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 * Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000,
 *
 * Arjuna Solutions Limited,
 * Newcastle upon Tyne,
 * Tyne and Wear,
 * UK.
 *
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package com.arjuna.ats.jta.exceptions;

/**
 * Exception may be thrown under certain circumstances. Typically
 * this is when we would like to throw IllegalStateException to indicate
 * that the transaction is in an illegal state for the action attempted
 * (inactive), but JTA has reserved that for something else, e.g., that
 * there is no transaction associated with the calling thread.
 *
 * @author Mark Little (mark@arjuna.com)
 * @version $Id: NotImplementedException.java 2342 2006-03-30 13:06:17Z  $
 * @since JTS 1.2.4.
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public class InactiveTransactionException extends IllegalStateException
{
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    public InactiveTransactionException ()
    {
	super();
    }

    public InactiveTransactionException (String s)
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	super(s);
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}

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Dr. Karen R. Grant is a sociologist at the University of Manitoba, and is currently Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs). Her current research concerns the impact of health care reform on women carers and the relationship between evidence and policy. Over the last several years, Dr. Grant has focussed a great deal of her attention (in teaching, research, and analysis) on the question of methodological pluralism and measurement, and interdisciplinarity in health research. In addition to several articles and book chapters, she is co-editor of Exposing Privatization: Women and Health Care Reform in Canada, and Caring For/Caring About: Women, Home Care and Unpaid Caregiving. Through her work with The National Coordinating Group on Health Care Reform and Women, she has sought to disseminate research to audiences beyond the academy. Much of this research group's work has been widely distributed throughout the world in print and electronic format. In addition to her studies on health care, Dr. Grant has a long-standing interest in post-secondary education. She co-edited a special issue of The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology in 2002 on "The University in the 21st Century." She is currently studying how the Canada Research Chairs program is contributing to the restructuring of the academy. Since 2000, Dr. Grant has served as a member of Health Canada's Science Advisory Board, and earlier this year, she was appointed to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Dr. Grant has been invited to speak at national and international conferences, and has been recognized with both merit and outreach awards for her service.


