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Java Console Input Example
This is a simple example of taking console input and invoking a method based on the user inputs. There are many ways to do this and couple of them are listed below.
1) Using simple java.io.BufferedReader;
2) Using java.io.Console;
import java.io.BufferedInputStream; import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStreamReader; /** * Sample Console Input example * @author manjul * */ public class ConsoleInput { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException { while(true){ int in = takeInput(); switch (in) { case 1: fun1(); break; case 2: fun2(); break; default: exit(); break; } } } private static int takeInput() throws IOException{ StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); sb.append("Please Select an option: \n"); sb.append("1: Show Songs\n"); sb.append("2: Add Songs\n"); sb.append("3: Exit \n"); System.out.println(sb.toString()); BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); String input = br.readLine(); System.out.println("You Selected: " + input); int in = -1; try{ in = Integer.parseInt(input); }catch(Exception ex){ System.out.println("Enter correct value [1,2,3]"); } return in; } private static void fun1(){ System.out.println("Heloo 1"); } private static void fun2(){ System.out.println("Hello 2"); } private static void exit(){ System.out.println("Thanks.."); System.exit(1); } }
Hibernate Practicals
- Mapping One to Many
- Mapping Many to One
- Mapping Many to Many
- Cascade and Inverse = true
1: One to Many
A One-to-Many mapping can be implemented using a Set java collection that does not contain any duplicate element. We already have seen how to map Set collection in hibernate, so if you already learned Set mapping then you are all set to go with one-to-many mapping.
create table EMPLOYEE (
id INT NOT NULL auto_increment,
first_name VARCHAR(20) default NULL,
last_name VARCHAR(20) default NULL,
salary INT default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (id)
create table CERTIFICATE (
id INT NOT NULL auto_increment,
certificate_name VARCHAR(30) default NULL,
employee_id INT default NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (id)
<class name="Employee" table="EMPLOYEE">
<meta attribute="class-description">
This class contains the employee detail.
<id name="id" type="int" column="id">
<generator class="native"/>
<set name="certificates" cascade="all">
<key column="employee_id"/>
<one-to-many class="Certificate"/>
<property name="firstName" column="first_name" type="string"/>
<property name="lastName" column="last_name" type="string"/>
<property name="salary" column="salary" type="int"/>
<class name="Certificate" table="CERTIFICATE">
<meta attribute="class-description">
This class contains the certificate records.
<id name="id" type="int" column="id">
<generator class="native"/>
<property name="name" column="certificate_name" type="string"/>
2: Many to One
A many-to-one association is the most common kind of association where an Object can be associated with multiple objects. For example a same address object can be associated with multiple employee objects.
create table EMPLOYEE ( id INT NOT NULL auto_increment, first_name VARCHAR(20) default NULL, last_name VARCHAR(20) default NULL, salary INT default NULL, address INT NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ); create table ADDRESS ( id INT NOT NULL auto_increment, street_name VARCHAR(40) default NULL, city_name VARCHAR(40) default NULL, state_name VARCHAR(40) default NULL, zipcode VARCHAR(10) default NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ); <hibernate-mapping> <class name="Employee" table="EMPLOYEE"> <meta attribute="class-description"> This class contains the employee detail. </meta> <id name="id" type="int" column="id"> <generator class="native"/> </id> <property name="firstName" column="first_name" type="string"/> <property name="lastName" column="last_name" type="string"/> <property name="salary" column="salary" type="int"/> <many-to-one name="address" column="address" class="Address" not-null="true"/> </class> <class name="Address" table="ADDRESS"> <meta attribute="class-description"> This class contains the address detail. </meta> <id name="id" type="int" column="id"> <generator class="native"/> </id> <property name="street" column="street_name" type="string"/> <property name="city" column="city_name" type="string"/> <property name="state" column="state_name" type="string"/> <property name="zipcode" column="zipcode" type="string"/> </class> </hibernate-mapping> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3: Many to Many
A Many-to-Many mapping can be implemented using a Set java collection that does not contain any duplicate element. We already have seen how to map Set collection in hibernate, so if you already learned Set mapping then you are all set to go with many-to-many mapping.
create table EMPLOYEE ( id INT NOT NULL auto_increment, first_name VARCHAR(20) default NULL, last_name VARCHAR(20) default NULL, salary INT default NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ); create table CERTIFICATE ( id INT NOT NULL auto_increment, certificate_name VARCHAR(30) default NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ); create table EMP_CERT ( employee_id INT NOT NULL, certificate_id INT NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (employee_id,certificate_id) ); <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE hibernate-mapping PUBLIC "-//Hibernate/Hibernate Mapping DTD//EN" "http://www.hibernate.org/dtd/hibernate-mapping-3.0.dtd"> <hibernate-mapping> <class name="Employee" table="EMPLOYEE"> <meta attribute="class-description"> This class contains the employee detail. </meta> <id name="id" type="int" column="id"> <generator class="native"/> </id> <set name="certificates" cascade="save-update" table="EMP_CERT"> <key column="employee_id"/> <many-to-many column="certificate_id" class="Certificate"/> </set> <property name="firstName" column="first_name" type="string"/> <property name="lastName" column="last_name" type="string"/> <property name="salary" column="salary" type="int"/> </class> <class name="Certificate" table="CERTIFICATE"> <meta attribute="class-description"> This class contains the certificate records. </meta> <id name="id" type="int" column="id"> <generator class="native"/> </id> <property name="name" column="certificate_name" type="string"/> </class> </hibernate-mapping>
3: Casecade and Inverse=true
In case of many-to-many relation through intermediary table; "Cascade" says whether a record will be created/updated in the child table. Whereas "Inverse" says whether a record will be created/updated in the intermediary table
e.g. Assume below scenario 1 student can have multiple phones. So Student class has property for Set of phones. Also 1 Phone can be owned by multiple students. So Phone class has property for Set of Students. This mapping is mentioned in stud_phone table.
So there are three tables viz. Student, Phone and stud_phone (intermediary) table. Mapping might look like:
<set name="phoneset" table="stud_phone" cascade="save-update" inverse="true">
<key column="mapping_stud_id">< /key>
<many-to-many class="com.domain.Phone" column="mapping_phon_id"/>
A new student object is created and 2 new phone objects are added to its set. And
session.save(student_obj) is called. Depending upon "cascade" and "inverse" settings different queries will be fired.
Below are different combinations of cascade and inverse and their impact.
1) CASCADE IS NONE and INVERSE is false
Hibernate: insert into STUDENT (Name, stud_id) values (?, ?)
Hibernate: insert into stud_phone (mapping_stud_id, mapping_phon_id) values (?, ?)
Hibernate: insert into stud_phone (mapping_stud_id, mapping_phon_id) values (?, ?)
2) CASCADE is NONE and INVERSE is true
Hibernate: insert into STUDENT (Name, stud_id) values (?, ?)
3) CASCADE is save-update and INVERSE is false
Hibernate: insert into STUDENT (Name, stud_id) values (?, ?)
Hibernate: insert into phone (phone_num, phone_id) values (?, ?)
Hibernate: insert into phone (phone_num, phone_id) values (?, ?)
Hibernate: insert into stud_phone (mapping_stud_id, mapping_phon_id) values (?, ?)
Hibernate: insert into stud_phone (mapping_stud_id, mapping_phon_id) values (?, ?)
4) CASCADE is save-update and INVERSE true
Hibernate: insert into STUDENT (Name, stud_id) values (?, ?)
Hibernate: insert into phone (phone_num, phone_id) values (?, ?)
Hibernate: insert into phone (phone_num, phone_id) values (?, ?)
As it can be seen, only when CASCADE was save-update the records were created in PHONE table also. Otherwise not.
When INVERSE was false ( i.e. Student was the owner of relationship ) the intermediary table STUD_PHONE was updated. When inverse is true, Phone is owner of relationship, so even though a new student was created, the intermediary table was not updated.
So in case of relation of two entities, "cascade" affects other entity table and "inverse" affects intermediary table. So their effect is independent.
