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Murder of Emma Jane Walker by Riley Gaul featured on '20/20' tonight
The case of murdered Central High School student Emma Jane Walker will be profiled on "20/20" at 10 p.m. ET today on ABC.
Murder of Emma Jane Walker by Riley Gaul featured on '20/20' tonight The case of murdered Central High School student Emma Jane Walker will be profiled on "20/20" at 10 p.m. ET today on ABC. Check out this story on knoxnews.com: https://knoxne.ws/2xl8qJc
Knoxville News Sentinel Published 6:03 p.m. ET Sept. 14, 2018 | Updated 6:35 p.m. ET Sept. 14, 2018
William Riley Gaul on trial in death of Emma Jane Walker
William Riley Gaul was convicted of first degree murder Tuesday, May 8, 2018 and taken into custody. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, was charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen during closing arguments in the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul was convicted of first-degree murder Tuesday, May 8, 2018 and taken into custody. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, was charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
During a break defense attorney Wesley Stone, center, talks with prosecutors Kevin Allen and Molly Martin about some evidence in the trial of William Riley Gaul Monday, May 7, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Family members of Emma Walker including her brother, Evan Walker, and mother, Jill Walker, on the right, hug after a jury convicted William Riley Gaul of first-degree murder Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, was charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul listens to District Attorney Kevin Allen during closing arguments in his trial Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen during closing arguments points at William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Judge Bob McGhee during a bench conference with attorneys Kevin Allen and Wesley Stone during closing arguments in the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Defense attorney Wesley Stone during closing arguments in the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul stands in the back of the courtroom during a break in his trial Monday, May 7, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Defense attorney Wesley Stone goes over evidence with witness Lt. Allen Merritt during the trial of William Riley Gaul Monday, May 7, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul watches as his attorney talks with the prosecutors Monday, May 7, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
More than an hour was spent showing the interrogation of Riley Gaul during his trial Monday, May 7, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul during his trial Monday, May 7, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Lead investigator Allen Merritt testifies about bullet hole in wall beside Emma Walker's bed during the trial of William Riley Gaul Monday, May 7, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Chief Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Chris Lochmuller testifies during the trial of William Riley Gaul Monday, May 7, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
KCSO Capt. Terry Wilshire testifies during the trial of William Riley Gaul Monday, May 7, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
KCSO Lt. Allen Merritt testifies during the trial of William Riley Gaul Monday, May 7, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
TBI firearms technician Jessica Hudson explains reason why the Glock pistol would have misfired, leaving the unspent bullet on the ground, during the trial of William Riley Gaul Friday, May 4, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen talks to the parents of Emma Walker during the trial of William Riley Gaul Friday, May 4, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee during the trial of William Riley Gaul Friday, May 4, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul and his defense attorney Wesley Stone Friday, May 4, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Sheriff's forensic officer Nikki Bules shows the loaded 9mm magazine to the jury during the trial of William Riley Gaul Friday, May 4, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Evidence photos showing the bullet cases outside the home during the trial of William Riley Gaul Friday, May 4, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Walker Stanley testifies Friday, May 4, 2018 that Riley Gaul ask him how to remove fingerprints from a gun. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Evidence photo of the 9mm Glock used in the death of Emma Jane Walker during the trial of William Riley Gaul Friday, May 4, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen, left, and defense attorney Wesley Stone talk during the trial of William Riley Gaul Friday, May 4, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Friend Alex McCarty confirms texts are between him and William Riley Gaul while testifying Thursday, May 3, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Photo of Emma Walker and Riley Gaul entered into evidence during the trail of Gaul Thursday, May 3, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Noah Walton on the stand with Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen, left, during the trial of William Riley Gaul Thursday, May 3, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Friend Alex McCarty testifies about Riley Gaul telling him he had stolen his grandfather's pistol during the trial Thursday, May 3, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Friend Alex McCarty testifies about these texts with William Riley Gaul Thursday, May 3, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul and his attorney Wesley Stone during the trial Thursday, May 3, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen, left, and defense attorney Wesley Stone during the trial of William Riley Gaul Thursday, May 3, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul waiting for his trial to start back Thursday, May 3, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Isaac Ewers, best friend of William Riley Gaul describes how Gaul would sit with big phone in his la Thursday, May 3, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul wipes his eyes while listening to his grandfather testify Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
James Walker, step-grandfather of William Riley Gaul testifying about his pistol being missing during Gaul's trial Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul during his trial Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee during a bench conference with attorneys in the trial of William Riley Gaul Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen during the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Zach Greene testifies during the trial of William Riley Gaul Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul and his attorney during his trial Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Photo of Emma Jane Walker shown during the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul during his trial Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
During the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Jill Walker, mother of Emma, testifies during the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Photo showing where bullet went into Walker home and black box shows location of bed shown during the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Jill Walker, mother of Emma, during the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Mark Walker testifyies about getting the call about his daughter Emma during the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Recording of interview with William Riley Gaul entered at his trial Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul and his defense attorney Wesley Stone Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen shows evidence on screen during the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee and the attorneys during the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Defense attorney Wesley Stone during the trial of William Riley Gaul Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul and his defense attorney Wesley Stone Monday, April 30, 2018 at his trial. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee listens to motion arguments during the trial of William Riley Gaul Monday, April 30, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Wesley Stone, attorney for William Riley Gaul, seated at right, during motion hearing Monday, April 30, 2018 at his trial. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Allen talks to family of Emma Jane Walker Monday, April 30, 2018. William Riley Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
William Riley Gaul Monday, April 30, 2018 at his trial. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee watches as court officer Tylenia Nichols Miller turns on the connection for a lawyer's computer in the courtroom. The trial of William Riley Gaul began Monday, April 30, 2018. Gaul, a former Maryville College football player, is charged in the 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Emma Jane Walker, a Central High School cheerleader, was fatally shot in her bedroom while she slept in November 2016.(Photo: Submitted)
The 16-year-old was shot in the head while she slept in her bed in the Sterchi Hills subdivision of North Knox County in November 2016.
On May 8, 2018, William Riley Gaul, 20, the victim's ex-boyfriend and a former Maryville College football player, was convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in her death.
The latest from today's hearing: Convicted murderer Gaul tells victim's family: 'I'm sorry I took Emma away from you'
Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen holds a news conference after a jury convicted William Riley Gaul of first-degree murder in the Nov. 2016 shooting death of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend Emma Jane Walker. Travis Dorman, USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee
The "20/20" episode will feature interviews with defense attorney Wesley Stone; Jill and Mark Walker, Emma's parents; Noah Walton and Alex McCarty, Gaul's friends who carried out a sting operation with police that led to Gaul's arrest; prosecutors Kevin Allen and Molly Martin; police detectives Allen Merritt and Steve Sanders; and Keegan Lyle and Zach Greene, Emma's close friends, according to a news release from ABC News.
More: Jury finds William Riley Gaul guilty of first-degree murder in shooting of Emma Walker
More: William Riley Gaul trial: Suspect complained about 'cruel' breakup, won't testify
More: William Riley Gaul fired fatal shots and then slept, testimony showed
More: Friends secretly recorded William Riley Gaul telling them to lie, ditch gun
More: Defense: William Riley Gaul wanted to be his girlfriend's hero, not her killer
Undercover video of William Riley Gaul talking to friends about disposing of his grandfather's gun Michael Patrick/News Sentinel, Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
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Current law requires that boards be composed of a majority of the school's teachers. The Minnesota Association of Charter Schools has proposed giving schools flexibility in board composition to partly address this. But unless the law is changed to not only remove the requirement of teacher majority but also to prohibit it, there will continue to be a built-in conflict of interest and a tempting source of mismanagement and possibly fraud in school governance.
Charter school teachers are, by definition, at the forefront of innovative educational practices, and that is where they have focused their attention. Charter schools are designed to have these creative teachers and the parents control the academic program. But a charter school is also a business, and the business part is where most fail.
