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Foodservice delivery is growing in popularity in the B&I market, with colleges lagging behind.
Once upon a time, time was not a stressor. Quite the opposite was the norm. People enjoyed long, leisurely periods of relaxation and sat at meals in corporate or campus cafeterias, conversing with colleagues and friends. 'Portability' was not a word used in conjunction with food items.
Not so in the time-pressured world we live in today. Constraints on our personal time abound and are beginning to impact the way foodservice providers think about meeting the needs of their customers.
Getting it to go: "It's not surprising," says Juliette Boone, a consultant with HVS International in Boulder, CO. "Portability is a big trend today. At golf clubs, we're hearing about guests who no longer want to sit in the restaurant. They want the food to go. And hotel guests are asking for healthy, fresh foods that satisfy cravings and are put together to go."
In response, across all segments operators are beginning to explore ways to meet these demands, finding ways to address the logistics and labor intensity of direct delivery to the customer, wherever that may be.
At AOL's headquarters in Dulles, VA, for example, delivery service began when it became apparent that corporate executives were running into problems when they tried to send their executive assistants down to the cafeteria to pick up meals, according to Business Services Manager Lori Prantil.
"The EAs were [often] too busy to come down, so we decided to deliver to their offices," explains Prantil. "We tailor menus to individual tastes and we make sure certain items that various executives like are on the menu. We change the [delivery] menu around less often than in the cafes."
It's more expensive to operate this way, she notes, observing that in today's cost-conscious culture, some operators might not want to take that route. AOL is currently building an executive dining facility.
Variety of solutions: Others, such as Damien Monticello, food service liaison at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, are starting to take a close look into delivery to offices.
"We do catering but not to individual desks," he says, adding that there is demand for such a service. "Our main campus is a million square feet. We're examining various cost models now. We're looking at whether we'd deliver to a certain place each day or do it on demand."
Elsewhere, Thompson Hospitality is doing desktop delivery to corporate clients in a joint venture with Compass Group's Eurest Dining Services. "We can have it delivered or ready for pick up at a specific locations," says Bonita Thompson-Byas. "It's cashless; the person ordering pays online."
At Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris, Glover & Popeo, a large Boston law firm, the building's foodservice contractor, Restaurant Associates, will bring food orders up to the floor where the firm's foodservice manager places them on carts, adds beverages and does the actual delivery, says RA's Laura Emslie. "They'll call and say what they need, like 30 salads and 70 sandwiches, and [we] do the beverages, chips, cookies, etc."
On Long Island, N.Y., Whitsons Culinary Group recently responded to the issue of "time crunches," says Vice President of Operations Kelly Friend, by instituting "café to desk" delivery at two corporate accounts.
"We've been doing it about two months and are just beginning to experiment," she says. "We started with a cafeteria in a basement that was not always convenient for people, and began delivering to about a dozen offices. People's time is precious. On a given day we'll do anywhere from 30 to 60 breakfasts and lunches. They can order online or pay through the catering department, which does the cart delivery."
Friend sees potential in the program. "Seventy percent of the business is revenue that might have escaped. It's excess, not anticipated revenue," she says. "We're hoping at one of the sites to add kiosks for ordering on each floor. That could bring up the volume, and they could pay with a credit card."
At Lackmann Culinary Services, Area Coordinator and Regional Chef Gerard Marquetty saw the potential of incremental income with a "Deskside Delivery" program at St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Raymond James Financial Services. (See sidebar.) He estimates the four-month-old program is adding around $100 a day.
On some college and university campuses where food courts and cafeterias offer a diverse range of options, many with extended hours of service, delivery to individual dormitory rooms has been less of an issue. Others point to the question of access to dormitories and security as sticking points.
"We've never had a request," says Jennifer Hauf, dining director at Dakota State University, Madison, S.D., "but it's not out of the question."
At Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 26 locations are open for students to eat on campus. A program called Cougar Care Packages will deliver cakes, ice cream, candy, cheeses and other items for special occasions such as birthdays or "cheer up" with ordering online, says Dining Services' executive secretary, Gail Cotton.
Similarly, the University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario, Canada, offers a 'Cuz You Care' package that parents can purchase and have delivered to a dormitory. "We have dining facilities in each of our residence halls," says Hospitality Services' marketing director, Janet Smith, "so we make meals really convenient."
Others, such as Northwest Missouri State University, allow meal plan dollars to be used for delivery from local pizza chains. And at Duke University, a 17-year-old program called "Merchants on Points" lets local restaurants make late night deliveries paid for from meal plan points.
Contemplating a Program
One New England campus debates the merits of offering a delivery service.
Delivery of meals to dormitory rooms may not be on everyone's radar at the moment, but it's on a back burner, waiting to simmer into reality, on at least one Northeast campus.
At Bentley College in Waltham, Mass., Jamie Cornacchia, who is general manager of Campus Dining Services, has been looking at the idea for some time, weighing the pros and cons, and seeking to explore the numerous logistical facets of establishing a program.
"Currently we do not have delivery to dorms," he says, "but we will be putting together a program for 2008."
The college recently renovated a number of dining facilities, and opened a 100-seat food court in a new athletic center. "We added a new retail location in the Library Cyber Cafe, Einstein's Bagels, and it was the most popular outlet last semester with 75,700 transactions," he says.
Late-night option? Students had requested delivery in the library, saying they were often too busy to leave study group rooms to go to the various outlets on campus. One late night dining service option, open until 2 a.m., is always "jammed," Cornacchia says.
"We also see a lot of pizza delivered here late at night," he adds. "So we're looking at dorm deliveries as a revenue stream. But sometimes, at 2 a.m., you wonder, who wants that business? Give it to the pizza guy."
Cornacchia says students have asked for dorm room delivery and he'd like to make that happen, but "there are a lot of issues."
Labor costs are "very high," he points out. "And there are questions, such as, how do you guarantee payment, what would the delivery hours be, how would we keep the food hot and how many people would we need to do the delivery? You'd need a vehicle too, like a covered golf cart that could hold a hot box."
Safety first: "We have the technology," he says, referring to the online ordering aspects of a program. But there are food handling/safety questions that nag him. "What if the student fell asleep before eating the food and ate it quite a while later when he woke up, and he got sick? Who's responsible? It really is a complex issue."
Cornacchia explains he'd like to do a menu for dorm room delivery based on the foods now being ordered late at night—sub sandwiches, pre-made salads, drinks, smoothies, etc.
"I've heard of a college down south," he adds, "that extended their board program to 24 hours and is doing a tremendous breakfast business from 1 to 3 a.m."
Cornacchia adds that he is thinking of taking his team on a retreat to explore the many issues involved in setting up a delivery program. "We need to figure out what kind of volume it could generate."
Deliveries Drive Business
Contractor program, called Deskside Delivery, is adding incremental business at financial services firm.
There's always a percentage of customers at any corporate facility who are too busy to leave their desks for lunch. Determined to capture those potential sales, one foodservice director took her "love of curbside dining" and came up with a way to make it work as "deskside delivery." Kim Brown, director of dining services for Lackmann Culinary Services' Raymond James account in St. Petersburg, Fla., explains how she did it.
"Lackmann is very, very service oriented. Before I came to this account, the client wanted to do deli delivery to the traders but it didn't materialize. When I took over, I wanted to exceed their expectations and thought, why not deliver to everyone? I knew that I would not feel special if I were sitting at my desk and the department next door was getting lunch delivered, but I couldn't have it delivered to me.
