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One more rep
Arnold (Schwarzenegger) asks "Is it not possible to do one more rep?"
That's a darn good question. I know, for me, the answer usually is "I can do one more." I've noticed a laziness in myself lately that's gonna be terminated. I think we all have it. When we're practicing, let's just go a little further. Play one more arpeggio. Really push yourself.
If we don't, we're doing our natural talent an injustice. I think a neat way to look at the Arnold quote would be "don't cheat yourself." Use a heavy weight, and get strong! Use that metronome, and get fast!
Here's a neat, guitar-specific thing to work on, and it really goes with the "one more rep" thing. Play every variation of a D minor chord that you can. D minor consists of three notes: D-F-A.
Find those notes on your guitar or bass, and play the different variations of the chord. They don't always have to be in the same inversion - in other words, D doesn't always have to be the lowest note, and A doesn't always have to be the highest.
Don't be a girly man! Find those chords!
I had a virus...
So I was in the back today, making a microwave cheddar cheese sandwich. Mmmm...
Extracting the unwilling bread from it's plastic cocoon, I was wrestling with...a twistie tie. Now, I realized with a shock - that I had been extracting bread for twenty years by fiddling with that funky plastic piece.
The first shock was the fact that the friendly funky plastic piece went missing. The second was - I can now say I remember something being around for twenty years. I'm gettin' old! (I'm twenty two.)
I shook my head knowingly, guessing that the lousy American economy was the source of Mr. Funky Plastic Piece's tragic demise - being replaced with twerpy tie.
Man, everyone's talking about the economy, and moanin' an' groanin' about it. Stocks slide, small companies go out as much as big corporations, and we're finally paying a financial price for the cause of so much blood and oil. (High gas prices, folks.)
The biggest blow that the hard times are delivering? A mega excuse! (Reminds me of this)
"Who is responsible for interest rates?
The prime minister if they're low, and the bogeyman if they're high."
Yep, I think the economy is like the bogeyman. While life is usually a challenge, now we've got an excuse. Didn't get that weekly gig because the restaurant is cuttin' back? Bad economy. Yep. So find another gig. Here's the point: These are meaner, leaner times. It's gonna be hard to be a musician. It's gonna be hard to be anyone.
But if it was easy, everyone would do it!
So next time you moan about the economy, gas prices, or the difficulty of the music industry, do this:
Play fifty arpeggios, while saying "I am a girly man."
Don't be a girly man. Just get out there, and kick some asphalt.
Hit da' ground runnin', bro!
Create! Build your own home studio
Do you have a home studio set up? If not, why not?
OK, I'm not talkin' about a super duper expensive Pro Tools ten thousand dollar monitor isolated breathing so the aliens won't hear the total harmonic distortion dealio.
Nope. It can be as humble as a tape recorder and a cheap mic. The important thing is to have something to record your ideas, no matter how primitive.
Currently, here's the simple rig I've got:
- My guitar rig
- Sure SM57 microphone
- an old Boss BR-532 digital 4 track recorder
- Adobe Audition audio editing software
I use the recorder to track all guitars, and then I transfer the data to my computer. (The soundcard on my computer sounds lousy, and I should really get an interface. However, I need to do my research on that!) Once it's on my hard drive, I load the tracks into Audition, and spend as long as I want mixing, adding effects, and tweaking the song. Check out my myspace page for some songs I recorded this way. Keep in mind - I really don't know what I'm doing with the recording process! I'm just foolin' around!
You can build your own mini-studio for super cheap, too. Here's what I'd recommend to get started. Keep in mind, you can spend thousands of dollars on studio gear, and the more you spend, the better it'll sound. But the important thing is to get started capturing your sonic ideas, and learning the fine art of songwriting, recording, and creating.
- Get a cheap mic. Try Radio Shack. Plug it into your computer. Research this - make sure everything will connect before you buy!
- Download the FREE Audacity recording software. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
- Put the mic in front of your amp, and rock on!
Now, if you want to spend a few more bucks, try upgrading your microphone. The Sure SM57 is an industry standard, but research your choices. Some way to get it to your recording program is super good, too (ie, an interface.)
Software is nifty. There's the great debate raging among basement guitarists - standalone digital recorder vs. recording software. While I'm not familiar enough with the gear to give an authoritative viewpoint, I lean towards software. The flexibility available in the program I use blows the boss recorder outta DA water, bro! I can put all sorts of effects on the tracks, cut 'n paste sections, and do whatever. It's neat.
The point of this blog? Not to give even an informed opinion on recording gear. Nope, I don't know enough. Please do your research before buying anything!
But I do know this. You should set up a studio ASAP. It's fun, and it'll help you learn - about recording, songwriting, and most importantly, about how you sound! As I mentioned previously, listening to yourself on tape/hard drive/CD is a brutally honest and helpful learning experience.
It's warm. And humid. But if blogging was easy, everyone would do it. Wait. Everyone does.
But not everyone uses tritone substitution to jazz up their chord progressions!
For a complete explanation of tritone, or flat five, substitution, read this wayyy awesome article that some genius wrote. (Ha ha!)
Here's a hands on, no BS (Britney Spears) explanation:
Try playing a ii-V7-I in C major:
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
Next, play this:
Dm7 Db7 Cmaj7 (Note the Db7 is not a minor seven.)
What did we do? We substituted the Db7 in place of a G7.
How? The V-I movement is the strongest chord progression there is. The "heart" of the matter is the 3rd and 7th (B and F) of G7 pull to the root and 3rd (C and E) of Cmaj7.
Now, the chord found a tritone away from G7 (Db7) happens to contain a B and F as well! Except the F is the 3rd and the B is the 7th. (Technically, it's Cb, but that's another story.) While some of the notes of the chord are out of key, Db and Ab, the F and B work very nicely and pull to Cmaj7.
Try it! It's jazzy!
Lest we forget our philosophy today, our wisdom comes from the guy Slash ripped off in choice of headgear. Abe Lincoln:
"Always bear in mind that your resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing."
Righto, Abester!
Where's the ambition?
Ladies and Girlymen!
I have a question! Where has all the ambition gone?
Taking Donald Trump's advice (but not his hairstylists'), I like to think big. But I haven't run into too many folks that share my views. It's weird-Am I the only one who wants to own half of North America?
Ambition is demanding, and at times, scary. However, it seems to be slightly less hard than we think.
Searching for shortcuts is time consuming, and more accurately, time wasted. There's very few of 'em. Sometimes, the easiest way is to jump in, and start working on the hard stuff - the real stuff - the ambitious stuff that folks say "oh, you'll never be able to do that. " Well, one thing's for sure - they won't be able to do that, so you've gotta show 'em how it's done.
There's a new shoe out that says it will give you longer, leaner legs as you walk. Oh for Hendrix sake - join the gym and dial up 400 pounds on the calf machine. That's the way to get super kickers!
Perhaps the bright eyed idealistic youth inside of me is fading away, but I'm really starting to like capitalism. You can win so much!
We could view our music as capitalistic pigs out to step on poor people everywhere. (The poor people, in this case, are the sorry folks who insist on playing "stupid" music. Ha ha! Diabolical!)
I had dinner with two good friends of mine the other day. Mike has moved to LA to pursue his career in production in the movies. A graduate of Full Sail University, he's out there, and he's making it happen. We were discussing ambition, and the lack of it in so many people. He summed it up best when he said:
"Well, it's kinda scary to go out there, and really try to make something happen...But it's not that scary."
Inspiration words, to be sure, Mike!
As Van Halen would say..."Might as well jump!"
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A long time ago, in Fresno, California...
Ladies and Gentlemen!
I'll keep this brief.
Which reminds me of a joke. Pete Wentz was asked by a reporter what kind of underwear he prefers, boxers or briefs? He thought a minute, and said..."well, depends!"
I'm proud to accept the Arte Y Pico award for The Doghouse. I'm not quite sure how to pronounce it, but thank you. I surely do appreciate it.
It all started a long time ago, roughly a year ago. As a younger man hunched over a slow laptop in a small home studio, The Doghouse started.....Does it count if my Mom gave me the award? Sure it does! Does it count if I'm typing this in the voice of Ted Baxter, the arrogant but lovable newsman from The Mary Tyler Moore Show? You bet it does!
How many of you are lucky enough to have a Mom to give you a nice write up like this? Check out her blog! It's neat. And how many of you can do bang up impressions, sucka? I pity the fool! (No wonder my voice is sore.)
Now, for our question from Nobel Peace Prize winner "Sergent Slayer." He's got a question, so listen up and learn, Soldier!
I read somewhere on the forum that those scales give different feelings. How do all those scales sound so different if i'm just using the same notes. sounds all the same to me. i'm just a little confused on how and when i would use modes.
Sarge! A terrific question, indeedy.
The simplest answer is this: Since a scale isn't exactly symmetrical (there's whole steps and half steps), if you cut it up in certain places, those wholes and halves are gonna show up in different places in the order of the scale. A half step between the 7th and 8th notes leads the scale on, as in the Ionian and Lydian modes. The same half step placed between the 1st and 2nd notes of the Locrian scale adds a dark sound. So, since they're in different places, they lend the modes different sounds. Comparing it to food, like I always do, brushing your teeth before you drink orange juice tastes mighty different than vice versa. They're the same substances, just in a different order. The first mode and the seventh mode sound a lot different, because the interval between the root and fifth of each scale is different. (The Ionian contains a perfect fifth, and the Locrian contains a flatted fifth.)
How about over chords?
Here's one way to look at it. (Remember, there's more than one.)
We're in the key of C, and the band is playing an Am7 chord. This happens to be the vi chord of the key. We could play the C major scale (1st, or Ionian mode) over the chord. After all, it contains all the right notes. However, the scale revolves around C, and the chord revolves around A. Nothing will clash, but the two tonal centers might vie for each other's attention, and you might lose the contest with the bass player in your own contest of vying for the attention of super hot girl in the front row who's the singer's girlfriend but he's a wimble and......Oh, never mind. Kiddies, learn from Uncle Josh about how not to be with run on sentences and how to respect band member's territory.
Sarge, in plain English, there's several camps. You can play any mode over any chord in the same key. However, matching things up rather loosely can give you a more consonant sound. If the song is in C, and it's revolving around the C chord, C Ionian can be a good choice. If it's in A minor (which is the same as the key of C, but it's referred to as the relative minor,) then A Aeolian, the sixth mode is usually a strong contender.
If the song is in the key of C, but everything is gravitating towards the ii chord, D minor, then D Dorian, the second mode, is probably your scale for the job.
Ya with me?
Other camps say that you can simply treat modes as positions for your hand, and shred through them.
Yet another camp (the one that wears berets and thinks they're superior with their hollow body guitars,) suggests that each mode be matched with each chord. If you're playing a ii-V-I in C
(Dm7 - G7 - Cmaj7), they suggest D Dorian, G Mixolydian, and C Ionian. That would the be second, fifth, and first modes, respectively. A jazz-approved way, to be sure.
There's no right or wrong way to approach this, and I suggest that you try all ways. Be like an electron according to quantum mechanics, and travel an infinite number of paths to reach your destination. The singer's chick will probably think that's nifty.
At the end of the day, remember- there's no one right way to approach this. Have fun, and rock on!
Labels: Dorian, Ionian, Modes
Swoosh! Brands and Bands
Greetings from the second floor of an office building. I'm sitting in my teaching studio right now, on a break.
I assure you that I could land a job with a major retailer anywhere, and always walk the line when a cop asks me. I'm Mr. Clean, and I pride myself on that. But I really should be a drug addict. I'm weird. I'm hyper sometimes, and spaced others. And I get the munchies.
Rustling around for a bite to eat today, I found some insight as well.
So, courtesy of Mrs. W., my adopted "grandmother from anotha motha" (she's African American), we get our lesson today.
She gave me some instant microwavable Uncle Ben's rice. That particular brand has always held a special place in my heart, as I have an Uncle Ben. But the rice vendor must be related to Mrs. W., because he sure don't look like my Uncle Ben...But I digress...
Man, Rice Baron knocked me off my feet today. I was reading the directions on how to cook the stuff. Check out step four, it's deep:
from microwave using Cool Touch area on untorn side.
WOW! Do you know what the cool touch area is? It's just part of the bag! But they've got a cool graphic, and a logo.
Holy smokes! That's Branding.
I'm impressed. They took an unused part of a container, and made it an icon. Well, almost.
Branding fascinates me, as you can probably tell. Poodleman, The Doghouse, The Cosmic Chuck, you name it. Perhaps I should work on Madison Avenue creating ads for shoes. However, as much as I like shoes, I really like guitar better. (Well, perhaps if they're those lime green wrestling shoes...)
But the point is: Branding is creative, slick, and innovative. When the principles of packaging are applied correctly, they can take over the world, and even lead folks into forty grand worth of credit card debt. (Hey, what's in your wallet?)
Minus the debt, I see a striking similarity between a great brand and a great band. Creative, slick, and innovative.
Moreover, us musicians would do well to learn from the cats on Madison. They can sell stuff. Can we? Guess what - it's fun! This is not to trivialize your music into bubblegum pop junk. Nope. Hey, Bird has a great brand. "Inventor of Bebop - Yardbird." Miles is just weird, and brilliant. His "customers" consider themselves the elite, the hip. *coughcough* Coach.
Bob Marley's Freedom Farm- We got jah weed 'n lice 'n freedom jah!
Ozzy Osbourne - "Bats! They're **** grrrrreat!"
What's your brand?