- Dependency
- Aggregation
- Composition
Now, if class A stored the reference to class B for later use we would have a different relationship calledAggregation. A more common and more obvious example of Aggregation would be via setter injection:
Object which is being aggregated can also exist independently and its life cycle is not managed by parent object.
Aggregation is the weaker form of object containment (one object contains other objects). The stronger form is called Composition. In Composition the containing object is responsible for the creation and life cycle of the contained object. Following are a few examples of Composition. First, via member initialization:
Second, via constructor initialization:
Spring MVC quick overview
Spring provided MVC based architecture for Web applications:
1. The Model encapsulates the application data and in general they will consist of POJO.
2. The View is responsible for rendering the model data and in general it generates HTML output that the client's browser can interpret.
3. The Controller is responsible for processing user requests and building appropriate model and passes it to the view for rendering.
When application receives a request it goes through below flow:
1. Dispatcher servlet passes request to specific controller after checking with HandlerMappings
2. Controller takes the request and calls the appropriate service method for GET or POST request
3. Service methods sets the data model based on the business logic provided and returns the View name to dispatcher servlet.
Note : Here Model Object is an input parameter and it is updated are required. ONLY view is returned
4. Dispatcher servlet consult viewresolver to find the specific view.
5. Once view is specific then Dispatcher servlet passes the Model object to the view object which finally renders the data.
A )Spring allows you to bring multilevel context hierarchy where a bean is fetched from parent context if it is not available in current context
B) It is good to create two context one for WEB components and another for Core Components live services and DAOs
1: Dispatcher Servlet Configuration in web.xml
ROOT CONTEXT : This two level separation comes out of the box when you use the spring servlet classes: to configure the root application context you should use context-param tag in your web.xml
FOR ROOT APPLICATION CONTEXT configuration
2: Hander mappings and controller
We can specify handler mapping in servlet-config or we can also specify Annotation based mapping.
a) XML based mapping
b) Annotation based mapping
@Controller @RequestMapping("/login.htm") public class LoginController { @RequestMapping(value="/loginController.htm", method = RequestMethod.GET) public String loginCheck(Model map,HttpServletRequest request){ //your business logic }
handler methods are annotated with @RequestMapping and they are flexible to accept any arguments. Example:
• HttpServletRequest
• HttpSession
• java.io.InputStream / java.io.Reader for access to the request's content.
• java.util.Map / org.springframework.ui.Model / org.springframework.ui.ModelMap
Handler methods can return followings types
• A ModelAndView object
• A Model object, with the view name implicitly determined through a RequestToViewNameTranslator
• A View object, with the model implicitly determined through command objects and @ModelAttribute
• A String value which is interpreted as view name, …
• void if the method handles the response itself
3: View Resolver: Viewresolver technology helps to resolve the view page to be rendered by the
4: Spring MVC Interceptors
Spring mvc allows you to intercept web request through handler interceptors. This interface has three methods.
1. preHandle() – Called before the handler execution, returns a boolean value, "true" : continue the handler execution chain; "false", stop the execution chain and return it.
2. postHandle() – Called after the handler execution, allow manipulate the ModelAndView object before render it to view page.
3. afterCompletion() – Called after the complete request has finished.
Example : In this example HandlerInterceptor is intercepting preHandleRequest to check its method type and fetch CSRF token from request and passing if available.
public class CSRFHandlerInterceptor extends HandlerInterceptorAdapter{ @Override public boolean preHandle(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler) throws Exception { if (!request.getMethod().equalsIgnoreCase("POST") ) { // Not a POST - allow the request return true; } else { // This is a POST request - need to check the CSRF token String sessionToken = CSRFTokenManager.getTokenForSession(request.getSession()); String requestToken = CSRFTokenManager.getTokenFromRequest(request); if (sessionToken.equals(requestToken)) { return true; } else { response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "Bad or missing CSRF value"); return false; } } } }
Define Servlet Config ; Servlet Context; Servlet Listener ; Servlet Filters
1: Servlet Config is the object is used by servlet container to pass information to servlet object when it is initialised. There is single servlet config object for each servlet.
Accessing its value in servlet:
public class MyServlet extends HttpServlet { public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException { String initParam = config.getInitParameter("InitParamA"); } protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException, IOException { String initParam = getServletConfig().getInitParameter("InitParamA"); ... } ... }
2: ServletContext : Defines set of methods used to communicates with the servlet containe. There is ONE ServletContext per web application.
In the case of a web application marked "distributed" in its deployment descriptor, there will be one context instance for each virtual machine. In this situation, the context cannot be used as a location to share global information (because the information won't be truly global). Use an external resource like a database instead. Note: ServletContext==ApplicationContext
Accessing it from Servlet public void init(ServletConfig config) throws ServletException { String contextParam = config.getServletContext().getInitParameter("ContextParamA"); } protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException, IOException { String contextParam = this.getServletContext().getInitParameter("ContextParamA"); ... }
3: Servlet Listener: Servlet API provides various listener interface to handle different types of events like servlet initialisation/destroy etc and do certain operations on these events. Some of the listeners interfaces are
Implementing Listener class has to be configured in web.xml
Example of ServletContextListener
public class AppContextListener implements ServletContextListener { public void contextInitialized(ServletContextEvent servletContextEvent) { ServletContext ctx = servletContextEvent.getServletContext(); String url = ctx.getInitParameter("url"); String uname = ctx.getInitParameter("uname"); String pwd = ctx.getInitParameter("pwd"); DBConnectionManager dbManager = new DBConnectionManager(url, uname, pwd); ctx.setAttribute("DBManager", dbManager); //"Database connection initialized for Application. } public void contextDestroyed(ServletContextEvent servletContextEvent) { ServletContext ctx = servletContextEvent.getServletContext(); DBConnectionManager dbManager = (DBConnectionManager) ctx.getAttribute("DBManager"); dbManager.closeConnection(); //Database connection closed for Application. } }
4 Servlet Filters: Servlet filter is an object which performs filtering task on request or response or both. Filters perform filtering in the doFilter method. Every Filter has access to a FilterConfig object from which it can obtain its initialization parameters, a reference to the ServletContext which it can use, for example, to load resources needed for filtering tasks.
Filters are configured in the deployment descriptor of a web application
Some of the common places where filters can be used:
1) Authentication Filters
2) Logging and Auditing Filters
3) Image conversion Filters
4) Data compression Filters
5) Encryption Filters
6) Mime-type chain Filter
import java.io.*; import javax.servlet.*; import javax.servlet.http.*; import java.util.*; // Implements Filter class public class MyFilter implements Filter { public void init(FilterConfig config) throws ServletException{ // Get init parameter String testParam = config.getInitParameter("test-param"); //Print the init parameter System.out.println("Test Param: " + testParam); } public void doFilter(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, FilterChain chain) throws java.io.IOException, ServletException { // Get the IP address of client machine. String ipAddress = request.getRemoteAddr(); // Log the IP address and current timestamp. System.out.println("IP "+ ipAddress + ", Time " + new Date().toString()); // Pass request back down the filter chain chain.doFilter(request,response); } public void destroy( ){ /* Called before the Filter instance is removed from service by the web container*/ } }
Filter configuration in web.xml is very similar as servlet configuration.
readObject() and writeObject() &nd; readResolve()
There is, however, a strange yet crafty solution. By using a built-in feature of the serialization mechanism, developers can enhance the normal process by providing two methods inside their class files. Those methods are:
private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException;
private void readObject(ObjectInputStream in) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException;
Notice that both methods are (and must be) declared
private, proving that neither method is inherited and overridden or overloaded. The trick here is that the virtual machine will automatically check to see if either method is declared during the corresponding method call. The virtual machine can call private methods of your class whenever it wants but no other objects can. Thus, the integrity of the class is maintained and the serialization protocol can continue to work as normal. The serialization protocol is always used the same way, by calling either
ObjectOutputStream.writeObject() or
ObjectInputStream.readObject(). So, even though those specialized private methods are provided, the object serialization works the same way as far as any calling object is concerned.
readResolve is called after
readObject has returned (conversely
writeReplace is called before
writeObject and probably on a different object). The object the method returns replaces
this object returned to the user of
ObjectInputStream.readObject and any further back references to the object in the stream. It is mostly used for serial proxies for example in case is Singleton class if it is serializable then we need to specify in readResolve that it returns singleton object and not the one which is read from persisted location.
