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Christian is currently a Masters Candidate at the Harvard Medical School/Global Health & Social Medicine. He is also the Executive Secretary a.i of Rwanda Palliative Care & Hospice Organisation (RPCHO) and former Director of Kibagabaga District Hospital in Kigali (2010-2013).
A palliative care physician, Christian pioneered integration of end of life care into health services rendered to Rwandan patients with chronic illnesses in acute care and community settings. Dr Ntizimira is a Researcher Collaborator at Harvard Global Equity Initiative - Lancet Commission on Global Access to Pain Control and Palliative Care (GAPPCP). He is a 2015-2017 African Cancer Leaders Institute Fellow and member of the African Organisation for Research & Training in Cancer (AORTIC). Dr Ntizimira holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from the National University of Rwanda and received his palliative medicine training at Harvard Medical School.
Christian's experience as a UICC Young Leader...
"It was a great honour and privilege to be selected as a UICC Young Leader and it felt like the recognition of the important role of palliative care in humane cancer care. I had the opportunity to meet leaders and stakeholders from all over the world whom I I wouldn't be able to meet otherwise. My conversations with them gave me a deeper understanding of the opportunities and challenges of being a leader, and its impact from the local to global level. I also met other UICC Young Leaders and we exchanged our varied experiences in cancer prevention, control and treatment, and our ongoing projects. The programme provided exposure to different cultures, ideas and opportunities that helped me understand new perspectives and the wonderful solutions adapted in different settings. I learnt a lot from the fellow Young Leaders and they inspired me to think of novel ways to implement projects.
After attending the 2016 World Cancer Leaders' Summit and World Cancer Congress in Paris, I went back to Rwanda and urged board members of the Rwanda Palliative Care and Hospice Organisation (RPCHO) to become a UICC member. A few months later we joined as members and became part of the tremendous network and cancer community that UICC unites. I was inspired to set up a local 'Kigali Palliative Care Network' which brings together all hospitals located in Kigali to work collectively and offer humane cancer care. My broader understanding helped structure this network in an optimal way to refer our patients, share information on different types of cancer and available treatment."
Mellany is a General Practitioner in Kenya and serves as a volunteer member and Africa Coordinator of the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network (YP-CDN).
Following her participation as a UICC Young Leader, Dr Murgor has continued to be a youth public health advocate, focussing primarily on non-communicable diseases. She has served as a panel speaker to amplify youth voices in various forums including the World Health Assembly, UN ECOSOC meetings, and the WHO Global Coordinating Mechanism (GCM) on NCDs. Her efforts have been recognised and she participated in the inaugural Global NCD Alliance Forum in 2015 and the Young Africa Leadership Initiative, East Africa in 2016.
Mellany's experience as a UICC Young Leader...
"I missed my medical school graduation day to attend the 2014 World Cancer Leaders' Summit and World Cancer Congress in Melbourne but it was totally worth it! These were the first international events I attended and they were a great stepping stone to my professional life.
During the congress, I participated in a Rapid-Fire presentation and also shared my experiences during the NCD Café, hosted by NCD Alliance. I expanded my professional network and kept in touch with a lot of people I met, gaining invaluable knowledge about what was happening within the field of cancer control globally.
I especially connected and kept in contact with fellow Young Leaders Neha Tripathi from India, and Funmilola James from Nigeria, among others. All of us participated in the American Cancer Society's Global Scholars' program on cancer Advocacy and continue to work together, mentor, and support each other.
Since being part of the Young Leaders Programme, my strong interest in adolescent and women's health has gained momentum. Through YP-CDN and its partners, I have collaboratively organised an advocacy training on Access to Essential Treatment for NCDs in Kenya, for young professionals.
I am currently a fellow of the RTI International and YP-CDN's NextGen Leaders Program. My research focus is on health financing for NCDs, a topic I was first exposed to at the 2014 World Cancer Leaders' Summit which focused on 'The Economic Case for Cancer Control'. Realising its importance and the indirect costs of treatment motivated me to focus on this specific topic for my fellowship.
During the 2016 World Cancer Congress in Paris, I participated in a Master Course on 'Effective partnership management in addressing the challenges of cancer control'. The course taught me important principles related to cross-sector partnering that I could apply to different aspects of my every day work."


