East Timor formally obtained its independence in 2002 following a protracted period of occupation by Indonesia which ended in 1999. It was initially faced with a series of issues such as a low level of infrastructure, poor quality germplasm for the major staple crops, and being one of the world's poorest nations (Piggin and Palmer, 2003). Many East Timorese experience annual periods of food shortage, sometimes exacerbated by droughts and pest damage (Piggin and Palmer, 2003). In response to a shortage of suitably adapted varieties for the major staple crops of East Timor, a project called Seeds of Life was developed in 2000 to locate and test local and international crop varieties with the aim of improving the germplasm stock in the country (Piggin and Palmer, 2003). Seeds of Life recruited willing farmers to participate in On-Farm Demonstration Trials (OFDTs) in 2006 which was hoped to result in independent replanting and seed dissemination by these participants to neighbouring farmers. Two international maize varieties were extended to participating farmers for trial – these were LYDMR (Late Yellow with Downy Mildew Resistance) and Suwan 5 (a popular Thai variety with Downy Mildew Resistance). Given the reported potential for the new varieties to increase farm maize yields, the self-selection of participants in the Seeds of Life program, and that the adoption process was only in its first phase, a significant proportion of non-adoption following OFDTs was observed (approximately 32% of participants). A survey conducted in 2007 provided data for the estimation of a binary probit regression model to assess the reasons for non-adoption. Results obtained corroborated the findings of Seeds of Life researchers prior to variety extension; yet initial testing of varieties did not explicitly involve the inclusion of factors that were considered likely to affect the utility of prospective adopters. Non-inclusion of factors relevant to household utility when assessing new crop varieties may lead to the selection of less than optimal varieties. Stochastic dominance methods are a potential solution to this issue allowing researchers to consider the impact of new crop varieties on household utility and thus adoption decisions prior to their extension. Stochastic dominance methods can be derived from the same utility maximisation framework as the probit regression model and easily incorporate non-normal distributions of returns. Their capabilities in assessing high numbers of potential innovations and their similarity in ease of application to existing methods such as mean-variance dominance analysis are also advantages. In this paper tests for stochastic dominance are retrospectively applied to the two introduced and the local maize varieties to demonstrate their application as a competitive and relevant ex ante technology assessment tool in developing countries.


