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10 Traditional Dishes from Jerez de la Frontera You Need to Try At least Once
Fried rings of squid (calamares) are very popular in Jerez de la Frontera | © juantiagues / WikiCommons
Mark Nayler
No trip to Jerez de la Frontera would be complete without sampling the local cuisine, especially the seafood, which is fresh from the Cádiz coast just 20km (12 miles) away. Read on for our pick of 10 must-try dishes when visiting this beautiful city, all of which should be accompanied by the sherry for which Jerez is famous.
Riñones al Jerez
This simple but hugely flavoursome dish is available as a tapa in most of Jerez's sherry bars (tabancos). The kidneys – usually those of veal or lamb – are flash fried in garlic, olive oil, onion and sweet pepper, before being doused in water and a little sherry, which gives the sauce a pleasantly acidic kick. Best enjoyed with chunks of crispy bread to soak up the sauce and, of course, a glass of the local Tio Pepe fino (dry white sherry).
Jerez, like every other major city in southern Spain, has put its own stamp on rabo de toro (stewed bull's tail). The chunks of tail are cooked for at least three hours in water and sherry – in some recipes it's a dark, sweet oloroso, while others favour a drier version – along with red pepper, onion, celery and garlic (elsewhere in Andalusia red wine replaces the sherry). The resulting meat is so tender that it dissolves in your mouth.
In Jerez, rabo de toro (bull's tail) is stewed in sherry rather than red wine | © Javier Lastras / WikiCommons
Almadraba Tuna
Located as it is just 20km (12 miles) from the stunning Cádiz coastline, Jerez abounds in fresh fish and seafood. Particularly good here are the bluefin tuna, which are netted on their way from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean between February and July. It's an ancient method of fishing known as "Almadraba", from the Arabic meaning "a place to strike". You can marvel at the tuna in its rawest state in the wonderful central market or enjoy it as a main course in the city's seafood restaurants.
Gambas and Langoustines
Don't leave Jerez without propping up the bar in a tabanco while snacking on prawns and sipping dry white sherry. Any bar worth its salt (quite literally) will serve big, juicy prawns (gambas) or langoustines as a tapa or as a sharing platter; often brought in from the Cádiz coast on the morning they were caught, they are grilled (a la plancha), sprinkled with rock salt, drizzled in fresh lemon juice and served with big wedges of bread. The compulsory accompaniment is a glass of chilled Tio Pepe.
In Jerez, the prawns are fresh from the nearby Cádiz coast | © yosoynuts / Flickr
Tortillas de Camarones
Tortillas de Camarones (shrimp fritters) are thought to have originated in the city of Cádiz, which lies a half-hour drive south of Jerez, and use a tiny species of shrimp that's hard to find outside of Andalusia. The miniscule shellfish are added whole to a batter of wheat flour, chickpea flour, water, onions, and seasoning, which is then fried on both sides in generous amounts of olive oil. These delightful fritters make for a great light snack when sightseeing in Jerez.
Tortillas de Camarones (shrimp fritters) make for a great light snack | © Avicentegil / WikiCommons
Rings of fried calamar (squid) is a popular dish all over Andalusia but, again, is particularly good in Jerez because of the freshness of the seafood. The rings are coated in a light flour batter and deep-fried in olive oil until crispy. They are then simply served with bread – yes, Spaniards like their carbs – and a juicy wedge of lemon with which to garnish them. A glass of cool white wine, an ice-cold beer, or a fino, will elevate them to another level.
Ajo Caliente
Literally "hot garlic", this cheap and filling country dish used to be eaten by land workers as they harvested grapes for Jerez's most sought-after export. Breadcrumbs are added to mashed up tomatoes, garlic and olive oil, all of which is then covered with boiling water and (optionally) garnished with slices of chorizo and hard-boiled egg. It's simple, rustic fare that will keep you going for hours. Don't try to kiss anyone after eating it, though.
Another must-try tapa when in Jerez is boquerones (anchovies). Fresh from the Cádiz coast, they can be enjoyed raw, in which case they're coated in a dressing of sherry vinegar (naturally), garlic and olive oil; or else they're fried in a salted flour batter and drizzled with fresh lime or lemon juice. Although small, the fish are quite meaty and make for a great tapa or light lunch, especially when partnered with white wine or fino.
Fried boquerones (anchovies) | © manuel m. v. / Flickr
Lomo/solomillo al Jerez
Pork is a popular meat in Spain, with chunky medallions of tenderloin (lomo or solomillo) featuring on many a tapas menu. In Jerez, this tender cut is cooked in a decadent sauce of oloroso sherry, butter, garlic and onions, and usually served with crispy fries and the obligatory hunks of bread. Lomo al Jerez goes well with a glass of full-bodied red or an oloroso sherry.
You might not be able to eat it, but we couldn't publish an article on must-try cuisine in Jerez without mentioning the tipple for which the city is famous. The locally made sherries range from dry white fino to dark, sweet Pedro Ximenez (read all about the different types here) and can be enjoyed on their own or with the dishes mentioned above. You may also like to take a tour of Jerez's best bodegas to learn the secrets of sherry production.
Don´t leave Jerez without trying its world-class sherry | © Dominic Lockyer / Flickr


Life is full of twists and turns. We brace ourselves, or rather accept the consequences of the turns we take by choice. The earth underneath is shaken, when the twists are, unexpected and undesirable.
In January 2017, my mother, a perfectly healthy woman in her early seventies, suffered a massive stroke, that left her paralyzed on the left side. It left her immobile and devoid of speech. A month long hospitalization and alternative medicines (herbal) restored partial movement. The period has been one of an emotional roller coaster for the entire family. Scouting for agencies that could provide suitable caretaker for my mother was an arduous task. An extensive search led to finalization of one. The caretaker reported to work. Just as we were putting our lives together, another avalanche was let loose. My father passed away in April,, just 3 months after she suffered a stroke. My father survived cancer without any medical intervention by sheer grit and a strong will to live. What sapped the spirit out of him was my mother's plight.
My mother moved with me here in Bengaluru. The road to recovery was a one. Just as her cognitive functioning seemed to show signs of improvement, I thought physiotherapy sessions would help her regain her movement back. This is when I approached Dr Aruna (Smile Ever Dental Clinic) who recommended Dr Meghana. Dr Meghana's reassuring words and persistence gave us hope. She started walking with support within a month and half. At this rate, we were hopeful that she would walk unsupported soon. But the glimmer of hope grew dim, when she suffered a post stroke seizure, for which she was hospitalized yet again. Post that, with physiotherapy sessions her recovery has started, albeit slowly.
It is difficult to fathom the functioning of the brain in a paralytic patient. There are episodes of sudden outbursts of emotion followed by total resignation. Empathy is what the patient seeks. Dr B M Hegde (Padmabhushan awardee and a renowned cardiologist), in one of his lectures suggested that the patient should be treated with tender loving care (TLC), and that is the best prescription. We, as a family, have adhered to that. As caregivers, we are responsible for ensuring that the patient is well taken care of, and the other members of the family are also attended to. My sisters and I were emotionally drained and it took a toll on our health too. It became important for us to share the responsibility, thereby giving each other some time off. The oldest shares the most burden. My sister, who is older, is inherently strong- willed and has always been a great inspiration to us all. She taught me to take on life as it comes.
The experience can be a harrowing one if one does not find a suitable medical practitioner and a good support system. Post- hospitalization period becomes crucial for a speedy recovery and we were fortunate enough to find great help in Dr Meghana and Dr Aruna. She is now stable and now i know life also takes a turn for the better.


