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Body Fit By Femme Factor Reviews
Created by Femme Factor, Body Fit is a nutritional supplement that uses green coffee bean, garcinia cambogia, and other ingredients to help you lose weight.
About Body Fit By Femme Factor
Body Fit By Femme Factor is a premium weight loss supplement that inhibits fat storage and promotes calorie burning. As a result, you'll experience decreased fat absorption and a faster metabolism.
To do this, Body Fit contains Svetol, a green coffee bean-based ingredient that lowers glucose levels in the body, resulting in more fat burned. The Svetol in Body Fit is also claimed to be clinically proven to increase lean-muscle-to-fat ratio by 4%, and to reduce the enzyme responsible for fat storage by over 30%!
Despite these benefits, Femme Factor claims that Body Fit is safe and effective without any harmful side effects. Which is why they promote it as "the secret to getting in shape."
Whether you're gearing up for a new weight loss regimen for the New Year, or are simply trying to maximize your other efforts, what can you realistically expect from Body Fit? Is it as revolutionary as Femme Factor makes it seem, is it a load of hype?
Let's begin our journey by taking a closer look at Body Fit's ingredients.
Are Body Fit's Ingredients Effective For Weight Loss?
There wasn't a label listed on the Body Fit website, but we're told that it contains the following:
Svetol is a proprietary ingredient created by Naturex, which is claimed to help manage weight and benefit overall health. It does this using specially extracted chlorogenic acid from unroasted coffee beans.
The company claims that Svetol was clinically proven to reduce BMI by 10%, increase fat burning, and improve glucose regulation. However, they don't provide any evidence for third party review, so there's no way to confirm these findings—but we'll come back around to it in a second.
Similarly, CarnoSyn is a proprietary form of beta alanine that's claimed to delay muscle fatigue and improve performance. Like with Svetol though, the company doesn't provide any third-party clinical evidence to back up these claims, although the standard formulation of beta alanine is listed as "possibly effective" for improving athletic performance.
It's important to note that, "not all research shows beneficial effects of beta-alanine on physical performance. The conflicting results might be due to the small numbers of participants in studies or the variability in doses used, duration of supplementation, variable exercise protocol, and populations studied."
Outside of this, there isn't enough clinical evidence to show that any of Body Fit's other ingredients will provide any of the benefits claimed by Femme Factor. In fact, we've uncovered much of the truth behind green coffee beans, garcinia cambogia, and raspberry ketones during our research for other weight loss supplements, and have found them to be largely ineffective.
The good news is that although Body Fit's ingredients probably won't help you reach your weight loss goals, you likely won't experience any side effects, either.
Ok, so Body Fit might not work as well as Femme Factor claims. But is it expensive?
How Can You Buy Body Fit?
If purchased directly through the Femme Factor website, one bottle (120 capsules) of Body Fit will cost you $69.99.
If you choose, you can also purchase the supplement through a 14-day trial, just pay $4.99 S&H and you'll receive a full size bottle. Then, after 14 days have passed, you'll be charged the full price of $69.99.
At this same time, you'll be enrolled in Femme Factor's recurring shipping program. As such, you'll keep receiving a new bottle of Body Fit once per month, and your credit card will be charged $69.99 plus $4.99 S&H each time.
All Femme Factor products, including Body Fit, come with a 30-day refund policy, less S&H charges. However, refunds are only applicable to unused bottles.
In order to request a refund, cancel your trial, or stop your automatic shipments, you'll need to call Femme Factor's customer service department at 877-516-8833 or 855-343-3663.
So far, we've talked a lot about Body Fit the supplement. But what do we know about Femme Factor as a company?
Who is Femme Factor? Do They Have a Solid Online Reputation?
Body Femme is based out of Aston, PA, and although they manufacture several different supplements, Body Fit seems to overwhelmingly be their most popular.
The company had a B- rating with the Better Business Bureau, based on 75 closed complaints (as of 11/29/15). Most of these seemed to revolve around difficulties with the free trial and autoship program (primarily difficulty cancelling them).
Regarding Body Fit specifically, there were 122 customer reviews on Amazon at the time of our research, who gave the supplement an average rating of 4.4 stars. Common compliments cited increased energy, effective weight loss results, and reduced appetite.
However, many of these reviews show strong signs of being fake. Why? Because a lot come from accounts where this was their only review, or where all of their reviews were posted within a very short time. While we're not necessarily saying this is a case, posting fake online reviews is a very common business practice within the nutritional supplements industry.
Outside of Amazon, the only other online review we found for Body Fit was a fairly in-depth post on Bodybuilding.com's forum. There, the reviewer claimed that they felt an energy boost with Body Fit, and believed that it helped them lose 11 pounds. They also appreciated that it didn't cause any jitters.
What does all of this mean? Will Body Fit help you get your body fit?
Is Body Fit "the Secret To Getting In Shape"?
After we clear away all the marketing hype surrounding Body Fit, we're basically left with an unsubstantiated supplement that uses largely debunked ingredients. And to top it all off, you'll pay a fairly high price for this underperformance, and will be looped into a monthly autoship program that might be difficult to cancel.
In the end, despite all the claims made by Femme Factor, the only "secret" to losing weight isn't a secret at all: To shed pounds and keep them off, you need to eat right and exercise regularly. There's no way around it.
Because of this, we think your money would be better spent speaking with your doctor, a dietician, or a personal trainer instead of placing an order for Body Fit.
5 out 6 people found this review helpful
Incorrect information
I ordered the "free sample" with "NO OBLIGATION" and lo and behold, three weeks later I am charged $78.91.
Also, I could not complete my order without ordering their other product...and again I was charged $83.41.
My bank sent me a Fraud Alert on both orders - Press Garcinia and Press Forskolin. Even after putting a block on the first one, the second one went through because the company uses two different names.
Please be alert!
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
7 out 7 people found this review helpful
Don't buy
I never used the product because when I received it the Femme Factor BodySleek pills, they were rotten (huge capsule with dark oil spots throughout each pill). I also ordered the Femme Factor Body Fit, but I didn't use due to the rotten BodySleek pills, I didn't feel comfortable using them.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
0 out 2 people found this review helpful
More energy for everything
What I love most about Femme Factor Body Fit (and the entire line of products by Femme Factor) is that it's specifically made for women. When going to a GNC or places like that it's always about the guys, which doesn't give many options for girls like me who can keep up with the best of them.
I take Body Fit every day regardless if I plan on working out. I play in a band, so there's often late nights where I have to have the energy to keep going. All around, I'm happy with Body Fit and would recommend it to any girl.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
14 out 15 people found this review helpful
Ok so I ordered the free 15 day trial and used it with consistent exercise and healthy eating. Didn't loose much weight because of the pills, even though my energy level did improve. So days before the free trial expired I called to cancel, the lady who helped me was so annoying and insisted she sent me another free trial and she said I wouldn't have to cancel. I made sure to tell her I didn't want that free trial if I was going to be charged monthly after that, because after all I was calling to CANCEL. About two months later (today) I get charged to my bank account $80. This is a money stealing scam. Very disappointed and upset, now I have to deal with calling and going to the bank. Ugh... ruined my mood.
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend


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(whether those are binaries, images, aspx files, resource files, etc.)
The simplistic answer would be to ask the developer which files he touched, and either take them themselves or their products (e.g. the assembly which was generated from the source file).
However there could be lots of developers involved who changed multiple files each.
Try to keep a trace of all those files…
You can use your source control to find all new and changes files, of course, but that still requires someone to sit and analyze which of them can be taken as is, and which of them generates changes in end products.
The knowledge of what file update ends up in a new version of which dll or exe sits inside the project files. So you must use this knowledge automatically.
Which means… Build.
