Do you know why crocodiles can't live in the bakery? Laura Weatherhead uses a creative analogy to explain the importance of user experience.
Nobody likes waiting. Nobody likes being confused. Nobody likes being told they can't do something they want to do. Unfortunately these are everyday occurrences, and no amount of good intention or technological progression will eradicate these irritations entirely. However, the job of a good web production team, is to minimize these experiences through understanding the needs of the client and end user, visualizing a solution and developing a system that will meet the requirements in an elegant and useful way.
This is a non-trivial problem.
Imagine you are tasked with building a supermarket which will sell a variety of produce to a mixed demographic of customers. Someone else designs the shop for you and you now need to build their vision in a fixed time within a fixed budget – easy! Right? It's just one brick on top of another.
Due to time and budget constraints you need to reuse some of the materials from the previous building – however this was a swimming pool, so they need to be adapted a little. So you build the structure making sure all the plumbing and electrics are in the right place and things are looking good - you're ready to start on the internal aisles and areas that the customers will frequent. However, the client has changed their mind and actually part of the supermarket should now contain a zoo and this means you need to knock through an entire wall and try and retrofit it into your original plan.
Time and budget remain the same.
But you persevere; building the aisles, trying out sample produce to make sure it fits – building perfect examples to showcase the wonderful work that is being done to fulfil the designer's vision. You build a secure and innovative checkout that allows future customers to recognize the true potential of the shop and everything it offers.
Then the client starts putting real produce in, and they've decided to keep a herd of wildebeest in the vegetable section and they're trying to squish giraffes in with the frozen peas. The first test customers come and they're trying to climb the checkouts rather than use them, and two of them have been eaten by lions in the toiletries aisle. One of the frameworks used to build the aisles has been upgraded and no longer supports the main electrical system, so there is no power and the designer has decided that the floor plan really needs to incorporate a second floor. Somehow all of this needs to be fixed - and the supermarket needed to be opened yesterday and the budget is in the red and the client doesn't understand why there can't be crocodiles in the bakery.
Sounds ridiculous doesn't it? No project would ever run like this… would it?
The truth is that projects rarely run smoothly. There are bound to be issues, scope changes and mismatched expectations, but the goal should never change – to build something that meets the requirements and is usable. So why is it that usability principles and usability testing are among the first things to get shelved when the chips are down?
Perhaps it's because from the client's point of view the success of a project tends to be focused on hard delivery objectives – converting more customers, making more sales or attracting more users – and from a business point of view, success tends to be measured in terms of 'was this project on budget?' or 'was this project on time?' So where does that leave usability?
By following usability best practice and accounting for user experience engineering in the original budget, these simple planning errors could be identified early or avoided altogether.
From a developer's point of view there is nothing more frustrating than having to hack apart a beautifully structured algorithm and rework it to meet expectations that were originally miscommunicated, misunderstood or undefined. By keeping the user in mind at all stages of the project it could just save someone the job of explaining why crocodiles can't live in the bakery!
By Laura Weatherhead, Web Developer.


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New High-resolution Imaging Method For Cellular Cholesterol Distribution
A new way of visualizing the distribution of cholesterol in cells and tissues has been developed by researchers from UCLA and the University of Western Australia. Their research brings insights into the movement of cholesterol into and out of cells and could eventually establish mechanisms linking cholesterol to coronary artery disease.
The high-resolution imaging mass spectrometry approach, called NanoSIMS imaging, let the team visualize and quantify a pool of cholesterol called "accessible cholesterol" on the surface of cells.
Cholesterol, an important lipid, is critical for maintaining the integrity of the plasma membrane in every cell in the body. But elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood represent a risk factor for coronary artery disease.
Accessible Cholesterol
The accessible pool of cholesterol on the plasma membrane is thought to play a role in regulating production of cholesterol by cells and likely plays a role in the ability of cells to unload surplus cholesterol. "Accessible cholesterol" on the surface of cells can be detected with a cholesterol-binding protein from bacteria.
By taking advantage of the bacterial protein, along with NanoSIMS imaging, researchers showed that the accessible pool of cholesterol is not evenly distributed on a cell's plasma membrane but instead is highly enriched on specialized projections from the plasma membrane called microvilli.
Co-author Dr. Stephen Young, a distinguished professor of medicine and human genetics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, said:
"In the past, other scientists had speculated that microvilli play a role in moving cholesterol into and out of cells. The discovery that 'accessible cholesterol' is highly enriched in microvilli lends support to that idea."
Dr. Haibo Jiang, a study co-author, noted that NanoSIMS imaging provides unique insights into cholesterol distribution on the plasma membrane and future studies will make it possible to assess mechanisms by which cells dispose of excess cholesterol.
"We would like to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms of cholesterol movement in cells and tissues," said Jiang. "We believe that NanoSIMS imaging could yield new strategies for lowering cholesterol levels in the blood or at least new strategies for optimizing the effects of existing cholesterol-lowering drugs."
Added Young:
"The plan now is to use NanoSIMS, along with novel biochemical approaches, to investigate cholesterol distribution and movement in multiple cell types."
Cuiwen He, Xuchen Hu, Rachel S. Jung, Thomas A. Weston, Norma P. Sandoval, Peter Tontonoz, Matthew R. Kilburn, Loren G. Fong, Stephen G. Young, Haibo Jiang
High-resolution imaging and quantification of plasma membrane cholesterol by NanoSIMS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017; 114 (8): 2000 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1621432114
Image: NanoSIMS imaging of "accessible cholesterol" on cultured cells, showing accessible cholesterol on the microvilli projections from cells. Credit: Haibo Jiang and Stephen Young
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Man working on truck on west side killed in hit-and-run crash
A man died in a hit-and-run car crash late Friday night, Fox59 reports. The accident happened in Indianapolis' near west side.
The Indianapolis Metro Police Department say a man was working on his truck outside of his home on West Michigan Street. They suspect he was underneath his Ford F-150 pick-up when someone driving a dark-colored passenger car crashed into the victim and his truck.
Police say the person driving the car then took off on foot and ran away from the crash.
More:Woman fatally struck in left lane of I-65 in Indianapolis, police say
The victim was transported to the Eskenazi Hospital with critical injuries. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. The name of the victim had not been released as of Saturday morning. An investigation is underway.
It's unclear if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash, but police suspect visibility may have been a factor since the crash happened at approximately 11 p.m.
Fox59 spoke to some of the victim's neighbors on Michigan Street, and they said it is a very busy road and were surprised to learn that someone was working underneath a vehicle at that late hour of the night.
No information has been released on the identity of the suspect in the accident, but police did confirm that no arrests have been made.
This story initially appeared on Fox59.com.
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В данном случае он требует авторизации от пользователя, открывается фотография и всё ок. Как мне прописать пользователя/пароль к exchange, может даже сразу в этой строчке, что бы у пользователя не спрашивался логин/пароль. Начал смотреть мануал - ничего толком не понятно, надо библиотеку подключать (не понятно как), потом - не нашел функцию подключения, и главное не нашел нормального внятного  примера, только для С++.