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"It's only down the road" – most popular drink-driving excuse
The most popular excuse given for drink-driving is that, 'It's only down the road", according to a new UK poll which launched a Christmas joint drink-driving campaign there from the AA and Pernod Ricard UK.
The Populus report, published by the AA, surveyed 18,251 of its members. to find that drinking and driving often begins with an excuse as drinking-drivers try to find a way to justify their behaviour.
After "It's only down the road" (60 per cent) the next most popular excuses given were: "I've had food, so that will have soaked the alcohol up" (56 per cent), "It's been a while since the last drink" (45 per cent), "There won't be any traffic around" (28 per cent) and "I won't get caught" (27 per cent).
The poll found that young drivers are most likely to have drink-driving crashes and it's noticeable that more young respondents had heard the excuses than older drivers.
Sixty-seven per cent of 18 to 24 year-olds had heard the 'only down the road' excuse while 35 per cent had heard the 'I won't get caught' one and 30 per cent the 'There won't be traffic about' excuse.
"It's concerning that some young people calculated the risk of not getting caught rather than the risk of an accident," commented AA President Edmund King, "Drivers must accept responsibility and stop making excuses for drink-driving."
Drink-driving fatalities account for 17 per cent of all UK road fatalities while drivers aged between 17 and 24 are more likely to have a drink-driving-related accident.
In the run up to the Festive Season here, drinkaware.ie is rolling out a nationwide campaign in conjunction with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) to raise awareness of what a standard drink is and the period of time it takes the body to eliminate it. The aim is to reduce incidences of road collisions due to 'morning after' drink-driving when many individuals are unaware of the continuing effects of alcohol.
Through this campaign, drinkaware.ie and the RSA also aim to dispel myths about the sobering effects of various popular 'cures'. drinkaware.ie's Chief Executive Fionnuala Sheehan highlights the importance of time in the sobering process: "People believe that many things – a couple of hours' sleep, a big breakfast, a cup of coffee, a cold shower – are enough to enable you to drive the morning after a night out. The fact is that only time can allow your body to eliminate alcohol and to recover so that you are fit to drive again." On average, it takes the body roughly one hour to process one standard drink and no 'cure' will change that.
In addition to a national radio and poster advertising campaign, MEAS has produced handy information cards, specifically-designed to be kept for future reference, explaining what a standard drink is and how it affects your body. They fit into wallets and have space to write in the local taxi number. These cards will be distributed at Garda checkpoints and will be displayed in national retailers plus a number of licensed premises and off-licences.
Campaign materials are available free of charge from MEAS. To request the 'Morning After' posters or info cards, please contact MEAS on 01 6114811 or email info@meas.ie.

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All the Books in the Chronicles of Narnia Series, Ranked Best to Worst
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The best Narnia books are those beloved favorites among the classic fantasy series from C. S. Lewis. While it's no secret that the series as a whole influenced literature in the years since, it is up for debate on which of the Narnia books is the best. Share your thoughts on the subject by voting for your favorite Narnia books or even re-ranking the entire best Narnia books right here.
Written between 1950 and 1954, the series tells the tale of children who are whisked away to the magical realm of Narnia where they must protect the land from evil. And while the novels were written in one order, starting with "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," many would argue that they should be read in a different order starting with "The Magician's Nephew," published second to last in the series, and finishing with "The Last Battle," the final book published.
However they are read, the Chronicles of Narnia series is a cherished one for school children and entertainment studios alike. The series has prompted numerous adaptations dating back to the 1960s and spanning most recently to the 2000s when feature films based on the books grossed hundreds of millions of dollars worldwide.
What is it about this fantasy series that is so influential in literature? Whatever draws you into the book series, the many adaptations or even just the films, give your love to the best books in the Narnia series below. When you're done here, head over and rank the best Dark Tower books and the best Harry Potter books too!
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Book 1)
Author: C. S. Lewis
Subjects: Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II
Genres (Book): Speculative fiction, Children's literature, Fantasy
Original Language: English Language
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It was the first published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia ...more
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The Last Battle is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by The Bodley Head in 1956. It was the seventh and final novel in The Chronicles of Narnia. Like the others it was ...more
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"How to be Happy in Life" In other for you to be happy in life, there are things you need to release in order to be happy. So I will explain the things to you so that you will know them and practice them. so without wasting much of your time let me go down to the point.
In other to do this you will begin by identifying the spiritual elbow. This is the same thing with fear, by this I mean all your thought that are not love, should be release. Your loving perception will feel expansions, inspired and free. And your fearful perceptions will feel tight, stuck and doubt, judgment and lack is at the fore front, So you should choose love over fear.
Your believe is also your thought that have come in over and over, until it have form into your believe. Because what you believe in, is what you can create. So do you believe in a nightmare or a happy dream? Identify limiting beliefs and try to commit in releasing them, moment to moment.
Your feeling is healing as you allow your emotion to surface and release. You will clear emotion patterns from your bodies that are energetically blocking you from happiness and abundance. Energy is always trying to flow to us in the form of new relationships, creative and financial opportunities, and even good health. However is up to us human to open the path ways.
The actions we do is also directly affect our well being. Whenever we pay attentions to those things which lower or drain our energy, we can let them go, even if it meant no make sense on a logically level. So is important to listen to our inner guide and body because it knows the best for us.
The unconscious activities or behaviors is also cooperating from that same place of the elbow. And not in our inner guide that will require us to be present and conscious to align with it. To create the awareness of the behaviors that will also create self sabotage and will also cause you suffering, and have the wiliness to let all these go. So that this will allow them to fall away naturally.


It looks like Thailand has a special place in Porsche after the Stuttgart-based automaker officially revealed the all-new 911 at the 40th Bangkok International Motor Show.
Making its first-ever debut in Asia, the next-generation sports car features a subtle makeover, a more powerful turbocharged flat-six, as well as new standard amenities and tech.
Upon first glance, it's hard to see what Porsche exactly did to change up the exterior styling. It's only when we got closer did we see the changes Porsche made on the new 911. Beginning with the most obvious are the new LED headlights and single-bar taillight design which give the 911 a sleeker appearance.
Also, the automaker mentioned that they have made the front and rear sections of the 911 wider for improved aerodynamics. In fact, Porsche even went on to say that they made the wheel housings wider in order to fit the large 20-inch wheels for the front and the bigger 21-inch alloys for the rear. Other changes that Porsche made for the new 911 include: revised hood, new electronic pop-out door handles, and a new rear spoiler reminiscent of classic 911s of old.
Inside, Porsche was busy blending both old and new designs. Using 1970's-era styling cues with modern aesthetics, the instrument cluster and the infotainment have been brought to the digital age. It even comes with the following: 10.9-inch touchscreen infotainment system, 14-way power memory seats, and a Bose sound system. Some of the other design changes inside the new 911 include the redesigned gear selector, updated climate and HVAC controls, new toggle switches, and a new steering wheel.
As for in-car tech, the 911 is equipped with adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, night vision assist with a thermal imaging camera, and an emergency assistance system.
At the heart of the all-new Carrera S is an improved turbocharged 3.0-liter flat-six. It now produces 450 PS (+30 PS more) which gives it a 0 – 100 km/h time of just 3.7 seconds. Opt for the all-wheel-drive version and it can do the 0 – 100 km/h sprint at a faster 3.6 seconds. But for those want an even faster 911 Carrera S, there's the optional Sport Chrono Package which slashes 0.2 seconds off the rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive variants. Top speed is rated at 308 km/h and 306 km/h respectively. Power is sent to a PDK dual-clutch transmission.
Pricing of the 2019 Porsche 911 Carrera S in Thailand will start at THB 12,150,000 (about Php 20.1 million).