Producer Consumer Problem Solution Example in Java
This is a simple example of Producer and Consumer problem, where Producer created and puts data in a shared list but waits if the list is full. Similarly Consumer consumes data from the list but waits if the list is empty
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
class Pool{
List list = new ArrayList();
int MaxSize= 5;
synchronized String getData() throws InterruptedException{
System.out.println("Get Data List is empty, wait please");
return null;
System.out.println("Get Data done: " + list.get(0));
return list.remove(0);
synchronized boolean setData(String str) throws InterruptedException{
System.out.println("Set Data , List is full please wait");
return false;
System.out.println("Set Data , Data added > " + str);
return true;
class Producer extends Thread{
Pool pool;
Producer(Pool pool){
this.pool = pool;
public void run() {
for(int i=1; i<=70; i++){
try {
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
class Consumer extends Thread{
Pool pool;
Consumer(Pool pool){
this.pool = pool;
public void run() {
String i;
try {
i = this.pool.getData();
} catch (InterruptedException e1) {
public class ProducerConsumerTest {
public static void main(String[] args){
Pool pool = new Pool();
Producer pro = new Producer(pool);
Consumer con = new Consumer(pool);
Java Concurrency in Practice
Concurrent programming covers concept of parallel program execution, inter process or thread communication, shared object , thread executor frame work, future and callable objects etc.
In this article we would cover following concepts :
- What is concurrency
- Process and Threads
- Thread communication
- Synchronization and Locking
- Atomic variable, Volatile variable and Semaphores
- Immutable objects
- High level of concurrency
- Executor framework
- Future and Callable objects
- Concurrent Collection
1: What is Concurrency: Concurrency means ability to run various part of a program parallely. Classic example is your mobile phone where you can talk while while accessing net and your phone pops out any live notifications without waiting any process to complete. So in other words these set of process are running parallel and this is called concurrency.
Java Provides set of APIs to write concurrent programming application that we would cover in this article.
2: Process and Threads: Java Process are same as any other operating system process, they have their own memory allocation and own set of resources. This is a simple example to show how can you create a process using Java API to invoke any OS level command.
public static void main(String[] args){
try {
Process p = new ProcessBuilder("ls", "-l").start();
BufferedInputStream bin = new BufferedInputStream(p.getInputStream());
InputStreamReader inReader = new InputStreamReader(bin);
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(inReader);
String line;
while((line = reader.readLine())!=null){
} catch (IOException e) {
Threads on the other hand are light weight processes which are created from a single parent process. Threads can share all resources belong to its parent thread or process and they occupy less memory with respect to the process.
Java API provides two ways to create threads
- Implementing Runnable Interface
- Extending Thread Class
We all know about them so I am not going in deep of them.
3: Thread Communication: Thread communication means all possible ways by which threads can send signals to each other and do some work in specified or synchronized manner. For example suppose there are some Producers and Consumers for some goods for a particular Store. So here Producer can produce so item only if store is not FULL otherwise Producer would wait till Consumer consumes some of the products . Same way for Consumer they can consume only if that Store is not empty or else they would have to wait till a Producer produces some products.
Some common ways of thread communications are described here:
-Thread.sleep(milliseconds) This way is not very efficient but still a possible way where you put a Thread in sleep based on some condition. This would invoke the thread after specified time and check again if the condition is satisfied or not. ex: if(condition) then Thread.sleep(millisecond);
-Wait/Notify/Notify All: A Thread can invoke Object.wait() method if any condition is not satisfied and this would put that thread in wait condition. When some other Second thread invokes Notify or Notify All then previous thread/s would be notified, here this second thread might change the conditional state which would enable previous thread to resume their execution once they are notified.
-CountDownLatch/CyclicBarrier: A Synchronization technique which allows one or more thread to wait until some specified no of tasks are performed by another thread.
CountDownLatch signal = new CountDownLatch(N);
CountDownLatch is initialized with some counter value. A thread which invokes signal.await(); get blocks until current count reaches zero by some other thread by calling signal.countDown()
-Semaphore: It also little bit similar concept as CountDownLatch but rather storing any counter value a semaphore maintain set of permits (like tokens). A thread has to acquire a permit before executing some exclusive section and after its execution is complete it has to release the permit. This approach is useful in cases where there are fixed no of worker threads has to work on a task.
Semaphore available = new Semaphore(MAX_AVAILABLE, true);
A semaphore which is initialized with value one can serve for mutual exclusion execution where at a time only one thread can enter the execution after accruing the required permit from semaphore.
4: Synchronization and Locking : When multiple thread are accessing a shared resource then in order to maintain its data integrity it is necessary that at a time only one thread is accessing or updating the resource. There are two ways of basic synchronization which are achieved with the help of intrinsic Lock associated an Object.
Method Synchronization: We can make whole method synchronized and the running thread would take lock on the object which owns that method.
public synchronized int getCounter (int value) {
//method code
Synchronized Block : If we don't want to make whole method as synchronized then we can put the set of statements in synchronized block which we want to be executed by single thread a time. Not to mention that we should prefer synchronized block over method as they reduces size of synchronized code. Unnecessary synchronized code is always a processing overhead so keep it minimal.
synchronized(Object) {
// statements to be synchronized
5: Atomic variable, Volatile variable and Semaphores:
Atomic variables: Java has provided set of classes in java.util.concurrent.atomic package, these classes have get and set methods which works like reading and writing on Volatile variables. Basically they ensure that all update operations should work in atomic manner even if they are not put in manual synchronized.
Volatile variable: If a thread access some variable usually they keep them in their local cache. But if want to enforce that thread should always read that variable from main memory whenever they access then we can mark it as volatile.
private volatile int counter;
Java 5 guarantees that write(update) to any volatile variable happens before any concurrent read. This becomes very important where all reader threads do not acquire any locking and until writer thread comes out of the synchronization block they can still use old value. Note: Volatile can not be used with classes or methods so they are not the replacement of synchronized section.
Semaphore: It also little bit similar concept as CountDownLatch but rather storing any counter value a semaphore maintain set of permits (like tokens). A thread has to acquire a permit before executing some exclusive section and after that it has to release the permit. We have explained in detail in Inter Thread Communication Section.
6: Immutable objects: In some cases we my not want to allow to change the state of the object once it created example String class is immutable class. Immutable objects can not be modified so they are automatically thread safe in con current execution.
Read more about immutable class in my another section :Guidelines to write immutable classes.
7: High level of concurrency: Java 5 onward version has very good built in APIs to support advance level of concurrency. High level concurrency provides following components :
-Locks: java.util.concurrent.locks.* package. So far we have used Java implicit lock which is simple to use but has some limitations. Java concurrent Locking API provides more versatile Lock interface and its implementations ReadWriteLock , RenterantLock which also works like implicit Object Lock. We would cover it in detail in my another article. Here is small code to using Lock Api.
//Creating Lock object
private final Lock lock = new ReentrantLock();
Boolean myLock = false;
//accruing the lock
myLock = lock.tryLock();
//releasing the lock
-Executors: So far Threads were sufficient for simple applications for concurrent programming. In highly complex and lag application it is difficult and complex to do thread management by ourselves. Java API 5 onward has built in framework to create , maintain the set of threads and their life cycle. Our job is to provide them a Runnable worker Object for business processing.
Executor Interface: java.util.concurrent package has defined three executor interfaces. Executor provides simple method e.execute() which is equivalent to new Thread(runnable).start() call.
1:Executor interface support launching of new tasks by its execute method.
2:ExeutorService, sub interface of executor which can manage life cycle of both task and executor. It supplements execute method with similar submit method: <T> Future submit(Runnable task, T result). Here return types Futures object't get method would return the result on successful execution.
