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Why Serbia Needs to Start its Export Engine
This is the story of a country located next to the largest and most connected economic block in the world, with fairly low labor costs and a relatively well educated workforce. You would expect that country to do well. However, the state of Serbia's economy is problematic. Today, Serbia's output is below what it was in the 1980s (in the time of Yugoslavia) and only half of its working age population has a job in the formal sector.
At the heart of Serbia's problems are two interconnected imbalances, which explain why the country appears to be stuck on its path to prosperity. First, the economy is running on domestic consumption, which was fueled by financial inflows since 2000, while exports remain well below potential. Second, employment is driven by the state, not the private sector, with almost half (45%) of all formal jobs in the government or State Owned Enterprises.


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Location: Tubilla del Lago (Burgos)
Participants: 1 person
What supercar lover hasn't dreamed of one day driving a Lamborghini? Few cars can boast such raw power, glamour and magnetism. Now you can test drive one of their latest marvels yourself - the magnificent Lamborghini Gallardo - on the roads and motorways of Burgos.
First we meet you at the rendezvous area. Next it's time to step into the Lamborghini Gallardo and take the wheel yourself! After a quick in-car briefing with your instructor, you'll be given the go ahead to put your foot down and DRIVE on the open-road, before finishing up at the meeting point where your guests will be waiting for you.
With its stunning sleek and exotic looks the Lamborghini Gallardo has been an object of desire for car lovers since the moment of its first appearance in 2005.
A masterpiece of power, performance and design, it can reach a top speed of 315 km/h and will take you from 0 to 100km/h in just 4.1 seconds.
Add to that the inimitable style and glamour associated with Lamborghini, and the sweetest, most memorable of drives is sure to await you!
Our usual driving day schedule is as follows: 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00. There may be the possibility of further time slots on offer during the summer. Our Montmeló GP 4.3km experiences are usually at 13:00.
The experience includes access to the circuit enclosure for an unlimited number of guests.
For our regular track driving experiences (this excludes drift, highway and Montmeló GP 4.3km experiences), the driver will have access to the refreshments area, and may be accompanied by up to 5 guests free of charge. Extra guests are allowed, with a 10€ entrance fee payable per person on the day of the event (children between 3 and 12 pay 5€, and children between 0-3 years may enter free of charge).
Depending on the number of people taking part in your driving session, and your particular driving package, the event will approximately last between 1 and 2 hours. Since you will be joined at the event by a number of other emocionday clients, you may have to wait a short period until it is your turn to drive.
The participant must satisfy the following conditions before taking part in the experience:
For track driving, experiences consisting of one lap per car will not pass the finishing line. Experiences consisting of 2 laps per car will pass the finishing line once per vehicle, and so on with each successive lap.
No damage deposit payment is required, since any driving will be completed with a professional driver sat alongside as copilot, except in the case of the Formula driving, where the participant will follow an instructor driving a high-performance pace car.
It's important to bear in mind that the aim of this experience is not to race the vehicles, but to enjoy the unique characteristics of legendary sports cars in a safe driving environment.
Public liability insurance is included.
We recommend wearing comfortable clothing and flat shoes for the experience.
For safety reasons, bad weather sometimes makes it impossible to start or continue with an event. In the event of cancellation, you will be offered an alternative date for completing your experience.
In the event of mechanical failure, we reserve the right to a) offer an alternative date or b) replace the car in question with an equivalent vehicle.
For information on how to add extra laps (whether in the same car or an additional model) or on-board video recording to your driving pack, get in touch with our reservations team before the date of your experience by email or telephone. We will be delighted to assist you.

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Would you go swimming with sharks if someone paid you to?
Well that's exactly what 32-year-old Daniel Botelho has been doing since he was 17, capturing some of the most breathtaking images of underwater inhabitants in the world.
How about tussling with alligators in the bayous of Florida?
We interviewed several individuals who we feel may have some of the world's coolest jobs. Click ahead to find out what drives them do what they do and what they enjoy most about their work.
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There are three works (along with their outlines) here that need to be done
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Please kindly send me your CV.
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China has become known as the epicenter for producing a wide variety of counterfeit and bootlegged consumer products, but a trend has emerged over the past few years of faking full retail operations.
A relatively new phenomenon, these rogue counterfeit businesses are a problem for companies that are trying to establish a brand image in China's emerging economy. While some of these operations sell actual products from the legitimate companies, many simply copy the retail format, right down to even the colors and slogans. Other forms of this type of counterfeiting have followed in the wake of major consumer trends, where illegally copying products, brands, or intellectual property of successful companies has turned into big business in China.
So, what are some examples of retail operations and major brands that have been copied in China? Click ahead to find out.
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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Ferdinand in talks over Turkish switch
QPR defender Anton Ferdinand is in talks with Turkish side Bursaspor over a potential loan move, Press Association Sport understands.
The 27-year-old joined the west Londoners from Sunderland in 2011 but, after impressing last season, has struggled for form this term.
Ferdinand has found himself on the periphery of the first team as a result and now looks set for a move away from Loftus Road.
It is understood the centre-back is in talks with Bursaspor over a loan move, although it is unclear as to whether it is with a view to a permanent transfer.
The Turkish side is already home to England international goalkeeper Scott Carson and signed Stoke midfielder Maurice Edu on loan earlier this month.


