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Q: @Autowired are giving Null Pointer Exceptions in SpringBoot CXF application I have created a SpringBoot CXF soap service from an existing WSDL file. I can now access WSDL from my service running on embedded tomcat from the springboot application. When I am trying to send a request to the service from soap-ui, the control reaches the implementation of the service method and then while it access the @Autowired service layer, it throws all NPE, as the service object is null (I have seen this while debugging). If I manually create (new Service() by commenting out the @Autowired object), the flow can reach the service implementation and then the DAO object fails as it cannot @Autowire the DAO Impl, further when i create the manually DAO Impl object it fails at @PersistenceContext, as it the entity manager is null.
I have made sure service is annotated with @Service, DAO layer with @Repository, still the issue persists. Also i have added @ComponentScan and giving all the package names, still i am getting null for all @Autowired.
Code below: Configuration class
@SpringBootApplication
public class EmWebSvcBootApplication extends SpringBootServletInitializer{

public static void main(String[] args) {
    SpringApplication.run(EmWebSvcBootApplication.class, args);
}

public static final String SERVICE_NAME_URL_PATH = "/em";
public static final String EM_ISSUER_SERVICE_NAME_URL_PATH = "/EntitlementIssuer";

@Bean(name=Bus.DEFAULT_BUS_ID)
public SpringBus springBus() {
    return new SpringBus();
}

@Bean
public ServletRegistrationBean cxfServlet() {
    ServletRegistrationBean servletRegistrationBean = new ServletRegistrationBean(new CXFServlet(), SERVICE_NAME_URL_PATH + "/*");
    // Add custom Title to CXF´s ServiceList
    Map<String, String> initParameters = servletRegistrationBean.getInitParameters();
    initParameters.put("service-list-title", "My Test service");
    return servletRegistrationBean;
}

@Bean
public Endpoint endpoint() {
    EndpointImpl endpoint = new EndpointImpl(springBus(), new EntitlementIssuerEndpointImpl());
    endpoint.setServiceName(entitlementIssuer_Service().getServiceName());
    endpoint.setWsdlLocation(entitlementIssuer_Service().getWSDLDocumentLocation().toString());
    endpoint.publish(EM_ISSUER_SERVICE_NAME_URL_PATH);
    return endpoint;
}

 @Bean EntitlementIssuer_Service entitlementIssuer_Service(){
     return new  EntitlementIssuer_Service();
 }

}
Service class:
@Service
public class EntitlementIssuerServiceImpl implements EntitlementIssuerService {

private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(EntitlementIssuerServiceImpl.class);

@Autowired
private EntitlementIssuerDAO entitlementIssuerDAO;

@Transactional(readOnly=true)
public List<EntitlementIssuerResponseWrapper> getEntitlementIssuers(EntitlementIssuerRequestWrapper requestWrapper)
        throws EMSystemException, EMBusinessException {

try{
            daoResponse = entitlementIssuerDAO.findEntitlementIssuers(requestWrapper);
        }catch(Throwable t){
        logger.error("Error while getting entitlement issuers: " + t.getMessage());
        throw new EMSystemException("Error while getting entitlement issuers: " + t.getMessage());
    }

}

DAO layer:
@Repository
public class EntitlementIssuerDaoImpl implements EntitlementIssuerDAO{

    @PersistenceContext
private EntityManager entityManager;

public EntityManager getEntityManager() {
    return entityManager;
}

@Override
public List<EntitlementIssuer> findEntitlementIssuers(EntitlementIssuerRequestWrapper request) {

    Session session = (Session) entityManager.getDelegate();
    Criteria criteria = session.createCriteria(EntitlementIssuer.class, "entitlementIssuer");

    setupCriteria(request,criteria);
    List<EntitlementIssuer> output = criteria.list();
    return output;

}
}

pom.xml
<parent>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
    <version>1.4.1.RELEASE</version>
</parent>

<properties>
    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
    <java.version>1.8</java.version>
    <em.wsdl.version>2.2.0</em.wsdl.version>
    <cxf.version>3.1.7</cxf.version>
</properties>

<dependencies>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
    </dependency>

    <!-- Apache CXF -->
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId>
        <artifactId>cxf-rt-frontend-jaxws</artifactId>
        <version>${cxf.version}</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.cxf</groupId>
        <artifactId>cxf-rt-transports-http</artifactId>
        <version>${cxf.version}</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
        <optional>true</optional>
    </dependency>

I have added all the configurations that i am using, any help to fix this is highly appreciated. Basically all the @Autowired services, data layers, and entity managers are not loaded (as i see them as null in the debug).

A: I have been able to fix the issue based on the info from https://github.com/codecentric/cxf-spring-boot-starter
/**
 * Configuration of SOAP Web services
 */
@Configuration
public class EntitlementIssuerServiceSOAPConfig {

    @Autowired
    private Bus bus;

    @Bean
    public EntitlementIssuerService getEntitlementIssuerServiceWebServiceImpl() {
        return new EntitlementIssuerServiceWebServiceImpl();
    }

    @Bean (name = "EntitlementIssuerServiceWebService")
    public Endpoint endpoint() {
        EndpointImpl endpoint = new EndpointImpl(bus, getEntitlementIssuerServiceWebServiceImpl());
        endpoint.publish("/EntitlementIssuerService");
        return endpoint;
    }

}


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Perranporth pupils name new development
Date: Tuesday 11 March 2014
Schoolchildren have been given the honour of naming our new housing development in Perranporth, Cornwall.
The pupils at Perranporth Community Primary School were asked to suggest names for the development of around 120 new homes off Liskey Hill and the winning suggestion was Parc Hendrawna.
'Parc' means 'park or field', while four children suggested the name Hendrawna, after Hendrawna Lane, which is the old track leading from Perranporth to Bolingey and runs close to the school. The four pupils – Alice Judge, Nathan Williams, Perran Dunbar and Tia Brand – each received a £10 book token, while we gave a further £50 book token to the school.
Janine Copleston, Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Taylor Wimpey, says: "The children at Perranporth Community Primary School came up with some great ideas for what we should call our new development in the town and we were delighted with the suggestion Parc Hendrawna.
"We'd like to say a huge thank you to the children and the staff at the school for their hard work and creativity!"
The book tokens were given as prizes to mark the 17th annual World Book Day, which took place on Thursday 6th March to celebrate authors, illustrators and books, and to get more children reading.

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With unprecedented access to objects from Naples Museum and the sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the British Museum mounted a major exhibition - Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum - in March 2013. Focusing on the daily lives of ordinary people in these areas, the exhibition aimed to highlight the strong resonances between life in the Roman Empire and our lives today. This case study describes in detail the objectives, processes and timings of the marketing campaign behind this major exhibition, which included Pompeii Live - a cinema event broadcast live from the exhibition.


