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Saturday, September 17, 2011
The Breakup
Dear Sugar,
It's been a while now since we broke up, but I can't stop thinking about you. Don't misunderstand, it's not that I want to get back together; I know you're no good for me.
I remember all the reasons I gave when we broke up:
~ You don't make me feel good about myself
~ You were so controlling
~ Sometimes being with you just made me sick to my stomach
~ And, I know this sounds immature, but, you were always more popular than me. When we went anywhere together, you were the one people were interested in. I need to have friends that care more about me than you.
But even though I know we're through and I'm better off without you, the problem is that I can't stop thinking about you and all the good times we shared. Baking together in the kitchen, cozying up together at the end of a meal, and those delicious stolen moments together late at night. I'm constantly reminded of you by all the friends we have in common. And when I'm lonely or bored, I still reach for you, like a phantom limb.
What we've shared was special and magical, but it can't go on. I learned a lot from our time together, and I grew a lot, too (several pant sizes), but I have to put an end to this. I'm seeing others now. I try to fill the void with my new companions, Stevia, date puree, and sometimes I still see my honey. They don't make magic happen like you did, but it's for the best. I've moved on. I won't look back.
Well, maybe just a little. Now and then.
Missing your sweet kisses,
Cookie Baker Lynn
Post Break-Up Cookies
(aka Hazelnut & Milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies)
-adapted from Flour
Just the right balance of tender, chewy, crunchy, and sweet, these are the perfect way to get over a break up. You make the dough one day, and the next day, if there's any dough left, bake up the cookies. Two comfort foods in one.
2/3 cup (140 gm) granulated sugar
2/3 cup (150 gm) packed light brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups (210 gm) blanched whole hazelnuts, roasted
2-1/2 cups (370 gm) unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp kosher salt
12 oz (340 gm) milk chocolate, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
1- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed for about 5 minutes, or until the mixture is light and fluffy. Stop the mixer a few times and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
2- Add the eggs and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes, until thoroughly combined. Scrape down the bowl again.
3- In a food processor, pulse 1/2 cup (70 gm) of the hazelnuts until ground to a fine powder. Roughly chop the remaining 1 cup (140 gm) hazelnuts. In a medium bowl, stir together the ground and chopped hazelnuts, the flour, baking soda, salt, and chocolate chunks. On low speed, slowly blend the flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture. Mix just until the flour is totally incorporated.
4- For best results, scrape the dough into an airtight container and let it rest in the refrigerator overnight (or at least 3 to 4 hours) before baking.
5- When you are ready to bake, position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 deg.F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
6- Using a medium cookie scoop (about 2 Tbsp) make dough balls and drop them onto the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Flatten each ball slightly with the palm of your hand.
7- Bake for 9 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown on the edges and pale and slightly soft in the center. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 to 10 minutes, then transfer the cookies to the rack to cool completely.
Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. The unbaked dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
(As always, the quality of your cookie won't surpass the quality of your ingredients. Make sure your hazelnuts are not stale or rancid and use good quality chocolate. I loved the Guittard I used in these.)
12 comments:
- Kaye Syrah said...
Having just given up sugar as well I can relate. Thanks for the giggle!
- September 17, 2011 at 1:49 PM
- MommaMindy said...
Yea, breaking up is hard to do. I just keep going back and getting burned....
True confessions, eating candy from Trader Joes while I read your post and feel guilty.
- September 17, 2011 at 2:10 PM
- Elizabeth said...
It's good to give a long relationship a second chance.
I love the look of those cookies!
- September 17, 2011 at 2:47 PM
- bellini said...
I'm still laughing, patients in the office think I ahave gone insane. Now before you judge I had a few moments so hopped onto my blog (shhhh yes while at work).
- September 17, 2011 at 3:43 PM
- kickpleat said...
I've never given serious thought to giving up sugar, but I'm curious about it. Would love to see some great no-sugar cookie recipes! But these look pretty fantastic, regardless.
- September 18, 2011 at 11:46 AM
- hobby baker said...
Oh, LOVE your letter. I firmly believe that sugar is the single most addictive non narcotic substance on the planet. I love it and it makes me feel absolutely lousy! I do love hazelnuts though... Maybe if I made some of those cookies and froze all but two, I could control myself? :D
- September 20, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Katrina said...
Great post, Lynn! All the more power to you over those that hold you captive. ;)
- September 20, 2011 at 9:12 PM
- grace said...
SO controlling! sugar is equal parts evil and delicious, and that's the sad truth. great post, and great cookies--hazelnuts need more attention!
- September 23, 2011 at 1:21 AM
- Barbara said...
It all has to do with moderation Lynn! I've been on the Quick Weight Loss diet for months...when I bake sweets, I just taste and give the rest away to neighbors. It's tough, but ya gotta do it!
- September 23, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- Patricia Scarpin said...
Lynn, you're so funny! I feel exactly the same about sugar. And these cookies... Well, I wish I could have a couple of them right now. :)
- September 26, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- John Green said...
Best cookies ever, thanks for sharing your receipe
- September 27, 2011 at 4:34 AM
- LyB said...