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Sometimes holiday preparations can feel like you've entered a war zone. Even getting groceries in December can mean circling the parking lot numerous times just to find a parking spot. You're in a hurry to pick up a gift, or a few ingredients and the few minutes you had left in your hectic schedule just got eaten up with meaningless waiting.
Your to-do list gets longer by the day, as more people plan events in your schedule that collide with your own plans — Christmas parties, extra choir rehearsals or Christmas Pageant practices, new neighbor gifts, and craft fairs.
Alternatively, this time of year holds stressful memories — high expectations that were unfulfilled, family conflict, alienation, and loneliness. You'd rather forget the whole thing but the expectations of others create a new layer of potential disappointment. You look forward to January when this whole thing will be over. Wait. There are a few things you can do to keep your sanity and find peace and joy in this season.
Finding Peace in the hustle, bustle baggage of the season
"Peace on Earth, goodwill to men," This is the refrain that softly sings in the background of the bustling season. When you hear of someone pepper spraying people to defend her right to buy an X-box, it's hard to fathom that the season is about peace. When you look at your to-do list this week, it's hard to remember that the season is about peace. When you listen to the news or read your favorite online news source, it's hard to remember that the season is about peace.
Where is the peace that the Christmas Carols promise? There are a few things you can do to take hold of the peace that the season promises and let go of the stress.
1. Breathe
Take time to just sit and breathe deeply. Sit in the car in the parking lot, having circled the lot many times before you found someone leaving. Just sit in the car, and take 10 deep breaths before continuing on your errand. That 2 or 3 minutes will reduce your heart rate, your stress level, and your blood pressure. Allow yourself those minutes to breathe deeply, say a prayer, and you will relax and feel strengthened to carry on.
2. Define the essentials
Make a list of what is essential for you this season, strip away all the extraneous baggage that Christmas has become and focus on the few essentials that bring you peace, joy, and transcendence this season. One year we didn't put up a tree. Our eldest child was away for Christmas and the other two were very sad. Son #2 decided that Christmas wasn't about the tree and we didn't put one up, at his request. Honestly, I don't remember that Christmas at all. We didn't take pictures as there was no tree to be the background of the photo. There was no trekking through the rain to dig up a live tree, no Christmas decorations to provoke memories of Christmases past. We baked cookies, gave gifts and ate a meal. There was little clean up with the tree gone, and our daily routine resumed a few days after Christmas. For me, Christmas wasn't Christmas without a tree. It was an interesting experiment. We've put up a tree every year since then.
Sometimes you have no control over the essentials and it leads to disappointment. For me, Christmas is essentially a family time. But I have no control over my adult children and I can't prevent the disappointment that comes when they don't show up. What do you do with that? It hurts. Even thinking about the future disappointment hurts. Do you ignore it and push it down when it comes? Do you ignore the loneliness that is now attached to the season? No, don't do that. If you ignore a hurt it festers and you lose your peace. Instead, acknowledge the hurt and disappointment. Write it down in a journal, write a poem, draw a picture or a cartoon that embodies the disappointment. Give the feeling a place, and then ask yourself what you need to do to heal that. "Lord, help me to accept the things I cannot change." the mantra goes. Don't stay in the disappointment but move beyond it and you will find peace.
3. Get Enough Sleep
Life looks a whole lot better when you have enough sleep. Sometimes the season provokes late-night knitting or crafting vigils to get the gifts made in time. Especially in the seven days before your holiday, get adequate sleep. You need your rest to cope with the emotions and stress — even happy, active holidays are stressful, after all. Ensuring that you wake up refreshed each day will go a long way in keeping your heart at peace.
4. Eat well
With Christmas baking and Christmas gatherings, being away from home can lead to excess sugar and alcohol, which deplete your body of its reserves. Take water, vegetables, and fruit along on car trips, plan your meals to ensure that your protein needs are met and reduce your carbohydrate consumption, to control your blood sugar. Keeping your blood sugar stable will help with stress.
5. Exercise
It's easy to neglect your daily exercise when you are stressed out with holiday preparations. But exercise is one of your key strategies for coping with stress. Exercise releases brain chemicals that help you to relax. Exercise helps keep blood sugar level. Exercise makes you feel good. Go for a walk, put on some music and dance, go out to the barn and shovel manure for 30 minutes — keep moving and you will cope better.
6. Focus on making memories rather than getting through your to-do list
Include your children and grandchildren in the preparations. I saw an interesting advent idea yesterday. It was 24 envelopes, one for each December day before Christmas. Each envelope had an activity that built the anticipation of the season and helped with the preparations, too. This woman's sons would open an envelope in the morning, that read "meet me in the kitchen and help make something sweet" for a morning of Christmas baking, for instance. What a fun way to get through the seasonal to-do list. Focus on making memories rather than just getting through the to-do list.
7. Build anticipation
Instead of approaching our to-do list with dread. Enjoy the journey. Build anticipation in each preparation step so that the preparation becomes joyful instead of drudgery. Let go of your perfectionist tendency. Forget Martha Stewart. Be yourself. If the house is a mess of clutter, put a table cloth over it, or grab a basket and squirrel it away until January. Don't let self-condemnation get in the way of the joy of the season.
8. Pare down your gift list for bought gifts. Avoid going into debt
Decide again that you will not go into debt this year. Pare down the things that you have to buy to make the holiday special. Say, "No" to some of the charity appeals, so that you can say, "Yes" to what's important.
Can you barter for what you can't make yourself? Can you buy the turkey with points instead of cash? Can you exchange service for cash to give you some extra coins for your holiday? That's what the Christmas craft circuit is about for some people.
9. Give simple homemade gifts on a theme
Simplify your gift-giving by making many versions of the same gift. Gifts in a jar are a great example of this strategy. Line up the jars that you are recycling, and fill them on an assembly line. In an hour you can have 10 simple gifts ready to wrap, using this strategy.
Make lip balm, sugar scrubs, candles, chai tea, or even wood conditioner. These are gifts you can make a bunch of in one sitting and have several to gift.
10. Observe the faith traditions of the season
The holidays are essentially religious holidays steeped in many faith traditions. As you simplify your season remember to include the parts of your own faith tradition.
Is Christmas caroling at the Rest Home important in your traditions? Write it on the calendar. Is lighting the Hanukkah candles important to you? Make it the focus. And in the midst of the religious observance breath deeply and take strength from God and from your faith.
11. Focus on building memories not buying gifts
Take time to build your own memories as well. As a parent, I have often been so focused on building happy memories for my children that at the end of a holiday, the event held only a blur and a dissatisfaction for me. It's important to take a few hours to build your own memories, as well.
If you love Christmas lights but no one else in your family is into them, go for a drive by yourself to enjoy them. If you love listening to Handel's Messiah but the rest of your family prefers country rock, get a ticket to Messiah, dress up, and go to the concert by yourself, or find a friend to go with. Building your own memories can make a difference, rather than feeling that the holiday is one big sacrifice, you can feel satisfaction and inner peace.
It's not selfish to meet your own needs. If you don't meet them, I guarantee no one else is going to think it important enough to try.
12. Surround yourself with music
Listen to Christmas music. Put it on while you clean the house, make dinner and do crafts. Sing along.
Studies have shown that listening to Christmas music decreases anxiety, reduces heart rates, and lowers blood pressure. I don't do this enough. I've been trying to cultivate this into my time this year. Last year I bought 3 Christmas harp music CDs and I've been listening to them a lot this week.
13. Find someone to bless and lose yourself for a day by making a gift for them or serving them with your time; create a new holiday tradition
There are many charity appeals that scream out for attention at this time of year. The poor are needier when the cold weather comes. The poor around the world make their appeals at this time of year, too. The Salvation Army Kettle Drive and the Food Bank and the Christmas Hamper appeals all ask for a portion of your December budget. Maybe its already as tight as it can get, and you feel guilty saying, "No". Surely you can spare a penny for the "poor man's hat". But you don't need to feel guilty. Pick one charity, or one family, or one person, and focus your holiday charity in that direction.
Giving money is easy, volunteering your time is priceless. Create a gift for one person or one family. Involve your children in the activity and teach the invaluable lesson of loving and giving. Giving of yourself is more satisfying, and more difficult, than tossing a coin in the kettle.
14. Keep the essentials of your holiday traditions and throw out the rest
Did you make that list of what's really important to you this Christmas season? Have you crossed off the list the things that you cannot change that are a disappointment? What's left? Cultivate that. Let the rest go.
15. Turn off the TV
Get rid of the Christmas DVDs, turn off the TV, stop listening to commercials that suggest what Christmas should look like, and remake the Christmas that you need, to cultivate your spirit, feed your soul, and give you the transcendent peace that the season offers.
16. Nurse your disappointments by refocusing your "giving" and "loving"
When we have high expectations we are bound to feel disappointment. When I was a child, I anticipated Christmas and I was often disappointed. My parents were divorced and I never saw my father on Christmas. My mother and stepfather often showed up drunk, at the end of Christmas Day and I spent the morning alone, waiting for Christmas to start and wondering where my parents passed out on Christmas Eve.
Now, as a mother and grandmother, I hope to see my children and grandchildren on Christmas Day but my children don't consider my needs in their plans. I could cry myself to sleep with the bitter disappointment, or I can move on and find another life to invest my love in.
Many people are lonely at this time of year. Do you have a friend that will be spending Christmas alone? Include them in your family traditions. Volunteer at a retirement home for the day, many old folks are lonely and could use a visitor on Christmas Day.
Attend the community Christmas Dinner and visit with people over coffee. Spend the day by serving others and your own disappointments will come into perspective. It is rare to find a fully functional family and Christmas (or your holiday tradition) holds pain and disappointment for most people. Decide now what you need to do to refocus and gain perspective and include it in your plans.
17. Make yourself a gift and wrap it and put it under the tree
As a prolific crafter, I spend my December days making gifts for others. As a professional artisan, I sell my own work to make my living. Very rarely will one of my own works find its way into my home. Take one special thing that you are creating this season and wrap it up for yourself. Put it under the tree with your name on it. Give yourself the gift of your own creativity.
18. Make your own music
One of our traditions has been to make a concert for the family on Christmas Eve. Sarah is still into it, but my older sons aren't interested. For me, part of the exercise is the daily practicing and the journey of learning new Christmas music, reciting a Christmas poem or a story from the Bible. This practice, memorization, and performance enhance inner peace by focusing your attention on something besides painful memories and negative thinking. Your mind is entirely focused on one thing and this offers peace.
19. Worship
Don't neglect worship in your busyness. In worship, your mind transcends the every day to-do list and you open yourself up to being known by the God-who-knows-you. Worship offers you peace, creativity, joy, and transcendence. In worship, you let go of the control. You are transformed. Have you worshipped lately? Try it this Holiday.
20. Cultivate your art
Your art doesn't need to be put on hold while you make preparations for Christmas. Enlist your art in your preparations. Do you love to paint? Include painting in your holiday traditions. Do you love to spin and weave? Use it to create your holiday gifts or deck your halls. Is writing your genre? Integrate writing into your holiday gifts and preparations. The "zone" that we get in when we create our art, enhances inner peace and defines the specialness of the holiday season.
Your Turn:
By embracing a few of these 20 suggestions you can transform your holiday preparations from a war zone to a peaceful oasis in your day. Which one are you going to try this year? What strategies do you use to find peace in the season of Peace of Earth? Leave a Comment.