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Posted by calliemm on July 11, 2021 January 28, 2023
Bren and I found ourselves at UCC House, a purpose-built cancer clinic, sitting adjacent to The Princeton Hospital in Sydney on Friday, the 13th of June. In hindsight, that was not a date for the superstitions. Fortunately, we weren't superstitious.
The clinic wasn't hospital-y, making it easier to be there. We were worried as we walked through the large sliding glass doors at the front of the building and made our way to level two — for Brens' first clinic consult. With 30 minutes to spare, after a smooth four-hour drive, we grabbed a coffee from the ground-floor cafe on our way past.
We knew the pain in his right leg was a mass inside the bone and were scared and anxious about what it might be. We were among strangers in unfamiliar surroundings. We had no reason to spend much time in the city in recent years. North had always been our favourite direction. Feeling a little rudderless so far from home, our kids and family, we sat to wait for our call — quietly apprehensive.
"Brendan Maloney?" said an unfamiliar female voice.
She waved us to her and stood waiting to introduce herself. Her manner was friendly but a matter of fact. There was a sense of urgency in her voice and an air of friendly professionalism. She had a job to do, and it was an important one.
"I'm Sandra, Dr Brachs' CNC," she said (I would google what that meant later). "I will liaise with you on all matters regarding your appointments. If you have any questions, you can reach me by email or at this number." Sandra handed Bren her card as we walked toward treatment room 4.
Dr Brach was sitting at a small desk in front of a computer and stood to shake Brens' hand as we entered the room.
"Hello, Brendan, I'm Dr Brach; you can call me Thomas," he said.
"Nice to meet you," Bren said, "this is Callie, my wife."
Dr Brach reached across and shook my hand with a smile. He was far more relaxed than Sandra. He was a tall, solid and imposing man — with a bit of softness around the edges. His grey hair and spectacles gave him a grandfatherly air that quickly warmed us to him.
Niceties over, the conversation soon changed to why we were there. There was a room the size of a small auditorium on the other side of the corridor, full of patients waiting to be seen. And they all looked as worried as us. Our consult slot was information-rich and time-poor. And it was easy to understand why efficiency was needed when you saw how many patients were in the waiting room. Even so, we felt unrushed.
"Brendan, if this is as nasty as it looks, there is reason to hope for a good recovery. The spectrum of possibilities for what I think it might be — starts at highly treatable," Dr Brach said, wrapping things up.
"Ok then," Bren said, nodding.
The mass was confirmed, but the type of cancer was still to be determined. A biopsy would be organised, and the results would tell us if it was benign or malignant. And that would determine what the treatment plan would be.
As we got up to leave, Dr Brach shook Bren by the hand, laying a comforting hand on his shoulder as he did. "We'll know more after the biopsy results, Brendan," he said.
He then looked at me and smiled, "medicine has come a long way, and people are living with cancer now just like they do with heart disease."
He handed me a tissue when tears started to roll down my cheeks. He smiled at Bren and nodded in my direction.
"It's at this point they cry — every time," he said, looking at me kindly. "Let's see what the biopsy tells us, and we'll go from there. Sandra will keep you informed about when that will be."
We were in the car and heading home by 2pm. I could smell dinner wafting through the front door, beaten to the car only by two excited 10-year-olds as we pulled into our driveway. I quietly thanked the Lord for Margarets' cooking, even though I'm not religious. It had been a long day.
"I got an award today for spelling," Tyz said proudly, swinging my arm back and forwards by the hand as we walked in the front door. Bades was helping his dad carry all the pamphlets and paperwork they had sent home with us from the clinic.
Margaret was busy dishing up dinner as we bustled into the living area. Bren walked over, put his arm around her shoulders, and pinched a baked potato off a plate, kissing her cheek as he did.
"I've saved the shank for you," she said, smiling.
"Don't tell the kids," he said, laughing; they'll crash-tackle me for it.
"What is it," they said almost at the same time.
"Mind your beeswax," he laughed, "Nan was talking to me."
I smiled at Margaret thankfully as I set the table. It was good to be home.
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Q: How to get a html-table from an sql-query with various numbers of columns? I have a html-form to read out data from an SQL-database. The number of selections is completely free, which means that there are no obligatory fields.
I would like to show the results that meet all selected criteria in a html-table. Here is my code:
<?php
include("../files/zugriff.inc.php");

if (isset($_POST["submit"])) {

 $sent = $_POST['sent'];
 $datenWerte = array();
 $fruitname = $_POST["fruitname"];
 $fruitgroup = $_POST["fruitgroup"];
 $vegetablegroup = $_POST["vegetablegroup"];
 $country = $_POST["country"];
 $season = $_POST["season"];
 $diameter = $_POST["diameter"];
 $color = $_POST["color"];

 if(!empty($fruitgroup)) {
    $datenWerte['fruitgroup'] = $fruitgroup;
  }
 if(!empty($vegetablegroup)) {
    $datenWerte['vegetablegroup'] = $vegetablegroup;
  }
if(!empty($country)) {
    $datenWerte['country'] = $country;
  }
if(!empty($season)) {
    $datenWerte['season'] = $season;
  }
if(!empty($diameter)) {
    $datenWerte['diameter'] = $diameter;
  }
if(!empty($color)) {
    $datenWerte['color '] = $color;
  }

    foreach ($datenWerte as $key => $value) {
   $spalten[] = $key;
   $werte[] = "'$value'";
   }

echo "Results:

";

$sql = "SELECT * FROM fruitdatabase WHERE (" . implode(", ",
$spalten) . ") = (" . implode(", ", $werte) . ")";

$result = mysqli_query($db, $sql);

$data = array();
while($row = $result->fetch_object()){
  $data[] = $row;
}

// Numeric array with data that will be displayed in HTML table
$aray = $data;
$nr_elm = count($aray);        // gets number of elements in $aray

// Create the beginning of HTML table, and of the first row
$html_table = '

';
$nr_col = count($spalten);       // Sets the number of columns

// If the array has elements
if ($nr_elm > 0) {
// Traverse the array with FOR
for($i=0; $i<$nr_elm; $i++) {
$html_table .= '' .$aray[$i]. '	';       // adds the value in
column in table

// If the number of columns is completed for a row (rest of
           division of ($i + 1) to $nr_col is 0)
// Closes the current row, and begins another row
$col_to_add = ($i+1) % $nr_col;
if($col_to_add == 0) { $html_table .= '

'; }
  }

// Adds empty column if the current row is not completed
if($col_to_add != 0) $html_table .= ' 	';
}

$html_table .= '

';         // ends the last row, and the table

// Delete posible empty row (

) which cand be created after last
column
$html_table = str_replace('

', '', $html_table);

echo $html_table;        // display the HTML table
}

mysqli_close($db);
?>

Unfortunately, it´s not working. Could somebody please help me to find the error?
Than you very much in advance!

