life. In particular, I'm trying to be more mindful about the toll my lifestyle takes on our planet, and I'm trying to get more conscious about what it means to live a sustainable life. It's a little overwhelming, and very difficult to live gently on the earth in our modern, industrialized nation. For now the best I think I can muster is baby steps.
Today, my baby steps took me all the way to work and back. I've decided to try to get to work by alternative means once a week. For me, this means by foot or by bus for now, because my bike is not fit for riding. The church is a little less than 2 miles away, so it was a pleasant 30 minute walk. (The walk takes me right by an LYS downtown but given that I added 48 minutes to my daily commute today I couldn't really afford the time to stop!).
I didn't get to knit this morning because of leaving for work early, but I did think about knitting a lot while I was walking. Not that that counts towards any FOs. I'm hoping that tonight can be all about finishing up some FOs (dinosaurs and Baby J's baby booties). Basically this means a lot of seaming, stuffing, and a couple of i-cords. So not really knitting.
One of these days I will post actual knitting content, with pictures and everything.
Sounds like a great plan – that is one of the benifits from working at home – no commute! I think you should invest in a wrist pouch and knit while you walk – it can be done! Good luck with your journey – it is an important one!
I was about to suggest the same thing Sara said…wrist pouch!
What a great plan that you have! I hate making icords, mine are always wonky.
I loved reading this!! I've got somewhat of a "nature girl" reputation myself, and would love to be living it more outwardly than just talking about it.
Recently I've tried to do more recycling than consuming. It's hard to do when my hobby list keeps growing, but I get such joy out of reusing or repurposing something instead of just buying it. I look forward to hearing more about how you're achieving more of your goals for this year.


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Thunderstone is the debut album by Finnish power metal band Thunderstone.  Some versions of this album contain a bonus track which is a cover of the song "Wasted Years" by Iron Maiden.

Track listing
All songs written by Nino Laurenne, except where noted.
"Let the Demons Free"  – 3:59
"Virus" (Laurenne, Kari Tornack) – 4:49
"World's Cry"  – 4:20
"Me, My Enemy"  – 3:41
"Will to Power" (Laurenne, Tornack) – 8:33
"Weak" (Laurenne, Tornack) – 3:10
"Eyes of a Stranger" (Laurenne, Tornack, Mirka Rantanen) – 5:23
"Like Father, Like Son"  – 5:35
"Voice in a Dream"  – 4:39
"Spread My Wings" (Laurenne, Chuckii Booker) – 5:17
"Diamonds And Rust" (Joan Baez Cover) (Japanese Bonus Track) - 3:25
"Wasted Years" (Iron Maiden Cover) (Limited Edition Bonus Track) - 5:30

Personnel
Pasi Rantanen - lead vocals
Nino Laurenne- guitar, backing vocal
Titus Hjelm - bass, backing vocal
Mirka "Leka" Rantanen - drums
Kari Tornack - keyboards

References

2002 albums
Thunderstone (band) albums

it:The Burning (Thunderstone)
fi:The Burning

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Any one remember the film "The Victors" being shot along the old Dock Road in Tilbury?
It's on Film 4 Thursday 17th March.
Yes I do. As the film was released in 1963 I guess they were filming in Dock Road Tilbury in 1961 or 1962.


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NJ teen confesses to spearheading plot to vandalize Midwestern synagogues
He said he called his efforts "Operation Kristallnacht," a reference to the pogrom throughout Nazi Germany in 1938 that many refer to as the start of the Holocaust.
By GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)
(photo credit: INGIMAGE)
A 19-year-old from New Jersey admitted on Friday to coordinating members of the neo-Nazi group The Base to vandalize at least two Midwestern synagogues.
Richard Tobin, of Brooklawn, pleaded guilty to conspiracy against rights, the Associated Press reported. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
Tobin said he called his efforts "Operation Kristallnacht," a reference to the pogrom throughout Nazi Germany in 1938 that many refer to as the start of the Holocaust.
He added that he was "triggered by the state of the country" and described feeling angry after seeing large crowds of Black people at a New Jersey mall.
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Jett Foundation is delighted to announce that yesterday we gifted Michigan resident, Robbie Ivey, with a brand new handicap accessible vehicle as part of the Jett Giving Fund!
After Robbie, with the help of his local community, raised half the cost of the van for the Jett Giving Fund, Jett Foundation matched those funds and gifted the vehicle to Robbie and his family. Check out the local NBC affiliate, WLUC-TV 6, story on Robbie and his quest for a handicap accessible van!


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The Last House On The Left (1972) DVD 18 UK
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) DVD PG UK
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Saturday, May 24 2003
Get Busy Sean Paul 1
21 Questions 50 Cent 2
Ignition R. Kelly 3
I Know What You Want Busta Rhymes 4
Can't Let You Go Fabolous 5
In Da Club 50 Cent 6
Rock Your Body Justin Timberlake 7
Bring Me To Life Evanescence 8
When I'm Gone 3 Doors Down 9
Picture Kid Rock 10
Beautiful Snoop Dogg 11
No Letting Go Wayne Wonder 12
Unwell matchbox twenty 14
How You Gonna Act Like That Tyrese 15
If You're Not The One Daniel Bedingfield 16
Sing For The Moment Eminem 17
Miss You Aaliyah 18
I Can Nas 19
Fighter Christina Aguilera 20


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OITNB Took This Story Too Far
Orange Is The New Black Took This Story Line WAY Too Far
Warning: This story contains spoilers for Season 5 of Orange Is the New Black.
Of all the heartbreaking moments on Orange Is the New Black, of which there have been so many, the rape of Tiffany Doggett — aka Pennsatucky (Taryn Manning) — in the back of a van by CO Charlie Coates (James McMenamin) still stands out as one of the most devastating. When the show's third season aired back in 2015, that scene was hailed as a promising example of the right way to depict sexual assault on TV. Rather than focusing on the rapist, the camera zoomed in onto Doggett's face, giving us insight into her experience, her trauma. Combined with her backstory, which revealed a history of repeated abuse, it also deepened our understanding of her as a character. As Lauren LeVine wrote for Refinery29 at the time, "OITNB was able to demonstrate both the short and longer-term effects of sexual violence on a character in a way that didn't feel exploitative or shortchanged."
The Netflix series added a layer of nuance in season 4, when Doggett confronted Coates about the assault, and eventually made peace with both herself, and the man with whom she had been enjoying a troubling and problematic relationship even before it turned violent. It was a controversial story line, but it worked, because it challenged our assumptions of what "appropriate" responses to trauma are. Sexual assault isn't black and white, and every woman deals with it in her own way. The season ended with the pair kissing in the prison kitchen, a semi-sweet moment that was marred with Coates' attempt at dirty talk. She "should" be afraid of him, he tells her because it's "taking everything [he's] got not to throw [her] down and fuck [her] right now."
So, maybe I shouldn't have been surprised when, three episodes into OITNB's fifth season, Doggett and Coates appear to have gone even beyond simply burying the hatchet. But I was nonetheless disturbed.
Some context: The ladies of Litchfield are rioting. A guard has been shot, his colleagues rounded up and forced to strip for a hostage photo that goes viral online. It's pretty much mayhem. Doggett, who was hiding out in the commissary with Boo, has managed to trade a bag full of candy bars for a phone. While the other inmates are busy enjoying this small respite from day-to-day prison life, Doggett sneaks off to her bunk for some alone time with the vibrating function.
Meanwhile, Coates, who has been lurking in the ceiling in an effort to elude capture — and also following Doggett around the prison — comes across her masturbating. And... it made me really uncomfortable.
Unlike the assault, which respectfully focused on Doggett's eyes, this scene is shown from Coates' perspective. It's a lascivious moment — as she climaxes, she opens her eyes and sees him, holding his gaze. It takes what should have been a personal moment for her, and makes it about his pleasure rather than hers. In fact, her facial expression almost gives off the impression that she's been performing for him.
Is this supposed to be romantic? Cheeky? Consensual? Because the only thing I got from it was slight nausea. I understand that this moment is supposed to set up what comes later, namely Doggett allowing Coates to escape from the prison unharmed, an action for which she is later put "on trial" by her fellow inmates. But since their relationship was already veering into friendly waters, was it really necessary to violate her further? Does this indicate that the two are ready to put the rape behind them, moving instead toward a real relationship? Are we supposed to conveniently forget that as an inmate, Doggett can't legally consent? And if that's the direction the show has chosen to go in, is that really the kind of thing we need in a TV culture already brimming with problematic depictions of sexual violence?
Part of what makes Orange Is the New Black such a powerful show is its consistently honest and respectful portrayals of women's struggles. And that's why this particular moment, short as it is, was so disappointing.
If you have experienced sexual violence and are in need of crisis support, please call the RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
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The Canyon of Bones and North Star
Skye's West
Richard S. Wheeler
Forge Books
e-Book Bundle
Two Skye's West novels by Spur Award-winner and legendary Western writer Richard S. Wheeler in one volume.
The Canyon of Bones
Mountain man Barnaby Skye takes work guiding wealthy Englishman Graves Mercer on an exploration of the Yellowstone and Missouri River valleys. Mercer has come to the American wilderness seeking thrilling, preferably salacious, material for British tabloids. He takes an ancient bone that's sacred among certain tribes—and the act may cost the party their lives.
Barnaby Skye faces radical change as the wilderness vanishes, buffalo are slaughtered, and the government puts the tribes on reservation land. His family's struggle to adapt takes them from Montana to Wyoming, wrestling with the tide of settlers and the new settlements that dot the western plains and mountains.
It was time to take another wife. Barnaby Skye had been thinking about it for a long time, and knew he could not put it off. White streaked his hair and the trimmed beard he wore these days. His youth was gone.
He...
Richard S. Wheeler has written over fifty novels and several short stories. He has won four Spur Awards and the Owen Wister Award for lifetime achievement in the field of western literature.
He lives in the literary and film community of Livingston, Montana, and is married to Professor Sue Hart, of Montana State University-Billings. Before turning to fiction he was a newsman and book editor. He has raised horses and been a wrangler at an Arizona dude ranch.
Wheeler is the author of The Witness series, the Skye's West series, and many other novels.
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package com.hazelcast.client.config;

