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Once Bitten: Etseri, Svaneti
in Blog, Editor's Pick, Newspaper, Social & Society
The shop doorbell rang, and after I called, "Come in!", His Highness Prince Alain Murat of Chkaduashi, Mingrelia (also a descendant of Napoleon) walked in. Along with a family of four from France, the parents both dentists, the boys along for the ride. A total surprise, but the Prince and Princess do occasionally show up unannounced. I welcomed them and their driver in.
"My friends are in Svaneti with a large gift for the dentists of Mestia: some equipment from their practice in Paris, now being replaced but still very much useful," he said. "Would it be possible for you to interview them for Georgia Today?" Delighted, I replied, always glad to showcase local connections with outside and aid coming in. I seated them at our dining table with coffee, put my cellphone on a tripod to record, and began. The interview below is edited for brevity and clarity.
What brought you to Georgia?
Dr. Thomas Clément: I grew up traveling a lot with my parents, and decided to continue this with my wife, Marta, originally from Poland, and our two teenage boys. Our first visit to Georgia was in 2018, but it was really only for a few days, an introduction. It had been my dream to come here for a long time after hearing so many people say what a marvelous place it is. We loved it then, though.
We try to combine traveling and working. I wanted to make a long trip by car as my uncle used to: I visited Afghanistan with him when that was possible, and although now it is not, I wanted to cross all of Europe and reach the border of Iran as he did, to enter all the Caucasus countries in honor of him. We also began asking ourselves what we could do to help where we go; we have all this dental equipment which we needed to replace but which is still totally useful, and decided to bring it.
A patient of mine was the former Ambassador of France to Georgia, and he put me in touch with the Prince and Princess. We wanted to put everything into a car we bought for the trip, took two months off, arranged everything… and then Corona came! We had to rethink everything and to send the equipment by truck. The first part was partly "disappeared" by Customs here, and they also wanted $5000 to get it back last year! Nightmares. The Princess went and "talked" to Customs, found someone there she knew, and the French Embassy tried to help; but not with total success. A dental company in Austria, and also one in Germany, gave us many thousands of Euros' worth of equipment… and most of it disappeared here. We sent clothes to the Prince and Princess as well, and these they delivered to needy families [including some here in Etseri]. This was very stimulating for us, seeing the photos, and enabled us to arrange more aid.
Some of the dental equipment which we did not send by truck made it through to Kaspi and Mestia, and we have seen it in place, and we now know how to proceed with future projects. A couple of architects, Mr and Mrs Caravit, she is Bulgarian and he is Austrian, were the only company which gave us money to make this thing possible. They are also involved in a project in Congo, Africa, a school for deaf children, and I made a donation to this in exchange.
"We have not made it to Georgia by car yet (never say never!); we flew here this time for a week, to see how things are going in person, so much better than trying to understand it from a distance. It's difficult to get motivation from donors, though, if you have to explain that everything is "complicated"!"
We also took the Prince and the family to buy some honey from my neighbor, and then to the school, where they were well met with great interest. They will be back, I have no doubt. Georgian Customs, though… needs some work…
Their websites, in French and English: www.drs-clement.fr and www.smilecaucase.fr
And…as always at the moment, in Georgia's current political season, #mishavs means: "It matters to me"!
BLOG by Tony Hanmer
Tony Hanmer has lived in Georgia since 1999, in Svaneti since 2007, and been a weekly writer and photographer for GT since early 2011. He runs the "Svaneti Renaissance" Facebook group, now with nearly 2000 members, at www.facebook.com/groups/SvanetiRenaissance/
He and his wife also run their own guest house in Etseri: www.facebook.com/hanmer.house.svaneti
Tags: DentistryDr. Thomas ClémentEtserimountain lifePrince Alain MuratSvanetiTony Hanmer


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Q: Datanucleus JDO map String to MySQL-type bigint in App Engine I am trying to access Datastore and Cloud SQL from my App Engine application via JDO.
If I set primary key type as long, everything works well with Cloud SQL but Datastore doesn't work and if I set up primary key as String and want to convert it to JDBC-Type "Bigint" I get following error when trying to access Cloud SQL:
javax.jdo.JDOUserException: Exception thrown while loading remaining rows of query
at org.datanucleus.api.jdo.JDOAdapter.getUserExceptionForException(JDOAdapter.java:1085)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.ForwardQueryResult.closingConnection(ForwardQueryResult.java:273)
at org.datanucleus.store.query.AbstractQueryResult.disconnect(AbstractQueryResult.java:108)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.AbstractRDBMSQueryResult.disconnect(AbstractRDBMSQueryResult.java:69)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.JDOQLQuery$2.transactionPreClose(JDOQLQuery.java:698)
at org.datanucleus.store.connection.AbstractManagedConnection.transactionPreClose(AbstractManagedConnection.java:92)
at org.datanucleus.store.connection.ConnectionManagerImpl$2.transactionPreRollBack(ConnectionManagerImpl.java:333)
at org.datanucleus.TransactionImpl.internalPreRollback(TransactionImpl.java:523)
at org.datanucleus.TransactionImpl.rollback(TransactionImpl.java:446)
at org.datanucleus.api.jdo.JDOTransaction.rollback(JDOTransaction.java:180)
at de.studienarbeit3.dokumente.DokumentListServlet.doPost(DokumentListServlet.java:82)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:511)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1166)
at com.google.appengine.api.socket.dev.DevSocketFilter.doFilter(DevSocketFilter.java:74)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.ResponseRewriterFilter.doFilter(ResponseRewriterFilter.java:123)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.HeaderVerificationFilter.doFilter(HeaderVerificationFilter.java:34)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.appengine.api.blobstore.dev.ServeBlobFilter.doFilter(ServeBlobFilter.java:63)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.apphosting.utils.servlet.TransactionCleanupFilter.doFilter(TransactionCleanupFilter.java:43)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.StaticFileFilter.doFilter(StaticFileFilter.java:125)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppServerModulesFilter.doDirectRequest(DevAppServerModulesFilter.java:366)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppServerModulesFilter.doDirectModuleRequest(DevAppServerModulesFilter.java:349)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppServerModulesFilter.doFilter(DevAppServerModulesFilter.java:116)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:388)
at org.mortbay.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:216)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:182)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:765)
at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.handle(WebAppContext.java:418)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppEngineWebAppContext.handle(DevAppEngineWebAppContext.java:97)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.JettyContainerService$ApiProxyHandler.handle(JettyContainerService.java:487)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
at org.mortbay.jetty.Server.handle(Server.java:326)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:542)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection$RequestHandler.headerComplete(HttpConnection.java:923)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseNext(HttpParser.java:547)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseAvailable(HttpParser.java:212)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:404)
at org.mortbay.io.nio.SelectChannelEndPoint.run(SelectChannelEndPoint.java:409)
at org.mortbay.thread.QueuedThreadPool$PoolThread.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:582)
NestedThrowablesStackTrace:
Somehow org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.mapping.BigIntRDBMSMapping.getLong() was called on the mapping for field="de.studienarbeit3.dokumente.Dokument.did", which should have been impossible!
org.datanucleus.exceptions.NucleusException: Somehow         org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.mapping.BigIntRDBMSMapping.getLong() was called on the mapping for field="de.studienarbeit3.dokumente.Dokument.did", which should have been impossible!
at org.datanucleus.store.mapped.mapping.AbstractDatastoreMapping.getLong(AbstractDatastoreMapping.java:110)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.mapping.BigIntRDBMSMapping.getString(BigIntRDBMSMapping.java:182)
at org.datanucleus.store.mapped.mapping.SingleFieldMapping.getString(SingleFieldMapping.java:202)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.fieldmanager.ResultSetGetter.fetchStringField(ResultSetGetter.java:137)
at org.datanucleus.identity.IdentityUtils.getApplicationIdentityForResultSetRow(IdentityUtils.java:125)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.PersistentClassROF.getIdentityForResultSetRow(PersistentClassROF.java:542)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.PersistentClassROF.getObjectForApplicationId(PersistentClassROF.java:473)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.PersistentClassROF.getObject(PersistentClassROF.java:371)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.ForwardQueryResult.nextResultSetElement(ForwardQueryResult.java:176)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.ForwardQueryResult$QueryResultIterator.next(ForwardQueryResult.java:380)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.ForwardQueryResult.processNumberOfResults(ForwardQueryResult.java:138)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.ForwardQueryResult.advanceToEndOfResultSet(ForwardQueryResult.java:159)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.ForwardQueryResult.closingConnection(ForwardQueryResult.java:261)
at org.datanucleus.store.query.AbstractQueryResult.disconnect(AbstractQueryResult.java:108)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.AbstractRDBMSQueryResult.disconnect(AbstractRDBMSQueryResult.java:69)
at org.datanucleus.store.rdbms.query.JDOQLQuery$2.transactionPreClose(JDOQLQuery.java:698)
at org.datanucleus.store.connection.AbstractManagedConnection.transactionPreClose(AbstractManagedConnection.java:92)
at org.datanucleus.store.connection.ConnectionManagerImpl$2.transactionPreRollBack(ConnectionManagerImpl.java:333)
at org.datanucleus.TransactionImpl.internalPreRollback(TransactionImpl.java:523)
at org.datanucleus.TransactionImpl.rollback(TransactionImpl.java:446)
at org.datanucleus.api.jdo.JDOTransaction.rollback(JDOTransaction.java:180)
at de.studienarbeit3.dokumente.DokumentListServlet.doPost(DokumentListServlet.java:82)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:637)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:511)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1166)
at com.google.appengine.api.socket.dev.DevSocketFilter.doFilter(DevSocketFilter.java:74)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.ResponseRewriterFilter.doFilter(ResponseRewriterFilter.java:123)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.HeaderVerificationFilter.doFilter(HeaderVerificationFilter.java:34)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.appengine.api.blobstore.dev.ServeBlobFilter.doFilter(ServeBlobFilter.java:63)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.apphosting.utils.servlet.TransactionCleanupFilter.doFilter(TransactionCleanupFilter.java:43)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.StaticFileFilter.doFilter(StaticFileFilter.java:125)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppServerModulesFilter.doDirectRequest(DevAppServerModulesFilter.java:366)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppServerModulesFilter.doDirectModuleRequest(DevAppServerModulesFilter.java:349)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppServerModulesFilter.doFilter(DevAppServerModulesFilter.java:116)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$CachedChain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1157)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.handle(ServletHandler.java:388)
at org.mortbay.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:216)
at org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.SessionHandler.handle(SessionHandler.java:182)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.ContextHandler.handle(ContextHandler.java:765)
at org.mortbay.jetty.webapp.WebAppContext.handle(WebAppContext.java:418)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.DevAppEngineWebAppContext.handle(DevAppEngineWebAppContext.java:97)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
at com.google.appengine.tools.development.JettyContainerService$ApiProxyHandler.handle(JettyContainerService.java:487)
at org.mortbay.jetty.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:152)
at org.mortbay.jetty.Server.handle(Server.java:326)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handleRequest(HttpConnection.java:542)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection$RequestHandler.headerComplete(HttpConnection.java:923)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseNext(HttpParser.java:547)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpParser.parseAvailable(HttpParser.java:212)
at org.mortbay.jetty.HttpConnection.handle(HttpConnection.java:404)
at org.mortbay.io.nio.SelectChannelEndPoint.run(SelectChannelEndPoint.java:409)
at org.mortbay.thread.QueuedThreadPool$PoolThread.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:582)