I just did the simplest thing. I thought about the people who eat at their desks and are too busy to leave their offices to come to the cafes, and about how much I love curbside dining. I saw the delivery people coming in from businesses across the street and thought, 'they make it easy [for people who work here] so why not us?'
One of our cafes was very busy and I wanted to take the pressure off of them. It worked. We launched the program and made the food in the slower café. The customers can order by phone, fax or online. That café does about $1,700 a day. The other one does double that, plus catering revenues.
The [delivery] menu is diverse. It's a different menu from the one in the cafes, but the items available there can be ordered too. We do salads and deli sandwiches, and we have a popcorn chicken express that comes with a choice of Mandarin orange or Asian plum sauces in little Chinese takeout containers. There's also a sampler with potato skins, mozzarella sticks, chicken wings and chips that's the most popular. Other items include a steak pizzaiola hoagie with fries, a chicken fajita wrap, salads and sandwiches.
We did a lot of marketing. We gave out free coffee and samples and we handed out fliers at the door and in the parking lot. Also, we put posters up in the cafes. We have four office towers and a bank here and around 3,000 people on any given day. A special program at Raymond James called 'Breakfast With The Boss' helped the promotion by giving away five free Desktop Dining coupons a month Our sales since we started this are up between 8% and 10%.
Delivery is easy. We use one little electric scooter with a trailer attached. All the buildings connect through an inside bridge and the scooter goes around inside as well as outside and pulls right up to their desks. Some folks tell me they order just so they can see the scooter pull right up to their desk."


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China is reportedly demanding for the annual China–Japan–South Korea Trilateral Summit to be postponed over its unresolved dispute with Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, claimed the Kyodo News Agency on Thursday, even as former Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this month to discuss Sino-Japanese ties.
According to Kyodo's sources, South Korea, who is scheduled to chair the annual meeting in Seoul, had urged the Chinese government to drop the demand, though Beijing has refused, giving rise to speculation that the summit will not be held until June or later.
Ju Chul-ki, South Korea's senior presidential secretary for foreign affairs and security, further admitted to Yonhap News that the meeting of the nations' leaders could be delayed, though he insisted that "the meeting will be held."
"It is still too early to say that there was a request for postponement. We need to do more coordination," said Ju, in response to Kyodo's report.
"The three countries should reach agreement. If coordination goes well, it will be held (in May). Otherwise, it could be delayed a little bit," he added.
At a news conference in Tokyo late last month, China's Ambassador to Japan, Cheng Yonghua, also placed doubt over a May summit, claiming that it could be too soon for Japanese and Chinese leaders to meet, given the present tensions.
"It would not be good for the top leaders to get into a fight as soon as they meet," he said.
Related: The China-Japan Rivalry Renewed: Will Asia's Geopolitical Balance Shift Once Again?
Related: China-Japan Territorial Dispute Hurts $340bn Trade Ties
Additionally, according to the Japan Press, the past months have seen the Japanese Coast Guard and Chinese vessels chase each other across the waters, while there have been accusations from both sides of trained missiles to directly hit each others' vessels.
Nevertheless, some of the tensions at least could be eased if former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda manages to set up a meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the annual Boao Forum for Asia this weekend.
Fukuda, who placed great emphasis on Japan-China relations during his term from 2007-2008, will reportedly communicate to Xi that both Beijing and Tokyo must be willing to put extra effort into finding solutions over the islands.
An ex-Chinese official on Wednesday also urged Beijing to work with Tokyo in repairing ties. Wei Jianguo, vice-chairman and secretary-general of the China International Economic and Exchange Center, told the state-owned China Daily that Sino-Japanese relations were now at a "crossroads", urging the two nations to get their economic and trade ties back on track as the latest economic figures showed sluggishness since tensions rose last year.
Bilateral trade in January and February was $44.99 billion, a year-on-year decline of 8.2 percent, said Wei. Imports from Japan also down 15.5 percent, according to Wei, who is a former vice-minister of commerce.
China, Japan and South Korea have a combined trade volume of $5.32 trillion. The three parties, if they meet, are also set to discuss a trilateral free trade pact, which could rival the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact.
Related: Japan, China and South Korea Inch Closer to Free Trade Deal
Related: America's New "Pacific Offensive" – A Strategy To Contain China: Sanjaya Baru

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Chicago Opera Theater's 2011 gala Carnivale: A Party Less Ordinary honoring COT for Teens was a night of lavishness, good food and drink, and conviviality. The event was held on Sunday evening March 6th at the hip nuevo latino restaurant Carnivale in the Fulton River District of downtown Chicago. The uplifting and bright restaurant environment provided a prime setting for the celebratory night for Chicago Opera Theater and its successful youth program.
Chicago Opera Theater timely chose Jerry Kleiner's restaurant Carnivale for the event the week of actual Carnivale in Brazil, which was a clever and creative idea. The dining room where the dinner, performances, and dancing was held had a modern Latina flare, filled everywhere with bright pinks, greens, blues, and yellows, from the glass kaleidoscope on the ceiling to the hanging lampshades and artistically painted walls. The various modern square mirrors throughout the hall gave the already large room an even grander, open feeling, and the enormous wall mounted wine racks were a spectacle to look at, replete with various wines.
The evening was highly organized and had a variety of exciting activities going on, serving both a more mature, adult audience as well as a younger, 20's and 30's crowd. The event offered two ticketing options, one which included a formal dinner, "Habanero," and one excluding dinner but including everything else---cocktail reception, silent auction, performances, and dancing---"Serrano." During the formal introductory portion of the evening, Phil Ponce, WGN Reporter/Anchor served as the Master of Ceremonies and Henry Fogel, former longtime president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association gracefully headed the live auction.
The purpose of the gala was to honor Chicago Opera Theater's COT for Teens program, which is an after school program partnered with the City of Chicago's After School Matters program, training students from a wide variety of backgrounds to develop a classical style of singing. The program has existed in partnership with After School Matters for 5 years and from the brief performance attendees were able to experience, the program seems to be very successful. Shortly after the formal welcome to the event, all attendees observed several members of COT for Teens perform selections from The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan, which is what the students are currently working on. The young teens, about 10-15 of them, were dressed in bright solid colors that matched the brightness of the room and sang comedic songs with much animation and character, staying true to the comedic nature of this well-received two-act opera. At times the boys and girls split up and sang within their own gender clan. Being able to observe the development of these teens was exciting and fitting for the evening, and their personalities expressed in their vocal selections were a delight to watch.
Shortly thereafter, all attendees were treated to Madore (baritone), and Micaela Oeste (soprano), accompanied by pianist Scott Gilmore. Madore, a member of the renown Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Program and had an incredibly strong voice, projecting loudly across the large dining area. Armed with a canny personality, big brown eyes and an overall handsomeness, his operatic voice in Mozart's Figaro was music to the ears, no pun intended. His suaveness, verging on the side of cockiness in the seductive love songs with Micaela Oeste was entertaining and gave the Italian songs he sang meaning and intention, especially for those of us who could not actually understand the words. Oeste, who has been highly praised for her role as Ophelie in Washington National Opera's Hamlet, and who will appear in Medea in COT's Spring Festival Season, had a sweet demeanor and sang brilliantly with her light and feminine voice. Because of her charm and delicate demeanor, I could not believe the depth and strength of voice that emanated from her mouth---something one wouldn't expect from an elegant beauty who was supposed to play the more passive, womanly part as the prey of an aggressive lover. Overall, from the look on everyone's faces as well as the energetic rounds of applause, I did not seem to be the only one to be highly impressed by the professional operatic performances.
