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Singrauli railway station is an important railway station in Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is SGRL. It serves Singrauli city. The station consists of 3 platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. Singrauli Station serves as a major transport point for the nearby areas. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. The station has been recently extended to 3 platform with coalyard being shifted few hundred meters away from station. Station has been primarily used by Indian Railways for transportation of coal being excavated from nearby mines. The station falls under the Dhanbad Region of Indian Railways and is the only station in Madhya Pradesh under Dhanbad Region.

Major trains

Some of the important trains that run from Singrauli are:

 Singrauli–Patna Link Express
 Singrauli–Varanasi Intercity Express
 Singrauli–Tanankpur (via Allahabad, Lucknow, Bareily) Triveni Express
 Singrauli–Jabalpur Intercity Express
 Singrauli–Bhopal Superfast Express
 Singrauli–Hazrat Nizamuddin Superfast Express
 Ajmer–Sealdah Express
 Ajmer–Santragachi Weekly Express
 Ahmedabad Kolkata Express
 Shaktipunj Express
 Chopan–Katni Passenger
 Katni–Chopan Fast Passenger
 Katni–Chopan Mix Passenger

See also

References

Singrauli
Dhanbad railway division
Railway stations in Madhya Pradesh


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Peace Waves!
Publicado el mayo 29, 2018 mayo 29, 2018 por RevoluciónAltruista
Jayeshbhai, a legendary gandhian and friend explains about Tantra and Tatva: 'In Sanskrit Tantra means method, technique; Tatva means intention, volition. If you have connected with Tatva, Tantra will grow organically…". What Jayeshbhai is talking about is something with many interpretations and with a lot of depth. One thing I take from it is how important it is to create and find spaces which go beyond method or technique. In the story of religions, you might say the problematic of such limitation has been very apparent. We haven't found ways to go beyond method, beyond our different tantras; we haven't respected our different ways of understanding the truth and this has created a whole lot of negative ripple effects that still will travel generations.
Falling into the other extreme, you might say we could go into condemning methods and the diversity of approaches, and this would be also the dogmatism of the 'no method method'. In the middle, I believe methods and techniques have their very important place, and for me it would be oversimplifying to say that we must move beyond method. That said, I do believe we need such beyond-method-spaces and this is what we want to celebrate here :).
Last years, it has been wonderful to see how different currents of peace merge into the river of humani-team. There are many examples that give hope, many chants to our inherent unity. In a world that seems broken at times, these chants of unity are more necessary than ever, and many love warriors around the world are holding that space of diversity with grace. From India to USA to Japan, all over the world people weave a culture of peace. We will not see it in the sensationalist news, but it's there, happening all over the place.
One of such prime examples is the inspiration coming from Japan. Many beautiful seeds have been planted there and are now blooming in many corners of the globe. A friend of mine says every culture has at least one Gift for the World. In Japan, I saw clearly that one of their main gifts is their delicacy and their great taste for beauty on its finest and most meaningful forms. It's not a coincidence that Japan brought origami to the world, or their famous gardens, or the beautiful Kintsugi, a form of art that turns broken pots into unique art pieces. It's also not a coincidence that Japanese people are one of the very few cultures that has a Festival to celebrate beauty, the festival of Hanami, which celebrates the blossoming of the Cherry Tree flowers.
In that cultural context the beauty of unity in diversity has also bloomed. A myriad of initiatives with universal peace at the center has emerged from the river of collective consciousness. One of such examples is the Symphony of Peace Prayers, a gathering which is a microcosm of what unity in diversity looks like :); people from all religions, all beliefs, all cultures gather under the name of peace, with this universal intention (tatva) of vibrating love and peace for everyone in the world. It's a wonderful event that gathers around 10.000 people to pray for peace at the feet of the sacred Mount Fuji, and many others also join in different corners of the world. Prayers of all religions are said, music from various cultures is played, dances from various countries performed, visitors from all over the planet are celebrated. It's quite overwhelming!
Another gift of beauty that emerged recently in Japan is the Peace Poles, dedicated to peace on earth. Thousands of them are now planted all over the world, with this simple message: 'May Peace Prevail on Earth' in various languages… What a beautiful idea! It had to emerge in Japan ;).
In recent years, it has been beautiful to see how there has been so much weaving between the ServiceSpace ecosystem, Gandhi Ashram ecosystem and the Peace Movement that started in Japan. (…) Recently, many of us were witness to another very sacred moment, when Masami-san inaugurated a Peace Pole in the heart of the Gandhi Ashram in India… Again it felt like these two big rivers of peace were merging and becoming one. You can actually see Jayeshbhai behind :).
Such rivers have given water to many hearts wounded by violence, grief, or ignorance and when they come together, they start to give more water to greater parts of the land. And so what is at the macro level it's also at the micro level.
In Burgos, few amazing coincidences have happened that ignited this article and our wish to share the stories with you.
3 years ago we had one of our first Moved By Love retreats locally. We were around 10 of us. Madhu was there since he was walking the Camino, and very kindly he offered support to the retreat in many ways. During his presentation, he shared about his trip to Japan and the Symphony of Peace Prayers… In that moment, Lourdes, a local woman said: 'I have also been there few years ago! And you know what? The first Peace Pole in Spain was planted just five kilometers away from this home!" We were all in awe. Quite a synchronicity… In that retreat, we ended up walking a short pilgrimage for peace from our home to the Peace Pole…
After Shifu Weaver Nipun 😉 was in Japan, many of our volunteers have had the chance to go there. Madhu, Parag, Nimo… Last year David Leal and I were invited and we were able to witness so much beauty and meet with wonderful people with huge hearts. It's very inspiring to meet with such noble friends… I remember now words of Satish Kumar, words about noble friendship, which we might find relevant not only talking about people or animals, but also when we talk about organizations or social ecosystems: "Towards the end of his life, a disciple asked the Buddha, 'It appears as if you have reached the evening of your life. I hope that you will reincarnate again and again as our great teacher.' The Buddha replied: 'I do not wish to reincarnate as a teacher. I will reincarnate as Maitreya, as friend. Wherever there is a spirit of friendship, I will be present there. Teachers and disciples should be friends, parents and children should be friends, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives and neighbors should be friends. Even human and animals, birds and insects, rivers and forests should be friends; maintaining each other, supporting each other and living in harmony."
