Should I buy Creative After Effects?
I defy anyone in computer animation and motion graphics not to benefit from this excellent book.
There's nothing more frustrating than devising the perfect solution to a design brief and then not knowing how to fully realise it. If you want to be able to create eye-catching motion graphics then Creative After Effects 5.0 by Angie Taylor should be the answer. Just published by Focal Press, this is the book all After Effects users have been waiting for – written by an animator for animators. Taylor has obviously thoroughly researched her subject, and engages the reader with her personal approach. The book is well designed with clear, easy-to-follow instructions, and plenty of screen grabs. It will soon have even a complete beginner enthused and ready to create their own sequences. What's different to other manuals is the lack of the usual 'do this, then this, to get this' feel. For technophobes like me, it allows – indeed insists – on the reader having fun in creating sequences and anticipates when you may come unstuck with uncanny accuracy. The free CD (Mac and PC) is full of goodies, including some great technical guides and links. Taylor has included demo versions of the software, and all related files necessary to complete the tutorials. It's great for those of you who already use After Effects to improve your skills, and via the associated Web site share hints and tips for an easier life. While it doesn't cover everything – and couldn't – it certainly gives the best grounding possible in comparison to other books available.


The International Furniture Manufacturing Components Exhibition (IFMAC) and Woodworking Machinery Exhibition (WOODMAC) are geared up to present 'Top Quality Technologies for Indonesia's Expanding Furniture Industry' – a targeted theme and long-serving objective for the exhibitions to continue supporting the country's furniture production growth. Together, IFMAC and WOODMAC provide an integrated one-stop solutions platform for the country's and Southeast Asia's furniture manufacturing and woodworking businesses to source for needs across the same industry supply chain.
By matching local furniture manufacturers with the right machinery suppliers or woodwork equipment or toolmakers that carry global-class technologies and high service excellence to serve the local production needs, the exhibitions play a significant role in helping industry players to boost their manufacturing capabilities. This would later lead Indonesia's furniture businesses to increase their product output volume and quality to global standards deserving of greater export demands and higher domestic sales.
IFMAC and WOODMAC showcasing a wider scope and better depth of technology types – from top-grade equipment, high-performing machinery, quality solutions and high in-demand products, the exhibitions will present competitive-value selections. The staple product needs to look out for include the different range of adhesives, coatings, paints, fittings and tools, timber materials as well as their intermediary wood panels, processing, surface treatment solutions, decorative components, foam and upholstery and many other related parts required for furniture manufacturing.
This year, IFMAC and WOODMAC will also introduce many first-time exhibitors including a collected few that will represent a special feature on computer technologies to enhance the operational systems at furniture production and woodworking factories. With their advanced computer-controlled systems, Alphacam Southeast Asia, CAD + T Consulting GmbH, and Cabinet Vision Southeast Asia will show how the furniture industries can perform better with computer-aided systems in placed and allow companies to go through the digital transformation for a more modernized, faster and resource-efficient operation.
Another first this year is the group presence of German exhibitors with various expertise. Their participation will further contribute to Indonesian industry players' knowledge on Germany's strengths and contributions to the world's furniture production markets. This will also pave opportunities for domestic players to learn about German's high-quality furniture-related solutions and adopt advanced technologies from prospective partners at the Pavilion. The German companies' demonstrations will be meaningful for local and regional players, particularly those who are sourcing for new machinery or products to gain deeper understanding of the unique offerings from German companies.
The German Pavilion will bring a 14 strong team comprising Anthon GmbH, CAD+T Consulting GmbH, Electronic Wood Systmes GmbH, Fagus-Grecon Greten GmbH & Co Kg, Furnisoft Pte. Ltd., Haeberlein GmbH, Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Homag Asia Pte Ltd, Jowat AG, Michael Weinig Asia Pte Ltd, Pollmeier Massivholz GmbH &Co. KG, Simon Möhringer Anglagenbau GmbH, Streitlein GmbH and Wilhelm Altendorf GmbH & Co. KG. Their presence at IFMAC and WOODMAC 2018 will demonstrate a country's end-to-end capabilities to provide the complete supply chain needs to the international furniture market and allow Indonesian players to learn from their expertise.
The presence of international companies alongside homegrown Indonesia companies allow visitors to see the concerted contributions and partnerships of industry players to together build Indonesia's furniture industry. Local resources and international expertise combined will further flourish the domestic market with more competitive performance and create a lucrative business landscape for the furniture trade in Indonesia. To date, IFMAC & WOODMAC has attracted many of the world's top and new brands, emerging industry players, large-scale global manufacturers and corporate retailers into the lucrative Indonesian market over the last 6 successful editions.
For the 2018 editions, visitors can expect a fruitful exhibition that provide direct access to dedicated exhibitors who are able to introduce the right products and can offer customized deals to fit your procurement needs whether you are a small, medium size manufacturer or a large factory groups requiring machines or tools of different performance levels and cost values. IFMAC & WOODMAC 2018 welcome both industrial and corporate customers whose businesses range from furniture components and woodwork manufacturing, furniture production or ODM contract manufacturers to contractors, architects, designers, commercial buildings and residential developers as well as other related industry professionals.
For more information on the exhibition kindly visit www.ifmac.net / contact our team at ifmac@wakeni.com or marcomm@wakeni.com for visiting or media enquiries.


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QMENTA CEO Vesna Prchkovska wins Gold Female Entrepreneur of the Year in the 2021 STEVIE AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Chris M. Lindgren
Women Around the World Recognized for Their Achievements.
QMENTA wins Silver Startup of the Year.
Boston, MA – September 23, 2021 – QMENTA CEO Vesna Prchkovska has been named the GOLD Stevie® Award winner for Female Entrepreneur of the Year in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. QMENTA, the company she founded, has been named the winner of a SILVER Stevie® Award for Startup of the Year - Business Products Industries. QMENTA is a medical software solution and services company with deep expertise in medical imaging and neurology, whose AI-powered cloud platform empowers breakthroughs in Research, Clinical Trials and Healthcare Delivery.
The Stevie Awards have been hailed as the world's premier business awards, and the Stevie Awards for Women in Business honor women executives, entrepreneurs, employees, and the companies they run worldwide. Winners will be celebrated during a virtual awards ceremony on Thursday, January 13, 2022.
More than 1,500 entries were submitted this year for consideration in more than 100 categories, including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Company of the Year, Startup of the Year, Women Helping Women, and Women Run Workplace of the Year. QMENTA won in the Business Products Industries category for 11 to 2,500 employees.
"Vesna has made such an important move in health sciences with QMENTA. The company tackles an important problem and under her leadership and vision it has been scaling with great success," commented one of the Stevie Award judges.
"QMENTA presents a differentiated product that has a significant impact on the lives of many people. The intensive use of technology to improve diagnoses is a very promising area, which tends to expand more and more, in addition to contributing to a significant improvement in the evolution of treatments that previously could take many years to be developed," commented another of the Stevie Award judges.
Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners in all categories are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 160 business professionals around the world, working on eight juries.
Maggie Gallagher Miller, president of the Stevie Awards, said, "We thought the remarkable stories of achievement we saw in last year's awards couldn't be topped, but we were wrong. Women-owned and -run organizations have contributed significantly to the increase in innovation and entrepreneurial activity we've seen globally since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nominations submitted to the 18th Stevie Awards for Women in Business that attest to this are inspiring, humbling, and motivating. We congratulate all of our Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners."
The company was named "Best New Radiology Vendor" in 2017 by Aunt Minnie and was a European Winner for Accenture's Healthtech Innovation Challenge and won the Sanofi Tech Lab challenge. Learn more at: www.qmenta.com
Dr. Vesna Prckovska in the News
Dr. Vesna Prckovska in the News http://www.dnevnik.mk/?ItemID=B3A72DA281490B4D99467F1F245BDED1
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Joining the Wayra family
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Neuroimaging Based Clinical Trials are Failing. How Can You Fix Them?
There is a huge unmet need in treating patients with brain diseases; clinical trials fail and finding effective therapies is hard.
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Two manufacturers of auto-related products and the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced recalls of products that can cause serious injury if they are not repaired or replaced. Both Toyo, a tire company, and Britax, a child seat manufacturer, are alerting users of their products to possible problems.
Toyo's Extensa A/S series tires can deflate while in use due to a defect in the manufacturing that can lead to cracking. A sudden flat tire can make a vehicle veer out of control, resulting in a motor vehicle crash. The affected tires were made between September 2009 and November 2010. Owners of these tires can call Toyo at 1(800) 442-8696 or visit the NHTSA's website, www.safercar.gov, to learn how to get these tires replaced.
Britax's Chaperone infant car seats may break while in use, with the straps used to secure the child coming loose and offering no protection in a crash. Britax will send a free repair kit to any family who owns an affected car seat. These repair kits can be ordered via the Britax website, www.britaxusa.com, or by calling the company at 1(888) 427-4829.
When a car accident causes serious injuries, your world can be turned upside-down in an instant. The road to recovery can be long and difficult. At Hardwick & Pendergast, P.S., we understand the struggles injured people face. That's why our experienced Washington personal injury attorneys are dedicated to fighting on behalf of those injured in auto and other defective product-related accidents, so that you and your family can focus on healing. For a free and confidential consultation, call us today at (888) 228-3860.