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The Daily Visionary: Tuesday, January 8, 2019
New U.S. Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez proposes 60-70% tax rate for the "tippie tops" to achieve total renewable energy in twelve years
Newly sworn-in 29-year-old United States (U.S.) Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is a self-described democratic socialist, who was encouraged to run for office by Bernie Sanders supporters who call themselves "justice Democrats".
In an interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes Sunday night, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said her goal is for the U.S. to achieve 100% green energy within twelve years, where everyone would be driving electric vehicles, because people will be required to pay "their fair share" in taxes. Mr. Cooper replied that she was proposing a "radical agenda" and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said she believes change in America has only ever come from radicals. She said her policies most closely reflect those in the UK, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, not Venezuela. When Mr. Cooper asked Rep. Ocasio-Cortez "how are you going to pay for this?" she did not provide a straight answer and asked, "What makes it unrealistic?" Mr. Cooper responded, "How to pay for it."
When Mr. Cooper said Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's "math is fuzzy" and brought forward examples of her factual errors in proposed policy costs, she responded by saying, "Oh my goodness. If people really want to blow up one figure here or one word there, I would argue that they're missing the forest for the trees. I think that there's a lot of people more concerned about being precisely, factually, and semantically correct than about being morally right."
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez continued by citing a progressive tax rate system in the 1960s where the top income tier paid 70% tax, explaining that if one earned $0 to $75,000 a year, you would only pay 10% or 15% in income tax, "But once you get to the tippie tops, on your $10 millionth, sometimes you see tax rates as high as 60% or 70%. That doesn't mean all $10 million are taxed at an extremely high rate. But it means that as you climb up this ladder, you should be contributing more." However, when tax rates were that high back in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s there were many more tax deductions that could be claimed.
The progressive bloc of forty Democrats are fully backing a radical environmental agenda known as the 'Green New Deal' and warned their more moderate colleagues not to interfere in the creation of a "strong" climate committee. After being sworn in, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez called on newly-elected Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to create the green committee, which would have subpoena power and the authority to introduce bills. Speaker Pelosi followed through, though limiting the committee's powers.
Christian Bale thanks Satan for inspiring his portrayal of Dick Cheney at the Golden Globes
Kicking off Hollywood's annual award season at the Golden Globes Sunday night, actor Christian Bale, who portrayed former American Republican Vice President Dick Cheney in the new movie 'Vice' and won his nomination for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy, said "Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration to play this role."
Several weeks prior to his acceptance speech, Mr. Bale had praised the former VP and spoke to Fox News about playing Mr. Cheney, expressing his admiration for the former George W. Bush administration member, saying, "He was a wonderful family man — he's a great dad, he's an avid reader, he has a brain like a vice and he constantly reads history."
Mr. Cheney's daughter, Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo) slammed the actor, responding on Twitter that "Satan probably inspired him to do this, too. Christian Bale arrested for 'assault on mother and sister''" linking to a news article from The Independent about Mr. Bale's 2008 arrest.
Award shows have experienced a significant drop in audience over the past several years following increasing politicization of the entertainment events by celebrities and industry. It's become a rare stance in Hollywood to remain publicly anti-political and many entertainers have stirred controversy and backlash with their explicit denunciations of President Donald Trump.
Last year, rapper Snoop Dogg shot an album cover that showed him standing over Trump's dead body, and in a November Instagram post he shared a video of himself smoking marijuana outside the White House, saying, "F--- the president." Alternatively, Kanye West wore a "Make America Great Again" hat for the cameras during his Oval Office meeting with President Trump in October and his wife Kim Kardashian appealed to the President on behalf of an incarcerated woman who later received a pardon and was released from prison.
When asked about her practice of keeping her lips sealed on political issues, country singer Reba McEntire recently said, "That's not my job." In an interview last year, Ms. McEntire said, "You can vote in and you can say what you want to, and you can choose not to say what you want to." Of her fans, she said, "They have paid their hard-earned money to come in there and fill a seat. I am there to entertain them. To take their worries away from them, so when they walk out, they can kind of have a lift in their step and just go, 'Oh that was such a great break from all the problems I have to deal with during daily life.'" Earlier this year, country singer Brad Paisley announced politics would be completely shut out of the Country Music Association Awards in an effort to be more inclusive, saying, "I'm not gonna touch that. I just don't find politics funny anymore."
Whale sharks at risk from plastic pollution in the remote British island of St. Helena
The whale shark is the largest fish on the planet and inhabit the island of St. Helena's waters from November to June as they migrate across the South Atlantic. Wildlife groups and environmentalists are concerned that the amount of plastic collecting there could prove deadly for whale sharks, which are already enlisted as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature because they often become tangled in fishing nets or collide with boats.
The tiny volcanic island of St. Helena, which lies 4,000 miles from England in the South Atlantic, is Britain's second-oldest overseas territory, and was where Napoleon was imprisoned before he died in 1821. Despite its isolated location, the island is now awash with plastic garbage that washes in from South America and beyond, even though its nearest neighbour is thousands of miles away.
Whale sharks are particularly at risk from garbage pollution in the ocean because their main diet is plankton, which they need to suck up in huge gulps. As well as problems with microplastics, large pieces of garbage can pierce stomach linings, and plastic bags are mistaken for jellyfish that block intestinal tracts digestive systems.
David Barnes, of the British Antarctic Survey, said, "There has been an absolutely dramatic change in St Helena. In 2003, there was one plastic item per every three metres. By 2007, that had changed by three times the amount and now we're finding hundreds of plastic items per metre in some places so that's a 1000-fold increase – there are unbelievable levels of change and it's happened in our lifetime. The animals that eat plankton and smaller algae are not discriminating between microplastics and their food. They can process the natural food but the microplastics stay in their stomach and build up until they have a stomach full of plastic which, in some circumstances, can weigh more than the actual organism and then they will die."