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Such a refreshing oasis is Central Park, away from the gas fumes and street meat caterers. But even through the park are those thoroughfares essential to a city. This is like Vancouver's Stanley Park which is bisected by an asphalt vehicular route. Neglecting the black tarmac, one can immerse oneself in heritage buildings, art and active recreation. The density of plant material protected from human intrusion by 'temporary' fences contains the scents and moisture of enveloping greenness. The broad greens of baseball, soccer and cricket are a welcome alternative recreation to streetwalking and shopping. I understand now the significance of Central Park to the City. The West side of the Park is an apartment edge, probably some of the most expensive real estate aside from the Fifth Avenue east edge. Frederick Law Olmstead was the designer, but someone, perhaps a futurist, understood the need for a place of respite, before the city enwrapped itself around the proclaimed public space. The waft of ocean air greets one who emerges from the Lower East Side smells of food, garbage and traffic. Open to the sea with vistas of harbour happenings, Battery Park , despite being under construction, promises to be a pertinent green with concrete verge to Lower Manhattan.


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SHINee's Jonghyun's Disagreement With SM Entertainment Past Interview Surfaces
March 8, 2018 SHINee's JonghyunJonghyun and SM Entertainment, Jonghyun's DisagreementDe De Tillman
Re-Blogged By: De De Tillman
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Posted: Thursday March 8, 2018 @ 10:44 p.m PST
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY AND WATCH THE VIDEO
In the June 2016 issue of Harper's Bazaar, Jonghyun discussed his desire to be seen as an artist and songwriter, rather than just a pretty-faced idol.
Jonghyun's Past Interview Surfaces, He Talks About Disagreement With SM Entertainment
In the aftermath of SHINee member Jonghyun's tragic passing in December 2017, an old interview has surfaced that sheds new light on his contentious past relationship with SM Entertainment.
"My dream was originally becoming a songwriter. I picked singer as a way to achieve that dream more easily." — Jonghyun
This is why he pub so much effort into the crafting of his mini solo album, BASE, which was released in January 2015. He expressed pride in having written all of the lyrics himself as well as executing the artistic direction of the album.
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VIXX Members Trapped On Bus And Kidnapped
March 8, 2018 Kpop VIXXKazakhstan News, Kpop VIXX Kidnapped, VIXX News, VIXX's leaderDe De Tillman
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Posted: Thursday March 8, 2018 @ 6:31 p.m PST
This is a story about how VIXX was once trapped on a bus.. and kidnapped while traveling in Kazakhstan. VIXX's leader, N, shared this story on Radio Star..
The story starts with VIXX on a bus. They're in Kazakhstan and heading to the airport, ready to fly back to Korea. The bus comes to a stop, right in front of the airport entrance. As VIXX's manager steps off the bus.. the door quickly shuts behind him.. and the bus speeds off with VIXX still inside it!
VIXX, who are pretty terrified at first, are told by the bus driver not to worry. He explains that there's some trouble with the airport's entrance, so they'll be taken to an airport lounge instead.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE COMPLETE STORY AND WATCH VIDEO ON WHAT ONCE HAPPENED TO VIXX
2PM's Jo Kwon and J-Hope's Six-Year Friendship
March 8, 2018 J-Hope, Jo Kwon, Jo Kwon and J-Hope2PM News, J-Hope, Jo Kwon, Jo Kwon and J-Hope, Jo Kwon and J-Hope NewsDe De Tillman
Posted: Thursday March 8, 2018 @ 6:12 p,m PST
2PM leader Jo Kwon has congratulated his friend, BTS's J-Hope, on his successful Hope World mixtape and shared some sweet moments of their friendship together.
They've been friends for more than six years and Jo Kwon has always supported J-Hope's ambitions.
Then, in 2017 when Jo Kwon officially opened his cereal cafe Midnight in Seoul, J-Hope and RM took time out of their busy schedules to support Jo Kwon's new venture
In 2012, when J-Hope was still a trainee, he featured as a rapper on Jo Kwon's solo track "Animal".
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Actor Lee Dong Wook, 36, and Suzy's 23, In a 13-Year Age Gap Relationship
March 8, 2018 Actor Lee Dong Woo, Lee Dong Woo, SuzyActor Lee Dong Woo and Suzy, Lee Dong Woo and Suzy Dating, Miss A's SuzyDe De Tillman
Posted: Thursday March 8, 2018 @5:43 p.m PST
TV Report witnessed the couple carefully enjoying a date together in Cheondamdong. Even though they were trying to be conscious of their surroundings, the romance between the two could not be hidden.
News reports say that Suzy and Lee Dong Wook are in a relationship. The pair recently became a couple and overcame their 13 year age gap.
Lee Dong Wook reportedly fell for Suzy's easy-going attitude. Back in 2012, Suzy mentioned on Strong Heart that her ideal type at the time was Lee Dong Wook.
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Step-by-step procedure for assembling a DC motor. Includes field coil insertion, connection and polarity checks. Also shows how to install bearings, how to seat brushes and set the neutral position, how to check windings with a megohmmeter, and how to make connections.


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This one day course will help you understand, what is the freedom of information act 2000, the purpose of freedom of information act, who does the freedom of information act apply to, what is a freedom of information request and how to manage requests efficiently, logging requests and how to respond to the them.
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At the end of the course you will have a Freedom of information act 2000 summary to support the development of policies and process. How to improve processes and have good working relationships with colleagues. Consequences of breaching the freedom of information act 2000.
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Trying to get a proper HD cable signal to my Infocus X-1 projector. Problem is the box has component and DVI-D connections. The projector only has VGA, S-Video. Right now, I'm just running S-Video out of the projector, which is not terrible on HD channels. Just thought I may be missing an even better picture available.
You ARE missing a major improvement in PQ for HD channels. You will need some kind of transcoder or video processor to go from component to VGA. Check Key Digital among others.
Maybe you can still get the component-? adaptor cable from Infocus?...thats where I got mine a few years back. If not...do an Ebay search for it.
I have a Comcast hi-def box...1080i looks very nice on the X-1.
I think Monoprice.com has some adapters or cables of some sort to make things like this work.
I did get in touch with Infocus customer service and they suggested the VESA to component adaptor, which I have now ordered.
Yes, VESA to component adaptor...thats what I got from them (I could not remember, exactly what the adaptor cable was called). I set my Comcast hi-def box to 1080i and the picture looks very good.
I've connected the VESA to component adaptor and there is a slight improvement over the S-Video connection, although not real drastic.
Here's another question; I'm up to about 3,300 hours on the original bulb. Should I get another one for $300, or just get a new projector. I mean, this projector one was only about $900, after rebates, brand new.
Did you set your cable box for 1080i or 720p? Also, hi-def TV quality is better on some channels, than others.
Not all hi-Def is equal...to bad really.
I'm in the same boat as you regarding the X-1 lamp...I've had mine for around 6 years?, same lamp. (guess I should check the hours).
I'd like to pick up the Sanyo PLV-Z5. I set one up for someone a few months back...very good for the money!
The projector has a lamp usage tracker. You'll see it in the menu. I'm just wondering if the color wheel or something else will crap out right after I get a new bulb.
Do you think there are bulb upgrades that would improve the picture?
A new bulb will improve the picture, probably... as good as it was out of the box.
"color wheel or something else will crap out right after I get a new bulb"
That would be a bummer! You could probably sell the bulb at Ebay though?....get some of your money back.
That said, My Infocus X-1 has been good to me (not a single problem) and, hi-def does look "at least, very good" on my X-1...however, it does "not" compare to a true hi-def projector.
The newer generation of projectors are a big step up, and prices are falling fast there. IMO, it's the software (hi-def dvd) and program providers (comcast) that are not yet up to snuff.
I hope to get by "as is" for another year...knock on wood, and then make the switch.
Hegel H300 still worth getting?


