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|Oracle8i SQLJ Developer's Guide and Reference
Release 3 (8.1.7)
Part Number A83723-01
Another approach to developing SQLJ code for the server is loading the source code into the server and translating it directly in the server. This employs the embedded SQLJ translator in the Oracle8i JServer JVM. This discussion still assumes you created the source on a client machine.
As a general rule, loading SQLJ source into the server is identical to loading Java source into the server, with translation taking place implicitly when a compilation option is set (such as the
loadjava -resolve option, discussed below).
When you load
.sqlj source files into the server, either directly or using a
.jar file, the resulting database library units containing the source code are referred to as Java source schema objects. A separate schema object is created for each source file.
When translation and compilation take place, the resulting library units for the generated classes and profiles are referred to as Java class schema objects (for classes) and Java resource schema objects (for profiles), just as they are when loaded directly into the server from
.class files and
.ser files created on a client. A separate schema object is created for each class and for each profile.
Resource schema objects are also used for properties files that you load into the server.
Use the Oracle
loadjava client-side utility on a
.sqlj file (instead of on
.class and
.ser files) to load source into the server. This utility is discussed in detail in the Oracle8i Java Developer's Guide.
If you enable the
loadjava -resolve option in loading a
.sqlj file, then the server-side embedded translator is run to perform the translation, compilation, and customization of your application as it is loaded. Otherwise, the source is loaded into a source schema object without any translation. In this case, however, the source is implicitly translated, compiled, and customized the first time an attempt is made to use a class defined in the source. Such implicit translation might seem surprising at first, because there is nothing comparable in client-side SQLJ.
For example, run
loadjava as follows:
loadjava -user scott/tiger -resolve Foo.sqlj
Or, to use the Thin driver to load (specifying the
-thin option and an appropriate URL):
loadjava -thin -user scott/tiger@localhost:1521:ORCL -resolve Foo.sqlj
Either of these will result in appropriate class schema objects and resource schema objects being created in addition to the source schema object. For information, see "Loaded Source and Generated Class and Resource Schema Objects".
Before running
loadjava, however, you must set SQLJ options appropriately. For more information, see "Option Support in the Server Embedded Translator". Note that encoding can be set on the
loadjava command line, instead of through the server-side SQLJ
encoding option, as follows:
loadjava -user scott/tiger -resolve -encoding SJIS Foo.sqlj
loadjava script, which runs the actual utility, is in the
bin subdirectory under your
[Oracle Home] directory. This directory should already be in your path once Oracle has been installed.
Although the
loadjava utility is recommended for loading your SQLJ and Java applications into the server, you can also use Oracle SQL
CREATE JAVA commands such as the following:
CREATE OR REPLACE <AND COMPILE> JAVA SOURCE <NAMED srcname> <AS loadname>;
If you specify
AND COMPILE for a
.sqlj file, then the source is translated, compiled, and customized at that time, creating class schema objects and resource schema objects as appropriate in addition to the source schema object. Otherwise, it is not translated and compiled--in this case only the source schema object is created. In this latter case, however, the source is implicitly translated, compiled, and customized the first time an attempt is made to use a class contained in the source.
See the Oracle8i SQL Reference for more information about the
CREATE JAVA commands.
The following options are available in the server-side SQLJ translator:
Class schema objects created during server-side translation reference line numbers that map to the SQLJ source code. This is equivalent to enabling the
-linemap option when you translate on a client. (For a discussion of this option, see "Line-Mapping to SQLJ Source File (-linemap)".)
Class schema objects created during server-side translation reference line numbers that map to the SQLJ source code. This is equivalent to enabling the
This section includes discussion of the
loadjava utility and its
-resolve option. For more information, see the Oracle8i Java Developer's Guide.
This option determines any encoding (for example,
SJIS) employed to interpret your source code when it is loaded into the server. The
encoding option is used at the time the source is loaded, regardless of whether it is also compiled.
Alternatively, when using
loadjava to load your SQLJ application into the server, you can specify encoding on the
loadjava command line, as discussed in "Loading SQLJ Source Code into the Server". Any
loadjava command-line setting for encoding overrides this
encoding option.
See "Encoding for Input and Output Source Files (-encoding)" for general information about this option.
Setting this option to
TRUE (the default value) enables online semantics-checking. Semantics-checking is performed relative to the schema in which the source is loaded. You do not specify an exemplar schema, as you do for online-checking on a client.
If the
online option is set to
FALSE, offline checking is performed.
In either case, the default checker is
oracle.sqlj.checker.OracleChecker, which will choose an appropriate checker, depending on your JDBC driver version and database version. For information about
OracleChecker, see "Semantics-Checkers and the OracleChecker Front End (default checker)".
online option is used at the time the source is translated and compiled. If you load it with the
-resolve option enabled, this will occur immediately. Otherwise it will occur the first time an attempt is made to use a class defined in the source (resulting in implicit translation and compilation).
Setting this option to
TRUE instructs the server-side Java compiler to output debugging information when a
.sqlj or
.java source file is compiled in the server. This is equivalent to using the
-g option when running the standard
javac compiler on a client.
debug option is used at the time the source is compiled. If you load it with the
-resolve option enabled, this will occur immediately (right after SQLJ translation, in the case of a
.sqlj file). Otherwise it will occur the first time an attempt is made to use a class defined in the source (resulting in implicit translation and compilation).
There is no command line and there are no properties files when running the SQLJ translator in the server. Information about translator and compiler options is held in each schema in a table named
JAVA$OPTIONS. Manipulate options in this table through the following functions and procedures of the package
set_compiler_option() to specify separate option settings for individual packages or sources. It takes the following as input, with each parameter enclosed by single-quotes:
Specify this as a full name, not a short name.
If you specify a package name, the option setting applies to all sources in that package and subpackages, except where you override the setting for a particular subpackage or source.
Execute the
DBMS_JAVA routines using
SQL*Plus, for example, as follows:
sqlplus> execute dbms_java.set_compiler_option('x.y', 'online', 'true'); sqlplus> execute dbms_java.set_compiler_option('x.y.Create', 'online', 'false');
These two commands enable online checking for all sources in the package
x.y, then override that for the
Create source by disabling online checking for that particular source.
Similarly, set encoding for package
x.y to
SJIS as follows:
sqlplus> execute dbms_java.set_compiler_option('x.y', 'encoding', 'SJIS');
When you use the server-side SQLJ translator, such as when you use
loadjava on a
.sqlj file with the
-resolve option enabled, the output generated by the server-side translator is essentially identical to what would be generated on a client--a compiled class for each class you defined in the source, a compiled class for each iterator and connection context class, a compiled profile-keys class, and one or more customized profiles.
As a result, the following schema objects will be produced when you load a
.sqlj file into the server with
loadjava and have it translated and compiled:
The full names of these schema objects are determined as described in the following subsections. Use the
-verbose option for a report of schema objects produced and what they are named.
There are two forms of schema object names in the server: full names and short names.
Full names are fully qualified and are used as the schema object names, wherever possible. If any full name is longer than 31 characters, however, or contains characters that are illegal or cannot be converted to characters in the database character set, then the Oracle8i server converts the full name to a short name to employ as the name of the schema object, keeping track of both names and how to convert between them. If the full name is 31 characters or less and has no illegal or inconvertible characters, then the full name is used as the schema object name.
For more information about these and about other file naming considerations, including
When you load a source file into the server, regardless of whether it is translated and compiled, a source schema object is produced. The full name of this schema object is determined by the package and class names in the source code. Any path information you supply on the command line (so
loadjava can find it) is irrelevant to the determination of the name of the schema object.
For example, if
Foo.sqlj defines a class
Foo in package
x.y and defines or declares no other classes, then the full name of the resulting source schema object is:
Note that ".sqlj" is dropped.
If you define additional classes or declare iterator or connection context classes, then the source schema object is named according to the first public class definition or declaration encountered, or, if there are no public classes, the first class definition. (In the server, there can be more than one public class definition in a single source.)
For example, if
Foo.sqlj is still in package
x.y, defines public class
Bar first and then class
Foo, and has no public iterator or connection context class declarations preceding the definition of
Bar, then the full name of the resulting source schema object is:
If, however, the declaration of public iterator class
MyIter precedes the
Bar and
Foo class definitions, then the full name of the resulting source schema object is:
Class schema objects are generated for each class you defined in the source, each iterator you declared, and the profile-keys class. The naming of the class schema objects is based on the class names and the package name from the source code.
This discussion continues the example in "Full Name of Source". Presume your source code specifies package
x.y, defines public class
Bar then class
Foo, then declares public iterator class
MyIter. The full names of the class schema objects for the classes you define and declare are as follows:
x/y/Bar x/y/Foo x/y/MyIter
Note that ".class" is not appended.
The profile-keys class is named according to the name of the source schema object, appended by:
If the
Bar definition precedes the
Foo definition and
MyIter declaration, then the class schema object for the profile-keys class is named:
If the
MyIter declaration precedes either of the class definitions, then the profile-keys class schema object is named:
The name of the original source file, as well as any path information you specify when loading the source into the server, is irrelevant in determining the names of the generated classes.
If you define inner classes or anonymous classes in your code, then they are named according to the conventions of the standard
javac compiler.
Resource schema objects for generated profiles are named in the same way as the profile-keys class schema object--based on the source schema object name, using package and class information from the source code in the same way. Any directory information specified on the command line (the
loadjava command line, for example) or in a
.jar file is irrelevant in determining the profile name.
When a source file is loaded and translated, the generated profiles use the source schema object name as a base name, followed by:
_SJProfile0.ser _SJProfile1.ser ...
Note that ".ser" is included.
This is identical to what is appended to produce a profile name on the client.
Using the examples in "Full Name of Source", where the source schema object was named either
x/y/Bar, or
x/y/MyIter (depending on the situation, as discussed), the name of the profile would be:
SQLJ error processing in the server is similar to general Java error processing in the server. SQLJ errors are directed into the
USER_ERRORS table of the user schema. You can
SELECT from the
TEXT column of this table to get the text of a given error message.
If you use
loadjava to load your SQLJ source, however,
loadjava also captures and outputs the error messages from the server-side translator.
Informational messages and suppressable warnings are withheld by the server-side translator in a way that is equivalent to the operation of the client-side translator with a
-warn=noportable,noverbose setting (which is the default). See "Translator Warnings (-warn)" for more information about the
-warn option of the client-side translator.
Before using your SQLJ code in the server, you must publish the top-level methods, as is true of any Java code you use in the server. Publishing includes writing call descriptors, mapping datatypes, and setting parameter modes. For information, see the Oracle8i Java Stored Procedures Developer's Guide.
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It's hard to know what to say now that I've finally decided to take the plunge and resurrect this blog. I really didn't mean to drop off the face of the planet in February. It just sort of happened. And then, the longer I said nothing, the harder it became to pick up where I left off. And now, it's November and crickets have been chirping here for eight months! Sorry bout that, y'all.
I'll try not to let it happen again, but I'm offering no guarantees.
Instead, I'll try to hit the highlights of the past eight months of my life. Then we'll get on to business as usual.
I had a baby. Isn't she sweet? Last time I wrote, I was still reeling from the unexpected news that I was pregnant. Now I have a 4-month-old little girl that I can't imagine life without. Kendall arrived a couple of weeks early (unlike her sister, who debuted a week late), and I did it au naturale. Maybe someday I'll tell you about it.
I renamed and rebranded my stationery business. Goodbye Senojal Designs. Hello Felicity Paper. The change was a long time coming, and I couldn't be happier with the result. I wanted a name that (a) people could actually pronounce and (b) reflected my business goals. I'll tell you more about that later.
Micah turned three. This picture is from her "fancy schmancy" third birthday party, which was heavily inspired by Fancy Nancy books. It's hard to believe that my baby is now a big girl who constantly tells me what she's going to do when she grows up. Slow down, sister! Please. Your mama needs you to.
I survived. That may not seem like a big deal to some of you, but it's gargantuan to me. There are some women who flourish and glow their way through the newborn stages. I'm not one of them. It's hard for me. It was especially hard to figure out how to parent my toddler with a baby that demanded my attention. We had a lot of moments like the one pictured above, and unlike the picture, I wasn't always smiling. But we're getting there. As Kendall gets older, life gets easier, and I'm finally able to come up for air. In case you were wondering, it's nice to breathe again.
I promise to be back sooner rather than later this time. It's my goal to write once a week. If I can master that, we'll shoot for twice a week.
Until next time, grace and peace.

