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I thought this piecemight be of interest. Its about the use of unsubstantiated statistics and misuse of quotes out of context in the ongoing debate about the execution of suspected spies by the I.R.A. and the alleged secterianism of the IRA in West Cork during the War of Independence. I tried to get it published as a letter in History Ireland magazine a few months back - but unfortunately it didnt make the cut. Its been published this week 9 - 8- 10 in the Clare Champion Newspaper. I contacted Osprey the publisher of Peter Cottrells book which I quote from here and sent this to them as a query by e-mail a few weeks ago but so far have had no response. So anyway here it is:
In recent years revisionist historians and media commentators such as Eoghan Harris and Kevin Myers have made repeated accusations that the IRA was motivated by secterianism during the Irish War of Independence and that Irish Republicans used the issue of Spies and Informers as a cloak for the secterian killing and ethnic cleansing of Protestants in West Cork betweek 1919 and 1921.
This unsubstantiated and highly contraversial claim has recently been repeated by the historian Peter Cottrell his recent publications "The Anglo-Irish War. The Troubles of 1913 - 1922." and "The War For Ireland 1913 -1923"
Cottrell states; "of the 122 people shot as spies by the I.R.A.
[in Cork] between 1919 and 1923, only 38 actually passed information
to the British. That means that 84 of those killed were entirely innocent
of having done anything except attracting the suspicion of the IRA."
Cottrell does not provide a reference for this statistic - It is
apparently based on Peter Hart's research published in "The I.R.A. &
Its Enemies. Violence and Community in Cork 1916 -1923". Table 37 in
Hart's book states that of the 122 individuals shot by the IRA in Cork
only 38 'Informed on the IRA' Hart admits that "The figures for those who
informed are small and partial, and therefore not definitive." However
Cottrell accepts them as definitive figures and extrapolates
from them that "84 of those killed were entirely innocent."
One of those killed by the IRA whom Cotrell apparently considers to
have been entirely innocent was Tom Bradfield.
According to Cottrell "One vocal Cork Protestant Loyalist by the name
of Tom Bradfield commented that he was not like the rest of them round
here', indicating that most Munster Protestants were painfully aware
of their vulnerability and were unwilling to put their heads above the
parapet. The IRA killed Bradfield for his vocal unionism."
Cottrell apparently based his account on Peter Harts book "The I.R.A.
at War 1916 -1923" which makes the following reference to Bradfield's
killing "Tom Bradfield, another devout unionist (shot by the I.R.A.), declared
that he was 'not like the rest of them round here.' " Hart gives the reference
for this quote as being "Ó Brion, 177"
The quote from page 177 of León Ó Broin's book "Protestant
Nationalists in Revolutionary Ireland - The Stopford Connection." as
cited by Hart and later referenced by Cottrell is taken out
of its full and original context as it appeared in Ó Brion's book.
According to Ó Broin, Bradfield encountered a group of IRA Volunteers
near a Protestant home during the War for Independence. Bradfield
struck up a conversation with I.R.A. Volunteer 'Peter Monaghan' a
Scottish deserter from the British Army. Assuming from his accent
that 'Monaghan' was an RIC Auxiliary, Bradfield told the IRA Volunteers
present that he had discovered an IRA 'dugout' on his land and claimed
to be a British spy, offering further information about IRA movements
and membership in the area. The full quote from Bradfield which both
Cottrell and Hart have referred to is, according to Ó Broin: "Im not
like the rest of them round here at all. The Reverend Mr Lord is my
man, and I give him the information. You fellows should come round at
night I'd show you round."
Far from being shot by the IRA merely for "vocal unionism" the
complete quote makes it clear that Bradfield was in fact killed after
he had personally indicated to his I.R.A. executioners that he was a
British spy.
The current debate surrounding the role of spies and informers in the
War of Independence and its alleged use by the I.R.A. to carry out a
supposed campaign of sectarian and ethic cleansing against Protestants
is one of the most important and controversial debates in the field of
current Irish historical research. Unfortunately the misuse of
Bradfield's quote, either deliberately or by accident, is misleading
and has not contributed to this debate. It also calls into question the
statistics used by Hart and Cottrell, and, in particular, Cottrell's claim that
"84 of those killed were entirely innocent of having done anything except
attracting the suspicion of the IRA."


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Hello my lovely readers! It's apparent I owe you an explanation.
I've been missing in action for a few weeks now and I'd love to let you know why now that it's all sorted out. I'm gonna drop some pictures of my garden before the read more break, just so if you don't want to go any further into my personal life, you can still see what I've been up to outside!
Also - a word of warning to all of my young lady readers who haven't had their first pap-smears yet - DO IT. STOP PUTTING IT OFF AND GET YOUR BUTT TO THE GP AND GET. IT. DONE.
It'll make more sense as to why I'm suddenly passionate if you read below.
Strepsils the Rooster is judging you.
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Next.. The rest
Second. I've opened my own business. It's organic bath and body products and lingerie. I love it. I won't plug it here because I want to keep everything garden related but I might share it on my instagram later.
Last. I've been in hospital. I am a 21 year old dumb ass that wouldn't go and get a pap-smear because it was 'too embarrasing' and now I'm a 21 year old who can't lift her arms above her head or pick up her cat or dig a plant hole for 8 weeks because my cervix was full of pre-cancer they didn't pick up early enough (because I didn't let them) and I had to have it all burnt out. All I can take out of this is to remind you all that CIN3 has NO SYMPTOMS and it does not care how old, young, healthy or active you are. Let me tell you, the operation to have it removed and the recovery is MUCH nastier than a pap-smear. Stay up to date.
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Whose bright idea was it to put the PoS Leo as the entry vehicle to two lines? A terrible grind with no redeeming qualities makes for miserable gaming.
Leo the entry vehicle to two lines - really?
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#2 Posted May 18 2019 - 02:28
Yeah. re-grinding Leo now. So much fun not being had. Guess I should have started sooner and really rode it out. But I never planned to use that tank again, jokes on me. I'll get thru it sometime soon, but I just can't prioritize it due to lack of enjoyment. And I'm not really knocking the Leo, I didn't hate it back when I first went thru it to reach the Emil, I just never wanted to be back here again.
I's like the deal with the T-54 leading to 2 different med lines. With the exception being that the T-54 is super fun to drive.
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Many of us had to grind the AMX 13 90 to unlock three separate lines.
Used to unlock both the Lorraine and Amx 30 prot and then they moved it in the tech tree and we had to grind again to get the tier x light.
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I personally enjoyed the Leo.
It's not a super carry tank but if you support well enough you can make the difference and pull wins out.
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be Happy its not the udes 14 5, that is the worst tier 8 in the game as far as im concerned.