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A soybean crop begins with placing seeds in soil—but how many seeds per acre and in what row width? After 15 years of replicated test plots, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie thought he had the answers—and he did, for planting in the normal window.
Field value to protect. For soybean growers, getting young plants off to a fast, healthy start is a high priority. Seed treatments can help.
Choosing resistant or tolerant varieties is your first line of defense against pathogens—and an essential one. "But inbred disease resistance doesn't really make a difference until plants reach the V1 or V2 stage," Ferrie says. "Seed treatments can help fill the gap, protecting seedlings until they reach that stage.
"With soybeans in the $12 range, every producer needs to seriously consider applying a seed treatment," he says. "Compared to $5 soybeans, you have a lot more value in your field to protect."
Still, Ferrie adds, there are no guarantees. Seed treatments don't increase yields; they just help protect it. They provide a degree of insurance that you'll get a healthy stand.
If there's no threat, there will be no payoff. "Disease and insect issues revolve around the disease/insect triangle—you need a host crop, a pest and the right environment," Ferrie says. "If one element is missing, a seed treatment probably won't earn its money back, or will return only a small portion of it. But with today's soybean prices and the relatively low cost of seed treatments, most treatments probably will pay."
Seed treatments include fungicides, insecticides, inoculants and nematicides. "If you decide to apply one, you must select the right product for the issues you're trying to manage," Ferrie says.
Here are some factors to consider as you make your seed treatment decisions.
Know your disease threats. Fungicide seed treatments help protect against pathogens that cause seed rot, seedling death and root rot. The infections they cause often are described as seedling blight or damping off. Pathogens that attack seedlings include Phytophthora, Pythium, Fusarium, Macrophomina and Rhizoctonia.
Phytophthora and pythium are also called water molds because they thrive in wet or saturated soils. "With these seedling blights, you will find rotted seed," Ferrie says. "It may rot even after it has already sprouted. To determine whether the problem is pythium or phytophthora, you'll have to send the seed to a laboratory. But most seed treatment products that control pythium also control phytophthora, if they are used at the correct rates."
The other two most common seedling diseases, rhizoctonia and fusarium, occur across all moisture levels, not just in high-moisture field conditions.
"Rhizoctonia produces a distinctive brown or reddish-brown rot on the root," Ferrie continues. "The lesions will have a sunken appearance. They start at the soil line and extend below the surface."
Phytophthora, Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium pathogens reside in the soil. "Once you have them, there is no way to get rid of them," Ferrie says.
Evaluate disease risk. Launch your seed treatment strategy by analyzing the risk of disease.
"Look at the history of each field," Ferrie advises. "If certain fields, or parts of fields, have a history of root rots or seedling blights, they are prime candidates for treatment. The soil there probably tends to stay cool and wet."
Also consider planting conditions. "If you plant early, or in high-residue conditions, with a cool, wet environment, that's a risk factor," Ferrie says. "Growers today are spread out—on a distant farm, they may want to plant both corn and soybeans before moving on. So seed sits in soil longer than it used to, in cool conditions."
Take drainage into account. "If drainage is moderate to poor, even if you plant in ideal conditions, it could rain a few days later," Ferrie says. "Then you will fight water molds."
Ohio State University plant pathologist Anne Dorrance puts it this way: "Has the field ever needed replanting? Is it poorly drained? Is it in no-till production? How many years out of the past five have soybeans been planted? If you answer yes to any question, or if soybeans have been planted at least three of the past five years, there's a very good chance you'll see a return on your seed treatment investment."
Seedborne disease. Seedborne disease that is caused by Phomopsis, which reduces germination percentage, is much less common today than when farmers planted mostly bin-run seed. "Farmers would know they had the disease when they harvested because it gives soybeans a chalky appearance," Ferrie says. "Today, if seed companies suspect Phomopsis is present, they usually treat the seed free of charge."
"Not all seed treatments are effective on Phomopsis," Dorrance says. "Seed lots with less than 70% germination should not be used."
Choose your weapon. Once you've identified disease threats, focus on the most serious ones and choose one or more products to control them.
"Choosing seed treatments is like selecting a herbicide combination to control weeds," Ferrie says. "With seed treatments, there are a number of active ingredients on the market, and companies blend them in order to make different products.
"Make sure you, or the seed company, apply the right product at the right rate for the pests and pathogens in your fields," Ferrie emphasizes.
Will treatment pay? While fungicides are a valuable tool for soybean growers, they are not a silver bullet.
"Fungicides help, but they can't give complete control of soilborne fungi in extreme conditions," Ferrie says. "With wet soil and early planting, I've seen a soybean stand die even though the seed was treated. I once saw a grower replant three times, using treated seed, before he got a stand because the soil stayed cool and wet after planting."
That could happen if soils stay saturated for more than three or four days, Dorrance says. "There is only so much a seed treatment can do in extreme situations," she adds. "In any situation, seed treatments provide protection only while the seed coat is attached in the ground. Once that seed moves aboveground and the first unifoliates unfold, that plant is on its own."
"In test plots, when soil stayed wet and cool, we sometimes could see which seed was treated, but the stand was still so low we had to replant. If you have a soil like this, try to improve the drainage—or plant that field last, so the soil will at least be warm, even if it's still wet," Ferrie says.
Remember, too, that soybeans can compensate for a poor stand. "Fungicide treatments allow for a healthier stand, more emergence and healthier plants," Ferrie says. "But, since 1992, with planting populations from 120,000 to 240,000, our studies have shown that population does not have a big effect on yield. Sometimes 120,000 plants outyield 200,000. Just because you end up with 10% to 20% more plants doesn't mean you'll get more yield."
On the flip side of that argument, "by treating seed, you may be able to plant a lower rate and reduce your seed cost," Ferrie says.
Insecticide treatments. Two products, Cruiser and Gaucho, give soybeans some systemic protection from bean leaf beetle and early soybean aphids.
"With Cruiser, protection can last from three to six weeks, with an average of four or five weeks, depending on environmental conditions," says Mark Jirak, crop manager for Syngenta Seed Care. "Factors influencing the length of control include soil moisture, temperature, rainfall and how fast the plants grow. Faster growth dilutes the insecticide in the plant.
"With aphids, you may see an impact on populations later in the season, because the insecticide killed earlier generations before they could reproduce," Jirak continues. "With bean leaf beetle, the second generation may not be as heavy, especially if most of your neighbors also treat their seed."
"With Gaucho, insect protection extends to the first trifoliate," says Marc Andrieux, product manager for Bayer CropScience.
"A seed treatment, by itself, may not ward off a heavy infestation of aphids," Ferrie says. "But it may slow them down and give you time to react. Following an insecticide seed treatment, you may need only one foliar spraying or Mother Nature may wipe out the aphids for you.
"Insecticide seed treatments can supplement scouting," Ferrie adds. "You may want to apply seed treatments on distant farms that are difficult to scout in timely fashion, or on fields near subdivisions where it's difficult to spray."
Should you inoculate? "Inoculating with rhizobia bacteria, which produce nitrogen, may pay on fields that have been out of soybeans for a while," Ferrie says. "Many growers inoculate soybean seed after three years of corn, and that's not a bad idea. I've seen fields where you could document higher yield and fields where you couldn't. But with high soybean prices, if you pick up a bushel or two in one field, or part of a field, it could pay for the inoculant."
Remember, inoculants contain live bacteria, so they must be handled more carefully than seed treatments for disease or insects.
In the past, there were several problems mixing inoculants with other seed treatments. "Today, manufacturers screen seed treatments for compatibility with inoculant products," Jirak explains. "Your dealer can tell you whether your seed treatment and inoculant can be mixed, either in a slurry or by applying them sequentially."
"Always be aware of how much time you have to plant the seed, from the time the inoculant is applied, in order to deliver the required number of live bacteria to each seed," Jirak adds.
"Our seed treatment products are always tested by inoculant companies, and the compatibility results usually are published on their websites," Andrieux says. "To our knowledge, there are no compatibility issues with any of our products."
Treat seed yourself? You can buy treated seed, treat it yourself or have it custom-treated.
"Just make sure the treatment is applied correctly and on time," Ferrie says. "With some products, you will get less buildup on the planter meter if you treat the seed ahead of time and let it dry."
Keep in mind seed quality and don't pass seed through any more augers than necessary.


