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The Venue on Winnebago St. will become The Bur Oak
The east-side music venue hopes to get a fresh start this summer with a new music booker and gameplan.
By Scott Gordon ● Music ● June 9, 2020 April 25, 2022
The music venue and bar at 2262 Winnebago Street has announced a new name: The Bur Oak. The sturdy, sensible name is a nod to some of the neighborhood's mightiest trees, and like the venue's previous logo, features a bur oak leaf. It's also an attempt to move on from the venue's initial name, "The Winnebago." The owners, who are white, admitted last fall that this was an inappropriate name because it is a derogatory term for the Ho-Chunk people and borrowed from another Indigenous language.
The music is starting back up soon, under a Dane County reopening plan that allows businesses to operate at 25 percent capacity. For The Bur Oak, that means 33 patrons maximum at a time. Its first show under the new name will be on June 19 with Madison-based guitarist and singer Cedric Baetche, known around town as a painter, bartender, and half of the ever-charming swing duo Mal-O-Dua. Unlike the initial business model—a venue, a restaurant, and a daytime hangout all in one—The Bur Oak will pretty much just be open when there's a show. The staff is also inviting local activist and community groups to use The Bur Oak's space for free on Monday nights for political discussions and benefit events, in a program called "Social Justice Mondays."
Brothers Jake and John DeHaven opened the business in spring 2019 under the name The Winnebago, formally the Winnebago Arts Café, taking the name from the street. The place had a lot going for it—a painstakingly renovated building (previously the Sons of Norway lodge), excitement about a new independent music spot on the east side, a healthy mix of local and touring acts, plus ambitious plans for food, drinks, and coffee service.
But pretty early on, the venue's owners were also hearing concerns about the name. While a business has no power over the street name itself, it turned out that "Winnebago" is a bastardized, derogatory term for the Ho-Chunk people, translating roughly to "people of the filthy water." Madison sits on lands stolen from the Ho-Chunk. In October 2019, all this blew up publicly as local bands, venue staff, and other local residents called out the venue. The owners issued an apology, pledging to announce a new name by January 1, 2020. They switched over its web presence to the placeholder name it's been using since, "The Venue on Winnebago St." Shortly after, the DeHavens laid off most of the venue's kitchen and service staff.
Nibiiwakamigkwe, an artist and Madison resident of Métis, Onyota'a:ka, Anishinaabe, Cuban and waabishkiiwed (settler or white) heritage, was among the first people to to contact the DeHavens about issues with the initial name. Not long after the venue first opened, Nibiiwakamigkwe sent the venue's Facebook account extensive messages about the history of the name and the broader history of Indigenous people in the area. They welcomed the name change, but remained wary.
"The name they chose was not theirs to take. It belongs to the Ho Chunk as a part of their history in this region and Nebraska. It's connected to my people: Winnebago is a name in Anishinaabemowin. It was never theirs. I'm glad to see the name change; it's a good start to understanding the cultural landscapes of Tee Jop (so-called Madison)," Nibiiwakamigkwe told me this week. "I'm still concerned that they took over a year since I originally contacted them to make the change and that they decided to announce their new name during a time when the attention needs to be on Black Liberation, police brutality against BIPOC, and greater societal change. There are other music venues I'll be more comfortable frequenting as a Native and Latinx person."
A few blocks away, Tone Madison's partner organization, Communication, had a brush with the "W" in November 2019. The east side all-ages venue had booked a show with a New York City band called Winnebago Vacation. The show was set up before the controversy over The Winnebago's name became public, but announced a few weeks after. Communication's booking team asked the touring band to change its name, and the touring band eventually just pulled out of the show. Tone Madison, Communication, and Half-Stack Sessions also held the opening-night show for 2019's Infamous Local festival at The Winnebago in September 2019. After the problems with the venue's name emerged, our three organizations did some research and decided to make a donation to Wunk Sheek, an organization that serves Indigenous members of the UW-Madison community.
The Venue on Winnebago St. kept hosting shows through the end of 2019 and brought on new music booker, Toffer Christensen, who runs his own promotions company, T Presents. A Madison native, Christensen also headed up Live Nation's Madison operations for a brief period between 2017 and 2018. T Presents also at one point toyed with the idea of opening its own venue on East Washington Avenue, but developers chose instead to work with Frank Productions, eventually building The Sylvee. Around the time Live Nation bought a controlling interest in Frank Productions, Christensen left and focused again on his own company. T Presents has booked shows around the country and at several Madison venues, including the Barrymore, Monona Terrace, the Wisconsin Union Theater, and Liquid.
New Year's Day came and went without a new name. In a February Capital Times story, Jake DeHaven said that renaming the business turned out to be more complicated than he had thought. In March, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down performing arts venues across the country. Christensen began canceling and rescheduling shows, as music bookers everywhere grappled with uncertainty. Finally, owners rolled out the name change Tuesday morning, in a Facebook post.
Christensen is ready to test the waters again, and the venue's calendar for summer and fall is starting to fill out. Christensen will continue to head up booking while also working on other shows for T Presents. His brother, Andrew Christensen, is coming on as a manager, and Ashlee Miller will remain on staff, heading up private events. Corey Lockett, a former manager at the Majestic, is head bartender, and Will White will be working on facilities and maintenance. The DeHaven brothers will be less involved in the day-to-day operations, but still own the place.
Toffer Christensen says he also remains open to working with other promoters and local bookers on programming "As we know, the business is all relationship-based ….I'm not a control freak," he says. "We still want to support local bands and we'll do national bands."
The venue has made some small changes inside, including adding a box office and more insulation. It will use a mobile app for safe food and drink ordering. The in-house kitchen and daytime coffee service probably aren't coming back any time soon, but the Burr Oak will be bringing in some other food from local businesses, namely pizza from Fraboni's, Babcock Hall ice cream, and tamales from El Sabor de Puebla.
For now the venue will be open Thursday through Saturday. That is a tough business proposition, especially at reduced capacity. Christensen thinks the ample space in the listening room and on the stage will help performers and patrons maintain safe distances and feel more comfortable going out again.
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TechCrunch reported late Tuesday that MongoDB has confidentially filed for its IPO, meaning we should see the company's financial details relatively soon. I'm anxious to see what they reveal, in large part because MongoDB is a different type of company than companies like Cloudera and Hortonworks. Rather than pushing heavy infrastructure products and services built around a new technology, MongoDB built a database that's relatively easy to adopt and, indeed, has lots of users as a result.
The last estimate I saw was that the company is doing more than $100 million in annual revenue, although how many paying customers it has or how much cash it's losing I do not know. I'm especially curious to see the ratio of users and paying customers—something about which MongoDB has been dogged for years. Assuming it's pretty high, that could viewed as a weakness of its business model (and open source generally) or as a potential goldmine of enterprise sales to come.
On the latter point, the company has expanded its lineup of revenue streams pretty heavily over the past year with new products. That's also a fairly stark departure from other public open source companies, which have tended to focus on infrastructure.
At any rate, we'll all find out what's doing when MongoDB's S-1 is public. Or, if someone swoops in and buys it beforehand, then not. In the meantime, you can check out my interview with co-founder and CTO Eliot Horowitz from 2016: MongoDB co-creator explains why 'NoSQL' came to be, and why open source mastery is an elusive goal. And also my podcast interview with Honeycomb co-founder and CEO Charity Majors about the unfair rap MongoDB sometimes gets.
2. WIRED has a good story about why the fears of job loss due to automation might be overblown. You should just read it, but the gist is that there's really no evidence of large-scale replacement of workers by robots and, in fact, some signs point to the opposite conclusion. If you're searching for a reason to be optimistic on this issue, this will help—although, I'd note, talking about robots is not the same as talking about automation via software, which is kind of its own discussion.
Just what it sounds like: more details on how OpenAI built its bot to tackle yet another complex game. Some of the original criticism was a fair response to inflated hype about the accomplishment, but it's still an impressive accomplishment.
The headline pretty much says it all. If Ford is successful, that billion dollars will seem like chump change (kind of makes Snap's valuation seem even crazier). But this is a very competitive field, and I'm not sure anybody's certain what will ultimately be the difference between table stakes and huge advantage.
The details are interesting, but the broader context is all at the end. Basically, the cutting-edge AI video-game research coming out of places like DeepMind and OpenAI is about dealing with unknown, complex situations—something cars, drones and anything in the real world will also have to do.
I think this is pretty well known when it comes to text, because the use of slang, dialects, mispellings, etc, means you need to cast a broad net to catch everyone commenting on an issue. But I hadn't thought about this with voice products, which will remind users they're different really quickly if devices can't understand what's being said.
Well, not quite everything … but this is still a good intro into why they can be troublesome (they also can be beneficial). It's definitely an area to think about re: security and safety (e.g., with driverless cars), but probably not an immediate (or easy to pull off) threat in most instances.
This is only research at the moment, the authors are from Nvidia, MIT, UC-Berkeley and Stanford—which is a who's who of AI institutions. And considering it's about running models more efficiently on hardware, Nvidia's presence is notable.
I think the most interesting thing here—which is something that applies not just to Kubernetes, but to the entire container ecosystem—is that the business decisions are often more about flexibility, automation and standardization than about infrastructural efficiency or scale. SIDE NOTE: Jesse Newland, the author of this post, will be on the podcast next week talking about it and site reliability engineering, in general.
As with most things cloud, AWS got the drop on the competition by being first to market with Lambda and making a big splash with it. But Microsoft seems determined to differentiate its serverless play via UX.
Linux, Windows and … IBM System z (yes, the mainframe OS). I could be wrong about this, but the real benefit here seems to be around consolidating workloads. That said, standardizing deployment across new and legacy apps has its benefits, as well.
Consider the source—this is written by someone who sells embedded FPGAs—but there's every reason to believe we're yet done seeing the shift to alternative hardware platforms. The big X factor, of course, is what the cloud-scale buyers will buy into.
I wouldn't normally consider this a data story, but Pattern seems to have focused its business collecting user data to build relationship graphs. Last year, Workday acquired Platfora, which made a splash several years ago by selling analytics software built around a foundation of Hadoop and then Spark.
This is really a look at what to expect from AWS's forthcoming Postgres-on-Aurora general availability, but it also provides some good general insights into the intricacies of selling cloud database services and convincing customers to switch database systems and/or vendors.
This is a good primer on how to think about data as part of the online personalization experience. However, I think the bigger picture is how to determine what actually needs to be personalized and how much benefit it will actually bring to users or the company.