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text: The September 2017 issue of HOG Magazine has recently launched. There is a 8 page spread I wrote and provided some photos for on the hometown trip I did with my Dad back in July. HOG Magazine is Harley Davidson owned mag and you can pick it up for free at any Harley Davidson dealership. As of September, our article is only in Canada but they could possibly run it in the next issue of HOG in the states, I'll be sure to let you know if it does!


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Riding the Swan's back after that across the land, flying to the Northeast to meet Brigida, to receive Her blessing and Her guidance. Honouring the love we feel for the Lady and the ancient song the land sings, echoed in our blood... It was very deep, very grounding and very nurturing!
We closed the Wheel in the garden. What a joy it is, to have a garden! To have a circle of women to walk the Way of the Goddess with, tall and proud!
Deep gratitude to the Lady, for the many blessings She pours on me...
We have heard the song of the quickening year and the morning's invitation
In the belly of the green maid something stirs with bright anticipation
Bring forth the fiery seed!
We dance a rite by the old Bride's Well and around the twisted hazel
It is living life the beauty way.
Many Imbolc Blessings to you all. May your days be full of joy and love and may Brigida bring you healing and inspiration xx


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Tuesday was many of our last full days on the island, so we opted to do one last big family event: a visit to Paradise Cove Luau, located at the Ko Olina resort area (just a few blocks down from Disney's Aulani).
It had been years since the last time I'd been to one (the last one I can recall was when Liann, Jenni and I visited the Polynesian Cultural Center) so it was kinda fun to partake in, as cheesy as they can be.
We had gotten the military discount tickets, so we were kind of far back, but you could still see pretty well – and since we arrived about 1.5 hours before the festivities were to begin (they suggest early, so you can partake in an array of activities) we had lots of time to scope out the area.
Around the complex, there were stations for lei-making, hula lessons, temporary tattoos, canoe rides and more.
Since the sun was still up, we took advantage of the lush surroundings for some more pics, too.
It really was beautiful out there. It's obvious why Disney would choose to be out here, too.
About 45 minutes before the show officially started, the performers did a little presentation about the roasted pig.
Between that part and dinner, mom and I went over to the bar (drink tickets were included in the admission) and we ordered (virgin) lava flows! Yum, wish I had grabbed a pic of those…here's a stock one so you can visually enjoy one too:
The show itself was well done – my favorite parts were the Tahitian dancers and the fire dancer…and the food wasn't bad either 🙂 I actually really enjoyed the fish they served (random).
It really was a fun night and I am glad were able to all get together before everyone headed back to their respective homes. This trip back to Hawaii was short, but full of wonderful memories so I am thankful that I was able to be a part of it all.
Any Hawaii questions? I'd be glad to answer them in a future post 🙂


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Four Democratic Senators and a Democratic House member introduced legislation today to require President Donald Trump to reveal who visits his weekend White House, the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach.
The bill requires the president to publish visitor logs for the White House "or any other location where President Trump regularly conducts official business, including various Trump Organization properties frequented by the president."
With Trump frequently visiting Mar-a-Lago on the weekends and conducting official business there, Democrats began pressing a few weeks ago to have visitor logs released. Only today, however, was the bill unveiled with its snazzy acronym for a title: "The Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness (MAR-A-LAGO) Act."
The bill's Senate sponsors are Democratic Sens. Tom Udall of New Mexico, Tom Carper of Delaware and Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed of Rhode Island. U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., introduced companion legislation in the House.


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The Athletic Director Search Committee at Southeast Missouri State University has scheduled public open forums May 24-26 for three finalists for the position of athletic director at Southeast Missouri State University.
The finalists are:
- Kurt Esser, senior associate athletic director at the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
- Open Forum: 2 p.m., May 24, University Center Program Lounge
- Esser resume:
- Brady Barke, interim director of athletics at Southeast Missouri State University
- Open Forum: 2 p.m., May 25, University Center Program Lounge
- Barke resume:
- Dan Coonan, executive director of development with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California. Coonan previously served as director of athletics and recreation at Santa Clara University in California
- Open Forum: 2 p.m., May 26, University Center Program Lounge
- Coonan resume:
"We welcome the public's input," said Bill Holland, chair of the Athletic Director Search Committee and vice president for University Advancement and executive director of the Southeast Missouri University Foundation.
He said 52 candidates applied for the position. That group was narrowed to seven semifinalists who participated in interviews May 12 via Skype.
"On behalf of the search committee, I would like to thank all of the applicants," Holland said. "We had an outstanding pool to choose from. It has not been an easy process. The candidate pool was very competitive which demonstrates that Southeast Missouri State University and its athletics program are held in very high regard nationally."
While the finalists are on campus, they will meet with the search committee, Athletics staff, head coaches, the Southeast executive staff, Student Athlete Advisory Committee and Southeast President Carlos Vargas. Their visit also will include a campus tour.
Holland says the University hopes to have a new athletic director in place by July 1.


