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Q: Sort items in GridView by name I have a GridView to show images and thier names from sdcard
But i want to sort images by names from A to Z
This is my code
if (file.isDirectory()) {
        listFile = file.listFiles();
        // Create a String array for FilePathStrings
        FilePathStrings = new String[listFile.length];
        // Create a String array for FileNameStrings
        FileNameStrings = new String[listFile.length];

        for (int i = 0; i < listFile.length; i++) {
            // Get the path of the image file
            FilePathStrings[i] = listFile[i].getAbsolutePath();
            // Get the name image file
            FileNameStrings[i] = listFile[i].getName();

        }
    }

    // Locate the GridView in gridview_main.xml
    grid = (GridView) findViewById(R.id.cgridview);
    // Pass String arrays to LazyAdapter Class
    adapter = new CGridViewAdapter(this, FilePathStrings, FileNameStrings);
    // Set the LazyAdapter to the GridView
    grid.setAdapter(adapter);

How i can sort them?

A: if (file.isDirectory()) {
            listFile = file.listFiles();
        ArrayList<EachObject> list = new ArrayList<>();
        for (int i = 0; i < listFile.length; i++) {
            // Get the path of the image file
            FilePathStrings[i] = listFile[i].getAbsolutePath();
            // Get the name image file
            FileNameStrings[i] = listFile[i].getName();

            EachObject object =new EachObject();
            object.setPath(listFile[i].getAbsolutePath());
            // Get the name image file
            object.setName(listFile[i].getName());
            list.add(eachObj);
        }
    }

    grid = (GridView) findViewById(R.id.cgridview);
    // Pass String arrays to LazyAdapter Class
    adapter = new CGridViewAdapter(this, list);//pass one list which have both name //and path and change accordingly in adapter also
    // Set the LazyAdapter to the GridView
    grid.setAdapter(adapter);

public class EachObject {
    public String path;
    public String name;

    public String getPath() {
        return this.path;
    }

    public void setPath(final String path) {
        this.path = path;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return this.name;
    }

    public void setName(final String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    }


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For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders, and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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From the start of the unprovoked Russian invasion, the National Council of Churches has condemned the war in Ukraine. We have supported the Ukrainian people and the defense of their homeland, even as we have prayed for peace throughout the region. With these prayers in our hearts, and with hope that it will spare lives that would otherwise be lost over the next two days, we support the proposed Christmas truce.
Many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7, including Russian and Ukrainian Christians. Other eastern Christians celebrate on December 25, along with western Christians. While the two celebrations reflect calendrical differences, their deeper meaning is the same: that on this day, the Prince of Peace was born. It would be more than fitting for the fighting to cease during this time of solemn celebration.
The NCC is fully aware that the proposal of a truce by Russian President Putin may be guided by disingenuous intentions. For this reason, as the fighting may briefly cease, we urge Ukrainian President Zelensky to accept this truce, even as his military intelligence resources continue monitoring Russian troop and weapons movements in anticipation of the post-truce continuation of the conflict.
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Now her husband can marry the mother of his two children, with whom he's been living.
Only, don't call it a right-to-die case. Since we have no solid evidence of Terri's wishes, we can only call it a right-to-let-die case.
Food and water aren't medicine, aren't extraordinary.
God be good to Terri.
*-MRSA stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. It's a staph infection like you've never seen before. But if you get it in the hospital, and they diagnose it in time, they can treat it. But not if it's Community-Acquired.
And of course, if you're immune-compromised, you're at greater risk.
So now we can pause live TV. Hah! I'm waiting to fast-forward it!
If Israel insists on annexing Jewish settlements in the West Bank, why don't the Palestinians annex Arab communities in Israel proper!
To that let me add that what is envisioned is a gathering before the Lord of "all the nations" (panta ta ethne) which are separated like a shepherd separates his sheep from goats. The nations which feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, entertain foreigners, visit the sick and prisoners, will be arrayed on His right and share His Glory. The nations which do not, will be arrayed on His left, where His Glory will be experienced as burning fire.
Does your nation feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, entertain foreigners, visit the sick and prisoners?
The young Florida woman described as in a Persistent Vegetative State, shouldn't have medical decisions made for her by her husband, who has asked his live-in lover, the mother of his two children, to marry him when Ms. Schiavo dies…and he wants to withdraw her feeding tube, causing her death. He's in a conflict-of-interest. The Florida courts should empower her parents to make these decisions. I've read they hope to care for her as long as she or they live, if necessary. If Ms. Schiavo could be spoon-fed, few would say she should die; TPN is just one step away from that. She is her parents' disabled child.
Oh, that's right, offing the Disabled is now fashionable, since Million Dollar Baby won all those Oscars….
Speaking as a Disabled person, you might say Million Dollar Baby "killed" at the Oscars.