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Since version 7 KIE Server is the only provided out of the box execution server (there is no execution server in workbench) so it got some additional attention to make sure it does perform in the best possible way.
KIE Server supports following runtime environments:
- WildFly 10.x
- EAP 7.x
- WebSphere 9
- WebLogic 12.3
- Tomcat 8.x
Since all of the above are supported for jBPM usage they all must provide transaction manager capability. For JEE servers (WildFly, EAP, WebSphere, WebLogic) KIE server relies on what the application server provides. Though for Tomcat the story is slightly different...
Installation notes - with BPM capabilities
- (1) Copy following libraries into TOMCAT_HOME/lib
- javax.security.jacc:javax.security.jacc-api
- org.kie:kie-tomcat-integration
- org.slf4j:artifactId=slf4j-api
- org.slf4j:artifactId=slf4j-jdk14
- (2) Configure users and roles in tomcat-users.xml (or different user repository if applicable)
- (3) Configure JACC Valve for security integration Edit TOMCAT_HOME/conf/server.xml and add following in Host section after last Valve declaration
- (4) Create setenv.sh|bat in TOMCAT_HOME/bin with following content
Items marked in green are related to persistence and transaction.
Items marked in blue are general KIE Server parameters needed when running in managed mode.
- (5) Copy JDBC driver jar into TOMCAT_HOME/lib depending on the data base of your choice
- (6) Configure data source for jBPM extension of KIE Server
Once important note, please keep the name of the data source as sharedDataSource
- (7) Last but not least is to configure XA recovery Create xa recovery file next to the context.xml with data base configuration with following content:
- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
- <!DOCTYPE properties SYSTEM "http://java.sun.com/dtd/properties.dtd">
- <properties>
- <entry key="DB_1_DatabaseUser">sa</entry>
- <entry key="DB_1_DatabasePassword">sa</entry>
- <entry key="DB_1_DatabaseDynamicClass"></entry>
- <entry key="DB_1_DatabaseURL">java:comp/env/h2DataSource</entry>
- </properties>
- Append to CATALINA_OPTS in setenv.sh|bat file following:
- BasicXARecovery supports following parameters:
- path to the properties file
- the number of connections defined in the properties file


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Friday, December 24, 2010
Christmas congratulations from Jenny Berggren
Swedish Stereo wishes you Merry Christmas guys!!! Hope you'll celebrate it in good company and/or with some great music.
Only Christmas posts today and firstly I'd like to pass you amazing music Christmas congratulations from Jenny Berggren consisting from 2 parts. First one is Christmas story written by Jenny and with composition "To Isak" by her husband Jakob Petrén and the second part is Franz Gruber's classic Christmas anthem "Stilla natt" performed live in church by Jenny - very inspirational performance and very beautiful and careful present to fans. Enjoy!
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Roseville/Placer News
Placer County pools spared for now from drought measures
The latest rains have spared a summer of swimming in Placer County – for now.
A month ago, Placer County Water Agency officials were poised to order strict conservation measures, including a blanket ban on filling new or existing swimming pools. But after several days of storms, water officials are having second thoughts.
"It's still a bit early to outline a full-scale prescription of any reductions until we get greater context in this month," said PCWA General Manager David Breninger.
The agency is the principal water provider in the county, serving 250,000 residents in southwest Placer. It has more than 33,000 retail accounts stretching from Rocklin to Colfax. PCWA also wholesales water to Roseville, Lincoln and the San Juan Water District, though the proposed water restrictions would not apply to customers there.
Pool builders showed up in force last month at a district board meeting to protest what they characterized as a death sentence for their livelihoods. They would not be able to construct new pools in the backyards of existing homes. Homeowners who drained their pools for the winter would have to leave them empty.
Their concerns, but more importantly the recent precipitation, have forced the board to take another look at the emergency measures.
At play is whether new storms will dump enough snow in the Sierra Nevada to shore up the water supply. PCWA receives most of its allocation from reservoirs operated by the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in the Yuba River watershed. The watershed is particularly sensitive to snowpack, said Tony Firenzi, deputy director of technical services at PCWA and the agency's functioning drought manager.
Additionally, the agency holds water rights in the American River. Officials await the April 1 snow survey, which will provide a better picture of the drought situation. Board members are expected to meet this afternoon in Auburn to discuss the latest developments.
Recent rains have brought precipitation levels to 43 percent of normal for the Sacramento region, according to the National Weather Service, but experts said it's still a far cry from escaping drought territory.
"I don't think the board is going to take any action on any type of emergency reductions or mandatory requirements at this time," Chairman Joshua Alpine said Wednesday. "The water situation is very dynamic, and we're assessing it on a daily basis."
To pool builders, those words come as a relief for now.
"We're an easy target," said Jim Courage, owner of Courage Pools in Newcastle. "It's more about perception. It's not going to put a drop in the drought situation."
Courage said a ban on new pools would have wide-reaching effects on the local economy, noting that builders employ hundreds of contractors while jurisdictions profit from permit fees and property improvement taxes. He said pool construction has just started to recover from the recession.
"Last five years, we've gotten two hands out of the grave. We've finally rebounded, but then it's like boom," he said. "It's been a double whammy for us."
Pool construction is a lucrative business in Placer County because of the affluence of area residents. In the past eight months, Roseville officials have issued 112 pool permits, according to city spokesman Brian Jacobson. Fees are based on the value of the pool and can range from $340 to $900. A total of 6,513 permits have been issued by the city since 1987.
In unincorporated parts of the county, including Granite Bay, there are a total of 7,117 residential pools, according to county assessor records. Since 2008, an average of 100 permits have been issued every year in the unincorporated areas.
By comparison, Rocklin has seen about 3,000 new pools or spas in the last 20 years. Lincoln recorded nearly double the number of permits last year than in 2012, city spokeswoman Jill Thompson said.
Collectively, the state is home to 1.2 million private pools, according to the California Pool and Spa Association, a Sacramento-based industry trade group.
PCWA board members have already implemented a ban on swimming pools and landscaping fixtures for new construction projects as part of a Feb. 6 drought declaration.
Other emergency measures that remain on the table include targeted cuts of 25 percent indoors and 50 percent outdoors. The eight-page draft declaration also spells out a ban on watering outdoors from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and washing a vehicle unless it is parked on a lawn.
The draft measures will likely be changed, Firenzi said, because of updated water allocation figures from PG&E. On Tuesday, PCWA reported it would receive 58 percent of its normal allocation rather than the original expectation of 39 percent, which Firenzi said would "significantly change the picture on reductions from customers."
The California Pool and Spa Association is moving quickly to lobby water districts about the benefits of swimming pools. John Norwood, chief of government affairs, said that pools use less water than lawns in the long run.
"The only thing that affects them is evaporation, which can be prevented with a bubble cover," Norwood said.
Pool builders, water officials and residents hope that the weather continues to cooperate. A storm overnight Wednesday was expected to drop just under half an inch of rain, according to the weather service. A separate system is likely to move into the region Sunday night, but it is still too early to determine what, if any, precipitation will come of that storm, said Craig Shoemaker, a meteorologist with weather service in Sacramento.
Even with the rainfall, Alpine, the PCWA board chairman, warned that emergency conservation measures aren't "out of the picture."
"We are still in a critical water year," he said.


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KARACHI: Authorities have slapped a travel ban on Mama Qadeer who campaigns for human rights in Balochistan, stopping him going to a conference in the United States, sources said Thursday.
Abdul Qadeer Baloch, known as Mama Qadeer, was stopped at Karachi airport as he was about to fly to New York, where he was due to attend a weekend conference on alleged rights violations in Balochistan and Sindh provinces.
Qadeer is the founder of a pressure group working for information on people who have "disappeared" during the long-running conflict between the government and Baloch separatist movements.
Hundreds of people accused of links to separatist groups have gone missing in recent years, allegedly at the hands of security forces.
Many, including Qadeer's own son, show up dead, but many are simply never seen again.
Last year Qadeer led a group of families with missing relatives on a gruelling 2,000-kilometre march to raise awareness of their cause and demand answers from the government.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) confirmed to AFP its officers had stopped Qadeer and his companion Farzana Majeed, whose brother is one of the missing, because they are on the government's "exit control list" (ECL) of people barred from leaving the country.
Majeed said she had visited Dubai only a month ago without any problem.
"But last night we went to Karachi Jinnah International Airport, but after check-in, members of FIA told us: 'You are on the ECL, you people are in anti-state activities so we cannot let you (go)'," she told AFP.
"I am not an anti-state activist, I am only a human rights activist."
Human rights groups have long accused security forces of serious abuses in Balochistan, particularly kidnapping and killing suspected rebels and leaving their bodies by the roadside.
According to Human Rights Watch, more than 300 people have suffered this fate — known as "kill and dump" — in Balochistan since January 2011.
The security services deny the allegations and say they are battling a fierce rebellion in the province, which is also an important smuggling route for heroin from Afghanistan.
Balochistan, the size of Italy and rich in copper, gold and natural gas, is Pakistan's largest but least populous province.
It is also the least developed, which has exacerbated a long-running ethnic Baloch separatist movement that wants more autonomy and a greater share of its mineral wealth.