My package.jdo is as followed:
  <jdo>
    <package name="de.studienarbeit3.dokumente">
        <class name="Autor" detachable="true" identity-type="application">
            <datastore-identity value-strategy="identity"/>
            <field name="aid" primary-key="true" persistence-modifier="persistent" value-strategy="identity"/>
            <field name="vorname"/>
            <field name="nachname" />
            <field name="dokumente" />

        </class>
        <class name="Dokument" detachable="true" identity-type="application">
            <datastore-identity value-strategy="identity"/>
            <field name="did" primary-key="true" persistence-modifier="persistent" value-strategy="identity">
            </field>
            <field name="autor"/>
            <field name="titel"/>
            <field name="text"/>
            <field name="datum"/>

        </class>
    </package>
</jdo>

and package-sql.orm is this:
<orm>
    <package name="de.studienarbeit3.dokumente">
        <class name="Autor" detachable="true" persistence-modifier="persistence-capable" table="Autor">
            <datastore-identity value-strategy="identity"/>
            <field name="aid" primary-key="true" persistence-modifier="persistent" value-strategy="identity">
                <column name="aid" jdbc-type="bigint" length="20"/>
            </field>
            <field name="vorname" persistence-modifier="persistent">
                <column name="vorname"/>
            </field>
            <field name="nachname" persistence-modifier="persistent">
                <column name="nachname"/>
            </field>
            <field name="dokumente" persistence-modifier="persistent" mapped-by="autor">
                <collection element-type="de.studienarbeit3.dokumente.Dokument"/>
            </field>
        </class>
        <class name="Dokument"  detachable="true" persistence-modifier="persistence-capable" table="Dokument">
            <datastore-identity />
            <field name="did" primary-key="true" persistence-modifier="persistent" value-strategy="identity">
                <column name="did" jdbc-type="bigint" length="20" />
            </field>
            <field name="autor" persistence-modifier="persistent" default-fetch-group="true">
                <column name="autor" jdbc-type="bigint" length="20"/>
                <foreign-key name="DOKUMENTAUTOR_FK" delete-action="restrict"/>
            </field>
            <field name="titel" persistence-modifier="persistent">
                <column name="titel"/>
            </field>
            <field name="text" persistence-modifier="persistent">
                <column name="text"/>
            </field>
            <field name="datum" persistence-modifier="persistent">
                <column name="datum"/>
            </field>
        </class>
    </package>
</orm>

Is there any possible way to fix this problem?
I have tried this plugin without success: http://blog.wp.weightpoint.se/2012/03/01/portable-owned-jdo-relations-appengine/
According to this http://www.datanucleus.org/servlet/jira/browse/NUCRDBMS-597 it was fixed in Datanucleus 3.1.0.m4. GAE has 3.1.3. and it doesn't work.
Any help would be very helpful, thank you

A: Firstly you're using old unsupported versions there. Secondly if you check JIRA you also see
http://www.datanucleus.org/servlet/jira/browse/NUCRDBMS-705
Solution : use a recent release (yes, "GAE CloudSQL" may be packaging some ancient version because they need that for their GAE/Datastore plugin, but you can just as easily use a recent release with MySQL where you don't need their plugin)

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I currently teach English I (9thgrade) at UNO-Pierre A. Capdua Early College High School. I have gained knowledge of classroom management skills, time management skills, and I have become familiar with the new state-mandated Comprehensive Curriculum. I am also familiar with implementing IEP and 504 plans for those students with special needs as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2004. I have also gained knowledge of the Middle College Consortium.
I served as the 6th grade English Language Arts teacher and the 6th grade Social Studies teacher. My jJob duties included creating lesson plans, teaching structured lessons according to the Louisiana State content standards, and all other duties assigned to a teacher. My duties also included working within the inclusion educational model, which led to my creating concurrent lesson plans to meet the needs of the 504 and Special needs students.
I served as an English Language Arts Teacher for grades 9-12 in the Alternative High School. I also co-taught the English classes first quarter and independently taught the 2nd -4th quarter classes. My duties also included substitute teaching for various classes.
I worked in partnership with two other teachers to plan and deliver lessons to 3-5 year old children. I was responsible for maintaining classroom behaviors, overseeing assisted teachers, planning activities and managing the classroom as a whole. I also provided written feedbak for teachers and parents on the progress of students.
I was the teacher's assistant to a kindergarten class and a first grade class and handled paper work and filing student work. This included, but was not limited to, school board files, graded papers, report cards, parent letters, etc. I also administered tests and graded student assignments. Occasionally, I substituted when the teacher could not be present as well as taught independent lessons in computer skills to both classes.
I tutored fourth graders in preparation for the English portion of the LEAP standardized test.
I started as a tutor for the LEAP and IOWA standardized tests in the areas of English and Math. After the testing was completed, I was asked to stay on as the art teacher for the remainder of the school year.My duties became; planning art lessons for middle school childrenrunning an art class and all that entails.