The pool of finance and management-savvy teachers is not adequate to supply the needs of this many businesses. All teacher-board members are beholden to the school directors for their careers and livelihood.
The governance structure does not support and ease their ability to confront and keep the school directors accountable, capable and ethical. Board training is a start, but this circular authority structure is still biased against a clear definition of management accountability.
Businesses have addressed this issue by usually requiring a majority of outside and independent directors on their boards. Director intimidation of teacher-board members is not hypothetical; I've seen it in action. I urge the reformers to look carefully when setting governance requirements to avoid building in barriers against proper checks and balances.
DENNIS FAZIO, MINNEAPOLIS
WILL ON GLOBAL WARMING
His misrepresentation of WMO taints him
George Will's Feb. 15 column referred to the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization reporting that "there has been no recorded global warming for more than a decade" (his words). That is quite an unequivocal statement and one would expect the WMO to have issued some kind of "global warming a hoax" report.
What is found on the WMO website is the announcement of the most recent climate change report for 2007 which states that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal." You can look it up.
Is there some reason anyone listens to George Will? Your opinion pages should contain informed and reasoned opinion, something above the level of talk at the corner bar. What we get from too many pundits is unsubstantiated serial assertion, and in this instance we also have either a deliberate falsehood or an incompetent reporter.
GREG PETERSON, MINNEAPOLIS
Move the bill this year, and alleviate some pain
I'd like to thank the sponsors of the medical marijuana bill for reintroducing this important legislation.
I followed its progress last session with interest and was cheered to see it finally win approval in the Senate. However, it was truly disappointing that it never received a vote by the full House. This crucial reform will provide peace of mind to some of the most vulnerable and suffering members of our community, and it should be law.
I implore all of our elected officials to make this the year that Minnesota finally protects our sick and dying neighbors from the threat of arrest simply for trying to alleviate their pain.
BOB KATZ, DULUTH
SAD STORY OF ST. STEPHEN'S
Archdiocesan icebergs sinking a vibrant parish
In his Feb. 15 column, " 'We're taking on water,' and new priest knows he can't walk on it," ' Jon Tevlin did a great job depicting a parish that the archdiocese has been drowning, inch by inch, over many years. Finally, it is sinking, and will be gone.
I was a teacher at St. Stephen's elementary school between 1974 and 1980, and continued as a parish member. I have witnessed the dying. The school and programs had "Titanic" leadership and were vibrant, and the issues were always based around social justice. This is where church needs to be, with social justice issues. However, the "icebergs" of the archbishop can only bombard the ship for so long, before the hits destroy the efforts, vision and purpose of a parish open to justice for all.
The Archdiocese of St. Paul floats on tradition, linked strongly to the Church of Rome, which has not graced itself with current issues, growth of time or love for peace and justice. It is stuck, unwilling to see human issues of compassion, and instead follows ancient laws, rules and regulations. Thus, the churches that reflect the real issues of today are buried at sea.
PATRICIA GOHLA, MINNEAPOLIS
The archdiocese purposefully destroyed a wonderful, devout and loving church. Its actions were unChristian. St. Stephen's was home for so many people.
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25,000 masks, touchless thermometers among Justin Verlander and Kate Upton's aid for Detroit first responders
Updated Apr 17, 2020; Posted Apr 17, 2020
By Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com
Justin Verlander spent more than a decade in Detroit, a city that has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
So it's no surprise that Verlander and his wife Kate Upton announced plans Friday to pitch in and help the city's first responders in a big way, as part of Verlander's plan to donate his weekly paycheck during MLB's shutdown.
"With such deep ties to this amazing and resilient city we wanted to focus our efforts on supporting both the community and first responders," Verlander wrote on Instagram, calling Detroit "a city so close to our hearts."
@kateupton and I have been following the #COVID19 spread in Michigan and are heartbroken for Detroit, a city so close to our hearts. With such deep ties to this amazing and resilient city we wanted to focus our efforts on supporting both the community and first responders. We've especially seen the impact on the Detroit Police Department and reached out to learn how we could help. Together we quickly identified their areas of need and are so grateful for several collaborations and extremely generous organizations that rushed to support: . Through a partnership with @bellacanvas, we are sending 25,000 masks to @detroit_police to be distributed among their officers. They are also stocking each patrol car with masks and distributing them to people and communities in need. . @ford through @fordfund is donating face shields for every single police officer, paramedic and fire fighter in Detroit! This is such an important and extra layer of protection while helping many who are sick and needing their assistance. . Also, in order to help slow the spread, the Detroit Police Dept. has instituted strict safety measures such as temperature checks for all staff members. They expressed a need for touchless thermometers and through a donation to and an incredible effort by @bethennyfrankel 's #bstrong and @globalempowermentmission they were able to help fill that deficit. . Lastly, getting food safely to those on the front lines is a major initiative, and we are donating to @feedthefrontlinesdetroit. They are working with local restaurants to deliver meals to healthcare workers and first responders. This is a wonderful initiative to support both the local restaurant industry and many who are on the front lines every day. . We've included more information and links to these inspiring organizations in our stories. Thank you to all who pulled together to help make an impact in #Detroit. Please stay safe and to all those working to help and heal our communities, thank you for all you do! #staysafe #stayhome #savelives #bellacanvas #fordfund #feedthefrontlinesdetroit
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Verlander and Upton's plans various donations, thanks to partnerships with aligning businesses:
25,000 masks to the Detroit Police Department;
Face shields for every police officer, paramedic and fire fighter in Detroit;
Touchless thermometers for Detroit police;
Donations to Feed the Frontlines Detroit to support local restaurants and deliver meals to healthcare workers and first responders.
Verlander was the American League Rookie of the Year for the Tigers in 2006 and pitched in Detroit until Aug. 2017, when he was traded to the Houston Astros. In 2011, Verlander won the AL's Cy Young and MVP awards.
Earlier this month, Verlander and Upton announced their plan to donate to local charities each week. Per the agreement between MLB and the players association, veterans such as Verlander are receiving $4,775 a day for 60 days, for a total of $286,500.
Verlander's 2020 salary is $33 million thanks to a two-year deal signed this past offseason. He had a 2.58 ERA in 233 innings for the Astros last season en route to winning the AL Cy Young.
It's unclear what Verlander's status will be once baseball resumes. After leaving a March 8 spring training start early, he had to have groin surgery, a procedure that will keep him out at least six weeks.
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Dan Lippel: Guitarist, champion of new music, co-founder and director of New Focus Recordings and solo artist on a brand-new double album
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Dan Lippel – like so many in the creative world – wears many hats. Lippel is a classical guitarist who specializes in new music, he founded and runs a successful and prolific record label (as one of team of three), and writes music, though he is reluctant to call himself a composer.
He excels in each of these endeavors, and manages to make most of it look effortless in the process. Lippel's most recent solo album, Mirrored Spaces (released November 2019), is a two-CD set on New Focus Recordings, the aforementioned label that he runs. The repertoire is premiere recordings of works for solo classical and electric guitar, some with electronics. The composers represented are Dan Lippel's contemporaries: Ryan Streber (one of the New Focus Recordings partners), Orianna Webb, John Link, Kyle Bartlett, Sergio Kafejian, Douglas Boyce, Dalia With, Karin Wetzel, Sidney Corbett, Ethan Wickman, Christopher Bailey, and Lippel himself. Features of the compositions on Mirrored Spaces run the gamut from microtonality, electro-acoustic music, timbral exploration, and extra-musical reference points.
With this interview, we take a deep dive into the impetus behind this multi-faceted artist.
Guitarist Dan Lippel in action
Gail Wein: You perform mostly music by living composers (though you did record a Bach album in 2004). What drew you into the world of contemporary music?
Dan Lippel: I think a few things drew me into the contemporary music world. Probably primary among them was a hunger to play great chamber music. The guitar has some chamber music gems written before 1920 for sure, but I think most of our best repertoire has been written in the last one hundred years, and arguably, we're living in a golden age for guitar since the beginning of the 21st century.
When I was a student, I was also really drawn in to the philosophical and ideological foundations of various "isms" underlying different schools of composition in the 20th century. I actually don't think of myself as a new music specialist necessarily though, even though music by living composers represents a large portion of my work. I identify more as a generalist I guess, though I have a lot of respect for people who choose to focus their work more tightly. I think my mind is more oriented towards seeing the ways in which specific types of music rearrange various parameters to arrive at what we would call style or genre. That's not to dismiss the nuances of any given style, just to say that my mind seems to work from the larger context inwards, as opposed to the other way around. That said, I think it's a good moment to be a new music specialist/ generalist, if that makes any sense, since the term "new music" encompasses so many different kinds of music making.
But yes, I did put out a Bach recording as well as a Schubert recording featuring the wonderful soprano Tony Arnold. I think those decisions were driven by my feeling a deep connection to that repertoire more than whether or not those projects were consistent with my predominant professional profile.
Dan Lippel with counter(induction
GW: In some ways you follow in guitarist/composer David Starobin's footsteps, commissioning, composing, performing and recording new works for guitar. Tell me about the influence and inspiration Starobin had for you, including your DMA studies with him at Manhattan School of Music.
