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July 2018 Digital Edition
NAMM advocacy delegates were treated warmly in our nation's capital in late May. Find out what they were asking politicians and perspectives from retailers and manufacturers on their experience in Washington, D.C.
Heading in the Right Direction
For our annual pro-audio issue, we zero in specifically on the headphone and in-ear monitor market. Find out the state of the market and technologies that are changing the industry.
32nd Annual Music & Sound Award Dealer Winners
MI manufacturers voted on the top dealers for 2018.
Find out who won!
Not Your Average Column
In this special edition of "Not Your Average Column," Tim Spicer recalls his experience at this year's NAMM Advocacy Fly-In.
NAMM Fly-In Photo Spread
A collection of photos from this year's annual NAMM Advocacy Fly-In.
Music & Sound Independent Retailer
Roland and BOSS announce dealer award winners, West Music announces the recipients of its 2018 Vendor Recognition Awards and more.
MSR Anniversary: Yorkville Sound
We take a look at the history of Yorkville Sound Ltd., celebrating 55 years in business.
NAMM Top 100 Dealer Awards
A photographic look at all of the winners honored June 29 at Summer NAMM in Nashville.
Roland featured many product launches at a recent event at its U.S. headquarters. Key among them was the Roland TD-17 V-Drums Series.
Roland had a major drum launch event at its U.S. headquarters, where The Music & Sound Retailer met up with Takahiro Murai, Roland HQ drum product manager, and Jules Tabberer-Stewart, Roland MU drum marketing strategy manager, to talk about the state of the drum industry and how the sound produced by electronic drums is closing the gap on their acoustic brethren.
The Final Note
Learn plenty about one of MI's most effervescent personalities: Ron Manus, chief business development officer, Alfred Music.
MI Spy takes to Baltimore, where he/she hopes to be charmed in Charm City.
In the Trenches
Backstage Music did a lot of celebrating to honor its 40th anniversary in May, including connecting with local ham radio operators to conduct a "special event station" May 3 to May 6, recognizing the occasion. It also honored the sacred National Doughnut Day.
MI has been a part of Lisa Canning's life for the past 35 years, specifically as a professional clarinetist. Coming in at less than 1,000 square feet, Lisa's Clarinet Shop focuses solely on high-end clarinet sales and has created an excellent relationship with its community.
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Making Rondo documentary ignites a new generation
By Jim Walsh | 03/28/2019
Rondo: Beyond The Pavement
Margaret Lovejoy, right, being interviewed by student Aubrianna Jackson for "Rondo: Beyond The Pavement."
Margaret Lovejoy was a little girl growing up in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul when bulldozers and cranes came to make way for highway I-94 in the mid-1950s. Last week, Lovejoy came up with a new phrase for what happens when the powers-that-be make way for progress, people be damned.
"Rondo should become a national experience: 'Rondo-nizing.' We'll start a new word here," said Lovejoy, sitting in a conference room at the High School For Recording Arts in St. Paul with a few of the students and advisers who produced the new documentary "Rondo: Beyond the Pavement." "All communities across the United States have gone through this Rondo aspect, so hopefully what this [documentary] will do — especially with this video going out to high schools — high schoolers will know that change has to happen, and they'll be the impetus for change."
What's the latest manifestation of Rondo-nizing? All concerned point to Allianz Field and concerns about rising rents, affordability, rising property values, the effect of the Green Line, and the gentrification of the Hamline-Midway neighborhood.
"With the soccer stadium, I mean, do they think they're slick with that?" said student Morgan Welch. "They're just trying to run everybody out. These buildings are all hidden behind construction, and there's signs that say, 'We're still open for business, please come.' That's horrible that they have to spend extra money just to make themselves seen."
"What is happening is white eyes now see that community as a good place to be," said Lovejoy, who grew up in and lives in the Rondo neighborhood. "You can buy a house for very little, and fix it up, and if you want to flip it, you can. We don't want this whole 'buy out' of our properties. If you're a moderately incomed family, you can't afford to live in Rondo. You can't afford the property, and that's not right. If I were to sell my house now, I couldn't move back into Rondo because I couldn't afford it."
"I went into Sally [Beauty Supply in the Midway neighborhood] and the owner was crying because her business has gone down and I bought something extra because I felt bad," said student Jasmine McBride. "Why should people see this film? The idea of progress, right? The people putting the stadium in are for progress, but progress for who?"
Those questions are why some of the HSRA students are talking about making a new documentary about the gentrification of the neighborhood that's going on now. Lessons that speak to the here-and-now came from their experience of making "Rondo: Beyond the Pavement," which has been making the festival circuit and which screens Friday (7 p.m.) and Saturday (2 p.m. and 7 p.m.) at The Family Place, 244 10th Street East in St. Paul.
"My main take-away from making this documentary is that there is no justice, and if you want justice it's one of those things that you've just got to get for yourself in this type of world," said student Angelo Bush.
New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow regularly tweets out a quote by James Baldwin, and it can't be re-quoted enough, as it has everything to do with why the story of the highway 94 corridor the treatment of the Rondo community remains relevant: "To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time."
MinnPost photo by Jim Walsh
Some of the High School For Recording Arts students, faculty members, and advisers behind the documentary "Rondo: Beyond The Pavement" (left-to-right): Katharine DeCelle, Margaret Lovejoy, Angelo Bush, Aubrianna Jackson, Jasmine McBride, Morgan Welch, and Scott Herold.
Baldwin wrote that in 1961, five years after city and state planners plowed over the homes of 600 African-American families to make way for the highway. The Rondo story is an oft-told one, and it will continue to be told and have new resonance in these times of reparations and renamings. For many who know the history, the highway's existence in the Rondo neighborhood itself is a daily reminder of Minnesota's institutional racism, and thus a source of Baldwin's and a people's "rage."
"I want people to see this video and get fired up, because that's what it did to me. It fired me up," said student Aubrianna Jackson. "There's a lot of things that happen that people don't know about. There's a specific pyramid of power in each state, in each city, any little area that needs to be controlled. I lived in Frogtown, but I never knew about Rondo, and that just goes to say that these types of things are kept in a particular area, and the people who are in charge are in on these types of conversations, and you literally have to dig and ask questions in order to find these answers to why the 94 highway was actually placed there.
"Because as everyday people, we're just led to believe that it was placed there for convenience, and that wasn't the case, and the whole idea of this film was to bring that to light — that it wasn't just for convenience; it was because there was a population of African-American people and a community that was targeted, and that's why they put it there. Because to them, it was like, this is sparing the people who have more money. It's all about money."
Fitting that "Beyond the Pavement" comes from the High School of Recording Arts, many of whose students identify as homeless.
"Teaching here at this high school, I see the effects of systemic racism every day," said Scott Herold, founder of Rock The Cause Records and a teacher of media and business at HSRA. "I see the effects of what has happened to people of color. I see what has happened to people who have been born into a situation where they are not on equal footing with others, and for our young people to come to this school every day and overcome the incredible trauma that they've had to overcome in their lives and work on a film like this and get paid for it and tell this story and be able to transform this into something that can hopefully heal a community … it's powerful. People should see this."
"What I got from [making the documentary] was our responsibility as the youth to make things change, as it was for our elders and they did what they did, but we have to pick up the baton," said student Jasmine McBride. "That's the biggest thing I've taken away from it. My parents grew up in the Rondo community and still live there, and I grew up in the Rondo community. That area now, somebody just posted on Facebook, 'Selby looks like a mini Grand [Avenue],' because it's literally changing and they're taking everything all over again.
"I'm not saying that progress and new developments aren't good, but the problem is still that we don't own any of that. Still, our community is being taken and as the youth and as the next generation … . They're going to continue to keep taking our land, taking our communities, splitting and dividing our communities even more if we don't take action. And that means getting into positions, getting into politics, getting into real estate — we have to strategically start taking over.
"We have to start getting into those positions that matter. That's one of the reasons why I think it's a big deal that Melvin Carter is mayor: He's in a position where he as a person of color can actually call shots. We can protest, we can march all we want to, but if we don't start actually getting in the positions to take back our community, they're going to continue to take it."
Jim Walsh, a former City Pages music editor and award-winning columnist for the Pioneer Press, writes about music and local culture. He is the author of the oral history "The Replacements: All Over but the Shouting."
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OK Theatre
OK Theatre: Some high points in a storied 100-year history.
Enterprise's OK Theatre is 100 years old this year. Conceived and completed in 1918, the theatre's opening was delayed until Saturday, Jan. 25, 1919 by the threat of global influenza epidemic. The theatre began with silent films, that starred such legends as John Barrymore and Mary Pickford. "Talkies" appeared on the screen in 1929. The theatre closed, sold, and reopened several times, operating from 1933 to 1981 as the "Vista Theatre". Today, owned and operated by Darrell and Christi Brann, the newly refurbished OK is on the register of National Historic Places and offers live performances of both local and legendary musicians and bands.
A. Hackbarth announces the construction of the theatre in July 1918. The theatre would feature a new concept in modern movie houses adapted from the East Coast: a sloping floor that would allow everyone in the theatre to have a good view of the screen. Other modern touches included five safety exits and steam heat. John Oberg, builder of the Enterprise City Library, won the contract for carpentry construction and Samuel Haworth was hired for masonry work. Theatre seats were modern, and imported from Chicago.
October 6, 1918: A. Hackbarth names the new theatre he is building on Main Street the "OK Theatre." J.A. Van Wie from Portland will be the manager. He arranges for adding mural decorations to the walls, which "will make the auditorium very bright and attractive."
December 1918, Theatre is completed, but opening banned due to the influenza pandemic. The Chieftain reports that while waiting for the day they could open, manager Van Wie "…completed murals, finished the wiring and installed the chairs and the "picture machines".
January 25, 1919: Brand new OK Theatre opens after 6 week delay due to influenza pandemic. Offers two silent movie shows daily at 7:15 and 9 PM, with admission 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. First movie: "The Law of the North" starring Charles Ray. The movie promises "dramatic action and thrills!" On opening night, local physician Dr. Charles Ault instructs patrons to sit one or two seats apart to avoid spreading any remaining influenza pathogens.
February 6, 1919: OK Theatre petitions to show movies on Sunday afternoon. City Council balks, seeking input and comments from public, then finally relents.
In September 1929, the first talking movies debut at the OK Theatre with the R.K.O. picture "Street Girl." Shows to a sold-out audience. The "music is reproduced beautifully and the spoken word can generally be distinguished," the Chieftain reported on Sept. 19.
1933: OK Theatre renamed the Vista Theatre. Continues as primarily a movie theatre.
1981: Russell Ford purchases theatre, restores its original name.
March, 2003: OK Theatre gets new seats! Shabby old seats are replaced by comfortable modern ones, "complete with cup holders." Acoustical insulation is added to the walls, and covered by drapery retrieved from a bankrupt movie theater in Walla Walla.
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Q: oracle views and network traffic I cant really understand what this line from the Oracle E-Business Suite Developer's Guide means. When using views, "network traffic is minimized because all foreign keys are
denormalized on the server."
Could anyone please throw some light on when a query, associated with a view is parsed?
Is a query associated with a view is already parsed?
I cant find the answers. Please provide any oracle documentation links that would be helpful.