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Justice Approves Georgia's Redistricting Plans
The U.S. Department of Justice has approved the congressional and legislative maps passed into law this summer by the state of Georgia, the state's elected leaders learned today.
The U.S. Department of Justice has approved the congressional and legislative maps passed into law this summer by the state of Georgia, the state's elected leaders learned today.
A Fulton County Grand Jury indicted Dimitrius Franks, of Fairburn, Georgia, on one count of Medicaid Fraud (O.C.G.A. § 49-4-146.1(b)(1)), three counts of Computer Theft (O.C.G.A § 16-9-93(a)), and three counts of Theft by Taking (O.C.G.A.
A DeKalb County Grand Jury indicted Tyrone Cecil Malloy, MD, and his former office manager CathyAnn Edwards Warner on December 8, 2011, on two counts of Medicaid Fraud, O.C.G.A.
A federal proposal allowing robo-calls to cell phones has been withdrawn by the sponsors after facing strong opposition from Attorneys General and consumer advocates across the county.
Today the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it has agreed to review the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit striking down portions of the State of
Romona Ferrell-Davis was indicted by a DeKalb County Grand Jury on December 8, 2011 on four counts of Computer Theft (O.C.G.A. § 16-9-93(a)(1)), one count of Computer Invasion of Privacy (O.C.G.A.
Marla Reddish entered a guilty plea yesterday in Fulton County Superior Court to one count of forgery in the first degree for forging her ex-husband's signature. The indictment charged that Reddish forged a signature required on an eligibility form for
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iGIPF — An iOS Game in 2 Weeks
Apr 18, 2012—
More AI. Unit-tests.
Last time we talked about AI and alpha-beta pruning and we can now happily report that the AI work is done! We haven't written anything about evaluation function yet, so we'll cover that today.
Evaluation function
One of the requirements of AI for turn-based game is that every position must be evaluated; otherwise we don't have the necessary information needed to choose a move. To build an evaluation function, we need to understand what parameters we are will be working with. Basically they are:
- the number of pieces on board that are ours;
- the number of the pieces on the board that belong to our opponent;
- the number of pieces in our reserve; and,
- the number of pieces in the opponent's reserve
Now, in a more advanced version we can build a heuristic, such as evaluating the number of rows that can be removed in 1(2, …) move, key position points occupied and so forth. Right now, however, we don't use any of them and with good depth of search they are redundant. Even with 4 parameters, writing an evaluation function isn't such an easy task. After all, what should be considered the stronger position: 10 pieces on board + 2 in reserve or 2 pieces on board + 10 in reserve? In which case does adding 1 piece give more power? Unfortunately, we aren't gurus of gipf theory so we need other way to figure this all out.
Practice: AI vs AI
The method we settled on consisted of us pairing one AI with another AI using a different evaluation function and then testing all combinations we could invent. Practice is the best criteria of truth! Actually, trial and error can be a very good way to check that an AI mechanism is correct: pair AI that considers n-turns deeps with AI that considers m-turns deep. Here are some cool stats from our work (We counted each player's turn as separate, so sequence player 1 – player 2 – player 1 is 3 turns.):
- 5-levels AI beats 3-levels AI in ~60 turns
- 5-levels AI beats 4-levels AI in ~130 turns
- 5-levels AI vs 5-levels AI played over 200 turns!
Pure C: Profit!
This probably isn't going to be one of the more disputed points in this process, but we stilled ask ourselves if pure C as it worth it? Certainly, yes!
Our python prototype started to lag at depth level 4. We had to wait roughly one minute or so for an AI move at that level. Basically, allocations\copies took too much time and processing power. In our C version, with no heap alloc, struct memcpy-only, and optimized calc code, a depth level 4 analysis took roughly a second (~0.6 s – 1.2 s).
In other words, we got a 60-fold increase performance improvement by using pure C, which made the game more friendly for users (User will wait a couple of seconds, not minutes). So the answer is a resounding yes; going with pure C was worth the effort.
Unit tests
Another topic we want to cover here is unit-tests. Playing with an evaluation function and watching how 2 AI players interacted, we were able to discover some bugs. Yep, we aren't perfect. Thankfully, we planned for our imperfections when we decided to add regression testing and spent a couple of hours adding the ability to set up any game scenario and execute AI based on that.
In just 2 days we already had about 20 tests. About half of them caught bugs and other half were related to restrictions we constructed to save us from another dozen of bugs. Of course, with AI it is almost impossible to expect accurate, perfect moves in the middle of the game, but in the end of the game some moves are 100% precise. As an example, consider that player has only 1 piece left, his optimal strategy is to remove his pieces lest he lose. This was not always how the AI played, which led to a few bugs in the end of the game.
To share one bug with you to give an idea of what we are talking about, consider this situation. Sometimes AI managed to find a very good turn on depth 4 and collected many pieces. The problem, however, was that he was out of pieces on depth 2 meaning he had already actually lost the game. Clearly, fixing this error in logic led to better game play. The bottom line is this. If you ask us "is unit-testing worth it?" the answer is "yes, absolutely!"
Before wrapping up, let's look at our current status.
- AI module
- Core mvc architecture basis according to the docs
- Model library (GipfGame) → GameController
- Added scene controllers for all scenes
- Player model layer basic (PlayerBase, UserPlayer, CPUPlayer)
LOC and files:
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$ find . "(" -name "*.m" -or -name "*.c" -or -name "*.h" ")" -print | xargs wc -l 20 ./AppDelegate.h 172 ./AppDelegate.m 16 ./CCSprite+Utility.h 23 ./CCSprite+Utility.m 10 ./Constants.c 35 ./Constants.h 21 ./ContentControllerDelegate.h 23 ./ControllerBase.h 32 ./ControllerBase.m 27 ./CPUPlayer.h 46 ./CPUPlayer.m 45 ./GameConfig.h 54 ./GameController.h 88 ./GameController.m 18 ./GameParameters.h 21 ./GameParameters.m 22 ./GameScene.h 29 ./GameScene.m 26 ./GameSceneController.h 44 ./GameSceneController.m 27 ./GameSceneDelegate.h 157 ./HexBoardStatic/BoardInfo.c 94 ./HexBoardStatic/BoardInfo.h 58 ./HexBoardStatic/BoardState.c 66 ./HexBoardStatic/BoardState.h 25 ./HexBoardStatic/Common.h 44 ./HexBoardStatic/Common.m 17 ./HexBoardStatic/CommonHexConst.c 85 ./HexBoardStatic/CommonHexConst.h 97 ./HexBoardStatic/CommonOperations.c 76 ./HexBoardStatic/CommonOperations.h 87 ./HexBoardStatic/GipfGame.h 346 ./HexBoardStatic/GipfGame.m 210 ./HexBoardStatic/GipfOperations.c 38 ./HexBoardStatic/GipfOperations.h 10 ./HexBoardStatic/GipfSpecificConstants.c 35 ./HexBoardStatic/GipfSpecificConstants.h 113 ./HexBoardStatic/HexBoardGame.h 216 ./HexBoardStatic/HexBoardGame.m 17 ./main.m 45 ./MainAppViewController.h 221 ./MainAppViewController.m 36 ./MenuController.h 39 ./MenuController.m 26 ./MenuScene.h 77 ./MenuScene.m 26 ./MenuSceneDelegate.h 61 ./PlayerBase.h 62 ./PlayerBase.m 28 ./PlayerBaseSub.h 40 ./PlayerDelegate.h 16 ./SceneBase.h 18 ./SceneBase.m 16 ./SceneManager.h 37 ./SceneManager.m 60 ./SinglePlayerLobbyController.h 67 ./SinglePlayerLobbyController.m 16 ./SinglePlayerLobbyScene.h 13 ./SinglePlayerLobbyScene.m 37 ./SinglePlayerLobbySceneDelegate.h 26 ./UserPlayer.h 25 ./UserPlayer.m 3582 total


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Labeled J. H. Crane Pier Mirror – St. Louis Furniture
I received this note from B.J. from "B and D Furniture with Generation Next Antiques" in St. Louis and thought it might be interesting to hear about a cabinetmaker from St. Louis, John H. Crane.
Recently, I had the priveledge of restoring this phenomenal pier mirror c.1875. The interesting thing is that my father purchased it not knowing it was a labeled piece. When I started working on the piece (filthy, pictured), I noticed that it was faintly stamped on back J.H. Crane/Furniture Manufacturing, (something unreadable, Washington Ave 4thSt./ St. Louis, MO. I researched the heck out of this on the world wibe web to no avail. However, thanks to our beautifully maintained, historic downtown library and the MO Historical Society, I was able to uncover some information that is extremely interesting! Yes, that was written biasly as wonderful St. Louis is my home.
J.H. Crane (John) was born February 25, 1832 in Newark, NJ. He came from cabinet maker lineage as his uncles successfully ran a furniture manufacturing business in Mobile, Al where John learned the trade. Also, his father, Lemuel, is credited with starting the first steam manufacturing of furniture in the U.S. John started business in 1855 and persevered through 2 major accidents that forced him to relocate in a time spanning across two decades.
He must have had quick success because the "Sketch Book of St. Louis" by Taylor & Crooks, published just three years after his start, reads, "This house is one of the most extensive in St. Louis, and is doing a large and flourishing business, and bids fair to become the leading house of the West." Apparently, he was correct because I doubt many other furniture makers of the Mississippi Valley could craft this beautiful piece. Taylor and Crooks proved prophetic as the book "St. Louis: The Future Great City of the World", by L.U. Reavis, 1876 states, "The history of the furniture business of St. Louis and the history of John H. Crane, may be said to be insepereable…that it will be clearer to blend the two in description, as they have long been blended in fact……To one who has never passed through an establishbment of its kind, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to properly convey the idea of the wealth of ingenuity and design, the elaboration of detail and the endless variety collected."
The label on this mirror dates it to Crane's second location (1871-1881). During this time, St. Louis was flowing with Victorian flavor through art, architechture, and furniture as evident by this piece. In my opinion, the piece is crafted just as finely as many of the major makers of the time. It is interesting to note the softer design detail as opposed to the fierce detail of the East (especially the lions, which seem more inviting and welcoming rather than protecting)….maybe due to the more laidback aura and lifestyle of the friendlier Midwest. Either way, like it or not, if you're a fan of the time period, you'll probably appreciate it. Enjoy, and let me know what you think. And as always, thanks oh so much for the wealth of knowledge you provide to me and all of your readers!
P.S.-The last picture is of the company's August 1883 furniture catalog
Side note from John: the "last picture" he references is actually the photo at the top of this post. Click on the 3 thumbnails below to see enlarged images of the pier mirror mentioned.
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zeke - August 14, 2008
This catalog is a very nice reproduction of an 1879 Pier Mirror and picture frame company, Hiram J Thompson.
It's a little bit academic, but has some nice pics of mirrors, frames, wall pockets etc. I'm very happy I ordered a copy and plan to order more from this site. Very nice piece to add to the reference library.
woodwright - August 15, 2008
Nice find Zeke – thanks. I saw quite a few catalogs I need to own. I didn't see any prices on their website – but everything is priced in their ebay store – very fair prices. Misslillybart should take a look at the stencil catalogs under "decorative arts" – would make some great wall/ ceiling papers.
It's nice to have original catalogs, but they are hard to find, and can get very expensive. I've seen individual old billiard catalogs go for well over a thousand dollars. For the same money – you can usually buy multiple reproduction catalogs. I'm interested mostly in the contents and the original pictures – which are sometimes better in the copies (restored/ enhanced) than the original catalogs and they can be handled & read w/o risking damaging the old fragile catalogs. woodwright
Drusilla - June 8, 2009
I hava a beautiful marble top sideboard with mirror and shelf that belonged to my grandparents. Probably dated in the 1870s or 1880s. On the back is:
J H Cranes
S E Corner 4th St. & Washington Ave.
St, Louis, Missouri
Melissa - November 27, 2012
I have a steer horn chair dated back to 1875 and was made by J.H. Crane and would love to find out the history of it, if any one knows any thing please notify me at firstname.lastname@example.com