In addition to the amusing performances going on that evening, I must remark on the food, because it was delicious! Though I was not part of the formal "Habanero" dinner, the small bites I did get were so incredibly savory I am ready to list Carnivale my favorite restaurant in Chicago. The chorizo with manchega cheese was the perfect bite of contrasts---the sweet, meaty chorizo combined well with the sharp, dry manchega that had a smooth finish as it made its way down my throat. The chicken empanadas with cheese literally melted in my mouth, I could have eaten a plateful! Additionally, the freshly fried and oily chips with refreshing and smooth guacamole was delicious. My only remark is that I wish I was able to taste more food---there didn't seem to be enough going around. The cocktails were also delicious! I enjoyed my two favorite drinks---minty mojitos and sangria. The mojitos had fresh mint in them and had just the perfect amount of sweetness and kick to them. The sangrias, of red wine, were very fruity and sweet and not too strong. In addition, margaritas were served throughout the evening. In sum, the food and cocktails dutifully matched the rest of the successes of the gala.
The silent auction, which took place in a side room adjacent to the large dining area, was full of an exciting array of services and goodies, all laid out according to subject in a creative, well designed fashion. From trips to London, Dublin, and San Francisco, to date nights at the Steppenwolf and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, to tours of Chicago to autographed Chicago sports baseballs, footballs, basketballs, to coffee table photography books, and gym memberships, the silent auction was incredibly far-reaching and well-done. The starting prices for each of the items was very reasonable, and it seemed that many people partook of the variety of items present.
In addition to the silent auction, there was a Tiffany-themed raffle that offered beautiful stainless steel watches, a sterling silver charm bracelet, and a crystal decanter.
The evening ended with lively Latino music from the band Willie Gomez Con Cache, which included two singers, a drummer, a guitarist, and an electric keyboard pianist. I thoroughly enjoyed topping off the formal evening with some more informal dancing, and I was grateful that the friend that I brought to the gala was totally down. We salsa'd and tangoe'd along with several other couples. I felt the dancing portion of the evening brought just the perfect amount of informality and comfort to an otherwise more professional and formal evening.
Overall, I found the evening to be an opulent spectacle to the eye---from the atmosphere of the restaurant to the performances to the delectable food and the grandiose silent auction items. The evening artfully mixed formality with personal pleasure, and all for a great cause.
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Ken Harris-Heartland Table Sustainable Furniture
At Design Interviews
Interview with Ken Harris : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Ken Harris : Our focus was to develop a sustainable piece of furniture for, Icon Modern, that would be equally at home in a in a residential, commercial, or corporate setting. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Ken Harris : We set out to completely understand the environmental impact of the furniture manufacturing process, and then to find measurable ways to reduce that impact, or carbon footprint. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Ken Harris : Icon Modern, currently offers the design for sale. For more information you can visit https://www.iconmodern.com .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Ken Harris : Approximately five months. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Ken Harris : Icon Modern, has a mission to produce furniture that is gentler on the environment. Fred Sparks, has a specialization in Sustainable design. Once we were aware of one another it was only a matter of time before we'd team up on something together. This design was the product of both of our organizations desire to produce beautiful artifacts while being mindful of the effects that manufacturing has on our environment. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Ken Harris : Icon Modern, currently offers the design for sale. For more information you can visit https://www.iconmodern.com .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Ken Harris : A desire to design quality products whose production are gentler on the environment that we all exist in. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Ken Harris : I think that everyone on our team has been inspired by the great mid-century modern furniture designers. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Ken Harris : People who love clean, timeless design, and who care about the environmental production costs of the things that they purchase. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Ken Harris : That we took the time and applied our expertise to assess the carbon foot print that was associated with our concepts in order to arrive at a best option. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Ken Harris : In the USA, the Midwestern region is often referred to as the "Heartland." Since all of the design, material sourcing, and production occurs in the Midwest we decide to name the piece "Heartland Table." I suppose also because the work was a labor of love. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Ken Harris : Pen and paper, Adobe Creative Suite, Solid Works, Sustainable Minds .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Ken Harris : Sustainability .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Ken Harris : We of course collaborated with the manufacturer, but also our Life Cycle Scientist partners at Sustainable Minds .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Ken Harris : Yes, we had to research all of the material, process, use, and end-of-life factors that have an impact on our environment (the life-cycle carbon footprint). .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Ken Harris : Primarily, working within the manufactures capabilities. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Ken Harris : Design is what we do at, Fred Sparks. It's what we're passionate about. We know that the world is full of many talented designers and great creatives. I suppose that at some point we decided that we wanted a honest review by our peers and along side our peers to see where we rate, but also so that we'd have an opportunity to share our passion. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Ken Harris : I/we learn new things everyday through our creative process. I'm not sure that there is one thing that stands out. .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. Ken Harris : Only that the process of developing the Heartland Table was a lot of fun thanks to our great production partner, Icon Modern, and our LCA partners Sustainable Minds. Working with great people and great organizations makes all the difference through the creative process. .
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Afternoon Lovelies:)
The Around The World event is starting tomorrow at 12pm, and I have some more great creations to show you today.
22769 will have some wonderful creations available at the event, and I'm wearing the Dziko dress. I'm not really showing the front, because I fell in love with the back on it. So beautiful. I'm wearing the Sophia skin in Olive this time around, with cherry lips, and using a pose from !bang that will be at the event as well.
Link to event will be posted tomorrow.
Picture taken at Garden of Dreams.
Skin: [PXL] SOPHIA OL ( Cherry Lips)
Shape: Personal
Eyeliner: [PXL] SOPHIA OL Cat Eyes
Hair: LeLutka [LeLutka]-SALOME hair/Dark Brunette- AlmostGoth
Dress: 22769 ~ [femme] Dziko Dress Colors Of Africa
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Prerequisites -
It is assumed that before starting this tutorial, you have read and understand part 1 of this series which includes an overview of Maven and creating a simple Maven project. The project created in the first tutorial will be used again in this tutorial.
What are dependencies?
In this context, dependencies are any modules of code that your application requires in order to function properly. In this case, this mainly consists of large public libraries that are often needed for Java programs. Such examples include logging frameworks such as Log4J, unit testing frameworks such as JUnit, or a whole multitude of other frameworks and libraries such as Spring for dependency injection, Hibernate for object relational mapping and Struts for MVC web applications. In this example we will be using Guava which is a commonly used collections library from Google.
The dependency capabilities of Maven don't just end with managing dependencies for a single a project however. Maven really starts to excel when you start getting into dealing with multi-module projects and applications that consist of maybe tens or even hundreds of modules - each of which may depend on a selection of the others.
Why do we need Maven for this?
At this point you may be asking why we even need Maven to handle this at all. You may be used to adding libraries to your project by visiting their website and downloading the latest release. You then copy the relevant .jar files into your project and modify the classpath so that the compiler can see and use them. This method however does present quite a few potential problems that Maven tries to fix.
Perhaps the biggest potential problem is handling the dependencies of those libraries themselves (the dependencies of the dependencies if you will). You've probably been there at some point. You download a library and find out that it itself needs a few other libraries or frameworks in order to operate. You then have to try and locate those files just to find that each of those has a whole set of other dependencies. After a while you end up with quite a headache on your hands. This is perhaps not readily apparent on smaller libraries, but when you start dealing with the big frameworks (think Spring and Hibernate etc), this can start to become a a real problem - and a big waste of time.
Another common problem with libraries is making sure you are using the correct version. Maybe one library needs a specific version of another in order to function properly. You then start having to delve deeper into the relevant websites in order to try and track down the right version. You then have to do it all over again if that library depends on others. Another example is when migrating to a new versions. Particularly with new JDK releases, you end up at some point updating to new supporting versions of the libraries that you're using. You then end up going through the same problem as described above.