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The summer shows season is upon us and now is the moment to reflect upon the medals merry-go-round. The awkward truth is that the widespread perception among visitors to Chelsea Flower Show this year was that it was once again afflicted by "samey-ness", with the planting in the main show gardens appearing to be almost interchangeable. In addition, the much-heralded cadre of "exciting new designers" failed to materialise. They may well have been inexperienced, and several were in their 20s, but some were clearly inhibited by their sponsors' eagerness to secure a gold medal.
The RHS's reforms to its own judging procedures - a new "tick-box" structure for judging that is supposed to lend transparency and accountability - may end up simply exacerbating the problem: those designs which commit fewest sins in the eyes of the judges could end up winning the day, as opposed to those which show the most imagination. Is it the case that the desire for medals is leading to garden design which, literally, simply ticks the right boxes?
With Hampton Court this week and other shows looming, I wish designers and sponsors could be allowed to relax a little, to stop worrying about gold medals and concentrate instead on originality, verve and fun. Risk-taking should be encouraged and rewarded. The obsession with horticultural quality, complexity and "sophistication" - as opposed to the overall impact of the space - has led to a strange sub-genre of garden-making that is only seen at Chelsea and the other RHS shows.
The designers themselves have to take their share of the responsibility for this. The "naturalistic" turn in planting has led to many of them resorting to a style of planting which is situated somewhere between a wild garden in the mode of William Robinson, plus the new perennials or prairie look, mingled with a fantasy vision of wildflower meadows. The naturalistic school has been growing in strength over the past decade and this year it finally overwhelmed Chelsea, with not a rhodo or cottage garden in sight. The great strength of traditional British herbaceous-border design lay in its very complexity and hyperactive variation (Great Dixter still flies the flag), whereas this latest naturalistic look tends towards uniformity, especially if many examples are seen cheek by jowl, as they are at the shows.
Charity gardens have become almost self-parodic: they always seem to be journeys either from darkness to light or from turbulence to tranquillity. I'm thinking of setting up a charity for those of us now suffering from Repetitive Charity Show Garden Trauma (RCSGT). Perhaps we could sponsor a Chelsea show garden?
The pressure for a designer to secure a gold medal can also lead to extreme behaviour. The most extraordinary story I have ever heard about Chelsea Flower Show concerns a designer using the methods of the KGB and MI6 to gain an advantage during the judging process.
This designer, realising the power of the assessors who visit the gardens before the judges, installed hidden microphones in the garden to record their comments. By these means the designer was able to glean that there were concerns, for example, about a certain planting that was not quite in flower when it should have been (it was duly replaced by better specimens), as well as various shortcomings regarding the finish of the construction (which were all rectified).
If the story is true, it's hard to imagine what the RHS might do to combat this sort of cheating. Already, security guards cordon off the area to prevent eavesdropping when judges are around. Must they now resort to counter-surveillance?
I wish the RHS could do away with medals for show gardens altogether. The paradox is that the result would be better design. Perhaps a middle way might be to end the system whereby unlimited medals, gold or otherwise, are awarded, simplifying matters so that only a single gold, silver and bronze medal is given out. The division between who gets gold and who gets silver-gilt would thereby be ended, designers and sponsors could calm down, and visitors might be able to enjoy a little more dash and daring.


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THE Bournville booze row reached a crescendo when families warned Tesco bosses: "We will boycott you if you sell alcohol.''
Hundreds of people from all parts of the historical community turned out to sign a petition opposing an alcohol licence.
Shopkeepers, housewives, church groups and residents all joined forces, with more than 500 people signing the document in less than an hour.
Dad of two Martin Sketchley, who moved his family to the area a year ago, said: "The reason we came here was because it was quiet with little anti-social behaviour.
"We left our last home when convenience stores started selling alcohol and things just spiralled out of control.
"The streets became intimidating at night and it wasn't somewhere we wanted to bring our kids up. We are faced with the same problem all over again.
"Alarm bells started ringing when we saw that Tesco's had a store opening and our worst nightmare was realised when they applied for an alcohol licence."
Reverend Peter Babington, of St Francis Church and Youth Centre, said that he was worried about the effects it will have on young people.
Mr Babington said: "The store is only 200 metres from our youth centre and we fear that an off licence could undermine a lot of good work that has been done here.
"Tesco will come in and make money and we will be left to pick up the pieces."
Graffiti and vandalism on the visitor centre and church has been a constant problem for community leaders. Peter Jordan, of Friends of Bournville Carrilon said: "Youths have urinated in doorways and we have had our windows smashed.
"If Tesco get the green light then things certainly won't get any better.
"Bournville is not heavily policed and youngsters from outside the area already come in and cause trouble.''
Three generations of the Sealey family who live along Beaumont Road and Maryvale Road, close to the proposed store, came out to oppose the campaign.
Mum Tracey Sealey, aged 41, said: "We will boycott the store if they decide to sell alcohol against our wishes.
"We are also worried drinkers will call in and get wine or beer as they fill up with petrol. We could have drink drivers on our roads.''
Butcher Jason Cave, of Russell's Butchers, said: "We have been here 100 years and Tesco is a real threat to our row of shops.
"The jewellers and chemist have already been attacked and things will get worse if Tesco opens."
No-one was immediately available for comment from Tesco today. The company will go before the Birmingham Licensing Committee next week.
A thousand people are expected to object to the Lindon Road store's application.


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Please join us as we continue on with our special ten-question series with Paul Draper; here is Q & A Number Three!
3- In recent years we've seen several new cult wines from California, most of them more expensive than a Bordeaux First Growth. How is Monte Bello different from most of these new wines?
As with the garage wines of Bordeaux, the California cult wines are not a serious part of the fine wine industry. These cult wines typically are made from over ripe fruit that produces heavy wines with alcohol well over 15% that should be drunk as young wines as they do not age well. Monte Bello is made from fully ripe fruit with firm acidity and develops over twenty years and typically ages beautifully for thirty or more years.
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LAHORE: More than 40 people, including women and children, died in Punjab as torrential downpours sodden Punjab and Azad Kashmir on Thursday.
According to the rescue services and police 95 per cent of the casualties were caused when roofs collapsed in various districts during the heavy rainfall. Over 30 people sustained multiple injuries.