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mareesin needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 77 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
I don't have a design for my business. I need something to make my business stand out from my competition. I'm the only woman in this industry who's making herself known, and who's out to impress!
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Motorization and its discontents
Indeed, motorization – the process of adopting and using motor vehicles as a core part of economic and daily life – is closely linked with other dimensions of development such as urbanization and industrialization.
Motorization, however, is a double-edged sword.
For many households, being able to afford their own vehicle is often perceived as the key to accessing more jobs, more services, more opportunities—not to mention a status symbol. Likewise, vehicles can unlock possibilities for firms and individual entrepreneurs such as the young man from Uganda pictured on the right, proudly showing off his brand new boda boda (motorcycle taxi).
But motorization also comes with a serious downside, in terms of challenges that many governments have difficulty managing. Motor vehicles can undermine the livability of cities by cluttering up roads and open spaces—the scene of chaos and gridlock in the picture below, from Accra, is a telling example. In addition, vehicles create significant safety hazards for occupants and bystanders alike… in many developing countries, road deaths have effectively reached epidemic proportions. From an environmental standpoint, motorized transport is, of course, a major contributor to urban air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Lastly, motorization contributes to countries' hard currency challenges by exacerbating their long-term demand for petroleum products.
Given these challenges, how are developing countries going to align their motorization trajectories with their development goals? What should the World Bank advise our clients about how to manage this process?
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EJB 3 Session Beans
Callback Methods
There will be certain instances or use cases in which the application using session beans requires fine-grained control over things like an object's creation, removal, and so on. For example, the SearchFacade session bean might need to perform some database initialization when it is created, or close some database connections when it is destroyed. The application can gain fine-grained control over the various stages of the bean life cycle via methods known as callback methods. A callback method can be any method in the session bean that has callback annotations. The EJB container calls these methods at the appropriate stages of the bean's life cycle (bean creation and destruction).
Following are two such callbacks for stateless session beans:
- PostConstruct: Denoted with the @PostContruct annotation. Any method in the bean class can be marked with this annotation.
- PreDestroy: Denoted with the @PreDestroy annotation. Again, any method in the bean class can be marked with this annotation.
In the case of the SearchFacade session bean, you could have a business method, wineSearchByCountry(), that would return the wine list for a particular country, and have a PostConstruct callback method, initializeCountryWineList(), that would initialize the country's wine list whenever the bean gets instantiated. Ideally, you would load the list from a back-end datastore; but in this article, you will just use some hard-coded values that get populated into a HashMap, as shown in Listing 6.
Listing 6. The PostConstruct Method
@PostConstruct public void initializeCountryWineList() { //countryMap is HashMap countryMap.put("Australia", "Sauvignon Blanc"); countryMap.put("Australia", "Grenache"); countryMap.put("France","Gewurztraminer"); countryMap.put("France","Bordeaux"); }
The PreDestroy callback happens before the container destroys an unused or expired bean instance from its object pool. This callback can be used to close any connection pool that has been created with dependency injection, and also to release any other resources.
In the case of the SearchFacade session bean, you could add a PostConstruct callback method (destroyWineList()) into the SearchFacade bean, which would clear the country wine list whenever the bean gets destroyed. Ideally, during PostContruct, you would close any resources that have been created with dependency injection; but in this article, you will just clear the HashMap that has the countries and wine list. Listing 7 shows the destroyWineList() code.
Listing 7. The PreDestroy Method
@PreDestroy public void destroyWineList() { countryMap.clear(); }
Callback methods defined on a bean class should have the following signature:
public void <METHOD>()
Callback methods can also be defined on a bean's listener class; these methods should have the following signature:
public void <METHOD>(Object)
where Object may be declared as the actual bean type, which is the argument passed to the callback method at run time.
The EJB 3 specification provides annotations called interceptors, which allow you to intercept a business method invocation. An interceptor method can be defined for session and message-driven beans (MDBs). You will show you the usage of interceptors in the session bean context.There are number of use cases for interceptors in a typical application, in which you would find a need to perform a certain task before or after the business method is invoked. For example, you may wish to do one of the following:[
- Perform additional security checks before a critical business method that transfers more than $100,000 dollars
- Do some performance analysis to compute the time it takes to perform the task
- Do additional logging before or after the method invocation
You can either add an @AroundInvoke annotation on a particular method, or you can define an interceptor class whose methods are invoked before a business method is invoked in the bean class. An interceptor class is denoted by the @Interceptor annotation on the bean class with which it is associated. In the case of multiple interceptor classes, the @Interceptors annotation is used. Methods that are annotated with @AroundInvoke should have the following signature:
public Object <METHOD>(InvocationContext) throws Exception
The definition of InvocationContext is as follows:
package javax.ejb; public interface InvocationContext { public Object getBean(); public java.lang.reflect.Method getMethod(); public Object[] getParameters(); public void setParameters(Object[] params); public EJBContext getEJBContext(); public java.util.Map getContextData(); public Object proceed() throws Exception; }
The following list describes the methods in the preceding code:
- getBean() returns the instance of the bean on which the method was called.
- getMethod() returns the method on the bean instance that was called.
- getParameters() returns the parameters for the method call.
- setParameters() modifies the parameters used for the method call.
- getEJBContext() gives the interceptor methods access to the bean's EJBContext.
- getContextData() allows values to be passed between interceptor methods in the same InvocationContext instance using the Map returned.
- proceed() invokes the next interceptor, if there is one, or invokes the target bean method.
In the SearchFacade session bean, you can add an interceptor that logs the time taken to execute each business method when invoked by the client applications. Listing 8 shows a time log method that will print out the time taken to execute a business method. InvocationContext is used to get the name of bean class and the invoked method name. Before invoking the business method, current system time is captured and deducted from the system time after the business method is executed. Finally, the details are printed out to the console log using System.out.println.
Listing 8. The Interceptor Method
@AroundInvoke public Object TimerLog (InvocationContext ctx) throws Exception { String beanClassName = ctx.getClass().getName(); String businessMethodName = ctx.getMethod().getName(); String target = beanClassName + "." + businessMethodName ; long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis(); System.out.println ("Invoking " + target); try { return ctx.proceed(); } finally { System.out.println("Exiting " + target); long totalTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime; System.out.println("Business method " + businessMethodName + "in " + beanClassName + "takes " + totalTime + "ms to execute"); } }
Stateful Session Beans
Similar to stateless session beans, stateful beans comprise a bean class and a business interface.
The Bean Class
A stateful session bean class is any standard Java class that has a class-level annotation of @Stateful. If deployment descriptors are used instead of annotations, the bean class should be denoted as a stateful session bean. In the case of mixed mode, in which you are using annotations and deployment descriptors, the @Stateful annotation must be specified if any other class-level or member-level annotations are specified in the class.
To illustrate a stateful session bean, you will create a ShoppingCart session bean that will keep track of the items added to a user's shopping cart and their respective quantities. In this article, you will use hard-coded values for the shopping cart to illustrate the state and conversation maintenance between the client and stateful session bean. Listing 9 shows the definition of a ShoppingCart session bean.
Listing 9. ShoppingCartBean.java
package com.apress.ejb3.chapter02; import javax.ejb.Stateful; @Stateful(name="ShoppingCart") public class ShoppingCartBean implements ShoppingCart, ShoppingCartLocal { public ShoppingCartBean() { } }
There will be certain use cases in which the application wants to be notified by the EJB container before or after transactions take place, and then use these notifications to manage data and cache. A stateful session bean can receive this kind of notification by the EJB container when it implements the javax.ejb.SessionSynchronization interface. This is an optional feature. There are three different types of transaction notifications that the stateful session bean receives from the EJB container, as follows:
- afterBegin: Indicates that a new transaction has begun
- beforeCompletion: Indicates that the transaction is going to be committed
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I've been doing yoga for about 16 years, longer than I've been a parent. When I practice consistently, I feel almost like a different person: Calmer, more energetic, fewer aches and pains. Stress-related stomach problems are more manageable, tension headaches fade. My overall mood improves.
The perks are undeniable. So why do I rarely unroll my yoga mat these days? Simple: Because I'm the single, working mother of 2 kids, and that crazy thing called "me time" is in short supply. I'm pretty much okay with that -- I've always told myself that self-denial is just part of the parenting deal. Maternal instinct tells us to put our kids first. Maternal instinct told me to put my kids before yoga.
So I was surprised when my kids told me to do the opposite.
It came up one day as we were walking past a yoga studio. My daughter, who is 4 years older than my son and has fuzzy memories of the Mommy & Me yoga classes that served as a lifeline during those first few years of motherhood, stopped and looked at me. "Hey, remember when you used to do yoga all the time? Why don't you anymore?"
"I just don't really have the time," I said. "Between you guys and work and stuff, I'm too busy."
"You should start doing it again," said my daughter. "You were kind of happier when you did yoga. Like, not so stressed. Don't worry about us," she added, gesturing at my son. "We want you to be happy."
"Yeah," said my son. "It would be good for you."
I stared at them in disbelief. Where did these thoughtful, wise creatures come from? Then it hit me: A stressed mom = stressed kids. I'm no good to them when I'm a ball of anxiety with a stiff neck and throbbing temples.
It's funny. As parents, we're all familiar with the airline safety cliché: If the plane's going down, put your own oxygen mask on before your kid's (the concept being that you won't be much use to your child if you can't breathe). Common sense, really, which theoretically should apply to parenting in general, in-flight or not. But, as with so many things -- this is easier said then done. No matter how hungry we are, we make sure the kids get fed before we do. We make sure they're under the umbrella even if it means we get soaked. We put our own needs and wants on the backburner for so long they burn out or boil away.
This is what's best for our kids, we tell ourselves. But my kids told me the opposite, and I think I'm going to listen. Because what's good for me is good for them.
Do you feel bad about taking take time for yourself?
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text: Johannes Stezenbach wrote: > On Sat, Nov 03, 2007, Manu Abraham wrote: >> If you see H.2 and H.3, the difference is between CCM and VCM >> (Note: that both are cases of multiple "TS's") >> >> H.2 (CCM) is applicable for DVB-T muxes. Here there is a HP/LP >> stream selection in some fashion combined with the merger/slicer >> where stream id is used. > > What makes you think there is HP/LP involved? All H.2 says > is that two DVB-T streams are transmitted using one > DVB-S2 transponder to a DVB-T transmitter. The DVB-T transmitter > could then transmit them on two different frequencies in > non-hierarchical mode. > > (Indeed H.2 says "two DTT MUXes at 24 Mbit/s each" indicating > they are not hierarchical because you can't get that > bitrate in DVB-T hierarchical mode. But even if it were DVB-T > hierarchical mode it has nothing to do with DVB-S2 > backwards compatible mode hierarchical modulation.) > >> It is a combination of both, rather than a simple stream id. >> (In this case Rolloff=0.20, Pilots do not exist) in this case the >> QPSK stream is with FEC 5/6 >> >> H.3 (VCM) is applicable for a HDTV/SDTV mux. here it is quite similar >> to H.2 exception that (In this case Rolloff=0.25, Pilots do exist) >> in this case the QPSK stream is with FEC 3/4 and the 16APSK stream >> is with FEC 3/4 >> >> H.2 is playing with the DVB-S signal level (saturating a transponder) >> where as H.3 is using differential protection. It is not very clear how >> both of these are distinguished from each other. > > The thing is that you don't need to distinguish them in the > demod API at all. DVB-S2 allows changing modulation parameters > with every PLFRAME (for VCM), and the only way this can work is > if the demod can figure them out by itself. This works because > the PLHEADER is sent with a fixed coding and modulation which > is independent from the rest of the PLFRAME. > > That's why you don't have to worry about the details of the > transmission parameters, and why they don't exist in the > EN 300 468 S2 satellite delivery system descriptor. > > (Those details are interesting for the broadcaster, of course, > who needs to optimize throughput vs. receiption performance.) > >> Also, on the demod other than the MIS flag (according to the specs) >> there is another bitfield to select the HP/LP stream, which makes it a >> bit even more confusing. There exists some clarity, but again there are >> some clouds which hinder how it looks. >> >> I am not really very clear on handling this. We will get more clarifications >> the coming days. > > HP/LP is only used for backwards compatible (to DVB-S) mode, as > one of two options. A DVB-S receiver will only see the HP stream, > the DVB-S2 signal will appear as additional noise to it. > > OTOH a DVB-S2 receiver can choose between HP and LP. > > I don't know how this is implemented in DVB-S2 demods, it could be > a selection bit in a register, or the demod could output the LP stream > in DVB-S2 mode and the HP stream in DVB-S mode. > > > That's how I think it works. Most probably you are right, but i still do not feel comfortable, well will see what the vendor has to say. Manu