There are a whole load of other big problems you can run into with larger applications, but these examples alone are hopefully reason enough to start doing something about it - using Maven.
Maven tries to solve these problems by managing a repository that contains a whole load of libraries and frameworks that you could use in your application (there are also local repositories often for use with multi-module projects). When we want to start using a certain library, we can simply tell Maven what it is and what version we want to use. As long as the dependency is in the repository somewhere, Maven will run off, collect all the relevant files for that specific version and add them to your project for you - no manual work needed at all. In addition Maven also stores all the dependencies that library needs to operate. When you tell Maven about the new library, it will not only download the files for that library, but it will also collect each and every dependency - all automatically. When you want to update or change versions, simply tell Maven about it and everything will be sorted for you.
Collecting dependency information -
In order to add a new dependency to our project with Maven, we first need to collect the relevant information about that dependency in order for Maven to be able to correctly identify it in the repository. You can either memorise this information, or preferably use one of the many website that allow you to search for a library in the Maven repository. In this case we will be using the popular site http://mvnrepository.com/.
In this example we will be adding the Guava collections library to our project. In order to get the information simply search for 'guava' in the search-bar. A list of search results will appear containing all the relevant artifacts in the repository. In this case (and in most cases), the top result is what we are looking for. When you click on the link, you will be presented with a page allowing you to select which version of the library to use. In this case we will be using the most recent release - 17.0 as of writing. By clicking on the version you will be presented with information about that particular version - including any of its dependencies and what other artifacts depend on it. What we are interested in however is the small snippet of XML near the top that defines the dependency to Maven. Snippets for various other dependency management systems are also provided by the site.
Adding the dependency to the project -
Here is the XML snippet we obtained from the repository explorer:
<dependency> <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId> <artifactId>guava</artifactId> <version>17.0</version> </dependency>
As you can see it's really quite simple. It merely defines the groupId and artifactId of that particular dependency - much like we did when we created our project in the first tutorial. The groupId can be thought of as a kind of container which can potentially hold many projects. The artifactId defines the specific artifact in the container that we want to access.
In order to tell Maven about this new dependency, we simply add it to the existing pom.xml for your project. The dependency tag goes inside a container dependencies tag - meaning that we can have as many dependencies as we like in our project. The edited pom.xml looks like this:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> <groupId>net.dreamincode.app</groupId> <artifactId>MavenTutorial</artifactId> <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version> <packaging>jar</packaging> <name>MavenTutorial</name> <url>http://maven.apache.org</url> <properties> <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding> </properties> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId> <artifactId>guava</artifactId> <version>17.0</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>junit</groupId> <artifactId>junit</artifactId> <version>3.8.1</version> <scope>test</scope> </dependency> </dependencies> </project>
As you may have seen, there is already a dependency inside the pom.xml file - JUnit. This has been added automatically by the archetype we chose when the project was created.
And that's it! Maven will now know about that dependency when we compile our project, whereby the library will be downloaded and added to the classpath automatically. But before we compile, we first need some code to use the library in order to make sure everything has worked properly.
In the main App.java file, that currently has the Hello World example from the last tutorial, add the following code in order to use the Guava library:
package net.dreamincode.app; import com.google.common.base.Joiner; public class App { public static void main(String[] args) { String[] words = {"Hello", "World", "using", "the", "Guava", "library"}; String joined = Joiner.on(" ").join(words); System.out.println(joined); } }
In this example we make use of the Joiner class to join together an array of words with a space delimiter.
Compiling and running the project -
Finally, in order to compile the application (including Maven downloading the dependencies), we run the command:
mvn compile
Downloading: http://repo.maven.ap.../guava-17.0.pom
Downloaded: http://repo.maven.ap.../guava-17.0.pom (6 KB at 13.6 KB/sec)
Downloading: http://repo.maven.ap...parent-17.0.pom
Downloaded: http://repo.maven.ap...parent-17.0.pom (8 KB at 78.9
Downloading: http://repo.maven.ap.../guava-17.0.jar
Downloaded: http://repo.maven.ap.../guava-17.0.jar (2191 KB at 1622.6 KB/sec)
Downloaded: http://repo.maven.ap.../guava-17.0.pom (6 KB at 13.6 KB/sec)
Downloading: http://repo.maven.ap...parent-17.0.pom
Downloaded: http://repo.maven.ap...parent-17.0.pom (8 KB at 78.9
Downloading: http://repo.maven.ap.../guava-17.0.jar
Downloaded: http://repo.maven.ap.../guava-17.0.jar (2191 KB at 1622.6 KB/sec)
In the output you should see something like the above where Maven is downloading the dependency from the repository and placing it into your local repository (that way it doesn't have to be downloaded every time and can be shared across all your projects).
Hopefully you see the build succeeded message as output meaning that all the class file for the project have been created in the target folder. In order to run the program however, we first need to package it inside its own .jar file which contains within it the .class files of the dependencies (alternatively you could manually set the classpath when running the java command to point to to the Guava library in your local repository .m2 folder). Although in reality this may not always happen as most of the time all of the needed .jar files will be deployed together, in this tutorial creating a single runnable .jar file will suffice.
In order to tell Maven to package the dependencies inside the same .jar file, we need to add the following to pom.xml after the closing dependencies tag (before the closing project tag):
<build> <plugins> <plugin> <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId> <configuration> <archive> <manifest> <mainClass>net.dreamincode.app.App</mainClass> </manifest> </archive> <descriptorRefs> <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef> </descriptorRefs> </configuration> </plugin> </plugins> </build>
Now to package the project inside the one .jar file, run the command:
mvn package assembly:single
A new .jar file should now have been created in the target folder called MavenTutorial-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar. If you take a look inside the file, you will find all the class files for the Guava library.
Finally, we can run the .jar file and get our output:
C:\Projects\MavenTutorial>java -jar target/MavenTutorial-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar
Hello World using the Guava library
Hello World using the Guava library
As you can see we get the joined output from our program. That's it for this tutorial, thanks for reading!


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Dropbox raised $350 million in a new round of funding, according to a report.
An SEC filing said the startup raised $325 million, but an unnamed source said the number was $350 million, according to Fortune. Blackrock reportedly handed over $250 million last month but total funding for this round could reach its $450 million limit. It's unknown if the startup is actively seeking out more or will stop at the $350 million. Goldman Sachs and Allen & Company earned $8.25 million for handling the deal.
Dropbox is reportedly working on its initial public offering and the news that it received such a huge round of funding is good news for the startup. Another is that Dropbox made $200 million in 2013, so it shows the startup is lucrative -- something that sometimes goes unnoticed by investors.


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The Coalition Government is proposing to cut the number of Parliamentary constituencies from 650 to 600. In London, it is proposed to cut the number of Parliamentary Constituencies by 5, from 73 to 68. Brent is going to be affected by these boundary changes.
At the moment, the London Borough of Brent lies in three Parliamentary constituency boundaries: Brent Central, Brent North and Hampstead and Kilburn. Boundary changes will see wards in the London Borough of Brent in five different Parliamentary constituencies; Harrow, Stanmore, Wembley and Perivale, Willesden and Hampstead and Kilburn.
- At the moment, Brondesbury Park Ward lies in Hampstead and Kilburn Parliamentary constituency. It is proposed that this Ward comes over to Brent Central. Kilburn Ward and Queens Park Ward are to remain in Hampstead and Kilburn.