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How's Adobe's (ADBE) software selling in the recession? Not as well as expected. But profits are in shape.
Adobe said it expects to report Q1 sales between $783-$786 million, below the Street's $806 million expectations. But it says Q1 EPS will range between $0.44 and $0.45, above the Street's $0.43 expectations.
For Q2, Adobe expects sales between $675-$725 million, significantly below the Street's $798 million consensus.
That's good enough for investors, which sent shares up 7% in after-hours trading.


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...is flattering, although I won't let it go to my head. It is also kind of interesting. I use the services of Site Meter (for free too), and the hand site metering service they provide allows me to review how many hits my site gets each day, the location they come from, the time they hit, the duration of a visit to my site, the entry page, the exit page, the referring page if any and so forth. A neat thing is that you can view the hits to your site, up to the last 100 of them anyway(more if you pay for the service, but I am tight). This includes being able to view the site hits by world map. The location of the viewer comes up as a dot on a map of the world, and if you run your cursor over the dot, the location is spelled out for you in a pop-up. of course you can also see the locations from whence someone pulled up your site on their PC in written form under the 'by details' or 'by location' options. I like the map thingy.
Over the past two days, I got over 80 hits yesterday (a great day for my blog) I have had virtual visitors from: Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, India, Italy, Puerto Rico (yes I realize it is part of the USA). I also had virtual visitors from 27 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico , New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming. From a few days before, I remember someone from Alaska stopping by. Yes the Internet, and its ability to allow folks from all over the world to blog, communicate, share ideas, go explore in virtual space, expand their horizons, is an amazing thing.
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Lehigh Valley Asphalt Repair releases information on how its new Small affordable asphalt repair and maintenance service will change things in the Home Owners space for the better. Further information can be found at https://lehighvalleyasphaltrepair.com/.
Emmaus, United States - April 15, 2019 /PressCable/ —
Earlier today, Lehigh Valley Asphalt Repair announced the launch of its new small affordable asphalt repair and maintenance service, which officially went live February 15, 2019. For anyone with even a passing interest in the world of Home Ownership, this new development will be worth paying attention to, as it's set to shake things up.
Currently, with even a passing glance, a person will notice many other companies don't give consumers the option to order only small repairs. Lehigh Valley Asphalt Repair gives consumers an affordable way to repair and maintain their asphalt.. The Onwer at Lehigh Valley Asphalt Repair, Marc Wells, makes a point of saying "Things are going to change as our small affordable asphalt repair and maintenance service launches".
Marc Wells continues… "Where you'll always see our competitors doing the same old thing, we will take pride in making sure the customer gets the best products and services at a reasonable price rather than trying to make the most profit from the job.. We do this because we believe people need an asphalt repair man who can come and repair sections of a driveways or parking lots. He offers a better and cost effective solution to save their driveway or parking lot.. Ultimately this is going to be a huge benefit to our customers because it is always cheaper to save an existing asphalt driveway or parking lots by repairing broken sections as soon as it breaks, hot taring the cracks so they are sealed and also seal coating helps save it. Not only will this save my customers thousands of dollars but it will make their driveway last longer so they do not have to replace the whole thing."
Lehigh Valley Asphalt Repair was established in Fall of 2018- Spring 2019. Marc has 25 years experience in the Asphalt, Paving and Sealcoating Industry. and now is aimed to provide small asphalt repair services that can save consumers a lot of money..
Currently, the closest thing to Lehigh Valley Asphalt Repair's Small affordable asphalt repair and maintenance service are other paving companies which, most times, require you to do the whole job rather than just a repair. Lehigh Valley Asphalt Repair improved on this by making asphalt repair and maintenance affordable for homeowners.. This alone is predicted to make Lehigh Valley Asphalt Repair's small affordable asphalt repair and maintenance service more popular with customers in the Home Owners space, quickly.
Once again, the Small affordable asphalt repair and maintenance service officially launched February 15, 2019. To find out more, the place to visit is https://lehighvalleyasphaltrepair.com/
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Name: Marc Wells
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Organization: Lehigh Valley Asphalt Repair
Address: 125 North 5th Street, Emmaus, PA 18049, United States
Phone: +1-484-447-0188
Website: https://lehighvalleyasphaltrepair.com/
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Editor's note: We asked the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition and U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn to answer the question: "Is it acceptable for the Obama administration to enact what is essentially a chief component of the DREAM Act despite repeated failures in Congress?"
By Cesiah Guadarrama
As a DREAM Act-eligible student, I want to thank President Obama for using the executive authority of his office to begin to lift the cloud of fear off of me and nearly 800,000 immigrant youths and young adults across the country.
I am a 17-year-old high school student. I came to this country when I was 6, yet every day I felt like I was living in the shadows, afraid that I would be separated from my family and deported, afraid that everything that I have done to get to where I am would be for nothing.
On June 15, President Obama announced that his administration will stop deporting and begin granting prosecutorial discretion and work permits to undocumented young people who meet the criteria of the DREAM Act of
being under 30 years old; coming to the U.S. as children; finishing a U.S. high school education; getting a GED or serving in the military; and having no criminal record.
For me and thousands of others just like me across the nation, this decision is one that we have organized, hoped, and prayed for.
I consider myself an undocumented American, and now I finally have the opportunity to contribute to this country that we all call home. I'm a junior and will graduate next spring. I am a good student and, for the first time in many years, I now have hope for my future, a hope that goes
beyond being afraid that I will be picked up and deported.
A hope that fills me with new thoughts of a path forward for me and for thousands of others in this land we all call home.
I have always worked hard at school, because I have known that it was something I could give to my parents so they could be proud of me. I see how hard my mother works and how much she tries to make my life better. I see how tired she is all the time and how worried she becomes when we
don't have enough money, or when she thinks about the future that I will have without the papers that seemed to be just a dream until this announcement.
Like any other teenager, I want my parents to know that I am not taking their sacrifices and hard work for granted. I want to go to college and then start working in the medical profession, maybe as a physician or a physician's assistant.
And now my hope — to go to school, to make my parents proud, to live in freedom and not fear, to dream of a future I can have, to be open with my friends and teachers — seems like it could be real.
What a difference a day can make. Before June 15, I lived with anxiety. And while I am still a bit anxious, today I am filled with hope that the president's decision will be a major milestone on the path to getting full citizenship for me and my family.
When I was younger, I thought being undocumented meant my parents had low-paying jobs and had to work long hours to take care of our family. Then, when I turned 16, I found out being undocumented also meant I couldn't apply for a job and that college would be more expensive for me.
When one of my family members was deported, I realized being undocumented meant my family wasn't safe — that my mother might go to work one day and never come home.
As a volunteer leader with Together Colorado, a faith-based community organizing effort and a lead member of the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, I will continue to comprehensive immigration policy reform with a path to citizenship.
Millions of other families like mine are waiting. Today, I'll celebrate this hard-won victory. But tomorrow, I'll keep working at creating an America where my mom can come out of the shadows, too.
Cesiah Guadarrama is a junior at Westminster High School and a youth leader with Together Colorado. She was born in Jojutla De Juarez, Morelos, Mexico.


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How do I submit a pitch for a project?
So you've seen a fantastic project on our project briefs page that you want to get involved with? The next step is to submit your pitch to be involved.
To pitch for a project, click the 'Pitch' button on a project brief and write your pitch. Make sure you explain why you'd be the perfect candidate, why they should hire you, and ensure your portfolio looks great. Click send when you're done and the project owner will get a notification to say that you've pitched:
If the project doesn't have a fixed price, you'll be asked 'what's your price for this project?' This is your offer to the buyer of what you expect to be paid for a project of that scope.
Project owners have up to 14 days to receive pitches on their project briefs and to decide who to work with. If your pitch is successful you'll get a notification to say you've been accepted, and from there you can start working together.
If you're unsuccessful don't let it get you down - it happens to us all. Try asking for feedback and comments on why you weren't selected. You'll probably get some useful constructive criticism that'll help you next time around. Take a look at your portfolio page - is it looking the best it can be? Your portfolio is an advert for yourself so make sure it's saying good things about you. See our FAQ section for details of how to get the best from your portfolio.
If you are accepted, you can follow up and speak with the project owner on the messages page. When the project owner is happy with your work, send them the finished project files through Twine. If it's a paid project, your buyer will send payment through Twine via PayPal (other payment methods coming soon), you will be notified by e-mail, and should send across the final version of the project. It's important you use Twine for this process so you are protected.
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Atchison, Kansas History. Atchison, Kansas around 1860.
Atchison is a city and county seat of Atchison County, Kansas, United States, and situated along the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,021. The city is named in honor of David Rice Atchison, United States senator from Missouri, and was the original eastern terminus of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Atchison was the birthplace of aviator Amelia Earhart, and the Amelia Earhart Festival is held annually in July. Atchison is also home of Benedictine College, a Catholic liberal-arts college.