import com.hazelcast.client.Client;
import com.hazelcast.client.LoadBalancer;
import com.hazelcast.client.config.impl.XmlClientConfigLocator;
import com.hazelcast.client.config.impl.YamlClientConfigLocator;
import com.hazelcast.config.Config;
import com.hazelcast.config.ConfigPatternMatcher;
import com.hazelcast.config.InstanceTrackingConfig;
import com.hazelcast.config.InvalidConfigurationException;
import com.hazelcast.config.ListenerConfig;
import com.hazelcast.config.NativeMemoryConfig;
import com.hazelcast.config.NearCacheConfig;
import com.hazelcast.config.QueryCacheConfig;
import com.hazelcast.config.SerializationConfig;
import com.hazelcast.config.matcher.MatchingPointConfigPatternMatcher;
import com.hazelcast.core.ManagedContext;
import com.hazelcast.flakeidgen.FlakeIdGenerator;
import com.hazelcast.internal.config.ConfigUtils;
import com.hazelcast.internal.config.override.ExternalConfigurationOverride;
import com.hazelcast.internal.util.Preconditions;
import com.hazelcast.partition.strategy.StringPartitioningStrategy;
import com.hazelcast.security.Credentials;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;

import static com.hazelcast.internal.config.ConfigUtils.lookupByPattern;
import static com.hazelcast.internal.config.DeclarativeConfigUtil.SYSPROP_CLIENT_CONFIG;
import static com.hazelcast.internal.config.DeclarativeConfigUtil.validateSuffixInSystemProperty;
import static com.hazelcast.internal.util.Preconditions.checkFalse;
import static com.hazelcast.internal.util.Preconditions.checkHasText;
import static com.hazelcast.internal.util.Preconditions.isNotNull;
import static com.hazelcast.partition.strategy.StringPartitioningStrategy.getBaseName;

/**
 * Main configuration to setup a Hazelcast Client
 */
@SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:classdataabstractioncoupling")
public class ClientConfig {

    /**
     * To pass properties
     */
    private Properties properties = new Properties();

    /**
     * The Security Configuration for custom Credentials:
     * Name and Password that is used to connect to the cluster.
     */
    private ClientSecurityConfig securityConfig = new ClientSecurityConfig();

    /**
     * The Network Configuration properties like:
     * addresses to connect, smart-routing, socket-options...
     */
    private ClientNetworkConfig networkConfig = new ClientNetworkConfig();

    /**
     * Used to distribute the operations to multiple Endpoints.
     */
    private LoadBalancer loadBalancer;

    /**
     * Load balancer class name. Used internally with declarative configuration.
     */
    private String loadBalancerClassName;

    /**
     * List of listeners that Hazelcast will automatically add as a part of initialization process.
     * Currently only supports {@link com.hazelcast.core.LifecycleListener}.
     */
    private final List<ListenerConfig> listenerConfigs;

    private String instanceName;
    private String clusterName = Config.DEFAULT_CLUSTER_NAME;
    private ConfigPatternMatcher configPatternMatcher = new MatchingPointConfigPatternMatcher();
    private final Map<String, NearCacheConfig> nearCacheConfigMap;
    private final Map<String, ClientReliableTopicConfig> reliableTopicConfigMap;
    private final Map<String, Map<String, QueryCacheConfig>> queryCacheConfigs;
    private SerializationConfig serializationConfig = new SerializationConfig();
    private NativeMemoryConfig nativeMemoryConfig = new NativeMemoryConfig();
    private final List<ProxyFactoryConfig> proxyFactoryConfigs;
    private ManagedContext managedContext;
    private ClassLoader classLoader;
    private ClientConnectionStrategyConfig connectionStrategyConfig = new ClientConnectionStrategyConfig();
    private ClientUserCodeDeploymentConfig userCodeDeploymentConfig = new ClientUserCodeDeploymentConfig();
    private boolean backupAckToClientEnabled = true;
    private final Map<String, ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig> flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap;
    private final Set<String> labels;
    private final ConcurrentMap<String, Object> userContext;
    private ClientMetricsConfig metricsConfig = new ClientMetricsConfig();
    private InstanceTrackingConfig instanceTrackingConfig = new InstanceTrackingConfig();

    public ClientConfig() {
        listenerConfigs = new LinkedList<>();
        nearCacheConfigMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
        reliableTopicConfigMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
        proxyFactoryConfigs = new LinkedList<>();
        flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
        queryCacheConfigs = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
        labels = new HashSet<>();
        userContext = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
    }

    @SuppressWarnings({"checkstyle:npathcomplexity", "checkstyle:executablestatementcount"})
    public ClientConfig(ClientConfig config) {
        properties = new Properties();
        properties.putAll(config.properties);
        clusterName = config.clusterName;
        securityConfig = new ClientSecurityConfig(config.securityConfig);
        networkConfig = new ClientNetworkConfig(config.networkConfig);
        loadBalancer = config.loadBalancer;
        loadBalancerClassName = config.loadBalancerClassName;
        listenerConfigs = new LinkedList<>();
        for (ListenerConfig listenerConfig : config.listenerConfigs) {
            listenerConfigs.add(new ListenerConfig(listenerConfig));
        }
        instanceName = config.instanceName;
        configPatternMatcher = config.configPatternMatcher;
        nearCacheConfigMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
        for (Entry<String, NearCacheConfig> entry : config.nearCacheConfigMap.entrySet()) {
            nearCacheConfigMap.put(entry.getKey(), new NearCacheConfig(entry.getValue()));
        }
        reliableTopicConfigMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
        for (Entry<String, ClientReliableTopicConfig> entry : config.reliableTopicConfigMap.entrySet()) {
            reliableTopicConfigMap.put(entry.getKey(), new ClientReliableTopicConfig(entry.getValue()));
        }
        queryCacheConfigs = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
        for (Entry<String, Map<String, QueryCacheConfig>> entry : config.queryCacheConfigs.entrySet()) {
            Map<String, QueryCacheConfig> value = entry.getValue();

            ConcurrentHashMap<String, QueryCacheConfig> map = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
            for (Entry<String, QueryCacheConfig> cacheConfigEntry : value.entrySet()) {
                map.put(cacheConfigEntry.getKey(), new QueryCacheConfig(cacheConfigEntry.getValue()));
            }
            queryCacheConfigs.put(entry.getKey(), map);
        }
        serializationConfig = new SerializationConfig(config.serializationConfig);
        nativeMemoryConfig = new NativeMemoryConfig(config.nativeMemoryConfig);
        proxyFactoryConfigs = new LinkedList<>();
        for (ProxyFactoryConfig factoryConfig : config.proxyFactoryConfigs) {
            proxyFactoryConfigs.add(new ProxyFactoryConfig(factoryConfig));
        }
        managedContext = config.managedContext;
        classLoader = config.classLoader;
        connectionStrategyConfig = new ClientConnectionStrategyConfig(config.connectionStrategyConfig);
        userCodeDeploymentConfig = new ClientUserCodeDeploymentConfig(config.userCodeDeploymentConfig);
        backupAckToClientEnabled = config.backupAckToClientEnabled;
        flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
        for (Entry<String, ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig> entry : config.flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap.entrySet()) {
            flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap.put(entry.getKey(), new ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig(entry.getValue()));
        }
        labels = new HashSet<>(config.labels);
        userContext = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(config.userContext);
        metricsConfig = new ClientMetricsConfig(config.metricsConfig);
        instanceTrackingConfig = new InstanceTrackingConfig(config.instanceTrackingConfig);
    }