A: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Identifier#Syntax
Стандартный синтакс URI схемы:
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Erie cools down; baseball heats up
Members of the Gannon University baseball team have put on their hitting shoes.
Gannon scored 47 runs while sweeping a four-game series Clarion University over the weekend, which resulted in the Knights grabbing sole possession of first place in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's Western Division.
"We've really been putting together quality at-bats, which have led to some real good innings," coach Nate Cocolin said. "Any time you get two or three runs in an inning, we consider that a good inning, and we've been doing that a lot recently."
The Knights, who carry an overall record of 16-10 and 6-2 in the PSAC West, have found their stroke at the plate.
Gannon's sweep over Clarion (5-11 overall, 4-4 PSAC West) consisted of 15-10 and 4-3 wins Friday, before the Knights turned around and registered 8-2 and 20-4 victories Sunday at Gannon University Field.
Gannon also swept a double-header against non-conference Alderson-Broaddus College Tuesday at Gannon University Field. The Knights won by scores of 5-3 and 5-4.
Junior first baseman Terry Carson had a walk-off hit in the seventh inning to give the Knights the nightcap.
But the Knights' offensive hot streak hasn't happened without persistence, according to Cocolin.
"Patience is a word for it, but a lot of hard work has certainly gone into it as well," he said. "A lot of guys have come in and worked on their own time to get their repetitions in, so it hasn't been that they're just waiting for it to come around as much as it is working toward it."
Gannon failed to reach double-digit runs in any of the season's first 16 games, during which time they scored 50 runs. Since opening PSAC West play against Slippery Rock University on March 17, the Knights have exploded for 20 runs on two separate occasions and added a 15-spot in the last two weeks. In all, Gannon has scored 81 runs
And the Knights are hoping to hear the ping sound a few more times.
"Everything's clicking obviously for me and the team right now," Evan Baglieri, senior third baseman, said. "We have a great group of guys and we all work hard together to make each other better."
The 47 runs on 52 hits in the Clarion series marked the first time since at least 1999 that the Knights have scored as many runs in a four-game series.
And the Knights have to look no further than the heart of their order for the culprits.
Hitting in the second, third and fourth hole, senior shortstop Tim Lipp, junior outfielder Michael Tomko and Baglieri batted a combined .558 in the Clarion series in which they drove in 29 runs and crossed the plate 16 times.
These Knights reached their summit Sunday, when they went off for a video-game-like 11-for-13 with nine runs and 15 RBIs.
Baglieri provided the timeliest offense in the nightcap of Friday's doubleheader, when his walk-off two-out single over the shortstop's head capped a seventh-inning rally.
"They were pitching me a lot of off-speed all day so I was sitting on it for that at-bat and luckily the pitcher left one up and I got enough of it to win the game," said Baglieri, who leads the team in hits, RBIs and ranks second as of Tuesday with a .375 batting average.
Gannon's pitching staff has also found some success recently. The Knights rank second in the PSAC West with a 3.99 team ERA, and have enjoyed contributions throughout their balanced rotation.
Senior ace Paul McKenna has a 5-1 record with a 3.15 ERA, while freshman Matt Tobin has contributed with a 2-2 mark and 1.88 ERA.
"(Pitching) is what kept us together when we went 7-5 in our Florida trip, it certainly wasn't our offense," Cocolin said. "But now that our offense has come around, the game plan for our pitching staff is a lot less stressful.
"Our pitching staff doesn't want our team to be known as just an offensive team, and our offense doesn't want us to be known just as a pitching team, so there's so good friendly competition going on."
The first-place Knights return to the diamond Friday against Lock Haven University (3-5, 7-15-1), with the double-header beginning at 1 p.m.
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"we keep moving the goalposts about what it means to be poor"
There has been some recent concern that the number of poor people has increased due to the recession. Despite Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty in the 1960s, the percentage of poor among us has remained pretty steady. Part of the reason that the number of poor doesn't decrease much is that we keep moving the goalposts about what it means to be poor. When I was growing up poor, we didn't have a car, electricity, telephone, or very much store-bought food and our house was in disrepair. We weren't much different from most of our neighbors, although some had a car, but I don't remember any family that had two cars. Nobody had TV and batteries for a radio were expensive, so listening was limited to favorite programs. We were better off than some because we owned property, and some didn't. There were no food stamps, Medicare, and until the late 50s, no Social Security for farmers. Most poor people now are not nearly that poor. Reports show that about 70% of the poor have a car, and 30% have two cars. More than half have cable TV and 95% say they have never been out of food. Most of the poor have a lifestyle that would have been considered middle class sixty years ago. There will always be poor, just as the Bible says, because no matter what everyone has, those who have less than most will always be considered poor. But being poor is relative, it depends on when and where you are. The fact that most of the people classified as poor are able to lead a comfortable lifestyle suggests that we need to find a better way to define who is poor. The government considers only annual income without regard to assets to define poverty.
Most of the poor don't stay poor. People move up and are replaced by recent immigrants or folks who have run into bad luck. With this in mind, we should focus on opportunities for education and jobs rather than on welfare systems that keep folks dependent. Gov. Perry caught a lot of flak for giving in-state tuition to illegals, but common sense tells us it is much better to help folks get a good education and become productive citizens instead of keeping them ignorant and dependent on welfare. Denying folks a good education is not only heartless, as Perry said, it is counterproductive to our own best interests.
- Mel Griffith raises cattle on his farm in the southern part of the county, is the 6th District member of the Bradley County Commission. He also serves on the Bradley County Planning Commission.


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John Dirk Walecka (Milwaukee, ) é um físico nuclear estadunidense.

Walecka estudou na Universidade Harvard, onde obteve o grau de bacharel em 1954, com um doutorado em 1958 no Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts, orientado por Victor Weisskopf. Em 1958-1959 foi fellow da Fundação Nacional da Ciência na Organização Europeia para a Pesquisa Nuclear (CERN) e depois na Universidade Stanford, onde tornou-se em 1960 Professor Assistente e em 1966 Professor. De 1977 a 1982 foi diretor da Faculdade de Física, tornando-se professor emérito em 1987.

Em 1996 recebeu o Prêmio Tom W. Bonner de Física Nuclear. Em 2009 recebeu a Medalha Feenberg.

Em 2000 foi editor das notas de aula sobre mecânica estatística de Felix Bloch (World Scientific).

Obras
Theoretical nuclear and subnuclear physics, Oxford University Press 1996
com Alexander L. Fetter: Quantum theory of many particle systems, McGraw Hill 1971, Dover 2006
com Fetter: Theoretical mechanics of particles and continua, McGraw Hill 1980, Dover 2003
com Fetter: Nonlinear Mechanics, Dover 2006
Introduction to General Relativity, World Scientific 2007
Introduction to Modern Physics - Theoretical Foundations, World Scientific 2008
Electron scattering for nuclei and nucleon structure, Cambridge University Press 2001
com T. W. Donnelly Electron scattering and nuclear structure, Annual Review of Nuclear Science, Bd.25, 1975, S.329-405
Advanced Modern Physics, World Scientific Publishing, 2010
Topics in Modern Physics: Theoretical Foundations, World Scientific Publishing, 2013

Bibliografia
Warren Buck, Khin Maung, Brian Serot (Hrsg.) Dirkfest 92: A symposium in honor of J. Dirk Walecka (CEBAF April 1992), World Scientific 1992

Ligações externas
Breve currículo
1996 Tom W. Bonner Prize in Nuclear Physics Recipient

Professores da Universidade Stanford
Físicos nucleares dos Estados Unidos
Físicos dos Estados Unidos do século XX
Alunos da Universidade Harvard
Alunos do Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts
Pessoas vivas
Pessoas associadas à Organização Europeia para a Pesquisa Nuclear

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This charming 265 sq ft tiny house on wheels is currently available for sale in Northport, Alabama.
The is built with eco-friendly elements such as solar panels, double-paned windows to keep the home insulated, and Energy Star compliant appliances.
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The home is currently listed for sale at $57,500.


ATLETICO MADRID defender Filipe Luis sees similarities between his side's run to the Champions League semi-finals and Leicester City's stunning march towards the Premier League title.
Just as Leicester have defied the odds, Atletico have overcome a lack of spending power compared to their Champions League rivals to reach the semis and tomorrow night's meeting with Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich.
"Look at what is happening this year with Leicester, they are a modest team and are almost champions in the Premier League," said former Chelsea defender Luis.
"Epic things happen in football. Although there's a difference in our budgets we are the team that plays most as a team."
In a competition that increasingly throws up familiar fixtures in the knockout phase, this is a rare example of a new combination in the latter stages.
Atletico and Bayern have only crossed paths twice before - in the European Cup final itself in 1974.
Bayern snatched a late equaliser in the first game which ended 1-1 and won the replay 4-0, with both games played at the Heysel Stadium.
If Bayern were in any doubt about the difficulty of taking on Diego Simeone's side on their own turf, they need only look at the statistics. The club have won 24 of their last 29 European fixtures at the Vicente Calderon - including beating Barcelona 2-0 in the last round - and have lost only two.