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Advent International Names Sunil Sethi as Executive-Chairman for Dixcy Textiles and Gokaldas Intimate wear
Both the companies are market leaders in innerwear brands including Dixcy Scott, Dixcy Josh, Dixcy Uno and Dixcy Slimz and Gokaldas's lingerie brand Enamor
Leading innerwear brands and Advent International companies, Dixcy Textiles Private Limited and Gokaldas Intimate wear Pvt. Ltd. (manufacturer and marketer of lingerie brand Enamor), today announced the appointment of Sunil Sethi as their new Executive-Chairman. Sethi has more than three decades of multi-category experience in the fast-moving consumer goods industry with proven expertise in Sales, Marketing, Strategy and General Management across international markets.
In this role, Sethi will chair the board of directors, and be actively involved in leading the long-term business strategy to drive the next phase of growth for Dixcy and Gokaldas's various brands across markets.
Sethi joins from Fonterra, a co-operative owned by 10,000 New Zealand dairy farmers. He served as Managing Director for Sri Lanka and the Indian Subcontinent, and also was the Chairman of Fonterra's JV with Future Consumer. Before that, he was the Managing Director for Mondelez Malaysia – leading a multi-category business with three manufacturing sites and 1,600 employees. Previously, he has held key roles in blue-chip multinationals including Cadbury India (now Mondelez), Colgate Palmolive, and Diageo.
The appointment of an industry veteran as its new Executive-Chairman, will play a major role in shaping the growth strategy for both companies.
Welcoming Sunil as the new Executive-Chairman, Sahil Dalal, Managing Director of Advent International said, "Sunil brings to the position a unique combination of knowledge, experience and insight that will help further strengthen the leadership position of Dixcy and Gokaldas. At this dynamic time for our business he will lead both the companies through the next phase of growth. On behalf of everyone, I welcome Sunil and we look forward to working with him."
Commenting on his appointment, Sunil Sethi said, "I am honoured to be selected as Executive-Chairman and to come onboard with Advent International, one of the largest global private equity firms. Both Dixcy and Gokaldas are poised for great success, with a strong business model to capture the market opportunity. I look forward to working with the team at these companies to further strengthen our market leadership across all business segments and take them to the next level of success."
Sunil Sethi has also been a member on the Board of Governors of AMCHAM (American Chambers) and the Chairman of the AMCHAM FMCG Committee, Malaysia, for 4 years. He currently serves on the Board of the Indian CEO Forum in Sri Lanka and is an external advisor with Bain Consulting. Sethi is also a certified Executive Coach. He is a Commerce graduate from Delhi University and holds a Master's Degree in Management Studies from Mumbai University.
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I came to Dara and she asked me who I really am?
I realized that we turn our eyes outwards but hardly ever inwards. We are constantly bombarded with a myriad of external impulses and the notions of our environment about what we should be like. And so, we're afraid to show what we really are like in order to avoid condemnation.
But what are we like in reality?
We're just like an onion, wrapped in an endless number of layers. Thus, it's increasingly hard to reach our core: our most beautiful soul.
"Your photo will be our joint task" said Dara, and she was right. Is she a guide to take me down the path to my inner self, helping me to resolve the question of who I really am? Down the path to finding myself and the beautiful part inside.
Except that the time spent on the path is surprisingly short. Such deliberations take years. However, Dara is only given a few hours to win over one's confidence and go down the path to the inner self of the person she is photographing, to take a second to capture the most beautiful part of each of us. She does her job sincerely, putting all of herself into it. She has my admiration.
So, after a gradual process to relax my mimic muscles and get rid of all my clothes and conventions, sitting completely naked on the ground, I got to realize who I really am and what my value is. It's not just about taking photos: it's a deep emotional experience that will allow us to identify and capture the most valuable part we have, us in ourselves, by means of a single photograph that will show up as a great artifact next to us, constantly reminding us of who we really are and of ourselves being the most valuable thing we have in our lives.
And then we realize it's all over. We'll never allow anyone again to hurt us. We know there's no point chasing pseudo-values because we now have the most valuable thing; in fact, we've had it since birth, except that at times, we don't appreciate it enough.
Because you only have one mum. Because mum means love and understanding. Because mum has reached an age when she might not think she could be the focus, and it would be a moment for her only. Because mum is there for us, always and here. Because mum is the person who gave life to us. The life we're living. You might think she wouldn't want it (I'm speaking of a photo shoot), but you can hardly imagine how much it could mean to her. In her modesty and care, she might never realize she could be beautiful, all made up, stylish, looking at her own photos that she might enjoy. So be sure: when I do photo shoots with ladies old enough to be grandmothers, they perceive this to be an experience worth talking about for a long time. It's something new and charming: it's a moment when you drag her out of her mundane life and give her an unusual experience through a photo session.
Offering a photo shoot as an experience for your mum can be arranged as a joint session for both of you. Most times, it's young mums posing for photos with their children, but don't forget one fact: we're still someone's child even if we are 40 or 50 years old. We'll always remain daughters and sons for our parents. They enjoy seeing their children, no matter what age they are. And this simple core principle of life is often forgotten. You mum might be 80 but she's still a charming lady happy to have you. And the photographs, either solo or with you, will always remind her of time, mood, appearance and closeness.
Be sure: you'll never make time come back!
Dear mums, I know how lovely it feels to have your daughter portrayed when she is growing up, with a couple of years till she comes of age and becomes an adult. It's pure joy to capture immaturity which will pass so fast. I understand you only want the best for her. Your daughter is beautiful, and you'd like to provide some makeup for her photo shoot so that everything turns out just perfect, wouldn't you?
I'm a photographer. I photograph women. I photograph my clients' daughters. And I would like to share my point of view regarding "photo session makeup". Please believe, the beauty of your daughter lies in her natural self and consists in how charming she is just by being there. You don't need to add anything to it. I'm a portrait photographer and have been photographing women for years. I photograph children and teenagers, capturing the moment and, most importantly, your perspective of them. The way you know them from home. You know perfectly when they are absolutely natural. Taking photos of children and teenagers is really about how I can talk with them and distract them so that I capture the way they are, without casting a smile they rehearsed in kindergarten photos and their own selfies. That's exactly why it feels so charming not to change your daughter's looks for a more mature image: there will be so many opportunities later to apply makeup. Why do it when she's 15, for instance. I do think it's a pity. When she stands at the altar, you'll just love the photos from the times when she was still a little child. When she was immature. That's the treasure I'm speaking about: to capture in photos your daughter exactly the way she is.


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The 1952 Copa Rio was the second and last edition of the Copa Rio, the first intercontinental club football tournament with teams from Europe and South America, held in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo from 12 July to 2 August. Participant clubs were divided into two zones of four teams, playing each other once in a single round-robin tournament.

The tournament featured players such as Obdulio Varela, Roque Máspoli, Alcides Ghiggia, Juan Alberto Schiaffino of Peñarol, José Travassos of Sporting Lisbon, Didi, Joao Pinheiro of Fluminense, Luizinho, goalkeeper Gilmar of Corinthians and Roger Vonlanthen of Grasshopper.

The final was played in a two-legged format, contested by Brazilian teams Fluminense and Corinthians. Fluminense won the series 2–1 on points, achieving their first Copa Rio trophy.

Participants

Notes
 Italian team Juventus (1951–52 Serie A champion) and Argentine club Racing (1951 Primera División champion) withdrew from the competition.

Venues

Tournament course

Rio de Janeiro Group
All matches played at Estádio do Maracanã.

 12 July: Peñarol 1−0 Grasshoppers
 13 July: Fluminense 0−0 Sporting
 16 July: Peñarol 3−1 Sporting
 17 July: Fluminense 1−0 Grasshoppers
 19 July: Sporting 2−1 Grasshoppers
 20 July: Fluminense 3−0 Peñarol

São Paulo Group
All matches played at Estádio do Pacaembu.

 13 July: Austria Wien 4–2 Libertad
 13 July: Corinthians 6–1 Saarbrücken
 16 July: Austria Wien 5–1 Saarbrücken
 17 July: Corinthians 6–1 Libertad
 19 July: Libertad 4–1 Saarbrücken
 20 July: Corinthians 2–1 Austria Wien

Semi-finals
São Paulo
 July 24: (1st. leg) Corinthians 2–1 Peñarol
 July 27: (2nd. leg) Corinthians w/o Peñarol

Rio de Janeiro
 July 23: (1st. leg) Fluminense 1–0 Austria Wien
 July 27: (2nd. leg) Fluminense 5–2 Austria Wien

Finals

Match details

Fluminense won the series 2–1 on points

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Like all of our feminization procedures and treatments, hair restoration results will be tailored to your unique facial features and cosmetic goals. For the MTF transgender patient, hair can't be indiscriminately transplanted to restore the way your hair looked as a man. Instead, Dr. Beck will enhance feminine hair features like a lower hairline, while still creating results that enhance your unique appearance. We never perform cookie cutter feminization procedures that create a female ideal, instead, we provide you with the feminizing results that allow you to look your most beautiful. Another benefit of this hair restoration technique is that it can conceal the scars of a forehead feminization procedure.
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Q: Firebase function isn't realtime I have a firebase query setup in a VueJS method
data: {this.todaysEvents},
methods : {
    getTodaysEvents (day) {
      this.todaysEvents = []
      const events = db.ref('calendar')
      const query = events.orderByChild('day').equalTo(day)
      console.log(query)

      query.on('value', snap => {
        this.todaysEvents.push(snap.val())
        console.log(this.todaysEvents)
      })
    }

This is then used via v-for loop:

{{event}}

The issue comes when I update an event. The data doesn't sync realtime. What needs to happen to make this realtime?
EDIT: Here is the data returned by todaysEvents:
[
  {
    "Same Event": {
      "calendar": "Sports",
      "color": "orange",
      "date": "2017-05-22",
      "day": 23,
      "desc": "test description",
      "name": "test"
    },
    "some key": {
      "day": 23,
      "month": 6,
      "name": "cooler event"
    }
  }
]

A: After some work, this came down to updating the way the callback was managing the values returned from Firebase.
new Vue({
    el: '#app',
    data: {
    todaysEvents: [],
  },
  firebase: {
        test: db.ref('calendar')
    },
  methods : {
    getTodaysEvents () {
      const events = db.ref('calendar')
      const query = events.orderByChild('day').equalTo(23)

      query.on('value', snap => {
        let events = snap.val()
        let newEvents = []
        for (let key of Object.keys(events))
          newEvents.push(Object.assign({}, events[key], {key}))
        this.todaysEvents = newEvents
      })
    }
  },
  mounted(){
    setTimeout(() =>
      this.getTodaysEvents(), 500)
  }
})

