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50 Stats to Help You Choose The Right Social Networks for Your Brand
By: Lisa Marcyes
One of my favorite movie lines is, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ferris Bueller's words have never been more applicable to the world of marketing than they are right now. The social landscape is changing quickly and in order to win, social marketers need to listen and engage where their audience is, rather than expecting audiences to come to them. The challenge is, there are more social channels than ever before.
In this blog, I'll outline three ways to help you choose the right social networks for your business.
Get to Know Your Audience
I'm always surprised at how little time people take to really get to know their target audience. As you're jumping into the tactical details of your social media plan, it's critical that you take the time to understand who your ideal audience is and what they care about.
Here are some great questions to think about:
Who is your ideal audience following on social media?
What topics are they discussing/posting about?
What is their geographical location?
What type of content are they regularly interacting with?
Taking the time to thoroughly research your audience helps ensure your social media marketing efforts are as effective as possible. Understanding what channels will most likely reach your audience, the best time to gain their attention, the tone that will most likely resonate, and the types of content they prefer will help put you one step ahead of your competition.
Go Where They Are
One mistake I see marketers make all too often is trying to incorporate too many channels into their strategies. This can be a very time consuming and expensive endeavor that yields less than ideal results. Focus your efforts on the channels that your target audience prefers. For B2B, it can be challenging to determine whether the latest and greatest platforms are worth the investment. A great way to get started is by looking at usage and demographics for each of the platforms. Let data inform your decisions, for example, the 2016 Social Media Update, Pew Research took an in depth look at where adults are spending their time online.
Maximize Your ROI
It can be easy to think you need to be everywhere in order to build a social community, but the truth is, valuable time and resources are lost when you aren't thoughtful and strategic about when and where you'll maintain a social presence. Think about the old adage, "If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" The same goes for your social media presence. If you're posting to a channel that none of your target audience is utilizing, are you making progress? Here are some stats to consider as you vet social media channels for your organization/brand:
79% of internet users (68% of all U.S. adults) use Facebook. Pew Research Center
Facebook remains the most-used social media site by Americans 12 and up. Edison Research
Posts with images see 2.3X more engagement than those without images. Buzzsumo
Facebook users are engaged users — 76% log on daily, including 55% who do so several times a day. Pew Research Center
Facebook sends 82% of social media traffic to longer stories and 84% of social traffic to shorter news articles. Pew Research Center
Facebook Messenger has 1.2 billion monthly active users worldwide, making it the second most used mobile chat app in the world. Statista
Twitter has 313 million monthly active users. Twitter
24% of internet users (21% of all U.S. adults) use Twitter. Pew Research Center
42% of Twitter users log on daily, including 23% who do so several times a day. Pew Research Center
There are 500 million Tweets per day or about 6,000 per second. InternetLiveStats
Video is the fastest-growing media type on Twitter. Twitter
Videos are six times more likely to be Retweeted than photos and three times more likely than GIFs. Twitter
LinkedIn has 106 million monthly active users. LinkedIn
29% of internet users (25% of all U.S. adults) use LinkedIn LinkedIn
18% of LinkedIn users log on daily. Pew Research Center
92% of B2B marketers leverage LinkedIn over all other social platforms. Pew Research Center
LinkedIn posts with images receive 200% more engagement than text-only posts. SocialPilot
Snapchat has over 100 million daily active users. Snapchat
54% of Snapchat users log on daily. Adweek
Snapchat users watch over 10 billion videos per day. Snapchat
400 million Snaps are sent daily. Adweek
8,796 photos are shared on Snapchat every second. Adweek
Vertical videos are watched 9 times more than horizontal videos on Snapchat. Snapchat
Instagram has 500 million monthly active users. Statista
51% of Instagram users log on daily, including 35% who do so several times a day. Pew Research Center
32% of internet users (28% of all U.S. adults) use Instagram. Pew Research Center
59% of adults ages 18-29 use Instagram. Pew Research Center
Over 95 million photos and videos are shared on Instagram every day. Instagram
Instagram drives the most engagement per post compared to any social network–84 times more than Twitter, 54 times more than Pinterest and 10 times more than Facebook. Sprout
YouTube is the world's second largest search engine and third most visited site after Google and Facebook. Pulse
300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. Statistic Brain
There are 3.25 billion hours of video watched each month. Statistic Brain
The average mobile viewing session lasts more than 40 minutes. YouTube
The most viewed brand videos are on average 31–60 seconds long. Social Bakers
Pinterest has 150 million users. Pinterest
31% of internet users (26% of all U.S. adults) use Pinterest. Pew Research Center
87% of Pinners have purchased something they've seen on Pinterest, while 93 percent plan to do so. Pinterest
36 percent of Pinterest users falling between the ages of 18 and 29. Pew Research Center
Two-thirds of Pins currently on the channel highlight a brand or product.Pinterest
WhatsApp has more than 1.3 billion monthly active users. Statista
Almost two thirds of Whatsapp users are online more than once daily. GlobalWebIndex
WhatsApp is most popular in markets outside the United States. Statista
The WhatsApp audience is projected to grow to 25.6 million users by 2021. Statista
WeChat has more than 938 million monthly active users. eMarketer
50% of users use WeChat for at least 90 minutes a day. WeChat
On average, each WeChat users is connected with 194 friends. China Internet News
The average WeChat user sends 74 messages per day. WeChat
Only 14% of brands are currently sharing ads on the platform. China Channel
A recent study published by Statista outlined the top social networking sites worldwide. I was surprised that I didn't see the three channels I generally think of—Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn—when developing my social strategy. It was a good reminder that if you're developing a global strategy, it's important to research and consider all the social channels global audiences are utilizing. Take a look at Statista's data below:
Whatever channels you choose to develop and nurture, be sure you are focused where your target audience is. If you're looking to engage people in C-suite in fin-tech, Snapchat may not be your best bet. However, if you're looking to connect with a millennial interested in fashion trends, Snapchat and Instagram will probably be the best channels to showcase your brand, grow your audience and drive revenue. Businesses that strive to engage with their audience in meaningful ways, on the channels they prefer, will ultimately win.
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Acquired with 750 houses in 1974 by Ellerman Lines Ltd, which in turn was acquired by the Barclay Brothers in 1983 and then sold to the Brent Walker Group - a property and leisure group owned by former boxers George and Billy Walker - in January 1989.