Research into plastic levels on St Helena were recently published in Current Biology. It is estimated that eight million tonnes of plastic are dumped in the world's oceans each year and the Ellen Macarthur Foundation has estimated there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050, an 83 percent of the world's tap water is now contaminated. There is growing evidence that plastic is entering the marine food chain, with fish, turtles, sea birds, and cetaceans from around the world all testing positive for plastic contamination.
The World Wildlife Fund is calling for people to avoid using single-use plastics and straws. Lyndsey Dodds, Head of UK Marine Policy, WWF UK said, "We need to go further and faster - plastic is choking our oceans and leading to the demise of some of our much-loved marine animals. Many of us are doing our bit, but it's time producers were made to face up to their responsibilities too. We need a ban on all unnecessary single-use plastic items by 2025, and other laws that respect the amazing natural systems upon which we all depend, weaning ourselves away from our throwaway culture."
UPDATE The Chinese scientist who genetically edited babies is under armed guard amid fears he could face death penalty
The Chinese scientist who created the world's first genetically edited babies is living under armed guard and could face the death penalty, colleagues believe. He Jiankui shocked the world in November 2018 when he announced he had altered embryos for seven couples during fertility treatment to protect them against contracting HIV, leading to the birth of two twin girls with engineered DNA. Since then, he has received death threats and the Chinese government has launched an investigation into his work. He has been confined to a state-owned apartment in the city of Shenzhen since December.
Scientists in Britain who have been in touch believe he could face charges for corruption and bribery which in China can incur the death penalty. He also broke guidelines, which ban genetically altered embryos being implanted into a human, which experts say are as legally binding as laws.
Professor Robin Lovell-Badge of the Francis Crick Institute in London, who organised the genetics summit in Hong Kong where the finding was announced, said, "All the reports suggest he is in a university owned apartment and there are a quite a number of guards. It's not clear whether he's under guard, meaning house arrest or the guards are there to protect him. I suspect both. There is an official investigation led by the ministries of science and health. Lots of people are probably going to lose their jobs, he wasn't the only one involved in this obviously. So how has he got them to do all this work? He could be had up on all sorts of charges of corruption and being guilty of corruption in China these days is not something you want to be. Quite a few people have lost their heads for corruption."
Mr. He made around £40 million selling genetic sequencing technologies and it is thought he was able to carry out his experiments unobserved by funding the work himself, recruiting lab technicians and IVF doctors to handle the delicate procedures. Mr. He is a physicist, not a biologist by training and it is unlikely he undertook any of the gene editing or implantation himself. His hero was Bob Edwards, the British IVF pioneer behind the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, in 1978. "He really thought that he was doing good, that what he was doing was the next big thing, and really important for the good of mankind," added Professor Lovell-Badge, who was speaking at a briefing in central London about the experiments.
Mr. He said his goal was to give the babies a natural ability to resist HIV, but Professor Lovell-Badge said it was unnecessary as IVF techniques can already remove the infection before implantation. Researchers are also worried that he may have left the babies more susceptible to influenza. According to some animal studies, the Delta32 mutation to the CCR5 gene can make flu deadlier.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks away from Russian influence
An independent Ukrainian Orthodox church was created at a signing ceremony in Turkey on Saturday, formalizing a split with the Russian church it had been tied to since 1686. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, signed the "Tomos" in Istanbul in front of clerics and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, forming the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Last month, Ukrainian Orthodox leaders approved the creation of a new, unified church split from the Moscow Patriarchate and elected 39-year-old Metropolitan Epiphanius I to lead it.
The split forces Ukrainian clerics to choose a side between the Moscow-backed Ukrainian churches and the new church, as fighting persists in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russia-backed rebels.
"The pious Ukrainian people have awaited this blessed day for seven entire centuries," Bartholomew I said in his address. The patriarch, considered "first among equals" in Orthodox Christianity, said Ukrainians could now enjoy "the sacred gift of emancipation, independence and self-governance, becoming free from every external reliance and intervention."
President Poroshenko thanked Bartholomew I "for the courage to make this historic decision" and said that "among the 15 stars of the Orthodox churches of the world a Ukrainian star has appeared," referring to the updated number of churches that don't answer to an external authority.
Bartholomew I's decision in October to grant the Ukrainian church "autocephaly," or independence, infuriated Moscow and the Russian church severed ties with Istanbul, the centre of the Orthodox world. According to Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti, Vasily Anisimov, spokesman for the Russia-affiliated church in Ukraine, said, "We consider these actions to be anti-canonical ... This action will not bring anything to Ukraine except trouble, separation and sin,"
Kyiv has been pushing for a church free from Moscow's influence, which intensified after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and amid the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. Since President Poroshenko's election in 2014, he has pushed for the creation of the church, as he campaigns ahead of the March 31 election. Though the church is not formally part of the state, it is closely tied. Recent opinion polls suggest President Poroshenko is in second or third place in the race.
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HomeNewsRussian POW remembers horrors of Nazi death camp in declassified papers — RT Environment Information
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There were times when up 30,000 persons ended up burnt at Auschwitz-Birkenau facility, according to recollections by an escaped inmate
A declassified report by a Soviet prisoner of war who managed to escape the Auschwitz-Birkenau focus camp, shares shocking detail of how countless numbers had been executed at the notorious Nazi loss of life facility and how rough it was to survive for those people who were being left alive and compelled to function.The Russian Federal Security Assistance (FSB) has committed the release of the historic doc to the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau camp by Soviet forces, which is marked on Friday.More than a million folks, primarily Jewish, Polish and Soviet prisoners, were executed at the demise camp in southern Poland in between 1940 and 1945, with senior lieutenant Pavel Gavrish becoming a witness to numerous of all those terrifying situations.Hundreds of Soviet prisoners of war brought to Auschwitz in late 1941 and early 1942 were being used by the Nazis for the construction of Birkenau – the premier of the extra than 40 camps and sub-camps that designed up the death facility.In an essay that Gavrish wrote in 1944, shortly soon after escaping Auschwitz-Birkenau, he reported that only 140 persons out of 12,000 POWs that the Nazis, "filled with slander for the Russian men and women," had sent to the construction website survived.