Genoa, Nev. — A flood watch has been issued for 2-9 p.m. today extending from Bishop north past Susanville. Another round of strong thunderstorms could hit anywhere in there, bringing flooding with them.
It looks like all the lightning- caused fires that cropped up over the weekend are all pretty much contained or controlled. Unlike people, lightning is pretty good at letting you know where it's busy setting fires.
We were reminded this weekend that lightning isn't just a source of ignition. Two horses in the Fish Springs herd were killed by a lightning strike in the Pine Nuts on Friday night. If you're outdoors in a lightning storm, take cover.
We had some pretty heavy smoke from the Ferguson Fire burning west of Yosemite on Sunday. Expect more of the same as that fire keeps getting bigger and the percentage of containment keeps getting smaller.
Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop around lunchtime today. Otherwise, we're looking at mostly sunny skies and a high temperature near 92 degrees.


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Population by Sex by Year of arrival in Australia
There are 657 868 people in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between 2006-2015. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 336 186 females in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between 2006-2015. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 321 681 males in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between 2006-2015. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 208 699 people in New South Wales who arived in Australia between 1966-1975. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 105 661 females in New South Wales who arived in Australia between 1966-1975. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 103 035 males in New South Wales who arived in Australia between 1966-1975. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 97 591 males in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between 1976-1985. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 63 977 people in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between 1946-1955. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 61 737 females in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between 1956-1965. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 55 701 people in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between Jan-Aug 2016. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 28 780 females in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between Jan-Aug 2016. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 26 917 males in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between Jan-Aug 2016. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 4 577 people in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between 1900-1945. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 2 679 females in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between 1900-1945. (ABS, Census 2016)
There are 1 900 males in New South Wales who arrived in Australia between 1900-1945. (ABS, Census 2016)
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Home » Hardware » Selling untested memory is new? Whatever.
Selling untested memory is new? Whatever.
An article on the "new" practice of low-tier manufacturers selling untested memory got attention on Slashdot this week.
This isn't a new practice. I've known about it for about eight years.There's a pretty good reason why all name-brand memory is priced pretty much the same. You can occasionally catch a break in pricing, but on average, a Kingston module is going to cost about the same as a Crucial module, and so will any other top-tier brand. Memory from a computer manufacturer like HP or Sun may cost a bit more still, ostensibly because the manufacturer tests for compatibility. They may or may not actually test the module you buy, but at least they'll guarantee it not only works but works in the machine you put it in.
If you're building your own PC, by all means buy Crucial or Kingston memory or go to a specialty high-performance memory like Mushkin. The same holds true for upgrading a name-brand PC. But pay the extra money for server memory from the company who made your server. An hour of downtime will obliterate the $100 you might save.
But there's another tier of memory. I first became aware of it back in the days when a typical issue of Computer Shopper was as thick as the Greater St. Louis White Pages. Tucked away in the back, there was always someone who beat the typical memory prices and he usually beat it by a long shot–at least 30%. For several years, that was how I bought my memory, and for a long time I got away with it.
Then along came Slot 1 and Super 7. Once CPU rates broke the 233 MHz barrier, the systems became a whole lot harder on their memory. I don't know what was special about 233 MHz, but that cheap commodity memory just didn't cut it anymore. Suddenly, I started noticing that commodity memory often didn't pass the rudimentary memory test that computers perform before they load the operating system. That's akin to flunking grade-school recess, so I started looking into it.
What I found was that commodity memory generally isn't tested, or it's tested very loosely. What's worse yet is that the chips on some commodity memory were tested, and failed. They were certified for use in things like pagers and other consumer devices, but not up to the higher demands of computers.
So, having known this for about 8 years, you can imagine what I thought when I read the headline "Why untested DRAMs are getting into more and more products." I was thinking hey, an upgrade! Since it didn't test bad, at least there's a chance it'll work!
Maybe this practice has evolved in the past few months, as the author of the article in question alleges. But it's hardly a new trick. In the highly competitive no-name clone market, this has been going on since at least the days of the 486. What was going on in the days of the 386 is even scarier.
Will Dell and the boys follow suit, like the author fears? I doubt it. PCs are problematic enough as it is, and it only takes a few months to lose a reputation that was built over the course of a decade. Shipping commodity memory isn't like outsourcing technical support to India–there's a fair percentage of your customer base who will never use your tech support. All of your customers will use your memory.
I can't imagine commodity memory ending up in any name-brand PC, unless it's a name brand whose ship is sinking fast.
But I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this old trick is showing back up again. The business is competitive, PC sales are down, the economy isn't what it was 10 years ago, and profit margins are impossibly thin. If todays untested and/or defective memory is better than 1997's, someone's going to use it.
But part of the story never changes: Always buy your memory from a reputable manufacturer and distributor, so you know what you're getting and whence it came. You'll save a lot of frustration over the life of the PC that receives the upgrade.
← New Order is back?
Another good reason NOT to buy no-name memory is the fact that Newegg and other online vendors offer great deals on memory every few weeks. I just purchased a couple of one gigabyte sticks of Kingston ValueRam PC3200 memory from Frys/Outpost.com two weeks ago. It's CAS 3, and performs great in both of my Celeron Linux systems. I highly recommend checking http://slickdeals.net and http://techdeals.net every Monday morning for good bargains.
Couldn't agree more. That's why I usually buy upgrades for work at Crucial. That, and the fact that Micron bought the DRAM business from my employer (Texas Instruments) several years ago and I think we still own some stock in them. So I like to throw some business their way 🙂 Besides, they make top quality stuff.
I've also purchased Mushkin brand modules at Fry's and been very pleased. Keith's right, you can get great deals from the usual suspects on name-brand stuff – so why risk it ?


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Q: Getting full user name siteminder We are using GWT-EXT framework whereby on the toolbar i need to show the full user name of the user who logged in.
I could able to retrieve the user id via the request object from the custom made web services (in jars ) but i could not able to see any method which will give me a full user name.
I don't know anything about this custom made framework as everything is in jars and frustratingly opaque for the developer.
I searched few links and found that it is Siteminder agent which will inject the headers with key value pair which has user information in the request object  when it is redirected to the web application.
Now the question is how do i know what is the header which gives me a full user name.
The other part is to know how can i override the framework servlet /create my own servlet to retrieve this full header at the least.
I understand it is really vague question as even i am educating myself about the whole workflow and riddling my brain.
Really appreciate Any ideas or suggestions or advise  !
Thanks!

A: I am not sure about you setup.
Siteminder agent by default do not return the logged in username. Siteminder Policy server needs to be instructed to return the required values in the response header after successful authentication. The Siteminder admin should be able to help you with this configuration.