The company was then bought by [[Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd]] in 1992. In 2002, W&D sold the brewery to [[Castle Eden Brewery Ltd]] but the Cameron's name was retained. W&D kept most of the pub estate.
The brewery with an estate of just 51 pubs was then bought by [[Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd]] in 1992. In 2002, W&D sold the brewery to [[Castle Eden Brewery Ltd]] but the Cameron's name was retained. W&D kept most of the pub estate.
They acquired the small pub estate of [[Leeds Brewery Co]] in 2016.
Messrs. J.W. Cameron & Co. Ltd., New Maltings, West Hartlepool, Co. Durham. Brewers' Journal 15th April 1897
Messrs. J. W. Cameron & Co. Ltd., Pneumatic Maltings, West Hartlepool. Brewers' Journal 15th February 1908
The brewery at the turn of the 20th Century
Strongarm served the Hartlepool way at the Globe!
J W Cameron & Co. Ltd, Lion Brewery, Stockton Street, West Hartlepool, County Durham
Founded 1852 by William Waldon. Leased to John William Cameron 1872 with 16 public houses and he bought the brewery in 1893. Registered as above November 1894 with 50 tied houses.
The brewery with an estate of just 51 pubs was then bought by Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries Ltd in 1992. In 2002, W&D sold the brewery to Castle Eden Brewery Ltd but the Cameron's name was retained. W&D kept most of the pub estate.
They acquired the small pub estate of Leeds Brewery Co in 2016.
Also brews Donzoko brands. Their test plant was also used by Wild Hop Brewery Ltd in 2007.
List of J.W. Cameron & Co. Ltd. pubs in Northumberland
List of J.W. Cameron & Co. Ltd. pubs in County Durham
List of J.W. Cameron & Co. Ltd. pubs in North Yorkshire
List of J.W. Cameron & Co. Ltd. pubs in East Yorkshire
List of J.W. Cameron & Co. Ltd. pubs in West Yorkshire and the North Midlands
Cameron & Co. Ltd: Acquisition History
Camerons, Hartlepool - photographs taken by Roger Putman - 1 May 2003
An assortment of views of the brewery.
The Brewery in 1980.
The Malt Kiln in 2000.
The Pubmaster Offices.
Courtesy Roy Denison
The following images were taken on a BHS Visit in 1991.
The brewer's house
Entry in the Trade Mark Registry
Registration No : 513,240
Description : Gold Finch cider label
Date of Application : 27/05/1930
Used Prior to 1875? : NO
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We all love sunny days and the effect the sun has on our psyche and feelings of wellness. For centuries humans have lived by the sun whether by regulating our sleep cycle or producing our natural foods. Yet, recently we have shunned the sun's direct effects on our bodies by avoiding it and overusing sun-blocking agents and lotions. Skin cancer during the '60s and '70s ushered in a period of phobia. True to our nature, we chose the extremist way of dealing with the problem, total avoidance.
This campaign has helped produce a generation of Vitamin D deficient Americans. In the recent past the medical community believed that Vitamin D simply controlled calcium and phosphorus metabolism and bone health. Recent evidence has shown this to be the tip of the iceberg. Vitamin D stimulates the immune system from birth and plays a role in natural immune system function. Inadequate levels of Vitamin D are being linked to autoimmune disease, like multiple sclerosis and cancers. Vitamin D is also known to be involved in the function of over 80 nuclear genes and many aspects of cell differentiation.
Vitamin D associated diseases are noted to be more common at northern latitudes on the globe where sun exposure is limited by temperature and the sun's height in the sky. After much review the link appears to be Vitamin D deficiency and limited UVB sun exposure. Our lifestyles have increased sedentary indoor work and recreation thereby reducing sun exposure. Sunscreens also effectively reduce the suns beneficial effects. According to the National Institutes of Health there is an inverse relationship between Vitamin D levels in the body and cancer. It is time for everyone to pay attention to this ever important hormone made in our skin.
The goal of prevention of skin cancer should be to avoid sunburns which are noted to be a risk factor for cancer. Exposure to 15 to 30 minutes of direct sun a day has never been shown in any way to be dangerous. However, the beneficial effects on Vitamin D levels are well known at roughly 10 to 15,000 IU of Vitamin D during this brief exposure. You would need 100 cups of milk to equal this amount!! Not being a calf, I will pass on the milk in deference to the sun.
The esteemed Dr. Holick, a dermatologist and Vitamin D specialist from Boston University, has espoused prudent sun exposure and the evaluation of your Vitamin D status especially if one suffers from bone pain, muscle weakness, chronic fibromyalgias, osteoporosis, irritable bowel syndrome and other non specific inflammatory diseases. The recommendations for supplemental Vitamin D are also increasing especially as one ages. The skin of the elderly is less able to synthesize Vitamin D through sun exposure.
Part of this diet includes eating fish where 3 ounces of salmon will provide 400IU of Vitamin D. Weight bearing exercise is also a part of a healthy aging plan. The axial loading on the skeleton has a beneficial effect of the prevention of bone loss and also improves mental wellness.
Children who are exclusively breastfed may require Vitamin D supplementation. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 400IU of vitamin D per day in these infants.
Food sources of Vitamin D are dairy, fish, eggs, mushrooms and fortified foods like orange juice and cereals.
As we age we know that we have a harder time synthesizing vitamin D via our skin surface making supplementation necessary. Remember that your skin color dictates how fast you can make D. Darker skin = more time to generate adequate D and lighter skin is the converse. Between the months of November and April, it is quite difficult for most individuals to generate adequate D from the sun in the mid to northern United States.
Most adults need 2000-5000 IU/day. Incrementally less for kids. This nutrient is easily obtained from the sun for most individuals. Your place of residence and skin color will effect the ability to obtain D from sun exposure. The farther north you live in the United States, the more time in the sun you will need to produce vitamin D. If you you have dark skin tones that reflect the sun back, you will need more exposure for adequate D development. Dark skin color is an advantage for preventing skin cancer, but a disadvantage for developing D.
Pregnancy and infancy are times of increased vitamin needs. We highly stress the need for adequate vitamin D stores for all females of child bearing age. Max dosing of vitamin D for all adults appears to be 5000 IU per day before toxicity develops.
Over consumption of vitamin D can be toxic as it is fat soluble and can accumulate in our fat cells. Symptoms and findings of toxicity include hypercalcemia, bone pain, kidney stones, calcium deposits in the body. Diseases that could increase the risk of toxicity include: sarcoidosis, hyperparathyroidism, tuberculosis, lymphoma and other cancers. There is only one way to be sure that you are not in the toxic range and that is to test blood levels. I highly recommend this test, if you are taking 5000IU or more daily for adults and incremental less for kids. See Linus Pauling Institute link for more information.
People at risk for insufficiency or deficiency have: sun avoidance behavior, issues with intestinal fat malabsorption (vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin like D/E/K), intestinal dysbiosis, inflammatory bowel disease, eating disorders, celiac disease and disorders of bile production or pancreatic enzyme production, chronic kidney disease, magnesium deficiency and older age.