A: The quote is talking about E-Business Suite, and specifically, how to build EBS (i.e. Forms) applications in a performant fashion.  The pertinent context is this:

"In general, complex blocks are based on views while simple setup blocks are based on tables."

Take this scenario: we have a table with many columns, including three which are foreign keys to lookup tables.  We want to display data from this table in a Form.  To be user-friendly our Form needs to show the meanings from the lookup tables not the codes from the main table.  It is more efficient to execute a single query joining to the reference tables than to issue four queries.  Because network traffic, and other considerations.
So we should build the Form's data block on a view which joins all four tables, rather than building it just on the main table and using Post-Query triggers to issue three separate queries which retrieve the codes' descriptions.  This is especially relevant with multi-row blocks: we definitely want to avoid issuing several queries for each record returned.
Although the context for the quote is Oracle Forms, the point pertinent for most data retrieval applications.  Although I suspect these days using a ref cursor to pass a result set is a more popular solution than using views.
tl;dr
It is a statement about application design not database optimization

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two men cut from the same political cloth.
To a degree, that's true. Sensenbrenner is a lawyer; so is Soglin. Sensenbrenner has served six years in the mayor's office (1983 to present); so did Soglin (1973-1977). Sensenbrenner is known as a moderate-to-liberal Democrat; Soglin is viewed as being a bit farther to the left. Both live downtown; both have families; neither man can be fairly accused of being short on gray matter.
Peas in a political pod? No way, for despite their outward similarities, Sensenbrenner and Soglin view Madison and the world through different pairs of eyeglasses. Sensenbrenner's spectacles may be a bit tinted by rose, but Soglin's were forged in a crucible of confrontation and paranoia. It is a condition that clouds his vision of a cooperative future for Madison to this day.
Sensenbrenner has helped to make Madison a more inviting place for people from all walks of life — including those who create jobs. The current crop of city leaders have spent the better part of a decade repairing bridges that were firebombed during the Soglin era, and they have done so without surrendering the keys of the city to selfish interests.
Soglin insists he has changed since the 1970s; indeed, a lot of people of his generation have. But judging by his campaign meetings with civic, university and business leaders, his first instinct is still to back himself and everyone else in the room into "us" and "them" corners. Once that happens, it's only human nature for everyone involved to lash out.
That executive style might have worked once, but it seems ill-suited for the Madison of the 1990s. ... Joe Sensenbrenner will get the city where it wants to be.