    /**
     * Populates Hazelcast {@link ClientConfig} object from an external configuration file.
     *

     * It tries to load Hazelcast Client configuration from a list of well-known locations,
     * and then applies overrides found in environment variables/system properties
     *
     * When no location contains Hazelcast Client configuration then it returns default.
     *

     * Note that the same mechanism is used when calling
     * {@link com.hazelcast.client.HazelcastClient#newHazelcastClient()}.
     *
     * @return ClientConfig created from a file when exists, otherwise default.
     */
    public static ClientConfig load() {
        return new ExternalConfigurationOverride().overwriteClientConfig(loadFromFile());
    }

    private static ClientConfig loadFromFile() {
        validateSuffixInSystemProperty(SYSPROP_CLIENT_CONFIG);

        XmlClientConfigLocator xmlConfigLocator = new XmlClientConfigLocator();
        YamlClientConfigLocator yamlConfigLocator = new YamlClientConfigLocator();

        if (xmlConfigLocator.locateFromSystemProperty()) {
            // 1. Try loading XML config from the configuration provided in system property
            return new XmlClientConfigBuilder(xmlConfigLocator).build();
        } else if (yamlConfigLocator.locateFromSystemProperty()) {
            // 2. Try loading YAML config from the configuration provided in system property
            return new YamlClientConfigBuilder(yamlConfigLocator).build();
        } else if (xmlConfigLocator.locateInWorkDirOrOnClasspath()) {
            // 3. Try loading XML config from the working directory or from the classpath
            return new XmlClientConfigBuilder(xmlConfigLocator).build();
        } else if (yamlConfigLocator.locateInWorkDirOrOnClasspath()) {
            // 4. Try loading YAML config from the working directory or from the classpath
            return new YamlClientConfigBuilder(yamlConfigLocator).build();
        } else {
            // 5. Loading the default XML configuration file
            xmlConfigLocator.locateDefault();
            return new XmlClientConfigBuilder(xmlConfigLocator).build();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the pattern matcher which is used to match item names to
     * configuration objects.
     * By default the {@link MatchingPointConfigPatternMatcher} is used.
     *
     * @param configPatternMatcher the pattern matcher
     * @return this configuration
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the pattern matcher is {@code null}
     */
    public ClientConfig setConfigPatternMatcher(ConfigPatternMatcher configPatternMatcher) {
        isNotNull(configPatternMatcher, "configPatternMatcher");
        this.configPatternMatcher = configPatternMatcher;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the pattern matcher which is used to match item names to
     * configuration objects.
     * By default the {@link MatchingPointConfigPatternMatcher} is used.
     *
     * @return the pattern matcher
     */
    public ConfigPatternMatcher getConfigPatternMatcher() {
        return configPatternMatcher;
    }

    /**
     * Gets a named property already set or from system properties if not exists.
     *
     * @param name property name
     * @return value of the property
     */
    public String getProperty(String name) {
        String value = properties.getProperty(name);
        return value != null ? value : System.getProperty(name);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of a named property.
     *
     * @param name  property name
     * @param value value of the property
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     */
    public ClientConfig setProperty(String name, String value) {
        properties.put(name, value);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets {@link java.util.Properties} object
     *
     * @return {@link java.util.Properties} object
     */
    public Properties getProperties() {
        return properties;
    }

    /**
     * sets all properties
     *
     * @param properties {@link java.util.Properties} object
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     */
    public ClientConfig setProperties(final Properties properties) {
        isNotNull(properties, "properties");
        this.properties = properties;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets {@link ClientSecurityConfig} object which allows client credentials configuration.
     *
     * @return {@link ClientSecurityConfig} instance
     */
    public ClientSecurityConfig getSecurityConfig() {
        return securityConfig;
    }

    /**
     * Sets {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientSecurityConfig} object
     *
     * @param securityConfig {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientSecurityConfig} to be set
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @see com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientSecurityConfig
     */
    public ClientConfig setSecurityConfig(ClientSecurityConfig securityConfig) {
        isNotNull(securityConfig, "securityConfig");
        this.securityConfig = securityConfig;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Shortcut for {@code getSecurityConfig().setCredentials()}
     * @param credentials Credentials instance to be set
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     */
    public ClientConfig setCredentials(Credentials credentials) {
        getSecurityConfig().setCredentials(credentials);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientNetworkConfig}
     *
     * @return {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientNetworkConfig}
     * @see com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientNetworkConfig
     */
    public ClientNetworkConfig getNetworkConfig() {
        return networkConfig;
    }

    /**
     * Sets {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientNetworkConfig}
     *
     * @param networkConfig {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientNetworkConfig} to be set
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @see com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientNetworkConfig
     */
    public ClientConfig setNetworkConfig(ClientNetworkConfig networkConfig) {
        isNotNull(networkConfig, "networkConfig");
        this.networkConfig = networkConfig;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Adds a ClientReliableTopicConfig.
     *
     * @param reliableTopicConfig the ClientReliableTopicConfig to add
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     */
    public ClientConfig addReliableTopicConfig(ClientReliableTopicConfig reliableTopicConfig) {
        reliableTopicConfigMap.put(reliableTopicConfig.getName(), reliableTopicConfig);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the ClientReliableTopicConfig for a given reliable topic name.
     *
     * @param name the name of the reliable topic
     * @return the found config. If none is found, a default configured one is returned.
     */
    public ClientReliableTopicConfig getReliableTopicConfig(String name) {
        return ConfigUtils.getConfig(configPatternMatcher, reliableTopicConfigMap, name,
                ClientReliableTopicConfig.class, ClientReliableTopicConfig::setName);
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to add a new NearCacheConfig
     *
     * @param nearCacheConfig {@link com.hazelcast.config.NearCacheConfig}
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @see com.hazelcast.config.NearCacheConfig
     */
    public ClientConfig addNearCacheConfig(NearCacheConfig nearCacheConfig) {
        nearCacheConfigMap.put(nearCacheConfig.getName(), nearCacheConfig);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to add a new ListenerConfig
     *
     * @param listenerConfig ListenerConfig
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @see com.hazelcast.config.ListenerConfig
     */
    public ClientConfig addListenerConfig(ListenerConfig listenerConfig) {
        getListenerConfigs().add(listenerConfig);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Helper method to add a new {@link ProxyFactoryConfig}
     *
     * @param proxyFactoryConfig {@link ProxyFactoryConfig}
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @see com.hazelcast.client.config.ProxyFactoryConfig
     */
    public ClientConfig addProxyFactoryConfig(ProxyFactoryConfig proxyFactoryConfig) {
        this.proxyFactoryConfigs.add(proxyFactoryConfig);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the {@link NearCacheConfig} configured for the map / cache with name
     *
     * @param name name of the map / cache
     * @return Configured {@link NearCacheConfig}
     * @see com.hazelcast.config.NearCacheConfig
     */
    public NearCacheConfig getNearCacheConfig(String name) {
        NearCacheConfig nearCacheConfig = lookupByPattern(configPatternMatcher, nearCacheConfigMap, name);
        if (nearCacheConfig == null) {
            nearCacheConfig = nearCacheConfigMap.get("default");
            if (nearCacheConfig != null) {
                // if there is a default config we have to clone it,
                // otherwise you will modify the same instances via different Near Cache names
                nearCacheConfig = new NearCacheConfig(nearCacheConfig);
            }
        }
        return nearCacheConfig;
    }

    /**
     * Map of all configured NearCacheConfig's with the name key and configuration as the value
     *
     * @return map of NearCacheConfig
     * @see com.hazelcast.config.NearCacheConfig
     */
    public Map<String, NearCacheConfig> getNearCacheConfigMap() {
        return nearCacheConfigMap;
    }

    /**
     * Sets all {@link NearCacheConfig}'s with the provided map
     *
     * @param nearCacheConfigMap map of (name, {@link NearCacheConfig})
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     */
    public ClientConfig setNearCacheConfigMap(Map<String, NearCacheConfig> nearCacheConfigMap) {
        isNotNull(nearCacheConfigMap, "nearCacheConfigMap");
        this.nearCacheConfigMap.clear();
        this.nearCacheConfigMap.putAll(nearCacheConfigMap);
        for (Entry<String, NearCacheConfig> entry : this.nearCacheConfigMap.entrySet()) {
            entry.getValue().setName(entry.getKey());
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the map of {@link FlakeIdGenerator} configurations,
     * mapped by config name. The config name may be a pattern with which the
     * configuration was initially obtained.
     *
     * @return the map configurations mapped by config name
     */
    public Map<String, ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig> getFlakeIdGeneratorConfigMap() {
        return flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a {@link ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig} configuration for the given flake ID generator name.
     *