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Oprah's network announces 10 show host contestants
Oprah Winfrey's new network has announced the 10 contestants competing on "Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star."
The would-be hosts include a travel guide in a wheelchair, a comedian who thinks the U.S. needs a gay best friend, and a businesswoman aiming to make a show about money both informative and fun.
The Oprah Winfrey Network announced the finalists Thursday. They were chosen from more than 9,500 online audition videos and thousands more hopefuls at open casting calls.
The winner will be selected by judges including Dr. Phil McGraw and Gayle King, who will submit contestants to TV-host-related challenges.
The prize is a show on Winfrey's cable channel.
"Your OWN Show" premieres Jan. 7. The Oprah Winfrey Network launches Saturday.
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Q: PL/pgSQL function to randomly select an id Goal:

*

*pre-populate a table with a list of sequential id, from e.g. 1 to 1,000,000.  The table has an additional column that is nillable.  NULL values are marked as unassigned and non-NULL values are marked as assigned

*have function i can call that asks for x number of randomly chosen ids from the table which have not been assigned.

This is for something quite specific and while I understand there are different ways of doing this, I'd like to know if there's a solution to the flaw in this particular implementation.
I have something that partially works, but wondering where the flaw in the function is.
Here's the table:
CREATE SEQUENCE accounts_seq MINVALUE 700000000001 NO MAXVALUE;

CREATE TABLE accounts (
  id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY default nextval('accounts_seq'),
  client VARCHAR(25), UNIQUE(id, client)
);

This function gen_account_ids is just a one-time setup to pre-populate the table with a fixed number of rows, all marked as unassigned.
/*
  This function will insert new rows into the accounts table with ids being
  generated by a sequence, and client being NULL.  A NULL client indicates
  the account has not yet been assigned.
*/
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION gen_account_ids(bigint)
  RETURNS INT AS $gen_account_ids$
DECLARE
  -- count is the number of new accounts you want generated
  count alias for $1;
  -- rowcount is returned as the number of rows inserted
  rowcount int;
BEGIN
  INSERT INTO accounts(client) SELECT NULL FROM generate_series(1, count);
  GET DIAGNOSTICS rowcount = ROW_COUNT;
  RETURN rowcount;
END;
$gen_account_ids$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

So, I use this to pre-populate the table with, say 1000 records:
SELECT gen_account_ids(1000);

The next function assign is meant to randomly select an unassigned id (unassigned means client column is null), and update it with a client value so it becomes assigned.  It returns the number of rows affected.
It works sometimes, but I do believe there are collisions occurring -- which is why I tried for DISTINCT, but it often returns fewer than the desired number of rows.  For example, if I select assign(100, 'foo'); it might return 95 rows instead of the desired 100.
How can I modify this to make it always return the exact desired rows?
   /*
     This will assign ids to a client randomly
     @param int is the number of account numbers to generate
     @param varchar(10) is a string descriptor for the client
     @returns the number of rows affected -- should be the same as the input int

     Call it like this: `SELECT * FROM assign(100, 'FOO')`
   */
   CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION assign(INT, VARCHAR(10))
     RETURNS INT AS $$
   DECLARE
     total ALIAS FOR $1;
     clientname ALIAS FOR $2;
     rowcount int;
   BEGIN
     UPDATE accounts SET client = clientname WHERE id IN (
       SELECT DISTINCT trunc(random() * (
         (SELECT max(id) FROM accounts WHERE client IS NULL) -
         (SELECT min(id) FROM accounts WHERE client IS NULL)) +
         (SELECT min(id) FROM accounts WHERE client IS NULL)) FROM generate_series(1, total));
     GET DIAGNOSTICS rowcount = ROW_COUNT;
     RETURN rowcount;
   END;
   $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

This is loosely based on this where you can do something like SELECT trunc(random() * (100 - 1) + 1) FROM generate_series(1,5); which will select 5 random numbers between 1 and 100.
My goal is to do something similar where I select a random id between the min and max unassigned rows, and mark it for update.

A: This isn't the best answer b/c it does involve full table scans, but in my situation, I'm not concerned about the performance, and it works.  This is based off @CraigRinger's reference to the blog post getting random tuples
I'd be generally interested in hearing about other (perhaps better) solutions -- and am specifically curious about why the original solution falls short, and what @klin also devised.
So, here's my brute force random order solution:
-- generate a million unassigned rows with null client column
insert into accounts(client) select null from generate_series(1, 1000000);

-- assign 1000 random rows to client 'foo'
update accounts set client = 'foo' where id in
  (select id from accounts where client is null order by random() limit 1000);

A: Because ids of random subset of rows are not consecutive, select a random row_number() instead of random id.
with nulls as ( -- base query
    select id
    from accounts
    where client is null
    ),
randoms as ( -- calculate random int in range 1..count(nulls.*)
    select trunc(random()* (count(*) - 1) + 1)::int random_value
    from nulls
    ),
row_numbers as ( -- add row numbers to nulls
    select id, row_number() over (order by id) rn
    from nulls
    )
select id
from row_numbers, randoms
where rn = random_value; -- random row number

A function is not necessary here, but you can easily place the query in a function body if needed.
This query updates 5 random rows with null client.
update accounts
set client = 'new value' -- <-- clientname
where id in (
    with nulls as ( -- base query
        select id
        from accounts
        where client is null
        ),
    randoms as ( -- calculate random int in range 1..count(nulls.*)
        select i, trunc(random()* (count(*) - 1) + 1)::int random_value
        from nulls
        cross join generate_series(1, 5) i -- <--  total
        group by 1
        ),
    row_numbers as ( -- add row numbers to nulls in order by id
        select id, row_number() over (order by id) rn
        from nulls
        )
    select id
    from row_numbers, randoms
    where rn = random_value -- random row number
)

However, there is no certainty that the query will update exactly 5 rows, because
select trunc(random()* (max_value - 1) + 1)::int
from generate_series(1, n)

is not a correct way to generate n different random values. The probability of repetitions increases with the quotient n / max_value.

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Few artists represent the extent to which electronic music has captured the minds of a new generation better than the young Swedish producer Jakob Liedholm. The teen star has risen from basic obscurity, using social media and Soundcloud to spread his passion and gain notoriety. When he first started off his tracks were mainly comprised of remixes, but today we have an original from the lad, "Eli." Bright and full of youthful energy, the song imparts a feeling of looking at the world in a new light. Liedholm's dreams must be coming true, as he is slated to play during Miami Music Week with John Dahlback, Nause and Sebjak.