"Starving, threadbare and sinking into the mud, they died by the hundreds every day," he recalled. "The Birkenau camp was named the grave of the living. Bones of Russian prisoners of war and a stone laid the basis of this camp."The Soviet officer also explained the style of the infamous Auschwitz crematorium, which, in his words, was geared up with "state-of-the-artwork Nazi technological innovation."This "enterprise to exterminate humanity" consisted of a leakproof fuel chamber for 3,000 persons with a window by means of which a fuel container was deployed, and a further premises that contained 15 ovens, the Soviet officer wrote. The two areas were being related by rail tracks, with cars and trucks applied to produce useless bodies to the incinerators."There have been times when the number of people burnt achieved 25,000 to 30,000 people," Gavrish wrote. The victims, which includes aged, gals and small children, have been instructed that they have been heading to a bathhouse as they ended up sent to their death.All of the Jews arriving at Auschwitz-Birkenau were being killed, even though some of the young and additional healthy reps of other nationalities ended up spared and turned into employees at the camp."An inmate stopped becoming a human getting, becoming a slave with a range on his chest," the report browse. The each day rations consisted of just "three quarters of a liter of soup, 250 grams of ersatz-bread and 20 grams of ersatz-cheese, which wasn't often accessible in entire." The most fatigued prisoners were picked by medical practitioners, gathered jointly in a barns, starved for numerous days and then sent straight to the crematorium, Gavrish recalled.
Up to a hundred people today died all through compelled labor just about every working day, as supervisors who'd been recruited from the ranks of German and Polish criminals had been encouraged to cut down the variety of inmates. "Only a tiny range of prisoners were being included in the actual development of the camp, though the rest of the operates at Auschwitz-Birkenau had no realistic perception," he wrote.Any issues and disobedience have been harshly punished, with the inmates getting beaten up, hanged or sent to a disciplinary ward from in which only several returned. The Nazis also often killed persons just "for activity," Gavrish wrote, recalling how on Christmas in 1942 the guards manufactured the inmates operate close to the camp with a major boulder, when beating them with batons and kicking them. "More than 3,000 have been killed or maimed" in the course of that activity, he explained.Auschwitz-Birkenau arrived less than handle of the Soviet Army on January 27, 1945, with the date staying identified as Worldwide Holocaust Remembrance Working day.
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5 things to watch: Tar Heels face must-win situation in Miami
Saturdays football game between North Carolina and Miami could have been for control of the ACCs Coastal Division. Now, with both teams coming off losses, its become a battle for survival
October 14, 2016 Brett Friedlander Sports
Miami Hurricanes wide receiver Ahmmon Richards (82) catches a pass during the third quarter against the Appalachian State Mountaineers at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
Saturday's football game between North Carolina and Miami could have been for control of the ACC's Coastal Division. Now, with both teams coming off losses, it's become a battle for survival. Because of Virginia Tech's remaining schedule — which avoids cross-over heavyweights Clemson, Louisville and Florida State — and the fact that the Hokies already hold a tiebreaker on the Tar Heels thanks to last week's soggy 34-3 rout in Chapel Hill, a loss would all but crush either team's realistic chances at a division title. So as both look to bounce back from damaging losses, here are five things to watch when UNC (4-2, 2-1 ACC) takes on No. 16 Miami (4-1, 1-1) at 3:30 p.m. in South Florida in as much of must-win situation as there can be in mid-October:Better to take away than give away As bad as the wind and rain associated with Hurricane Matthew were last Saturday, UNC has no one to blame for its epic demise against Virginia but itself after consistently hurting itself with turnovers and mistakes. Twenty of the Hokies' 34 points came as a direct result of the Tar Heels' two lost fumbles and quarterback Mitch Trubisky's first two interceptions of the season after going a school-record 243 passes without getting picked off. UNC also handed the Hokies another touchdown when punter Tom Sheldon mishandled a snap and was tackled at the 4-yard line. "If we can just take care of the ball, we'll have a better shot at the end of the game," Trubisky said earlier this week. "You have to credit them for taking advantage of points on turnovers. They made it happen and we didn't. "It all comes down to taking care of the football. We've got to keep the ball in our hands, finish drives and put points on the board." That, however, is only half the equation for the Tar Heels. While their offense can't give the ball away the way it did last week, their defense needs to start doing a better job of taking it away. UNC currently ranks next-to-last in the ACC with a minus-3 turnover margin. Miami, by contrast, is third in the conference at plus-3. "I don't know what the answer is," coach Larry Fedora said. "We created two turnovers the other night (against Virginia Tech), but we needed more." The most frustrating aspect of that statistic for the Tar Heels is that just one year after tying for the league lead with 17 interceptions, their defense has yet to pick off a pass in 2016. They are the only FBS team without an interception this season. "It's funny how turnovers sometimes come in droves and sometimes it's a desert," added defensive coordinator Gene Chizik. "But we're hoping we can get our hands on some balls soon." Back in the Hood UNC's running game, which sputtered badly in the rain last week, figures to get a major pick-me-up in Miami this Saturday with the return of leading rusher Elijah Hood. The 6-foot, 230-pound junior, who missed the Virginia Tech loss with what is being reported as a concussion, is listed as probable against the Hurricanes. Although Hood's replacement T.J. Logan had some moderate success while gaining 67 of his team's 73 rushing yards, his speed and shiftiness were negated by poor field conditions that would have been better suited to Hood's more powerful style. Hood's presence in the backfield should go a long way toward improving the balance of the Tar Heels' offense and taking some of the pressure off Trubisky by forcing the Hurricanes defense to respect play action more than the Hokies did. "He's obviously a force to be reckoned with," Fedora said of Hood.Pressure situation The Tar Heels' defense will have its work cut out for it against an explosive Miami offense that ranks second in the ACC in scoring at 41.4 points per game. The task will become even greater if they're not able to put pressure on the Hurricanes' veteran quarterback Kaaya. Getting to Kaaya won't be easy for two reasons. The first is that Miami has allowed only five sacks in its five games thus far, the second-lowest total in the league. The other is that the Tar Heels' defensive front has nearly as many players listed on the injury report as the depth chart, with ends Dajaun Drennon and Tyler Powell and tackle Aaron Crawford all listed as "questionable" for the game. "I think his presence in the pocket is what sets him apart from a lot of the quarterbacks we've faced," tackle Nazair Jones, one of the few defensive linemen not among the walking wounded, said of Kaaya. "His sticks in there, makes his reads and he delivers the ball. He's just a playmaker.
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The North Carolina basketball team will earn plenty of frequent flyer miles this season with a schedule that will see them travel to both Hawaii and Las Vegas for neutral site games, along with true […]
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package org.scaladebugger.api.lowlevel.exceptions