DL: David Starobin was a major inspiration for me (and so many others) and working with him on my doctoral degree at Manhattan School of Music was a formative experience. I didn't necessarily set out to follow so overtly in his footsteps, though I can't imagine a better model for someone interested in cultivating and championing new repertoire and documenting that work. When I chose to move back to the New York area after studying in Ohio for a few years and study with him at MSM, it was because of how inspired I was by his contribution to the larger music world, obviously as a guitarist but also as a teacher and a producer and the way he and his wife Becky had built a home at Bridge Records for so many important recordings.
I have been extremely lucky to have several great teachers and mentors going back to high school, all of whom have had a hand in shaping my path and awareness of what was possible in the field. I recorded my first CD while still living in Cleveland, so in a way I first caught the bug before coming to MSM – I was captivated by the aspect of recording that involved sculpting an interpretation. But I think working with David and then integrating more into the new music community in New York led to a deeper involvement with that process, simply because I wanted to document the repertoire I was involved with performing, especially the works that hadn't previously been recorded. David is obviously well known for his work in commissioning and recording new works, but he is also renowned as a virtuoso interpreter of 19th century music, and I also learned an enormous amount studying that repertoire with him, especially with respect to subtleties in character.
Dan Lippel with International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) in Salzburg
GW: As you are a member of International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), counter)induction, Flexible Music and other ensembles, it seems as if you play at least as much chamber music as solo work, which I think is a bit unusual for a guitarist. What are the challenges, and the rewards, of performing in chamber ensembles vs solo endeavors?
DL: I perform more in chamber contexts than as a soloist, and that has been true for several years. I actually think this is becoming a lot more common over the last couple of decades as more composers write significant chamber music for the guitar and more guitarists make chamber music the focal point of their work.
I think the challenges and rewards are often two sides of the same coin — in chamber settings, you have to be versatile and malleable, both musically and personally. Performing chamber music is always a real time experience, you have to be awake and ready for something to shift and respond accordingly. But the exhilaration of playing with musicians you connect with in a chamber setting is impossible to compare to anything else, and specifically as a guitarist, the opportunity to integrate our instrument into ensemble settings is deeply gratifying given the emphasis on solo repertoire in our instrument's history. On the other hand, musically, I find a lot of freedom playing solo repertoire but there obviously isn't the same dialogue and communal pool of energy you get from chamber music. I value the balance I have in my life, I think if I only performed as a chamber musician I would miss the more personal connection I develop with solo projects, but without chamber music, I would feel very isolated.
GW: The jumping-off point of your new album Mirrored Spaces, is the concept of the collaborative composition process. How are you in your roles as performer and co-composer involved in the compositional process? How is the process accomplished logistically?
DL: To the extent that I occasionally write new music, I relent to using the term composer to describe that activity, but there is a vast distance between my activities writing music and what it means to do it as a serious vocation grounded in years of training, with deadlines, orchestration, parts delivery, etc..
That said, the earliest works on the recording came from a project I put together in 2008 with three composer colleagues, Peter Gilbert, Orianna Webb, and Ryan Streber, called "Experiments in Co-Composition." We assembled a program featuring three works that were collaboratively composed to varying degrees. Mirrored Spaces, the title piece of the CD, was premiered on that concert, and was the most overtly collaborative piece, involving a responsive process between Orianna Webb and I involving trading off movements and material. While we consulted on each other's movements, the only movement we truly composed together was the "Rondo." Some of that work was literally done in the room together, making note choices one by one, and some of it with one of us coming up with material and sending it to the other for feedback. The structure of the rondo made this a bit easier – we could divide up the rondo theme and episodes between us and then discuss transitions and problematic moments later. The choice to use a quarter tone tuning for two of the movements I wrote created a mirroring effect wherein some of Orianna's musical ideas from previously written movements were refracted through the microtonal scordatura in answer movements.
Ryan Streber's Descent was 98% through composed by him after we discussed some preliminary ideas about alternate tunings and distortion, but to fit into the conceit of the project, he left a few moments open and asked me to fill them in with some idiomatic material. Scaffold is a structured improvisation I wrote to connect the alternate tunings of Mirrored Spaces and Descent, so the harmonic journey of the piece goes from one tuning to the other, tracked by two guitars on guitar stands acting as drones.
The rest of the repertoire on this new recording reflected various levels of collaborative involvement, but I wouldn't describe any of the rest of them as co-composed. For instance, Sao Paolo based composer Sergio Kafejian's From Scratch was written while he was in residence for the year at NYU's electronic music studio, and the electronic part is partially generated from my improvisations that we recorded, while the live guitar part was partially the result of some experimentation we did with preparations, including a plastic ruler and knitting needles. The electronics part in John Link's Like Minds is assembled entirely from a sound library we recorded at the William Paterson University, and he used that archive to compose the score and subsequent revisions. Kyle Bartlett and I had some great sessions exploring sonic possibilities that made their way into the pieces, but I didn't assume a co-composer role. Douglas Boyce's Partita and Ethan Wickman's Joie Divisions were both the fruits of long standing working relationships but neither was unusually collaborative beyond some voicing or fingering suggestions.
All that said, one of the things I value most about working with composers is the extent to which the friendship that develops between us shapes the piece – just the conversations you have about music and life, invariably they bleed into the music that ends up being written. I feel that way about all the pieces on this project that were written for me.
Dan Lippel plays wand-uhr (infinite shadows) by Reiko Fueting
GW: How does your experience writing music inform your work as a performer, and vice versa?
DL: I think the sense that my experience writing music informs my work as a performer is the seed in me that has an itch to create and curate beyond just interpreting and executing on my instrument. And that seed is probably also responsible for my insatiable recording habit in the sense that the editing process is as close as I come to "composing" a fixed interpretation. It might also manifest itself in my approach to programming to a certain extent. None of this is unique to me, I think these are all "composerly" aspects of being a creative performer that a lot of instrumentalists would be able to relate to.
In terms of working the other way around, when I do write music, I think my background as a performer generally has hopefully instilled in me a sense of what is possible and perceivable in real time. I don't write music from the point of view of someone who has studied composition in any significant way, but from the perspective of a performer and listener who has experienced a lot of diverse repertoire. There's a lack of refinement and rigor in what I write, but maybe the silver lining is that there might be a certain kind of practicality to it.
Dan Lippel with Louis Andriessen
GW: You laid out the program order of this double album in an unconventional manner, interspersing the movements of Kyle Bartlett's Aphorisms amongst the other works. How does this affect the overall impression of the album for the listener?
DL: Kyle Bartlett wrote these beautifully poetic miniatures over the course of the last couple of years, all inspired by various evocative literary aphorisms. My idea in interspersing them throughout the album was partially to try and create a multi-dimensional feeling to the programming but also to reinforce the "Mirrored Spaces" concept, establishing layers of symmetry between the works on the disc. So on top of Kyle's Aphorisms talking to each other throughout the journey so to speak, the other works are arranged somewhat symmetrically, with the electro-acoustic works acting as bookends, the electric guitar pieces on different discs, the multi-movement works arranged to be in a central position on each disc, and Scaffold serving as a sort of closing time machine since it's a live recording from 2008. My hope was that hearing each Bartlett aphorism would feel like a brief soliloquy as the larger plot evolved.
Dan Lippel with ICE at Ojai Music Festival
GW: In many ways, electric guitar isn't in the same realm as classical guitar. And yet, of course, it is a natural doubling. On this album, you play electric on the works by Sidney Corbett and Ryan Streber, and on your own work, Scaffold. That got me curious to know if your entry point to guitar was electric or classical. Which of these grabbed your attention and your passion first?
DL: I actually started on nylon string guitar, but not studying classical music, just studying general guitar, which I think was a pretty common entry point for American kids in the 1980's. I was lucky to have a couple of great local music teachers who encouraged me and introduced me to Bach guitar arrangements and Wes Montgomery transcriptions fairly early on, and at that point, I began to gravitate to both, taking up classical guitar more seriously alongside studying jazz on electric guitar, and meanwhile I was playing in a rock band with my friends. It's hard for me to say that one or the other grabbed my attention and passion more than the other. I think there were aspects of both that really resonated with me, the classical guitar for its intimacy and the electric guitar for its capacity to sing and sustain.
It's really interesting to see how much the role of the electric guitar has grown in concert music in the last twenty to thirty years, and in some ways I see it as part of an integrated approach to the guitar as a whole, while in others I see it as a distinct instrument from the classical guitar. Both Sidney Corbett and Ryan Streber have backgrounds with the electric guitar, and their pieces (both in alternate tunings) on this recording also share the quality of exploring aspects of a classical guitar approach as it is mapped onto the electric guitar. Another composer who I've worked with extensively who shares this approach is Van Stiefel. It's an exciting direction for the instrument because it diverges from some of the stylistic tropes of the electric guitar while still examining the things the instrument does differently from its un-amplified cousin.
Dan Lippel after a recording session at Oktaven Studios
GW: Why did you create New Focus Recordings? What are the rewards and challenges of running a record label?