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Hearst Magazines Chooses CERTPOINT Systems
Home Blog News Hearst Magazines Chooses CERTPOINT…
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"We chose CERTPOINT for its efficient products and extraordinary commitment"
Roslyn, NY. December 3, 2012. Hearst Magazines, a unit of media giant Hearst Corporation, announced today that it will adopt the CERTPOINTVLS™ learning platform to deliver efficient and effective training to employees.
The learning management system (LMS) will be used to organize, schedule and deliver training across several groups, including human resources, information technology and managers throughout all Hearst Magazines' departments.
Hearst Magazines is one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines with 20 U.S. titles and more than 300 international editions. Its portfolio of premium brands includes iconic titles such as Cosmopolitan, ELLE, ELLE DECOR, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, O The Oprah magazine, Seventeen and Town and Country.
Commented Nicole D'Antuono, Training Manager, Hearst Magazines, "We chose CERTPOINT Systems for its efficient products and extraordinary commitment to partnering with Hearst. We can't wait to use the CERTPOINTVLS to streamline and enhance training opportunities across Hearst Magazines."
Ara Ohanian, Chief Happiness Officer and CEO CERTPOINT Systems, added, "We are excited to partner Hearst Magazines as it drives forward its innovative strategy for the future. We share a common vision – to intelligently connect customers and content with smart technologies for business impact. Our goal is to support Hearst Magazines' growth with effective training, ensuring that employees have rapid access to knowledge across platforms from PC to mobile to tablet."
CERTPOINT Systems' recent new business assignments include Cummins Mid-South LLC (part of global power leader Cummins Inc) and DCI Donor Services Inc. CERTPOINT Systems recently landed two Silvers at the 2012 Brandon Hall Awards for best results of a learning program and best sales training for extended enterprise.
The CERTPOINTVLS learning management system enables personalized, social and mobile learning across and beyond the enterprise. It delivers unequalled speed-to-knowledge in both structured and unstructured formats to successfully democratize knowledge access and boost business performance.
About Hearst Corporation
Celebrating its 125th anniversary, Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) is one of the nation's largest diversified media and information companies. Its major interests include ownership of 15 daily and 36 weekly newspapers, including the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union; hundreds of magazines around the world, including Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, ELLE and O, The Oprah Magazine; 29 television stations, which reach a combined 18 percent of U.S. viewers; ownership in leading cable networks, including Lifetime, A&E, HISTORY and ESPN; significant holdings in the automotive, electronic and medical/pharmaceutical industries; a 50 percent stake in the global ratings agency Fitch Group; Internet and marketing services businesses; television production; newspaper features distribution; and real estate. Follow us on Twitter @HearstCorp.
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Hearst Magazines, a unit of Hearst Corporation, is one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with 20 U.S. titles and more than 300 international editions. The Company also publishes 24 magazines in the United Kingdom through its wholly owned subsidiary, Hearst Magazines UK. The company operates more than 28 websites, 14 mobile sites, a variety of digital applications and the leading digital marketing services company iCrossing. http://www.hearst.com/magazines/
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CERTPOINT Systems is an award-winning global learning technologies innovator. Its all-in-one learning management systems are used by more than 1,200 organizations in 80+ countries and 40+ languages to manage performance, deliver knowledge and track business results.
Global leaders such as L'Oréal, Toyota, Honda and Stanley Black & Decker partner with CERTPOINT to arm employees and partners with the business-led knowledge they need to win and retain customers. The SaaS-based CERTPOINTVLS™ platform is multilingual and integrates authoring, reporting, mobile delivery and social collaboration tools into a single LMS and LCMS solution. It quickly drives productivity across the extended enterprise and deep into sales and service channels. CERTPOINTVLS is easy to use, rapid to deploy and cost effective.
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Portea Medical Announces US$37.5 Million Series B Funding Led by Accel
IFC, Qualcomm Ventures and Ventureast co-invest to expand healthcare access to millions of people in India and the wider region
BANGALORE, India–(BUSINESS WIRE)–September 20, 2015–
Portea Medical, India's leading home healthcare company, today announced that it has received US$37.5 million in Series B funding led by Accel. International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group; Qualcomm Ventures and Ventureast also participated in this round.
Portea will use the latest investment to fuel the company's expansion in India where it currently operates across 24 cities and handles 60,000 visits in a month to patients' homes. It will also utilize the funding to grow in other markets elsewhere in the region including in Malaysia where it already provides services in four cities.
Portea has more than 3,000 staff and plans to recruit an additional 5,000 employees over the next 18 months in line with the company's growth plans across the region.
"This investment from marquee investors recognizes the rapid strides Portea has made as well as points to our prospects as we build the company into India's leading consumer healthcare brand in the coming years," said Meena Ganesh, MD & CEO of Portea.
Arun Mathew from Accel, the investment firm that led investment in other Indian startups like Flipkart, BookMyShow, FreshDesk and others, joins Portea's Board of Directors.
"There is a tremendous need to offer an in-home healthcare option for millions of people in India and other emerging markets," said Mathew. "Portea's service actually improves health outcomes for patients because it combines highly trained physicians/nurses and technology, making the healthcare process more efficient and accessible."
Pravan Malhotra, IFC's venture capital lead for South and Southeast Asia, said, "IFC's venture team invests in early growth companies that offer innovative technologies or business models. Portea's model of providing affordable and quality care for patients in their homes ensures that hospital infrastructure and beds can be utilized for more critical medical cases and procedures. Our investment in the company will also help them create jobs and a skilled workforce, thus creating opportunity in tier two and tier three cities in India. This is our third venture capital healthcare investment in India and part of IFC's strategic approach to improve access to quality health services in Asia."
Portea focuses on general primary health care, post-hospitalization care, chronic disease management and allied services such as diagnostics and medical equipment on hire thereby bringing the entire gamut of healthcare services to a patient's doorstep. The company works with hospitals, insurance companies and individuals to improve health outcomes by providing a continuity of care in the home setting through doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and nursing attendants employed by Portea. The company has 40+ hospitals as partners, and a network of referring physicians all over India.
Portea had previously received $US 9 million Series A funding from Accel, Qualcomm Ventures and Ventureast in December 2013.
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A new method is proposed for the evaluation of the fracture toughness of case-hardened steel. The proposed method uses the concept of the elastic unloading compliance method. The principle of this method is that cracks with different lengths will show different elastic unloading compliance values, and vice versa. Lastly, the correctness of the proposed method is verified by measuring the elastic unloading compliance value using a series of specimens with given crack lengths.