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I reviewed a lot of programs and after some time you can tell only by seeing the program if it is a scam or if it is not. I mean experience does not replace a good and thorough review, but in this case it is nearly redundant.
On the website of Internet Revenue Concepts you can see a lot of icons from social media websites. Why have they been placed there? What is the function of that? Answer: It has no function. The owner of this dubios program wants you to think that this is a legit program, because those social media websites are trusted.
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I am not done yet, I hope you can take it!
Or have a look at this testimonial.
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This is a commercial ad of Stihl. This commercial was released in March 2016 in France. Under the title of "Stihl: Et voilà le travail".
Discover the new TV spot STIHL: And here is the work! With an offset communication axis and powerful visuals, this TV spot is in line with the STIHL campaigns!
It was done by Altmann + Pacreau advertising agency. And, the commercial by Production Company is Ursus and is directed by Hervé Plumet.
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Architecture as an art Die Es
Die Es is an architectural masterpiece and home, nothing has changes since 1965 when "The Heart" was build by Gwendoline and Gabriel Fagan. Look inside the home of two love birds.
Kristian Holm
Cape Town - Camps Bay - Bree Street - South Africa
Die Es
In 1964, Gwen and Gabriel Fagan started building Die Es, with their kids as assistants.
They raised their kids here and been living in the house ever since.
The 92 year old couple are still active, working from their architectural studio
in Bree street, Cape Town - 8am till 6pm every day.
Only at 1pm they break for a lunch at The Marina with friends and business associates
- if not by themselves.
The studio at 156 Bree is also featured in this series.
Depending on where you stand, the Fagan's self-built home 'Die Es' has a mountain or seaside backdrop.
'Die Es'—meaning 'the hearth—is situated on the Atlantic Seaboard in Camps Bay,
but it feels more like it's on a little farm with its own private nature reserve.
The house itself and most things in it are handmade by couple Gawie and Gwen,
their son and three daughters. Today it's just the two of them living here.
It's a magical place with magical people who have lived long and full lives.
Sitting around a table with Gwen and Gawie drinking a hot cup of Rooibos tea,
we listen to a collection of stories experienced over almost a century.
They speak about a career spanning almost 70 years, hard work and successes,
and 65 years of marriage and family life.
As one of South Africa's most celebrated architects, Gawie's ideas concerning connecting
architecture with the natural landscape were revolutionary.
Over the years, Gwen played an instrumental role as a historical researcher and
landscape planner in Gawie's practice.
Together they share a love of designing new buildings just as much as restoring old ones.
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This is everything I know about marketing – rolled up and smothered in fun sauce.
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Article for Pulse Magazine
Below, an article I wrote for Pulse Online: 'How I became a GP novelist.' (link here)
I started writing while still at university: short stories, crap poetry, and a couple of (even crapper) novels. Medicine for me at that point was all about taking in vast amounts of knowledge, so it was good to be doing something that felt completely different.
I've never been on a writing course, so learnt through failure (lots of it). I reckon courses are a good way to speed things up – though I also reckon you have to learn the 10,000 ways of writing a bad novel as well as the 20 bullet-pointed ways to write a good one – and the only way to do that is through practice, failure, then more practice.
Several years ago I got a short story published in Granta's New Writing; at the launch for that I met my agent. Two years ago when I completed my third novel, The Last of Us, she pitched it to several publishers, and Borough Press bought it. Sounds simple – but getting to that point involved one shelved novel and took ten years!
Being a GP it's always been challenging finding time to write. Now I work six sessions, so there are two mornings and a lunchtime per week where I can get some words down. The rest is stolen half-hours, which forces me to be efficient.
GP experience
Little details of the professional make their way into the stories. For example, The Last of Us has a young girl called Elizabeth who's the daughter of rural GPs who job-share on a Scottish island (my wife and I job-shared on the Hebridean island of Barra). The novel I'm currently writing is based around a GP practice in Glasgow, set just after the financial crisis.
The writing and editing involved in creating a novel feels substantially different to anything I do as a GP, which helps me switch off and stay sane. Reading, I think, is the key: is there not some research which suggests that reading fiction can make a person more empathetic? (Although if you Google 'reading fiction' the first result you get is 'waste of time').
If any other GPs wanted to become novelists my advice would be start by writing short stories; they help you discover the voice and viewpoint you're good at. Reading and writing poetry helps you appreciate the cleanest, simplest, sweetest language. And by all means go on a writing course, but also be prepared to learn by failure. As Samuel Beckett wrote: 'Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.'
What your characters might say...
At the launch for The Last of Us I saved up thanks for my kids to the end, for helping to provided the voices of Rona, Elizabeth, Calum Ian and Duncan. In fact one of the lines running through the book - 'What's going to work? Teamwork!' was taken from something my eldest had a brief fad for saying a few years ago. In the book it became Elizabeth's catchword - where it was often met by silence, or grumbled at, or even finally used by the other kids as a sulky or sarcastic retort.
Which brings me on to something I've found useful in writing - making lists of things your characters might say. It's especially useful for first person narrators, but also helps I think with third - helps you 'get in role,' so to speak, and inhabit the character that wee bit better. You might only use about ten per cent of the list in the end, but that ten per cent will have gold in it somewhere - and if it's there ready to use, there's more chance you'll think about and use it - it may even help to suggest plot.
I've used lists to get the voice of a Victorian cut-purse and cut-throat (there's some brilliantly salty Victorian slang on the web); used it for the late 17th century diary of a Scottish colonist involved in the disastrous Darien scheme; used it when writing a short story set in Shetland, and then for another set in Yemen. And it doesn't just help with historical fiction, or child narrators - it's been useful in my next novel for creating the contemporary voices of a young IT graduate, and a detective.
And it can help with crafting realistic new lines, too - if I have the rough bounds of what a character might say, it feels easier to imagine new stuff.
I kept a notebook with things my kids said, mostly for fun, also to show them later; and some of these lines then made it into the book. But I had to be careful, though: too cute, too clever and it would sound like something an adult had made up.
Here are some things the kids said which I kept out (but still like) and which I mentioned at the launch:
'He's the kicky-scrumpler. He kicked me and scrumpled up my drawing.'
'I managed to do it because I have very wise fingers.' (cutting own hair.)
'I am up to my head in it.' (when neck, ears, or eyes are not high enough.)
'This caravan has gypsy bedsheets.'
'Why do they make the bathwater so dangerous?'
Me: 'Use a fork. You're not an animal.' Reply: 'I'm a dog in Chinese years.'
'When I grow up I'm not getting married, so I can make as much noise as I want.'
'Flies deserve to live. They're like spiders, only innocenter.' (Because some creatures are just born bad.)
'This place is shark-infested with P1s and P2s.'
'How do plants feel when bees get the honey from plants? Bees get nectar. I don't think they mind.' (concerned realisation.) 'I don't think they feel anything.'
'I was in a blinking contest with a snake and I won. It was for 20 or 8 minutes.'
'I had a sore throat. I can only scream when I turn to this side. Not the other side.'
'Little things – like having an undone shoelace – turn into big things – like falling over and getting serious damage.'
'If I kicked you in my dream you wouldn't say OW.'
'What do you do after you go to the toilet?' 'Erm… Wipe?' 'Yes. Then what?' 'Flush.' 'Then what?' 'Erm… put the lids back on the pens?'
'Double-jointed is where you can stretch your body so it looks broken. My eyes are double-jointed.'
'I want a day off school cos I got shingles, verrucas, two hurt knees and a hand that's got skin off.'
Finally let me mention Cyril Connolly, and that infamous quote from his book Enemies of Promise:
"There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hallway."
I'd have to say I disagree. And maybe Cyril was looking in the wrong place? Anyway - thanks kids.
My novel The Last of us was published by The Borough Press in April 2016.
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Nine Men Have Gone 12 Days Without Eating To Protest Gun Violence In Miami-Dade
By Nadege Green • Mar 19, 2019
A billboard on an empty lot announces the hunger strike by nine men who are boycotting gun violence in Miami-Dade.
Nadege Green / WLRN
Nine men rest on cots under a large white tent in Miami's Liberty City neighborhood. They call themselves "The Hunger Nine."
They're on Day 12 of a hunger strike to draw attention to the gun violence that disproportionately impacts black neighborhoods in Miami-Dade.
The men are all members of the Circle of Brotherhood, a nonprofit group that mentors young people and promotes economic empowerment in the neighborhood. Since the men took over an empty lot on the corner of NW 62 Street and 12th Avenue, it has become a community convening space to mourn victims of gun violence and to workshop solutions.
"We want to bring attention to an issue that so many people have become desensitized to," said Lyle Muhammad, executive director of the Circle of Brotherhood. "And so our message is to those who are shooting the guns to put those guns down and preserve our lives. The message is to have an internal dialogue with ourselves like we've never had before."
Muhammad said the group's focus is the entire county, but this corner in Liberty City is at the center of many killings and nonfatal shootings.
Across the street is the Liberty Square housing projects, better known as the Pork & Beans, where elementary school kids fed up with shootings have staged their own protests, chanting "We don't wanna die, stop the shooting." Black hearses drive by this same corner carrying young black men to their funerals at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church a few steps away. And a mural of Sherdavia Jenkins, a nine year girl old killed by stray bullets, can be seen from the lot where the hunger strike is happening.
As word gets out about the men's mission to stop the killings, people have come from all over. Among them: local college students, a group from Parkland, Trayvon Martin's parents, police officers, politicians and families who have lost loved ones to shootings.
Listen to the "The Hunger Nine" in the radio story here.
WLRN spoke to some of the men participating in the hunger strike. Read their stories below:
Credit Nadege Green / WLRN
Phillip Tavernier, member of "The Hunger Nine"
There's so many brothers and sisters that come by here on a regular basis and we see grieving mothers who come by here. And just being a conduit for their grief to be expressed and to be relieved and to carry some of that.
There is no end date set for this right now.
I believe that there needs to be conflict resolution centers. I believe that children need to learn conflict resolution. You know, they learn how to take tests in school, we desperately need to teach our young people how to resolve their conflicts without violence
We're just taking it day by day. My heart has gotten stronger.
We have Christians here. We have Muslims here. We have agnostics here. We have those who believe in traditional African religions. And out of us nine, we represent a broad spectrum of our community—from the streets to the suites.
Anthony Durden, member of "The Hunger Nine"
I been out here [and] lost 15 pounds.
I was a product of the problem, at one point I used to be a gun toter, I used to be involved in street gangs. Carrying weapons was a part of my lifestyle growing up as a young teenager in the streets of California.
When people are going through things, sometimes people don't have the empathy to understand other people's issues and their plights and their struggles.
We're not just talking to the victims of violent crimes. We're also talking to the perpetrators about the crimes. We have compassion and empathy for them too because they are also victims. Because you never know what they come out of for them to make choices that they're making.
If you talk to the average person that has made bad choices and what they come out of, most times they come out of pain.
The outpouring from the community and the community support that we have had has been overwhelming. This here, this has become a sacred place. People have come here for healing.
Albert Campbell, member of "The Hunger Nine"
I'm one of the brothers that have done some things in this community that keeps me up at night.
I haven't killed anyone, but I don't know if the poison that I sold to our people led somebody to do something to get drugs. And I believe that my generation left an inheritance of bloodshed and murder for our current generation. It was a prayer that I prayed to God if he would let me out of prison that I would come back into my community and do all that I can.
I was released in 2016 [because of] the clemency project initiated by President Barack Obama.
I'm always emotional when I'm looking in a face of our young children because I don't want to see them on a [Rest in Peace memorial] T-shirt. I don't want them to have to spend all those years in prison.
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West Palm Beach Student Among Teen Journalists Documenting Fatal Shootings 'Since Parkland'
By Nadege Green • Feb 20, 2019
Nadege Green
A group of student journalists tracked every fatal shooting of young people since the mass shooting in Parkland on Feb. 14, 2018.
And they wrote obituaries for all of the victims—1,149 teens, children and toddlers.
The project is called "Since Parkland."
Burying 6-Year Old King Carter: This Is Not Normal
WLRN is looking at the impact of children and teens killed by guns in Miami-Dade County through the voices of some of the people who are most affected.
Tawana Akins is a fourth grade teacher at Holmes Elementary School in Miami-Dade. She's been teaching for 13 years.
As a teacher and in her own personal life, Akins has attended and planned funerals for school-aged children killed by gunfire in Miami-Dade County.
Washington Post Report: Miami Among The Worst Cities For Solving Homicides
By Daniel Rivero • Jun 6, 2018
An interactive report published on Wednesday by The Washington Post brings to light a dark fact about crime and violence in the city of Miami. The newspaper's analysis of public records data shows that 60 percent of homicides in the city between 2007 and 2017 went unsolved, placing Miami towards the bottom of the 50 cities it analyzed.
2018 Brought A 'Tectonic Shift' In The Gun Control Movement, Advocates Say
By Melissa Block • Dec 26, 2018
Gun control advocates view 2018 as a turning point in their campaign to strengthen the country's gun laws.
They cite widespread success in passing laws through state legislatures. They're also buoyed by Democratic victories in the midterm elections, which flipped control of the House of Representatives. Another benchmark: In this election cycle, gun control groups outspent gun rights groups for the first time ever.