A: Attaching a value observer to a list of data will return the entire list of data as a single snapshot which you can then loop over to access individual children. See docs
You can also do it like this:
new Vue({
    el: '#app',
    data: {
    todaysEvents: [],
  },
  firebase: {
        test: db.ref('calendar')
    },
  methods : {
    getTodaysEvents () {
      const events = db.ref('calendar')
      const query = events.orderByChild('day').equalTo(23);

      query.on('value', snap =>{
          snap.forEach(childSnap => {
              var childVal = childSnap.val();
              this.todaysEvents.push(childVal);
          });
      });

    }
  },
  mounted(){
    setTimeout(() =>
      this.getTodaysEvents(), 500)
  }
})

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Tim Cahill has climbed from the bench to deliver Australia a stunning smash-and-grab success over United Arab Emirates in their World Cup qualifier in Abu Dhabi overnight.
Cahill's second-half volley, his 48th goal for the Socceroos, ensured a 1-0 win and maintains Australia's winning record in this final qualifying phase.
For more than an hour at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Australia toiled but looked like coming up short in oppressive conditions.
Cahill changed that within four minutes of his arrival, timing his run into the box to volley home Brad Smith's centimetre-perfect cross.
Anything short of a win would have been an injustice to Postecoglou's side.
In front of an energetic crowd of 40,893 – including injured captain Mile Jedinak – the Socceroos dominated from the get-go.
Robbie Kruse and Tom Rogic saw fierce first-half strikes saved, while Aaron Mooy menaced with both corner kicks and a direct free kick that was headed over.
At half-time the shots count was 8-1 in Australia's favour, with the home side kept to a third of possession.
Without a knockout punch from Australia, UAE remained in the contest.
Prodigiously-talented midfielder Omar Abdulrahman floated behind the front two, showing his ability to conjure something from nothing.
Twice Socceroo defenders were forced to make last-gasp clearances from Abdulrahman's chipped balls, with Trent Sainsbury and Smith stopping one-on-one chances.
After the break Australia's torment of the UAE goal continued.
Mooy unleashed a half-volley onto the bar during a spell of utter dominance, while at the other end, Ali Mabkhout spurned a mighty chance by volleying over from close range.
It would be a costly miss, with Cahill leaving his mark to put Australia on top of their qualifying group after two of 10 matches.


nightly build from 08/08/2013 solved the issues.
im using windows 7 and ie10 and i didnt see the edit button while doing mouse over through dashboards wiki entry. which means i cant set wiki site on dashboard. is this a known problem. any ideas???
Have you set the option on the "site dashboard"? Meaning go to the main site dashboard that you created. On the right side click on the "More" drop down menu and then Customize Site. Should have it there.
thnx for ur engagement into the subject.. yes i configured the site. wiki apears but as i said im missing the edit pen when im using internet explorer 10. the edit button shown in the image apears when using ie8 or firefox.


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Q: How to run a jar file and launch terminal from java program? I want to run jar file from my java program.
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("java", "-jar", "parallel/Parallel.jar", "aug/*.xml");
Process p = pb.start();
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(p.getInputStream()));
String s = "";
while((s = in.readLine()) != null){
  System.out.println(s);
}
int status = p.waitFor();
System.out.println("Exited with status: " + status);

Here is the error log I get:
[33mProblem found trying to create the log file[0m
[31mCannot locate configuration source aug/*.xml[0m
[31mNo files to work with[0m
Exited with status: 1

Problem 1: I tried using a whole file name instead of the * and it works. But, I want to run the jar on ALL files under the directory.
Problem 2: When run, the jar file will ask for some input "continue" or "cancel". But the jar program just exits in the Eclipse console without giving me chance to input anything. So, I am wondering if there is a way to launch the jar file inside a terminal?

A: For 1.
aug/*.xml does not work that way because the unfolding of the wildcard is done by cmd/bash. If you want to use it that way your jar would need to be able to unfold that string itself or you would have to call it using cmd/bash.
It would be preferable letting your java program Parallel unfold this so that you do not loose portability.
For 2.
To run it from a terminal you could use ProcessBuilder or Runtime.exec()
Something like that on windows: (windows cmd needs the path or it will not resolve your wildcard)
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /k start java -jar <path>/Parallel.jar <path>/aug/*.xml");

"/k" keeps the terminal active. "start" opens the terminal instead of just executing the command.
With ProcessBuilder it should be something like:
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("cmd", "/k", "start", "java", "-jar", "<path>/Parallel.jar", "<path>/aug/*.xml");

For bash it would be along that lines:
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("sh", "-c", "java", "-jar", "<path>/Parallel.jar", "<path>/aug/*.xml");

For further reading about Processbuilder/Runtime.exec() I would suggest: http://www.javaworld.com/article/2071275/core-java/when-runtime-exec---won-t.html


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About Chris Apel
Via Toro---Hotel Palumbo
by Chris Apel
Technique Oil on linen
Size (H x W) 16 x 14 inches (40.64 x 35.56 cm)
Website www.discoveringravello.com
Contact the artist about this artwork
Chris Apel was born in Cambridge Massachusetts, and graduated from Rockford College with a BFA. An award-winning artist, she studied with Danni Dawson, the internationally known portrait and still life artist and Robert Liberace, the acclaimed classical figure and portrait painter.
While she has painted Italian scenes for over 20 years, for the past five years she had devoted her time to capturing the beauty of Ravello on canvas. Two years ago, she created a website (www.discoveringravello.com) to showcase her paintings of Ravello.
When asked why she finds Ravello so artistically inspiring, she says: "It's everything. The breathtaking views of the Mediterranean coastline. The villas. The manicured gardens. The mix of Romaneque, Gothic and Moorish architecture. The flowers. The grottoes. With its colors, contrast, texture, subject matter, and perspective, Ravello is an artist's dream: a marvelous interplay of natural and man-made beauty, light and shadow, just waiting to be caught on canvas."
Why Ravello? Because it sings to me.
Admittedly, that's not a very satisfactory explanation, but I'm a painter, not a writer. If you want colorful prose, read Shakespeare, but if you want to understand why I'm obsessed with Ravello, look at my paintings. Better yet, buy one. That way, you and I can both enjoy Ravello.
...continue reading Painting Ravello
Email chrisapel@discoveringravello.com directly or use the form below.