Hello God TV, family, and friends, and supporters. It's awesome to be with you today. My name is Reggie Dabbs and I just have a couple of minutes for you. When I was eight years old my mom and dad came to school for a parent teacher conference. Little did I know, that something would happen that would change life forever. Have you ever had something happen that you wish you could change or that you wish had never happened? It happens in all of your lives.
At eight years old, after leaving the parent-teacher conference, I found out that my mom and dad weren't my mom and dad. You see all my friends parents they were young, but my parents were just a little older, and I remember asking them on the way home that night, "Why are you so old." It was that night at the kitchen table that they told me that I was in foster care and that they were not my mom nor my dad but that they loved me.
From eight years old to twenty-one I did not want to live. I figured if my own mom didn't want me who would want me, who would care about me.
If that's you then you probably haven't switched channels yet and you're trying to figure out how I made it.
You see, for God still loved the world that He gave His only son, and so whoever still believes in Him would not perish but have everlasting life. And that's what happened to me in real life. A school janitor, not educated but loved, gave me his heart until the day he died.
If you're searching today and you're looking for hope, Jesus is the key. If He can help a little boy like me become a big man like me, he can help you, right here, right now.
So now all you have to do is pray with me. Jesus I need your help, I cannot handle what I am going though, so help me please. Change my situation, and even if you don't, I give you my life. Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross for me and rising on the 3rd day so I can know there is a way for me because of you. In Jesus' name. Amen.


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Q: read parameters passed by one jsp to another I want to read parameter passed by one JSP to another using HTTP POST method.
Following are my two JSP files.
One.jsp
<body>
<form action="Two.jsp" method="post">
    <input type="text" value="test value" name="txtOne">
    <input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>

Two.jsp
<body>
    <% response.getWriter().println(request.getParameter("txtOne")); %>
</body>

I can access the parameter in Two.jsp file using scriplet.
I want to avoid scriplet, so I am looking for JavaScript or jQuery solution.
So far I have searched and found JavaScript solution which only reads parameters sent using GET method(query string only).
Any suggestion will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Solution:
I was able to get the value using JSTL:
${param.txtOne}

A: Try expression language - ${txtOne}, of if the method in one.jsp is GET instead of POST, you would be able to read URL in javascript and extract parameter value from there.

A: Yes you can get the value by use of JSTL
${param.txtOne}

Update
From EL info page
In EL there are several implicit objects available.
EL                                  Scriptlet (out.print and null checks omitted!)
----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------
${param.foo}                        request.getParameter("foo");
${paramValues.foo}                  request.getParameterValues("foo");
${header['user-agent']}             request.getHeader("user-agent");
${pageContext.request.contextPath}  request.getContextPath();
${cookie.somename}                  Too verbose (start with request.getCookies())

Implicit Objects
The JSP expression language defines a set of implicit objects:

*

*pageContext: The context for the JSP page. Provides access to various objects including:

*servletContext: The context for the JSP page's servlet and any web components contained in the same application. See Accessing the Web Context.

*session: The session object for the client. See Maintaining Client State.

*request: The request triggering the execution of the JSP page. See Getting Information from Requests.

*response: The response returned by the JSP page. See Constructing Responses.
In addition, several implicit objects are available that allow easy access to the following objects:

*

*param: Maps a request parameter name to a single value

*paramValues: Maps a request parameter name to an array of values

*header: Maps a request header name to a single value

*headerValues: Maps a request header name to an array of values

*cookie: Maps a cookie name to a single cookie

*initParam: Maps a context initialization parameter name to a single value
Finally, there are objects that allow access to the various scoped variables described in Using Scope Objects.

*

*pageScope: Maps page-scoped variable names to their values

*requestScope: Maps request-scoped variable names to their values

*sessionScope: Maps session-scoped variable names to their values

*applicationScope: Maps application-scoped variable names to their values

A:
I want to avoid scriplet, so I am looking for JavaScript or jquery solution.

Simply you cannot.
request object can only accessible on server side, i.e in your JSP. You cannot access request or response object in client side that i.e javascript/jquery/whatever.
If you want access jsp value in javascript, try something like
 var news=<%= request.getParameter("txtOne")) %>;

As a side note: Avoid scriplets and go for Expression language.

A: It is time for you to move to some MVC framework like struts than plain JSP. Then you can fill an ActionForm from parameters and use them on Two.jsp.

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Infectious diseases are different from other diseases in that they are caused by microorganisms that spread from one individual to another, sometimes passing through other humans, animals, or an environmental reservoir. While infectious diseases spread wherever and whenever they are able to, several situations increase the risk that infections as well as antibiotic resistance spread. To understand why and how some people are more vulnerable, we need to understand how infections are transmitted.
Photo: Qimono, Pixabay.
Routes of transmission
Most transmission routes of infections can be classified into three major categories: fecal-oral, contact and aerosols.
The fecal-oral route
The fecal-oral route is essentially what it sounds like – bacteria from feces are transported from the feces of one individual to the mouth of another. In the simplest form, a person goes to the toilet, does not wash hands properly and prepares a delicious meal for the family or a guest. Bacteria caught in the hands during the toilet visit are transmitted to the food and are eaten by the others, resulting in disease. Examples of diseases that can spread like this are food-borne and water-borne infections like typhoid fever and salmonellosis.
Contact transmission
Contact transmission occurs through physical contact either directly with an infected individual or indirectly via a contaminated surface. For example a health care worker that cares for one patient and then moves to another without washing hands or changing protective barriers, and thus transferring bacteria from one patient to another. Other examples of contact transmission are sexually transmitted infections and most wound infections.
Aerosols are a common route for transmission of respiratory tract infections. Typically, a patient with a cold or influenza would cough and sneeze, causing a cloud of small droplets carrying the pathogen, in this case a virus. The droplets can then be inhaled by a nearby individual that becomes infected. Bacterial diseases spreading through airborne droplets include meningitis, streptococcal infections and tuberculosis.
The One Health perspective
Figure 1: Transmission pathways from animals to humans and interventions to stop transmission. Image source: Gauthami Penakalapati , Jenna Swarthout, Miranda J. Delahoy, Lydia McAliley, Breanna Wodnik, Karen Levy, and Matthew C. Freeman*.
Infections are not only transmitted from human to human. Sometimes, humans transmit diseases to animals and animals transmit diseases to humans. In many cases, the link may be obscured as transmission happens via the environment or a carrier. As an example, animal feces may be spread on fields as manure without proper treatment that would kill disease-causing bacteria. The bacteria then contaminate the crop and end up in the food humans eat (a fecal-oral transmission). Similarly, both human and animal feces may contaminate water sources used for irrigation or drinking water, spreading diseases like typhoid or cholera. In other cases, a farm worker may transfer a disease-causing bacterium from animal to animal, effectively acting as a bridge between herds or even farms if hygiene and biosecurity are not maintained.
Groups and populations that are especially vulnerable to infectious diseases include people living in poverty or being affected by armed conflict. A partial reason can be found in the nutritional status of the people affected as food supply is scarce, making them more susceptible to contract infections. But the nutritional status and following weakened immune system is not a sufficient explanation. Other important contributors are for example crowded living conditions in poor areas and refugee camps, and lack of functioning water and sanitation infrastructures. Both these factors increase transmission of infections through the routes describes above.
Read article: Antibiotic resistance and global development: alarming rates in armed conflicts.
Read and download ReAct's new report: When the Drugs Don't Work – Antibiotic Resistance as a Global Development Problem.
Preventing infections
In order to prevent transmission of infections, one measure stands out as the most effective for most infections and transmission pathways: water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The WASH concept includes access to safe and clean drinking water, adequate sanitation services (including waste treatment) and hygiene measures like handwashing both at home and in health-care and farming. These measures are even more critical to take among those most vulnerable and to reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance.
New ReAct Report: When the Drugs Don't Work – Antibiotic Resistance as a Global Development Problem.
ReAct Toolbox: Understand bacteria and infections.
ReAct Toolbox: Prevent infection.
ReAct Factsheet: Antibiotic resistance, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).
ReAct Factsheet: Antibiotic resistance and nutrition.