"I'm not trying to depress you," remarked YouGov pollster Peter Kellner, midway through an opening speech that was, more than anything, a simple litany of reasons why Labour cannot win next year. Try or not, he succeeded.
The Progress Annual Conference was a day bookended by two comments of doom, Kellner's the first, as virtually every other panellists adhered staunchly to positivity. Progress' recent rebranding from "New Labour pressure group" to display themselves as part of "mainstream Labour" requires a high level of loyalty to the leadership. When almost every anonymous briefing of discontent within the Party over the last four years has been quickly ascribed to "embittered Progress Blairites", it has been vital to their image to publicly stick to the party line.
At times, in fact, we entered into parallel universe levels of party unity – early on saw Owen Jones received a raucous round of applause for praising Tony Blair. His call for "an offer of a politics of hope" featured several specific policy proposals, none of which seemed to appal the audience, and his optimism was quickly echoed by Shadow Cabinet minister Caroline Flint. Could this show of unity be more than skin deep?
Whisper it, but could it be genuine?
So rare is the sight of the left refusing to fall to bits in opposition that Deborah Mattinson, of Britain Thinks, was driven to describe the conference's outpouring of togetherness as "a bug, not a feature" of Labour Party politics.
With the majority of LabourList readers confident of a Labour victory next May, it could well be the case that hopes are high largely because we have not fallen into the well-trodden path of fractious infighting.
That's not to say Progress does not still occupy its own ideological place within the Party. If you want to hear Labour politicians talk about business, aspiration, and fiscal responsibility, this is the place to be. Too often in the past few years it has felt like the only place to hear it.
Chris Leslie, the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, spoke ambitiously of removing the deficit in the next parliament so we can start bringing down the national debt. The debt, he noted, has risen more under this Government than it did under thirteen years of Labour. Expect to hear more of that in the run up to May 2015.
Expect to hear considerably less, I'd imagine, of Leslie's proposal that "we have to start looking fundamentally at the way we deliver public services". The words "streamlining" and "integrating" were used, and the impression given that while Progress Conference might be safe place, the Party still aren't sure how to talk about this, post-New Labour.
The same goes for business. Even Chuka Umunna, who once again showed in his Q&A that he is one of the most comfortable speaking about a pro-business agenda within the Shadow Cabinet, fell back on reiterating Ed Balls' clunky "we're not anti-business; we're anti-business as usual" mantra. I am still not convinced of the wisdom of repeating the phrase "anti-business" twice in a slogan intended to deal with the accusation.
His relaxed manner shone through, and his assertion that he would rather not have to regulate or legislate to ensure the changes he wants to see will relieve those with businesses, big and small, who worry that Miliband has been to quick to propose state intervention to settle market problems.
The Progress Conference was in part a show of unity, to prove that Labour could last a whole term in opposition without resorting to factionalism.
But it also left a few questions for us to answer, challenges for One Nation Labour.
How do we appeal to those who have voted Labour in the past, but, crucially, not in 2010? How do we appeal to those who perhaps own their homes, who don't work in the public sector, who haven't been unemployed in the last four years? What does Labour have to offer the small business owner, affected by the other side of the Cost of Living Crisis? Can we really win without them?


Historic tower-house and old city gateway in Freiburg.
Medieval gutter in central Freiburg (originally used for sewage, now just carries stormwater). Oh, and did I mention that (apart from the cobblestones) Frieburg is a very bicycle-friendly city?
Freiburg cathedral, dating back many centuries.
Market in the square outside the cathedral.
Toy stalls in the market.


For much of the past half-century, life in paradise has been hell.
As a historic stronghold of leftist Farc rebels, the village of El Paraíso has seen guerrilla bombings, ambushes, murders, threats and the mass arrests of residents suspected of collaborating with rebels. The landscape has been littered with landmines.
"Every day there would be two or three bodies on the road between here and the town," says Catalina, a lifelong resident so accustomed to having to watch what she says that she prefers to be identified by a pseudonym.
"I know where I live – I know what the rules are," she explains.
Catalina and her family were driven out of the village – a 40-minute drive from the town of Algeciras in Huila province – after the guerrillas threatened her husband who they believed was helping a deserter from rebel ranks. Catalina's family were only able to return after they convinced the local Farc commander he was mistaken, but knew they could have problems again any time.
"We lived in a constant state of fear but eventually you get used to it," says Catalina.
For many Colombians, living with fear is the only way of life they have ever known.
But things are about to change, with announcement on Thursday of the beginning of the end of the 52-year war.
President Juan Manuel Santos and the top Farc leader, Rodrigo Londoño, known as Timochenko, unveiled a definitive bilateral ceasefire and end to all hostilities between the Farc and the government, and the beginning of a demobilisation and disarmament process for the rebels.
"May this be the last day of the war," said Farc chief Timoleón "Timochenko" Jiménez, his voice choked with tears.
It is a historic moment for Colombia, one that most of the country's 45 million people have long dreamed of, but doubted they would see in their lifetimes. And while many Colombians received the news with high expectations, they are mixed with trepidation and more than a little doubt.
"The guerrillas laying down their arms is one thing. But if there isn't social justice and there isn't investment for the countryside, there won't be peace," says Catalina.
As part of the accords, the government has vowed to support massive investment for rural development and to facilitate the Farc's reincarnation as a legal political party, without weapons.
The Farc have committed to help eradicate the illegal drug crops that have helped finance their war, to locate and help destroy landmines laid by their troops, and to offer reparations to their victims. As part of a special justice deal, the Farc leaders who offer full confessions of their crimes would avoid jail time, serving "alternative sentences" that could include acts of reparation to victims and other community work.
"That all sounds nice but it could all just all end up as pretty promises," says Catalina.
One opinion poll by the Centro Nacional de Consultoría showed that more than half of Colombians say their worst fear about a peace deal is that one or both sides will fail to fulfil their commitments made in the accords. With economic growth slowing, many fear the government will not be able to come through on promises of post-conflict investment. And a general mistrust of the guerrillas makes many worry that they are unlikely to hand over all their weapons.
Another 37% fear the government is conceding too much to the guerrillas. That concern has been fuelled by a concerted campaign by critics of the peace process, led by the former president Álvaro Uribe, now an opposition senator. Claiming that Santos is "handing the country over to the Farc", Uribe launched a signature collection drive in major cities across the country under the banner "Yes to peace but not like this".
Critics object in particular to the agreement on justice, which they argue amounts to virtual impunity for the thousands of crimes committed by the Farc, a position also voiced by Human Rights Watch.
But in a faraway corner of Colombia, the Farc say they are ready to take responsibility for what they call their "mistakes".
In a rebel outpost in the mountains of the Magdalena Medio region, commander Alberto Camacho is preparing his troops to arm themselves with political arguments rather than AK-47s, even though he admits mixed emotions at doing so himself.
"It's going to be really hard," says Camacho, commander of the Farc's Magdalena Medio Block, who joined the rebel group 37 years ago when he was just 12 years old.
Already the routine for guerrillas has changed. "Before we would get up in the morning and head to the trenches," says Camacho. "Today we get up and go to meetings, study the peace accords," he says.
Colombia: is the end in sight to the world's longest war?
Camacho says the guerrillas' commitment to ending the war has been made evident with the unilateral ceasefire the Farc declared in July 2015. Since then the level of violence in the country has dropped to unprecedented lows, with just 10 offensive actions by the Farc in the past 11 months, in which one civilian and three soldiers have been killed, according to the Bogotá-based Conflict Analysis Resource Centre.
Camacho says his own troops showed extraordinary restraint last February when a group of about 200 rebel fighters came under army fire as they were headed to a meeting to learn of advances at the peace talks from members of the negotiating team.
But the accord announced on Thursday will require the guerrillas to do more than leave aside their weapons. Ending all hostilities includes putting a stop to widespread extortion demanded by the Farc of everyone from large business and mining concerns to bus drivers and small shop owners.
In El Paraíso it's still a common practice, although armed and uniformed guerrillas retreated from the area at the start of peace talks in 2012. A network of civilian collaborators known as milicianos, or militiamen, now do the collecting.
Despite the shift to peace, no one has dared not pay, according to community leaders. "But the day will come when people will say no more," says one leader.
That's when Catalina says the construction of peace will begin.
"Until then, it's hard to believe," she says.