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> CBSA Statement on Legal Strike Position by Border Services Officers
CBSA Statement on Legal Strike Position by Border Services Officers
Tuesday July 27, 2021 | Border & Customs, News Releases
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has informed the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) that CBSA border officers will be in a legal strike position as early as next week, but the agency is reassuring industry they are ready to respond quickly should any work disruptions or increased border wait times occur.
As reported earlier by CTA, a vote to support a strike mandate began in June, with CBSA reaffirming their commitment to the secure and timely movement of goods into the country throughout the voting process.
CBSA released the following statement regarding the legal strike position taken today:
"Following the announcement made today, July 27, 2021, by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), on behalf of the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU), the Border Services Officers (FB) bargaining unit has voted in favour of a strike.
As early as the first week of August, CBSA Border Services Officers, represented by PSAC, will be in a legal strike position as a result of an impasse in negotiations between their union and the Government of Canada.
Ninety percent (90%) of Border Services Officers have been identified as essential, meaning that they will continue to offer essential services if there is a strike. We expect that our officers will fulfill their duties with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.
CBSA operations will carry on as planned as the Agency continues to ensure the safety and security of Canadians while maintaining the flow of goods and services across the border. However, travellers and businesses could experience an increase in border wait times, picketing outside CBSA premises, and wearing of union-related accessories. The CBSA has been actively working to plan for these situations and has developed mitigation strategies to ensure operations will continue.
The CBSA will respond quickly to any job action or work disruption in order to maintain the safety and security of our border, ensure compliance with our laws, and keep the border open to facilitate the flow of legitimate goods and travel."
CBSA also stated that they will continue to work with stakeholders throughout this process including discussing potential impacts on operations as labour discussions continue to evolve.
CTA will update members as more information becomes available on this developing issue.
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The Ex (2007) Review
Skip This!
Adam A. Donaldson | May 11, 2007
TV is great for the way it fosters familiarity; seeing the same actors in the same likable roles week after week breeds loyalty. And there certainly are a great many familiar faces in The Ex to spread enough good will for two movies. Not only does it star TV comedy favourites Zack Braff (Scrubs), Amanda Peet (Studio 60) and Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), it also marks the first film role of Charles Grodin in 13 years and features supporting turns by Fred Armisen and Amy Poehler, two of the more talented members of the current class of Saturday Night Live. So how does a movie go so horribly wrong with so many friendly faces?
Braff is Tom, a short order cook who changes careers the way other people change socks. Peet is Sofia, Tom's pregnant wife who's leaving her own more stable career as a lawyer to be a stay-at-home mom. When Tom loses another job, Sofia chastises him for his selfishness, which makes Tom say that he's taking it as a sign that he should take a job offer by Sofia's father (Grodin) to work at the advertising firm he manages. So Tom moves his family to Ohio and starts his new job where he immediately runs up against Chip (Bateman), who dated Sofia while they were in high school and appears to still carry a torch and is not shy about letting Tom know it. Tom hates Chip, but then he hates hating Chip because Chip is paralyzed from the waist down. Oh, what is an average guy to do about an office irritant in a wheelchair?
It should be sufficient to say that The Ex is one of the most unoriginal comedies to be released in some time. The shame of it is that there are so many likable actors in it but they're all playing such horrible cliches that it's sometimes hard to watch or believe. You know the expression about having to laugh to stop from crying, I always thought that was a metaphor until today. Many of the jokes are stale and the jocular centrepiece where Tom, convinced that Chip is faking his paralysis, tosses him down the stairs is ruined by the trailer. Beyond that though just about any joke Chip could make at Tom's expense is utilized and just about any way Tom can make an ass out of himself to his wife, his father-in-law or the office in general happens.
I fail to understand what it was about this material that made Grodin decide to get out of semi-retirement; it's really nothing special (of course the same could be said for Jane Fonda's choice of Monster-in-Law as a career jumpstarter). Bateman, who was so good as the straight-man on Arrested Development, does his very best to make Chip likeably evil, but even in his hands the character is less a…well, character, and more a bundle of broad comedy stereotypes. The same can be said for Braff and Peet though as they fall into sitcom patterns perfected in the days of Mad About You. About the only person that escapes unscathed is Wesley, the neighbour boy played by Lucian Maisel, who can swallow a hamburger in one bite making him the centrepiece of Tom's one good idea.
Do yourself a favour and skip this one. Skip it now and forever, in the theatre, on DVD and even through to the days of being played ad nauseum on TBS. You can do yourself a further favour by renting DVDs of either Arrested Development or Scrubs and mix them up, it's easily better than this movie.
Do yourself a favour and skip The Ex. Skip it now and forever, in the theatre, on DVD and even through to the days of being played ad nauseum on TBS.
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Winter is approaching, and while for many that means cozy evenings indoors, hot chocolate, and fun snowball fights, for seniors, it means the need to be properly prepared. What younger people take for granted in the winter – staying safe and warm – seniors need to take extra precautions in order to achieve.
Hypothermia – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, men and women over age 65 are more likely to develop hypothermia, which can be fatal.
To avoid hypothermia, seniors should make sure to dress warmly (layering is a good way to do this), to avoid being in wet clothing and to stay indoors if the weather is really freezing outside.
Frostbite – Frostbite is when body tissue freezes, resulting in constricting blood vessels and loss of sensation. Seniors are particularly susceptible to frostbite because circulation tends to deteriorate with age. If frostbite is caught early and treated, the damage can usually be reversed. But if frostbite gets to advanced stages, blood vessels, muscles, nerves etc. may be permanently damaged.
To avoid frostbite, seniors should make sure all parts of their body, especially extremities, are covered up when they go out. This means wearing hats, gloves, earmuffs – evening doubling up on socks.
Slipping – Rain, snow and ice turn sidewalks into dangerous ground for seniors. For younger folks, it's not a big deal to avoid and falls generally aren't as serious when they do occur, but for seniors, slipping can be a terrible mishap. Breaking any bone, especially a hip, can drastically change a senior's life for the worse, since recovery is painful and takes longer the older you are.
To avoid slipping, seniors should make sure their sidewalks are shoveled by a teenager who can be paid a few bucks or by a family member. In addition, they should use walking sticks for extra support – some canes even come with special attachments that add extra grip. Buying a pair of boots or shoes with good traction is also a good investment.
Driving – Precipitation not only makes walking more difficult, but driving as well. If seniors venture out in their cars, they should make sure that everything is in order: The antifreeze, tires, windshield wipers, etc.
To stay safe, seniors should ALWAYS have a cell phone on them whether they are driving or walking, and they should also make sure they have emergency supplies in their cars. Supplies include a first-aid kit, blankets, extra clothes, booster cables, a windshield scraper, salt, sand or cat litter to help with stuck tires, water, and a flashlight.
Depression – Staying indoors more and having less social contact during the winter can sometimes lead to full-blown depression or SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder.
To avoid winter blues, family members should make sure to give the beloved seniors in their lives a little extra attention during these cold months – an extra visit or even phone call can make a big difference. Seniors should also be encouraged to make "telephone dates" with their friends or to take advantage of the rare sunny days and head outdoors. Of course, Chicago home health providers can serve this role very nicely. Just call Abcor to find out more!
Heating is expensive. But for seniors, it's also a necessity. After all, staying warm is an important part of staying healthy. Here are some good tips for heating homes without wasting money on electricity. Remember, even though heating may be expensive, medical bills are more expensive – and much riskier as well.