about the ways of man and our changing universe. In the process of our ways a Gate is opened in the far north and another in the south, both leading to another world "Hevhellen" a young boy is drawn by the feeling of happiness and serenity so he walks in the gate and he is never seen again, in the south a girl is drawn by the same force and she to never seen since her time in the 1850's.
searching and from there his story begins.
I have more but i still need to finish it before i can publish it, but as it goes on you live the Epic Story just by listening to my Album and Feeling the Instrumental Symphony Of Hevhellen Shattered Passage.
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9YO Girl Gets To Visit The Silicon Valley For Developing India's First Anti-Bullying App
Harin - Mar 04, 2020
In her efforts to tackle bullying, nine-year-old Meaidaibahum Majaw from Meghalaya has developed the country's first anti-bullying app.
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After a video of a nine-year-old boy bullied because of dwarfism went viral online, people realize how serious bullying can be. Bullying isn't something strange for Indian students. And in her efforts to tackle that, nine-year-old Meaidaibahum Majaw from Meghalaya has developed the country's first anti-bullying app.
Majaw is a Class IV student in Shillong has been chosen by White Hat Junior to be one of the 12 winners who get to visit the Silicon Valley.
Nine-year-old Meaidaibahum Majaw from Meghalaya has developed the country's first anti-bullying app.
White Hat Junior is an online portal that teaches children basic coding. They posted on their Twitter account congratulating Majaw on her achievement.
The app that Majaw developed would allow children and students to send an alert to their parents, teachers, and report to authorities about their bullies anonymously. She started using the online portal since September last year. And the app only took her three months to develop. And if everything goes according to plan, the app will be available on Google's Play Store.
White Hat Junior is an online portal that teaches children basic coding.
Majaw, who will get to meet many famous people in the Silicon Valley this May, might be the youngest entrepreneur of Northeast. She will stand in front of the audience to present her application.
Conrad Sangma, Meghalaya Chief Minister, was so impressed by the young girl's achievement that he posted a tweet on his Twitter account.
The 9-year-old girl had received as appreciation certificate and memento from NP Nishank, Union Human Resources Development Minister.
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Check out this debut album from the Benedictine Monks of Norcia. De Montfort Music and Decca released 'Benedicta Marian Chant from Norcia' on 02 June, 2015. The album features 33 tracks of beautiful Gregorian Chant dedicated to Marian feast days found in the Divine Office and includes antiphons such as the "Regina Caeli" and "Ave Regina Caelorum".


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500,000 people fly into Cologne for Gamescom 2018
Devcom, meanwhile, snagged 200,00 for its second annual conference
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August 31st, 2018 - 08:26am
By Alex Calvin, PCGamesInsider Contributing Editor
More than half a million people came to Cologne for this year's Gamescom.
That's according to the conference's organisers, which claim that around 370,000 visitors from 114 countries came to the trade show, an increase of 15,000 year-on-year.
Of that total, 31,200 were from the business side of the industry, a 500-person rise.
That half million figure is the total number of people who came to Cologne for Gamescom week.
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Devcom has also announced that its second year attracted more than 2,000 people.
"The 15,000 increase in visitors and the increased number of countries impressively underlines the great international charisma of Gamescom and the increasing interest in this unique 360-degree experience event," Koelnmesse CEO and president Gerald Böse said.
"With an exhibitor plus of around 13 per cent, it presented an unprecedented offering. Thanks to the presentations of world premieres and hundreds of games highlights, Gamescom convinced as a platform for new products."
The MD of German trade body GAME Felix Falk added: "And the success story of Gamescom also continues in its tenth year: world premieres for the opening and a plus for the numbers of exhibitors and visitors underline the great relevance and attractiveness of Gamescom for gamers and the games industry. The extent to which games are in the meantime perceived as an economic factor, innovation drivers and cultural assets is nowhere so clear as at Gamescom: no other event in the world covers so many facets of games."
This story was originally published on our sister-site PCGamesInsider.Biz.
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Brutal Silence by Margaret Dardess
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Mason Point Press
$13.95, paperback / $4.99, e-book
Fiction: Suspense/Thriller
Available from your local bookstore or www.Amazon.com
"Brutal Silence is an engaging thriller and a fine piece of work."
—William Bernhardt, author of The Game Master
"A page-turning thriller, Brutal Silence is filled with mystery, intrigue, and family secrets. With a plot that twists and turns, Margaret Dardess manages to entertain while also shining a spotlight on a growing plague in society: human trafficking. Even the most discerning reader will be guessing the outcome. Brutal Silence is not to be missed."
—Michael Morris, author of Man in the Blue Moon
"Brutal Silence is great edge-of-your-seat story. I love Alex—her story really brings home the reality that human trafficking is not just something that happens in other places—it is in our own neighborhoods and our own communities."
—Kimberly Smith, author of Passport Through Darkness
Alex Harrington's genteel Southern world shatters when two strangers drag her from a tourist bus while she's on vacation in Mexico City. She wakes on a grit-covered cement floor, head throbbing, looking up into the terrified faces of a dozen women and the brutal world of human trafficking. A champion runner, Alex escapes and returns to run her free clinic in North Carolina, haunted by the faces of the women she was unable to save. When a battered woman seeks refuge at her clinic, only to die moments later, Alex learns that human traffickers don't only exist in Mexico. They are operating even in her home town, targeting her, and she has no idea why. Alex wants answers, but when the trail leads back to those she loves the most, she finds that sometimes it's the most innocent and ordinary places that hide the most terrible secrets.
Born and raised just outside of New York City, Margaret Dardess has lived and travelled across several continents, landing at last in Chapel Hill, where she probably should have been all along. She is the daughter of an artist and a poet, who were determined to steer their only daughter away from a life in the arts. For many years they were successful. Margaret returned to New York after graduation from Connecticut College to study Japanese history at Columbia University, and after a brief teaching career at the University of Illinois, went on to tackle the law. When she finally stopped going to school, she set off on a journey, masquerading as an international trade lawyer, a corporate communications executive and a university administrator until at last she cast her parents' warnings to the wind and began to write. Brutal Silence is Margaret's debut thriller. After meeting a woman who escaped from human traffickers and hearing all that the poor woman endured, Margaret was so angry that she had to tell others about it. She chose to write an action-packed thriller as a way to make the issue of human trafficking come alive through fiction. Brutal Silence is the story of Alex Harrington, a resilient and gutsy young Southern woman who takes on human traffickers in her North Carolina town and in Mexico and wins. Margaret lives with her husband and three cats in Chapel Hill and Wilmington. She is hard at work on a second book that will take Alex Harrington to Margaret's own native New York City and back to Mexico where Alex tries to build a new life as an international relief worker only to find that those she trusts the most are motivated more by greed than by charity: www.margaretdardess.com.
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A heavyweight grouping of film studios and DVD retailers has brought in agency support as it looks to crack down on film and TV copyright theft.
The Industry Trust for Intellectual Property Awareness - whose members include 20th Century Fox, Universal, HMV and Virgin Megastores - has hired Blue Rubicon following a four-way way pitch.
An unprecedented £2 million will be spent on advertising and PR for the campaign that will move away from previous 'lecturing' strategies. and will instead focus on changing attitudes - encouraging people to think twice before obtaining illegal film and TV content.
The campaign will also have a strong focus on online copyright theft. As the new media market widens, opportunities for illegal downloading are rapidly increasing and more consumers are discovering free downloads on websites such as YouTube.
The 13-month campaign is set to launch in the next month. Its audience will mirror that of film fans, but in particular will aim to target those of all ages already consuming and at risk of consuming illegal or unauthorised material.
PR for the Trust was previously handled for two years by Leeds-based agency JDA.
Copyright theft currently costs the industry in excess of an estimated £700 million per year. The Industry Trust for Intellectual Property Awareness has 22 members and was set up in 2004 by the British Video Association. It works with the police and the Trading Standards to represent the film sector and its employees.