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Q: PrestoDB JDBC GraalVM native mode build fails and query throws exception only when run in native mode if I want to build my Quarkus 2.7.3.Final application with GraalVM CE 22.0.0.2 in native mode, I get a build error caused by the PrestoDB JDBC driver.
Also, I get the following exceptions when I make a SQL query on PrestoDB 0.270 and it only occurs if I run the application in native mode.
With the Quarkus JVM mode, the query just works fine.
Docker build image: quay.io/quarkus/ubi-quarkus-native-image:22.0.0-java17
I'm using JDBC driver com.facebook.presto:presto-jdbc:0.270 with a custom agroal connection and driver class com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver
GraalVM build error:
/opt/graalvm/bin/native-image -J-DCoordinatorEnvironmentBean.transactionStatusManagerEnable=false -J-Dsun.nio.ch.maxUpdateArraySize=100 -J-Djava.util.logging.manager=org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager -J-Dvertx.logger-delegate-factory-class-name=io.quarkus.vertx.core.runtime.VertxLogDelegateFactory -J-Dvertx.disableDnsResolver=true -J-Dio.netty.leakDetection.level=DISABLED -J-Dio.netty.allocator.maxOrder=3 -J-Duser.language=en -J-Duser.country=US -J-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -H:-ParseOnce -J--add-exports=java.security.jgss/sun.security.krb5=ALL-UNNAMED -J--add-opens=java.base/java.text=ALL-UNNAMED -J--enable-preview --initialize-at-run-time=oracle.xml.util.UnicodeUtil --trace-object-instantiation=java.security.SecureRandom -H:InitialCollectionPolicy=com.oracle.svm.core.genscavenge.CollectionPolicy\$BySpaceAndTime -H:+JNI -H:+AllowFoldMethods -J-Djava.awt.headless=true -H:FallbackThreshold=0 --allow-incomplete-classpath -H:+ReportExceptionStackTraces -J-Xmx8g -H:+AddAllCharsets -H:EnableURLProtocols=http,https -H:NativeLinkerOption=-no-pie -H:+AllowVMInspection -H:-UseServiceLoaderFeature -H:+StackTrace -H:DashboardDump=api-4.3.17_dashboard.dump -H:+DashboardAll --exclude-config .*com\.oracle\.database\.jdbc.* /META-INF/native-image/(?:native-image\.properties|reflect-config\.json) api-4.3.17-runner -jar api-4.3.17-runner.jar
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GraalVM Native Image: Generating 'api-4.3.17-runner'...
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[1/7] Initializing...                                                                                (10.7s @ 0.24GB)
# Printing Dashboard BGV dump header to: /code/build/api-4.3.17-native-image-source-jar/api-4.3.17_dashboard.dump.bgv
 Version info: 'GraalVM 22.0.0.2 Java 17 CE'
 4 user-provided feature(s)
  - com.oracle.svm.thirdparty.gson.GsonFeature
  - io.quarkus.runner.AutoFeature
  - io.quarkus.runtime.graal.ResourcesFeature
  - oracle.nativeimage.NativeImageFeature
The bundle named: com/sun/rowset/RowSetResourceBundle, has not been found. If the bundle is part of a module, verify the bundle name is a fully qualified class name. Otherwise verify the bundle path is accessible in the classpath.
[2/7] Performing analysis...  [**********]                                                             (159.1s @ 3.41GB)
10:27:46,716 INFO  [org.jbo.threads] JBoss Threads version 3.4.2.Final
  28,036 (96.99%) of 28,905 classes reachable
  45,951 (70.09%) of 65,556 fields reachable
 163,540 (83.39%) of 196,125 methods reachable
     865 classes, 2,527 fields, and 13,784 methods registered for reflection
      71 classes,    98 fields, and    56 methods registered for JNI access
# Printing Dashboard PointsTo analysis BGV dump to: /code/build/api-4.3.17-native-image-source-jar/api-4.3.17_dashboard.dump.bgv
Print of Dashboard dump output ended.

Error: Detected an instance of Random/SplittableRandom class in the image heap. Instances created during image generation have cached seed values and don't behave as expected.  Object has been initialized by the com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver class initializer with a trace:
    at java.security.SecureRandom.<init>(SecureRandom.java:224)
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl.engineInit(SSLContextImpl.java:103)
    at javax.net.ssl.SSLContext.init(SSLContext.java:314)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient.systemDefaultSslSocketFactory(OkHttpClient.java:299)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient.<init>(OkHttpClient.java:253)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient$Builder.build(OkHttpClient.java:919)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver.<init>(PrestoDriver.java:48)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver.<clinit>(PrestoDriver.java:65)
. Try avoiding to initialize the class that caused initialization of the object. The object was probably created by a class initializer and is reachable from a static field. You can request class initialization at image runtime by using the option --initialize-at-run-time=<class-name>. Or you can write your own initialization methods and call them explicitly from your main entry point.
Detailed message:
Trace: Object was reached by
    reading field sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl.secureRandom of
        constant sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl$TLSContext@44080492 reached by
    reading field sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketFactoryImpl.context of
        constant sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketFactoryImpl@36d3ab49 reached by
    reading field com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient.sslSocketFactory of
        constant com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient@49ecd0c8 reached by
    reading field com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver.httpClient of
        constant com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver@6d0a2e53 reached by
    reading field java.sql.DriverInfo.driver of
        constant java.sql.DriverInfo@6fdaa47 reached by
    indexing into array
        constant java.lang.Object[]@d8e2fa6 reached by
    reading field java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList.array of
        constant java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList@7ff98a2e reached by
    scanning method java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(DriverManager.java:278)
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                       28.5s (13.8% of total time) in 67 GCs | Peak RSS: 6.86GB | CPU load: 3.36
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Produced artifacts:
 /code/build/api-4.3.17-native-image-source-jar/api-4.3.17-runner.build_artifacts.txt
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Failed generating 'api-4.3.17-runner' after 3m 25s.
Call path from entry point to java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(String):
    at java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(DriverManager.java:270)
    at io.agroal.pool.ConnectionFactory.newDriver(ConnectionFactory.java:112)
    at io.agroal.pool.ConnectionFactory.<init>(ConnectionFactory.java:68)
    at io.agroal.pool.Poolless.<init>(Poolless.java:86)
    at io.agroal.pool.DataSource.<init>(DataSource.java:35)
    at io.quarkus.agroal.runtime.DataSources.doCreateDataSource(DataSources.java:192)
    at io.quarkus.agroal.runtime.DataSources$1.apply(DataSources.java:112)
    at io.quarkus.agroal.runtime.DataSources$1.apply(DataSources.java:109)
    at sun.security.ec.ParametersMap$1.get(ParametersMap.java:78)
    at com.oracle.svm.core.jdk.SystemPropertiesSupport.initializeLazyValue(SystemPropertiesSupport.java:216)
    at com.oracle.svm.core.jdk.SystemPropertiesSupport.getProperty(SystemPropertiesSupport.java:169)
    at com.oracle.svm.core.jdk.Target_java_lang_System.getProperty(JavaLangSubstitutions.java:318)
    at com.oracle.svm.jni.JNIJavaCallWrappers.jniInvoke_VARARGS_System_getProperty_deeeaa72a006d330408a3b7d002c7533e108bc28(generated:0)

com.oracle.svm.core.util.UserError$UserException: Detected an instance of Random/SplittableRandom class in the image heap. Instances created during image generation have cached seed values and don't behave as expected.  Object has been initialized by the com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver class initializer with a trace:
    at java.security.SecureRandom.<init>(SecureRandom.java:224)
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl.engineInit(SSLContextImpl.java:103)
    at javax.net.ssl.SSLContext.init(SSLContext.java:314)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient.systemDefaultSslSocketFactory(OkHttpClient.java:299)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient.<init>(OkHttpClient.java:253)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient$Builder.build(OkHttpClient.java:919)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver.<init>(PrestoDriver.java:48)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver.<clinit>(PrestoDriver.java:65)
. Try avoiding to initialize the class that caused initialization of the object. The object was probably created by a class initializer and is reachable from a static field. You can request class initialization at image runtime by using the option --initialize-at-run-time=<class-name>. Or you can write your own initialization methods and call them explicitly from your main entry point.
Detailed message:
Trace: Object was reached by
    reading field sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl.secureRandom of
        constant sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl$TLSContext@44080492 reached by
    reading field sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketFactoryImpl.context of
        constant sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketFactoryImpl@36d3ab49 reached by
    reading field com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient.sslSocketFactory of
        constant com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient@49ecd0c8 reached by
    reading field com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver.httpClient of
        constant com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver@6d0a2e53 reached by
    reading field java.sql.DriverInfo.driver of
        constant java.sql.DriverInfo@6fdaa47 reached by
    indexing into array
        constant java.lang.Object[]@d8e2fa6 reached by
    reading field java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList.array of
        constant java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList@7ff98a2e reached by
    scanning method java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(DriverManager.java:278)
Call path from entry point to java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(String):
    at java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(DriverManager.java:270)
    at io.agroal.pool.ConnectionFactory.newDriver(ConnectionFactory.java:112)
    at io.agroal.pool.ConnectionFactory.<init>(ConnectionFactory.java:68)
    at io.agroal.pool.Poolless.<init>(Poolless.java:86)
    at io.agroal.pool.DataSource.<init>(DataSource.java:35)
    at io.quarkus.agroal.runtime.DataSources.doCreateDataSource(DataSources.java:192)
    at io.quarkus.agroal.runtime.DataSources$1.apply(DataSources.java:112)
    at io.quarkus.agroal.runtime.DataSources$1.apply(DataSources.java:109)
    at sun.security.ec.ParametersMap$1.get(ParametersMap.java:78)
    at com.oracle.svm.core.jdk.SystemPropertiesSupport.initializeLazyValue(SystemPropertiesSupport.java:216)
    at com.oracle.svm.core.jdk.SystemPropertiesSupport.getProperty(SystemPropertiesSupport.java:169)
    at com.oracle.svm.core.jdk.Target_java_lang_System.getProperty(JavaLangSubstitutions.java:318)
    at com.oracle.svm.jni.JNIJavaCallWrappers.jniInvoke_VARARGS_System_getProperty_deeeaa72a006d330408a3b7d002c7533e108bc28(generated:0)