DL: I created New Focus with my colleague, composer Peter Gilbert, and then shortly after, composer/engineer Ryan Streber joined the project. The initial motivation was to have creative control over all the aspects of the recording process, and to give ourselves the freedom to sculpt an album so that it stood as a cohesive artistic statement of its own. Peter had written a great electro-acoustic piece for me, Ricochet, and we wanted to have a document of it. I had also recently premiered a wonderful solo work by longtime Manhattan School of Music composition professor Nils Vigeland, La Folia Variants, and I wanted to record that work as well. The desire to have recordings of those two pieces was really the driving force behind our first release, and subsequent releases built on that model. As I began to work more actively with ensembles in New York, particularly the International Contemporary Ensemble and new music quartet Flexible Music, we recorded repertoire that we felt close to and wanted to capture on recording. Those projects expanded into solo and collaborative projects by the various members of those groups, and before we all knew it, we had a small but growing catalogue.
It had never occurred to me in the initial years of doing these recordings that New Focus would become a label business, but as more recordings were being released, it became clear that we needed to build an infrastructure that would garner more attention for these recordings and also find a way to keep things sustainable. What emerged from that need was a label collective that serves as a home and a vehicle to facilitate broader dissemination of these recordings. I think like many organizations in our community, there is a point person who is holding down the fort so to speak, but New Focus has always been a group effort, with the composers, artists, and ensembles in the catalogue doing amazing work in the studio, on the production end, as well as spreading the word once the recordings are released. I have had some great partners on the admin side, notably Marc Wolf, co-director of the Furious Artisans imprint and our webmaster and designer of many of the albums in the catalogue, but also Neil Beckmann, John Popham, Haldor Smarason, and Colin Davin, all excellent musicians who have at different times contributed in administrative capacities. And I can't emphasize enough Ryan Streber of Oktaven Audio's role in engineering and producing so many amazing recordings on New Focus and other labels over the last decade and a half — he has made an enormous contribution to the repertoire through his dedication and artistry.
Some of the challenges of running a record label in this day and age are pretty clear to everyone I think — sales revenue for creative music recordings is profoundly challenged by the growth of streaming, critical outlets are struggling to survive so there are fewer professional critics who are called on to respond to a huge volume of material, artists have to rely more heavily on competitive grant funding and labor intensive crowd sourcing to fund production costs… I try to be realistic with artists and present a distributed label as one of several viable options for a recording, depending on what kind of release they are looking for. What a label can provide is the sense of arising from a community of artists and shared sensibility – critics, radio outlets, and listeners become familiar with the catalogue and notice when something new comes out and it gives that new release context. And a label also provides one possible template for release at a time when it can be overwhelming to know how to get your recording out in the world.
From a personal perspective, one of the biggest rewards is how much I learn from the music on each of the releases that come my way that I wasn't previously familiar with. Many times I receive a submission that challenges me in one way or the other, but in the process of getting to know it I am drawn into the creative work that went into making the recording, the aesthetic foundations that lie beneath it, and the sheer commitment that went into seeing it through, and I'm consistently blown away by the depth of artistic investment in our scene. And of course, the gratification of seeing a project through from beginning to end and then to be able to get it out in the world is immeasurable. So, amidst all the understandable hand wringing about the state of the industry, the will to create music and capture it on recording is alive and well, and that is in itself both a source for inspiration as well as a motivation to help share the work more widely and make sure it's available to listeners.
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WS Audiology about AI: "Don't wait for the brilliant idea"
Hearing aid manufacturer WS Audiology launched Widex Evoke, its first AI product in the spring of 2018. Contrary to expectations, it began work on AI without big data. The company believes that with a different approach, Denmark can join the global AI race and leverage algorithms other than those developed by big tech in the US and China.
"Artificial intelligence is for people who work in PowerPoint. If you work in coding, it's called Machine Learning."
Jens Brehm Bagger Nielsen, Head of AI at WS Audiology, explains the difference between AI and Machine Learning, given that both concepts have been through their ups and downs and surrounded by much hype.
Nielsen himself has a PhD in Machine Learning and works very little with PowerPoint at the hearing aid manufacturer with Danish roots, located a little north of Copenhagen.
According to him, it is two sides of the same coin, but one side has become so hyped that just the fact of having AI in a business today is almost worth more than the value the AI can deliver.
AI without data
Jens Brehm Bagger Nielsen has agreed to tell us his views on AI and machine learning, and how this still small team within WS Audiology, which has a history of innovative products, is on a path to transform not only products but the organization as a whole.
On top of this, Nielsen has also agreed to share his experience working with AI as a Danish company with no access to Facebook or Google's big data.
"The common belief is that you have to gather all the data you can and then implement AI with this data. We have done just the opposite. We started without data," Jens Brehm Bagger Nielsen notes while discussing the work that had already made Widex pioneers in the field back in 2011 before it merged with Sivantos to form WS Audiology earlier this year.
Widex Evoke was developed and launched before the merger and is now one of the leading products in the global hearing aid company.
An alternative to human involvement
During that time, Nielsen was working on a business PhD, with a focus on where AI could create value for Widex. In the intervening years, the data to form new insights has been collected, aiming at developing better products and better user experiences for those who suffer daily from hearing loss.
"Artificial intelligence started as a philosophical problem: Can we make something that behaves like a human without it being a human. Non-machine learning algorithms were used to create the solutions. Now you use machine learning to make AI. For us, this means we can make a solution that corresponds to taking a mini-audiologist with you in your back pocket," explains Jens Brehm Bagger Nielsen.
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An audiologist plays a crucial role for users with hearing loss, adapting their hearing aid to suit them as an individual. But audiologists can't be available at all hours of the day for the individual user.
The Widex Evoke hearing aid works with an app where the company asks the user a range of 13 to 24 different questions. Based on the answers, the company can train its models to understand and adapt to the needs of the users.
"It happens in the same way as when the human brain learns; with a reinforcement model, the model is told when it is doing something good and when it is misbehaving. In doing so, we get closer to a better description of what AI is. Machine learning is algorithms that can learn from data so we can do something that humans could do. But since you can't have an audiologist in the back pocket all day long, it's a necessity," he elaborates.
From no data to big data
Jens Brehm Bagger Nielsen explains that in this way Widex has just chosen to develop an AI solution for a problem where there is a need for a human, but it is not possible for the human to be sufficiently present to meet the need.
The setup boils down to having the user answer a maximum of 24 choices, providing a few thousand possible settings. In doing this, the problem of users not having an audiologist always available to them is scaled down to a problem that can resolve operationally.
Gradually, this has provided data on one million programs that have been trained since Soundsense Learn launched in the spring of 2018.
"It provides a huge data set to understand what the user wants in a specific situation. We had a tough time investigating this in detail before," says Jens Brehm Bagger Nielsen.
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Before getting started, Widex spent quite a bit of time internally discussing how to implement AI. Instead of gathering all available data, creating algorithms and implementing AI from there, they did the opposite.
"Our experience is that, rather than seeing what data we might want to work with, it is more important to see what data you have to get started on and then get a use case built. It's the startup way: use what's already there, then look at what makes sense to collect."
According to Jens Brehm Bagger Nielsen, this should be the go-to approach for AI and Machine Learning in Denmark.
"We will never be Google or Facebook. And we should not aim for it. With their huge data volumes, they develop their algorithms differently than us. We can apply a European mindset. Everything has a smaller scale here, and this is why we have to work with other tools and algorithms. We should not copy Google but do something that makes sense here," he says.
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WS Audiology works with both anonymized data and health data, which requires the user to authorize the use of their data actively. It's a valuable experience that is essential to safeguarding user trust when collecting their data.
Legal and security policies must be in place, but it is also a good idea to go beyond these steps, even when the data set is small initially.
"Start small and know what you're doing. Everything must be safe and proper. But you can't think of everything from the start. It is much more expensive to wait for the brilliant idea than to get your hands dirty right away."
Even though AI staff come with their toolbox of high-quality skills from their time at university, Jens's experience has shown that you learn a lot from working with Machine Learning in practice.
"It's a different discipline than a company like us is used to. We are used to reducing risk a lot before we start. But in our department, it is better to execute on some level than to postpone," he says.
Aim for moon and land amongst the stars Jens Brehm Bagger Nielsen is convinced that AI will continue to grow at WS Audiology. He does not get into specifics of what is in the pipeline of data, machine learning and AI.
But this maybe because it's hard to predict what an algorithm that learns from data will be able to do in the long run.
"It is easier to predict the result of working on a new noise reduction tool. Not because the error rate here with us is more significant. But you often get a different result than you imagine, " says Jens Brehm Bagger Nielsen, comparing it with a planned trip to the moon that instead lands amongst the stars, which is better than not attempting the launch at all.
Jens' advice on working with AI?
"That's why it's just about getting started. Get your hands dirty. Fail fast and learn fast. You can't spend a year figuring out something that ends up somewhere other than your thesis was. You need to know that faster."