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What Time Do Chelsea Play Today? (TOP 5 Tips)
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11:45 Brighton Chelsea
In which nation does Chelsea play their football?
Premier League football club Chelsea Football Club is based in London, England, and plays its home games in the Premier League. In 1905, the team moved to Stamford Bridge, which has served as its home ground ever since. Chelsea won the First Division title in 1955, and then went on to win a number of cup events between 1965 and 1971.
1 What time Chelsea kick off today?
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Stamford Bridge is the venue for the match on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. ET. The match will be broadcast on NBC Sports Networks. FuboTV is broadcasting a live stream of the event. To get started, sign up for a free 7-day trial!
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Chelsea against Liverpool will take place at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. (British time). The most recent encounter between these two sides took place at Anfield in August, and finished in a contentious 1-1 draw when a Mohamed Salah penalty on the stroke of half-time cancelled out a Kai Havertz goal in the twenty-first minute.
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Home News Pilot of glider plane killed in Lake Elsinore
Pilot of glider plane killed in Lake Elsinore
Article Date: 9/14/2009 | Resource: MLG
A 70-year-old pilot crashed and died Saturday after his glider plane became detached from the powered aircraft as it was towing him into the sky.
The unpowered glider plane went down about 2:50 p.m. Saturday and collided about 400 yards from the runway of Lake Elsinore's Skylark Airport in the 20000 block of Cereal Street, according to Ian Gregor, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.
William Klesse, of Gardena in Los Angeles County, suffered serious injuries and was rushed to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar, where he died at 7:10 p.m., according to a news release from the Riverside County coroner's office.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are jointly investigating the accident and are looking closely at the condition of the glider and the tow cables and hitches that connected the two planes, Gregor said.
Piloted glider planes or "sailplanes" have no engine and are typically pulled to a predetermined altitude by a tow plane. The glider pilot typically releases the tow rope once his desired altitude is reached, according to soaringsport.com, a Web site about glider planes and glider pilot certification. According to the Web site, gliders are designed to travel 20 feet forward for every foot they descend, thus gliding.
Gregor said investigators plan to interview witnesses of the crash as well as the pilot of the propeller-driven plane who was towing Klesse's glider to a safe altitude.
Authorities still do not know how the two planes became unattached, Gregor said.
"It's an active investigation and sometimes we find answers through a process of elimination," Gregor said by phone early Sunday night. "Typically it takes months if not longer to come up with a probable cause for an accident."
Gregor said inspectors will also look to Klesse's flight log book to learn more about his experience flying glider planes and other aircraft.
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Wishes to be heard above the noise.
Wishes to be noticed in the crowd.
Wishes to blossom and bloom, to flower.
Would scratch a living in the dark.
Would scratch himself and drink warm blood.
Would rather be there than over here.
but nowhere for storing fruit or grain.
Would prefer just whitewash and plain walls.
Would bandage up wounds, ignore the pain.
Would rather be here than over there.
Wishes to be petal, root and stem.
Wishes to be heard but not seen.
can only sometimes come true. Like dreams.
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I returned to the LIARS Calverton NY field for their September launch with an improved design and some valuable experience from the first two flights. It was a good day weather-wise and I was ready to try for some more altitude. I wanted to try with progressively larger motors as I still wasn't sure how the camera would react under higher G loads. This was an excellent flight with little drift. Jeff Taylor managed to position himself directly under the camera for the last few hundred feet of descent. Unfortunately I had forgotten to open the lens cover before flight. I realized my mistake just as the payload section touched down.