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THE RNM TEAM
Our senior management team is made up of operational and functional support managers who between them have many decades of experience in the technical services industries. They work together to deliver our vision of becoming the most respected sustainable technical services provider in West Australia.
The operational management team is responsible for the day-to-day activities within our business streams, driving operational excellence and delivering quality technical services and support to our clients.
Our functional support team ensure that areas including quality, health and safety, communications, IT, risk and procurement are governed and controlled in a way that fully supports our operational teams to undertake their daily activities.
Brett Mathews Managing Director, "As a management team we support, encourage and constantly challenge each other to be as innovative and ambitious as we can be. We all live and breathe the values we expect our people to embrace."
The RNM Management team include:
Kevin Taffurelli – Director / General Manager
Kevin has been working and managing within our industries for 32 years', both in West Australia and overseas, thus bringing a vast amount of experience to RNM Solutions, He has been very instrumental within our business with his proactive approach and burning drive to always look to improve and move the business forward whilst having very strong views and commitment towards our Vision and Values,
On speaking to our peers, suppliers, clients and some of our future clients, it quickly comes apparent that Kevin is an established, recognised and respected figure in our industry, he has built many positive working relationships with clients in his involvement on many iconic WA projects such as, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre, St Mary's Cathedral, Perth's New Children's Hospital, Midland Police Forensic building, Methodist Ladies College, Hollywood Hospital, West Australian Athletics Stadium, Steve's Hotel Apartments and many many more in the portfolio.
When Kevin is not at work you will find him watching football or spending quality time with his family and friends.
Brett Matthews – Director / Head of Engineering and Estimating
Brett is the founder of RNM Solutions and brings with it his many years of diversified experience in the electrical industry. Brett completed his electrical apprenticeship in Western Australia and worked for the same company until his departure in 2004.
Whilst working in this business, Brett ascended the ranks from apprentice to service department supervisor – a position that was held until his departure.
A change of roles and employer occurred when he moved to Melbourne. Brett then applied his trade in Melbourne for 3 and a half years, where he learnt and refined his skills in the Data & Communications sector including installation, termination, testing and certifying of Data, people counting and fibre optic networks.
Upon his return to Perth, Brett started his own business as director and lead tradesman in the company as it is known now, and has seen the business grow to what it is today. Brett's key business policies are quality, honesty, integrity and respect.
A keen snowboarder, Brett ensures that he gets time away with his family to the snow at least once a year.
Ian Culverwell – Hydraulics and Civil Manager
Ian joined RNM Solutions bringing with him a proven track record of successful management and service delivery across a wide range of projects throughout our industry.
As a licensed plumber and gasfitter with over 20 years experience, Ian has witnessed and embraced the constant evolution of the industry to ensure that he remains at the forefront of technology, products, and process.
Ian takes great pride in providing a quality service aimed at exceeding the client's expectations, industry standards/regulations, and safe work practices.
In his career to date, Ian has been involved with numerous projects for Rio Tinto, BHP, Mount Gibson Iron to name just a few. He also has a comprehensive commercial plumbing background with a keen eye for detail and has delivered projects ranging from shopping centers to large-scale commercial refurbishments.
Ian is a keen traveler and when he is not at work, he enjoys socializing with friends and spending time with his young family.
Luis Queiros – Contracting Division Manager
Luis comes to RNM solutions with a solid background in managing and delivering a wide variety of projects successfully, whilst maintaining the highest standards in Quality and Health and Safety. In all cases Luis has built strong relationships whilst meeting and exceeding client expectations.
Over the last 18 years in the Western Australian industry, Luis has prided himself with his strong work ethic and drive for quality, this has enabled him to be involved in such projects as the HV intensive new Central Energy Plant at the QEII Medical Centre, Perth Children's Hospital, Wheatstone LNG Train NPI Buildings in Onslow, The Claremont Quarter Shopping Centre and Residential Apartments, The Australian Marine Complex's Eastern Warf Upgrade, Next Generation Lifestyle Club's Bibra Lake and Perth complexes, Presbyterian Ladies College – Stage 2 Upgrade, Royal Perth Hospital's Outpatients Clinic, St John of God Hospital's CSSD Building and City of Stirling's new Council Building just to name a few.
When Luis is not at work he likes nothing more than kicking back and relaxing with his family.
Murray Dover – Senior Technical Supervisor
Murray has worked within RNM Solutions since starting his apprenticeship back in 1996. Murray has gain a vast amount of knowledge and experience within the Service and Maintenance sector of our business, he has a complete and comprehensive skill set that enables him to provide Leadership and support to our team of RNM Solutions technicians. Murray prides himself in his quality of workmanship and attention to detail and has a very hands on approach with all he undertakes.
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And I went to the fire so that I could watch it burn.
She sent me to the Goddess so that I might learn.
This art and that success.
And sit with her a spell.
And home to the smallest creatures.
Used to shield and protect the weakest ones.
And that is where the fruit is sweetest.
Three branches, bound together, in red thread and white linen.
The lightness of the load surprised me.
A burden is always heavy, what does a burden know of being light?
What does art know of success?
What does vision know of reality?
What does work, any work, know of wisdom?
But the mighty Oak knows and loves the least of creatures.
And the victorious Ash is most blessed during peace.
Thorn holds out branches that are weapons to some, but to many more safety.
And I heard tell that the most blessed were so often those once most broken.
I fed them to the fire: the Oak, the Ash, the Thorn.
And it devoured my hesitations, my fears, my distractions.
While the flames lapped up my wrong headed sureness, and scorn.
That fire burned so very bright in gold and purple and blue ablaze.
Sit with me a spell.
If you dare, burn with me awhile.
And we will spread it over the cold black ground.
Then sit back on our heels and wait.
This soft and dark, scarred and marked place.
So that we see the tender shoots of a new life made whole from all of those pieces.
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Celebrating the end of the year: Tributes from some of our artists
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After my wonderful friend Sol Gabetta spread the word at the agency about me being at a junction in my professional life, I was approached by Jasper Parrott himself. I was curious about him as he is a legend in the classical music business, but I was also a little afraid. Considering my activity as a difficult mission, I worried he would think of it only as business, which would in my case be risky, if not crazy. But during this conversation, I felt him an extremely open-minded, even poetic and audacious person. He is immensely literate, and when we meet, he always talks about literature, and what is happening in the world, not only culturally but also politically. With his artists, he is like a gardener, taking care of his beloved plants in the ways they need. He never stops me or discourages me. On the contrary, being intrigued by my ideas, he develops the best platforms for them, and we are I think I can say, very happy we found each other. He promised me that he would support me in unusual and experimental explorations, and he has kept his word.
I was about 20 when I first met Jane. She is John Adams' manager, so I saw a lot of her when I played his Violin Concerto. I was already going in the direction of contemporary music, and she is so well versed in it that it made it all the easier for me, and it has been a heavenly match.
Artists need many different things from agents. We need them to have a mixture of knowledge, empathy and business smarts. We need them to be diligent and professional when we need connections with composers, artists, conductors and administrators, but also to be able to handle it when we're so exhausted that we can't make a concert next week.