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Vote No. 902 2018.10.24
2nd reading of Bill S-245, An Act to declare the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project and related works to be for the general advantage of Canada
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3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibiting food and beverage marketing directed at children)
Yeas: 210 | Nays: 79 | Total Votes: 289 | Paired: 0
Concurrence at report stage of Bill S-210, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Yeas: 293 | Nays: 1 | Total Votes: 294 | Paired: 0
Concurrence at report stage of Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibiting food and beverage marketing directed at children)
2nd reading of Bill S-210, An Act to amend An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-232, An Act respecting Canadian Jewish Heritage Month
2nd reading of Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibiting food and beverage marketing directed at children)
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-211, An Act respecting National Sickle Cell Awareness Day
2nd reading of Bill S-230, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (drug-impaired driving)
Yeas: 127 | Nays: 163 | Total Votes: 292 | Paired: 2
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-226, An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and to make related amendments to the Special Economic Measures Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-231, An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code (protection of journalistic sources)
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3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-201, An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination
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Council adopts hard line against offenders.
Douglas borough wardens aim to maintain the excellent quality of life of the town through enforcement of the local byelaws.
Byelaws are regulations set by Douglas Borough Council which apply to the Borough of Douglas only, not to the Island as a whole.


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Land Rover News: Rumorpile: Land Rover Considering New Entry Model
By Drew Dowdell, December 10, 2019 in Land Rover
Land Rover is rumored to be working on a new entry level model believed to be codenamed L860. This new model would draw heavily on the new Defender for design inspiration for both the interior and exterior. It would be placed on a cheaper and more modern version of the platform under the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport. Four cylinder engines are expected as well as a 1.5-liter 3-cylinder turbo that would be connected to a mild-hybrid system.
Feature content for the new vehicle would be, as expected, lower than the Defender given its entry level status. As of now, the rumor is that the new model could be named Land Rover 80 and have a starting price around $33,000.
On the opposite end of the pay scale, Land Rover is also looking at a Land Rover Defender Sport model that would appear at least 4 years from now. This version could get an all-electric powertrain and much more luxury. It would be the flagship of the Defender lineup.
I have very mixed emotions about their product style lineup as well as the reliability. I am seeing plenty around broken down and traded in. Surprising how many are here on the lots. According to auto trader in the greater Seattle area we have 335 new, 515 used in of which all are certified except 35. Crazy to have that heavy of 2 and 3 year old versions.
1 hour ago, dfelt said:
That's due to leasing.
12 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:
Reminds me of the mess BMW and Mercedes-Benz is here too, so many on the used car lots all within the last couple of years, so much leasing and not much moving.
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Land Rover has so much overlap of crossovers that don't sell in the $45-70k range. They need less of that and to make a Wrangler competitor. Jeep is selling 200-250,000 Wranglers a year, Toyota sells about 150k 4Runners a year, and 4Runner is ancient. And the reason is because those are the only 2 off roaders that aren't G-wagen money. I don't know why Land Rover or GM or someone haven't made a Wrangler competitor already. And I know Bronco is coming, but even that is like 4 years too late.
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Rumorpile: Land Rover Considering New Entry Model
By Drew Dowdell
September 2019: Jaguar Land Rover
(MAHWAH, NJ) – Oct. 1, 2019 – Jaguar Land Rover today reported September 2019 U.S. sales. Jaguar Land Rover total September U.S. sales reached 9,490 units, a five percent increase from September 2018, led by higher sales of all-new Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Sport and Jaguar F-PACE. For the calendar year, Jaguar Land Rover achieved 89,071 units, an increase of three percent vs. 86,309 in 2018.
For the month of September, Jaguar sales were 2,002 units, two percent lower than a year ago. The Jaguar F-PACE continued to lead the brand's sales performance with 1,021 units sold, up thirteen percent from September 2018. The Jaguar E-PACE and XE sold 319 and 218 units respectively.
For the month of September, the Land Rover brand sold 7,488 units, an increase of seven percent from 6,966 units in September 2018. The new Range Rover Evoque is up 69 percent with 1,069 units sold. The Range Rover Sport continues to be the brand's sales leader with 2,288 units sold, an increase of 22 percent vs. 1,878 units in September 2018.
Amid Brexit Fears, Companies Announce Production Stoppage
Jaguar Land Rover has announced a temporary halt in production in November as the threat of disruption from a No-Deal Brexit looms. BMW and Toyota have already announced plans for temporary work stoppages at their UK factories. All four of JLR's UK factories are affected.
Although No-Deal Brexit is still not a certainty. Manufacturers like JLR have to plan for the worst. JLR uses 20 million parts a day and needs to have those parts available at just the right time.
Toyota will be stopping production of the Corolla Hatchback and Avensis on November 1st. BMW is planning on stopping Mini production in early November, but Rolls-Royce and BMW engine plants are expected to continue production.