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McConnell's Choice Is Emblematic of the GOP's Rot.
When the impeachment trial brought him to a fork in the road, he took it.
Feb 16, 2021 Comment305 Share
(Photograph by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images.)
The Republican Party is broken.
If Mitch McConnell were just another Republican senator, I'd say he was the eighth bravest. The seven bravest are the ones who voted to convict Donald Trump.
For weeks I've been saying that if you honestly believe the Constitution forbids the Senate from convicting a former president (who was impeached while in office), you're free to do so. I think it's a profoundly wrong and dangerous view, creating precisely the "January exception" that impeachment managers warned about. But if that's your sincere opinion, you should be the one denouncing Trump's actions more than anyone else. You should be full of anger, sorrow and frustration that this lamentable oversight by the founders—which doesn't actually exist—prevents you from doing what the facts and morality warrant: convicting Trump for his hideous behavior leading up to, and during, the events of Jan. 6.
That is precisely what McConnell did Saturday, delivering a blistering and accurate denunciation of Trump's moral, political, and, possibly criminal culpability. And while McConnell was wrong in his vote, he at least voiced the truth, something beyond the likes of those governed solely by political appetites—Sens. Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio et al.
It's always better to acknowledge the right, even when doing wrong, than to deny that wrong even happened. Hypocrisy, after all, is the tribute vice pays to virtue.
The problem is that McConnell, whom I have long defended from many of his more extreme critics, is not just another senator. He is the Republican leader in the Senate and the highest-ranking GOP official in the country. More importantly, he was the majority leader January 7, and by all accounts his views of Trump's behavior were the same then as they are today.
If he wanted to, McConnell could have taken action to avoid the alleged problem of trying a former president by supporting a trial while Trump was still in office. Given the rules of the Senate, that effort may well have failed. But McConnell didn't want to try for partisan reasons.
As Yogi Berra might say, when McConnell came to a fork in the road, he took it.
McConnell's theory is that he can have it both ways: simultaneously denounce Trump and provide him cover in the hope of reconciling the divisions in the party that cannot be reconciled. McConnell, as shrewd as he is, will fail to satisfy both Republican and independent voters (and donors) horrified by Trump and the movement of those who want Trump and Trumpist populism to define the party.
McConnell's choice is emblematic of the GOP's rot. Republicans claim to fight for fidelity to the Constitution, traditional morality, law and order, economic liberty, fiscal responsibility, etc. As a conservative, I believe these are things worth fighting for. But most Republicans today don't see them as principles to stand for; they see them as slogans to campaign on.
That's the only way to reconcile their sloganeering with their slavish support for Donald Trump—a thrice-married, admitted sexual predator who, as president, lavished praise on dictators, imposed tariffs with abandon, tried to steal an election so brazenly that he was impeached twice, and set in motion a multi-pronged anti-constitutional assault on Congress and democracy that left dead cops in its wake and the impeachment clause of the Constitution a dead letter.
"Courage," C.S. Lewis wrote, "is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point, which means at the point of highest reality."
Again and again, at the moment of highest political reality, the bulk of the Republican Party has chosen Trump—and the voters who dominate the primaries—over all other considerations.
Graham, who spouts conservative campaign slogans so unctuously that he's left indelible grease stains in TV studios all around Washington, admitted on Fox News Sunday what his top priority actually is: "I'm into winning."
Recall that on January 7, before he was intimidated by the MAGA movement he now once again champions, Graham blamed Trump for the Capitol attack. He now blames the police for not killing more Trump supporters, and he blames House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (whom some of those supporters wanted to kill) for not being better prepared for Trump's mob.
Graham personifies political cowardice. Whether cowardice can lead to "winning" remains to be seen. And whether such winning is worth the price the Republican Party is willing to pay, only history can answer.
I used to think we were the "good guys". This (and other) episodes have shown me that a lot of our members are just as slimy and unprincipled as the Democrats we have complained about. I really don't know how we fix this.
Old guy named Bill (OGNB)
"Graham, who spouts conservative campaign slogans so unctuously that he's left indelible grease stains in TV studios all around Washington..."
Thanks for a good laugh to start the day! That was a Friday-G-File-worthy passage in your regular column.


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La Akagi Maru era una nave mercantile giapponese, poi convertita in incrociatore ausiliario nel corso della seconda guerra mondiale per essere impiegata come nave corsara.

Fu completata nel 1936 nei cantieri Kokusai Kisen K.K. di Tokyo per conto della società armatrice Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK).

La nave era stata commissionata per essere utilizzata per trasportare passeggeri e merci varie lungo la rotta Yokohama-Liverpool, facendo tappa ad Amburgo.

Il 23 novembre 1941 la Marina imperiale giapponese la scelse per la sua velocità e autonomia e la requisì per partecipare al conflitto in corso. Il 25 novembre 1941 iniziarono presso i cantieri Hitachi Zosen Sakurajima i lavori per la conversione in incrociatore ausiliario. Vennero installati 5 cannoni da 152 mm Type 41 montati singolarmente, un cannone antiaereo da 76 mm Type 3 L/40 e due mitragliatrici Type 92 da 7,7 mm. In seguito vennero aggiunti due idrovolanti da osservazione. La nave venne dotata di tutto il necessario per il camuffamento: false torri, finti fumaioli, finte sovrastrutture e carichi.

Il 10 dicembre 1941 l'unità venne registrata presso il Distretto Navale di Kure e gli venne assegnato un equipaggio militare della Marina imperiale giapponese e posta sotto il comando del capitano Sakuma Masao.

Il 29 gennaio 1942, la Akagi Maru, insieme alla Asaka Maru e alla Awata Maru, veniva assegnata alla 22ª Divisione incrociatori aggregato alla Flotta Combinata della marina imperiale giapponese, poste sotto il comando del viceammiraglio Boshirō Hosogaya.

L'affondamento
Il 17 e il 18 febbraio 1944, gli statunitensi lanciarono l'Operazione Hailstone, un massiccio attacco aeronavale alle installazioni giapponesi alle isole Chuuk, nell'arcipelago delle Isole Caroline. La Akagi Maru tentò di allontanarsi dalle isole Chuuk insieme ad altre unità, ma venne attaccata dagli aerei lanciati dalle portaerei americane. Venne sottoposta a ripetuti attacchi e colpita da tre bombe, l'ultima delle quali distrusse la sala macchine, immobilizzando la nave, e fece divampare un incendio che raggiunse il deposito munizioni che esplose. La nave ormai in preda alle fiamme venne abbandonata dai sopravvissuti dell'equipaggio e poco dopo venne affondata da una nave giapponese del convoglio. I superstiti furono raccolti dalla Katori, ma scomparvero quando anche questa unità venne colpita dagli statunitensi. Morirono quindi 512 passeggeri e 788 marinai, tra cui il capitano Kurosaki.

Bibliografia

Altri progetti

Imbarcazioni militari della seconda guerra mondiale
Navi corsare della Marina imperiale giapponese

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The Move the GTHA collaborative, of which Transport Action Ontario is a key core member, has released its long-awaited report "Are We There Yet? The state of transit investment in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA)". The report details the progress to date in funding and building The Big Move 25 year rapid transit plan, and quantifies the large capital and operating/maintenance/lifecycle rehabilitation costs that still need to be funded. There are over 20 signatories to the report.
We are calling for a Transit Summit by early 2017 among all stakeholders to discuss funding. The timing is good because (1) Metrolinx has just released their discussion paper on The Big Move (2) the federal government is planning for Phase 2 of their infrastructure investment plan, (3) some municipalities, including Toronto and York, want to have an "adult discussion" on new revenue tools.
The report received broad media coverage, and a positive response from Queens Park. These will be covered in subsequent posts.
The report can be viewed here and the backgrounder can be viewed here.


St. Lawrence, the town supervisor for nearly 17 years, faces a 22-count federal indictment.
None of the 12 jurors empaneled in the case live in Rockland County.
Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence is a victim of politics who should not be held accountable for actions that were approved by town auditors and passed by the town board, his lawyer told the jury in his opening statement in St. Lawrence's corruption trial on Thursday afternoon.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Loss, on the other hand, called St. Lawrence a politician orchestrating a scheme driven by "his own agenda" — which was to build a big expensive baseball stadium in town, no matter what deception it took.
St. Lawrence is on trial in U.S. District Court in White Plains on a 22-count indictment charging him with committing securities fraud, conspiracy and wire fraud. The charges allege he falsely inflated the town's general fund to get better rates on bonds to finance the stadium and other projects, such as the Ramapo Commons townhouses on Elm Street, through a quasi-governmental agency, the Ramapo Local Development Corp.
St. Lawrence's attorney, Michael Burke, pointed fingers in his opening remarks at the political group Preserve Ramapo for being out to discredit St. Lawrence, and at former deputy town finance director Melissa Reimer, who is expected to be a key witness in the case and who he called a "disgruntled employee."
He said Reimer's unhappiness with the town stemmed from a disciplinary case brought against her involving a dispute over vacation time for her boyfriend, who worked at the police department. A second disciplinary case was later brought against her for lying, he said.
"That tells you about Melissa Reimer," he said. "That's your whistleblower."
Burke told jurors the town's financial auditors had OK'd everything and had never raised concerns about fraud, even after vetting Reimer's complaints. He said the town never defaulted on any of the bonds in question, and St. Lawrence didn't benefit personally from any of the actions being alleged.
He maintained another key prosecution witness in the case, former RLDC executive director Aaron Troodler, justified everything he did to the Securities and Exchange Commission but changed his story after pleading guilty in the case and agreeing to testify against the supervisor.
Loss, the prosecutor, said simply put, St. Lawrence "told lies to get members of the public to buy bonds" and to cover up the fact that the town had a negative balance of at least $1 million. Had that been known, he said, some people might not have invested in the bonds while others might have taken the risk but asked for higher interest rates.
Six of the bonds in question were issued by the town, while the other two were issued in connection to the stadium by the RLDC, Loss said.
St. Lawrence, Loss said, told the Moody's bond rating service that Ramapo had a $3 million positive balance in its general fund, which was not true, and lied about the town having received $3.1 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for storm damage when the town had only asked for $500,000 and had not received it yet.
He said jurors will hear St. Lawrence on audiotape admitting they would "all have to be magicians to get to the numbers we gave Moody's."
On the stand: The first witness Thursday afternoon was Ned Flynn, managing director of Jefferies LLC, which was the underwriter for a $25 million bond for the baseball stadium.
Key testimony: Flynn testified that the Ramapo government had agreed to guarantee the bonds sought by the Ramapo Local Development Corp.; St. Lawrence was chair of the three-member board of the LDC. Flynn said Ramapo had a borrowing history and a credit rating, which would help get a better interest rate, while the RLDC didn't have either.
Flynn said the town's plan initially called for it to make bond payments on the $25 million over a five-year period and be reimbursed by the RLDC off of revenues from the stadium and the Ramapo Commons housing development on Elm Street.
St. Lawrence convinced the Town Board to go with the five-year repayment plan to avoid a public vote on the bonding, after a $16 million bond had been overwhelmingly defeated by voters. But after the agency couldn't make the yearly payments, St. Lawrence led an effort to refinance the $25 million debt over many more years.
Ramapo finished 2010 with a $952,430 budget deficit until St. Lawrence had a $3.6 million transfer into the general fund from the Ramapo Local Development Corp., supposedly from the proceeds of sales at the Ramapo Common housing development on Elm Street.
Proesecutors claim St. Lawrence created a phony payment.
Flynn said if it was known the $3.6 million was a phony receivable — as prosecutors claim — Jefferies would not have supported the $25 million bond offering.
He said investors are interested in knowing a municipality's fund balance when buying bonds, because a positive balance could lead to better interest rates, and credit rating companies like Moody's base their ratings on issues like fund balances.
Asked by prosecutor James McMahon what Jefferies would have done if its officers knew the $3.6 million revenue was a phony revenue, Flynn said, "We'd likely would have withdrawn from the deal."
Up next: There are no trial proceedings scheduled for Friday. The case will resume Monday with Flynn continuing his testimony.
About the jury: The panel of 12 jurors, seated late Thursday morning, is made up of seven women and five men. There are also six alternates: three men and three women. None of the jurors live in Rockland County.
The final juror selected works in information technology compliance and lives in New Rochelle. Other jurors include a retired nurse from Orange County, a photographer from the Bronxville area who also works at Westchester Medical Center, a female speech language pathologist from Yonkers and another New Rochelle man, who said he was a small business owner.
Meanwhile in Ramapo: While St. Lawrence will be spending much of the next six weeks in court, he told The Journal News that he expects to handle town business in the off-hours, including signing any necessary documents. In an email, Town Attorney Michael Klein wrote: "Each Dept head runs his or her respective department and regular town business moves along as usual for now. Fortunately, we are not in a time of year when time periods and policy decisions are critical such as adoption of a budget, etc. The golf course finally opened last week so there is satisfaction with some of the more vocal Ramapo populace!"
Journal News reporter Michael D'Onofrio contributed to this report.