I remember going through an old album at home one day and I thought to myself 'where have all these clothes gone to? It almost seems like the men fashion during my father's time seemed more fun. The colours… oh my! The colours were amazing. I want to assume that the need to use colours have not changed as time went by. They were more open to experimenting with different fashion forms to better express the typical man. Nowadays, it just seems more borrowed than owned. The disheartening part of the evolving men's fashion is the question of sexuality. The norm will be a man is not expected to put too much thought on his attire. This makes him feminine. Fashion is expected to be a woman's world.
Just think back for a second to the pictures you may have seen of your parents and their friends. Remember the days of boot cut trousers and flowery shirts. And yes, that was worn by men. If that seems too close in time, move back a bit and think of the typical traditional attires. It varies from jewellery embellishments to leopard prints. Yes… leopard prints and of course, that is a no go area in this day and age. The most amazing addition to completing the African man's fashion were platform shoes. Now, that's meant for the ladies alone. Any modern man that tries trespass in that territory is tagged.
So why have things changed really?
The most prominent excuse that has been reiterated is sexuality. This issue is so touchy right now that no one wants to tread on the other side. People are scared to be judged and for men that will have to do with their fashion. They are not expected to pay too much attention to what they wear least they are called 'gay'. They want to be presentable enough to seem peculiar but not too peculiar. It is always safe to go with the cliché I guess. 'Wear manly colours' someone would say. I mean what makes pink a woman's colour and blue a man's colour. Why does looking "manly" have to be dull and uninteresting? This was not an issue with the days of past. Their style was expressed in whatever colours and accessories that were at their disposal, done in confidence without fear of treading on either side of the gender scale.
There is a need for men to revive the drooping spirits of men's fashion. Gladly, there are notable fashion icons that are leading in the revolution of men's fashion. We have various fashion styles that we can identify with the past. What men style will our era be identified with? It is time for our mark to be made in the style trends in Nigeria and Africa.


Why Does Your Furnace Smell When You Turn It On? | Franklin's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
The temperatures are falling here in Oxford and that means soon we'll be relying on the comfort of our furnaces. This is usually the time we get several furnace repair calls from our patrons worried about a strange smell coming from their furnace. If it's been awhile since you've run your furnace and you smell something strange, stay calm. There's probably nothing to worry about and there are several reasons your furnace may smell strange.
Last winter was most likely the last time you've had to operate your furnace. Throughout the year, debris may have built up inside of your furnace. Turning on your furnace for the first time will burn that off, producing a smell. This smell will move through your home throughout your duct work. This typically isn't a harmful condition and the odor will not last long. But, if the smell doesn't go away quickly, you'll have to call in a professional to take a look at things.
Another probable cause of strange smells coming from your furnace is a congested air filter. A clogged filter will cause your blower motor to run harder which could cause the motor and/or your furnace to overheat.
You're better safe than sorry and if there are any odors coming from your furnace the team at Franklin's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. in Oxford are ready to check things out and set your mind and nose at ease.
You're going to be depending on your furnace more and more these next months, if you haven't yet, it is the ideal time to get your yearly furnace repair scheduled. Our certified technicians will get all those internal components cleaned and checked out to ensure your system will run efficiently and without troubling smells this Oxford winter. Get an appointment scheduled by calling us at 662-350-0343.