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Hardness is defined as the sum of the calcium (Ca2+) and magnesium (Mg2+) concentrations, both expressed as calcium carbonate in milligrams per litre (mg/l). Iron (Fe2+), manganese (Mn2+) and Aluminium (Al3+) can also contribute to water hardness.
The water hardness has a significant effect on the performance of compounds. Soft water will cause foam; hard water will increase the compound usage and can cause spots on component parts during drying.
With everything that you'll be thinking of ahead of a shut down one thing people often overlook is cleaning their compound dosing pump for their mass finishing machine. Whilst usually it's a case of putting a compound drum at the bottom of the non-return valve and the pump just works when it has the chance to stand idle for a period of time it is wise to give it a little attention. Many pumps contain diaphragms and these use a plastic tube which is opened and closed to encourage the compound to move.


Every Tuesday in the month of February, the Mizzou Football Family has Mizzou Foundation Meetings to refresh on leadership skills and the core of the program.
On Tuesday, February 18, the seniors stressed the importance of the program's preeminent foundation to the freshmen: No excuses.
The seniors told the freshman that, when they were in their position, they thought they were always right.
They learned very quickly that this philosophy was wrong.
At Mizzou, you sprint through the line and complete every drill.
At Mizzou, you finish. No excuses.
And as they've matured through their years here, they've realized that this mindset not only applies to football, but to life.
If you get called out, own up to it and be accountable for your actions. As a result, your team, your family, will become stronger.
Work hard on the football field. Work hard in the classroom. Work hard in life.