Oh, Lynn, I understand soooo well... I've cut back on sugar and, at the same time unfortunately, baking, and I miss it so much. The few times I have baked lately, I cut back the sugar in recipes, try to make them "healthier" but it isn't the same. I miss the unabashed use of eggs, butter and sugar of the "old days"... It is for the best, but those cookies, they are tempting!!!
- October 7, 2011 at 6:58 AM


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Francis Bock, a former East Hampton Town Trustee, has installed a scale model of a "dune ladder" on trustee-owned beach at Lazy Point in Amagansett. The trustees are considering financing the construction of a 900-foot-long version to help combat chronic erosion.
Mr. Bock presented the idea last March, and again to newly elected trustees on Tuesday night. The structure, which is arched like a breaking wave, was invented and patented by Charles West of Mount Sinai. A dune ladder constructed there has functioned successfully for 20 years, Mr. Bock said.
The model that has been erected on Shore Road beachfront is in an area that has undergone severe erosion in recent years. The construction shows the skeletal shape and scale of the framing. When built, similar frames would be located every six or eight feet along the beach. They will be spanned by 12-foot planks made of recycled plastic material. In fact, the frames themselves will also be made of plastic lumber.
The model does not show the three feet of ladder that will be dug into the sand. The ladder creates new dune by catching sand washed onto it by waves and tides. The ends of the structure taper landward to prevent a direct east-to-west assault by storm surge. Beach grass will be planted between the ladder's steps. Even if the grass is damaged during a storm, the roots remain to grow the plants another day.
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The Waitsfield Board of Civil Authority will begin hearing 50 tax assessment grievances tonight (Thursday 7/13)
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The BCA will hear 50 grievances which were elevated to the BCA after property owners grieved their appraisals to the town listers last month. The town of Waitsfield recently completed a townwide reappraisal and mailed out notices of new property values to property owners. The first part of the grieving process involved 200 property owners coming before the listers. Of those 200 original grievers, 50 are continuing on to the next phase of the process.
That process gets underway tonight, July 13, at the Waitsfield town offices at 6:30 p.m. The town's justices of the peace, select board and town clerk make up the BCA. Those who have grieved to the BCA have been sent written notices of when their hearings will be.
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Mayor Coleen J. Seng invites the public to a Town Hall meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening, April 11 at the Cornhusker Marriott, 333 South 13th Street. A reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Lancaster Room in the lower portion of the Conference Center, and the Town Hall meeting is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. During the reception, City departments will be present with displays and handouts on current projects and programs.
"This is an important opportunity for residents to hear information about City services and the many projects under way in our community," said Mayor Seng. "The Town Hall provides a venue for citizens and City officials to talk about their ideas and concerns."
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Two men were arraigned Monday in the apparently random shooting death of a Raytown man who was sleeping in his Jeep on a quiet Independence street Oct. 30.
Charles T. Carr III, 23, of Kansas City was charged over the weekend. He faces second-degree murder and armed criminal action charges in the death of Erik S. Schwartz. Those are the same charges filed against Chad D. Terry Jr., 19, who is listed as homeless.
Both men are being held on $250,000 bond. They are to return to court Nov. 20.
Court documents said a witness in a house on North Grand Avenue in central Independence saw a black Jeep park on the street about 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 30. He told police that about an hour later a beige SUV stopped and a female got out and checked out the Jeep, then re-entered the SUV. Shortly afterward the witness heard a gunshot.
Others questioned by police said Terry and three others were driving around looking for cars to break into when they came across Schwartz asleep in his Jeep. They told police Terry and another man approached the Jeep.
Court documents indicate Carr was the second man. The documents indicate that Schwartz was outside his Jeep when they confronted him in an effort to rob him, and that one of the men struck Schwartz with a gun, the other pushed him and then the first one hit him again and then shot him.
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I came home tonight to find fire trucks and people milling around outside my apartment building. Now this isn't an uncommon experience. For some reason, we often have false alarms. The building gets evacuated, the fire trucks come, they leave after half an hour, and we go back in. But this time was different.
I notice people still in their apartments, and ask a neighbour what is going on. It turns out that there was some sort of gas in the common areas that was causing people's throats to hurt! Something like mace or pepper spray, or something worse. The poor owner of the building was running around praying it wasn't a meth lab.
Ambulances start arriving, and they segregate the people who were inside the building, and put them in a quarantined area. Then the HAZMAT teams and police show up!
The rest of the story is pretty boring, and mostly involves me standing around watching what's going on. After several hours, they let people back in. I'm still not sure what exactly happened.
At least there were no zombies.
Update: The police are saying that it was pepper spray.
Monday, October 27, 2008
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Glad it was ok. I might not have been as cool when the hazmat team appeared.ReplyDelete
- Minion58351:33 AM, October 28, 2008
No one said the incubation time has to be short.ReplyDelete
"Go on about your business, nothing to see here, false alarm, go on home now, no zombies here..."
Heh, heh
- Gryphonheart3:06 AM, October 28, 2008
At least there were no zombies.ReplyDelete
...yet. >:)
You HAVE seen the movie, right?.. was nice knowing you... heh heh... watch out for that old lady..ReplyDelete
something about 28 days later, right?ReplyDelete
today would be day 1?
