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How Would ESBs Look Like, If They Were Done Today?
ESBs: are they the past, or future? Check out what ESBs would look like had they been done today.
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JavaOne 2015 just came to an end and it was a great community event again. I gave two sessions and a HOL with Rafael. One of the sessions actually is my favorite: The talk about how ESBs would look like, if they were done today.
What? ESBs? I thought That is the past?
That is what I usually tend to also say. But, system integration has come a long way, from point-to-point connections between individual systems towards the first integration solutions that helped in standardizing those connections. And in the advent of a much more business-centered design—and the broader shift into more service-oriented organizations—the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) evolved from a pattern to a variety of products. They all promised to deliver re-usability and ex-changeability by standing up as a centralized and managed infrastructure component. With the next technology evolution—Microservices—the need to manage even more potentially-polyglot and distributed services became overwhelming.
Everybody Microservice-wash Their Solutions?
Vendors have already started to "microservice-wash" their tools and platforms to get your attention. And the segment architecture approach is still too new to give recommendations. For a while, it will still be your responsibility to understand the capabilities you need by doing your own research. Some promising candidates are evolving out of the open-source think tank at this very moment. First and foremost, projects like OpenShift Origin, WildFly Swarm, Fabric8, and APIMan will help you put together most of the puzzle pieces in your microservices-based architecture.
And There Are Some More Thoughts Here
My presentation abstract was: Looking past former hype topics such as enterprise application integration, ESBs, and SOA, the fact is that the need for reliable integration solutions that are manageable and scalable is growing. More devices and datasources, combined with new and upcoming use cases and exciting wearables in a cloudified and heterogeneous infrastructure, require more bits and pieces than just a central ESB with some rules and point-to-point connections. What would that look like? And how can we keep the resultant solutions manageable? Looking forward to your feedback!
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With the ascent of DevOps, microservices, containers, and cloud-based development platforms, the gap between state-of-the-art solutions and the technology that enterprises typically support has greatly increased. But as Markus Eisele explains in this O'Reilly report, some enterprises are now looking to bridge that gap by building microservice-based architectures on top of Java EE.
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There was a mass exodus on Thursday, April 16 to get on the World Yacht "The Empress" on Pier 41. Clients, investors and business partners of Exodus (exodus.net) were invited for a special cruise and tour of Exodus' data center in Jersey City. I bumped into Andrew Raisej and Ted Werth of the Digital Club Network and Michael Dorf of the Knitting Factory before I even boarded. Nearby was Ryan Nelson, Jonathan Hirschman, and Jeff Auerbach of splashy Starmedia (starmedia.com). We all walked the plank and were promptly served a glass of champagne. I held off for a bit as I gathered my sea legs. Richard Jones of Fortuncity.com was another guest and client of Exodus'. Donna Loughlin (Dir. of PR, Exodus) was good enough to fill me in on this company, which is steered by the very capable Ellen Hancock (formerly of IBM). Exodus provides internet connectivity, facilities for businesses that need to outsource their servers, and managed services. As I wandered upstairs, to the "Lido Deck," I was recognized by Ray Ochlan (major acct. consultant, Exodus). We had a friend in common, Bill Collins, who is now out in Seattle making big deals left and right with (apparently) another "Bill" out there. The boat took off and I rushed to the bow to see who would first attempt their impression of the famous "Titanic" scene with Leo and Kate face forward, arms wrapped around each other. I guess I got there too late, according to Jamie Levy (Electronic Hollywood) and Chris Starace (of the newly named Sitebridge--you may remember them as Social Science--and heard it hear first!). Jamie had wrapped her limber self around the railings and reenacted the scene. Larry Chase (wdfm.com), David Isenberg (isen.com), and Matt Lederman were also present, bearing the cold, windy, foggy night. After trying to dock the boat three times, we were herded off via van to the impressive, spacious data center. I would write more about it, but was stopped by an employee who warned me this was proprietary information. It didn't matter to him that I crossed out my notes and apologized because it didn't mean I wouldn't remember the information. Hmmm, so why are you taking hundreds of people here to see your facility? While the data center was nice, some people bailed and went home via the Path train, others took advantage of the bartender with a mixer and had Pina Coladas and danced in the rain!
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The U.S. military's areas of expertise: bombs, guns … day care?
You wouldn't think it, but when it comes to child care — one of the biggest expenses families face — the Armed Forces have a lot to offer. That's because the Department of Defense sponsors the nation's only federally run universal child care program – serving roughly 200,000 children. What's more, the care is considered both high-quality and affordable. While the average civilian family spends a quarter of its income on child care, the average military family spends about 9 percent.
Millions of American families would benefit if the Armed Forces' demonstrably successful federal model were expanded. But while some Republicans and military leaders have been thinking a lot about child care and military service lately, that's not what they have in mind. Instead, they're wondering if different state pre-K and early childhood programs could be used to bolster military recruitment. The American Enterprise Institute, a right-leaning think tank in Washington, D.C., organized an event this week with the provocative title, "Military readiness and early childhood: What is the link?"
The link, it turns out, is that the Department of Defense estimates that 71 percent of the 34 million 17- to 24-year-olds in the United States — the military's target recruitment population — are ineligible to enlist in the Armed Forces. And Mission: Readiness, a group of retired military leaders, has endorsed a novel solution to bring those numbers up: more high-quality child care.
According to the Pentagon, a third of 17- to 24-year-olds couldn't join the Armed Forces because they lack a high school diploma or would fail the military's entrance exam. The hope is that better preschool and child care could help improve graduation rates. Other leading factors that preclude enlistment include obesity, criminal records, and history of drug abuse. In 2014, the commanding general of U.S. Army Recruiting Command told the Wall Street Journal that only about 1 percent of people in that age range are both "eligible and inclined to have a conversation with us" about joining the military.
The AEI panel featured three retired military leaders – Craig McKinley, a former U.S. Air Force general; Gregory Johnson, a former U.S. Navy admiral; and Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., a former U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general.
Johnson said the lack of available recruits presents a "profoundly strategic problem."
"It's ultimately a national security issue," added McKinley. Because of the end of the draft in 1973, he added, "it's not easy to be a recruiter in today's day and age."
Bergman noted that 1 percent or less of Americans are active military personnel, with less than 10 percent of Americans having ever served at all. "We're dealing with the edge of the bell curve, but that edge has a tremendous amount of responsibility," he stressed.
The panelists discussed the importance of brain development from birth to age 5, a topic of growing consensus among education researchers, scientists, and policymakers. And yet, after laying out what they described as a serious problem for national security and civil society, the panelists made clear that expanding early childhood efforts was a job best left for the states, not the federal government. The federal government, though, has a positive track record in this area, running both the military's early child care program and Head Start, which has provided more than 33 million low-income children early childhood education since 1965.
"If you're a state and you consider the federal government a source of funding, you've already limited your success," said Bergman. In a hallway interview after the event, he told The Intercept that Head Start, a distinctly successful program, should not be expanded.
During the event, an audience member asked the panelists about the lessons to be learned from the military's child development centers.
McKinley credited the "advocacy of military families" for the Armed Forces' high-quality child care, and Johnson added that it also helps that military families tend to be married, two-parent households. The rise of single-parent households was a common theme throughout the event, with panelists suggesting that the decline of the nuclear family has destabilized child development, consequently hurting prospects for military recruitment, among other things.
Their answers about the child development centers, however, glossed over the military program's most likely reasons for its success.
"In the civilian world, the amount and quality of childcare is directly dependent on how much parents can pay," wrote journalist Bryce Covert in a comprehensive profile of the military's child care program. "In the military, that link has been severed, and families receive consistent care regardless of how much they're able to contribute." In 2013, the federal government covered about two-thirds of the cost.
Military child care workers also receive higher pay and stronger benefits than their private sector counterparts, and almost 100 percent of the military's child development centers are accredited, compared with only 11 percent of child care establishments nationally.
The military's program wasn't always considered exemplar. In 1982, the Government Accountability Office reported that the military's child care offerings were in abysmal shape and that child care workers were paid paltry wages — less than garbage collectors. Congress then started paying attention to these issues and passed the Military Child Care Act of 1989, which closed down inadequate facilities and funded the creation of over 200 new ones. The law also set new health and safety standards, improved teacher pay, and bolstered curricula. Quality soared thereafter.
But as Covert noted, there's nothing the government did to support children, families, and teachers in the military that it couldn't do for the rest of the country. The federal government could increase child care subsidies to make the service more affordable, incentivize higher standards, fund upgrades, and increase pay and training for child care workers.
"People have referred to what happened with the military child care as a Cinderella story, because you had this system going from a system in crisis to a model for the nation in under five years," said Deborah Phillips, a psychology professor at Georgetown University, in a PBS segment on the program.
The federal government currently spends about $15 billion per year supporting early childhood efforts, with most of that money going toward Head Start. The Intercept asked Katharine Stevens, AEI's resident scholar focused on early childhood initiatives and the moderator of Tuesday's event, whether she supports an expansion of the successful program.
"Education is fundamentally the responsibility of the states," Stevens answered, emphasizing that "it would not be possible" for the federal government to provide early childhood education for all American children. Stevens added that states and localities spending so much on K-12 education may decide that those "human development dollars" would be better spent on child care in the early years of life. "A lot of K-12 dollars are spent on failure, remediation," she said.
Congress is close to passing a tax reform bill that would increase the deficit by more than $1.4 trillion by cutting taxes for the rich. Still, Stevens said that "from a financial and a political point of view, it's unlikely that the best bet" for funding early childhood is to count on the federal government.
Stevens, acknowledging that the military child care program was "an outstanding model" then admitted that she has not thoroughly researched the prospect of expanding it.
For countless American families, though, that could make all the difference.