This was a photographic coverage of a two day conference and meeting event taking place at Kolbe Hotel. Where we started with the welcome reception taking pictures of some of the well displayed foods. Then photographing the attendees at the bar as they arrived and mingled. The congress photos took place the following day in the conference hall. Where speakers alternated their presentations. Taking pictures of the guests listening and the speakers. Including the coffee breaks as guests interacted. And ending the photography service outside with the final group photo in the garden.


Some of the things we do in music are: sing, play musical instruments, read music, compose music, conduct music, move to music, listen to and learn about music of many different eras and styles, learn about the role of music in prayer, learn about instruments, learn about careers in music, make connections with music and our every day lives, and relate music to other arts. We also rehearse music for school liturgies and the annual Christmas Pageant. In third grade students learn to play the recorder.
92.5 and above is a 4 on report card- "Outstanding"
84.5-92.4 is a 3- "Good"
74.5-84.4 is a 2- "Satisfactory"
69.5-74.4 is a 1- "Needs Improvement"
In K-4 the grade is based on participation.
In 5-8 the grade is based on participation, tests, and projects.
Participation grades are based on attentiveness, engagement, and contribution to the class.


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Abductees can be separate
TOKYO, Nov. 22 Kyodo
Japan can discuss with North Korea a reunion of the families of five abductees in informal talks, possibly later this month, as a way of seeking a breakthrough in stalled talks on normalizing ties, a Tokyo spokesman told Kyodo News on Friday.
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, known for his hard line on North Korea, also warned Pyongyang to clear up global concerns about security around the Korean Peninsula or continue to face an economic crisis.
Abe also said that Japan will maintain an ongoing project led by the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) aimed at helping Pyongyang with energy supplies despite the U.S. intention to review it.
The interview was given at Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's office building.
''Of course, we (Japan and North Korea) need to communicate with each other,'' Abe said, referring to the necessity for a breakthrough in deadlocked negotiations on normalizing ties.
Japan and North Korea ''can make an occasion (separate from top negotiator-level talks for normalization) to discuss'' when and how the relatives of the five abductees can come from the North to Japan, he said.
Tokyo and Pyongyang resumed top negotiator-level talks on normalization last month after a two-year hiatus, but failed to promise to hold the next round because of the row over the abduction issue.
Abe said earlier it was North Korea that should act first to realize the family reunions Japan demands, a move Tokyo says would lead to resumption of the plenary session for normalization talks.
Pyongyang has refused to allow the five's relatives in North Korea to go to Japan, saying Tokyo broke an agreement that the five's homecoming visit to Japan, which began on Oct. 15, would last for up to only two weeks.
But Abe's latest remarks reflect his belief that more diplomatic and informal efforts from the Japanese side will be necessary to deal with the issue.
''Diplomatic authorities must make efforts every day,'' the 48-year-old lawmaker of Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said.
Asked if the envisioned informal talks would be held in Beijing as rumored, Abe only said, ''We have various avenues to take.''
''North Korea could remain isolated from the international community unless it addresses (global) concerns'' about its weapons of mass destruction such as a nuclear arsenal and missiles as well as conventional weapons, Abe said.
''The occasion on which it can do this will be the (bilateral) security talks'' with Japan, he said.
If Pyongyang closes the door to the envisioned security talks, it could lead the North to remain isolated and fail to deal with the severe economic situation it faces, Abe said.
Japan and North Korea agreed in the October talks to hold the security talks this month, but a date for them has yet to be set due to the protracted row over the abduction issue, including a schedule for family reunions.
North Korea should explain its standpoint on the nuclear weapons program in connection with the KEDO project in the security talks with Japan, Abe said.
''The KEDO framework stands on a promise for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. But North Korea said it has breached it,'' the lawmaker said.
Things will inevitably hit a snag unless Pyongyang convinces the relevant parties that it will try to create a peninsula free of nuclear weapons, he said.
On the abduction cases, Abe said they constitute ''an incident we have never experienced before'' in that a foreign state was involved in them and confessed that it was involved.
''To deal with it, the government needed to show its intention to help the victims'' by compiling a bill to help them, he said, referring to an envisioned package of measures for those abductees and their relatives who return to live in Japan.
The government and the LDP-led ruling coalition are drafting the bill, which features financial aid for the returnees and their kin, and help with accommodation, education and job-hunting.
Abe said the assistance is aimed at helping the abductees and their relatives until they can take care of themselves in Japanese society, and said the government at this point is not considering providing something more as compensation to them. He said it is a topic of consideration in the future.


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Wolf Administration Launches Patient and Caregiver Registry for Medical Marijuana Program
Harrisburg, PA - Wolf Administration Acting Health Secretary and Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine today launched the Medical Marijuana Patient and Caregiver Registry, marking a major milestone in getting medication to patients.
"Right now, patients and caregivers across Pennsylvania can go to our website at medicalmarijuana.pa.gov and register to participate in the medical marijuana program," Dr. Levine said. "More than 100 physicians have been approved to certify patients, bringing us one step closer to getting medical marijuana to Pennsylvanians who desperately need relief. As Governor Wolf promised when he legalized the program last year, we are on track to deliver medication to patients in the next six months."
Prior to registering, patients and caregiver should take these steps:
Talk to your physician to see if medical marijuana is right for you and ask them if they are registered with the program;
Make sure the address on your state-issued identification or driver's license matches where you currently reside; and
If you need assistance in getting medical marijuana, designate a caregiver to help.
More than 300 physicians have registered with the department to participate in the program. Today, 109 were approved as practitioners. The remaining physicians are completing the required continuing education and review process.
"We cannot underestimate the role physicians have played in making sure that patients can access medical marijuana," Dr. Levine said. "Our physician workgroup also has been helping to make sure this program remains medically focused and an important tool in our medical toolkit."
The Medical Marijuana Program was signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf on April 17, 2016. Since that time, the department has:
Completed the Safe Harbor temporary guidelines and Safe Harbor Letter application process, as well as approved 324 applications;
Completed temporary regulations for growers/processors, dispensaries physicians and laboratories, all which have appeared in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;
Issued permits to grower/processors and dispensaries;
Developed the Medical Marijuana Physician Workgroup;
Approved four training providers for physician continuing education;
Approved two laboratories to test medication before it is delivered to patients; and
Approved two grower/processors to begin production of medical marijuana.
The Medical Marijuana Program became effective on May 17, 2016, and is expected to be fully implemented by 2018. The program will offer medical marijuana to patients who are residents of Pennsylvania and under a physician's care for the treatment of a serious medical condition as defined by the Medical Marijuana Law.
Questions about the Medical Marijuana Program can be emailed to RA-DHMedMarijuana@pa.gov. Information is also available on the Department of Health website at www.health.pa.gov.
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Eruption of Java's volcano forces thousands to evacuate in Indonesia
Indonesia's highest volcano on its most densely populated island released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava Sunday in its latest eruption, forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people.
Monsoon rains are said to have eroded and finally collapsed the lava dome atop Mount Semeru, causing the eruption, according to National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari.
Several villages were blanketed with falling ash, blocking the sun, but no casualties have been reported.
Emergency services have distributed 10,000 cloth masks, 10,000 medical masks and 4,000 children's masks to reduce the effect of volcanic ash on people's health, while the Red Cross has set up a public kitchen to help the homeless.
Increased activities of the volcano on Sunday afternoon prompted authorities to widen the danger zone to 8 kilometers from the crater, said Hendra Gunawan, who heads the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center.
And emergency teams monitoring the situation from the ground have urged residents not to engage in any activity in the south-eastern village of Besuk Kobokan, 13 kilometres from the summit of the mountain and the centre of the volcanic eruption.
Semeru's last major eruption was in December last year, killing 51 people in villages buried in mud.
Several hundred others suffered serious burns, and the eruption forced the evacuation of more than 10,000 people then. The government moved about 2,970 houses out of the danger zone.
Semeru, also known as Mahameru, has erupted numerous times in the last 200 years. Still, tens of thousands of people live on its fertile slopes.
Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 270 million people, sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a horseshoe-shaped series of fault lines, and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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Q: Can't find Android SDK from Google's site for Android Studio setup Installed Android Studio 1.1 and upon launched, it's asking for the path to the Android SDK. Clicking on the link to download the SDK, it brought me back to the place where I downloaded Android Studio.  The SDK tools on the site doesn't contain the SDK either.
Any idea?