But wouldn't a build gives us the whole package again?
No. at least not if you use Incremental Build.
Remember when you change some code in visual studio after you already complied big solution?
the next build finishes faster.
Why? because it rebuild only those projects that have been changed.
So let's see how can we use it:
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- Write down the build finish time.
- Get only the changes from source control (all changes from last original check in till last fix).
- Build again.
- Get only new files (newer then the original's finish time) – or – delete all older files.
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I was born and raised in London, but have lived, worked and painted in Ireland for nearly half a century. My career was in commercial art and design where in the pre-computer age, the ability to draw was essential.
Initially, I started painting to relieve the stress of working in a pressurized, deadline driven industry. Having no formal training in fine art, the illustrative skills I'd honed in commercial art gave me a solid base to build on when I started painting. After that it was a case of trial, error and practice, practice, practice. For many years painting was a hobby and I sold my work in various Dublin galleries, primarily the Hackett Gallery in Baggot Street and the Hangman Gallery in Bray. In 2000 it became a full time job.
I have worked in many mediums, but my love of watercolour has endured over the years. It is never easy, always unpredictable and at times it's like trying to herd cats. A reviewer once described me as being "an artist totally in control of his medium", which I found hilarious, because when working I usually feel that I'm teetering on the edge of total disaster, a feeling that most painters in watercolour will recognize. I am a landscape painter pure and simple. My work is unapologetically representational, but I try to bring light and mood into quite mundane subject matter by using the full range of watercolour techniques from wet-on-wet to fine suggested detail. My paintings are of the ordinary streets, landscapes and the coastal details that surround us. I am particularly drawn to old decaying buildings and machinery, in places long abandoned and forgotten.
My paintings are in corporate and private collections throughout Europe, the United States, Canada, the Middle East, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand. In 2006 I was commissioned by the Office of Public Works to produce a series of paintings of St. Stephen's Green in Dublin.
For the past few year I have been running an advanced watercolour painting course for a talented group of artists in the South Tipperary Arts Centre.
Annually I exhibit in the Kilkenny Arts Festival and for many years I was one of the invited participating artists in the Art in Action Festival in Townley Hall and Farmleigh House, Dublin.
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RødssalG nEEn GlassdøR
Seekers of The Origin have managed to change the orbit of its planet 'RødssalG nE'. With an increasing speed, RødssalG nE is approaching the borderline of 4th Dimension and life as we know it. Observation deck#22 have concluded that the atoms in our universe are being compressed and life is about to become a black hole. To save our 4dimensional reality, the Seekers Of The Origin need to understand Time, by transcending to the 5th dimension.
1000 years before now: The moon 'Nano' loses its orbit and disappears into Parallel Opposite. In an unknown manner it is able to return to 4 dimensional reality, but collides with RødssalG nE.
500 years before now: Time surpasses and the 4th dimension is on the brink of implosion. As a last resort the Seekers Of The Origin choose to put their faith in the rumor of The moon Nano and travels to the distant planet RødssalG nE in order to investigate the craters of the impact. Here they find particles from Nano, confirming the location of the portal to 5th dimension to be inside Parallel Opposite. They also find information about 'The two Curtains':
Curtain 1
Time unfolds backwards and forwards simultaneously
At the moment of entering Parallel Opposite, time is changed from one- to two-directional. You will therefore observe your life unfold in opposite directions from two different points. Before they meet it is advisable to leave Parallel Opposite.
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There is no separation between the physical and mental
Every imagination you make will also manifest physically. This is a very important but dangerous tool to achieving your goal.
Now: Acquiring the knowledge about the Portal to the 5th dimension and The Two Curtains the Seekers Of The Origin have prepared by perfecting their spacetime awareness and mind body control. Ready for their ultimate mission they travel on the planet RødssalG nE at the speed of light into Parallel Opposite. Before Time passes RødssalG nE has to find its portal to the 5th dimension, 'En GlassdøR'.
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PREPARATIONS are under way for a special remembrance ceremony in honour of one of Birmingham's leading political figures.
Coun Ken Hardeman's life will be celebrated at Birmingham Cathedral through music, readings and song.
Family, friends and work colleagues will gather for the service led by Dean of Birmingham Bob Wilkes at 11am on September 12.
A series of tributes to the late councillor will then be made by dignitaries including Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Coun Randal Brew, city council leader Coun Mike Whitby and Labour group leader Sir Albert Bore.
Coun Hardeman died suddenly in City Hospital in July from a breathing-related illness, aged 72.
The cabinet member for regeneration and Tory representative for Brandwood ward had been a councillor for more than 40 years.
Coun Whitby said: "Ken was such a major figure on the political stage in Birmingham that it is only right and proper that we give thanks for his life and work, especially the 40 years he gave to public service.
"I know Ken's family have taken great strength from the support they have received from across the city and beyond in the weeks since his death.
"We now want to reflect on the great work Ken did during his lifetime, whether it was addressing issues of deprivation in Balsall Heath, helping people build their own homes through the home building movement, or promoting the ongoing regeneration of the city.
"I hope as many of those who worked with Ken as possible will be able to join us to celebrate his life."
The city council is considering making Coun Hardeman an honorary alderman, the first time it will have been bestowed posthumously.
Coun Hardeman, who was married with grandchildren, joined the council in 1966 as a Liberal but later switched to the Tories.
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Bangalore – May 18, 2017: Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, has partnered with Shivganga Samagra Gramvikas Parishad, a NGO working for development solutions of rural India, to work for the sustainable development of tribal villages of Jhabua - Alirajpur districts of Madhya Pradesh. The objective of the collaboration is to transform the village and its community in a holistic and integrated manner, covering aspects related to education, vocational training, community development and conservation of natural resources.
The grant provided by The Foundation, aimed at benefitting 500,000 villagers over a period 5 years, will facilitate a planned, holistic development program. Some of the intended milestones of the program include running a skill development program to empower tribal youth, establishing a training center at Dharampuri village, and creating awareness and training of village youths for prosperity through conservation and enrichment of natural resources. Technical training, establishment of village libraries and investments in energy solutions are some of the other impactful initiatives that are part of the program.
Speaking about the initiative, Mrs. Sudha Murty, Chairperson, Infosys Foundation said, "It is in the heart of the villages that India lives. Development of our villages by creating sustainable livelihood opportunities is quintessential to accelerate the economic growth of India. The Foundation in collaboration with Shivganga Samagra Gramvikas Parishad hopes to play a catalytic role in the development of these villages, enable and raise the aspirations of those living in the villages of Jhabua - Alirajpur districts, and provide them with the means to achieve dignified lives."
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Skinny Coffee Cake Muffins
Skinny Coffee Cake Muffins ~ Amazing muffins that are a little on the lighter side and taste like the "real" thing!
I'm officially done with all my Christmas festivities and I'm wearing the stretchy pants. I really need to get back to the exercise and moderation of sweets! Feeling a little like that too?
These Coffee Cake Muffins are "skinnied" up a little to help you get back into your jeans, but you aren't able to tell! That's a must for me.
I made a big batch of these up during my "vacation" over Christmas. The "vacation" I've decided I might need another vacation to recover from. On the plate was hosting two Christmas's and being sick! YUCK! 'Tis the season right?
My father-in-law is recovering from surgery and I may have sent a big plate of these out to my in-laws with the hubs and his Dad couldn't even tell! Now that is a impressive task.
Even if you aren't looking for a "skinny" recipe you will love these muffins. They are light, fluffy and loaded with cinnamon and pecans. The powdered sugar drizzle on top dresses them up and gives them a little "sweetness" that is a must in my book!