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In one of the most highly anticipated nights of the year, comedian and political satirist Bassem Youssef returned to Egypt's airwaves on Friday from a four-month hiatus amid fevered speculation over what his act would look like after the summer's military coup and the violent upheaval that has followed.
With islamist President Mohammed Morsi - a frequent target of Youssef's - now gone, would he set his sights on General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's de facto ruler and the subject of a growing cult of personality? Would he risk alienating his fans - many of them ardent Sisi supporters - and anger the country's military rules who have cracked down on dissent and media criticism?
It was a high wire act and Youssef walked it carefully.
The incredibly popular Youssef, often described as Egypt's Jon Stewart, launched the third season of his talk show El Bernameg (The Show) with his trademark "Welcome to The Show!" From there, he focused his attention not on Sisi but on the rabid hero worship that has grown out of the general's removal of Morsi in early July.
In one skit he mocked the adoration of Sisi with a woman (named 'the public') calling into a love advice show and describing the love of her life as "an officer as big as the world" who has "a sovereign streak."
During a more serious moment, Youssef acknowledged that the political unrest in Egypt has made the societal pressure on him so great that it's difficult to produce the show.
"Unfortunately, the general mood in Egypt does not allow us to accept our present reality," he said. "People who live in a constant state of fear and anticipation are not capable of accepting an opinion different from their own, let alone satire."
Sisi's supporters reject the notion that he led a military coup, insisting that he was answering the call of the millions who turned out in the streets on the June 30 anniversary of Morsi's election, demanding his ouster.
Before the military took over and installed an interim president, Youssef had often skewered Morsi's government on his show. It was catnip for Egypt's secular liberals and Youssef's popularity skyrocketed. Many of his fans felt that Morsi – who came from the Muslim Brotherhood – was imposing his islamist view on the country and was governing without transparency.
Many of those same liberals had protested in Tahrir Square in 2011 to oust President Hosni Mubarak, whom they viewed as a dictator. But facing the prospect of growing hardline islamism in Egypt, they have largely flocked back to the military's side.
Days before Friday's show, Youssef predicted that the supporters of Gen. Sisi would be just as angry as Morsi's during the last season of his show.
"They will not stand a word against Sisi. Their defense of freedom and democracy will stop the minute they are annoyed by the same joke they applauded for before," Youssef wrote on Tuesday in his weekly column. "When I confront them with that, they repeat the same statements made by the Brotherhood. Statements like: "It's inappropriate. It's not the time for this.""
"The truth is, there's no tolerance by the Brotherhood or by those who call themselves liberals," Youssef continued. "Everyone is looking for a pharaoh his size."
During Morsi's brief rule, islamist lawyers had tried to get Youssef charged with for insulting Islam and the president. He was brought in for questioning but released.
In what could be seen as a stark warning to Youssef on Thursday, a panel of judges connected with the Administrative Court issued an opinion saying that Morsi had tarnished the image of the president's office by failing to prosecute Youssef. The presidency "is a post traditionally respected and revered by the Egyptian people," the daily newspaper Al Masry Al Youm quoted the report saying, "It is the symbol of the state."
Youssef is a cardiac surgeon who was inspired by Jon Stewart and started posting satirical videos online. His first video, shot in his laundry room weeks after the revolution that deposed Mubarak, was viewed by millions on YouTube. He soon made the transition to television, first at the privately-owned OTV and then CBC for the second season.
Youssef's meteoric rise won him a spot on this year's TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People list, where he was honored by Stewart.
"The only real difference between him and me is that he performs his satire in a country still testing the limits of its hard-earned freedom, where those who speak out against the powerful still have much to fear," Stewart wrote. "Yet even under these difficult circumstances, he manages to produce an incredible show: a hilarious blend of mimicry, confusion, outrage and bemusement, highlighting the absurdities and hypocrisies of his country's rebirth, all wielded with the precision of a scalpel…"
Youssef has an intensely loyal following and his biggest fans after Friday's show will be those who wanted to see Morsi gone but also disapprove of the heavy-handed way the interim government is now running the country. Many of Sisi's supporters had already written Youssef off, calling him "vulgar" and "out of touch" on social media.
But for all the jokes made about Sisi's supporters on Friday night, Youssef made clear that he understands the political minefield in Egypt these days and steered clear of criticizing the man himself.
"It is a very highly mobilized nationalist feeling in the country," American University of Cairo journalism professor Naila Hamdy told the Associated Press before the show. "Even Bassem Youssef would not want to go against that."