I feel this is a great hope for the decades to come. How can we weave more between ecosystems with the similar tatvas, how can we generate a field of friendship that moves beyond organization towards our greater sense of humanity? To me, it feels amazing that we are cultivating that field of friendship, friendship that drives us towards our innate and universal tatva of peace for all. And this friendship is also driving us to places beyond our own organization, our own worlds. It is in that friendship field that magic has been unfolding locally too.
Last year, we had a retreat with noble friends Audrey from USA, Sheetal and Khush from India, Dana from Germany, Vicky from UK… In that retreat, our friend Quique was there too. Just before the retreat we got a Peace Pole as a gift from Japan so we decided to plant it during the retreat :). We held a peace ceremony where everyone shared an intention of peace and then hanged a paper with that message on a Tree to finish it by planting the Peace Pole together. At the end of that closing ceremony, Quique sent a photo of the Peace Pole to another friend because she knew about the Peace Poles… Asun was this other friend who has been promoting the Symphony of Peace Prayers locally for more than 10 years now and she was actually one of those who planted that first Peace Pole near our home.When Quique sent her the picture she thought he might be elsewhere, maybe somewhere far away; neither she could have imagined that the Peace Pole was planted also five kilometers away from her home, and she was there at that time! So she just took the car and came to us… She said that such encounter gave meaning to all she had been doing last years and it gave her so much hope.
From that field of friendship, two Peace Ceremonies have already been held and many other opportunities are on the go. People like Asun and Caterina have held the torch of Peace for decades now, and for them it's beautiful to see a growing current of love behind such intention. Our last Peace Ceremony was held last Sunday, 20th of May, while noble friends also gathered with this 'tatva' of Universal Peace in different corners of the Planet.
Locally, around 60 of us walked for peace, celebrating the different messages of peace from different cultures, and then raising love for every civilization in the planet. At the end of the ceremony, we released an eagle that spent last months in captivity in an Animal Sanctuary since she was sick. This was the first time she flew free in months which felt very symbolic and very beautiful. What a beautiful way to end…
As we progress in our sense of inner peace, we feel it's wonderful to be surrounded and supported by people with similar tatvas, noble friends with similar intentions of peace. Glad we are all together on this journey of realizing Humani-team!
Sending love to all!
May Peace Prevail on Earth!
Peace Prevails on Earth!
Posted in Encuentros de Inspiración, Service SpaceEtiquetado Japan, love, paz, peace, PeacePrevails, Sarvodaya, SOPP
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That's what I told my antsy 4-year-old daughter towards the end of Monday's "Moana" press conference at the Disney Aulani.
That's right, I took a 4-year-old to a press conference.
Can you blame me? After all, press conferences for Polynesian Disney films featuring Mililani girls don't exactly grow on trees. So risking embarrassment, judgment and an unlikely-but-possible meltdown, I brought my "Let it Go"-loving toddler into a ballroom full of reporters.
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Well, she loved it. The "Moana" presentation featured producer Osnat Shurer, directors John Musker and Ron Clements, and Moana herself, Auli'i Cravalho. My daughter got to see some beautiful test footage and clips that only a handful of people on the planet were lucky enough to watch.
Here are 10 things we learned about the upcoming Disney film that has all of Hawaii talking.
1. "Moana" isn't a story about Hawaii.
While the casting of Cravalho (a Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama sophomore who was plucked from obscurity for the lead role) makes it seem like this is a Hawaiian story, "Moana" is actually centered in the South Pacific. Set 2,000 years ago around the islands of Samoa, Fiji and Tonga, it's a tale about the rebirth of Polynesian voyaging. So "Lilo and Stitch" have nothing to worry about.
2. The directors created THREE prior Disney princesses.
3. This is a Maui origin story.
Speaking of demi-gods, "Moana" also features Maui, voiced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (McKinley High School represent). But this isn't the Maui who roped the sun above Haleakala. This is the Maui of the South Pacific, who was already a legend, long before arriving in Hawaii. The test footage showing Maui's tattoos coming to life got a giggle from my daughter.
4. "Moana" is a musical.
The creative team played a performance of "We Know the Way," an original song for "Moana" performed by Opetai Foa'i of the Samoan band Te Vaka. It was beautiful, rousing and emotional in that very unique, Disney way. And I don't even speak Samoan.
5. This teenage princess is voiced by a teenager.
Much has been written about Auli'i Cravalho, the Hawaiian-Portuguese-Chinese-Irish 14-year-old who was casting director Rachel Sutton's very last audition. But all I could think about while listening to her onstage was how much of a disaster I was at 14. I was pimply, awkward and my fashion sense was tragic. On the other hand, Cravalho seemed poised, confident and magnetic. It's easy to see why Disney chose her instead of an older actor (Anna/Kristen Bell, 33; Rapunzel/Mandy Moore, 28) to embody the fearlessness and passion of Moana.
Mulan. She loved how the character brought honor to her family. This was met with some ribbing from directors Clements and Musker, who did not create Mulan.
The footage of Pua, Moana's baby pig, and Hei Hei the rascally rooster made my daughter light up like a Christmas tree.
8. The ocean is a character.
"The ocean doesn't divide us. It connects us." That sentiment inspired Clements and Musker to make the ocean a major character in the story. The best footage they shared was a scene where the ocean literally came to life to play with baby Moana. Words don't do the sequence justice. All I can say is that for those few minutes, everyone in that room was 4 years old again.
9. This is a story we could've told.
Throughout the presentation, the creative team stressed their commitment to authenticity and their respect for the cultures they were representing. But who knows more about local culture than the locals themselves? For all you local filmmakers, "Moana" shows that there's an audience for our stories and the time to tell them is now. I mean, why should Disney have all the fun?
10. Hurry up and wait.
"Moana" premieres on Nov. 23, 2016, more than a year from now.
My daughter will be 6 years old.
So while this weekend was full of buzz, "Moana" is still at the beginning of its journey. At the very least, it's off to a fantastic start.