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The new year started hard for three major processor manufacturers. On 3 January 2018 two big flaws were discovered in Intel, AMD and ARM processors. The first only affects Intel products, while the second weakness can be found in Intel, AMD and ARM processors alike. Let's see what Meltdown and Spectre is about.
Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754 is the official reference to Meltdown) was found independently by researchers from Google's Project Zero, Cybereus Technology, and Graz University of Technology. Meltdown affects every modern Intel processor produced in the last decade.
Microcode update can not fix this error (it is in the x86-64 architecture), so this has to be fixed at the OS level if you want to keep using your current processor with the design flaw. Unfortunately these fixes will hinder your processor's performance by 5 to 30% (although it is still being benchmarked).
Meltdown basically allows normal user programs (database applications, executables or JavaScripts, …) to access protected kernel memory areas. With this the malicious program can learn sensitive information, such as passwords and sensitive data without being discovered.
KPTI (Kernel Page Table Isolation) patches move the kernel to a different address space, so it will not just be invisible to the programs, it will not be there. To prevent the bypassing of kernel access protection they need to do this, but now the OS needs to switch between two address spaces for every system call or every interrupt from the hardware. Obviously this will slow down the existing systems. The amount of performance loss will vary of the processor types (chips with PCID will likely be less affected by the performance loss).
At best case this can lead to malicious users exploit other security bugs more easily. At worst, running programs or logged in users can read the kernel's memory. The kernel's memory space is hidden from anything for a reason, any sensitive information could be accessed from there.
Luckily there are fixes for Linux, Microsoft and OS X.
For more info you can read the meltdownattack.com site or read the paper on the subject.
Spectre (CVE-2017-5753 and CVE-2017-5715 are the official references to Spectre) is the second big vulnerability that was discovered by Google's Project Zero and Paul Kocher in collaboration with other researchers. They confirmed that both Intel, AMD and ARM processors are vulnerable. And while it is harder to fix, thankfully it is also more tricky to exploit.
Spectre can break the isolation between applications themselves allowing one application to access other processes memory or it's own process alike. This means – for example – a Java script from a website can learn about cookies from other sites running from the same browser. It also allows the malicious programs to access information about error-free programs.
The tricky part of Spectre, that it is not a single vulnerability, but the paper describes a whole class of potential vulnerabilities. Read this article from ARM for more info on the variants.
It is possible, that guests can access the host server's memory using a KVM virtual machine. Google says: "When running with root privileges inside a KVM guest created using virt-manager on the Intel Haswell Xeon CPU, with a specific (now outdated) version of Debian's distro kernel running on the host, can read host kernel memory at a rate of around 1500 bytes/second, with room for optimization. Before the attack can be performed, some initialization has to be performed that takes roughly between 10 and 30 minutes for a machine with 64GiB of RAM; the needed time should scale roughly linearly with the amount of host RAM."
There are no known fixes for Spectre yet due to it's complex nature.
For more information about Spectre read the meltdownattack.com site or read the paper on the subject.
The reactions were really different: CERT suggests to throw out your CPU and buy a new one without the fault, while Intel responded trying to deny that there is a big problem. Look for the fixes as soon as you can and wait for the benchmarks to see how much performance loss do Intel processors suffer.


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Featured Image: Belkin USB Type-C Thunderbolt™ 3 Cable
The recent arrival of a Dell XPS 13 promoted a deep inquiry into the benefits and future of USB Type-C and the various protocols that run through the new connector. What I discovered was a new connector that will likely replace all existing USB connectors at some point in the not too distant future. I also found a connector still struggling to establish a stable identity as it continues to evolve into the Swiss Army Knife of wired connectivity.
USB Type-C: An Overview
USB Type-C offers relatively small, very fast, reversible port support for PCs, smart phones and other devices. While previous versions of USB connectors could be coaxed into a wide variety of applications, Type-C was designed for every currently conceivable connectivity scenario from charging to networking. Perhaps most importantly, Type-C offers a single port that can manage as a hub that can offer a wide variety of functions simultaneously.
But not all USB Type-C ports are the same. You can't plug a monitor into a Type-C connector that doesn't support video, and you can't charge a PC from a Type-C port not configured for power. The port may be standard but the choices about what the port delivers on a particular device are much more variable.
The Type-C Connector
USB Type-C creates a new version of USB, and it refers to the plug itself, not the protocols it is capable of handling. USB does not replace Type-A or Type-B, but its design benefits will likely make it more appealing to those looking to shrink the size of devices, and do more with fewer connectors. Unlike older connectors, however, Type-C tightly ties to USB 3.1, but not exclusively so. USB 3.1 can be implemented on older connector types as well, but Type-C connectors won't often come limited by older USB protocols (though the specification permits older USB protocols over Type-C).
Unlike older versions of USB, which differentiated ends to help avoid confusion about hosts and targets, USB-C assumes smarter technology that will sense what the connections are cable of providing. If, however, someone plugs a USB Type-C connector into a device that can't deliver a service, nothing will happen, which will still create frustration on the part of device owners.
Power and confusion
Data transfer speeds up to 10Gbps are but one advantage to Type-C. That translates into a Terabyte copied in about 20 minutes. This speed boost reveals itself quickly. A recent evaluation found that full HD movies copy within seconds over USB-C to a Le Cie USB Type-C hard drive (see the table below for USB speed comparisons).
Driving a suite of connections from a single port comes via the 100W bi-directional Power Delivery specification. Type-C with Power Delivery will power devices directly from a PC port. Its power throughput will greatly reduce charging times for connected mobile devices. Hard drives, printers, smartphones, and monitors could in theory all receive power simultaneously from a single USB Type-C connector, which can, in a way, be thought of as a greatly simplified docking port.
The real miracle in Type-C comes from the ability to push other protocols over USB Type-C. Some devices already support protocols like HDMI, DisplayPort, Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)and DisplayLink via the specifications Alternate Mode. This will reduce cable variations in the long-term but will force many PC owners to purchase new cables at least on the outbound side for those who own existing devices. The support for these protocols won't necessarily be clear. A smartphone with a USB Type-C connector, may not be able to output its video to a DisplayPort monitor, let alone power it. The same is true for PCs with Type-C connectors. While they may be able to charge a smartphone or tablet, they won't likely be configured to power, say a laptop—though offering up a PC power supply with an extra 100Ws of power is possible, it won't be commonplace.
USB speeds by type
USB 3.1 supports 10Gbps. Several Gigabytes of music transfers in 10 minutes. An entire HD movie takes around 30 seconds.
- USB 2.0 = 480 Mbps
- USB 3.0 = 5Gbps
- USB 3.1 = 10Gbps
And don't forget Thunderbolt. At Computex 2015 Intel asserted that "Thunderbolt 3 acts as a "superset" host for USB 3.1 (at full 10Gbps speed), DisplayPort 1.2, PCI Express Gen 3 and its own Thunderbolt standard," as reported by C|Net. Active cables will be required to fully leverage Thunderbolt 3 at 40Gps data rates. Thunderbolt devices won't work with generic USC-C ports. Yet another twist pushed through the Type-C connector.
Look for SuperSpeed+ (or SS), 10 Gbps (or 10) and the USB Trident or I/O logo to indicate top speed device interfaces. Manufacturers need not include meaningful icons on hardware, however, so read device specifications for the most accurate information.
USB Type-C and its various incarnations virtually (or actually) eliminate the need for any other connector on a modern PC.
The likely evolution of USB Type-C
As USB Type-C and its adopters mature, the specification will stabilize and the specification will achieve dominance. In the meantime, several evolutionary developments will occur over the next several years. These include:
- Type-C hubs will likely not only provide power but may well provide switching between various connected devices, allowing them to talk to one another across the hub.
- Alternatively, and concurrently, devices will end up with more than one Type-C port to the demise of Type-A. In many cases, Type-C accessories already interfere with existing ports because they might be designed for a specific unit. A beautiful Satechi USB Type-C hub made for the MacBook works fine on a Dell XPS, except putting it in one-way blocks power, and inverting blocks sound. Fortunately, Accell and other manufacturers offer a variety of Type-C converters for single and multi-purpose. A new Belkin Type-C powered USB hub offers four ports 3.0 off a single Type-C port.
- The USB Implementers Forum, the owners of the USB standard, promises futureproofing in the USB Type-C design. So far that looks like a fair prognostication for at least the next decade. Local speeds of 10 Gbps will handle even the most demanding apps, including mobile VR, likely viable on 5G networks, which will also offer 10 Gbps speeds (5G networks will start to appear by 2020 based on estimates from the Next Generation Mobile Network – NGMN – alliance).
- Some speculated USB Type-C would be dominant by Q4 2016. That hasn't happened. It is highly likely that CES 2017 will deliver Type-C in most designs, with shipments taking place in the second half of 2017.
- Confusion will likely abound around Alternate Mode for some time. USB Type-C devices using Alternate Mode may not work as owners of devices expect. Devices on both ends of an Alternate Mode connection need not only a compatible connector, but a compatible protocol to work.
- For device owners, the increasing use of USB Type-C will mean smaller devices with standardized interfaces. The evolution will also mean replacing USB Type-A cables with Type-C cables, and in many cases, also replacing HDMI, VGA, DVI, DisplayPort and other ports as Type-C subsumes them.
- USB Type-C might one day become the new wired standard for homes, as outlets support connections to devices through wall wiring, not just charging via the increasingly common Type-A connector.
- Existing devices will proliferate in Type-C configurations, including printers, hard drives, flash drives and the like. The continuing evolution of the standard and its Alternate Mode features may mean, however, early adopters will find some early purchases of limited use in the future.
Apple laid down the gauntlet with the MacBook's Type-C only design. Its close rival, the Dell XPS 13, offers more ports and in an enterprise device that will keep near-term costs down because organizations won't have to spring for new adapters as quickly. Ultimately the Type-C connector will prove an unstoppable juggernaut that will crush the competition like a light-weight running back blowing through a big and beefy defensive line. Sometimes small and fast is just the right answer.
A sampling of USB-C products
Accell USB Type-C adapters ($18.99 – $34.99)
Accell offers a wide variety of adapters including HDMI (1.4 and 2.0), Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3, DVI and VGA. I have tried their entire suite and found the work effectively in as single transformation solutions. These single cables can reduce clutter and weight. While the multi-port solutions work well for people who just miss all of the ports, or actually need them, if all one requires is HDMI output, with Accell's solutions one needs to carry only that adapter. And if you aren't sure, these light weight products are compact so you can easily carry several. The downside comes if you do find you need more than one adapter but only have one port. In that case, bring a USB-C to USB-A hub (like the one from Belkin described below) and older USB Type-A adapters, which work well driven off the single Type-C port. Eventually, the Type-A hubs will give way to Type-C hubs.
LeCie LaCie Porsche Design Mobile Drive ($239.99)
The LeCie USB Type-C hard drives are wicked fast. Serious Insights evaluated the 4 Terabyte drive and found it copied full HD feature-length videos in a matter of seconds. The drive is small and sleek. It requires no power outside of the Type-C connection. Unlike some older mobile drives that provided the option, and therefore the cost of components for external power, this is a pure USB Type-C device which means it is simple. Plug it in and go.
Belkin USB-C Accessories ($19.99-$89.99)
Belkin traditionally offers cables of almost everything one can imagine. Serious Insights evaluated the powered 4 port USB 3.0 Hub+USB C Cable and the Thunderbolt™ 3 Cable. Both are very well made and offer high-end capabilities for those seeking to extend their USB Type-C arsenal. The cable works to the 20 Gbps if you can find a device that will pump that much data through it. Belkin also offers a variety of adapters, charging solutions and other cables.
Satechi USB Type-C Hub ($39.99)
I only evaluated a single Satechi product but found it exceedingly well manufactured and beautifully designed. As stated in the main article, it is clear this adapter was meant for a single port MacBook. While it works just fine on other devices like the Dell XPS 13, it does cover other ports. Satechi does sell other devices, like their $79.99 Aluminum Multi-Port 4K HDMI Adapter which is much less platform-specific in its design.


