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Apache Maven is popular tool for project management and defining how a project should be built. It's flexible, extendable, and, because of it's aforementioned popularity, most Java developers have at least some experience with it, creating a virtuous cycle of its usage.
When an enterprise adopts Maven, a frequent goal is to use it's features and mechanisms as a way to encourage, or even enforce, enterprise standards and to make project initialization and maintenance easier. Over my career I have worked at a number of organizations, both as a developer consuming POMs defined by architects and technical leads, and as an architect defining POMs that would be consumed across an enterprise.
From this experience I have learned some of the pain points and common mistakes enterprises make when trying to use Maven. Often these pain points and mistakes are borne from a lack of knowledge of Maven's feature set and/or incorrect usage of features. In this article we will step through how to make Maven more flexible and easier to manage in an enterprise setting.
Being a Better Parent (POM)
One of the most common ways an enterprise utilizes Maven is through the creation of an enterprise wide parent, or super, POM. Parent POMs can be a great tool for encouraging developers to follow enterprise standards and reducing bloat in child POMs be defining commonly used dependencies, plugins, reporting etc.. Parent POMs can also become a huge burden slowing down build times, bloating the size of artifacts, and causing other problems in projects that consume the parent.
Maven provides features though when defining a parent POMs that allow it to be more flexible; offering help when and where it's needed, but also quietly stepping back when a project might have unique needs and requirements. Let's take a look at some of these key features.
Dependency Management
When defining a parent POM a common mistake is to add a lot dependencies that are believed to be universally required, but simply are not. Downstream this can cause problems because while it was thought every project would need dependencies X, Y, and Z, in reality some projects don't need dependency Y, and for other projects; dependency Z causes an error when present on classpath.
Maven does provide a feature that gives a nice compromise between offering assistance with which dependencies should be used, particularly which version of a dependency should be used, and also keeping child parent POMs "clean", and that is with Dependency Management. Dependency management is easy to use, just define dependencies as normal, but enclose them
dependencyManagement tags. Here is an example below of using dependency management:
In the child pom we need only provide the groupId and artifactId of a dependency and all the additional information: version, type, scope, is pulled down transitively.
Dependency management strikes a nice balance for both downstream developers and the architects and technical leads who are responsible for parent POMs.
Downstream developers benefit by not having to worry as much about which version of a dependency to use, what it's scope should be, or their projects becoming bloated because a parent POM is adding extra dependencies they do not need. Downstream developers also benefit as the POMs for their projects are "cleaner" as only the artifactId and groupId for a dependency needs to be defined.
Tech leads and architects benefit by still having a centralized location from which to manage dependencies for downstream projects, but not have to deal with the issues that come from imposing the usage of dependencies, had the dependencies been defined normally within a parent POM.
Plugin Management
The same problems with dependencies, can also happen with plugins, and for that Maven offers a similar solution with Plugin Management. When you have a frequently, but not universally, used plugin, defining the plugin with plugin management is a good option.
A common example of this would be the maven-failsafe-plugin. Every project should be using the maven-surefire-plugin to run unit tests, however not every project will need the failsafe plugin which is commonly used for executing integration tests (an example here would be a shared library which might not need to communicate with any remote systems).
By defining the maven failsafe plugin using plugin management, when a project needs to execute integration tests, they need only add groupId and artifactId for the failsafe plugin in their POM, and then all the configuration defined within the pluginManagement of the parent POM. Here is an example of using pluginManagement in a parent POM:
And then a child POM pulling down the configuration of the failsafe plugin:
Maven POMs also have section for properties. Like with any feature in Maven, and most programming languages, the most local definition of a property overrides the value that's pulled down from a parent. Importantly though this overriding also applies to how that property is used within a parent POM. In the below example I have defined the property
my-org.version, in my parent POM and set it to
0.0.1-SNAPSHOT. Under my dependency management section I reference that property in the version field of
my-org-starter-security. This means by default the version of
my-org-starter-security will be set to
0.0.1-SNAPSHOT in any child POM. Here is the code snippet below:
However in a child POMs if the property of
my-org.version is defined and set to
0.0.2-SNAPSHOT, then that project will use version
0.0.2-SNAPSHOT of
my-org-starter-security even though the version field is not of that dependency is not defined.
This behavior would apply to anywhere where properties are used, not just to dependencies. Using properties can allow an easy way for downstream projects to change the version of dependencies they are using, as seen in the above example, or change the behavior of a plugin or reporting tool. As you are defining dependencies, plugins, etc. in parent POMs, strongly consider using properties instead of hardcoded values for fields downstream projects might want to change.
Looser Coupling with BOMs
For many enterprises parent POMs alone will be enough for handling dependency and project management concerns. However for larger enterprises, or an enterprise that works in a number of different domains, they might struggle using parent POMs alone. I experienced this at an organization where we created a whole tree of parent POMs that looked something like this chart:
There were two major problems here:
- The tree was so top heavy that a change in the top POM kicked off a lot of downstream builds
- The development cycles between the organization wide parent POM and downstream POMs were not in-sync. So this created a lot of confusion in versioning. If the "Super Parent" had a major version change, should that require a major version change in downstream POMs? If a downstream POM had a lot of changes should it also increase it's major version or should that only be tied to upstream changes?
This confusions led to frustration for both the architecture team that I was a part of and the downstream developers as they were constantly finding issues and having to update parent POM versions.
In situations like this, it might be advantageous to use BOM's, or Bill of Materials, so there is a looser relationship to an organization's parent POM. A real world example of this is in the Spring framework, the Spring Cloud team publishes a BOM for managing the libraries that are associated with that project as they have a different release cadence from the Spring Boot and Spring Framework projects. You can view the BOM the Spring Cloud team produces here.
Going back the earlier example, instead of a complex tree of POMs and child POMs, a single "super parent" POM could be used and a pair of BOMs that cover the Web and Batch domains could be created. This approach likely would had been less work for the architect team that I was on, and a more pleasant experience for downstream developers as there would be fewer changes to consume.
Shared Library POMs
In a recent article I stepped through how to create a custom Spring Boot starter. When creating a library that will be shared within your enterprise it's important to take care when defining the library's POM. A developer's perception of a shared library can sour quickly if using it brings in extra dependencies, causes classpath conflicts, or leads to other problems. Let's look at some strategies for when creating a shared library's POM.