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package com.likya.tlossw.core.spc.jobs;

import java.beans.IntrospectionException;
import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Writer;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;

import javax.wsdl.extensions.http.HTTPBinding;
import javax.wsdl.extensions.soap.SOAPBinding;
import javax.wsdl.extensions.soap12.SOAP12Binding;
import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

import org.apache.commons.lang.ClassUtils;
import org.apache.cxf.common.jaxb.JAXBUtils;
import org.apache.cxf.endpoint.Client;
import org.apache.cxf.endpoint.ClientImpl;
import org.apache.cxf.endpoint.Endpoint;
import org.apache.cxf.jaxws.endpoint.dynamic.JaxWsDynamicClientFactory;
import org.apache.cxf.service.model.BindingInfo;
import org.apache.cxf.service.model.BindingMessageInfo;
import org.apache.cxf.service.model.BindingOperationInfo;
import org.apache.cxf.service.model.MessagePartInfo;
import org.apache.cxf.service.model.ServiceInfo;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;

import com.ibm.wsdl.extensions.http.HTTPBindingImpl;
import com.ibm.wsdl.extensions.soap.SOAPBindingImpl;
import com.ibm.wsdl.extensions.soap12.SOAP12BindingImpl;
import com.likya.tlos.model.xmlbeans.data.JobPropertiesDocument.JobProperties;
import com.likya.tlos.model.xmlbeans.state.StateNameDocument.StateName;
import com.likya.tlos.model.xmlbeans.state.StatusNameDocument.StatusName;
import com.likya.tlos.model.xmlbeans.state.SubstateNameDocument.SubstateName;
import com.likya.tlos.model.xmlbeans.webservice.BindingNameDocument.BindingName;
import com.likya.tlos.model.xmlbeans.webservice.OperationDocument.Operation;
import com.likya.tlos.model.xmlbeans.webservice.WebServiceDefinitionDocument.WebServiceDefinition;
import com.likya.tlossw.core.spc.helpers.ParamList;
import com.likya.tlossw.core.spc.model.JobRuntimeProperties;
import com.likya.tlossw.cxf.CXFUtils;
import com.likya.tlossw.utils.GlobalRegistry;
import com.likya.tlossw.utils.ParsingUtils;
import com.likya.tlossw.utils.date.DateUtils;

public class WebServiceExecuter extends Job {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = -1819467510271574850L;

	private Logger myLogger = Logger.getLogger(WebServiceExecuter.class);

	private Writer outputFile = null;

	private boolean retryFlag = true;

	transient protected Process process;

	public final static String WS_RESULT = "output1";

	public WebServiceExecuter(GlobalRegistry globalRegistry, Logger globalLogger, JobRuntimeProperties jobRuntimeProperties) {
		super(globalRegistry, globalLogger, jobRuntimeProperties);
	}

	public void localRun() {

		initStartUp(myLogger);

		JobProperties jobProperties = getJobRuntimeProperties().getJobProperties();
		ArrayList<ParamList> myParamList = new ArrayList<ParamList>();

		while (true) {

			try {

				startWathcDogTimer();

				String logFilePath = jobProperties.getBaseJobInfos().getJobLogPath();
				String logFileName = jobProperties.getBaseJobInfos().getJobLogFile().substring(0, jobProperties.getBaseJobInfos().getJobLogFile().indexOf('.')) + "_" + DateUtils.getCurrentTimeForFileName() + jobProperties.getBaseJobInfos().getJobLogFile().substring(jobProperties.getBaseJobInfos().getJobLogFile().indexOf('.'), jobProperties.getBaseJobInfos().getJobLogFile().length());

				String logFile = ParsingUtils.getConcatenatedPathAndFileName(logFilePath, logFileName);

				insertNewLiveStateInfo(StateName.INT_RUNNING, SubstateName.INT_ON_RESOURCE, StatusName.INT_TIME_IN);

				try {
					setOutputFile(new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(logFile)));
				} catch (IOException e) {
					handleLogException(e, myLogger);
				}

				// TODO log dosyasinin ismine zaman damgasi verildigi icin bu ismi dailyScenarios.xml'de guncellemek gerekiyor
				// DBUtils.insertLogFileNameForJob(jobProperties, jobPath, logFileName);

				jobProperties.getBaseJobInfos().setJobLogFile(logFileName);

				Object paramOperation = null;

				ParamList thisParam = null;
				for(int i=0; i<=3; i++) {
				   paramOperation = callOperation();
				   thisParam = new ParamList(WS_RESULT, "STRING", "VARIABLE", paramOperation);
				   if(!((String) paramOperation).equalsIgnoreCase("")) {
					 break;
				   }
				   System.out.println("WebServis den yanit boş geldi. Bir daha deniyorum ...");
				}
				myParamList.add(thisParam);

				insertNewLiveStateInfo(StateName.INT_FINISHED, SubstateName.INT_COMPLETED, StatusName.INT_SUCCESS);

				try {
					outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + " Result:" + System.getProperty("line.separator"));
					outputFile.write((String) myParamList.get(0).getParamRef() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));

				} catch (IOException e) {
					handleLogException(e, myLogger);
				}

			} catch (Exception err) {
				handleException(err, myLogger);

				try {
					outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + " Web servis isinde hata !" + System.getProperty("line.separator"));
					outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + " " + err.getMessage() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));

					ParamList thisParam = new ParamList(ERR_RESULT, "STRING", "VARIABLE", err.getMessage());
					myParamList.add(thisParam);

					for (StackTraceElement element : err.getStackTrace()) {
						outputFile.write("\t" + element.toString() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));
					}

				} catch (IOException ioe) {
					ioe.printStackTrace();
				}

				//insertNewLiveStateInfo(StateName.INT_FINISHED, SubstateName.INT_COMPLETED, StatusName.INT_FAILED);
			}

			if (processJobResult(retryFlag, myLogger)) {
				retryFlag = false;
				continue;
			}

			break;
		}

		cleanUp(process, myLogger);

		try {
			outputFile.close();