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Worry, problems and strife: Investors fear US stock markets not out of woods despite big rally
REUTERS | Published: March 29, 2020 14:34:39 | Updated: March 29, 2020 14:37:44
The Wall St. Bull is seen standing on a nearly empty Broadway in the financial district, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in New York City, New York, US, March 23, 2020. —Reuters
After a brutal meltdown, some investors have been wading back into US stocks. But others are wary of another leg down as the coronavirus spreads and its economic impact is difficult to predict.
High-profile investors from BlackRock Inc to billionaire William Ackman have turned more bullish on equities in recent days, as unprecedented stimulus from the Federal Reserve, a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill signed Friday, and a call by president Donald Trump to get the US back to work in weeks rather than months sparked the biggest weekly rally in the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1938.
But other investors, economists, and strategists are fearful of advising a jump back in, with no certainty about when the coronavirus will be got under control.
"People are trying to time the bottom and that's indicative of an early bear market, when people have hope," said Richard Bernstein, chief executive officer of Richard Bernstein Advisors. "The beginning of a bull market starts with complete despair, when you've killed hope."
Bernstein said he was a "data hawk" and was looking for a combination of "improving fundamentals" - eyeing the basic health of the asset, rather than trading patterns - and "total disbelief," adding that in 2009 investors did not believe the bull market was real.
After a slump into bear market territory, the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI surged over 20 per cent from its recent low last week, which by one definition suggested a new bull market. That definition, however, should be treated with significant caution.
BofA said on Friday that its Bull & Bear Indicator - a key market measure used to track positioning - had hit "maximum bearish," which could imply a rebound. However, that could have been borne out by the rally seen in the past week.
Ackman, whose Pershing Square LP fund gained a net 6.8 per cent this month according to one investor, wrote to investors last week to say he had taken off credit market hedges and invested the money in new and existing stock holdings after turning "increasingly positive" on stock and credit markets.
Credit Suisse said there was merit in being an early mover rather than waiting until a market bottom "has become apparent," while the BlackRock Investment Institute said the sell-off created value for long-term investors.
While some investors believe an earlier return to work would boost the US economy, health experts say a haphazard patchwork of restrictions across states and a slow-to-mobilise White House could make the coronavirus impact worse. Cases in the United States soared past 115,000 on Saturday, the highest number in the world.
"Those advocating for less strict policy options have no real idea of the full social and economic costs of a large epidemic," said Steven Riley, Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics at Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, in an email to Reuters.
The possibility that the coronavirus outbreak fades, only to return once restrictions holding back economic activity are lifted, could cause "a severe financial crisis," said business consultancy Fathom Consulting.
Edward Moya, senior market analyst at currency trading firm OANDA in New York, said the "longer we don't have people going to work, the greater the shock on the economy" - which could mean "U.S. markets open limit down at the start of next week." Limit down refers to the restrictions placed on how fast markets can fall.
Bear market bounce
Stocks have been highly volatile in the past few weeks, falling around 30 per cent to notch a bear market then staging a stunning rally on hopes that the stimulus will help the economy.
Money managers rebalancing their portfolios to boost equity exposure into the end of the quarter may be supporting stocks.
A moderation in equity volatility could also help, as it is "an important precondition for investors to raise equity exposures," said analysts at Deutsche Bank. The Cboe Volatility Index is down from its high earlier this month - although still pricing in some turbulence.
Still, on Friday, Wall Street stocks ended their massive three-day surge.
Shaun Osborne, Chief FX Strategist at Scotiabank, said in a research note on Thursday that there were a number of risks that could easily derail optimism, including how Western economies manage the virus and the re-emergence of cases in China. A more persistent slowdown that limits forward visibility on earnings further "will curb the ability for stocks to rebound," he said.
Retail investors are particularly bearish, with a survey showing them the most pessimistic about the stockmarket since spring 2009.
Action in haven assets such as gold also points to continued skepticism. George Gero, managing director at RBC Wealth Management, said he received calls from clients wanting to add to their gold holdings last week through exchange traded funds.
"Everywhere investors look, they see worry, problems and strife," Gero said.
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Family law courts failing child abuse victims
Committee to hear how family law courts are not fit for purpose
Wed, 20 Feb, 2019 - 09:00
Joe Leogue
The family law courts are not fit for purpose for the victims of child sexual violence, Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) will tell the Oireachtas justice committee today.
The RCNI will tell the hearing on family law reform that the conviction rate in cases involving children is so low, the ill-equipped civil family law court becomes the avenue through which they are protected.
It will argue that having these cases before such civil courts means information that is in the public interest is never published — such as data on the number of cases that hear allegations of child sexual violence and domestic violence.
The RCNI will call for a special family court, with tailored authority, where all involved in handling cases would have domestic and sexual violence specialisation.
Clíona Saidléar, RCNI executive director, said it is calling "for a commitment to a fit-for-purpose system to deal with child sexual violence in family law matters".
"A specialist court is needed to ensure the best child protection response," said Ms Saidléar.
"For many child victims the family is not a safe place, it is the location of the harm. Because the criminal justice system largely fails these children, with between a 90% and 96% failure rate, the protection of these children often becomes the subject of the family law courts, both publicly and privately. Protecting children in these circumstances requires specialisation."
Ms Saidléar said the RCNI will draw particular attention to familial sexual violence and incest.
"Our RCNI rape crisis data showed that in 62% of child sexual violence against children under 13, it was a family member who committed the crime," said Ms Saidléar .
"Of the 11,600 cases of guardianship, custody, and access going through our civil courts every year, we can expect a significant proportion to involve the rape and the sexual abuse of children by family members in the absence of a parallel criminal conviction.
"We urgently need [the] Courts Services to make public how many of their cases involve child sexual violence as a matter of justice and public interest.
"The fact is our family courts are currently handling criminal matters of the most sensitive child protection nature in unknown numbers, without criminal authority, without the appropriate tools, and with insufficient specialisation."
Today's committee will also hear submissions on family law reform from Conor O'Mahony of University College Cork, and representatives from the Law Society of Ireland and the Children's Rights Alliance.
Keith Walsh, chairman of the Law Society's family law committee, will also appear and make a call for a specialist division of courts.
"A specialist division of family law courts and judges would assist greatly in dealing with family law cases more efficiently as it would be likely that the same judges would be available to deal with cases which appear regularly before the courts," said Mr Walsh.
"A greater degree of consistency could be established."
The call for a dedicated court echos recommendations by the special rapporteur on child protection, Geoffrey Shannon.
"The message from other jurisdictions is unequivocal and that is that children and family services in the court are best managed by a dedicated and integrated family court structure that is properly resourced to meet the particular needs of people at a vulnerable time in their lives," Mr Shannon wrote in his 11th report to the Oireachtas last year.
The Law Society will also air concerns about the retention of solicitors in family law practice.
"The Legal Aid Board appears chronically underfunded and it is not economically possible for solicitors to make a living from the private practitioner scheme which has led to a flight of solicitors from the district family court where it operates," said Mr Walsh.
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The next major Windows 10 update that will bring new features to your desktop is expected to arrive in April 2018. It's not clear when the update will drop but it could be in the first week, or towards the end of April. One thing that's always held true for a Windows 10 feature update is that it doesn't always go smooth. Users get stuck in boot loops, features break after the update, or something goes wrong with the drivers. Some problems can be avoided if you prep your system before an update. Here are 10 things you should do to prep your system for a major Windows 10 feature update.
User settings are often the first casualty of a Windows update gone bad. Often, the Start Menu resets itself. Microsoft has ironed this bug out to a great extent but that doesn't mean it can't resurface. To be safe, and to save yourself a lot of time, backup your Start menu layout. You can restore it if the update resets things for you.
A Windows update can sometimes result in your activation status being overwritten. This doesn't mean your license is suddenly void. It just means that Windows can't read it or there's a problem with the activation service. The best way around this is to connect your license to your Microsoft account.
It's no secret that Windows users go to great lengths to avoid an update. If you've ever used an app to stop updates on Windows 10, remove the app and restart those services.
If you've installed apps that modify the UI of Windows 10, disable them or uninstall them before you update. These apps are often a major cause for bugs post update. An app might work right before and after the update but it shouldn't be on your system when it's updating.
This isn't necessary if you use Windows generic drivers however, if you use a specific version of proprietary drivers, back them up and make sure you have them on disc. Windows 10 might install generic drivers after an update and render essential components, like WiFi, unusable. The drivers you have on disc will be the quickest way to mitigate this problem.
Additionally, if you have an Nvidia GPU, back up the driver. This particular GPU often has problems after a Windows 10 update.
This is just eliminating an annoyance but most people forget about it until after the update. You can get rid of the annoying welcome screen you see after an update by going to Settings app and disabling the option from System>Notifications & actions.
If you've had a particularly bad time with previous Windows 10 feature updates, creating a restore point for your system right now is a good idea. For files that you're working on and intend to work on right up until you update your system, use a cloud drive to back them up.
Should things go terribly wrong, you will be able to use the restore point to get your system working again.
Once the new Windows 10 feature update rolls out, the previous one is no longer available. It's a good idea to create installation media right now that will give you the current Windows 10 build's ISO. If the new update isn't working right, and a restore isn't an option, you can do a clean install of the previous stable build that worked on your system.
This is more something that you will do at the time of the update but it's a good idea to remember. An update can run from a user account provided you authorize it but in an attempt to minimize problems, you should always update from the admin accont.
Lastly, while it's tempting for many users to skip updates, they will happen eventually. Instead of postponing them, set aside a proper time to update your system. Do it over the weekend so that your work isn't disrupted too much and so that you have time to recover your system if anything goes wrong. Don't wait for Windows 10 to force an update on you. Updates are important and they're something you can prepare for in advance.


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Norway participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Norway sent 99 competitors to the games and ended up with the fourth largest number of gold medals among participating nations.

Medalists

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Alpine skiing

Note: In the super combined, run 1 is the downhill, and run 2 is the slalom.

Biathlon

Men

Women

Cross-country skiing

Men

Sprint

Women

Sprint

Curling

Team: Thomas Ulsrud (skip), Torger Nergaard, Håvard Vad Petersson, Christoffer Svae, Thomas Løvold (alternate).

Much attention was paid to the team's pants, in the international media and on social media networks. The men wore pants with a red, white and blue diamond pattern from Loudmouth Golf. The pants were picked for the team by second Chris Svae.

Summary

Men's tournament

Standings

Round-robin
Norway had a bye in draws 3, 8 and 11.