    at com.oracle.svm.core.util.UserError.abort(UserError.java:87)
    at com.oracle.svm.hosted.FallbackFeature.reportAsFallback(FallbackFeature.java:233)
    at com.oracle.svm.hosted.NativeImageGenerator.runPointsToAnalysis(NativeImageGenerator.java:731)
    at com.oracle.svm.hosted.NativeImageGenerator.doRun(NativeImageGenerator.java:537)
    at com.oracle.svm.hosted.NativeImageGenerator.run(NativeImageGenerator.java:494)
    at com.oracle.svm.hosted.NativeImageGeneratorRunner.buildImage(NativeImageGeneratorRunner.java:426)
    at com.oracle.svm.hosted.NativeImageGeneratorRunner.build(NativeImageGeneratorRunner.java:587)
    at com.oracle.svm.hosted.NativeImageGeneratorRunner.main(NativeImageGeneratorRunner.java:126)
    at com.oracle.svm.hosted.NativeImageGeneratorRunner$JDK9Plus.main(NativeImageGeneratorRunner.java:617)
Caused by: com.oracle.graal.pointsto.constraints.UnsupportedFeatureException: Detected an instance of Random/SplittableRandom class in the image heap. Instances created during image generation have cached seed values and don't behave as expected.  Object has been initialized by the com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver class initializer with a trace:
    at java.security.SecureRandom.<init>(SecureRandom.java:224)
    at sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl.engineInit(SSLContextImpl.java:103)
    at javax.net.ssl.SSLContext.init(SSLContext.java:314)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient.systemDefaultSslSocketFactory(OkHttpClient.java:299)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient.<init>(OkHttpClient.java:253)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient$Builder.build(OkHttpClient.java:919)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver.<init>(PrestoDriver.java:48)
    at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver.<clinit>(PrestoDriver.java:65)
. Try avoiding to initialize the class that caused initialization of the object. The object was probably created by a class initializer and is reachable from a static field. You can request class initialization at image runtime by using the option --initialize-at-run-time=<class-name>. Or you can write your own initialization methods and call them explicitly from your main entry point.
Detailed message:
Trace: Object was reached by
    reading field sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl.secureRandom of
        constant sun.security.ssl.SSLContextImpl$TLSContext@44080492 reached by
    reading field sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketFactoryImpl.context of
        constant sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketFactoryImpl@36d3ab49 reached by
    reading field com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient.sslSocketFactory of
        constant com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.okhttp3.OkHttpClient@49ecd0c8 reached by
    reading field com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver.httpClient of
        constant com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver@6d0a2e53 reached by
    reading field java.sql.DriverInfo.driver of
        constant java.sql.DriverInfo@6fdaa47 reached by
    indexing into array
        constant java.lang.Object[]@d8e2fa6 reached by
    reading field java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList.array of
        constant java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList@7ff98a2e reached by
    scanning method java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(DriverManager.java:278)
Call path from entry point to java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(String):
    at java.sql.DriverManager.getDriver(DriverManager.java:270)
    at io.agroal.pool.ConnectionFactory.newDriver(ConnectionFactory.java:112)
    at io.agroal.pool.ConnectionFactory.<init>(ConnectionFactory.java:68)
    at io.agroal.pool.Poolless.<init>(Poolless.java:86)
    at io.agroal.pool.DataSource.<init>(DataSource.java:35)
    at io.quarkus.agroal.runtime.DataSources.doCreateDataSource(DataSources.java:192)
    at io.quarkus.agroal.runtime.DataSources$1.apply(DataSources.java:112)
    at io.quarkus.agroal.runtime.DataSources$1.apply(DataSources.java:109)
    at sun.security.ec.ParametersMap$1.get(ParametersMap.java:78)
    at com.oracle.svm.core.jdk.SystemPropertiesSupport.initializeLazyValue(SystemPropertiesSupport.java:216)
    at com.oracle.svm.core.jdk.SystemPropertiesSupport.getProperty(SystemPropertiesSupport.java:169)
    at com.oracle.svm.core.jdk.Target_java_lang_System.getProperty(JavaLangSubstitutions.java:318)
    at com.oracle.svm.jni.JNIJavaCallWrappers.jniInvoke_VARARGS_System_getProperty_deeeaa72a006d330408a3b7d002c7533e108bc28(generated:0)

    at com.oracle.graal.pointsto.constraints.UnsupportedFeatures.report(UnsupportedFeatures.java:126)
    at com.oracle.svm.hosted.NativeImageGenerator.runPointsToAnalysis(NativeImageGenerator.java:728)
    ... 6 more
Error: Image build request failed with exit status 1

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':quarkusBuild'.
> io.quarkus.builder.BuildException: Build failure: Build failed due to errors
    [error]: Build step io.quarkus.deployment.pkg.steps.NativeImageBuildStep#build threw an exception: io.quarkus.deployment.pkg.steps.NativeImageBuildStep$ImageGenerationFailureException: Image generation failed. Exit code: 1
    at io.quarkus.deployment.pkg.steps.NativeImageBuildStep.imageGenerationFailed(NativeImageBuildStep.java:397)
    at io.quarkus.deployment.pkg.steps.NativeImageBuildStep.build(NativeImageBuildStep.java:238)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:568)
    at io.quarkus.deployment.ExtensionLoader$2.execute(ExtensionLoader.java:882)
    at io.quarkus.builder.BuildContext.run(BuildContext.java:277)
    at org.jboss.threads.ContextHandler$1.runWith(ContextHandler.java:18)
    at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$Task.run(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:2449)
    at org.jboss.threads.EnhancedQueueExecutor$ThreadBody.run(EnhancedQueueExecutor.java:1478)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)
    at org.jboss.threads.JBossThread.run(JBossThread.java:501)

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 4m 34s

> Task :quarkusBuild FAILED
Watching 126 directories to track changes
Watching 127 directories to track changes
Watching 127 directories to track changes
:quarkusBuild (Thread[Execution worker for ':' Thread 3,5,main]) completed. Took 3 mins 34.587 secs.

Exception #1:
Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: Error executing query
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoStatement.internalExecute(PrestoStatement.java:307)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoStatement.execute(PrestoStatement.java:230)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoPreparedStatement.<init>(PrestoPreparedStatement.java:84)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoConnection.prepareStatement(PrestoConnection.java:142)
        at io.agroal.pool.wrapper.ConnectionWrapper.prepareStatement(ConnectionWrapper.java:659)
        at org.jooq.impl.ProviderEnabledConnection.prepareStatement(ProviderEnabledConnection.java:109)
        at org.jooq.impl.SettingsEnabledConnection.prepareStatement(SettingsEnabledConnection.java:82)
        at org.jooq.impl.AbstractResultQuery.prepare(AbstractResultQuery.java:210)
        at org.jooq.impl.AbstractQuery.execute(AbstractQuery.java:307)
        ... 21 more
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Error starting query at https://presto.company.com/v1/statement returned an invalid response: JsonResponse{statusCode=200, statusMessage=OK, headers={connection=[keep-alive], content-length=[576], content-type=[application/json], date=[Fri, 04 Mar 2022 13:05:20 GMT], strict-transport-security=[max-age=15724800; includeSubDomains], x-content-type-options=[nosniff]}, hasValue=false} [Error: {"id":"20220304_130520_46663_f6dwy","infoUri":"https://presto.company.com/ui/query.html?20220304_130520_46663_f6dwy","nextUri":"https://presto.company.com/v1/statement/queued/20220304_130520_46663_f6dwy/y10055c8764fa947438d032161e4d18444ee5f009/1","stats":{"state":"QUEUED","queued":true,"scheduled":false,"nodes":0,"totalSplits":0,"queuedSplits":0,"runningSplits":0,"completedSplits":0,"cpuTimeMillis":0,"wallTimeMillis":0,"queuedTimeMillis":0,"elapsedTimeMillis":0,"processedRows":0,"processedBytes":0,"physicalInputBytes":0,"peakMemoryBytes":0,"spilledBytes":0},"warnings":[]}
]
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.StatementClientV1.requestFailedException(StatementClientV1.java:497)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.StatementClientV1.<init>(StatementClientV1.java:138)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.StatementClientFactory.newStatementClient(StatementClientFactory.java:24)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.QueryExecutor.startQuery(QueryExecutor.java:46)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoConnection.startQuery(PrestoConnection.java:768)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoStatement.internalExecute(PrestoStatement.java:263)
        ... 29 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to create class com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.QueryResults from JSON response:
[{"id":"20220304_130520_46663_f6dwy","infoUri":"https://presto.company.com/ui/query.html?20220304_130520_46663_f6dwy","nextUri":"https://presto.company.com/v1/statement/queued/20220304_130520_46663_f6dwy/y10055c8764fa947438d032161e4d18444ee5f009/1","stats":{"state":"QUEUED","queued":true,"scheduled":false,"nodes":0,"totalSplits":0,"queuedSplits":0,"runningSplits":0,"completedSplits":0,"cpuTimeMillis":0,"wallTimeMillis":0,"queuedTimeMillis":0,"elapsedTimeMillis":0,"processedRows":0,"processedBytes":0,"physicalInputBytes":0,"peakMemoryBytes":0,"spilledBytes":0},"warnings":[]}
]
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.JsonResponse.<init>(JsonResponse.java:70)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.JsonResponse.execute(JsonResponse.java:144)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.StatementClientV1.<init>(StatementClientV1.java:135)
        ... 33 more
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid JSON string for [simple type, class com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.QueryResults]
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.com.facebook.airlift.json.JsonCodec.fromJson(JsonCodec.java:140)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.JsonResponse.<init>(JsonResponse.java:67)
        ... 35 more
Caused by: com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.jackson.databind.exc.InvalidDefinitionException: Cannot construct instance of `com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.QueryResults` (no Creators, like default construct, exist): cannot deserialize from Object value (no delegate- or property-based Creator)
 at [Source: (String)"{"id":"20220304_130520_46663_f6dwy","infoUri":"https://presto.company.com/ui/query.html?20220304_130520_46663_f6dwy","nextUri":"https://presto.company.com/v1/statement/queued/20220304_130520_46663_f6dwy/y10055c8764fa947438d032161e4d18444ee5f009/1","stats":{"state":"QUEUED","queued":true,"scheduled":false,"nodes":0,"totalSplits":0,"queuedSplits":0,"runningSplits":0,"completedSplits":0,"cpuTimeMillis":0,"wallTimeMillis":0,"queuedTimeMillis":0,"elapsedTimeMillis":0,"processedRows":0,"processedBytes":0,"[truncated 76 chars]; line: 1, column: 2]
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.reportBadDefinition(DeserializationContext.java:1589)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.jackson.databind.DeserializationContext.handleMissingInstantiator(DeserializationContext.java:1055)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.jackson.databind.deser.BeanDeserializerBase.deserializeFromObjectUsingNonDefault(BeanDeserializerBase.java:1297)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.jackson.databind.deser.BeanDeserializer.deserializeFromObject(BeanDeserializer.java:326)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.jackson.databind.deser.BeanDeserializer.deserialize(BeanDeserializer.java:159)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.jackson.databind.ObjectReader._bindAndClose(ObjectReader.java:1719)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.jackson.databind.ObjectReader.readValue(ObjectReader.java:1261)
        at com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.com.facebook.airlift.json.JsonCodec.fromJson(JsonCodec.java:137)
        ... 36 more