- College Park and Old Oak Ward, which is in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is to come over to Brent Central Parliamentary constituency.
- Tokyngton Ward is to move over from Brent Central to the Brent North Parliamentary seat.
- Brent Central is to be renamed Willesden.
- Perivale Ward is to move from the Ealing North Parliamentary seat to Brent North
- Brent North is to be renamed Wembley and Perivale.
- Fryent Ward and Queensbury Ward are to move over to what is now known as Harrow East in a new Parliamentary constituency that will be named Stanmore.
- Kenton Ward in Brent is to move from Brent North to what is now Harrow West in a Parliamentary Constituency called Harrow.
Below are web links to the new proposed constituencies:
It is worth noting that the Government are consulting on these proposals for a 12-week period, from 13 September 2011 to 5 December 2011 so these are not finalised proposals. You can contribute your comments here: LINK
The Commission will be holding public hearings across all the English regions. There will be one hosted at Brent Town Hall on Thursday 20th October from 11am to 8pm and Friday 21st October from 9am to 5pm. For more details and to register, click here: LINK


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Senior citizen public library programs.
I am a librarian who is now working for a wonderful company that supports caregivers and families who need caregivers for their loved ones. I've learned that there is a growing caregiver crisis in both military and civilian families, especially as the population ages. In researching community services such as the public library, senior center, YMCA and recreation centers, I find senior programs but no programs that specifically target caregivers. Is there a library or library association program that looks at the often exhausted, over-stressed family and professional caregivers? Thank you.


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Reader Jim (no, not the "Dave" from yesterday's Surfer Grifter story) calls our attention to a story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer from 2008, concerning Hannah Cornett, the very same Surfer Grifter. Apparently she worked for the Browns in the early 2000s, and while under their employ as a web designer, she dated starting quarterback Tim Couch.
From The Plain Dealer:
She was born in Hamilton, Ohio, grew up in Grafton and graduated from Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy in 1998. She attended Baldwin-Wallace College and worked for the Cleveland Browns as a web designer before moving to Hawaii in 2003.
Cornett's other fun fact is that she dated then-Browns quarterback Tim Couch. She could have gotten fired from her job with the Browns for breaking the rules about fraternization, but his charm and the whole forbidden-love thing was too exciting to resist, she said.
"He was a Southern gentleman," she recalled. They broke it off before she moved to Hawaii.
"Forbidden love," with Tim Couch, the first overall pick who couldn't last four seasons as a starter? Grift on, you crazy grifter.
N.B.: We can't tell how far she's stretched this particular fiction—if at all—although we do have a video of Couch saying he started dating his wife, Playboy model Heather Kozar, in 2000. According to her LinkedIn page, Cornett worked for the Browns, starting in 2000. The timing could work, although it certainly wasn't her move to Hawaii that split them up. We continue to be baffled.
Hannah Cornett, former Cleveland-area girl, makes waves in new movie with Matthew McConaughey [Cleveland Plain Dealer]


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About this blog
FLEFF Intern Voices
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival from the interns' point of view
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Blog post by Blaize Hall, Television-Radio Communications, '15, Georgia, Vermont
Edited excerpts from an interview with Chloe Wilson, past FLEFF blogger and intern.
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Here's a follow-up to our man vs. deer story, as reported in the Grand Forks Herald on Friday, Sept. 21.
'Billy' the buck had been illegally penned for half a year before attacking Minnesota farmer
FERTILE, MINN. — "Billy," the Fertile Journal reports, "was a bad buck." But he wasn't born that way. He apparently went bad when he was wrongfully incarcerated. The
combative whitetail deer that stalked and brazenly attacked a Fertile
area farmer in early August was an "escapee" from a pen on a nearby
farm, where it had been held illegally the previous seven months, the
Journal reported this week, citing information from another weekly
newspaper, the Norman County Index.
Chuck Haga, Grand Forks Herald
Mark Christianson shot the buck after it cornered him near his farm house southeast of Fertile, went on its hind legs and pummeled him, leaving the 66-year-old farmer with black eyes and bruises on his arms and chest. The man-versus-deer boxing and wrestling match drew plenty of media attention, as well as speculation about what caused the deer to act so strangely.
A conservation officer with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources investigated the incident and filed a report with the county attorney, who declined to charge Christianson with a crime for breaking off the hand-to-hoof combat, grabbing his rifle and shooting the animal. "The deer attacked him," Norman County Attorney James Brue said last month. "It was a pretty justifiable shooting."
Christianson earlier had reported the deer's unusual behavior, hanging around the farm and not running off despite loud noises made by Christianson and his wife, Judy. Laboratory tests on the carcass showed there was nothing physically or neurologically wrong with the eight-point buck.
During the course of its investigation, the DNR received a tip that another area farmer had kept a deer in a pen since January. Selmer Aanenson, 68, Bejou, Minn., pleaded guilty Sept. 5 in Minnesota District Court in Ada to unlawful possession of a wild animal, Brue said. He was fined $185.
Aanenson lives "about a mile as the crow flies" from the Christianson farm, according to the Journal, which also reported that the farmer still feels the effects of the unusual bout in a knee, shoulder and eye.
"Now I'd just as soon forget about the whole thing," he told the newspaper.


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I have some questions about the documentation in some MAGMA functions:
1. About magma_dgels_gpu:
Acoording to the interface
I understand that dA and dB matrices should be on the GPU and vector hwork in computer RAM (not in GPU). Am I right about the hvector?
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double *dA, magma_int_t ldda,
double *dB, magma_int_t lddb,
double *hwork, magma_int_t lwork,
The help in dgels_gpu.cpp says
so I think it should be updated in order to inform that the matrix should be on the GPU, as for the dB matrix says.
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A (input/output) DOUBLE_PRECISION array, dimension (LDA,N)
On entry, the M-by-N matrix A.
On exit, A is overwritten by details of its QR
factorization as returned by DGEQRF.
2. About magma_dgetri_gpu:
It has an error in the help. Where says:
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DWORK (workspace/output) COMPLEX*16 array on the GPU, dimension (MAX(1,LWORK))
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DWORK (workspace/output) DOUBLE PRECISION array on the GPU, dimension (MAX(1,LWORK))


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Dear netters! I was wondering whether anyone knew of any software for constructing restriction maps; especially when you have two probes involved for the same genomic DNA.Construction by manual means can be tedious and one is likely not to be accurate. If anyone can help, I'll very much appreciate it!!! Thank you, NTEBA.


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Get that turkey and stuffing to go, because Black Friday doorbusters are no longer confined to Black Friday. Retailers like Target and Best Buy are starting their Thanksgiving sales even earlier than they did last year—and in many cases, those sales will keep going for days afterward. Here's how the biggest stores are trying to lure customers away from Thanksgiving dinner and into the checkout line:
Walmart: After years of ever-earlier sales on Thanksgiving Day, the world's largest retailer has transformed Black Friday into a five-day event. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Wednesday that sales will begin at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Walmart will roll out sales in stores and online on different categories of merchandise like home goods, toys, and electronics. "This year, we're blowing it out with five days of deals in store and online," said Duncan Mac Naughton, the company's chief merchandising officer.
Target: Target is launching its "biggest, most digital Black Friday ever" at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, with a range of deals over the weeks leading up to Black Friday. Target, which opened its doors last year at 8 p.m., is also offering free shipping up to Dec. 20. The biggest steal? Target is selling the Samsung Galaxy S5, regularly $200, for one whopping cent each (with a two-year contract).