Maven has several scopes that can be used to define when and under which circumstances a dependency should be included. The scopes are; compile, provided, runtime, and test.
- Compile: is the default scope and means that a dependency must be available when a project is being built and packages in its artifact.
- Provided: the dependency must be present when the project is being built, but will be provided by the system that will be executing the artifact.
- Runtime: the dependency isn't required to build the artifact but must be present when running the artifact.
- Test: the dependency is only used as part of the test cycle, and not required at runtime.
Using these scopes correctly can help avoid unnecessary dependencies being brought and give developers consuming a library more control on what dependencies are being brought in.
Some dependencies might be required only in certain circumstances. In my Spring Boot starter example,
my-org-starter-security, the starter could be used in a web context and a console context. To build the project the
spring-boot-starter-web and
spring-security-web dependencies needed to present, but only needed if the project consuming
my-org-starter-security is a web project. By setting
spring-boot-starter-web and
spring-security-web as
optional console developers don't have to worry about a bunch of extra web libraries being brought in. Below is an example of setting some dependencies as optional in a POM file:
Examples at Scale
Small scale demonstrations on how to use the features highlighted in this article is one thing, but often new problems occur at scale or once business requirements are introduced. To see examples of these concepts applied at scale I would recommend checking out how the Spring team has structured their POMs which can be found on their project GitHub repos:
Proper management of parent POMs and shared library POMs can make a world of difference in how smoothly an enterprise operates. Define them well and you have happy developers and architects who can explore more important questions. Define them poorly and you will find yourself stranded while you try desperately to fix problems.
This article focused on a few key features to make managing maven easier in most enterprise settings, it only scratches the surface of all that Maven can do however. If you want to learn more be sure to check out the official documentation, as well as this great article which steps through a full featured maven pom.
You can view the code for this article on my GitHub Repo.


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For many years people have contributed the occurrence of Cancer to lifestyle and genetics. However many people have misconceptions about what a healthy lifestyle is and I have found reading into this topic very interesting. I am a Vegetarian for several different reasons and I don't eat meat although I do consume eggs and dairy produce. Research into the occurrence of Cancer, heart disease and diabetes and how the occurrence of these diseases relates to our food consumption has shown that eating eggs and dairy produce as well as animal protein can severely increase our risk of developing these illnesses. As someone who wants to go into the health care profession and someone who values their own physical well being I found this research which is all validated to be quite surprising.
In Harvard's Physicians Health Study, which used over 20 000 male volunteers, those who consumed more than two dairy servings daily had a 34% higher risk of developing prostate cancer than men who consumed little or no dairy products. Researchers came up with several reasons to explain these results. Cancers such as prostate Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer are very sensitive to the level of hormones in the blood stream and slight discrepancies from the norm, can result in the growth of such tumours. Drinking milk and consuming dairy produce increases the level of IFG-1 in the blood which can stimulate cancer development. Often people suggest that with out Dairy Consumption it would be impossible to consume our Calcium requirements however high levels of Calcium have been associated with lower levels of activated vitamin D in the blood stream. Vitamin D provides protection from prostate Cancer so a reduced amount of it could result in tumour development. Cancers of the ovaries are also stimulated by the presence of galactose which is a monosaccharide absorbed when Lactose which is present in milk is hydrolysed in the small intestine. Researchers suggested that consuming as little 10 grams of lactose increased the risk of ovarian cancer by as much as 13 per cent. 10 grams of lactose is the equivalent to a glass of milk to provide some prospective.
Eggs are also a large risk factor for Cancer. Eggs severally lack in Cancer antioxidants, have extremely low levels of dietary fibre and contain massive amounts of cholesterol. Cholesterol collects in your arteries which increase the risk of Coronary Heart Disease, thrombosis and aneurysms. It also reduces insulin sensitivity which can lead to an individual becoming hyperglycaemic which increases risks of diabetes, can lead to lethargic behaviour and someone tiring very easily.
Researchers at the department of Epidemiology ad biostatistics of Loma Linda University conducted tests using thousands of volunteers relating their dietary plan to their risk of Cancer. Vegan diets showed significantly greater protection to Cancer especially as well as other illnesses. Avian sarcoma leucosis is a virus which effects chickens and increases a chickens rate of Cancer. When chickens are consumed by humans, the virus can cause similar problems. Eating meat especially red meat increases risk of Cancer, Heart Disease and Diabetes and animal protein is one of the strongest carcinogens we know of.
I'm not trying to impose my views onto others but think everyone should research this and have a batter understanding of what it is they are actually putting into their body. Most of the research I used was verified but there are examples of carnivorous, vegetarian and vegan cultures all being successful and all thriving. Appeal to nature fallacies such as we have canines so we should eat meat are quite silly when you compare the canines we have to the canines of dogs and other predators. The argument which suggests that plant proteins do not contain all the amino acids needed for muscle development and human growth are also invalid because I and other vegetarians and vegans are all evidence that plants do contain the amino acids we need to survive otherwise we would be dead…


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FOR our TEENS – Sunday Night at 6 pm:
Jr. Core (7th and 8th grade Small Group) This Changes Everything, led by Kristen Raine at her home in Pennsville
Core (9th-12th grade Small Group), led by Adam and Taryn Simmons at their home in Pilesgrove
ADULT Groups
Monday Morning Ladies Group: Bible Study, led by Betty Jean Eby at Sharptown Church
Monday Evening – beginning May 13th: Daniel: Pursuing Integrity, led by Tony Teoli at Talk of the Towne Restaurant
Tuesday Night Ladies Group: TTB7 (Thru The Bible in 7 Weeks), hosted by Marilyn LeFevre and Sharon Ruff, 7 pm at Sharptown Church
Tuesday Night: 90 Minutes in Heaven, hosted by Pastor Jerry, 7 pm at Sharptown Church (4 week group), open to all
Wednesday Night: Bible Study on book of James, led by Skip Kite, 6:15 pm at Sharptown Church in the Fellowship Room
Thursday Morning Men's Group (This group meets year round – new men always welcome to attend.): Bible Study at the Swedesboro Diner, led by Frank Wyshinski, 6 am
Thursday Morning Ladies Group: Chasing after the Heart of God, led by Kristen Raine, 9:15 am at Sharptown Church
Thursday Night: Real Hope Support Group for Parents whose children are struggling with addiction, 6:30 pm in Wesley Chapel
Friday Night: Life Changing Lessons from the Psalms (Chapters 1, 38, 56, 91, 112, 133), led by Mark & Melissa Strawderman at their home in Alloway
If you have questions or would like additional information, contact Kristen Raine at email@example.com.