Exception #N:
....

A: To fix the GraalVM native build error add the following properties quarkus.native.additional-build-args and quarkus.native.add-all-charsets to src/main/resources/application.properties (standard Quarkus properties):
quarkus.native.add-all-charsets=true
quarkus.native.additional-build-args=--initialize-at-run-time=com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver

or src/main/resources/application.yaml (when extension quarkus-config-yaml is used):
quarkus:
  native:
    add-all-charsets: true
    additional-build-args: --initialize-at-run-time=com.facebook.presto.jdbc.PrestoDriver

To fix the native mode runtime exceptions add an empty class annotated with bean @RegisterForReflection (the name of the class does not matter with the following content.
Basically all classes of Presto DB JDBC package com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client are using Jackson internally and therefore need to be registered for reflection.
package com.company.api.graal;

import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.RegisterForReflection;

/**
 * @author ThoSap
 */
@RegisterForReflection(targets = {
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.ClientException.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.ClientSession.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.ClientTypeSignature.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.ClientTypeSignatureParameter.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.ClientTypeSignatureParameter.ClientTypeSignatureParameterDeserializer.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.Column.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.ErrorLocation.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.FailureInfo.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.GCSOAuthInterceptor.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.GCSOAuthScope.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.IntervalDayTime.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.IntervalYearMonth.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.JsonResponse.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.KerberosUtil.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.NodeVersion.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.OkHttpUtil.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.OkHttpUtil.NullCallback.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.PrestoHeaders.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.QueryData.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.QueryError.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.QueryResults.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.QueryStatusInfo.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.ServerInfo.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.SocketChannelSocketFactory.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.SpnegoHandler.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.StageStats.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.StageStats.Builder.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.StatementClient.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.StatementClientFactory.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.StatementStats.class,
    com.facebook.presto.jdbc.internal.client.StatementStats.Builder.class
})
public class PrestoDBReflection {

}


Police are working to determine the identity of a badly decomposed body that was discovered in Stamford this morning.
According to investigators, a landscaping crew uncovered the remains while working in a small field on Highland Road in downtown Stamford.
"It's a male, and we can't determine race or anything else at this point," says Lt. Jim Matheny, of the Stamford Police Department. "The body has clearly been out here for probably close to two weeks."
Matheny adds that detectives can't rule out any potential cause of death, nor can they rule out foul play.
Stamford police are looking to speak to anyone who has been frequently seen around the spot where the body was found. Also, they say they'll immediately check into any people reported missing in the area in the last couple of weeks.


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text:
Retirement from the Standing Faculty
III. THE STANDING FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
I. RETIREMENT FROM THE STANDING FACULTY
There is no mandatory retirement age for members of the Standing Faculty.
Faculty members who elect to receive benefits from the early retirement income allowance program between age 62 and 68 should notify the department chair a year (or more) in advance in writing. Details concerning this program are available from the Dean's Office. The Chair will forward this request to the Dean. Upon approval, the information will be sent to the Benefits Office so that arrangements for retirement benefits can be made.
Emeritus Status
Tenured members of the Standing Faculty who retire shall be automatically designated "emeritus" upon retirement. Those who wish to defer the title emeritus may do so, upon notification to the Dean's Office.
Employment after Retirement
The School of Arts and Sciences is fortunate to be able to draw on the talents and experience of its retired faculty. Employment of retired faculty may be for research, special projects, teaching in the regular daytime academic-year program of the School, and teaching in LPS, Summer Sessions, or Dynamics of Organization. The department Chair may request that a retired faculty member continue to teach or carry on compensated research activity on a part-time basis. The Chair's letter to the Dean should indicate the period of such appointment and the source of the funds. For those who teach, include recent teaching evaluations. According to University policy, employment of retired faculty must be approved one year at a time by the Provost's Staff Conference. Agreements to employ for periods longer than one academic year must state clearly that annual approval of the Provost's Staff Conference is required.
Employment of Retired Faculty for Teaching in the Regular Daytime Academic-Year Program
Employment of a retired faculty member for teaching in the regular daytime academic-year program of the School requires annual approval by the Department Chair, the Dean, and the Provost's Staff Conference.
The School of Arts and Sciences will enter into agreements to employ retired faculty for teaching in the regular daytime academic year program of the School, where appropriate and where approved by the Dean. The agreements will state that employment is subject, among other factors, to annual determination of (1) the availability of resources, (2) appropriate enrollment levels in each course, and (3) demonstration of effective teaching. Agreements are limited to six consecutive semesters of employment at most and are subject to annual approval by the Provost's Staff Conference. If mutually desirable, in unusual circumstances an agreement to employ a retired faculty member may be renewed beyond six consecutive semesters.
Teaching by retired faculty in the regular daytime academic-year program of the School will be compensated at the prevailing LPS full professor rate and is limited to a maximum of four courses per academic year. The course limit does not include evening and summer teaching.
SAS Policies and Procedures
Faculty Classification System
General Policies for Initiation and Review of Academic Appointments and Promotions
The Associated Faculty
The Academic Support Staff
Standing Faculty
Resources for New Faculty
Resources for Department Chairs
Resources for Deans