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Home Scandal and Gossip Arizona Karen lawyer husband blames mental illness for 'indefensible' gas station attack
Arizona Karen lawyer husband blames mental illness for 'indefensible' gas station attack
Bob Harrian, Tamara Harrian lawyer husband of Harrian Law Firm.
Tamara Harrian lawyer husband, Bob Harrian blames mental illness for his wife, Arizona Karen's 'indefensible' gas station attack on Native American woman, Karina Rodriguez.
When it's time to put out a public relations apology…
The lawyer husband of the Arizona 'Karen' who was slapped by a Native American whom she told to 'go back to Mexico' during a confrontation at a Phoenix Shell gas station has tearfully apologized for the 'indefensible' slur — blaming it on mental illness.
'Karina, I don't know what to say. I'm just so sorry,' Bob Harrian told Fox 10 Phoenix in a direct appeal to Karina Rodriguez of Phoenix, the woman who slapped his wife, Tamara, during the weekend meltdown caught in a now-viral video (see below).
'I'm just so sorry that this happened. You never walked into that store thinking something like this was going to happen,' he said, as the distraught husband (please don't force my law practice to go out of business….) he sought help for his wife's mental health problems.
'I understand, and I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what she said. It was very hateful. It was — it's indefensible,' he told Fox 10.
Alarming signs of paranoia?
'But I just have to tell you this: It's her mental illness. A year ago, she would … never have even thought of that,' he insisted of his wife, who had falsely claimed to be the store manager during the fight.
The lawyer was so concerned for his wife that he called out a crisis management team that interviewed her for more than an hour, he told the station, which said it confirmed the visit.
His wife, Tamara Harrian, had started showing alarming signs of paranoia — making up wild stories — following a break-in at their home last year, he said.
He hopes it may be the wake-up call to get help for his wife.
Somebody finally gave one of these Karen's wtf she's been out here campaigning for.. Wait for it.
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'She doesn't think there's anything wrong with her…'
'This is your spouse you have known and loved for 30 years and she is starting to slip away. And you are trying to get her help but you can't get her help because she doesn't think there is anything wrong with her,' he told 12 News in a separate interview.
Harrian also returned to the Phoenix Shell station where the confrontation happened to apologize to staff and customers — and told Fox 10 he has no plans to sue Rodriguez for the slap.
'My heart hurts. When I left I cried a lot, it makes me very sad that this is happening,' Karina Rodriguez said in a Spanish interview with Telemundo. 'She came very authoritatively as if she were status in which we will have to serve her, a level that we did not have.'
Pictured, Karina Rodriguez of Phoenix who slapped Bob Harrian wife, Tamara at a Shell gas station following racist outburst.
Arizona Karen now banned
In a since released statement, Superpumper which runs the gas station outlet where the weekend confrontation occurred put out a statement saying, 'The woman shown in the video is NOT and never has been a manager, employee, or owner at Superpumper.'
While adding, 'She has been banned from all our locations.'
'Superpumper does not condone any type of racist or hate speech in any of our stores or offices.
We strive to provide a peaceful, safe, and enjoyable atmosphere for all customers and employees.'
The 'Karen' moniker has increasingly has become a trending social media hash-tag for white women who call the cops on black people over harmless incidents.
The weekend incident parallels that of investment banker, Amy Cooper recently making false claims of being threatened by a black birdwatcher in NYC's Central Park after having been asked to keep her dog on a leash. Viral video of that episode led to the woman, 'Central Park Karen' being fired from her $170K job at Franklin Templeton.


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Top stories for Feb. 17
By Sam Gazdziak
Smithfield to close 6 plants, cut 1,800 jobs
Smithfield Foods announced it will close six plants this year as part of a plan to consolidate and streamline its pork business. About 1,800 jobs will be cut. The six plants to be closed are: Smithfield Packing Co. plants in Smithfield, Va., Plant City, Fla., and Elon, N.C.; A John Morrell plant in Great Beard, Kan.; a Farmland Foods plant in New Riegel, Ohio; and an Armour-Eckrich Meats plant in Hastings, Neb.
Several of the company's business units will also be reorganized as part of the consolidation plan. The changes are as follows:
John Morrell & Co. and Farmland Foods, Inc. will merge their respective fresh pork sales groups. Some members of the John Morrell sales group will be offered positions at Farmland Foods in Kansas City, Mo., or elsewhere within the Smithfield Foods organization.
Patrick Cudahy Inc. and Carando Foods will become part of the John Morrell Group. North Side Foods Corp. will become a part of Farmland Foods. Plant employees will not be impacted at this time.
Cumberland Gap Provision Co., a unit of the John Morrell Group, will become part of Smithfield Packing Co. Inc. Production from other Smithfield Packing Company facilities will be transferred to Cumberland Gap and employment there is expected to increase over time.
"Layoffs and plant closings are difficult but necessary decisions," said C. Larry Pope, president and CEO. "We know that this will create adversity for the employees affected and we will work with union officials and others to determine how we can provide assistance to our employees to find future employment. Also, we will be transferring many employees to other plants."
With the plant closings, Smithfield is expected to save $125 million a year by 2011.
Sources: Smithfield Foods, Associated Press
Carl's Jr. continues Texas expansion
CKE Restaurants has announced a franchise development deal with Star Foods Investors Group to bring 72 Carl's Jr. restaurants to the Houston and Dallas markets over the next nine years. This announcement comes on the heels of an agreement with RWJP Star Enterprises to open 121 units in Texas.
"We initiated our commitment to Texas expansion with the opening of new company owned Carl's Jr. restaurants in the state last year, and we continue to build momentum with this announcement of 72 additional units in Dallas and Houston," said Andrew F. Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc. "We believe Texas is well on its way to becoming a major stronghold for our brand. We anticipate further franchise development agreements for Texas markets, as well as ongoing company expansion. Much like our burgers and our franchise deals, everything is bigger in Texas."
Over the next five years, CKE anticipates it will add more than 800 new restaurants to its global store base, including new international markets like China, Pakistan and Kazakhstan.
Source: CKE Restaurants Inc.
Consumers shifting their retail meat purchases
The foodservice market is not the only area that has seen consumers adjust their spending habits in the poor-performing economy. Shoppers are re-evaluating their purchases at meat counters in grocery stores as well. The Houston Chronicle notes that more shoppers are purchasing hamburger and other cheaper cuts instead of steak when they shop.
At H-E-B, sales of the cheapest ground beef are up, but so are sales of prime beef. Scott McClelland, president, noted that consumers of prime beef are now eating at home more often, instead of going out to eat. "People with more money are feeling the pinch and trading down also," he said. Sales of hot dogs have grown 33 percent from November, 2008 to January, 2009, and chicken sales have also grown.
At Kroger, more customers are buying family packs of meat, chuck steak and ground beef. Prepared foods, like rotisserie chicken, are also selling well. Kroger spokesman Gary Huddleston also attributed the changing sales patterns to consumers using their discretionary spending at retail rather than eating out.
Source: Houston Chronicle
KFC to add 9,000 UK jobs
KFC announced plans to open between 200 and 300 new restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland within the next three to five years, creating 9,000 jobs in the process. The initiative would also include refurbishing existing restaurants. The new restaurants would be distributed around the country but would be focused in northern England and south Wales.
Martin Shuker, CEO, said he believed that KFC was taking market share from rivals such as McDonalds, and added that the sector as a whole has been growing. Currently, KFC has 760 restaurants in the UK and employs 20,000 people.
Source: TimesOnline.com
Former Editor In Chief, Independent Processor, and Former Editor, National Provisioner.
Sam Gazdziak has been writing for trade publications since 1997 and joined The National Provisioner in 2004. He helped launch Independent Processor magazine in 2008 as its editor-in-chief.
Top stories for Feb. 3


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Proper Questions for Experts Subject of Disagreement in Herbal Supplements Litigation
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John Darrah, a federal judge in Chicago, has identified two potential independent experts to testify in litigation pending against NBTY, Target, Walgreens and Walmart.