			ParamList thisParam = new ParamList(LOG_RESULT, "STRING", "VARIABLE", outputFile.toString());
			myParamList.add(thisParam);

			processParameters(myParamList);

		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

	@SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
	public String callOperation() {

		JobProperties jobProperties = getJobRuntimeProperties().getJobProperties();
		WebServiceDefinition webService = jobProperties.getBaseJobInfos().getJobTypeDetails().getSpecialParameters().getWebServiceDefinition();

		// sadece soap 1.1 icin calisiyor
		if (!webService.getBindingList().getBindingArray(0).getBindingName().equals(BindingName.SOAP_1_1)) {
			try {
				outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + "Unsupported binding type : " + webService.getBindingList().getBindingArray(0).getBindingName() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));
			} catch (IOException e) {
				handleLogException(e, myLogger);
			}

			return "";
		}

		String wsdlAddress = webService.getWsdlAddress();

		Operation operation = webService.getBindingList().getBindingArray(0).getOperationArray(0);

		JaxWsDynamicClientFactory jaxWsDynamicClientFactory = JaxWsDynamicClientFactory.newInstance();

		Client client = jaxWsDynamicClientFactory.createClient(wsdlAddress);

		ClientImpl clientImpl = (ClientImpl) client;

		Endpoint endpoint = clientImpl.getEndpoint();

		ArrayList<ServiceInfo> serviceInfoList = (ArrayList<ServiceInfo>) endpoint.getService().getServiceInfos();
		Iterator<ServiceInfo> serviceInfoListIterator = serviceInfoList.iterator();

		while (serviceInfoListIterator.hasNext()) {
			ServiceInfo serviceInfo = (ServiceInfo) serviceInfoListIterator.next();

			Collection<BindingInfo> bindingCollection = serviceInfo.getBindings();
			Iterator<BindingInfo> iterator = bindingCollection.iterator();

			while (iterator.hasNext()) {
				BindingInfo bindingInfo = iterator.next();

				// System.out.println(bindingInfo.getBindingId());
				// System.out.println(bindingInfo.getName());

				AtomicReference<Object[]> extensorList = bindingInfo.getExtensors();

				try {
					Object extensorObject = extensorList.get()[0];

					if (extensorObject instanceof HTTPBinding) {

						// http get ve postu burada yaziyor
						HTTPBindingImpl httpBindingImpl = (HTTPBindingImpl) extensorObject;
						outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + "\nBinding : HTTP : " + httpBindingImpl.getVerb() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));

						continue;
					} else if (extensorObject instanceof SOAPBinding) {

						SOAPBindingImpl soapBindingImpl = (SOAPBindingImpl) extensorObject;

						outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + "\nBinding : SOAP1.1 : " + soapBindingImpl.getTransportURI() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));

					} else if (extensorObject instanceof SOAP12Binding) {

						// soap1.2 yi burada yaziyor
						SOAP12BindingImpl soap12BindingImpl = (SOAP12BindingImpl) extensorObject;
						outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + "\nBinding : SOAP1.2 :" + soap12BindingImpl.getTransportURI() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));

						continue;
					} else {
						insertNewLiveStateInfo(StateName.INT_FINISHED, SubstateName.INT_COMPLETED, StatusName.INT_FAILED);

						throw new Throwable("Unsupported binding type: " + extensorObject.getClass().getCanonicalName());
					}

					Collection<BindingOperationInfo> bindingOperationInfoList = bindingInfo.getOperations();
					Iterator<BindingOperationInfo> bindingOperationInfoIterator = bindingOperationInfoList.iterator();

					// her metoda tek tek bakiyor
					while (bindingOperationInfoIterator.hasNext()) {
						BindingOperationInfo bindingOperationInfo = bindingOperationInfoIterator.next();

						// parametreleri girilen fonksiyonu buluyor
						if (operation.getOperationName().equals(bindingOperationInfo.getOperationInfo().getName().getLocalPart())) {

							BindingMessageInfo inputMessageInfo = bindingOperationInfo.getInput();
							List<MessagePartInfo> parts = inputMessageInfo.getMessageParts();

							MessagePartInfo partInfo = parts.get(0);

							// metodun sinifi
							Class<?> partClass = partInfo.getTypeClass();

							if (partClass == null) {
								QName typeQName = partInfo.getTypeQName();
								String builtInJavaType = JAXBUtils.builtInTypeToJavaType(typeQName.getLocalPart());
								try {
									partClass = Class.forName(builtInJavaType);
								} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
									handleException(e, myLogger);
								}
							}

							outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + "\n\tOperation : " + partClass.getCanonicalName() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));

							Object inputObject = null;

							try {
								inputObject = partClass.newInstance();

							} catch (InstantiationException e) {
								e.printStackTrace();
							} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
								e.printStackTrace();
							}

							// metodun parametreleri
							Field[] fields = partClass.getDeclaredFields();

							for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
								outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + "\t\t" + (i + 1) + ".field: " + fields[i].getName() + " " + fields[i].getType() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));

								PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor = null;

								try {
									propertyDescriptor = new PropertyDescriptor(fields[i].getName(), partClass);
								} catch (IntrospectionException e) {
									e.printStackTrace();
								}

								Object inputParameter;

								if (!operation.getParameterList().getParameterArray(i).getIsEnum()) {
									// This is the type of the class which really contains all the parameter information.
									Class<?> propertyType = propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType();

									inputParameter = CXFUtils.newInstance(propertyType, operation.getParameterList().getParameterArray(i).getParameterValue());
								} else {
									Class<? extends Enum> propertyType = (Class<? extends Enum>) propertyDescriptor.getPropertyType();

									inputParameter = Enum.valueOf(propertyType, operation.getParameterList().getParameterArray(i).getParameterValue().toString());
								}

								try {
									propertyDescriptor.getWriteMethod().invoke(inputObject, inputParameter);
								} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
									e.printStackTrace();
								} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
									e.printStackTrace();
								} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
									e.printStackTrace();
								}
							}

							Object[] result = null;

							result = client.invoke(bindingOperationInfo, inputObject);

							String resultStr = "";

							if (result != null) {

								resultStr = resolveResult(result[0], resultStr, null);

								return resultStr;
							}
							outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + "Result is null" + System.getProperty("line.separator"));

							return null;
						}

					}

				} catch (Throwable e) {

					try {
						outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + " Web Servis cagirmada hata !" + System.getProperty("line.separator"));
						outputFile.write(DateUtils.getCurrentTimeWithMilliseconds() + " " + e.getMessage() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));

						for (StackTraceElement element : e.getStackTrace()) {
							outputFile.write("\t" + element.toString() + System.getProperty("line.separator"));
						}

					} catch (IOException ioe) {
						ioe.printStackTrace();
					}

					insertNewLiveStateInfo(StateName.INT_FINISHED, SubstateName.INT_COMPLETED, StatusName.INT_FAILED);
				}
			}
		}

		return "";
	}

	public static String resolveResult(Object result, String resultStr, String methodName) {

		if (result != null) {
			Class<?> resultClass = result.getClass();

			if (resultClass.isPrimitive() || ClassUtils.wrapperToPrimitive(resultClass) != null || resultClass.equals(String.class)) {

				if (methodName != null) {
					resultStr += "<" + methodName + ">";
					resultStr += result.toString();
					resultStr += "</" + methodName + ">";
				} else {
					resultStr += result.toString();
				}

				return resultStr;