I started the violin aged 3 and got professional management at 13, so to be playing still with such excitement at my age is amazing. This has to do with the people around me and I give Jane huge credit. By switching to contemporary repertoire, I was able to reinvent a career for myself and make it my own. It helped that Jane was there to help me along the contemporary music path to reinvent my life. She was also my manager when I went through my second and third pregnancies and needed understanding on a more human level. She was the first to understand the need to be flexible as a manager.
The joy of being able to play music is so important to me, especially when I look around the world and see what's going on – so much chaos, sadness and politics. There are so many things that aren't as pure as playing music and being creative, so playing is such a privilege.
I'm very grateful to have had such wonderful years with HarrisonParrott, with Jane, and seeing Jasper a couple of times a year. I'm grateful to the whole organisation and all the wonderful people I work with there.
The HP team manages many singers and must call them every day to sort out dates, schedules and fees, but whenever I receive a call, I don't know they have spoken to all the others. It feels as if they are working exclusively for me. Singers don't like to feel that we are one of many, so we like it if an artist manager is an artist themselves in making us believe we are their one and only.
In other situations, such as with record companies, there's a hierarchy of artists, but with HP I've never felt that I'm sharing Ian Stone's attention, focus and dedication. That's a huge achievement and a great performance by him and the entire vocal division. There is so much concentration on each individual artist that no one feels as if they are a wheel in the machine, and if there's an urgent matter somebody takes care of it instantly. I've always been very happy with our collaboration.
I've known Ian for more than 21 years. We talk often on the phone, he comes to concerts and we are very friendly, but we are not best buddies. We've struck the right balance between friendship and business relationship, and that's important.
We quickly realised that we both wanted a long-term relationship and that it was in the interests of both of us that I sing for as long as I can. I'm now 51 and feel I can perform on the same level I did 20 years ago – in certain things maybe even better because I have more experience. But I need to take into consideration the regeneration periods, which need to be longer. At a recent concert, for example, it was 33 degrees and humid, and the day after, I felt more exhausted than I would have done when I was 30 years old.
An agent needs to be aware of these changing circumstances between the ages of 30 and 50, take them into consideration and adapt the strategy, extending the rest period after an overseas trip or after a summer concert. We've done that, which is why at 51 I feel vocally fit and still enjoy singing. There have been times when it was more difficult, for personal reasons, but I never felt any burnout.
One of the reasons for this is that Ian and Catherine haven't tried to maximise their profit. Fortunately, I still have more offers than I can accept, and from an agent's standpoint, it would be tempting to accept them all, but Ian will tell me, 'There was an offer right after you come back from China and I declined.' We always plan time for recuperation after overseas trips or long periods of opera productions.
It's more than getting the best fee out of a concert, booking as many concerts as possible and creating PR. It's about developing a strategy for each individual artist and working out appropriate repertoire and concerts that will enable me still to be singing at 65. Maybe I won't sing Giulio Cesare any more but I will be able to do lute recitals. An agent must have this in mind and with Ian I have no doubts – the proof is how far I've come and that I still sing and still enjoy singing.
Alban Gerhardt
It's important for a musician to feel completely cared for and trusted, and that's how I feel about Lydia Connolly and Tracy Lees, my team at HP. It goes beyond career support and the artist-manager relationship. Every musician has self-doubt at some point – I only have to drop the team an email and they call me to talk about whatever troubles me, whether it's about music or not.
I've never been particularly career-driven or strategic. I don't need to be playing only with the biggest orchestras – my plan has only ever been to be truthful to myself, to play as well as I can while making a living. Lydia and the team have always taken care of my needs and I'm happy with what they've achieved.
They are also very supportive when I come up with projects. For example, they invested a lot of time in a recent project I did with my wife, which mixed dance, literature and music, even though it was hard to describe, and it was clear there wasn't a huge amount of money to earn. Making money isn't their main incentive whatsoever: if I want to play somewhere but the fee isn't great, they never deny me. Smaller venues or orchestras often can't afford full fees, which are paid, especially in Germany, by the tax payer, so if well-known artists only go to bigger venues, smaller communities wouldn't get to hear them and that's not fair. The team lets me do that and it hasn't harmed me.
Jess Gillam
After competing in BBC Young Musician in 2017 I was with YCAT on the BBC scheme, looking for an agency. I heard from Lydia and went in to meet everyone at HarrisonParrott. They all seemed to have a genuine passion, and it felt like the perfect fit. The company is about providing the best support for musicians as well as developing the best career possible. I feel very lucky with Lydia, Ed and Val, who care that I do things that I enjoy and have a fulfilling career, rather than just a busy one.
An artist needs a manager who is willing to say no and – for me – someone who is conscious of the fact that I'm in the early stages of my career. I'm at a nurturing stage at this point and I need a manager who can help me to balance working out the best time do things, taking up amazing offers and developing as a musician. Ed and I regularly discuss the years to come, my ambitions and aspects of my career I'd like to develop. I feel very well looked after, and it was apparent I would feel that way from the beginning.
Stephen Hough
I've been with HarrisonParrott for 25 years or so. I began with Linda Marks and I've worked with many different people over the years. It's not just about the person who's overlooking things, though – it's about everyone else working for you, the assistants and people doing travel, and I have always had the most wonderful team.
The success of a manager is not measurable in the way it would be with a banker. It is about psychology, experience, contacts and the personal touch. You need to be able to read each other. There's frustration in all walks of life and certainly when you're constantly travelling around the world. There are tough days and wonderful days. A manager has to know the psychology of when to push you or pull you back; when to have a no-nonsense or a sympathetic approach. They must know when a crisis is really a crisis and when it's just a bad breakfast that will be forgotten in a couple of hours. They need to know how to calm someone down in difficult situations. This often happens with orchestral rehearsals (which can be full of anxiety), when meeting a conductor for the first time, dealing with difficult pianos or bad hotels.
No artist is ever loved the same way everywhere, and it's important for a manager to know when an orchestra or conductor doesn't like an artist, so they don't keep calling every week for dates. It's like this for every artist, but we all have fragile egos and managers have to be careful. If I'm told a date doesn't work, I read between the lines; but things change, and sometimes conductors with whom one hasn't worked want to book you. That all goes on behind the scenes, and perhaps best not to know!
It isn't just about selling a diary – it's a human relationship. A manager has to protect the mental health of their artists. It's good to be busy, but bad to be too busy. Sometimes when we're on a high we accept more than we should. It's important for managers to keep that in mind. They have to say, 'Today you don't mind playing in Tokyo one night, Sydney the next and then Vienna and Helsinki, but when it comes to that week you will regret it.'
In some situations, if you're not earning money, you're of no use and it's 'Goodbye!' I've never felt that I was just an object for HarrisonParrott, a means of making money. It's about the relationship between a musician and business, when to push and when not to, and how to keep artists' lives free from unnecessary pressures. There's always a human element.
István Várdai
Before I started working with HarrisonParrott I never considered my career strategically. I was interested in how to shape a phrase; what type of colours, sounds, dynamics, and rhythms the music needs; how to share my energy with an audience and project what I believe. Tugce and Jasper see how to complete this way of thinking and I've learnt how strategic thinking supports my musical development.
As a soloist, I depend on my partners – orchestras and conductors. Working with the right people supports my creative growth. It's only been half a year, but I feel that they are interested in how I see things, how I am, what I need, what I need to become even better, and how to open doors and go on stages that are inspiring for me.