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Dissenting voices on immigration
AN OPINION page writer in the Los Angeles Times complained that a house near him was likely to sell for much more than his own could command, then be rented to immigrants and occupied by 20 or 30 people who raised goats and grew corn in the front yard.
"If you speak up," he said, "you're called a racist."
The writer was an African American mechanic who opposes our nation's unrestrained, ill-considered immigration policy.
This policy - if it can be dignified by that word - is being hotly debated this summer. You can expect the debate to continue at a high-decibel level into November, at least in California.
Congress is trying to come up with a compromise immigration reform measure before the fall elections, when the quadrennial urge to sling mud and shamelessly pander will obfuscate everything.
But regardless of what happens in Washington, look for Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole to do in this state what Gov. Wilson did in November 1994:
To remind Californians that hundreds of thousands of immigrants here are being accused of taking jobs, using public services and occupying seats in classrooms from Brawley to Eureka.
Well, just as it took a Richard Nixon to make an opening to China and just as it may take a Benjamin Netanyahu to make peace with the Arabs, it may take a member of an American minority group to say what many of us feel deep in our bones but are loath to express:
It's time for everyone to ask themselves if we can continue to sail our ship of state toward the uncharted waters of the 21st century carrying so large and unwieldy a cargo of immigrants.
Suzanne Feinberg of Orinda - a Clinton Democrat turned Perot Reformer - says we can't.
She says the current level of more than 1 million legal and illegal immigrants a year undermines education, overburdens welfare, harms the environment, drives down wages, hurts competing members of other minority groups and is, in fact, opposed by many naturalized immigrants.
She says we're damned fools if we think we can invite everyone to party at our place and not have a catastrophic mess afterward.
Feinberg was born Yeh Ling-ling in Vietnam 43 years ago, the daughter of a Chinese rice mill owner. She grew up in Saigon, Cambodia, Taiwan and Paris, where she obtained a law degree and planned to remain.
But the French kicked her out after her visa expired and she relocated to California, where she married a lawyer, went to work as a paralegal in an immigration-law firm and founded the Diversity Coalition for an Immigration Moratorium.
Like the black op-ed writer, the coalition has had the gumption to come straight out and say we've got a problem. It is seeking a moratorium that would reduce legal immigration from about 800,000 to 100,000 for five years.
I asked Feinberg / Yeh how she would respond to the charge that she is what some zealous immigration advocates might call a narrow, reactionary person - a bad person, politically.
Feinberg / Yeh said she tells such accusers that they're engaging in sophistry - making clever, plausible, but ultimately unsound and misleading arguments.
"They want to make it a racial issue. They want to make it white versus nonwhite. They want to make people feel that immigration-reform supporters are essentially racist and xenophobic."
She added: "We are now the greatest debtor nation on Earth. We have at least 39 million people of all backgrounds who are living below the poverty line. Our schools are full. Our labor markets are overflowing. How many more should we take?
"If we keep impoverishing Americans by importing poverty and turning America into a Third World nation, would that increase America's ability to help Third World nations?
"Do we want America in 100 years to be as crowded as India is today?"
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Catching Up On My Reading
Last week was basically a wash for me at work as my whole family struggled with the flu. The only good part was that I got to catch up on my reading. Among other things, I spent some time with the work of Frank Zimring, author of The City That Became Safe. I visited Tom Tyler and Kevin Burke's new website devoted to procedural justice. And just for fun I also read this provocative essay by William Deresiewicz on the disadvantages of an elite education.
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Labels: Books, procedural justice
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
State of the Judiciary
I spent today in Albany attending New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman's annual state of the judiciary address. These events always feel a bit like reunions to me. It is a good reminder of how our work intersects with so many different people and parts of the state. In his remarks, Lippman highlighted seven priorities for the year ahead, including one that the Center for Court Innovation has been deeply involved in: reforming the way that courts handle criminal cases involving 16 and 17 year olds.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 6:28 PM
Labels: Jonathan Lippman, juvenile justice
Juvenile Justice Reform
Al Siegel and I have a short piece in the New York Law Journal today under the headline "Time Is Ripe for Reforms in Juvenile Justice." Here's an excerpt:
Numerous studies have documented that community-based programs are demonstrably cheaper and more effective than incarceration, but these programs aren't free. Which raises an important question: in a time of fiscal uncertainty, will government be willing to put its money where its mouth is? Is it possible to generate the political will necessary to allocate scarce resources to providing delinquent young people with the structure and support they need to get back on track?
Unfortunately, there is evidence that the answer may be no. The current budget being negotiated in Albany eliminates the Community Reinvestment Program, which provides $4 million each year to support community-based alternatives for young people charged with delinquency.
These programs, which include one that our agency runs in Queens, are helping hundreds of vulnerable New Yorkers receive desperately-needed mental health care, drug treatment and other services.
In many ways, the stars are aligned for significant juvenile justice reform in New York—it is not every day that the mayor, the governor, and the chief judge are all in agreement. But experience has taught us a crucial lesson when it comes to reforming complex government systems. While it is important to have buy-in at the top from key government decision makers, real change can only happen at the ground level. This is not the time to consider scaling back our commitment to community-based services for troubled youth.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 6:19 PM
Labels: juvenile justice
Monday, February 13, 2012
Hank Pirowski, RIP
Earlier today, I received the sad news that Hank Pirowski had passed away after a long illness. Hank was a pioneering figure in New York State. He was an early believer in drug court and played a key role in bringing a number of different problem-solving courts to Buffalo. My favorite project of his was Buffalo's C.O.U.R.T.S program, which helped to inspire our own Bronx Community Solutions.
I wasn't particularly close to Hank -- all told, I probably only spent a few hours in his company. But I think I was one of many who admired him from afar for his creativity and his industry, to say nothing of his quirky sense of humor. My favorite moment with Hank was a lunch we had together a few years back during a visit I made to Buffalo. After a tour of C.O.U.R.T.S, he took me to a local lunch place and graciously shared stories of his brief experience as a player at the Washington Redskins training camp. He will be missed.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 2:12 PM
Labels: Bronx Community Solutions, Drug Court
CEO Wins Innovations Award
Congratulations to Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs and the Center for Economic Opportunity for winning the Innovations in American Government Award from Harvard University. The Center for Court Innovation was fortunate to win this award back in 1998 and it made a big difference, providing us with a sense of credibility, heft, and exposure that it might have taken us years to establish through normal means.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 12:41 PM
Labels: Bloomberg
Breakfast with Cantor
This morning I was invited to hear Majority Leader Eric Cantor speak at a breakfast convened by the Association for a Better New York. Cantor talked about his connections to New York City (he went to grad school at Columbia and met his future wife on a blind date here) before briefly sketching three broad themes that he said would be at the heart of the Republican Party's legislative agenda this year: opposing tax increases, opposing regulations that would hinder America's ability to compete in the global marketplace, and supporting America's role as a global superpower/policeman for the world. No surprises there. The only thing that I really found notable about Cantor's remarks were what he didn't say: the words "President Obama" and "Democratic Party" did not pass his lips once. I think this is a sign of election year politics and the heightened partisanship on Capitol Hill generally. It is also worth noting that public safety did not come up at all either in Cantor's speech or the question-and-answer period that followed -- another indication that crime has fallen off the political radar in recent years.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 10:48 AM
Labels: Crime
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Why I Watch Sports
I once asked Herb Sturz about what drove him to do public interest work. I can't remember his exact words, but he told me that his instinct was always to fight for the underdog and that he always sought out opportunities in his career to do just that. The pull of a good underdog story is one of the primary reasons that I follow professional sports. They don't come along very often, alas.