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It was hard to choose. But here are the very best things about everyone's favorite Disney movie.
1. "Let It Go" is quite possibly the best Disney song of semi-modern times.
Do enjoy one of the many ear-shattering techno dance "Let It Go" remixes here:
2. Elsa's snow vixen transformation. We mean.
3. Elsa's braid.
See the tutorial here.
4. The randomness of Elsa's fantastic magical powers.
WHAT IS HER POWER? She can shoot ice sculptures out of her hands? Create snow beasts from the air? Freeze things with her emotions? Whatever it is, who cares because can she make us a sparkly blue evening gown to lounge about in please, thanks.
5. We'll take this ice castle too, kthanks.
6. The random snow monster.
Because Disney clearly gave pretty much no thought to what real-life beast he should resemble. A hedgehog? The rock face from The Never Ending Story? Uncle Fester from the The Addams Family?
7. Sven's constant expression of dismay.
Because he doesn't get the evil ice power thing, either.
8. Baby Sven and baby Kristoff.
They didn't get enough screen time in the beginning. Look at them! They are the kittens of this kitten-free movie.
9. Kristoff being raised by talking rocks.
Because the underdog always has to have a bizarre upbringing, and if you don't have a fishtail for legs and live in a clamshell, Disney has to come up with something to distinguish you.
10. The shopkeeper.
Like baby Sven and baby Kristoff, there was not enough of him. He is the cheeriest giant! He also doesn't take anyone's nonsense. Yoohoo!
11. The Frolsens.
The best of all the Frozen fan art.
12. Sisterly love.
The fate of the kingdom depended on true love's kiss, like every other Disney movie, but it also REALLY depended on the heartwarming, unbreakable bond of sisterhood!
13. This was a Disney movie that went against the notion of love at first sight.
Anna had the same problem with Kristoff that most dating girls have with guys. They seem great at first, but in two days they haven't texted you ONCE and all you want to do is spray mace in their eyes.
14. Everything Olaf says.
15. Olaf, just generally.
What are your favorite parts about Frozen? Share what you'd add to the list in the comments below!
The Insane Theory That Connects Frozen, Tangled, and The Little Mermaid
What Do You Think About This Alternate Frozen Ending?
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Suarez double downs Black Cats
Liverpool may have brought in reinforcements to ease the apparent burden on striker Luis Suarez but their leading scorer appears not to notice, scoring two goals as the Reds beat Sunderland 3-0 at Anfield.
The Uruguay international took his tally to 15 in 19 Barclays Premier League matches - the last Reds player to reach that total was Fernando Torres in 2009-10, scoring 18 a year after they almost won the title.
Raheem Sterling opened proceedings with a well-taken lob over goalkeeper Simon Mignolet as Liverpool began the new year with a home victory after recording just six in the league in the whole of 2012.
Having new £12million signing from Chelsea Daniel Sturridge watching from the Main Stand was probably the prompt Liverpool's forward line needed to shine.
Stewart Downing forced Mignolet into a full-length save from an 11th-minute free-kick, before the goals started coming. First Suarez hooked a ball forward for Sterling to race onto and, as Mignolet charged out to the edge of his penalty area, the 18-year-old coolly lobbed the goalkeeper.
James McClean should have equalised after Sunderland easily cut through the Liverpool defence but he managed to miss the target with only Jose Reina to beat and it proved costly.
From the hosts' next chance Steven Gerrard's pass released Suarez who was bounced off the ball by Carlos Cuellar. Referee Phil Dowd played a good advantage and the forward continued his run into the box before drilling a shot through the goalkeeper's legs with the outside of his right boot.
Sunderland still had fight left in them, though, and had it not been for a brilliant close-range stop by Reina to deny Matt Kilgallon, the Black Cats would have had a foothold in the game. But there was no way back seven minutes into the second half as Suarez struck for the second time.
Gerrard collected the ball around the right-back position and, with no pressure on him, had time to pick out Suarez's run 60 yards away. His team-mate needed no second invitation and in collecting the ball he moved it to his right to unsteady Mignolet and fired home Liverpool's third.
Suarez was denied a hat-trick by the legs of the goalkeeper while substitute Joe Allen's shot was deflected over by Danny Rose. Victory, which completed a haul of nine points out of a possible 12 over the festive period, lifted Liverpool into eighth place, seven points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.


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cognitive artifact
A manmade or modified tool to support mental activity. Examples include number systems, slide rules, navigational charts, and even language itself. While generally applied to a single individual, within the framework of DCog, a cognitive artifact is also a tool that supports the coordination of information processing between entities within a functional system.
cognitive complexity theory (CCT)
A computational cognitive architecture introduced by Kieras and Polson in the 1980s and used as the basis for NGOMSL. It was realized in a production system. More information can be found in Bovair, Kieras, & Polson, 1988, 1990; Kieras & Polson, 1985.
cognitive dimension
A characteristic of the way information is structured and represented—one that is shared by many notations and interaction languages of different types and, by its interaction with the human cognitive architecture, that has a strong influence on how people use the notation and determines what cognitive strategies can be pursued. Any pair of dimensions can be manipulated independently of each other, although typically a third dimension must be allowed to change (pairwise independence). (More exactly, a cognitive dimension is not solely a characteristic of the notation, but a joint characteristic of the notation and the environment in which the notation is used, whether based on paper and pencil or computer or even based on voice and sound.) Examples such as viscosity, premature commitment, and others are defined in the text. Note that in the cognitive-dimensions framework, dimensions are not evaluative per se, but only in relation to a particular type of activity; for example, viscosity is a problem for modification activities but not for transcription activities. See also cognitive-dimensions framework.
cognitive-dimensions framework
This states the pertinent values of cognitive dimensions that are required to support a given type of activity, and thereby provides a means to evaluate an information artifact.
cognitive engineering
A multidisciplinary area of research concerned with the analysis, modeling, design, and evaluation of complex sociotechnical systems. It is sometimes also called cognitive systems engineering.
cognitive ethnography
A qualitative method of data collection used by DCog researchers based around observation. It is "cognitive" because it focuses on computational information transformations within a functional system.
cognitive science
The scientific project dedicated to understanding the processes and representations underlying intelligent action.
cognitive work analysis
An approach to analyzing human work that focuses on how effective courses of action are constrained by both ecological and cognitive considerations.
Maintains a Cartesian dualism, attributing human conduct to the operation of mental predicates. Often associated with a computational theory of mind, it is a predominate paradigm within human-computer interaction (HCI).
common ground
Some piece of knowledge is common ground if all the people conversing know it and they all know that the others know it, too. (See the text for a more formal and comprehensive definition.)