A: Generally the sdk folder will go into the applications contents folder so you should be able to find it if you look in there. Otherwise at the bottom of the page that you downloaded android studio from there should be a link to download the sdk separately, which you can store anywhere on your computer and put the location in the dialog


POMPANO BEACH, Florida––Alex Pacheco and his organization "600 Million Stray Dogs Need You" are apparently feeling the heat from recent exposés of aggressive fundraising tactics on purported behalf of research to develop a "spay/neuter cookie" which has no verifiable substance.
Did "Dr. Neuter" cut him off?
Young has recently disassociated himself from Pacheco and "600 Million" in statements made directly to ANIMALS 24-7 and Showing Animals Respect & Kindness (SHARK).
Both of those exposés followed up on the November 2016 ANIMALS 24-7 exposé "600 Million" reasons to toss Alex Pacheco's alleged spay/neuter cookies, which in turn updated previous exposés of unverified and unlikely claims from "600 Million" published in 2010, 2011, and 2013.
Instead of directly responding to any of the matters of substance in his statement, subtitled "To My Foes and Friends, an Open Letter from Alex Pacheco," Pacheco sidestepped by recounting how he was a crew member as part of "the Sea Shepherd's first whale protection campaign," in 1979.
What guns? The Sea Shepherd was seized by the Portuguese Navy soon after the ramming. No firearms were found aboard. None of the three people who actually were aboard––Watson, Peter Woof, and Jerry Doran––have ever published any account or given any interview mentioning that guns were aboard the Sea Shepherd at any time.
Indeed, the first reports published by international media after the ramming explicitly mentioned that the Sea Shepherd crew had no weapons other than their ship itself.
And Watson, on pages 210-211 of Ocean Warrior, recounts how guns were never even taken aboard Sea Shepherd vessels until after 1991––14 years after the mission against the Sierra.
Pacheco, who was a cofounder of PETA in 1981, and remained associated with PETA until 1998, oddly enough made no mention of PETA in his "Open Letter," while summarizing some of his activities done under PETA auspices. Pacheco mentioned having been "arrested over 60 times," but NewsLibrary.com appears to include no coverage of any arrests for animal advocacy activity since 1992.
While still with PETA, Pacheco was also associated from 1988 to 1996 with the New England Anti-Vivisection Society, but was ousted by legal action after claiming to have been elected president by a membership vote in which ballots believed to have favored an opponent mysteriously disappeared.
Pacheco parted company with PETA soon after litigation resulting from the NEAVS leadership dispute was settled.
This information, never before mentioned in anything by Pacheco, has previously appeared in several articles by ANIMALS 24-7 editor Merritt Clifton, including "Alternatives to sterilization surgery still delayed," published in June 2002, and "Papaya product and calcium chloride emerge as rivals to zinc sterilants," published in September 2010.
The papaya product, developed by three Brazilian researchers in 1999, originated as a method of chemically castrating pigs before slaughter, essentially by injecting a meat tenderizer into their testicles to prevent "boar taint" from contaminating pork products. It does not appear to have advanced beyond the theoretical state as a dog and cat contraceptive.
Pacheco concluded by mentioning purported "teams in the U.S., Mexico, India," of whom there is no trace of existence in the "600 Million" filings of IRS Form 990, including the statements of foreign transactions––except possibly an unidentified recipient of $40,000 in "Central America," in 2011.
Individuals such as him give all of us who truly care and who are all too often marginalized and criticized, a very bad name. My policy with such individuals is to ignore them and give them no forum.
Disappointing when there is no transparency or accountability, especially when it involves any organization that is supposed to be helping animals. If the allegations are true, it's comparable to any other industry that exploits animals for profit, only maybe worse because it betrays the very beings that the organization claims to be fighting for.
I am sorry if you consider SHARK to be among your "foes" because we ask some important questions. We are not you foes. We are, however, very concerned about some in the movement who are misusing money donated by caring people for the good of animals.
Although this is an issue rarely spoken of publicly within the movement, we all know it has long been a problem, and the problem is getting worse. It is an issue for many nonprofits, including organizations that have nothing to do with animals.
SHARK is concerned about the credibility of the animal protection movement and wants to be sure that the money intended for the animals actually is in fact benefiting the animals. A number of individuals and organizations, including some of your former supporters, have raised issues. The questions raised are valid, and has given us cause for concern. Unfortunately, your recent behavior and lack of transparency has done nothing to alleviate those concerns.
We would very much appreciate your cooperation with regard to our requests for documentation, and answers to our questions.
We love the stated goal of 600 Million. Please prove to us that you are sincerely pursuing it.
People like Alex Pacheco pray on the passion and compassion of people who are moved to halt suffering. If he were not talking about something that people are passionate about, if it was something people could dispassionately stand back from, they would see the foolishness of his nonsense; his claims are as silly as the pictures of Alex himself biting a big dog biscuit. It is unfathomable that he attracts educated people to his platform, but some people so badly want to "help" that they forego the obvious and donate to a fantasy.
Alex Pacheco diverts badly needed funds from the core mission of high quality research and takes the discussion of non-surgical solutions off course. There are no dog-biscuit-shaped contraceptive products for dogs and Pacheco is not on the path to creating one.
Four years ago Pacheco claimed to represent the developer of Chem-Spay, a birth control product for rodents. He was denounced and then tried to troll others in order to lay claim to their hard work. In late 2015 he put out a ZipRecruiter ad for scientists who had their own laboratory space. Now, less than 18 months later, 600 Million claims to be on the verge of the highest science! Even if he had had something, his claims are way ahead of a plausible timeline.
Hopefully Pacheco's board members and large-scale donors will do some soul-searching and rethink their buy-in to his fantasies. In animal welfare–as in anything else–if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Sea Shepherd and guns …….
Sea Shepherd president of eight years, Scott Trimingham, learned from crew members that firearms were on ships before 1991 ….
The link here actually pertains almost entirely to the Sea Shepherd vessel Edward Abbey, acquired in 1990, and to the events of 1991 and afterward. Nothing in it supports Alex Pacheco's claims pertaining to the 1979 Sea Shepherd campaign against the pirate whaler Sierra.
I was there when Senestech fired Alex Pacheco – he had the rights to raise money to allow them to find a solution for dogs, as they have been successful after years and years of research for rats and had been using it in many countries to give to the farmers to protect their rice fields. At that time NYC Port Authority was testing their product. Since then they have advanced and the rat sterilization product is effective and used in many countries. It would cost enormous amounts of $ to change/tweak the product and years of research to adapt it to a dog and yes then the whole law constraints and all the legal and medical compliance rules and regulations… very expensive. Well Alex had it almost funded with the Best Friends Animal Society in Dec 2010. I was there at the table, I sat in on the negotiations and with the scientists, as I was when Alex paid $1 to have the right to raise enough money for Senestech to start working on and plan the testing, field trials, dogs to house to monitor the effects etc…..Well, Alex was stupid enough to let some bimbo PR person out of Newport Beach CA send out a press release with false claims and information that was strictly forbidden to be released by Senestech. By the time the round trip from Utah at the Best Friends Animal Society then back to LA, California was completed, it wasn't more than 10 hours and an email was received that Senestech had severed ties. (The Press release went out during the couple day visit to Utah) DONE, OVER, NO RECIPE FOR SUCCESS…. it makes me sick that I still receive emails asking for donations while Alex is living off the profits…he has never worked since I have met him in 2009, he plays the pauper while collecting innocent good intended people's money for a worthy cause however he does not have the answer, the recipe for the potential "sterilization biscuit" that would need to be changed from working on rats to dogs is locked in a vault and Alex never had possession of it and never will. I spoke to the scientists about a year ago and they were doing well and moving forward on their own in various directions. Please someone stop Alex Pacheco from continuing to collect money to support his own lifestyle. (By the way he scammed me too – claimed he never had a penny even when he drove my car to a "600 Seminar" and got a flat tire- Quote – "He wished he could have helped me pay for the run flat tire but just didn't have the money" BS. He had plenty, and continues to take from anyone donating.