In class-action litigation that is reliant on a 2015 investigation into dietary supplements by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, attorneys can't agree on what questions independent experts should answer.
John Darrah, a federal judge in Chicago, has identified two potential independent experts to testify in litigation pending against NBTY, Target, Walgreens and Walmart. But Amanda Groves, a Winston & Strawn LLP attorney representing the defense, said in an email that the judge "has not advised who the experts will be yet."
While the experts could be key witnesses in the case, the plaintiffs and defendants have proposed fundamentally different questions for them to answer. The questions concern the reliability of DNA testing and chemical-based testing in confirming the identity or absence of herbs in dietary supplements.
Schneiderman found through DNA barcode testing that dietary supplements sold by four retailers failed to contain many of the herbs declared on the bottles and were contaminated with undeclared ingredients. Industry representatives have said DNA may have been destroyed or degraded during the processing of herbal extracts, rendering inaccurate the attorney general's findings.
Last year, Darrah encouraged the parties to test the products through an independent source.
More recently, the defendants have proposed asking the experts whether "a negative DNA test reliably establishes that the herbal dietary ingredient specified on the label is not present in the finished product." In relation to products that were tested by Schneiderman, they also proposed asking the experts whether there are tests or processes that "can reliably establish that the herbal dietary ingredient specified on the label is present in the finished product," and to explain their answer, according to an April 29 status report filed with the court.
"Negative DNA barcode test results … form the basis for plaintiff's entire complaint," lawyers for the defense noted in the status report. "So plaintiffs must establish—at a minimum—the reliability of negative DNA barcode tests in determining the identity of each finished product at issue."
Plaintiffs have proposed different questions, including one that asks for a description of the difference "between DNA testing and chemical-based testing in relation to determining the ingredients in herbal supplements," according to the status report.
The other question proposed by plaintiffs asks, "Can chemical-based testing of herbal supplements, such as chromatography, conclusively establish that the ingredients in a given herbal supplement were derived from the plant identified on the bottle?"
"Plaintiffs' proposed questions avoid putting the reliability of their own test directly at issue, and provide a comparison that will not be helpful to the court," the defendants' attorneys wrote in the status report. "Compounding the problem with plaintiffs' questions is that they do not tie in any way to the specific 'accused products' at issue in this case."
Two attorneys for the plaintiffs, with the class-action law firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Last year, NBTY was one of the parties named in an amended consolidated class-action lawsuit because the company manufactures herbal supplements and sells them wholesale to a number of retailers including Target, Walgreens and Walmart, according to the 107-page complaint. GNC, the fourth retailer that was investigated by Schneiderman, was originally named in a number of class-action lawsuits, but several cases have been voluntarily dismissed against the company.
The litigation, In Re: Herbal Supplements Marketing and Sales Practice Litigation, 1:15-cv-05070, is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.


An Advanced Health Care Directive is a document in which the Grantor expresses his or her wishes in the event that he or she becomes brain dead, terminally ill or permanently unconscious. An Advanced Health Care Directive is often referred to as a Living Will.
One of the most important things you must decide on when preparing a Living Will is who should be your Agent. Often times this is the same Agent that you name in your Medical Power of Attorney and the reason that these two documents are often combined. If you do not have a Living Will, and you become incapacitated, unless your next of kin unanimously agree to a course of action, the doctors and the hospital will not know what to do. In such an event he only way your loved ones can make health care decisions for you is by instituting an expensive Guardianship action. It is much better for you to decide who you can trust to act as your Agent than to have a Court decide.
If you become incapacitated, your next of kin may fight over whether you should be kept alive or not. Many of you may remember the national clamor surrounding the Terri Schiavo case.
Having a Living Will in place can help avoid litigation because you will have a clear written plan as to what you wish to happen and who you wish to be in charge of making that decision. Additionally, a Court will usually side with the person you name as Agent in the POA unless the contesting party can show that the Agent you named was abusing his or her fiduciary duty.
An Advanced Health Care Directive is not a suicide note. It is merely a strong direction that you either wish to be kept alive or not kept alive in the event you are brain dead, terminally ill, permanently unconscious or in another similar condition. Since it is merely a strong direction, it is important to choose an Agent who will carry out your wishes, regardless of their own personal beliefs.
A Living Will is the same as an Advanced Health Care Directive – It is NOT the same thing as a Revocable Living Trust.
Some nursing homes and hospitals require their patients to have an Advanced Directive for Health Care.
It relieves your next of kin from having to guess what you would want.


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Amarillo College Board of Regents pass temporary employee pay policy
David Gay @DavidGayAGN
During Thursday evening's regular meeting of the Amarillo College Board of Trustees, the board unanimously passed a temporary policy regarding pay for all employees, full-time, part-time and student employees, during the COVID-19 virus, or coronavirus, pandemic.
Employees will continue to be paid, even though they are not on campus, the policy reads. The policy is intended to temporarily supplement the existing policy regarding compensation and benefits, as well as employee leave, until May 22, the end of the spring semester.
The resolution that was passed, which includes the policy, was read by Board President Paul Proffer during Thursday's meeting. The resolution states that the policy will maintain morale, reduce turnover and ensuring continuity of college staffing when facilities reopen.
Russell Lowery-Hart, the president of Amarillo College, said this resolution fulfills a commitment the college made to all its employees at the beginning of the semester.
"No one could have predicted a pandemic or would have asked for it," he said. "…I just wanted to assure our employees they need to focus on taking care of our students and themselves and to take their worry that they might lose their jobs away."
Lowery-Hart said the reaction to this policy has been a positive one, especially those Amarillo College student workers with families.
"I've heard from several of our student workers who are relieved," Lowery-Hart said. "They have kids at home, and they are worried if we force them to work up here, that they could be putting their own families at risk. We've given them work to do at home. It's important work but it would have been easy for us… and start cutting hours and cutting staff but in this time, it is not the ethical thing to do, the right thing to do, for our community's economy either."
According to the policy, the board of regents has the right to extend or modify the policy's terms.
The board also passed two items related to purchasing technology for groups of students on campus. First, the board approved an item to update 11 classrooms in the science building with new technology. Second, the board approved an item to purchase Mac computers for four classrooms in Parcells Hall. Both projects will be paid for with funds from a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Lowery-Hart said this technology is important, now more than ever, due to the remote work many people are doing throughout the country. This will give students in both cases the opportunity to use the equipment in different ways. The new technology, in both cases, will be installed by August.
During this COVID-19 pandemic, Lowery-Hart said he has been impressed by the college's faculty and staff's response and flexibility during this time.
"The crisis has helped me understand how deeply caring our faculty and staff are and how willing they are to go the extra mile to do whatever it takes to help our community and our students," he said. "…It's amazing to me that we have taken an organization in a higher ed sector that is steeped in tradition… and fundamentally moved it to a remote learning environment in two weeks. It's miraculous and it's impressive. I'm looking at the data after the first week on student logins, student engagement and student learning and I could not be more proud of this college."
The next regular meeting of the Amarillo College Board of Regents is scheduled for April 28.