Draw 1
Tuesday, 16 February, 09:00

Draw 2
Tuesday, 16 February, 19:00

Draw 4
Thursday, 18 February, 09:00

Draw 5
Thursday, 18 February, 19:00

Draw 6
Friday, 19 February, 14:00

Draw 7
Saturday, 20 February, 09:00

Draw 9
Sunday, 21 February, 14:00

Draw 10
Monday, 22 February, 09:00

Draw 12
Tuesday, 23 February, 14:00

Semifinal
Thursday, 25 February, 14:00

Gold medal game
Saturday, 27 February, 15:00

Freestyle skiing

Men

Women

Ice hockey

Men's tournament

Roster

Group play
Norway played in Group A.
Round-robin
All times are local (UTC-8).

Standings

Final rounds
Qualification playoff

Nordic combined

Note: 'Deficit' refers to the amount of time behind the leader a competitor began the cross-country portion of the event. Italicized numbers show the final deficit from the winner's finishing time.

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Halfpipe

Snowboard cross

Speed skating

Men

Women

Team pursuit

See also
 Norway at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

References

Further reading

External links

2010 in Norwegian sport
Nations at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010


VIA Travel Norway AS has acquired franchisee VIA Vestfold AS from Bugsett Holding AS. Through the acquisition, VIA Travel Norway expands its operations with 3 offices, 40 employees and NOK 250 million in revenue.
VIA Travel is the largest travel agency in Scandinavia with a total turnover of more than NOK 7 billion. VIA is the market leader in Norway and Denmark and has, after its acquisition of Broströms Resebyrå AB last month, become the fourth largest player in Sweden. The company recently reported its best Q1 results ever.
"Eirik Bugsett has built VIA Vestfold into the region's largest travel management company and an important VIA franchisee. Together with management, we will build on this success by cooperating more closely and fully leverage VIA's Scandinavian market leading position. This will enable better service and more value to our customers", says Egil Riisnes, CEO of VIA Travel Group ASA, adding that he is very impressed with the company's management.
VIA Vestfold was established in 1916 as Eivind Andersen & Co, and became a VIA franchisee in 1994. The company is headquartered at Sandefjord Airport Torp, and has offices in Horten and Kongsberg.


Neuralstem (CUR) is firmer Monday after the company reported mixed financial results for fiscal 2013.
Shares are up 2.73% at $3.64 near midday, with a 52-week range of $1.00 – $3.84.
The development-stage drug company said for fiscal 2013, net loss was $19.83 million or $0.27 per share, compared to a loss of $10.12 million or $0.17 per share in fiscal 2012. The Capital IQ consensus estimate is for a loss of $0.18 per share.
Revenue was $0.11 million, down from $0.41 million in the same quarter last year. Analysts were expecting revenues of $0.11 million.


Eccles Entertainment and Regional Touring are proud to present The Red Hot Summer Tour blazing into New Zealand for one show only. The Aussies are taking over and they are bringing some serious heat with them: Diesel, The Angels, The Living End, Jimmy Barnes with local support opening the day Merrin.
Images © Nichole June Productions.


The world of cryptocurrencies is wrought by "a persistently expanding exploitation of the crypto ecosystem by fraudsters." So much so that the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) recently announced one of the largest coordinated series of enforcement actions by state and provincial securities regulators in the United States and Canada to crack down on fraudulent Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), cryptocurrency-related investment products, and those behind them.
A critical component of "Operation Cryptosweep" is raising public awareness of the risks associated with ICOs and cryptocurrency-related investment products. "Not every ICO or cryptocurrency-related investment is fraudulent, but we urge investors to approach any initial coin offering or cryptocurrency-related investment product with extreme caution," Borg said.
To assist in this public awareness the SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy launched a sample ICO website. The offering is not real, it is fake. It is designed to "illustrate the common "red flags" of fraud in the ICO markets and how little work it takes to engage in such a fraud." Investors and Advisors are encouraged to visit and view the materials here to help you tell a real investment opportunity from a scam.
If you have any questions, Red Oak is here to help you.
By: David Svrcek, Sr. Consultant at Red Oak.


11" long, 4" wide, 3.5" deep Signed on bottom A lightweight, translucent, Spirit Boat made from a pieces of a recylced plastic water bottle, serving as the shell that is covered in webbing, yellow tracing paper secured with gel medium. Sisal twine is unwound to the point of feathering and cut into small pieces that are hot glued along the edges as a fringe. Aurista invites energy to be ignited.


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Q: Launch activity from background app I have my app running in the background and I want the app to be shown on the top(launched) of the android phone when the code below is ran. (I know the code is ran for sure)
This seems like a simple thing but I spent a couple hours on this site and everyone seems to be suggesting something like this:
Intent intent = new Intent(myActivity.this, myActivity.class);
startActivity(intent);

However, it is not bringing the app to the front and launching it.
I got it to work from a PendingIntent launched from a notification. Which I done by the code below. But I want the app to launch by itself without the user clicking on the notification.
Intent intent = new Intent(myActivity.this, myActivity.class);
PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, REQUEST_CODE, intent, 0);
notification.setLatestEventInfo(this, "title", "msg", contentIntent);

I also tried:
Intent intent = new Intent("android.intent.action.MAIN");
startActivity(intent);

and flagging the intent:
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_FROM_BACKGROUND);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_BROUGHT_TO_FRONT);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

But doesn't seem to do anything, any help appreciated.

A: You should be able to call your own application like this:
Intent intent = new Intent("android.intent.category.LAUNCHER");
intent.setClassName("com.your.package", "com.your.package.MainActivity");
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(intent);

Edit: Forgot to add intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

A: From what I understand, you want a service that is running in the background and on a certain event, you want your application's activity to come in front i.e. on the users current screen whatever he is doing. It is not advisable to let a background service launch an application without a user's action. The android developer website says

A status bar notification should be used for any case in which a
  background service needs to alert the user about an event that
  requires a response. A background service should never launch an
  activity on its own in order to receive user interaction. The service
  should instead create a status bar notification that will launch the
  activity when selected by the user.

Hence, do not try to make it launch on its own.

A: I An not behind my laptop atm so I am nog sure, but I think you have toe pass a context object hand then do context.startactivity(intent);
Sorry for not wel formated I am at my phone atm
Hope It helps

A: I am clutching at straws here, but you wrote:

MyActivity is launched first, then I either navigate to another app or just hit the home screen to have my app running in the background.

So the situation is that your original Activity is NOT running in the background, when you pressed HOME it might well could have been stopped and destroyed. Your background task remained orphan and MyActivity.this is null at this point.
Try and test what does Log.i(TAG,MyActivity.this); print into LogCat.

A: I ended up using a pending intent and instead of stright up trying to use a intent.
Something like this: seems a lot more simple.
Intent.send(this, 0, intent);
Thanks.

A: Also, I've seen since compileSdkVersion 29 it's not possible, unless a few restrictions:

*

*The activity started very recently.

*The app called finish() very recently.

*Through a PendingIntent, but only after a few seconds after the notification was sent.

*The app has been granted the SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW permission by the user.
...

https://developer.android.com/guide/components/activities/background-starts


Bifidobacteria are a group of bacteria that normally live in the intestines. Bifidobacteria seem to be the most important organisms in the intestine because they provide a microbial barrier to infection. Bifidobacteria belong to a group of bacteria called lactic acid bacteria. Lactic acid bacteria are found in fermented foods like yogurt and cheese. Bifidobacteria are considered "friendly" bacteria and are taken to grow and multiply in areas of the body where they normally would occur. Some people take bifidobacteria to restore good bacteria in the gut that have been killed or removed by diarrhea, radiation, chemotherapy, antibiotics, or other causes.
Probiotic Use: Some people take bifidobacteria to restore "good bacteria" in the gut that have been killed or removed by diarrhea, radiation, chemotherapy, antibiotics, or other causes.
Bowel Disease: Bifidobacteria are also used to treat a bowel disease called ulcerative colitis, as well as a condition called pouchitis, which sometimes develops after surgery for ulcerative colitis. Some people use Bifidobacteria to prevent a particular bowel infection called necrotizing enterocolitis in newborns.
These bacteria are also used to boost the immune system and lower cholesterol.
Some antibiotics can debilitate the effectiveness of bifidobacteria, killing the live organisms that compose it.
There are no known supplement or food interactions for bifidobacteria.
For irritable bowel syndrome: 1 billion cells of Bifidobacterium infantis daily in a malted milk drink.
For lung infections in children: 120 mL of milk twice daily containing 5 billion colony forming units each of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium contained in a specific product (HOWARU Protect, Danisco).
For chronic pouchitis: a dose of 600 billion bacteria consisting of species of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Streptococcus (VSL#3) given once daily.
For Helicobacter pylori treatment: a dose of 5 billion bacteria consisting of Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus acidophilus once daily.
For constipation: 1-100 billion cells of a specific Bifidobacterium breve powder (Yakult Co., Japan) once daily.
100 mL per day of a specific fermented milk product (Yakult Co., Japan) containing at least 10 billion live Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium bifidum, and Lactobacillus acidophilus strains per dose has been used.
3 grams of a specific combination probiotic containing living freeze-dried bacteria species including lactobacillus, bifidobacteria, and streptococcus (VSL#3) twice daily has also been used.
Bifidobacteria can be found in fermented foods such as yogurt and cheese.