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Built around Freemont Street, this neighborhood is known for its strong sense of community (the annual picnic is always a hit) and proximity to the Beaumont Village, which includes the famed Pip's Doughnuts. Almost all shops and restaurants are located on the eastern edge of this neighborhood and include some delicious options full of local flavor.
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Tom Cruise arrived in Tokyo with his wife Katie Holmes and two-year-old daughter Suri, to promote his new movie Valkyrie.
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Nearly 400 Expected for Honors Weekendby Howard W. Hewitt • March 16, 2010 Share:
Nearly 400 high school students will descend on Wabash Friday for the 117th Honor Scholarship Weekend. Students will take tests, explore living units, be greeted by a College Activity Fair, and interact with future classmates.
The program, one of the oldest in the nation, gives students the opportunity to win scholarships from an available pool of nearly $3.5 million. The program also gives the students a chance to get a feel for life at Wabash College. Each year approximately 75 percent of the incoming class will have attended Honors Weekend.
"Honor Scholarship Weekend is a big part of the college search process for so many of the high school seniors who are considering Wabash," Dean of Admissions Steve Klein said. "This weekend provides considerable free time for prospects to spend time with Wabash students in a relaxed atmosphere. For many, it is their first chance to spend the night and get a better understanding of social life opportunities."
The day kicks off with registration and an activity fair. The fair has become a popular part of the annual weekend with student organizations, clubs, and sports all with tables in Chadwick Court. It gives the young prospects a chance to see activities they might want to continue or give a try during their college careers.
There is an official welcoming ceremony in the Chapel with President Patrick White, Student Body President Cody Stipes, Independent Men's Association President Christopher Sidebottom, and Interfraternity Council President Alex Moseman.
Friday afternoon is devoted to testing and academic sessions. An Honor Scholarship dinner is held Friday evening with most of the night free to tour fraternities and residence halls.
On Saturday the morning will be set aside for more testing with free time in the afternoon to meet with coaches or attend a home track or tennis meet. After Saturday dinner in their host living unit, students will be invited to see mentalist Robert Channing perform in the Fine Arts Center.
Obviously parents play a big part in any student's college decision. A Friday program tailored to the Moms and Dads runs concurrently with the Friday student program.
Friday morning features campus tours and a parents' panel. The parent's panel features parents of current Wabash men to talk about how their sons adapted to College life and answer questions. Parents will attend the same welcoming ceremony and d then join faculty and staff for lunch.
In the afternoon the parents will see student research presentations, hear from students about immersion learning, and hear from the Career Services staff.


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Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc has expressed a desire to face Manchester United in the last eight of the UEFA Champions League.
Blanc's side secured a place in the quarter-finals with a 6-1 aggregate success over Bayer Leverkusen, while United made it through after turning around a 2-0 first-leg deficit with a 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
The former France coach ended his playing career with United, winning the Premier League title in his final season in professional football in 2003.
And the 48-year-old would be delighted to be paired against David Moyes' side when the draw for the last eight takes place on Friday.
"It would be nice to face Manchester," Blanc said.
"Their qualification I am sincerely pleased for because they live in difficult moments, they were able to re-group and there should certainly be an amazing atmosphere.
"It would make me happy to visit Old Trafford as it would make me happy to visit other stadia."
However, PSG's immediate focus is on Friday's Ligue 1 trip to Lorient and the chance to further exert their dominance at the summit of the French top flight.
A win for the defending champions would move them 11 points clear of second-placed Monaco ahead of their clash with Lille on Sunday.
PSG will have a full squad to choose from aside from the injured Gregory van der Wiel, and Blanc insists his side will not be distracted by the Champions League draw.
"Gregory van der Wiel is still in a recovery phase and will not be fit to play against Lorient. He will be available next week I think," Blanc added.
"There are some problems with other players, but none that affect their participation in the game.
"It is not a problem that the draw is taking place on the same day as our match against Lorient.
"Of course the players have to know who they will play, but remember that we are not preparing for a quarter-final but a championship match where we have to take three points."


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Alternative Names
Insuloma; Islet cell adenoma
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The pancreas is an organ in the abdomen. The pancreas makes several enzymes and hormones, including the hormone insulin. Insulin's job is to reduce the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood by helping it move into cells.
Most of the time when your blood sugar level drops too low, the pancreas stops making insulin until your blood sugar returns to normal. Tumors of the pancreas that produce too much insulin are called insulinomas. Insulinomas keep making insulin, even when your blood sugar drops too low.
A high blood insulin level causes a low blood sugar level (
Insulinomas are rare tumors. They usually occur as single, small tumors in adults.
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In rare cases, the entire pancreas is removed if there are many insulinomas or they continue to come back. Removing the entire pancreas leads to diabetes because there is no longer any insulin being produced. Insulin injections are then required.
If no tumor is found during surgery, or if you are not a candidate for surgery, you may get the drug diazoxide to lower insulin production and prevent hypoglycemia. A diuretic (water pill) is given with this medication to prevent the body from retaining fluid. Octreotide is used to reduce insulin release in some patients.
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Father Robert J. Yetsko, T.O.R., 57
Father Robert J. Yetsko, T.O.R., 57, of the Third Order Regular Franciscans of the Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, died suddenly on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in an automobile accident in LaJose, Pa.
He was born on July 2, 1956, in Altoona and given the name Kevin.