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Our dear Nicki went all out talking about Melanie T on the Tidal X Concert at Brooklyn, and then she apologized through twitter due to her harsh words. While she was on stage the artist turned the situation to the current events of today in the States.
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Nicki Minaj twerks to Fetty Wap and shades Melania Trump at the #TIDA X1015 benefit concert https://t.co/LEMjv3oj9R pic.twitter.com/cndmNcwvDe
— Global Grind (@GlobalGrind) October 17, 2016
"You better pray to God you don't get stuck with a motherf–king Melania. You n—as want brainless bitches? To stroke your motherf–king egos? Well, f–k you, n—as." quoted by Us Magazine.
After this remarks, she went on twitter and tried to take everything back.
Read More: How Much Did Kim Lost?
Wasn't "dragging". She seems nice. But a smart man knows he needs a certain "kind" of woman when running for President/attempting greatness https://t.co/S2PTIcOXuo
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) October 16, 2016
Melanie has remained been silent after all the scandals her husband has caused. Her last tweet quoted by Us Magazine said: "The words my husband used are unacceptable and offensive to me," she said in a statement. " This does not represent the man that I know. He has the heart and mind of a leader. I hope people will accept his apology, as I have, and focus on the important issues facing our nation and the world." These declarations were made after the tape of the "locker room incident" was released.
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Found matches for merce cunningham dance foundation in 53 collections.
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Town Hall
Music Division | JPB 88-26
ca. 35 cu. ft.
Town Hall is a recital hall on West 43rd Street, New York City, with a seating capacity of 1500. It opened Jan. 12, 1921. Material pertaining to the individuals and organizations that utilized the facility from 1921 to 1978. Audio tapes and... more
Avakian, George
Music Division | JPB 14-28
46.83 linear feet (118 boxes, 6 oversized folders); 112.82 mb (33 computer files)
George Mesrop Avakian (born 1919) is an American music producer, artist manager, writer, and educator best known for his work with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Keith Jarrett, Sonny... more
Wolff, Christian, 1934-
Music Division | JPB 18-10
13.37 linear feet (35 containers)
Christian Wolff (born 1934) is an American composer and literary scholar closely associated with John Cage, Morton Feldman, David Tudor, Earle Brown, Frederic Rzewski, Alvin Lucier, Cornelius Cardew, and other mid- to late-20th century modernists.... more
Aston Magna Foundation for Music
Music Division | JPB 06-17
2.17 linear feet (2 boxes)
The Aston Magna Foundation for Music Records consist of office files that document the first years of the Foundation, a pioneering American organization for the study and promotion of early music. Established in 1972 by Albert Fuller and Lee... more
Music Division | JPB 11-23
251 linear feet (254 boxes)
The CBS Collection represents music obtained and used by the organization and stored at CBS headquarters at 485 Madison Avenue, NY. Dance band music used by orchestras broadcast over the Columbia Broadcasting System (i.e. CBS Inc.). Arrangements... more
Monk, Meredith
Music Division | LPA Mss 2006-001
130 linear feet (300 boxes)
The Meredith Monk Archive documents the art of Meredith Monk and the history of The House Foundation For The Arts, Monk's management and production company. The Archive contains correspondence, media clippings, concert programs, publicity... more
Camus, Raoul F.
Music Division | JPB 14-13
.5 linear feet (2 boxes)
Raoul Camus, a scholar of American band music, is professor emeritus of music at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. He has published several books on the history of military bands and secular music in the United... more
Barstow, Richard
Music Division | JPB 04-37
5.5 linear feet (14 boxes)
This collection contains manuscripts, manuscript copies, printed scores, and parts belonging to choreographer, director, dancer, and composer Richard Barstow, whose varied career included directing for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus,... more
Ear, Inc
Music Division | JPB 03-10
37.25 linear feet (72 boxes)
The Ear Magazine Records document the operation of a small press magazine of new music, and contains items that describe the music culture of the 1980s and early 1990s.
Surinach, Carlos
Music Division | JOB 13-02
13.5 linear feet (38 boxes)
The BMI Surinach collection holds the papers of the composer and conductor Carlos Surinach (1915-1997). It includes correspondence, scores, subject files, photographs, scrapbooks, concert programs, clippings, posters, flyers, datebooks, awards,... more
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Howe, Mary, 1882-1964
Music Division | JPB 04-39
36.3 linear feet (72 boxes)
The papers of the American composer and patron of music Mary Howe consist primarily of scores, correspondence, biographical material, concert programs and business papers. They also include scrapbooks, photographs and books.
Strilko, Anthony
Music Division | JPB 06-63
20 linear feet. (43 boxes)
Anthony Strilko was a noted American composer who worked primarily in song cycles and sacred music. His collection contains correspondence, programs, clippings, and primarily scores, both final and rough drafts.
Wigglesworth, Frank, 1918-1996
Music Division | JPB 97-44
432 linear feet, 95 boxes
The Frank Wigglesworth Papers document Wigglesworth's life and career. The collection was assembled by Wigglesworth over the course of his lifetime, and includes musical scores, correspondence, clippings, programs, miscellaneous papers,... more
Litz, Katherine, -1978
Music Division | JPB 86-15
The Katherine Litz Collection contains manuscript music and photostats which were used in some of her choreographed dances.
Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987
Music Division | JPB 90-77
111 linear feet (206 boxes)
Vincent Persichetti, American composer, educator and author, studied the piano with Olga Samaroff and composition with Paul Nordoff at the Philadelphia Conservatory, and conducting with Fritz Reiner at the Curtis Institute. In 1941 he was... more
Briece, Jack, 1945-1988
Music Division | JPB 06-25
22 linear feet (43 boxes)
Born in 1945, Jack Briece was an American composer, organist and pianist, video artist, educator, and author, whose creative output was original and inventive. Most of this collection contains Briece's diary, written on index cards and documenting... more
Schwartz, Charles, 1922-1998
Music Division | JPB 00-9
17.2 linear feet (28 boxes)
The Charles Schwartz Papers document the career of the composer, author and concert impresario. They include correspondence, business and financial papers, manuscripts, notes, clippings, concert programs, publicity material, photographs and scores.