3:ScheduledExecutor is sub interface of ExecutorService which additionally allows to run a callable or runnable object after specified delay or periodically.
ThreadPool: Most of the executor implementation use ThreadPool which consist of number of worker thread which can execute a runnable task. This reduces the overhead of thread creation and thread life cycle management in large application.
public static void main(String[] args) {
//Specify a RejectedExecutionHandler to handle the task in case they are rejected by thread pool when Queue is also fulled.
RejectedExecutionHandler rejHandler = new PoolRejectHandler();
// specify default size of ThreadPool
int coreSize=10;
// specify maximum size of Thread Pool
int maxSize = 50;
int keepAliveTime = 900;
// specify the Queue to hold runnable objects while no of threads exceeds to Default Pool Size
BlockingQueue queue = new LinkedBlockingDeque(200);
ThreadPoolExecutor pool = new ThreadPoolExecutor(coreSize, maxSize, keepAliveTime, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS,
queue, rejHandler);
Runnable worker = new Worker();
//execute the runnable task
-Future and Callable Objects: Future Interface represents the result of an asynchronous call. It provides methods to check if the computation is complete, to wait for its completion or to retrieve the result of the computation. This is the object which is return by the ExecutorService submit method, it can be used for doing post processing once thread's execution is over.
Callable:A task that returns a result and may throw an exception. Implements define a single method with no arguments called call. This is a supplement to Runnable and can be passed in Executor.submit() method.
10: Concurrent Collections: JAVA API has given several ready to use concurrent collection in java.util.concuttent package. These collections can be categorized by thee main interface they implement .
–BlockingQueue: It is sub interface of Queue and in addition it provides get() and put() . get() method would wait of the queue is empty and put method would wait if the queue is full. Hence no need to put additional monitors wile working with multiple threads. LinkedBloackingQueue and ArrayBlocking Queue are popular implementation of this.
–ConcurrentMAP: This is sub interface of java.util.Map, that defines useful Atomic operation. That means remove or replace key value only if key-value is present or add key-value only if key is absent. Making these operations atomic in nature helps to avoid need of synchronization. Popular implementation of ConcurrentMap is Concurrent HashMap.
-ConcurrentNavigableMap: This is third interface provided in Concurrent package how ever this is not very much popular as above two interfaces. This supports approximate match and its popular implementation is ConcurrentSkipListMap
Why Object class clone method is protected.
This is one of the tricky but frequently asked question.
Objects class's clone method is protected and by default clone method is not visible and not available outside the class, there must be some reason behind this design. The reason is before making clone method available to use; a class has to implement Cloneable interface first and override its clone method and then it is the responsibility of the class to expose this method through any other public method or by making the @Overriden clone method itself public.
SALLOW or DEEP Cloning?
Object class provide implementation of clone method and by default it provides SHALLOW cloning , it simply creates a new instance and simply copies all the fields into new instance. Standard way of providing Shallow cloning is to call super.clone() from the overridden clone method, that's all it will do the job for you. Note all primitive data would get copy but if there are any object fields in your class then only their reference would be copied to the cloned object .
public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException {
return super.clone();
If you want to deep cloning in that case you need to override the clone method and need to give your own implementation of clone. Rather calling super.clone you have to copy all NON MUTABLE fields explicitly.
Typical example here you can see class Person contains object of class Mobile which further hold a Map collection. While doing Deep cloning of Person class we need to explicitly tell clone method to create new objects for its MUATBLE fields: Student and phonebook MAP. So we can not pass their reference during DEEP cloning.
//Deep Cloning Example class Mobile{ int mobileNo; Map<String, Integer> phoneBook; Mobile(int mobileNo,Map<String, Integer> phoneBook ){ this.mobileNo=mobileNo; this.phoneBook=phoneBook; } } class Person{ int age; String name; Mobile mobile; public Person(int age, String name, Mobile mobile) { super(); this.age = age; this.name = name; this.mobile = mobile; System.out.println("Constrct call P1"); } // @Override // public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { // return super.clone(); // } @Override public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { Map<String, Integer> newphoneBook = new HashMap<String, Integer>(); //copy content of phoneBook for(String key : this.mobile.phoneBook.keySet() ){ newphoneBook.put(key, this.mobile.phoneBook.get(key).intValue()); } //create new mobile object with copied value of phone book Mobile mobile = new Mobile(this.mobile.mobileNo, this.mobile.phoneBook); //create new instance of person and copy these new field values return new Person(this.age, this.name, this.mobile); } }
What is the purpose of calling Super.clone() from clone method?
By convention, the returned object should be obtained by calling super.clone. If a class and all of its superclasses (except Object) obey this convention, it will be the case thatx.clone().getClass() == x.getClass(). This way you do not need to implement clone method for shallow cloning.
By convention, the object returned by this method should be independent of this object (which is being cloned). To achieve this independence, it may be necessary to modify one or more fields of the object returned by super.clone before returning it. Typically, this means copying any mutable objects that comprise the internal "deep structure" of the object being cloned and replacing the references to these objects with references to the copies. If a class contains only primitive fields or references to immutable objects, then it is usually the case that no fields in the object returned by super.cloneneed to be modified.
The method clone for class Object performs a specific cloning operation. First, if the class of this object does not implement the interface Cloneable, then a CloneNotSupportedException is thrown. Note that all arrays are considered to implement the interface Cloneable. Otherwise, this method creates a new instance of the class of this object and initializes all its fields with exactly the contents of the corresponding fields of this object, as if by assignment; the contents of the fields are not themselves cloned. Thus, this method performs a "shallow copy" of this object, not a "deep copy" operation.
Simple Combination Generation Algorithm.
Some times we come across situation of generating all possible combinations of given set of values or objects. One classical example of combination without repetition is Lottery System where lotteries are listed for all possible number combination but the one lucky combination wins that.
Another example of combination is number lock where we set a number combination as a key.Whichever be the need below is a simple algorithm of creating combination.
Combination means all possible arrangements of given set of values or objects.
Suppose we have been given set of some words or numbers or say letters like {a,b,c,d}. Then think how do we practically crate a combination.. Answere is you would probably pick an item say a
then you may place another item in the available space ex:
then you would put c and d.
and then
This is how you have achieved one combination where we put first element 'a' at first position and arranged other three elements at vacant positions one by one. Like wise in next iteration we can place a at second positions and again place all element one by one in vacant positions.
We have mode this practical approach in algorithm where we pick first item and put in all possible positions and then pick second element and put in all possible positions.
We are using approach or recursion where we first position first element 'a' in all available possible position one by one in a loop and then we call subsequently same approach for other elements one by one. Simple here you go !
Here is a simple code written for this algorithm.
import java.util.Arrays;
public class PasswordGen {
static String[] options = {"a","b","c","d"};
static String[] places = new String[options.length];
static int count;
public static void main(String [] args){
//Starting with initial position of a i.e. 0
private static void sequence(int level, String[] holder){
//combination complete
System.out.println(""+(++count) + " Combination " + Arrays.toString(holder));
return ;
String val = options[level];
String[] inrHolder = null;
for(int c=0; c<holder.length; c++){
inrHolder = holder.clone();
sequence(level+1, inrHolder.clone());
return ;
Output of the above program tested for sample a,b,c,d :
1 Combination [a, b, c, d]
2 Combination [a, b, d, c]
3 Combination [a, c, b, d]
4 Combination [a, d, b, c]
5 Combination [a, c, d, b]
6 Combination [a, d, c, b]
7 Combination [b, a, c, d]
8 Combination [b, a, d, c]
9 Combination [c, a, b, d]
10 Combination [d, a, b, c]
11 Combination [c, a, d, b]
12 Combination [d, a, c, b]
13 Combination [b, c, a, d]
14 Combination [b, d, a, c]
15 Combination [c, b, a, d]
16 Combination [d, b, a, c]
17 Combination [c, d, a, b]
18 Combination [d, c, a, b]
19 Combination [b, c, d, a]
20 Combination [b, d, c, a]
21 Combination [c, b, d, a]
22 Combination [d, b, c, a]
23 Combination [c, d, b, a]
24 Combination [d, c, b, a]


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In addition to the functions of Intel Parallel Studio XE 2011, the Intel Cluster Studio package includes additional options for programming the distributed memory using the MPI technologies.