     * The name is matched by pattern to the configuration and by stripping the
     * partition ID qualifier from the given {@code name}.
     * If there is no config found by the name, it will return the configuration
     * with the name {@code "default"}.
     *
     * @param name name of the flake ID generator config
     * @return the flake ID generator configuration
     * @throws InvalidConfigurationException if ambiguous configurations are found
     * @see StringPartitioningStrategy#getBaseName(java.lang.String)
     * @see #setConfigPatternMatcher(ConfigPatternMatcher)
     * @see #getConfigPatternMatcher()
     */
    public ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig findFlakeIdGeneratorConfig(String name) {
        String baseName = getBaseName(name);
        ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig config = lookupByPattern(configPatternMatcher, flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap, baseName);
        if (config != null) {
            return config;
        }
        return getFlakeIdGeneratorConfig("default");
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@link ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig} for the given name, creating
     * one if necessary and adding it to the collection of known configurations.
     *

     * The configuration is found by matching the the configuration name
     * pattern to the provided {@code name} without the partition qualifier
     * (the part of the name after {@code '@'}).
     * If no configuration matches, it will create one by cloning the
     * {@code "default"} configuration and add it to the configuration
     * collection.
     *

     * This method is intended to easily and fluently create and add
     * configurations more specific than the default configuration without
     * explicitly adding it by invoking {@link #addFlakeIdGeneratorConfig(ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig)}.
     *

     * Because it adds new configurations if they are not already present,
     * this method is intended to be used before this config is used to
     * create a hazelcast instance. Afterwards, newly added configurations
     * may be ignored.
     *
     * @param name name of the flake ID generator config
     * @return the cache configuration
     * @throws InvalidConfigurationException if ambiguous configurations are found
     * @see StringPartitioningStrategy#getBaseName(java.lang.String)
     * @see #setConfigPatternMatcher(ConfigPatternMatcher)
     * @see #getConfigPatternMatcher()
     */
    public ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig getFlakeIdGeneratorConfig(String name) {
        return ConfigUtils.getConfig(configPatternMatcher, getFlakeIdGeneratorConfigMap(), name,
                ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig.class, ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig::setName);
    }

    /**
     * Adds a flake ID generator configuration. The configuration is saved under the config
     * name, which may be a pattern with which the configuration will be
     * obtained in the future.
     *
     * @param config the flake ID configuration
     * @return this config instance
     */
    public ClientConfig addFlakeIdGeneratorConfig(ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig config) {
        flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap.put(config.getName(), config);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the map of {@link FlakeIdGenerator} configurations,
     * mapped by config name. The config name may be a pattern with which the
     * configuration will be obtained in the future.
     *
     * @param map the FlakeIdGenerator configuration map to set
     * @return this config instance
     */
    public ClientConfig setFlakeIdGeneratorConfigMap(Map<String, ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig> map) {
        isNotNull(map, "flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap");
        flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap.clear();
        flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap.putAll(map);
        for (Entry<String, ClientFlakeIdGeneratorConfig> entry : map.entrySet()) {
            entry.getValue().setName(entry.getKey());
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the map of {@link ClientReliableTopicConfig},
     * mapped by config name. The config name may be a pattern with which the
     * configuration will be obtained in the future.
     *
     * @param map the FlakeIdGenerator configuration map to set
     * @return this config instance
     */
    public ClientConfig setReliableTopicConfigMap(Map<String, ClientReliableTopicConfig> map) {
        isNotNull(map, "reliableTopicConfigMap");
        reliableTopicConfigMap.clear();
        reliableTopicConfigMap.putAll(map);
        for (Entry<String, ClientReliableTopicConfig> entry : map.entrySet()) {
            entry.getValue().setName(entry.getKey());
        }
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the map of reliable topic configurations,
     * mapped by config name. The config name may be a pattern with which the
     * configuration was initially obtained.
     *
     * @return the map configurations mapped by config name
     */
    public Map<String, ClientReliableTopicConfig> getReliableTopicConfigMap() {
        return reliableTopicConfigMap;
    }

    /**
     * Gets list of all configured {@link ListenerConfig}'s
     *
     * @return {@link ListenerConfig}
     * @see com.hazelcast.config.ListenerConfig
     */
    public List<ListenerConfig> getListenerConfigs() {
        return listenerConfigs;
    }

    /**
     * Sets all {@link ListenerConfig}'s
     *
     * @param listenerConfigs list of {@link ListenerConfig}
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @see com.hazelcast.config.ListenerConfig
     */
    public ClientConfig setListenerConfigs(List<ListenerConfig> listenerConfigs) {
        isNotNull(listenerConfigs, "listenerConfigs");
        this.listenerConfigs.clear();
        this.listenerConfigs.addAll(listenerConfigs);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets LoadBalancer
     *
     * @return LoadBalancer
     * @see com.hazelcast.client.LoadBalancer
     */
    public LoadBalancer getLoadBalancer() {
        return loadBalancer;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the {@link LoadBalancer}.
     *

     * If a load balancer class name was set, it will be removed.
     *
     * @param loadBalancer {@link LoadBalancer}
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @see com.hazelcast.client.LoadBalancer
     */
    public ClientConfig setLoadBalancer(LoadBalancer loadBalancer) {
        this.loadBalancer = loadBalancer;
        this.loadBalancerClassName = null;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets load balancer class name
     *
     * @return load balancer class name
     * @see com.hazelcast.client.LoadBalancer
     */
    public String getLoadBalancerClassName() {
        return loadBalancerClassName;
    }

    /**
     * Sets load balancer class name.
     *

     * If a load balancer implementation was set, it will be removed.
     *
     * @param loadBalancerClassName {@link LoadBalancer}
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @see com.hazelcast.client.LoadBalancer
     */
    public ClientConfig setLoadBalancerClassName(@Nonnull String loadBalancerClassName) {
        this.loadBalancerClassName = checkHasText(loadBalancerClassName, "Load balancer class name must contain text");
        this.loadBalancer = null;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the classLoader
     *
     * @return configured classLoader, null if not yet configured
     */
    public ClassLoader getClassLoader() {
        return classLoader;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the classLoader which is used by serialization and listener configuration
     *
     * @param classLoader the classLoader
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     */
    public ClientConfig setClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
        this.classLoader = classLoader;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets {@link ManagedContext}
     *
     * @return {@link ManagedContext}
     * @see com.hazelcast.core.ManagedContext
     */
    public ManagedContext getManagedContext() {
        return managedContext;
    }

    /**
     * Sets {@link ManagedContext}
     *
     * @param managedContext {@link ManagedContext}
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @see com.hazelcast.core.ManagedContext
     */
    public ClientConfig setManagedContext(ManagedContext managedContext) {
        this.managedContext = managedContext;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets list of {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ProxyFactoryConfig}
     *
     * @return list of {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ProxyFactoryConfig}
     * @see com.hazelcast.client.config.ProxyFactoryConfig
     */
    public List<ProxyFactoryConfig> getProxyFactoryConfigs() {
        return proxyFactoryConfigs;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the {@link ProxyFactoryConfig}
     *
     * @param proxyFactoryConfigs list to assign
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     */
    public ClientConfig setProxyFactoryConfigs(List<ProxyFactoryConfig> proxyFactoryConfigs) {
        isNotNull(proxyFactoryConfigs, "proxyFactoryConfigs");
        this.proxyFactoryConfigs.clear();
        this.proxyFactoryConfigs.addAll(proxyFactoryConfigs);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Gets {@link com.hazelcast.config.SerializationConfig}
     *
     * @return SerializationConfig
     * @see com.hazelcast.config.SerializationConfig
     */
    public SerializationConfig getSerializationConfig() {
        return serializationConfig;
    }