Jerky is meat that has been cut into strips, trimmed of fat, marinated in a seasoned sweet rub or liquid, and dried or smoked with low heat (usually under 70 C/160 F) or is occasionally just salted and sun-dried. The result is a sweet (occasionally semisweet or savory) snack which can be eaten immediately, or which can be stored for months without refrigeration. The word "jerky" comes from the Quechua term charqui, which means to burn (meat). Jerked meat was one of the first human-made products and was a crucially important food preservation technique for survival. There are many products in the marketplace which are sold as jerky which consist of highly processed, chopped and formed meat, rather than traditional sliced, whole muscle meat. These products may contain more fat, but moisture content, like the whole muscle product, must meet a 0.75 to 1 moisture to protein ratio in the US. Chemical preservatives can be used to prevent oxidative spoilage, but the moisture to protein ratio prevents microbial spoilage by low water activity. Many Jerky products are very high in sugar and are therefore very sweet, unlike Biltong, which rarely contains added sugars.


Keep your medicine cabinet armed and ready to battle your child's next cough & cold.
Chances are, you are reading this post because you or someone you love has made the choice to live a healthier lifestyle. Getting started is the hardest part for all of us! Here are 5 Tips to Healthier Living.


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Gerald "Jerry" Helgeson
Gerald "Jerry"
Obituary of Gerald "Jerry" Helgeson
Gerald "Jerry" Helgeson, aged 79, of Hilton Head Island, passed away on May 1, 2019.
Jerry was born in Kansas to Jack and Harriet Helgeson on October 20, 1939. Jerry, a talented tennis player, graduated from high school in Madison, New Jersey in 1957 and earned a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in 1962.
Jerry worked with Western Electric and the Federal Aviation Administration prior to a career with Continental Can as a plant engineer. Jerry and Janet made homes in Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio and Georgia before retiring to Hilton Head Island, SC.
An avid and skilled woodworker, he enjoyed building furniture and making gifts for his family. He was also a member of the Hilton Head Plantation Woodcarvers. Jerry used his gift as a ministry, including carving more than 500 "clinging crosses" which were distributed to people in need of prayer and hope across the country. He also volunteered as a woodworking teacher at Programs for Exceptional People.
Loving father and husband of 55 years, Jerry is survived by wife Janet Helgeson, sister Kathy Helgeson, daughters Jodi Thompson (husband Todd) and Lisa Mullis (husband Greg), and grandchildren Carly Bortz, Rachel Thompson, McKenzie Mullis, and Matthew Mullis.
A celebration of Jerry's life will be held on Tuesday, May 7 at 2:00 PM at St. Andrew By-The-Sea United Methodist Church.
To honor Jerry, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Programs for Exceptional People, 10 Oak Park Drive, Building C-1 Box 2, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926.
Condolences may be expressed at islandfuneralhome.com
St Andrew-by-the-Sea
20 Pope Avenue
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States


QILDRO's (sometimes referred to as QUILDRO) are controlled by and must comply with Illinois State law. The controlling statue is contained in the Illinois Pension Code. It defines a QILDRO as an Illinois court order that creates or recognizes the existence of an alternate payee's right to receive all or a portion of a member's accrued benefits in a retirement system. The Illinois Pension Code is located here. The QILDRO is used to divide state and municipal pension plans, including the State University Retirement System (SURS) plans, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) plans, Teacher's Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS) plans, Police Pension Fund and Firefighter' Pension Fund plans, as well as others.
I can help at any point in the process. If your divorce is not yet completed, I can suggest the language to be included in your Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage. My advice will of course depend on your role, are you the member (Participant) or the one that is to receive benefits of your former spouse's plan (Alternate Payee).
If the Judgment has already been entered, I can draft the QILDRO, and submit it to the Plan Administrator for pre-approval. Once pre-approved, I motion the court for entry of the QILDRO. Once entered by the Judge, I obtain a certified copy of the QDRO and provide that copy to the Plan Administrator. Depending on the time that the Participant earned interest in the plan, the Participant's Consent to Issuance of QILDRO may be necessary.
If the Plan is in pay status or the Participant has already applied for retirement benefits or partial or whole refund, a QILDRO Calculation Order will have to be entered. The QILDRO Calculation Order is the one that specifies the amounts that you (or the other party) are going to be paid. For this reason, it cannot be completed until the benefits are known, which is typically at retirement or termination (quitting or being fired).
As with the QILDRO, I can obtain the information necessary and draft the QILDRO Calculation Order, have it pre-approved and move the Court for entry. Once entered, I can provide a certified copy of the QILDRO Calculation Order to the Plan for implementation.
If need be, I can negotiate with the opposing party or attorney, regarding benefits that should or should not be included in the QILRO or QILDRO Calculation Order. If there is no agreement, I can argue before the Court for a version of the Order that is fair and benefits you.
If the QILDRO or QILDRO Calculation Order has already been entered, I can review it. If it provide too much or not enough benefits or protections, I can motion to court to revise it or appeal the court's decision to the appellate court. Time is of essence in these circumstances. Of course, which option you choose will depend on the particular situation: how much money is involved and what your chances of winning are. You will know the first part and I will inform you of the second.


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A Karinthy Frigyes út Budapest XI. kerületében található, a Móricz Zsigmond körtértől vezet az Irinyi József utcáig. Része annak a villamospályával ellátott útnak, mely a Körtértől a Petőfi hídig vezet. A Nagykörút budai szakasza. Jelenleg a 6-os villamos közlekedik rajta.

Lágymányos feltöltéséig a Duna árterülete volt. A 20. század elején Budai körút volt a neve. 1909-ben a Fővárosi Közmunkák Tanácsa Verpeléti útnak nevezte át. 1948-ban helyezték el a 2. számú épületen Karinthy Frigyes emléktábláját, mely Kocsis András műve.