Harry 33 stool is produced by Massproductions.Massproductions is a Stockholm based furniture company, run by experienced designers Chris Martin and Magnus Elebäck. Massproductions develop high quality, tactile furniture in a modernist spirit.
Designer born in England, Chris Martin was first assistant to the designer Jasper Morrison. He then worked as a consultant for the furniture industry in Sweden before joining the Swedish designer Magnus Elebäck to start their own company, Massproductions in 2009.
His first design for the Massproductions collection is Tio, which consists of chairs and tables made of steel wire produced by a bending machine controlled by computer.
Under the Massproductions brand they now produce and market their own collections of furniture using a new and simple method for developing products. By taking away the filters normally associated with a producer, they can make products that would otherwise get stuck somewhere in the development process.


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In 2014, a creditor commenced a claim under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 following a judgment in default she obtained against Mr Lemos. In the earlier proceedings, that creditor had obtained an asset restraining order ("ARO") against Jersey Trustees in respect of Mr Lemos's matrimonial home.
Mr Lemos petitioned for his own bankruptcy in March 2015 and the Jersey Trustees then sought to set aside the ARO arguing the asset was held on trust for Mr Lemos's wife. Eventually the Court of Appeal put a time limit on the ARO remaining in place and ordered it be discharged unless section 423 proceedings were commenced. The Joint Trustees in Bankruptcy were investigating possible claims under this section, but could not meet that deadline as they had no funding and Mr Lemos had not been co-operating with them.
Eventually, they agreed with the creditor that subject to her obtaining leave she could commence proceedings and would consent to the Joint Trustees in Bankruptcy being joined as co-claimants at a later point. Leave to pursue the section 423 claim was obtained and the claim issued in December 2016. Four years later, the Joint Trustees in Bankruptcy then sought to be added as co-claimants, under CPR Part 19, having by then obtaining the funding they needed.
The court added the Joint Trustees in Bankruptcy as co-claimants, determining that the test under CPR 19.2(2)(a) was whether it was "desirable" (as opposed to "necessary") to add the relevant party. The Joint Trustees in Bankruptcy were independent office holders acting in the interest of all creditors in proceedings designed to benefit creditors generally and the judge found that that plainly made it desirable for them to be parties rather than mere witnesses.
This application is a good example of how an office holder was able to preserve a valuable ARO obtained pre-appointment and co-operate with a creditor whilst they were seeking to complete their investigations and secure funding.
Lemos v Church Bay Trust Company Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 1173
Unsuccessful challenge to CVA
A creditor has failed to revoke or suspend a CVA by challenging the nominee's decision to admit another creditor's debt for voting purposes.
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How should a trial judge deal with a document which the claimant needs to rely on to prove its title to sue, but is redacted (blanked out) on (claimed) grounds of relevance and confidentiality?
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Consumers are becoming accustomed to consuming live broadcasts illegally; Our research study takes a closer look at the trends and why we must prevent pirate streaming.
An astonishing 71% of respondents confirmed that they have watched live pirated events on the internet through both social media channels and pirate websites.
Until recently, live events such as sports, music and TV shows could only be consumed through TV channels, usually through paid subscription services. But thanks to developments in digital technology and the internet, the way in which consumers can now stream live events has changed, with the ability to tune in on their preferred device, at home or on the move, anywhere there's an internet connection.
But these technological advancements represent both exciting opportunities and significant threats for the major players in the live media industry.
The true cost to rightsholders, broadcasters and consumers
Thanks to this ever-evolving technology many brands have enjoyed global success, attracting viewers and fans from across the globe and raking in record consumer ratings. Most of these live events are locked behind paywalls, these often vary in price from one-off payments through to monthly or annual subscriptions. As content becomes more accessible, viewers become more demanding and less willing to pay.
Cyber criminals are increasingly retransmitting these live broadcasted events free of charge through websites and social media channels. The importance of protecting live broadcasts has never been greater.
These Illegal streams are extremely harmful to rightsholders and broadcasters and their existence results in a loss in sales and is detrimental to their brand reputation.
Whilst consumers may benefit from enjoying the broadcast free of charge, they are often viewing a far inferior quality stream, and more concerningly unaware of the dangers. These illegal broadcasts leave them wide open to a variety of risks including viruses, spyware, spam, the theft of personal data or even their payment details.
But just how big is the problem of piracy in live events?
At Smart Live Protection we support broadcasters and rightsholders across the globe. In fact, we have either monitored or protected more than 750 live events since January 2019. National events include the English Premier League (EPL), the Copa Del Rey in Spain, the Indian Premier League cricket (IPL) and various football league and cup matches throughout South America. During this time, we have also covered events at an international level including the Champions League, Formula 1, NFL, NBA, Roland Garros and the British Open.
What were we up against? Well, in this time we delisted more than 18,000 URL's on Google, over 27,000 videos on YouTube, 37,000 links on Facebook and 14,000 on Twitter. Other channels we monitored and protected included Twitch, Periscope, Instagram and blog posts.
Our association with Google through its TCRP (Trusted Copyright Removal Program) allows us to quickly detect the infraction and delete the offending URL. But that's not all, we also have special agreements with the main social networks which enable us to delete videos from YouTube and Twitch instantly, and from Facebook, Twitter, Periscope, and Instagram in just a few minutes. This has proven to be very effective, especially for live events broadcasters.
Having witnessed the enormity of the problem firsthand, it's clear that it's causing significant damage to the industry, but how do viewers feel about these illegal streams? Well let's find out…
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We, at Smart Live Protection conducted an exclusive research study in order to gain insights into the habits, behaviors and beliefs which drive so many consumers to illegal, free content.
An astonishing 71% of respondents confirmed that they have watched live pirated events on the internet through both social media channels and pirate websites, whilst 72.62% claim to know one or more people who have. These two statistics alone highlight just how widespread piracy has become, and the enormity of the problem faced by official broadcasters.
Of those that admitted to watching pirate streams, 57% confessed to recommending a website or social media network to a friend or family member, and 12% have recommended both.
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Terrängen runt Slatinky är huvudsakligen platt, men den allra närmaste omgivningen är kuperad. Terrängen runt Slatinky sluttar österut. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km sydväst om Slatinky. Runt Slatinky är det tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Olomouc,  km öster om Slatinky. Runt Slatinky är det i huvudsak tätbebyggt.