The emergence of the Linux versions became a very important event in the development of the Intel Parallel Studio 2011 package – now software developers can check the memory and the standard parallel programming models even in Linux. The utility Intel Inspector XE 2011 has replaced the former utility Intel Thread Checker which is responsible for checking the memory.
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This is Part 1 of 2 from the 2012 Reno Rodeo. Part 2 (timed events, etc) is here.
10 days in Reno. While that might not sound like your cup of tea, it is mine, when I get the chance to shoot one of the biggest rodeos in the world with all of the access I want. And that's what the story is here: Give me the access, and I will make your rodeo look awesome. The Reno Rodeo committee empowers their Director of Communications Steve Schroeder to do crazy things like...letting me shoot a rodeo, from wherever I want. Let this be a lesson.
The first night of the Reno Rodeo is the all-bull-riding Xtreme Bulls, and this year it was retro night:
How about this look from Cody Whitney:
Is he still mad about this picture?
One of the best parts of the Reno Rodeo is how big the area is behind the bucking chutes, and how the light comes in at a low angle. I arrived two hours early each day to shoot riders warming up and hanging out:
The sun sticks around for the bareback riding:
But not the re-rides:
The bull riding was really exciting, with some great battles that could have gone either way:
I was able to shoot the bull riding from the announcer's stand a couple of the nights, and you can't beat that overhead view:
It's not often you see all out celebration at rodeos, so it's nice to be able to catch it:
Some wild buckoffs:
Once again thanks to Steve Schroeder and everyone else at the Reno Rodeo for always finding a way to say yes.


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I have been living in my head for a couple weeks. When I get covered in stress I tend to go inside and live deeper and flatter than a pancake.
My friend told me the other day that my head is a bad neighborhood and I believe him.
I still have a unspoiled view of the holidays though. Our family is in town from UK and they are like this amazing sugar striped fantasy that I get to enjoy.
My kids are twinkling like I plugged them in a lightbox
and they spin faster than cars on ice with glee.
Everything is really delightful if I could disconnect from my brain.
If I could only pull some plug.
It's like when you go to sleep and you try and make yrself dream a certain dream. You close yr eyes and pull images and try and push them into that sacred space of time floating around free and peaceful. But you often can't dream that dream that you want. It's like the people all look different like stand ins for the ones you wished for and instead of going to the park you end up at Home Depot and there may or may not be monsters.
Or something like that.
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Searching for a job during the credit crunch isn't easy. Many companies have been making cuts wherever they can, cutting down on company positions and making employees redundant. Those who have jobs are doing everything possible to hold on to their positions, while those who don't are eager to take any employment opportunities that may come their way. So the thought of finding a specific job in a specialised field seems, to many, unlikely - if not almost impossible.
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Brand new black/death metal band from Edmonton. Two of my very close friends asked me to mix their debut demo recently, and here it is on bandcamp. Tapes are available for preorder now (which I also did the layout for).
Highbernation – Demo
Keeping busy in 2018, here's my third full piece of work this year – Highbernation's debut demo. As the name suggests, they are a stoner doom band, heavily influenced by Sleep, Electric Wizard, etc. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by me.
Sacrificial Rites – s/t demo
I just completed work on the debut demo for new Edmonton band Sacrificial Rites. Featuring members of Mortillery/Narkotta, they play punky black/heavy metal. Recording, mixing, and mastering by me, I also did the solos on the last 3 tracks.
Jazz Cigarette – No Filter demo
Brand new rock n roll band from Edmonton featuring members of Messiahlator, Languid and the Dirtbags. Recorded/mixed/mastered by me during the early parts of February. For fans of AC/DC, Motorhead, and Thin Lizzy. Another fun session to work on.
Falsehood – s/t
My side band Falsehood have unleashed our debut self titled full length. This album was many years in the making, while the recording spanned from July 2016 to April 2017. I joined this band in 2015 with the intent to get their album out, and I am very pleased with the final result. I wrote none of the music here, but I took the reigns on both the audio production and design aspects. Give it a listen here, tapes are currently in production and are available for preorder via our Bandcamp. FFO: Bolt Thrower, His Hero Is Gone, Neurosis.
Feeding EP, Paroxysm mLP
Two more releases by bands I've recorded have surfaced since I've last posted. Both recordings took place last fall and both bands are from Edmonton
First, Feeding has a tape consisting of 5 tracks. Both the recording and mixing were done by me. Four of the tracks are really thrashy hardcore that breakdown into some sludgier areas, with the other track further exploring sludge tempos. I've recorded them again more recently, and their newer material has taken in some Entombed influence. More on that to come. Here's their self titled EP:
Paroxysm are another new Edmonton band, but some members are certainly not new to the scene, as they have played in bands such as Iskra, Self Rule, etc. This mLP consists of 7 ripping crust songs that live up to the genre's core value of combining metal influences (Bolt Thrower and Sacrilege come to mind) with politically charged lyrics that highlight human atrocities close to home. I only did the recording, mixing/mastering was handled by Cody Baresich at Circle A Studio in Victoria.
Demise – Endless Restraint
In October of 2016, I recorded this power trio hardcore band from Edmonton known as Demise. I've been friends with them for quite some time now, and we had quite an enjoyable time putting this recording together over the course of a weekend. The tape is available now from the band.
Languid "Resist Mental Slaughter" LP & "Oblivion" EP
Over the last two years, I've had the opportunity to record/mix a new Edmonton d-beat band known as LANGUID. They are good friends of mine and have played in a variety of great bands (TARANTUJA, MESSIAHLATOR, TOTAL WAR, UNLEARN, GEISTER, etc) throughout the years. I mastered an unreleased EP for them which eventually lead to me recording a live demo in May 2015. The band has wasted no time and had me record an LP for them in October 2015 and another 7″ in August 2016. The LP is slated for release this spring with the 7″ to follow. I am very pleased with how both projects turned out, and I feel that the "Oblivion" EP is one of my best recordings to to date. There are a couple tracks streaming from each below.
Haggatha – V
Genre: Sludge | Label: Mass Deadening/Nerve Altar
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada| Listen: Bandcamp
Vancouver's Haggatha has finally unleashed their third album, "V," after an excruciating wait from 2012's "IV." Those familiar with the band's previous efforts can relate, as Haggatha's brand of sludge paints a bleak soundscape dominated by slow, infectious. The band has rewarded our patience with "V," as they offer six songs of crushing magnitude.
Fans of classic sludge bands such as Eyehategod, Noothgrush, and especially Grief will find much to love about Haggatha. Unlike those bands, Haggatha never really kicks into tempos beyond a mid-pace, so there's no punk parts that are typical of sludge. Instead, the band relies on hypnotic pacing that eventually break away like the death of the universe.
Perhaps the fact that this record barely approaches a mid tempo speed may be concerning to those who question how a sludge band could write anything memorable without the genre's staple approach to dynamic songwriting. Fear not, as Haggatha are a band that give songs their own nuances to keep things interesting. The opening track, "Scrying," uses dissonant notes and a 7/8 time signature in its middle section, for example.
Some later-era Grief influence is really clear on tracks like "Swallowing Bile" and "Animal Husbandry," both of which feature some high fretboard work, adding melodies into the colossal riffs as they cascade into the songs endings. "Sherman" starts off with some of this as well before the song really gives away to a slow crawl, where as "Filled With Idiots" gets right into a full out guitar solo.
Two members of the band do vocals, which again will lead to comparisons with Grief, as one member does lower death metal vocals, and the other has a higher scream that one would expect to hear in a sludge band. They balance each other out well throughout the record. Particularly, they do some interesting layering at the end of "No Light No Life," creating an almost ethereal feeling.