Források

Budapest XI. kerületének utcái és terei


1:27 Shot by Pomona-Pitzer Aidan Ferrer, Save (by goalie) Dante Amodeo.
1:49 Shot by Pomona-Pitzer Taylor Reifert, Save (by goalie) Dante Amodeo.
3:29 Corner kick by Occidental Elijah Remy [3:29].
11:22 Substitution!Pomona-Pitzer substitution: Eamon Stein for Blaise Werner.
11:27 Corner kick by Pomona-Pitzer Taylor Reifert [11:27].
17:24 Corner kick by Pomona-Pitzer Taylor Reifert [17:24].
17:56 Header Shot by Pomona-Pitzer Ethan Flor, High.
19:01 Shot by Occidental Ben Simon, High.
21:49 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Gabriel Barrett-Jackson for Ryan Banard.
21:53 Shot by Occidental Ariel Rosso, Blocked.
22:24 Shot by Occidental Ariel Rosso, Save (by goalie) Ben Mitchell.
22:59 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Ethan Glass for Elijah Remy.
22:59 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Matthew Labrie for Tyler Wray.
22:59 Substitution!Occidental substitution: David Paine for Miles Robertson.
22:59 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Connor Allison for Austin Lee.
23:22 Corner kick by Pomona-Pitzer Taylor Reifert [23:22].
26:00 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Ryan Wilson for Santiago Bedoya-Gallego.
26:00 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Tod Kawada for Ariel Rosso.
26:00 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Nate Dunning for Liam Walsh.
26:17 Header Shot by Pomona-Pitzer Ethan Flor, Wide Right.
27:50 Corner kick by Occidental Ethan Glass [27:50].
28:23 Header Shot by Occidental Riley McCabe, Hit Crossbar.
28:38 Corner kick by Occidental Ben Simon [28:38].
30:00 Shot by Occidental Tod Kawada, High.
31:05 Substitution!Pomona-Pitzer substitution: Max DeWit for Jacob Merkle.
31:05 Substitution!Pomona-Pitzer substitution: Evan Bograd for Sean McPherson.
37:06 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Conal Dennison for Ben Simon.
37:06 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Brooks Yeager for Ryan Wilson.
37:06 Substitution!Pomona-Pitzer substitution: Dillon Jacob for Taylor Reifert.
40:25 Corner kick by Occidental Ethan Glass [40:25].
45:00 For Pomona-Pitzer: #1 Ben Mitchell, #2 Jack Arnold, #6 Aidan Ferrer, #7 Max DeWit, #8 Sean McPherson, #9 Peter Rentzepis, #10 Bjorn Sigurdsson, #13 Alfred Molina, #16 Taylor Reifert, #18 Jacob Merkle, #27 Slate Rostal.
45:00 For Occidental: #2 Gabriel Barrett-Jackson, #5 Matthew Teplitz, #6 Ryan Banard, #7 Liam Walsh, #8 Elijah Remy, #9 Ariel Rosso, #10 Santiago Bedoya-Gallego, #16 Ben Simon, #23 Miles Robertson, #24 Tyler Wray, #00 Dante Amodeo.
45:52 PENALTY KICK by Occidental Elijah Remy Wide.
47:51 Corner kick by Occidental Ben Simon [47:51].
48:23 Corner kick by Occidental Elijah Remy [48:23].
50:17 Shot by Occidental Ariel Rosso, Blocked.
52:21 Corner kick by Occidental Elijah Remy [52:21].
54:58 Shot by Pomona-Pitzer Taylor Reifert, Save (by goalie) Dante Amodeo.
58:33 Corner kick by Pomona-Pitzer Taylor Reifert [58:33].
58:58 Shot by Pomona-Pitzer Aidan Ferrer, Hit Post.
59:05 Corner kick by Pomona-Pitzer Taylor Reifert [59:05].
61:05 Shot by Occidental Elijah Remy, High.
61:10 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Nate Dunning for Ariel Rosso.
61:10 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Matthew Labrie for Tyler Wray.
61:10 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Riley McCabe for Ryan Banard.
61:10 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Austin Lee for Matthew Teplitz.
61:10 Substitution!Occidental substitution: David Paine for Miles Robertson.
61:10 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Ethan Glass for Elijah Remy.
61:10 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Tod Kawada for Santiago Bedoya-Gallego.
65:17 Shot by Occidental Ethan Glass, Wide.
68:46 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Connor Allison for Austin Lee.
68:46 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Santiago Bedoya-Gallego for Nate Dunning.
68:46 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Elijah Remy for Ethan Glass.
68:46 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Ariel Rosso for Liam Walsh.
68:46 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Miles Robertson for Matthew Labrie.
71:36 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Scott Drazan for Dante Amodeo.
71:45 Corner kick by Occidental Ben Simon [71:45].
72:44 Substitution!Pomona-Pitzer substitution: Eamon Stein for Taylor Reifert.
72:44 Substitution!Pomona-Pitzer substitution: Evan Bograd for Sean McPherson.
75:32 Substitution!Pomona-Pitzer substitution: Dillon Jacob for Bjorn Sigurdsson.
79:41 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Conal Dennison for Ben Simon.
79:41 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Brooks Yeager for Ariel Rosso.
79:41 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Riley McCabe for Gabriel Barrett-Jackson.
79:41 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Ethan Glass for Elijah Remy.
79:41 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Matthew Labrie for Santiago Bedoya-Gallego.
79:41 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Tyler Wray for David Paine.
79:41 Substitution!Occidental substitution: Austin Lee for Miles Robertson.
82:56 Substitution!Pomona-Pitzer substitution: Taylor Reifert for Aidan Ferrer.
83:01 Corner kick by Occidental Ethan Glass [83:01].
84:28 Substitution!Pomona-Pitzer substitution: Bjorn Sigurdsson for Dillon Jacob.
84:34 Corner kick by Pomona-Pitzer Taylor Reifert [84:34].
86:55 Corner kick by Occidental Connor Allison [86:55].
89:03 Substitution!Pomona-Pitzer substitution: Sean McPherson for Slate Rostal.
89:03 Shot by Occidental Brooks Yeager, Wide Right.


The city's chief emergency-preparedness official on Thursday disputed new reports that terrorists eyed Chicago's Sears Tower for attack on Sept. 11, 2001.
"I'm sure there has been no credible information that Sears Tower has been or will be a target," said Cortez Trotter, executive director of the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
Speaking at a media briefing to discuss the state of local security now that war has begun with Iraq, Mr. Trotter said his office has been in repeated contact with federal authorities and still believes there is no solid reason to suspect the nation's tallest building ever was on a terrorist hit list.
His comments followed media reports about new evidence allegedly obtained in recent days from terrorist leaders.
In other comments, Mr. Trotter again called for federal authorities to release anti-terrorist funds needed by Chicago and other communities to prepare for possible unrest.
"We would expect that the federal government would put some money in the bank in Chicago to support our initiatives as soon as possible," he said.
He also reported that the city has not received any reply to Mayor Richard Daley's renewed request to ban aircraft from flying over the lakefront and downtown area.


Ex.: The Harry Potter books are my favorite examples of fiction.
Ex.: The last time I read a novel was in high school. I have no time to read them now.
Ex.: Sherlock Holmes novels are good examples of how a good mystery should be written.
Ex.: The Da Vinci Code thriller kept me so interested that I read it in just three days.
Ex.: I am not a big fan of romance novels. The romance is unrealistic and couples are too perfect.
Ex.: If you like science fiction, then you'll love this book. It's set in the future where humans have started to live on the planet Mars.
Ex.: This book contains 20 of my favorite short stories. It's great to read while on the airplane.
Ex.: My parents prefer me to read non-fiction as they think those kinds of books are more educational and truthful.
Ex.: The biography about the life of the late Korean fashion designer André Kim is very interesting. It was written by a former employee of André Kim.
Ex.: If I ever become rich and famous, I will write an autobiography so that everyone can read about my life even after I die.
Ex.: As a student I don't have time or money to travel, so I like to read travel books and learn about famous places.
Ex.: I just read the memoir of Kim Dae-jung, it's about his time as president of South Korea.
Ex.: As an expecting parent, I have read a few self-help books on taking care of newborn babies, since this will be our first child.
Ex.: Maxim is a men's magazine that is popular worldwide.
Ex.: The Chosun Ilbo is a Korean newspaper that prints in both Korean and English.
Ex.: Oh no! The Wi-Fi isn't working, how can I connect to the Internet to view my professor's class blog?
Ex.: The Pony Syndrome is one of the most well-known Korean beauty blogs, it has lots of tips on make-up.
Ex.: When I was a child I read many comics, much to the disapproval of my parents.
Ex.: Wow this novel is a real page-turner! I can't stop reading it, even though I have homework that I should be doing instead of reading.
Ex.: The end of book one ended in a cliff hanger. I still have so many questions that need to be answered; now I have to wait till book two to come out so I can find out what happens next.
Ex.: This book has been in the top 10 list for over a year. It's a true best-seller!
Ex.: I love to read short stories because they are such a fast read.
Ex.: I didn't like to read that book on philosophy, it was too hard to follow.
Ex.: I used to read teen magazines, but now I think they are trash and waste of time.
Ex.: My sister loves to curl up with a good book on the sofa and spend hours reading there on the weekends.
Ex.: The teacher made the students read aloud so she could hear their pronunciation of the words.
Ex.: I can't read in a moving car, so I enjoy listening to audio books instead.
Ex.: I think doing puzzles is like exercise for our brains. Sudoku is my favorite number puzzle.
Ex.: My eyes hurt if I read online for too long. The light from the LCD screen gives me a headache.
Ex.: I like to skim though the morning paper while I am riding the subway to work.
(*read is a verb) to view information on an e-reader or e-book, like the iPad, Tab, Kindle, etc.
Ex.: Reading electronic books on my smartphone is more convenient than trying to carry heavy books around with me.
Ex.: I recommend the Voice of America webpage for students who want to read the news in English.
Ex.: Ugh! All the Honey Butter chips are sold out again. I have only been able to buy them once.
Ex.: The latest issue of Sports Illustrated magazine comes out in a few days. There is a story in that issue I am dying to read.
Ex.: He believes it's immoral to kill animals for food.
Ex.: Eating in bed is a guilty pleasure for 10% of the men and about a quarter of women.
Ex.: His boss criticized him for his sloppy work habits.
Ex.: Did you know the 300 movie about the Spartans was based on a graphic novel with the same name?
Ex.: Namdaemun Market in Seoul is where you can pick up some amazing bargains.
Ex.: I love to go browsing at flea-markets, you never know what you can find there.
Ex.: I was at the COEX Mall on the weekend and ran into my English teacher in the book store! It was so random.
Ex.: The Old Man and the Sea is an Ernest Hemingway masterpiece.
Ex.: This action film will keep you on the edge of your seat.