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The Dark Lights, 'Sticks and Stones' – Free MP3 Download
Truly an international group, the Dark Lights feature two Australians -- Rachel Ho (bass, synth) and Matt Ho (guitar, vocals) -- alongside English singer Tristan Roe and Portuguese drummer Francisco Sousa. Now based in London, the quartet is preparing to release their sophomore EP, 'Stop Existing, Start Living,' and as the title indicates, the band is not resting on its laurels following the success of their debut EP, 'The Boy Who Saw Through Walls.'
Rachel and Matt Ho founded the Dark Lights in Adelaide, Australia, where they released 'The Boy Who Saw Through Walls' in the fall of 2012. After relocating to London, the group shuffled around its lineup, bringing in Sousa and Roe.
For today's free download, we're offering 'Sticks and Stones,' a song from the forthcoming EP. Its electronic elements complement, rather than overwhelm, the impressive guitar work, and Roe's unique vocals further help to define the group's singular brand of indie rock and electronica. The outcome is an incredibly catchy song that nevertheless manages to convey intense emotion — emotion made possible by Roe's introspective songwriting.
"[It's] a personal account relationship breakdown by singer Tristan Roe," the band told Diffuser.fm.
'Stop Existing, Start Living' drops this July, and the band is hitting the road for U.K. tour this summer.


text: On Tue, 2005-01-11 at 17:02, Dale Harris wrote: > http://www.intel.com/products/server/processors/server/xeon/ > > So anyone tried the Intel Xeon Processor MP? Is it just a repackaged > Itanium? Yes, it is very fast and much cheaper than the Itanium. It is based on the Xeon family of processors. You can still use a EM64T processor in 32-bit mode. It uses the 64-bit extensions that AMD uses for the Opteron. The Itanium has a completely different instruction set. Craig


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Class of 2016
Major/Minor: Psychology, Clinical Counseling / Business Management/ Secondary Education
Campus Involvement
- Men's Rowing Team
- Student Athlete Mentor
- Owner of Small Business (www.ianflinn.com)
- Peer Mentor Leader
Hometown/High School? Marlton, NJ Bishop Eustace Prep School
What is your favorite place/activity on campus? The Truslow Boathouse
Recommended class and professor? Dr. Krochmal has had a very positive influence on me. I took his general biology class(BIO 111,112). I was very intimidated by biology and have always struggled with it however Dr. K helped me with learning better study skills that I now use in all my classes. He also made the material current and enjoyable!
What are some of your favorite hobbies? Performing magic, rowing, ping pong, and cooking!
Why did you choose to attend Washington College? I felt like I was a part of a family when I first entered Washington College. The small school feel is exactly what I was looking for, even though I didn't realize it at the time.


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The world hurts everywhere, including in our social media feeds.
Grief is a part of peacemaking.
Diplomatic options with North Korea are limited—but the alternatives are unthinkable.
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She survived an attack with acid. Her revenge? Working against gender violence.
Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom, by Thomas E. Ricks. Penguin Press.
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Milestones, Major and Minor
Sailors, particularly ones who decide to make a life in the Navy, tend to measure their lives and careers in milestones. Some are long-range milestones, like promotions, changes of station or warfare qualifications. Others are short-range milestones, like starting or ending a deployment or major maintenance period, "chopping" from one fleet area to another, visiting the next liberty port or the mid-point of a deployment, "Hump Day". A few Sailors have even begun counting the days until our scheduled return. "A hundred and ninety something", I heard a Sailor say just yesterday.
Why do I bring this up, you ask? Well, we reached the first obvious milestone in our mission to the West and back: Burger Day. On most Navy ships, Wednesdays are Burger Days. I'm sure this may seem like a small thing to most of you. However, in a world where the lines between days, weeks and months blur under the busy pace of operations, little things like serving hamburgers on the same day every week are the only landmarks by which a Sailor can shoot a bearing and mark the passage of time. And you can be sure, if we missed a Burger Day, our Supply Officer, the Command Master Chief and I would hear about it from the crew.
On this, the First Burger Day, our Food Service Division ensured the mess line was well-stocked, not only with regular and veggie burgers, but with an impressive array of fresh lettuce and tomato, sliced cheese, grilled onions and, yes, bacon. After all, everything's better with bacon. The mustard-dill fish looked like it knew it was outclassed.
Maybe it needed some bacon.
Only 20-something more Burger Days to go 'till homecoming....