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Pitched, flat roofs at risk of collapse
Jim Keithley
With all the snow this month, Mainers are rushing to clear the snow off their roofs to prevent a possible collapse.Kathleen Whittaker, of South Portland, did not like the look of the ice dams on her roof, so she called in an expert."I'd rather pay for this now than have damage inside. I just had new windows put in, and I didn't want anything coming in and leaking. My husband said go for it, I'm in charge while he's away," said Whittaker.Click here to watch the reportWhether a roof is pitched or flat, it could be vulnerable to collapse."We've got a roof design on a modern building that will carry 2 ½ to 3 feet of snow typically without an issue. The problem is when we start to get that ice and water in that layer. So now you're looking at your roof and seeing four feet of snow and wondering if it's okay. What you don't know, is that at the bottom of that there's eight inches of solid ice. That's when you have a load that's double maybe the design load and that's when the potential for bigger failures occur," said structural engineer Aaron Jones.Even though they are not common, major roof collapses do happen.In March 2011, the roof of the Kennebec Ice Arena gave out, destroying the building. Days after the Kennebec Ice Arena collapse, several cracked beams were discovered at a Brunswick Elementary School.On Wednesday in York, a garage shifted under the weight of the snow."I heard a loud thump, thought it was snow falling off a tree, followed by a series of more cracks and groans, and I looked around and my garage was leaning toward my neighbor's house," said homeowner Russ Johnson.Jones said if there is a lesson to be learned, it is that homeowners need to pay close attention to the roof and address minor problems before they become major ones."A lot of structures that we see -- especially single-family homes -- they're constructed with wood. Wood tends to take the short-term loads and deflect a little bit, tends to sag. It doesn't necessarily fail quickly. There is usually some sign of a problem, ahead of a failure or a catastrophic failure that would cause a collapse," said Jones.If you have a metal roof, experts said the ice and snow falls off before building up to dangerous levels, but it comes crashing down like an avalanche. The falling snow and ice can break windows and block doorways.9234718
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine —
With all the snow this month, Mainers are rushing to clear the snow off their roofs to prevent a possible collapse.
Kathleen Whittaker, of South Portland, did not like the look of the ice dams on her roof, so she called in an expert.
York garage collapses under heavy snow
"I'd rather pay for this now than have damage inside. I just had new windows put in, and I didn't want anything coming in and leaking. My husband said go for it, I'm in charge while he's away," said Whittaker.
Click here to watch the report
Whether a roof is pitched or flat, it could be vulnerable to collapse.
"We've got a roof design on a modern building that will carry 2 ½ to 3 feet of snow typically without an issue. The problem is when we start to get that ice and water in that layer. So now you're looking at your roof and seeing four feet of snow and wondering if it's okay. What you don't know, is that at the bottom of that there's eight inches of solid ice. That's when you have a load that's double maybe the design load and that's when the potential for bigger failures occur," said structural engineer Aaron Jones.
Even though they are not common, major roof collapses do happen.
In March 2011, the roof of the Kennebec Ice Arena gave out, destroying the building. Days after the Kennebec Ice Arena collapse, several cracked beams were discovered at a Brunswick Elementary School.
On Wednesday in York, a garage shifted under the weight of the snow.
"I heard a loud thump, thought it was snow falling off a tree, followed by a series of more cracks and groans, and I looked around and my garage was leaning toward my neighbor's house," said homeowner Russ Johnson.
Jones said if there is a lesson to be learned, it is that homeowners need to pay close attention to the roof and address minor problems before they become major ones.
"A lot of structures that we see -- especially single-family homes -- they're constructed with wood. Wood tends to take the short-term loads and deflect a little bit, tends to sag. It doesn't necessarily fail quickly. There is usually some sign of a problem, ahead of a failure or a catastrophic failure that would cause a collapse," said Jones.
If you have a metal roof, experts said the ice and snow falls off before building up to dangerous levels, but it comes crashing down like an avalanche. The falling snow and ice can break windows and block doorways.


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Q: How to change margins when converting with apache poi I need to change the margin of the PDF file when I convert from Microsoft Word document.
public class TestCon {
    public static final String DEST = "./test.pdf";
    public static final String SRC = "./test.docx";

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            InputStream doc = new FileInputStream(new File(SRC));

            XWPFDocument document = new XWPFDocument(doc );
            CTSectPr addNewSectPr = document.getDocument().getBody().addNewSectPr();
            CTPageMar addNewPgMar = addNewSectPr.addNewPgMar();
            addNewPgMar.setLeft(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
            addNewPgMar.setTop(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
            addNewPgMar.setRight(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
            addNewPgMar.setBottom(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));

            OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(new File(DEST));
            PdfOptions options = PdfOptions.create();
            PdfConverter.getInstance().convert(document, out, options);
        } catch (Throwable e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

This does not work. The margin does not change in pdf

But when I do this:
        FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(new File(SRC1));
        InputStream doc = new FileInputStream(new File(SRC));

        XWPFDocument document = new XWPFDocument(doc );
        CTSectPr addNewSectPr = document.getDocument().getBody().addNewSectPr();
        CTPageMar addNewPgMar = addNewSectPr.addNewPgMar();
        addNewPgMar.setLeft(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
        addNewPgMar.setTop(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
        addNewPgMar.setRight(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
        addNewPgMar.setBottom(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
        document.write(out);
        out.close();

Without converting to PDF, it works.

A: Solution:
Adjust code part related to sectPr and pgMar to not add new sections, but reuse them:
CTSectPr getSectPr = document.getDocument().getBody().getSectPr();
getSectPr.unsetPgMar();
CTPageMar addNewPgMar = getSectPr.addNewPgMar();
addNewPgMar.setLeft(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
addNewPgMar.setTop(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
addNewPgMar.setRight(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
addNewPgMar.setBottom(BigInteger.valueOf(720L));
// Also good to handle footer and header for more expectable result
addNewPgMar.setFooter(BigInteger.valueOf(0L));
addNewPgMar.setHeader(BigInteger.valueOf(0L));

Explanation:
Reason of the issue is that XDocReport converter (which is a separate project from Apache POI) handles only the first sectPr entry of the document.
Your sample will generate WordprocessingML >> below:
<w:sectPr w:rsidR="003F19CD" w:rsidRPr="005E1322">
  <w:pgSz w:h="16838" w:w="11906"/>
  <w:pgMar w:bottom="1134" w:footer="708" w:header="708" w:left="1701" w:right="850" w:top="1134"/>
  <w:cols w:space="708"/>
  <w:docGrid w:linePitch="360"/>
</w:sectPr>
<w:sectPr>
  <w:pgMar w:bottom="620" w:left="620" w:right="620" w:top="620"/>
</w:sectPr>

Which during conversion to PDF will be handled in the way second pgmar (<w:pgMar w:bottom="620" w:left="620" w:right="620" w:top="620"/>) will be ignored, since it is part of the second sectPr.
Same time in case of saving adjusted document to a new Word document pgMars will be merged and you will see needed result (adjusted margin), new WordprocessingML will look so:
<w:sectPr w:rsidR="003F19CD" w:rsidRPr="005E1322">
  <w:pgSz w:h="16838" w:w="11906"/>
  <w:pgMar w:left="620" w:top="620" w:right="620" w:bottom="620" w:footer="0" w:header="0"/>
  <w:cols w:space="708"/>
  <w:docGrid w:linePitch="360"/>
</w:sectPr>
<w:sectPr>
  <w:pgMar w:bottom="620" w:left="620" w:right="620" w:top="620"/>
</w:sectPr>

Code sample from the Solution section will generate single sectPr with single pgMar so PDFConverter will work as needed.