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The Rock endorsed Biden and Harris and some fans weren't happy
In the last four years, a number of Hollywood actors have become increasingly politically outspoken, from Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson to Chrissy Teigen and Oprah Winfrey. But one actor who has stayed relatively neutral is former wrestler and action film star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — that is — until now.
If you're one of many wondering why The Rock has lost Instagram followers, it's because a handful of fans were disappointed after he expressed his political beliefs before the 2020 presidential election. Stay tuned for more on what the generally apolitical star had to say.
Here's the reason why The Rock has lost Instagram followers:
On Sunday, Sept. 27, The Rock took to Instagram with a video that was far different from his usual content, as it expressed a message near and dear to his heart: to vote blue in the 2020 election. In the video, he discusses the importance of voting, especially right now, and officially endorses former VP Joe Biden and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris. It includes a video call between him, Joe, and Kamala, where they spoke about the ongoing pandemic, as well as the importance of honesty.
"My conversation with @joebiden and @kamalaharris," the caption reads. "As a political independent and centrist for many years, I've voted for Democrats in the past and as well as Republican. In this critical election, I believe Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the best to lead our country, and as my first ever (public) Presidential endorsement, I proudly endorse them for the presidential office of our United States."
The caption continues: "Progress takes courage, humanity, empathy, strength, grit, kindness and respect. Being KIND & RESPECTFUL to one another will always matter. Now we must ALL VOTE, so hit the link up top and I'll help you get it done."
Watch the full video below.
As a political independent and centrist for many years, I've voted for Democrats in the past and as well as Republican. In this critical election, I believe Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the best to lead our country, and as my first ever (public) Presidential endorsement, I proudly endorse them for the presidential office of our United States. Progress takes courage, humanity, empathy, strength, grit, kindness and respect. Being KIND & RESPECTFUL to one another will always matter. Now we must ALL VOTE, so hit the link up top 👆🏾 and I'll help you get it done. #BidenHarrisJohnsonSummit #ProgressThroughHumanity #VOTE2020 👊🏾
A post shared by therock (@therock) on Sep 27, 2020 at 5:15am PDT
Some of The Rock's followers didn't take kindly to his political opinions.
Obviously, the responses to The Rock's video were mixed. Some were incredibly pleased with his message to vote blue in the 2020 election, however, others weren't thrilled.
Right-winged author, Nick Adams, took to Twitter, saying: "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is dumber than a pile of rocks!!"
... Good one?
Likewise, @BuzzPatterson US House candidate, CA-7 tweeted, "The Rock can endorse who he wants for President. Sadly, he's misinformed. MAGA never relied on celebrity endorsements for its success."
@DocBMathi also chimed in, saying: "How does the Rock endorse a demented goof like Biden? Hit in the head too often I guess."
How does the Rock endorse a demented goof like Biden? Hit in the head too often I guess pic.twitter.com/h2V9rU8ypP
— Barry Mathison (@DocBMathi) September 27, 2020
However, many of his democratic fans came forward to express support.
Although a number of The Rock's Republican followers were furious by his endorsement, the actor's Democratic fans came forward with support.
Twitter user @mama_c2 responded to the video, saying: "Just saw @TheRock lost 20 million followers on YouTube yesterday for endorsing #BidenHarris2020 . Give him a follow on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube if you support his choice."
Similarly, @Mocraig13 said, "The notoriously apolitical Dwayne " The Rock " Johnson endorses Biden / Harris this morning saying we need to bring respect , decency , & leaders who tell the truth back to the White House... Well said , I strongly agree!"


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Home / News / 2017 / ABB Acquires GE's Global Electrification Business
ABB Acquires GE's Global Electrification Business
ABB will acquire GE Industrial Solutions, GE's global electrification solutions business, for $2.6 billion. The transaction will be operationally accretive in year one. ABB says it expects to realize approximately $200 million of annual cost synergies in year five. As part of the transaction, ABB and GE agree to establish a long-term, strategic supply relationship for GE Industrial Solutions products and ABB products that GE sources today. GE Industrial Solutions has customers in more than 100 countries and an established installed base with strong roots in North America, ABB's biggest market, according to the company. GE Industrial Solutions is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and reportedly has about 13,500 employees around the world.
GE Industrial Solutions will be integrated into ABB's Electrification Products (EP) division. Included in the acquisition is a long-term right to use the GE brand, according to the company. ABB will retain the GE Industrial Solutions management team and build upon its experienced sales force. After closing, the transaction will have an initial dampening effect to EP's operational EBITA margin. ABB commits to returning EP to its target margin corridor of 15-19% during 2020, according to the company.
ABB's EP division offers a comprehensive portfolio of low- and medium-voltage products and solutions for a "smarter, more reliable flow of electricity from substation to socket."
Given this transaction, ABB reports that it has decided to put the previously announced share buyback program on hold.
For more information, visit: www.abb.com


This last week, I went to a place called Hinohara Village, and we walked on a trail to see a bunch of little waterfalls. It was a beautiful walk, and super fun! My little niece kept wanting to be carried by husband and I, and sometimes she would walk with us. When we crossed the wood bridges, she would stomp and jump as high and as hard as she could. It was adorable.
This whole place really was beautiful. The hike/walk was super simple (a two-year-old could do it) and there were lots of good spots to take pictures. I also loved driving through the small town to get up to the water falls. It was beautiful, and amazing - I highly recommend it.
It was cute, and funny, and he just kept on going. On the way back down the trail, he pointed to the exact same grove of trees and told the story to me again.
"Gross, you mean it's a pubic hair or something?!" I said.
So friends, look out for the naked running old man in the woods and his "soft hair," we may see him someday… maybe… hope not.


TheRustedChain - The Blog: Apple Cream Cheese danishes.
Slice your apples thinly. I don't even take the skins off.
Open your crescent rolls and seperate into triangles.
Spoon in a helping of the cream cheese mixture. It'll be runny so the edges on your crescent roll will help. Top with several apple slices.
So easy. Serve them to friends with a cup of coffee.
Or to your family on a Saturday or Sunday morning.
You are quite the shiz in the kitchen my friend!! I likey!
I am making these tomorrow, since I have all of the ingredients. Yummy!
Drooling! Just went apple picking and this sounds yummy!
I bet it would be good too with puff pastry instead of the crescent roll dough. I have a package of that in my freezer!
I will be trying this for sure! Happy fall to you!
Sounds like a great recipe. I may have to try that one. Thanks for sharing!
That looks really yummy! I'm going to have to try it!
I am attempting to lose some extra baggage-lost 8 lbs so far!!! So instead of making this tempting, tasty looking treat, I will drool as I see it on my computer screen. And with coffee, sounds like heaven! YUM!


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While Merry-go-rounds, fairground equipment ranked No. 654 in November by value, it ranked No. 786 by tonnage. The top three U.S. markets by value for Merry-go-rounds, fairground equipment imports in November were (1) The Netherlands, (2) Germany, and (3) Canada. Among the nation's more than 450 airports, seaports and border crossings, the top three by value were (1) Passenger vehicles, (2) Computers, and (3) Cell phones, related equipment.
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package org.hswebframework.web.authorization.basic.define;

import lombok.SneakyThrows;
import org.hswebframework.web.authorization.annotation.*;
import org.hswebframework.web.authorization.define.AopAuthorizeDefinition;
import org.hswebframework.web.authorization.define.ResourceDefinition;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Test;

import java.util.Arrays;

public class DefaultBasicAuthorizeDefinitionTest {

    @Test
    @SneakyThrows
    public void testCustomAnn() {
        AopAuthorizeDefinition definition =
                DefaultBasicAuthorizeDefinition.from(TestController.class, TestController.class.getMethod("test"));

        ResourceDefinition resource = definition.getResources()
                .getResource("test").orElseThrow(NullPointerException::new);

        Assert.assertNotNull(resource);

        Assert.assertTrue(resource.hasAction(Arrays.asList("add")));

        Assert.assertTrue(resource.getAction("add")
                .map(act->act.getDataAccess().getType("user_own_data"))
                .isPresent());
    }