Happily, this weekend saw two unbelievable stories involving two of my favorite teams: the Knicks and Arsenal. The Knicks story is basically inescapable if you happen to live in New York: with their two most heralded players out of the lineup, the Knicks have gone on an unexpected winning streak led by the cast-off point guard Jeremy Lin. Lin is a true rarity in the NBA: a Harvard grad and an Asian-American. The odds that he would lead the Knicks in scoring for the past week must have been astronomical. Happier still, Lin is a pass-first guard whose high basketball IQ seems to have infected the rest of the team. The two adjectives I would have used to describe the Knicks prior to Lin's emergence were "selfish" and "unwatchable." No longer.
Less of a long shot than Lin but still utterly surprising and delightful is the story of Thierry Henry's return to Arsenal. Henry left Arsenal five years ago as their all-time leading scorer. He briefly went on to greater glory with Barcelona but then time and age seemed to catch up with him. His performances for the French national team were unexceptional and soon he found himself in the soccer backwater of New Jersey playing for the Red Bulls in MLS. With Arsenal toiling through a mediocre season and struggling to score goals, they sent out the bat signal for Henry, bringing him back just for a month during the MLS off-season. No one quite knew what to expect of his return. There were many who worried that he would tarnish his legacy by playing poorly. But just the opposite has happened: the legacy has been burnished by three goals in substitute appearances, including yesterday's game winner in the 90th minute at Sunderland. It has been a rough year for supporters of Arsenal, but Henry's goal put a spring in my step all weekend.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 4:36 PM
Labels: Arsenal, Basketball, Herb Sturz, Non-work
Friday, February 10, 2012
Internal v. External
Putting the finishing touches on a busy week dominated by internal meetings...
One of the tricky things to get right as the executive director of a non-profit is finding the right balance between internal and external. I've seen executive directors err in both directions. Spend too much time trying to raise money and develop new projects and your organization can run into the ground. On the flip side, devoting too much attention to internal management can come at the expense of getting real work done in the broader world.
While this week was largely devoted to meetings at the Center for Court Innovation, they all felt purposeful and productive. In particular, I met with the directors of all of our operating projects to discuss a number of important topics, including how we use social media and how best to create a sense of connection between our off-site projects and our central headquarters.
Of the external meetings I had, the one that stood out was a conversation with folks at the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs Office of Financial Empowerment. They have found that providing individual financial counseling can not only help participants improve their financial situation (e.g. reducing debt, increasing savings) but can also act as a "super vitamin," improving other social service interventions. That is, helping people get their financial house in order can also help them find a job, get sober, locate housing. I'm interested in thinking through how this kind of intensive financial counseling might get integrated into criminal justice programs.
For more information on what the Department of Consumer Affairs is up to, check out this report.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 5:02 PM
Labels: Non-Profit
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Diverting Adolescents
Today's New York Law Journal has a piece on New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman's new adolescent diversion initiative, which seeks to forge a new response to 16 and 17 year olds with criminal cases. The goal is to help these adolescents get the help they need -- and leave court without permanent criminal records, wherever possible. On the heels of Community Justice 2012, one of my favorite things about this initiative is that it underlines the ongoing value of New York's community courts; the Midtown Community Court, Red Hook Community Justice Center and Bronx Community Solutions are providing services and supervision to support participating young people.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Report from DC
A quick report from the first two days of Community Justice 2012 in Washington DC, where representatives from 7 countries and 75 different jurisdictions have come together to share their wisdom with one another and learn from experts in the field:
The capacity crowd of approximately 300 participants includes a good mix of newcomers and old friends. I was particularly gratified to see a good contingent of Center for Court Innovation alums on hand -- people like Derek Miodownik and Juli Ana Grant and Kate Krontiris who have gone on to greater glory but still have managed to stay involved with the world of court reform.
When the Center is at its best, one of the things that I think we do well is bridge the worlds of theory and practice. The agenda for Community Justice 2012 was a good example of this: panels on nuts-and-bolts subjects like how to implement an effective community service program were mixed in with more academic material on the relationship between crime and place and the dimensions of procedural justice.
While it isn't healthy to put too much stock in praise from officialdom, it is always nice to hear good things said about your agency. In this case, Community Justice 2012 presented an opportunity for people like Washington DC Mayor Vincent Gray, drug czar Gil Kerlikowske, and Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson to highlight the contributions that the Center for Court Innovation has made to criminal justice reform in the U.S. (Kerlikowske's humorous plug for Daring to Fail was particularly appreciated.)
Last night, the DC court system and Target helped us host a reception for the attendees at the conference. As part of the event, we recognized the contributions of a number of folks, including longtime Seattle community court judge Fred Bonner, the founding team behind DC's East of the River community court, and Midtown Community Court judge Richard Weinberg who has recently been moved to a new assignment.
From my perspective, the spirit at the conference was notably upbeat. Despite the general mood of austerity, which includes the current federal restrictions on food expenditures (which meant that we couldn't provide guests with coffee let alone a meal) and the reality that many local jurisdictions are having to make some hard budgetary decisions, there was a general sense of optimism in the room. I think some of this may be attributable to the fact that the ideas that community courts embody -- treating defendants with dignity and respect, crafting meaningful alternatives to incarcerations, reaching out to local residents to bolster their confidence in government -- seem to be gaining traction in a lot of places. It is also worth noting that very few of the community courts represented at the conference are dependent on federal funding -- most are supported by state and local government.
While we throw a lot of events during the course of a typical year -- trainings, roundtables, open houses, etc -- this conference is one of the biggest we have put together. Many different departments played a role -- communications, technical assistance, operations, research, etc. If you'll forgive me a paternal moment, I couldn't be more proud of the team. Julius Lang and everyone who works in community justice technical assistance deserve enormous credit for pulling off a complicated undertaking with grace, style and a minimum of aggravation.