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OLLU men's basketball defeats Paul Quinn in a nonconference matchup
The OLLU men's basketball team defeated Paul Quinn College (PQC) 88-80 in a nonconference matchup on Jan. 13. The Saints improve to 12-6, while PQC drops to 3-16.
Head Coach Ryan Wall commented, "We stayed healthy and competed. We will need to get better on defense. We came out with a w, now we are preparing for next week."
The Saints are 16-1 against the Tigers. Their only loss came in 2011. Read full story at www.ollusaintsathletics.com.


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I have made a page about the 1933 Brighton team at http://practicalgenealogy.com.au/research/brighton-penguins-1933-vfa-sea...
I am interested if anyone can identify players in the team photo,
or can supply more details about any of the players.
My grandfather played for the club for many years and any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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Rob Tarr recently posted the following warning on HBL about people turning to religion en masse in times of crisis. (He also sent it to me, as I don't subscribe to that list. He gave me permission to post it here.)
From Rob Tarr
What about a turn to religion as a test?
I expressed in a Sep 18th post my fear that the coming severe recession/depression would cause a strong turn to religion:
"Tens of thousands of people working for Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns saw their jobs, careers, and life-savings wiped out this year. There will be millions more throughout the economy as we head into a very deep recession in the next 6 months. Times of crisis always lead people to reassess their lives and turn to whatever version of philosophy is at hand to explain the "true meaning of life". Often this has been religion, and with the energized state of religion today, this will be true more than ever. The religious message will resonate more deeply than ever as many people watch their material wealth evaporate (wealth that in many cases they have worked decades to accumulate). Doesn't this prove that pursuing material wealth is a "false god", a "mirage"? That you shouldn't be wasting time piling up "treasure on earth"; instead you should be piling up "treasure in heaven"?"
This week, the Pope stole my talking points, and started his "p.r. campaign" to take advantage of the crisis, in a widely reported story:
"Opening a Synod of Bishops in the Vatican the Pope referred to a passage from St Matthew's Gospel on false prophets, saying "He who builds only on visible and tangible things like success, career and money builds the house of his life on sand".
"We are now seeing, in the collapse of major banks, that money vanishes, it is nothing. All these things that appear to be real are in fact secondary. Only God's words are a solid reality"
Expect to see this times 100 over the next few years. I see this as the biggest danger by far. People will turn away from rational, this-worldly, long-term values en masse. Why work for decades long goals when you can lose it all in a few months? People will become *much* more short-term focused in their plans and values over the next few years, due to the crisis and the uncertainty; and much less interested in long-term material production as a goal. But that is a difficult place to be, psychologically. Religion will step in to fill the void.
This warning is important to my — and hopefully your — effects to advocate good principles in the culture. It underscores the urgency of the task, as well as the importance of advocating Objectivism as an alternative to the mysticism of the right and the nihilism of the left.
Personally, I'd thought about the possibility of a major economic crisis making people ripe for major lurch toward statism. In contrast, during good times, most people aren't willing to knock over the apple cart of prosperity and comfort for the sake of ideology. However, in such times of crisis, a mass lurch to religion seems just as likely — and even more dangerous in the long run.


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My name is Cristina and I am Paula's mother, the main reason for running this project.
Paula was born on October 23, 2011. Chance caused her to be born with a rare disease called Congenital Hyperinsulinism (HI), which is why she is permanently at risk of suffering "sugar drops".
Starting the HI road was quite complicated. Not only was it the confusion that implies that your daughter is diagnosed with a rare disease within few hours of birth. Also, it was the lack of information available at the time.
In all this time, I have had to learn a lot and ask even more. In the end, I have decided to launch this blog, in case all the information I have collected over the years may be useful for other families.
Since February 2016 I have been the president of the Spanish Association for those Affected by Congenital Hyperinsulinism (AFHICO), the organization representing this group in Spain.
I also regularly collaborate with Congenital Hyperinsulinism International (CHI), the organization that represents them worldwide.
Beyond all the information that we can spread from the associations, I want to share the knowledge that has served us at home in the daily management of the disease. That's why I'm here!
I want to make it clear that I am not a doctor and that in HI, as well as in hypoglycemia, every person is a different case. Therefore, I invite you to read in detail the responsibility release that you have available on this website.
In addition, I would like to point out that if you have doubts about following treatment, the best thing you can do is to consult with qualified health personnel. There is a lot of information on the internet on many different topics, but when it comes to health issues, there's no need to do self-treatments at home.
One more thing: if you feel like writing to me, I will be happy to receive your comments at firstname.lastname@example.com
Thanks for reading this! I hope this website may be useful to you 🙂
No one wants to come across an illness in their life, much less if it is a disease of their child.
However, sometimes storms give way to sunny days.
I'll be happy to talk to you 🙂