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Q: How to affix a file-name in a box to the corner of a listing environment? I'm writing a series of lecture notes and, because I'm working with multiple source files, I'd like to affix the current file name in the top-right of my listing environments. Here's an example of what I would like:

I've tried looking at the tcolorbox package, but it looks a bit too daunting to dive into.
MWE:
\begin{lstlisting}[language=MyC]
#include <stdio.h>

int
main(void) {
    printf("Hello World!");
    return 0;
}
\end{lstlisting}

With an accompanying lstdefinelanguage:

\lstdefinelanguage{MyC}{%
    numbers=left,
    xleftmargin=5mm,
    framexleftmargin=5mm,
    commentstyle=\color{orange},
    keywordstyle=\color{blue},
    stringstyle=\color{red},
    morekeywords=[1]{NULL},
    language=C,
    basicstyle=\scriptsize\ttfamily,
    breaklines=true,
    showstringspaces=false,
    frame=single,
    escapeinside={(*;}{;*)}
}

A: Using the package tcolorbox, you could do the following:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tcolorbox}
\tcbuselibrary{listings, skins}

\newtcblisting{mylisting}[1]{
    enhanced,
    colback=white,
    colframe=black,
    sharp corners,
    boxrule=0.4pt,
    left=0pt,
    right=0pt,
    top=-6pt,
    bottom=-6pt,
    oversize,
    listing only,
    listing options={
        numbers=left,
        xleftmargin=5mm,
        commentstyle=\color{orange},
        keywordstyle=\color{blue},
        stringstyle=\color{red},
        morekeywords={NULL},
        language=C,
        basicstyle=\scriptsize\ttfamily,
        breaklines=true,
        showstringspaces=false,
        escapeinside={(*;}{;*)}
    },
    overlay={\begin{tcbclipinterior}
        \node[draw, anchor={north east}] at (frame.north east) {#1};
    \end{tcbclipinterior}}
}

\begin{document}

\begin{mylisting}{main.c}
#include <stdio.h>

int
main(void) {
    printf("Hello World!");
    return 0;
}
\end{mylisting}

\end{document}


UW Exchange Online (UW Office 365) can support a wide variety of email clients, allowing you to use the interface you are most comfortable with.
However, Microsoft provides both the most reliable experience with Outlook Web App (OWA) and the richest experience with the Outlook desktop email client (available via the UW Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus license). Other email clients such as Apple Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc. offer a limited feature set by comparison and are unsupported.
UW-IT supports Outlook Web App (OWA) and Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus Outlook 2016 (32-bit) for Windows and Mac, configured with one UW Exchange Online account per profile, and with the account configured as an Exchange account (not IMAP or POP).
Any other configuration will need to be supported by an Organization Exchange Support Group (OESG).
Apple Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc.


Dr Jesse Salah Ovadia, a new member of staff in Politics at Newcastle University, travelled to the Niger Delta in November 2013 to participate in the 3rd Practical Nigerian Content Conference, an annual policy forum for government officials and stakeholders to discuss the promotion of local content policies in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
Local content policies in Nigeria set targets for the participation of Nigerian citizens, companies, and raw materials in the oil and oil services sectors. Ovadia's research concerns local content policies in the natural resource sector as a mechanism for state-led development and for linking extractive industry to industrial development and economic growth in the non-oil economy. His contention is that these policies allow for the possibility of positive developmental outcomes instead of a "resource curse".
Organised in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Bayelsa State Government, the conference's purpose is to discuss and debate the key issues that will form the basis for Nigeria's local content agenda. Ovadia addressed a room of roughly 400 attendees, including representatives from the relevant government ministries, agencies regulating the oil and gas industry in Nigeria, civil society, senior industry officials, and the media.
Speaking on a panel entitled 'How can Nigerian Content Develop Further Over the Next 3 years?, Ovadia used the opportunity to share his applied policy research and recommendations. He was joined by five other panelists, including representatives from the oil industry and the Director of Monitoring & Evaluation for the NCDMB, the agency responsible for regulating local content in Nigeria. He was the only academic invited to participate in the conference.
In 2010, Nigeria passed into law a new Nigerian Content Act. The first piece of legislation signed by then-Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, the act set up the NCDMB to help the country capture more of the estimated US$15 billion invested annually in Nigeria's oil and gas industry.
In the past few years, local content has become a key topic in the burgeoning field of natural resources and development. Now being promoted by the UNDP, World Bank, the African Union, and many other development agencies and international organisations, local content potentially allows resource-rich countries to overcome the so-called 'resource curse' and build backward and forward linkages from extractive industry into the non-oil economy.
Ovadia has worked as a local content consultant for private companies and for the UK Department for International Development (DFID). His book, The Petro-Developmental State in Africa: Making Oil Work in Angola, Nigeria, and the Gulf of Guinea will be coming out later this year from Hurst & Co. Publishers.


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Albio Sires & Joaquín Castro
Compare the voting records of Albio Sires and Joaquín Castro in 2017-18.
Albio Sires
Represented New Jersey's 8th Congressional District. This was his 7th term in the House.
Joaquín Castro
Albio Sires and Joaquín Castro are from the same party and agreed on 94 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
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Holiday weekends and the season between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be treacherous on the roads. The coming winter brings rain and occasional fog to the California coast, making road conditions and visibility worse just as more people hit the road to spend time with their families.
An accident near the Pacific Coast Highway in Redondo Beach damaged six vehicles, sent seven people to the hospital and killed one person. The crash happened on the day before Thanksgiving, when a vehicle traveling towards the ocean on Torrance Boulevard caused a chain reaction of collisions.
The scene closed the coast road at Torrance Boulevard for hours during a busy travel time while victims were evacuated, and the road was cleared after investigators had completed their work. Responders believed the accident was caused by one driver's failure to stop for halted traffic in front of it.
People injured in car accidents or the families of people killed in vehicles have the right to seek financial damages to help make up for the loss in a tragedy caused by someone else. A lawsuit can get plaintiffs reimbursement for medical expenses, compensation for pain or emotional distress and other costs the court deems appropriate. An attorney can help you find the right step forward after a car accident.


Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE has created a library of insurance damages and other materials to enable insurers and their claims to become insurers. Over the past 51 years, he has engaged his life in insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat insurance fraud.
Read about insurance fraud and weapons to defeat insurance fraud, the compact property insurance books claim adjustment and liability claims, and other insurance books by Barry Zalma, at http://zalma.com/blog/insurance-claims-library/  "Surance Frau & Weapons to Defeat Insurance Fraud"
When insurers and governments strive to reduce the amount of insurance fraud the number of insurances provided to insurers and the pseudo-state-based or funded insurers drops logarithmically. Since the appointment of the Attorney General Sessions, the attempt to stop insurance fraud against Medicare and Medicaid has increased.
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The insurance adjustment is not provided in insurance policy. obligation to investigate and prove a claim falls on the Insured. Standard First Party Property Insurance, based on the New York Standard Fire Insurance Policy, contains terms that require the Insured to file a sworn proof of loss within seven days of the loss to prove the insurer's facts and amounts of loss.
The policy allows the insurer to then, and only then, respond to the insured's proof of loss. The insurer can then either accept or reject the insured proof.
Technically, if the formulation of the policy was followed literally, the insurer could sit back, do nothing and wait for the evidence. If the insured was late to submit the proof, the insurer could decline the claim. If the insured provides early evidence of loss, the insurer may either accept or decline evidence of loss. If the insurer rejected the proof of loss, the insured can either send a new one or give up and not get any of the claim. The guidelines would be difficult because the policy contract limited the right to sue at times when the proof of loss conditions had been fulfilled.
Insured and insurer were not happy with that system. It made it too difficult for a play person to successfully present a requirement. The system, as written in the standard fire policy, seemed to conflict with good faith and fair associations that had been the basis of the insurance contract for centuries. Most insurance companies understood that their insurance policies were mostly unable to comply with the strict compliance with the political conditions. In order to meet good faith and fair insurance companies, the insurer created its duty to act fairly and in good faith with the insured.
"The Compact Compensation Book Adjustment Book"
This Compact Compensation Claim Book is designed for to give the new adjustment a basic foundation in what is needed to become a competent and effective insurance adjuster. It is also available as an update for the experienced adjuster.
The force adjusters quickly learn that there is little difficulty with an applicant (the person claiming bodily injury or property damage against an insured person) if the claim is paid as required. The insured may be unhappy if the claimant's claim is paid as presented because most people do not think they were doing anything wrong or fearing an increase in premiums for later policies.


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Neufeld, Henry
Henry Neufeld of Tofield, AB went to be with his Loving Savior on August 19, 2018 at the age of 92 years at the Tofield Health Centre.
Henry is survived by his loving wife Helena (nee Buhler); children Gordon (Serena) Neufeld, Sherry (Alan) Avery, Marilyn (David) Rooksby, Kathy Drysdale, Dorothy (Richard) Elniski; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four honorary grandchildren & two great-grandchildren. He also leaves to mourn many close family members and special friends: Linda and Mike Fujita of British Columbia, Marcia and John Boertien of the Netherlands, and Dean Drysdale of Grovedale.
Henry was predeceased by his son Rodney Dale; both parents; five brothers; and one sister.
Henry was born to Jacob and Maria (Kasdorf) Neufeld on May 17, 1926 in Rosthern, SK. The Neufeld family later moved to Goodfare, AB, and then to Chilliwack, BC. Henry met the love of his life, Helena Buhler, at Clearbrook Bethel Bible Institute. They were married on April 1, 1951 and they were blessed with 67 years together. Married life took them across Alberta and BC.
Henry's life work was in stucco and plaster. He owned a well-known company of his own, Reliable Stucco and Plaster, which was later named Neufeld Stucco and Plaster. The last seven years of his working life was at Sterling Upholstery. Retirement brought Henry and Helena to Tofield, AB in 2004. Henry's life interest and passions included carpentry, woodworking, golfing, floor curling and of course included family and special time with his grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the Tofield Community Church with Pastor Ken Stumph officiating. Interment will follow at the Tofield Cemetery.