text:
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS
Ringo Starr gets his solo spot in the hall of fame, but he'll always be a Beatle
The many phases of Ringo Starr
Image: Rob Shanahan
Jeff Slate
"Thanks for being flexible," Ringo Starr says when we meet recently to discuss his new album Postcards From Paradise, his upcoming All-Starr Band tour and book, and his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's disarming, to say the least, to have a Beatle apologize to you, but it underscores just how at ease Starr is these days. Of course his past is never that far away.
I first saw Starr up close in a casino ballroom in the late-90s. He was sound-checking for that night's show and I was seated in the first few rows with members of his entourage and a few other lucky gawkers. I watched him closely, as he joked with the crew and then finally sat down at his drums, barely 15 feet from me. As soon as he started to play it was instantly "Ringo." I'd seen Starr at Radio City Music Hall in 1989 with his first All-Starr Band–which included Levon Helm and Rick Danko from The Band, Billy Preston, Dr. John and others–and a handful of times since, and it was always exciting. But this was different. In that moment, in an almost empty, unremarkable ballroom of a casino, I closed my eyes and realized that, unlike any other drummer ever, probably each of us could identify Starr's signature style almost instantly. That remarkable insight has never left me.
Our paths crossed a few times after that, and every time Starr exceeded any expectation I had with charm and grace. He was kind to my young son when I took him along to meet Starr at an album launch party, and he sang my daughter "Happy Birthday" backstage at a show just before he walked on stage to perform to 10,000 fans, much to the amazement of everyone there.
Thrillingly, I saw him reunite on stage with Paul McCartney in 2009, at a concert organized by filmmaker David Lynch to raise awareness about the benefits of Transcendental Mediation, which The Beatles learned in 1968 from the Maharishi. And we did a Q&A about his deluxe book of Beatles-era photographs not long ago.
Then, last year, when Starr was in New York City promoting his then-current tour and an exhibit of his digital paintings which he was selling for his Lotus Foundation charity, I was able to watch for almost two hours as he showed off his works to a small group of friends and press, before I was ushered in to a private room for a one-on-one. The TV folks who had come before me had asked about practically nothing but The Beatles and, while gracious, Starr seemed to quickly tire of it. As we said hello one of his handlers pointed out that we'd met before and had some mutual friends. Starr seemed to relax almost immediately.
We chatted about Postcards, which was at the time still in the works, and some of the musicians who played on it that we had both worked with. Then he became really animated, talking about his drumming, and how he utilizes both acoustic and electronic drums in writing and recording.
"I can't play those Rolands like I play my Ludwigs. The electronic drums are mad. They're crazy!"
"I play on my records before the song is there," Starr confessed about the way he works nowadays in the studio, becoming especially engaged talking about his beloved drums. "I am the drummer. It's an organic instrument to me, you know? I call my drums 'the organic drums', and the other kits are 'the Rolands.' It's like Jekyll and Hyde. I play absolutely differently in both situations. I can't play those Rolands like I play my Ludwigs. The electronic drums are mad. They're crazy!"
Wait. Ludwigs? Those drums. The drums we've all seen a million times, from the black and white clips of the Ed Sullivan Show to the grainy but orgiastic performances by The Beatles at Shea Stadium. I can't help myself.
"You know, I just love the drums on 'Rain'" I blurt out. "I think that was your finest hour."
"'Rain'?" Starr says, sizing me up a bit as I'm sure he has a million times with overzealous fans. "Well thank you, brother."
"It's my favorite," I say, and immediately wish I'd left well enough alone. But Starr brightens.
"Well, I always talk about 'Rain' because I've never played like that before, and I've never played like that since," he says. "It was busy for me. But it was just how it happened. But that's being in the studio, being in a band. Things can happen."
A band? There it is. We're talking about The Beatles. The accepted rule is not to bring up the Fab Four with Ringo, but once the subject is broached he's clearly as much a fan as any of us.
"I think Revolver's where the change happens. But I'll actually put on Abbey Road, if I had to choose one to put on on vinyl. Abbey Road on vinyl is so great."
"For me it's Revolver," Starr says, namechecking The Beatles' 1966 masterpiece, when talk turns to the recent surge in vinyl sales and the glorious Beatles In Mono box set from last year and it's companion stereo set. "I mean, that's where we took off creatively. I think Revolver's where the change happens. But I'll actually put on Abbey Road, if I had to choose one to put on on vinyl. Abbey Road on vinyl is so great. I've always loved side two of the vinyl, because it's all short pieces, and I had that maple kit, so there's tom-toms all over it. It's the first time I ever played with real skins. That's what I'd listen to."
Along with the new album, and another All-Starr tour this fall, Starr's second book for the high-end U.K. publisher Genesis Publications, Photograph, including intimate shots–many of The Beatles–by the lifelong amateur photographer, along with memories about each from Starr, will be released in a commercial format in September.
"The book is all for charity, so that's a really good reason to buy it anyway," Starr jokes when we catch up again in early April. "But there are photos in there that you've never seen and that I hadn't seen for years and years. I'd forgot I had them. So I think people will be surprised at what I've found. It's an incredible sort of coffee table book to just have around, pick up, flip through, and see these images."
He's also being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Apr. 18, following the inductions of The Beatles as a group, McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison as solo artists, producer George Martin and even the band's manager Brian Epstein.
Starr tells me that McCartney had been out with some fellow Hall of Famers, who had pointed out the fact that Ringo was not included in that group. McCartney made a plan to immediately rectify the oversight, but not before calling to make sure his old bandmate would accept.
"It's an honor!" Starr says of his reaction to the call from McCartney, and jokes for a few seconds about the idea that he might refuse. Finally, he laughs and punctuates the seeming absurdity. "Who says no?"
And what will Starr say when he's honored for his unique contribution, rightly, as a drummer to the history of rock and roll?
"They were my brothers. We're the only ones who lived that life."
When I ask Starr's office for a preview of his prepared remarks I'm told that's "not the way Ringo usually rolls." The world's most famous drummer will be tweaking things until the moment he walks on stage, and even then will probably change it up again once he's up there.
But one thing is for sure, the Fabs are never very far from his thoughts. He clearly misses Lennon and Harrison deeply, speaking just a bit more quietly when telling stories about them. Similarly, regardless of whatever momentary falling outs there have been with McCartney over the years, his love for the man who added the bass to Starr's drums is obvious.
"They were my brothers," he says matter-of-factly, if just a tad forcefully, adding a real poignancy to those four words. "We're the only ones who lived that life."


The Myanmar bus trip from Yangon to Bagan was our first long bus trip in Asia. It was also our first exposure to the size of the Asian bus transport industry.
The main bus station is some distance from down town Yangon so we took a Grab. It was just as well; the bus station covers an area over a few kilometers.
The journey included some interesting moments.
As we waited to leave we watched a bus being offloaded. Included was a consignment of beans which in true socialist fashion was being "shared". With the driver and a few others each helping themselves to a few handfuls. A food supplement to their meagre wages?
Travelling by bus is very economical. The Elite bus trip cost 14 300 Kyat per person for an 11½ hour trip whereas the Grab taxi from downtown to the bus station was 8 000 Kyat for a 35-minute ride.
We departed 20 mins late.
The bus was in good condition; the recliner seats were very comfortable with plenty of leg room. Fine for sleeping on an overnight journey.
We were given a blanket, a bottle of water and a food box which contained a soft sweet bun and feather light piece of cake and coffee served in a cup labelled "Finest Myanmar Tea".
Like much of Asia's public transport the aircon was at full blast cold. It was freezing and I realized why so many passengers were wrapped in fleece jackets and hoodies.
We passed large nurserys. Open fields with hundreds of new buses and trucks. Food places and repair shops.
The ride was generally quite smooth. In a few places the roads were being resurfaced and bridges rebuilt. These sections were not.
As we travelled on I noticed something I hadn't seen for years; distance markers ever 1/10th of a mile. Now supplemented with kilometre markers every half a kilometre. It seemed redundant and I wondered who had got that contract?
About an hour into the trip the bus stopped in the middle of nowhere. It was a toilet stop. A number of people wandered off to find the odd bush. My thought was that for men wearing a sarong and squatting is a lot more discrete than standing legs apart gushing a stream.
We stopped for lunch at a service area that catered for transit buses. This was a completely new concept to fast food: the menu was extensive but within a few minutes everyone was served with their ordered dish.
The road skirts the bizarre new capital, Nay Pyi Daw, where we could see buildings in the distance.
We turned off the highway at Meiktila and passed through several small settlements. The sides of the road littered with plastic garbage the closer one got to the settlements. There appeared to be no planned garbage disposal.
At one point the bus veered across a toll road onto a weighbridge. The conductor jumped out and then paid the attendant. It seemed quite unusual and I wondered if that's how the system should work?
As we passed one village there was a building crew mixing cement. They had no piped water and were adding water for the mix container by container. One that looked more suitable for cooking than a building project.
The eventful and enjoyable trip came to an end at the bus depot in Bagan. Which for some unknown reason is located about 5 kilometres from the town.
The arrival in Bagan became the only unpleasant part of the whole Myanmar bus trip.


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Per Anders Dag Miolin, född 28 maj 1961 i Botkyrka, är en svensk klassisk gitarrist, uppvuxen i Lund som spelar på den 13-strängade "Chiavi-Miolin-gitarren" .

Anders Miolin antogs till den Kungliga danska musikakademin (Det kunglige danske musikkonservatorium) redan i 15-årsåldern . Han studerade för Karl Scheit-eleven professor Per-Olof Johnson. Han fortsatte studera för prof. Johnson på Musikhögskolan i Malmö där han tog sitt första solistdiplom, ett andra solistdiplom tog han efter studier på Musikhögskolan i Basel, Schweiz efter studier för Oscar Ghiglia.

Idag är Anders Miolin professor vid Zürich University of the Arts. Han fortsätter att spela in skivor, ge konserter och master classes över hela världen. Han har spelat in sex soloalbum för skivbolaget BIS Records .

Tillsammans med gitarrbyggaren Ermanno Chiavi har han utvecklat en 13-strängad gitarr kallad "Chiavi-Miolin".