Day ten and still sparking!
I have used both SP and WW to lose weight in the past. I have hypothyroidism and weight gain and energy are a constant struggle for me. I've lost weight on both programs in the past. 40 pounds with WW about 15 years ago. 25 pounds with SP about 6 years ago. This time, needing to lose only 13 pounds (making progress on maintenance at least) I chose to go with SP, even though I am a "lifetime member" of WW. Why? I love the social support here on SP. I love the teams. But mostly, I love that SP uses calories and not points. It isn't gimmicky.
I am not speaking ill of WW, but over the years that I've been a member of WW, I've seen them change the points system several times. You used to use a slide, then now a little thing that looks like a pedometer that calculates points based on food calories and fiber and fat. That is just too much trouble for me. I like that with SP I can log my food and it calculates for me.
I love the feedback reports. I get feedback in the afternoon to see what I DO need to eat for dinner. Do I need more protein? Do I need to back off on the fats? How am I doing with folic acid and sodium and cholesterol??? And the big question, how many calories do I still have in my daily bank? I love it.
This is a great program. WW has worked for me and I do think it's a great program, too, for those that can attend the meetings. But for online, it's SP for me!
my friend Kim Possible loves her WWs. Glad you are finding what works for you!!
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LOL, I saw a thread back there concerning attitudes, just answer the poll.
I'm about 5 ft 11 (or about 176cm or whatever it is converted).
so, seriously, why is it stupid?
and who's the tall guy?
This poll doesn't make any sense.... im confused?!?!
the way I likes it!!!"
5 foot 10 ir 11...don't feel like converting.
I'm 6', and KEN, you are more like 5' 6".
umm...no, dean. I always thought you were 12 and 4' 8"
give me a rough conversion table so I can undertand your foot-inch measurments.
first: who are you talkin' to?
Okay, this poll tickled my interest and i had to look.
6' 3" <==== Also much too lazy to convert to metric.
> I'm 6', and KEN, you are more like 5' 6".
Do you two personally know each other?
hah! the title of this topic is 'programmer altitudes', not 'attitudes'.. man, that looks way too similar.
> hah! the title of this topic is 'programmer altitudes', not 'attitudes'.. man, that looks way too similar.
I was thinking the same thing. I just thought it was a typo or something.
it was DEFINATELY on purpose.
damn internation conspiracies are popping up all over the place!
damn internation conspiracies are popping up all over the place! jajajaja you right... anyway hes oskilian.... heloves that!!


A windowless air conditioner is a self-contained unit that does not have to sit on your windowsill.
Although many experts argue that windowless air conditioners are less efficient than other units, there are number benefits of buying a windowless model.
These include the fact that this type of unit is easier to install, can clear out smoke odors, and is very good at cooling rooms that run hot and aren't cooled adequately by another air-cooling system.
Here is an overview of the pros and cons of purchasing a windowless air conditioner.
This type of unit is definitely easier to install and is not an eyesore. Because only a single tube has to be fed out the window, this type of unit is really unobtrusive. In fact, it's very difficult to see a unit from the outside of your home.
A windowless air conditioner can also be a good idea if you are just looking to provide additional cooling in your home may already have in place central air.
For example, it can be wise to use a windowless air conditioner in a room that doesn't get good cooling from your central air system. Often times, a room situated on the second floor or in a particularly sunny area will have problems getting cool solely by relying on central air.
You can address this problem, however, by placing a windowless unit in this overheated room. This will help remove the warm air out of the room. It will also mean that the cooler air will flow to the rest of your home.
Windowless units also work well to control odors in your home. Since they are always drawing air from outside, a single hose unit is particularly good at removing smells, like cigar or cigarette smoke.
Moreover, a this type of air conditioner can also prevent odors from moving into other rooms in your home. This occurs because air pressure in the room with the unit is lower than air pressure in the other parts of your house. As a result, the odors will be contained.
A windowless air conditioner is actually a better system to use than central air if the goal is to contain cigarette smoke. A central unit can actually move the cigarette smoke around the entire home, while a windowless unit contains the smoke smell.
Another potential benefit of this type of unit is that, often times, these models are more cost-effective than other units.
Experts agree that windowless air conditioners tend to take a while to cool off your room. Some studies indicate that these units take over twice as long to cool a room when compared to window units.
Another issue with the windowless air conditioner is that they may not be particularly effective in really hot climates. Because these units are constantly pulling in air from the outside to replace the air in the room, they don't work as well when the outdoor temperatures are extremely hot.
For example, if you live in a part of the country that has long stretches of 90° weather, a windowless unit will really struggle to keep your home cool. On the other hand, if you already have a central system in place, then this type of system can offer additional cooling in particular rooms of your house.
The other big issue with the windowless air conditioner units is that they often are more expensive to run than a window model. Because the unit is continually pulling in warm air from outside, it is not working in a particularly efficient manner. This means that the unit will have to run longer and harder to get your room cool. This, of course, will result in high electricity bills.
The final potential drawback of a windowless air conditioner is that it is only effective in one room. Because of its design, this type of unit just doesn't have enough power to push cool air into your multiple rooms.
Because of this, researchers at Consumer Reports point out that the BTU rating on these units is often inaccurate. While some people expect the BTUs of window air conditioner to be comparable to those on a portable unit, this isn't actually true. Rather, windowless air conditioners cool much smaller spaces for the same BTU.
If you're still interested in buying a windowless air conditioner, keep your expectations in check.
This is not the type of unit that can keep your entire home cool during a soaring heat wave. This type of unit may also cost you part of it in electricity bills. On the other hand, if you are looking to keep a single room moderately cool or you are trying to contain the smell of cigarette smoke, then a windowless unit might be the best pick.