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Planners claim state forced them to approve I-395 connector project
by Nok-Noi Ricker March 26, 2016 March 26, 2016
BREWER, Maine — The group that plans improvements to roads and transportation infrastructure in Greater Bangor voted Friday to add the controversial Interstate 395-Route 9 connector to its list of projects after being told by state officials that funding for all projects in the region would be delayed if the plan wasn't approved.
Characterizing it as a "distasteful vote" and saying they were "held hostage," members of the Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System's policy committee said they did not like being forced to approve a new three-year plan that includes the Interstate 395-Route 9 connector or risk losing $57 million in road project funding this year for the Bangor urbanized region, which includes 10 neighboring communities.
The BACTS committee initially approved planned 2016-2019 transportation improvement projects on Feb. 16 but shortly thereafter learned the Maine Department of Transportation had added the connector and other projects to the state's list of projects for the area. The state's decision forced the BACTS committee to file a second 2016-2019 plan that includes the connector because the two project lists must align to move forward, according to both agencies.
The panel traditionally has just added any transportation projects the Maine DOT has requested, BACTS Director Rob Kenerson said Friday, but some member communities oppose the planned connector route.
Twelve voting members of the BACTS policy committee participated in the Brewer meeting, along with three visiting Maine DOT members and two Federal Highway Administration representatives.
Deputy DOT Commissioner Jon Nass said he spoke to Commissioner David Bernhardt before the meeting and wanted to stress that the connector "is a project of regional significance. It impacts the entire state."
"He asked me to talk about the importance of the [Bangor area plan] being a mirror image of our [state plan]," Nass said of Bernhardt. "That's absolutely critical."
When asked whether the connector plan could be removed from the Bangor plan with the other projects moving forward, Nass said that was not possible.
Nass said if the BACTS committee voted down the amended plan, which is posted on its website, it would mean "serious ramifications" for communities in the region that are planning on the $57 million in funds for road projects.
"It appears that BACTS is being held hostage," Brewer City Councilor Jerry Goss said. "It's either do this or you're not going to get all the other projects in town."
Scott Rollins, assistant director of the state's Bureau of Transportation Systems Planning, said the panel also was tying the state's hands by not supporting the measure.
"This is not the forum to discuss the merits of the project … [or] hold a process hostage," Rollins said. "There are huge ramifications … for you and for us."
Of the $57 million in planned state projects for the region, $12 million has been set aside for BACTS for projects in Bangor, Brewer, Hampden, Holden, Orono, Old Town, Orrington and Penobscot County, among others. The remaining $45 million is for Maine DOT projects in the same region.
"This not only affects the transportation projects for our roads; it would shut down the Community Connector, improvements at the airport. … Bangor has no option but to support the [new plan]," Dana Wardwell, Bangor Public Works director, said just before the vote. "We feel it's unfortunate that we're backed in a corner, but Bangor doesn't really have an option."
Frank Higgins, Brewer's city engineer, said the forced vote has "put us in a very uncomfortable position."
"This is a very distasteful vote," John Rouleau, Old Town Public Works director, said. "My hand is raised because there is somebody pushing it."
The Maine Department of Transportation in August announced plans to amend its three-year work plan unveiled in January 2015 by adding the planned Interstate 395-Route 9 connector.
Some on the committee, including Brewer Planner Linda Johns, who has been involved with the project since its 2000 inception, spoke strongly against plans for the new roadway, which would displace eight homes. The state's preferred route, 2B2, would extend I-395 where it ends at Wilson Street and would roughly follow the Holden-Brewer line until entering Eddington and connecting with 4.5 miles of rebuilt Route 9.
Johns said with the number of paper-related mills that have closed since work on the project began 16 years ago, traffic numbers are down and the estimated $61 million should be spent on other needed projects, such as improving the connection between Bangor and Bar Harbor.
Eddington planner Gretchen Heldmann and Brewer resident Larry Adams, who is next to a home that will be razed if the connector were built, both made statements opposing the proposed two-lane rolling rural route. Rep. Peter Lyford, R-Eddington, spoke in favor.
Approval of the state plan is the last step before the Federal Highway Administration can issue its Record of Decision.
The Record of Decision is the final step in the Environmental Impact Statement process and identifies the selected alternative, presents the basis for the decision, identifies the alternatives considered, specifies the "environmentally preferable alternative" and provides information to avoid, minimize and compensate for environmental impacts, the Maine DOT's I-395-Route 9 connector website states.
It is the sixth of seven steps needed to complete the project.
"Watching this unfold today, in my humble opinion, is precisely why people have lost faith in government," Brewer City Manager Steve Bost told the panel.
He described Thursday's process as "an unyielding bureaucracy that is unwilling to listen and unwilling to move" and said state and federal officials have not listened to the communities, including Brewer which has had three unanimous City Council votes opposing the state's plans.
"I believe that if the Maine public knew what was going on in this room today, that all those projects would be essentially set aside if you do what is in your heart. I think they would be very displeased," Bost said.
Johns was the only panel member to vote against adding the connector project and other projects to the BACTS plan. Higgins abstained in the vote that was endorsed.
Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System, or BACTS, is an organization designated by the federal and state government to carry out transportation planning in Greater Bangor.
The I-395-Route 9 connector is designed to improve transportation between the Canadian Maritimes and the federal highway system.
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Texas State Sun Belt Louisiana-Monroe
Josh Johnson runs for 2 TDs, UL Monroe beats Texas State
- Oct. 11, 2019 12:59 AM EDT
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Josh Johnson ran 22 times for 114 yards and two touchdowns to help UL Monroe beat Texas State 24-14 on Thursday night.
Caleb Evans led a 13-play, 86-yard drive capped by Austin Vaughn's 11-yard TD run to make it 24-14 with 1:46 left in the game. UL Monroe's Corey Straughter then intercepted Tyler Vitt's pass and the Warhawks (3-3, 2-0 Sun Belt Conference) ran out the clock to seal the victory.
Evans completed 18 of 33 passes for 225 yards and an interception and ran eight times for 55 yards.
Johnson opened the scoring with a 1-yard run on the first drive of the game and made it 14-0 on an 8-yard carry early in the second quarter.
The Bobcats (2-4, 1-1) cut the deficit to 14-7 on Calvin Hill's TD run. Jared Porter kicked a 34-yard field goal to give UL Monroe a 17-7 lead before the half.
Vitt connected with Trevis Graham Jr. for a 62-yard TD pass late in the third quarter.