import com.sun.jdi.request.{EventRequest, EventRequestManager, ExceptionRequest}
import com.sun.jdi.{ReferenceType, VirtualMachine}
import org.scalamock.scalatest.MockFactory
import org.scalatest.{FunSpec, Matchers, ParallelTestExecution}
import org.scaladebugger.api.lowlevel.DummyOperationException
import org.scaladebugger.test.helpers.ParallelMockFunSpec

import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
import scala.util.{Failure, Success}

class DummyExceptionManagerSpec extends ParallelMockFunSpec
{
  private val TestRequestId = java.util.UUID.randomUUID().toString
  private val exceptionManager = new DummyExceptionManager

  describe("DummyExceptionManager") {
    describe("#createCatchallExceptionRequestWithId") {
      it("should return a failure of dummy operation") {
        val testNotifyCaught = true
        val testNotifyUncaught = false

        val result = exceptionManager.createCatchallExceptionRequestWithId(
          TestRequestId,
          testNotifyCaught,
          testNotifyUncaught
        )

        result.isFailure should be (true)
        result.failed.get shouldBe a [DummyOperationException]
      }
    }

    describe("#exceptionRequestListById") {
      it("should return an empty list") {
        exceptionManager.exceptionRequestListById should be (empty)
      }
    }

    describe("#exceptionRequestList") {
      it("should return an empty list") {
        exceptionManager.exceptionRequestList should be (empty)
      }
    }

    describe("#createExceptionRequestWithId") {
      it("should return a failure of dummy operation") {
        val testClassName = "some.class.name"
        val testNotifyCaught = true
        val testNotifyUncaught = false

        val result = exceptionManager.createExceptionRequestWithId(
          TestRequestId,
          testClassName,
          testNotifyCaught,
          testNotifyUncaught
        )

        result.isFailure should be (true)
        result.failed.get shouldBe a [DummyOperationException]
      }
    }

    describe("#hasExceptionRequestWithId") {
      it("should return false") {
        val expected = false

        val actual = exceptionManager.hasExceptionRequestWithId(TestRequestId)

        actual should be (expected)
      }
    }

    describe("#hasExceptionRequest") {
      it("should return false") {
        val expected = false
        val testClassName = "some.class.name"

        val actual = exceptionManager.hasExceptionRequest(testClassName)

        actual should be (expected)
      }
    }

    describe("#getExceptionRequestInfoWithId") {
      it("should return None") {
        val expected = None

        val actual = exceptionManager.getExceptionRequestInfoWithId(TestRequestId)

        actual should be (expected)
      }
    }

    describe("#getExceptionRequestWithId") {
      it("should return None") {
        val expected = None

        val actual = exceptionManager.getExceptionRequestWithId(TestRequestId)

        actual should be (expected)
      }
    }

    describe("#getExceptionRequest") {
      it("should return None") {
        val expected = None
        val testClassName = "some.class.name"

        val actual = exceptionManager.getExceptionRequest(testClassName)

        actual should be (expected)
      }
    }

    describe("#removeExceptionRequestWithId") {
      it("should return false") {
        val expected = false

        val actual = exceptionManager.removeExceptionRequestWithId(
          TestRequestId
        )

        actual should be (expected)
      }
    }

    describe("#removeExceptionRequest") {
      it("should return false") {
        val expected = false
        val testClassName = "some.class.name"

        val actual = exceptionManager.removeExceptionRequest(testClassName)