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Best Buy: In an attempt to one-up its retail competitors, Best Buy will kick off its sales at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving, an hour earlier than the store opened last year. (Best Buy is even handing out tickets up to two hours before the doors open.) As to be expected for an electronics giant, Best Buy's flagship deal is a 50-inch Panasonic TV for $199.99.
Macy's: Macy's will kick off its Black Friday sales at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving afternoon, two hours earlier than its opening time last year. The department store's big deals, which last until Nov. 30, are focused on clothes, shoes, jewelry and homewares.
The Holdouts: Many retailers are bucking the Black-Friday-on-Thanksgiving trend. Costco, for one, is giving shoppers a chance to digest their Thanksgiving dinner, saying that its employees "deserve the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving with their families." Nordstrom, Dillard's, Barnes & Noble and GameStop are also closed on Thanksgiving, but are planning Black Friday sales.


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Without further ado, let's see who just won an extra treat this holiday season ...
The winner of one of my favorite new books, Little Bits Quilting Bee is Jules, who said:
loving the look of this book, as a beginner....thank you for the chance
The winner of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks from today's top designers magazine is Nancy Sue, who said:
I have vol #2 and vol#3. I have them so dog-eared you would think my 4 yr old son had been at them. But no, lil ol' me is making a bucket list. I'm a novice quilter, so my bucket is empty but my list is ginomous. Congrats on your first of many blocks to be included, I'm sure!!
The winner of a fabric prize in celebration of Sally's Blog Tour of Quilts is Charlotte, who said:
I like the red and black quilt. I didn't see a name, but I think you said it was with your 100 blocks submission. It has a very clean line to it. My husband would love something like that.
Congratulations Jules, Nancy Sue, and Charlotte! Please contact me via email with your mailing address, and I'll get your prizes sent out to you ASAP.
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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Trey Burke scored 23 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 and No. 2 Michigan pounded Northwestern 94-66 on Thursday night to remain unbeaten.
Off to their best start since they opened the 1985-86 season with 16 wins, the Wolverines (14-0, 1-0) had no trouble in the Big Ten opener.
They built a 21-point halftime lead and were never challenged by Northwestern (9-5, 0-1).
Michigan shot 59.6 percent overall and made 13 of 22 3-point attempts. Burke shot 9 of 16 overall and hit 4 of 6 3-pointers. Hardaway was 6 of 8 from the field and 4 of 5 from long range.
Jared Swopshire and Kale Abrahamson each scored 11 points for Northwestern, which allowed the most points in a game this season.
No. 3 ARIZONA 92, COLORADO 83, OT
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Kevin Parrom scored five of his 16 points in overtime after Arizona staged an improbable late rally in regulation and remained unbeaten.
Colorado's Sabatino Chen banked in a 3-pointer at the end of regulation but officials waved it off after reviewing the video, saying the ball was on his fingertips as the backboard lights went on to show time had expired.
Arizona (13-0, 1-0) outscored the Buffaloes 10-2 over the final 1:35 of regulation of their Pac-12 opener to force the overtime. The Buffaloes missed four of six free throws in that stretch.
The Wildcats were down by 17 points in the first half and 16 with 12:40 to go in regulation.
Askia Booker led Colorado (10-3, 0-1) with 18 points.
Arizona's 13-0 start is the second-best in school history and best since the Wildcats won their first 16 in 1932-33.
No. 10 GONZAGA 78, PEPPERDINE 62
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - Elias Harris scored 18 points and Kelly Olynk had 16 to lead 10 Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Olynk scored 14 points in the second half as the Bulldogs (14-1, 1-0) won despite shooting a season-low 43.4 percent from the field. Reserve guard David Stockton added nine points and four steals and Kevin Pangos scored nine points.
Pangos gave Gonzaga the lead for good at 38-36 on a 3-pointer and the Bulldogs pulled away to their 23rd consecutive win against Pepperdine, its longest streak against a conference opponent.
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Did you really expect someone to not want horses in more colors?
What I don't understand, is why people want the bridle print.
Quickblade22 wrote: I think the need for more horse colors is clear (not the color clear).
Sir Nelson wrote:Yes, please. I need more of your size 18 fonts and exclamation points.
Voran_the_Scholar wrote:Elephant Knight wrote:All in favor say I.
I think you're supposed to say "aye", not "I"...but that could just be me.
MoonCheese wrote:I don't really like the idea of prints in the style of the Native American WW sets though, as those horses are now of quite limited use in other settings.
Jansen wrote:More colors for sure! A dark brown and tan hose would be amazing. Please, LEGO, please!
Bruce N H wrote:New colors would be great: tan, dark tan, light blay, dark brown, and my very own favorite Glitter Trans-Dark Pink. (Actually, I could imagine some odd colors in a "My Little Pony" type line aimed at little girls.)
No patterns, though.
If we're talking new molds, I still would love to see an official cow more than almost anything else.
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After a few seasons of playing "Mad Men's" increasingly frosty Betty Draper Francis, is January Jones is hinting at a possible thaw coming for Season Five?
As she returns to the role of the ever-dissatisfied '60s housewife, Jones tells PopcornBiz about finding a different side to Betty, leaning on Jon Hamm behind the scenes and how she feels about those constrictive undergarments of the era at the end of each season.
What was really exciting about where you got to take Betty this time around?
It just continues to be challenging to me, that Matt Weiner writes, at least for Betty…she feels almost like a completely different person from season to season. He knows I like a challenge, and so I think he writes her a little bit different. I mean, she's ever evolving, sometimes badly, sometimes negatively and sometimes positively, but that just continued for me – but it was in a different direction so I could sink my teeth into something a little bit different than you've seen.
Is each season a little bit of a history lesson for you? Do you learn something each time out about the era?
Yeah, definitely. I think that a lot of it just goes over my head, though – a lot of the historical references or the things that we address in the time period. If I don't ask about it, I don't ever even realize what they're talking about half of the time.
How was it having Jon Hamm behind the camera?
It was amazing. I've said it before, but if I have a question about my character or about anything that I'm doing acting wise he's the one that I usually go to, because first of all he's there and we trust each other. So it just felt very natural to have him there. I obviously respect him and it was totally natural, easy. He's really good at it.
Is there something from that era that you've fallen in love with as a result of being a part of 'Mad Men'?
Well, you're asking me this at the end of a season, so I'm sort of over my girdle and my hairstyle! But there are many things: I love the fashion. I love the certain glamour about it. But I'm really happy that I'm in the now.
Did getting the arc of the show locked in help you guys at all, knowing that Matt knows where the show is going to go?
Not me. I mean, maybe Matt, but it didn't affect me in any way. It's good to know that it's going to go a couple more years, and if I get asked back I will be happy to come back. That's exciting. But it didn't affect my season at all.
What still gets you excited to get up, go to work and be Betty?
Just that she's ever evolving. I always feel like I'm inhabiting a different person each season which feels very realistic just because I feel like as a person I change all the time. I just don't feel like she's ever the same. As an actor it's a lot of fun for me.


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does anyone have any information on these "hall of fame" awards?
im pretty sure some of you have recieved these accolades and I wanted to know what the deal is?
i have seen some (not from the ones listed in the title specifically) where it seems you pay and you join so it is therefore a marketing excercise or a way to pat yourself on the back!
are any of them "legitimately" awarded by a panel or vote etc (like an oscar or bafta if you like)
I seem to be seeing a growing number of these award type things and they don't seem to be awarded with any real structure (for instance a 2nd generation, 4th dan student recieving the award before his 7th dan instructor does?)
Apologies to anyone that may hold any of these genuine awards but please educate me as to the process.....