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Differences in Trait Impulsivity Indicate Diversification of Dog Breeds into Working and Show Lines
Contributing Authors: Daniel Mills, Fernanda Fadel, Hannah Wright, Helen Zulch, Malgorzata Pilot, Patricia Driscoll
Type: Breeds and Behavior
Topic: Peer Reviewed Research, Summary and Analysis
To best understand this article in the context of the Breeds and Behavior literature, please see National Canine Research Council's complete analysis here.
Fadel, F. R., Driscoll, P., Pilot, M., Wright, H., Zulch, H., & Mills, D. (2016). Differences in trait impulsivity indicate diversification of dog breeds into working and show lines. Scientific Reports, 6(22162), 1-10. doi: 10.1038/srep22162
National Canine Research Council Summary and Analysis:
Fadel, Driscoll, Pilot, Wright, Zulch, and Mills (2016) studied impulsivity both between and within two breeds (Border Collies and Labrador Retrievers). It is included here because it investigates presumed selection for a complex personality trait (impulsivity) among working lines of 2 breeds (those lines presumed to be selected for the ability to perform the breed traditional tasks), but also because it provides an example of the difficulties in defining a phenotype for large personality traits. The authors hypothesized that the expression of the broad personality trait or group of behaviors collected under the label "impulsivity" would differ more between the working lines of the 2 breeds than between the show lines of the same breeds which are selected, presumably, primarily for appearance. They selected two popular breeds that have both working and show lines to compare and contrast—breeds whose working functions, the authors judged, call for contrasting levels of impulsivity. Fadel et al. (2016) reported small but statistically significant differences in impulsivity between the working lines of the 2 breeds but not between the show lines. Although, as others have found, there were greater differences within breeds as a whole than between them.
Fadel et al. (2016) employed the relatively new Dog Impulsivity Assessment Scale (DIAS) owner survey* to determine impulsivity levels in their sample of 1,161 dogs in the U.K. Each owner identified his or her dog as a purebred and as a member of 1 of 4 groups: Labrador Retriever from a working line; Labrador Retriever from a show line; Border Collie from a working line; or Border Collie from a show line. No documentation of these identifications was required. The majority of owners (75.73%) reported having acquired their dogs from breeders, which makes the claim for purebred status somewhat more credible among these dogs, although there is no information about how this method of acquisitions was distributed among the various lines. The lack of documentation of the type of line is more problematic as there is no information as to how the owners made this identification. Finally, there is no information about the proportion of dogs in any of this lines that were actually engaged in either the breed's traditional work or in the behaviors expressed in the show ring, so there is no basis for even speculation as to the role of learning in the small behavioral differences found here.
DIAS consists of 18 items that can be grouped in several ways. In accordance with the original study, Fadel et al. (2016) used a 3-factor grouping to explain impulsivity, which included 1) behavioral regulation, 2) aggression threshold and response to novelty, and 3) responsiveness. They note that DIAS has been validated** and shown to correlate with behavior on a delayed-reward test (a measure of impulsivity).
Small significant differences were reported both between and within the two breeds and lines for impulsivity. When only show and working lines were included, the two breeds differed for impulsivity, behavior regulation, and aggression threshold and response to novelty. Within show lines, the two breeds differed for aggression threshold and response to novelty, while working lines showed breed differences for impulsivity, behavior regulation, and aggression threshold and response to novelty.
The results of this study are a good example of the difference between statistical significance and practical significance. Because of the very large sample size, statistical differences were detected, yet the effect sizes were very small, and the authors acknowledged that the differences could be a result of the sample size.
Overall, the authors' reported their hypothesis as supported; working lines of different breeds were reported by their owners to have differences in impulsivity and show lines did not. It should also be noted that the sample could not account for the potential confound that dogs being used for working tasks are likely to have profoundly different and very task-specific husbandry and training – experiences that might account for some or all the differences found here. Similar to other studies based on owner surveys, potential owner biases are introduced. Owners of dogs believed to be of specific purebred lines may perceive their dog's behavior through a lens of expectations, making it hard to separate out differences in lines or breeds from differences in preconceived notions about those lines or breeds. Additional caveats common to such an approach: the scant examination underlying claims of validation for owner survey canine behavior assessment tools (in this case, the DIAS) and the unverified owner reports of their dogs' breeding background.
Abstract and Link to Full Text of the Original Article:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4785826
* On closer examination, however, that validation consisted primarily of one test retest reliability protocol and one small construct validity experiment comparing DIAS results with those on a delay discounting test (how long the dog will wait for 3 pieces of kibble when he can get one piece immediately; Wright et al., 2011 & 2012). On the latter procedure, however, the researchers do not appear to have adjusted the inter trial interval (making sure the dog can't get more kibble by simply staying with the immediate delivery device). This adjustment is critical to a meaningful result on a delayed reinforcement test (Odum, 2011).
In any case, these two studies represent only a very small segment of the accepted range of reliability and validity measures expected when evaluating human psychometric instruments. A list of just the basic ones would include face validity, test-retest reliability, construct validity, content validity, criterion validity, etc., and nothing like this scope of examination has been done. Moreover, the trait of interest, impulsivity, while it has been the subject of some limited study in dogs, is much like aggression, in that there is no agreed upon definition in the canine behavior literature. It is unsurprising then that according to the authors of the DIAS, the items suggested by the panel of 32 animal behavior experts whose responses were used to compose the questions for the survey "revealed high variability in suggested items so an attempt to reach a consensus between the experts was not made" (Wright et al., 2011).
** As noted above, however, the delayed-reward test used in this validation might actually lead to paradoxical findings, given the reinforcement that the dogs experience during the test.
Additional References:
Wright, H. F., Mills, D. S., & Pollux, P. M. (2011). Development and Validation of a Psychometric Tool for Assessing Impulsivity in the Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris). International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 24(2).
Wright, H. F., Mills, D. S., & Pollux, P. M. (2012). Behavioural and physiological correlates of impulsivity in the domestic dog (Canis familiaris). Physiology & behavior, 105(3), 676-682.
Odum, A. L. (2011). Delay discounting: I'm a k, you're a k. Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, 96(3), 427-439.
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Jesus is the centre of our lives; He is the hope and the purpose for all we are doing and seeking to do. It is His church and we want to give all glory, honour and praise to Him. He is the centre of our worship, theology & teaching, our witness and our relationships.
Ichthus Forest Hill is a community. Within it, we recognise the importance of real relationships with one another, and for that we need to exist and grow in God's love (1 John 4:8,9,11); we want to have humility with each other as we express our gifts and convictions, to give room for the Holy Spirit to guide the church (Luke 4:1); and we want to have an outward-looking, evangelistic heart like that of Jesus (Luke 19:10) to see others drawn in to our church community life.
We love the community we live in and the people who live here. We are committed to sharing the good news of Jesus with our neighbours, family, friends and colleagues in word and deed.
Jesus said, "When the Son sets you free you will be free indeed." We believe it is God's desire to make broken people whole again. Whether we are damaged by our own sins or the way others have sinned against us, Jesus' death on the cross opens up to every individual the opportunity to walk in close union with God. We can be set free from the old way of thinking and living, and step into Christ-empowered living by the Holy Spirit, which is a wonderful process of renewal.
The various aspects of church life play an important role in building us up into the whole individuals God intends for us to be. "Discipleship" just means "learning" – and we all have more to learn on our journey with Jesus. We are always ready to pray with people in the name of Jesus for spiritual growth or for healing physically, emotionally or spiritually.


"Will you teach your children what we have taught our children? That the earth is our mother?
man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all.
Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. What ever he does to the web, he does to himself."
Look all around the world these days.
What do you see? Smoke stacks choking the skies with the soot of industry.
Developers want us all to live in high rise cages of steel and glass.
I'm certain of just one thing, we all are moving way too fast.
No time to hear the the birds sing.
No time to let the trees grow.
Where is it all going.
Wings of change are blowing.
Listen to the politicians on the planet earth. What do they say?
Some say we need perpetual war to keep our economy rolling on its way.
Half the world dies of starvation.
The other half is living high off the hog.
Or else we're all gonna die from the smog.
We must rediscover nature is our mother.
From sponsoring jazz legends to perform at University of Toronto's Convocation Hall in the sixties, to establishing the Rex Hotel as a jazz hotspot in eighties, to playing an almost 20 year run at Nawlni's Jazz Bar until today , New York City born and bred Jim Heineman has been a mainstay of the live Toronto jazz scene for decades. Jim's influences include "mystical" nights witnessing performances by revolutionary players such as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus to name only a few and he counts Mary Lou Williams, George Coleman, James Moody, Lenny Breau and other greats among his mentors. He has also done his own share of mentoring, an important part of his musical legacy. Jim's talent as a composer was recognized with a nomination for an Indepedent Music award.
Jim leads various ensembles and can be hired for duets, trios, quartets etc. right up to his seven piece "Dream Band". He is also accepting new students for sax and flute.
Nature Is Our Mother was composed by Jim while he was fighting a coal company from cutting down the hardwood forests near his then home in Kilaloe, Ontario. He was the first case to take a corporation all the way to the Supreme Court in conjunction with environment group, Pollution Probe, under the new 1971 Environmental Protection Act. 10% of money paid for this track will be donated to Pollution Probe. This song is still relevant today more than ever and Jim has dedicated it to Dr.David Suzuki in gratitude for his work preserving the Canadian environment.


"When all the summer trees are seen so bright and green, the holly leaves a sober hue display, less bright then they. But when the bare and wintry woods we see, what then so cheerful as the holly tree?" Robert Southey.
With glossy evergreen foliage and bright red berries that persist through winter, holly has long been associated with Christmas. Holly plants of all types are often the first go-to plant to add winter interest in the landscape. Because of this, plant breeders are continually creating newer varieties of hollies for the winter garden. One such new variety of holly is the Robin Red holly (Ilex x Robin™ 'Conal'). Continue reading this article for more Robin Red holly info.
What is Robin Red Holly?
Along with 'Festive,' 'Oakleaf,' 'Little Red' and 'Patriot,' 'Robin Red' is a member of the Red Holly Hybrid Series, which are hardy in zones 6-9. Like the common English holly, which we associate with Christmas, Robin Red holly has the classic dark green, glossy, evergreen foliage that these hollies are loved for. However, on this variety, the new foliage in spring emerges as a maroon to red color. The foliage then turns darker green as the season progresses.
Robin Red holly has a pyramidal habit and grows 15-20 feet (5-6 m.) tall and 8-12 feet (2.4-3.7 m.) wide. The Red Holly hybrids are known for their fast growth rate. In the landscape, Robin Red hollies are used for privacy screening, windbreaks, firescaping, wildlife gardening, and as a specimen plant.
While birds are drawn to hollies, Robin Red is noted to be somewhat resistant to deer. The berries, however, can be harmful to humans, so it is recommended to keep small children away from them.
Rowing Robin Red hollies is no different from other types really. Robin Red holly can grow in full sun to part shade, but like most hollies prefers part shade. They are tolerant of many soil types, from clay to sandy.
Although young Robin Red plants will require frequent watering in the heat of summer, older established plants will be semi-drought tolerant.
Robin Red holly is a broadleaf evergreen. Their dark green foliage and bright red berries persist through winter, so you do not want to do any pruning or shaping in late fall or winter. Instead, Robin Red hollies can be sheared to shape in early spring before the new maroon foliage emerges.