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Gritli's Children
Gritli's Children
Translated by Louise Brooks.
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heir mother, and there's a grand row! I scarcely ever come home at night that Marget doesn't come complaining of the boy for plaguing the younger children. She wants me to punish him, but when the little fellow stands up before me, and looks straight into my eyes with such a look of his mother about him, I cannot bring myself to strike him. Then Marget is vexed and begins to scold, and I do not like to vex her, for she works hard and means all right. I have often thought that perhaps you, Mrs. Stein, would speak a word for me to Marget about punishing the boy; for anything from you would have great weight with her."
"Certainly I will, with pleasure. But tell me about Elsli; is Marget kind to her?"
"Well, this is how it is,"--and Heiri drew a little nearer the hedge and spoke in a confidential tone--"the little girl is more like me, and gives in easily and is not obstinate about having her own way, as her poor mother was. She does what she is bid, and never answers back when Marget scolds, nor ever compl


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Double Homicide Suspect Who Allegedly Shot at Moreno Valley Police Officer ID'd, Along With Victim
The alleged gunman in separate Moreno Valley incidents that left two people dead and a police officer wounded, prompting an hourslong manhunt, was identified Friday along with one of his victims.
Alex Anderson, 34, whose body was found Tuesday, allegedly fatally shot 74-year-old Wilma Patterson and killed Derek Hardy, 58, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Patterson and Hardy were found dead by police responding to two crime scenes during a chaotic series of events Tuesday afternoon. Hardy's name had not been released until Friday.
Anderson was "known to the victims," Deputy Alberto Martinez said Friday. Martinez did not know how Anderson was linked to the victims, who were from Moreno Valley like their suspect killer.
Police initially responded to a gas station at Sunnymead Ranch Parkway and Old Lake Drive and found Patterson fatally shot about 2:30 p.m. On a city surveillance camera system, a vehicle was seen fleeing the gas station, according to police.
Shortly thereafter, an officer attempted to contact a man seen walking near the abandoned vehicle that had fled. The man opened fire and the officer was wounded, the city's police chief said.
Multiple police agencies responded to a call of "officer down" and the search for the gunman began, prompting warnings to area residents to avoid the area. One bystander was injured during the search and had to be extricated in a SWAT armored vehicle.
Meanwhile, police discovered Hardy's body around 4 p.m. at a homicide scene at a home on Delphinium Avenue, nearly 6 miles from the gas station.
Hardy's killing, Patterson's death at the gas station and the shooting at the officer were all linked, authorities said later.
It was not known when Hardy was killed; Patterson died five minutes after being shot, according to police and coroner's reports.
About 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, a police K-9 pointed the way to Anderson's body. He was found next to an assault rifle, not far from a home where police had been stationed during the manhunt (map), authorities said.
He died at 1:50 a.m., according to a brief coroner's news release.
Authorities have not said how Anderson died, nor how Hardy died.
More information was expected from the Sheriff's Department later Friday. No photo of Anderson was immediately available.


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An AirAsia passenger plane hit an egret while landing at Nakhon Si Thammarat airport yesterday morning, delaying its return flight to Bangkok. The left engine of flight FD3188 from Don Mueang airport in Bangkok sucked in the bird as the plane was descending to land at Nakhon Si Thammarat airport about 7.30am. The pilot landed the plane safely but it was reported the engine turbine was slightly damaged. The plane's return trip to Bangkok was postponed while repairs were made.
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Revelations Sculpture from the RMIT Collection Panel
22 May 2014
Sculptors Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Lisa Roet, Don Gore and Dan Wollmering are represented in the new RMIT Gallery exhibition Revelations: Sculpture From The RMIT Art Collection. In this panel they join exhibition curator Jon Buckingham to discuss stylistic and formal developments in sculpture and reflect on their own work.
Image: Clement Meadmore, 'Stormy Weather' (1997). Photograph by mark Ashkanasy, RMIT Gallery, 2014.


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Biochemistry is the foundation for understanding all biological processes. It provides the basis for practical advances in medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology.
Biochemistry is both a life science and a chemical science, exploring the chemistry of living organisms and the molecular basis for the changes occurring in living cells.
Some of our students go on to medical school, while many others pursue graduate studies in the life sciences. Many also find challenging positions in the pharmaceutical industry, working on basic or applied research, or in academic bio-science laboratories, working as research assistants.
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- Opportunities for independent studies in the final year.
- Strong preparation for graduate studies.
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I am thinking ... how nice it would be to be able to go to sleep when I want and wake up when I want, without any night time interruptions. Even for a week!
From the learning rooms ... just about managed to keep up with my studying over half term. Angel and Star went back to school today, Cherub goes back tomorrow.
I am thankful ... that we normally have a dishwasher. And that the non-functioning dishwasher is still under warranty.
From the kitchen ... something instant from the freezer tonight as I will be out all day. On the menu for this week - mince and sweet potato pie, chicken pie, beef casserole, not sure what else!
I am wearing ... dark grey cord trousers, red roll neck jumper over black long sleeved t-shirt, stripy socks
I am going ... to the London Aquarium today, with Cherub, Little Friend N and his mum
I am reading ... The Secret Diary of a New Mum (age 43 1/4) by Ceri Rosen on Kindle and French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano on paper.
I am hoping ... the nasty bruise on my back goes away soon. I had a disagreement with a table while playing Blind Man's Buffles with Cherub on Saturday. I caught her next the sofa, went to sit down, but had misjudged my position and crashed into a coffee table instead.
I am hearing ... Cherub playing games on the computer.
Around the house ... mud on the carpet (unavoidable in this weather). Also boots and shoes seem to be breeding. If they keep multiplying at this rate we won't be able to get in or out of the front door.
One of my favourite things ... spring. Please come soon!
A few plans for the rest of the week ... London today; an orthodontist's appointment for Angel tomorrow - Tevye is taking her as I need to get an assignment done; school technology competition for Angel on Friday (she has been chosen as part of her school team). I think that is all for the week, though have a feeling I may have forgotten something!