Additional information:
Also need to mention that XDocReport provides configuration possibility >>:
options.setConfiguration(new IPdfWriterConfiguration() {
    public void configure(PdfWriter writer) {
        writer.setPDFXConformance(PdfWriter.PDFA1A);
    }
});

But unfortunately it is not possible to handle margins this way (also margin values from the docx document will overwrite them after configuration will be done anyway).

Additionally below is pom.xml dependencies used:
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.poi</groupId>
    <artifactId>poi</artifactId>
    <version>3.15</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>fr.opensagres.xdocreport</groupId>
    <artifactId>fr.opensagres.poi.xwpf.converter.pdf</artifactId>
    <version>2.0.1</version>
</dependency>

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Q: Route undifined laravel export here my web.php
Route::post('/export_excel', 'PenyetoranController@exportExcel')->name('penyetoran.export-excel')->middleware('role:BENDAHARA|SUPERVISOR');

here my export file
<?php

namespace App\Exports;

use App\GroupPasar;
use Carbon\Carbon;
use App\Users;
use App\Pasar;
use App\Penyetoran;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\FromCollection;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\WithHeadings;
use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\WithMapping;

class PenyetoranExport implements FromCollection, WithHeadings, WithMapping
{
    /**
    * @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection
    */
    public function collection()
    {
        $startDate = request()->input('tgl_awal') ;
        $endDate   = request()->input('tgl_akhir') ;

        if(request()->input('grup_pasar')!=null)
        {
            $groupId = request()->input('grup_pasar');

            return GroupPasar::where('group_pasars.id', $groupId)
                ->join('pasar', 'pasar.grup_pasar', '=', 'group_pasars.id')
                ->join('penyetoran', function ($join){
                    $join->on('penyetoran.pasar', '=', 'pasar.id');
                    $join->where('status', 1);
                })
                ->join('users', 'penyetoran.petugas', '=', 'users.id')
                ->whereBetween('penyetoran.tanggal_penyetoran', [$startDate, $endDate])
                ->select('group_pasars.nama as nama_pasar','users.name as nama_petugas', 'penyetoran.jumlah_setoran','penyetoran.penyetoran_melalui','penyetoran.tanggal_penyetoran','penyetoran.tanggal_disetor')
                ->get();
        }

        return Penyetoran::select('pasar','petugas','jumlah_setoran','penyetoran_melalui','tanggal_penyetoran','tanggal_disetor')->where('status',1)
                              ->whereBetween('tanggal_penyetoran', [$startDate, $endDate])->get();
    }
    public function map($penyetoran) : array {

        if(request()->input('grup_pasar')!=null){
            return [
                $penyetoran->nama_pasar,
                $penyetoran->nama_petugas,
                $penyetoran->jumlah_setoran,
                $penyetoran->penyetoran_melalui,
                Carbon::parse($penyetoran->tanggal_penyetoran)->toFormattedDateString(),
                Carbon::parse($penyetoran->tanggal_disetor)->toFormattedDateString(),
            ] ;
        }

        return [
            $penyetoran->nama_pasar,
            $penyetoran->name,
            $penyetoran->jumlah_setoran,
            $penyetoran->penyetoran_melalui,
            Carbon::parse($penyetoran->tanggal_penyetoran)->toFormattedDateString(),
            Carbon::parse($penyetoran->tanggal_disetor)->toFormattedDateString(),
        ] ;
    }

    public function headings() : array {
        return [
            'Pasar',
            'Petugas',
            'Jumlah Setoran',
            'Penyetoran Melalui',
            'Tanggal Penyetoran',
            'Tanggal Disetor',
        ] ;
    }
}

here my controller
``public function exportExcel(Request $request)
    {
        $this->validate($request,[
            'tgl_awal' => 'required|date',
            'tgl_akhir' => 'required|date|after:tgl_awal',
         ], [
                'tgl_awal.required' => 'Tanggal awal harus diisi',
                'tgl_akhir.after' => 'Tanggal akhir yang dipilih harus sehari sesudah tanggal awal',
                'tgl_akhir.required' => 'Tanggal akhir harus diisi',
        ]);
        return Excel::download(new PenyetoranExport, 'Daftar Penyetoran - '.date('d-m-Y').'.xlsx');
    }`
`

Here my View
{{-- Export Excel --}}
            <form id="formExport" action="{{route('penyetoran.export-excel')}}" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                {{ csrf_field() }}

                    Export

                        <input id="tgl_awal" name="tgl_awal" type="date" class="form-control @error('tgl_awal') is-invalid @enderror" value="{{ old('tgl_awal') }}">
                        @error('tgl_awal')

                                {{ $message }}

                        @enderror

 -

                        <input id="tgl_akhir" name="tgl_akhir" type="date" class="form-control @error('tgl_akhir') is-invalid @enderror" value="{{ old('tgl_akhir') }}">
                        @error('tgl_akhir')

                                {{ $message }}

                        @enderror

                        <input type="submit" class="btn btn-success" value="Export Excel">

s

                        <select id="grup_pasar" name="grup_pasar" class="form-control">
                            <option value="">-- Pilih Grup Pasar --</option>
                            @foreach($groups as $group)
                                <option value="{{$group->id}}">{{$group->nama}}</option>
                            @endforeach
                        </select>
                        Pilih grup pasar untuk mencetak berdasarkan grup pasar

            </form>

do i need to re make the export ? or there is something just wrong with the way i using it? please help me
here is the error
Route [penyetoran.export-excel] not defined. (View:C:\xampp\htdocs\siappara_web_v2\resources\views\penyetoran\indexLaporan.blade.php)

A:
error route [penyetoran.export-excel] not defined

Most likely this is an issue with your route being cached.
To clear the route cache.
php artisan route:clear