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Note 1: A PLR converts a ground, received from the E lead of one signal path, to -48 Vdc, which is applied to the M lead of the concatenated signal path.
Note 2: In many commercial carrier systems, the channel bank[?] cards or modules have a "PLR" option that permits the direct connection, i.e., concatenation, of E&M signaling paths, without the need for separate PLR equipment.
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Preventing Stretch Marks
Preventative measures will help reduce the degree of stretch marks you experience after birth. Gaining no more than the recommended amount of weight and gaining it slowly may help reduce your chances of getting stretch marks. Rapid or excessive weight gain will only compound the problem of stretch marks and will likely cause you to have more in the end.
Keeping your skin well moisturized beginning in the first trimester may help prevent stretch marks. A nourishing lotion, oil or cream applied on a daily and nightly basis will moisturize your skin (and also reduce itching). There are many products specially made for stretch mark prevention that contain ingredients such as vitamin E, vitamin A, emu oil, cocoa butter, wheat germ oil and lanolin. While moisturizing helps to improve the skin's elasticity, the effectiveness of these products in preventing stretch marks has been shown to be rather limited.
A sensible diet containing plenty of fruits, vegetables and leafy greens is a must. Excellent nutrition is vital for your developing baby, but it also contributes to the strength and health of your skin. Eating foods high in vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc and silica will help your skin to stretch better and also help your skin to bounce back faster after giving birth. Drinking plenty of water and taking your prenatal vitamins are also critical for beautiful skin and a healthy baby.
Stretch Mark Treatment
If you already have stretch marks, there are some ways to remove them postpartum. Some studies have shown that topical ointments, such as Retin-A, may help with stretch marks when applied after your baby is born. This treatment works best when applied during the first few days postpartum. Retin-A is not safe to use during pregnancy and there's no reliable information on the amount excreted in breast milk or its effect on a nursing infant, so it's best to avoid using it while breastfeeding.
Postpartum laser treatments may be beneficial and are rapidly gaining in popularity. Using a laser or intense light, stretch marks are treated by flashes or beams of laser light that pass through the skin into the collagen. These treatments are quick, with little recovery time involved. Cosmetic surgery is another option, but is generally used as a last resort for the most severe scarring from stretch marks. These kinds of procedures are expensive and are not covered by insurance.
The bad news is stretch marks are permanent and very rarely disappear. The good news is that stretch marks naturally fade, usually become considerably less noticeable over time and eventually becoming a few shades lighter than your regular skin tone.
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In the ongoing saga of my trip to London, turns out my sweetie works for an incredible person who is going to allow him to have the time off to go with me. Gonna be a pain for him since he'll get back from the states and then have to leave for London. He's my sweetie tho and he wants to go. That's already making me feel better. So I'll be around a bit longer to post Halloweeniness for you.
Here's the little devil thready I was talking about in my 30 Sept post. I haven't done any work on it since then, but will get back to it now that I've finished "Lost." I had to watch the screen whenever that show was on so it was a very bad one to work to. Now I have to wait another whole year to see more?
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- Finn said...
Oh goodie..you are doing another one from the face fabric ! I do love red and purple together. My friend Betsy love orange and purple, so we got it covered..LOL.
This is such a neat idea....I love the missing corner.
- Darcie said...
Cute li'l devil, Tonya.
I'm a "Lost" fan also. But if it makes you feel any better...I feel that this season (2 episodes thus far, I think) is pretty slow. As usual though, they give me just enough to keep going back for more!
I'll be thinking of you while you're "updating" your knee! ;-) But I'm sure you'll post before then, right?
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In a recent blog post about my grandparents' 75th anniversary, I mentioned that I decided to try my hand at making scrapple. Grandpa Hess had fried some for us when I was "up home" a week or so ago. He might even have learned the recipe from his German immigrant grandparents in Pennsylvania. By now most of you are wondering what in the world it is. Scrapple is a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch (which is actually German) recipe made from broth, scraps of meat, spices, and cornmeal. The ingredients are cooked, spooned into a bread loaf pan, chilled to set, sliced, and then fried to a crispy golden brown. Yum! I have always eaten homemade turkey scrapple when visiting my grandparents. It has always been a "comfort food" for me, reminding me of home and family. I didn't know how to make it before now, so I purchased Rapa brand pork scrapple while I was in college, and then for Christmas breakfast since I've had my own family. But now I decided I wanted to make my own!
I knew I faced a daunting learning curve, and that I likely wouldn't get it right the first time, especially since I wasn't making it under the direct supervision of any scrapple experts. I had asked Grandpa for a recipe but he said he didn't use one. He found one in a cookbook, but I forgot to copy it down. I did jot down some pointers and proportions that my mom's cousin Priscilla Perry shared with me at the anniversary party. She uses a ratio of 3 parts liquid/meat to 1 part cornmeal and/or buckwheat. She prefers Bell's poultry seasoning in the yellow box, along with herbs such as rosemary, sage, and thyme. That's Priscilla (in the middle) and her daughter Margaret with me in the photograph. Wonderful people!
This past Saturday morning back in Florida, I roasted a turkey in my big blue porcelain roaster and set it to cool on the stovetop so I could debone it later. What I didn't use for the scrapple, I saved for two turkey pot pies and a plastic bag of white meat to put in the freezer.
Next, I pureed some of the dark meat with the broth in the blender, and dumped it into the pot with the cornmeal, a can of chicken broth, some water, and various spices. I couldn't find the Bell's brand of poultry seasoning, but I already had the Spice Island brand in my cupboard anyway. I also decided to use some Miracle Blend no-salt herbal seasoning, thyme, and a generous amount of rotisserie chicken seasoning. Don't ask me how much I used of each of the ingredients, because I was adding a little here, a little there, just like Grandpa would do! I did turn out a little on the salty side, so I could have used less rotisserie chicken seasoning.
After cooking a while, the scrapple seemed a bit runny, so I chopped up more dark and white turkey and added it to the concoction. It still looked like it hadn't thickened up enough in the pan, but I didn't want to scorch it by cooking it more. Hoping for the best, I scooped the mixture into two foil-lined bread pans and put them in the fridge to set overnight. I was relieved the next morning to find that it had firmed up, though not as much as I would have hoped. I asked my mom later, and she said I probably could have cooked it a little longer. Nevertheless, I guess I did it well enough, because I was able to slice and fry it. I'm always tempted to take it off the griddle too fast, but you can't rush scrapple. It needs to cook all the way through, not just brown on the outside. Smooshing it flatter with the spatula helps the process, but most of it is just keeping an eye on it and letting it do its thing. It's worth the wait!
My kids drooled over my scrapple and gobbled it down. Some of them drizzled syrup on it. Julia smiled and asked if this was going to be a tradition. Maybe! It's a bit of a hassle to make, but now that I've done it once, it shouldn't be so hard. After all, scrapple is more than meat and cornmeal to me. It's about tradition, family ties, being resourceful, and learning to use my own intuition and ingenuity when someone isn't around to show me what to do. I can't tell you how pleased I was that I actually made good scrapple on the first try! That means an awful lot to me!
I'm not expecting that all of you will want to run out and buy a turkey to make scrapple after reading this, but maybe you will think about how you can adapt your ancestor's traditions in your own home. Or maybe you will take a risk and try doing something new to stretch your horizons. As with most of life, you don't have to get it exactly right the first time. Like our inventive and visionary forebears who made this country great, you do have to be willing to use trial-and-error – and then just do it!
Who knows -- someday I may be teaching my own grandkids how to make turkey scrapple!
If you would like to see a real recipe for turkey scrapple, there are a whole bunch of them on the web. Here is one: Turkey Scrapple. And here is someone else's blog post with photos and instructions. Finally, here is a little history about pork scrapple.
Virginia Knowles
After I posted this, I received comments from some of my Hess relatives, including Priscilla Perry, who gave me the original instructions.
My aunt Nancy Allen added this information…
Good for you! Here is what Daddy told me when I asked (but I have not tried it yet): Grind up turkey, chicken or pork scraps, ~1 1/2 cups. Add 3 cups broth + seasoning - salt, pepper, thyme, marjoram, sage ~ 1/2 tsp. Add about 1 cup corn meal for every 4 cups of broth/meat mix. Put in bread pan, refrigerate until solid, slice and fry. May dip in egg and flour. He always adds quite a bit of oil as he fries it, I discovered, and it of course makes a spattery mess - but it is worth it! Your cousin Judy Delbene likes it too and I think of her whenever grandpa fixes it because he did that once in FL when she and I were both there for breakfast.
Priscilla Perry sent along these additional instructions for making scrapple. They actually raise cattle (in addition to 3,500 hives of bees) so they make beef scrapple, too.
Since I don't always measure too carefully when making scrapple, if it seems too thin after cooking I add a quick cooking cereal such as 1 or 2 minute Cream of Wheat or farina or grits. You can add this about 1/4 cup at a time and cook the required time after each addition until you get the desired consistency. I make it thick enough to hold its shape.Dipping the slices in a little flour or corn meal before frying helps them to brown and helps keep the oil from spattering. A non-stick pan helps also and uses less oil. I usually make scrapple when we butcher a beefer and I use the meatier bones to make the broth but I have made scrapple by boiling bulk sausage to make a meat broth.
Margaret Kane, who is Priscilla's daughter, wrote this...
Virginia, I read these additional instructions Mom sent to you, and I chuckled because it was exactly what I was going to advise you to do, but I haven't had a chance to respond until now. I don't measure anything when I make scrapple, and I guess that's because I learned at my mother's elbow. ;-) The process is free-form and is entirely about achieving the right consistency. I used to make it from beef bones when I was a teenager at home, but I make it out of poultry now, or the bone from a pork roast combined with poultry. After I have cooked the bones to pieces and have removed all the inedible parts and the fat, I add various cereals to the broth. I put the slow cooking cereals in first, and save the instant thickening stuff (such as instant grits or instant cream of rice) until the end. When the stuff is thickening up and needs just a bit of fine-tuning, I start adding the instant grits until the spoon will almost stand up on its own. I pour the hot scrapple into lightly greased bread pans, then let them cool before putting them in the fridge. By the next morning they'll unmold easily and cleanly. As for seasoning, I use Bell's seasoning, and skip the pepper entirely. We have delicate digestive systems at our house, so we make a bland scrapple that is just as yummy as the spicier stuff, and for anyone who likes a peppery taste, the seasoning can be adjusted at the table. We use only a little oil and a nonstick pan, just like Mom. I have never tried making it with sausage--that must have been an experiment she tried when I wasn't there to witness it. ;-) I'll bet that would be tasty, too!
-- Margaret
-- Margaret
(Margaret is a home school mom in North Carolina, and I am privileged to be her friend, too! She has been so kind to our family in the past few years.)
Candy Hess (who is about my age even though she is the wife of my mom's cousin, and who is also a very sweet friend who has gone out of her way to bless our family) wrote this...
Candy Hess (who is about my age even though she is the wife of my mom's cousin, and who is also a very sweet friend who has gone out of her way to bless our family) wrote this...
HI to ALL from the North Carolina Hess Branch! Here in the Sunny South we eat livermush :) It is delicious and very similar to the scrapple you all love so much. Scrapple is a bit spicier. We cook it the same way. Some like it fried thick and others (like myself) like it fried thin and crispy. Doug introduced me to scrapple in Pennsylvania and I really loved it. If you're ever in the south, look for livermush and cook it the same way. Neese's is my favorite brand. All livermushes are not equal.
Curt Bonser, the husband of my mom's cousin Jane, wrote this:
Hello for the Oklahoma gang, Jane and Curt. Twice while traveling we have found scrapple on the menu. About five years ago we turned off I-80 on to US 322 in northern Pennsylvania. Shortly we saw a sign outside a restaurant, scrapple. It was about 9:30 in the morning and we had had breakfast at the motel not too much earlier. Guess what? We turned off the road and had a second breakfast of scrapple and coffee. Boy, what a fond memory while traveling to my 45th high school reunion. Another fond memory of eating scrapple comes from a trip in the mid 1990's to York, Pennsylvania. for a National Kaiser Frazer meet(a defunct brand of American made cars). We drove a 1953 Kaiser from Manhattan, Kansas, our home at the time, to York. We drove out to a rural town NW of York for breakfast, and much to our delight, they had scrapple on the menu. I think we ate scrapple four times that week. I like maple syrup on my crispy fried scrapple, my mother always ate her scrapple with ketchup, ugh. Our scrapple as I grew was pork based and looked much darker than the turkey scrapple. I grew up in East Tennessee and my parents had to make our scrapple. When I was in the service, Viet Nam war, Jane and I could get scrapple at the commissary. We are a scrapple deprived couple living outside of Eastern Pennsylvania. That's a bummer, scrapple deprived.
There you have it! Scrapple is a family tradition worth preserving!
New note on July 13: I made my third batch of scrapple this weekend. I had a 20 pound turkey, with ample broth, meat, etc. I used a lot of "scraps" that we wouldn't otherwise eat, as well as giblets, a little bit of skin, the brown mushy stuff, broth from the boiled bones, etc. I used the blender for all of it this time since there was so much and I didn't want my kids to recognize some of the stuff in it. I also added farina (a cooked cereal) at the end for instant thickening. In my hurry, I forgot to add any spices, but it still turned out well. And I still have 3 large bags of sliced scrapple that I froze on wax paper on a cookie sheet.
One of my boys thanked me profusely for frying some this morning, and kept patting me on the back, hugging me, and telling me what a good mommy I was. One of my teen daughters said "YAY!" when she smelled it frying as she was waking up. Everyone enjoyed it. It may be a while before I make it again, but I think it's becoming a family tradition in our household.