The stability and organisation of working with HarrisonParrott mean that I can finally focus on smaller programmes and on places where it can have emotional impact on the audience. I have the time to prepare music, rather than delivering it as a product.
Kent Nagano
Jasper and I have known each other for 35 years, and recently we met to explore a particular collaboration. After a massive brainstorming session that included rabid philosophising and the giddy sharing of ideas, Jasper paused for a moment and then slowly and honestly cautioned: 'Kent, you may want to consider the fact that there are many people in the business who really don't like me.' After a second or two of silence, we both broke out in laughter, because 'it takes one to know one'.
Anyone who is truly an original – a visionary who can sense the future before it arrives – must deal with the reality that most people will have a problem with that. Many feel uneasy with that which does not conform, and which is not tied to actuality, but reflects an imagination beyond time and fashion.
These are the exceptional qualities that Jasper instils in HP and which the company shares passionately with colleagues and public alike. To risk believing in the content which art-music intrinsically carries requires the courage to imagine and the commitment to lead.
It is clear that HarrisonParrott has not only survived when others have failed, but it has also remained relevant and is perhaps more so now than ever before. Its faith and commitment to the fundamentals of classical music – creativity, originality, purity, uncompromised quality and that which flies universally above time – have honoured the values and the beauty of the arts.
Christopher Seaman
I had been timpanist of the London Philharmonic Orchestra for four years when I was appointed as Assistant Conductor with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. I'd been there for about a year when to my surprise I got a letter from Jasper Parrott, saying he'd heard interesting things about me and wanted to meet. He and Terry were working for Ibbs & Tillett, and we had an informal conversation.
In the end I got a call from Terry saying that they'd left Ibbs & Tillett to set up on their own and would I come in with them. I became one of the original twelve HarrisonParrott artists. I'd only been a conductor for a year, and I was the only artist of the twelve that I'd never heard of! I was extremely fortunate. They had great faith in me and thought they could make things happen. Jasper made a colossal difference in getting my career started, almost single-handedly. He went to orchestras and enthused about me, working tirelessly on my behalf in those crucial first years.
They had a small office on Wigmore Street, with a room each and a skeleton staff. I could phone Jasper any time I liked and would go in and see them. I became Chief Conductor of BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and then Northern Sinfonia, which I did simultaneously for a time, and things snowballed from that. The number of HP artists grew quickly, so Jasper was in charge of me but had people working for him who did the routine management.
I've been looked after well however big the company has been, which is a tribute to the organisation. Whenever anyone phones, the first question they ask is how I am, without exception, which is wonderful, and whenever I have a concert, they call the next day to see how it went. Whoever looks after you is hands on, which is the HP ethos – it's always had the personal touch. Whenever you go into the office, you get a royal welcome and feel you are part of a family.
Lisa Batiashvili
I don't think my life would have been close to this without Lydia by my side, with her sensitivity, support, positive attitude, vision, diplomacy, loyalty and friendship. We have gone through so many things in the past 20 years: recordings, changes of plans, debuts, great projects, pregnancies, balancing young kids and work, teens, exhaustion and creative talk. She has always been able to find solutions without hurting anyone – always full of patience and ideas.
François Leleux
I was always amazed to see how Lydia and her colleagues worked for Lisa Batiashvili, so I wanted to be part of the family at HP and that eventually became a reality. I've had inspiring advice from Lydia about how to develop my conducting career and working with her and her team has always been a treat. Music is a massive, strong machine and you need to appreciate each cog in order to develop the best projects. I am afraid to see classical music descending into a glamorous gala or an Instagram product – I believe there should be no compromise in the quality and honesty of interpretation. HP stands for that, too, which is a huge relief for me as an artist, and a guarantee of quality for society.
Osmo Vänska
It is hard to believe that I have worked with Lydia at HP for 20 years. When I signed with them, I was working as Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and little did I know that I had hit the jackpot in terms of management. Lydia and her team have taken incredible care of me over the years. I can trust them to give thoughtful and meaningful opinions and advice, and they are always kind and understanding when I neglect my emails and don't respond to them for weeks at a time.
Lydia is one of the few people I trust to give me her honest opinion, even when it doesn't align with my own. She was invaluable during the Minnesota Orchestra's lockout several years ago, and I owe her a lot for that. I truly believe that if it hadn't been for HP, I would not have been offered my current job with the Minnesota Orchestra, which has been one of the most meaningful collaborations of my career.
I would like to wish HarrisonParrott a very happy 50th Birthday. I am very happy to have been with you from the very beginning, and all of you I have worked with have been wonderful. I consider you to be my good friends. Cheers, and my very best wishes.
Paavo Järvi
Jasper is an inspiration and it has been a great privilege to have been part of this amazing company for more than 20 years: and as he often says, 'We are just getting started!' Heartfelt thanks for your dedication and vision and congratulations to the whole team!
What makes HP so special is the people, they're brilliant and imaginative, but they're also nice and that doesn't necessarily come with the territory of arts management. A lot of agents come and go but HP has continued to flourish – there's no place on the planet where there isn't an HP artist performing somewhere some time. It's been a huge honour for me. I know it's not simple dealing with someone who's not only a performer but a composer, who has to be managed between his extroverted public life and his introverted private creative life, but I can't think of anyone who has done it better.
When I first met Lydia, in 2015, I was immediately captivated. It was as if she had the key to understanding my life as a musician, husband and father. Since the first day we worked together, the team has been my guardian angel – protecting, guiding, advising and helping me, and even shouting at me (but not too much!). It is the best team, and I feel privileged and honoured to be working together.
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You know that thing that your dad does, the thing that is always funny? It becomes the joke, the thing that he has to do when the opportunity arises because it's the funny thing he always does. And his kids wait with baited breath for the punch line so they can grab their guts and screech with laughter.
In my house as a kid, the funny thing would happen when my mom pulled a hot made-from-a-box-but-somehow-still-exceptionally-yummy chocolate cake out of the oven. The cake would sit in the middle of the counter waiting for frosting, wafting its sweet smell through the house. All six of my siblings and I would walk by every few minutes to see if my dad had done his funny thing.
Without fail, when it came time for my mom to frost that cake, there would be a perfectly square piece taken right out of the middle. When my mom finally noticed, she would gaffaw and yell, "Richaaaaard!" As my dad would wipe his mouth trying to cover his smile. "What?" he'd yell back, "That was the best piece." And each kid would crumble in laughter.
Years have gone by, we are all grown, but that joke is still funny. No one else can pull it off—believe me we've all tried. But my dad, he has that joke nailed down.
Most of the time that piece would come right out of the middle. Sometimes though, he'd make it extra funny by cutting his piece into a weird shape or taking it out of a random place on the cake, asymmetric and hysterical.
To this day, whenever I see an untouched cake on a counter, I feel a little excitement sneak up in me. I can almost feel myself looking around for my cake-eating dad. He still strikes every now and then, just to bug my mom and get the grandkids giggling. My mom still plays along and we all still laugh way more than the prank merits.
There is something comforting about the predictability of that joke. As a little girl. that predictable funny made me feel like our household was in harmony. As an adult, that inside joke makes me feel for a moment that nothing has changed, that I am still a little girl whose whole evening is focused on chocolate cake and cracking up at my dad – uncomplicated and delicious.