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June 2018 (Volume 27 Issue 6)
Alba achieves 427 pot shells milestone
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world's leading aluminium smelters in the world, announced the major milestone of having completed the successful fabrication of 427 pot shells as part of the Line 6 expansion project.
Ariston sets up plant in Bahrain
Italian water heater maker Ariston Thermo opened its first manufacturing plant in Bahrain, last month, marking its first industrial operation in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.
Industrial sector's share to hit 20pc
Bahrain government is hoping to increase the industrial sector's contribution to the Kingdom's gross domestic product (GDP) to 20 per cent from the current 16 per cent by 2020, the Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed Al Zayani said. "The Industrial sector, today, is one of the fastest growing sector in our economy.
Bahrain's value of imports rises 34pc
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BDB launches $100m VC fund to support start-ups
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EGA surpasses 30m-tonne mark
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Staff suggestions win EGA two awards at Ideas Arabia
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Ducab starts work on new HQ
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USCO 'working to resume operations at fire-hit plant'
Bahrain-based United Stainless Steel Company (USCO), a leading stainless steel mill, said that it is working closely with authorities to investigate a fire incident at its plant, managed by ChromiumSteel, and is taking all steps to resume operations quickly.
UPS launches $163m hub in DP World London unit
UPS, a leading logistics player, opened its new $163-million 32,000-sq-m package sorting and delivery facility in the south east of England at the DP World London Gateway Logistics Park. UPS's new facility in London The new London Hub is one of UPS's largest single infrastructure investments outside the US.
Sleep Fine opens new production facility
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GE Power opens M&D centre in Kuwait
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Element opens lab in Duqm
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Adnoc, Ravago mull collaboration
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LDC consortium to buy Doux FRANCE'S largest poultry processor LDC has joined hands with Saudi food group Al Munajem to take over production sites of ailing chicken processor Groupe Doux based in Brittany, France, said a report.
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NYPD: Boy Shot On His 5th Birthday In The Bronx
CrimeBy Joe Levin June 6, 2017 Leave a comment
NEW YORK – The NYPD is investigating the shooting of a boy in the Bronx Monday.
Manhattan Family Doctor Prescribed 2.2 Million Oxycodone Pills In 5 Years
Manhattan — Dr. Martin Tesher, 81, advertised house calls and called himself an "old-fashioned, family physician," but the Drug Enforcement Administration said he was really a drug dealer in disguise.
Feds Arrest NSA Contractor In Leak of Top Secret Russia Document
A 25-year-old Federal contractor was charged Monday with leaking a top secret NSA report detailing how Russian military hackers targeted US voting systems just days before the election.
Husband Under Investigation In Delray Beach Woman's Disappearance
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Alberto Nisman Was Murdered
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A special prosecutor appointed to investigate the 1994 terrorist bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires did not commit suicide, but was the victim of murder, a soon-to-be released report by Argentinian intelligence services acknowledges.
Eric C. Conn, Social Security Fraudster, Cuts Monitoring Device, Is on The Run From The Law
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has issued an arrest warrant for a lawyer convicted of a multi-million dollar fraudulent scheme.
NY School Security Guard Arrested In Connection With 4 Bodies Found at Ex-Cop's Home
WHITE PLAINS – A school security guard has been arrested on charges he helped ex-cop Nicholas Tartaglione kill four Middletown men in a Chester nightclub in a scheme to distribute cocaine, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced Thursday.
Muslim Suspect In Brutal Murder of French-Jewish Woman May Not Be Tried
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(Houston, Texas - February 4, 2011) - Sam Houston Race Park has canceled racing for tonight due to unsafe weather conditions.
Nozzles have been placed on fire hydrants at each barn, and horsemen can attach water hoses to run into the barns.
Horsemen should continue to contact the racing office before shipping in on Saturday morning.