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<?php
namespace Czim\CmsCore\Providers\Api;

use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application as ApplicationContract;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Http\Kernel;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Application;
use Illuminate\Routing\Router;
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
use Czim\CmsCore\Contracts\Core\CoreInterface;
use Czim\CmsCore\Support\Enums\CmsMiddleware;

/**
 * Class ApiRouteServiceProvider
 *
 * Register this even when the API is not registered, so that the API routes may be cached
 * along with the rest.
 */
class ApiRouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{

    /**
     * @var ApplicationContract|Application
     */
    protected $app;

    /**
     * @var Router
     */
    protected $router;

    /**
     * @var Kernel
     */
    protected $kernel;

    /**
     * @var CoreInterface
     */
    protected $core;

    /**
     * @param Router        $router
     * @param Kernel        $kernel
     * @param CoreInterface $core
     */
    public function boot(Router $router, Kernel $kernel, CoreInterface $core)
    {
        // If we don't need the web routes, skip booting entirely
        if ( ! $core->bootChecker()->shouldRegisterCmsApiRoutes()) {
            return;
        }

        $this->router = $router;
        $this->kernel = $kernel;
        $this->core   = $core;

        $this->registerRoutes();
    }

    public function register()
    {
    }

    /**
     * Registers routes for the entire CMS.
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    protected function registerRoutes(): ApiRouteServiceProvider
    {
        // If the application has all routes cached, skip registering them
        if ($this->app->routesAreCached()) {
            // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
            return $this;
            // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
        }

        $this->router->group(
            [
                'prefix'     => $this->getCmsPrefix(),
                'as'         => $this->getCmsNamePrefix(),
                'middleware' => [ $this->getCmsMiddlewareGroup() ],
            ],
            function (Router $router) {

                $this->buildRoutesForAuth($router);

                // Embed the routes that require authorization in a group
                // with the middleware to keep guests out.

                $this->router->group(
                    [
                        'middleware' => [
                            CmsMiddleware::API_AUTHENTICATED,
                            CmsMiddleware::API_AUTH_OWNER,
                        ],
                    ],
                    function (Router $router) {

                        $this->buildRoutesForMetaData($router);
                        $this->buildRoutesForModules($router);
                    }
                );
            }
        );

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Builds up routes for API authorization in the given router context.
     *
     * @param Router $router
     */
    protected function buildRoutesForAuth(Router $router): void
    {
        $auth = $this->core->auth();

        $router->group(
            [
                'prefix' => 'auth',
            ],
            function (Router $router) use ($auth) {

                $router->{$this->getLoginMethod()}($this->getLoginPath(), $auth->getApiRouteLoginAction());
                $router->{$this->getLogoutMethod()}($this->getLogoutPath(), $auth->getApiRouteLogoutAction());
            }
        );
    }

    /**
     * Builds up routes for accessing meta-data about the CMS and its modules.
     *
     * @param Router $router
     */
    protected function buildRoutesForMetaData(Router $router): void
    {
        $router->group(
            [
                'prefix' => 'meta',
            ],
            function (Router $router) {

                // Menu information

                $router->get('menu', [
                    'as'   => 'menu.index',
                    'uses' => $this->core->apiConfig('controllers.menu') . '@index',
                ]);

                // Module information

                $moduleController = $this->core->apiConfig('controllers.modules');

                $router->get('modules', [
                    'as'   => 'modules.index',
                    'uses' => $moduleController . '@index',
                ]);

                $router->get('modules/{key}', [
                    'as'   =>'modules.show',
                    'uses' => $moduleController . '@show',
                ]);

                // CMS version

                $router->get('versions', [
                    'as'   => 'versions.index',
                    'uses' => $this->core->apiConfig('controllers.version') . '@index',
                ]);
            }
        );
    }

    /**
     * Builds up routes for all modules in the given router context.
     *
     * @param Router $router
     */
    protected function buildRoutesForModules(Router $router): void
    {
        $this->core->modules()->mapApiRoutes($router);
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    protected function getCmsPrefix(): string
    {
        return $this->core->apiConfig('route.prefix');
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    protected function getCmsNamePrefix(): string
    {
        return $this->core->apiConfig('route.name-prefix');
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    protected function getCmsMiddlewareGroup(): string
    {
        return $this->core->apiConfig('middleware.group');
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    protected function getLoginPath(): string
    {
        return $this->core->apiConfig('route.auth.path.login', 'login');
    }

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    protected function getLogoutPath(): string
    {
        return $this->core->apiConfig('route.auth.path.logout', 'logout');
    }

    /**
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The rules committee of the Board of Supervisors early Wednesday evening advanced Mayor Mark Farrell's replacement for a lesbian member of the San Francisco Port Commission without taking a position on the nomination.
Supervisors Ahsha Safai, Norman Yee, and Catherine Stefani voted to forward Gail Gilman's nomination for the oversight body's Seat 5 to the full board for approval but did not vote to support or oppose it. She would replace former supervisor Leslie Katz, the only LGBT member of the port commission.
Gilman is CEO of the nonprofit Community Housing Partnership and currently sits on the city's Building Inspection Commission. Farrell announced April 5 his decision not to reappoint Katz, who has served on the commission for seven years. Her term ends next Tuesday, May 1.
At the hearing, Gilman said she had spoken last summer with the late mayor Ed Lee, who died in December, about joining the port's advisory body. She noted her experience working on affordable housing and real estate development would be assets on the commission.
"I want to be the commissioner for the people," said Gilman.
It remains unclear exactly why Farrell chose not to nominate Katz for another term. In a statement to the Bay Area Reporter, he called her "a dedicated and valued member" of the port commission and thanked her for her public service to the city.
Katz told the B.A.R. the mayor's decision came as a surprise, as she was looking forward to continuing to serve on the commission and assisting the port on a number of projects it is involved in. She also mentioned she had hoped to keep working on an affinity group for LGBT port commissioners she had helped co-found.
"I'm one of the very few LGBT port commissioners in the state," Katz had noted.
The rules committee had postponed taking up the matter of Gilman's appointment for two weeks. The delay does not appear to have sparked a groundswell of support for Katz, as the committee packet included no letters asking for her to be reappointed.
And no one asked the rules committee to outright reject Gilman during public comment. Gay District 8 Supervisor Jeff Sheehy did express misgivings about Katz not being reappointed. He noted once her term expires there would only be one LGBT port commissioner left in the state.
While he has "tremendous respect" for Gilman, Sheehy said the LGBT community is "extremely disappointed" that Katz wasn't re-nominated to her seat.
"This is no reflection on the current candidate, but our level of disappointment cannot be overstated," said Sheehy. "Our level of distress at the loss of this seat cannot be overstated."
The three voting members of the rules committee all praised Gilman and Katz, with Yee stating he was troubled that Katz was not up for another term. The trio opted to move Gilman's nomination forward without a recommendation so the full board could vote on it.
A number of speakers, including several from the LGBT community, spoke in support of Gilman being approved. Tomiquia Moss, a lesbian who is CEO of the nonprofit Hamilton Families, praised Gilman as one of the "most dedicated and professional leaders" she knows in the city.
The committee also received a letter in support of Gilman from school board member Shamann Walton, who is a candidate this fall for the District 10 supervisor seat. Executive Director of Young Community Developers, Walton noted he has known Gilman for eight years.
"She is committed to San Francisco and is about providing opportunities for under-served communities," wrote Walton. "She is well prepared to ensure that public trust is upheld, while ensuring that the most pressing concerns of the Port are addressed including: fiscal responsibility, preparing for sea level rise, managing growth and development, and activating underutilized parcels and piers along the Port."
According to her bio, Gilman earned a Master of Non-Profit Administration from the University of San Francisco and lives in North Beach near the waterfront. Governor Jerry Brown appointed her to California's Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council.
If confirmed to the port seat, Gilman would serve a four-year term ending May 1, 2022.
The committee Wednesday also forwarded to the full board a positive recommendation for Farrell's reappointment of port commissioner William Adams, secretary treasurer of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Currently the vice president of the board, Adams has served on it since 2012 and his current term is set to expire May 1.
"The port belongs to the public," noted Adams at the hearing.
He praised the port's director, Elaine Forbes, an out lesbian, for her leadership.
"We have taken off to the races running," he said.
During her comments, Gilman also commended Forbes and said she was "excited" to assist her in addressing the ports' needs.