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FAIR PLÉ SECRET AGENT SEEN COUNTING MEN TO WOMEN RATIO IN SESSIONS
A Fair Plé secret agent has allegedly been spotted in pubs all over the country apparently taking notes on the men to women ratio in traditional Irish music sessions.
Local musicians reported seeing a woman in a trench-coat and sunglasses acting strangely at their session on Wednesday night and thought that she was simply an overly interested spectator, possibly a tourist.
Local musician: "We were just playing away minding our own business, when I spotted this lady the other side of the bar staring at us through a pair of binoculars and writing furiously on a note pad. I thought she might have been one of these tourists that does sketches, ye know?"
"But then my wife spotted the Fair Plé badge and asked what she was up to. She mumbled something about the men to women ratio in the session, saying that there was 6 people in the session and only 2 were woman, so 2 men had to stop playing immediately. She then quickly gathered her things and left! Very strange we thought!"
The Fair Plé movement came to prominence in 2018 in aiming to achieve 'gender balance in the production, performance, promotion and development of Irish traditional and folk music', culminating in a weekend long event highlighting the movement called Rising Tides.
More recently there have been alleged sightings of secret agents representing the movement calling into sessions all over the country and highlighting the ratio of men to women. In one other incident, a secret agent was seen forcibly telling young female musicians that they should demand more women in their session. One of them told The Drone:
"Personally, as a female musician, I LOVE being told by non-music playing females how I'm a victim of the patriarchy. Christ. They must be doing some sort of research but counting how many girls are at a session on a Wednesday night isn't data collection."
The members of the local session were upset when they heard what was being carried out, and insisted that spending 30 minutes at their session on one Wednesday night certainly isn't going to reveal much about gender imbalance or attitudes towards female musicians: "Maybe tonight just more men could come than women, or maybe there are more male musicians living locally than female. Who knows!"
Another female musician told us: "I think they're ignoring a lot of us young musicians and a lot of the non-professional female musicians. I see a lot of people trying to relaunch careers and self-promotion. I've never felt put down one bit, musically I can go toe-to-toe with anyone! If there's some problem it then it's a societal one, rather than a music one."
One secret agent was last seen jumping into their car and heading in the direction of the local university.


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'Home Sweet Home Alone' Review: "In Need Of Home Improvement"
Mark Tan Posted On November 13, 2021
The idea of Home Sweet Home Alone being terrible should not shock anyone. For most people, there hasn't been a great film with "home alone" in its title since 1990. For a select few, there hasn't been an enjoyable Home Alone film since 1992. Quite possibly the only way a bad Home Alone movie could catch people's attention nowadays is through sheer arrogance. Fortunately – or unfortunately – arrogance is something Home Sweet Home Alone never has in short supply. Any time it tries to shake up the formula amounts to almost nothing, and any time it calls back to the original film is downright embarrassing. So not only do you get a weak comedy, but you also get one that's lazy in all the worst areas.
From the outset, it looks like we are in for an exact retread of the original film. A young boy who hates interacting with his extended family during Christmastime? Check! A wish for his family to disappear that eventually comes true out of neglect? Check! Defending the house from burglars while the family's gone? Check! However, this is merely a skeleton for Mikey Day & Streeter Seidell's screenplay. As it turns out, our boy of the day Max Mercer (Archie Yates) is not the sole protagonist. We also have to contend with soon-to-be burglars Pam (Ellie Kemper) and Hunter (Rob Delaney). Unlike most burglars who want to steal for the fun of it, they are after a rare doll that Max allegedly took from them. If they can retrieve the doll, they will be able to sell it online and clear up their financial troubles.
That right there is a prime showcase of Home Sweet Home Alone running into a wall. Humanizing the burglars is not an automatically bad move, but the story needs a clear-cut divide between heroes and villains for that to work. And no matter how much the script tries to make Max unlikable, he never comes across as evil. At most, he selfishly takes a toy meant for children in need. But outside of that, he's no more bratty than your average kid. In all fairness, part of that is because of Yates' sweet demeanor. Nevertheless, it had the chance to weaponize Yates' natural charms, but it never takes that opportunity. Because of that, there is no one to root for or against, resulting in stakes that feel entirely weightless.
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Doesn't help either that Pam and Hunter encapsulate the film's feeble attempt at managing tone. Given their introductory scenes, it seems as if director Dan Mazer wants to ground them in some form of reality. But by the time they become the formula-mandated burglars, they are indistinguishable from the cartoony figures that populated the previous Home Alone movies. Worse than that is how the character shift contradicts what it previously established. This is especially noticeable with Hunter, as he becomes a total buffoon once he breaks into the Mercer house. He is somehow smart enough to know data management and yet dumb enough to not know when he is wearing a VR headset.
With the burglars serving as ineffective leads, surely the movie compensates by fleshing out Max, right? You would be mistaken. Since Max has to share screentime with Pam and Hunter, Day & Seidell rush through his development at record speed. What made Kevin McCallister so endearing was seeing his initial joy of being alone slowly fade away as time went on. In some ways, this was his journey to be more open and kind to others. Meanwhile, Max jumps from being happy about being alone to being sad about it on a dime. And no, it's not like he learns a valuable lesson other than to not steal toys intended for those in need. As a result, whatever he does only seems to happen because the plot requires it to be so.
We haven't even gotten to the endless attempts at nostalgia baiting its audience! Some of these are predictable, such as the overuse of the John Williams music from the original film. Some… just exist, such as the brief return of Buzz McCallister (Devin Ratray). Others are much more unpleasant, such as the sci-fi reskin of Angels with Filthy Souls. First of all, giving it no more than a nod misses the point behind that fictional movie – it's a violent film that Kevin got to watch unsupervised! More crucially, it is here that Home Sweet Home Alone tries to be self-aware about its existence. As a character watches this reskin, he complains about the incessant need to remake classics and how they can never top the originals. To see this movie of all things make that gesture is nothing short of agonizing.
There have been enough dreadful patches in Home Alone history for this to not feel like a once-in-a-lifetime disaster. And even tossing that aside, at least it picks up once it gets to the trap-heavy climax. If nothing else, it's the one place where Mazer seems to wake up and indulge in fun staging. Still, this is yet another film to make me question Home Alone's viability as a franchise. Without the likes of John Hughes and Chris Columbus, a Home Alone movie is bound to be dead on arrival. And with Home Sweet Home Alone, we have another product to fill that status quo. I guess Disney's purchase of 20th Century Fox didn't lead to as many earth-shattering changes as I thought… – Mark Tan
Home Sweet Home Alone is available on Disney+.
The film stars Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates, Pete Holmes, Aisling Bea, and Devin Ratray.
Mark Tan
A software developer that is also a passionate film fan. When I am not working on code or watching movies, I love to eat, hike and travel, though eating is a much higher priority than the others. Managing Critic for Full Circle.
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Q: How to update database automatically on webserver or host? is there way I can update my database automatically instead of adding information manually. my database is created in mysql workbench which is connected to mysql server via webmin.