    @Test
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    public void testNoMerge() {
        AopAuthorizeDefinition definition =
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ABSTRACT: A report by the President of the Polish Karl Jaspers Society on the Second Jaspers Conference in 2011. Translated from Polish by Krystyna Górniak-Kocikowska.
The Second Jaspers Conference took place on October 26, 2011. The main theme of the conference: The Spiritual Situation of Time—80 Years Later referred to Karl Jaspers' 1931 book Die geistige Situation der Zeit. It was the intention of the conference organizers to examine the accuracy of the diagnosis Jaspers gave his epoch 80 years ago, and to also question its validity today. The papers delivered at the conference were related to the main theme of the conference directly or indirectly.
Several papers focused on the fundamental theses of Karl Jaspers' philosophy. These theses, from his first philosophical book, Psychologie der Weltanschauungen, to his magnum opus, Philosophie and the subsequente works, developed into a philosophical program which was also outlined in Die geistige Situation der Zeit.Jaspers' philosophical progam was confronted at the conference with those of his great predecessors, such as Immanuel Kant, but also his contemporaries and diciples, for instance, Hannah Arendt and Hans Saner.
The most prominent subject discussed at the conference was Jaspers' vision of philosophy and the concept of the human being seen not as a closed (finite) being but as a being resulting from a free self-creation. This open concept of the human being was presented as a counterweight to the total views, which were dominant in the first half of the last century in the areas of psychology, sociology, and anthropology and which were conceptualizing the human being as a completed, closed entity. In his book Die geistige Situation der Zeit, Jaspers drew a picture of the human being amid the tensions produced by the development of the modern civilization and its mass-society. Within this framework, he distinguished between a mass human being, who is a product and a part of the mass society, and a free human being who fights for his or her unique, spiritual existence. In the context of the modern mass civilization, Jaspers asked about the possibility of being a person in an impersonal, machine-like world. He tightly connected this question with what he perceived as the task of philosophy in modern times, i.e., the task of showing the different aspects and possibilities of human existence, not restricted to merely satisfying basic material needs and life-sustaining activities, such as work. The conference presenters pointed out repeatedly that philosophy, then as now, fulfills its task best when it appeals to the individual human being and to one's potential, while at the same time showing the constraints which always result from a particular situation of the epoch and which are created by worldviews encrusting an individual and closing off individuals from infinity. It was pointed out that Jaspers' philosophy fulfills this task through his specific concept of faith—the philosophical faith—seen by him as a kind of remedy to the crisis of the modern epoch. In this context, a question was asked as to whether or not Jaspers' concept of philosophical faith can be a bridge, serving as a reinstatement of relations between Christian faith and philosophical reason.
The presentations also made it clear that, like Jaspers, some other outstanding thinkers too see hope for overcoming the epoch's crisis in philosophy and share many of his worries and concerns expressed in Die geistige Situation der Zeit even though they do not refer to Jaspers and in some cases probably do not know his work. This reinforced the views that the observations Jaspers made of his times were correct and far-sighted. It was particularly evident in papers, which focused on comparative analyses of Jaspers' thought and the philosophical diagnoses of today's world made by thinkers such as Erich Fromm, Herbert Marcuse, and Francis Fukuyama. The last one mentioned, confirmed through his views the keenness and farsightedness of the descriptions Jaspers created years ago.
The conference papers and discussions demonstrated that Jaspers' critique of the universal order of the mass society and its apparatus of human management as well as his critique of—often sophisticated—procedures and techniques aimed at enslavement, uniformization, and manipulation of human beings to the point that they do not want to be themselves anymore, did not lose its significance even today. The participants discussed some of these specific methods of argumentation, called by Jaspers a modern sophistry, which are still triumphant in our times. The topicality of Jaspers' views is also visible in his considerations regarding the place and role of university in society; university is the place where everything, which plays a dominant role in culture and society at a given time, converges. It was obvious to the conference participants that his beckoning of the western idea of university as well as his emphasizing its timelessness seems to gain a special meaning in today's progressively dehumanized and technicized academia.
I would like to express my sincere thanks to all Participants in the Second Jaspers Conference whose valuable presentations and discussions contributed to the spreading of the knowledge of Karl Jaspers' philosophy and its presence in our conscioussness and in the spiritual life of our times.