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Yesterday, ISS opened its "Annual Policy Survey." In recent years, ISS used a 2-part survey, with a relatively high-level "governance principles survey" accompanied by a more granular "policy application survey." This year, ISS is using a single survey with a more limited number of questions. ISS may have streamlined the process, but this excerpt addressing the topics covered in the survey shows that they've still covered quite a bit of ground:
"Topics this year cover a broad range of issues, including: board gender diversity, director over-boarding, and director accountability relating to climate change risk, globally; combined chairman and CEO posts and the sun-setting of multi-class capital structures in the U.S.; the discharge of directors and board responsiveness to low support for remuneration proposals in Europe; and the use of Economic Value Added (EVA) in ISS' quantitative pay-for-performance, financial-performance-analysis secondary screen for companies in the U.S. and Canada."
As always, this is the first step for ISS as it formulates its 2020 voting policies. In addition to the survey, ISS will gather input via regionally-based, topic-specific roundtables & calls. Interested market participants will also have an opportunity to comment on the final proposed changes to the policies.
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Assemblyman Rob Bonta wants to remove at least one cost of doing business in the newly expanded recreational cannabis market. (Photo courtesy of Caliva Cannabis Dispensary, via Facebook)
California cannabis clubs rang in the New Year with record profits thanks to the newly expanded legal market, which as of Jan. 1 allows anyone aged 21 and up to buy pot from a licensed seller. Advocates celebrated the milestone, but voiced concerns about the high taxes and cost of doing business in a heavily regulated industry.
A Bay Area lawmaker on Thursday introduced a bill to remove at least some of those costs. Democratic Assemblyman Rob Bonta's AB 1741 would lift the 10 percent tax penalty on cash payments for adult-use weed.
A 2016 law waived the same penalty for medical pot sales. Bonta's bill would simply expand that law to the newly sanctioned recreational market.
"AB 1741 will create equity for taxpayers within the cannabis industry by removing an unfair penalty on cash payments made to the state," the Oakland lawmaker said in a press statement on Thursday.
Under existing law, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration imposes a 10 percent fee on all non-electronic payments. But because federal law classifies cannabis as a Schedule I drug, most banks won't do business with collectives.
"Therefore, most cannabis businesses have no choice but to operate and pay taxes in cash," Bonta said.
State Board of Equalization member Fiona Ma applauded Bonta's bill, calling it a step toward greater parity in the tax code.
"I have consistently been a champion for fair and transparent regulations within the cannabis industry and creating equity in the tax code is a key part of my mission on the Board of Equalization," she said.
Ma added: "By expanding the same penalty fee waiver to adult-use cannabis that is currently offered to medical cannabis business owners, we are removing unnecessary and unfair barriers for those that simply want to be a part of California's booming economy."
San Jose is home to 16 licensed pot clubs. Of those, 10 are permitted to sell recreational cannabis. The city imposes a 10 percent tax on all sales, while the state demands a 15 percent excise tax in addition to permitting fees and other costs. According to Inc. magazine, many collectives pay effective tax rates of up to 60 percent.
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sjoutsidethebubble Jan 5, 2018 @ 12:57 pm
> Advocates celebrated the milestone, but voiced concerns about the high taxes and cost of doing business in a heavily regulated industry.
The taxes on cannabis are NOT high enough, and the regulations are NOT heavy enough.
Government can do MORE!
Jeff Jan 5, 2018 @ 2:21 pm
What happened to making money on the taxes. That was quick. Oh well The DOJ will close them all down.
I've already seen people smoking it there cars outside of schools the cops won't do anything about it. Basically you can be 6 and smoke it CA really doesn't care. So sad.
Empty Gun Jan 5, 2018 @ 5:41 pm
Should be taxed at the same rate cigarettes are, about 900% to pay for all the lung cancer and mental health issues this crap will cause in the long run. It should be regulated for quality just like the drug companies are,. and prosecuted just like moonshiners are.
By the way this is all in violation of Federal law and that bill is coming due soon!
Empty Gun Jan 6, 2018 @ 10:53 am
Sales tax on a single cigarette is about $.15 , the cost of making that cigarette is about $.03 so a fair tax on one roach should be 5 times the cost of the ingredients. What's that come out too?
Some more research on the sale price of cannabis in Colorado was $120 per 20 pack of 1 gram cigarettes, the equivalent tax for tobacco cigarettes is 5 times the production cost of that cigarette $.03 = $.15 or about $3.00 per pack.
At $120.00 per pack California sales tax should be $600.00 for 20 roaches!
There Governor Moonbeam is a way to pay for your HIGH SPEED RAIL.
sjoutsidethebubble Jan 8, 2018 @ 8:59 am
> There Governor Moonbeam is a way to pay for your HIGH SPEED RAIL.
We need a tax on Stupid High Speed Rail Tickets to pay for dedicated lanes for self driving vehicles.
San Francisco to LA in three hours in a self-driving Lamborghini in a controlled access lane.
sjoutsidethebubble Jan 9, 2018 @ 3:43 pm
A self-driving Lamborghini kind of defeats the purpose of a Lamborghini.
The dedicated lanes will be used for self-driving black Cadillac Escalades for Senator Di Fi and President For Life Hillary.
anon. Jan 6, 2018 @ 7:56 pm
Trolls.
Ron Keffer Jan 9, 2018 @ 2:22 pm
why are we even putting a tax on this illegal drug. The Feds have the right idea. We are teaching our kids that it is ok to disobey…………..now we are telling them they can do drugs


On Thursday 16th March Year 9 students welcomed Cpl Richard Reeve (Cert RP) from the Army Career's Centre in Milton Keynes who presented information about the 220 job roles available in the Army. Jobs range from Architects, Animal Handlers, Medics to Musicians. Students were particularly interested to hear about the value the Army places on students staying in education and the bursaries available for VI Form and Universities up to the value of £75,000.
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Piloting the CPRcard – Placing the power to save lives in your pocket
It is light, portable and fits easily into your wallet, purse or pocket, just like a credit card. But most importantly, it can potentially help save lives.
Members of public can now be assisted when performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on cardiac arrest victims, thanks to the CPRcard. A pilot initiative by the Ministry of Health's Unit for Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (UPEC), this simple device is set to be a game-changer for pre-hospital emergency response. The CPRcard is the result of a collaboration between UPEC and Laerdal Medical (in Norway), a company which produces portable medical equipment.
200 residents, including volunteers from the People's Association's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will have the opportunity to experience the new CPRcard hands-on, in a mass training at the Chua Chu Kang Health and Sports Carnival, on Sunday, June 11.
This initiative is part of the Community First Responder Programme (CFRP), a collaboration between MOH and PA. It aims to strengthen the community's level of preparedness and responsiveness in emergencies by equipping more people with life-saving and first aid skills. Since 2014, more than 26,000 people have been trained at community clubs and grassroots events across Singapore to assist during cardiac emergencies.
Administering CPR and how the CPRcard works
When attending to someone who has suffered a cardiac arrest, the first four minutes are crucial to the victim's survival. After calling for an ambulance, CPR should be performed immediately to ensure there is continuous blood flow to the brain and heart before paramedics arrive. But often, bystanders hesitate to perform CPR. Currently, the bystander CPR rate in Singapore is 40%, compared to up to 80% in other countries. We can do better.
The CPRcard provides on-the-spot feedback to responders on whether the chest compressions they are giving are deep and fast enough to keep the patient's blood flowing. The responder simply places the card on the victim's chest before starting CPR, and the card then monitors the quality of their compressions.
"In using the CPRcard, an ordinary by-stander at the scene of a cardiac arrest will have more confidence in administering CPR. By providing responders with real-time feedback to guide them in performing high quality chest compressions, we can help save a patient's life even before they reach the hospital. This will redefine the way CPR is taught and practised," said Associate Professor Marcus Ong, Medical Director, UPEC and Senior Consultant, Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital.
Participants of the CPRcard training will be enrolled in a study which will evaluate whether the device has helped bystanders become more confident in administering chest compressions. 4,000 cards have already been distributed to study participants. UPEC hopes to distribute another 11,000 CPRcards to trained individuals in the community as part of this study, by August, 2018.
Residents between the ages of 11 and 74, are encouraged to undergo Community First Responder Training with the CPRcard by contacting their local CC. They can register their interest at the following email address: pa_iknowmyneighbours@pa.gov.sg