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Los Angeles — The Long Beach State men's basketball team battled the University of Southern California with a well-rounded effort as four players finished in double-figures, but fell short at the Galen Center Sunday, 87-76.
USC (9-2) owned the advantage on the interior with 42 points in the paint. Two-time former California "Mr. Basketball" freshman forward Onyeka Okongwu spearheaded the Trojans' victory, single-handedly outscoring the Beach for stretches, finishing with 28 points, 12 rebounds and three steals.
"[Okongwu is] a very good finisher around the rim," Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson said, "and we didn't locate him when the ball was loose. We weren't physical enough with him. If you don't get a body on him and it's a 50-50 ball, he's going to make it an 80-20 ball."
Okongwu's frontcourt minutes were spelled by none other than 2019 McDonald's All-American freshman forward Isaiah Mobley, who added 11 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in high-flying fashion off the USC's bench.
Heading into their fourth tough Pac-12 road game of the season, Long Beach drew up a specialized gameplan to counter USC's star personnel, opting for zone defense more often than usual.
"I didn't fault my guys," Monson said. "They were [committed] to the scout and stayed with it. We gave up 17 points in the first four minutes of the first half. They stayed with it and gave up 23 in the first 15 of the first half. I think there are some positive things we can build on as we go forward and that's what these games are for, for us to get better."
The Beach shuffled their starting lineup for the first time in seven games, bringing in freshman guard Max De Geest and junior forward Jordan Roberts for the opening tip. The changes paid dividends right away as De Geest nailed three of the team's 11 3-pointers with zero hesitation. Roberts finished with a team-high eight rebounds along with eight points and two steals.
"I thought guys were getting too comfortable with their roles," Monson said. "When you're losing and kids are starting to go the wrong direction, it's your job to change some things up and see if we can get a spark. I thought Max came into the [starting] lineup and gave us a good spark to start the game."
The Big West's leading shot-blocker, freshman center Joshua Morgan, was terrific once again, putting up four rejections to go with 11 points and six rebounds. After going scoreless the game prior, sophomore guard Chance Hunter had a bounce back effort with a team-high 18 points, four 3-pointers, six rebounds and three steals.
"I thought the offense compared to where we were Saturday, we were able to get those guys some space," Monson said. "When we get our guys space, we have a lot of guys who can score."
Long Beach returns to the Walter Pyramid Thursday to host Southern Utah University at 7 p.m.
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A Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan.
Inspiration for a major motion picture by Mark Wahlberg.
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less then twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive.
This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, and the desperate battle in the mountains that led, ultimately, to the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history. But it is also, more than anything, the story of his teammates, who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left-blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade, blown over a cliff, but still armed and still breathing. Over the next four days, badly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell fought off six al Qaeda assassins who were sent to finish him, then crawled for seven miles through the mountains before he was taken in by a Pashtun tribe, who risked everything to protect him from the encircling Taliban killers.
A six-foot-five-inch Texan, Leading Petty Officer Luttrell takes us, blow-by-blow, through the brutal training of America's warrior elite and the relentless rites of passage required by the Navy SEALs. He transports us to a monstrous battle fought in the desolate peaks of Afghanistan, where the beleaguered American team plummeted headlong a thousand feet down a mountain as they fought back through flying shale and rocks. In this rich , moving chronicle of courage, honor, and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers one of the most powerful narratives ever written about modern warfare-and a tribute to his teammates, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Petty Officer Marcus Luttrell joined the United States Navy in March 1999, became a combat-trained Navy SEAL in January 2002, and has served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He lives in Texas. Patrick Robinson is known for his best-selling US Navy-based novels and his autobiography of Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward, One Hundred Days, was an international bestseller. He lives in England and spends his summers in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where he and Luttrell wrote Lone Survivor.
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Please read this, the links, and the story at the bottom. I encourage you to seriously consider moving a majority of your savings, long term investments, pensions, and other IRA style investments into Gold, silver and precious metals (either physical purchases or investments). I am not saying this, but the financial advisors from the Financial Times, Bob Chapman, Paul Craig Roberts, Richard Cook, Bloomberg, WSJ and others.
The Federal government runs out of money on 10/1/2008. Hopefully China and Russia will continue to fund us, otherwise its all over. Just read http://www.ft.com/home/us, http://online.wsj.com/public/us, and the International Forecaster.
Midas Resources sells Gold and other metals online.
Camino Coin is located in Burlingame and highly recommended.
Treasury going to print $500-$800 Billion tax payer dollars to bail people out.
Fractional Reserve Banking is a fraud. It is the art of taking someones money, lending it out at 10x what you took in, re-packaging debt and securities, and then bringing in more assets, and starting the whole process over and over again until you have Trillions of dollars in leveraged debt out of thin air. The problem is that there were real assets purchased with the funny money, and the ultra rich bankers basically stole it all while saying it is completely legal due to our fraudulent Federal Reserve scam system.
I have been doing a ton of research into this, and all the signs points towards something very desperate, very soon. Please don't believe me, read the posts I sent and do your own research. Your families will depend on you making a good decision.
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Литие́рс () — персонаж древнегреческой мифологии. Фригийский царь, в плен к которому попадают Талия и Дафнис. Его именем называлась сатировская драма Сосифея «Дафнис, или Литиерс». Отличался обжорством.

Сын Мидаса, который вызывал всех чужеземцев на состязание в косьбе и ударом косы убивал после победы. Геракл убил его.