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Opinionator | The State of the Union Is Bad
The State of the Union Is Bad
By Ted Widmer
December 2, 2011 9:00 pm December 2, 2011 9:00 pm
Disunion follows the Civil War as it unfolded.
On Dec. 3, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his first Annual Message, the equivalent of our modern State of the Union. In the 19th century, presidents summarized progress at the end of the year rather than the beginning, which gives a little more perspective on things. The phrase "the State of the Union" dates from 1934, when Franklin D. Roosevelt used it for the first time. Nor was it spoken, as it has been, generally, since Woodrow Wilson chose to travel down Pennsylvania Avenue and deliver his message verbally in 1913. (Jimmy Carter sent his in in 1981, a confession that things had not gone so well.) Instead, Lincoln composed a long written document, and sent it to Congress.
Library of CongressAbraham Lincoln, May 16, 1861.
The delivery of the Annual Message of 1861 may have lacked the pomp and circumstance we have come to expect — it was simply read and entered into the record by a clerk. But Lincoln had turned in another remarkable effort, the longest product of his pen since the Special Message of July 4. It lacks the crystalline perfection of the Gettysburg Address, the moral grandeur of the Second Inaugural, the legal impact of the Emancipation Proclamation. It is what it is — a long government document, reporting dutifully from the executive branch to the legislative, on the year that had just passed. But the Annual Message was instantly noteworthy for two reasons: 1861 was the worst year in American history, and the author was Abraham Lincoln.
There have been other dismal years; 1929 and 2001 were awful in their way. But 1861 was an annus horribilis by any measure. Eleven states had seceded and were in open rebellion. The mighty Union forces had inflicted little damage on the Confederacy, and scattered ignominiously at Bull Run. The Trent affair was poisoning relations with Britain. Congress was making noise about asserting control over a war that was not going well. Lincoln's challenge was the same that has confronted all presidents before and since; how to report honestly, while avoiding gloom and finding kernels of inspiration here and there. But what is the state of the union when the union barely exists?
Setting out to answer that question, Lincoln began solemnly, using the language of a preacher, expressing "great gratitude to God for unusual good health, and most abundant harvests." Then he stated the case plainly: "A disloyal portion of the American people have, during the whole year, been engaged in an attempt to divide and destroy the Union."
From there, he surveyed the horizon, beginning with foreign policy. He expressed relief that other nations had not openly supported the Confederacy (which he never called by that name). Witheringly, he condemned the South's assumption that its economic strength would bring alliances, as if nations have no "higher principles" than making money.
Then he went into a long list of recommendations and announcements for Congress.
• He asked for help protecting America's borders from "foreign dangers."
• He asked that railroads be quickly built connecting sympathetic sections of middle states — East Tennessee and western North Carolina — to the rest of the union.
• He took advantage of the relative absence of Southerners to propose a modest-sounding change that was revolutionary — sending U.S. diplomats to Haiti and Liberia, where they would presumably have to enter into normal social relations with their counterparts, and by so doing, acknowledge people of African descent as their equals. With veiled sarcasm, Lincoln wrote, "If any good reason exists why we should persevere longer in withholding our recognition of the independence and sovereignty of Hayti and Liberia, I am unable to discern it." For over 50 years, the United States had refused to recognize Haiti.
• He reported on a balanced budget — revenues ($86,835,900.27) exceeded expenditures ($84,578,834.47) for the previous fiscal year.
• He proposed some improvements in the system of circuit courts, which varied widely from one state to another
• He proposed that a department of agriculture be created, to represent "the largest interest of the nation"
• He announced the successful organization of the territories of Colorado, Dakota and Nevada
• He voiced sympathy for a plan by which recently freed slaves would form a colony, perhaps in a newly acquired territory
• He neither embraced nor rejected recent murmurs in Congress that the slaves should be quickly emancipated, but retained his right to do so in the fullness of time. Specifically, Lincoln wrote, "The Union must be preserved, and hence, all indispensable means must be employed. We should not be in haste to determine that radical and extreme measures, which may reach the loyal as well as the disloyal, are indispensable." That was classic Lincoln — too slow for some, but on his way to the Emancipation Proclamation when circumstances were favorable.
Having worked through his litany of good governance, Lincoln changed his tone. In the voice of a historian, he remembered his entry into the presidency, and the extraordinary events since then, recounting the story of a year that had changed everything.
Library of CongressA photo of the White House taken in the 1860s.
"What was painfully uncertain then, is much better defined and more distinct now," he began, and told of setbacks, and the slow stirring of unionism in crucial places like "noble little Delaware," Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky and western Virginia, where "winter closes in on the Union people," leaving them "masters of their own country."
Discussing his generals, Lincoln thanked Winfield Scott for his long service, and ominously praised his new commander in chief, George McClellan, by saying, "it has been said that one bad general is better than two good ones." (Thanks for the recommendation!)
A normal president would have ended the Annual Message with a few platitudes. But Lincoln was stirred to higher reflection, and in so doing, he was almost certainly answering Jefferson Davis, who had written a " President's Message" of his own on Nov. 18.
Davis had taken a hysterical tone, accusing the Union forces of rape, arson and plunder, and turned the contest into something of a personal struggle between him and Lincoln:
"Our people now look with contemptible astonishment on those with whom they had been so recently associated. They shrink with aversion from the very idea of renewing such a connection. When they see a President making war without the assent of Congress; when they behold judges threatened because they maintain the writ of habeas corpus so sacred to freemen; when they see justice and law trampled under the armed heel of military authority, and upright men and innocent women dragged to distant dungeons upon the mere edict of a despot … they believe that there must be some radical incompatibility between such a people and themselves."
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There were inconsistencies in the Davis message; at one point, he insisted that the South would develop a "steadily increasing capacity" to provide its own needs, at another, he disdained "the industrial system of the world, which may carry suffering to other lands as well as to our own." Of course, the greatest inconsistency was that he claimed to be fighting for "Liberty," "self-government" and "the unconquerable will to be free."
Lincoln could not let that challenge go unheeded. In response, he concluded his message with a few paragraphs on the dignity of labor. If his earlier comments on the balanced budget held out inspiration for today's Tea Party, here was some red meat for Occupy Wall Street:
"Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration. Capital has its rights, which are as worthy of protection as any other rights. Nor is it denied that there is, and probably always will be, a relation between labor and capital, producing mutual benefits. The error is in assuming that the whole labor of community exists within that relation."
Davis had made the contest personal; now Lincoln answered in a deeply personal way; not by attacking Davis, but by remembering his own poverty. If we can wonder why this Southern-born politician developed such a powerful hostility to slavery, we need only listen to him on the value of working for oneself:
"Many independent men everywhere in these States, a few years back in their lives, were hired laborers. The prudent, penniless beginner in the world, labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land for himself; then labors on his own account another while, and at length hires another new beginner to help him. This is the just, and generous, and prosperous system, which opens the way to all — gives hope to all, and consequent energy, and progress, and improvement of condition to all. No men living are more worthy to be trusted than those who toil up from poverty — none less inclined to take, or touch, aught which they have not honestly earned."
Library of CongressConstruction of the Capitol dome, between 1860 and 1863.
Having finished his labor, Lincoln closed, remembering that they were fighting not only for the United States of 1861, but for a "vast future" when the population would be 250 million — in other words, for the America of roughly 1992. Eight days later, he would shore up his relationship with Congress by visiting the Senate chamber in person — one congressman estimated that it had been 25 years since the last presidential visit. That, too, hinted at the future, and the day when presidents would travel down Pennsylvania Avenue to bring their news to the American people.
Historians haven't paid too much attention to this long and often tedious speech (David Donald called it "perfunctory"). But once again, Lincoln had found something worth fighting for. By reporting honestly on a bad year, and restating that nations do indeed have higher principles, he planted a few seeds of hope before winter set in.
Sources: Roy P. Basler (ed.), "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln;" Michael Burlingame, "Abraham Lincoln: A Life;" David Donald, "Lincoln;" Fred Kaplan, "Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer;" Herbert Mitgang (ed.), "Lincoln: As They Saw Him"
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According to Natural Foods Merchandiser's 2017 Market Overview, parts of the store that capture some of the most significant natural product retail sales are also some of the most challenging when it comes to innovation, sourcing and competition.
Jenna Blumenfeld 1 | Jul 25, 2017
Stroll down the aisles of Natural Products Expo West or Natural Products Expo East and you'll discover innovations in packaged foods galore. Puffed snacks made from chickpeas. Nutrition bars formulated with meat and dried fruits. Corn-free tortilla chips made with cassava root and coconut flour. Shelf-stable snacks and center-store staples are continuously reinvented, rebranded and reimagined to boost nutrition, flavor and experience for shoppers. What you won't see at many trade shows, however, is much creativity surrounding key grocery store products such as perishable grab-and-go items and fresh produce that actually capture a significant portion of natural retail sales.