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Sarah Boyd is one of the fortunate few to have her personal passion coincide with her professional life. In addition to riding and showing horses, her and her husband, Clayton Boyd, buy, sell, and invest in North Texas real estate. Clayton is the founder and owner of Clayton Boyd Industries, a Premier Equestrian Contractor in North Texas. As an active real estate investor/developer, Sarah has extensive experience and knowledge above and beyond that of most real estate professionals providing her with additional distinct advantages in the marketplace. She is truly a full service broker. From residential to ranches Sarah is an expert in the North Texas area. Being an equestrian herself Sarah knows the needs of a horse owner, allowing her to locate the perfect property for each equestrian. Sarah's commitment to her community is shown by making her family and professional home in North Texas, Sarah handles properties all around the DFW Metroplex. Her knowledge of the area allows her to provide excellent service.
Sarah's success is due in part to the number of strategic partnerships that she has developed. Sarah gives her clients valuable services unmatched by any brokerage. Sarah also maintains a very close relationship with premier custom home builders, equestrian builders and lenders in the area. In addition to strategic partnerships, Sarah retains the services of marketing and advertising firms specializing in promoting real estate. At her disposal is a talented team of stagers, photographers, graphic designers and internet marketing consultants able to quickly develop and implement a customized marketing strategy tailored to the individual needs of the client.
Sarah's ability to analyze the market and listen to client needs combined with her tireless work ethic, has provided her with the business savvy that elevates her performance above other real estate professionals. Her commitment to professionalism and customer service has resulted in a consistent record of satisfaction with her clients. Sarah always goes above and beyond to help her clients transition with ease. Sarah's communication skills prove her to be an expert negotiator allowing her to sell each clients property for top-market value. Her real estate knowledge is only offset by her dedication, passion and approachability. She stresses to her clients that her phone is always on to them, no matter time or day.
- Best D Magazine 2016 and 2017 Top Producer: As part of D Magazine's annual Best Real Estate Agents program, which focuses on excellence in customer service, D Magazine recognizes the area's Top Residential Real Estate Producers, based solely on the previous year's sales volume. Racking up tens of millions in home sales in the hotly competitive North Texas market isn't easy.
- CC Gold/Top 2% of Network: The Chairman's Circle-Gold is awarded to the top two percent of the network's sales professionals based on gross commission income or closed units. It is an impressive achievement and attests to Sarah's commitment to her profession. She is knowledgeable and has a strong work ethic and is an outstanding sales leaders. Sarah strives to provide a superior real estate experience for her clients.
Bray and Neelley Armes
"Extremely professional and knowledgeable about land and real estate. Top notch customer service and always super quick turnaround in responses. Would recommend her to anyone!!"
Jeanna Schaffhauser
"Sarah is thorough, efficient, and a pleasure to work with! I would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell! I have never met such a responsive realtor, willing to go above and beyond."
Jenny and Soren Vallner
"If you want to buy or sell a house, horse ranch or land, Sarah is the person to go to. Her professionalism, attention to detail and masterful negotiation skills have been shown over and over again with the three real estate sales and purchases she has helped us with. We recently sold our house and it would never have sold as quickly as it did without the great pictures and descriptions of the property provided by Sarah and her guidance in what needed to be updated in our house to make the sale. We give her top reviews in everything from local knowledge, responsiveness and expertise!"
Zach Parker
"Sarah is one of the most knowledgable and professional realtors that we have ever been in contact with. She always makes her self available and goes above and beyond the normal scope to make the buying or selling experience easy and pain free. We have actually sold and purchased properties with Sarah and her client base is above par."
James Saxe
"My family has moved several times for work. We chose Sarah Boyd to help us buy our new home because of her local knowledge of the market place and expertise in ranch/horse properties. A horse property was new to us and Sarah walked us through all of the need to knows for this type of property ensuring we got what we wanted without getting in over our heads. When it came time to sell less than a year later she went above and beyond the call to make sure things went smoothly while getting top dollar for our property. Sarah is talented professional that I highly recommend."
Julie Saxe
"Sarah is professional, responsive, knowledgeable and organized. We bought and sold our home with Sarah and were thoroughly impressed on both transactions. We would highly recommend her to anyone who wants to find their perfect home or sell their current home quickly and painlessly. A++"
"Sarah proved to be quite knowledgable, available, affable, and efficient. She was able to obtain requested information quickly and without fuss. We will use her again if and when the need arises."
Barbara Richards
"Sarah has done more for US than any other realtor that we have used these past 20 years…….she is smart……she is savy on what is going on in the real estate world….and our sales reflect 100% on her efforts….would recommend SARAH to anyone who wants their property to sell…NOT just sit and go nowhere…as that is where most realtors are…..sign you up and let someone else sell this property…!!! THAT IS NOT SARAH…"
Roy and Emma Graves
"Emma and I just wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you did on our behalf and all the time you spent with us answering questions. You knew exactly what we wanted.
It was truly a pleasure to work with a professional such as yourself. We will definitely recommend you to others."
Tim and Susan Guest
"Tim and I just wanted to thank you and your company for all the hard work and long hours you spent in assisting us with the sale of our house. You took the time to answer all the questions we had in reference to pricing accordingly and all the hours you spent doing open houses. It was a pleasure to work with such a professional. as you were always courteous and pleasant. We would gladly reccomend you and your company to others."
Judy and Don
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In The Body of The World, Eve's new visionary memoir of separation and connection—to the body, the self, and the world, will be released by Metropolitan Books on April 30th.
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Book Description:Playwright, author, and activist Eve Ensler has devoted her life to the female body—how to talk about it, how to protect and value it. Yet she spent much of her life disassociated from her own body—a disconnection brought on by her father's sexual abuse and her mother's remoteness. ";Because I did not, could not inhabit my body or the Earth," she writes, "I could not feel or know their pain."
But Ensler is shocked out of her distance. While working in the Congo, she is shattered to encounter the horrific rape and violence inflicted on the women there. Soon after, she is diagnosed with uterine cancer, and through months of harrowing treatment, she is forced to become first and foremost a body—pricked, punctured, cut, scanned. It is then that all distance is erased. As she connects her own illness to the devastation of the earth, her life force to the resilience of humanity, she is finally, fully—and gratefully—joined to the body of the world.
Unflinching, generous, and inspiring, Ensler calls on us all to embody our connection to and responsibility for the world.
RISING Blog Series: More Words From Behind the ScenesIn this third installment of the RISING Blog series, we hear from Guatemala, Zimbabwe, and the U.S:
REVOLUCIONA MI VIDAby Marsha Lopez, Regional Coordinator (Guatemala / América Latina)Hace más de diez años tuve la oportunidad de salir de una relación de maltrato y abuso que llevo mi vida a limites cercanos a la muerte.... CONTINUE reading >
ZIMBABWE RISINGby Nyasha Sengayi, Regional CoordinatorThe 14th of February shall forever be a highlight of my personal calendar as a feminist and also in the history of the women's movement in Zimbabwe.... CONTINUE reading >
A MOMENT OF CLARITYby Jason Sywak, Campaign Project Manager I am not an expert in the anti-violence against women movement. Of course, I knew it existed and that laws don't do enough to punish offenders or protect victims but I had no idea how much of a global epidemic violence against women is...CONTINUE reading >
WATCH: Breaking The Male Code: After Steubenville, A Call To Action
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This unforgettable discussion featured Journalist and Teacher Jimmie Briggs; Emmy Award-winning musician and Co-Chair of the NoVo Foundation Peter Buffett; President of Coach for America and former football player Joe Ehrmann, A Call to Men Co-Founder Tony Porter; Sports Editor at The Nation Dave Zirin, and moderator Eve Ensler.
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What happens if you have an out of town client / tourist client that books in for a visit?
If you book them as say "Walk In" that's fine. Then what happens when another books on that same day? Do you book in with "Walk In 2" and "Walk In 3" etc?
We have a new feature where you can book in unnamed clients now using only their telephone number. In this way, you have them in for a booking, you have their phone number, but you're not recording them as a long term client.
This is particularly handy when booking say a Bridal party from interstate. You can book them all in individually with their phone numbers and not have to keep them as long term clients.
How to book
- Create an appointment like normal.
- Now rather than typing the client's name, skip straight to the phone number section and enter their phone number.
- Finalise the booking like normal (still without the name)
Now what happens?
If you see the appointment, the client is booked in as unknown with their phone number. This is exactly the same as a Walk In except you can now book many Walk In's on the one day without worrying about making lots of duplicate clients.
What about after the transaction is complete?
After the transaction is complete you can simple ignore the user from now on as they are finished and hidden away.
What if they decide to come back and are no longer a walk in?
- Simply click on the appointment and you'll see a ? appear in the client menu on the left.
- Click the client's ? name and choose Edit Details.
- From there you can enter their full details and turn them from a Walk In client into a fully registered client.