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The Green Lantern" has hired Hal Jordan's (Ryan Reynolds) love interest. WB has decided on Gossip Girl's Blake Lively to play Carol Ferris in the superhero film slated for a Summer 2011 release. Checkout all the details after the jump...
Carol Ferris in Green Lantern comics is a love interest to Hal Jordan aka the Green Lantern who later becomes Star Sapphire. Ferris is a pilot and works at the same Air Force base Jordan does, who initially makes it clear she does not date employees. At this point there is no confirmation by Warner Brothers that Carol Ferris will become Star Sapphire, but it very could be a possibility for future films.
The decision to hire Blake Lively shows that Warner Brothers is aiming to hire cheap. based on the fact that Lively is largely a unproven commodity and also on contract with the CW for Gossip Girl. Warner Bros. were probably able to pick her up on the cheap. As far as Lively acting skills, I have nothing negative to say. I have however not seen much of her work outside of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
With Martin Campbell directing "The Green Lantern" I am not all that worried about a supporting actress. Campbell has proved thus far in his directing career that he deserves a little faith. And if director Martin Campbell signed off on Blake Lively as Carol Ferris, I'm willing to bank she'll do fine.
Blake Lively can next be seen in Ben Affleck's "The Town" and director Martin Campbell has "Edge of Darkness" starring Mel Gibson releasing January 29th. Stay tuned as more "Green Lantern" news develops, especially whose gonna play Sinestro?
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Album Review – Brandy Clark's "Big Day in a Small Town"
It all felt so eerily similar, like a recurring nightmare we've suffered through so many times. When we heard Brandy Clark's lead single from this album "Girl Next Door," the way the production yearned to be inclusive of modern country sensibilities, pandering to catchy rhythms and feline attitude, it did not bode well for how her sophomore album Big Day in a Small Town may turn out. It sounded like the Music Row zombie army had claimed yet another victim.
As a traditional country music fan, you're so used to getting your heart broke by artists you latch onto early in their careers, only to have them recite the all-too-familiar quotes about wanting to "explore other genres," or telling you how "music must evolve." Music does need to evolve, but that doesn't mean it should evolve away from what makes an artist singular in the first place, and where an artist's strengths lie after years of study and practice in a certain direction.
The other scary thing about "Girl Next Door" was it sat down nice and comfy into the well-worn and predictable groove of songwriting that loves to poke fun of white picket Americana embodied in small town life, formal religion, and fried chicken. Along with frequent collaborator Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark has been at the forefront of attempting to expose the Andy Griffith myth of America as nothing more than a judgemental, gossip-riddled, and culturally-repressive nightmare. It's an interesting perspective to ponder, but after so many songs on the same subject matter, it has become quite trite, boresome, and predictable.
But I'm here to tell you to just set "Girl Next Door" aside, like the joker in a deck of cards, or like most any lead single from any mainstream country music artist worth their salt these days. Yes, the disillusion with traditional American life is alive and well on the aptly-named Big Day in a Small Town. But so is songwriting that sets the pace for quality, insight, and appeal in 2016. So is instrumentation that in certain moments is downright traditional, while giving an example of what contemporary country music should sound like in a more equitable environment. Big Day in a Small Town estranges itself from the agenda that modern pop country looks to implement across every mainstream project; stuff like Auto-Tune-fortified vocal tracks, electronically-produced drum beats, and tiresome cross-genre collaborations.
After careful consideration of Big Day in a Small Town, it feels fair to say that this effort by Brandy Clark and producer Jay Joyce is worthy of being considered right up there with a very select few others as one of the best mainstream country music albums released in the last two or three years, and arguably trumps Clark's previous effort that was also well-received, 12 Stories.
Here is the key to Big Day in a Small Town: Instead of solely looking down its nose at small town American life like Kacey Musgraves has made a career out of doing, Brandy Clark takes a perspective from behind the nose of an ordinary small town individual—still self-aware, but focused more on the everyday struggles themselves as opposed to who or what is to blame for them.
Big Day in a Small Town is not a concept record, but numerous songs run cohesively into each other, and a wise track order makes for an enhanced listening experience cover to cover. The thematic mood is set in the first three songs, though this is arguably the weakest portion of the record. Brandy Clark still gets her licks of wit and sarcasm in, but in rather recycled ideas of how small town life is just one big soap opera, and being named the homecoming queen is a short-lived victory foreshadowing a life of bored stagnation.
"Broke" is the most fun moment of the record—funky in a true sense of the word; Jerry Reed funky instead of Justin Timberlake funky like everyone else is trying to emulate these days. And it's the type of real world material that speaks to the true struggles of rural, agrarian life that we need as counter-points to the portrayal of small town America as nothing more than an endless party in a hay field that you hear on the radio.
But it's not the songs about being mired in the small town doldrums that define the best of what Big Day in a Small Town has to offer. It's the love songs, and the songs of heartbreak, that would feel at home on any true country record, and are genuinely timeless in their accounts and the quality of the writing.
Aside from the title track, the second half of this album is just one haymaker after another. Any one of these songs could be the anchor to an entire project itself in the way they're so well-written. It the subtlety of "You Can Come Over," the hurt in "Love Can Go To Hell," the true-life heartbreak of "Three Kids, No Husband" that offer an account of life in small towns and large cities that we can all relate to. The lesson of "Daughter" is not lost from the wit the track contains, and along with "Broke," ensures this album is not only just chock full of great songs, but enjoyable to listen to.
"Drinkin' Smokin' Cheatin'" is fiercely traditional, and "Since You've Gone to Heaven" would become an instant country standard in a just world.
Not to take anything from her singing or style, but Brandy Clark is a songwriter. She was a songwriter before she was a performer and singer, she'll be a songwriter even if she stops performing and singing, and if her career is one of those that's etches an indelible mark in the country history books, it will be for her songwriting. She is the best songwriter in the mainstream at the moment, and is probably better that previous songwriters that held that distinction.
"Girl Next Door" is a big ol' wart on this record planted on it by label executives who should have seen that it would ultimately fail at radio anyway. Brandy Clark needs to follow the Chris Stapleton model. Country radio doesn't deserve Brandy Clark. She may ultimately fail to receive the recognition of the masses for Big Day in a Small Town, but it is nothing short of a victory for country music.
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According to numerous studies, many women would love to have longer, fuller eyelashes. But are these luxurious lashes worth the potential danger to your health?
In 2001, the drug company, Allergan, released a product called Latisse; an eye drop with the intention to help alleviate intraoccular pressure in patients with glaucoma. After several months of use many patients reported a side effect that their eyelashes were thicker, fuller and longer.
The drug did not quite do what it was supposed to so it was pulled from use until 2014 when Allergan completed a study showing that over 75% of women ages 18-65 wanted their lashes to be thicker and fuller. Latisse was repackaged and brought back to the market as a prescription for women who worried about their minimal lashes.
So what is it about this drug that made the lashes grow? The active ingredient was bimatoprost which is what is called a prostaglandin analogue. Prostaglandin analogues work by increasing the flow of aqueous humor (the fluid your eyeball is filled with) which is responsible for maintaining the intraoccular pressure.
This drug, however, came with lasting side effects that darkened the iris, the lids and diminished orbital fat causing eyes to look sunken in. In addition to these symptoms, the drug triggers the inflammatory response which causes the body's natural secretions to thicken thus causing chronic dry eye disease.
Along your lash line is a series of meibomian glands that release sebum every time you blink. When the sebum becomes too thick they cannot secrete and can become clogged up which will permanently damage the gland. This condition is called meibomian gland disease (MGD) and was found in an alarming number of glaucoma patients.
So what does glaucoma medication have to do with current lash serums? Introducing isopropyl cloprostenate, a synthetic version of the prostaglandin analogue. This version of the drug was shown to have similar results as the natural chemical but with fewer side effects. However, it still causes the same reactions that cause MGD and permanent damage to the eyes.
In 2011 the FDA tried cracking down on companies using this ingredient to make lash growth serums. These companies were illegally making claims of what the serum would do for your lashes violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act because they had not been properly tested or their safety approved for that use.
After relabeling and careful wording these products are still available on the market today and gaining in popularity. Due to these serums containing the drug, the FDA recommends that anyone who use them be under the supervision of a licensed practitioner as they can cause other damaging side effects, such as unnecessarily lowering intraocular pressure or causing macular edema. Additionally, ophthalmic applications of prostaglandin analogues are classified as Pregnancy Class C which are drugs that have been shown to cause risk to the fetus.
If you have any concerns about the use of any products containing this ingredient, whether for glaucoma or in a lash serum, speak with your ophthalmologist about the potential risks of use.