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Aboriginals` Writings and Biography of Judith Wright
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Aboriginals'Writings and Biography of Judith Wright
Aboriginalwritings are briefly concerned with the effects of white racism,colonization and cultural imperialism on both Aboriginal culture andindividuals more widely. Cultural imperialism is the forcedobligation of European social meanings, cultural forms and values onthe indigenous populace and the consistent denial of the value oftheir own culture. Aboriginal writing also describes how Aboriginescould fight at their state of culture for a new sense of history,value and identity (Webby, 2000). The Aboriginals' writings alsodealt with the experience of camp and urban life, as a result ofhistorical perspectives which account why fringe-dwelling and urbanAborigines came to be in the geographical region in which they live.Some texts from Aboriginal writings are concerned with the history ofAboriginal. There was culmination of Aboriginal activism for over 20years, which gave Aboriginal people full self-determination and civilrights. The recent writing is about the product culture.
Thekey themes of aboriginal writings include the problem of mixed-racechildren, quest for identity, spiritual and material poverty and therelationship between the past and the present. The themes areexplored from different situations of tribal people on fringedwellers, reserves and poor urban blacks (Shoemaker, 2004).
Biographyof Judith Wright
JudithArundell Wright was born in New South Wales, near Armidale, into awealthy and old pastoral family. Her mother died in 1927 where hergrandmother took the responsibility of educating her. In 1934, shewas admitted at Sydney University. She studied philosophy,psychology, history and English without graduating. Between 1937 and1938, Wright travelled in Europe and Britain (Wright, 1999). At thattime, she started working as a clerk and secretary-stenographer until1944. Wright was also a statistician at the University of Queensland,St Lucia, between 1944 and 1948. Wright got married at the age of 30by unorthodox philosopher J.P. MicKinney, who was 23 years older thanher. She wrote most of her poems in southern Queensland'smountains, but later left to the town of Braidwood, in Canberra,where she later wrote many nature poems.
Inher career as a writer, she produced hack work, school plays forchildren's books and Australian Broadcasting Commission, for herliving (Wright, 1999). Judith Wright was a part-time lecturerlecturing at various Australian universities. In 1975, Wright wasappointed professionally in the Literature Board of the Arts Councilof Australia and as a foundation fellow of the Australian Academy ofhumanities. Wright died on June 26 2000 at the age of 85 due to heartattack in Canberra. Wrights' ash was scattered around TamborineMountain cemetery.
Wrightwas widely praised for her treatment of themes such as the struggleof the poet to attain security and performance, humanity's driftunderstanding of reality and time and the importance of overcomingtransience through love. Wright had two main volumes on poetry. TheMoving Imagerevealed the contours of Australia as an atmosphere, a place, and aseparate being. Second volume, Womanto Man, wasdealing with the creation, love, and the universe under femaleperception (Capp, 2010).
Abora ring was a sacred site for native Australians. The site heldinitiation ceremonies for indigenous gentlemen. In Wright poem "BoraRing", she mourns about the loss of traditions of indigenousAustralians and their culture. Wright begins with describing how theAboriginal culture has disappeared as a result of Europeansettlement. In the first stanza, she describes the loss of dances,songs, rituals and stories of the Aboriginal Australians (Capp, 2010.Wright's use of the adjectives secret, gone, lost and useless inthe poem portrays the disappearance of Aboriginal culture. Wrightuses metaphor "lost in an alien tale" to highlight how theEuropean culture has replaced Aboriginal culture as a result of whitesettlement in Australia. Use of "alien" stressed that thecolonists did not belong in Australia, but were foreigners.
Inthe second stanza, she describes the remnants of bora ring. TheAborigines are not present: "Only the grass stands up/to mark thedancing ring." The reminder of the lost Aboriginal culture was thenature. The grass standing in the area encircling the dancing ring,seem like guarding the area. In the third stanza, Wright portrays hownomadic people were discriminated. From the poem, use of words "thenomad feet are still", portrays that Aboriginal pastoralists nolonger grazed their cattle (Capp, 2010). The pastoralist no longerused their spears to guard their cattle and hunt. In the last stanza,Wright describes the suffering of the Aboriginal community as aresult of colonization by Europe. The Aboriginal people suffer oftheir ancient curse for the blood they shed for the struggle ofindependence.
Inconclusion, from the Aboriginals' and Wright's writings, there isa clear description on how the Aboriginal community suffered as aresult of colonization by Europe. The lands belonging to them waretaken away, their culture was interfered, racism, and suffered thestruggle to adapt the new colonial system. Aboriginal community isdescribed to have a populace with poverty. From Wright's poem, BoraRing, some of Aboriginal people were pastoralists where they used tohunt animals to get food.
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Shoemaker,A. (2004). Blackwords, white page: Aboriginal literature 1929-1988.Canberra: ANU E Press.
Webby,E. (2000). TheCambridge companion to Australian literature.Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press.
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Biografia
Esordisce nei primi anni '50 come assistente in coproduzioni internazionali (Donne senza nome, 1950, regia di Géza von Radványi) e partecipa non accreditata al film di Carlo Lizzani Achtung! Banditi! (1951). Collabora poi con Alessandro Blasetti, Dino Risi, Florestano Vancini, Tinto Brass, Mario Camerini, Ettore Scola, Bruno Corbucci, Sergio Corbucci, Steno, Enzo G. Castellari.

Dopo aver montato alcune pellicole interpretate dall'attore romano, stabilisce con Alberto Sordi un sodalizio artistico (Tatti Sanguineti la definisce "fedelissima di Sordi") che la porterà a firmare il montaggio di tutti i suoi film da regista, a partire da Il comune senso del pudore (1976) fino a Incontri proibiti (1998), che chiude le carriere di entrambi.

Fra la fine degli anni '60 e i primi anni '70, pur continuando a prediligere la commedia, realizza il montaggio di alcuni western all'italiana (Corri uomo corri, regia di Sergio Sollima, 1968) e collabora inoltre con Pier Paolo Pasolini per i film Il Decameron (1971), Il fiore delle Mille e una notte (1974) e Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)

Vita privata
Era sposata con il fonico Mario Morigi.