Примечания

Герои древнегреческих мифов
Мифы о Геракле
Малая Азия в древнегреческой мифологии
Цари Фригии


Thank you for your interest in employment with Lutheran Sunset Ministries! Current employment opportunities are listed at the bottom of this page.
Please be advised that applications need to be completed fully (even if submitting a resume), including your work history and personal references. Statements made on the application need to be accurate to the best of your knowledge. Inaccurate or incorrect statements on your job application may prevent you from being considered for employment or if hired, will cause a dismissal from your employment with Lutheran Sunset Ministries.
Please be advised that we consistently perform criminal history checks; check the employee misconduct registry, nurse aide registry, the Inspector General's exclusion database; conduct pre-employment drug screens and solicit responses from former employers to support our employment selection process. Our residents, patients and clients depend on our being careful with who joins our team of caring individuals. We are also required by the Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services to adhere to these guidelines.
If a job vacancy does not exist at the time you apply, we will be happy to retain your application and keep it active for ninety (90) days from the date you submit it.
See the listing of current employment opportunities below. If you would like to obtain more information regarding current openings and/or the status of your application, please feel free to contact Human Resources at 254.675.8637 ext. 2227.
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People flee Bhubaneswar amid acute water, electricity crisis post Fani
Edited By BIkram Keshari Jena Published By Subadh Kumar Nayak Last updated May 7, 2019 - 10:09 PM
Bhubaneswar: Grappling with water shortage, lack of electricity, poor mobile connectivity and cash crunch following cyclone Fani, residents of Bhubaneswar have started heading towards their villages. Crowded scenes were witnessed at ticket counters in Bhubaneswar Railway Station and Baramunda bus terminal with most of the migrated populace, who are in jobs or studying in Bhubaneswar, preferring to return to their native villages till normalcy is restored in the capital city.
As most of the trains and buses have been cancelled, many are still stranded at railway station and bus terminals.
"We lived here with much difficulty in the last two days. We are leaving the city as we don't have things to cook and eat. Besides, it is extremely difficult to buy vegetables due to the skyrocketing prices after the cyclone," said one of the village-bound Bhubaneswar residents.
"We will get at least water from either wells or tube wells in our village as we don't have even that facility here," said another person.
Another person said, "We have to pay extra for water. The water bottles which cost Rs 10 usually are being sold for Rs 15. As the ATMs are not functional we don't even have much cash in hand. Therefore, we are forced to go to the village."
On the other hand, Debasis Nayak, spokesperson of All Odisha Private Bus Owners' Association, said that the situation will become normal soon. "Some buses were cancelled due to the cyclone. However, most of them have now become operational," said Nayak.


Choo choo! Hop on this little red engine for pretend play fun. This colorful steam engine comes with eight wheels and a realistically designed tender. It features a bright red color and authentic details. Compatible with Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway Systems and other leading wooden railway systems. Measures 7" long.


Ladies, unsure as to when you should remove your hats at a wedding? The accepted rule is that you don't take them off until the Mother of the Bride removes hers. As with most etiquette rules this is based on old tradition; hats were typically removed as the men took off their jackets and retired for cigarettes.


Celestron OptiView LPR binoculars have built-in light pollution reduction (LPR) filters designed to selectively reduce the transmission of certain wavelengths of light, specifically those produced by artificial light (see chart to the right). This includes mercury, and both high and low pressure sodium vapor lights common in most city street lights. In addition, they block unwanted natural light caused by neutral oxygen emission in our atmosphere (i.e. sky glow). As a result, OptiView LPR binoculars darken the background sky, making deep-sky observation of nebulae, star clusters and even galaxies possible from urban areas. While blocking unwanted light, OptiView LPR binoculars permit the transmission of more desirable wavelengths including hydrogen alpha, hydrogen beta, doubly ionized oxygen and ionized nitrogen. This will improve your views of emission nebulae, both from urban and rural settings. Some examples of objects that will show improved contrast are: the Orion Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy and the Lagoon Nebula. Celestron OptiView LPR Filters are made of high quality, flat, polished optical glass with over 40 layers of coating. They're also protected with a broadband anti-reflection coating to prevent ghosting and to improve contrast.
The 10 x 50mm OptiView is an interesting general purpose and astronomical binocular. It has built-in light pollution filters for astronomical use. These can eliminate much of the streetlight glare that can wash out the faint glow of nebulas and galaxies when observing from city and suburban observing sites.
The filters block the light of mercury and sodium vapor streetlights, passing only the blue-green portion of the spectrum where emission nebulas glow the brightest. By blocking the unwanted blue-white, yellow, orange, and red light, the filters darken the sky background to let the relatively undimmed nebulas stand out against the sky with greater contrast. Thumbscrews at the rear of each prism housing rotate the light pollution filters into place for nighttime use as an astronomical binocular. The filters rotate back out of the light paths for daytime use as a conventional binocular.
At 29.5 ounces, the OptiView is quite light for its aperture and can be hand held with relative steadiness. Even so, there is a 1/4"-20 thread socket at the front of the binocular's central hinge. This allows the OptiView to be mounted on a photo tripod for steadier images, using an optional tripod adapter.
The 10x50mm OptiView provides a reasonable level of high power performance at an exceptionally reasonable price. Its optics, including the BK7 prisms, are fully coated with magnesium fluoride for high light transmission. Images are more than acceptable, with little astigmatism across the central two-thirds of the field. Moderate astigmatism and barrel distortion are present at the edges of the field, which is to be expected at this price range, but they are seldom a problem during use.
Its charcoal gray rubber armor provides a comfortable grip, even in cold and damp weather. The supplied neck strap is quite thin, so adding an optional #1277B wide neoprene neck strap would improve your comfort level during use. The objective lens covers are tethered to the binocular's center hinge so they can't get lost in the field. The supplied eyepiece rainguard keeps dew from collecting on the eyepieces in use. It can be attached to the neck strap to prevent its loss, as well. Focusing is very fast, with little more than half a turn of the grooved rubber-coated focusing knob needed to move from close focus to infinity. The close focus is not exceptional, at 26', so this would not be a general purpose birding binocular. However, it is a viable and economical choice for daytime use at the home with a view of lake, mountains, or harbor. Add in the unique built-in light pollution filters for nighttime observing, and you have a very interesting binocular indeed.
Good Optics: (simple verification) to move away them to 20/30 cm., nobody is able to specify if they are BAK or Bk-7.
Polarizer filters is a very good idea.
Angle of opening, a little coarse.
Short and simple strap and back too small.
These binos are for specialized viewing imo. They do a truely remarkable job of bringing out bright nebulae in urban skies. The Rosette nebula was clearly visible with the filters but without them applied it was invisible. Same for M17 in Sagittarius, and the view of M16 was also improved although it could be glimpsed without the filters. Collimation was also good. It "simulates" well a dark sky.
On the minus sides, star clusters were dimmed (as one would expect) a little. Coatings on the lenses were cheap. The Moon showed numerous reflections/ghosts. These binos are on the heavy side for 50mm, due partly to the use of (heavier) BK7 prisms instead of lighter (and brighter) BAK-4 prisms (such as I have for my Orion Scenix 10x50) as well as the filter assembly. Hand holding them gets painful after awhile, so mounting them on tripod is probably a good idea. If you are not specifically into looking at bright nebulae then a pair of BAK-4 prism type binos would be a better choice. Easier to hand hold longer and (slightly) brighter images.
The use of built-in LPR filters in binoculars is not a bad idea. But it would have been an all-around better decision to use (the lighter weight) BAK-4 prisms, even if it meant raising the price somewhat. For now I'm keeping them, along with my Orion Scenix, as they both have their use for me in my urban skies.