Peoples' voice cafe
Music Division | JPB 06-10
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
The Peoples' Voice Cafe Records includes correspondence, clippings, flyers and other publicity material, and administrative records of the Peoples' Voice Cafe. The collection's contents date from 1979 to 1986, documenting the early and formative... more
Simons, Netty
Music Division | JPB 92-73
7 cu. ft. (19 boxes)
Netty Simons (née Rothenberg) was an American composer as well as pianist and teacher. She was born in New York City on October 26, 1913 and received her early musical training from the Third Street Music School where she taught from 1928-1933.... more
Watts, John, 1930-1982
Music Division | JPB 06-67
11 linear feet (16 boxes, 2 oversized)
The John Watts Papers span the years 1947-1982 and contain scores, correspondence, teaching materials, writings and photographs pertaining to the career of this noted composer.
Fine, Vivian, 1913-2000
Music Division | JPB 14-16
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Vivian Fine (1913-2000) was an American composer and pianist. The Vivian Fine papers, dating from 1929 to 1973, contain score manuscripts and concert programs.
Savage, Robert, 1951-1993
Music Division | JPB 13-24
1.71 linear feet (7 boxes)
Robert Savage (1951-1993) was an American composer and pianist. The Robert Savage collection (1975-1994) consists of scores, personal files, and sound and video recordings.
Jacobs, Phoebe
Music Division | JPB 97-2
9 boxes
Phoebe Jacobs was involved with jazz.
Becker, John J.
Music Division | JPB 04-27
24.25 linear feet (61 boxes)
John J. Becker was the only Midwestern member of a group of ultramodernist American composers known as the "American Five". He was known for his use of difficult techniques of counterpoint and harmony. Becker's most important works include
National Association for American Composers and Conductors
Music Division | JPB 03-15
27.7 linear feet (65 boxes)
The National Association for American Composers and Conductors, Inc. (NAACC) was founded by Henry K. Hadley in 1933. It was an organization dedicated to the task of fostering American Music. The collection contains correspondence, legal and... more
Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008
Music Division | JPB 00-5
33.55 linear feet (66 boxes)
Norman Dello Joio is a pianist, organist, educator and a Pulitzer Prize winning composer. The collection contains materials related to his work; including business related correspondence (from individuals and institutes), personal papers... more
Thorne, Francis
Music Division | JPB 06-65
35.5 linear feet (38 boxes)
Francis Thorne is an American composer. Most of his was work created in the late 20th Century. He has composed over 100 works, including symphonies, concerti, string quartets, as well as chamber music, choral music and songs. In addition to... more
Kohs, Ellis B., 1916-2000
Music Division | JPB 04-25
18 linear feet. (45 boxes)
Ellis Kohs was a composer of classical music. He is well known for his opera Amerika based upon the Franz Kafka novel by the same name. Kohs began his teaching career in 1946 with posts at the Kansas City Conservatory,... more
Gohman, Don
Music Division | JPB 06-34
24 linear feet (48 boxes)
The Don Gohman Papers primarily consist of scores, mostly for the Broadway musical Ambassador (1972), but also for 19 other stage, television and film productions, some never produced. The collection also contains... more
Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965
Music Division | JPB 00-03 [Text]
82.3 linear feet (203 boxes)
The Henry Cowell Papers document the composer's life in great detail. They include scores, writings, correspondence, business and financial papers, promotional material, clippings and articles, concert programs, teaching material, photographs,... more
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U.S. unemployment fell to 4.7%, the lowest rate since 2007. But job creation was very weak.
The U.S. economy only added 38,000 jobs in May, according to the Labor Department. It was the worst monthly job gain since 2010.
It's also well below April's meager job gains of 123,000. Job creation in the last two months has been markedly below the average of 200,000 jobs created per month over the past couple years.
The drop in unemployment came as more disheartened Americans stopped looking for jobs and dropped out of the labor force in May.
'It's a pretty gloomy report, hard to find a silver lining in this one," says Curt Long, chief economist at the National Association of Federal Credit Unions.


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harvard university said on friday that it issued academic sanctions against about 60 students who were forced to withdraw from school for a period of time in a cheating scandal that involved the final exam in a class on congress.
the school implicated as many as 125 students in the scandal when officials first addressed the issue last year. the inquiry started after a teaching assistant in a spring semester undergraduate-level government class detected problems in the take-home test, including that students may have shared answers.
in a campus-wide email on friday, faculty of arts and sciences dean michael d. smith said the school's academic integrity board had resolved all the cases related to the cheating probe.
he said "somewhat more than half" of the cases involved students who had to withdraw from the college for a period of time.


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DIRECTOR general of health services Jane Ruth Aceng described the dilapidated medical store as fit for raring goats and not keeping drugs
By Faustine Odeke
THE state minister for primary health care Sarah Achieng Opendi has directed Tororo district leadership to refocus the primary health care (PHC) funds towards improving the condition of the existing hospitals and stop building health center II's.
Achieng, who was accompanied by the director general of health services (DGHS) Jane Ruth Aceng during the tour of Tororo hospital on Friday, was shocked by the appalling condition of the male and children wards and medical store.
"Why should you build a health center II which is going to turn into a white elephant using PHC funds yet they are potholes in the wards which can turn into a breeding ground for mosquitoes and jiggers? Please I advise you to refocus this funds to address such issues" Achieng said.
Achieng also condemned the dilapidated staff quarters roofed with asbestos saying government is currently in negotiations with some development partners to secure funds for the renovation of 25 hospitals and medical staff quarters by 2014.
She advised the hospital management to invest in water harvesting technology to minimize the water bills.
The minister who was irked by the bushy medical quarters promised to return before December 20th to clear the bushes at the quarters. She wondered how medical workers can stay in such an environment that had turned into a breeding ground for mosquitoes and snakes.
The medical store that the minister said was suited for goat raring. Photo by Faustine Odeke
She urged the hospital administration to give out 'mama kits' to mothers after delivery and not when they report for antenatal clinic as is the practice.
Aceng congratulated the hospital for its cleanliness and smartness of the staff as she appealed to the staff to treat the patients with a lot of compassion. She advised the administration to come up with infection control measure especially in wards with potholes.