    /**
     * Sets {@link com.hazelcast.config.SerializationConfig}
     *
     * @param serializationConfig SerializationConfig
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @see com.hazelcast.config.SerializationConfig
     */
    public ClientConfig setSerializationConfig(SerializationConfig serializationConfig) {
        isNotNull(serializationConfig, "serializationConfig");
        this.serializationConfig = serializationConfig;
        return this;
    }

    public NativeMemoryConfig getNativeMemoryConfig() {
        return nativeMemoryConfig;
    }

    public ClientConfig setNativeMemoryConfig(NativeMemoryConfig nativeMemoryConfig) {
        isNotNull(nativeMemoryConfig, "nativeMemoryConfig");
        this.nativeMemoryConfig = nativeMemoryConfig;
        return this;
    }

    public ClientConfig addQueryCacheConfig(String mapName, QueryCacheConfig queryCacheConfig) {
        Map<String, Map<String, QueryCacheConfig>> queryCacheConfigsPerMap = getQueryCacheConfigs();
        String queryCacheName = queryCacheConfig.getName();
        Map<String, QueryCacheConfig> queryCacheConfigs = queryCacheConfigsPerMap.get(mapName);
        if (queryCacheConfigs != null) {
            checkFalse(queryCacheConfigs.containsKey(queryCacheName),
                    "A query cache already exists with name = [" + queryCacheName + ']');
        } else {
            queryCacheConfigs = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
            queryCacheConfigsPerMap.put(mapName, queryCacheConfigs);
        }

        queryCacheConfigs.put(queryCacheName, queryCacheConfig);
        return this;

    }

    public Map<String, Map<String, QueryCacheConfig>> getQueryCacheConfigs() {
        return queryCacheConfigs;
    }

    public ClientConfig setQueryCacheConfigs(Map<String, Map<String, QueryCacheConfig>> queryCacheConfigs) {
        isNotNull(queryCacheConfigs, "queryCacheConfigs");
        this.queryCacheConfigs.clear();
        this.queryCacheConfigs.putAll(queryCacheConfigs);
        return this;
    }

    public String getInstanceName() {
        return instanceName;
    }

    public ClientConfig setInstanceName(String instanceName) {
        this.instanceName = instanceName;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the configured cluster name. The name is sent as part of client authentication message and may be verified on the
     * member.
     *
     * @return the configured cluster name
     */
    public String getClusterName() {
        return clusterName;
    }

    public ClientConfig setClusterName(String clusterName) {
        this.clusterName = clusterName;
        return this;
    }

    public ClientConnectionStrategyConfig getConnectionStrategyConfig() {
        return connectionStrategyConfig;
    }

    public ClientConfig setConnectionStrategyConfig(ClientConnectionStrategyConfig connectionStrategyConfig) {
        isNotNull(connectionStrategyConfig, "connectionStrategyConfig");
        this.connectionStrategyConfig = connectionStrategyConfig;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Get current configuration of User Code Deployment.
     *
     * @return User Code Deployment configuration
     * @since 3.9
     */
    public ClientUserCodeDeploymentConfig getUserCodeDeploymentConfig() {
        return userCodeDeploymentConfig;
    }

    /**
     * Set User Code Deployment configuration
     *
     * @param userCodeDeploymentConfig the configuration of User Code Deployment
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     * @since 3.9
     */
    public ClientConfig setUserCodeDeploymentConfig(ClientUserCodeDeploymentConfig userCodeDeploymentConfig) {
        isNotNull(userCodeDeploymentConfig, "userCodeDeploymentConfig");
        this.userCodeDeploymentConfig = userCodeDeploymentConfig;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * @param mapName   The name of the map for which the query cache config is to be returned.
     * @param cacheName The name of the query cache.
     * @return The query cache config. If the config does not exist, it is created.
     */
    public QueryCacheConfig getOrCreateQueryCacheConfig(String mapName, String cacheName) {
        Map<String, Map<String, QueryCacheConfig>> allQueryCacheConfig = getQueryCacheConfigs();

        Map<String, QueryCacheConfig> queryCacheConfigsForMap =
                lookupByPattern(configPatternMatcher, allQueryCacheConfig, mapName);
        if (queryCacheConfigsForMap == null) {
            queryCacheConfigsForMap = new HashMap<>();
            allQueryCacheConfig.put(mapName, queryCacheConfigsForMap);
        }

        QueryCacheConfig queryCacheConfig = lookupByPattern(configPatternMatcher, queryCacheConfigsForMap, cacheName);
        if (queryCacheConfig == null) {
            queryCacheConfig = new QueryCacheConfig(cacheName);
            queryCacheConfigsForMap.put(cacheName, queryCacheConfig);
        }

        return queryCacheConfig;
    }

    /**
     * @param mapName   The name of the map for which the query cache config is to be returned.
     * @param cacheName The name of the query cache.
     * @return The query cache config. If no such config exist null is returned.
     */
    public QueryCacheConfig getOrNullQueryCacheConfig(String mapName, String cacheName) {
        if (queryCacheConfigs == null) {
            return null;
        }

        Map<String, QueryCacheConfig> queryCacheConfigsForMap = lookupByPattern(configPatternMatcher, queryCacheConfigs, mapName);
        if (queryCacheConfigsForMap == null) {
            return null;
        }

        return lookupByPattern(configPatternMatcher, queryCacheConfigsForMap, cacheName);
    }

    /**
     * Adds a label for this client {@link Client} available
     *
     * @param label The label to be added.
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     */
    public ClientConfig addLabel(String label) {
        isNotNull(label, "label");
        labels.add(label);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * @return all the labels assigned to this client
     */
    public Set<String> getLabels() {
        return labels;
    }

    /**
     * Set labels for the client. Deletes old labels if added earlier.
     *
     * @param labels The labels to be set
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     */
    public ClientConfig setLabels(Set<String> labels) {
        isNotNull(labels, "labels");
        this.labels.clear();
        this.labels.addAll(labels);
        return this;
    }

    public ClientConfig setUserContext(ConcurrentMap<String, Object> userContext) {
        isNotNull(userContext, "userContext");
        this.userContext.clear();
        this.userContext.putAll(userContext);
        return this;
    }

    public ConcurrentMap<String, Object> getUserContext() {
        return userContext;
    }

    /**
     * This feature reduces number of hops and increase performance for smart clients.
     * It is enabled by default for smart clients.
     * This config has no effect for unisocket clients.
     *
     * @param backupAckToClientEnabled enables client to get backup acknowledgements directly from the member
     *                                 that backups are applied
     * @return configured {@link com.hazelcast.client.config.ClientConfig} for chaining
     */
    public ClientConfig setBackupAckToClientEnabled(boolean backupAckToClientEnabled) {
        this.backupAckToClientEnabled = backupAckToClientEnabled;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Note that backup acks to client can be enabled only for smart client.
     * This config has no effect for unisocket clients.
     *
     * @return true if backup acknowledgements comes to client
     */
    public boolean isBackupAckToClientEnabled() {
        return backupAckToClientEnabled;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the metrics collection config.
     */
    @Nonnull
    public ClientMetricsConfig getMetricsConfig() {
        return metricsConfig;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the metrics collection config.
     */
    @Nonnull
    public ClientConfig setMetricsConfig(@Nonnull ClientMetricsConfig metricsConfig) {
        Preconditions.checkNotNull(metricsConfig, "metricsConfig");
        this.metricsConfig = metricsConfig;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the configuration for tracking use of this Hazelcast instance.
     */
    @Nonnull
    public InstanceTrackingConfig getInstanceTrackingConfig() {
        return instanceTrackingConfig;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the configuration for tracking use of this Hazelcast instance.
     */
    @Nonnull
    public ClientConfig setInstanceTrackingConfig(@Nonnull InstanceTrackingConfig instanceTrackingConfig) {
        Preconditions.checkNotNull(instanceTrackingConfig, "instanceTrackingConfig");
        this.instanceTrackingConfig = instanceTrackingConfig;
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        return Objects.hash(backupAckToClientEnabled, classLoader, clusterName, configPatternMatcher, connectionStrategyConfig,
                flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap, instanceName, labels, listenerConfigs, loadBalancer, loadBalancerClassName,
                managedContext, metricsConfig, nativeMemoryConfig, nearCacheConfigMap, networkConfig, properties,
                proxyFactoryConfigs, queryCacheConfigs, reliableTopicConfigMap, securityConfig, serializationConfig,
                userCodeDeploymentConfig, userContext, instanceTrackingConfig);
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:CyclomaticComplexity")
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj) {
            return true;
        }
        if (obj == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
            return false;
        }
        ClientConfig other = (ClientConfig) obj;
        return backupAckToClientEnabled == other.backupAckToClientEnabled && Objects.equals(classLoader, other.classLoader)
                && Objects.equals(clusterName, other.clusterName)
                && Objects.equals(configPatternMatcher, other.configPatternMatcher)
                && Objects.equals(connectionStrategyConfig, other.connectionStrategyConfig)
                && Objects.equals(flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap, other.flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap)
                && Objects.equals(instanceName, other.instanceName) && Objects.equals(labels, other.labels)
                && Objects.equals(listenerConfigs, other.listenerConfigs) && Objects.equals(loadBalancer, other.loadBalancer)
                && Objects.equals(loadBalancerClassName, other.loadBalancerClassName)
                && Objects.equals(managedContext, other.managedContext) && Objects.equals(metricsConfig, other.metricsConfig)
                && Objects.equals(nativeMemoryConfig, other.nativeMemoryConfig)
                && Objects.equals(nearCacheConfigMap, other.nearCacheConfigMap)
                && Objects.equals(networkConfig, other.networkConfig) && Objects.equals(properties, other.properties)
                && Objects.equals(proxyFactoryConfigs, other.proxyFactoryConfigs)
                && Objects.equals(queryCacheConfigs, other.queryCacheConfigs)
                && Objects.equals(reliableTopicConfigMap, other.reliableTopicConfigMap)
                && Objects.equals(securityConfig, other.securityConfig)
                && Objects.equals(serializationConfig, other.serializationConfig)
                && Objects.equals(userCodeDeploymentConfig, other.userCodeDeploymentConfig)
                && Objects.equals(userContext, other.userContext)
                && Objects.equals(instanceTrackingConfig, other.instanceTrackingConfig);
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return "ClientConfig{"
                + "properties=" + properties
                + ", clusterName=" + clusterName
                + ", securityConfig=" + securityConfig
                + ", networkConfig=" + networkConfig
                + ", loadBalancer=" + loadBalancer
                + ", loadBalancerClassName=" + loadBalancerClassName
                + ", listenerConfigs=" + listenerConfigs
                + ", instanceName='" + instanceName + '\''
                + ", configPatternMatcher=" + configPatternMatcher
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                + ", reliableTopicConfigMap=" + reliableTopicConfigMap
                + ", queryCacheConfigs=" + queryCacheConfigs
                + ", serializationConfig=" + serializationConfig
                + ", nativeMemoryConfig=" + nativeMemoryConfig
                + ", proxyFactoryConfigs=" + proxyFactoryConfigs
                + ", connectionStrategyConfig=" + connectionStrategyConfig
                + ", userCodeDeploymentConfig=" + userCodeDeploymentConfig
                + ", backupAckToClientEnabled=" + backupAckToClientEnabled
                + ", flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap=" + flakeIdGeneratorConfigMap
                + ", labels=" + labels
                + ", metricsConfig=" + metricsConfig
                + ", instanceTrackingConfig=" + instanceTrackingConfig
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    }
}