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Star Wars Rebels: The Lost Commanders Review
ByRobert Trate
Oct 15, 2015 Ashley Eckstein, Captain Rex, Clone Troopers, Dee Bradley Baker, Disney XD, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jedi, Lucasfilm, Rebels, Star Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Rebels: The Lost Commanders Review, Steven Blum, Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall
Starring: Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall, Freddie Prinze Jr., Ashley Eckstein, Dee Bradley Baker, Steven Blum
Showrunner: Dave Filoni
Series Count: Season 2, Episode 2
After a long break from the season premiere episode, "The Siege of Lothal", Star Wars Rebels has made its triumphant return. This is the episode that fans of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars have been waiting for. "The Lost Commanders" reveals what happened to three of our favorite clones, Captain Rex, Wolffe, and Gregor (all voiced by Dee Bradley Baker).
The Rebel fleet is in desperate need of a base of operations. Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) mentions that an old commander she knows of may be able to help them. He is in hiding and has not responded to her call for help. The crew of The Ghost volunteers to seek out this commander in the hopes of giving the Rebels the leg up they need. Her final words to Kanan (Freddie Prinze Jr.) are to trust the commander when they find him. Ahsoka does not venture off with them as she has her own questions about a certain Sith Lord. Questions that need answering.
Time is something that is and is not on the side of anyone who loves Star Wars right now. How it is on our side is that each day brings us closer to The Force Awakens and to the next episode of Rebels. How it is not on our side is that Rebels has only 30 minutes to tell its tale. As "The Lost Commanders" got rolling I noticed that it was already half over before they even found their person of interest. I have to remind myself that any story worth telling is worth telling right, no matter how long it takes. Yes, Master Yoda, I have learned patience.
When Captain Rex, Wolffe and Gregor are found, it is as if our old friends have been reunited with the audience. Rex was a true favorite of the fans and this critic in particular is thrilled that he did not betray the Jedi. This fact and several others reveal what hopefully will be a greater story told in whatever medium Disney and Lucasfilm see fit. For the time being, the crew of The Ghost must learn to trust these clones, despite the fact that Kanan does not.
Captain Rex states that his fighting days are over and that he and the others will provide several locations at which the Rebels may use to establish a base. Before that though, the Ghost crew must help them out in return. What do they want? To put Zeb (Steve Blum) on a hook and go fishing for dinner. That's all. The series takes place during a dark time in the Star Wars saga. This episode is actually a lot lighter than expected and reveals how these clones can work with our Rebels. As the seeds of friendship are sewn, the Empire arrives.
As I said before, small steps. The trailer for the season, as well as next week's episode, reveal bigger things for these old war horses. Kudos to Disney for embracing and acknowledging The Clone Wars and its characters. Those characters truly deserve to have their story told and have it done organically in the service of the story. Can Kanan learn to trust Rex? Does Wolffe still obey his "programming"? When an AT-AT squares off against a AT-ST, which one comes out on top? All this will be revealed in time. [review]
By Robert Trate
In my career as a writer, I have made Doctor Who giggle, asked Ahsoka Tano what underwear she was wearing, and spoke with a Raptor from Jurassic Park.
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A constellation is a collection of stars that are grouped together to form a picture or meaningful pattern on the celestial sphere.
Before the introduction of modern astronomy and more materialistic methods of determining areas of the sky, the sky was used as a sort of replacement for books to teach the universal symbol system, thus constellation was mapped to a symbol, though whether every symbol had a constellation, we do not know.
The symbols in the universal symbol system represent various metaphysical and spiritual concepts and 'truths'. But in a society that was on the move because of climate change or the nature of their hunter gatherer existence, books were out of the question [or didn't even exist] to teach these symbols. The night sky on the other hand was always available wherever you were, furthermore when light pollution did not exist, it was a constant bright visible feature, even though it did change as the earth moved round and the seasons changed.
The very fact certain constellations and hence symbols were only available at certain times of year, made it imperative that good astrological clocks were built and observatories, so that people could be in the right place at the right time for when the symbol appeared. Although archaeologists these days appear to believe that all the immensely sophisticated stone and wood structures built throughout the world to determine when constellations might appear were like some sort of diary used to plant crops, you have to be a bit simple not to notice the seasons change and it does not require structures as complex as Stonehenge for example, to know when to plant your turnips.
There are 88 modern constellations formally defining regions of the sky and together covering the entire celestial sphere. But though astronomers might find them useful, they are useless from a historical or metaphysical perspective, as only a few use meaningful universal symbols. Astronomers do not understand that the system is not literal and that coming up with symbols as complex as some they have devised to provide a good mapping with the pattern of stars is not helpful.
You will notice, if you look at the mappings, that one has to be occasionally very imaginative or allow considerable leeway to see in a pattern of stars , the symbol so described. It is clear that the ancients did have some difficulty finding patterns that could be used for some symbols, but no doubt over time children learnt the pattern and just used their imagination to create a picture of the symbol. This is why the pictures you find in old books are so wildly different from those that might be used now. The symbol is a constant – an altar say – and the pattern of stars to which the symbol is attached might be the same, but an imaginative soul might be able to draw all sorts of pictures using the pattern as a sort of guide. As you can thus see the resulting picture is less important than the pattern of stars and the symbol it represents.
Origins for the earliest constellations go back to prehistory. The universal symbol system is shared across cultures, but there are also many local symbols we haven't included on the site and they could easily have been mapped to constellations too. This is why different cultures and countries often adopted their own set of constellation outlines, some that persisted into the early 20th Century. Adoption of numerous constellations have significantly changed throughout the centuries. Many have varied in size or shape, while some became popular then dropped into obscurity. Others were traditionally used only by various cultures or single nations.
The Western-traditional constellations are the forty-eight Greek classical patterns, as stated in both Aratus's work Phenomena or Ptolemy's Almagest — though their existence probably predates these constellation names by several centuries. Newer constellations in the far southern sky were added much later during 15th and mid-18th century, when European explorers began travelling to the southern hemisphere. Twelve important constellations are assigned to the Signs of the Zodiac, where the Sun, Moon, and planets all follow the ecliptic.
The term constellation may also refer to the stars within or across the boundaries of constellations. Notable groupings of stars that do not CURRENTLY form constellations are usually called asterisms. e.g. The Pleiades, The Hyades, False Cross, or Venus' Mirror in the constellation of Orion, even though they might once have done so.
The ecliptic - is the astronomical ellipse that tracks the Sun's annual interaction with the Earth. The ecliptic is a line (or circuit of space) that cuts through the equator at an angle of about 23½°. It takes its name from the fact that every six months, when the Moon crosses the Sun's path at a New or Full Moon, the Moon lines up exactly with the Sun and produces eclipses.
Ancient astronomers measured the year by watching how the Sun makes an annual cycle against a backdrop of certain star-groups, and they defined the calendar according to the Sun's progress along this circle. Thus over a year of approximately 365 days, specific star groups – constellations – will be visible on the ecliptic, occurring, as it were, overhead – in direct line with a certain spot on the earth or aligned with it.
The zodiac is a belt of space which extends 9° either side of the ecliptic [recently, astrologers are widening this band of observation to include more planets]. It is a small but extremely important band of space, because as we view the sky from the Earth, all the observable planetary activity in our solar system takes place within this narrow celestial belt. The reason for this is that all the planets in our solar system (including Earth) remain on a similar plane of orbit whilst revolving anticlockwise around the Sun. The consequence is that the constellations that lie in this part of sky have always been of particular interest to astronomers and astrologers, because their stars form a backdrop against which the altering positions of planets can be observed.
The types of activity in the Great Work – In order to evolve the universe, create and destroy it, maintain and evolve it, there are a number of types of task needed as well as actual tasks. As we are part of this plan, we are involved in co-designing, co-leading, co-educating and communicating and so on.
Types of task and their symbols – the types of task have been given symbols and are then known as The Signs of the Zodiac. There are 12 because there are 12 types of task. The signs are free of anything astronomical, they are simply descriptions of what the type of task involves. The Symbolic Names of the Signs is constant, however, any number of pictorial representations are possible for any one named sign.
The ecliptic - - is the astronomical circle that tracks the Sun's annual interaction with the Earth. This line appears to travel over a number of constellations. Note that if the ancients had identified 54 constellations on the ecliptic, all with names THERE ARE NOT 54 Signs of the Zodiac. Because the Signs of the Zodiac are not constellations.
Signs of Zodiac to constellation mapping - The Signs of the Zodiac have been mapped to some of the possible constellations. The mapping has been based on the observations of the ancients who observed that the traits and characteristics of a person who had been an effective co-designer in the Great Work, appeared when a certain constellation appeared overhead. Almost as if the gifts needed to complete the task were being showered down on the person at that time. Constellation was then named with the Sign of the Zodiac name.