        actual should be (expected)
      }
    }
  }
}

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Local Concert Review: Wreck League gives a stellar performance at Donkey Coffee
By Connor Chomicki
March 23, 2022 | 6:58pm EDT
During the daytime hours, Donkey Coffee is your standard cozy coffee shop, but when the sun sets, it transforms into a platform for musicians such as the alternative-pop group known as Wreck League, who took the stage last Friday night.
Hailing from Dayton, Ohio, Wreck League formed in the latter part of 2018 and have been making music together ever since, with no signs of slowing down.
"Ah, not this question," sighed keyboard/piano player Alek Zamonski when asked to describe what genre of music he felt Wreck League best fit into. "We decided to classify our latest single as alternative pop." Zamonski said. "But, with heavy influences from rock and jazz music," added lead singer and guitarist Maxwell Souders.
These influences are definitely apparent throughout the band's music. Each melodic guitar chord is complemented beautifully by the keystrokes of the piano, giving off a jazz-like impression. However, when paired with the rock-inspired drum rolls of drummer Benjamin Zammarron, and funky riffs from bassist Kieran Harris, it creates a unique sound that is admittedly hard to classify under just one genre.
The clock finally strikes 8 p.m., and the group makes their way to their instruments. The audience is seated in the dimly lit, comfortable back room of Donkey, eagerly awaiting the show to commence.
The band shared some concerns about performing in a smaller venue than they are accustomed to, unsure of how it would go. However, after a short trial and error period, the vocals and bass were adjusted and it was nothing but smooth sailing from then on.
Due to the constraints of the smaller venue, it was clear Souders was holding back a tad on his vocals to not upset the microphone, but his range was still able to be appreciated nonetheless.
For a band that has only been together for less than half a decade, their chemistry is impressive, not only as musicians but as friends as well, exchanging knowing smiles, laughs and jabs between songs.
Each song was well-researched, allowing for the band to have some fun throughout their set, meaning every instrument had its own solo at one point or another, evoking cheers and shouts of encouragement from the audience.
At one point, to the crowd's astonishment, the group did a total 180, with Souders heading over to the piano and Zammaron coming off drums to take up a spot in front of the microphone and performing a song he wrote a while ago, to the tune of "Pure Imagination." As if this switch-up wasn't impressive enough, the lead singer jokingly bragged to the spectators that this song was hardly even rehearsed.
This type of rhetorical banter between Souders and the crowd also made the show that much more enjoyable, keeping the mood light and utilizing every second under the spotlight that he could.
Finally, after about an hour and a half performance, the group waved their goodbyes as the lights came back up and the audience's clapping died down.
When asked about what the future holds for Wreck league, they shared that a new album is in the works and planning to be released sometime this summer. Their latest single, "Postcard," is not only the band's favorite song they have produced but also a taste of what the upcoming album will sound like Zamonski said.
Whatever comes next for this talented group, they assure us that they are "all in" when it comes to music, which is why we hope to see them back in Athens again soon.
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Dhaka needs green public transport
TANIM ASJAD | Published: November 05, 2021 23:00:35
The world is now looking to Glasgow, the host city of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference or COP26, for necessary commitments and actions to contain the catastrophic climate change and save the earth. Expectation from the two-week-long conference, attended by global leaders and policymakers, is that the world will finally get a set of reasonable action plans to protect the planet and the people. A number of proposals are on the table to cut carbon emissions. Limiting global warming to 1.5C is the ultimate target, agreed six years ago in Paris summit in 2015. The countries actually agreed to hold the rise in global average temperature "well below 2.0 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius." Thus the 1.5?C becomes the crucial benchmark for containing global warming.
One critical step to achieve the target or reduce global warming is the introduction of green public transport in different countries of the world. This may be a highly ambitious task, not an impossible one. Even a decent public transport system can contribute significantly to reducing carbon emissions in a heavily polluted city like Dhaka. What is essential is to fully acknowledge the necessity of public transport as the foundation for urban mobility. Unfortunately, Dhaka and many other cities in the world fall behind in this regard. Transport policies and infrastructure projects in these cities do not reflect the urge for functional, efficient and low-cost public transport.
In Dhaka as well as in the rest of the country, there is a growing need for better and safer ways to move people and goods. Despite constructing new roads and highways around the country, main roads are mostly choked with traffic. There is also a rise in road fatalities and casualties due to reckless driving coupled with non-compliance with traffic rules by drivers, commuters and pedestrians. As public transports are still inadequate and unsafe, commuters are depending on private and small vehicles like cars, CNG-run auto-rickshaws, motorcycles and battery-run three-wheelers. Non-motorised rickshaws are also there. All these are causing more chaos in roads and traffic gridlocks.
Though Dhaka city is fit for bus-based public transport, there is little attention in this regard. Buses and minibuses with defaced and worn exterior and terrible interiors like narrow accesses and seats, dirty floors and broken windows are dominating the roads. Thousands of daily commuters have no option but to travel in these unclean, polluted and congested buses. Air pollution from these unfit and semi-fit buses is causing more and more health impacts. At least, one-fourth of the greenhouse gas emissions in Dhaka come from these buses.
Thus, replacing the buses with decent and green buses is now the order of the day. The new buses should be spacious enough to accommodate more commuters without little congestions inside with a clean interior. This is the first condition to make the public transport decent. Currently, a few low-floor buses, operated by Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC), are an example in this regard.
To make public transport green, battery-run or electric buses are the ultimate solution. There is still no move in this direction except a plan to introduce 50 battery-run buses in the Bas Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor which is still under construction. As BRT is unlikely to bring the optimal benefit, the policymakers need to think seriously about introducing green buses across the city gradually. In India, Delhi is going to get some 2,000 electric public transport buses by the end of this year. Dhaka also needs to encourage electric two-wheelers and four-wheelers.