Sonia Silva worked at Youbu oil refinery for 2 years while she was in Saudi Arabia and hated the work environment and atmosphere there. Sonia is currently working as a HR Executive at a Software company in Jakarta, Indonesia for the past 3 months and while she is loving the experience, she cannot stop missing her hometown Curitiba and her country Brazil and once in a while she takes a couple of whiskey shots and bets on BandarQ websites to keep her from missing her city and her country. Sonia really does know about some of the most trusted BandarQ online agents (agen bandarq online terpercaya) and this is evident from the fact that all her friends always ask her about which dealer to trust on when it comes to the BandarQ.
Sonia Silva has been working on finding a better and cheaper alternative to the paper in terms of writing for quite a while and whereas all of Sonia's friends and family members have been busy discouraging her from this because they believe that what Sonia has been trying to achieve cannot be achieved by her or anybody, Sonia herself is very determined, committed and certain that she will definitely achieve her goal.
Although not a Muslim herself, Sonia Silva respects Islam for its peculiar quality of keeping so many families together and she also likes and respects the family system in Islam as well.
One of Sonia Silva's nieces has been suffering with ADHD for quite a while and Sonia claims that it is due to the excessive use of Smart Phone at a very young age.
Sonia believes that capable and good-looking people have a good heart as well and she likes to give the example of herself when trying to prove her point.


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The Observer View
Filed under: Brexit, Dictatorship, Ireland, Johnson, Music, NHS, Scottish Independence, Westminster — derryvickers @ 10:30 pm
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/28/observer-view-britains-future-in-uncertain-world-boris-jonson-brexit?CMP=share_btn_link
A short summary of the year ahead by the Observer.
It would be nice to follow Antony Newley's 'Stop the World I want to get off'
But that's not in our gift.
We all have to do what we can to work towards a more democratic and tolerant world.
The Power of Music: Good or Ill
Filed under: Music, Suzy Klein, War — derryvickers @ 10:43 pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b097f2gv/tunes-for-tyrants-music-and-power-with-suzy-klein-series-1-1-revolution
Unforgettable television even if it leaves me totally unnerved.
But then there is
Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60, titled Leningrad
Rees-Mogg impersonating Burlington Bertie from Bow
Filed under: Brexit, Music, Westminster — derryvickers @ 7:43 pm
Burlington Bertie
Rees-Mogg
Where is the Life that once I led
Filed under: Brexit, Cole Porter, Ireland, Johnson — derryvickers @ 9:30 pm
With apologies to Cole Porter
https://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/cole+porter/where+is+the+life+that+late+i+led_20339895.html
The Magic Flute – an Opera for Our Time?
Filed under: Brexit, Mozart, Opera, Scotland — derryvickers @ 8:41 pm
If Beethoven is the greatest all round composer; Mozart is THE greatest composer of Opera. Of course, Puccini has his moments, particularly in Tosca and La Bohème but Mozart is at times funny with it even in Don Giovani.
On Thursday we went to see Scottish Opera's performance of the Magic Flute directed by Thomas Allen. Mozart's music is enchanting and here was under conductor Tobias Ringborg. Sitting on the front row of the stalls with Ringborg just a metre away I got all his facial expressions singing pointedly to the orchestra and urging them on not only with his baton but more so with his body language. It's great sitting on the front as I can watch all the music being played. I have learned a lot on the sounds each instrument makes and how the nominally the same instrument varies from one to another – the double base is a good example, and the horn is continually evolving.
OK, the singing was excellent as was the theatricals, singers have long since sung on the spot and are taught to act their parts. And I have no idea how the complicated set is readily ported to six theatre across the UK, 4 being in Scotland. Allen has incorporated his background of the Glasgow shipyards where he was brought up into the set.
The singing is in English, but we still have the sub-titles which I like as they help my deafness.
The libretto is nominally around the Masonic Ritual, but it is in tune with the problems of UK politics emphasising the need to work together and opposes the attempted dominance of the Queen of the Night – the Brexiteers such as Johnson.
For those who wish to get a feel of this performance go to
https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-pty-pty_extension&hsimp=yhs-pty_extension&hspart=pty&p=scottis+opera+magic+flute#id=5&vid=cf06998f5380b2bb83ff4729100e2db2&action=view
Fit the Best – Fit Everest – Beetles fans queuing in Edinburg
Filed under: In Our Time, Music, Reality, Sustainability — derryvickers @ 9:48 pm
A busy day on Everest
I used to stand in queues like this to watch The Big A Movie.
Is it real or just a cinematic invention?
If true then it is NOT sustainable
Compare with the Fans queuing for Beetles Film in Edinburgh 1966
Queuing for Beetles Film Edinburgh
Beethoven's 5th
Filed under: Brexit, Europe, RSNO — derryvickers @ 10:05 pm
Beethoven's 5th Symphony: The most triumphal music ever written.
Music for the EU. Luckily it will be still available should we leave the EU: But why should we?
A spectacular performance this evening by the RSNO (Royal Scottish National Orchestra) in the Usher Hall Edinburgh.
Conducted by Sharon Roffman, Lead Violin. The orchestra all stood to play (except Cellos and Double Basses) just like the Scottish Ensemble.
A rapturous reception. Just read what the Scotsman hade to say not only about the 5th Symphony but the whole concert including Mozart's Flute and Harp Concerto with Katherine Bryant on flute and Pippa Tunnell of harp; both regular players in the RSNO.
A nice touch, she led her team off the stage and back again (as a play).
Hardenberger playing Haydn – A relief from Brexit and Climate Change
Filed under: Hakan Hardenberger, Music, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, World Class — derryvickers @ 10:50 pm
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra gave an excellent concert this evening in the Queen's Hall Edinburgh.
The main soloist was Hakan Hardenberger, one of the world's greatest trumpet players, and his playing of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E-flat put Brexit and Climate Chamber right out of my mind for half an hour. Hardenberger and Conductor, John Storgards achieved an amazing balance between trumpet and orchestra and the audience just loved it.
The Stupidity of Brexit – Music civilises the World
Filed under: Brexit, Education, Music — derryvickers @ 3:14 pm
Another view of the stupidity of Brexit
Susan Tomes in Weimar
"As Brexit approaches, and with it the prospect of these schemes closing a) to British students wanting to study in the EU and b) to European students wishing to study in the UK, I must say I spent a lot of the week contemplating the young chamber groups with a sense of poignancy, almost a feeling of sorrow for something about to be lost, or at any rate made harder.
Some of the best music-making was by groups with diverse nationalities. That cannot be a coincidence. Offering young musicians a taste of life in other countries and of other cultures' attitudes to music has been hugely beneficial. They make friends and forge working relationships across Europe. It seems to me that without exception they become more open-minded."
http://www.susantomes.com/musicians-studying-eu-countries-brexit/
Linlithgow Arts Guild – Final show for this season
Filed under: Linlithgow, Linlithgow Academy, Linlithgow Arts Guild, Travel — derryvickers @ 6:19 pm
Two delightful ladies playing at the last event in the Linlithgow Arts Guild in this year's season.
Lana Trotovsek – violin from Slovenia
Maria Canyigueral – piano from Spain
Their CVs are impeccable, and their playing lived up their CVs.
They played music by Bach, Beethoven, Clara Schumann and Prokofiev
The Bach probably should have been for harpsicord therefore somewhat miscast for piano; the Beethoven was great as Beethoven always is, for me; the Schumann sweet and the Prokofiev Sonata No 1 for violin and piano was breath-taking.
Two delightful days of music and talk.
Lana was off at crack of dawn on Sunday to Shanghai while Maria to London to tutor her 4 students, then home to Spain.
World travellers both. But this is the life of the groups who play for the Linlithgow Arts Guild.
Most are a class act.
Maria has now acquired a Steinway. Excellent news!