Aceng described the dilapidated medical store as fit for raring goats and not keeping drugs while warning the pharmacist against reporting shortages of drugs when the drugs are still in their stores.
Aceng directed the members of the hospital board to stop interfering with the work of the medical personnel.
Her directive followed the deteriorating performance of the quality assurance of the hospital where the hospital has been a model example.
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For the third year in a row, a College of Agriculture graduate was recognized as a Distinguished Young Alumnus.
A native of Oberlin, Kansas, Corey Fortin is a commissioned member of the United States Foreign Service with the U. S. Agency for International Development in Uganda and one of two 2015 Distinguished Young Alumni. After one year in Washington, D.C., Fortin spent two years in Kenya and was then transferred to his current post in Uganda.
Fortin graduated in 2006 with degrees in agribusiness and animal sciences and industry. He also earned a master's degree in agricultural economics from the University of Arkansas. While at K-State, Fortin served as a member of Agriculture Ambassadors, Student Senate, Alpha Zeta agricultural honorary, Agriculture Council and 4-H, among other roles.
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"Through this process I was able to identify that one of my core goals is to make a difference for people, especially in other countries," Fortin said.
Fortin discovered his calling — and dream job of helping others — through employment with the USAID. As a leading government agency, USAID works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient democratic societies to realize their potential.
Fortin also credited Michelle Haupt, his longtime mentor and former supervisor at the K-State Academic and Career Information Center.
"Michelle's support gave me much needed confidence early in my college career," says Fortin. "She was a fantastic manager, and I learned many elements of good management by working under her direction."
Effective management is essential when working with others from different cultures, Fortin said. "If you are able to work through a challenging situation together, you come out of it a stronger group."
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"People understand concepts best in their own language," says Fortin. "So, when we provide agricultural information or work to link the Ugandan people to the resources available to them, it is best done in the native language."
Even with language barriers and the challenging nature of working within another culture, Fortin shared that U.S. efforts are making a difference.
"The American people should be proud of the difference they are making every day in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Ugandans through USAID, " says Fortin.
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Jul 23rd, 2016
Par 3 challenge at The Grove
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Words: John Dean
The Grove has teamed up with Titleist and The European Tour, to create a unique birdie challenge as part of the build up to the 2016 British Masters supported by Sky Sports, which takes place from October 13-16.
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Prof. Alex Kot Chichung, Fellow of the Academy of Engineering, Singapore, Fellow of IEEE and Fellow of IES
Nanyang Technology University, Singapore
Prof. Robert Minasian, IEEE Fellow
The University of Sydney, Australia
Prof. Perry Shum Ping
OSA Fellow, SPIE Fellow
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
★Invited Speakers
Assoc. Prof. Andrew Keong Ng, Senior Member of IEEE and IES
Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Assoc. Prof. Carol Anne Hargreaves,
National University of Singapore,Singapore
Assoc Prof Cai Yiyu,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Advisory Chair
Perry Shum Ping , OSA Fellow, SPIE Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Conference Chairs
Robert Minasian, IEEE Fellow, The University of Sydney, Australia
Kezhi Mao, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Program Chairs
Iickho Song, IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, KAST Fellow, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Liren Zhang, AUT University, New Zealand
Andrew Keong Ng , Senior Member of IEEE and IES, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Program Co-chairs
Xiaohong Huang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Yiyu Cai, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Publicity Chair
Jeff Kilby, IEEE Member, AUT University, New Zealand
Technical Committee
Haruna Abdu, Federal Unversity Lokoja, Nigeria
Naser Juma Al-Tarhuni, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Thumrongrat Amornraksa, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
Basavaraj M. Angadi, Basaveshwar Engineering College, India
Ilija Basicevic, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Chawalit Benjangkaprasert, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand
Manish Bharadwaj, KIET Group of Institutions, India
Zoran Bojkovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
A. S. N. Chakravarthy , JNTUK-University College of Engineering Vizianagaram, India
Mu-Song Chen, Da-Yeh University, Taiwan
Kaouthar Chetioui, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco
Lam Meng Chun, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
Wong Ka Chun, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Smitha Kavallur Pisharath Gopi, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Bhupendra Gupta, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, India
Yasir Hamid, Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, UAE
Carol Anne Hargreaves, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Fairouz Kamareddine, Heriot-Watt University, UK
Jalal Laassiri, Ibn Tofail University, Morocco
Wen Liu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Peter Loh, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Yang Lu, Xiamen University, China
Ghizlane Orhanou, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
Recep Özdağ, Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey
Priteshkumar Prajapati, Chandubhai S. Patel Institute of Technology, India
M Ramya, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, India
Vimalathithan Rathinasabapathy, KCE, India
Noraisyah Binti Mohamed Shah, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Amarjit Singh, IGK Punjab Technical University, India
Takeshi Tsuchiya, Suwa University of Science, Japan
Zhengkui Wang, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Liang Boon Wee, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Yongmei Wei, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
Kattiya Tawsopar Yangyuen, Rattana Bundit University, Thailand
Ali Yavari, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Wei Zhang, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
Karim Zkik, International University of Rabat, Morocco
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According to our regulars, Mourinho looked like he'd got things right at the start of the season, as the Red Devils looked to build on the successful first season under the Portuguese boss, winning the League cup and the Europa League. In doing so, becoming the first United manager to win a trophy in his first season.
He has been hugely backed in the transfer market by Ed Woodward and any barring one in the summer, he has got every one of his transfer targets. So, what's he moaning about?
For United to be where they are at the moment, is an improvement on how things have been in recent seasons. However, they did win the FA Cup under former boss Louis Van Gaal, so surely Woodward would be looking to add to this recent trophy streak.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign.
In a statement, the Trump campaign said Parscale will lead "advanced planning" for the 2020 effort, and that the campaign will also be engaged in the 2018 midterm elections – which are shaping up to be a challenging environment for Republicans.
Trump has left little doubt about his intentions to seek re-election. He filed the paperwork to organize his re-election committee on the same day as his inauguration, held his first campaign rally on Feb. 18, 2017, in Florida, and has mused publicly about would-be Democratic challengers.
Parscale, an Austin-based digital consultant and ally of Trump son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, ran the Trump campaign's digital operations in 2016, which included sophisticated social media targeting. He previously worked for the Trump Organization.