He is the son of Doris J. Gates and the late Robert J. Yetsko. He was a graduate of McNelis Catholic Grade School, Altoona, and Bishop Guilfoyle High School, Altoona.
After high school graduation, Father Robert entered the Third Order Regular on Aug. 24, 1974.
He professed his temporary vows on June 1, 1976, and his solemn vows on June 1, 1981.
Father Robert was ordained to the priesthood by the late Bishop James Hogan of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown at the Immaculate Conception Chapel, St. Francis University, Loretto, Pa., on June 9, 1984.
Father Robert received his Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from St. Francis University in May 1979, and his Masters of Divinity degree from University of St. Michael College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
During his long and faithful ministry, Father Robert served as follows: 1984-1986, campus ministry and instructor in philosophy, St. Francis University, Loretto, Pa.; 1986-1989, pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, Patton, Pa.; 1989-1992 pastoral care, Southside Hospital, Pittsburgh; 1992-1994, parochial vicar, St Maria Goretti Church, Arlington, Texas; 1994-2000, pastor, St. Matthew Church, Pittsburgh; 2000-2008, pastor, Ss. Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, Punxsutawney; 2008-2010, local minister, St. Francis Friary, Loretto, Pa.; 2010-2012, pastor, Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church, Johnstown, Pa.; 2012-present, pastor, Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church, Sykesville, and Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Church, DuBois.
Father Robert is survived by his mother, Doris of Altoona; a sister, Melanie and husband Dr. David Lee, Altoona; a sister, Anne and husband Kenneth Macklin, Altoona; a niece, Olivia Walton, and nephew, Sean Walton, Altoona; and his Franciscan Brothers.
Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church, 104 Shaffer St., Sykesville, at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013.
Friends will be received at the Chapel of St. Francis Friary at Mt. Assisi, Loretto, Pa., on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, from 2 until 5 p.m., and 6:30 until 7 p.m.; and the Vigil service will be celebrated at 7 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, at 11 a.m. at St Francis Friary Chapel at Mt. Assisi with the Very Rev. Richard L. Davis, T.O.R., Minister Provincial, as principal celebrant.
Following the Mass, internment will take place at the Franciscan Friars' Cemetery on the campus of St. Francis University, Loretto, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to support retired T.O.R. Friars, c/o T.O.R. Friars Retirement Fund, St. Francis Friary, and P.O. Box 137, Loretto, PA, 15940.
Arrangements by Gibbons Funeral Home, 301 Church Street, Gallitzin, PA 16641.


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1. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsScott Stark Mar 1, 2006 2:20 PM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
Or more generally the Comparator to use. If the Comparator setting is null this could mean do not sort. If there is no Comparator setting, use the MainDeployer infoSorter.
2. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsDimitris Andreadis Mar 1, 2006 4:16 PM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
To be backwards compatible, I think we'd need 2 new DeploymentInfo fields:
boolean sortedSubDeployments = false // default
Comparator comparator = null; // default
The MainDeployer would check sortedSubDeployments and if false, it would use either its own, or the DeploymentInfo provided comparator (if not null) to sort them.
(An optimization could be to store back the result and turn the flag to true, to avoid sorting them 5 times during the lifecycle of a deployment ???)
If the sortedSubDeployments is true, it would do nothing.
Interesed subdeployers (like the EARDeployer) would set the flag to true, or provide their custom comparator.
3. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsScott Stark Mar 1, 2006 4:28 PM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
I was thinking of using the DeploymentInfo.context map with a "comparator" key. If you want these as explicit fields then your right that two fields are needed.
4. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsVicky Kak Jun 30, 2006 7:11 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
I was thinking of using the DeploymentInfo.context map with a "comparator" key. If you want these as explicit fields then your right that two fields are needed.
I don?t think providing the explicit information regarding the deployment sorter in the DeploymentInfo will be helpful , I can think of the use case doing this.
Anyway Can I make the changes in the following files?
1) DeploymentInfo .java , will add two fields as specified by the Dimitiris , yes we go for explicit information .
2) MainDeployer.java , here I will have to do the optimization for the 5 times sorting
3) EARDeployer.java , here I will have to set the flag indicating that the sorting has been done .
5. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsScott Stark Jun 30, 2006 11:28 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
Sounds ok, but we need testcases for both the suffix based odering and the application.xml based ordering that validate deployments are started in the expected order in both cases.
6. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsVicky Kak Jul 17, 2006 7:00 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
Ok I am planning to create the junit test case for this, do we need to discuss that here too ?
I am planning to have a separate unit test case , have a new folder in the testsuite/foedeployer .
I will have an sample EAR containing ejb, utility and war.
The test case should create the EAR from the source and verify if the deployment is done as per the ordering specified in the application.xml . We will have few more applicaiton.xml files with different ordering.
7. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsVicky Kak Jul 20, 2006 8:30 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
Any inputs here :)
8. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsDimitris Andreadis Jul 20, 2006 8:48 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
Sounds ok.
9. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsVicky Kak Jul 26, 2006 10:35 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
The changes seems to be working fine, I have done it on the local system.
Can we put this in the head?
Also I am in process of investigating the deplorers folder of the test suite , it contains some of the sample ears which I feel could be used for preparing the junit test suite .