Have you ever gotten a book and after you read it, you thought, "Dang, I wish I had written that book." Not because you would have done it differently, but because it was just that good? Yea, well, welcome to "Feltlicious", by Kari Chapin and Kerri Wessel.
"Feltlicious, needle-felted treats to make & give," is a treat itself. I love needle felting and have been doing it for several years now, but somehow this book has several, "Why didn't I think of that" tips and tricks. My favorite is one on blending colors. Pure genius.
The photos in this book are great too- really inspiring. One of the many things I love about the projects within Feltlicious, is the use of highlights to make things look more realistic. It's not always so easy to needle-felt a wet-looking apple or Popsicle, but the way they blend and apply colors does an amazing job of transforming wool into cute, and even yummy looking food.
When I started needle felting a few years ago, there weren't many books that explained the differences in tools you would use, or the types of wool roving. This really breaks down what to use when, and how to make your own nifty tools for quicker felting.
There's also a chapter on sewing suggestions, so that you can turn your felted creations into paperweights, key chains, wall hangings and more. This is another brilliant move. When I taught needle-felting classes, the students would look proudly down at their sculpted items and ask, "What do I do with this now?" Feltlicious has loads of ideas for you. I strung up my apple for a cute and quick Christmas ornament.
It's also a wonderful Christmas gift for your favorite foodie and crafter- and you really don't have much more time, so you should probably just go buy this book for everyone left on your list!
I'm addicted to needle felting and books…..By what I've seen in here I can say that I love this book already…..going off to see where I can buy it!! Thanks for review and Happy Christmas!!


After taking two-of-three games on the road against Southern Miss, Marshall softball returns home Saturday to begin a three-game series against division leader WKU.
The Herd swept both games of a doubleheader to begin its series with Southern Miss before being shutout in the Sunday series finale.
Smith said that she would like to see the same motivation she saw against Southern Mississippi in the upcoming series.
Despite this, Smith said there is still room for improvement.
The Herd will take on Western Kentucky in a 3-game series that will span two days at Dot Hicks Field. The series begins with a doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. end ends with a game at noon on Sunday.


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Hip Impingement Exercises: Can You Fix It with Therapy and Avoid Surgery?
Can hip impingement exercises help avoid surgery? The diagnosis of hip impingement that leads to surgery has been all the rage lately, despite research showing that in some cases, what's diagnosed as "impingement" may actually be protecting rather than harming the joint. What we don't know is how simple changes in posture can impact FAI (femoroacetabular impingement). Now a new study sheds some light on the issue.
FAI or hip impingement sounds like what it is-the hip joint gets pinched or impinged by bone. There are two main types-pincer and CAM. This past 5 years, there's been an explosion in hip surgery for a diagnosis that barely existed 10 years ago. The theory behind the surgery is that in many patients, reshaping the hip joint will end up reducing that impingement and saving the joint from arthritis. There are just a few problems with that concept. The first is that a recent well done study showed that pincer hip impingement wasn't really impingement at all, but a bone spur that forms to protect the joint. Hence removing this protective bone spur isn't a great idea. In addition, we don't have high levels of scientific evidence that hip impingement surgery works. In fact, if it goes the way of meniscus surgery, where better studies show no efficacy, then more research may not show that operating on all of these hips was a good idea.
Could something as simple as posture play a role in hip impingement? After all, the old adage that the knee bone's connected to the hip bone is often ignored by our modern surgery based orthopedics system. The new research looked at almost 50 young patients who had undergone surgery for FAI with 3D CT scans of their pelvis. The researchers then altered the patient's posture and then remeasured all of the angles and other measures hip surgeons use to decide who is or is not a candidate for FAI surgery. Tilting the pelvis forward resulted in more hip impingement, while tilting it backwards resulted in less.
The upshot? The fact that you can impact hip impingement by just changing the tilt of your pelvis is concerning. Why are we operating on all of these hips when the actual impingement in some may be as simple as changes in posture with age or various types of low back pain? Are we really solving anything or just putting an invasive band-aid on the real problem? What can you do if you've been diagnosed with FAI? Work with an experienced physical therapist or program like Egoscue that can correct the simple bio mechanical problems that could be the true cause of your hip problem!


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Q: Filter points inside of a sphere with Eigen I have a set of 3D points, and I need to compute which ones are the nearest to a given point p.  I am wondering which could be the correct way to do it in Eigen.  So far, I have:
Matrix<double, Dynamic, 3> points; // The set of 3D points
Matrix<double, 1, 3> p;

// Populate the "points" matrix

...

// Fill a matrix with several copies of "p" in order to match the size
of "points"

Matrix<double, Dynamic, 3> pp(points.rows(), 3);

pp = Matrix<double, Dynamic, 1>::Ones(points.rows, 1) * p;

Matrix<double, Dynamic, 1> sq_distances = (points - pp).rowwise.squaredNorm();
Matrix<bool, Dynamic, 1> nearest_points = sq_distances < (dist_threshold * dist_threshold);

Can I then have some way of extracting the points in "points" that fullfill the "nearest_points" condition like in
Matrix<double, Dynamic, 3> nearest = points(nearest_points);

?

A: For the nearest I'd suggest:
int i;
double sqdist = (points.rowwise()-p).rowwise().squaredNorm().minCoeff(&i);
nearest = points.row(i);

For the ones in a given ball, you currently have to write one loop yourself:
ArrayXd sqdists = (points.rowwise()-p).rowwise().squaredNorm();
Matrix<double,Dynamic,3> nearests( (sqdists<sqradius).count(), 3 );
int count = 0;
for(int i=0; i<points.rows(); ++i)
  if(sqdists(i)<sqradius)
    nearests.row(count++) = points.row(i);


The holiday ideas listed below are designed to give you a flavour of the things to do in Tamil Nadu and Chennai. We specialise in tailoring all aspects of your holiday to meet your precise needs. To start planning your trip, just call one of our destination specialists on 020 7590 0798.


Don't miss the world famous Ermine Street Guard in all their glory displaying the weapons, tactics and equipment of the Roman army of the first Century AD. Explore the living history camp and meet the Romans to find out more about life in the empire. Share the fun with your little legionaries – they'll get the chance to try on a soldier's armour and join in with battle drills.
Ticket price includes entry to the event and site. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult. Purchase your tickets today using English Heritage' online system, or by calling their dedicated Ticket Sales Team on 0370 333 1183 (Mon – Fri 8.30am – 5.30 Sat 9am – 5pm). Tickets will also be available to purchase at the event site on the day. Please note telephone bookings will close at 3pm the day before the event or on Friday if the event is running on a weekend.


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Q: Form html not secure when I host the page online I made an html form input (Name, Mail, Comment). When I show the page with localhost (with visual studio code) I have not problem. But when I host website with github and I put the cursor inside an input area, I see the message: "this form is not secure. Autofill has been turned off".
This is the problem: https://i.stack.imgur.com/SFarc.png
And this is the code:
<form action="mailto:tomaigabriele@gmail.com" method="post" name = "user" enctype="text/plain">

Name

Surname

        <button class='btn-xl' type='submit'>Send</button>
        <button class='btn-xl' type='reset'>reset</button>

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I'm not using currently php.
Thank you


DOLLS is a ministry created to impact middle & high school students during those difficult teenage years by introducing them to the saving grace God promises His children through Jesus Christ. We strive to teach young women that they are in fact, "true royalty" because they are a child of the King. For this reason, DOLLS is an acronym that stands for Daughters of Our Living Lord & Savior.
The DOLLS ministry is designed to be a tool used by students to invite their peers to hear the saving message of Jesus Christ. Our chapters meet weekly before or after school on various public school campuses across the North Dallas region. These All-Member meetings are where the primary ministry of DOLLS takes place. The goal is to preach the Gospel boldly and with accuracy in order to introduce girls to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.
As a parachurch ministry, it is DOLLS greatest desire to come alongside the work of our local churches. It is churches that God has entrusted with the important work of "equipping the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes (Ephesians 4:12-14)."
When the local church is faithful to this calling, ministries like DOLLS benefit from the fruit of their labor in the form of mature Christ-followers ready to share the Gospel. Through this 5K, DOLLS has an opportunity to give back to our local churches, alleviating the administrative and logistical burdens of fundraising for mission trips and youth camps that often steal time away from our pastors.
DOLLS has invited these churches to make the DOLLS NextGen5K their 5K. All three of these churches have a track record of faithfulness to the ministry of discipling young people, and DOLLS has directly benefited from their work. We are excited for the opportunity to give back and support their important work!


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Virgin Atlantic and JetBlue Partner Up
by Carolyn Balk • Mar 24, 2011
Virgin Atlantic and JetBlue have announced that they'll be joining forces to offer customers more travel options for transatlantic flights between the United States and the United Kingdom. The new partnership, effective immediately, means a streamlined journey to Virgin Atlantic hubs in Glasgow, London (Heathrow and Gatwick), and Manchester from JetBlue hubs in New York (JFK), Boston, Orlando, and Washington, DC (Dulles) — and, subsequently, from JetBlue's numerous domestic and Caribbean destinations, including Baltimore, Chicago, and San Juan (Puerto Rico).
The alliance between the airlines means purchasing a single itinerary will offer seamless travel with both JetBlue and Virgin Atlantic, creating a less hectic journey. Travelers now only need to check-in once at their initial airport to drop off their luggage and receive their ticket, whereas before travelers had to check-in twice. JetBlue already has similar successful collaborations in place with other large airlines like LAN Airlines, Aer Lingus, South African Airways, and American Airlines.