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TURNVEREIN MOVEMENT. The turnverein movement was brought to the United States by Forty-Eighters, political refugees from Germany who were ardent practitioners of the gymnastic system begun in 1811 by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. The term Turnverein denotes a gymnastic or athletic club; in Texas the term has generally been written Turn Verein. Turnvereins were established in Cincinnati and New York City in 1848, and in Texas three years later. The American Turnerbund (gymnastic league), now called American Turners, was formed in 1850. This federation, which at one time enrolled over 30,000 members, espoused a variety of controversial causes such as abolition and socialism until 1880, when they made introducing physical training in all American schools their primary goal. In addition to promoting gymnastics and calisthenics, Turners contributed to the standardization and popularization of bowling nationwide (see NINEPIN BOWLING). Texas turnvereins were established in Galveston (1851), Houston (1854), New Braunfels (1855), San Antonio (1855), and Comfort (1860). The German founders of these clubs included many original settlers of New Braunfels and Comfort. Civic leaders, teachers, artists, and scientists, such as Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer, Friedrich Hermann Seele, and Peter Ingenhuett, helped form turnvereins. When in 1855 the national Turner newspaper published a series of strong antislavery articles, the Houston verein withdrew from the bund, and Galveston apparently followed. Though Texas Turners were divided on the issues of slavery and secession, when the Civil War erupted, men from all four clubs volunteered for the South, and many were killed. Their clubs survived, however. During the postbellum period few if any Texas turnvereins joined with the national bund or endorsed its programs and politics; most focused instead on gymnastics and local interests.
Since 1854 there have been twenty-eight turnvereins in twenty-one Texas communities, some with over 600 members. As soon as possible after formation, all acquired halls spacious enough to accommodate gymnastics. Whether simple frame structures or elaborate masonry complexes housing bowling alleys, ballrooms, theatres, and saloons, nineteenth-century Texas Turner halls were often centers of community life. Financing came primarily from dues and rental and sale of property, although tax incentives and rent-free buildings for community service projects were sometimes provided. In 1984 six Texas turnvereins remained active: Boerne, Comfort, Fredericksburg, Houston, La Bahía, and San Antonio. Turners, however, have contributed much more than buildings. Though begun as gymnastic societies, most vereins also had social, intellectual, and benevolent goals. Houston's Turners cared for the sick and needy, established schools, and provided dramatic and musical entertainment for the public. Turners organized elaborate Fourth of July celebrations for their towns or counties and made turnverein parks, gymnasiums, and bowling alleys available for general use. Most significant, Turners founded several of the first volunteer fire departments and provided fire protection for years. The Houston and Fredericksburg clubs received citations for this work. The 1870s were the heyday of turnvereins in Texas, with fifteen new clubs organized, both by second-generation German Texans and by Turners from other states. Eight were incorporated by the legislature and authorized to sell stocks. Turners from Austin, San Antonio, New Braunfels, and High Hill attended a Turnfest (gymnastic contest) and convention in San Antonio in 1871. They discussed affiliation with the national bund, but instead formed a "Texas League." Annual state Turnfeste were held until 1877, when the larger Texanischer Turnerbund was organized for all Texas clubs. Gymnasts from Austin, Brenham, Galveston, Fredericksburg, Houston, New Braunfels, and San Antonio attended their 1878 Bundesturnfest in Houston.
Despite this growth, gymnastics never became popular in Texas, and as founding Turner gymnasts grew older, there were none to replace them. Beginning in the 1880s, those turnvereins whose primary function was gymnastics began to disband or merge with other organizations or change their function and become mere dance hall sponsors as at La Bahía. Bowling became a major focus, and probably the salvation, of other vereins. The Texas Turnverein Bowling League was established in 1913, and in 1914 the Houston Turnverein helped organize the Texas Ten Pin League, to which they still belong. At present, five of the six Texas turnvereins own bowling alleys and sponsor bowling leagues. Like turnvereins nationwide, Texas clubs were further diminished by assimilation and two world wars. Those clubs that survived were essential to their communities, providing recreational and social services not available elsewhere. The most successful Texas turnverein in 1984 was the one at Boerne, with over 600 members in a town of 3,229. In 1994 the Boerne club had 300 to 400 active members. Owning both club building and bowling alley, the club provides bowling facilities to community, school, and special education classes. Though the Boerne Turn Verein is exceptional today, during the nineteenth century all Texas Turner clubs contributed much to the life of their communities.
Robert Knight Barney, "German Turners in American Domestic Crisis," Stadion 4 (1978). Robert Knight Barney, "Knights of Cause and Exercise: German Forty Eighters and Turnvereine in the United States during the Ante Bellum Period," Canadian Journal of the History of Sport 8 (December 1982). Rachel Britt, "The Houston Turnverein," Touchstone 2 (1983). Henry Metzner, A Brief History of the American Turnerbund, trans. Theodore Stempfel, Jr. (rev. ed., Pittsburgh: National Executive Committee of the American Turnerbund, 1924). Moritz Tiling, History of the German Element in Texas (Houston: Rein and Sons, 1913).
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Monday, January 21, 2013
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Blackhawks hold off Coyotes 6-4 in playoff rematch
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(AP) -- Dave Bolland had two goals and an assist, Marian Hossa scored twice against the team that knocked him out of last year's playoffs and the Chicago Blackhawks spoiled another celebration by holding off the Phoenix Coyotes 6-4 Sunday night.
Chicago ruined the Los Angeles Kings' Stanley Cup banner-raising ceremony Saturday with a flurry of goals and did the same thing to the Coyotes after their Pacific Division banner unveiling.
Hossa had two goals and an assist against the Kings in his first game since being knocked out of last year's playoffs on a blindside hit by Phoenix's Raffi Torres.
Against the Coyotes, Hossa scored 50 seconds before Viktor Stalberg in the second period and again 14 seconds into the third.
The Coyotes pulled within a goal when Martin Hanzal and Shane Doan scored 50 seconds apart, but Bolland made it 6-4 with his second goal 22 seconds later.
Patrick Sharp also scored for the Blackhawks, who have 11 goals in two games.
David Moss and Antoine Vermette also scored for the Coyotes, and Doan added an assist in his 1,200th NHL game.
The Blackhawks raced out of the gate of the truncated NHL season, spoiling the Kings' banner-raising party with a 5-2 rout Saturday behind Hossa's big night.
The Coyotes limped from the chute, committing defensive breakdowns in a 4-3 loss in Dallas.
Game 2 in this sprint of a season was a rematch of the opening round in last year's playoffs, a physical series that Phoenix pulled out in six games.
The rematch opened with the Coyotes unveiling the Pacific Division banner at the north end of Jobing.com Arena, a ceremony the Blackhawks skipped.
Once the puck dropped, there were some hard hits, but didn't seem to be any lingering animosity.
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Phoenix got off to a quick start, scoring less than 4 minutes in when Moss gathered a loose puck in from the crease and flipped a soft shot that squeezed between goalie Ray Emery's pads.
Chicago tied it midway through the first on a power play, when Bolland one-timed a pass that Patrick Kane threaded through the crease.
Vermette put Phoenix back up early in the second, punching in a rebound after a shot by David Schlemko at the point was tipped by Doan and bounded hard off Emery.
Sharp tied it midway through, taking a nifty little flip pass from Bolland and firing a wrister off the crossbar just over Mike Smith's stick shoulder.
Hossa scored on a wrister after cutting to avoid a defender and Stalberg found the net less than a minute later with another wrister after Coyotes defenseman Zbynek Michalek fell and gave Chicago an odd-man rush.