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Don't expect much of Tony Stark in this annual. The focus is squarely on The Mandarin. In a plot not dissimilar to Fat Cobra issue of The Immortal Weapons, The Mandarin seeks out a storyteller to help chronicle his long and winding life. In this case, however, he wants that life to be chronicled in the form of an epic film. The hapless director, Jun, quickly begins to realize that the gulf between the life's story Mandarin tells and the one corroborated by history is very wide. Jun's conflict becomes one between placating Mandarin and sparing his wife's life, or of sticking to his artistic integrity and exposing Mandarin for the fraud he is.
Structurally, there's a lot to like about this comic. Fraction's writing bounces between the present day narrative and numerous flashback scenes. More often than not, Fraction juxtaposes the truth with the lie in full Rashoman mode. It helps the 80 pages fly by in what could otherwise have been a very cumbersome and overlong tale. As it is, I don't feel the annual really needed to be 80 pages long. Even 60 would have been pushing it. Fraction could certainly have tightened up and streamlined his tale. But that said, I have no problems with the method he chose to attack the story.
What leaves me more conflicted and torn about the annual is Fraction's interpretation of Mandarin himself. Being a huge fan of what the Knaufs did with the character during Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., I can't help but feel Fraction's Mandarin veers in too different a direction. Granted, Mandarin hasn't exactly enjoyed the most consistent level of characterization over the decades. That's a truth that lies at the heart of the issue itself. Still, I've long come to accept that Mandarin has a certain degree of underlying nobility no matter how fabricated the tales of his past deeds might be. Fraction's Mandarin is petulant, arrogant, petty, and almost childish in his actions. It's an interesting direction to approach the character, reminding me somewhat of how Mark Millar reinterpreted Magneto for the Ultimate Universe. I wouldn't have so much a problem with this interpretation if it was tempered a little more. By the end of this issue readers will hate the Mandarin. Perhaps that was the intended effect, but Mandarin should be the type of villain, like Magneto, where readers can understand and even sympathize with to an extent.
In addition to Fraction's interpretation of Mandarin, I'm also disappointed that the writer didn't attempt to connect his story to to the previous Mandarin appearance in Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. That book left Mandarin in an interesting place, fried to a crisp by his own rings and apparently transformed by the Extremis process. None of those developments are reflected, despite the fact that the annual is clearly operating parallel to the events of "Resilient" in the main series.
But I don't want to sound entirely negative. As I said, the annual is an enjoyable read despite these significant problems. Jun makes for a strong, nontraditional protagonist. Fraction deftly has the reader rooting for Jun within a few pages. Deluded as he is, Mandarin's behavior also allows for a decent amount of humor. The highlight in this regard comes when Mandarin attempts to film his legendary defeat of American capitalist pig/heroin dealer Tony Stark (yes, that's his story and he's sticking to it). Fraction writes a scene where Mandarin struggles in vain to find an actor to fit his distorted vision of Stark. I was reminded of the classic Preacher issue where Herr Starr searched for a hat to cover his scarred head. Fraction even drops a few Easter eggs fans should get a kick out of, including a reference to his work on Immortal Iron Fist and the induction of a Iron Man movie character into the comic mythology.
Carmine Di Giandomenico steps in to illustrate this annual. Given Salvador Larroca's continued problems with facial consistency and the dialogue-heavy approach to the script, I'm very glad to see some new blood in Iron Man's world. Di Giandomenico wouldn't have been a fitting choice for a tale of armored men clobbering each other, but there happens to be very little of that here. For the bulk of the issue Di Giandomenico's work is serviceable, if not terribly special. His work is a bit more angular and, unfortunately, less expressive, than the excellent pencils on Magneto Testament. But particularly later in the story, there are moments where Di Giandomenico shines brightly. Particularly during the aforementioned Tony Stark casting scene and the emotional final pages, the artist elevates the story into something more.
At 80 pages, it's hard to say Invincible Iron Man Annual #1 doesn't justify the cover price. Even the unfortunately higher-priced digital version isn't a bad deal. Sadly, a few major caveats keep this issue from meeting the standard set by Fraction's work on the main series. I'm not sold on his interpretation of Mandarin yet. With the villain due to appear again in the near future, I hope that will eventually change.
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Major Crimes Season 3 Quotes
Provenza: Thirty, thirty-five? That could be anyone!
Buzz: Not you.
I just found some surveillance material in the ladies' room in a very wrong place.Buzz
Ricky: OK funny guy, I have one question for ya before you officially become the little brother I never wanted. I'm interested in what your idea of family is, and what the word means to you -- family.
Rusty: I guess it means that the people in your life that you've decided to love no matter what and the people that are going to love you back, no matter what.
Sharon: It sounds pretty good to me, loving each other no matter what.
Ricky: Not bad. OK, little brother. Do you have any questions for me?
Rusty: Yeah. Just one. Who cuts your hair?
Sharon: His impulse was right. It's the way he acted on it that requires a response.
Provenza: Bad impulse control; that's what keeps us all in business.
Provenza: Are you telling me that women were interested in this creep?
Flynn: See? You should never give up.
Flynn: Any idea why his boss was up in the middle of the night on his computer?
Sykes: Why are men ever up late at night on their computers?
On a day like this, the real congratulations belong to my new friend, Rusty Beck, graduating high school with a 3.6. That's much better than I ever did. Congratulations and good luck with the rest of your academic career. But if you need to get a job, Badge of Justice is hiring set PAs any day now.Johnny
Man. Look at Mikey. I always knew he was a badass, but whoever knew he could be so smooth?John
You're not even an actor. You're a celebrity!Carl
Wow. I never knew that confessions could be so hurtful.John
Sykes: He was here all night. How does he look that good?
Flynn: And where did he get a change of clothes?
Flynn: Well, it just goes to show you, looks aren't everything.
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Moore's law suggests that computing power for the same cost doubles every 2.5 years. A combination of Moore's law and the commoditization of computer components has made it possible to buy a $500 computer today that is more powerful and portable than a similar offering that cost $2,000 just a few years ago. How does this affect planning for major IT projects?