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Stella Cox loves her feet almost as much as she loves BBC. Just look at her, dressed up like a cute, little slut. She's here to impress Flash Brown, who she's never fucked...but has wanted to for a long time. Stella loves her dick thick and black as much Flash loves his pussy tight and white. Flash loves feet, too. Stella's size 7's and her fresh pedicure make Flash's enormous ... more
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Good girls. Bad girls. Peer pressure, too! You know the routine. THe bad ones figure out a way to make the good ones do things they normally wouldn't do...under any circumstances. Just take a look at Stella Cox and Jade Jantzen. They're on their way to the mall do to some clothes shopping...or are they? Stella, our favorite bad girl, knows there's an adult bookshop on the way t... more
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Dirty talk. We all do it. We all love it. Stella Cox and her Hubby have a few fetishes they love to talk about as they fuck: Stella cheating; Stella with a well-endowed black man; Stella fucking the well-endowed black man while Hubby watches her. Guess what? It's their anniversary! Three years of marital bliss, with lots of sex and dirty talk. Hubby is treating Stella to an exp... more
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You saw what happened to Subil Arch in prison. Well, her replacement, Stella Cox, doesn't fare much better. Just watch and see. This is a full-blown jailhouse riot, and Deputy Warden Cox is about to pay by getting every one of her three holes used until she's exhausted. Poor Stella's mouth, cunt and asshole are stretched to their maximum limit...at the same time! She's air tigh... more
Rating: 9.36
Dogfart pool parties...you gotta love 'em! Last one featured Casey Calvert taking 11 hung bulls directly in the shit pipe. Today, Stella Cox shows up for her pool party, and once in the suit she brought along, our crew of Black Bulls sends her back to change once more...this time in the swimsuit they have for her, as well as a pair of heels. Stella's not too sure, but she certa... more
Rating: 9.57
Stella Cox, Photographer. That's what her business card says, and she specializes in weddings and head shots. Her 2pm appointment is with a man calling himself Mr. Mandingo, which piqued Stella's curiosity the second she took the appointment. And now, with this handsome black man sitting across from her, Stella finds herself tremendously turned on...to the point she loses her p... more
Rating: 9.53
Stella Cox is on a hunt today, and it's that hunt which has brought her into a popular San Fernando Valley adult bookstore. She's on the prowl for random BBC, and her reason is simple: Stella's boyfriend ignores her.I know you might not believe that, but it's true. He doesn't fuck Stella's cunt enough, and when he does, Stella's almost always left unsatisfied. Don't get me wron... more
Rating: 7.83
Stella Cox has been travelling throughout America, and today she's departing from the house she's been at for the last couple weeks. She found it on one of those internet sites that hooks up people with rooms and people looking for them. She stayed with a lovely lady named Nadia Jay, and they've grown close. As a matter of fact, Nadia hooked Stella up with one of her male frien... more
Rating: 9.13
What can we possibly ask the returning Stella Cox that hasn't been asked before? The super-popular, busty Italian slut returns to the Dogfart Network for an interracial footjob scene. While Stella is going through her wardrobe we discover her favorite heels were purchased by a fan. Did she "spoil back"? As we talk to Stella, co-star Flash Brown arrives and they meet for the very first ti... more
Rating: 8.88
With Stella Cox and Jade Jantzen, The Dogfart Network is giving you a real treat -- a two-girl, glory hole encounter! We begin with Jade Jantzen getting ready to go out and get some random black dick. And what wardrobe items did she bring? Were any of those items purchased by her fans? We also discuss the proper and improper ways for her fans to approach her in public. Is there a particu... more
Rating: 9.64
Does Stella Cox think doing a cuckold scene is any different than a "vanilla scene"? We brought back the busty Italian for another round at the Dogfart Network. Before we got things started, we asked Stella Cox about the feedback fans gave her for her interracial blow bang. Good? Bad? What did the masses think about her other interracial anal scene with Mandingo? And what does she think ... more
Rating: 9.56
While Stella Cox is getting her make-up done for her first interracial gangbang, we talk to stud, Ricky Johnson, Slim Poke and Jax Slayher about the constant temptation of fucking their female fans. We discuss the scenario coming up and how Stella Cox requested it. We then find Stella Cox and discuss whether or not all her holes are on the menu for today's scene. We catch busty Stella... more
Rating: 9.83
Stella Cox returns to the Dogfart Network to suck on as many black cocks we could throw her way. As Stella is doing the Dogfart sign, we discover that this is the one site she's always wanted to appear on! According to Stella Cox, this is a "dream". She gives us some stories of times she's had mini blow bangs in her private life. We also talk about how we're going to attempt to break Pen... more
Rating: 9.73
We recently shot Stella Cox for the Dogfart Network over at our interracial lesbian site, Zebra Girls. With a pair of all-natural 36 DD tits, it's easy to see why we'd have her back so quickly. Stella's back for an interracial anal scene with the one -- and only -- Mandingo. We come to find that Stella is good friends with Lexi Lowe and Jasmine Jae--both who recently shared Mandingo for ... more
Rating: 9.00
Stella Cox, the slutty Italian, is back for another romp at the Dogfart Network. Stella, by her own admission, is a "super slut". Want proof? Stella talks about a time back home where she got mixed up with several guys at a pub. The Italian with a U.K accent gives great detail about what brought the four together and how she handled leaving them all. We then talk about other times she th... more
Rating: 8.71
You wouldn't know by Stella Cox's British accent that she was born in Italy! The self-proclaimed "amazing cocksucker" opens this BTS by talking about her entry into adult video. We then catch Stella Cox going through a variety of sex toys for her interracial lesbian anal scene with Nadia Jay. Stella holds each one and mentions whether or not she thinks her ass can take any of them. Dogfa... more


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For years the health part of the health and fitness equation was almost an afterthought. But today, health and fitness are truly traveling "hand-in-hand." Increasingly, facilities have teamed up to bring members increased services — and thus added value — from acupuncture to massage to tanning. But the next wave in this teaming, cross-referral and increased profits is just entering the threshold — combining a medical facility with a fitness center.
One club that is taking advantage of the natural synergies between the two is Park Avenue Fitness of Long Beach, NY, which shares its location with The Sunrise Center. The Sunrise Center offers, physical therapy, occupational therapy, aquatic therapy, sports therapy, neurology, internal medicine, orthopedics, acupuncture, medical massage and x-ray to name a few.
Each time a patient has successfully completed his treatment at the Sunrise Center they are given an "exit interview." This procedure is done for two purposes. The first reason is to help the patient understand what they need to do in order to maintain the gains that they have made from treatment. The second reason is to gather patient information for the sales staff at Park Avenue Fitness allowing them to formulate a plan to turn these patients into members. This is an advantage for both the business and the patient. This progression is natural and really is beneficial to all parties involved.
The clients are exposed to the gym from the onset of their treatment. They are comfortable with the surroundings by the time they are ready to move on. The fact that there is a gym attached to the medical center is an obvious lure for potential patients, and leads to more clients utilizing and later joining the gym. Moreover, each company's staff-even if not a direct referral — is well versed in the others offerings, heightening awareness of the facilities to each population.
In fact, since instituting this reciprocal cross-promotion procedure the health club's business has grown from 615 members in July to well over 1000, according to David Gise, one of the principal owners of Park Avenue Fitness, most of whom utilize personal training at least in the early going.
When asked what else he felt had contributed to the relationship's success, Gise emphasized the importance of having a knowledgeable staff that is willing to interact with the medical counterparts and vice versa. Trainers at Park Avenue are exposed to therapists, and are able to engage with them and learn about the various treatments and understand the complexities involved in the recovery process. These trainers are of a higher caliber just from their environment. Often when the patient has made enough strides and is ready to bring exercise into their program, the therapist consults with the trainer in order to guarantee a smooth transition. The trainers have the therapists on hand to answer any questions that may arise, allowing former-patients and therapists to feel comfortable with the move to personal training.
Laurie Selwyn is a personal trainer and freelance writer.