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package com.wzx.service;

import com.wzx.domain.Json.*;
import com.wzx.exception.Location;
import com.wzx.exception.ParseException;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.io.StringReader;

/**
 * Created by arthurwang on 17/3/24.
 */
@Service
public class JsonParser {
    private static final int MAX_NESTING_LEVEL = 1000;
    private static final int MIN_BUFFER_SIZE = 10;
    private static final int DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024;

    private Reader reader;
    private char[] buffer;
    private int bufferOffset;
    private int index;
    private int fill;
    private int line;
    private int lineOffset;
    private int current;
    private StringBuilder captureBuffer;    // 需要存储的字符串
    private int captureStart;
    private int nestingLevel;

    private JsonArray array;
    private JsonObject j = new JsonObject();   // 存储一个Object

    /*
 * |                      bufferOffset
 *                        v
 * [a|b|c|d|e|f|g|h|i|j|k|l|m|n|o|p|q|r|s|t]        < input
 *                       [l|m|n|o|p|q|r|s|t|?|?]    < buffer
 *                          ^               ^
 *                       |  index           fill
 */

    public void parse(String string) {
        if (string == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("string is null");
        }
        int bufferSize = Math.max(MIN_BUFFER_SIZE, Math.min(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE, string.length()));
        try {
            parse(new StringReader(string), bufferSize);
        } catch (IOException exception) {
            // StringReader does not throw IOException
            throw new RuntimeException(exception);
        }
    }

    public void parse(Reader reader) throws IOException {
        parse(reader, DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE);
    }

    private void parse(Reader reader, int bufferSize) throws IOException {
        if (reader == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("reader is null");
        }
        if (bufferSize <= 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("bufferSize is zero or negative");
        }
        this.reader = reader;
        buffer = new char[bufferSize];
        bufferOffset = 0;   // 从输入起始位置开始读入buffer
        index = 0;  // buffer处理从起始位置开始
        fill = 0;   // buffer内容长度初始为0
        line = 1;   // 第一行
        lineOffset = 0;
        current = 0;    // 当前字符
        captureStart = -1;  // 没有开始捕获字符串的状态
        read(); // 读一个字符
        skipWhiteSpace();   // 如果读到空白,继续读下去
        readValue();    // 开始读取JSON值
        skipWhiteSpace();   // 值结束后的空白
        if (!isEndOfText()) {
            throw error("Unexpected character");
        }
    }

    private void skipWhiteSpace() throws IOException {
        while (isWhiteSpace()) {
            read();
        }
    }

    private boolean isWhiteSpace() {
        return current == ' ' || current == '\t' || current == '\n' || current == '\r';
    }

    private boolean isEndOfText() {
        return current == -1;
    }

    private JsonValue readValue() throws IOException {
        JsonValue value = new JsonString("");
        switch (current) {
            case 'n':
                value = readNull();
                break;
            case 't':
                value = readTrue();
                break;
            case 'f':
                value = readFalse();
                break;
            case '"':
                value = readString();
                break;
            case '[':
                value = readArray();
                break;
            case '{':
                readObject();
                break;
            case '-':
            case '0':
            case '1':
            case '2':
            case '3':
            case '4':
            case '5':
            case '6':
            case '7':
            case '8':
            case '9':
                readNumber();
                break;
            default:
                throw expected("value");
        }
        return value;
    }

    private JsonLiteral readNull() throws IOException {
        read();
        readRequiredChar('u');
        readRequiredChar('l');
        readRequiredChar('l');
        return new JsonLiteral("null");
    }

    private JsonLiteral readTrue() throws IOException {
        read();
        readRequiredChar('r');
        readRequiredChar('u');
        readRequiredChar('e');
        return new JsonLiteral("true");
    }

    private JsonLiteral readFalse() throws IOException {
        read();
        readRequiredChar('a');
        readRequiredChar('l');
        readRequiredChar('s');
        readRequiredChar('e');
        return new JsonLiteral("false");
    }

    private void readRequiredChar(char ch) throws IOException {
        if (!readChar(ch)) {
            throw expected("'" + ch + "'");
        }
    }

    private boolean readChar(char ch) throws IOException {
        if(current != ch) {
            return false;
        }
        read();
        return true;
    }

    private JsonString readString() throws IOException {
        read();
        startCapture();
        while (current != '"') {
            if (current == '\\') {
                pauseCapture();
                readEscape();
                startCapture();
            } else if (current < 0x20) {
                throw expected("valid string character");
            } else {
                read();
            }
        }
        String string = endCapture();
        read();
        return new JsonString(string);
    }

    private void startCapture() {
        if (captureBuffer == null) {
            captureBuffer = new StringBuilder();
        }
        captureStart = index - 1;
    }

    private void pauseCapture() {
        int end = current == -1 ? index : index - 1;
        captureBuffer.append(buffer, captureStart, end - captureStart);
        captureStart = -1;
    }

    private String endCapture() {
        int start = captureStart;
        int end = index - 1;
        captureStart = -1;
        if (captureBuffer.length() > 0) {
            captureBuffer.append(buffer, start, end - start);
            String captured = captureBuffer.toString();
            captureBuffer.setLength(0);
            return captured;
        }
        return new String(buffer, start, end - start);
    }