Referenser

Diskografi (urval)
 Maurice Ravel, musik för tio-string-gitarr och altgitarr
 The Lion in The Lute, brittisk musik för gitarr
 Claude Debussy, musik för tio-string-gitarr

Externa länkar
 Officiell webbplats
 Zürich University of the Arts
 Chiavi Guitars webbplats
 BIS Records

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Portrait of a Bishop
47.4 cm x 41.9 cm (18 11/16 in. x 16 1/2 in.)
Known for his portraits, genre scenes, and religious works, Bernardo Strozzi was one of the most influential painters active in Genoa and Venice in the seventeenth century. The "Portrait of a Bishop" is among three likenesses of the same person by Strozzi. All three versions portray him with identical facial features, such as a moustache and goatee, also known as a Van Dyck beard, and similar expressions, including wrinkles in his forehead and slightly lifted brows. Two of the paintings, including the present work, depict the sitter wearing a doublet, or a man's jacket, trimmed with a turned down white collar, which does not indicate the figure's status as a clergyman. A much larger third portrait, however, represents the sitter standing near a mitre, a bishop's headdress. During this period, artists commonly painted copies of the same portrait for prominent sitters and their families, which was a way to distribute the likeness of famous people.


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Acer Launches World's First Chromebase for Meetings Solution
Editor's Summary: Acer announces the world's first touchscreen Chromebase for meetings, an all-in-one, dedicated video conference system designed for small spaces such as phone booths, huddle spaces, and desktops; The Acer Chromebase for meetings features the largest screen of any Chrome OS device and includes four microphones and two speakers for optimum audio performance; Chromebase for meetings now supports 25-person Hangouts across a variety of devices such as laptops, tablets, or smartphones, for anyone with a meeting link.
Acer debuts the world's first touchscreen Chromebase for meetings (CA24V). The all-in-one video conference system is available at $799 in the US, which includes the first year's $250 support fee.
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) March 31, 2016
Acer today announced the world's first touchscreen Chromebase for meetings (CA24V), an all-in-one, dedicated video conference system. For those who need a dedicated videoconferencing device in small conference rooms or executive offices, this solution includes all of the hardware, software, and services needed in one package, along with 24/7 technical support, and easy administration through Chrome Device Management.
The latest addition further expands Acer's industry-leading Chrome OS device portfolio, which currently includes Chromebooks, Chromeboxes / Chromebox for meetings solutions, and Chromebases . According to data from Gartner , Acer Group is the world's leading Chromebook brand with over 33 percent market share in 2015.
Designed for videoconferencing, Acer's Chromebase for meetings features the largest screen of all Chrome OS devices on the market, a 24-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080) display with IPS technology, reproducing consistent and accurate colors at up to 178-degree wide viewing angles. An array of four microphones and two speakers ensure that participants can hear and be heard clearly, while an adjustable HD webcam and a chassis that easily tilts from - 5° to 30° allows them to be framed perfectly on the call.
Meetings with Anyone, Anywhere
The Chromebase for meetings solution, utilizing Google Hangouts, can host videoconferences with up to 25 participants across a variety of devices such as laptops, tablets, or smartphones. With a meeting link, colleagues, customers, or partners can join in the call whether in a conference room, at home, or on the go.
Easy to Deploy and Manage
Enterprise IT administrators can deploy and manage hundreds or thousands of Chrome devices with ease through Chrome Device Management, significantly reducing the workload of technical support and consequently reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO) for organizations. The Chromebase for meetings solution also integrates with other videoconferencing systems and existing phone systems.
Simple and Secure
The Chromebase for meetings, which runs Chrome OS, will receive automatic updates every six weeks to ensure it is always secure and up to date. All data, whether stored on the Chromebase or in the cloud are encrypted and protected by its TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 1.2 chip, which securely generates and stores cryptographic keys. Each time Chrome OS boots up, Verified Boot checks the integrity and validity of system files to ensure they have not been tampered with.
The Chromebase for meetings is available at $799 in the US, which includes the first year's $250 management and support fee. It is also available in Canada, UK, Ireland, and Australia. Customers in the US can sign up to apply for a free trial of the Chromebase for meetings solution.
Exact specifications, prices, and availability will vary by region. To find out about availability, product specifications and prices in specific markets, please contact your nearest Acer office or authorized reseller.
About Google's Chrome Devices for Meetings
Chrome devices for meetings allow enterprises to keep things simple. There's very little infrastructure needed, and no cables are necessary since they work with wireless connections. Setup is fast and the integration with Google Apps and Calendar makes joining meetings as easy as clicking a button. Screen sharing makes collaboration easy. Please visit http://www.google.com/work/chrome/devices/for-meetings/ for more information.
Established in 1976, Acer is a hardware + software + services company dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale, and support of innovative products that enhance people's lives. Acer's product offerings include PCs, displays, projectors, servers, tablets, smartphones and wearables. It is also developing cloud solutions to bring together the Internet of Things. Acer is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2016 and is one of the world's top 5 PC companies. It employs 7,000 people worldwide and has a presence in over 160 countries. Please visit http://www.acer.com for more information.
© 2016 Acer Inc. All rights reserved. Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and/or service marks, indicated or otherwise, are the property of their respective owners. All offers subject to change without notice or obligation and may not be available through all sales channels. Prices listed are manufacturer suggested retail prices and may vary by location. Applicable sales tax extra.
1.) Chromebase: all-in-one desktop; Chromebook: notebook; Chromebox: desktop
2.) Gartner "Market Share: Devices, All Countries, 4Q15 Update" 16 February 2016
3.) All brands and product names mentioned herein include trademarks of their respective companies and are used solely to describe or identify the products.
4.) For a list of compatible systems, please visit https://www.google.com.tw/work/chrome/devices/for-meetings/
5.) Limited offer subject to approval, terms and conditions apply.
Lisa Emard
Acer America Corporation


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The air was aflutter with all kinds of chatter about Captain Kano, the fearless pirate that was being celebrated on that very day. Avast, ye mateys, he was turning 9 years old! All kinds of buccaneers and swashbucklers were set to show up that day. Captain Kano, being the pirate that he is, loves the sea, so the ship was anchored at the local pool. Don't let him fool you, despite being a fearless pirate, Kano has one of the biggest hearts around, and just loves to swim, so it was natural to have his party around a pool, completely decorated with an "under the sea" theme. With all of his friends surrounding him, Kano was sure to have a good time! A pirate flag at the entranced welcomed guests to this memorable bash!
Pirate-themed cookies that spelled out the birthday boy's name were all about the room, inviting, and ready to be eaten by the hungry pirates! "Sea Water," really bottled water, was on hand for the thirsty scalliwags!
Before entering, each little plainclothes guest was immediately transformed into a pirate, from head to toe, with beautiful velvet pirate hats, inflatable pirate swords, eye patches and mustaches and beards! The kids adored this! Amongst the room were scattered gold coins, secret treasure for the children to find!
Desserts and snacks included fruit cups, delicious mousse cups, black cake pops (embellished with golden ribbon), his beautiful…err…manly pirate cake, chocolate cupcakes with a salted caramel drizzle, complete with pirate silhouette cupcake toppers, adorable bottles labeled "rum," but was actually apple juice! All in all, Captain Kano was quite pleased with his pirate party! Guests left with certificates from Captain Kano himself, declaring them an official part of his crew! Happy Birthday, Kano, arrgghh!
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This study elicits individual risk preferences in the context of an infectious disease using choice experiments. A main objective is to examine scope sensitivity using a novel approach. Our results suggest that the value of a mortality risk reduction (VSL) is highly sensitive to the survey design. Our results cast doubt on the standard scope sensitivity tests in choice experiments, but also on the validity and reliability of VSL estimates based on stated-preference studies in general. This is important due to the large empirical literature on non-market evaluation and the elicited values' central role in policy making.
According to the December 2013 working paper available free of charge at http://www.tse-fr.eu/sites/default/files/medias/doc/wp/env/wp_tse_465.pdf results from a split-sample design suggest that the value of the mortality risk reduction, defined as the value of a statistical life, is SEK 3 177 (USD 483 million) and SEK 50 million (USD 8 million), respectively, in our two sub-samples... whereas the results in the latent-class model were SEK 1 555 million (USD 237 million) and SEK 10 million (USD 1.5 million) in sub-sample A and B (Class 4). Hence, with a 100 times smaller risk reduction in sub-sample A the VSL is 60 to 150 times larger. In a recent meta-analysis containing 850 estimates VSL was shown to vary between USD 4 450 and USD 197 million with a weighted mean VSL at USD 7.4 million (Lindhjelm, Navrud et al. 2011). Our results from sub-sample A are at the very high end of the range. Our results from sub-sample B fall very well within the range of previous published estimates, and are close to the reported weighted mean in the meta-analysis. Moreover, the estimates are in line with previous published estimates of VSL related to road safety in Sweden that in a recent review were shown to vary between USD 0.7 and 8.3 million with a mean and median equal to USD 2.9 and 2 million (Hultkrantz and Svensson 2012). This finding is of interest since the mortality risk level in sub-sample B was based on the risk levels for road-mortality risk in Sweden.
In order to address the research questions as set out in the Introduction we administered a CE survey. In the experiment respondents were asked to choose between different public policies that were described to reduce campylobacter-related mortality and morbidity risks. The policies differed across choice sets with respect to the size of mortality and morbidity risk reductions, the source of the disease being targeted (food- or water-borne), when the policy would start to have an effect, and the monetary cost of the policy. Preferences and WTP estimates for food and water safety are implicitly derived from the respondents' choices in the CE, which answers our first research question. To address the second research question we test whether respondents can deal with two health variables in CE by examining WTP for the mortality and morbidity attribute, respectively. In addressing the third research question of scope sensitivity we created a split-sample design with two sub-samples that were identical in all aspects with the exception of the size of the mortality risk reduction. We refer to the two sub-samples as sub-sample A (smaller risk reduction) and sub-sample B (larger risk reduction), respectively.