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The Northerner • March 16, 2021 • https://www.thenortherner.com/news/2021/03/16/sga-presidential-debate-diversity-mental-health-allyship/
SGA Presidential Debate: diversity, mental health, allyship
Four candidates debated for the upcoming election
From NKU SGA
Natalie Hamren, Josh Kelly, Rachel Smith, and Madison Plank
The Northerner hosted the 2021 SGA Presidential debate Tuesday night on Facebook Live. Candidates Aliya Cannon and running mate Chris Roat and candidates Jackson Coates and running mate Rebecca Noel debated how their administrations would approach diversity, campus safety, sustainability and more.
Representation on campus and diversity in SGA
A common theme throughout the night was how the candidates plan to support underrepresented minorities in their leadership.
Coates and Noel said they want to first note that the general climate of NKU needs to change. Coates notes that there are some people on campus that "aren't as accepting of other people as they should be" and he doesn't think a one-time 30-minute diversity training will change that. He believes that getting the university to participate in service projects will be the solution.
"They can experience and work with people who are different from themselves, [who] maybe they wouldn't interact with on their usual day-to-day basis. And kind of create a culture of empathy—being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes—and understanding on campus," Coates said. "So that we have kind of a collective culture as a student body of, 'we are accepting of anybody that comes to campus, without exception.'"
Aliya Cannon and Chris Roat are running for SGA president and vice president for the upcoming academic year. (Cameron Nielsen)
Cannon said she wants the university's response and actions to be genuine.
"Sometimes we try to be so perfect, but no one really wants perfect, because perfect comes off as fake. We want genuine, we want real; even if you mess up, at least we know it comes from the heart," Cannon said.
Cannon said that instead of responding 10 days after an event took place, the university should instead make a video and apologize and say 'we are going to work to make sure that it doesn't happen again and that our students feel safe.'
Roat noted that they, as president and vice president, will go to the university and make a concrete decision on what is considered free speech versus what is considered hate speech presenting imminent harm to the marginalized and minority groups on campus.
They also want to create offices and spaces for other minority students that do not have it on campus—like Asian, Middle Eastern and Pacific Islander communities, among others.
When it came to raising the diversity of SGA's acting body, Cannon said she wants to do an informational session to reintroduce SGA to campus but has already been working with a lot of different communities to get them involved in the organization.
"Some of us are completing applications tomorrow, but getting them [to] apply now so that they can be the change for later. But also, we have to make sure we create that strong foundation so that students will want to come," Cannon said.
Noel said the lack of diversity can also be attributed to the reputation of SGA on campus.
"SGA has had a big public image problem on campus, not just in this year, but in years past. We want to do what we can to kind of repair this by showing the students that we do want to listen to them and we do want them to show up and hold us accountable and to do what they can to work with us to better NKU for them," Noel said.
Coates said he hopes to accomplish this by reaching out to presidents of those organizations when they are underrepresented in the meetings and letting them know that seats are open for them to join.
"Also giving the flexibility that maybe if nobody wants to go through the senator application, then they're welcome to send as many representatives [from their organization(s)] as possible to increase diversity in that way, if the Senate happens to be full. We want people that are not represented in meeting to get that representation," Coates said.
"We want to make that clear that that's a priority and that's something that we desperately need to have in the meetings of SGA."
Coates said the Latinx community on campus is no exception.
"If they need something from us, such as helping promote their events, or they have a specific issue on campus, that's something that we obviously need and want to hear," Coates said.
Cannon said in response to the Latinx community on campus, she is already in conversation about how they can help should she be elected.
"We realized that there's an importance of knowing about immigration and how that affects our students on campus who have experienced that and everyone being aware how to move forward with it," Cannon said.
She continued to list ways they want to support Dreamers on campus and ensure their safety and inclusion.
Cannon and Roat: being an ally to marginalized groups and the LGBTQ+ community
Cannon said she wants to make NKU better embrace diversity and inclusivity.
"Embracing diversity means embracing individuals from every walk of life, for everything that they are and not trying to correct them and put them in a box to make them feel like they have to conform to this PWI [predominantly white institution]. And I personally, as a black woman on this campus, have had to do this every day of my life at NKU. I have never really been able to be authentically me; like I have to put on a mask, and it's tiring to put on a mask every day … we're [she and Roat] going to break it by making it understood that you can be yourself and still be professional and still carry your weight," Cannon said.
Cannon said that being an ally of the LGBTQ+ community goes beyond SGA meetings.
"I am an ally of the LGBTQ+ community. There's different communities that we're going to gauge in with, but it's not just in the SGA room, it's not just about being in meetings. It's about actually building a relationship and showing them that we care and genuinely love them … we're going to build a relationship and be family," Cannon said.
Cannon said she hopes to find new ways the university can implement inclusive pronouns on campus while also advocating for other members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Roat said that promoting allyship is one resource he and Cannon can give to the LGBTQ+ community.
"It's all about just promoting allyship, promoting a safe space on campus, and really hearing their needs, finding out the issues that they face that Aliya and I may not be aware of. So, we really just want to work with them [LGBTQ+ community] and help provide for them based on the things they bring to us, because being in SGA, this isn't about necessarily what Aliya and I's ideas are, it's about what the student body's ideas are and how we can best implement them," Roat said.
Coates discusses relationship with Chief Justice Cleary
Multiple students on Facebook commented asking if Coates' relationship with Chief Justice T.J. Cleary would affect the upcoming election. Coates said he has faith in all members of SGA and their ability to their jobs regardless of their personal relationships, adding that other people should have faith too.
Coates commented on the SGA impeachment hearing of President Lauren Goodwin in February and said that if Cleary needed to be removed from the impeachment trial—since he is dating Goodwin—then that is what would have needed to happen.
"For example, if the impeachment proceeding would have been heard by the justices, and it would have been necessary for Chief Justice Cleary to not be a part of that conversation, then that's what would have need to happen. I'm not sure exactly how to address the questions. I'm not sure how the election would be tampered with," Coates said.
Cannon and Roat talk about adding mental health resources, eliminating barriers
Cannon said mental health is a very high priority in their platform, and they plan to include more resources on campus as well as eliminate existing barriers for students.
Mental health is an issue that impacts all students; at the same time, every student experiences and deals with those struggles differently, Cannon said.
"Yes, we have resources [on campus], but we don't have enough," Cannon said.
Cannon claims that some students may feel uncomfortable in a traditional counseling setting, so there needs to be alternative resources to reach those who still need help but aren't ready for such drastic steps.
Roat said many students also face a financial challenge in some pre-existing resources such as counseling. While counseling fees are currently suspended this semester, the administration hasn't elaborated on whether those fees will be re-implemented in the near future. Roat said they need to find ways to eliminate any barriers to provide unconditional accessibility to mental health resources.
Cannon said she will continue to push for better mental health resources for all students.
"Recently, I've realized that the world doesn't stop when something happens to you, or when you're going through something, and it just keeps moving," Cannon said. "I want to make sure our students know that I'm here with you, and I support you. I understand that we can't stop the world right now, but I'm going to make sure you feel loved and that you have that support no matter what you're going through, and that you feel like you matter, and that you don't go to that dark place and get stuck where no one can pull you out. Because I've been there."
Coates and Noel discuss sustainability on campus
One of the key pillars in the Coates-Noel campaign is providing more sustainable alternatives throughout campus. They plan to implement greater sustainability through a series of policies and projects.
Jackson Coates and Rebecca Noel are running for SGA president and vice president for the upcoming academic year. (Cameron Nielsen)
If elected, Coates and Noel plan to ban the single-use of plastics on campus as well as install composting bins in various places outside of dining halls and the Student Union. These initiatives will eliminate plastic and food waste. They also would like to create a new community garden on campus as well as better care for the one currently nearby the Honors House.
In addition to making immediate changes to campus, Noel said they want to make strong sustainability plans for the future.
"The last section of our sustainability pillar that we want to focus on is looking at goals and projections for NKU and for the future," Noel said. "So we want to be able to sit down and look at the numbers—Look at what we're doing right now and what we can do in five years, 10 years, 15 year [and] become more sustainable overall and a more green university."
Cannon wants to be a "servant leader"
Cannon said she is running to be a servant leader for the student body.
"I want to do this for the people," Cannon said. "I know what it feels like to not have a voice and to be knocked down and not to be heard and understood, and I want to make sure no one has to feel that way."
When asked how the candidates would work to heal any relationships with students and/or organizations that were damaged from previous administrations, Cannon said they have to mend the actual relationship and bond.
"Yes, we are [an] organization. Yes, we are here for the people. But if we are broken, we cannot be there for the people," Cannon said. "So, we're gonna start mending. We're going to start growing. We're going to start getting to know each other."
Coates and Noel: partnering with and sponsoring organizations throughout campus
Noel said that she and Coates want to amplify the work being done throughout SGA to make every student feel welcome by partnering with different organizations through service projects.
"By incorporating as many different organizations and individuals in these projects as possible, we can get a better representation of the entire campus community because there are other organizations that have service projects that do events like this … so we just want to open this up to all students so that everyone can be a part of this new culture and atmosphere," Noel said.
Coates wants to have as many organizations as possible become more involved with SGA to get more students involved on campus, including commuter students and those who are not as involved on campus as they'd like to be.
"We want to make it clear to leadership in any organization on campus that we're open to working with them and we want to work with them … if we get all the organizations involved and every single organization is involved and committed to these projects, we start to get the kind of campus-wide exposure that starts to get commuters and everyone who may not be as involved on campus as they would like to be an opportunity to be involved," Coates said.
To watch the debate, click here. SGA presidential elections are March 24 and 25 on MyEngagement.