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Someone Else's Milk was a collaborative exhibition coordinated and produced through Carpool (a residency project by Kyle Seis) and exhibited at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design's Wallway Gallery. Carpool encourages collaboration between independent artists and communities through programming that begins with a shared car ride. Route 2 of Carpool includes Jessica Pierotti, Andi Crist, and Bobby Gonzales on a trip from Chicago, IL to Milwaukee, WI. The trip ended with a collaborative exhibition that was conceived and produced during the group's trip to Milwaukee. The exhibition reception took place in MIAD's Wallway Gallery on Saturday, February 6, 2016 from 7:00pm-9:00pm.


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Once Upon a Time - A Video Review Featuring Bojangles' Gaming Tips
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away. Oh wait, someone is telling me that that's next week's stuff. But nevermind - we have Once Upon a Time, and much like the aforementioned franchise, it's all about fairy tales. What? Adults telling fairy tales to each other? Unspeakable stuff. But we like this game really and thought we'd make a video about it. And to top it off we invited Internet sensation - Bojangles the Clown to share some tips with you on gaming. Beware. Take Care. Beware.


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The University of Toronto's John P. Robarts Research Library contains 4.8 million books, 4.1 million microforms, and 740,000 "other" items (probably every episode of Degrassi, among other surprises).
Even cooler: it looks exactly like a concrete version of your Thanksgiving dinner.
There's no denying it, this building looks exactly like the monster from the Power Rangers Thanksgiving Special (if they ever had one). And given that it was built in the '70s, I was surprised that a Google search didn't turn up more people talking about what U of T folks call "The Book Fort." Sure looks like a great place to get lost.
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Ex Hammies boy, Charlie Purdon, who played Community Cup and WP SLA in 2014 with us made his Pro Rugby debut for San Diego this weekend and lead his side to a win with a Man of the Match performance.
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Hammies vs Despatch – Community Cup 3rd Place Play-Off Images
What a great end to the Tournament as we finally hit our straps and ran in 10 tries against Despatch at Rustenberg today securing 3rd spot in the Cell C Community Cup for the second year running. Continue reading Hammies vs Despatch – Community Cup 3rd Place Play-Off Images
Hammies vs Impala – Picture Gallery
A sad end to our Community Cup campaign but as always we gave it our all and pushed the hosts all the way to the end. Best of luck to them and Durbell in the final on Monday.
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Hamilton's v Impala – Community Cup Semi Final Preview
Anton Moolman has named his side to take on Impala in Rustenberg for the Community Cup Semi Final at 4pm tomorrow. Continue reading Hamilton's v Impala – Community Cup Semi Final Preview
Hamilton's vs Wesbank – Match Report
The playing and management team left Cape Town early on Wednesday morning to make our way through to the Community Cup Play Offs for 2015. Having toppped our group with a final game thriller against Evergreens 2 weeks ago, the focus was on Wesbank in the Quarter Final. Continue reading Hamilton's vs Wesbank – Match Report
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Hammies vs Wesbank – Community Cup QF Preview
There is plenty of excitement in the air as all the Community Cup Finals teams making their way to Rustenberg for the 2015 Cell C Community Cup Play Offs.
Last year in George we earned 3rd place with a dominant 3rd/4th place performance over a strong College Rovers. This year, however, we look to better that and win the tournament. Continue reading Hammies vs Wesbank – Community Cup QF Preview
Hamilton's vs Evergreens – Match Report
Our Final Pool game in 2015 Community Cup took on epic proportions as Evergreens from Pacaltsdorp took the journey down from George to claim a win in Cape Town and book their ticket to the Community Cup Play Offs.
Despite only being a pool game the fact that neither side had lost in the competition meant the match turned out to be a straight knock out. Continue reading Hamilton's vs Evergreens – Match Report
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Pics from the final pool game of the 2015 Community Cup. Evergreens made the trip from George and it was a rough game with a win for either side pushing them into the Quarter Finals and a loss knocking them out. We ran out 45-21 victors on the day. Continue reading Hamilton's vs Evergreens RFC – Match Pics
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The final round of the Pool stages for the 2015 Community Cup is only 3 days away and many clubs are not guaranteed play off's. A number of groups will be decided on Saturday and our fate is not decided yet as we need a win against Evergreens who travel from the Garden Route to beautiful Cape Town. Continue reading Hamilton's vs Evergreens – Community Cup Round 5 Preview