Skinny Coffee Cake Muffins
- 1/2 c. packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 c. chopped pecans
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 1/4 c. butter softened
- 1/2 c. egg substitute
- 1 c. reduced-fat sour cream
- 2 Tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Cooking spray
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 tsp milk
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place 18 muffin liners in muffin tin and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a small bowl combine brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon. Remove 3 Tbsp of mixture for topping of muffins. Set aside.
- In a large bowl cream sugar and butter for about 3 minutes on medium speed. Add egg substitute and beat for 3 minutes. Ad sour cream, water and vanilla. Beat until combined.
- In a large bowl whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.Make a well in the center of mixture and add sour cream. Stir until just combined.
- Gently fold brown sugar mixture (remember to reserve 3 Tbsp for topping) into batter.
- Spoon batter into prepare cups. Sprinkle batter with reserved brown sugar mixture.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. or until they test done. Remove from oven and place muffins on wire rack immediately and cool for 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl mixture together powdered sugar and milk stirring until smooth. Drizzle over muffins.
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Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 | 6:16 p.m.
A new Las Vegas theater company, rather grandly titled the British National Theatre of America, put on its first show last night, a Vegas-ized version of "Cinderella," in which the heroine meets her Prince on the golf course and drives to the Palace Casino Ball in a Lamborghini. It plays again at 7 p.m. tonight and September 10 at the Summerlin Theatre.
The new troupe was founded by four English theater professionals who met at a Vegas pub after a show -– they were all working for Cirque du Soleil on "The Beatles: LOVE" at the Mirage. Their Las Vegas mission, says co-founder Jo Cattell, is to "engage, entertain and inspire through theater with an inherently British accent."
"Because we're four Brits, we're starting off with something we know, which is pantomime, or panto, which is the first experience of the theater for most English children," says Cattell.
Pantomime, which shouldn't be confused with mime, is a theatrical convention with strong influence from Commedia dell'arte, often performed around Christmas. It consists of song, dance, cross-dressing, slapstick, people dressed up as animals, a good fairy, villain and audience participation. Cattell compares it to the movie "Shrek," which had humor that appealed to adults and plenty to entertain the kids.
It's a big production for a fledgling troupe: "Cinderella" has a cast of 22 and a backstage crew of 12, most of them from various Strip shows, including five performers from "Stomp Out Loud," assorted Cirque shows and a "Jubilee!" showgirl.
Because everyone involved is working on another show -- "Stomp," for instance, plays seven days a week –- scheduling rehearsals and performance times was quite a juggling act, Cattell says.
"Everyone has their set of skills and their background," says Catell, who co-wrote "Cinderella" with Richard Perkin. "We tried to get a little bit of 'Stomp' in, we tried to get a bit of acrobatics. It's not a Cirque show, we can't do anything so outstanding. More than anything, we wanted it to be fun for everyone involved, so they don't feel like they have two jobs."
Cattell, like many of the artists involved with "LOVE," is from London, where an established theater community is very much a part of the city's vitality. "I find it's very difficult to find any sense of community in the theater community -– because there isn't really much of a theater community," Cattell says. "I felt that I could go to these people and start introducing them to each other and they would want to collaborate with each other again."
Cattell says BNTA hopes to produce a panto every year, and is looking ahead to bringing different forms of international theater to the off-Strip cultural scene.
"Within Cirque alone," she says, "there's lots of Brazilians, there's Chinese here, so many different people with such a rich cultural background. It seems a shame not to make use of that."
The Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Theatre is at 1771 Inner Circle Drive, Summerlin. Tickets are $10 for children, $15 for adults. Call 497-0159 or visit www.pantolv.com.


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Recently I have been involved in an investigation task about the Alfresco Tracker Subsystem, with a specific focus on the Content Tracker. This post is the output of the analysis, which can also be found in the SearchServices repository, under the documentation folder.
The ContentTracker is part of the Alfresco Tracker Subsystem which is composed by the following members:
- ModelTracker: for listening on model changes
- ContentTracker: described in this post
- MetadataTracker: for tracking changes in metadata nodes
- AclTracker: for listening on ACLs changes
- CascadeTracker: which manages cascade updates (i.e. updates related with the nodes hierarchy)
- CommitTracker: which provides commit and rollback capabilities
Each Solr that composes your search infrastructure (regardless it holds a monolithic core or a shard) has a singleton instance of each tracker type, which is registered, configured and scheduled at SolrCore startup. The SolrCore holds a TrackerRegistry for maintaining a list of all "active" tracker instances.
The ContentTracker queries for documents with "unclean" content (i.e. data whose content has been modified in Alfresco), and then updates them. Periodically, at a configurable frequency, the ContentTracker checks for transactions containing nodes that have been marked as "Dirty" (changed) or "New". Then,
- it retrieves the cached version of that data from the ContentStore
- it retrieves the corresponding (text) content from Alfresco
- it updates the ContentStore
- it re-indexes the data in the hosting Solr instance
Later, the CommitTracker will persist those changes.
The Tracking Subsystem
The class diagram below provides a high-level overview about the main classes involved in the Tracker Subsystem.
As you can see from the diagram, there's an abstract interface definition (Tracker) which declares what is expected by a Tracker and a Layer Supertype (AbstractTracker) which adopts a TemplateMethod [1] approach. It provides the common behavior and features inherited by all trackers, mainly in terms of:
- Configuration
- State definition (e.g. isSlave, isMaster, isInRollbackMode, isShutdown)
- Constraints (e.g. there must be only one running instance of a given tracker type in a given moment)
- Locking: the two Semaphore instances depicted in the diagram used for a) implementing the constraint described in the previous point b) providing an inter-trackers synchronisation mechanism.
The Tracker behavior is defined in the track() method that each tracker must implement. As said above, the AbstractTracker forces a common behaviour on all trackers by declaring a final version of that method, and then it delegates to the concrete trackers (subclasses) the specific logic by requiring them the implementation of the doTrack() method.
Each tracker is a stateful object which is initialized, registered in a TrackerRegistry and scheduled at startup in the SolrCoreLoadRegistration class. The other relevant classes depicted in the diagram are:
- SolrCore: the dashed dependency relationship means that a Tracker doesn't hold a stable reference to the SolrCore: it obtains that reference each time it's needed.
- ThreadHandler: The ThreadExecutionPool manager which holds a pool of threads needed for scheduling asynchronous tasks (i.e. unclean content reindexing)
- TrackerState: being a shared instance across all trackers, it would have been called something like TrackersState or TrackerSubsystemState. It is used for holding the trackers state (e.g. lastTxIdOnServer, trackerCycles, lastStartTime)
- TrackerStats: maintains a global stats about all trackers. Following the same approach of the TrackerState, it is a shared instance and therefore the name is a little bit misleading because it is related to all trackers
- SOLRAPIClient: this is the HTTP proxy / facade towards Alfresco REST API: in the sequence diagrams these interactions are depicted in green
- SolrInformationServer: The Solr binding for the InformationServer interface, which defines the abstract contract of the underlying search infrastructure
Startup and Shutdown
The Trackers startup and registration flow is depicted in the following sequence diagram:
Solr provides, through the interface SolrEventListener, a notification mechanism for registering custom plugins during a SolrCorelifecycle. The Tracker Subsystem is initialized, configured and scheduled in the SolrCoreLoadListener which delegates the concrete work to SolrCoreLoadRegistration. Here, a new instance of each tracker is created, configured, registered and then scheduled by means of a Quartz Scheduler. Trackers can share a common frequency (as defined in the alfresco.cronproperty) or they can have a specific configuration (e.g. alfresco.content.tracker.cron).
The SolrCoreLoadRegistration also registers a shutdown hook which makes sure all registered trackers will follow the same hosting SolrCore lifecycle.