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Plum Bar Sells Seats
by Jesse Hirsch
Plum Bar, the newest leg of Daniel Patterson's ballooning empire, opened on the auspicious day of 11-11-11, all but guaranteeing an inside track on success, happiness, and a lifetime of big tippers. But in case the luck of the elevens wasn't enough, Patterson crafted a safety net.
In this new venture into microfinance, any Joe Schmo can buy a stake in Plum Bar for only $500. Dubbed "seatholders," these plucky investors then get 20 percent off their Plum/Plum Bar bills for the rest of their lives. They also receive as-yet-unnamed special perks and event invitations (champagne room, pony rides, etc.).
Seatholders even get their own stately crest, with maxims like "Have a Sense of Propriety" and "Foster a Shared Ethos" encircling a chair silhouette. It resembles a Freemasons logo, or a vintage union labor poster.
The program is modeled after Scott Kester's crowd-sourcing scheme to open The Elevens, a New York bar/restaurant that Patterson consulted on. Kester is looking to enlist two thousand seatholders in advance of his spring opening. It's like Kickstarter with a million-dollar target.
Plum Bar's goals are more modest. Patterson told me he's looking for four to five hundred seatholders in the next couple of months; so far there are about thirty. He's confident that once he starts "pounding the doors of all [his] restaurant friends," the venture will snowball.
"In this economy even high-wealth investors are risk-averse," Patterson said, "but our program makes the buy-in more attractive."
The seatholder capital will be used to shore up Plum Bar's financial base. More importantly, Patterson hopes it will encourage other restaurateurs to adopt the model. "Restaurant people can be very traditional, wary of change," he said. "I'm hoping to produce a new paradigm here."
Reach for the stars, you crazy dreamer.
Comments? Tips? Get in touch at Jesse.Hirsch@EastBayExpress.com.


MERCHANDISE have 3 NYC shows this week and are also playing CMJ. They are from Tampa, FL and here is your chance to see them right here in the "quiet corner" of eastern CT.
Also on the bill: ZONE from New Haven, and Willimantic's AMY LACE.
Since there is never an admission charge, donations to the bands are always encouraged.


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Q: Wrong external screen detection after Bionic update I use a Dell laptop latitude 5590 with Bionic 18.04
I use an external screen to extend my laptop screen. It is a Philips 220E (22") with 1920x1080-60Hz capability.
After update my Bionic OS yesterday (7th jan), this morning (8th jan), the external screen resolution has bad 1024x768 resolution.  In Settings/Screens, it show RTK 7 instead Philips Consumer Electronics Company 22"
It is connected to VGA connector but xrandr mention DP-1 connected.
I tried to force 1600x900 or 1920x1080 resolution with xrandr as mention at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution#Adding_undetected_resolutions, but without success, resolution is changing but is still not good.
Note that this screen work fine if I connect to desktop computer, and I connected a Dell 20" screen on my laptop and it is correctly recognized.

A: It works again after Ubuntu upgrade … 4.15.0-45-generic #48 :-)
and works bad after Ubuntu upgrade … 4.15.0-46-generic #49 :-(

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Wall Street Likes Less-Hostile US When It Comes to China Trade
The dollar strengthened and U.S. equity futures rallied as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stepped back in the trade dispute with China over the weekend, saying the U.S. was "putting the trade war on hold." Analysts saw a mix of relief and concern about potential next steps, as the U.S. was viewed by some has having lost this round, with Horizon investments saying that "U.S. capitulation this weekend was stunning."
Here's a sample of what analysts are saying:
Horizon Investments, Greg Valliere
"The financial markets can breathe easier about a trade war, as bickering Trump Administration officials backed down this weekend in talks with China." Valliere notes that he's been arguing since late winter that "there's no imminent trade war – just a trade dispute, which is now on hold because the U.S. needs China to keep diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea ahead of next month's summit."
"The U.S. capitulation this weekend was stunning – while agreeing to put tariffs on hold, the U.S. didn't seek any specific penalties for China's pervasive intellectual property theft; there was no specific dollar amount cited in vague pledges of trade reforms; there were no curbs on Chinese investment in the U.S. Trade hawks are incredulous."
Valliere also speculates Robert Lighthizer and Peter Navarro "have suffered stinging defeats and may leave soon. Steve Mnuchin and Larry Kudlow, free traders, have prevailed." He also sees "gloom on Nafta," as talks "have virtually ground to a halt; U.S. officials are now conceding that a new deal may not get ratified until 2019."
Raymond James, Ed Mills
Mills still believes "the final outcome will be a negotiated deal," though "plenty of work remains and working out specific details will remain a significant challenge."
"The turning point to-date in these negotiations appears to have been the Trump Administration's willingness to take actions to block Chinese companies from key U.S. technologies, which could easily be ramped up if trade talks breakdown. While this weekend's headlines are positive, we continue to monitor Congressional action on changes to U.S. regulatory approval for foreign investments (generally seen as anti-China), as this could complicate any final deal."
Cowen, Chris Krueger
"Nothing detrimental to the world economy is likely before the planned Singapore Summit with no timetable for details in the meantime."
"Once the Summit ends, game on. In our opinion, as goes the Summit, so go the tariffs. And if the Summit goes poorly, we expect the America First brigade to retake the commanding heights inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue."
Missing the May 17 Nafta deadline means the Trump Administration now risks having a treaty voted on before a "hostile" U.S. Congress (with potential speaker Nancy Pelosi) next year, along with a new Mexican president "who has very different views on trade."
Veda Partners, Henrietta Treyz
"Consensus around Washington is simultaneously 'relief' that the tariffs are not immediately going to be implemented but also a sense that the White House 'lost' this round as China has made no binding concessions for change to its intellectual property theft or forced technology transfer practices."
"The joint statement includes no strong language or specifics for China to make changes to its IP theft or forced tech transfer practices and largely kicks the can into the future."
"Being tough on China has been playing well at home in members' districts and we expect that perhaps after 'World Trade Week' at the Commerce Department concludes at the end of this week, the focus on China may reemerge."
Beacon Research
"While the current thawing of tensions is likely to hold at least until after the planned summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12th, it is possible that the threat of the imposition of $50 billion in tariffs will resurface after that."
"Then again, the Chinese are well aware of this and are skilled at using both North Korea and their other array of carrots and sticks to keep trade tensions between the two countries from boiling over."
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Hello, It looks like the label 'GoToBase', which is given the value "Go to base" in strings.xml, is used on buttons in two different situations. To open the base UI. (e.g. unlockedresearches.lua) To center the Geoscape on a newly detected alien base. (alienbase.lua) Though I understand that "go to" is correct in both case in English, perhaps in other languages, the translation is uneasy. I'd suggest to have another label when an alien base is discovered, like we have 'ShowCity' and 'ShowUFO' labels (e.g. "Centre on Base - Time = 5 secs").