A: Sure you can use Event Scheduler in Mysql
delimiter |
alter EVENT Your_event_name ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 DAY STARTS '2018-11-14 22:00:00' DO BEGIN

    -- you query to update here
    update table1 set exported = 1 where exported is null;

   END |

delimiter ;

Make sure you set agent on
#set event agent on
SET GLOBAL event_scheduler = ON;

More details Here https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/create-event.html


Research from The Petroleum Institute geoscientists covered in the Eos Transactions scientific newsletter. The article explains how the research team, in collaboration with geologists and geophysicists from the University of Oxford, will attempt to unravel the structure beneath both the Semail ophiolite and the underlying crust of the UAE-Oman mountain range.
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Comisión Femenil of the San Fernando Valley(CFSFV) proudly presents our 25th Annual Adelante Mujer Latina Career Conference on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at California State University, Northridge!
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Q: IntelliJ keeps resetting my Java settings every time I re-import gradle I have found several similar reports involving mvn, but none with Gradle. Here's the issue.
I go to File->Project Structure->Project and change Project SDK to 11 and Project Language Level to 10. I hit apply, errors go away.
I refresh Gradle Project, check File->Project Structure->Project and it's Project SDK is set to 8 and Project Language Level to 6.
So after reading the problems I found here on stackoverflow, here is my build.gradle.
/*
 * This file was generated by the Gradle 'init' task.
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 * This generated file contains a sample Java project to get you started.
 * For more details take a look at the Java Quickstart chapter in the Gradle
 * user guide available at https://docs.gradle.org/5.1.1/userguide/tutorial_java_projects.html
 */

plugins {
    // Apply the java plugin to add support for Java
    id 'java'

    // Apply the application plugin to add support for building an application
    id 'application'

    // Apply the groovy plugin to also add support for Groovy (needed for Spock)
    id 'groovy'

    id 'org.springframework.boot' version '2.1.2.RELEASE'
}

sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11

repositories {
    // Use jcenter for resolving your dependencies.
    // You can declare any Maven/Ivy/file repository here.
    jcenter()
    flatDir {
        dirs 'libs'
    }
}

dependencies {
    // This dependency is found on compile classpath of this component and consumers.
    implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:26.0-jre'

    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
    implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa'
    testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-devtools'

    implementation 'org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:2.4.0'
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])

    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.11.2'
    implementation 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.11.2'

    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'

    // Use the latest Groovy version for Spock testing
    testImplementation 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:2.5.4'

    // Use the awesome Spock testing and specification framework even with Java
    testImplementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:1.2-groovy-2.5'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    testImplementation group: 'com.h2database', name: 'h2', version: '1.4.197'
}

// Define the main class for the application
mainClassName = 'manage.App'

apply plugin: 'io.spring.dependency-management'

task deploy(dependsOn: 'build', type: Copy) {
    from bootJar.archivePath
    into "/opt/heavyweight"
}

Refresh. It still resets my project settings.
Here's gradle settings:

Please help.
thomas@office-workstation:/opt/gradle4$ bin/gradle -version
WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred
WARNING: Illegal reflective access by org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedClass (file:/opt/gradle-4.10.2/lib/groovy-all-2.4.15.jar) to method java.lang.Object.finalize()
WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedClass
WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations
WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release

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Gradle 4.10.2
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Build time:   2018-09-19 18:10:15 UTC
Revision:     b4d8d5d170bb4ba516e88d7fe5647e2323d791dd

Kotlin DSL:   1.0-rc-6
Kotlin:       1.2.61
Groovy:       2.4.15
Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.11 compiled on March 23 2018
JVM:          11 (Oracle Corporation 11+28)
OS:           Linux 4.18.0-14-generic amd64

thomas@office-workstation:/opt/gradle4$

A: That can happen sometimes. Project files can get quite complex, especially if you're working on a multi-module one.
First of all, I'd prefer always going with Enum constants.
sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11

Then, back-up .idea/modules.xml, delete it and re-import the Gradle project from the Gradle Tool Window.

As a last step, back up the project *.iml file, delete it, re-import as above.Restart idea if the *.iml files does not get recreated.
Let me know if that works.