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#008: MY KINGDOM FOR SOME COFFEE
I CROSSED THE STREET with a smile on my face and a spring in my step. I even whistled. I hadn't felt this good since, well, since the last time I shot an ornery biter.
I don't like vampires.
Ain't a one of them has anything inside them but evil intent. They hate the human race, think of us as cattle. So I hate them right on back. There are ways a biter can survive without murdering and feeding off of human beings, but I've yet to meet one that's tried. The world would be better off with each and every one of them in the ground.
I moved up the half a block to the office, my mind on coffee and bullet-ridden vampires when I turned the corner onto 7th and nearly tripped over a shaggy and unkempt figure sleeping it off on the side walk.
I stumbled, but didn't fall. The man on the sidewalk just curled in on himself and continued to snore. Flies buzzed around him, zipping here and there, landing for moments on the undulating form before lighting off once again. There was a stench coming from the huddled mass that was wholly unique to the man. It was like a dead animal that had been soaked in cheap beer, rolled around in a landfill for a few days, and the left out in the sun for a week. That was Hal.
Normally, when I run across Hal, I leave him be. I couldn't do that today, not while he was blocking my entry into the building. He'd either have to move, or I'd need to drive across town and buy my coffee at the Kwik Stop.
"Hal?" I gave him a prod with the toe of my shoe.
Hal stirred, burped, said something about a penguin, and broke wind. It was almost enough to ruin my good mood.
"Hal!" I said again, jabbing him with a bit more force.
Before I could so much as take another breath, I found myself lifted off of my feet and thrown back into the wall of my building. It took a moment before I realized that it was Hal that had done it. And he held me fast, too.
He didn't say anything, just stared at me wild-eyed as he held me by the front of my coat, pressing me into the wall. He towered over me and I felt like a rag doll in his hands. His breath bore into me like a urinal in a restroom at a Royals game by the seventh inning stretch.
"Whoa, Hal," I said, trying to force myself free, which wasn't happening. I wasn't going anywhere until Hal was ready to let me go.
"It lay in wait," Hal said. "Using the form of a woman, a guise to draw me near, but I could not be fooled."
His eyes had gone distant. I could see bits of bread and bone hanging in his full, dark beard. Knowing Hal the way I did, I assumed the bones were chicken, maybe turkey, but I'd never seen Eudora's most famous homeless person act like this before and it caused me to reevaluate my feelings toward the man.
"Hal!" I shouted. "Let me go! You're acting half a bubble off plumb, buddy! Don't make me shoot you!"
"The floor was more bones than stone," Hal said. "The bones. The bodies!"
"Hal! Dang it! Someone's bound to notice us here dancing like this and call the local constabulary! You don't want to spend another night in a cell do you?"
For a man who sleeps on sidewalks and is often seen under the influence of whatever alcohol he can manage to scrounge up, Hal had spent very little time in the town jail.
"I never asked to be their hero!" Hal's breath began to dissolve the inner lining of my nostrils. "I never asked to be anyone's hero!"
Well, I'd had enough. I couldn't shoot Hal, but I could dang sure get his attention the old fashioned way. After all, it had worked with the Walrus.
"Hal!" I shouted once more. One last chance.
He didn't respond, so I kicked him between the legs.
He didn't curl in on himself in pain, didn't let me go, didn't even so much as grunt. He just shook his head like he was clearing the cobwebs from his mind. He looked at me, looked down at his hands that were still clutching the front of my coat, and then he let me go.
"Norman?" he said as eyes once clouded became bright. "Good gravy, Norman, I'm sorry." Though he was mostly hair, I could see that his face had turned as red as a tomato. "I don't know what came over me. I sure hope you can forgive me."
"Water under the bridge," I said, straightening out my coat. "But you scared the bejeebers out of me, Hal. What was that?"
"Golly, Norman," the big man said, looking down at his feet. "I'm not sure."
No one knows where Hal had come from before he'd appeared one day sleeping it off in the park across from the old high school. He'd drifted into town a decade or two back and took up residence in Eudora's back alleys, parks, and countryside. I've often attempted to beguile the man into telling me about himself from before, but Hal could be a wily customer when he wanted to be.
"Well, I'll tell you what," I said. "I'll forget it if you forget it. Deal?" I held out my hand.
Hal brightened immediately. He looked up and his face was nothing but one big smile. He took my hand and shook it, nearly pulling my arm from its socket. "Deal! Thanks, Norman. Thanks a bunch." He let go of my hand.
"Don't mention it," I said, thanking God that my healing ability would take the pain away soon.
"Oh no, I won't mention it. No sir. Not one more word." He made as if he was running a zipper across his lips.
"I'm glad," I said. "Hey, I'm sure Bob has some coffee brewing upstairs. You want a cup?"
"Oh, no thanks, Norman," Hal said, looking up 7th Street, away from Main. "But I gotta be going. Lots to do, lots to do, yes sir." And with that he loped away. "See you in the funny pages," he called over his shoulder, giggling like a little boy.
I shook my head as I watched him walk away. Once he was out of sight I sighed and climbed the stairs to my office.
Bob was my receptionist and as usual, he had arrived first and sat reading a book at his desk in the waiting room.
"You're late," he said without looking up. "You can get all the beauty sleep you want Norman, it won't make you any less ugly."
Bob had been with me for the better part of five decades now. He's the only person left alive that I've known longer than Pat. He's also the only person left alive, other than Pat, that I'd trust with my life, unconditionally.
"And a good morning to you too, Bob," I said, shutting the door behind me. "Any messages?"
He set the book down and gave me a look that told me just how stupid he found my question to be.
"So, no then?" I said and then smiled.
"Was that Hal I heard you talking to outside?" He asked.
"Poor man. Someone should do something."
"Like what?" I said. "He won't take handouts and won't stay at a shelter. Shy of asking the fella to move in what else can you do?"
"He turned me down," he said, going back to his book.
"Turned what down?"
"I offered him my spare room. Told him he could stay there. He turned me down."
"We'll I'll be, Bob. Who'da thought there was an honest too goodness heart beating there in your chest."
He ignored me. He's never found me funny. I'm used to it.
"Anyway," I said. "Is there coffee?"
"I'm off caffeine," he said from behind the book. "Doctor says it isn't good for me."
"Well I ain't," I said. "I was looking forward to a cup of coffee."
"Then make some," he said. "You're capable."
"That ain't the point," I said. "You're my receptionist."
"So," I said, the heat rising in my face. "Among your job duties is making coffee."
"Since you started making coffee every morning fifty years ago."
He put the book down.
"I made coffee each morning because I wanted coffee," he said, then he disappeared behind the book once more.
I stood looking at him, thinking of something to say. If there was one thing Bob excelled at, it was getting my dander up. However, I knew this was a fight I wasn't gonna win.
"Fine, I'll make the coffee," I said.
Just inside the front door to my office was a small table where the coffee maker sat. Or at least used to. It was gone.
"Where's the coffee maker?"
"I threw it out."
"What?" I said. "Threw it out? Why?" I realized that I was shouting.
"I'm off caffeine," said Bob. "I said that already."
"I heard you, and like I said, I am not!"
"It was my coffee maker," he said.
"I wanted coffee!"
"You got a coffee maker at home," he said. "What's wrong with it?"
"I broke the pot on a walrus," I shouted. Then, to force the point home, I crossed the room, entered my office, and slammed the door closed behind me.
I threw my coat onto the coat tree in the corner before I snatched up the mug on my desk. I frowned at the layer of dried creamer and sugar at its bottom and spent a few moments washing it out in the sink of the private bathroom attached to the office.
Then, because there was no coffee, I set it back on the desk with such force that I was surprised it didn't go through.
I sighed and went to the large picture window that looked out onto Main. The window was taller than I was and I put a foot up on the sill, thinking about coffee. Maybe I could take a ride out to the Kwik Stop, they made a decent cup.
I could see the entrance to the Pub from the window and smiled. Lemonzeo stood out on the sidewalk with the two biters. I smiled because they were arguing. I couldn't hear what they said, of course, but it was obvious that the biters weren't happy. I could only assume that I was the cause of their ire, and that made me smile even more.
Lemonzeo however, did not get where he was by not knowing how to get things done. It only took a few moments, but he soon had the biters pacified and then saw them off in a stretch limo. I watched Abner as he stood at the entrance to the Pub, watching the limo speed off down Main at well over the legal limit. Then, as he was about to turn and go back into the Pub, he looked up the street at me standing at my window. I gave him a quick, two-fingered salute. He scowled and disappeared inside the small bar.
The phone on my desk gave an annoying buzz. I sat and looked at the display. I was Bob in the other room. I pressed the speaker button.
"Did you change your mind about the coffee?" I said, a smile in my voice.
"Clem Sims is here to see you," he said.
Clem Sims? What did he want?
"Send him in," I said.
Clem lived alone in a ramshackle, one level house out on Church street between Ninth and Tenth. The man himself was like his house: Gray, full of cracks, and long in the tooth. He'd been living in the old home for close to sixty years and had worn the same thing every day of it. Overalls over red flannel, boots, and a straw hat. All of which were perpetually stained with oil, mud, or both. The hat he only removed when indoors.
"Thank you for seeing me, Mr. Oklahoma," Clem said as he entered, hat in hand.
"Please," I said. "It's Norman." I gestured to the two chairs in front of my desk. "Have a seat."
"Thank you," he said, sitting.
Clem held on to his hat with both hands. In fact, were the hat a living being, like the one in them books about those wizard kids, I'd have expected to hear strangling sounds.
"What can I help you with, Clem?" I asked.
"Well," Clem said, his voice cracking. He cleared his throat and then continued. "I ain't sure how to put this, so I'm just gonna come on out and say it. Aliens are stealing my cats."
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Q: Spring Boot 2.0.0 M6 - Add Hibernate Interceptor After upgrade from Spring Boot 2.0.0 M2 to 2.0.0 M6 my Hibernate interceptor implementation don't work anymore.
My old implementation:
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    private HibernateStatisticsInterceptor hibernateStatisticsInterceptor;

    public HibernateConfiguration(DataSource dataSource, JpaProperties jpaProperties, ObjectProvider<JtaTransactionManager> jtaTransactionManager, ObjectProvider<TransactionManagerCustomizers> transactionManagerCustomizers, ObjectProvider<List<SchemaManagementProvider>> providers, HibernateStatisticsInterceptor hibernateStatisticsInterceptor) {
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    @Override
    protected void customizeVendorProperties(Map<String, Object> vendorProperties) {
        vendorProperties.put("hibernate.session_factory.interceptor", hibernateStatisticsInterceptor);
    }
}

But with M5 or M6 the HibernateJpaAutoConfiguration class changed and extends JpaBaseConfiguration no more.
I try to add my interceptor per YAML-Configuration file, but it's not working.
My Interceptor:
@Component("hibernateStatisticsInterceptor")
public class HibernateStatisticsInterceptor extends EmptyInterceptor {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 5278832720227796822L;

    private ThreadLocal<Long> queryCount = new ThreadLocal<>();

    public void startCounter() {
        queryCount.set(0l);
    }

    public Long getQueryCount() {
        return queryCount.get();
    }

    public void clearCounter() {
        queryCount.remove();
    }

    @Override
    public String onPrepareStatement(String sql) {
        Long count = queryCount.get();
        if (count != null) {
            queryCount.set(count + 1);
        }
        return super.onPrepareStatement(sql);
    }

}

How can I reactivate my interceptor?
Thanks for any hints
regards
Rizzi

A: I can solve this with this documentation:
Add support for advanced customization of Hibernate settings
Just implements a interface HibernatePropertiesCustomizer
and implements methods customize(Map<String, Object> hibernateProperties)

@Component
class MyHibernateInterceptorCustomizer implements HibernatePropertiesCustomizer {

    @Autowired
    MyInterceptor myInterceptor

    @Override
    void customize(Map<String, Object> hibernateProperties) {
       hibernateProperties.put("hibernate.session_factory.interceptor", myInterceptor);
    }
}

A: Hello,
Give this a read: https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/commit/59d5ed58428d8cb6c6d9fb723d0e334fe3e7d9be (use: HibernatePropertiesCustomizer interface)

*

*Implement it.

*@Override customize() method, add your interceptor

*Don't forget to @Lazy inject in case of internal beans

*Done => Run

Hope this was of use to you.
As a final note: always update your Spring / Hibernate versions (use the latest as possible) and you will see that most code will become redundant as newer versions try to reduce the configurations as much as possible.

A: As https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/issues/11211 has been resolved, HibernatePropertiesCustomizer can be used since Spring Boot 2.0.0.RC1 (not released at the moment of writing yet but snapshots are available now).

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