Immigration itself is the best idea to enter in the region of other countries, allows the individual to find a new way to discover the great path of success and offer their active participation in the development of the country and enjoy the most desired opportunity of a permanent residence and the right of permanent citizen. Describing Denmark as an immigration place is certainly not an easy task, as it requires lots of things to be explained and various opportunities that are enjoyed by the immigrants. Indeed, we are talking about business opportunity in Denmark that makes it a flamboyant destination for businessmen and investors, get appropriate atmosphere and resources to start their own business in the country. The interested individual needs to know everything regarding Denmark Migration Point System as they have to score in order to get immigration visa.
Home to a large number of industries, Denmark is also accessed by the skilled professionals in search of better job opportunity in various renowned companies with good salary package. Identified as a fast growing country, the constitutional monarchy of Denmark is widely known for having highest per capita income and of course high standard of living styles, attracts opportunity-seekers across the world. People who are desperate to immigrate to Denmark need to have depth information about Denmark Migration Point System to score highest points. Moreover, the applicants who are interested for Denmark green card need to score at least 100 points to qualify for permanent visa. Besides, points are awarded to the applicants on following mentioned criteria.
The applicants can score 10 points for getting place Danish Positive list.


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Lower Mills Tavern Could Open in September
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The Lower Mills Pub, purchased earlier this month by Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey and business partner Brian O'Donnell, will henceforth be called Lower Mills Tavern, according to the Dorchester Reporter.
O'Donnell shared a few other details about the duo's plans for the venue during the Lower Mills Civic Association meeting last week. It will have 65 seats and serve lunch and dinner every day. A large, stone hearth oven will bolster an "affordable" menu that includes "from-scratch comfort food," like skillets, flatbread pizzas, and burgers. Assuaging some of the association's concerns about parking, O'Donnell said the neighborhood is the Tavern's target demographic.
Pending approval from the city of Dorchester, renovations will begin this summer, which will include installing a new kitchen, updating the decor, and improving handicap accessibility. O'Donnell hopes to open Lower Mills Tavern in September, the article notes.
The Lower Mills Pub opened as a neighborhood watering hole more than 30 years ago and was run by the Byrne family — even after owner Nicholas Byrne died in 2010. Legal issues around the ownership saga held up the sale of the bar, but all's well that ends well.
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Moist tasty and savory cranberry-pumpkin muffin recipe.
These tasty mini muffiins are a perfect holiday gift.
Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes. Serve with warm maple syrup.
Ad	apted from a recipe I found in the newspaper a couple years ago.
Don't w	aste the seeds after cooking your pie or making jack-o-lanterns. Instead, roast and salt the seeds for a delicious and nutritious snack. Let the children slosh through the fibers in pursuit of the slippery seeds, it is so much fun.
One of the girls at work gave me this recipe and I fell in love with pumpkin soup!
Wonderful Spicy Pumpkin Pound Cake.