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Judge Dismisses Charge Against Rolando McClain
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) - A city judge has dismissed a charge accusing Baltimore Ravens linebacker Rolando McClain of lying to police about his identity.
The charge stemmed from McClain writing profanity on a ticket for a window-tint violation on April 21 instead of signing his name.
Circuit Clerk Jessica Hayes said Thursday municipal Judge Billy Cook Jr. dismissed the charge at the prosecution's request. She says McClain pleaded guilty to the window tint violation and paid a $182 fine.
The former Butkus Award winner at Alabama still has other cases pending in his hometown.
McClain is scheduled to appear in Circuit Court June 20 on reckless driving and no proof of insurance citations from May 2011.
He also has a July 9 municipal court date on charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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A new approach to tackling anti-social behaviour is being tried in Knowle West.
But instead of the familiar attempts to introduce harsher punishments and to get yobs into the criminal justice system more quickly, Filwood Restorative Approach aims to get yobs and their victims to talk through problems face-to-face.
The scheme began last November, and relies on local people being trained as mediators in disputes. So far, 14 people have taken the week-long training courses and have dealt with seven cases. Mediators make sure the meetings between neighbours flow smoothly and do not get out of hand.
Exact details are strictly confidential, but most have been low-level anti-social behaviour issues, such as neighbours playing music too loudly, people's dogs barking at inappropriate times and householders leaving rubbish in the streeet.
Co-ordinator Cynthia Goldstein says that although these are minor issues now, they can get much more serious if nothing is done. She said: "Potentially situations can escalate out of control and the initial problem is no longer relevant. It can get to an extent where the police are called in, rather than it being dealt with amicably."
And she says it can have impressive results: "Restorative Approach is not a soft option. Everyone finds it difficult to say sorry; everyone finds it difficult to face a situation. It's much easier to avoid it. But if people do face it and do so in a way that's positive and without an agenda, the results are amazing."
Val Blake from Knowle West is one of those who has been trained as a mediator. She hopes the initiative can can have similar results in the area as it has achieved elsewhere. She said: "The mediator asked the young lad who'd been doing some anti-social stuff how he felt about it. The boy said he had never been asked that before and no-one had ever cared enough to ask him. That turned his life around."
Organisers hope to train as many people as possible in Knowle West to become mediators and to oversee an expansion of the scheme.
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Lionel Messi has been named the most valuable player in the world by the latest market valuation ranking undertaken by the CIES Football Observatory.
The latest annual review updates the transfer valuations for the world's top 60 stars, and according to the CIES, Messi is worth between €217m and €252m - 2.5 times the world record transfer fee.
Messi at the top is little surprise though, what's more interesting is the composition of the rest of the list.
In the top 60, Chelsea have four entries - Romelu Lukaku, Oscar, Juan Mata and Eden Hazard.
The Belgian is ranked highest - valued between €55.5m to €64.5m Hazard comes in at number four.
There's three Arsenal stars - Jack Wilshere (ranked 51), Theo Walcott (ranked 29) and Santi Cazorla (ranked 19) - two Tottenham players - Jan Vertonghen (ranked 58) and Gareth Bale (ranked nine) - five Manchester City - Joe Hart (ranked 50), Yaya Toure (ranked 45), Vincent Kompany (ranked 35), David Silva (ranked 10) and Sergio Aguero (ranked five).
Other Premier League inclusions number Marouane Fellaini at 54 and seven Manchester United players - Phil Jones (ranked 56), Danny Welbeck (ranked 51), David De Gea (ranked 46), Javier Hernandez and Shinji Kagawa (tied 42), Robin Van Persie (ranked 16), and Wayne Rooney (ranked eight).
In total, Barcelona boast the most expensive squad taken from the top 60. The likes of Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique add up to total more than €658m of talent, according to the review.
You can check out the full top 60 rankings here, and find out more about the CIES Football Observatory organisation here.
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Assign some students to do some research on Mohandas Gandhi, who successfully used nonviolence to gain India's independence from Great Britain and who was a powerful influence on King. Assign another group of students to study the Watts Riots in Los Angeles later in 1965 and other violent civil rights protests. Ask both groups to report back to the class, comparing what they learned with Martin Luther King, Jr., and the events in Selma.
The marchers at Selma did not return violence for violence on March 7; but when they re-grouped at Brown Chapel, many people thought that they were ready to abandon nonviolence because of the treatment they had received. Hold a general class discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of violence and nonviolence in opposing injustice, how easy or difficult they would have been to follow, and how effective they have been historically in achieving change.
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One Day the Soldiers Came (Paperback)
Voices of Children in War
Harper Perennial, 9780061240478, 304pp.
Publication Date: October 16, 2007
Today, in violence-torn regions across the globe, 20 million children have been uprooted, orphaned, or injured by war, famine, and poverty. This is their story . . . and ours.
In this powerful and unforgettable book—by turns painful, funny, terrifying, and triumphant—Charles London takes us into the world of refugee children, celebrating their unique skills for survival and reflection. Their remarkable stories and drawings chill the blood and touch the heart, offering an indelible, first hand portrait of the war that rages beyond the headlines.
About the Author
Charles London is a former research associate with Refugees International and director of curriculum for War Kids Relief, a peace-building organization. He is the 1999 winner of the Rolling Stone College Journalism Award, and his work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, and other national publications. He has been a young-adult librarian for the New York Public Library and is the author of One Day the Soldiers Came: Voices of Children in War. He lives in New York City.
Praise For One Day the Soldiers Came: Voices of Children in War…
— Ishmael Beah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
"Charles London brings an uncomfortable truth to life. This book is often difficult reading, but attention must be paid."
— Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
"The stories told by these children...are essential to our humanity..."
— --Ben Fountain, author of BRIEF ENCOUNTERS WITH CHE GUEVARA
"An unblinking account of a peculiar human reality...a wise and captivating story."
— Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Eat, Pray, Love
"Shining a light on the horrors inflicted on those most vulnerable is noble work."
— New York Post, "Required Reading" reveiw
"Eye-opening ...Searing and heartbreaking"
— Kirkus Reviews
"[London's] passionate personal engagement will get readers thinking about elemental issues..."
— Booklist
"It is London's sincerity, discernment, feelings, and penchant for analysis that are always on display...Children as well as adults should read this book."
— Baltimore Times


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Key Technology introduces Manta 1600, a new family of high performance, mid-volume sorters. Featuring a 1520-mm wide scan area and up to seven cameras and two lasers, Manta 1600 sorts as much as 15 metric tons of product per hour to perfectly match the requirements of most processed vegetable, potato, and fruit production lines. With 0.5-mm camera resolution, the Manta 1600 sets a new standard in its class and, combined with object-based sorting, performs at levels that no other sorter can match
The new Manta 1600 can be configured with two independently driven ejector banks to achieve three outputs. This option allows processors to produce a higher quality product without losing valuable product to the waste stream or requiring additional sorting for rework product. With three-way sorting, processors can remove foreign material and critical defects with the first ejector bank, sending to waste, without re-sorting or losing valuable yield. Off-grade and quality defects can be ejected at the second position and re-routed for rework, while the pass stream accepts only good product that matches specifications.


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Charging document: driver hit 130 mph during February police pursuit
The driver accused of leading law enforcement on a pursuit through Park City, the Snyderville Basin and into the Salt Lake Valley in February reached speeds of 130 mph as he eluded capture, a charging document claims.
Jason Bennett, who is 37 years old, faces two charges stemming from the pursuit, both felonies. He is a transient, the Summit County Sheriff's Office has said, and the charging document does not list a last known address for Bennett.
The more serious count, a second-degree felony, is a charge of theft by receiving stolen property. The other, which is a third-degree felony, is failing to respond to an officer's signal to stop. A second-degree felony is punishable by between one and 15 years in state prison and a $10,000 fine.
It is an extraordinarily fast speed for a pursuit in Park City or the surrounding county. It is rare for a driver to be pulled over at 100 mph on roads in Park City or the Basin. The charging document does not provide details about the 130 mph, including at what point during the pursuit the driver reached the speed and where he was located at the time. Bennett acknowledged that he hit 130 mph, prosecutors said in the charging document.
The Sheriff's Office early in the investigation said the driver had reached speeds of approximately 95 mph along the S.R. 224 entryway into Park City, itself a rare speed to hit in the Park City area.
Bennett remains in the Summit County Jail. Bail is set at $50,000, cash only. He has been appointed a public defender. His next court date is next Monday.
David Shapiro, who was appointed the public defender on Monday, said he had not been provided information about the case and declined to discuss the charges.
Summit County Attorney David Brickey said there have been terrible accidents when suspects flee from the authorities at high speeds.
"We're going to pursue it to its conclusion," Brickey said about the case.
The charging document outlines the law enforcement side of the pursuit. Many of the details had been released shortly after the Feb. 19 car chase. The charging document claims that the maroon 1997 Nissan Maxima was stolen on Feb. 6 at a gas station in Salt Lake County.
On the day of the pursuit, a Sheriff's Office deputy saw the Maxima parked at a gas pump at a station on S.R. 224. The deputy saw what is described as a "faded temporary tag in the rear window" but was not able to see if it was a valid tag. The deputy followed the vehicle as it left the gas station and entered Interstate 80 eastbound.
The charging document claims the Maxima rapidly accelerated to approximately 80 mph, prompting the deputy to turn on the overhead lights and siren in an attempt to pull the driver over.
The pursuit involved the Sheriff's Office, the Park City Police Department and the Utah Highway Patrol. It unfolded on roads like S.R. 224, Trailside Drive and Ute Boulevard. A highway patrol trooper put down tire spikes to stop the driver, but he swerved to avoid them. The charging document says the Maxima hit another vehicle at that point, "ripping off its bumper in the process."
The driver left on Interstate 80 westbound with troopers pursuing him through Parley's Canyon, according to the charging document. Law enforcement, citing safety concerns, stopped the pursuit when the driver exited onto Foothill Drive.
"The defendant's conduct clearly posed a serious threat to the public's safety and specifically to anyone traveling on roadways in Summit and Salt Lake Counties," the charging document says.
The charging document indicates the car was discovered at a Salt Lake City used car lot. The Sheriff's Office has said a lieutenant went to the vicinity of where the vehicle was found abandoned to look into leads on Feb. 27. The lieutenant saw a man matching the description of the suspect. It was Bennett. He confessed to being the driver and said he "did not want to get caught in a stolen vehicle," according to the charging document.
Resort Center at PCMR braces for base area project
A figure at the Resort Center at Park City Mountain Resort said it is critical that pedestrian flow does not change when the PCMR parking lots are developed.