Content Tracking
The sequence diagram below details what happens in a single tracking task executed by the ContentTracker:
At a given frequency (which again, can be the same for each tracker or overriden per tracker type) the Quartz Scheduler invokes the doTrack() method of the ContentTracker. Prior to that, the logic in the AbstractTracker is executed following the TemplateMethod [1] described above; specifically the "Running" lock is acquired and the tracker is put in a "Running" state.
Then the ContentTracker does the following:
- get documents with "unclean" content
- if that list is not empty, each document is scheduled (asynchronously) for being updated, in the content store and in the index
In order to do that, the ContentTracker never uses directly the proxy towards ACS (i.e. the SOLRAPIClient instance); instead, it delegates that logic to the SolrInformationServer class. The first step (getDocsWithUncleanContent) searches in the local index all transactions which are associated to documents that have been marked as "Dirty" or "New". The field where this information is recorded is FTSSTATUS; it could have one of the following values:
- Dirty: content has been updated / changed
- New: content is new
- Clean: content is up to date, there's no need to refresh it
The "Dirty" documents are returned as triples containing the tenant, the ACL identifier and the DB identifier.
NOTE: this first phase uses only the local Solr index, no remote call is involved.
If the list of Tenant/ACLID/DBID triples is not empty, that means we need to fetch and update the text content of the corresponding documents. In order to do that, each document is wrapped in a Runnable object and submitted to a thread pool executor. That makes each document content processing asynchronous.
The ContentIndexWorkerRunnable, once executed, delegates the actual update to the SolrInformationServer which, as said above, contains the logic needed for dealing with the underlying Solr infrastructure; specifically:
- the document that needs to be refreshed, uniquely identified by the tenant and the db identifier, is retrieved from the local content store. In case the cached document cannot be found in the content store, the /api/solr/metadata remote API is contacted in order to rebuild the document (only metadata) from scratch.
- the api/solr/textContent is called in order to fetch the text content associated with the node, plus the transformation metadata (e.g, status, exception, elapsed time)
- if the alfresco.fingerprint configuration property is set to true and the retrieved text is not empty the fingerprint is computed and stored in the MINHASH field of the document
- the content fields are set
- the document is marked as clean (i.e. FTSSTATUS = "Clean") since its content is now up to date
- the cached version is overwritten in the content store with the up to date definition
- the document (which is a SolrInputDocument instance) is indexed in Solr
The Rollback sequence diagram illustrates how the rollback process works:
The commit/rollback process is a responsibility of the CommitTracker, so the ContentTracker is involved in these processes only indirectly.
When it is executed, the CommitTracker acquires the execution locks from the MetadataTracker and the AclTracker. Then it checks if one of them is in a rollback state. As we can imagine, that check will return true if some unhandled exception has occurred during indexing.
If one of the two trackers above reports an active rollback state, the CommitTracker lists all trackers, invalidates their state and issues a rollback command to Solr. That means any update sent to Solr by any tracker will be reverted.
How does the ContentTracker work in shard mode?
The only source that the ContentTracker checks in order to determine the "unclean" content that needs to be updated is the local index. As consequence of that, the ContentTracker behavior is the same regardless the search infrastructure shape and the context where the hosting Solr instance lives. That is, if we are running a standalone Solr instance there will be one a ContentTracker for each core watching the corresponding (monolithic) index. If instead we are in a sharded scenario, each shard will have a ContentTracker instance that will use the local shard index.
How does the ContentTracker work in Master/Slave mode?
In order to properly work in a Master/Slave infrastructure, the Tracker Subsystem (not the only ContentTracker) needs to be
- enabled on Master(s)
- disabled on Slaves
The only exceptions to that rule are about:
- The MetadataTracker: only if the search infrastructure uses dynamic sharding [2] the Metadata tracker is in charge to register the Solr instance (the Shard) to Alfresco so it will be included in the subsequent queries. The tracker itself, in this scenario, won't track anything.
- The ModelTracker: each Solr instance pulls, by means of this tracker, the custom models from Alfresco, so it must be enabled in any case.
The document file in the SearchService repository provides an additional paragraph with the configuration attributes related with the Tracker subsystem. I didn't put that long table in this post because it doesn't add any information: if you need to configure the trackers just have a look at the end of that document.
What's next?
The Tracker Subsystem is one of the main areas where the Search Team is devolving analysis and investigation efforts: that will allow to find a space for introducing further improvements in the architecture.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_method_pattern
[2] http://docs.alfresco.com/5.1/concepts/solr-shard-config.html


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OCC student Zoë Mullan-Stout is a finalist for a 2016 Syracuse Area Music Award! The awards are more commonly known as "The SAMMY'S." Mullan-Stout and her sister Alison make up the singer/songwriter duo "Alison and Zoë." They are one of five music acts nominated in the category of "Best Folk."
Mullan-Stout is a 2011 graduate of Marcellus High School. At OCC she's a Humanities major with a Music minor. She's in the College's Honors program and is a member of international honor society Phi Theta Kappa. Mullan-Stout will earn her degree this May.
In December 2015 Alison and Zoe released their first EP, "Home is…" It contains five original songs.
The SAMMY Awards will be handed out Friday, March 4 at the Palace Theater.
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Report NEP-FDG-2009-08-02This is the archive for NEP-FDG, a report on new working papers in the area of Financial Development & Growth. Iulia Igescu issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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- Jochen Hartwig, 2009. "A panel Granger-causality test of endogenous vs. exogenous growth," KOF Working papers 09-231, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich.
- Eichengreen, Barry & Gullapalli, Rachita & Panizza, Ugo, 2009. "Capital account liberalization, financial development and industry growth: a synthetic view," POLIS Working Papers 128, Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS.
- Mark Aguiar & Manuel Amador, 2009. "Growth in the Shadow of Expropriation," NBER Working Papers 15194, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- NR, Bhanumurthy, 2009. "Understanding Economic Growth in Indian States," MPRA Paper 16478, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Popov, Vladimir, 2009. "Lessons from the Transition Economies: Putting the Success Stories of the Postcommunist World into a Broader Perspective," WIDER Working Paper Series 015, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Thomas Schober & Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, 2009. "Gender Wage Inequality and Economic Growth: Is there Really a Puzzle?," NRN working papers 2009-08, The Austrian Center for Labor Economics and the Analysis of the Welfare State, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria.
- Item repec:hal:journl:halshs-00384483_v1 is not listed on IDEAS anymore
- Alex Trew, 2009. "Contracting Institutions and Development," CDMA Working Paper Series 200904, Centre for Dynamic Macroeconomic Analysis, revised 18 Oct 2010.
- Guillermo L. Ordoñez, 2009. "Larger crises, slower recoveries: the asymmetric effects of financial frictions," Staff Report 429, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
- Cappelen, Adne & Mjoset, Lars, 2009. "Can Norway Be a Role Model for Natural Resource Abundant Countries? Keywords: cross-section models, economic development, natural resources, resource booms," WIDER Working Paper Series 023, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
- Fomby, Thomas & Ikeda, Yuki & Loayza, Norman, 2009. "The growth aftermath of natural disasters," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5002, The World Bank.
- Jantti, Markus & Vartiainen, Juhana, 2009. "The Finnish Developmental State and its Growth Regime," WIDER Working Paper Series 035, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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After opening their first (and flagship) restaurant in London in 2001—becoming the only European Chinese restaurant to receive a Michelin Star in 2003—and later expanding with a second London location and into Miami, Mumbai, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, the world-renowned Chinese restaurant finally arrived in New York City this past April, bringing their modern Cantonese cuisine, impeccable service, and unparalleled dining experience to Manhattan. It was most certainly worth the wait.