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Mariah Carey Internal Mess: Record Label Wants to Put Out New Single, Manager Blocking Communications
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by Roger Friedman - January 9, 2017 3:36 pm
The fall out from Mariah Carey's New Year's Eve debacle continues.
Today, Mariah announced she's taking a "break" from social media until her March tour with Lionel Richie begins.
But I'm hearing that close friends and associates cannot get through to Mariah anyway. "Everything is blocked, all communication, by Stella," a really important friend to Mariah told me, referring to Stella Bulochnikov. "Stella has her phone," this person says, and I believe him.
Meanwhile, I hear that LA Reid and Epic Records want to release a new single by Mariah in three weeks. They've got it, and feel that she needs something on the radio to remind people Carey can really sing– not just lip sync.
Bulochnikov is battling this idea, although so far Mariah's career has tanked under her regime. Remember "Infinity"? Sold zero copies. And Carey hasn't had a hit album in a long, long time.
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To design a family garden for entertaining (potential for marquee) and children's play.
The old farmhouse had been extensively modernised but lacked a garden.
Established hedgerows bordered the sloping plot, which was an overgrown field containing a derelict barn.
I quickly realised the potential of the stone in the barn to build walls and steps and raised one end of the garden to create a level lawn. This would then allow for a flagstone terrace and wooden rose pergola as an entrance to the gently sloping gardens. Traditional herbaceous borders and mixed shrub planting with groups of native trees formed soft shapes and interesting routes around the garden. A wildlife pond and viewing deck at the far end provided a destination and an opportunity to view the house and surrounding countryside.
The granny annexe overlooked the old concrete yard. My client had a passion for roses, so this became a formal rose garden with gravel paths.


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Interview: Who, what, when, where and Why? Inspire'd - Comedy club meets TED talks
Another week and another chance to interview a good friend.
i have been lucky enough to know Ayman for over 10 years and now he is working hard and helping people in the world. Ayman has teamed up with Shay Allie as they seek to inspire people. Their premise is "If you had 10 minutes to share your wisdom on stage, what would you say?"
Inspire'd is the UK's premier stage for leadership talks in 10 minutes. Once a month, they invite speakers to share personal stories that we believe will connect either mentally, emotionally or spiritually.
Time for the Questions with Ayman.
Ayman Najafi
Who is inspired?
Inspire'd is a London based event that hits the sweet spot between drama and comedy. It's like going to the theatre and comedy club at once. Every month we invite 5 speakers to share their last ever 10 minute talk with the world. What they say creates laughter, realisations and sometimes, tears. Think of watching the most impactful talks you've seen on YouTube, live in person, at a beautiful venue in Mayfair with 60-80 of the nicest, most down to earth, accomplished people. That is Inspire'd.
What is your inspiration for doing this?
My biggest inspiration is something close to home - my personal results. I'm a living, breathing example of what investing in yourself can do to your health, relationships, career, finances, lifestyle and personal legend. Taking ownership of all areas of your life, the good, the bad and the downright ugly, sounds sexy and it is, but it also takes dedication, intellectual and emotional investment and deep commitment. I've been on both sides and know that without an inward focus we can drift, follow other people and lose our sense of destiny. I wanted to create a concept and a community where investing in yourself is more fun and real than watching TV, going to the pub or staying in the office.
The inspiring duo- Shay Allie and Ayman Najafi
When do you get the most satisfaction from doing this?
On the night of the event. We run on the 1st Monday of every month and I host the evening along with the one and only Shay Allie. Together we have a lot of fun with our team, guests and speakers. The satisfaction is in feeling the energy in the room being transformed as each speaker takes the stage, where at the end everyone is so in love with themselves, each other and life in general, its beautiful. I also get alot of satisfaction from the feedback we receive which is overwhelmingly positive. My passion is to serve people and it's an honour to be in service in this way.
Where would you like to see inspire'd in five years time?
Whilst it's tempting to franchise the model to other cities, its not easy to recreate the energy for various and obvious reasons. Saying that, we do believe every major city would enjoy and greatly benefit from having Inspire'd, therefore we will soon be open-sourcing the format on our website so others can lead their own event with our blessing.
Ultimately, we see Inspire'd as a unique experience, best tasted in London, that people visit when they are here, whether that's because they feel its the best way to start their month or because they've heard about it from a friend or publication. Sort of like Harrods or Selfridges but less expensive and more valuable!
Why should someone get a life coach and how can people help themselves?
I've had coaches in my life and have also gone through a period without a coach, such as now. In my observations, I would say that it's still not as common to think about hiring a coach here in the UK as it is in other countries. The reasons are many, one of them is cultural, another is seeing it as a cost rather than investment, another is it may seem "unnatural". The truth is our life is made up of three components: What we know, What we know we don't know and What we don't know that we don't know. And actually the first two are the smallest. A coach will help you with your blind spots: What you don't know, you don't know. If you are still following me, you may not need a life coach!
I just want to point out that I am not a life coach and Inspire'd is not affiliated to any life coaches but its true that there are clear benefits of training and investing in yourself and nothing is more personalized than one-to-one coaching.
Which piece of advice has been the most important to you?
Anything I say now is going to sound simplistic without the back story but here goes!
If you have a dream, desire, goal, vision in your mind or in your heart, it has been planted there for a reason. The Universe, God, Holy Spirit, Devine Order, All That Is, whatever you want to call it, has given you the tools and life experiences you need to continue to follow and pursue those dreams, desires, goals, visions. Life is about REALising whats deep inside you. You are the only person that can do that, thats the journey you are on. If you cannot see, feel, touch, taste your deepest desires at the moment think about making some significant lifestyle changes so that your vision becomes clearer. Do that NOW and don't wait. What else do you have to do that's so important?
Thank you so much Ayman. It has been a pleasure as always. I have had a chance to go to an Inspire'd event and you can feel the energy in the room and you definitely will take some golden nuggets from it.
Life is what you make it and make sure you are enjoying it.
Take the good vibes and beInspire'd!
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Free Guy Star Says They'd Jump At The Chance To Return For A Sequel
Scott Campbell Oct 12, 2021 4:39 am Oct 12, 2021 4:39 am
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Ryan Reynolds may have been taking most of the plaudits after producing and taking top billing in Free Guy, which has shown impressive legs at the box office to become one of the pandemic's biggest hits while also bathing in the glow of critical adulation, but Jodie Comer is every bit his equal in the movie.
Killing Eve marked her out as one of the industry's fast-rising young talents to keep an eye on, and Free Guy was just her third feature film credit to date, with the other two being micro budget British drama England is Mine and a brief cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Rey's mother.
The 28 year-old will be fielding plenty of offers in the wake of Free Guy's success, but in a new interview with ScreenRant, Comer admitted that she'd heard about Disney asking Reynolds to start working on a sequel, and she's more than game for a return.
"I just heard this right now! Someone else just said the same thing. I would honestly jump at the chance to be back on a set with all those guys. It was such a joyous experience, so to hear that that may be in the cards sound like a ton of fun."
Free Guy wasn't just an original concept not based on existing IP, but it didn't end on a sequel-baiting note either, two increasing rarities in modern blockbuster cinema. All of the various plot threads were tied up nicely, so Reynolds will need to come up with another ingenious story to prevent a second installment from falling into all of the sequel traps the opener pilloried with such glee.