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Italian architect and author
Joan Kelly-Gadol
Last Updated: Jul 5, 2019 See Article History
Leon Battista Alberti, (born Feb. 14, 1404, Genoa—died April 25, 1472, Rome), Italian humanist, architect, and principal initiator of Renaissance art theory. In his personality, works, and breadth of learning, he is considered the prototype of the Renaissance "universal man."
humanism: Leon Battista Alberti
The achievement of Leon Battista Alberti testifies to the formative power and exhaustive scope of earlier Italian humanism.…
Childhood and education
The society and class into which Alberti was born endowed him with the intellectual and moral tendencies he was to articulate and develop over a lifetime. He belonged to one of the wealthy merchant-banker families of Florence. At the time of his birth, the Alberti were in exile, expelled from Florence by the oligarchical government then dominated by the Albizzi family. Alberti's father, Lorenzo, was managing the family's concerns in Genoa, where Battista was born. Shortly thereafter he moved to Venice, where he raised Battista (Leo or Leon was a name adopted in later life) and his elder brother, Carlo. Both sons were illegitimate, the natural offspring of Lorenzo and a Bolognese widow, but they were to be Lorenzo's only children and his heirs. An affectionate and responsible father, Lorenzo provided his sons with a Florentine stepmother (whom he married in 1408), and he attended carefully to their education.
It was from his father that Battista received his mathematical training. The useful intellectual tools of the businessman inspired in him a lifelong love for the regular, for rational order, and a lasting delight in the practical application of mathematical principles. "Nothing pleases me so much," Alberti was to have a figure in one of his dialogues remark, "as mathematical investigations and demonstrations, especially when I can turn them to some useful practice as Battista here did, who drew from mathematics the principles of painting [perspective] and also his amazing propositions on the moving of weights." As in Leonardo da Vinci's case, mathematics led Alberti into several seemingly disparate fields of learning and practice. At one stroke, it resolved a diversity of problems and awakened an appreciation of the rational structure and processes of the physical world.
His early formal education was humanistic. At the age of 10 or 11, Alberti was sent to boarding school in Padua. There he was given the classical Latin training that was to be denied to Leonardo, illegitimate son of a poor notary in a rustic village of Tuscany. The "new learning" was largely literary, and Alberti emerged from the school an accomplished Latinist and literary stylist. Relishing his skill as a classicist, he wrote a Latin comedy at the age of 20 that was acclaimed as the "discovered" work of a Roman playwright—and was still published as a Roman work in 1588 by the famous Venetian press of Aldus Manutius. But it was the content rather than the form of the classical authors that absorbed Alberti as a youth and throughout his life. As for most humanists, the literature of ancient Rome opened up for him the vision of an urbane, secular, and rational world that seemed remarkably similar to the emerging life of the Italian cities and met its cultural needs. He brought his own emotional and intellectual tendencies to "the ancients," but from them he drew the conceptual substance of his thought.
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Alberti completed his formal education at the University of Bologna in an apparently joyless study of law. His father's death and the unexpected seizure of his legacy by certain members of the family brought him grief and impoverishment during his seven-year stay at Bologna, but he persisted in his studies. After receiving his doctorate in canon law in 1428, he chose to accept a "literary" position as a secretary rather than pursue a legal career. By 1432 he was a secretary in the Papal Chancery in Rome (which supported several humanists), and he had a commission from a highly placed ecclesiastical patron to rewrite the traditional lives of the saints and martyrs in elegant "classical" Latin. From this point on, the church was to provide him with his livelihood. He took holy orders, thus receiving in addition to his stipend as a papal secretary an ecclesiastical benefice, the priory of Gangalandi in the diocese of Florence, and some years later Nicholas V conferred upon him as well the rectory of Borgo San Lorenzo in Mugello. Although he led an exemplary, and apparently a celibate, life, there is almost nothing in his subsequent career to remind one of the fact that Alberti was a churchman. His interests and activities were wholly secular and began to issue in an impressive series of humanistic and technical writings.
Genoa, Italy
April 25, 1472 (aged 68)
Palazzo Rucellai
Early Renaissance
subjects of study
Introduction & Quick Facts
Contribution to philosophy, science, and the arts
Art Encyclopedia - Biography of Leon Battista Alberti
MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biography of Leone Battista Alberti
Leon Battista Alberti - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)