The menu follows that of Hakkasan's other locations, utilizing the recipes of London-based Corporate Executive Chef Tong Chee Hwee, who has been with the restaurant since its inception, with International Development Chef Ho Chee Boon helming the New York kitchen. (Chef Ho, who relocated here from Bangkok for the launch, has developed a few menu items that keep locally sourced ingredients and influences in mind.) What also stands out is the opulent interior (designed by the design team of Gilles & Boissier, who also worked on the Miami and Abu Dhabi locations): a deep blue color scheme with red and pink undertones and blue- and red--hued frosted glass and mirrors installed throughout, and a lovely 60--foot bar and 80--foot entranceway lobby.
Signature dishes include: Crispy Duck Salad with pomelo and pomegranate seeds and Stir-Fry Lobster with Wild Mushrooms in XO Sauce; Roasted Silver Cod with Champagne & Chinese Honey; and Stir--Fry Black Pepper Rib--Eye Beef with Merlot. Featured cocktails include the Plum Sour, the Zesty Martini, and the Smoky Negroni, a cocktail created with Grand Marnier smoke infusion, Ransom Old Tom gin, Antica Formula vermouth, and Campari.
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In a historic moment for the University of Virginia—and for institutions run by boards of directors everywhere—the board of visitors for "Mr. Jefferson's university" has reinstated Teresa Sullivan as president. In a unanimous vote, the 15 members of the board agreed—"wholeheartedly," "with high honor and great pleasure," and with an "unequivocal" yes, in the words of several members—to reverse their controversial decision to force Sullivan's resignation.
This is a remarkable moment. A board of directors pushes for the ouster of a leader and then, following an extraordinary uproar from the institution's community, unanimously votes to reinstate her. Countless people played their own various leadership roles in pushing for this change: the U-Va. faculty and deans, who called for Sullivan's reinstatement; the many students and alumni who protested the move; the interim president who refused to engage in further talks until a decision was actually made; the few board members (at least until now) who spoke out publicly against her exit.
Then there's Governor Bob McDonnell. While he was seen as cautious by some for not doing more, McDonnell did the right thing in letting the board work the issue out on its own. "I'm not instructing them how to vote and what to do. I think it would be absolutely inappropriate," McDonnell said on a radio call-in show. He insisted repeatedly when asked to intervene that he would not get involved. In a letter to the board dated June 22, McDonnell wrote that "doing so undermines the entire university governance structure, and weakens the chain of command and authority of the Board and President."
In the same letter, McDonnell goes on to issue stark instructions: Make a final decision or go home. The governor asked the board to "eliminate any uncertainty on the future of President Sullivan immediately," "act as a unified Board when your deliberations are done," and make a final decision by Tuesday. "If you fail to do so, I will ask for the resignation of the entire board on Wednesday," McDonnell's letter warned.
I don't know how much this letter, sent to the board on Friday, made an impact on the board's decision-making process. It could have come along as the board was already well on its way to reinstating Sullivan. Or, it's possible that it could have lit a fire under members to take charge of a situation that was in limbo for far too long. The damage from the board's questionable decision to remove President Sullivan from the job was starting to look like nothing compared to the uncertainty, ambiguity and anxieties that were plaguing the U-Va. community with no one in charge.
In the most normal of circumstances, a group of 15 or 16 people very often finds itself struck by decision paralysis and plagued by groupthink. This is a common problem on many boards. But that must be especially true when neither of its options are easy ones: admitting defeat and reversing a controversial decision, or standing firm on a choice that no one seems to support but them. Add extraordinary media scrutiny and a chairperson (or in this case, rector) who's come under particularly vitriolic fire for the decision, and I have to imagine the U-Va. board of visitors found itself dealing with an almost debilitating atmosphere for normal board functioning.
Again, I don't know what kind of impact, if any, Governor McDonnell's letter had on getting the board to come to a unanimous conclusion. (Seemingly everyone in the state of Virginia, after all, was issuing calls for Sullivan's reinstatement.) But the above-the-fray approach he took to the situation was the right one, even if the governing system itself may need some tweaking. And his call for immediately eliminating the leadership uncertainty and acting "without regard to any outside political, personal or media pressure"—and then threatening to remove them if they became incapable of doing so—may have been just what was needed.
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Surgeon faces botched ops charges
A gynaecologist who practised for 14 years in the UK despite being struck off in Canada is appearing before the General Medical Council (GMC) accused of mistreating scores of female patients.
The hearing again calls into question the ability of the GMC to police the medical profession effectively.
The 52-year-old doctor is also under investigation by North Yorkshire Police after claims that he falsified his qualifications to work as a surgeon in this country. He has not been charged with any offence.
Mr Neale's case comes 10 days after the publication of a report into disgraced gynaecologist Rodney Ledward, who was struck off for bungling operations on 13 women.
Vivian Robinson QC, for the GMC, said at the start of Mr Neale's hearing: "We allege that these cases constitute clinical incompetence and professional negligence and, in one instance, appalling rudeness to a patient."
Many of the allegations before the GMC involve Mr Neale's alleged failure to act when complications set in during or after procedures such as hysterectomies, abortions and sterilisations.
In one case he is also alleged to have told a woman an NHS waiting list for her procedure was much longer than it was in a bid to persuade her to have the operation done privately.
The GMC has been accused of failing to respond to repeated concerns about Mr Neale's work before he was finally suspended from his duties last September.
It will also have to explain why it allowed Mr Neal to practise in the UK when he had been barred from practising in Canada in 1986 following the deaths of two patients.
Mr Neale issued an apology through his legal team on Monday shortly before the start of the hearing.
Dr Iain Barclay told the BBC: "Mr Neale would like to apologise once more and say how sorry he is to those patients who suffered post-operative complications.
"He has been and always continues to be deeply regretful for this."
Dr Barclay, of the Medical Protection Society, said Mr Neale was concerned about being tarred with the same brush as Mr Ledward and that the "GMC hearing will provide the opportunity for his clinical record to be fairly and accurately assessed".
Mr Neale worked for 10 years until 1995 at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, where he became head of maternity.
Among the complaints that will be investigated are two from women who say they were left childless after Mr Neale performed unnecessary hysterectomies.
Two other women have complained that they needed major reconstructive surgery after Mr Neale operated on their bladders.
When concerns about Mr Neale's conduct came to light, it is claimed the Friarage Hospital agreed to pay a Ł100,000 severance payment and provide a positive reference rather than go through a disciplinary procedure.
The consultant used his reference to obtain work as a locum in Leicester and the Isle of Wight. He also performed stints at the London Fertility Clinic and the private Portland Hospital in central London.
The hearing is expected to last 20 days - one of the longest in GMC history.
See also:
24 Oct 99 | Health
Complaints spark gynaecologist inquiry
08 Jun 00 | Health
Ledward condemned as 'disgraceful'
01 Jun 00 | Health
Doctors lash 'out of touch' GMC
06 Jun 00 | Health
NHS 'must modernise'
04 Jun 00 | Health
Call for NHS shake-up
12 Jun 00 | Health
GMC on the ropes
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Patients of Richard Neale demand 'justice'
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Raising Awareness in Local Schools:
On November 30th, on the eve of World AIDS Day, Caris employees presented to Bridge Academy students on a variety of subjects related to HIV/AIDS. The 40 students were 14 and 15 years old and enjoyed learning about World AIDS Day.
After a brief introduction and discussion on HIV prevention and treatment, Caris representatives passed out a questionnaire on basic HIV/AIDS knowledge that children could fill out as a team. The team with the most correct answers received congratulatory chocolate. After discussing the questions as a class, Caris then presented a short film on the history of the virus, which included Haiti-relevant excerpts.
Before the end of the session, the students submitted anonymous questions on small sheets of paper. Caris staff responded to these questions for the group, without any child feeling targeted or stigmatized because of his/her question.