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Merlyn Elscott, 70
Merlyn Ray Elscott, 70, of Newton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Dec. 29, 2020, following a year-long battle with cancer. A private graveside service was held at Sully Cemetery, Monday, Jan. 4.
Merlyn was born Feb. 14, 1950, in Oskaloosa. He was the second of six children born to Glen and Verna (Vander Beek) Elscott. He grew up on farms in Sully. As a young boy, his father bought him a pony. This began a lifelong love of horses and horse riding. He graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School with the Class of 1968. In 1970, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. While in the Air Force, he was stationed in Thailand, assisting with turboprop aircraft maintenance. He was honorably discharged in 1974. He was a devoted father to his daughters, Megan Kathleen and Josey Marie, and enjoyed attending and photographing their sporting activities and other events. When Merlyn lived in Lynnville, he was an active and servant-hearted member of Lynnville Friends Church, where he taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, sang in the praise team and choir, and even volunteered to fold the church bulletins each Saturday night. He especially loved the men's Promise Keepers Bible Study and serving on missions trips to Texas and Mexico. In 2008, he was united in marriage to Paulette Rene Adams, and they resided in Newton. Currently, he and Paulette were attending Haven Vineyard Church in Newton. He was employed by Jasper County Road Department for 35 years, retiring in 2015. Merlyn and Paulette enjoyed many camping trips with their horses, including trips to South Dakota, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, and Arizona, and enjoyed trail riding with many close friends. He was well-liked by numerous friends and acquaintances. He also enjoyed doting on his grandchildren with hayrack rides and fishing trips, and introducing them to his horses.
Those left to honor his memory are his wife, Paulette Elscott of Newton; his daughters and their families: Joel and Megan Vos of Sully and grandchildren Isaac, Isabelle, and Owen; and Troy and Josey Van Weelden of Kellogg and grandchildren TJ and Clara; stepdaughter Sarah and Bryce Champlin of Colorado and grandchildren Layla, Brady, and Summer; and stepdaughter Emily and Kraig Pool of Lake Park and granddaughter Katherine. His siblings and their spouses include: John and Phyllis De Vries of Prairie City, Rich and Fran Reel of Waukee, Jerry and Lorna Elscott of Sully, Bryce Elscott of Reasnor, and Dean and Donna Elscott of Newton. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
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Q: JUnit test with JPA & Hibernate : Persistence.xml I'm working with 3 layers : Services, Business and Persistence. I want to test each layer. So, I create a src/test/java folder with my test file and a src/test/resources for persistence files (persistence.xml and data.sql). I set this two folders in each layer. But when I want to test the business layer, I got the following errors :
SEVERE - Unable to load Persistence Unit from EAR: C:\dev\prj\myProject\persistence\\classpath.ear, module: file:/c:/dev/myProject/persistence/target/classes/. Exception: unexpected element (uri:"http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/persistence", local:"persistence"). Expected elements are <{http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence}persistence>
javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException: unexpected element (uri:"http://xmlns.jcp.org/xml/ns/persistence", local:"persistence"). Expected elements are <{http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence}persistence>
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    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.startElement(AbstractSAXParser.java:509)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.scanStartElement(XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.java:380)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl$NSContentDriver.scanRootElementHook(XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.java:619)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDriver.next(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:3129)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl$PrologDriver.next(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:880)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:606)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.next(XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.java:118)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:504)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:848)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:777)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(XMLParser.java:141)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(AbstractSAXParser.java:1213)
    at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(SAXParserImpl.java:643)
    at org.xml.sax.helpers.XMLFilterImpl.parse(XMLFilterImpl.java:357)
    at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal0(UnmarshallerImpl.java:258)
    at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.unmarshaller.UnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(UnmarshallerImpl.java:229)
    at javax.xml.bind.helpers.AbstractUnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(AbstractUnmarshallerImpl.java:140)
    at javax.xml.bind.helpers.AbstractUnmarshallerImpl.unmarshal(AbstractUnmarshallerImpl.java:123)
    at org.apache.openejb.jee.jpa.unit.JaxbPersistenceFactory.getPersistence(JaxbPersistenceFactory.java:64)
    at org.apache.openejb.config.ReadDescriptors.deploy(ReadDescriptors.java:180)
    at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory$Chain.deploy(ConfigurationFactory.java:403)
    at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory.configureApplication(ConfigurationFactory.java:971)
    at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory.configureApplication(ConfigurationFactory.java:832)
    at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory.getOpenEjbConfiguration(ConfigurationFactory.java:546)
    at org.apache.openejb.config.ConfigurationFactory.getOpenEjbConfiguration(ConfigurationFactory.java:591)
    at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.getOpenEjbConfiguration(Assembler.java:484)
    at org.apache.openejb.assembler.classic.Assembler.build(Assembler.java:463)
    at org.apache.openejb.OpenEJB$Instance.<init>(OpenEJB.java:151)
    at org.apache.openejb.OpenEJB$Instance.<init>(OpenEJB.java:68)
    at org.apache.openejb.OpenEJB.init(OpenEJB.java:309)
    at org.apache.openejb.OpenEJB.init(OpenEJB.java:289)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at org.apache.openejb.loader.OpenEJBInstance.init(OpenEJBInstance.java:36)
    at org.apache.openejb.core.LocalInitialContextFactory.init(LocalInitialContextFactory.java:98)
    at org.apache.openejb.core.LocalInitialContextFactory.init(LocalInitialContextFactory.java:62)
    at org.apache.openejb.core.LocalInitialContextFactory.getInitialContext(LocalInitialContextFactory.java:46)
    at javax.naming.spi.NamingManager.getInitialContext(NamingManager.java:684)
    at javax.naming.InitialContext.getDefaultInitCtx(InitialContext.java:313)
    at javax.naming.InitialContext.init(InitialContext.java:244)
    at javax.naming.InitialContext.<init>(InitialContext.java:216)
    at be.smals.dos.engine.persistence.test.WorkflowDaoTest.setUp(WorkflowDaoTest.java:55)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
    at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:50)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12)
    at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:47)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:24)
    at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunAfters.evaluate(RunAfters.java:27)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runLeaf(ParentRunner.java:325)
    at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:78)
    at org.junit.runners.BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(BlockJUnit4ClassRunner.java:57)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:290)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:71)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:288)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:58)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:268)
    at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:363)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.execute(JUnit4Provider.java:283)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.executeWithRerun(JUnit4Provider.java:173)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.executeTestSet(JUnit4Provider.java:153)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.junit4.JUnit4Provider.invoke(JUnit4Provider.java:128)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.invokeProviderInSameClassLoader(ForkedBooter.java:203)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.runSuitesInProcess(ForkedBooter.java:155)
    at org.apache.maven.surefire.booter.ForkedBooter.main(ForkedBooter.java:103)

After a few researches, it seems that we cannot have more than one persistence.xml.
To resolve the problem, I tried following solutions :

*

*Replace the xml file of the business layer to the persistence layer. So the test run the persistence.xml of the business layer.

<plugin>
 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
 <version>1.8</version>
 <executions>
   <execution>
  <id>copy-test-persistence</id>
  <phase>process-test-resources</phase>
  <goals>
    <goal>run</goal>
  </goals>
  <configuration>
    <tasks>
   <!-- backup the "src" persistence.xml -->
   <move file="${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/persistence.xml"
      tofile="${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/persistence.xml.src"/>
   <!-- copy the "test" persistence.xml -->
   <copy file="${project.build.testOutputDirectory}/META-INF/persistence.xml"
      tofile="${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/persistence.xml"/>
   <!-- backup the "src" dos-engine-data.sql -->
   <move file="${project.build.outputDirectory}/data.sql"
      tofile="${project.build.outputDirectory}/data.sql.src"/>
   <!-- copy the "test" dos-engine-data.sql -->
   <copy file="${project.build.testOutputDirectory}/data.sql"
      tofile="${project.build.outputDirectory}/data.sql"/>
    </tasks>
  </configuration>
   </execution>
   <execution>
  <id>restore-persistence</id>
  <phase>prepare-package</phase>
  <goals>
    <goal>run</goal>
  </goals>
  <configuration>
    <tasks>
   <!-- restore the "src" persistence.xml -->
   <move file="${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/persistence.xml.src"
      tofile="${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/persistence.xml"/>
   <!-- restore the "src" dos-engine-data.sql -->
   <move file="${project.build.outputDirectory}/data.sql.src"
      tofile="${project.build.outputDirectory}/data.sql"/>
    </tasks>
  </configuration>
   </execution>
 </executions>
</plugin>

*Creation of a second jar but without any persistence.xml. And indicate that when we run test we have to use those JAR.