Posted by Center for Court Innovation at 8:03 PM
Labels: Community Court, Laurie Robinson
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Business Communication Definition:
Corporate or "Business Communication" is the communication that comes from a company, NGO, organization or institution and directed to their various public-goal. These may be internal-employees, shareholders, etc. or external (customers, media, governments, business associations, universities, general public, etc.) Business Communications, therefore, serves as a link between an organization and its publics. In other words, "any communication which is used for the purpose of business promotions is known as Business Communication."
Organizations can communicate to target public through public relations and advertising, through newsletters, videos, crisis management with the media, special event planning, creating product value and communication shareholders, customers and investors. The business communication is all about managing perceptions, effective and timely broadcasting of information, a positive corporate image and a positive relationship with all business stakeholders, organization, institution, NGO-organization not the relevant government, or government agency, they all need to have good image and reputation. Today, due to the easy access to information and increased competition, reputation management has even become more important. Therefore, the business or corporate communication is a most important now a days. Traditionally, business communication with clients in restaurant or dinner has passed by. Now it has become an art and a science to managing perceptions.
Importance of Business Communication:
Communication is an essential principle for the functioning of a company. The communication of a company must be both internal and external. Internal communication is the ability for all stakeholders of the company to communicate with each other. Organize work, to maintain a good atmosphere for important teamwork. External communication is the communication between company stakeholders with actors outside the company: customers and suppliers. Communication with potential customers is essential to convince them of the product quality and company benefits. External communication to current customer's loyalty is to: regular monitoring on the quality of services offered and maintains satisfaction with the company. Of course, making communication is not enough; think of corporate communications returns, primarily it creates conditions for availability to maintain a real relationship with business partners. In a famous model of communication: communication is a situation that involved several factors that must be mastered to create the conditions for quality communication.
Some of the Common Types of Internal Business Communication:
- Managing of corporate publications for employees and partners.
- Organizing events for internal staff.
- Information sharing with employees, building employee pride, etc.
- Intranet management and other internal web portals.
- Development and maintenance of corporate identity to ensure compliance with the guidelines of the corporate brand.
- Improved company communication to clearly and effectively communicate the essence of the company.
Benefits of effective Business Communication Skills:
Business invests heavily in recruiting into "business communication skills" because company or an organization understands that with good and better communication one can showcase:
- Strong corporate culture.
- A consistent corporate identity.
- A solvent corporate philosophy.
- Genuine sense of corporate citizenship.
- Proper professional relationship with the press, including fast and reliable communication in crisis management.
- Understanding of communication tools and new technologies.
- Sophisticated use of global communication tools.
Formal communication is organized by the company to be at the service of its project. It is thought in terms of image, objectives, documents, procedures. Internally, it is therefore of particular importance according to the objectives of the organization.
Basic Objectives and Goals of Business Communication:
Let us discuss some of the basic objectives of business communication with examples to understand it better.
1. Effective Work Distribution: To perform and work on the right path, it is essential that good information goes at a good time with good people. Examples: – to convey instructions, management distributes a memo; – to distribute the agreed work meeting, a report is given to participants; – to describe the processes, a procedure file is established.
2. Prepare for Decision Making: To properly prepare a decision, it must have all the existing information required. Example: for an economic decision, it is important to know all the figures, balance sheets, statistics, and human decision tables which highlight different needs and requirements. They will rely in effect on the information from staffs, media, etc. The choice the media (email, mail, display, etc) for the information is critical because it promotes the flow of transmission and the effectiveness of decision making according to the objective to be achieved. It is important to anticipate that to overcome the various problems which may impede the flow of information, such as retention or wealth of information, transmission delays, truthfulness, and clarity.
3. Promote in Social interviews: Good communication within a group promotes good agreement, prevents conflicts and enables it to function well. The individual then feels good about the group: he can easily express positiveness and promote company in social discussions and conversations.
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Company ProfileSumacro Machinery Co.,Ltd
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Contact: sumake(Mr.)
Area: Zhejiang
Address: Zhejiang
Website: http://www.cupthermoforming.com/ http://sumake.jingkaihongye.com/
This machine has high automatic program,fast production speed forming self-cutting products,molding area,no environmental pollution,widely used.
Main Technical Parameters
Product Feature and Detail
* Chain exit device to ensure the stable forming precision
* German design, max output, high quality, low noise, easy operation
* It uses import famous brands of electric and pneumatic fittings, so the operation is stable, quality is reliable and life is long.
Suitable Material PP、PS、PET、PVC
It is suitable for the production of different pots
Product Qualification
We have CE certificate
Packaging & Delivery
Q: What is your company's management philosophy?
A: Create wealth, pursue wisdom, improve life, mutual benefit and win-win
Q: How many year have you started the exportation?
A: About 3 years.
Q: Are you trading company or manufacturer?
A: We are a factory.
Q: Where is your factory? Can we visit your factory?
A: We locate in Luqiao District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. The nearest high way exit is Taizhou, the nearest train station is Taizhou station,and the nearest airport is Luqiao airport. We can pick you up at the train station or the airport.
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Jeff Worcester points out that sustainability includes many aspects of a product's performance, and that the cup maker must include the entire life cycle of the product, not just individual elements or attributes. Reducing the thickness of plastic film, packaging redesign, and material replacement are all options for improving sustainability performance, such as increased performance or value or product protection (eg extended shelf life, reduced waste due to product expiration or damage, and protection of medical equipment) ), reduce resource consumption (for example: avoid production of food that is discarded if not packaged, reduce the thickness of plastic packaging film and replace packaging materials).
Plastics are often a good choice for the packaging industry because of their excellent performance and low resource consumption.


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Warrior's Cup Full Rules Muay Thai returns to their home base of New Jersey Saturday night with an event at the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Warrior's Cup promotion started in New Jersey back in 2007, and has since promoted shows in their home state as well as New York and Philadelphia. The main event is a pro muay thai bout. Ahmad Ibrahim, fighting out of Philly, faces Florida's Emilio Pineda in a fight scheduled for three rounds. There are also three amateur title fights scheduled, and some of the best amateur fighters on the East Coast will be on the show.
Doors at the Showboat open at 6pm, and the first bell is scheduled for 7pm EST. Ticket prices range from $45-$75 and can be purchased online at www.deadseriousmma.com.
Fans can also purchase the live stream of the event for $9.99 at Fite TV. The purchase includes a lifetime replay of the event so fans can watch it live and again later.