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In October 2019, the Activities Officer and a group of students from societies such as Amnesty, People & Planet, and the Chemical Engineering Student Association wrote and presented a paper to senior leaders of the university, outlining key student demands: we lobbied for a declaration of carbon neutrality by 2030 and to divest from holdings in Barclays.
The SU Activities Officer and a student representative will sit at the University's Climate Action Framework, where we will reiterate our demands and push for this radical change.
We fully acknowledge that, whilst the University needs to address its carbon footprint, its investment practices and beyond, the SU also needs to change we do things and be more sustainable in a radical way. This means going beyond reducing our use of single-use plastics. This means structurally having to re-think about our financial practices; our commercial infrastructure; the use of our resources; our big events; indeed, it means radically transforming our core strategy.


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Meet author Sandra L. Ireland & check out
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You always know you've read a good book when you can't see the last page for tears. Well, seriously, who doesn't enjoy a good cry? I think the best books should have you laughing out loud and sniffling your way through a man-size box of tissues all the way to the end, and Me Before You by Jojo Moyes certainly fits the bill.
I haven't read any of Moyes' books before but a friend handed me this one with the usual, "You MUST read this!" Sometimes that puts me off. We all have very different tastes and more than once I've ploughed my way through a story thinking what did they see in this?
Me Before You is different. It is a brave departure from the usual boy meets girl romance, because (and I don't want to give any spoilers here) Will, the hero, is quadriplegic. A hero he certainly is, although he's angry, frustrated and very difficult to deal with. That task falls to Louisa, who, having recently been made redundant from The Buttered Bun, applies for a job as his carer. This is not a slushy romance, it is more about the forging of a lifelong friendship, which is the basis for the best love stories. But how long is lifelong?
The book deals with some emotive and current issues, but hapless Louisa provides some real laugh out loud moments. The characters are well-written and believable and the storyline compelling. You MUST read this book!
Although I do like chicklit and would love to write this kind of fiction, my first love is the paranormal. My debut novella Foxfire is a dark tale set in modern-day Edinburgh. I did some research into ancient Japanese myth to come up with my hero, Reyner. His grandfather was a kitsune, a supernatural fox-spirit and Reyner has inherited his shapeshifting abilities. He is dark, mysterious and sexy, plays the fiddle and lingers in the shadows.
What's not to like? Psychic Myrrh needs all the help she can get when faced with streetslip, a phenomenon which is allowing grisly figures from the past to enter the present. Find out what happens when Myrrh's best friend Willow disappears while leading a ghost walk around a haunted Edinburgh cemetery!
My work in progress is entitled An Arrangement of Skin and I would describe it as a Gothic tale. It's not supernatural this time, but is decidedly creepy, with a villainous female taxidermist. I love stories to reveal themselves to me as I write and this one is actually scaring me. In fact, I can only write it in the morning and not last thing at night…
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Modern-day Edinburgh. Psychic Myrrh devotes her days to contacting other people's lost loved ones, all the while waiting for a sign that never comes from her dear departed Frank. Meanwhile, in the vaults and alleyways of the Old Town, the phenomenon of streetslip is growing stronger, tearing down the walls of time and allowing grisly characters from the past to prey on the present. Someone else's problem? Myrrh thinks so, until her best friend Willow disappears and then it suddenly becomes personal. Enter Reyner, the irresistible stranger who has emerged from the shadows to turn Myrrh's world upside down. Has he been sent to protect her, as he claims? Or is he hiding a dark, unearthly secret of his own?
He raised his head slowly, assessing me beneath inky lashes. A cold deadliness flared in his eyes but it was so fleeting I suspected I'd imagined it. The words unknown quantity throbbed like hazard lights in my brain.
"I was sent to help you with the streetslip," he said quietly.
I went immediately into denial. "Not my problem. I don't see what it's got to do with me." I paced fretfully, my feet punctuating my agitation, toying with the little silver amulet around my neck.
"It will involve everyone," the stranger warned. "And you'll need more protection than that. That's why they sent me. Mankind has meddled with the Earth Energies and disturbed the boundaries of space and time." He pushed away from the table and checked me out, waiting to see if I was getting this. I stopped in front of him and he continued gently. "You think you deal in the past, with those who have gone before. You wait, day after day, for a message from your dead husband."
I gasped and he held up a hand, his voice soft. "It's not going to happen. There is only the eternal now. Time is parallel, not linear. You humans think they have it logged, with your chronology and your calendars. But it isn't like that. These characters that people are seeing in the streetslip are flesh-and-blood people, living their own lives. It's as if the ages are separated by windows. You can see through enough to understand and to learn, but all your dabbling has shattered the glass."
I wanted to scream at him. His jibe about Frank's message had wounded me, because it was way too close to the truth. And parallel time? An alternative reality? I pressed my fingers to my temples.
"Look, whoever sent you, I don't know if I can deal with this right now."
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If you are a divorced Texas dad, you may already know about a bill that has been working its working through the state legislature since its introduction in late November of 2016.
HB 453 thus far has gained little traction, as it has proven to be a very controversial piece of legislation. Texas fathers who are tired of limited time and authority over their children's lives have ardently supported its passage.
Rallying for rights
As reported by media outlet KVUE, supporters of the bill held a March rally in Austin at the capital. Another is planned for June 16 — not coincidentally over Father's Day weekend — according to the Facebook page, Texans for Parental Equality.
The group and others backing the bill have expressed their frustration with the Texas family court system and their perception that, historically, family court judges have favored mothers in contested custody issues. They want to see an equal split regarding parenting time, as well as other matters.
Why equal parenting time?
As a divorced dad in Texas, you likely can relate to many of the issues driving these groups. You are dissatisfied with every-other-weekend visitations with your kids along with a few weeks over the summer. You want to thoroughly engage with the kids, having normal fatherly interactions with them on a more frequent basis.
Your argument is backed by strong evidence that children experience serious risk of harm when deprived of relationships with their fathers. To wit:
-- Statistical evidence from the National Center for Education Statistics, a division of the Federal Department of Education, show that when dads are actively involved in their children's schools, their kids are far more likely to get "A's" in their classes.
-- Research from the Department of Health and Human Services determined that children growing up without their dads face enhanced risks of abusing alcohol and drugs.
-- One study of adolescents age 11 to 18 in the rural south revealed those growing up without paternal involvement in their lives had higher incidences of premarital sex than their counterparts with regular fatherly interactions.
Develop a strong, strategic offense
Given these hard facts, together with the emotional toll being apart takes on both dads and kids, it's vital to be proactive when battling for custody in the Texas family court system.
Don't let the courts deny your rights to share in the lives of your children. Regardless of the outcome of this or future legislation, you and your attorney can fight for equal parenting time.


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Water your plant and moisten the wick before setup to start the flow from vase to plant.
Place one end of the Plant Straw in the vase, and the other in the plant.
Plant Straws are asymmetric to allow for a variety of setups, so you can use either end in your plant.
To minimize evaporation, place the end of the metal tube at least 3 cm/1 in. into the soil.
Adjust the moisture level by placing a shorter or longer length of the wick in the pot.
Refill and shift the water in the vase regularly.
Wash, cut down, or replace the wick as it wears out over time. Use a nylon thread to guide the new wick through the tube.
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Q: I'll be gone four weeks this summer, can I leave my plant with just a plant straw??? or how long does it last?
A: With a Plant Straw installed - you can indeed leave your plants for quite some time and the bigger your vase/vessel is, the longer you can leave them! In addition to water though, plants need fertilizers and light.
When indoor plants are not getting enough nutrients, they adapt by growing slower, and loose leaves. Consider a slow-release fertilizers if you want to leave for a long time. To reduce germs and bacterial build up, do not add liquid fertilizers to the water in your vase.
Prepare your vacation watering
- At least as long before leaving as you plan on staying away, install the Plant Straw
- Watch the plant over the coming weeks, and adjust the length of the wick if needed
- Remember to swap for a larger vase if it's emptied faster than anticipated
Best-practice self watering
- Do a test! Set up the plant straw before leaving, track the progress, and leave home knowing confidently how long your plants are fine for 🌱🍹
- Less water will evaporate from the vase if it has a narrow opening, making it last longer
- When using an organic liquid fertilizer: Flush the soil with water until the water starts leaking through the drainage holes. Let it drip off, then give your fertilizer solution of choice. Repeat this on the recommended schedule, typically 1-2 times per month
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A: Hi! You don't have to change it unless you see a change in how your plant is doing, or you're repotting 😊


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Tyson Fury to Deontay Wilder, 'Suck My Nuts'
Tyson Fury Hey, Deontay Wilder ... 'Suck My Nuts!!!'
Tyson Fury says Deontay Wilder's 1st-round KO of Dominic Breazeale was "highlight reel" stuff ... but it ain't enough to get the job done against the Gypsy King when they rematch.
In fact, Fury has a message for his boxing nemesis ... "Deontay Wilder can suck my nuts!"
Yep, that's how this clip went when we saw Fury in NYC on Monday -- lots of that good ol' fashion trash talk he's become famous for.
Fury says Wilder ain't skilled in the sweet science -- all he has is a puncher's chance ... and it ain't enough to beat him when they square off for the second time ... whenever that may be.
In fact, since Fury took Wilder's best shots during their December fight and got up TWICE -- we asked what it was like to be hit by the Bronze Bomber.
"It ain't so bad. I got up, didn't I?!"
Fury says he's down to fight Wilder any time, anywhere... saying he would agree to a bare-knuckle fight in Times Square RIGHT NOW if Wilder was willing to sign on the dotted line!
Whenever they fight again (hopefully soon), Fury says he'll make Deontay his "bitch" -- adding, "I promise him he'll be looking at the stars!"
Tyson and Deontay fought to a draw the first time around in one of the best heavyweight fights in years.
Wilder and Fury have said they want a rematch -- but boxing politics seem to be getting in the way.
The other guy in the mix is Anthony Joshua. Wilder wants to fight him badly too ... but they just can't seem to get the deal made.