<plugin>
 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
 <executions>
  <execution>
   <phase>package</phase>
   <goals>
    <goal>jar</goal>
   </goals>
   <configuration>
    <finalName>jarName</finalName>
    <includes>
     <include>pathWithPersistenceFile</include>
    </includes>
   </configuration>
  </execution>
  <execution>
   <phase>package</phase>
   <goals>
    <goal>jar</goal>
   </goals>
   <configuration>
    <finalName>jarNameTest</finalName>
    <classifier>test</classifier>
    <includes>
     <include>pathWithoutPersistenceFile</include>
    </includes>
   </configuration>
  </execution>
 </executions>
</plugin>

Those two solution aren't working in my case. Is there an other issue to work with more than one persistence.xml ? Is there maybe an solution to specify an other persistence file path but without Spring ? In this project, I'm working with Maven, Hibernate and H2 mem.
I spend several days to find a solution for my specific problem, but I don't find something helpful for my problem.
Anyone any idea ?
Thanks

A: One solution is to use Arquillian e.g: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/java/integrationtesting-487452.html
when creating your Archive, you can overwrite the persistence.xml by doing
ShrinkWrap.addAsResource("your-persistence.xml", "META-INF/persistence.xml")

That way you can have as many your-persistence.xml as you want, and simply re-overwrite it in individual test suit.

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2. Backup your existing MySQL database via phpMyAdmin.
6. Open your config.php file.
8. Save the new config file.
9. Did I already mention to backup your files and database? Well did you do it?
10. If you did a complete backup good for you! Enjoy!
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Apparently there is some sort of formatting error in function phpShorthandValue. Server using PHP 7.1.8, also tested on 5.6(no errors were present).
Yeah, it's also present 1.9.11. Either way, since it's a notice, you could probably get rid of displaying the error via ini_settings, but that doesn't really solve the problem. I'd like to have all warnings on.
Has been applied to the download in the original post and file download.
That's how I fixed it for myself, yet I'm not sure what this function is used for in order to properly test it, but value is being returned the same as in non edited version of PHP 5.
Either way, thanks for your code too. I might double check the output of both fixes, but if responses are identical I think my way is a bit less messy as far as code goes.
// Validate maxattachsize with PHP configuration.
Uses the function to validate filesize uploads to make sure that it doesn't exceed what is in the forum settings.
Nice, now I can actually test it out. Thanks for the pointers.
Alright, I wrote a little script to test that mess. As suspected, original throws an error while other two works just fine. I have attached the script, so you could test it for yourself.
Use $_GET['size'] for testing custom values, but this is optional.
Since Jenny says her way is a cleaner piece of code I'll probably fix that with my own board before I finally upgrade the server to PHP 7. Just a quick question, how do I upgrade from 5.6 to 7.0 on Debian 8 Jessie? I don't want to break anything if I try reading tutorials and such and I know I can trust the XMB Community.
Xian, do you think we should have a number system for the beta? Just in case people who aren't following this topic download from sourceforge may think the beta is the same, whereas it's already changed I think 3 times?
Since Jenny says her way is a cleaner piece of code I'll probably fix that with my own board before I finally upgrade the server to PHP 7.
I don't recommend using those fixes, because none of those those 3 functions(including original) were convenient enough. If user uses two letter format (MB, KB, GB) instead of one( M,K,G) current functions just bails out or shows complete gibberish.
In regards of php upgrading, you most likely need to use a package manager.
Something like apt-get install php7.1 should do.
P.S. If it does nothing you need to add repositories manually, I think.
LOL! You're right. Let's number them like that. I will update them when I get home.
Thanks for the link! I will see what I can do with some of them.
Would be nice if this feature could be done or perhaps made a hack, seeing as most forum software has it.