Warriors Cup Full Rules Muay Thai Championship XXXV (35)
Saturday February 10, Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Official Fight Card
Professional Muay Thai 3 x 3
Ahmad Ibrahim v. Emilio Pineda
WCMT 112lb Title Defense (5 x 2, Female)
Gianna Smith v. Jenine Pilla
WCMT Tri-State Title 140lb (3×2)
Jaime Mendoza v. Brandon Maisonet
WCMT 165lb Title Defense (5×2)
Bryan Burgos v. Al Henderson
Phil Dasilva v. Daniel Santiago (B-Class,145lb, 3×2)
Sandy Tanloet v. Margie Ferris (B-Class, 145lb Female, 3×2)
Paul Heimall v. Greg Valesco (B-Class, 245lb, 3×2)
Eugene Aubry v. Luis Pola (B-Class, 164lb, 3×2)
Eslam Ahmed v. Daniel Inch (B-Class, 135lb, 3×2)
Kevin Rhoades v. Thai Le (B-Class, 125lb, 3×2)
Abby Walworth v. Lauren Jackson (B-Class, 118lb, Female, 3×2)
Kelly Cordray v. Ashley Rohrback (B-Class, 123lb, Female, 3×2)
Dominick Lanzetta v. Kevin Becerril (B-Class, 125lb, 3×2)


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This Beauty Has Ghana's Flavor
"I can't see it going anywhere but to the top,� Annani says, of her career.
[Our Beauty Of The Day]
Where She's From: Dela Annani was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father is from Ghana, and her mother from the US. "Being a Ghanaian American child, the most important thing I learned is to take from your past and never be ashamed of who you are," this beauty tells The Black Star News.
Annani went to Thornwood High School and continued to Columbia College, but didn't graduate from Columbia due to financial reasons. She's heading back to school this Spring after attending community college last semester. "I launched my career back when I was about 16. It wasn't by choice back then. I had to actually grow into modeling because I always thought that I looked so awkward," she adds, to The Black Star News's disbelief.
Where She's At: "I can't see it going anywhere but to the top," Annani says, of her career. "I want to model for top designers in print ads and maybe runway. I also want to be able to design my own line of couture clothing. My height is a really big challenge for me because nowadays agencies and clients want models 5'9 and up. I try not to get discouraged because I am just as good as the taller models."
Annani has already done a lot of modeling locally and worked with top photographers and stylists in the Chicago area, including Matt Woods, Tembis Boutique, J Lyntrell, Ana Fong, Cindy Chan, Double Stitch, Nika Vaughn, Stacey-Renee, Nicole Rogers, Fritz Adonis, and many others.
"You cannot get by in life with beauty alone," she concedes. "There is a business side to the industry as a whole that you have to be able to understand. The more knowledgeable you are, the more respect you will receive."
So what keeps Annani in the glow and looking so well?
"I am a big fan of cucumber melon body oils," she says. "Body oils last so much longer then perfume. As for skincare, I have been using a product called Sheamoisture Black Soap and Shea Butter Lotion. I swear by it and refuse to use anything else on my face and body."
Annani's Words Of Wisdom: "Take from your past as it will aid in securing a good future."
Annani's Secrets Of Success: "Stay humble throughout your success and remember the path you took to get to where you are at this point in life. Use it to go farther."
Annani's Favorite Three Movies: "The Wiz, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, and Sankofa"
Annani's Favorite Three Books: "Coffee Will Make You Black, 48 Laws of Power, and Fly Girl."
Three Leaders That Have Most Inspired Annani: "Nelson Mandela, Kwame Nkrumah, Harriet Tubman."
The First Three Things Annani Would Do As President: "I would end the war in Iraq, find resources for katrina survivors, and work on the public aid system so that people who really need it can receive assistance."
Annani's Favorite Cars: "I like the older model cars because they can survive an accident versus the plastic cars being manufactured now."
Annani's Five Favorite Entertainers And Their Songs: "Bilal- Soul Sister; Goapele- Closer; Damian Marley- For You; Chromeo- Mercury Tears; and, Hugh Masekela- Stimela."
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Your backwards, The bear is not suppose to croke.
Thanks, Elegary. Good Observance, Gummy.
Cool chop, Hidden. Noone ever thinks of Teddy when he gets replaced by an Xbox..
The frog knows that in a few days the Teddy will be attracting a lot of flies. Free lunch.
Who's there in window.. AWESOME THEME AND Heart touching. Direct to my Fav+
Thanks everyone. Eric it is a little girl with buttons sewn over her eyes
underneath the books at the border there seems to be a part of a shadow you forgot to erase. At least , i think it was not something you internded to have there..
Fixed. Thanks, Martijn. It was actually a torn area of the source wallpaper image. I agree it looks better edited out.
Superior quality chop. Great atmosphere.
Thanks very much, Luciano. Losing Teddy was tough, but somehow I can still manage a smile.
Congrats Splat. These kind of chops of yours are my favorite pics in your port folio. Should have won imo. congrats just the same.
Clever and impressive. Love the huge mushroom in a pot.
And congrats SS, I thought this was a Funkwood too.. Well, fire with fire... Maybe I am going to have to chop in his style for a while and break up this dark cloud. Gee wiz
Thanks Jere...Your chop was a well deserved win. Thanks Newsy. It's the toads stool. : --> Thanks very much Hits. Thanks Doc and Gumster. Thanks Hobbit. I'm Glad you like it. Great Contest..Thanks everyone for all the great comments and high scores.
Excellent. I love it. I have no idea what it all means but it gives me the feeling you're into potted plants of sorts : )
Thanks Bob. I leave the meaning up to you Robb Thanks. Thanks Kellie. I'm Happy you like it. The 'teary eyed' card came up just short of gold. Maybe next time. Thanks very much, Elegary. and for the fave too.
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Turn any day into a special "holidate" with an Arizona romantic getaway.
Not to sound threatening, but you'll regret it if you simply drive through Patagonia on your way to or from somewhere else.
As the speed limit on State Route 83 slows at the edge of town, take that as a signal to get out of your car and explore this quirky Arizona town. You'll find charming coffee shops, throwback cowgirl bars, truly interesting retail stores – ask a local about the flute maker! – and a pizza joint that's as much of a fan of marinara as it is Elvis, The King.
While you're looking around, look up! The Nature Conservancy's Sonoita Creek State Park Natural Area and Patagonia Lake welcome winged friends, such as vermilion flycatchers and fan-tailed warblers, who appreciate the region's riparian habitat. In fact, the town is a must visit according to the book Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die: Birding Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations.Visit City Site
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The spring foods went well. We ate asparagus, rhubarb, and two whole strawberries that the chipmunk didn't get to before us. The lettuce is still going. The herbs are out of control, as usual. I wish I'd known oregano would spread aggressively. Treat it as you would a mint, people! There's an actual Red Rome apple on our new tree. We'll have to split it four ways when it's ripe, I suppose. Peaches looking good. Quince didn't set fruit despite blooming for the first time. Maybe next year.
Almost two months since the last frost date, and things are really getting started now! We ate our first pole beans. I didn't get as many plants established as I wanted, though I started a lot of them. They didn't like all the wet weather either. Every day we have a few peapods, and the plants are six feet tall. The kids like those. The zukes and cukes should be producing by the weekend, since they are all finally setting fruit. The plants themselves are huge. I have high hopes for FRIDGE PICKLES this year, as last year we barely had any cukes. Stupid cold wet summer it was.