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Taco Bell rolls out new vegetarian menu in the U.S.
Friday, September 13th, 2019 - 8:59 am
For years, Taco Bell's delicious vegetarian menu items have been one of the best kept secrets for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. Beginning Thursday, the brand that has proudly offered great tasting vegetarian options for some time, will launch a not-so-new "new" vegetarian menu nationwide for the first time ever. With 13 great tasting menu items available at more than 7,000 participating restaurants, Taco Bell continues to lead the way with a meaningful vegetarian menu and remains committed to making the items more accessible by including them on a permanent menu board.
The "new" menu will feature some exciting items that are all *American Vegetarian Association (AVA)-certified (see full details below), including the Black Bean Crunchwrap Supreme and Black Bean Quesarito as well as the classic 7-Layer Burrito and Bean Burrito. In addition to these four items, fans can find another nine bold, flavourful vegetarian items sprinkled throughout the larger menu, all indicated by an easy-to-spot vegetarian symbol for consumers.
"At Taco Bell, we believe that vegetarian food shouldn't be a compromise; it shouldn't be limited to one item, and it shouldn't be just for vegetarians," says Liz Matthews, Taco Bell's global chief food innovation officer. "For years, we've consistently proven that our vegetarian menu options are so craveable that even non-vegetarians unknowingly go veggie because they just love the taste. We're committed to building on this insight and plan to further innovate in this growing space."
The brand has been quietly championing vegetarian items for years, and made history in 2015 by becoming the first and only quick service restaurant certified by the American Vegetarian Association. Today's Taco Bell has more than a dozen easy-to-spot certified vegetarian options that feel less like a meatless sacrifice and more like food you really want to eat.
While Taco Bell loves its limited time releases (hello, Toasted Cheddar Chalupa), vegetarian at Taco Bell is no passing fancy. There are 36 certified vegetarian ingredients (26 of which are vegan) that can be customized more than 8 million ways. These ingredients, combined with this not-so-new "new" menu, highlight how delicious, affordable vegetarian options are a menu standard today and every other day of the year.
In fact, ordering vegetarian at Taco Bell is often a complete accident – one that fans can be proud to make over and over again. Long-time fans might not even realize their go-to orders are vegetarian (hello again, Bean Burrito). Leave it to Taco Bell to make the best things accessible to all and give reasons for both the accidental vegetarian, and those who live life on the "veg" daily, to love the vegetarian food they eat.
The menu debut follows a successful test in Dallas, Texas, earlier this year, and the launch will be accompanied by the brand's first-ever vegetarian digital campaign that will have even the ultimate meat-lover questioning, "Am I a vegetarian?"
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Richard Dawkins just let his true colours slip with a single tweet
Richard Dawkins seemed to let his true colours slip with a tweet on 16 July. The biologist was sitting in Winchester Cathedral grounds when he tweeted:
Listening to the lovely bells of Winchester, one of our great mediaeval cathedrals. So much nicer than the aggressive-sounding "Allahu Akhbar." Or is that just my cultural upbringing? pic.twitter.com/TpCkq9EGpw
— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) July 16, 2018
In response, people on social media called Dawkins "racist":
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— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) July 17, 2018
Allahu Akbar translates from Arabic to "God is greater" and Muslims say it throughout the world. US Senator John McCain has said the phrase is not much different from Christians saying "Thank God".
People carrying out terrorist atrocities in the name of Islam have also reportedly cried 'Allahu Akbar'. But that doesn't mean they get to own the term. In characterising Allahu Akbar as "aggressive-sounding", Dawkins is allowing terrorists to do just that. He's essentially handing over the term to a tiny minority of violent extremists while ignoring the world's roughly 1.8 billion Muslims.
"Back on their bullshit"
Basically, Dawkins is bringing forward terrorists as representative of the entire Muslim population. So people are calling out his "bullshit":
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The only thing missing here is the 'Free Tommy Robinson' hashtag https://t.co/qeCGGAp8k2
— Owen Jones🌹 (@OwenJones84) July 17, 2018
Seriously though. How racist do you have to be to be out in the sunshine, enjoying your environment and think:
"Thank goodness this isn't all Muslim-y!" https://t.co/lKZTG9UpJn
— Kerry-Anne Mendoza (@TheMendozaWoman) July 17, 2018
Others pointed out that, ironically, Dawkins often calls for rational logic over emotional responses:
Yes, Richard Dawkins's tweet is awful, and when you look at what he said just two tweets before… 🤦🏻♀ pic.twitter.com/WSGFIF6dTg
— Alex von Tunzelmann (@alexvtunzelmann) July 17, 2018
Not so rational
Dawkins has form on bashing Islam in particular. He's said that "I think Islam is one of the great evils of the world" and "Muslims as a group haven't achieved anything worthwhile since the Middle Ages."
But his apparent bigotry doesn't stop there. In the past, Dawkins has also promoted victim-blaming. For example, the atheist likened a drunk woman getting raped to drink-driving. Apparently, for Dawkins, a man attacking and raping a woman is the woman's fault if she decided to drink alcohol. He's also championed the dangerous myth that false accusations are more prominent in rape cases.
Dawkins claims to be rationally minded. In reality, he swallows myths wholesale and seems to lack the capacity or drive to challenge his preconceived ideas. Get in the bin.
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BUCCANEERS MAKE ROSTER MOVES 10-13-20
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers today placed nose tackle Vita Vea on Injured Reserve and inside linebacker Jack Cichy on Injured Reserve (minor designation). The team signed cornerback Ross Cockrell and inside linebacker Chapelle Russell from the practice squad to the active roster.
Cockrell (6-0, 191) was added as a veteran to the Buccaneers practice squad in Week 3, after spending the 2019 NFL season with the Carolina Panthers, starting in 11-of-14 appearances and recording 62 tackles, eight passes defensed and two interceptions. Since entering the league as a fourth-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills, Cockrell has spent time with the Bills (2014), Pittsburgh Steelers (2015-16), New York Giants (2017) and Carolina Panthers (2018-19). He has played in 68 career games, making 43 starts, notching 217 tackles, 44 passes defensed, seven interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. The Duke University product is a native of Hazlet, New Jersey and wears No. 43 for Tampa Bay.
Russell (6-2, 236) was a seventh-round selection by Tampa Bay in the 2020 NFL Draft out of Temple and has spent the first five weeks of the season on the Buccaneers' practice squad. He played in 45 collegiate games for the Owls, notching 237 career tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, nine passes defensed, six fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and 3.0 sacks. In his senior season in 2019, he notched career bests with 72 tackles and nine tackles for loss, adding three passes defensed and earning Male Comeback Player of the Year recognition from Temple Athletics. The Lakewood, New Jersey, native wears No. 53 for Tampa Bay.
In addition, Tampa Bay waived cornerback Parnell Motley.
The Buccaneers also signed wide receiver Travis Jonsen, tight end Codey McElroy, linebacker Tegray Scales and running back Aca'Cedric Ware to the practice squad and released center Zach Shackelford from the practice squad.
Jonsen (6-4, 211) originally entered the league as a college free agent with Tampa Bay this offseason, and was with the Buccaneers during training camp, prior to being waived (injured) on Oct. 10. The Montana State product was a first-team All-Big Sky All-Purpose selection in 2019 after recording 55 receptions for 580, while adding 526 rushing yards on 82 carries. A native of Fullerton, California, Jonsen will wear No. 16 for Tampa Bay.
McElroy (6-6, 258) has played in one game with the Buccaneers, in Week 16 of 2019, making one reception for 30 yards. He first signed to Tampa Bay's practice squad in October of 2019, splitting the remainder of the season between the practice squad and active roster. Prior to arriving in Tampa Bay, McElroy spent the 2019 preseason with the Dallas Cowboys. The Frederick, Oklahoma, native entered the league with the Los Angeles Rams as a college free agent out of Southeastern Oklahoma State in 2018. He will wear No. 86 for the Buccaneers.
Scales (6-0, 227) joins Tampa Bay following a stint with the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL season, in which he recorded 24 tackles (four for loss) and 1.0 sack in five games. Scales last played in the NFL as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the 2019 preseason. He was a member of the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad in 2018 after originally entering the league as a college free agent with the Los Angeles Rams in May of 2018. A Cincinnati native, Scales played collegiately at Indiana and will wear No. 46 for Tampa Bay.
Ware (6-0, 205) spent the 2020 offseason and training camp in Tampa Bay, after originally signing to the team's practice squad in October of 2019. He entered the league as a college free agent with the Indianapolis Colts in 2019. The DeSoto, Texas native rushed for 1,505 yards and 10 touchdowns in 45 career games at USC. He will wear No. 41 for the Buccaneers.
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The 9 Best Sporting Goods Stores in Mississippi!
Mississippians love spending time outdoors. We're a community of sportsmen, and outdoor activities—hunting, archery, football, baseball—are a part of our culture. These are 9 of the best stores in the state for buying sporting goods.
601 Sports, Brookhaven and Vicksburg, MS
601 Sports is owned by Jason Martin-Nez, who grew up with a deep love for the outdoors. He bought the Sports Center in Vicksburg and renamed it after an old nickname of his, then expanded to Brookhaven because he saw a need for quality sports equipment in the area. 601 Sports is known for having an extensive selection of athletic equipment, hunting and fishing gear, and sportswear.
University Sporting Goods, Oxford, MS
If you're looking for the best of anything in Oxford, chances are you'll find it on The Square. University Sporting Goods has been providing quality sports equipment and athletic apparel since 1966, but what they're most known for is their incredible selection of Ole Miss merchandise. If you're a Rebels fan, you have to stop by USG.
Athletic House, Southaven, MS
Athletic House has been a staple of the Mid-South's sports needs for over 30 years. Customers love that this business is locally owned and operated, and Doug Morgan, the owner, goes out of his way to ensure that everyone leaves happy. In addition to sports equipment and apparel, Athletic House provides silk screening, embroidering, custom lettering, and more.
Chandeleur Outfitters, Ocean Springs, MS
Chandeleur Outfitters in Ocean Springs has everything you need for a day on the water. Whether you're boating, fishing, swimming, skiing, or just hanging out on the beach, you're sure to find what you're looking for at Chandeleur. Check out their excellent selection of sunglasses, including brands like Maui Jim and Costa!
Lonnie's Sporting Goods, Corinth, MS
Lonnie's is one of North Mississippi's premier sporting goods stores. If you're in the market for any hunting or fishing supplies, including apparel and footwear, Lonnie's is the place to go. They've been family-owned since 1969, and the owners pride themselves on helping customers find exactly what they're looking for.
Sportique, Ridgeland, MS
Sportique is a sporting apparel boutique, offering top-of-the-line clothing from brands like Ugg, North Face, Patagonia, Seafolly, and more. Located in Ridgeland's upscale shopping center The Township, Sportique offers private fittings, so you're sure to find the perfect gear for swimming, skiing,
Sports Specialty, Columbus, MS
Sports Specialty has been providing quality sporting goods to the Columbus area for 25 years. They specialize in team sales, including equipment, uniforms, and screen printing. The staff is extremely helpful and will be more than happy to help you get your whole team equipped from helmets to cleats for a reasonable price.
Waldo's Sports Center, Columbia, MS
At Waldo Sports Center you'll find more than just hunting clothing and supplies; you'll find a passionate staff who are genuinely knowledgeable about the products they sell. They'll be more than happy to help you find just the right gear for whatever game you're hunting. They also provide services and tune-ups whenever needed.
All-Star Team Sports, Meridian, MS
All-Star Team Sports was started over 50 years ago by Mr. Judge Little himself in order to provide quality sporting goods to Central Mississippi. Generations of athletes have made All-Star Team Sports their home for all of their football, baseball, softball, basketball, and track needs.
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Bharat Mata (Hindi, from Sanskrit भारत माता), Mother India, or Bharatamba (from अंबा amba'mother') is the national personification of India as a mother goddess. She is usually depicted as a woman clad in an orange or saffron sariholding a flag, and sometimes accompanied bya lion.
The image of Bharat Mata formed with the Indian independence movement of the late 19th century. A play by Kiran Chandra Bandyopadhyay, BharatMata, was first performed in 1873. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1882 novelAnandamath introduced the hymn "Vande Mataram" which soon becamethe song of the emerging freedom movement in India. Abanindranath Tagoreportrayed Bharat Mata as a four-armed Hindu goddess wearing saffroncolored robes, holding a book, sheaves of rice, a mala, and a white cloth.
In 1936, a Bharat Mata temple was built in Benaras by Shiv Prashad Gupt and was inaugurated by Mohandas Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi said, "I hope this temple,which will serve as a cosmopolitan platform for people of all religions,castes,and creeds including Harijans, will goa great way in promoting religious unity, peace, and love in the country.