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There's been a twist in the fate of the education edition of Minecraft. Microsoft has acquired MinecraftEdu from TeacherGaming and announced that it would be offering a more expanded set of features.
The company has also released a toolbar add-on for OneNote specifically for classrooms.
MinecraftEdu is a special version of the open world game Minecraft, from Mojang Synergies, developed specifically for classroom use. The education edition includes components, such as login and personalization, a student portfolio feature, a second screen view for teachers and the ability to save student progress. It's in use, according to Microsoft, by 7,000 classes at the elementary, middle and high school levels in 40-plus countries.
Microsoft said it would be releasing Minecraft Education Edition this summer as well as a new mentoring program that will match experienced Minecraft teachers with new ones who want to learn more about integrating the use of the game in their classes.
The announcement came during bett, a London-based education technology event that's hosting several events to teach educators about MinecraftEdu.
Although Microsoft hasn't announced pricing, a frequently-asked questions page on the Minecraft Education Edition site informed readers that the "aim" is to "keep the price at $5 per user per year." Microsoft will provide a free trial version to students and teachers in "qualified academic institutions."
Those schools running Office 365ProPlus, the free version of Office online for schools, will be able to access the software for purchase for "a few users or for everyone."
"One of the reasons Minecraft fits so well in the classroom is because it's a common, creative playground," said Vu Bui, chief operating officer of Mojang, in a prepared statement. "We've seen that Minecraft transcends the differences in teaching and learning styles and education systems around the world. It's an open space where people can come together and build a lesson around nearly anything."
TeacherGaming is a United States- and Finland-based company formed by teachers and developers with the mission of expanding game-based learning into classrooms around the world. Besides Minecraft, the company also has developed Kerbal Space Program.
The OneNote for Learning extension was initially developed (and took first place) in a hackathon put on internally by the company in July. OneNote is a free digital note-taking application that runs on multiple devices and is included with Microsoft Office.
The learning extension includes text formatting tools to make reading, writing and note-taking easier, including dictation, audio-text playback with highlighting and other "cues" and natural language processing. The teacher can, for example, click a button to highlight specific parts of speech to help a student review writing on a particular assignment.
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The opening track 'Ekki Vanmeta' draws you in with the punchy crackle of compressed beats, chiming keyboards and the whispering harmonies of Jófrídur and Ásthildur. Tracks like 'Kertið' and 'Fernando' show off a maturity of musical awareness far beyond Pascal Pinon's tender years ('Fernando' is so haunting it'll make you feel like you're actually standing on a coast of cold black sand watching the sun rise). 'Þerney (One Thing)' is probably the closest to a conventional pop song on the album, but conventional isn't what Pascal Pinon are all about. If Twosomeness is the kind of album Pascal Pinon are coming up with now, I can't wait to hear what they'll sound like when they're out of their teens.
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The album was described as sweet, cheerful and innocent and if you listen to Twosomeness with the same cynical prejudice as I initially did you will conclude that not an awful lot has changed. Twosomeness is filled with angelic harmonies, half whispered-half sung, half English-half Icelandic, all adorned by a thin see-through gown of instrumentation, baring a vulnerability and serenity that makes Perfume Genius sound like a death metal-head.
Twosomeness could easily have provoked me for all kinds of slander. How dare they be so delicate and pristine in a world so foul and violent and lest not forget that they owe us a lot of money. This is the BLOG that voted White Lung best album of 2012, we will not go all squishy at the hand of a couple of dreamy teens in virgin white nighties. But I'm afraid these sirens have done me in. After a few listens the other-wordlyness of Twosomeness seizes to offend me and becomes almost like a gospel. Just listen to the magical Evgeny Kissin, a song that is the perfect symbiosis between a bedroom ballad XX fashion and a grand choral song. From that point on I start to hear more and more extraordinary details in the arrangements that I would sooner qualify as distinctive than hazy. I feel that Jófrídur and Ásohildur Ákadöttir, young as they are, have reached a level of refinement that the likes of Sóley and Lykke Li have yet to reach. Unlike The Secret Love Parade, who's naivety made me feel like a pedophilic voyeur, Twosomeness makes me feel almost enlightened.


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Timothy Basil Ering has never been bothered by foods touching, but he knows not everyone shares his tastes - particularly his fondness for crunched-up potato chips in cottage cheese. He is the illustrator of the Newbery Medal-winning The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo and his own Frog Belly Rat Bone, among several others. Don't Let the Peas Touch! is his first title with Arthur A. Levine Books. Basil lives, writes, draws, paints, and develops delicious food combinations in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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Reiki Healing
How does reiki help?
The awareness that an unseen energy flows through all living things and directly affects the quality of a person's health has been part of the wisdom of many cultures since ancient times. Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that triggers the body's natural healing response. Reiki works in conjunction with and is not a replacement for regular medical or psychological treatment. Reiki can help aid in psychological healing, including release of anger, fear, worry, sadness and other unhealthy feelings, and replaces them with self-worth, confidence and tranquility.
When your life energy is low, it is more difficult to deal with stress. When your life energy is strong, you feel strong, can more easily deal with stress. Reiki is a relaxation technique that increases a person's supply of life energy and helps heal anything that has been suppressed to come to the surface for healing.
In addition to her natural clairvoyant intuitive gifts, Stephanie is a Reiki Master. You can add distance reiki services to your intuitive healing session for an additional fee of $75 by clicking here. On site reiki healing services are also available at Green Room Medical Spa in Boise Idaho.
Dr. Oz/ Pamela Miles - Reiki Video
" As we get a better understanding of how little we know about the body, we begin to realize that the next big frontier in medicine is energy medicine. I think the most important alternative medicine secret is Reiki. " ~Dr.Mehmet Oz
The information provided during your session or on this website is from a spiritual perspective. This information is not intended to replace medical or psychological diagnosis. I am not, and do not claim to be a medical doctor, therapist or licensed mental health professional. I do not diagnose nor will I interfere with medical diagnosis. You alone are responsible for your own choices, decisions or actions in life and you agree to this statement in order to work with me. Thank you.


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Speaking during the 2nd international congress to honor 17,000 victims of terrorist activities in Iran here on Monday, President Rouhani said the terrorism has been a new tool in today world for different purposes which has turned into an organizational issue from a secondary one.
He underlined that terrorism will remain as long as there is no universal determination and will to fight against the issue.
Pointing to the ugly face of terror, Rouhani said the issue is unfortunately happening in people's lives since past and has taken a new form in the modern world and politics.
Rouhani said the Islamic Republic of Iran, as a country which has always been a victim of terror, is determined to fight against any kinds of terrorism emerged in anywhere and against any nation and will undoubtedly make outmost efforts to support the oppressed and take any action against the hideous event.
"We have done so, we have assisted all those who are fighting against terrorists in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and any other places; we will fight terrorism anywhere in region to support oppressed people," Rouhani underlined.
Iranian president criticized international community for being inert against such a critical, dangerous, terrifying and pervasive issue.
"UN and International bodies never took firm steps against terrorist attacks in the region," Rouhani said, adding that those supporting terrorists are not moving in line with the international law and ignore the rights of nations.
He expressed regret over some of the regional Muslim countries who are supporting the terrorists and sharing responsibilities for their crimes.
"Why have they been entrapped by the terrorists; why are they supporting them and why are they being involved in such criminal acts; why are they providing the terrorists with money and why are they using their capabilities and capacities for supporting the terrorists?" Rouhani expressed regret.
Any country in the region supporting the terrorists is contributing to the killing of innocent people, children and women, Rouhani said, adding that, "There is no doubt such terrorist actions will also harm those countries as well."
"I call upon all the regional countries to be united by means of a comprehensive plan to assist each other on the basis of intelligence, political and legal cooperation," Rouhani said, underlining that the root causes of terrorism including ignorance, bias, extremism, poverty, lack of development, dictatorship and colonialism should be addressed, otherwise no solution will be achieved by superficial coalitions.
He expressed hope all regional countries, all NGOs, all legal bodies and political social institutions to get united to save the Islamic world from the dangers of terrorism forever.
The two-day event is to pay tribute to martyrs of terrorist assassinations by honoring a number of the families.
A book about the topic of the gathering is also to be unveiled during the congress, with a documentary on the same issue following.