Gordon Moore, co-founder of intel, after having observed trends in 1965 that showed that computing power increasing significantly in a short amount of time, is famous for having invented what is known as Moore's law. Moore's law states that every two years or so, computing power doubles, as double the number of transistors are engineered to fit into the same computer chip space. (Simonite, 2016) Coupled with increased demand and consistently increased manufacturing capacity, and the price of a computer today of a certain power will undoubtedly be significantly less expensive in the very near future. This phenomenon can have some noteworthy impacts on the planning aspects of a major IT investment of a business.
Businesses are always working to maintain or increase market share through innovation. Because computing technology increases so rapidly, businesses are more or less forced to invest in technology upgrades if they are to remain competitive. It is estimated that business technology spending in 2017 will be approximately 330 billion. (Richardson, Chengyee, Smith, 2017, p. 366) Consider a business that has automated several aspects of the customer service experience through technology, allowing them to reduce costs to such an extent as to sell a good or service at a significantly lower price than any competitor. Any business who doesn't work quickly to catch up will likely be shoved out of the market. Amazon and its current domination of the retail industry is an excellent example of this scenario. From a planning aspect of an IT project, Moore's law provides a blueprint indicating that a company can focus on hardware purchases at later stages of the implementation process, should the business need to invest in a significant number of servers or physical products. Odds are the hardware will be noticeably cheaper in the very near future. In regards to the value proposition stage of the IT project, a company could factor in a decreased acquisition cost of hardware when providing economic justification for the business investments. A reduced acquisition cost would lessen the payback period, reduce the net present value of the investment and increase the accounting rate of return. (Richardson, Chengyee, Smith, 2017, p. 373)
In general, Moore's law has encouraged innovation and risk taking for businesses to invest heavily in technology. Though some would argue that we are nearing an end to the true duplication of computing power every couple of years as evidenced by a stagnation of computing power for super computers, (Simonite, 2016) rapidly increasing innovation regarding computers and their designs will likely continue unimpeded by physical limitations of micro-chips.


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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — 500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) ("500.com" or the "Company"), a leading online sports lottery service provider in China, today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 after the close of U.S. markets on Monday, November 11, 2019.
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Just maybe, Coronado was not looking in the right places. Looking eastward ion Locust Street this afternoon, this looked like a 'city of gold."
Had Coronado ventured down Union Street across Front Street, he'd have found the smoothest street in Gold-borough. Recently renamed Heritage Drive (the former dirt road that paralleled the railroad tracks and Front Street), now is a paved road way that's extremely smooth. It's the street that's right adjacent to the newly gated community. Also paved is Union Street to the river access.
The black metal fence surely is a property enhancement. Perhaps this property enhancement technique will be expanded to other parts of Gold-borough.
Is this the new borough parking model (two for one)? Wonder whether this model works on the streets as well as this municipally-tagged vehicle at the rear of the borough hall?


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Event Archive - All Ages launch of the Aaargh! Annual Compilation!: Shapes and Sizes, Away, Ri'o!, Run Chico Run, Pencil Noises, The Paper Cranes
Sun. February 5th 2006 - Sun. February 5th 2006 @ Victoria Event Centre (All Ages)
7:30 - 11:00
Presented by: Aaargh!
Event CategoriesMusic: Country / Bluegrass / Rockabilly, Folk / Celtic / Latin / World, Pop / Rock / Indie, Punk / Metal / Hardcore, Reggae / Ska / Dub
Tickets on sale Jan 6th
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Shapes and Sizes inhabit a world in which humanity is stratified into three possible classifications; kindergarteners who don't wear brand names, Dads who look like wild, forest dwelling warlocks, and undergrads who sometimes laugh aloud when alone in the school computer lab. If you don't fit into one of these categories, we're willing to bet... more info
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Away, Ri'o! (hagardgolonelygolovely)
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Run Chico Run (what you can't but dig)
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Alan M. Preston, Ph.D. Ad Honorem Professor
Nutritional epidemiology – diet and disease. Extensive use of
computer programs.
Ph.D., 1971, Purdue University
Phone: (787) 758-2525 Ext. 1636
Research Interests
Research interests are focused on Nutrition and its relation to disease.
Recent work includes studies of the effect of second hand cigarette smoke on antioxidant status in children with emphasis on plasma and dietary values of vitamin C. Other recent work has been measurement of plasma levels of homocysteine and B vitamins in non-human primates.
Currently we are doing epidemiological work in school children in an MBRS-SCORE supported study on the validation of dietary questionnaires as well as a COPENIC supported study on evaluation of diets in women with the aim of dietary modification to reduce estrogen levels and the risk of breast cancer.
Laboratory methods include analysis of blood via HPLC techniques, automated analyzer systems, and ELISA. Extensive dietary analysis is carried out via computer programs. Collaboration with faculty within and outside the department is a hallmark of our laboratory.
Selected Publications
- Preston, A.M. (1991) Cigarette smoking-nutritional implications. Prog Food Nutr Sci. 183-217*. (Note this was the first literature review of the relationship between smoking and nutrition and is still frequently cited). PubMed Entry
- Preston, A.M., Ramos, L.J., Calderon, C., and Sahai, H. (1997). Exposure of Puerto Rican children to tobacco smoke. Preventive Med. 26: 1-7.PubMed Entry
- Preston, A.M., Rodriguez, C. and Gomez-Flores, I.M. (1997). Dietary analysis of meals served in the breakfast and lunch programs in Puerto Rican schools. PR J. Health Sci. 16: 381-86.PubMed Entry
- Preston, A.M., Rodriguez, C., Rivera, C.E. and Sahai, H. (2001). Determinants of environmental tobacco smoke in a population of Puerto Rican children. Nicotine and Tobacco Res. 3: 61-70. PubMed Entry
- Preston, A.M., Bercovitch, F.B., Jimenez, B.D., Rodriguez-Orengo, J.F., Delgado Morales, W., Rodriguez, C.A., Lebron, M.R. and Rivera, C.E. (2002). Plasma homocysteine concentrations in a population of Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): reference ranges and accompanying plasma concentrations of folate and vitamin B12. Contemp. Topics Lab Animal Sci. 41: 28-30. PubMed Entry
- Preston, A.M., Rodriguez, C., Rivera, C.E. and Sahai, H. (2002). Influence of environmental tobacco smoke on vitamin C status in children. Am. J. Clin Nutr. 75. (In Press).