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Diane K. Schwam, writer and strategic marketing consultant, has authored four books and numerous articles about New Orleans. She followed a familiar path to the city: vacation;enrapture;home-ownership;weight gain. Ms. Schwam has a high tolerance level for fleur de lis iconography and rejects those who reject the accordion. She resides in New Orleans, LA.


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Javacia is a freelance writer based in Birmingham and the founder of See Jane Write, a website and community for women who write and blog. Three things she can't live without are tacos, her Day Designer planner, and music by Beyonce.
Fashion Designer Kenya Buchanan: FACES of Birmingham
May 19, 2019 by Javacia Harris Bowser
Though Kenya Buchanan has always had a unique sense of style, she had no idea she'd one day have a career in fashion. That all changed when, in 2013, she quit her job with a Fortune 500 company to go to design school. Her leap of faith paid off, and in 2017 she won first place in the Magic City Fashion Week emerging designer competition. The successes kept coming, and in 2019 Kenya was offered the chance to show one of her collections at New York Fashion Week.
Kenya's pieces have not only been worn down runways, but they've also been shown in art exhibits and may soon be available in upscale boutiques. She also recently launched a line of chic hair bonnets. We are delighted to introduce today's FACE of Birmingham, Kenya Buchanan!
Designer Kenya Buchanan is a true fashion maven and our newest FACE of Birmingham.
In 2013 you quit your job and enrolled in the University of Alabama's apparel design program. What kind of work were you doing, and how did you finally make the decision to make the leap?
I was working at a Fortune 500 company as an inventory support specialist, but I knew God had much more for me than to sit in a cubicle crunching numbers. After much thought and prayer, I made the decision to quit my 9-to-5 and enrolled in UA's apparel design program.
How did your opportunity to go to New York Fashion Week come about?
Actually, I was scouted from Instagram. The casting director reached out to me and offered the opportunity to be a guest designer. I had toyed with the idea of showing during New York Fashion Week in previous years, but I didn't feel the timing was right. When this opportunity came, I couldn't resist. I knew my Fruitopia collection would be a hit.
What was the highlight of your New York Fashion Week experience?
The highlight was showing my Fruitopia 2019 spring/summer collection in front of industry insiders from the fashion capital of the world. In that particular show, my aesthetic was totally different from the other designers.
Fruitopia was different in the sense of creativity. The models wore large hats made out of fruits, which grabbed the audience's attention. In addition, the other designers showcased red carpet or evening looks, and I stayed true to myself and kept it funky.
Kenya Buchanan has excelled in the fashion industry by staying true to her aesthetic and "keeping it funky."
Another popular line of yours is your Spice collection. What was the inspiration for both Fruitopia and Spice?
I find inspiration in everything, from street fashion to architecture. Nonetheless, with these collections, I went a little deeper. The inspiration for Spice came from the beautiful markets of Morocco. I envisioned my girl walking through the markets full of beautiful jewel tones and flowing drapes. I used rich colors such as rust and teal and added Ankara prints and floral headpieces.
Fruitopia was just as unique. My inspiration came from the shores of Cartagena, Colombia. There, I found the beautiful fruit-basket ladies carrying fruit on their heads and wearing vibrant colors. I played with the idea of wearing fruit, as well as the silhouettes of their attire.
You recently had some of your work featured in an art exhibit in Montgomery. Tell us more about that. Also, can you talk a bit about the ways you feel art and fashion are similar?
Perry Varner, a local fashion designer, author and fashion mentor, had an amazing idea to create an exhibit showcasing Alabama-born celebrities and leaders. To achieve the exhibit he wanted to use only Alabama-based artisans. My gown was created in honor of Eunice Johnson, founder of Ebony Fashion Fair. I used a gorgeous brocade fabric with a high neckline to pay homage to one of her many fashion shows in the 1970s. I feel that fashion is art. In this day and age, the way we juxtapose vintage looks and wear whatever we want creates individualized, wearable art.
In 2017 you were the winner of Magic City Fashion Week's emerging designer competition. How did that help your career?
I have been featured in numerous publications and have gained notable recognition as a professional designer in Birmingham and surrounding areas. Top photographers have reached out to me wanting to work with me, as well as multiple publications. An organization has contacted me to teach a sewing class this summer to middle and high school students, and I'm super excited about it. I am in talks with an upscale boutique here in Birmingham to add pieces of my collection in the store. And I can't forget that I auditioned for Project Runway's Season 17 last fall after being contacted via Instagram. It was an amazing experience.
"Winning Magic City Fashion Week gave me the confidence to truly be the designer I was called to be," Kenya says. "Being named the winner has opened so many doors." Here, Kenya works with the tools of her trade.
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Many designers feel the need to move to New York to be successful. Why did you decide to stay in the South to build your fashion career?
I get this question a lot. If you think about the cost of living and production, Alabama makes so much sense. The cost of operating a design house in Alabama is way cheaper than operating one in New York. Think about all the car manufacturers moving down South. Another huge advantage is the internet. I get all of the exposure I could possibly need on the internet. I do agree that other cities like Atlanta and New York offer more fashion events, but I'm just a short flight or even a few hours' drive away. If you want it, you will make a way.
Tell me about some of the ways you've used fashion to help others.
I am a firm believer in giving your gift back. Each year, for the past three years, I have blessed a well-deserving high school senior with a custom prom gown totally free!
What are some of your favorite things to do in your free time?
When I'm not working, I'm spending time with my family. I am married and have two kids, so there's never a dull moment. Often we hop in the car and ride to Clanton for the peaches. We love going to the movies and taking long rides in our Jeep Wrangler with the top and doors off.
Kenya has no plans to leave Alabama and is convinced that her Southern roots are, in fact, beneficial to her career. "If you want it, you will make a way," she says.
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What are some of your favorite places in Birmingham?
I love taking walks around Railroad Park. It's very calming to sit and listen to nature and watch the ducks play. I also like to hang out at Sleek Sports Bar, and my new favorite bar and grill to open in my hometown of Fairfield is Urban Smoke.
What's your best piece of advice?
The best advice I always give to creatives is to stay true to yourself. You are in competition with your yesterday self, not anyone else.
Name three things you can't live without, aside from faith, family and friends.
My eyebrow pencil, Spanx and my cell phone.
Thanks, Kenya, for chatting, and thank you to Charity Ponter of Charity Ponter Photography for the beautiful photos!
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