There are many factors working against the survival of natural retail stores. Conventional groceries have expanded their natural sections, making special diet and preservative-free items a cinch to find. Online grocery sales are slowly rising and are at risk of cannibalizing brick-and-mortar sales. A 2016 survey by Morgan Stanley Research found that from 2015 to 2016, online grocery sales increased 8 percent for fresh food and 16 percent for packaged food (over the same time period, personal care and household product sales grew the fastest, at 24 percent). Shoring up fresh and convenience items may be key in securing natural retail's future.
Natural Foods Merchandiser has covered extensively the evolving retail landscape that highlights the outer ring of the store—the area that many registered dietitians and nutritionists regard as where the better-for-you foods are located—and the shrinking of the inner aisles rife in processed, packaged food. In response, retailers are prioritizing categories such as produce, dairy and grab-and-go to offer a point of differentiation. That difference can be described as "fresh." Produce, dairy and grab-and-go offer shoppers something that online sales can't: the opportunity to examine, smell, feel and ultimately buy specific fruits, vegetables and other ready-to-consume items themselves. Mainstream media outlets are recognizing this phenomenon, too. "Shoppers who don't buy groceries online most often cite the desire to pick their own produce as the reason," the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this year. That desire has led many retail experts to believe that periphery categories could be the shield that halts future invasion from online sales.
These sections aren't without their own unique set of problems, however. Produce is limited by seasonality, short shelf life and quality. Trendy dairy options such as Greek yogurt and organic milk—as well as plant-based dairy alternative products—are now found in nearly every natural, specialty, conventional and convenience store around the country. Grab-and-go faces serious competition from the $1.5 billion meal delivery market.
Around the country, natural retailers are implementing smart solutions that strengthen sales in these critical categories, placing them at a higher likelihood to thrive in the ever-changing grocery store business.
Produce power-up
Fruit and vegetable farmers typically don't receive noteworthy investments from budding food accelerators, and apart from the several newish crop varietals that have taken hold within the past years (Hello, Honeycrisps! Hello, finger limes!), innovations in produce offerings are few and far between. It also doesn't help that marketing budgets for fresh fruits and vegetables are miniscule compared to packaged food brand budgets. But fresh produce sections are important for natural products retailers that typically see strong margins in this area—and fruit and vegetable sales are rising in natural.
In the 52 weeks ending April 21, 2017, sales of produce in the natural channel grew an impressive 17.7 percent to $276 million, according to SPINS—almost double the amount of produce growth in conventional grocery stores during the same period. This is good news, because the Food Marketing Institute recently found that baskets including fresh produce gleaned larger sales in conventional grocery stores—they're about $30 larger than baskets without fresh produce. Also of note is that, because produce doesn't keep as long as processed, shelf-stable products, health-seeking shoppers will make more frequent visits to stores to purchase produce—good for your store's brand recognition and community-building initiatives.
But discerning natural shoppers can be tough to please when it comes to produce. Minor blemishes on the surface of fruits and vegetables are enough to lose a sale, and a lifetime of having access to seasonal produce year-round has conditioned consumers to want everything—and want it now. "One of the main challenges we have for the produce department is that people want certain organic items all the time," explains Sean Balsley, general manager for Nature's Food Patch in Clearwater, Florida, whose produce section is 90 percent organic. "For instance, grapes often aren't available organically year-round, so we have to weigh whether we sell non-organic grapes from Chile or just not stock them." Not stocking them means risking the loss of an entire basket because shoppers may go to a conventional store instead. One solution? Try educating your staff about produce seasonality to arm them with honest answers when passionate shoppers ask why certain items aren't organic for part of the year. Also post signage by your non-organic items explaining why you made stocking decisions. Being transparent in your produce sourcing is paramount to maintaining trust between your store and your customers.
The continued desire for local fruits and vegetables is also a boon to produce sections. Not only can prioritizing local produce support farmers in your area, boosting the community feel of your store, but also shoppers are OK with paying a premium for local items. One recent survey from Packaged Facts found that nearly half of respondents said they were "willing to pay up to 10 percent more for locally grown or produced foods, and almost one in three said they are willing to pay up to 25 percent more." These figures could represent serious sales boosts in an important category.
But local produce buying can be a headache—one that John Crane, general manager of Maine's almost three-year-old Portland Food Co-op, knows all too well. "Our sales in the produce department were increasing," explains Crane, who says local produce is particularly important to his customers. "But we were having trouble [with the category] at the management level. We were working with a lot of individual farmers, and that communication was taking place on 20 to 30 emails, phone calls or text messages per day." Juggling dozens of local produce purveyors was inefficient, costing time and staffing hours.
His fix? When a Maine-based startup called Forager approached Crane to test a local food-ordering tool, he enthusiastically agreed. Forager, a "digital procurement-to-payment platform," is designed to streamline the entire process of sourcing local food. Farmer partners post what they have available in the morning, and buyers order produce and other food items directly from their smartphones. Crane estimates that using Forager saves him up to 8 percent in labor costs. "Our farmers appreciate the platform, too," says Crane. "It gets us away from having to respond to so many back-and-forth emails, and farmers can receive and process orders while they are out in the field."
Grab-and-go get-down
Probably any grocer would say that customers are significantly more interested in healthy convenience items than they were five years ago. With entertainment centered on cooking and gastronomy, DIY projects and kitchen culture seems to be growing—and yet, when it comes down to quotidian actions, people aren't cooking meals as much as they used to. This is not a new trend. According to a study published in Nutrition Journal, since 1965 Americans, regardless of income, have been eating more meals outside the home. Plus, the glorification of working late and having long hours, and the prestige of constant busyness (blame it on start-up culture), have pushed cooking regular meals to the wayside.
Recognizing the vacuum for products that serve time-pressed, health-focused consumers, brands, meal kit delivery companies and natural retailers have rapidly overhauled business models to include quick-cook, heat-and-eat or preportioned ingredients to make feeding families less of a hassle.
Grab-and-go sections of grocery stores particularly catch the attention of retailers because shoppers are willing to pay more for time saved. "Convenience is king, with increasing convenience garnering higher price premiums. Consumers pay increasingly higher price premiums for the convenience of having to do less," analyst Camilla Stice said in a 2016 Lux Research report on new food business models.
In response, smart retailers are retooling their store floor plans to capitalize on this trend that doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon. Simple changes to the grab-and-go section—such as creating more multi-servings (rather than single servings) of heat-and-eat meals crafted in its kitchen helped Nature's Food Patch increase annual category sales around 30 percent. "Growth itself is from the dinner crowd," says Balsley. "Families want something that they don't need to put a lot of thought into but can consume almost instantly … it sure beats going to McDonald's."
While much has been written about the popularity of delivery meal kits and their potential encroachment on grocery store sales, they aren't necessarily the harbinger of doom some media have chocked them up to be. While Packaged Facts found that one in four Americans reported purchasing meal kits in 2016, a separate report by the firm 1010data discovered that after several weeks of purchases, meal kit purveyors such as Blue Apron, Hello Fresh and Plated saw sharp declines in repeat users: after roughly six months, only about 10 percent of customers continued meal kit delivery service.
Plus, food retailers of all stripes are fighting back by leveraging their expert prep-kitchen chefs to make their own meal kits—and because they don't require delivery, they're sold in a fraction of the packaging that refrigerated, shipped meal kits contain. For example, earlier this year Publix started to offer bagged meal kits in two of its stores, positioned in a highly visible refrigerator and emblazoned with craveable images of the meals inside. Ranging in price from $9.99 to $37.99 for a family of four, shoppers can choose what level of prep-work they desire that night, from the slightly involved "SimplerPrep" Chipotle Shrimp Tacos to "SimplestPrep" heat-and-eat Caramelized Onion Meatballs. While the meal kits are still in their testing phase, media and community relations manager Brian West says Publix is very pleased with meal kit sales. "It appeals to those with varying levels of comfort and experience in the kitchen," he says. "A general trend in grocery retail is always trying to deliver to the needs of your customers, and convenience is a piece of that."
Natural retailers also capture improved sales by widening their convenience options in beverage. Exciting data show fortifying your beverage department—which Natural Foods Merchandiser's Market Overview identified as 11.7 percent of total store sales from 2015 to 2016—can be a game-changing income slugger. SPINS data reveal that beverage sales in the grab-and-go category are particularly impressive. In the year ending April 21, 2017, sales of functional beverages (which often contain energizing herbs, spices, botanicals or add-ins like whey or plant-based protein) spiked 5.9 percent to $175.9 million. It's also notable that, while grab-and-go milk and nondairy options in single servings represented fewer sales at $19.4 million, this category grew a remarkable 49.2 percent during the same time period. Recognizing the boost that grab-and-go beverages could offer, Nature's Food Patch recently expanded its section that contained small juices, infused waters and fizzy kombucha by 8 feet, displacing the retailer's beer offerings. Balsley estimates that this one improvement boosted grab-and-go beverage sales by about 20 percent from last year—numbers that will definitely slake your thirst.