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USC Dornsife/Times Poll: Trump leads among California Republicans, with Cruz close behind
"There may be a ceiling on his support," poll director Dan Schnur says of the front-runner
BY Emily Gersema
With the California primary less than three months away, Donald Trump leads among registered Republican voters in the state with Ted Cruz a close second, according to the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll.
When asked to choose from a list of Republican candidates for whom they would vote if the presidential election were held today, 37 percent of Republicans said they would support Trump while 30 percent said they would support Cruz. Twelve percent said they would vote for John Kasich.
(Illustration/iStock)
Some voters remain on the fence or prefer other candidates: 9 percent of registered Republicans said they will vote for another candidate while another 9 percent were undecided.
"Donald Trump is still the Republican front-runner, both in California and nationally, but it appears that there may be a ceiling on his support," said Dan Schnur, director of the USC Dornsife/LA Times Poll and director of USC's Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics. "About 35 to 40 percent of primary voters are strong supporters of his candidacy, but there is still great resistance among the majority of Republicans."
If Trump wins the nomination at the Republican National Convention in July, 42 percent of registered Republican voters in California would offer him their "enthusiastic support." He draws tentative support from 27 percent who would "reluctantly vote for him," but another 27 percent said they would "refuse to vote for him."
Violence at Trump rallies
When asked to choose from a group of statements the one that best reflects their views on the recent violence at Trump rallies between his supporters and protesters, 54 percent of all likely voters said Trump is encouraging violence with his rhetoric, while 22 percent said protesters are interfering with Trump's right of free speech and inciting violence.
Another 19 percent said that the violence occurred in just a few small incidents and that the media blew it out of proportion. The remaining 5 percent either refused to answer, didn't know or didn't agree with any of the statements.
The likely voters then responded to a question about what should be done about the violence at Trump's rallies. Most – 65 percent – said that Trump should tone down his rhetoric because he is worsening divisions in American society. But 27 percent said Trump should continue speaking out because the country's problems are too serious to worry about offending people.
Four percent disagreed with those statements and 1 percent agreed with both. Three percent refused to answer or didn't know.
Trump has been outspoken on issues of immigration and refugees from Middle Eastern countries. When asked whether they support Trump's proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, 72 percent of voters said they oppose the idea while 22 percent support it.
All of the registered voters polled were asked about their views on what to do about immigrants who live in the country illegally.
A majority – 65 percent – said they believe the immigrants should be allowed to stay and work in the United States and eventually apply for citizenship. Another 14 percent believe they should be allowed to stay and work but could not apply for citizenship, and 16 percent said the immigrants should have to leave the country. Five percent didn't know or refused to answer.
When asked about Trump's views on dealing with Mexican immigration and the border, 68 percent said they oppose his views and 28 percent said they support them. The voters were also asked whether they favor or oppose an increase on security at the Mexican border to keep out illegal immigrants. Sixty percent were in favor of it and 35 percent opposed the idea.
When asked about Trump's proposal to build a wall on the Mexican border to keep out undocumented immigrants, 66 percent of all registered voters said they oppose it and 31 percent said they support it.
"These are the types of things that have kept Trump from expanding his support base," Schnur said. "If he does become the Republican nominee, the fact that so many GOP voters are unenthusiastic or opposed to his candidacy will be a huge obstacle in the general election."
Kasich was the only Republican candidate viewed favorably overall: 38 percent of voters had a favorable view of him versus 30 percent unfavorable. Among whites, 46 percent were favorable versus 31 percent unfavorable. Among Latinos, 29 percent were favorable versus 26 percent unfavorable.
When asked about Cruz, 57 percent of voters viewed him unfavorably versus 29 percent favorably. Among whites, 61 percent viewed him unfavorably versus 30 percent favorably. Among Latinos, 46 percent viewed him unfavorably versus 31 percent favorably.
Regarding Trump, 73 percent of all likely voters viewed him unfavorably versus 23 percent favorably. Among whites, 67 percent viewed him unfavorably versus 29 percent. Among Latinos, 87 percent have an unfavorable view of him versus 9 percent favorable.
Poll participants were also asked about their views of President Barack Obama. Overall, 65 percent viewed him favorably versus 33 percent unfavorably. Among whites, 56 percent viewed him favorably versus 43 percent unfavorably. Among Latinos, 78 percent viewed him favorably versus 19 percent unfavorably.
California registered voters were asked whether they felt very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable to the candidates – or whether they hadn't heard enough about them to say.
The latest USC Dornsife/LA Times Poll, the largest statewide survey of registered voters, was conducted March 16-23, and includes a significant oversample of Latino voters as well as one of the most robust cellphone samples in the state. The full sample of 1,500 voters has a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points. Additional poll results and methodology are available online.
About the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences/Los Angeles Times Poll: The USC Dornsife/LA Times Poll is a series of statewide public opinion polls in California, designed to survey voter attitudes on a wide range of political, policy, social and cultural issues.
Conducted at regular intervals throughout the year, the poll is the largest statewide poll of registered voters and has been widely cited, helping to inform the public and to encourage discourse on key political and policy issues.
About the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics: The Unruh Institute of Politics is dedicated to bridging the academic study of politics with practical experience in the field. The Unruh Institute channels its efforts by offering courses in applied politics, a variety of speaker series, and an extensive political internship program. Its goals are to engage public officials with the USC community and to facilitate the discussion of relevant issues across campus.
About USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences: USC Dornsife is the heart of the university. The largest, oldest and most diverse of USC's 19 schools, USC Dornsife is composed of more than 30 academic departments and dozens of research centers and institutes. USC Dornsife is home to approximately 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and more than 750 faculty members with expertise across the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
About the Los Angeles Times: The Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 2 million and 3 million on Sunday, and a combined print and interactive local weekly audience of 4.5 million. The fast-growing latimes.com draws over 10 million unique visitors monthly.
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USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll finds Clinton, Trump and Carson lead among presidential contenders.


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package net.ensode.javaee8book.basicauthdbidentitystore;

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.annotation.PreDestroy;
import javax.annotation.Resource;
import javax.annotation.sql.DataSourceDefinition;
import javax.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
import javax.enterprise.context.Initialized;
import javax.enterprise.event.Observes;
import javax.inject.Inject;
import javax.security.enterprise.identitystore.Pbkdf2PasswordHash;
import javax.sql.DataSource;

@DataSourceDefinition(
        // global to circumvent https://java.net/jira/browse/GLASSFISH-21447
        name = "java:global/authDS",
        className = "org.h2.jdbcx.JdbcDataSource",
        url = "jdbc:h2:~/test_auth_db;DB_CLOSE_ON_EXIT=FALSE"
)
@ApplicationScoped
public class SecurityConfig {

    @Resource(lookup = "java:global/authDS")
    private DataSource dataSource;

    @Inject
    private Pbkdf2PasswordHash passwordHash;

    public void init(@Observes @Initialized(ApplicationScoped.class) Object init) {
        try {
            Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<>();
            parameters.put("Pbkdf2PasswordHash.Iterations", "3072");
            parameters.put("Pbkdf2PasswordHash.Algorithm", "PBKDF2WithHmacSHA512");
            parameters.put("Pbkdf2PasswordHash.SaltSizeBytes", "64");
            passwordHash.initialize(parameters);

            executeUpdate(dataSource, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS GROUPS");
            executeUpdate(dataSource, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS USERS");
            executeUpdate(dataSource, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS USER_GROUPS");

            executeUpdate(dataSource, "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS USERS\n"
                    + "(\n"
                    + "   USER_ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY not null,\n"
                    + "   USERNAME VARCHAR(10) not null,\n"
                    + "   FIRST_NAME VARCHAR(15),\n"
                    + "   MIDDLE_NAME VARCHAR(15),\n"
                    + "   LAST_NAME VARCHAR(20),\n"
                    + "   PASSWORD CHAR(160) not null\n"
                    + ")");

            executeUpdate(dataSource, "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS GROUPS\n"
                    + "(\n"
                    + "   GROUP_ID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY not null,\n"
                    + "   GROUP_NAME VARCHAR(20) unique not null,\n"
                    + "   GROUP_DESC VARCHAR(200)\n"
                    + ")");
            executeUpdate(dataSource, "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS USER_GROUPS\n"
                    + "(\n"
                    + "   USER_ID INTEGER not null,\n"
                    + "   GROUP_ID INTEGER not null,\n"
                    + "   PRIMARY KEY (USER_ID,GROUP_ID)\n"
                    + ")");

            executeUpdate(dataSource, "INSERT INTO GROUPS (GROUP_ID,GROUP_NAME,GROUP_DESC) VALUES (1,'admin','Administrators')");
            executeUpdate(dataSource, "INSERT INTO GROUPS (GROUP_ID,GROUP_NAME,GROUP_DESC) VALUES (2,'user','Regular users')");

            executeUpdate(dataSource, "INSERT INTO USERS (USER_ID,USERNAME,FIRST_NAME,MIDDLE_NAME,LAST_NAME,PASSWORD) VALUES (1,'david','David','Raymond','Heffelfinger','" + passwordHash.generate("aaa".toCharArray()) + "')");

            executeUpdate(dataSource, "INSERT INTO USER_GROUPS (USER_ID,GROUP_ID) VALUES (1,1)");
            executeUpdate(dataSource, "INSERT INTO USER_GROUPS (USER_ID,GROUP_ID) VALUES (1,2)");
        } catch (Throwable t) {
            t.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    private void executeUpdate(DataSource dataSource, String query) {
        try (Connection connection = dataSource.getConnection()) {
            try (PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement(query)) {
                statement.executeUpdate();
            }
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
        }
    }