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Home » Europain 2012 promises to help bakery professionals anticipate major changes
Europain 2012 promises to help bakery professionals anticipate major changes
By Lucy Sutton
Celebrating baking in all its forms, Europain will be held March 3-7, 2012, in the Nord Villepinte exhibition center in Paris, France. More than 380 exhibitors, as of press time, will showcase their equipment and ingredients in traditional or industrial sections of the exhibition floor.
This year's show will also highlight new products and equipment from all categories in the Innovations and New Products section of the floor, and a Trends area will show attendees how to stay ahead of their competition, whether they operate a traditional bakery or an industrial facility. Covering more than 1,000 sq m (10,764 sq ft), the Rue des Succès (Success Street) area will provide a link between Europain and partner show SuccessFood. The Rue des Succeès will showcase winning bakery concepts and catering solutions in real-life size.
Among the highlights at the show, the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie, the Bakery World Cup, promises to draw crowds as the eighth iteration of the baking competition crowns the successor to France, the current titleholder. In eight hours, plus one hour of preparation the previous day, each 3-person team will produce baguettes and bread from all over the world, sweet Viennese pastries, savory presentations and an artistic piece. On Sunday, March 4, teams from France, Taiwan, Italy and Peru will compete. On Monday, March 5, the US, South Korean, Swedish and Senegalese teams will show their talents. On Tuesday, March 6, representatives from Japan, The Netherlands, Poland and Costa Rica will throw their hats into the ring. The announcement ceremony on Wednesday, March 7, will reveal the team that earns bragging rights until the next competition.
Europain will also host the French Schools Cup, a bakery and pastry contest dedicated to young professionals in initial training, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. The most promising young talent will receive recognition during a ceremony on March 7.
For more information and to register, visitwww.europain.com.
Inclusions offer a bit of help
How to build a bakery in a developing nation, part 2


I didn't know a thing about calendars. I didn't know when seasons were supposed to change, I really didn't care very much. But I always knew when it was spring. That's when Abraham wakes up.
I started listening in early March. It happened every year. I heard it before I saw it. The tiny creek ran down from the top of the mountain on its path right past my playhouse and I could stand on the porch and listen for its whisper, look down and see it glisten in the dappled sunlight. It started with the first warmth of the sun, the first chirp of the birds, the first faint veil of green that appeared on the trees. It started as a hush, and in the quiet of the mountains, I could hear the water coming. It moved over the rocks, whispering, happy to be moving again. It kissed the earth on each side of the hollow as it moved past my playhouse. I knew all was well in my world; the mountain was alive again. It happened every year.
I didn't need a calendar to tell me the mountain was waking up. In fact, I don't remember knowing much about a calendar except for counting the days down to Christmas. But all I had to do was watch for the water to begin its whispery trickle down the tiny narrow hollow; then I knew. The water came from a natural spring at the top of the mountain, a small dripping water source that started at the base of a giant rocky cliff. If I followed the creek high enough up the mountain, I could see where it started. If I stepped over to the other side of the mountain, I would no longer be in Kentucky, I would be in Virginia. Ferns grew on that rocky overhang, their fronds looking for all the world like dainty green umbrellas, shading the water drops as they made their way from the crack in the rock.
That was our secret, the mountain's and mine. I don't think anybody else knew when the mountain woke up, but I did. The whisper of the water told me. It was only a small creek, maybe one or two miles from the top of the mountain down to my house, and only about a foot or two wide as it trickled past my playhouse. It held treasures if you knew where to look, and I knew all the hiding places. It started carving its way just below the ferny cliff, there where it had dripped for more years than I could count. It carved out a dip in the top of the next cliff down, a very deep mysterious dip, then fell as a tiny waterfall on to the next level. It had continued carving its path for hundreds of years all the way down the mountain until it finally found its way to the little hollow that led it past my playhouse. Granny Ninna told me so and I always believed my Ninna.
In every dip along the way, the water shared its treasures. There were tiny pebbles, old as the hills, made round and smooth by the moving water. Darting and dancing among the pebbles were black glistening tadpoles. Where the hollow formed and continued its downhill trek, an occasional deep spot became the home of minnows, silver streaks of sunlight just beneath the surface of the moving water; little families darting in and out of even bigger rocks. And so it continued on down the mountain, until it became the border along the side of my parents' property.
Abraham lived in the first deep dip. Snow and ice froze the stream solid all winter long, and I guess Abraham froze too, but when the water started whispering, I knew Abraham would soon be waking up. I had to hurry to greet him. He would be expecting me. It happened every year.
Ninna was gathering the leaves of a plant, most likely spring greens for our supper.
Abraham was the biggest name I'd ever heard, and since he had such an important job to do, I thought he deserved an equally important name.
So in spring, every year, I climbed that mountain to greet Abraham, to make sure he was awake just in time for spring. I wanted to make sure that water was safe for us, too. Sometimes I went alone as I got older, and sometimes Ninna went with me. And every spring, Abraham was there; frisking and frolicking in the cold mountain water; he was far better than any calendar, he knew exactly when it was spring!
If it hadn't been for Abraham, I might have missed seeing the Trilliums, the little Mayflowers, the tiny snowdrops. I might not have known the redbuds and dogwoods that colored the mountain with their pastel pinks and whites or the wild honeysuckle and mountain laurel that came later. And because of Abraham, I knew for sure I could drink that pure sparkling water. He was always happiest in spring, just like I was. He was never still, not even for a minute, dancing and prancing in the water. When Ninna was with me and came over to watch, Abraham would hide because he didn't know her very well. But he always came out to see me. I think Ninna thought he might have only lived in my imagination, but when I drew his picture for her, she knew he was real.
When I visited him during the hot days of summer, he was a little slower, the water wasn't as deep and cool, and sometimes I could barely see him. Ninna said he liked the cold clear waters of spring much better, just like I did, so I completely understood. And in fall, I hardly ever saw him at all. He might have been getting ready for his long winter sleep.
When I was very young, I watched and I listened to the world around me. There were no traffic sounds on the dusty one lane road where I lived, there was no television, there was only the chatter of the birds, the little stream, Abraham and me. When I was a little older I had a friend, Doris, who lived on up the road from me. Until she came, I spent most of my days playing only with the gifts I found in nature, I had very few other playmates. I think now I should have taken Doris up the mountain to meet Abraham. I know she would have liked him, too.
I waded barefoot in the stream, tiptoeing from moss-covered rock to sandy bottom, and all the time the water continued its trickle between my toes. Aunt Bett told me the water fresh from the mountain was cleansing, so I sometimes disrobed very nearly completely, placed my clothes on the hillside and lay down in the middle of the stream. I think I might have been the cleanest child in the mountains, and it's probably a good thing I had no one else living nearby during those early years.
I often wondered where the stream was going. On down the road it met a bigger creek, joined it and ambled on its way, forming the North Fork of the Kentucky River. I built boats of bark and twigs and leaves, and decorated them with fire pinks gathered from the hills. Ladybugs became queens, and when tadpoles grew into tiny frogs, they became kings. They sailed on their boats to lands far away.
When I learned to write, I sent notes with the ladybugs and secret messages with the frogs. Sometimes I added a vanilla wafer, just in case Prince Charming was hungry when my floral raft arrived at his feet. Standing i n the bed of the stream, I carved the initials of my boyfriend on a little maple tree. That stream was pure magic to a little girl. I could close my eyes and float away to anywhere.
The tiny stream behind my house was the North Fork and as it grew and flowed into Beattyville, KY, it became the Kentucky River. Eventually the river winds its way out of the mountains and meets up with the Ohio River. The Ohio takes it on to the Mississippi and from there down to the Gulf. I didn't know then just how far that little stream could take me. I'm very close to the Ohio and the Mississippi now at my home in western Kentucky. Sometimes I stand on the banks of these large rivers and listen for the whispers of the tiny stream that still winds its way down the mountain, past my old home nearly 500 miles away. I know it's there, pure fresh water straight from my mountains mixed with the rivers of my today, and if I just look closely enough, I think I might see a little raft with a ladybug on it, and maybe a note from years past.
The photo of the mountain cliff, the photo of the redbud, and the drawing of Abraham belong to the author. The remaining photos are the courtesy of Wikimedia Creative Commons. Please be sure to click on the photos to enlarge them.