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When BMW released the E46 M3 Coupe back in 2002 we were given one of the greatest ///M cars of all time. This special car did the 0-100km/hr sprint in 4.9 seconds and in 2002 that was considered quick. Fast forward 17 years and there is a M Performance model of basically every car on BMW's books including now the X2 M35i, which covers the 0-100km/h sprint in the same time as the E46 M3!
The X2 has a 2.0 litre 4-cylinder petrol engine that produces 225kW of power and 450Nm of torque and it offers plenty of oomph. In Sport mode there is a nice bark when you upshift aggressively through the 8-speed sport automatic gearbox. The official combined fuel consumption is 7.4L/100km and for my week I used 9.0L/100km, which is less than a similar powered Jaguar E-PACE I have previously driven.
The ride of the sporty X2 is harsh even in Comfort mode and is only pleasant when you are driving on smooth roads. I know that this is the performance version of the X2, but Comfort mode in any car should be comfortable on the majority of roads and Sport mode should be kept for the stiffer ride.
BMWs are known for nicely weighted steering and the X2 is no exception. The steering wheel is the right thickness and covered with smooth leather. The voice control works well and can be used to set your sat nav destination, but the assistant in the X2 struggled with my Australian accent, which hasn't happened in any of the other BMWs I have driven recently.
The M Sport seats with integrated headrests are also up to the BMW standard and my X2 was fitted with seats covered in 'Trigon' Alcantara black. These were comfortable and looked and felt beautiful, but if you had young children and let them eat in the car then I would imagine that rubbed in food would be hard to clean out of them. The front seats are heated and have power adjustment including two-way lumbar support and side bolster support, and two memory positions.
The X2 has the older version of the BMW multimedia system, but it still works very well. BMW ConnectedDrive gives you one year's subscription to Real Time Traffic Information and a three year subscription to map updates and Apple CarPlay. After this you will need to pay $179 for 12 months, $479 for 36 months, and $639 for an unlimited-term plan for Apple CarPlay. The X2 also comes with a 360W Harman Kardon sound system with 12 speakers
I liked the look and feel of the Aluminium Hexagon Anthracite trim that ran across the dash and the top of the doors. At the front of the centre console there is one USB port and one 12V outlet, along with an area to store your phone. Under the arm rest is a good sized storage cubby and one mini USB port and my X2 also had the optional ($200) wireless phone charging for compatible devices.
In the back there is enough leg room for adults, but not a great deal of head room and if you are on the tall side you will need to remember to duck your head down when getting in. There are two ISOFIX/three rear tether child seat restraint points, but the width of the X2 would mean you would only fit two seats in the back.
This allows you to fold down the central seat to reveal an armrest with smallish cup holders. There is also additional drink bottle storage in the door cubbies. The rear passengers get air speed control only and two mini USB ports in the back of the front centre console. My X2 had the optional sunroof ($2,457), which gave the feeling of more space in the back.
The rear seats have a 40/20/40 split folding mechanism allowing you to customise for your storage needs. The boot is a similar size to the Jaguar E-PACE using my weekly shop as a guide, but the X2 also has additional storage under the boot floor and a 12V outlet. The X2 does have contactless open tailgate operation, but I couldn't work out how to use it.
There was one thing that annoyed me greatly about the X2, it bonged to tell me to put on my seat belt as soon as I got in the car. It's like your partner walking through the door and nagging you immediately before you've even had a chance to say 'hello'!
The top of the range X2 lacks driver aids considering the price point of this SUV. It comes with active cruise control, lane departure warning, collision warning, pedestrian alert with emergency braking, high-beam assist and a standard rear view camera with front and rear parking sensors only. You don't get lane keep assist, blind spot assist or a 360o view camera.
All BMW X2 model variants have a 5-star ANCAP safety rating. The ANCAP safety rating for the X2 is based on testing of the BMW X1 released in October 2015 as the BMW X2 shares a platform and the majority of its structure with the BMW X1. The X2 has dual frontal, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting airbags. ANCAP also now includes a rating for Child Occupant Protection and the X2 scores 43.0 out of 49 or 87%.
All new BMWs come with a three year unlimited kilometre warranty with BMW Roadside assistance. You can opt in to the BMW Service Inclusive package, which covers your scheduled servicing costs for a specified duration or distance (whichever comes first) for a single, once-off advance payment. This is available for up to ten years and 200,000km and for a 5 year/80,000km package the price starts at $1,395 for X1 and X2 BMWs.
The BMW X2 M35i starts at $68,900 excluding on-road costs and as tested my X2 was $72,467 plus on-roads. It's a classy and fast small SUV, but that performance has come at the cost of ride comfort. Visit your preferred BMW Dealer to check out the X2 for yourself.
|It's quick for a SUV
|The ride in Comfort mode is too harsh
|Really nice interior trim
|A nagging 'bong' as soon as you get in the X2
|Thoughtful storage solutions
|For $70k I would expect full suite of driver safety aids
Photographs by Driven Women Magazine.


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Monday, Mar 11, 2019 16:06
Viet Nam's credit growth in the first two months of this year expanded by just 0.77 per cent against the end of 2018, the lowest level in the past few years, reports from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) showed.
The rise in the same period in 2018 and 2017 was nearly 2 per cent.
During the two-month period, mobilised capital rose by 1 per cent, with interest rates tending to rise in the few weeks before the Lunar New Year and drop after the country's largest holiday, according to the report.
Interest rates for dong deposits averaged at 4.5-5.5 per cent per year for terms of less than 6 months, 5.5-6.5 per cent per year for terms of 6 to 12 months and 6.6-7.3 per cent per year for 12-13 months.
The rates were at some 6-9 per cent for short-term loans and 9.0-11 per cent for medium- and long-term loans.
In a move to boost economic growth, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc last week asked the State Bank of Viet Nam to boost credit in the Government's priority areas, including agriculture businesses, firms producing goods for export, small- and medium-sized enterprises, enterprises operating in auxiliary industries and high-tech enterprises including start-ups, so that experts believe the credit growth would expand at a faster rate in the coming months.
The Government set a credit growth target of 14 per cent this year, which both domestic and foreign experts believe to be reasonable. The rising rate was the same as last year when it saw the lowest growth rate since 2014.
Moody's Investors Service has so far also hailed the moderation in Vietnamese banks' credit growth, saying it was positive for their asset quality and capitalisation.
According to Moody's, tighter credit can lead to rising problems for loan ratios, reflecting the seasoning of banks' loan portfolios. However, lower credit growth encourages banks to focus on borrowers of better quality, which will improve asset quality in the long term.
The moderation in credit growth will also lower pressure on capital, especially for State-owned banks, the rating agency said in a recent report. — VNS
May Wah Chan, Regional Director of Michael Page Vietnam said: "95 per cent of all employees in Việt Nam are open to considering new opportunities."
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626.8457 Administrative fine in lieu of suspension or revocation of license or appointment.—
(1) If the department finds that one or more grounds exist for the suspension of, revocation of, or refusal to renew or continue any license or appointment issued under this act, the department may, in its discretion, in lieu of suspension, revocation, or refusal, and except on a second offense or when such suspension, revocation, or refusal is mandatory, impose upon the licensee or appointee an administrative penalty in the amount of $500 or, if the department has found willful misconduct or willful violation on the part of the licensee or appointee, in the amount of $2,500. The administrative penalty may, in the discretion of the department, be augmented by an amount equal to any commissions received by the licensee or appointee in connection with transactions as to which the grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal related.
(2) The department may allow the licensee or appointee a reasonable period, not to exceed 30 days, within which to pay to the department the amount of the penalty so imposed. If the licensee or appointee fails to pay the penalty in its entirety to the department within the period allowed, the license and appointments of the licensee shall stand suspended or revoked or its renewal or continuation shall stand refused, as the case may be, upon expiration of such period and without any further proceeding.
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Cunningham Township is working with the library, parks, schools, community gardens and community partners to launch Solidarity Gardens CU.
By providing seeds, tools, knowledge, and redistribution, we wish to address current and worsening food insecurity by amplifying the initiatives local residents to grow food for themselves as well as our neighbors in need. Individuals and organizations are encouraged and empowered to plant gardens throughout the Champaign-Urbana area and donate land, garden supplies, and expertise.
With help from the broader community, Solidarity Gardens CU will be offering free seeds, seedlings, tools, soil, containers, miscellaneous supplies, gardening expertise, and educational resources to any interested party in the Champaign-Urbana area.
Produce grown in gardens may be used by the owner for their own food needs and/or distributed to community members who are facing economic and food access challenges through a Solidarity Gardens CU distribution network. Participants will receive a Solidarity Garden yard sign, donated by Cunningham Township, to acknowledge their effort.
Have space for a garden or need space? Need food or have extra produce to donate?
Visit www.solidarity-gardens-cu.org or contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Donate to support Solidarity Gardens CU. Donations will pay items such as for seeds, soil, tools, yard signs, volunteer appreciation and internship stipends.
Donations for this project are managed through Cunningham Township and are tax exempt to the extent allowed by law. Records of all donations and expenditures are publicly available through the Cunningham Township board website.
Our low income neighbors were already surviving off $6.40 in food subsidies per day. With the pandemic, we are concerned more and more people will struggle to eat and to eat healthy. Solidarity Gardens CU is a way we can come together to help each other in this difficult time.
— Danielle Chynoweth, Cunningham Township Supervisor
The Solidarity Gardens CU partners include Cunningham Township, Channing Murray Foundation, Urbana Free Library, Sola Gratia Farms, Carle, University of Illinois Extension, University of Illinois School of Social Work, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, Four Osprey/Champaign-Urbana City Farms, Urbana Park District, Champaign Park District, Urbana School District, McKinley Foundation, First Followers/City of Urbana, and Lierman Community Gardens.