This has been the best year for raspberries we've ever had. They were free, too, as they came over the fence from the neighbors. Boo is a fan and will now go out and pick her own. Success!
I'm a big fan of orache (red mountain spinach) now and will no longer bother with normal spinach which bolts much too early. The orache is nearing four feet tall, and I use the leaves in salads.
Managed to get two swiss chard plants going and one cantaloupe.
The traditional Three Sisters of corn, pole beans, and squash has been a total bust. It's just the hubbard squash now. Some animal ate the corn plants. The beans sprouted and then disappeared. Pumpkins are coming up all over the yard, and I'm just letting them go. Maybe some are butternuts. I did plant a few butternuts, but I haven't seen them lately under the massive potato plants. They've been digging all the rain. I expect to get more than the 50 pounds I harvested last year.
The onions are hiding under the asparagus, but seem to be happy. Earwigs are eating the Bok choi again. Radishes went to seed much too early.
Tomatoes are growing well, esp. considering the cool wet weather. Well, I guess we had some heat, too. Along with the regular raised bed tomato plants, I did two containers of one tomato plant with two eggplants. Since they love the heat, I thought the containers might help them, and they seem very happy.
There's five beets, after putting seeds down twice. One carrot. Pathetic. Boo (who doesn't want to be called Boo in real life anymore. That's … impossible. But I'm trying.) thought that the carrot plants would come back next year, and would produce more than one carrot per plant.
The brussel sprouts are coming along slowly, but you don't harvest those until around the frost, so no rush.
My gardening mentor, my aunt, died on my birthday this past April. I miss her advice already. It was the corn seeds she gave me (Royal Red corn) that were destroyed by pests. Sigh. But the orache seeds were from her, and that's going well, so I guess it's win some lose some, right?
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I think the Great British Bake-off is influencing what I make, because today I made crackers from scratch. I have never done this before so this was a kitchen experiment. I found a recipe for Sourdough Whole Wheat Crackers at The Fresh Loaf. It looked simple and it used whole wheat flour, which appealed to me.
I had to start very close to over with my sourdough starter because of gnats getting into my main starters. Fortunately, I had a reserve starter in the fridge that I could build up. I did the discard starter step twice yesterday and was able to get one cup of starter to use for crackers. You can never have too many uses for starter! Sometime soon I need to try making crumpets again.
Eventually, I used my hands to work the dough and incorporate the butter. At first, the dough stuck to my hands, but after about five minutes, I had a stiff dough ball and very little dough on my hands.
Once I had a dough ball, the dough needed to rest for three hours. Three hours is a long time so I fed my kids lunch and made croutons from some bread that was in the fridge.
I thought I had the dough rolled out thin enough but I think tomorrow I will try to roll out the other batch even thinner.
After they came out of the oven, I had a hard time keeping Josh and my oldest son Corran away from them long enough to cool. Once they had cooled enough, the crackers snapped off right at the cuts. I think there could have been more "snap" so that is why I will try rolling the dough out thinner tomorrow.
It was nice not having an overly salty cracker but my oldest said it needed more seasoning. I think I will try using the sandwich sprinkle along with rosemary and coarse salt tomorrow. My oldest son has already volunteered to help me roll out the dough.
By dinner cleanup time, all the crackers were gone. I would say this is worth it to make. It uses starter, kids love it, and it doesn't take forever to make though it does take a bit of planning with the 3 hour rest time.
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One Saturday this past May, I was driving home from church and I saw something that startled me. I saw an airplane contrail that appeared to be going straight down! I was afraid I was going to witness a terrible dream I have from time to time: seeing an airplane crash. By the time I got past the cluster of trees obscuring my view, I was relieved to see there was no smoke or anything to indicate a plane had crashed. But I had to figure out what I had just seen.
In the next four weeks we are going to be looking at the beginning of Jesus' earthly ministry as described in the second half of John 1, which begins with John the Baptist giving his testimony about Jesus and ends with Jesus calling His first disciples. Today we look at the Jewish leaders searching and investigating what was happening. They had heard about John the Baptist and they needed to find out what he was all about. This gives John the opportunity to give a powerful testimony about who Jesus is and what He had come to do. Let's read John 1:19-28.
I. Let's look first at the Jewish leader's questioning as seen in verses 19-22.
John's preaching and activities had caused a lot of attention throughout Judea. Matthew says that many went out to him from all Judea and the entire region about the Jordan. It certainly makes sense that the religious authorities needed to make some inquiries about this new religious movement among their people. John says the Jewish leaders of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to inquire of John. This delegation likely came from the Sanhedrin, the religious leaders of the nation. They asked simply, "Who are you?" They don't use the term "Messiah," but there was a lot of people talking and asking if perhaps John the Baptist was the coming Messiah. John understands that this is the direction of their questions and answers accordingly.
Verse 20 says that John "did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the Christ." He is not denying that there was a Christ. Quite the contrary, he powerfully states that there is a Christ, but he is not him. So if John the Baptist was not the Christ, they wanted to know if he was then Elijah. It had been foretold by the prophet Malachi that before the great and terrible day of the Lord, God would send Elijah who would precede the Messiah. Since John denied that he is the Messiah, it made sense to the Jews that he was then Elijah. John denies this as well even though Jesus called him the "Elijah, that is to come" in Matthew 11:14. So while John did not view himself as Elijah, Jesus certainly confirmed the fact that John the Baptist was fulfilling what the second Elijah would be doing.
So then the investigators asked if John the Baptist was then the prophet who was to come. This goes back to something Moses had written in Deuteronomy 18:15ff. The Jews distinguished the Messiah from this prophet and so this is yet a third end times type of person. John clearly denies that he is the Prophet as well. Now the investigators are clearly in a tough position. All they had gotten thus far was a string of denials and they had nothing positive to report. Yet there was something about John that was special since crowds were thronging to him. They had to have some answer to take back to their superiors.
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet in Isaiah 40:3, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.'" First notice that he gives no prominence to himself. He is no more than a voice as opposed to the Word which was described in John 1:1-14. His voice is to say but one thing: point people to Jesus and to help people be prepared. How are they to be prepared? They are to "make straight the way for the Lord." In the ancient world, before a dignitary would arrive, a delegation would be sent on ahead to prepare the road. They would remove obstacles, clear the road of large stones so that the arriving dignitary would have a smooth ride in his chariot. Isaiah says this in the Old Testament so that the people would be prepared for the coming of the Lord to Jerusalem. This is an action taken to prepare for the arrival of the king! So John, in quoting this verse is saying two things. First, the Lord is finally now coming to Jerusalem; the king is coming! Second, the people had better be ready and prepared for his coming!