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Q: Date-value is two days behind inserted value after sending via REST and saving with JPA I have a Angular Frontend with Java Backend and I'd like to use PrimeNG's DateInput to receive and save a Date. I got the following code for that:
<p-calendar [(ngModel)]="enddate" dateFormat="dd.mm.yy" class="medium-field"></p-calendar>

and in my component:
enddate: Date;

When sending this value via REST, I have the following code (including check):
createPSP(project_num: string, financialItem: FinancialItem) {
    this.logger.info("Startdate is " + financialItem.startDate);
    this.logger.info("Enddate is " + financialItem.endDate);
    let order_num = financialItem.orderNumber;
    let psp_num = financialItem.pspNumber;
    return this.http.post(`${httpBaseUrl}/project/${project_num}/order/${order_num}/addFinancialItem/${psp_num}`, financialItem).pipe();
  }

Output (which is right):

Then I save it in my backend in a LocalDate-variable (which converts to date-type in MySQL). Now what happens is that I insert 31.12.2018 and I get (in my Converter in backend) 30.12.2018 and in MySQL 29.12.2018. Why is that the case?
Edit: When I change LocalDate to LocalDateTime I am just getting 30.12.2018 in MySQL instead of 29.12.2018 which is obviously still wrong.
Some more code:
I defined my MySQL-Column like this (in my Entity):
@Entity
class FinancialItemDto {
    //...
    @Column(name = "ENDDATE", nullable = false)
    private LocalDate endDate;
}

In the Controller:
 public ResponseEntity addFinancialItem(@PathVariable String project_num, @PathVariable String order_num,
            @PathVariable String psp_num, @RequestBody FinancialItemDto financialItemDto) {
        try {
            this.financialItemService.saveItemGivenProjectAndOrderNumber(financialItemDto, order_num);
        } catch (NoSuchEntityException e) {
            this.logger.error(e.getMessage());
            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CONFLICT).body(e.getUserMessage());
        }
        return ResponseEntity.ok(HttpStatus.OK);
    }

In the Service:
    @Transactional
    @Override
    public void saveItemGivenProjectAndOrderNumber(FinancialItemDto financialItemDto, String orderNumber)
            throws NoSuchEntityException {
        OrderEntity order = this.orderRepository.findByOrderNumber(orderNumber).orElseThrow(
                () -> new NoSuchEntityException("Order with number " + orderNumber + " could not be found.",
                        "Der Abruf wurde nicht gefunden."));
        OrdertypesEntity ordertype = this.ordertypesRepository.findByShorthand(financialItemDto.getOrderType())
                .orElseThrow(() -> new NoSuchEntityException("Ordertype " + financialItemDto.getOrderType()
                        + " for creating FI to order " + orderNumber + " could not be found.",
                        "Der Abruftyp wurde nicht gefunden."));
        FinancialItemEntity financialItemEntity = FinancialItemConverter.dtoToEntity(financialItemDto, ordertype,
                order);
        this.entityManager.persist(financialItemEntity);
    }

The Dto on TS-Side defines the date like follows:
 export class FinancialItem {
   endDate: Date;
   //...
 }

My Converter just passes on:
  public static FinancialItemEntity dtoToEntity(FinancialItemDto financialItemDto, OrdertypesEntity ordertype, OrderEntity order) {
        FinancialItemEntity financialItemEntity = new FinancialItemEntity( (...), financialItemDto.getEndDate(), (...));
        LoggerFactory.getLogger(FinancialItemConverter.class).info("Got Date Value: " + financialItemDto.getEndDate());  //gives: Got Date Value: 2018-12-30 instead of value 31.12.2018
        return financialItemEntity;
    }

Update:
A workaround for the REST-Service to "loose" one day was saving the date in long-format and then pass this and convert it back. Sadly, when calling repository.save()-function, the logger calls that when I inserted 2018-12-01 the date-value is also 2018-12-01, but MySQL says it is 2018-11-30 in my database. I cannot make out what is happening there:
this.logger.info("Startdate is " + financialItemDto.getStartDate()); //2018-12-01
this.logger.info("Startdate is " + financialItemEntity.getStartDate()); //2018-12-01
this.financialItemRepository.save(financialItemEntity);
this.logger.info("Startdate (received) is " + this.financialItemRepository.getFinancialItemByPSPNumber(financialItemDto.getPspNumber()).get().getStartDate()); //2018-12-01


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Think You've Had a Busy Year? Check Out Rob Lea's Schedule!
October 31, 2019 by Kraig Becker
With just two months to go until we usher in a new year, many of us are no doubt looking back at 2019 and thinking about how busy we've been. After all, when you pile up all the days spent working, finding a little time to travel and plot our own adventures, and just relaxing a bit along the way, an entire year can go by in a blink. But, no matter how busy your year has been, chances are it hasn't been quite as active as the one Rob Lea has just gone through. That's because, over the course of a few short months, he's not only managed to climb Mt. Everest, he's also swam across the English Channel, and rode his bike across the U.S. too.
The Adventure Journal has the details on Rob's very busy year, which also included getting married to pro skier Caroline Gleich too. The couple famously got engaged on the summit of Cho Oyu last autumn when she proposed to him. They managed to somehow find time to plan a wedding around their busy schedules this year, which meant picking a date that didn't interfere with Rob's Everest expedition this past spring, nor his attempt to swim the Channel just 43 days later.
His cross-country bike ride was suppose to be the "fun" part of the year, capping what Lea called his "ultimate world triathlon." As it turns out, that was a more challenging experience than he had expected, particularly as he focused on riding 100 miles (160 km) every day. The mental and physical drain that put on his body, as he rode for 40 straight days, covering 3608 miles (5806 km) and enduring 118,853 feet (36,226 meters) of elevation gain left him feeling incredibly emotional when he reached the Atlantic Coast back on October 8.
The AJ article goes into depth on Lea's background (a good young athlete who became a great triathlete), how he got started in mountaineering and skiing (his wife!), and how he came up with the idea of climbing Everest and swimming the English Channel in the same year. Apparently, he's the first to accomplish that feat and he just decided to throw in his long distance bike ride for good measure. In the interview he talks about the most challenging situations he faced along the way, what it means for him to "test" himself, and the most rewarding moments of the entire journey. Rob's insights into these questions are definitely worth a read for those looking for some inspiration.
This is a pretty impressive "triathlon" for sure. A big salute to Rob on his accomplishment. What did you do this year?
Kraig Becker
Kraig is an outdoor and adventure travel writer based in Nashville, TN. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to numerous online and print outlets, including Popular Mechanics, Gear Junkie, Outside Online, National Geographic, Digital Trends, Business Insider, TripSavvy, about.com, and of course The Adventure Blog.
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