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You can discuss the latest Linux kernel changes on the [http://forum.kernelnewbies.org/list.php?4 New Linux Kernel Features Forum].


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December 2015
Ni.Do. Caffé / Miami, Florida
Our guide. We learned so much from NiDo's sommelier, Luca Delogu.
NiDo instantly transports with its cozy, warm interior. Welcoming and happy. Great place.
Chef Claudio also joined us to taste some wines and gave us tasty snacks!
Ni.Do. Caffé
"Niente Domani" (get it? NiDo!) translates to "There is no tomorrow." So…when there is wine, drink wine! Sommelier, Luca Delogu, has stocked this wonderfully welcoming and cozy second location with entirely organic and biodynamic wines. This means each sip is genuine to the terroir, a French term defining production as fully true to the complete, natural environment. Luca created a clever menu broken into categories such as "Whimsical" and "Sensuous." Leaning heavily Italian, a wine list doesn't get better than this.
I feel extraordinarily lucky that my friend Jayna and I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with Luca and Chef Claudio. Not only was it extremely educational (with fantastic wine backing the situation) - we also had wonderful conversations about the history of food, wine, sourcing, old world vs new world and how they all factor into today's offerings. I'll be writing a longer piece about this on another platform, stay tuned.
• Gorgeous, cozy decor and layout - you feel at home the minute you enter
• Staff is friendly and happy...easy to see why with their authentic offerings and space
• All organic & biodynamic wines
• Unique wine list breakdown will start conversation and adds in fun!
• Surprisingly affordable
• LUGANA - A simple & clean white that is a cross between pinot grigio and chardonnay. This organic winery will be biodynamic next year. Meaning that after years of grooming, the vinyard will completely operate with nature - the system of growing, fertilizing, watering, etc is almost untouched by human hands.
Ni.Do. Caffé
3025 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140


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In this talk I dissect the SelfGOL program: an obfuscated, self-aware, viral quine that can:
SelfGOL accomplishes these feats in under 1000 bytes of standard Perl, without importing any modules, and without using a single if, unless, while, until, for, foreach, goto, next, last, redo, map, or grep.
To do all that in under 1K of code, it relies on some extreme programming techniques, and on many of the obscure backwaters of the Perl syntax. This talk explores both.
In other words, it's everything you never wanted to know about Perl, and would have been afraid to ask.


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1) After the Vaginoplasty/Posterior Vaginal Repair
After the surgery, you are assured to be well taken care of in a safe and professional way by our highly trained and educated staff. You will be monitored at the recovery room for 1-2 hours. When you are conscious with normal vital signs, the anesthesiologist will allow you to be monitored in the Inpatient Building. Nausea and vomiting may be experienced, as a side effect of the Intravenous sedation or the General Anesthesia, which is noted to be relieved as soon as its effect wears off.
In the Inpatient Building, you will be given an antibiotic to prevent post-operative infection, a laxative drug to prevent constipation, an anti-inflammatory drug, and an acetaminophen to lessen the wound pain.
Pain levels depend on an individual's pain tolerance. Pain varies from person to person. If the pain cannot be relieved from the acetaminophen, the nurse will administer an analgesic by injection as ordered by Dr. Vitasna.
Within the first 1-2 days after the surgery, you should not take a shower, which may potentially cause infection –perhaps rub the body dry. Cleaning the perineum area after fecal excretion done using water and toweling gently.
After 1-2 days of the surgery, you will be able to have movement and walk around. The urinary catheter will be removed.
Dr. Vitasna will allow you to return home after the following things are checked:
- 1) No abnormal bleeding from the surgical wound.
- 2) You can urinate after the urinary catheter removal.
- 3) You are asked to review the post-operative care instructions.
Read more about the Vaginoplasty/Posterior Vaginal Repair
checking Your Vaginal Looseness
Size Matters – Vaginal Repair Surgery
Risks – Complications of the Vaginoplasty/Posterior Vaginal Repair
2) Post Operative Care Instructions at home after the Vaginoplasty/Posterior Vaginal Repair
At home, you must take an antibiotic, an anti-inflammatory drug, a laxative, and an acetaminophen. The antibiotic should be completely consumed according to schedule.
After 1-2 days of the surgery, you are allowed to take a shower. You should clean the surgical wound at the perineum area with soap daily, when you are taking a shower in the morning or before bedtime. Do not put anything to clean inside of the vagina.
Within the first 2-3 days after the surgery, you may experience an urge to pass stool (straining), and a sense of incomplete emptying, even after the enema before the surgery. This is caused by the sutured posterior vaginal wall between rectum and vagina, you should take a rest to reduce this symptom (refrain from work) and be still to enable the wound to heal faster.
Within the first 2 weeks after the surgery, cleaning the surgical wound at the perineum area after urinary excretion may be done with sanitary wipes, and after fecal excretion done using water and toweling gently. You should try to avoid moisture around the surgical wound to keep the area dry to let it heal faster.
3) Things you should know after the Vaginoplasty/Posterior Vaginal Repair
You may experience light reddish bleeding out of the vagina in around 1-2 weeks after the surgery. A slim sanitary napkin should be used to monitor the post-operative bleeding. In case of a lot of bleeding or reddish blood clot, swollen reddish wound and high fever, please contact the Hospital for suggestions or come to see Dr. Vitasna for the surgical wound examination.
After the surgery, you may have all kinds of food, with the exceptions of alcoholic drinks, pickled food, and smoking for about 2 weeks.
The material used for the surgery is the suture which dissolves slowly (within 6 weeks). However, for some women, the suture takes longer than 6 weeks to completely dissolve. Itching and irritation may be caused by the dissolving sutures and the process of healing. Dr. Vitasna may prescribe antihistamine to relieve the itching.
You may have abnormal vaginal discharge, a green-yellowish discharge after the surgery, because the vagina is full of secretion fluid and various kinds of bacteria. This can cause reaction to the surgical wound and sutures. Complete absorption of the sutures will usually occur within 6-8 weeks. Green-yellowish discharge may also persist during this time.
You may experience itching or curd like discharge as a result of vaginal fungal, possibly following taking antibiotics to avoid post-operative infection. In case of smelly vaginal discharge or vaginal fungal infection, you have to take additional medications.
4) Recovery period after the Vaginoplasty/Posterior Vaginal Repair
Recovery varies individually. You may return to work within 3-5 days after the surgery. Dr. Vitasna will have a post-operative appointment with you within 1-2 weeks after the surgery, you should follow Dr. Vitasna's appointment for follow up examination or treatment.
Within the first 2 weeks after the surgery, tissues are beginning to produce and form new blood capillaries, and the surgical wound are expected to start healing. You may start your daily activities gradually.
After the first 2 weeks to 4 weeks after the surgery, the surgical wound is expected to heal appropriately, you may start your usual activities gradually. Strenuous physical activities should be limited.
After 4 weeks of the surgery, you may do your usual activities, relaxing exercises and lifting light weights are permitted. However, you should refrain from running, soaking in the bathtub, swimming, heavy lifting, cycling, other heavy activities, and sexual intercourse for at least 6-8 weeks after the surgery.
If you decide to have a consultation with Dr. Vitasna, please call or e-mail a member of staff to make an appointment date for the surgery.
The rate of surgical complications after the Vaginoplasty/Posterior Vaginal Repair is low, especially when laser is utilized by an experienced surgeon, and you carefully and religiously follow our post-operative care instructions. In the unlikely event of a post-operative complication, you should immediately see Dr. Vitasna for early examination and treatment and prevent worsening of the complication.