Hossa scored again right after the faceoff to start the third period, slipping a backhand past Smith to the short side.
After the quick goals by Hanzal and Doan in the third period cut the lead to a goal, Bolland pushed the lead back to two with a shot that caromed off Smith and shot into the air before falling behind him into the goal.
NOTES: Chicago LW Daniel Carcillo was out of the lineup and could miss up to a month after suffering a right knee injury in the opener against the Kings ... Chicago's Brandon Bollig and Phoenix's Paul Bissonnette had a lengthy fight in the second period. Both received 5-minute penalties and Bissonnette got a light, atta-boy pat on the cheek from Bollig after it was over. ... Doan has played all 1,200 of his games with the same team.
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A Test of Strength for Gold
By Frank Holmes
When investing in gold, I often say diverse opinions promote critical thinking and a healthy market. I believe elevated groups of buyers and sellers create a competitive tug-of-war in the bid and ask price of the precious metal.
Last week, we saw the gold bears growling louder and gaining strength, as the world's largest gold-backed ETF, the SPDR Gold Trust, experienced its largest one-day outflows since August 2011. The Fear Trade fled the sector following the Federal Reserve's meeting that revealed a growing dissension among some of its members over the central bank's bond-buying program.
Despite the discord, the Fed is continuing its course to purchase $85 billion of bonds every month and keep interest rates near zero. Ben Bernanke's plan bloating the balance sheet to more than $3 trillion has been keeping the Fear Trade coming back for more metal.
For good reason, too, as the correlation between the Fed's balance sheet and the price of gold has historically been very high, at 0.93, according to Macquarie Research. The firm found that for every $300 billion expansion in the balance sheet of the U.S. government, there was a $100 an ounce increase in the price of gold. When you factor in the Fed's current bond purchases totaling $85 billion per month for the next nine months, the central bank will be adding $765 billion in new assets. "Using the previous ratio, this would compute to a $255 an ounce increase in the gold price," says Macquarie. By this measure alone, gold would rise approximately 16 percent over the next several months.
On Bloomberg's Taking Stock with Pimm Fox on February 22, I said that Bernanke will likely keep liquidity high for quite some time, in his effort to meet his goal of lowering the unemployment rate. If the Fed did take its foot off the bond-buying pedal sooner than planned, such a move is apt to shake the resolve of some gold buyers. It's easy to be confident in gold in times of extreme fear; when the economy improves, one may no longer feel that gold stands on solid ground.
Take another period characterized by extreme volatility and fear, when there was conflict in the Middle East, oil-related inflation shocks, declining value in the U.S. dollar, rising U.S. unemployment and a strong resolve from the Fed to act aggressively. This was four decades ago, after President Richard Nixon removed the gold standard, and the yellow metal climbed to a peak of $850 by January 1980.
Back then, India and China had little financial footing in global markets; gold demand from these areas of the world was about 15 percent of total demand.
Since then, we've seen a rapid increase in GDP and incomes, resulting in a dramatic rise in gold demand. According to the World Gold Council (WGC), there's now an "increasing relevance of emerging markets in the gold market, particularly over the past 12 years." In 2011, you can see that emerging markets accounted for 74 percent of total bar and coin, jewelry and ETFs gold demand. India and China alone make up 50 percent, and together with Turkey, Vietnam, and Southeast Asia, these countries' residents clearly "have a cultural affinity to gold," says the WGC.
To help investors analyze whether gold continues to be a wise investment, I like to refer to the book The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki. There are four factors to consider whether a crowd is suffering from groupthink or is making wise decisions:
1. Is there a diversity of opinion?
Read Evaluating the Wisdom of Buying Gold to see a summary of each factor for your reference. I believe you'll find these factors continue to be valid for gold.
Ultimately, the key to gold is moderation. As I said in my book, The Goldwatcher, and often reiterate to investors when I speak at conferences, gold is a volatile asset class and the daily price can be more dramatic than blue-chip stocks. We have always advocated that investors hold a modest 5 to 10 percent weighting in gold and gold stocks. In other words, we feel strongly that an investor should not try to get rich from the metal.
Marc Faber expressed a similar idea in February's Gloom Boom and Doom Market Commentary. Instead of selling his gold when the price is falling and buying it back at a lower price, he says he doesn't stray from his asset allocation approach. He holds a 25 percent allocation to gold, which is much higher than we recommend, and believes that if the price of gold declined, it is likely that his financial assets would increase.
In his closing, Faber reminds readers of the English Proverb: "When we have gold, we are in fear; When we have none, we are in danger." If the proverb were written today, it might be revised to say, "When we have gold, we are in love."
Feb 25, 2013
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Since we're at the end of December, it's almost time for New Year's Resolutions. Most of those are really hard to keep, right? (like commitments to exercise more or get straight A's). Well, SBB is prepared to make a New Year's resolution of another kind: to stay on top of the latest news and information about drug abuse and addiction and share it with all of you. After a great start in 2009, with more than 59 blog posts and nearly 40,000 unique visitors to the site, you probably know by now that you can trust this blog for scientific and accurate information about drugs and related topics.
What can we expect from NIDA scientists in the year 2010? Here are just a few of the questions researchers will be working on in the coming year:
- How can we best use the Internet to help people with drug problems?
- Can we really get a vaccine for people addicted to cigarettes, or to illegal drugs like cocaine, to help them quit and prevent them from starting up again?
- How does smoking affect bone health in teen girls?
- What is the best way to help people addicted to prescription drugs like Vicodin and Oxycontin?
- How can we develop pain medications that are as strong as Vicodin but will not get you addicted?
- How can we use the part of marijuana that might work as a medicine and give it to people in a safe way?
So 2010 should be an exciting year! And SBB "resolves" to be right here to tell you about it. Happy New Year everyone—What's 2010 look like for all of you?
Great post. Your blogs are very trusted. My teenage son enjoys reading them. Thanks
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" ... with more than 59 blog posts and nearly 40,000 unique visitors to the site, you probably know by now that you can trust this blog for scientific and accurate information about drugs and related topics."
Much of the information on this website is factual and helpful. However, comparing substance addiction to chronic diseases such as type 1 diabetes, asthma, etc. is obscene. The deep thinker that came up with that idea should be on Madison Avenue selling refrigerators to Eskimos. It makes me think that you're out to sell the idea to make money. You do not relapse into type 1 diabetes!!! Or asthma or hypertension! By the way, why aren't success rates for treatment readily accessible? Because they're dismal. Especially when "success" can be defined as reducing the use of drugs, not the elimination of it. The ONLY people who kick drug addiction are the ones who want to do it, or ones who one day have an epiphany. Government grants are a wonderful thing.
@Health professional 30+ Years--Agreed. We shouldn't compare relapse to drug use with relapase to type 1 diabetes. It would be better to compare them in terms of symptoms--that is, if you don't change your lifestyle or take your medicines, the symptoms will recur in both cases. Addiction is a disease because it changes the brain in ways that provoke compulsive behaviors--similar to the hallmarks of other mental illnesses--in this case the relentless pursuit of drugs no matter what the consequences. Success rates for treatment are low mainly because it is difficult for a person to make the kinds of changes they have to make to stay off drugs once they're hooked. Not only behaviors, but an entire lifestyle, environment, a host of "triggers," even friends can all conspire to sabotage best intentions. Desire and epiphanies can definitely help. But so can treatment.
who would want to dribnk and do drugs
yo people this drug is a bad thing you can od and seething or it can kill you so do not do this drug plZZ!!!
drugs r so funn just kidding