			} else if (resultClass.equals(Byte[].class) || resultClass.equals(byte[].class)) {
				resultStr += "<" + methodName + ">";
				resultStr += new String((byte[]) result);
				resultStr += "</" + methodName + ">";

				return resultStr;

			} else if (result instanceof ArrayList<?>) {

				List<?> myResultList = (List<?>) result;
				Iterator<?> resultListIterator = myResultList.iterator();

				while (resultListIterator.hasNext()) {
					Object myResultInnerObject = resultListIterator.next();

					resultStr = resolveResult(myResultInnerObject, resultStr, null);
				}

			} else {
				resultStr += "<" + resultClass.getSimpleName() + ">";

				Method[] resultMethods = resultClass.getDeclaredMethods();

				Object[] o = null;

				for (int i = 0; i < resultMethods.length; i++) {

					if (!resultMethods[i].getReturnType().equals(void.class)) {

						Object methodResult = null;

						try {
							methodResult = resultMethods[i].invoke(result, o);
						} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
							// TODO Auto-generated catch block
							e.printStackTrace();
						} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
							// TODO Auto-generated catch block
							e.printStackTrace();
						} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
							// TODO Auto-generated catch block
							e.printStackTrace();
						}

						resultStr = resolveResult(methodResult, resultStr, resultMethods[i].getName());
					}
				}

				resultStr += "</" + resultClass.getSimpleName() + ">";
			}
		}

		return resultStr;
	}

	public Writer getOutputFile() {
		return outputFile;
	}

	public void setOutputFile(Writer outputFile) {
		this.outputFile = outputFile;
	}

}

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Hello, I am a Scottish Harpist, completed a masters in music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Now working as a teacher, performer and composer throughout Scotland; thoroughly enjoying every moment. My solo album is now available to purchase, the music being my own compositions based on myths, legends and folklore of the Argyll area.


In order to determine the maximum pension you can accrue, the government has stipulated a target retirement age. This age is linked to life expectancy. We calculate your pension (and contribution) on the basis of the target retirement age. Because we are all living longer, the target retirement age rose from 67 to 68 years of age as of January 1 2018. This is not necessarily the date on which you actually retire; your state retirement age remains the point of departure. Below, a number of calculations are presented for each sector.
You accrue pension capital with us. We, then invest your pension contributions on your behalf. In the following calculation, you can see how we calculate how much of your personal contributions we invest. The investments depend on your age, not on the contribution you pay. You can also see how the deposits differ between 2017 and 2018.
Jan is 53 years old. He works fulltime and earns € 32,500 gross per year. He accrues capital over part of his salary This is because, at a later date, he will also receive a state pension (AOW) from the government. Consequently, we deduct an amount from his salary, the offset sum (being the portion of his salary over which no pension entitlement is built up). The amount that is left over is the pension base.
€ 2,574.77; that was 13.86% of the 2017 pension base. In 2018, we are investing € 2,547.64; that is 13.87% of the 2018 pension base.
*The target retirement age is to rise from 67 to 68 years of age.
3. Jan will only know how much pension he is to receive when he reaches retirement age.
compensation for the costs we incur.
ou accrue pension capital with us. We then invest your pension contributions on your behalf. In the following calculation, you can see how we calculate how much of your personal contributions we invest. The deposits depend on your age, not on the contribution you pay. You can also see how the deposits differ between 2017 and 2018.
Jan is 53 years old. He works fulltime and earns € 32,500 gross per year. He accrues capital over part of his salary This is because, at a later date, he will also receive a state pension (AOW) from the government. Consequently, we deduct € 14,040 from his salary (the offset sum). The amount that is left over (the pension base) is € 18,460.
The amount of contribution we invest, depends on his age. Jan is 53 years old. In 2017, we invested €1,498.58; that was 8.12% of the 2017 pension base. In 2018, we are investing € 1,508.18; that is 8.17% of the 2018 pension base.
You accrue pension capital with us. We then invest your pension contributions on your behalf. In the following calculation, you can see how we calculate how much of your personal contributions we invest. The deposits depend on your age, not on the contribution you pay. You can also see how the deposits differ between 2017 and 2018.
You accrue pension capital with us. We then invest your pension contributions on your behalf. In the following calculation, you can see how we calculate your personal deposits. The deposits depend on your age, not on the contribution you pay. You can also see how the deposits differ between 2017 and 2018.
€ 3,033.72. That is 16.43% of the pension base. In 2018, we are investing € 3,051.44. That is 16.53% of the pension base.


Outlandish Observations: STARZ OUTLANDER marathon on Christmas Day!
That's great for newcomers, but didn't most of us tape them, so we can watch whenever we get lonely.
In western canada like calgary .do not see it listed.
The Yule Log. I have played this so many times and sent it to all my friends. My daughter in Scotland doesn't have an open fire so she connected the laptop to the large TV screen in the corner of the sitting room.


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Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM assumed the charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Visakhapatnam on Friday, 12-June-2020. Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, the outgoing Chief of Staff, has proceeded on transfer as Controller Personnel Services at Integrated Headquarters, View more........
VICE ADMIRAL KARAMBIR SINGH TO TAKE OVER AS THE NEXT CNS
Govt. of India has appointed Vice Adm Karambir Singh, PVSM AVSM ADC as the next Chief of the Naval Staff(CNS) on superannuation of Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM AVMS ADC on 31 May 2019. View more........
Vice Admiral SN Ghormade assumes charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command
Vice-Admiral S N Ghormade, AVSM, NM took charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command (ENC) here on Thursday (14-02-2019). The Flag Officer was commissioned into the Indian Navy View more........
Vice Admiral MS Pawar assumes charge as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
Vice Admiral MS Pawar, AVSM, VSM has assumed charge as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff on 30-01-2019. An alumnus of Sainik School Korukonda and the 60th course of National Defence Academy View more........
Vice Adm Narayan Prasad assumes charge as Director General Naval Projects at Visakhapatnam
Vice Adm Narayan Prasad, AVSM, NM took over as Director General Naval Project (DGNP) during a formal ceremony here on Monday, 15 October 2018. Vice Adm Narayan Prasad was commissioned into the Indian Navy as an Engineering Officer in Jul 1983 and holds a masters degree in Mechanical Engineering View more........
Vice Admiral MS Pawar takes over as chief of staff, Eastern Naval Command
Vice Admiral MS Pawar, AVSM, VSM took over as the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command from Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain on Monday. He is an alumnus of the Sainik School, Korukonda, and a 1978 UPSC batch science graduate from 60th Course of National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla. View more........
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VICE ADMIRAL ATUL KUMAR JAIN TAKES OVER AS CHIEF OF STAFF, EASTERN NAVAL COMMAND
Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, AVSM, VSM took over as the Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command from Vice Admiral Bimal Verma on 27 February 2016. View more........