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Dallas death row prisoner files appeal over trial attorney's 'racist ideology'
A Dallas County man scheduled to die this month for a 1989 triple killing is now lobbing a last-minute appeal arguing that his trial lawyer relied on "racist ideology" to purposely boot black would-be jurors from the panel.
Mark Robertson, who was convicted of slaughtering a friend and his 81-year-old grandmother after a night of drugs and fishing, is slated to die on April 11. But on Tuesday, his legal team filed a motion arguing that then-attorney Michael Byck "engaged in purposeful discrimination" against potential black jurors based on the belief that they would be less sympathetic to a white defendant.
"In the end, Mr. Byck succeeded in his discriminatory plan - Mr. Robertson was tried by an all-white jury," defense attorney Lydia Brandt wrote in her motion this week. "At best, the State turned a blind eye towards Mr. Byck's discrimination; at worst, they were a willing co-conspirator."
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Before trial, Byck told prosecutors he "didn't want to have any blacks on the jury" unless they agreed to a life sentence and later claimed that they'd both agreed to "indulge each other" in their "prejudices."
The former Dallas attorney, who died last month according to defense counsel, "brazenly recounted" his racially slanted juror selection strategy during a 1997 hearing as part of the appeals process.
In court that year, Byck said that in an effort to save his client he would be "more than happy to violate anybody else's rights," according to transcripts of the hearing.
Citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that prohibits using race as the sole reason to remove a juror, Robertson's current legal team denounced the former attorney's handling of jury selection and asked for stay.
"Mr. Robertson's trial attorney testified under oath that it was his 'conscious desire' to keep African Americans off the jury," attorney Jeremy Schepers told the Houston Chronicle. "And, through a variety of methods he succeeded in doing just that. By now there should be no confusion on this matter — racial discrimination in the administration of justice is intolerable. The courts should not hesitate to denounce this unacceptable behavior."
The appeal also raises concerns that a retired judge improperly considered - then denied - an earlier appeal, and that the state appeals court didn't get all of the earlier transcripts and exhibits to review.
The Dallas County District Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The crime that started it all took place in August of 1989, when Robertson went to his friend's house to do some crank and smoke some weed. Afterward, the then-21-year-old and his friend, Sean Hill, went fishing in the creek out back.
They caught seven catfish, and then Robertson pulled out a gun and shot Hill in the head.
"After I shot him, Sean fell in the water," Robertson wrote later in a confession. "I then ran in the house through Sean's bedroom and into the bathroom where I splashed some water over my face. I then walked into the den where (Edna Brau), Sean's grandmother, was watching TV and I shot her once."
There, he swiped her purse and Hill's drugs before driving off in the grandmother's Cadillac. The next day, he watched the evening news report about investigators finding the bodies, so he ran off to Las Vegas.
When police caught him later that month, he confessed in gruesome detail.
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During his 1991 trial, the jury also heard about how he murdered a 19-year-old 7-Eleven clerk over $55 a week before the killing that landed him on death row. He was sentenced to death for the robbery and murder of Brau, and netted two life sentences for the killings of Hill and store clerk Jeffrey Saunders.
Early in the appeals process, his attorneys argued that he'd had an abusive childhood and suffered untreated mental illness, so he didn't deserve a death sentence. But the jury never heard about that, in part because his trial team allegedly failed to investigate their client's history.
"Mark spiraled out of control in the weeks immediately preceding, and culminated in, the murders of Saunders, Brau and Hill," his lawyers wrote in a 2014 appeal. "Had the jury known the real Mark Robertson, they would not have sentenced him to death."
In 2003, his then-attorney won him a last-minute stay based on claims of false testimony as to his future dangerousness behind bars. He later won the chance at a new punishment, based on bad jury instructions - but the retrial still ended in a death sentence.
A Dallas County judge last year signed off on this month's execution date. Robertson still has a clemency application in front of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, and a pending appeal in the federal courts.
If his execution goes through as scheduled, he will be the third man put to death this year in Huntsville. Four more dates are on the calendar, including one for Houston-area killer Dexter Johnson.
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Create apple id for a child under 18 years, not permission able before and they can only use their parent's id to download the songs, videos, movies, and books and the data can't be transferable later to their account when they were of 18 years. But now Apple makes new guidelines and set new rules for below 13-year-old children. parents can make their apple account which they can track their activity from their personal account. setup your kids under a 13-year-old child account by following these simple steps below here.
Creating iCloud Account For A Child
Set up an apple id for your child, follow these steps
1 – open your phone> go to setting> search bar and type set up family sharing.
{note- if you make an account for your child the first requirement is to set up family sharing and them for purchasing of song, movie, and book for free.}
2 – For your first time click on get started
3 – click on Itunes and app purchases.
4 – click on the blue confirm button which sees at the bottom of the screen.
5 – confirm your purchasing for family sharing.
{note – you must have a credit card for your family purchasing and turn off the unexpected purchasing from your child in the iTunes store.}
6- click on not now to skip inviting family members.
7 – to add a new account click on family sharing account, select family member and create a child account.
8 – check the terms and conditions of the child account.
9 – enter the child's date of birth and go next.
{note- you can't separate your children account until he/she turns over 13 years}
10 – read and confirm parents' policy.
11 – confirm that credit card you using in your apple id and fill the three-digit CVV number for purchases and go next.
12 – fill the child's name and create an apple email address for them.
13 – create a password for the account that your children remember.
14 – set three security questions if in case you and your children do not remember the password in the future.


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Legal Issues of Services of General Interest
There are 12 volumes in this series
Services of general interest have been high on the political agenda in Europe in recent years as a result of EU liberalisation measures and the case law of the European Courts. At the heart of the debate is the question of how to balance market economies with the pursuit of public policy. Of crucial concern are questions on the role of services of general interest and other public policies essential in modern society.
The aim of the Series is to sketch the framework for regulating markets and public interests in Europe and to explore the legal issues raised by developments related to services of general interest and other public policies. The Series encompasses, inter alia, analyses of EU internal market and competition law, as well as EU legislation impacting particular public policies, international and domestic law, often from a comparative perspective. Sector-specific approaches will be covered as well (for instance, health, social services, energy, education, environment and communication). Furthermore, the present Series also addresses the emergence of a European Social Union and will therefore raise issues of fundamental and theoretical interest in Europe and the global economy.