Filmografia
 Donne senza nome, regia di Géza von Radványi (1950)
 Achtung! Banditi!, regia di Carlo Lizzani (1951)
 Arrivederci Roma (The Seven Hills of Rome), regia di Roy Rowland (1958)
 Sogno a Venezia, regia di Nino Zucchelli e Roberto Natale  (1958)
 Avventura a Capri, regia di Giuseppe Lipartiti (1959)
 Meravigliosa, regia di Carlos Arévalo e Siro Marcellini (1960)
 Ti aspetterò all'inferno, regia di Pietro Regnoli (1960)
 I due nemici, regia di Guy Hamilton (1961)
 Io amo, tu ami..., regia di Alessandro Blasetti - documentario (1961)
 La moglie di mio marito, regia di Tony Roman (1961)
 Una vita difficile, regia di Dino Risi (1961)
 Il diavolo, regia di Gian Luigi Polidoro (1963)
 La banda Casaroli, regia di Florestano Vancini (1963)
 Il disco volante, regia di Tinto Brass (1964)
 Intrigo a Los Angeles, regia di Romano Ferrara (1964)
 Il piacere e il mistero, regia di Enzo Peri - documentario (1964)
 Delitto quasi perfetto, regia di Mario Camerini (1966)
 El Rojo, regia di Leopoldo Savona (1966)
 Io, io, io... e gli altri, regia di Alessandro Blasetti (1966)
 Ischia operazione amore, regia di Vittorio Sala (1966)
 L'arcidiavolo, regia di Ettore Scola (1966)
 La ragazza del bersagliere, regia di Alessandro Blasetti (1967)
 Vado... l'ammazzo e torno, regia di Enzo G. Castellari (1967)
 Ammazzali tutti e torna solo, regia di Enzo G. Castellari (1968)
 Corri uomo corri, regia di Sergio Sollima (1968)
 I protagonisti, regia di Marcello Fondato (1968)
 I tre che sconvolsero il West (Vado, vedo e sparo), regia di Enzo G. Castellari (1968)
 Quella sporca storia nel West, regia di Enzo G. Castellari (1968)
 Il commissario Pepe, regia di Ettore Scola (1969)
 La collina degli stivali, regia di Giuseppe Colizzi (1969)
 Playgirl 70, regia di Federico Chentrens (1969)
 Simon Bolivar, regia di Alessandro Blasetti (1969)
 Io non scappo... fuggo, regia di Franco Prosperi (1970)
 Ombre roventi, regia di Mario Caiano (1970)
 I diabolici convegni (Las amantes del diablo), regia di José María Elorrieta (1971)
 Il Decameron, regia di Pier Paolo Pasolini (1971)
 Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?..., regia di Bruno Corbucci (1971)
 Io non spezzo... rompo, regia di Bruno Corbucci (1971)
 Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente, regia di Mario Camerini (1971)
 Le mura di Sana'a, regia di Pier Paolo Pasolini (1971)
 Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi, regia di Mario Camerini (1972)
 Il prode Anselmo e il suo scudiero, regia di Bruno Corbucci (1972)
 Il terrore con gli occhi storti, regia di Steno (1972)
 La violenza: quinto potere, regia di Florestano Vancini (1972)
 Crescete e moltiplicatevi, regia di Giulio Petroni (1973)
 Una matta, matta, matta corsa in Russia (Невероятные приключения итальянцев в России), regia di Ėl'dar Aleksandrovič Rjazanov e Francesco Prosperi (1973)
 Il fiore delle Mille e una notte, regia di Pier Paolo Pasolini (1974)
 Paolo il freddo, regia di Ciccio Ingrassia (1974)
 Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, regia di Pier Paolo Pasolini (1975)
 Il comune senso del pudore, regia di Alberto Sordi (1976)
 Sfida sul fondo, regia di Melchiade Coletti (1976)
 Puttana galera!, regia di Gianfranco Piccioli (1977)
 Il testimone  (Le Témoin), regia di Jean-Pierre Mocky (1978)
 Le vacanze intelligenti, regia di Alberto Sordi, episodio del film Dove vai in vacanza? (1978)
 Storia di un italiano - serie TV (1979)
 Io e Caterina, regia di Alberto Sordi (1980)
 In viaggio con papà, regia di Alberto Sordi (1982)
 Io so che tu sai che io so, regia di Alberto Sordi (1982)
 Il tassinaro, regia di Alberto Sordi (1983)
 Tutti dentro, regia di Alberto Sordi (1984)
 Sono un fenomeno paranormale, regia di Sergio Corbucci (1985)
 Rimini Rimini, regia di Sergio Corbucci (1987)
 Un tassinaro a New York, regia di Alberto Sordi (1987)
 Chiari di luna, regia di Lello Arena (1988)
 Il prato delle volpi (Un enfant dans la tourmente) - serie TV (1990)
 Detective Extralarge, regia di Enzo G. Castellari - serie TV (1991)
 Pugni di rabbia, regia di Claudio Risi (1991)
 Assolto per aver commesso il fatto, regia di Alberto Sordi (1993)
 Nestore, l'ultima corsa, regia di Alberto Sordi (1996)
 Incontri proibiti, regia di Alberto Sordi (1998)

Note

Bibliografia
 Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari, Dizionario del cinema italiano, Gremese, 1991

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Over the past few weeks, I was fortunate enough to catch up with several Unicorn++ founders who, relatively speaking, had not raised that much vs their peers. We talking about a lot of things from scaling, to IPOs, to the journey, and more.
But one thing all 3 brought up that surprised me was Dilution. They talked a lot about dilution. From a longer-termer's perspective. This is from folks worth so much on an absolute scale it's hard to imagine perhaps why Dilution would be top of mind. Especially since they hadn't relatively speaking even raised that much. But it's because only after 7, 10, 15, 20 years into the founder journey that you truly see how dilution plays out.
I thought a lot about these discussions. For many folks, dilution from an equity fundraise is a luxury. The vast majority of startups struggle to raise even a tiny bit of angel funding, let alone a single round of venture funding.
But once you do take off, venture capital will likely at least be an option. And it can be the greatest gift to accelerating your business there is. Extra money to hire those 2-3 great VPs. To build that world-class salesteam faster. To dominate your market. Do it. Go for it. The Cloud is far bigger than ever. And with that, the opportunities.
You will likely look back though and somewhat regret the dilution you didn't need to take, though.
The next dilution you hopefully won't lament, but may, is Equity Financing (i.e., Angel and VC Dilution). There are a lot of scams and rip-offs in the pre-seed stage, and we'll have to hold those for another post. My simple tip here though is whatever you do, think twice about a third-tier accelerator that wants a lot of equity. I've never seen a successful founder that gave 5%-7% to a third-tier accelerator that said it was worth it down the road.
First, raise 125% of what you need in VC capital. I'm not the first to write this, but boy is it ever true. I needed 125% of what I raised every time I raised myself, and I've seen this in almost every one of the 24+ SaaS start-ups I've invested in or advised. Founders almost always think the cash will last longer than it does. And even if you model cash correctly, you almost always end up wanting to make that extra hire or two to get to the next level. Raising 125% of what you think you need gives you the buffer to do it. Generally speaking, if you can raise say $1m or $2m in VC capital, the investors will be happy to invest 125% of that. Especially in 2019. Of course, a bit more dilution will accompany that.
Second, raise if the price is insane. This is more recent phenomenon in SaaS, but it's more common today. If you are hot and you can get an incredible price (i.e., >=3x more than you are worth), just take it if you will need it later. Yes, it will put more pressure on you. But you will save so much dilution if you don't also increase your burn rate. So add discipline in burn to a crazy price, and you have a solution to ultimately skip half a funding (and dilution) round in VC financing. More on skipping a round below.
Raise if it helps you dominate. Some categories of software lend themselves to market dominance through some level of brute force. Through $10m+ of partner marketing, 500 sales reps, etc. etc. You'll know, at least by $5m-$6m in ARR, if this will work for you. If it can, do it. Especially if it can get you to 70%+ market share. Yes, the dilution will be intense. But if you don't do it, they will. Only one vendor can get to 70% market share, after all.
But Otherwise — Hold. If you don't need it, if the price isn't insane, AND the money won't help you dominate, don't raise. Don't be attracted to the TechCrunch headlines. This is the dilution you'll regret.
In the end, if you go down the venture path, there will be 2 dilution paths that make you "happy" — either skipping a round (more on that here) via Holding one hand; or Dominating. If you use VC capital to truly dominate, the dilution is almost always worth it. But the middle paths are fraught with frustration down the road.
After VC financing, then if you are going long, you'll find employee dilution becomes a huge challenge down the road. You won't understand this in the early days. You'll put aside 15%-20% for the option pool, and it will seem like that will last forever. But once you are on your third management team, past 200+ employees, etc. … then every share will count. You will scrambling to find enough for employee #600, for VP #10. Down the road, you'll likely suffer an additional 5%-7% dilution every year from hiring. This is why Big Tech Companies are always buying back so many shares each year. It offsets this dilution. Especially the dilution to management.
In the end, Dilution is Like Inflation. Both are just a fact of life. Both don't exist in the short term. But both compound over time into something material. So don't make short-term decisions around it. But plan as best you can. Take 125% of what you need. Get founder vesting right. And choose the path that works for your segment, your competitive space, and your values.