The band opted to record once again with Jesse Gander, who has had his hand in several Vancouver favourites such as AHNA, Massgrave, Chapel, and many more. His sound is very professional and manages to balance heaviness with clarity. For those that have seen Haggatha live, part of their appeal is the the physical loudness, which translates well here thanks to the recording.
Haggatha continues to be one of the leaders of doom/sludge in Canada, and this record solidifies their position. This isn't music that's made for putting on for your friends – this is music for getting lost in.
Draghkar – World Unraveled
Draghkar, a new death metal band from California, has released their debut demo on bandcamp today. I handled the mixing and mastering. Check it out!


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Podcast No. 88: Ryan Porter of the Jackson Chamber
Kevin Adelsberger
Perhaps you recognize Ryan Porter from the Jackson Chamber—or you knew him when he was a kid at North Side. Or you met him a few years back through the police department or JEA. Any way you put it, Ryan is a Jackson man through and through, and today our podcast, Kevin Adelsberger interviews him about the many hats he wears and why he's planted roots in West Tennessee.
To learn more about the Jackson Chamber, visit their website.
Kevin Adelsberger and his wife Renae moved to Jackson for college (proud Union alumni) and have stayed ever since. Jackson has since taken hold of Kevin's heart, and he looks forward to continuing to grow with the city. Kevin opened Adelsberger Marketing in 2014 and saw working with Our Jackson Home as a way that he could serve the city he loves. Kevin and Renae are members of First Baptist Church and volunteer with the youth group there and with Madison County CASA.
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Tales of the Legion of Ska Issue 1, Volume 1
Available in specially marked 12-packs of Mixed-Up cans and included for free with select merchandise orders off Ska's website.
We're at the point of modern U.S. beer history where brewers are taking pen to paper and documenting their past, in an effort to remind future generations of their contributions. There have been memoirs that range from the serious to the absurd, personal histories masked as how-to books and cookbooks that weave in brewery milestones. Now, from Durango, CO, comes this history of Ska Brewing, in comic book form.
Starting in 1995, it tells the tale of founders Matt, Dave and Bill and how things really took off for them when they hired Lana, who quickly became "director of marketing, accounting, accounts, shipping, receiving, imports, exports, HR, PR, RT, special projects and secretarial affairs."
All is going well for team Ska at home, but meanwhile, "In some Big Dirty City …" trouble is coming from the black-suited big beer makers, who are worried about these brewing upstarts impacting their corporate beer culture. The corporate baddies come to town and try to take down our fearless heroes. In the following pages, fights break out—illustrated in comic fashion with punches landing like "Kapow!" and "Hops!"
I won't spoil the ending, but the whole presentation is a throwback to a simpler time in beer and creatively presented. It's a limited edition, so add Tales of the Legion of Ska to your collection today.
John Holl
John is the editor of All About Beer Magazine and the author of three books, including The American Craft Beer Cookbook. Find him on Twitter @John_Holl.


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This has always been my Achilles heel: an unconscious habit of comparing myself to others. Unfavorably, of course.
My leadership style
My body of work
My actual body
My finances
My relationships
My podcasting voice
My hair
And on and on…
And one of the great things about becoming a coach is that it has forced me to get a grip when it comes to all the constant (and impossible) comparisons.
Because as it turns out? I'm not the only one who does this. My clients do it too! And how can I support them in this, if I am not catching on to how I do it too?
Ultimately, this is about the unrealistic standards we set for ourselves, and it looks different for everyone. For me, it's usually about comparing myself to others -- but I've had clients who do something else entirely.
For instance, you might be measuring yourself against an imaginary and idealized version of yourself. That future "you" that's finally gotten all your stuff together, who is impatiently tapping her foot, waiting for you to catch up already.
Or it might be a version of you that is based on what other people expect. Like the self-sacrificing community leader who will always put the cause first; the woman with the high impact social justice career, who does it all and still manages to be neither "too feminine" nor "too manly" in her approach to leadership; the generous soul who gives everything and takes nothing.
Or, in a fun twist, your standard is based on rebelling against what was modeled to you by your culture, family, or community.
In every one of these, we are defining ourselves, our life's work, our purpose, on terms that are ultimately not our own. (Yes, even if we're rebelling, we're still shaped by the things we react to. It's like we are oil, repelled by water -- we choose our shape based on what the water's doing.)
I spoke in great depth about this dynamic with the warm, funny, and revelatory Melanie Dewberry, in last week's episode of the Dialogue Lab podcast.
I spoke in great depth about this dynamic with the warm, funny, and revelatory Melanie Dewberry, in last week's episode of the Dialogue Lab podcast.
And in my experience -- in my life, as well as with my clients -- these standards have almost always proven to be counterproductive to what we really want from life.
Because the standard isn't based on reality. When I compare myself to others, I'm going on very limited information about others -- like what I saw on social media, for instance. When my clients compare themselves to an idealized version of themselves, that is just as imaginary.
And none of this is based on what really counts: who we are, what we want for ourselves and others, and the actual circumstances of our lives.
Here's what's really toxic though: these standards can never be satisfied. Not because we aren't good enough, but because these standards are not rational. They are fueled by an insatiable sense of inner deficiency that only grows stronger as we gaze at the image of what we should be.
And that is potent fuel for burnout.
As we push ourselves to meet these standards, we fail to take the time to rest and renew. We drive ourselves until we're frustrated, have lost perspective, and are physically, emotionally, and spiritually tapped out. And then there is no way we can give ourselves fully to the things we care about.
Oh, the irony! As we strive to be "the best," we end up at our worst.
And the only way to stop this toxic cycle is to rummage around inside our hearts and heads until we understand the unconscious and counterproductive standards that drive us, and toss them out.
Then we can start embracing who we are, as we are, and begin our life's work of defining ourselves, our impact, and our leadership on our own terms.
-- So that brings me to your every-other-Tuesday Antidote to Burnout. --
1) Take stock of your "shoulds." Take out a piece of paper, and list all the things you tell yourself you should be doing more of, less of, or better.
For instance, one of my big "should's" is that I should be getting more done. As in, no matter what I did get done -- no matter how many tasks I've crossed off, or what I've accomplished on any given day -- I've got this uneasy feeling telling me it wasn't enough. I'll use this "should" of mine as an example to unpack through this exercise.
2) Choose one "should" from your list -- whatever feels like it's most active today -- and unpack it further:
+ How old were you when you started to internalize this standard?
(hint: most of this stuff starts when we are kids. I can trace mine back to the anxiety I used to feel about my homework in elementary school.)
+ Is there an image associated with this standard? Like a version of you or someone else? If so, draw or describe it.
(For instance, for me, I've got this image of myself in the future, finally and proudly enjoying the hard-won fruits of my productivity.)
+ How do you know when you've met this standard? Have you ever been able to meet it? Is there someone you know that you imagine has met it?(So for me, I can definitely think of people who I see as having "arrived.")
+ What assumptions and beliefs reinforce this standard, and are there ways you can test them out?
(So like I said, I see others as having "arrived," ie, having accomplished their ambitions. But now I have gained the benefit of having tested that image, because I've gotten to know many of them. I've taken up the practice of talking to those people to see if it holds true. And it doesn't. Time and again, whenever I get to know someone I see that way, that image falls away pretty quickly to the honest reality that everyone is in the middle of their own journey.)
+ How does this standard shape your life and work? How do you rebel against it? How do you conform to it?
(Hint: there are often sneaky ways we both conform to and rebel against these standards. I often find that the harder I push myself around something I think I should be doing, the harder I also procrastinate around it. I told you this wasn't rational).
+ How does this standard make you feel? Stick to emotions (happy, sad,) and feelings (contracted, small) here.
(My inner productivity gremlin brings up feelings ofanxiety,and unease.)
+ What would happen in your work and life if this standard just disappeared? How would you feel?
(I've become a lot more mindfulaboutthis "should," so while this question is technically a "what-if," I can answer it more definitively. And while this "should" has definitely not disappeared, it's got a lot less power over me and I experience much less inner conflict than I used to around managing my time. I also have less trouble stopping to attend to my self-care. And ironically, all that has made me far more productive than I've ever been. Oh, the irony!)