That is the question we must be asking ourselves as well: are we ready for the coming of Jesus? Have we cleared away the obstacles for Christ to be king in our lives now? Are there stones that we must repent of so that Christ can rule completely in our lives? Pastor Don Friesen related once that the night before the late humorist Lewis Grizzard was scheduled to have open-heart surgery, he was visited by his minister. Grizzard confessed to his minister that he had not exactly been a paragon of virtue and asked if there were still time to repent. The minister looked at his watch and said, "Yes, but I'd hurry if I were you." Are there things in your life that you need to repent of now in preparation for Jesus' coming?
III. Lets return to the questioning to look at the questions about John's baptism in verses 24-26.
Now John introduces the Pharisees into the discussion. The Pharisees were ordinary men who had spent a huge amount of time studying the Law, but they tended to surround it with a mass of their own interpretations. The official questioning is going nowhere and so they decide to try to ask about John's baptism. Baptism was not new at all with John the Baptist or in Judaism. Baptism was the regular rite of converts from other religions to Judaism. The act of baptism said that the Gentile person was dirty and needed to be thoroughly cleansed in order to be acceptable as part of God's people. But John the Baptist expected Jews as well to be baptized, not just newly converted Gentiles. All Jews were prepared to accept that the Gentiles were defiled and needed cleansing. But to put Jews in the same class was horrifying. The Jews were God's people already! Now some Old Testament passages had indicated that there would be baptizing when the Messianic age came, but John had denied being the Messiah. So if John is denying that he is the Messiah, why is he baptizing? It was all very perplexing and the Pharisees wanted to know more about it.
John's answer is important for two reasons. First, John says that he baptizes with water. This lays the groundwork for what John will say later on about the Christ. The implication is that his baptism is less important than the one is preparing the way for. All John can do is administer the sign; Jesus will bestow the thing the sign points to which is the actual cleansing of the Holy Spirit. The second important thing to notice is that John points to Christ when he says, "Among you stands one you do not know." John is saying that this Messiah has in fact already arrived. More than that, he is standing in their very midst; he is one of their own generation. John's point is that they are all concerned about his actions and teaching but the real story is among them and they don't even realize it! It's right in front of them!
The question for us as well is, "Do we recognize the Christ among us?" Are we focusing on the minor things while we are missing the real point? Are we too busy playing church that we are missing the fact that Christ is indeed among us? Are we so concerned about the things of earth that we don't realize that Jesus is here with us in the Holy Spirit each day? It is very easy to relegate Jesus to history. Jesus was born, was crucified and died on the cross, but that is not the end of the story. Jesus rose again and ascended to heaven, but that too is not the end of the story. The story has no ending because Jesus is alive and reigning today in heaven. The Holy Spirit whom he sent is living and dwelling among us now.
IV. Finally, John again highlights the greatness of Christ in verses 27-28.
John highlights, in a gripping way, how great the coming Messiah is by using a powerful image. The thongs were the straps used to tie on a sandal and losing the sandal was the job of a slave. In the ancient world, disciples were expected to serve their master in many ways. Teachers then were not paid, but in partial compensation, disciples would perform little services for their Rabbis instead. But they had to draw the line somewhere and the menial task of undoing the thong of the sandal was one of those tasks. In fact, there is a rabbinic saying from 250 AD which says, "Every service which a slaves performs for his master shall a disciple do for his teacher except the loosing of his sandal-thong." John selects this task which the Rabbinic saying stresses as too menial as the task which he is unworthy to perform. He is nothing compared to the coming Messiah and he willingly submits to that. As time goes on, he fades more and more into the background as Jesus becomes more prominent. And ultimately, John is willing to die in his role as a servant; he is willing to give himself up for the Lord he is testifying for now.
But the real question for us is this: are we willing to be servants to our Lord? We are willing to say that Jesus is Lord and to say He is our Savior; we gladly do that. Are we willing to become smaller and smaller so that he can become greater in our lives? That is far more difficult, isn't it? We want to say Jesus is Lord as long as we can be lord of our lives and our stuff. We will be happy as long as we don't have to make too many sacrifices for Him.


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Java Object finalize method (Article)
In this article from my free Java 8 course, I will be discussing the Object finalize() method in Java. The class Object, which is the superclass of all classes, defines the finalize() method as well as other methods including clone(), toString(), hashCode() and equals().
What is Finalize?
finalize() is a hook method of the class Object.
A hook method is an empty method in a base class that you can override to provide new or extended functionality that will be called in specific situations by the existing process. In other words, you have a mechanism to "hook" into the existing process and extend its functionality. This concept exists independently of any specific programming language. Using inheritance, this can be realized in Java by providing an empty method in a parent class. By overwriting this method in a child class, the code provided will automatically be called by the surrounding logic / process.
According to the Java 8 documentation, it is called by the Garbage Collector when there are no more references to the object. The usual purpose of this method is to perform cleanup actions just before the object is irrevocably discarded.
The Garbage Collector
The garbage collector, as you can imagine, collects the 'garbage' in your program. The garbage that's being cleaned up are the objects that you've created, processed on, and then later put aside when you no longer needed them. The garbage collector's main responsibility is to free up memory resources so that your program hopefully never runs out of memory. However, the garbage collector runs asynchronously, and we have no control or influence over if and when it will be running. We can give it recommendations, but they are just that – recommendations. The garbage collector is not bound by them.
A computer uses several types of hardware resources, and those are physically limited by nature. Therefore, we have to use those resources wisely. In Java, unlike in older programming languages like C++, memory is automatically managed by the garbage collector; however, there are other resources, usually "IO resources", that we need to manage by ourselves.
The "I" of "IO" stands for input, and the "O" stands for output. Therefore, IO is a general term for input or output functionality (also referred to as communication) from a resource such as a file, an external system, or a database. Input is read into our system, while output is written from our system. A typical name for a class or interface that is used to read input is "Reader", while a typical name for a class or reader that is used to write output is "Writer".
Those resources must be requested when needed, and released when not needed anymore. As this is rather tedious, the idea was to automatically release them just before the objects that are using them are discarded, and hence, the finalize() method was born. However, as there is no guarantee that the finalize() method is ever called, there is no guarantee that those resources are ever released either, and therefore, the finalize() method is useless. If you're interested in learning more about this you could read Effective Java by Joshua Bloch, where he's done a lot of interesting research on the subject. For example, he's tested and found that creating an object and destroying it using an overridden finalize() method is 430 times slower than using the inherited method.