Dairy good
Out of all the categories in natural retail stores, dairy might look the most foreign to a time traveler from 2007. Milk is organic, grass fed and in some cases made from plant-based foods such as nuts, seeds and beans. Yogurt is thick, creamy, Greek and often vegan. In some stores, milk may even be flanked by other refrigerated offerings such as whole-food nutrition bars. Such innovation over the past decade has made the dairy case an important section of the grocery store. Surveys from NFM's Market Overview tell us that dairy accounted for 7 percent of total sales in natural retail in 2016. Notably, 67 percent of the dairy category is organic—the second-highest percentage of organic out of all categories except fruits and vegetables.
Offerings of novel products that cater to special diets and consumers interested in globally inspired options are key growth drivers in dairy. For example, refrigerated plant-based milk and creamers grew 12.6 percent in the year ending April 21, 2017, according to SPINS—indicative of the high-quality vegan milk products that have permeated the market in recent years. While cow's milk garners more sales overall, it grew at a paltry 3.8 percent. But it's the explosion of yogurt and kefir that truly reinvigorated the dairy category: over the same period, refrigerated yogurt and kefir grew 5.2 percent to an incredible $225.4 million in the natural channel.
"Yogurts that sell really well now are the ones that have something special about them. The days of original yogurt are gone," Balsley says. "Now, most shoppers are looking for Greek yogurt, almond milk yogurt or even particular yogurt that comes from water buffalo milk."
Skyr, too, the protein-packed, ridiculously thick Icelandic yogurt (that is technically a cheese) is gaining serious traction in dairy and, according to Nielsen, is even stealing sales from Greek yogurt consumers. For example, Icelandic Provisions, a skyr brand that employs 200-year-old skyr cultures as a fermenting agent, is the fastest growing yogurt brand in the United States. Icelandic Provisions' use of unexpected Nordic add-ins such as lingonberries, cloudberries and bilberries likely contributes to the brand's explosive 1,000 percent growth from February 2016 to February 2017.
Local products can also set a dairy case apart from conventional grocery stores. For Portland Food Co-op's general manager Crane, local is a top priority. "The demand for local milk, yogurt and cheese is really strong. It accounts for over 50 percent of our dairy cooler sales," says Crane, who adds that the store's shoppers, being from the dairy-producing states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, are extremely passionate about supporting local dairy farms. "If anything, we have not been very successful in bringing in mass-produced or out-of-state options, especially with yogurt."
The lesson: unique, exciting and mindfully sourced offerings are what shoppers want—a trend that seems to apply to natural retail categories in general, not just the dairy case. Now more than ever, it's vital that natural grocery stores pay attention to the macro trends influencing shopper desires. Specific ingredients such as kale, açaí and chia can ride fleeting waves of popularity, but shoppers will never tire of the discovery associated with trying new products, flavors and delivery formats. Balsley stresses that being in the know about trends is paramount to remaining relative in an increasingly online world. "I think with our store, we like to be on the cutting edge," he says. "We like to be the first ones to have a hot trend in our area. I can't say what it will be, but I know we'll be the first."
Click the "download" button below to get an easy-to-read, printable PDF of the 2017 Natural Foods Merchandiser Market Overview report including all of the data charts published in the July/August NFM magazine.
This piece originally appeared on New Hope Network, a Supermarket News sister website.
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Name: Common (Rapper)
Profession: American rapper
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3. Common Biography
4. Common Relationship & More
5. Common: Career and Awards
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Common Net Worth, Biography, wife, age, height, weight, and many more details can be checked on this page. Common is an American rapper and actor who has a net worth of $50 million in 2023. He is known as Common but his real name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn. He is one of the most famous rappers in the music industry who has released various successful albums in the industry. He has released his debut album called "Can I Borrow a Dollar? Which he released in 1992.
He gained popularity from the album Resurrection which he released in 1994. He gained commercial success from the album called Like Water for Chocolate which was released in 2000. He has gained popularity from this album. In the years of 2003, he released an album called "Love of My Life" and this has also become super popular. It has also won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. He has released the album Finding Forever and the song called Southside from this album has become a super hit.
He has won his second Grammy Award for this song under the category of Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. He has been working in the music industry for a long period of time and became one of the leading rappers from his work. He has released his own record label called Think Common Entertainment. He has worked with various record labels such as Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music. In the year of 2015, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Must Check G Flip Net Worth.
Common Net Worth
The Famous American rapper "Common" has a net worth of $50 Million. According to various online resources (Wikipedia, Forbes, Bloomberg), the most popular American rapper Common estimated net worth is around $50 Million. Common is one of the leading rappers who has won various big awards and recognition in his career.
He has made this much net worth from his commercially successful albums which include Like Water for Chocolate. He has signed a deal with a famous record label in the past for a good amount of money. He won his first Grammy Award in 2003.
Name Common
Profession American rapper
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Common primary source of income is the fee that he charges from record labels for releasing his songs. He has made a good amount of money from his rapping performances. He is also a factor which also contributed to his net worth. He made a net worth of $50 million in 2023 and he is making millions of dollars annually. Must Check Jelly Roll Net Worth
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Common was born on 13th March 1972 and he is currently 50 years old. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. in the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital. He grew up in the family of his father Mahalia Ann Hines who worked as the educator and former principal of John Hope College Preparatory High School and he was also an ABA basketball player.
His parents separated from each other when he was six years old. He was raised by his mother and his father has also been with him and helped him to get a job in the initial stage of his career. He started rapping locally and later he worked on big projects. He is also a well-known actor who has given various excellent performances in the industry.
Real Name Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn
Nick Name: Common (Rapper)
Birth Place: South Side, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Hair Colour: Bald
Education: Luther High School South, Winston-Salem State University, Southern New Hampshire University, Southern University and A&M College, Florida A&M University
Kids/Children Name: Omoye Assata Lynn
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Girlfriend Tiffany Haddish
Partner Erykah Badu (2000–2002)
Children Omoye Assata Lynn
Parents Mahalia Ann Hines, Lonnie Lynn
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Common is active in the industry from the years of 1991 and he has released his debut album called "Can I Borrow a Dollar?" This album has received a positive response from the audience. He gained popularity in the initial stage of his career from the album which was released in 1994 called Resurrection. He has also worked with the Soulquarians and gained exposure in the industry. He released his commercially successful album called Like Water for Chocolate in 2000.
People started recognizing him for his rapping in the industry. In the years of 2003, he released an album called "Love of My Life" which resulted in winning the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. He made his debut in the film industry with the movie called "Brown Sugar " which was released in 2002. He has released his other movies such as Dave Chappelle's Block Party, American Gangster, Terminator Salvation, and Happy Feet Two. He has recently worked in the movie called Alice where he played the role of Frank in 2022.
He has also worked in the television industry for a long period of time. He has won awards and nominations for his music. He won his first Grammy Award in 2003 and the second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 2007. He has also won Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2015. He has made a successful career in the film and music industry. Must Check Lil Baby Net Worth.
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Common attended Luther High School South in Chicago and computed his high school education. He joined Florida A&M University and majored in business administration for two years.
What is the net worth of Common?
Common's total net worth is around $50 Million.
How old is Common?
Currently Common is 50 years old (13 March 1972).
How much does Common make annually?
Common earns an estimated salary of $4 Million per Year.
What is the Height of Common?
The Height of Common is 1.84m. (6' 0").
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Q: T-SQL syntax to show both negative values and NULL values as 0 I am using SQL Server 2014 and I have a query with this line of code:
ISNULL(b.[LEISURE],0) AS 'LEISURE'

The value of Leisure can also be negative, in which case I want the value to also show as 0.
How do I wrap both conditions in my code?

A: The CASE statement is the best way to do this.  You can do it with one comparison:
SELECT (CASE WHEN b.leisure > 0 THEN b.leisure ELSE 0 END)

A NULL comparison does not evaluate to true when compared to 0, so the explicit comparison the NULL is not strictly necessary.

A: Instead of your given block of code, use:
IIF(b.[LEISURE] IS NULL OR b.[LEISURE]<0, 0, b.[LEISURE])

or
IIF(b.[LEISURE]>=0, b.[LEISURE], 0)

A: use CASE Expression..
Case when b.lesure<0 or b.lesure is null then 0 else b.lesure End

A: You could use CASE instead:
SELECT CASE WHEN b.LEISURE IS NULL OR b.LEISURE <= 0
       THEN 0
       ELSE b.[LEISURE] END AS 'LEISURE'
FROM dbo.TableName

A: You can use IIF:
SELECT IIF(LEISURE < 0, 0, COALESCE(LEISURE, 0))

If LEISURE is negative then the above IIF will evaluate to 0, otherwise, if LEISURE is NULL, COALESCE returns 0 again, otherwise a positive value is returned.


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