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Khartoum and the Language of War: Who's Really Listening? by Eric Reeves
May 27, 2012 Vol.16, No.1
An Arab Perspective on Islamic Terrorism:
The Case of the Al-Jazeera Program Al-Sharî'a wal-Ĥayât by Ana Belén Soage
April 2, 2012 Vol.16, No.1
The Oversimplification of the 'Complex' Analysis: A Reply to Pro-Torture Advocates by J. Jeremy Wisnewski
The Blue Helmets: Sexual Exploitation, Sex Trafficking and Organizational Culture in UN Peacekeeping Operations by Peter Mameli
An analysis of the recent policy crisis regarding coercive sexual relations at UN peacekeeping missions.
February 8, 2011 Vol.15, No.1
"The Shoah runs through our veins": The Relevance of the Holocaust for Jewish-Israeli Young Adults by Tal Litvak Hirsch & Julia Chaitin
A qualitative study of the relevance of the Holocaust on the personal, familial and social-political levels for 50 Jewish-Israeli young adults, with and without family connections to Holocaust survivors.
May 5, 2010 Vol.14, No.1
Nationalism by Alan Jacobs
Originally inspired by the question "why did the Nazis do it", this paper explores what Orwell called "nationalism", the idea that once one ascribes to a certain allegiance, some sets of facts are inadmissible, no matter how proven or legitimate.
December 27, 2009 Vol.13, No.1
Do Fundamentalism and Other Religious Variables Predict Domestic Violence? by James Alexander
An investigation of the relationship of fundamentalism to domestic violence at the macro-level.
Radical Puritanism 'Rediscovered': Elements and Legacies of Extremism and Anti-Egalitarianism by Milan Zafirovski
Protestant Puritanism is re-examined in terms of political extremism or radicalism.
October 6, 2007 Vol.12, No.1
Through the Eyes of a Child: Using Works by Children to Understand the Holocaust by Christine Colin, Ph.D.
Children view the world from a completely different perspective than adults, and therefore their memoirs, poetry, literature, and songs give us a unique view of the Holocaust, through the eyes of a child.
September 8, 2007 Vol.12, No.1
From Moorish Cordova To The Bahá'ís Of Iran: Islamic Tolerance And Intolerance by Boris Handal
The persecution of the members of the Iranian Bahá'í community is analyzed within a theological and historical context.
The State of Holocaust Education in Illinois by Jeffrey Ellison & John Pisapia
The state of Illinois was the first state to mandate the teaching of the Holocaust in 1990. This article reports the results of a study of Holocaust education practices at the high school level. At present, it represents the largest study of Holocaust education practices ever conducted in the United States.
Drawing the Open Wound: The Signifying Silences of Elie Wiesel by Markus J. Poetzsch
Centered on the autobiographical writings--the witness--of Elie Wiesel, this article theorizes the essential role of silence as a text that both reveals and keeps the secrets of the Holocaust.
November 19, 2005 Vol.10, No.1
Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur: A critical analysis (Part I) by Eric Reeves
The report, delivered to Kofi Annan in January 2005, establishes the culpability of Khartoum's regular military forces and its Janjaweed militia allies in the Darfur atrocities, but does not attribute "genocidal intent" to the government. The author, a renowned expert on the Sudan conflict, reviews the Commission's findings.
October 14, 2005 Vol.10, No.1
Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur: A critical analysis (Part II) by Eric Reeves
The Darfour Commission report fails to offer constructive solutions for ending the genocidal atrocities in the Sudan.
Female Foeticide In Punjab: Exploring the socio-economic and cultural dimensions by Ajinder Walia
The Indian society considers the birth of a female as a bad investment in the future. She is considered to be a consumer rather than a producer, and this viewpoint by the Indian patriarchal society has lead to female infanticide and female foeticide. The present study was conducted in the Punjab, with one of the lowest sex ratios in the India.
August 9, 2005 Vol.10, No.1
A Study of the Readiness of Jewish/Israeli Students in the Health Professions to Authorize and Execute Involuntary Mass Euthanasia of 'Severely Handicapped' Patients by Israel W. Charny and Daphna Fromer
The study is seen as contributing to emerging knowledge (in the Milgram tradition) of the widespread availability of human beings to undertake policies which harm, hurt and kill other human beings when instructed to do so by a policy directive.
September 25, 2004 Vol.9, No.1
History and Prevention of Genocide Symposium 2001
December 20, 2001 Vol.7, No.1
Disconnecting the Threads:
Rwanda and the Holocaust Reconsidered by René Lemarchand
Modern Genocide: The Curse of the Nation State and Ideological Political Parties: The Armenian Case by Dennis R. Papazian
Justifying Genocide: The Role of Professionals in Legitimizing Mass Killing by Alex Alvarez
Bridge to Nowhere: Rethinking the Digital Divide by William H. Thornton
There is no disputing the fact that a global information revolution is taking place. But like all revolutions, this one has its winners and losers.
October 7, 2001 Vol.6, no.1
The Psychological Satisfaction of Denials of the Holocaust or Other Genocides by Non-Extremists or Bigots, and Even by Known Scholars by Israel W. Charny
Analysis of the motivations and reasoning behind denials of known genocides.
Appendix 1 by Israel W. Charny
When and Why to Use the Term Democide for "Genocide" by R. J. Rummel
The author postulates the term "Democide" to denote any murder by government, while reserving the term "Genocide" for the narrower category of government murders of people belonging to a specific group.
Were Ordinary Germans Hitler's 'Willing Executioners'? by Evelin Gerda Lindner, M.D.
Seduction and abandonment bring about the feelings of humiliation and resentment experienced by many Germans and Somalis today.
Conspiracies of Silence by James R. Allen, M.D.
1200 buildings destroyed and as many as 300 people shot, burned alive, or dragged behind cars. Why did this event disappear from history?
Kosovo: Orders of Magnitude by Adam Jones
Numbers matter. What was the extent of the Kosovo massacres of ethnic Albanians by the Serbs?
The News Media & Holocaust Denial by Dan Yurman
Media coverage of the Irving vs. Lipstadt trial.
May 24, 2000 Vol.5, no.1
Index of the Holocaust Denial Trial Media Coverage by Dan Yurman
Not a Useable Past? by Michael Nutkiewicz
The Holocaust and American Society
Mala - A Fragment of a Life by Lorenz Sichelschmidt
Research on the life and death of the Holocaust heroine, Mala Zimetbaum.
June 1, 1998 Vol.3, no.3
Companion photographs by Lorenz Sichelschmidt
The Holocaust in Comparative and Historical Perspective by R. J. Rummel
Chapter from Contemporary Genocides: Causes, Cases, Consequences. Edited by Albert J. Jongman. Leiden, PIOOM, 1996
Mala's Last Words by Stephen G. Esrati
A Story of courage, love, escape, and resistance in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
January 1, 1998 Vol.3, no.1
The "Not Me" Myth: Orwell and the Mind by Margaret Thaler Singer
An analysis of Orwell's "1984" from the perspective of cult conversion and thought reform.
Aspects of Survival: Triumph over Death and Onliness by Alan Jacobs
This article, originally published in 1991 in the Transactional Analysis Journal, proposes an answer to the question of why people commit murder, mass murder and genocide.
Masters and Slaves: The Tragedy of Jonestown by Fanita English, M.S.W.
An analysis of master and follower personalities.
Editor's note: explanation of technical terms by Alan Jacobs
Autocracy by Alan Jacobs
Full text of the lecture delivered in St. Petersburg, Russia, in February 1995
Autocratic Power by Alan Jacobs
An analysis of the nature of an autocratic personality.


Diamond Princess is a cake that you would expect to be quiet and pretty, however you couldn't be more wrong. Designed to the new European CE Legislation, this allows this cake to be more powerful than ever before with huge golden willows puncturing the sky with red, green & blue strobe tips. Halfway through we get a crackle thrown into the mix as well, simply put Diamond Princess is a wonderful all action firework that packs almighty punch.
This cake is our biggest selling piece at this price point.
Yep, this is definitely my favourite Category 2 cake of all time. Just immense effects, you'd never believe that it was cat 2 nor that it costs less than £30!
Bought this as another item was out of stock, could not believe, what it produced!! loud bursts and plenty of colour, definatly going in my basket next year!
Small cake with a bang!
Loud with effect! Love this firework. It's a must have for any display, cheap for a great cake.
Don't be fooled by the size of this cake.
its Brothers at its best, 28 shots of multi colours that will fill the sky.
Its a must have for any size display.
I just want to tell anyone who has not bought fireworks from Galactic before that they sell only the best fireworks you can buy. I used to buy loads of what I thought where descent fireworks but since going to Galactic and buying things like this Diamond Princess I have been completely transformed. This firework has it all !
The best new firework of 2014 bar none !
I was literally blown away watching the Diamond Princess; this cake made by the famous Brothers Pyrotechnics is the best new firework that has been made for 2014. I was at a recent testing night at Galactic Fireworks and the best pound for pound firework overall on the night has to be the Diamond Princess, it really is premium quality pyro. I should say at £15 the Lavish was also amazing.