3) Once a day for a week, reflect on the past 24 hours to see when this standard popped up for you. Get to know the signs: the way you feel when it pops up, the behaviors that show up, and over time you will start to catch it when it shows up in the moment.
Once you start to catch it, you can ask yourself: "what would happen right now, if that thought just disappeared? How would I feel? What would I do?"
-- So those are my 3 tips to lead on your own terms. --
I'd love to hear from you: Do you ever have a hard time raising your voice? When was a time you did speak up, and what supported you in doing that?
And if you want more one-on-one support in building your capacity to advocate for yourself, as well as for the communities you care for, just email me and to schedule a no pressure, free consult.
Check out past editions of Antidote, and subscribe to get them delivered to your inbox, every-other-Tuesday, here.
P. S. One of my former podcast guests, the amazing Nikki Akparewa, who is bringing a social justice lens to nursing, has launched her own podcast! And she interviewed me on it here.


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This diamond and blue sapphire gemstone eternity wedding ring highlights the steadfast sincerity that is in your relationship through the deep blue color of the blue sapphires. This virtuous gemstone is cut into a princess cut shape and sits channel set in this ring with the indicative devoutness the blue sapphire has come to represent over the years. Beside them are princess cut SI clarity G-H color princess cut diamonds providing visual contrast and indicating that the sentiments this wedding ring encapsulates will last forever.
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" If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
Chief Financial Officer, Americas
Diane is more than a finance executive. She's a person who cares about our customers and appreciates being part of a team that helps people every day. Prior to joining Allianz Global Assistance, Diane earned degrees from the University of Massachusetts and the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. She also held a number of financial management positions at GE and Genworth Financial. Diane currently oversees the finance teams for our U.S. business unit and the Americas Region.
Taking care of our customers is important to Diane because she loves to travel too. Over the years, she has visited many different parts of the world, and one of her goals is to drive through all 50 states—25 down, 25 to go! Diane also enjoys spending time with her family and a variety of sporting activities.
Mike Nelson
Chief Executive Officer,
Americas and Global Travel
Diane Babson
Chief Financial Officer, Americas
Rob Cavaliere
Chief Product Officer,
USA and Global Travel
Elena Edwards
General Manager, USA
Ricky Horwitz
Chief Sales Officer,
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Denise Marshall
Chief Human Resources Officer
Joe Mason
Chief Marketing Officer,
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Jedey Miranda
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Ending HIV
Ending HIV is NZAF's HIV prevention campaign that aims to mobilise gay and bisexual men toward the goal of ending new HIV transmissions by 2025.
Ending HIV offers a combination of tools to gay and bi guys to prevent HIV transmissions. It responds to the rising rates of HIV by empowering men with information and inspiring them to take action. It asks them to stay safe by using condoms and raises awareness about PrEP as an option that needs to be made available. It also puts focus on testing more often, particularly for those who haven't been playing safe, and educates about the benefits of starting treatment early for those who test positive. The campaign calls on the community to work together in achieving an ambitious goal.
"Now is the time for all of us to take action to contribute to HIV prevention efforts through pledging support and educating each other about HIV prevention. Imagine a future where there are no new transmissions of HIV - what a gift that would be to the next generation."
- Jason Myers, Executive Director, NZAF.
New Zealand has an enviable record of HIV prevention but 2015 saw the highest number of new diagnoses on record. Going forward, Ending HIV will utilize a variety of ways from mass media to community engagement to educate and empower gay and bi men in making choices that are good for their health and well-being.


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Happy Saturday! Happy Weekend!
Boy am I tired today after a couple thunder storms rolled through in the middle of the night! I mostly enjoy thunder storms, the way they seem to pop up out of no where and bring a good down pour and a dramatic show. In the middle of the night...I'm not so enamored with them! ;)
Anyway, I have a couple of projects to share with you this fine day! This first one is a hybrid card I made from a new digital kit called 'Delilah Paper Pack'by Tickled Pink Studio. Oh how lovely and colorful these papers are!
What's not to love about this color combination and whimsical prints?
I'm so excited about my Copic work on this card! I'm still so new to these markers and struggle with them. The image and sentiment is from Clear Dollar Stamps.
To go along with the sewing themed sentiment, I added a couple straight pins, some stitched buttons and a die cut swatch of faux fabric.
This next project should look a wee bit familiar if you saw my last post. I took the card I made and used it as an embellishment for this hybrid scrapbook page.
Oh yum! This page is making me crave cookies! Doesn't take a lot for me to want sweets! ;)
I used the same digital kit for this page as I did the matching card, 'What's Cookin'by Jen Martikis of Two Peas in a Bucket. I really like all the word art included in this kit!
This page isn't just about dessert and a stack of yummy baked cookies, I wrote about our recent changes and attitude towards food. We used to buy a lot of convenience foods to save time, but now we're starting to appreciate cooking from scratch and healthier eating.
Well, I hope you all have a terrific weekend. We're in for a couple more thunderstorms, otherwise pretty fair weather. And can you believe the forecast for Monday calls for temperatures close to 90! Wow! I think we'll be utilizing the air conditioner!


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Do you have a question? Maybe we have the answer below.
If not, you can e-mail us at info(at)salted.no.
I was at salt this weekend and forgot something. How can i get it back?
Everything people leave in the saunas or elsewhere at SALT, we take to the bar in Naustet or in Árdna. You can pick it up there during our opening hours.
Can I book a table?
No, we're afraid not. If you want to secure a table inside Naustet or somewhere outside you have to come early. We have a large seating area outside so the chances to find a table are quite good.
Is there drop-in in the sauna?
Yes, there's drop-in in both Sauna session, Morning bath and the Naustet sauna, but you're not guaranteed a ticket. If it's full, then it's full. But we do have a waiting list in case someone leaves early.
Can I buy tickets in advance for the sauna?
Yes, that's no problem. You can buy tickets for all our saunas at salted.no/sauna.
I went to SALT to see a DJ/band during sauna session, but she/they cancelled. Can I get a refund?
No, the ticket is for entrance to the sauna. Everything else happening is an extra treat.
Can I buy tickets for upcoming saunas and events happening in the bar at SALT?
No, all tickets to coming events must be bought online at salted.no. You can only buy tickets for events happening the current day in the bar.
I've bought a ticket for Sauna session from 3pm to 6pm. Can I stay longer than 6pm if I want?
Yes, but then you have to buy another ticket. Between 3pm and 6pm you can come and go as you please, but if you wish to stay longer you must buy a ticket for the next time slot.
Is there an age limit in the sauna?
No, we welcome all ages, shapes and sizes, except after 6pm during Sauna Sessions, then you have to be over 18. But if you wish to bring your child remember that everyone reacts differently to heat. Drink water before and after the sauna and take many breaks if you're staying a while. You know your child best.
I wish to book the Naustet sauna but isn't allowed to press the button for the time slot I want. Can you help?
When you can't press the button for a time slot that means it's sold out.
How can I become a member of salt and get discounted tickets?
Per now we only have sauna memberships and they can be bought in the bar in Árdna during the opening hours. The membership costs 800nok per year and you'll get discounted sauna session tickets.
We want to eat at SALT, is that possible?
Yes, but we only sell waffles and baked goods in Naustet, nothing more advanced. Outside you can find different food trucks and stalls during the summer, so just order from them and eat anywhere you like! You can find info about all the food stalls here.
Can we bring our own drinks to the sauna and SALT?
No, drinks must be bought in our bars - no exceptions.
Can I book tickets for the floating sauna?
Yes, but not through us. To book those tickets you need to contact our friends at KOK (kokoslo.no) or Sørenga badstue- og helårsbadeanstalt (sbha.no).


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Three steps to positive practice is a newly-published framework designed to help health and social care professionals to guide professional, ethical and legal decision-making when considering the use of potentially restrictive practices.