Caris has similar activities planned with three other local schools in Port-au-Prince during the week of December 1st. These sessions with Haitian teens will help increase communities' understanding of the virus and will help eliminate myths about AIDS.
World AIDS Day in Port-au-Prince:
On December 1st, Caris attended a commemorative event on World AIDS Day in Port-au-Prince. A number of NGOs and international donors attended, including UNAIDS, Haiti's National Program against AIDS (PNLS), the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), the U.S. Embassy, and All In.
The program included talks from representatives from the U.S. Embassy, UNAIDS, and MSPP. The Director General of MSPP stressed the importance of a holistic approach to combatting AIDS, involving educating communities and strengthening entire health systems. Several people living with HIV also provided testimonies about their experiences with stigmatization at school and in the work place.


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Standing outside for a cigarette I look up at the sky. This isn't the first time we have seen these lights. They are blinking or flashing. There are some times as many as 15 of them. Sometimes 5 lights in groups of two in different areas in the sky.
Its too many of them too close together to be a commercial airplane. Sometimes they may seem whitish in color and other times orange. There are usually a group of them.
Could they be military aircrafts or something of another nature.
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Reading: Nigel Adkins dismisses West Brom speculation
- From the section Reading
Reading boss Nigel Adkins has dismissed shortening odds on him taking the vacant managerial post at West Bromwich Albion as "bookies' speculation".
West Brom sacked Steve Clarke in December with the club two points above the Premier League relegation zone.
But Adkins, 48, said he was totally focused on getting Reading's faltering promotion challenge back on track.
"A chancer puts on £25 and the bookie takes the odds all the way down," Adkins told BBC Radio Berkshire.
The Royals have won only one of their last six league games and slipped to ninth in the Championship.
"All my focus and energies are on trying to do what's right at Reading Football Club," Adkins said.
"There's a lot going on behind the scenes to get the future right, and obviously we're in the transfer window now, indicating there's a lot going on because we've got to get our league campaign back on track."
With reports that majority owner Anton Zingarevich is ready to sell up, Reading have been looking for new investors for several months and have held talks with more than one party. A bid from an American consortium is believed to be imminent.
The uncertainty means it is unclear whether Adkins will be given the funds to strengthen his squad during the current transfer window, something he would clearly like to do.
"It's plain a little bit of business was done very early in the last transfer window, in terms of Danny Williams,Royston Drenthe and Wayne Bridge coming in," Adkins continued.
"We have speculation about potential investment, and that's been there for a while now. From my point of view I just have to endeavour to keep getting the best out of the players we have got.
"It's frustrating at the moment because we're not used to losing games of football, but all you can do is keep working very, very hard.
"It's been interesting since we joined the football club, but I know Sir John Madjeski and the board are working extremely hard for what is right for the football club, as we all are.
"We want to do well here and I'm sure during the course of this month things will be resolved and we give ourselves an opportunity to climb the league table. All being well there'll be stability."


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As a part of my bedroom swap, I reorganized my camera equipment. It's finally easy to find everything! In this VIP-exclusive video, I show you my system!
SnapChick's Favorite Bands
ISO, Lighting and More – SnapChick Q&A
SnapChick Question and Answer Session
SnapChick Signs 8x10s
I Bought a DSLR Kit…Now What? – SnapChick Question of the Day
Avoid These Social Media Mistakes – SnapChick Question of the Day
VIP-Exclusive – V-Day Date Details
For VIPs only…. Complete details on my Valentine's Day date shoot. Technical details, lighting and more! Oh, and I sketched out some lighting diagrams too, which are included in the video and as individual photos!
SnapChick Answers Beginner Photography Questions
A Valentine's Date with SnapChick
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! To celebrate, I took you on a date… 🙂 I made a video of the date and inserted pictures too!
VIPs, you also get a gallery of 45 images – all the date images plus a few racier photos from late in the night!! 😉 I will also post a making-of video soon!
Here's a sample of what happened after the lights went out!
SnapChick Designs the Nikon D400 – The Question of the Day
Implied Nude Shoot
Implied nude photos are some of my favorites. I love the simplicity of them. In this shoot, I went for a moodier, black and white look.
VIPs, log in for a gallery of images and a video explaining the workings of the shoot! 🙂
SnapChick's First Impressions of the Nikon D800
VIP Bikini Preview Shoot :)
Hi! I did one of my long form shoots today… stay tuned for the shoot and video, coming in the next 24 to 48 hours. BUT, while I had the studio setup, I decided to mess around with a few different things… 1. D2x and 17-55 f2.8, 2. A bikini and 3. Snapseed for iPad (pretty cool photo editing software).
VIPs – check out the shots below and let me know if I went overboard with the Snapseed filters. I'm definitely in "mess around" mode with Snapseed, so tell me if I went a little filter crazy 🙂
SnapChick's Catch-Up January 2012
SnapChick's Business Portrait
I had a friend into the studio take a business portrait. Things got a little zany… 😉
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Ballin' at a Young Age Justin Lafazan: author, entrepreneur, community builder.Justin is also the co-Founder of Next Gen a global community, and summit for young entrepreneurs. The Podcast Justin is... A sophomore at Wharton, and co-Founder of Next Gen where their goals are to 1. Identify the most successful young people to bring them together, … Continue reading Episode 25: What Wakes You Up with Justin Lafazan
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Ryan Goldfarb Ryan developed an interest in real estate as a kid, the thought of turning a plot of dirt into a building fascinated him. Architecture interested him, but as he grew older the business side of things exposed him to real estate development and investing. The Full Podcast Real Estate Schooling … Continue reading Episode 20: Real Estate Investing at 25 with Ryan Goldfarb


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To commemorate our brewery's 2nd anniversary celebration, Anniversarium II is brewed in the tradition of the great Belgian monastic tripels, but with our own unique interpretation. We used rye in the mash for an added spiciness to the predominately sweet malt flavors and ester notes characteristic of this classic Belgian-style ale.
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The Virtual Immersive Reality (VIR) & Medical Visualization Center at the IISC is comprised of one of the widest array of VIR technologies in Ohio. Virtual immersive environments, stereoscopic/3D simulations, motion tracking, radiological visualization, medical illustration and large scale touch technologies to offer unprecedented opportunities for learning, teaching and research.
Using 3D, VR and medical visualization as part of your training methodology, allows your learners to experience an innovative and engaging type of training. This type of information delivery rejuvenates traditional computer based content and rekindles the enthusiasm to learn.


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Looking through the profile, I wrote the query: ------------------------------------------- PREFIX prf: <http://www.wapforum.org/UAPROF/ccppschema-20000405#> ASK { ?x rdf:type prf:HardwarePlatform . ?x prf:ColorCapable "Yes" . } ------------------------------------------- which tests whether any #HardwarePlatform has a prf:ColorCapable value of "Yes" On this date, this resulted in: Ask => Yes (Printed by the program running the query). so writing a suitable function to do dc:HardwarePlatform:ColorCapable() looks possible by a query over the profile itself. I presume that the server will have taken care of the profile diffs to produce an RDF model of the device. Looking at the profile, I see use of RDF bags. Querying bags at the raw triple level is hard - RDF lists (collections) are harder still. This suggest an explicit operation such as "member(?bag, ?x)" to access the contents. But for an RDF list this seems to be fine-graingraph walking so has implementation issues. I'd like to hear from people with RDF storage implementations as to know they deal with containers and collections. Andy -------- Original Message -------- > From: Dan Connolly <> > Date: 13 September 2004 18:21 > > Continuing the investigation of how DAWG relates to peer W3C > technologies, I have been chatting with Stephane about DIWG > stuff, and he sent me the attached use case. (forwarded > with permission). > > We're likely to get more input from the DIWG soon, but meanwhile, > I thought this was interesting enough to talk about. > > Anyone care to take a look, and, perhaps, suggest which requirements > it motivates? Any new ones? > http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/DataAccess/UseCases#req > > -- > Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/Received on Tuesday, 14 September 2004 11:05:36 UTC
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of HSSV's adoption programs.