I may write a separate JUnit test cases class as JBAS2904EARDeploymentUnitTestCase.java.
Would this be ok?
10. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsScott Stark Jul 26, 2006 11:51 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
The deployers in head are going to be rewritten very soon, starting as soon as the svn migration is done. You can put it into head to have it under source control, but this needs to be migrated to a jboss-4.0.x release to be available.
The notion of deployment ordering needs to be revisted in the deployer rewrite.
11. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsVicky Kak Jul 27, 2006 6:12 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
I have been in a process of writing a test case for the change but there seems to be some more changes to be made if we need the automated test case . Here are my analysis
1) The DeploymentInfo needs to have a field as
public ArrayList actualEarlierDeployements ;
which will be set during the initi of the MainDeployer
2) The init of the MainDeployer have
// Changes for the JBAB-2904
ArrayList actualEarlierSortedSubs = new ArrayList(deployment.subDeployments);
Collections.sort(actualEarlierSortedSubs, infoSorter);
deployment.actualEarlierDeployements = actualEarlierSortedSubs;
boolean isSorted = deployment.getSortedSubDeployments();
Collections.sort(sortedSubs, infoSorter);
// Changes for the JBAB-2904
3) The additional actualEarlierDeployements from the DeploymentInfo can be used in the UnitTest to see the variation in the ordering .
If we dont keep the UnitTest then we dont need to make the changes in the DeploymentInfo object .
Here is the UnitTest Code I have been in process of writing
/* * JBoss, the OpenSource J2EE webOS * * Distributable under LGPL license. * See terms of license at gnu.org. */ package org.jboss.test.deployers.ear.jbas2904; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.HashSet; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.Set; import java.util.StringTokenizer; import java.net.JarURLConnection; import java.net.URL; import java.io.InputStream; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileInputStream; import junit.framework.Test; import junit.framework.TestSuite; import org.jboss.deployment.DeploymentInfo; import org.jboss.deployment.EARDeployer; import org.jboss.test.deployers.AbstractDeploymentTest; import org.w3c.dom.Element; import org.w3c.dom.Node; import org.w3c.dom.NodeList; import org.jboss.metadata.XmlFileLoader; /** * A test that tests the JBAB2904 * * build compile-classes-only * build -Dtest=org.jboss.test.deployers.ear.jbas2904.EARDeploymentUnitTestCase one-test * @author Vicky Kak * @version $Revision: 1.0 $ */ public class EARDeploymentUnitTestCase extends AbstractDeploymentTest { public EARDeploymentUnitTestCase(String test) { super(test); } public static Test suite() throws Exception { return getDeploySetup(EARDeploymentUnitTestCase.class, ear1Deployment); } public void testEARDeployment() throws Exception{ //Expected Deployment Ordering DeploymentInfo topInfo = assertDeployed(ear1Deployment); ArrayList expectedList = new ArrayList(); String urltoread = (topInfo.url).toString(); URL applicationUrl = new URL("jar:"+urltoread+"!/META-INF/application.xml"); JarURLConnection jarConnection = (JarURLConnection)applicationUrl.openConnection(); InputStream is = jarConnection.getInputStream(); System.out.println("Expected Ordering ------->"); expectedList = getExpectedDeployedModules(is,"application.xml"); is.close(); applicationUrl = new URL("jar:"+urltoread+"!/META-INF/jboss-app.xml"); jarConnection = (JarURLConnection)applicationUrl.openConnection(); is = jarConnection.getInputStream(); ArrayList expectedList1 = getExpectedDeployedModules(is,"jboss-app.xml"); expectedList.addAll(expectedList1); is.close(); Object expectedModules[] = expectedList.toArray(); //Actual Results //Set subDeployments = topInfo.subDeployments; ArrayList subDeployments = topInfo.actualEarlierDeployements; //System.out.println("subDeployments : "+subDeployments.size()); System.out.println("Actual Ordering -------->"); ArrayList deployedModuleNames = new ArrayList(subDeployments.size()); int index = 0; if (subDeployments != null ) { //for (Iterator i = subDeployments.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) for(int count = 0;count<subDeployments.size();count++) { //DeploymentInfo child = (DeploymentInfo) i.next(); DeploymentInfo child = (DeploymentInfo)subDeployments.get(count); URL url = child.url; String moduleName = getModuleDeployed(url.toString()); deployedModuleNames.add(moduleName); System.out.println(getModuleDeployed(url.toString())); //assertEquals(((String)expectedModules[index]),moduleName); index++; } } } private String getModuleDeployed(String tempUrl){ StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(tempUrl,"/"); String moduleName = ""; while (st.hasMoreTokens()) { moduleName = st.nextToken(); //System.out.println(moduleName); } return moduleName; } private ArrayList getExpectedDeployedModules(InputStream in,String xmlDDFileName) throws Exception{ XmlFileLoader xfl = new XmlFileLoader(false); Element application = xfl.getDocument(in, xmlDDFileName).getDocumentElement(); NodeList jeemoduleList = application.getElementsByTagName("module"); int jeemoduleListCount = jeemoduleList.getLength(); ArrayList list = new ArrayList(jeemoduleListCount); //System.out.println(" jeemoduleListCount :"+jeemoduleListCount); for(int count=0;count<jeemoduleListCount;count++) { Node node = jeemoduleList.item(count); if(node.getNodeType()== Node.ELEMENT_NODE) { String module = node.getNodeValue(); Element mod = (Element) node; NodeList jeeNodeList = mod.getElementsByTagName("java"); //System.out.println("Modules are >>>>-->"+jeeNodeList.getLength()); int nodescount = jeeNodeList.getLength(); if(nodescount==0) { jeeNodeList = mod.getElementsByTagName("ejb"); nodescount = jeeNodeList.getLength(); } if(nodescount==0) { jeeNodeList = mod.getElementsByTagName("web-uri"); nodescount = jeeNodeList.getLength(); } if(nodescount==0) { jeeNodeList = mod.getElementsByTagName("connector"); nodescount = jeeNodeList.getLength(); } if(nodescount==0) { jeeNodeList = mod.getElementsByTagName("service"); nodescount = jeeNodeList.getLength(); } Node checkNode = jeeNodeList.item(0); if(checkNode!=null){ String nodeName = checkNode.getFirstChild().getNodeValue(); System.out.println(nodeName); list.add(nodeName); } } } return list; } }
Any inputs here ?
12. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsVicky Kak Jul 27, 2006 6:15 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
If we still need the UnitTest then I will refractor the UnitTest code , the reading of the deployment descriptor using the JARConnector will go ....
Please let me know , I don?t personally find it better to bloat the DeploymentInfo Object with one of the fields which will only be used for testing .
13. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsDimitris Andreadis Jul 27, 2006 6:19 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
Don't put extra fields in DeploymentInfo just for testing!
14. Re: Ordering of .ear subdeploymentsVicky Kak Jul 27, 2006 6:30 AM (in response to Dimitris Andreadis)
So can we then leave the UnitTest class .....
It seems to be working fine with the changes what have been discussed out here .


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|This document defines an XMPP protocol extension for getting the attention of another user.
|Andreas Monitzer
|© 1999 – 2018 XMPP Standards Foundation. SEE LEGAL NOTICES.
|Standards Track
|Last Updated:
NOTICE: The protocol defined herein is a Draft Standard of the XMPP Standards Foundation. Implementations are encouraged and the protocol is appropriate for deployment in production systems, but some changes to the protocol are possible before it becomes a Final Standard.
1. Introduction
2. Requirements
3. Protocol
4. Business Rules
5. Determining Support
6. Implementation Notes
7. Security Considerations
8. IANA Considerations
9. XMPP Registrar Considerations
9.1. Protocol Namespaces
9.2. Protocol Versioning
10. XML Schema
11. Acknowledgements
A: Document Information
B: Author Information
C: Legal Notices
D: Relation to XMPP
E: Discussion Venue
F: Requirements Conformance
G: Notes
H: Revision History
Even though a client might be available (as stated in the most recent presence stanza), the user this client belongs to might not be focused on the client currently. Presence Obtained via Kinesthetic Excitation (POKE) (XEP-0132) [1] defines a method for a physical test of user presence. Since this requires special hardware that cannot be assumed to be available, this XEP defines a software-only implementation where no direct feedback is expected. This feature is known as 'nudge' or 'buzz' in some non-XMPP IM protocols.
It was discussed whether this feature belongs in Chat State Notifications (XEP-0085) [2]. However, the semantics are inherently different, since Chat State Notifications describe the sender's state, not a request to change the receiver's. Thus, a separate extension is desirable.
The specification addresses remotely getting the user's attention in a more assertive way than simple text messages.
In the following conversation, a user talks to somebody, but this user doesn't respond. The second inquiry includes an attention extension.
<message email@example.com/lab' email@example.com/home' type='chat'> All right, then, Herbie, give! We're waiting. </message>
When no reply is received, the sending user might want to grab the other's attention. This is done by sending a message that includes an <attention/> element qualified by the 'urn:xmpp:attention:0' namespace (see Namespace Versioning regarding the possibility of incrementing the version number). Note: The message MAY include a  element.
<message email@example.com/lab' firstname.lastname@example.com/home' type='headline'> <attention xmlns='urn:xmpp:attention:0'/> Why don't you answer, Herbie? </message>
Finally, the receiving user notices the urgency of the message and responds.
<message email@example.com/home' firstname.lastname@example.com/lab' type='chat'> I cannot. You know I cannot! Dr. Bogert and Dr. Lanning don't want me to. </message>
The following rules apply to generating and processing of the attention extension.
If an entity wishes to receive the attention extension, it MUST advertise that fact in its responses to Service Discovery (XEP-0030) [4] information ("disco#info") requests by returning a feature of "urn:xmpp:attention:0":
<iq type='get' firstname.lastname@example.com/lab' email@example.com/home' id='disco1'> <query xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#info'/> </iq>
<iq type='result' firstname.lastname@example.com/home' email@example.com/lab' id='disco1'> <query xmlns='http://jabber.org/protocol/disco#info'> <feature var='urn:xmpp:attention:0'/> </query> </iq>
In order for an application to determine whether an entity supports this protocol, where possible it SHOULD use the dynamic, presence-based profile of service discovery defined in Entity Capabilities (XEP-0115) [5]. However, if an application has not received entity capabilities information from an entity, it SHOULD use explicit service discovery instead.