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Q: MySQL #1452 - Cannot add or update a child row I'm begginer here, all what i'm trying to do is insert into a table field which is a foreign key, please take a look at this two tables :
Table Categorie
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `categorie` (
    `id_cat` int(2) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
    `nom_cat` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
    PRIMARY KEY (`id_cat`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB  DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;

and table Annonce
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `annonce` (
  `id_annonce` int(6) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `titre` varchar(30) NOT NULL,
  `description` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `tarif` float NOT NULL,
  `deplacement` int(2) NOT NULL,
  `date_creation` date NOT NULL,
  `date_expiration` date NOT NULL,
  `image` varchar(255) NOT NULL,
  `id_cat` int(2) DEFAULT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id_annonce`),
  KEY `id_cat` (`id_cat`),
) ENGINE=InnoDB  DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;

After linking the foreign key id_cat manually (ON UPDATE SET NULL ON DELETE CASCADE) that's how the db looks like

and after inserting data into Categorie table it looks like this

But unfortunately i couldn't execute this query :
INSERT INTO annonce (id_annonce, titre, description, tarif, deplacement,
                    date_creation, date_expiration,id_cat)
VALUES('','anything','anything',2,3,'2017-04-01','2017-04-01',2)

the error says :

1452 - Cannot add or update a child row: a foreign key constraint fails
  (lametcom.annonce, CONSTRAINT annonce_ibfk_2 FOREIGN KEY (id_cat)
  REFERENCES annonce (id_cat) ON DELETE SET NULL ON UPDATE CASCADE)

Can anyone help please and so sorry about my poor English i hope you can understand what i mean

A: Your foreign key constraint is wrong. You have
FOREIGN KEY id_cat REFERENCES annonce (id_cat)

but it should be:
FOREIGN KEY id_cat REFERENCES categorie (id_cat)

The table name in the foreign key constraint has to be the table you're linking to.


Having conquered her fears and anxiety, Nwokeukwu is today the brain behind such entertaining movies like Wrong Thought, Arabella, Awaken, Unknown Damage, Blind Violence, and Lucy's Dilemma.
In this interview, Nwokeukwu opens up on her experiences as an actor and filmmaker. She also talks about her latest movie and ideal man among other interesting issues.
What actually inspired your first movie production?
I noticed that producers were just using us and paying us peanuts. And at the end of the day, you see your movie everywhere, making waves. As the lead character, people are calling you all over the place, thinking that you're making money. But you can't do anything about it because you don't have any rights over the movie. I did my calculations and I found out that production pays better, and you know, when you pay people, you have exclusive rights to your works.
What was your first production experience like?
At first, I was scared and anxious! You see, it is not easy to bring people together, put them in a hotel and feed them for weeks, but I did all these after my mom encouraged me. Before I produced my first movie, I had to float a company, The Ship End Production Nigeria Ltd. But at the end of the day, I will say it has been a thrilling experience.
Were you not afraid of backlash from industry big names when you decided to go into film production?
I thought that they won't give me jobs again, because they would be like 'she wants to show herself by producing; let us see how far she can go'. The truth is that's the exact reason some people don't want to produce their own movies, because they don't want to lose the opportunities they already have. Producers don't like the idea that you are trying to overshadow them. I still want to work with them but I don't care as long as I am making money. Most times, they call me and say 'hmmm… you are now producing, so you want to show us now that you are good, that you can actually do what we are doing?' But I am like 'don't see it that way. I need money as much as you do. I have about N2 million and if I don't invest it, I will spend it all within a short while. So, I need to invest in order to secure my future'.
What kind of movies do you make?
I do urban movies but currently I am working on an epic movie. I came up with this storyline and then I got a seasoned scriptwriter to help me bring it to life.
What has been your greatest challenge?
You know, on set, that moment when everything seems to be on your head, if you are not calm, you might end up collapsing. The requests keep coming 'Chiamaka, I need this and that… the lights are bad… this and that are not working'. But you have actually spent a lot for these things. For instance, your miscellaneous is N200,000 but something could crop up that will gulp N500,000 suddenly; something you never planned for. That is the kind of challenge I face. Sometimes, you budgeted N2.5 million but you end up spending N3 million. And you have to spend, because if you don't finish the production, everybody will leave your set and you will be the loser.
What's the character you played in your last movie,Wrong Thought?
I played the character of a confused lady. Her intention was to get married to someone she really loved but her mother had other ideas. She wanted a rich man for her but there was this poor guy who was actually loving and caring. Her mom eventually pushed her to marry the old but very rich man. After everything, the poor guy traveled out of the country but came back very rich and wanted her back but she was already married with a kid.
Desperately, my character sought for divorce from her rich husband not knowing that the lover boy, who just returned to the country, only wanted to get back at me because my mom and I really tortured him. Then, after I had divorced my husband, he decided to marry my best friend. It is a very interesting movie.
How best can you take care of a man?
I am a loving and fun-to-be-with kind of lady. I don't put things in mind; I don't harbour grudges. I know that God has reasons for everything. I don't like to be stressed. If somebody dies and people are crying, I just feel that God has a reason for it. Things don't bother me at all.
Have you ever been in a relationship where you gave your all and yet it didn't work out?
When I meet a man and things don't work out, I just tell him 'you're not for me, your woman will come' and I move on.
How do you handle stubborn fans that won't keep their eyes away from you?
I don't answer them; I decline (their offers).
What's the craziest thing a fan has done to you?
That was when I went to a crusade and a guy popped out of the blue and suddenly lifted me up the ground. I was really scared. He said I look decent and that he likes my movies. Also, he said he loves me because I don't always expose my body in films and that anytime he sees me crying in movies, he pities me.
Are you single and still searching?
I am single. I haven't found the right man yet; I haven't found the apple of my eye.
Could you describe your ideal man?
I don't like too much 'cool'. If you are too calm or too nice to me or you want me to be in control always, I might just overshadow you. I don't like a man to start acting like 'oh, I don't want to hurt her'. I like guys that would tell me 'look, what you did is wrong, don't do it again'. I need a strong guy that can handle me.
Have you had a female fan making sexual advances at you?
There is this lady that has a lot of followers on social media and she keeps chatting me up. She keeps saying that she sees me in her dreams and that she likes me naturally. What makes me feel she is a lesbian is that she always makes advances at me.


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UK says 200 asylum-seeking children missing, some aged under 16
Two hundred asylum-seeking children, including some aged under 16, are missing from temporary hotel accommodation in Britain, the government said on Tuesday, raising new questions over ministers' handling of migrant arrivals.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government is under pressure on two fronts over immigration: from those who say he is failing to protect Britain's borders from migrants arriving in small boats and others who say the government is not treating those who arrive properly.
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick was called to parliament on Tuesday by a member of the Green Party to explain media reports of missing children.
Jenrick said 13 of the 200 missing children were under 16 years old and one was female, with around 88% of all those missing coming from Albania. He said the government was fulfilling its obligations to protect the children.
"The movements of under-18s in and out of hotels are monitored and reported and they're accompanied by social workers when attending organised activities," Jenrick told parliament.
"We have no power to detain unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in these settings."
The number of people arriving in England across the Channel has more than doubled in the last two years, with government figures showing Albanians account for the highest number of people arriving by this route.
Last year ministers came under pressure over poor living conditions and overcrowding at a migrant holding facility, and faced threats of legal action from rights groups and a public sector workers' union.
The site was subsequently cleared of migrants.
In response to Jenrick, Green Party lawmaker Caroline Lucas said the children were at risk of being snatched, abducted and coerced by criminals.
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