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Q: Search for key and value inside SharedPreference? In the code below I have a method that add new key values into the file "contact". My question is if it's possible to create a method that search for a special value by some kind of loop of all keys inside the file "contact" and see if one of the values is equal to a special value? Preciate some help! Thanks!
String filename = "contacts";
SharedPreferences someInfo = getSharedPreferences(filename, 0);

public void addSharedPref(String key, String value){

SharedPreferences.Editor editor = someInfo.edit();
editor.putString(key, value);
editor.commit();
}

A: Use SharePreference.getAll() to return a Map, then use one of the methods of Map to search for a special value.
However, this isn't what SharedPreference is designed to do. There may be a better way of doing what you're trying to do. My motto in any work is "Don't use a screwdriver to drive in a nail."

A: to retrieve all values in the shared preference:
    SharedPreferences sp= context.getSharedPreferences("contacts", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
    Map<String,?> keys = sp.getAll();
    for(Map.Entry<String,?> entry : keys.entrySet()){
        Log.d("map values",entry.getKey() + ": " + entry.getValue().toString());
}

A: As SharedPreference is a dictionary, there's no way to access it using the built-in stuff like a list.  You have to have an indexer (name in the name-value-pair) in order to access stuff.
What you could do is directly access the SharedPreference file and find it that way.
I would suggest just attempting to access the SharedPreference you're looking for, and add error handling around it to use a default.