The implementation of the alert is up to the developer. Possible behavior includes:
Because some users might not want this feature to disturb them, a client MUST either (1) allow the user to disable support or (2) disable the feature by default and process attention requests only if the user has explicitly enabled support. When the feature is disabled, it MUST NOT be advertised in disco#info.
Rate-limiting might be desirable in some implementations.
Formal feedback in response to the attention request to the requesting user is not specified, and so the request might be silently dropped.
It is RECOMMENDED that a client accept message stanzas containing the attention extension only contacts that are in the user's roster or with whom the user's client is currently sharing directed presence, mainly to prevent the user from being annoyed by attention requests from random entities on the network. A client could implement finer-grained control if desired (e.g., allow attention requests only from entities in a particular roster group).
This document requires no interaction with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) [6].
This specification defines the following XML namespace:
The XMPP Registrar [7] includes this namespace in the registry located at <https://xmpp.org/registrar/namespaces.html>, as described in Section 4 of XMPP Registrar Function (XEP-0053) [8].
If the protocol defined in this specification undergoes a revision that is not fully backwards-compatible with an older version, the XMPP Registrar shall increment the protocol version number found at the end of the XML namespaces defined herein, as described in Section 4 of XEP-0053.
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <xs:schema xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' targetNamespace='urn:xmpp:attention:0' xmlns='urn:xmpp:attention:0' elementFormDefault='qualified'> <xs:annotation> <xs:documentation> The protocol documented by this schema is defined in XEP-0224: http://www.xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0224.html </xs:documentation> </xs:annotation> <xs:element name='attention' type='empty'/> <xs:simpleType name='empty'> <xs:restriction base='xs:string'> <xs:enumeration value=''/> </xs:restriction> </xs:simpleType> </xs:schema>
The quotes have been taken from Isaac Asimov's short story "Liar!" as published in the book The Complete Robot.
Series: XEP
Number: 0224
Publisher: XMPP Standards Foundation
Status: Draft
Type: Standards Track
Version: 1.0
Last Updated: 2008-11-13
Approving Body: XMPP Council
Dependencies: XMPP Core, XMPP IM, XEP-0030
Supersedes: None
Superseded By: None
Short Name: attention
Schema: <http://xmpp.org/schemas/attention.xsd>
Source Control: HTML
This document in other formats: XML PDF
JabberID: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is defined in the XMPP Core (RFC 6120) and XMPP IM (RFC 6121) specifications contributed by the XMPP Standards Foundation to the Internet Standards Process, which is managed by the Internet Engineering Task Force in accordance with RFC 2026. Any protocol defined in this document has been developed outside the Internet Standards Process and is to be understood as an extension to XMPP rather than as an evolution, development, or modification of XMPP itself.
The primary venue for discussion of XMPP Extension Protocols is the <email@example.com> discussion list.
Discussion on other xmpp.org discussion lists might also be appropriate; see <http://xmpp.org/about/discuss.shtml> for a complete list.
Errata can be sent to <email@example.com>.
The following requirements keywords as used in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119: "MUST", "SHALL", "REQUIRED"; "MUST NOT", "SHALL NOT"; "SHOULD", "RECOMMENDED"; "SHOULD NOT", "NOT RECOMMENDED"; "MAY", "OPTIONAL".
1. XEP-0132: Presence Obtained via Kinesthetic Excitation (POKE) <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0132.html>.
2. XEP-0085: Chat State Notifications <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0085.html>.
3. XEP-0203: Delayed Delivery <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0203.html>.
4. XEP-0030: Service Discovery <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0030.html>.
5. XEP-0115: Entity Capabilities <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0115.html>.
6. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is the central coordinator for the assignment of unique parameter values for Internet protocols, such as port numbers and URI schemes. For further information, see <http://www.iana.org/>.
7. The XMPP Registrar maintains a list of reserved protocol namespaces as well as registries of parameters used in the context of XMPP extension protocols approved by the XMPP Standards Foundation. For further information, see <https://xmpp.org/registrar/>.
8. XEP-0053: XMPP Registrar Function <https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0053.html>.
Note: Older versions of this specification might be available at http://xmpp.org/extensions/attic/
Per a vote of the XMPP Council, advanced specification to Draft.(psa)
Modified namespace to incorporate namespace versioning.(psa)
Initial published version.(psa)
Initial version.(am)


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ANGKOR WAT, Cambodia, June 18 (UPI) -- Aircraft equipped with lasers have revealed a lost city near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, hidden for centuries under a dense forest cover, researchers say.
Details of the city of Mahendraparvata, known from 1,200-year-old inscriptions in other locations, was revealed by a LiDAR (light detection and ranging) survey of about 140 square miles of northwestern Cambodia in 2012, LiveScience reported Tuesday.
The survey revealed urban spaces hidden beneath the dense forest surrounding Angkor Wat, researchers said, confirming "a vast, low-density urban periphery stretching far beyond the major Angkorian temples."
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The LiDAR technology was brought to Cambodia by the University of Sydney.
Although archaeologists have known about Mahendraparvata in general for some time, the new technology has added to that knowledge, researchers said.