Adoption Steps | What to Bring | Adoption Benefits and Fees | Foster Dogs | Working Cat Adoption Program
Choosing to adopt a four-legged family member is an exciting and rewarding experience! HSSV is here to partner with you to find your new companion, answer all your questions, and provide lifetime support for you and your pet's relationship. We offer adoptions everyday at our three locations. Walk-ins are welcome, as we are a first come, first served facility. Appointments are recommended for finalizing adoptions. For a listing of our locations, hours, and contact information click here. Continue on to learn about our adoption process, what to bring when adopting, our benefits and fees.
Adoption Experience - Steps to Success
We have lots of great dogs and puppies adoptable through our foster care program. Foster dogs stay with dedicated volunteers rather than our Animal Community Center. For more information about a foster dog, call our Canine Foster Coordinator Casaundra at (408) 262-2133 ext. 183. If Casaundra is not available, you may also speak to Jeri at ext. 185. To submit an online survey to adopt foster dog to be sent to the coordinators, please click here. Check out our weekly adoption showcase featuring our foster dogs every Saturday from noon until 2:00 pm at our Animal Community Center in Milpitas.
Working Cat Adoption Program
We know that traditional home adoptions aren't for every cat which is why we created the Working Cat Adoption Program. Cats available for adoption in the Working Cat program are looking for a home in settings such as a barn, warehouse, corporate campus, plant nursery, or backyard oasis. In exchange for room, board and meals these working cats benefit people by keeping rodents away. Click here to learn more about our garden cats, requirements for housing, transition and ongoing care.
What to Bring - Adoption Essentials
Many people have discovered the joy of opening their homes to more than one animal. For successful dog adoptions, it is important for your current dog to meet your potential dog before going home. These on site dog-to-dog introduction are conducted by our Adoption Specialists (experts in canine matchmaking) and take place in a neutral space at HSSV. Please visit our Behavior & Training section for tips on introducing new friends to resident pets. Keep in mind, the best matches are made between animals that have both been spay or neutered.
Adoption Benefits, Fees, Specials, and Promotions
Humane Society Silicon Valley is an independent, nonprofit organization. The fees for adopting animals allow us provide medical care, food, and shelter the animals in our care. Be sure to read over what's included in your adoption fee, our on-going adoption specials, and training discounts for adopters! Community-wide adoption promotions can be found at WeCARE project.
Benefits of a HSSV Adoption
Starting with excellent matchmaking services from our adoption specialists, an HSSV adoption includes:
Adoption Fees - the cost comparison of adopted animal vs a "free pet".
Adoption Fees Schedule
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*Some dogs, and ALL puppies under 6 months require a training class fee of $125, in addition to their adoption fee. Refer to Dog Training section under Dogs and Puppies for details.
** See "Hold Fee" section below for details. Applies to adoption fee except during promotions.
On-Going Adoption Specials and Promotions
Companion Pricing Enjoy twice the love when you adopt two animals at the same time through our companion pricing.
Seniors for Seniors At HSSV, we believe that mature pets make wonderful pets. Adopters age 60+ can take advantage of our Seniors for Seniors discount and receive half price adoption fees when adopting cats and dogs 6 years or more or rabbits 4 years or older.
Veterans Discount In honor of vets and their pets, Military personnel receive half off adoption fees. Identification is required at the time of adoption, please contact us for details.
Dog Training Discounts and Deposits
Did you know HSSV offers reasonably priced training classes, workshops and seminars for people and their pets? We believe training should be helpful, fun and informative in order to enhance the relationship between you and your pet! This is especially true when starting a new relationship, which is why some of our dogs up for adoption (and all of our puppies) have an additional $125 dog training deposit as part of their adoption fee. These deposits can be used to pay for an entire session of classes at HSSV or be refunded to you after upon completion from an approved trainer. To find out more about our dog-training program, click here. To find out if a dog you are interested in has a training deposit and why, contact our adoptions department at 408-262-2133 x 150.
Didn't find who you were looking for?
Stay connected with us! We would still like to get to know you and assist in your search. Even if you don't see "the one" today, please come in for a free adoption counseling session let us know what you are looking for in an ideal new companion. We see new animals every day and can match you with a future pet when they come in our doors.


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What is the BET program about?
Black Educators of Tomorrow (BET) is a student organization at the University of Tennessee that strives to make students more aware of diversity and multiculturalism and their relationship to the future of education. BET provides members with the opportunity to build support networks and promotes communication among future African-American educators.
Why should I join BET?
Become more aware of issues in the teaching profession, current trends, and policies
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Grow academically and intellectually
Network with students with similar professional goals
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Our short video interview with comic Brian Gaar is here (see above), along with Episode 85 of "Statesman Shots" in which Brian goes into a lot more detail about his CW Austin show, "ATX Uncensored(ish)," what it's been like going from reporter to full-time comic and other topics you might like. Watch the video! See more videos and our episode archive on the Statesman Shots blog.
- You can email us.
- We're on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube!
- Tolly, Omar, producer Alyssa Vidales, and Brian are all on Twitter.
- The audio podcast is available through iTunes. Subscribe and rate us, won't ya? It's also on SoundCloud.
- Omar blogs at Digital Savant and Terribly Happy.
- Tolly blogs at Austin Eavesdropper.


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Tokyo Real Estate: Back and Bubbling
In another sign that Tokyo is easing past the economic stagnation hobbling the rest of the country, the number of condominiums put up for sale in the capital and surrounding region grew 22% in 2010 compared to the previous year, according to the Real Estate Economic Institute Co.
It marks the first rise in six years, a surge riding on the back of government policies offering tax benefits on mortgage loans and low interest rates. In December alone the number of contracts signed to purchase new condo units in the Tokyo metropolitan area rose 10 percentage points to 78.6%. And developers are keeping pace. The number of new condo units added to Tokyo's concrete jungle and three neighboring prefectures jumped 41% to 7,388, compared to December 2009.
Wait, there's more: Sale prices also climbed for the first time in two years, inching up to an average of 47.16 million yen ($574,025), showing an uptick in high-end homes. Nearly 50% more condos valued at 100 million yen, or $1.2 million, and above hit the Tokyo area real estate listings. So it's not a huge shock that the priciest listing in the country is nestled next to Japan's parliament building, a luxurious penthouse built by Mori Building, the giant real estate developing company behind fancy Tokyo property like Roppongi Hills and Ark Hills. Yours, for a mere $9.98 million. Perhaps worth noting, however, is that the Mori listing is still up for grabs, though it's technically been open for applications since February last year.
But if selling real estate in Tokyo may be coming back to be something of a breeze, the numbers weren't as balmy elsewhere. New condo releases dropped 4.7% to 1,682 in the Kinki region that encompasses Osaka, the country's second largest city, in December. Signed purchase contracts also dropped three percentage points to 71% compared to the same month the previous year.
But even here, there are faint glimmers of hope: Despite the drop, it is still a sound improvement compared to December 2008 when 59% of contracts were signed.


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Failing to find meaning—especially in meaningless situations—creates a profound emotional and spiritual dilemma. Lacking logical meaning causes some people to question God…and others to turn away from Him entirely. But some people actually seem to grow during crisis and trauma. How do they do it? How can we find our best when a situation seems at its worst?
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• Vehicle break-in spree at 705 Museum Rd.