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If you miss the mark, search engine optimization can cost you both a lot of time and money, without getting you the results. However if you do it right, SEO WILL improve your internet business.
What IS the goal of search engine optimization?
The goal of search engine optimization is to bring new customers to your web site. SEO is about being found by the right people. It's about matching a prospect with the right offer. It is as simple as that.
What is NOT the goal of search engine optimization?
SEO is NOT about getting listed for every possible keyword. This is the biggest mistake that is made by webmasters and web designers. Most people try to get as many high search engine rankings as possible, AND for as many keywords as possible. That is not only a lot of work, it is also a complete waste of time.
It is not important that your web site is listed for a lot of keywords. It is important that your web site is listed for the right keywords, and that your web site then turns visitors into buyers. Without achieving this you will not be successful.
How can YOU improve your search engine optimization results?
1. Create convincing web pages
That really is a very important step. If you do not have web pages that appeal to your target group, then do not bother with trying to get visitors.
Your web pages must be designed so that your visitors become buyers.
2. You must also first create trust, and convince your visitors by making your web pages easy to use.
3. Find the right keywords
You must find the keywords that work best for you, and for your website. Build a keyword lists that is related to your business. There are many Free Keyword Generators that can help you with finding the right keywords for you.
4. You can then use the keywords that you find in a pay per click (PPC) campaign on say Google's Adwords, or with Yahoo's Overture. What this will do is give you a quick way of testing your new keywords. It is also important that you then track these keywords with a conversion tracking tool, which will tell you which keywords lead to sales, and which keywords are just a waste of both time and money.
5. Optimize your web pages for these keywords
Once you know the keywords that lead to conversions, (sales) you should then set about optimizing your web pages for these keywords. While PPC allows you to quickly test keywords, and you can see the results within only a few days, optimizing your web pages allows you to get targeted visitors, WITHOUT you having to pay for them.
Search engine optimization can lead to great results if you concentrate on the right goals. Search engine optimization is about improving your business. It is not about getting as much traffic as possible. Focus on your target group, and on keywords that work best for you. You will save a lot of work while at the same time increasing your profits.


text: Don Armstrong <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > On Tue, 04 May 2004, Florian Weimer wrote: >> A few packages contain "software" (well, everything's software these >> days) which is cryptographically protected against modification. >> This seems to violate DFSG ?3. > > Uh, if you're refering to the PGP keys and certificates inclosed in > these works, you really need to reread DFSG ?3 very carefully. > > Presumably the licenses[1] of these works allows modified works, > derived works, and distribution of said works. If it does, there is no > DFSG ?3 violation. I'm not sure that it is as simple as that. Consider the hypothetical case of a piece of firmware for a peripheral device that is protected by a cryptographic signature such that the device will reject anything that is not signed using a specific key. Let's further assume that that the said firmware is distributed with full source (but without the private key used to make the signature) and a license saying that you can do whatever you wish with it. Do you consider this piece of firmware to be distributable in Debian main? Substitute firmware with software for Digital Rights Management. -- Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 is out! ( http://www.debian.org/ ) Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} <firstname.lastname@example.com> Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt


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FORT DODGE, Iowa — Kendra Wessels, the mother of the man who was shot and killed in Fort Dodge earlier this month, is asking the suspect in this homicide investigation to come forward before more violence breaks out in the community.
"To come forward before a war starts, pretty much," said Kendra Wessels. "I want all of them to come forward that had a part of this, because there's more."
So far, police have only issued an arrest warrant for murder in the first degree for one person: 27-year-old Levi Gibbs III. Still, Wessels believes others were involved.
"It's not just one," she said. "It's also the ones that beat my son. They beat him, they tased him, they clubbed him, and there's girls involved and another guy, and I cannot say those names."
Police found 32-year-old Shane Wessels lying in the roadway at the intersection of 10th Ave. SW and 10th St. SW after he had been shot. A makeshift memorial has since been created there.
Meanwhile, Bishop D.C. Darensbourg of Second Baptist Church of Fort Dodge knows the suspect in this case and his family.
"His grandmother's actually a member of my church and this is what the message is that we're trying to get out, is that there's actually no person who's unaffected: the victim, the victim's family, or even the perpetrators," said Darensbourg. "Everybody's affected because now this person is going to lose his freedom and his life is going to be affected."
Bishop Darensbourg is asking Gibbs to turn himself in.
"My message to him is you need to reach out to someone who can get you the help that you need, because you have a family, and I'm reaching out to your family because as I prayed for them before, I'm going to be praying for them now, because this whole community is going to be affected by this senseless act of violence," said Gibbs. "It didn't have to happen, and my prayer to God is that it never happens again."
Anyone with information is urged to contacted the Fort Dodge Police Department at (515) 573-1426. Crime Stoppers can also be contacted anonymously by calling (515) 573-1444 (STOP), online at www.wccrimestoppers.com, or by texting "LEC" and the tip to CRIMES (274637).


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UR FAB is a nice berry polish from MakeUp Academy.
It's part of the Love Hearts range of polishes which have six different pastel shades.
The polish goes on nicely and needs two layers to be opaque. It dries in the normal time for polishes and has a good shine when dry. It's not particularly chip resistant but it's not expensive. It's also on the cheap side of polish costing only £2.00 from Superdrug.
Do I recommend this? Yes, for the price it's a perfectly good polish.


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SI.com's draft analyst Tony Pauline reported yesterday about the USC Pro Day. One of the more interesting aspects of his report is that it appears both Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett and offensive line coach (and running game coordinator) Hudson Houck attended the workout, and it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that they were there to take a close look at offensive tackle Tyron Smith. It's the only Pro Day that Garrett has attended so far.
It's probably safe to assume that they came away suitably impressed. Here's Pauline's summary of Smith's workout:
Tyron Smith turned in some terrific marks at USC's pro-day. Tipping the scales at 310 pounds, three more than his combine weight, Smith ran 40 times which ranged in the mid-to-upper 4.9-second area. Some clocks had the big offensive tackle as fast as 4.92. Those marks were far superior to any offensive tackle that ran in Indianapolis.
His 30-inch vertical jump and 9-foot, 2-inch broad jump also rank in the upper echelon of marks from the offensive tackle class at the combine. Smith improved his bench press by completing 31 reps, up two from the combine. Sources said he looked terrific in position drills, displaying good movement skills and solid footwork.
With his performance, Smith further solidified his position as a top pick in the 2011 draft, and accordingly has received an invitation from the league to attend the draft in New York on April 28 - which Smith plans to attend.
Over the last few weeks, Smith has increasingly been linked to the Cowboys, and the fact that Garrett and Houck both attended the workout not only lends credence to these speculations, but more importantly for many Cowboys fans, it shows that the Cowboys are serious about finally fixing their offensive line.
But did Garrett and Houck see a future left tackle or did they see a right tackle?
Bucky Brooks from NFL.com was also at the USC Pro Day and was very complimentary about what he saw from Smith, but did not see a future left tackle.
Smith also displayed good footwork and agility in pass-blocking drills. He shadowed movement well and has the quickness to react to sudden movements. Although his quickness and agility rate well, Smith doesn't appear to have the natural ability that teams covet in a left tackle.
Smith showed outstanding strength and power in run drills. He explodes into defenders upon contact and forcefully moves them off the ball. His natural power and explosiveness were his most impressive attributes, and he has the potential to be a dominant force as a run blocker.
Overall, Smith solidified his status as a top talent. But he should be considered as a right tackle for most offenses.
All signs point to Smith being the leading candidate for the Cowboys at this point, but whether he'll end up with a star on his helmet will depend on what Garrett and Houck saw at the USC Pro Day yesterday. Left tackle or right tackle?
[Hat tip THXC for the FanPost and to Thehomerpimpson for the FanShot]


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