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Renewing AGOA: A Call to Support Artisans
Natalie Deuschle
President of the US African Development Foundation and Alliance for Artisan Enterprise Advisory Board Member, Shari Berenbach, has released a statement calling on President Obama to make AGOA more supportive of artisans. Please read her call to action below.
Engaging Young African Leaders Who Are Africa's Future
As part of the Washington Fellowship program, yesterday, President Obama joined 500 Young African Leaders in a town hall meeting to discuss leadership, entrepreneurship, youth empowerment, and trade issues. The Washington Fellowship is the new flagship program of President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). The program identifies and supports young African leaders as they work to develop robust economies, strengthen democratic governance, and enhance peace and security across the continent.
During his Town Hall, President Obama discussed the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) which is set to expire in 2015. This law, originally passed in 2001, was designed to spur economic growth in Africa through increased trade with the US. AGOA, by any standard has a mixed track record of success. President Obama indicated his support for the renewal of AGOA authorization, but he acknowledged that even with reduced or no tariff barriers, many countries 'still have problems in terms of getting their goods to market.' He indicated a number of challenges for AGOA, from infrastructure to financing.
As President and CEO of the US African Development Foundation, I welcome President Obama's and Congressional support for the next phase of AGOA, and I agree that changes must be made for the US and Africa to realize the full potential of AGOA. Now is the moment to discuss, how modifications to AGOA can facilitate bi-lateral trade with Africa, home to 6 of the world's most rapidly growing economies.
AGOA should be adjusted make it more supportive of Artisan producers and facilitate their access to US consumers. Globally, the artisan production is a $34 Billion dollar industry, and collectively that is the second largest employer in developing countries. The majority of artisans are women and small producers, supporting them would be an important building block for developing economies. With improved access to the US market – a flourishing artisan sector could transform the economic prospects of households and communities across Africa.
There is much that can be done, from opening AGOA provisions to hand made jewelry, leather goods or woodworks, (today it is mostly focused on textiles), to increased training and support to enable local artisans to more easily access US retailers, from Macy's and West Elm to Walmart.
Like the President says, let's adopt a new AGOA that helps African's to 'get their goods to market'.
Shari Berenbach
President & CEO
US African Development Foundation


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Fuse is giving Fluffy fanatics a chance to show off their foodie skills and win some serious moola! One grand prize winner will receive a check for $1,000, a Bluetooth portable speaker, an Apple Watch, and have his/her winning recipe featured during the Fluffy's Food Adventures finale episode.
To enter, all you have to do is cook up your best original food dish, post a photo of it to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, and make sure to include #fluffysfoodcontest in the post. Easy as pie. Your entry will be judged on creativity and final presentation, so make it look mouth-watering!
FLUFFY'S FOOD ADVENTURE starts July 11 at 10PM on Fuse!
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. FACEBOOK, TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT & INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED TO ENTER. Contest starts 12:00 pm ET on 6/15/17 & entry in the contest ends 6:00 pm ET on 7/26/17. Open only to legal residents of 50 U.S. & DC 18 or older at time of entry. Subject to Official Rules. See Official Rules for complete details. Void where prohibited.


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Industrial LED lighting is a decent energy-saving alternative to traditional incandescent lighting fixtures or discharge lamps. Industrial LED lighting boasts high light outputs with much lower power consumption, stability in almost any operating conditions and ability to easily withstand voltage fluctuations. When using LED lamp for industrial lighting you not only save on electricity, but also on the number of light points, cables and power machines. Industrial LED lighting fixtures do not contain mercury and do not require expensive disposal.
Industrial benefits
Why do commercial organizations make their choice in favor of LEDs technology? According to Metcraft Lighting manufacturers, a UK-based manufacturer concentrating its efforts on led street lights production, there is a good bunch of reasons for a business to join the LED race.
Thus, the maximum protection against dust and moisture and physical impact resistance are among the most vital industrial aspects. The degree of protection for industrial lighting fixtures is estimated at IP 65; they can be installed in areas with humidity above 98%, as well as in areas with high dust and extreme temperatures.
Resistance to voltage drops in the network is another dignity: the lamps are equipped with high-quality drivers, so that LED lighting industry operates stably in the range from 160 to 285 V.
The lenses allow to adjust the angle of the beam; thanks to them increases the possibility of using LED lamps in industrial lighting, for example, you can hang them to great heights, highlight any particular object, etc.
Almost complete absence of pulsation is the quality valued by a huge range of industry experts – the coefficient is estimated at less than 1% in LED lamps. For comparison, in analogs, ripple discharge lamps, this mark is ranging from 25 to 40%. Industrial LED lighting requires much less energy than discharge or incandescent lamps. It also uses a smaller cable cross-sections and less powerful machines.
The absence of stroboscopic effect – the illusion of a stationary object (such as circular saws or rotating shafts), is one of the most common causes of accidents at work. The use of industrial LED lighting makes the production process safer.
Luminous efficiency is widely used in industrial lighting fixtures with lamps DRL is 30-60 lm / W LED – 120 lm / W, and it is taking into account losses on dissipation. Industrial LED lighting saves up to 70% and pays for itself within an average period of 6 months.
Why go LED? One can take advantage of soft lighting and the absence of glare effect: due to secondary optics light fixtures for industrial lighting is more evenly distributed and better perceived by the human eye. As a result, workers are less tired and work more productively.
Lifecycle and lumen maintenance are the other two factors that make LEDs stand out from the crowd: LED industrial lighting not only serve over 75 000 hours, but retain the brightness. For example, the light output of lamps with DRL falls 1.5 times after a year of operation, and the glow gets an unpleasant greenish tint.
Unlike analogues with gas discharge lamps, industrial LED lighting fixtures emit virtually no heat. They are absolutely fireproof and can be installed in shops with flammable and explosive objects. Corrosion resistant anodized coating protects the lamps from chemicals and moisture.


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Two New Special Edition Tracks Released!
Friday, October 4, 2013 at 2:04PM
Hey Everyone!
Jim Guthrie, the film's rock star composer, just released two new previously unavailable tracks from the Special Edition of Indie Game: The Movie.
Available over on bandcamp, the tracks include that wonderful remix of the main IGTM theme (Maybe You'll Get Some, Maybe You Won't) that was used in the Special Edition Trailer (below). And, also available is the track 'Awesome' - which makes an appearance as the main score in Tommy's Epilogue (also included in the Special Edition of the film).
You can pick up the tracks directly right here & here
Indie Game: The Movie - Special Edition from IndieGame: The Movie on Vimeo.
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A firm wins in the marketplace by providing better value for customers than its competitors, and achieving that goal starts with strategic planning. At the enterprise level, the strategy is the result of decisions executives make about what to do and not to do. A firm's strategy is intended to answer some key questions such as: what markets do we serve, who are our customers, and what do our customer's value that we offer. Providing the answers to these questions require trade-offs influenced by supply chain considerations. That's why merging the development of international business and supply chain strategies is critical.
Bring the supply chain into the strategy development process.
Although some surveys have shown that many CEOs are unaware or ambivalent about supply chain considerations, internal collaboration must start at the executive level. Bringing supply chain representation into the executive level strategic planning process ensures that the internal collaboration required is directed from the top. It also assures that attention is paid to the resources required for the operations management. In one high-tech medical electronics firm, an executive decision was made to penetrate a new international market with products no other company offered. A supremely confident president announced to the company that "within 18 months the majority of our revenue will come from products we do not yet even make!" Just one problem—there were currently no suppliers capable of producing the required component of those new products.
Communicate and deploy the strategy.
To achieve the goals of the firm's strategy, the project must be clearly communicated to the team. Each functional area in the firm must align their strategies with that of the overarching enterprise strategy. They must also collaborate (instead of negotiation) in making those strategies synergistic. For example, the design for the supply chain is the best practice among many firms. This starts with the consumer and works backward up the supply chain to look for ways to maximize value and minimize cost. Multiple functional areas must collaborate in both product and supply chain design. For instance, competing in high-end fashion apparel will require a different supply chain strategy than selling cotton briefs. If the procurement function is focused on low-price instead of agility, then there's no chance for success.
Create the right metrics and monitor them.
There is no one right set of supply chain metrics, and there will be trade-offs that reflect the needs of the markets and customer service. Align metrics with what is most important to the successful execution of the strategy. This applies to the executive level where KPIs (key performance indicators) may focus only on short-term financial results, and it's relevant to functional groups where KPIs may actually conflict. For instance, reducing all forms of inventory to minimize cost is a terrific goal, assuming the procurement, production, and logistics functions collaborate to make it happen without retail stock-outs.
Great strategies need perspectives from across the enterprise. Unfortunately, even great strategies are useless unless they can be executed. Integrating enterprise and supply chain strategies will help ensure better strategies and profitable results.
Last review and update: August 24, 2019
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Last review and update: August 24, 2019
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One mobile trend that has been developing over the past couple of years is notifying customers about the status of their shipment via text messaging. Customers put in an order and anxiously await their package. When will it come? Where is it at now? Your customers don't need to be left in the dark, and it can thrill your customers to feel so in the loop about their soon arriving product.
Mobile Text Alerts is a service that can allow you to send text messages to your customers. Simply add their phone number in your control panel, type in the message, and click 'send'. You can even schedule the messages to go out later.
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