To list the routes:
php artisan route:list


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I've been trying to buy one for two weeks!!
Zipzoomfly, Newegg are out of stock, but other e-tailers do have them in stock.
ATACOM.com has them regular Sapphire 5870's in stock - for $394.95. That is still less than what the rumored price hike will be ($399).
Apoptosis you must have some kind of magic touch. I looked at atacom and was about to buy one there but decided to look at newegg one more time. AND there was the NEW Sapphire vapor-X card!!
It's on the way, so now I have to decide what the rest of my new build is going to look like. I've decided on the i7-860, so now just have to pick the mobo and memory.
You ordered a Vapor-X already? When does it arrive?
Well I see they are sold out already. They must be handing these things out 5-10 at a time!!
I haven't gotten a shipping notice yet, but, since I live in Northern California and it's shipping from the Bay Area, I should get it Monday or Tuesday.
Now I've got to get busy building the comp it will be installed in!!
You get the card yet?
It's scheduled for delivery 11/4. The rest of my new build should be here by Sat, so.............It'll be a busy weekend!
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I have my eye on that card too although I'm wondering if I should hold out for the X2 versions.
It just jumped another $10 in price at the egg.
I guess I was lucky first to find one and then to have gotten it "cheap"
Supposed to be delivered tomorrow!!
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So...Now a little sleep and I'll fire it up tomorrow.
nice....is it just me or does that CPU cooler look crooked ?
It's not crooked...It's my lack of photography skills!
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Dude you are so lucky... so far less than 50 have been made in the world... enjoy that card!
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SOOOOOOOOO much quieter and cooler than my 4870 card.
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New report: medicine risks being "cast back into the dark ages" by antibiotic resistance
Posted 27th May 2016 & filed under Blog, Health, Intergenerational Justice.
David Kingman describes the findings from Final Report of the official Review on Antimicrobial Resistance
The threat posed to the world's health systems by the growth of antibiotic resistance has been emphasised in the final report by the official Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, a government-backed body that was appointed to examine this problem and propose ways of addressing it. It provides sobering evidence that future generations will pay a terrible price unless we act now to find new ways of shoring up the effectiveness of our existing armoury of antibiotics.
Modern medicine "cast back into the dark ages"
The final report warns that the threat posed by antibiotic resistance is now so severe that modern medicine risks being "cast back into the dark ages" unless steps are taken to combat it.
The report estimates that so-called "superbugs" – antibiotic-resistant infections – already account for around 700,000 deaths per year. However, new modelling which was undertaken for the report estimates that they could be responsible for as many as 10 million annual deaths by the year 2050, a shocking toll which places a considerable onus on modern-day policymakers to act.
Roughly 8.9 million of these deaths would occur in Africa and Asia, where health systems tend still to be underdeveloped by Western standards, but as many as 400,000 would take place in Europe and 317,000 in North America, showing that this problem has the power to drastically undermine even the most advanced healthcare systems in the world.
The review, which was chaired by Lord Jim O'Neill, the former head of the investment bank Goldman Sachs, argues that there is a clear economic case for acting to create the first new class of antibiotics since the 1980s, which could be paid for either by diverting a small slice of current health budgets around the world or imposing financial penalties – such as higher taxes – on drug companies which were not considered to be doing enough research into new drugs.
Eight recommendations
The report is the final publication in a series of previous reports which between them have made eight recommendations for addressing the problem of antibiotic resistance. These include:
An urgent and massive global awareness campaign about the risks of antibiotic overuse;
Establishing a $2bn (£1.4bn) Global Innovation Fund for early-stage research into new drugs;
Improved access to clean water, sanitation and cleaner hospitals, as this would help stop infections from spreading in the first place;
Reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in livestock, including an outright ban on administering a set of antibiotics which are considered "highly critical" to human health;
Improving surveillance of the spread of antibiotic resistance;
Directly rewarding companies by paying them $1bn (£0.7bn) for every new antibiotic they discover;
Incentivising drug companies and health systems to develop new tests that will help doctors make better decisions about which antibiotics to administer in a given situation, preventing overuse;
Encouraging the use of vaccines and alternatives to antibiotics.
The report recommends that a new class of antibiotics needs to be invented which would only be for use in an emergency, such as a major outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant infection, even though this means that drug companies would find it much harder to recoup their development costs. That is why a number of the recommendations focus on finding new ways of rewarding drug companies, as otherwise they don't have any incentive to research such drugs. Recognising the scale of the threat posed to future generations by antibiotic resistance is the vital first step, as Lord O'Neill told the BBC:
"We need to inform in different ways, all over the world, why it's crucial we stop treating our antibiotics like sweets…We have made some pretty challenging recommendations which require everybody to get out of the comfort zone, because if we don't then we aren't going to be able to solve this problem."
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Dear Esther, Live at the Barbican
Alyx Jones
Review by Alyx Jones
Jessica Curry sold out the Milton Court Concert Hall for a highly anticipated playthrough of Dear Esther, with a String Quartet, Pianist, live electronics, and live narration, conducted by the wonderful James Morgan. This is really the first event of its kind in the UK, closely following Austin Wintory's music for Journey, being performed live and adaptive to the gameplay, earlier in the year (US).
Oliver Dimsdale narrating Dear Esther
Dear Esther is the wonderful, artistic response, to the question of "How important is the narrative in video games?". It has been partially responsible for development of the term "Walking Simulator", due to the stripped back game mechanics and heavy focus on story. The game also paved the way for a new sub-genre of similar games, with focus on atmosphere and storyline. A slow journey across an island, with interweaved characters, creating a plot as we try to make sense of related numbers and locations, how else would you spend your friday night?
Jessica Curry's music is already magical, but having the sounds created before you, allows it to just take flight alongside the game as we are taken once again through the mystery of the island. Hearing the first chord from "I have begun my ascent", played by Iain Farrington on a Steinway piano, just a few feet away is simply sublime. Every player did an incredible job of expressing each twist and turn, with intertwined emotions as we climbed higher through the caves and up the jagged cliffs. Joanna Forbes L'Estrange's vocals were particularly captivating and powerful, coupled with the mystical imagery of icey stalactites and stalagmites, jutting through the cave walls.
It's incredibly easy to completely lose yourself in the performance, to become a lucid platform for whatever unfolds before our eyes and ears, very much as if we are in the game. Oliver Dimsdale was a welcome addition, to narrate in a powerful yet, calm in the face of adversity persona, channelled perfectly through his voice. Dear Esther is such a powerful piece of art, it deserved a standing ovation, but it takes a few minutes to process the experience and come back to reality!
I can only hope that Dear Esther will again pave the way, but this time for more live music, heard as intended, for passages of gameplay, but maybe this is a new wave of game music concerts to be born, following the success of tours such as Tallarico's "Video Games Live", but focused on the indeterminate, non-linear nature of video games. It is certainly an interesting step in a new direction, where it's possible to consider even the game player themselves, as an instrument in the ensemble, or even the conductor of the performance?
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Q: How can I remove all entries of a factor when the number of entires without values in a column is below a threshold? I have a dataset that is laid out similarly to the example below:
variable  value  flag
A         6.1
A         7.0
A         3.3    x
A         5.2
A         9.5
B         1.1
B         1.0    x
B         1.0    x
B         3.4
B         1.0    x
C         20
C         35
C         17
C         24
C         12

What I want to do is to remove all entries of a factor from the variable column if the number of entries WITHOUT an "x" in the flag column is less than 3.
For the data above, the desired output is below. All entries of factor B have been removed because there were only two entries without an "x" in the flag column.
variable  value  flag
A         6.1
A         7.0
A         3.3    x
A         5.2
A         9.5
C         20
C         35
C         17
C         24
C         12

The threshold (3 in the above example) needs to be hard coded.
I have a bit of code also in use which removes all entries for factors which have fewer than 6 entries, but couldn't figure out how to adapt it for what I need.
df <- df %>%
  group_by(variable) %>%
  filter(n() > 5)

Thanks!

A: You can filter on the value of sum(flag != 'x')
library(dplyr)

df %>%
  group_by(variable) %>%
  filter(sum(flag != 'x') >= 3)

A: My understanding is that only row6 and row10 qualifies to be deleted, since they are the only one that fulfills the criteria not having "x" in flag and being less than 3.
When comes to you origin dataframe, You should not remove row 7 and 8, since they do not fulfill the criteria of not having "x".
# Find out which rows to be removed.
rows_to_remove <- which(df1$value < 3 & !df1$flag == "x")

# Split finding of rows into standalone objects.
row_first <- rows_to_remove[1]
row_second <- rows_to_remove[2]

# Delete rows, keep old dataframe [df1] as reference.
# Construct a new dataframe with deleted objects [df2].
df2 <- df1[-c(row_first, row_second), ]