A multi-disciplinary team, led by RCN Northern Ireland, worked together to develop this simple three step cyclical framework. It was developed so that anyone working in health and social care would be able to use the process. The framework emphasises a focus on human rights and the core principles which must shape practices and services to put the person at the centre of the delivery of health and social care.
Rosaline Kelly, Senior Professional Development Officer, RCN Northern Ireland said:
"This easy to follow three step process will be helpful in implementing a rights-based approach when working with individuals who may be subject to restrictive practices. The framework empowers all staff to ask questions if they are not satisfied that a proposed intervention will be in the person's best interests and to ensure that adjustments are made. It will provide staff with the support and reassurance that any intervention used has been considered, planned and implemented legally and ethically."
This is not a framework owned solely by those working in mental health or learning disability services and can be applied in settings throughout the delivery of health care.
Professor Dame Donna Kinnair, Director of Nursing, Policy and Practice, at the RCN said:
"As nurses, we must act first and foremost to care for and safeguard those in our care. We must display a commitment to the standards of practice and behaviours set out in the Code, demonstrate professionalism and integrity, and work within professional, ethical and legal frameworks.
"The RCN is committed to ensuring that a rights-based approach to delivering care, treatment and support is embedded in everyday nursing practice, by championing the core rights everyone is entitled to, and the core principles that shape nursing practice and services."
This framework will be helpful to any health and social care professional who works in services where individuals may be subject to restrictive practices. It will provide staff with the support and reassurance that any intervention used has been considered, planned and implemented legally and ethically.


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Dear Friends,
Camp Mountaineer needs your help! This year's outreach is inspired by Jarrett Mynear, a 14-year-old who passed away from cancer, but never succumbed to this disease. Up to his last days he continued his "Joy Cart", delivering toys to his fellow patients. We are looking for donations to continue his legacy.
You can support us at the link below:
You can also help by sending toys to: Everest Academy, Attn: Br Kevin Gore, 5935 Clarkston Rd, Clarkston, MI 48348. If you choose to send toys, however, please check the Michigan Children's Hospital Toy Wish List before purchasing.
Thanks for your generosity!
Yours in Christ,
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Panel 1: Fiction in Latin America Today: Current Trends
Chair: Jordana Blejmar (IMLR)
Juan Jesús Armas Marcelo (Spanish writer and journalist)
Discussion about current trends in Latin American fiction, and about new research in the field. Topics include translating Latin American fiction, the contemporary Cuban novel, digital media and new literary genres, and alternative literary formats such as the graphic novel. There will also be discussions on collecting fiction from Latin America in UK libraries, and the landscape of the UK market for Latin American fiction. This is an ACLAIIR event in collaboration with the Institute of Latin American Studies, the Institute of Modern Languages Research, and the Instituto Cervantes in London.
Juan Jesús Armas Marcelo (Spanish writer and journalist)
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Wednesday, 12 February 2014 - 12:00am


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This wall mounted accent light is fitted with several warm white LED bulbs which produce up to 200 Lumens. The lamp is fitted with a motion sensor which allows the light to activate to full brightness when motion is detected.
This high quality solar powered wall light will automatically activate at dusk in "dim mode" and will switch to full brightness when motion is detected. When in full brightness the light produces 200 Lumens of warm white illumination. The solar panel is discreetly built into the top of the lampshade. The light will typically illuminate from dusk to dawn in optimum conditions. Aluminum construction with a clear polycarbonate lamp shade. Color of light output is warm white. Color of product is black.
This light is perfect for use around the outside of a home, on a porch or garage or possibly fixed to driveway entrance pillars or columns. It's ideal for locations where there is no electricity available or where it would be too difficult or too expensive to install electric wiring.
Light output is equal to approx. 25 Watts.
Typically dusk to dawn illumination in optimum conditions.
Light Fixture
Color of lamp is black.
Color of light output is warm white.
Fitted with 32 LED bulbs.
Output is 200 Lumens in full brightness mode.
Built-in photocell for automatic dusk-to-dawn operation.
Attached motion sensor for light activation.
All aluminum construction with clear polycarbonate lampshade.
Lampshade section is approximately 7" x 7" x 7.5" (17.5cm x 17.5 cm x 18.5cm) LxWxD.
Complete light fitting (lampshade and light arm) stands approximately 11.5" (28.5cm) high.
The wall bracket is approximately 4.25" x 8.5" (11cm x 21.5cm) LxW.
The wall bracket support extends outwards to approximately 6".
The lampshade section stands approximately 3" off the wall surface.
2000 mAh Lithium battery
Life expectancy of batteries is around 3-5 years.
Solar Panel
Integrated 1.6 Watt high quality solar panel.
For use in dark locations.
Easy to install.
Screw or bolt the arm base onto any solid level surface.
Screws & rawplugs are not included.
One year warranty*.
Additionally, unlimited, lifetime technical support is available for all warranty registrations.
The solar panel must be installed in a location where it can receive full direct sunshine (when available) and usually set facing South at an appropriate angle (where adjustment options allow). The solar panel must not be installed in a shaded or part shaded location and never indoors. The standard specifications of the system (particularly the solar panel Wattage and battery capacity) may need to be adjusted. These components are determined by your geographic location, power consumption (LED Wattage) and the total amount of hours of illumination time required. Such changes to the standard specifications may increase or decrease the cost shown. Please contact us for more information or assistance. The illumination time is estimated and subject to various factors including (but not limited to) geographic location, seasons, temperature, weather conditions & location of product etc. The illumination time of most solar lights can reduce during winter months when the weather is poor and the days are shorter. During this time insolation hours decrease accordingly. Shorter illumination time due to one or more of the above factors does not define the product as being 'defective' or 'not as described'. All solar lights must be used in a completely dark location at night time otherwise they may not illuminate. Nearby strong lighting sources or ambient lighting may affect the operation of a solar light. This does not define the product as being 'defective' or 'not as described'. Please note, if you do not install or use this product for several months the battery may discharge naturally on its own. By allowing a battery to deep discharge it may cause irreversible damage as the battery may then lose the ability to recharge or hold a full charge. Although unlikely, we reserve the right to supply this product with any minor alterations or minor changes to the specifications (shown above by text description or by photographs) due to different supplies or product batches received, incorporating such product changes made by the manufacturer, without further notice. Descriptions, specifications and photographs are updated regularly but may not be current when minor changes to a product have only recently been made.
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|200 Lumens.
|Equivalent Incandescent Wattage
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It took all kinds at last weekend's Race for the Cure, from puppies parading in pink, to adults, babies, and even a few cows, all to raise donations for Susan G. Komen in an effort to spread awareness, fund more research, and provide more mammograms and financial assistance during treatment.
Many thanks to our Riverside crew for coming together on their days off to support the cause by accepting credit card transactions and donations during registration both Saturday and Sunday. We're told, it was the smoothest registration they'd ever had, and we owe it all to our amazing management, operations, technical staff, and the awesome dedication and teamwork by everyone who volunteered.
In addition to processing transactions, Riverside and Johnny Driver, from Red Forest Films, ran the photo booth that captured so many great pictures, some of which you can view below and check out more on our Riverside Payments Facebook page.


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London Overground (LOROL) Website Design: Case Study
London Overground Rail Operations Ltd (LOROL) is the train operating company responsible for running the London Overground network under a Concession Agreement with Transport for London (TfL). TfL and LOROL work closely to deliver high quality rail services.
The Task
LOROL's previous website was several years old and was quite difficult to navigate and maintain. LOROL's brief was for a new site with a clean and simple to use design, which could be easily updated by the marketing and HR teams. Around half of the visits to the site are from potential employees seeking employment with the company, and the site needed to be integrated with the HR 'Taleo' system.
The Approach
We were selected to build the new site based on an attractive new design for the website using our custom in-house Cadenza content management system (CMS).
The Result
The site was well received by both the LOROL board of directors and users.
Moving Forward
Our relationship with LOROL has flourished and we have delivered a number of digital software projects for the organisation, including the award-winning LOROLpedia knowledge app, the LOROL Driver App and the DART: Darwin Alerts and Reports Tool.