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My last article about creation of Think360 is finally out. I the last one I went through 3D and interactive part of project development. Check it out here.
We all know that debugging in flash builder is not something you could compare in any way with tools like Visual Studio.
Fortunately there are few little tools to make this "stone age" flash developer life easier. And I'll talk about 4 most important ones. I can hardly imagine my daily (development) life without them.
Proposal: I need to test flex application in real environment with real network simulation.
Flash/Flex Builder
Firefox 2 >
Java Runtime
This is quite "simple" but hardly possible in Flash/Flex Builder. But here is cure for its impotence. And it will cost you nothing.
I don't think this plug-in need any introduction. Every developer should know it.
In this case we are going to use it as network monitor.
Pretty obvious: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843 .
Flash Tracer
This is small plug-in for Firefox that makes possible to trace output straight from flash builder into Firefox. What does it mean? You can trace output without needing to use Flash Builder to debug it.
You can find plug-in here: http://www.sephiroth.it/firefox/flashtracer/
This could be little bit tricky if you running Firefox 3.5 and higher.
- In that case you need to download it to your computer.
- Then in Firefox navigate to about:config
- Right click on page and create new Boolean value extensions.checkCompatability and set it to flase
- Drag xpi file to browser.
- After restarting press ALT+a.
- Open flash tracer settings and select output file to:
o Windows Vista/7: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\Logs\flashlog.txt
o Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player\Logs\flashlog.txt.
o Osx: [username]\Library\Preferences\Macromedia\Flash Player\Logs\flashlog.txt
- Now go to "C:\Users\[username] and open(or create) mm.cfg file.
- Add this to the file:
TraceOutPutFileName=C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\Logs\flashlog.txt
POW Server
This is amazing little plug-in. Again, it's for Firefox and it allows you to setup your own server directly in Firefox. No installation, no hassle…magic!
It install as normal plug-in for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3002 .
Then you have to set up mime types in POW options (otherwise you won't see swf file)
And last one is brilliant bandwidth limiter called sloppy.
Download it here: http://www.dallaway.com/sloppy/ .
You will need to install java runtime: http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp .
After installation, just open sloppy.jnp file.
So what we've got so far?
Flash Builder – Debugging + Profiling
Firebug – Network Monitor
Flash Tracer – Debug Tracing
POW Server – Server
Sloppy – Bandwidth simulation
So pretty much everything we need for proper testing.
Setting Project
- Ceate new flex project in some location i.e.: "C:\flex\testProject"
- Set output bin directory to "bin-debug/pow/htdocs"
- In POW options(Firefox->Tools->POW->Options) set Root Directory to "C:\flex\testProject"
- Press ok and then POW Home(this should navigate you to http://localhost:6670)
- Copy that address and in flex project properties paste it to output URL field.
- Press F11 and you have running testing server.
- Copy URL from window, open sloppy, paste it there and press run.
- It should open window http://127.0.0.1:2323/yourAppName.
- Copy this address and paste it to output URL in flex again.
- Click ok and press F11
- Open firebug -> net
- You have testing server with real bandwidth simulation, debugging and network monitor all in one place
Now you can easily test preloaders and other network related characterises of your application while having debugging session still running.
Because we have debug tracing, you can start profiling application in production-like environment and still be able to trace. Very handy indeed.
Well, after all that there is one thing unclear to me. Why can't Adobe integrate all this straight away into Flash Builder?
Last couple of weeks I had chance to dig into Flex 4 with all its beauty. If I could compare Flex 4 to Flex 3 It could be done with just one word, impossible. Difference is as big as difference between ASP and ASP.NET (sorry, first example I imagined). Both sounds similar but both are completely different. And finally I can compare Flex 4 to .NET (in different scale obviously) as proper developer framework.
Sure, Flex 3 was nice extension on top of the as3 but don't get me wrong, whole framework seemed to me as one big bunch of classes with lot of functions and fixes (just that as3 extension). I just didn't feel comfortable using it somehow. It was slow, not scalable, hard to extend and so on.
Flex 4 brings big difference. Suddenly it feels "developish". It feels stable, extendable, and scalable. That means that when you learn it there is big chance that you won't have to learn everything from scratch in next release (Flex 3 RIP). Basically it feels right finally. But as every developer (should) know, perfection doesn't exist. And so Flex 4 has some limitations on some places, which comes naturally from one of its goals "Design in Mind".
And most affected it is with skinning. Adobe didn't try to take care just about developers, but designers too. And I must say they done remarkable job till now. But in every Dev-Design workflow no matter of size, type or complexity there is line where these two groups crash like two universes in string theory. And then there is Big Bang. And in Flex 4, that line is Skins. So let's see where the problem sits, what are the advantages, limitations and possible solutions.
As I was working on one prototype project where I was using skinning architecture I tried to find best way how to implement Skinning with minimal negative impact on either developer or designer.
I normally use UML diagrams as my brain memory tool so basic understanding of UML could help you understand each technique better. I also provide example with each possible solution. I use excellent (and free) StarUML editor.
I use stripped down example of actual project to better understand differences and relationships between components, skins, its pros and cons.
To even better imagination in real world I use always 2 different components with 2 different skins simulating needs for different functionality and different look for each component while still maintaining some shared look and functionality.
Problem Example:
I wanted to create top slide page which I can reuse in multiple instances while leave designer with ability and responsibility fully customize the look (ideally in Catalyst workflow environment)
NOTE: I originally used PureMVC and its mediators to split Design (skin), Structure (component) and Behaviour (mediator) into separate entities, but to leave examples as simple as possible I'll leave behavioural implementation in actual component so I won't use PureMVC.
I simplified components and made them look idiotic to better highlight point of each solution. Also UML Diagrams are simplified so they display just parts we interested in.
- All components should be aware of their states synchronized with their skins.
- Easily updatable skins for designer.
- Easily updatable and scalable components for developer.
- Access Component state from each location.
Solution 1: Unique Component + Unique Skin
This is very simple and straightforward, but also hardest to maintain. Designer creates component skin in Catalyst, export it to fxpl library. Developer create component and apply skin from fxpl library. And the nice story ends up here. If there is another component required, designer must create design from scratch and save it as another skin. Developer needs to create another component.
To force skin mirror specific skins from its component I use SkinState metadata:
[SkinState("open")] [SkinState("closed")]
Check here great post about this problematic. It helped me better understand some magic behind skins and states in Flex 4. I actually used that solution on my examples as well. Thanks Justin!
I recommend you to read that post so you'll understand code in examples much better.
-total separation between designer and developer
- quick development on small scale project
- no flexibility
- no scalability
- maintenance nightmare
I personally would use this scenario on wireframe presentations or very, very small designer driven micro pages.
Solution 2: Inherited Component + Unique Skin
This solution is similar to previous example. However developer now uses base class to add basic functionality and extend it to add additional features. Designer still creates unique skin for each new component.
-total separation between designer and developer
- quick development on small scale project
- more scalable for developer
- state management between component and skin
- still not enough scalable
- still maintenance nightmare
Small scale projects, where designer needs to have full control over design
Solution 3: Inherited Component + Base Skin
So far we implemented some OOP technique to make our life little bit easier. But it still required designer to create new skin from scratch each time we create new inherited component. So another step could be to move skinning down to base component.
To be able to add additional content on top of skin, you need to add this element into skin:
Everything you put into component will be virtually placed inside this tag. Important here is id="contentGroup" which Flex 4 uses to identify placeholder.
As you can see, there is one problem with this solution. Once designer created base skin, it cannot be changed. This solution is good for large projects where components vary between each other with just content or look which can be fixed inline or css.
-total separation between designer and developer
- quick development on any scale project
- scalable for developer
- low maintenance costs
- design is not flexible
Medium-Large scale projects, where production and reusability are most important aspect of project.
Solution 4: Composited Component + Multiple Skins
So we know that inheritance will help us maintaining several components more easily, but it has its costs. Another solution is what GoF advice us in their book. Use composition instead of inheritance. This solution has benefits both designer and developer related. Developer has his Maintainability and on other hand Designer has his separation and flexibility.
You have to base classes. ComponentWrapper and BaseSkin. Those 2 classes are responsible for content repeated across all Components. Then, for each component you have to create 2 new classes FrontComponent and FrontSkin including all unique elements.
One problem with this solution is interaction between wrapper and front component. Component is part of the display list of wrapper instead of its property. To access component from wrapper we can use this function:
FlexSkinning4/src/components/ComponentWrapper.mxml :
private function get frontComponent():SkinnableContainer { return getElementAt(0) as SkinnableContainer; }
This function will return actual component so we can access its skin and properties. So now you can change both skins like that:
FlexSkinning4/src/components/ComponentWrapper.mxml :
currentState = "open"; frontComponent.currentState = "open";
Another problem we have is communication from FrontComponent to Wrapper. We can use either parent property or use properly events. First Option is not really proper way to do so I done it with simple event. But even with event option you have another 2 options. Dispatch custom event from child component to parent, or to listen general stateChange event from parent. For ease of use I use second option. Here is Code in ComponentWrapper which makes the magic:
private function stateChangeHandler(e:StateChangeEvent):void { if(currentState!=e.newState) { currentState = e.newState; } }
This will ensure that if state in FrontComponent will change so will Wrapper.
This will ensure that if state in FrontComponent will change so will Wrapper.
-separation between designer and developer
- scalable for developer
- low maintenance costs
- wrapper-component interaction
- component logic flexibility
Medium-Large scale projects, where you need have flexibility for both design and development.
Solution 5: Composited-Inherited Components + Multiple Skins
Now imagine scenario where you have background element logic which is repeated on 9 components but on 10th one is little bit different. In our previous solution you could either use same logic over all elements or create new logic from scratch witch each new front component. To overcome this issue I use something I call Composited-Inherited Components. So I use Composition and Inheritance at the same time.
FlexSkinning5/src/components/FrontComponentBase.mxml :
protected function skinnablecontainer1_creationCompleteHandler(event:FlexEvent):void { label.buttonMode = true; label.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,labelOverHandler); } private function labelOverHandler(e:MouseEvent):void { showMessage(); } protected function showMessage():void { Alert.show("you clicked label from component base"); } override protected function getCurrentSkinState():String { return currentState; }
I use FrontComponentBase as base class for front components. I put repeated logic into base class and if I need to change behaviour I just override its function from front component.
FlexSkinning5/src/components/FrontComponent2.mxml :
override protected function showMessage():void { Alert.show("need to put beers into fridge"); }
-separation between designer and developer
- scalable for developer
- low maintenance costs
- flexibility
- wrapper-component interaction
- setup time
Medium-Enterprise scale projects, where you need have flexibility for design, development and scalable logic.
To be honest, none of the solutions so far looks really clean for me. It doesn't feel right. So where is the problem?
Problem 1: Skin Inheritance
So far I found 5 ways how to deal with skinning in Flex 4. But those who know OOP very well probably noticed I did not used inheritance feature on skins. Why? Simply, it's not possible.
Problem with skinning is that there is so much care about designer-developer workflow that Adobe little bit forgot about reality and developers who have to live in it.
So just for fun, imagine designer taking care about reusing one skin and using it as inherited base for extended skin. Yes exactly. It's eye wateringly, absurdly funny (Sure there are designers who actually understand it but I call those people Artists or Creatives. Not Designers). So I get this point from Adobe and understand that such a way is not possible when designer taking care about design exclusively. But let's be honest, that's not true in some (currently in most) cases. Hopefully Catalyst will be able to bring some light into it, but in its current state (no Flash Builder<->Catalyst roundtrips) it's still little bit of toy. And one example of this reality is one I provided in this article. Imagine now we decide create side page for stuff like basket, registration, settings, video section..etc. Sure designer can design everything separately but that should follow some theme aspects. And don't tell me that "css can do that" or similar crap. That's just way back to old scary Flex 3. Css should be used for different things, as support and management of skins not skinning itself. Now imagine that we decide to change background and base behavioural aspects. Result? Nightmare. Imagine time for designer to spend on changing each skin separately and additionally (because Catalyst doesn't support roundtrips) developer to manually updating each skin. This is just SCARY.
I'm not saying that Skinning should be changed. Instead it should provide developers with choice. Simple project?.. Cool let's designer do the stuff entirely. Complex enterprise project?.. Let's collaborate.
I think skin inheritance should be implemented into Catalyst in way easily used and understand by designer. Remember it's not the graphic designer who should use Catalyst but kind of UI Designer or Devigner/Flashy guy (no offence.. that's just timeline designer, not flash developer) who could have at least some understanding of problematic. Just look what you can do with wizards in Visual Studio (even my grandma could create nice website with sql server with it).
Problem 2: Skin – Component interaction
This is another thing I thought will be easy but apparently it's not. One important thing to realize is that component and skin states are completely separate entities. There is possibility to connect states with skin metadata. Useful function in this situation is:
override protected function getCurrentSkinState():String { return currentState; }
This will ensure that skin state will be mirrored always you change state in component.
Problem 3: State Inheritance
I could be wrong but till now I couldn't find the way how to apply inherited states. Because <s:states> tag is actual property of component it will be override with inherited class state properties.
This could become annoying as for each new component you have to create same new states.
Solutions I would use if Flex 4 would support…
Solution 6: Cross Inherited Components and Skins
I think, having such a feature would be great. Flex would take care about merging skins together. So you don't have to extend skins. You just extend some component with skin with another component with skin. But to be realistic, It looks quite(or very?) complicated to implement. But it would be great to have it.
Solution 7: Component Inheritance + Skin Inheritance
This looks more realistic. This would solve most of issues I had to alternate in previous solutions.
Logic implementation:
Another dilemma with skins comes to putting logic behaviour or better from which location should you access component parts included in your logic. In this example you have 3 choices.
- From wrapper application (This is the same case of mediators in PureMVC)
- From front component
- From base component
Answer is, it depends. If you need access unique feature of particular component encapsulate it into extended component.
If you have some repeated features which are logical parts of internal guts of component, put them into base class.
If you need orchestrate several components and change their properties, use wrapper.
As I found, Flex 4 Skinning is far more complex than I thought. There Are many another solutions how to implement skinning.
Instead of overriding getCurrentSkinState() you could, override set currentSkin function and access states just from component. You could also change skin states directly, or you could override state listeners. Writing every possible solution would cover whole book. And so far I can say that skin inheritance would be benefit.
Note: I use Flash Builder 4 Beta 2 with Flex 4 Beta 2 for all examples
I just published my second article from Behind The Scenes series at Syerit Labs. This time I go trough architecture and structure, describing some useful practices while setting up mid-to-large scale project. Check it out here.
There are practically no information about that except this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9y-KIu69dc .That looks amazing! Just skip around 3 mins. It seems that after all that disappointment CS4 caused, Flash is striking back. Flash builder integration, iPhone support, better code editor and now physics make Flash tools future brighter again. Let's see if reliability and performance will be addressed as well.
As Adobe MAX conference continues, finally and expectedly Flex 4 is out, so is Flash Builder and Flash Catalyst, all in beta 2 versions now. Yay!
After couple of months of hard work, Syerit Interactive is live. And so is my first article on our labs where I describe some secrets behind building it. You can read about it here. As it turned to be quite long boring read, I had to split it to several sections and put some positive images.
Well, so finally I decided to setup my own blog. However as I'm little bit busy these days, I don't know If I'll put something there anytime soon. I'm even not sure what exactly I will put here. Time will show. For now I can ironically satisfy myself by saying that at least, I've got blog.