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FIFA 23 Leaks Detail Release Date, Cross-play, and more
With the end of the European football season, FIFA 22 is already enjoying its last months as the flagship game of the EA Sports franchise, and rumors about the contents of FIFA 23 have already started to pop up. And according to an insider who usually gets a lot of information about the franchise, the title that marks the end of the partnership between FIFA and EA will bring some important news.
First rumors of FIFA 23
Below, we bring you the first leaked information about FIFA 23, increasing what has been discussed for a few months. The news comes from DonkTrading, one of EA Sports' most prominent gaming insiders.
Let's summarize all the information posted by Donk, noting that none of this is official at the moment, so caution is needed.
One of the aspects that Donk highlighted the most is cross-play. All this had already been said a few months ago, but the insider gives more details about the cross-play of FIFA 23, which will allow users of next-gen consoles, PC, and Google Stadia to face each other without restrictions. PS4 and Xbox One players, however, will not be covered by the functionality.
Crossplay no FIFA 23
Available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Steam, and Stadia
Not available on PS4 and Xbox One
Compatible in all modes, including FUT
Just a transfer market
It can be turned on and off
This year, we have the World Cup in Qatar, one of the parts of the agreement between EA Sports and FIFA that ends in 2023, the year in which the partnership between the international football federation and the publisher ends. In FIFA 23, however, some information is already known. Check it out below.
World Cup in FIFA 23
It will arrive as DLC, like the previous ones
There will be a men's and women's World Cup.
It could be the last EA Sports World Cup game due to the end of the partnership with FIFA.
The last FIFA in history for EA Sports
This news revolutionized the world of video games due to its enormous reach, and it's no wonder. EA Sports has confirmed that it is breaking off a nearly 30-year partnership with FIFA and will no longer use the name of football's governing body in its games. This means that starting in the summer of 2023, the US company will use the EA Sports FC name for its football games.
EA has already indicated that FIFA 23 will have content such as the World Cup and more "leagues, competitions and players than in any previous FIFA." Furthermore, the developer and pusher now believe that the "FIFA" tag is currently just a four-letter acronym and that the international football federation would block their creative freedom regarding the many copyrights. However, several portals point out that the relationship between the
Men's and Women's World Cup
Several women's national teams will be in the World Cup expansion content, bringing new content. EA has confirmed that the Women's World Cup will be as big as the men's World Cup and feature many teams, including women's major leagues.
Although this information is not yet official, it is still quite reliable. However, we will have to wait for an upcoming confirmation from EA Sports to determine which women's football teams will be present in FIFA 23. There is also talk of the inclusion of several local women's championships.
Free-to-play?
Last year, many rumors were that FIFA 23 would be free-to-play, with in-game purchases being the flagship. However, EA Sports hasn't commented on the matter since, which doesn't bode well for anyone waiting for a free FIFA.
Also, it looks like the community got confused because UFL, FIFA's next competitor, will be free-to-play. The game will be released soon and available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One.
EA Sports has not officially revealed some of this information, and FIFA 23 announcements should not take place before the Brazilian winter. Still, MGG Brasil will continue closely monitoring all the football simulator news.
Other FIFA 23 Rumors
Mbappé will be the cover star again
FIFA 23 release date: September 30
There will be new FUT Heroes, the Ultimate Team unique cards, and they will have a new progressive system.
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The Process, Data, and Methods Using Stata
Erik Mooi, Marko Sarstedt, Irma Mooi-Reci
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This book is an easily accessible and comprehensive guide which helps make sound statistical decisions, perform analyses, and interpret the results quickly using Stata. It includes advanced coverage of ANOVA, factor, and cluster analyses in Stata, as well as essential regression and descriptive statistics. It is aimed at those wishing to know more about the process, data management, and most commonly used methods in market research using Stata.

The book offers readers an overview of the entire market research process from asking market research questions to collecting and analyzing data by means of quantitative methods. It is engaging, hands-on, and includes many practical examples, tips, and suggestions that help readers apply and interpret quantitative methods, such as regression, factor, and cluster analysis. These methods help researchers provide companies with useful insights.

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Allows readers to easily translate theory into practice, using tables that show exactly how to make statistical decisions and execute these in Stata

Provides a comprehensive overview of Stata's market research process

Includes step-by-step tutorials and case studies that illustrate how to make sound statistical decisions, perform analyses in Stata, and interpret the results
Includes advanced coverage of ANOVA, factor, and cluster analyses in Stata, as well as essential regression
Allows the reader to master advanced statistical techniques in Stata without becoming entangled in mathematical technicalities
Chapter 2: The Market Research Process
Chapter 3: Data
Chapter 4: Getting Data
Chapter 5: Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 6: Hypothesis Testing
Chapter 7: Regression Analysis
Chapter 8: Factor Analysis
Chapter 9: Cluster Analysis
Chapter 10: Communicating the Results.
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Erik Mooi is Senior Lecturer in Marketing at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is also a fellow at the Centre for Business Analytics at Melbourne Business School. Erik's research focuses on business marketing and includes topics such as technology licensing, franchising, IT purchasing, and outsourcing. He has published in the Journal of Marketing, the International Journal of Research in Marketing, the Journal of Business Research, The Internal Journal of Human Resource Management, The British Journal of Management, and others. Erik is a reviewer and/or editorial board member of several journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Marketing...
Erik Mooi is Senior Lecturer in Marketing at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is also a fellow at the Centre for Business Analytics at Melbourne Business School. Erik's research focuses on business marketing and includes topics such as technology licensing, franchising, IT purchasing, and outsourcing. He has published in the Journal of Marketing, the International Journal of Research in Marketing, the Journal of Business Research, The Internal Journal of Human Resource Management, The British Journal of Management, and others. Erik is a reviewer and/or editorial board member of several journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Marketing Research, the European Journal of Marketing, and The British Journal of Management. He has taught market research and research methods to bachelor, master, and PhD students at the University of Melbourne, the VU University Amsterdam, Aston Business School, and EM Lyon for many years.
Marko Sarstedt is chaired professor of marketing at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany, and Conjoint Professor at the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He was previously an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Methods in Marketing and Management at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Germany). His main research is in the application and advancement of structural equation modeling methods to further the understanding of consumer behavior and to improve marketing decision-making. His research has been published in journals such as Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Organizational Research Methods<, MIS Quarterly, International Journal of Research in Marketing, Long Range Planning, Journal of World Business, and Journal of Business Research. According to the Handelsblatt ranking, Sarstedt is among the top three young academic marketing researchers in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. He regularly teaches doctoral seminars on multivariate statistics, structural equation modeling, and measurement throughout the world.
Irma Mooi-Reci is Senior Lecturer at the School of Social and Political Sciences and Adjunct Senior Fellow of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Irma researches the socioeconomic implications of unemployment and unstable work within individual careers and across generations. She has published her work in various journals, including Human Relations, Social Science Research, European Sociological Review, British Journal of Industrial Relations, and Social Forces. She has held various visiting positions, also at the University of Madison Wisconsin and Oxford University. She serves on the Advisory Editorial Board of the journal Social Problems and is a Fellow of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course.
Essential Quantitative Methods Les Oakshott
Effective Management Dietmar Sternad
Business Information Systems Paul Beynon-Davies
Digital Organizing Ursula Plesner, Emil Husted
Custom; XJTLU; Business Fundamentals Tao Bai
Quantitative Methods Mark Cleary, Jas Naidoo
Probability in Physics Andy Lawrence
Business Analytics Richard Vidgen, Samuel N. Kirshner, Felix Tan
Understanding Public Leadership Paul 't Hart, Lars Tummers
Understanding Statistics and Experimental Design Michael H. Herzog, Gregory Francis, Aaron Clarke
Asian Business and Management Harukiyo Hasegawa, Michael A Witt
Essentials of Business Analytics Bhimasankaram Pochiraju, Sridhar Seshadri
Market Research Erik Mooi, Marko Sarstedt, Irma Mooi-Reci
Business Statistics for Competitive Advantage with Excel 2016 Cynthia Fraser
Introductory Statistics for Business and Economics Jan Ubøe
Introduction to Statistics Wolfgang Karl Härdle, Sigbert Klinke, Bernd Rönz
Applied Statistics for Economics and Business Durmus Özdemir
Knowledge Management Igor Hawryszkiewycz
Knowledge Management and Information Systems Robert Mellor
Managing Knowledge Work and Innovation Sue Newell, Harry Scarbrough, Jacky Swan
Managing Knowledge Mike Chumer, Craig Prichard, Craig Prichard, Craig Prichard
Basic Elements of Computational Statistics Wolfgang Karl Härdle, Ostap Okhrin, Yarema Okhrin