The potential for various forms of coercion (and worse) by those who rule against the general public within a so-called "cashless society" towards which bank and post office branch closures -- plus gradual phasing out of cash-machines -- are a major step, is a *very* serious political matter.
Alas, I've fallen behind in documenting your every comment on this blog. But as I recall, you suggested that the moderators were deliberately suppressing your comments for some nefarious purpose. I responded with something like, 'It's the neoliberals wot done it!' and you said that wasn't far from the truth, or words to that effect.
You're not the first on this blog to make that accusation. The mundane reality, I'm afraid, is that I'm a teacher in the West Midlands, so not quite George Soros. (However, if he's reading, I will happily be a neoliberal stooge if it pays well).
The rest of your comment rather proves my point. When I present you with evidence of a consensus, you proceed to dismiss it on the grounds that those involved are either acting in bad faith or are 'out-of-touch globalists'! This view appears to be, in Karl Popper's terminology, unfalsifiable: 'no deal' is good, the EU is a globalist conspiracy, and anyone who expresses a contrary opinion is further evidence of the conspiracy.
I think it far-fetched to think the French and British would given up their commitment to their respective nations so quickly. After all, as Roger Scrutiny has pointed out, most Brits still think first and foremost of England, Scotland, etc.and then Britain as a whole. Anyway, I don't deny patriotism is malleable, but we are talking about British, or English, patriotism, and it is interesting you are so quick to talk about the changing nature of patriotism, after declaring yourself a British patriot.
To use an anonymous name may be cowardice (though that seems a ridiculous generalisation to me). But so is using the anonymity of others to avoid answering genuine points. I leave it to your conscience, anyway.
I think it is clearly a matter of what is surrendered. The EU is about giving up huge and ever increasing amounts of at power and sovereignty. It isn't like signing up to the law of the sea, and it would be tendentious to suggest it was. There is no limiting principle in your notion of patriotism. It could cover someone who literally believed in a United States of Europe, which would make the term meaningless. One can argue around the edges, but someone who is a British patriot and knowledgeable about the EU must support leave.
PS 'Snel' Tun' sounds German to me.
'Barry' writes, "These blogs have become hiding places for those who (quite rightly) feel passionate about their nation but have become too timid to be public with their honest views out of fear of being denounced as racist, bigoted, homophobic, mysoginist (I am sure I have missed out a few)."
"These blogs"? Sorry, but I don't know what 'Barry' means. This is Mr Hitchens blog actually. And it is far from a "hiding" place. It's a very prominent, highly regarded blog associated with Mr Hitchens very public Mail on Sunday column.
Barry still misunderstands the reasons why people do not necessarily post under their real names, though several people have explained.
Going on Barry's own postings here, I would guess he is the sort of person who, when the state want to spy on and collect personal data and generally intrude says, 'I'm not bothered, I have nothing to hide, I haven't done anything wrong' all in the belief that he couldn't possibly get into any difficulties through these over reaching powers. But of course people who have this attitude often forget that it only works if the state remains benevolent.
I am firmly with Mr Bunker regarding 'Barry' and I would add that as the new boy here, he is certainly throwing his weight around.
Yes. Those nasty urban behaviours have edged in.
You feel the change creeping along the terraced streets and you see the odd old customer and after you've spoken, you listen to their concerns and you are glad, but feel a little guilty that you can't wait to walk on. Sadly the shop has gone.
You wouldn't know it had been there.
Mr Bunker; I think it is safe to assume Barry Snelson and I are posting under our real names.
Why? Because otherwise we are liars and hypocrites, and I would advocate having no dealings with such people if that is what you think.
"I regard anonymous opinions as worthless because WHAT A COWARD SAYS BEHIND AN INDIVIDUAL'S BACK is entirely different to what they say to their face, The anonymous form the hundreds of millions of TROLLS THAT INFEST THE INTERNET and are to be ignored."
My point on patriotism was that it is not immutable. Would an Englishman (or a Scot) in 1705 count (in your eyes) as unpatriotic if they also agreed with the forthcoming Acts of Union ?
If Paul Reynaud's government had decided to go for scorched earth and fight on in June 1940 you wouldn't be a British patriot at all. You would be proudly Frittish.
My name has come in for some commentary. It is real and is in the Domesday Book (as Snel's Tun - Snel being an old English name and Tun a farm or enclosure). I change not my position. To express an opinion with a hidden identity is cowardice and to use a false one is lying. This is true, Courage and honesty are indivisible and irreducible. I hold these views not out of malice or mischief because the lack of these two virtues are the root cause of our national malaise. It is because of their weakness that political correctness exists at all.
I agree with many of Hitchen's views, but not all. However, I admire most his personal courage in expressing them fearlessly, even though that has made him the target of countless attacks and threats. He turns his face to the storm and carries on.
I agree with Farage hardly ever but I respect his courage and forthrightness in espousing a cause he believes in. Not for him anonymity or false names.
We have no shortage of intellect. We are as clever and inventive as we always were but those entrepreneurs who have flourished in our safe society and benefited from our education system can not wait to offload their enterprises to the nearest Chinaman for 30 pieces of silver when their forefathers would have found the courage to create whole new industrial empires and massive wealth.
These blogs have become hiding places for those who (quite rightly) feel passionate about their nation but have become too timid to be public with their honest views out of fear of being denounced as racist, bigoted, homophobic, mysoginist (I am sure I have missed out a few).
So I exhort the anonymous and the fraudulent to use your real names, be proud of your views and maybe some little acts of personal courage will add up and prevent any further take over of our home by the whingers, the weasels and the word bullies. Our political class might even find some backbone instead of spending their time time trying to deduce which way the herd is moving so that they can quickly run to the front and claim to be leading.
Have I accused the moderators of this forum of being Neoliberal stooges, Joshua? Can you quote me directly to that effect, giving dates? Now, if I were to say that *you* are a Neoliberal stooge I might very well be on to something.
Regarding your list of sources: 1) The official leadership of Brexit is almost certainly in bad faith; 2) The organisations you mention are precisely the kind of out-of-touch globalists whose malign influence the more thoughtful element of the rank-and-file Brexit vote sought to reduce.
And therein, in my opinion, lies another 'slips off the tongue' remark when what is possibly the common objection to government - local or central- is that 'they don't interfere in the things I want' them to do'!
'Sumfing outa be dun abowt it' has always been a commonly heard remark, perhaps lacking the answer to the obvious question as to who should be doing the doing and who should meet the cost of the doing.
Whether this is an outcome of our engrained 'common sense' or what Winston meant when he said something on the lines of 'we shall just keep on 'b.......g on', I've no idea, but we're certainly arrived at the mess often associated with that activity.
Joshua Wooderson, "..but there is nothing intrinsic to patriotism that precludes making international agreements, and I don't see why the EU is different."
If I may....that may be so. But it is quite different to be making international agreements from within the EU such as we are, than being an independent nation coming at it from an outside independent position. In simple terms, what 'Brexiteers' want, is to wholly regain our nation first and make agreements from this position without the ties that bind us. As patriots, we would never have put the country in this position in the first place ceding any number of powers to a foreign body such as we have and we all now know that we were hoodwinked into becoming ever closer to the federalist state of the EU. And following Blair's multicultural experiment and ongoing mass immigration it has been even more vital to take back control of our country before we completely lose our identity as a nation.
Patriotism is queen and country above all and it is that which we must regain before we begin any future relationships with other nations. In our current position in the EU, that doesn't mean we cannot imply future deals and so on that might be on the cards once we are a sovereign state again.
I have this image in my head (somewhat romantic, I know) of England as a large Henry viii war ship galleon, tethered to the edges of France, then set free into the wind and waves as a she charts her own course for the first time in so many years, flipping the archers' fingers as she goes. Silly sop I know!
Mr Bunker - you misrepresent me: I didn't say I agreed that it *was* a self-righteous comment, merely that I could understand why you, and others it seems, might think so.
I happen to agree with Mr Snelson (and our host) on this matter, as I've said many times. However I wouldn't go as far as to ignore anonymous postings as they are often interesting and worthy of response.
John Plantagenet – your conception of 'independence' is a somewhat tendentious one. All international agreements – trading, military, or whatever they might be – entail commitments and obligations, and hence a loss of power, or 'independence', in exchange for a (presumed) greater benefit. You might dispute whether the benefits justify the obligations and loss of power in this case, but there is nothing intrinsic to patriotism that precludes making international agreements, and I don't see why the EU is different.
Neil Saunders – you have in the past accused this site's moderators of being neoliberal stooges, or something to that effect. What I said was therefore not a parody of your views but – I thought – a reasonable prediction of your reaction.
In any case, I did substantiate my claim; I provided a (quite extensive) list of organisations – which represent the sectors that would be most affected – opposed to a 'no deal' Brexit, as well as citing the views of witnesses to the House of Lords inquiry, all of whom (Brexiteers included) favoured some outcome other than 'no deal', and most of whom thought 'no deal' would be an unfavourable outcome.
Colm J - you wonder how many people there are in the UK called Barry Snelson? Well, I see there are people by that name in Stockport, Reading, Manchester, Corsham, Cockermouth and Preston. And perhaps there are even more. Who'd have thought it?
I will add that it is interesting, Barry, that you quickly went from saying you're a patriot to questioning whether patriotism means all that much. The latter is a defensible position, but it is quite different to the issue of what a genuine British patriot can support. I am not saying a fully informed remainder is a bad person, just that they can't be a British patriot.
I also find it interesting, by the way, how easily some possible, modest economic upheavals are called catastrophic by remainders. Is that all our country is worth?
As I said, your point doesn't show that what an anonymous poster says is wrong, so it doesn't mean it is worthless in that sense. Therefore, in ignoring anonymous comments, you may be ignoring important objections to your claims. The rest is a matter of the tenor of discussion, and I leave that up to others to decide, though I will say your position seems questionable and exaggerated at best. I have never noticed, for example, the posters here who give their full names to be better behaved and more sensible than those who don't. But then, unless much more information than a full name is given, it is all a matter of being relatively less anonymous anyway (assuming the correct name is given).
Mr Bunker, well said! I fear Mr Snelson has made a fool of himself and rightly annoyed people on here several of whom have tried, unsuccessfully it seems, to explain the error of his thinking! I wonder how many interesting conversations he will have to miss out on because he won't engage with those he thinks are using such 'pen names'?
P.s. 'Barry Snelson', this is my real name, just not all of it. Does that qualify?
I have only ever been an Army Cadet , I could , clean & drill with a Lee Enfield 303 , never fired one , got a reasonable score with a 22 rifle on the range , I can get shiny toecaps on my boots and shoes and I can hide myself in the woods & fields with some foliage plus I can still find my way about with a compass and map , give me a 6 figure grid ref and I can get us to it . Sat Nav , whats that ?
British Common Sense is alive and well , what is needed is less Government , UK or EU , interference in everything .
Tony - I'm please you agree it was self-righteous - it was. As to ignorant, he is obviously ignorant on two counts - according to the two meanings of the word. Either he doesn't *know* what good reasons there may be for not wanting to disclose one's identity on the internet, or he *ignores* them.
Mr Bunker - I can understand why you might think Mr Snelson's comment to be "self-righteous", but why "ignorant"? Of what is he ignorant?
Which part of 'no quarter asked' didn't you understand? Of course I respect your right to "fight on", I know I'd do the same in your position. Just don't expect any compromises or encouragement to Remain from the likes of me.


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