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Adopt-a-Highway Program
South Saluda River Clean Up Information
We will be cleaning up the South Saluda River at the "Rock Vanes" and the Adopt-A-Mile clean up of the Highway 11/276 right-of-way two mile stretch adjacent to the Rock Vane area and then fish the Rock Vane area of the stream. We will begin at 9:00 am and it should only take 1 to 1.5 hours to complete the clean up. Afterwards, we will fish the rock vane area or go to the Eastatoe River, if the rock vane area is poor fishing. Orange safety vests and plastic bags will be provided (we also have about 10 pick-up "grabbers" for you to use). You should bring and wear gloves. Come join us for this beneficial effort. We always have loads of fun for a very worthwhile cause.
Highway Clean Up Dates:
May 18, 2019
DIRECTIONS: Go Northwest on US HWY 276 through Travelers Rest. From the last traffic light in Travelers Rest at the Sunrift Outfitters store (on the right), continue on US 276 for 13.3 miles (it combines with US 11 after a few miles) to the pull-out on the right at the river (river is behind the trees on the left). If coming from the Spartanburg area, continue on US 11 to where it joins US 276 going west. Continue on US 11/276 for 2.8 miles past the "F-Mart" store to the pull-out on the right at the river.


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4 Life Lessons I have recently learned
It pays to take care of your mind, body and soul Six months ago I went vegan aside from the agricultural, environmental benefits the health benefits have been mind-blowing. I have realised how beneficial it is to really look after my body, of course, I am no saint and not 100% healthy but I am getting there. I'm currently attempting…View Post


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This week's #WinifredWednesday is dedicated to five of our favorite hairpieces for the classic bride. Whether your style is rhinestones, feathers, birdcage or veil, there's no better day than your wedding day to rock a little extra prettiness in your hair! And for a couple extra options that don't break the bank, check out Lola and Matilda, both by yours truly.
1. Lily Crystal Large Hairpiece Elizabeth Bower | 2. Love Birds Missy Jacobs | 3. Crystal Wedding Hairpiece Etsy | 4. Anastasia Serephine | 5. Serephine via Green Wedding Shoes


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Is Christmas time in the air in the Gulf of Poets? You bet!
Stroll through the ancient village centers and the panoramic sea promenades to admire the magical atmosphere created by colored lights, all sorts of decorations, Christmas trees and beautifully adorned shops (see photos below).
The Holiday Season in Italy is a really special time, as families and friends revive ancient traditions to celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve.
If you've missed our Christmas articles, click to learn about the special events and a seasonal recipe from the local territory:
- Manarola's magical Nativity Scene
- Underwater Christmas in the Gulf of Poets
- Christmas Recipe: Ravioli with salted codfish
Discover Portovenere Blog and Grand Hotel Portovenere wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
Here are some photos taken by locals and visitors in Portovenere, Tellaro, Lerici, Sarzana and La Spezia.


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The Documentary Show's online archive has been updated to include every show up to Dec 1st! Go here to listen and download!
Only two more shows left! Tune in at 10am on Dec 8th and Dec 15th for the last shows of the semester. Hopefully we'll be back after the holidays! www.spiritlive.net
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