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Sachin Tendulkar on road to recovery after undergoing knee surgery
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar took to instagram to inform about his knee injury. We wish him speedy recovery.
By: Debjani Arora | | Updated: July 7, 2016 9:30 am
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If the master blaster had not posted a picture of his knee injury with his leg left covered in a black cast on his instagram account this news might have gone unnoticed. But Sachin Tendulkar fans definitely took a note of it and reacted with empathy and wishes for early recovery. It was only after the picture went on instagram that the world came to know the legend had to undergo a knee surgery to rectify some injury he had during his career in London.
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In his own words he had written: 'Some injuries trouble even after retirement, but I will be back very soon doing the things I enjoy. Had a knee operation & resting.'
However this isn't the first time that he had to go under the knife due to an old injury that was vying for his constant attention. In fact, in his career span of over two decades the legend had to face a host of injuries but always came out stronger.
In 1999 he was out of a tri-series featuring Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India due to a back injury
In 2001 a toe injury kept him out of another tri-series with New Zealand and Sri Lanka
In 2002 a hamstring injury kept him away from playing a one-day series against Zimbabwe and West Indies in the home ground
In 2003 an ankle injury got the better of him
Not to forget the famous tennis elbow, that kept him out of action for the major part of 2004 and 2005. Of course, he had to undergo a surgery later.
In 2006 he had to undergo a shoulder surgery and the year next he was again out of action for most time due to a broken knee.
In 2008 it was a groin injury that kept him out of most IPL matches.
Well, the list of injuries Sachin had during his career is really long but it amazes how he came out stronger every time and proved his talent with his bat time and again. Not everyone is strong enough to take in the pressures of the game, face the challenges with injuries and take every match in his stride. Yes, that's what makes Sachin Tendulkar almost the God of the game. While he has retired and is out of action, we still pray and wish for his faster recovery as we all want to see our favourite cricketer fit, healthy and happy.
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T 0028/02 () of 22.6.2004
European Case Law Identifier:
ECLI:EP:BA:2004:T002802.20040622
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Summary of Facts and Submissions
I. The appellant contests the decision of the examining division to refuse European patent application No. 95 930 305.8. The reason given for the refusal was that claim 1 according to the auxiliary request filed with the letter dated 24. November 2000 and amended on 6 June 2001 during the oral proceedings before the examining division did not meet the requirements of Article 84 EPC.
II. Claim 1 according to the main request filed on 22 June 2004 during the oral proceedings before the Board of appeal reads as follows:
"System for planning and controlling the movement of plural trains in a freight railway system using a rule based inference engine to provide constraints for a constraint based inference engine to obtain a schedule for railway operation comprising
a rule based inference engine including an extent of planning determiner (304), an activity identifier and sequencer (310), a candidate resource determiner (314), a train action effect calculator (318), and a time interval converter (320); and
a constraint based inference engine including an interval grouper (324), and a resource scheduler (330); wherein
the extent of planning determiner (304) receives a new order for rail service and data as to the available resources as well as schedule exceptions and provides orders to the activity identifier and sequencer (310);
the activity identifier and sequencer (310) provides an activity list to the candidate resource determiner (314);
the candidate resource determiner (314) provides a list of candidate resources to the train action effects calculator (318) and the time interval converter (320);
the train action effects calculator (318) provides an input representative of the effect on train action associated with the candidate resources to the time interval converter (320);
the time interval converter (320) translates the candidate resources associated with the activity list to a sequence of time intervals and provides the time intervals to the interval grouper (324), wherein the interval grouper (324) also receives the orders for the extent of planning determiner (304);
the resource scheduler (330) receives an output signal from the interval grouper (324) as a group of time intervals and a signal from the extent of planning determiner (304) indicative of the resources available for the scheduling process;
the output signal from the resource scheduler (330) is a movement plan which is fed back to the extent of planning determiner (304), wherein the movement plan is communicated to a train controller (208) to automatically determine throttle and brake settings and control the train in accordance with said settings, wherein said settings are displayed to a train operator or control actuators which automatically make the respective adjustments."
Claims 2 to 13 are dependent on claim 1.
III. The arguments of the appellant can be summarized as follows:
The subject-matter of the claims according to the present main request did not extend beyond the content of the application as filed. The features specified in the claims were disclosed in Figure 4 of the application as filed. The terms and technical features which were considered to be unclear in the decision under appeal had been removed from the claims. Claim 1 was clear and supported by the description of the application. The technical features of the rule based inference engine and the constraint based inference engine of the claimed system were identified by the result achieved. The terms used in the claim were generally defined in the description of the application. Modules for implementing the various functional blocks shown in Figure 4 were known to persons skilled in the art.
IV. The appellant requested that the decision under appeal be set aside and that the case be remitted to the first instance for further prosecution.
Reasons for the Decision
1. The appeal is admissible.
2. The Board is satisfied that the claims according to the present main request do not contravene Article 123(2) EPC because their subject-matter does not extend beyond the content of the application as filed, which is established with the description, claims and drawings of the application as filed (G 2/95, OJ 1996, 555, point 4 of the reasons). More specifically:
3. The system for planning and controlling the movement of plural trains in a freight railway system according to claim 1, which comprises a rule based inference engine and a constraint based inference engine communicating with a train controller, is disclosed in Figures 3, 4 and 10 and in the passages in the description of the application as filed which refer to those figures.
3.1. Figure 3 of the application as filed shows a train scheduling and control system to be used in a freight railway system which includes an order scheduler (200), a planner/dispatcher (204) and a train controller (208) (see also the description, pages 18 and 19, the bridging paragraph; page 19, lines 4 to 7). In an embodiment of the invention, the order scheduler and a movement planner of the planner/dispatcher, which are described in detail with reference to Figure 4, generate a movement plan which is sent to the train controller (208) shown in Figure 10 (see the description, page 21, lines 5 to 14; page 23, lines 14 to 19).
3.2. Figure 4 shows a block diagram of a system which comprises a rule based inference engine "including an extent of planning determiner (304), an activity identifier and sequencer (310), a candidate resource determiner (314), a train action effect calculator (318), and a time interval converter (320)" and a constraint based inference engine "including an interval grouper (324), and a resource scheduler (330)" as recited in claim 1. The links between the various blocks of the inference engines and the functions of these blocks, as they are recited in claim 1, are derivable directly and unambiguously from Figure 4 and from the description (page 24, line 1 to page 27, line 2) of the application as filed.
3.3. According to Figure 10 and the related description (pages 53 and 54, the bridging paragraph), the train controller receives the movement plan to automatically determine throttle and brake settings and control the train in accordance with said settings, wherein said settings are displayed to a train operator or control actuators which automatically make the respective adjustments as recited in the last paragraph of claim 1.
4. The movement planner initializer according to dependent claim 8 is disclosed in Figure 6 and in the description (page 36, line 22 to page 38, line 18) of the application as filed.
5. The features of claim 1 which were found unclear by the examining division in the decision under appeal are not recited in the present claim 1. The claims are now clear enough for an examination to be made in respect of the other requirements of the EPC. The claims according to the main request are supported by the description (see points 2 to 4 above).
6. The Board notes that, according to decision under appeal, the only ground for the refusal was lack of clarity of claim 1 then on file. No examination of claim 1 has been made by the examining division having regard the requirements of the EPC other than those of Article 84 EPC and no arguments in support of novelty and inventive step of the subject-matter of claim 1 of the main request have been given in the statement of grounds of appeal by the appellant. In such circumstances, the Board finds it appropriate to remit the case to the department of first instance.
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the first instance for further prosecution on the basis of claims 1 to 13 of the main request filed in the oral proceedings before the Board.
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Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin issued an apology for his Super Bowl touchdown celebration that drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, an $11,025 fine from the NFL and ridicule nationwide.
Baldwin scored a touchdown to give the Seahawks a 10-point lead and dropped the ball, squatted and pretended to defecate.
"I do regret the fact that it cost my team 15 yards, and to the fans, ultimately I apologize to anybody I offended in any way," Baldwin said in a radio interview. "It wasn't about that. I just think it was a competitive situation. So to all the 12s, all the fans, that's not what it's about. So I apologize to anyone if I offended you.
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2018 Report - Volume 2: Auditor: Better processes needed for maintaining certain SaskPower above-ground power distribution assets
REGINA, Sask., December 11, 2018 – In her 2018 Report – Volume 2, released today, Provincial Auditor Judy Ferguson reports that SaskPower has good processes in place to maintain its over one million wood poles (its most significant above-ground power distribution asset), but needs to improve those used to maintain its other above-ground power distribution assets.
Above-ground power distribution assets include wood poles, overhead switches, poletop transformers, and power-line conductors (see example in PDF of media release at bottom of page). These assets are key to providing its over 500,000 customers with a reliable source of power.
At the time of the audit, SaskPower was in the early stages of adopting a new corporate-wide asset management strategy (based on an industry-accepted framework). The adoption of this strategy will help SaskPower formalize and improve key aspects of its existing planning process over maintaining above-ground power distribution assets.
The audit found SaskPower used qualified maintenance personnel. It actively monitored the frequency and duration of power outages including factors that contributed to outages. It was making changes to better collect the reasons for outages to help it identify whether the condition of its above-ground power distribution assets contributed to or reduced unplanned outages.
The audit also found, while SaskPower had completed 94% of the planned maintenance of wood poles in 2017-18, it had not completed about one-half of the planned preventative maintenance of its other above-ground distribution assets, including some identified as very high priority. In addition, it had not documented reasons for not completing identified corrective maintenance.
Key areas for improvement include the following. The need to: consistently keep complete and up-to-date information about the condition of its above-ground power distribution assets, have risk-informed inspection and preventative maintenance strategies, formally prioritize maintenance activities, and formally assess the consequences of not maintaining assets as planned.
"SaskPower must confirm it is doing the right maintenance on all of its above-ground power distribution assets at the right time. Effective maintenance reduces the risk of power disruption, safety issues, and additional costs resulting from unplanned outages," says Ferguson.
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2018 Report - Volume 2: Auditor: Better processes needed for maintaining certain SaskPower above-ground power distribution assets (PDF)