Overriding finalize()
In order to have the finalize() method run, let's implement a Porsche class, in which we will override it. To override the method, we must make sure that the name and signature of the overridden method are the exactly same in both the superclass and subclass. The only change I'm going to make, and this is allowed, is that I'm going to make it public, because public is more visible than protected. This allows the method to be called outside of our Porsche class.
public class Porsche {
public void finalize(){
Example 1
The @Override Annotation
The @Override annotation helps us be sure that we are overriding the method and not just writing a new method accidentally, as you can only override a method if the method signature is the same as in the superclass (a method's signature is its name as well as the number and type of its parameters). If we add an argument to our finalize() method, this is no longer overriding, but it is overloading the method. (It's merely a method that has the same name, but with different parameters), and it will give us a compile time error.
This helps us in identifying immediately at compile time, while still in our IDE, a problem that could result in unexpected results at runtime (such as our "overridden" function not being called). That's why whenever you override a method, you should always add an @Override annotation.
public class Porsche {
IOReader ioReader = new IOReader();
public void finalize(){
Example 2
Inside our finalize method, I've written code that calls the close()method on all the objects that an object of class Porsche would create. Let's say, for instance, that we have an IOReader which is reading a character stream from a file. Once we are finished, we would like to close this reader by calling the close() method provided by IOReader. Now we have our overwritten finalize() method.
However, there are problems with our implementation. First, as already mentioned, we do not have any guarantee that this method will ever be called. It is totally under the JVM's control, and outside of our influence. The second problem is that if within this code we have any exception that is not handled, the process will stop and the objects will remain in a weird "zombie" state, which slows down garbage collection.
The Alternative to Finalize
The recommended alternative would be to create our own close() method which cleans up/closes all the resources no longer in use, in this case IoReader. This way we have more control over our resources and aren't depending on the garbage collector.
public class Porsche {
IOReader ioReader = new IOReader();
public void close(){
Example 3
Let's also write a draft of closing an object in the CarSelector class. First, let's create the CarSelector class and add a Porsche object with the following line: Porsche porsche = new Porsche(); and use our new close() method. We'll surround this in a try, catch, finally block and use our finally block to clean up our Porsche. The critical point here is that you have a finally-section at the end, because the cool thing about finally is that, even if an exception occurs, it is guaranteed to always be executed. Which is exactly what we need to solve our problem and make sure all non-memory resources are always freed. Here is how you can properly do it in Java:
package com.marcusbiel.java8course;
public class CarSelector {
public static void main(String[] arguments) {
Porsche porsche = new Porsche();
try {
// some code
} finally {
Example 4
This way we guarantee that once we are done with our porsche object, we will close all of the affiliated resources involved, without overwriting finalize(). The finally block does exactly what we wanted our finalize() method to do.
The finalize() method is extremely flawed. The garbage collector has a mind of its own and we can't truly control when and how it operates. Since overriding the finalize()method doesn't effectively solve our problem, you can instead use a try-(catch)-finally block to close any extra resources when you're done with an object. Since the close method is our own method, unaffiliated with the garbage collector, it works exactly as intended, every time.
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It's a scientific fact that fucking with drunk dudes is hilarious, but apparently Scott Masse does not accept the laws of the universe. Mr. Masse became so incensed when he thought his friends drew a penis on his face, he pulled a knife on them. According to the police report, which the Smoking Gun has delightfully posted, Scott awoke at 1 a.m. to find that "someone had drawn a picture of a male genitalia on his face with black marker while he was asleep." Masse threatened to stab someone unless the penis artist admitted to the crime. Unfortunately, Scott scrubbed the ween off his face before the police took his picture, so there's no forensic evidence of the crime. But! We do have a photo a drunk dude we were sent after our original drunk dudes collection was posted. After the jump, this dude puts the drunk in Drunktoberfest.
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Three-time Olympic champion Natasa Janics and six-time medalist Katalin Kovacs won canoeing gold together in the K-2 event in Beijing and Athens. They are hoping to defend their title for a third time in London, as is individual canoeing champion Attila Vajda, who won the 1000m canoe sprint in 2008. Swimmer László Cseh also deserves a mention after he won three silver medals in Beijing in the 400m individual medley, the 200m butterfly and the 200m individual medley. He is hoping to bring home gold in 2012 but faces stiff competition against the indisputable champion Michael Phelps. Krisztián Pars won the recent European Championships for the hammer throw and came second in the world championships last year with a throw of 81.18metres. Historically, Hungary's best Olympian is seven-time gold fencing medallist Aladar Gerevich. Many see him as the greatest swordsman of all time.
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Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Special Edition
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Special Edition includes:
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Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (also known in Japan as Genei Ibunroku#FE and Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem) is Nintendo's Fire Emblem and Atlus's Shin Megami Tensei crossover RPG! Amazing Fire Emblem style characters design, advanced battle system, new added social link and texting programs and well-written in-depth storyline, this collaboration game surely surprises us again! Not only will gamers see plenty of popular Fire Emblem characters, but also its revamped Shin Megami Tensei modern style gameplay tailored for Wii U!
The story sets the stage in modern Tokyo; same like many other metropolis around the world, lots of passionate young people come to this city to pursue their dreams. While it seems like they are not the only ones come to this city, evil creatures named "Mirages" also wander around Tokyo in order to steal "Performa" - a magical energy activated inside human body when people fulfill an accomplishment and shine their way. Follow the main protagonist Itsuki Aoi and his friends to master these dangerous Mirages and realize their stardoms to be top artists!
As well, gamers will also see revamped Shin Megami Tensei style turn-based battle system; where players will have to carefully analyze the weakness of enemies before each round of command for the sake of triggering massive "Session Attack" and kill the foes once and for all~
For the Fire Emblem fans, expect to see Chrom, Virion, and Tharja from Fire Emblem Awakening, Caeda, Cain, Draug, and Navarre from Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, and even Tiki as they are woven into the story with critical roles.
First proposed in 2010 by Nintendo Kaori Ando, this crossever almost never happened due to scheduling issues due to Atlus' workload; fortunately full production began in 2013, and as the project grew, more interesting factors joined in. Not only does Tokyo Mirage Sessions feature musical production from Japanese entertainment giant Avex Group, accurate real world references to actual areas and popular culiture such as Vocaloid software fill up the game's universe. As well, due to the Japanese setting and aesthetic, Western releases will use the original voice track with subtitles rather than a dub.
Praised in Japan by critics as a masterpiece, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE has even gotten the accolade as one of the best recent RPGs, applauded for evolving the Megami Tensei battle system and lighter-toned story.
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Fans and local visitors have a chance to see the beautiful stadium on Daniels Parkway, just East of the Interstate.
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The Grandstand Canopy is constructed using heavy guage steel EPIC deck panels fastened to a structrural steel frame. If you have an eye for detail, you will notice the custom column collars that collect the rain water and redirect it to the ground level. West Coast FL Enterprises was pleased to be a part of the JetBlue Park Red Sox Spring Training Facility's construction and design.
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