A thief or thieves got into three vehicles belonging to two Texans and an Ohioan staying at the Comfort Suites Saturday night. They stole a Dell laptop, a Garmin gps unit, Cannon and Kodak cameras, a Sony DVD player, an iPad, a computer bag, suitcases full of clothes, a briefcase and a FBI-issued card. The thief or thieves got into all three vehicles by breaking side windows.
• Motorcycle hooning at Bruce Street and Farris Road.
An officer on patrol on College Avenue at about 6 a.m. on Thursday noticed a hooded, sunglass-wearing white male on a dual-sport street/off-road motorcycle without a license plate do a big wheelie right in front of him on Farris Road. The officer turned on his blue lights and followed the rider to the roundabout at Farris Road and Bruce Street, where the rider did a sort of mid-roundabout, wrong-way U-turn, illegally of course, and goosed it back up Farris Road quick enough that the officer didn't see which way he went.
"I considered the following factors:" the officer* wrote in his report, "the danger from a potential pursuit would outweigh the necessity for immediate apprehension of the suspect for this traffic offense, I had lost visual contact with the motorcycle, and the reckless driving techniques by the suspect created an unreasonable danger. I decided not to initiate a pursuit[.]"
* At about 8:30 p.m. on the same day, according to an unrelated report, the same officer talked a crying man who was thinking about jumping off the Toad Suck bridge "into coming back over the railing and onto the bridge road surface." The officer drove the man to Conway Regional Medical Center's ER to wait for a Counseling Associates evaluation, but the ER was full and he had to take him to wait in county jail instead.
• Motor vehicle theft at 1500 block of Chinook Drive.
At some point before dawn on Friday a thief or thieves got into a brand-new Chevy truck that had been left unlocked with the keys in it. Before the officer could enter the truck as a stolen vehicle in the ACIC crime database, someone with GM's OnStar service had found it in a neighborhood about a mile east of where it was stolen and disabled the ignition. The truck was "unlocked" and released to its owner.
• Motor vehicle theft at 10 block of Meadowbrook Drive.
At some point between 2 and 3:30 on Saturday afternoon a thief or thieves got into a 2004 Chevy Colorado, white in color, and stole it.
• Residential burglary at 400 block of Robins Street.
At some point between Thursday night and early Friday morning a thief or thieves got into a residence that might have been unlocked and stole a Samsung 50" TV.
• Residential burglary at 400 block of Harkrider Street.
A resident reported that at some point late Thursday night or early Friday morning a thief or thieves got into her house and stole her Soma, Lorcet and Klonopin medication.
• Possession of a controlled substance at 1400 block of Watkins Street.
An officer patrolling the area late Saturday afternoon noticed that a young lady in the passenger's seat of a car didn't seem to be wearing her seatbelt and pulled the car over. Dispatch advised that the driver had some past drug convictions, and the officer noticed "several corners of plastic baggies" in the driver's floorboard, which the officer notes in the report as possibly suspicious since he learned in training that "plastic baggies are used to package marijuana and other drugs."
The driver and passenger also seemed nervous, the officer notes, and declined to give consent to a search of the car. The officer then requested a K9 "sniff" around the car to see if the dog "hit" on the odor of contraband. Generally, this can be a permissible search under the 4th Amendment if the dog is trained according to current best practices, the stop had been lawful up to the point of getting the dog involved, and the dog has a record of reliable detection. Florida v. Harris, 568 U.S.___ (2013). But the dog didn't have to get involved, according to the report, because the first officer and the K9 officer both reported being able to smell marijuana with their own noses.
The officers found 48 grams (just shy of 1.7 ounces) of what was feared to be a "green leafy vegetable substance" in a jar on the floorboard, along with a digital scale and $540 folding cash. The driver tried to make a run for it on foot, but was tackled. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug possession. The passenger was interviewed and released.
• Found property at 400 block of Fairway Drive.
A resident found a bag on his doorstep early Sunday afternoon with what was feared to be about a gram of "green vegetable matter" in it and handed it over to police. It's the second time this has happened, he told the officer, and he has no idea why.
• Breaking or entering at 2700 block of Garden Grove Drive.
At some point between noon on July 20 and early Thursday afternoon a thief or thieves cut the lock on a storage unit and stole about $2,000 worth of assorted golf equipment made by Cleveland, Titleist, Oddysey, Golden Bear and "Pal Joey" — which apparently is also the name of a maker of golf bats — a $150 pair of Foot Joy golfing shoes and a Sega Genesis game console.
• Vehicle break in at 700 block of 6th Street.
At some point late Saturday night or early Sunday morning a thief or thieves got into a woman's car and stole $540 folding cash — including 20 $2 bills. The woman had been victim to a purse thief a couple weeks ago, she told police, and the thief might have used keys in the purse to get in her car.
• Vehicle break-in at 2200 block of Desha Drive.
At some point late Saturday night or early Sunday morning a thief or thieves got into a man's truck and stole Sony Xplöd speakers, a Sirius satellite radio, an iPod and various golf equipment that should be identifiable because most of them have True Temper Dynalite shafts.
• Vehicle break-in at 1300 block of Crosspoint Road.
At some point late Thursday night or early Friday morning a thief or thieves got into a man's truck and stole his iPod and iPhone 4s. The truck might have been unlocked.
• Vehicle break-in at 1155 Skyline Drive (Walmart).
At some point between 6:30 and 6:50 Saturday evening a thief or thieves apparently used some sort of prybar to get into the door/window of a man's truck and stole his duffel bag with his motorcycle jacket, motorcycle pants and gloves in it.
• Vehicle break-in at 10 block of Lexington Drive.
At some point between 11 p.m. and midnight on Saturday a thief or thieves got into a man's garage and rummaged around in his vehicles. Nothing seemed to be stolen.
• Bicycle thievery at 300 block of Watkins Street.
At some point late Saturday night or early Sunday morning a thief or thieves stole a man's bicycle that he'd left in a friend's yard for a few hours without chaining it to something immovable. It's a bright orange Trek with some chipped paint and reflectors missing from one pedal and an Armadillo-brand tire on the front wheel.
• Bicycle/pill thievery at 2200 block of Lookout Avenue.
A resident reported that at some point between Thursday and Friday afternoon a thief or thieves got onto a porch and stole a 15-year-old's red Mongoose bicycle, and then they or maybe another thief or theives got into the homeowner's truck and stole a number of Hydrocodone pills.
• Shoplifting at 1155 Skyline Drive (Walmart).
An officer was called after a store asset protection worker noticed a teen in a motorized disability cart had stuffed an Airsoft pistol into his trousers and was last seen scooting around in the menswear section. The officer made contact with the teen, and gives this account in his incident report:
"I made contact with the suspect … and asked him to tell me what was in his waistband and to keep his hands on the cart. He acted as if I didn't know what I was talking about and gazed at me in wonderment."
He had the Airsoft pistol in his pants, according to the report, and was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting.
• Found property.
Someone turned in a found wallet belonging to a Mr. D. Bradford on Sunday. It had a nickel in it.
• Unauthorized housesitting at 400 block of Par Fore Drive.
On Saturday morning neighbors called police to report that they had been keeping tabs on a house while the residents were away and that there were two unexplained cars in the driveway. The officer was met at the door by a 19-year-old woman wearing a bathrobe.
This woman told the officer that she was housesitting and that the 19-year-old man in the home with her had come by to take a look at some faulty plumbing. The officer called the homeowner, who confirmed none of this, and the officer carefully instructed the two to leave and not come back.
(Staff writer Joe Lamb, can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 505-1277. To comment on this and other stories in the Log Cabin, log on to www.thecabin.net. Send us your news at www.thecabin.net/submit)