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LONDON--U.S. and U.K. authorities on Monday imposed roughly $370 million of fines on Lloyds Banking Group PLC for attempting to rig benchmark interest rates.
The British bank becomes the seventh financial institution to strike a deal with U.S. and U.K. authorities who are conducting a long running probe into allegations of widespread attempts to manipulate the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, and other widely used interest-rate benchmarks.
The U.S. Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority said that employees of Lloyds, which is 25% owned by the British government, tried to manipulate benchmark rates to benefit the bank's financial position.
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The bank's executives have long argued that their involvement in rate rigging was relatively minor compared other British lenders. Barclays PLC, which was the first bank to settle a rate-rigging probe in 2012, paid GBP290 million in fines. In 2013, Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC paid GBP390 million to settle similar allegations. Both banks admitted wrongdoing.
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MONTREAL — The suspect in a deadly shooting at a rally following the election of Quebec's new separatist premier was arraigned Thursday on 16 charges, including murder, attempted murder and possession of explosives.
Richard Henry Bain, 61, of La Conception, Quebec, made his first appearance in court behind protective glass after being accused of opening fire outside the midnight victory rally Tuesday for Pauline Marois of the Parti Quebecois. Prosecutors said that after the shooting, Bain used a flare to light a small fire.
The heavyset Bain, wearing a white T-shirt, appeared calm and alert during his appearance in the highly secured courtroom. He spoke briefly with his court-appointed lawyer but did not address the court, and there was no plea. Bain is scheduled to return to court Oct. 11.
The shooting killed Denis Blanchette, 48, and wounded a 27-year-old just outside a Montreal theater. The suspect's gun jammed after the initial shots were fired, a Quebec police official said Thursday, possibly saving lives.
Prosecutor Elaine Perreault said outside the courtroom that Bain had two weapons on him and three more in his car nearby. She said the weapon used in the shooting was a legally registered long gun.
Weapons charges include negligent storage of weapons and ammunition. The weapons he had in his possession include a 9mm Luger, a Beretta, a Ceska Zbrojovka carbine, a semi-automatic 22LR and 357 mag. revolver.
Bain, who owns a hunting and fishing lodge, had many more guns at home including shotguns, almost all of which were registered, Perreault said.
When asked if Bain targeted the premier, Perreault said only that there might be additional charges. She said authorities were continuing to investigate the motive.
Bain was in a "proper state of mind" to appear in court after spending some time in a hospital, she said.
Elferide Duclercville, Bain's court-appointed lawyer, said she had not been able to meet her client before court and was rushing after the hearing to continue their brief discussion of a few seconds while he was in the box.
Meanwhile, neighbors and acquaintances of Bain said he was a friendly but often frustrated businessman who had overseen several failed ventures but never had any public outbursts, leaving them to wonder how he could be charged with such crimes.
People who know Bain, whose lodge is 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Montreal, recalled his complaints about bureaucracy but could think of no political grievances he held.
The masked gunman, wearing a bathrobe, was shown on television ranting and shouting "The English are waking up!" in French as police dragged him away after Tuesday's shooting.
He didn't put up any resistance, said Lieut. Guy Lapointe of the provincial police.
The mayor of La Conception, Maurice Plouffe, said he was "very surprised" to hear Bain was tied to the shooting and said the images of the suspect being dragged away by police "were not easy to watch." Plouffe said Bain was sometimes frustrated in his dealings with the city after seeing a number of zoning requests were rebuffed, but he added, "I have never seen him become aggressive; he was quite normal."
A man full of ideas and proposals, Bain, however, seemed unlucky in his business ventures.
"He had many projects, but not many of them materialized," Plouffe said.
A list of members of the Mont Tremblant Chamber of Commerce describes Richard Bain as the owner of Les Activités Rick, which promotes itself as a major fly-fishing destination.
Police have said there is no reason to believe anyone else was involved in the shooting.
The attack shocked Canadians, who are not used to such violence at political events and have long worried that gun violence more often seen in the U.S. could become more common in their country.
The victims worked at production company Productions du Grand Bambou Inc, a person answering the phone at the Montreal company confirmed. Friends of Blanchette, a lighting technician, packed a downtown Montreal street Wednesday night in a candlelight vigil outside the hall where he was killed.
Marois was whisked off the stage by guards and was not injured. She later called the shooting an isolated event and said it was probably a case of a person who has "serious health issues."
It was still not clear if the gunman was trying to shoot Marois, whose party favors separation from Canada for the French-speaking province. Marois had just declared her firm conviction that Quebec needs to be a sovereign country when she was pulled off the stage.
"What's going on?" she asked her security detail. The crowd apparently was unaware of what had happened.
The separatist Parti Quebecois party's victory is unlikely to signal a new push for independence. Opinion polls show little appetite for a separatist referendum. Previous referendums on separatism were rejected by voters in 1980 and 1995.


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MIDDLEBURY — The Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center's Addison Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is seeking to raise $11,000 to help its planned performance of "Peter Pan" soar to lofty heights.
The $11,000 is needed to hire Flying by Foy — a professional aerial choreography company — to literally get A.R.T.'s Peter Pan production off the ground. A representative of the company would come in to rig the Middlebury Union High School auditorium stage with the necessary cables and other technology to allow the student stars of the play to take flight in Pan-like fashion.