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Q: Len & Substitute I just struggling out with some VBA code.
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ActiveCell.Value = "One or more emails adresses?"
Range("N2").Select
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I just want insert to cell N2 formula: =LEN(G2)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(G2;"@";""))
Where I had made a mistake?
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World-famous monks offer Taiwan a treat
BY KO SHU-LING, Taipei Times, Aug 14, 2005
The famous Shaolin monks are now in Taiwan, despite wrangling that has left the organizer and sponsor singing different tunes
Taipei, Taiwan -- Taiwan will get a rare, first-hand glimpse of 1,500-year-old kung fu skills after a group of fighting monks from the world-famous Songshan Shaolin Temple in China's Henan Province arrived on Thursday.
<< Children practice kung fu in Chiayi County yesterday, on the first day of a tour by a 19-member delegation from the Songshan Shaolin Temple.
PHOTO: YANG KUO-TANG, TAIPEI TIMES
The 19-member delegation, which will depart Sept. 1, began the first leg of its tour in Chiayi County yesterday. Other events will take place in Kaohsiung City, Taichung County, Hsinchu City and Ilan. During their visit the monks will share their skills with other martial-arts professionals and offer free demonstrations to the general public.
Shaolin kung fu, which features flying fists and acrobatic moves, is regarded by many as the most venerable of the Chinese martial arts. Dating from the year 495, Shaolin kung fu has in recent years been popularized by martial-arts movies starring the likes of Jet Lee.
Its appeal has spread across the globe: the US rap group Wu-Tang Clan was so smitten by kung fu movies that they referred to their home New York City borough of Staten Island as "Shaolin" in their lyrics. More recently, Hong Kong movie star Stephen Chow's 2001 comedy Shaolin Soccer -- in which a group of down-on-their luck monks form a soccer team to revive public interest in kung fu -- was a huge box office hit in the region.
Now, Shaolin kung fu is being considered for inclusion in UNESCO's list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity."
If accepted, it will become the third Chinese performance art after kunqu musical theater and guqin music to be include on the list. Kunqu is considered as one of China's oldest living operatic traditions, while guqin is believed to be one of the oldest Chinese stringed musical instruments.
In addition to the 19 members who are here, the organizer is trying to bring over 23 more, including the head monk of the temple, Shi Yongxin, on Aug. 23. That invitation is pending the approval of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).
Conflicting accounts
The monks' visit comes after weeks of wrangling between event organizers and the government over details of the visit.
Shi Yanci, the monk's leader, said that he realized that they had to jump through some hoops to come to Taiwan, but claimed that he wasn't aware of the details.
The change to the troupe's itinerary has caused the size of the group to shrink and has delayed its schedule.
The ups and downs have also clearly led to miscommunication between the handlers, with event organizers now saying one thing and sponsors saying another.
According to Andrew Lin, chairman of the Chinese Shaolin Association, the event organizer, the change of schedule has caused the event sponsor, domestic security company Taiwan SECOM, to bail out from the sponsorship. That leaves the organizers short NT$10 million (US$313,500) -- the amount SECOM was to invest -- to cover expenses. Lin claimed that the original budget came to about NT$50 million.
But Chu Han-kuang, manager of Taiwan SECOM's advertisement and promotion department, said that his company has not abandoned the event and had invested NT$22 million in the program, the lion's share of a total budget of NT$39 million.
Chu said that his company has been a long-time donor to local cultural and musical performance groups and that it spends about NT$20 million in sponsorships out of their NT$4.9 billion annual revenue.
In addition to encouraging public interest in the martial arts, Chu said that his company will directly benefit from the Shaolin monks' visit.
They have arranged to have 100 of the company's trainers learn advanced martial arts skills from the monks. The trainers will then pass on their newly acquired fighting skills to the company's security guards.
Serene routine
Shi Yanci joined the Shaolin Temple at the age of 16 but did not become a monk until 2000. The native of Liaoling said he was inspired by a kung fu movie, Shaolin Temple, featuring Jet Lee.
He is the head of the Kongxiang Temple, a lower house of Shaolin Temple. Shaolin Temple is believed to be one of the residences of Dharma when he brought Zen Buddhism to China from India in the year 500, and Kongxiang Temple is believed to be the place where he died.
Shi Yongzhi, the troupe's guiding master, looked serene when he was performing the final routine -- the qixingquan, or "seven-star" routine performed primarily with the arms and fists, at the legislature on Friday.
The troupe visited the lawmaking body to offer a treat to the media before kicking off their tour yesterday.
Shi Yongzhi, a 40-year-old native of Henan, joined the Shaolin temple at the age of 17 after hearing about Shaolin kung fur for years.
"I live so close to the Shaolin Temple that I gradually developed an interest in learning more about Shaolin kung fu and Buddhism," he said.
Although he is the first son in his five-member family, Shi Yongzhi was spared from fulfilling the traditional familial duties of the first son because his younger brother could do the job.
Deputy group leader Shi Xingdu, though, is not that lucky. He became a Shaolin monk against his parents' wishes.
Being the first child and first son in his family, he was torn between filial piety and individual passion.
His parents tried to prevent him from becoming a monk through various means.
Their campaign started as emotional appeals, but quickly escalated into a full-blown family feud. After months of bitter argument, however, his parents gave in.
He left his home in Hubei and came to the temple to learn Shaolin kung fu 12 years ago.
After completing the kung fu training at the temple in 1998, he went to the UK to study philosophy at the University of Manchester for a year.
He now supervises instruction in Buddhism for about 50 monks residing at the temple and is in charge of discipline.
They do not use corporal punishment, he said.
"I remember one day when I was teaching a Buddhism course, one of the students repeatedly ignored my warnings and kept on talking," he said. "I eventually had to ask him to leave the classroom and go burn incense sticks and repent in front of the Buddha."
Comparing pupils 12 years ago and their contemporary counterparts, he said that he has seen many more children spoiled by their parents of late.
Financial woes
Spoiled children, however, are not the temple's biggest concern. It's more worried about insufficient funding and the abuse of the temple's name.
The temple has several sources of funding, mainly ticket sales and private donations.
Situated in the heart of the Sungshan Shaolin scenic area, the temple received 30 yuan (US$3.70) out of each 100 yuan ticket sale, while the Chinese government gets the remaining 70 yuan.
The ticket price was raised to 100 yuan from 40 yuan in May, over the temple's protests. Temple authorities were afraid that a higher ticket price might scare off potential visitors.
The temple attracts huge numbers of domestic visitors and tens of thousands of foreign guests a year.
In a bid to establish more control over the use of their name for commercial purposes, the temple has registered with the Chinese government to make Shaolin a domestically recognized trademark.
Shi Xingdu will be going to Peking University to study Buddhism next month and plans to return to the temple after the two-year graduate program ends.
For monks living at the Shaolin Temple, the day begins at 4am and ends at 9:30pm.
The morning session officially begins at 6am with a one-hour kung fu practice. It is followed by breakfast and daily chores such as laundry and housekeeping.
The "cultural" courses start at exactly 8:30am when pupils learn a wide range of subjects from history, geology, Chinese language and Buddhism to Chinese medicine and English.
Lunch is served at 11:30am, followed by a two-hour afternoon nap. The young pupils then practice their kung fu fighting skills from 2pm to 4pm.
That practice is followed by a 90-minute recitation of the Buddha's sermons. After a 6pm dinner, the evening practice of kung fu begins. All monks must be in bed by 9:30pm, when the lights are turned out.
Once a week the monks are allowed to travel down the mountainside to purchase necessary items or take a hot shower.
Modern technology such as television is not available in the temple, although pupils are allowed to make short telephone calls if absolutely necessary.
There are no summer or winter vacations, but the monks get to go home during the Lunar New Year.
The group is scheduled to return to Taipei next Sunday, when they will perform at the Taipei Arena on Nanking East Road. They will continue their demonstrations until Aug. 27.
Admission for all of the activities is free.


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Komosion is committed to contributing to the world and this month wants to share with our community some of the ways in which we are doing this – and how others who might be interested can get involved.
We have worked with Flight Centre for almost four years and are proud this year to support its Foundation via the Cape York to Kokoda Challenge - a fundraising initiative to improve education in Papua New Guinea.
Last month, four Flight Centre staff members kayaked from Cape York in Australia to Daru in Papua New Guinea before completing the Kokoda track in just 3 days - it usually takes 8 days!
There are a raft of images and posts from this extraordinary trip that can be found on Facebook.
We contributed to the fundraising which totalled $50,000 and has been provided to KTF (Kokoda Track Foundation) which runs a teacher training facility in rural Kokoda village.
Six hundred thousand school-aged children in PNG currently cannot go to school due to the lack of teachers. The funds raised will train five fully qualified elementary teachers at the Kokoda College and equip them with a classroom of resources upon graduation.
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Q: Synchronisation issue. Corrupted ItemSyncTimestamps Here is the thing - We have following sequence of product CatalogVersions: Default:Staged -> AA:Staged -> AA:Online.
So it means AA:Online pulls products from AA:Staged and in its turn AA:Staged pulls from Default:Staged.
To make it possible there are two sync jobs Default:Staged -> AA:Staged and AA:Staged -> AA:Online
We face with quite strange behaviour of AA:Staged -> AA:Online sync job - during synchronisation it creates new ItemSyncTimestamps where Source item is a product from Default:Staged but not from expected one - AA:Staged.
Also there are ItemSyncTimestamps which has as Source item and Target item same product from AA:Online, so it syncs with it self.
No exceptions in log during ItemSyncTimestamp creation time or item sync. Locally works perfect..
I will appreciate any help with solving it or just pointing direction for investigation
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