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Home / Technology / Carl Lentz, a 42-year-old former Hilson pastor, first appeared since recovering from Christmas
Carl Lentz, a 42-year-old former Hilson pastor, first appeared since recovering from Christmas
January 11, 2021	Technology 2 Views
He has been spotted for the first time since Hillong's former pastor Carl Lentz completed his rehabilitation work in 30 days, where he spent Christmas and New Year's Day and comforted his wife during a business trip in California.
The deported giant church leader, 42 years old, is known to be close friends with celebrities such as Justin Bieber. When he and his Australian wife Laura went to Target (Redondo Beach) Target) during the early morning errands, the hair grew a bit longer and ran on Sunday.
Laura married in 2003 and has three children with him. People saw Laura wearing a wedding ring on her finger, her arm arm with Carl's outing.
Since Carl, who worked with Hilson for 1
0 years and served as the chief pastor of the New York City Chapter, was fired in November for having an affair, he admitted to cheating on his wife, and the couple have maintained a unified stand.
He has been spotted for the first time since Hillong's former pastor Carl Lentz completed his rehabilitation work for 30 days. He spent Christmas and New Year's Day there and calmed down with his wife while running errands in California on Sunday.
The deported giant church leader, 42 years old, is known to be close friends with celebrities such as Justin Bieber when he and his Australian wife Laura went to Target (Redondo Beach). Target) During the morning errand, the hair grew a little bit longer. Run on Sunday
Put on a uniform shirt: Laura, who shares three children with Carl, wears a finger wedding ring, arms with Carl's outing
Moving forward together: After Carl was fired, the family left New York and moved to California
According to People magazine, Carl entered a treatment plan in early December to dismiss him for mental health problems after his dismissal. The clinic specifically targets "depression, anxiety and pastoral burnout."
At that time, it was reported that he wanted his family to become better and devoted himself to work. His family is supporting him and hopes to respect their privacy during the journey.
They added: "He has no malice towards the church and realizes that they need to take some action to resolve his mistakes."
During his 10 years at Hillsong, Lentz adopted a fashionable dress code and developed friendships with young celebrities to help raise the image of the church, even though he publicly stated that homosexuality and abortion are sins.
However, Brian Houston, the founder of Hillsong, issued a statement on November 4, announcing that he was affected by "the ongoing discussions about leadership issues and breaches of trust, as well as recent discussions about ethical failure." Was dismissed.
The statement continued: "They have a heart for the people. We believe that after a period of rest and recovery, God will use Karl in other ways outside of the Hillson Church." "Ending his term, we never hope Reduce the excellent work he has done here."
Everyone is watching her: Although Carl never said who his lover was, the 34-year-old New York City designer Ranin Karim claimed that she ended in early November after the scandal broke. A secret relationship that lasted several months and appeared in public.
Despite the infidelity, Lentz's wife Laura seems to stick to his life, and his family is said to support it.
In early December, Carl went to an outpatient hospital specifically for "depression, anxiety and pastoral burnout" and entered a treatment plan to treat his mental health problems after dismissal. A source said that he hopes his family will be better and committed to work. His family is supporting him and hopes to respect their privacy during this journey.
Hilson's founder, Brian Houston, announced on November 4 that Carl had been removed from his post for "the ongoing discussions about leadership issues and the destruction of trust, as well as recent revelations about moral failure" .It is not clear what Carl will do next after being hired by a high mediator
Before being asked about Carl, Carl had been working in Hillsong for 10 years. Laura grew up in the church and was taken away from her work there.
Before recovery: After moving into his mansion in Manhattan Beach in November, Carl took a break in his gym clothes
Lentz was the pastor of Hillsong's New York branch, although he also seemed to spend a lot of time on the West Coast.
The scandal seems to have affected his relationship with Bieber and his wife Hayley, because after spending a long time with him, neither of them followed him on his Instagram.
Last year, Lentz baptized Bieber and even hosted his wedding.
In December last year, DailyMail.com exclusively reported on the Houston audio of the speeches of church leaders and major donors. He claimed that Lentz had "more than one thing" before his expulsion.
He called them "important" and added that certain "bad moral behaviors have been restored in history", although he is not referring to these recent events, which are clearly mutually agreed.
Lentz admitted in an Instagram post that he cheated the wife of 17-year-old Laura
Role: Lentz has adopted a fashionable dress style and is surrounded by celebrities such as Justin Bieber, even though he publicly calls homosexuality and abortion a sin.Saw in 2017
Multiple women: Lentz worked as a pastor in Hillong's New York branch for 10 years before being fired.In the private record, the founder of Hillsong said that he has undertaken many tasks
Soon after the scandal broke, New York-based designer Ranin Karim claimed to have had a month-long relationship with her.
The Egyptian and Palestinian designer said that the relationship began after a chance encounter in Domino Park in New York. Karim said that the two have started their "love story" in the context of Covid-19 and found each other's comfort in a strange time.
The 34-year-old claimed that Lentz would "bring about his BMW" and talked about his friendship with pop singer Justin Bieber.
Lentz baptized Bieber in church and brushed shoulders with other celebrities such as Drake, Vanessa Hudgens and other NBA stars.
According to her, Lentz only gave her own name and claimed to be a sports agent.
When Karim discovered that Lentz was married, she claimed she told him to end their escape.
"When I found out that he was married, I told him repeatedly,'Go back to your wife, go back to your family', but he kept holding a bottle of Clase Azul tequila in the lobby of my apartment building for us to drink. , She claimed.
He said that he felt sorry for what his wife did. She is an amazing good woman. He has never done it before, but the marriage is not perfect.
Karim believes that Lentz is looking for a way out of "boring" marriages.
Lentz's wife, Laura, discovered the relationship because Lentz had synced his iPhone messages to his iCloud. When she was in the Hilson office around her colleagues, she found the message Karim had sent him on his work computer.
Despite the alleged incident, Lentz's wife, Laura, seems to stick to his life, and his family reportedly supported it.


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Q: HTTP 403 when attempt to perform Action I've got an action on form
<form action="LoginAction.do" method="POST">

                        <fmt:message
                                    key="lg" />
                        <input type="text" id="login" name="login" />

                        <fmt:message
                                    key="paswd" />
                        <input type="text" id="password"
                            name="password" />

                        <input type="submit"
                            id="approve" style="font-size: 10px;"
                            value="<fmt:message key='enter'/>" />

        </form>

When I press the button It should perform LoginAction
HttpSession session = req.getSession();
log.debug("attempt to checkuser");
String page = req.getRequestURI();
String login = req.getParameter("login");
String password = req.getParameter("password");
loginService = new LoginServiceImpl();
if (loginService.checkExists(login, password)) {
     session.setAttribute("enterAttr", true);
     session.setAttribute("loginame", login);
     return page;
}
session.setAttribute("enterAttr", false);
return "redirect:" + page;

In ActionServet it should check the result of Action and then redirect to a certain page.
String name = getActionName(req);
Action action = (Action) factory.getAction(name, getClass()
            .getClassLoader());
String view = action.exec(req, resp);
//router
if (view.startsWith("redirect:")) {
     resp.sendRedirect(view.substring("redirect:".length(),
                view.length()));
} else {
     getServletContext().getRequestDispatcher(
                "/WEB-INF/jsp/" + view + ".jsp").forward(req, resp);

}
But instead of it I've got HTTP Status 403 - Access to the requested resource has been denied when I try to press the button.
Where is the problem? Something with tomcat users?
Here is web.xml
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<web-app xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd"
version="2.5">

<context-param>
    <param-name>javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.fmt.localizationContext</param-name>
    <param-value>messages</param-value>
</context-param>

<servlet>
    <servlet-name>ActionServlet</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>com.project.reservation.web.ActionServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>ActionServlet</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

<security-role>
    <description>Role for administrator's actions</description>
    <role-name>admin</role-name>
</security-role>

<welcome-file-list>
    <welcome-file>/main.jsp</welcome-file>
</welcome-file-list>

<security-constraint>
    <web-resource-collection>
        <web-resource-name>reservation</web-resource-name>
        <url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern>
    </web-resource-collection>
    <auth-constraint>
        <role-name>admin</role-name>
    </auth-constraint>
    <user-data-constraint>
        <transport-guarantee>NONE</transport-guarantee>
    </user-data-constraint>
</security-constraint>

A: You are implementing your own authentication mechanism but using containers web.xml file to specify security constraints. If I were you I could try to move my authentication code to a filter and remove security constraint from web.xml file.


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