    @PreDestroy
    public void destroy() {
        try {
            executeUpdate(dataSource, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS USERS");
            executeUpdate(dataSource, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS GROUPS");
            executeUpdate(dataSource, "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS USER_GROUPS");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Ezerovo (Bulgaars: Езерово) is een dorp in de Bulgaarse oblast Varna. Het is gelegen in de gemeente Beloslav en telde op 31 december 2019 bijna 1.700 inwoners.

Bevolking
Op 31 december 2019 telde het dorp 1.690 inwoners, een daling vergeleken met het maximum 1.931 personen in 1975.

In het dorpen vormen etnische Bulgaren een meerderheid, maar er woont ook een grote minderheid van etnische Turken.

Plaats in Varna

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This start-up package covers everything that is compulsory for the company at the start. Additionally, all Hungarian companies must have accountancy at all times, so you will be required to appoint a locally licensed accountant. You will be provided with detailed cost calculations for ongoing expenses (accounting, taxes, invoicing software license, and any additional business support services required) in advance if needed.


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Q: If a Java EE application is designed to run in a Tomcat container, should all integration tests run in a similar container? I have recently taken over a Spring/JPA/Hibernate/Maven project and I'm new to Java EE development.  When this project is run, it relies on Tomcat to be started so it can access the database. From what I understand, this is known as "running in a Tomcat container."
I'm trying to get a simple integration test working and I'm having trouble getting the test to successfully connect to the database. I've set up my POM to run Tomcat in the pre-integration test phase so that the integration test can connect to the database exactly how the actual application does.
Is this the right way to do it or is it more common to connect through some Spring basic connection in a test application context? Anyone who can post some working database connection code for my spring test context would be my hero, as i havent had any luck with the examples I've found online.

A: If you are developing web application with next tech stack: JSP/Servlets + Spring + Hibernate
you couldn't worry about web container implemention.
   In a perfect world all web containers behave in the same way due to java web-container's specification, but this is not true in real world. Anyway this is a problems of deployment engineer or support team, as a developer you could prefer Jetty in embedded mode as your test environment.
   BTW: use mvn jetty:run to run your application by maven

A: It's a bit of an anti-pattern for your tests to connect to an actual database instance. Instead, you can use DBUnit and an in-memory database such as HSQL or H2 to run your tests independent of a network connection to the "real" database.

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I LOVE the cup. It is going to be a birthday present for a very special veteran.
I bought these as gifts for 2 Veterans I admire. They both loved them!
Bought as a gift for a friend who is a veteran. He loved it!
Great mug, Got one for my son-in-law too. Too bad it is not dishwasher safe, but oh well, still great!


I'm a day late for this again, for some reason I thought it landed on Saturday this time but it was actually meant to be 7/2 – a Friday – maybe I will just always be a day late. This part of Manda's A Day in the Life link up. My previous entries can be found here.
Either way, this time around the account isn't very interesting. If I told you all about Friday I would have documented a bad day at work and Saturday I stayed at home hiding from the sun. I also have no photos this time around because there wasn't much of anything to take photos of.
After a terrible week back at work after taking leave I was looking forward to the weekend, although this really started on Monday – I really didn't want to go back to work.
My day began with a late sleep in because not having an alarm to wake up to is one of the joys of the weekend. I lay about in bed for a while and thought about all the things I probably wouldn't do for the day. In the end, we did go outside briefly to get some food and stuff but mostly we hid away inside because it was going to be another hot day.
I washed my hair because we were going out, normally I wouldn't on a Saturday but it was looking, and feeling, a bit gross.. Ever since getting my haircut a few weeks ago it's been getting greasy really easily and I'm not sure why.
The drink was quite a highlight, a local cafe nearby does an excellent thick shake so we bought one each plus a piece of Mars Bar Cheesecake and made our way home. The Mars Bar cheesecake was a bit of a disappointment, it looked a lot like this (but this isn't the actual one, as I said.. didn't take any photos) and had a chocolate base, cheesecake section and what tasted like mousse on the top. In theory, it sounds awesome but in reality it was pretty plain.
Good thing we had the thickshakes to keep us happy.
The afternoon was spent lounging around on my laptop and also reading some of my current book, Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. I've read it before and really like it but find I've been struggling my way through it this time around. So, I decided to get back into it and red about 80 pages because giving up and having a nap.
After the nap and some further reading I came back to the world of the internet and looked up some recipe/how to videos on YouTube and wanted to make them all, but then remembered I'm pretty lazy when it comes to that stuff. So, instead of making some extravagant dinner we just made a meal with chicken and vegetables and sat down to watch Batman Begins.
Originally, it took me 3 attempts to watch this movie because I kept falling asleep and well, now I can see why. Half the movie is just character building and so dull and really.. do we actually believe Bruce Wayne/Christian Bale was turning 30? We estimated that he looked closer to 40 , the funny thing is that at the time it was released Christian Bale was only 30.. oops, sorry Christian. I also realised that Batman Begins was made in 2005 and this means I've been complaining about Christian Bale as Batman for 9 years and after the re-watch I still don't like him. Also, why is he scared of bats? I know, fell down a well and a bunch of bats fluttered all over him.. so terrifying. I'd probably be more scared of falling down holes – you know, the actual thing that hurt him – than a bunch of bats. And don't even get me started on what they did to the Batmobile..
To me, Michael Keaton is the best Batman.
Anyway, moving along.. there was icecream involved with watching the movie so that was nice.
The night ended with doing some more internet things and going to bed, so yes, a mostly non eventful day.
This entry was posted in A day in the life and tagged batman, dinner, lazy, movie, thickshakes.


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