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July 18, 2018 Nick Ludlow
Hydromax Glycerol: The Ultimate Non-Stim Pre-Workout Ingredient?
HydroMax glycerol is a cutting-edge supplement ingredient, gaining popularity in pre-workout and intra-workout supplements. It is used to hydrate the body, improve endurance, and increase muscular pumps during physical activity.
Glanbia Nutritionals discovered and trademarked HydroMax glycerol, which is the most concentrated and pure powdered glycerol on the market (65% glycerol and 35% silica by weight). HydroMax glycerol remains highly stable in nutritional supplements, is allergen-free, has a long shelf life (3 years), and is made in the U.S.A. [1]
Glycerol, also known as 1,2,3-propanetriol, Alcool Glycériné, Glycerol, Glucerite, Glycerin, Glycerine, Glycérine, Glycérine Végétale, Glycerol Monostearate, Glycérol, Glycerolum, Glyceryl Alcohol, Monostéarate de Glycérol, and Vegetable Glycerin is a naturally occurring colorless, odorless, and sweet-tasting chemical. It has been used in food products for decades. [2] Glycerol is produced from glucose, proteins, pyruvate, triacylglycerols and other glycerolipid metabolic pathways. [3]
Up until recently the primary form of glycerol found in nutritional supplements was glycerol monostearate (GMS). GMS is composed of glycerol and stearic acid, both which are derived from fat sources or oils that undergo glycerolysis or esterification. [4]
Many supplement producers are moving away from GMS because it's less stable, has a shorter shelf life, and when offered in powdered form, it can only reach a potency of 5 to 12% glycerol by weight before it begins degrading. [5]
HydroMax is not only more concentrated than GMS but it's also water dispersible when compared to GMS which can leave a waxy residue in your mouth, in your shaker, and clump in the tub of your workout supplement. it's safe to say that no one wants a waxy-tasting pre- or intra-workout.
HydroMax Glycerol Recommended Dosage, Use, and Benefits
HydroMax glycerol taken orally as a fitness supplement can prevent dehydration during exercise, improve exercise performance, and increase muscular pumps during physical activity. [2] Upon oral consumption, glycerol is rapidly absorbed and distributed throughout body fluids, except in the brain and eyes, and then is slowly metabolized via the liver and kidneys. [6] Oral ingestion of glycerol is a safe and effective way to obtain its benefits.
Consuming 1g/kg of bodyweight of glycerol prior to moderate exercise in hot, dry conditions decreases urine volume and thermal burden despite increased sweat rate and decreased rectal temperature. [5] Consuming 2.9 to 3.1g/kg of bodyweight of glycerol with water decreases urine volume for 32 to 49 hours compared to consuming water alone, decreases fluid consumption prior to and during dehydrating activities like physical exercise, and keep athletes hyperhydrated for long periods of time. [5]
Hyperhydration occurs when HydroMax glycerol is absorbed and distributed throughout the intracellular space, leading to an increased concentration of fluid in blood and tissues. [5] One study found that glycerol increases the body's volume of body fluids by 300 to 730ml. [3] HydroMax is an exceptional agent for hydrating and preventing dehydration during exercise whether it's due to exercise intensity and/or ambient temperature.
When consumed pre-workout HydroMax not only delays dehydration but also increases exercise efficiency, decreases physiological stress, lowers heart rate, and prolongs exercise endurance time. Consuming 1.2g/kg of bodyweight of glycerol prior to exercise decreased mean heart rate by 2.8 to 4.4 beats per minute compared to placebo. [5] This decreased heart rate is likely due to glycerol's thermoregulation effects.
One study found that consuming a glycerol and carbohydrate drink prolonged exercise endurance time by 16.4 to 24.4 minutes compared to consuming a carbohydrate drink without glycerol. [7] A 20-day study of 40 subjects found that consuming 1.2g/kg of bodyweight of glycerol alongside 26ml/kg of bodyweight of water improved aerobic and anaerobic exercise performance compared to consuming only water, regardless of whether the subjects performed exercise or were sedentary during that 20-day period. [3]
These findings further support the use of HydroMax pre- and intra-workout to increase athletic performance.
Consuming 0.7 to 2g of glycerol increases plasma and intramuscular volume, which increases muscle size during physical activity. [5] Bodybuilders know this as "the pump"; stacking HydroMax with weightlifting sets in the 8 to 15 repetition range is a recipe for an exceptional pump. Pre- and intra-workouts containing HydroMax typically include a dosage in this 0.7 to 2g range.
Outside of the fitness industry glycerol has a number of uses including but not limited to: as a fragrance ingredient, skin-conditioning agent, emulsifying agent, brain pressure reducer, fainting treatment agent, and fluid/pressure reducer for the cornea prior to an eye exam. [8][2]
Now that we've covered the recommended dosage, use, and benefits of HydroMax, let's examine potential side effects.
HydroMax Glycerol Side Effects
HydroMax glycerol is extremely safe when consumed orally in doses of less than 5g/kg of bodyweight. [6] Most pre-workout and intra-workout products contain 2 grams or less per serving.
To experience serious side effects a 180lb person would have to consume over 410 grams of glycerol. Given the hydrating properties of glycerol, some users may notice an increase in body weight; do not be alarmed as this is merely water weight and not fat mass.
Glycerol attracts water in into the gut so excessive oral ingestion, 2 to 3 grams in a suppository, or a 5 to 15 mL enema can have a laxative effect. [2] I imagine most readers and consumers in the fitness industry don't plan to supplement rectally but it's worth noting that as with most supplements, more isn't always better.
HydroMax glycerol yields diminishing returns if the dosage is too excessive.
Other side effects from oral ingestion of excessive amounts of glycerol include headaches, dizziness, bloating, nausea, vomiting, and thirst. [2] Do not inject glycerol intravenously via IV unless under close supervision of a healthcare professional; improper injection can seriously and permanently damage red blood cells. [2]
Please do not let these finding dissuade you from using HydroMax glycerol. When used appropriately it offers numerous benefits with no side effects.
If you're still not convinced the FDA designated glycerol as safe to be used in food "with no limitation other than current good manufacturing practice." The Environment Canada Domestic Substance List has classified glycerol as "low human health priority" and "not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful." [4][8]
So go ahead and use HydroMax glycerol in your pre-workout and intra-workout; it could be that missing piece to help take your workouts from good to great.
Glycerol Bottom Line
HydroMax glycerol is safe, natural, and effective performance-enhancing supplement that should be a year-round staple in your pre- and/or intra-workout regimen.
Glycerol FAQs
Where can I find HydroMax Glycerol today?
When this article was written there was only one major supplement retailer that sold HydroMax glycerol as a stand-alone product. However, this product is quickly gaining popularity as a potent ingredient in pre-workout and intra-workout products. Products that contain HydroMax glycerol include:
MTS Vasky - 2g per 6.95g serving
Is HydroMax Glycerol safe to stack with other supplements?
The research thus far indicates that HydroMax glycerol is extremely safe to stack with other supplements with no known drug interactions. [2] One study found that consuming 1g/kg of bodyweight of glycerol and 11.4g of creatine reduced body core temperature, reduced rate of perceived exertion, and had no negative effects on running economy when subjects exercised in a room with an ambient temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit. [5]
HydroMax glycerol is commonly stacked with other pump and endurance-promoting ingredients like creatine, taurine, agmatine, and nitrates in popular pre-workout and intra-workout formulas.
1) "Products - Hydromax." Glanbia Nutritionals. N.p., 2015.
2) "Glycerol: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings." WebMD. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Consumer Version, 2015.
3) Patlar, Suleyman, Hasan Yalçin, and Ekrem Boyali. "The Effect of Glycerol Supplements on Aerobic and Anaerobic Performance of Athletes and Sedentary Subjects." Journal of Human Kinetics 34 (2012): 69-79. PMC.
4) "CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21." U.S. Food and Drug Administration. N.p., 1 Apr. 2014.
5) Bartos, Jeremy. "HydroMax Glycerol Powder 65%." Glanbia Nutritionals. N.p., Aug. 2014.
7) Beis, L. Y., et al. "The Effects of Creatine and Glycerol Hyperhydration on Running Economy in Well Trained Endurance Runners." National Center for Biotechnology Information. J Int Soc Sports Nutr., Dec. 2011.
8) "Glyceryl Monostearate." Skin Deep Cosmetics Database. Environmental Working Group (EWG), 2015.
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