    // 处理转义字符
    private void readEscape() throws IOException {
        read();
        switch (current) {
            case '"':
            case '/':
            case '\\':
                captureBuffer.append((char)current);
                break;
            case 'b':
                captureBuffer.append('\b');
                break;
            case 'f':
                captureBuffer.append('\f');
                break;
            case 'n':
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China's new central banker is a gesture to U.S.
Vice Governor Yi Gang was a long shot due to prejudice against "sea turtles", or Chinese with overseas experience. But as well as a reformer, Beijing wanted someone who could reassure foreign investors. Yi is both. The financial bureaucracy needs more like him.
On March 19, the Chinese government said Yi Gang would become governor of the People's Bank of China, replacing 70-year old Zhou Xiaochuan.
Zhou was appointed head of the PBOC in 2002 by reformist premier Zhu Rongji. He is credited with a long list of financial reforms and introducing new tools to manage monetary policy.
The government has launched a sweeping reorganisation of its bureaucracy, focusing particularly on the institutions responsible for financial supervision, combining the insurance and banking regulators into a single unit, while building new entities to oversee market stability.
Yi, 60, has been a PBOC vice governor since 2008 and is widely regarded as Zhou's favoured candidate to replace him. Yi was instrumental in steering monetary and currency policy, including a landmark yuan devaluation in 2015.
Yi has a PhD in economics from the University of Illinois and won tenure as a professor at Indiana University. Like Zhou, Yi speaks fluent English.


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Hormel Foods Recognized with the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Proclamation
.@HormelFoods recognized with Beyond the Yellow Ribbon proclamation for its long tradition of supporting our troops http://bit.ly/2kr1A1W
NEWSROOM: Hormel Foods Corporation
CAMPAIGN: Supporting the Military
AUSTIN, Minn., December 6, 2017 /3BL Media/ – Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) announced today that it was recognized by the state of Minnesota with the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon proclamation. Minnesota Lt. Governor Tina Smith, Major General Jon Jensen, Adjutant General Minnesota National Guard, joined Jim Sheehan, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Hormel Foods, and hundreds of employees for the ceremony.
The Beyond the Yellow Ribbon network recognized Hormel Foods for its long tradition of supporting our troops, both in peacetime and war. This support continues today through the company's products used to feed our active duty servicemen and women, but also providing career opportunities for veterans as they transition from active duty service to the next phase of their lives as civilians.
"We are honored and humbled by this recognition," said Sheehan. "We hope more than anything that it inspires others to do everything in their power to attract and retain the men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country and the freedoms that we enjoy."
Minnesota's Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Recognition Program synchronizes local community, state and company resources in support of service members, veterans and military families. Yellow Ribbon Companies connect internal organizational areas to recruit, hire and retain currently serving and veteran employees, develop support policies and resources for military connected employees and partner with Community Yellow Ribbon Networks to synchronize efforts within the local community. http://mnbtyr.ng.mil/
About Hormel Foods – Inspired People. Inspired Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $9 billion in annual revenues across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly Guacamole®, Hormel® Black Label® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of "The 100 Best Corporate Citizens" by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the ninth year in a row, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. In 2016, the company celebrated its 125th anniversary and announced its new vision for the future - Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ - focusing on its legacy of innovation. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com and http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
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This morning rose above $ 6500. In this period, the cryptocurrency was delayed seven hours, during which she even took the leap to the level of 6596 bucks. Suitable conditions for growth created positive news. For example, today the head of the investment firm Digital Galaxy Capital Management Mike Novogratz about passing the bottom of the coin value. What will happen to the market then?
Analysts allow continued growth rates, according to . The current situation is much more important than it seems. At the level of $ 6500 has all the chances to be crucial for the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market in General. This opinion is shared by PR-Director of Blockchain Capital Tugush Timothy Fortunatov.
The Expert sees two versions of events. As always: it's both positive and negative outcomes.
If the price can recover above 6.5 thousand dollars, we can expect further growth. If it decreases, then the possible withdrawal of up to 5 thousand dollars.
In the end now it all comes down to waiting. The odds of a bullish outcome is analyst noted the growth of activity of buyers.
Bitcoin went sideways, and all that remains is the user's guess will drop if Bitcoin is on or not. Currently on the market can be observed seizing the initiative by buyers. However, further growth may prevent a number of ambiguous aspects of kryptonyte.
Negative factors Fortunatov said. I hope this is a sign that to deal with them in the near future is not necessary.
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AHRQ updates format for patient-safety data
Jean DerGurahian
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has updated the common formats used by patient-safety organizations to exchange information.
The revisions include a description of the safety events and unsafe conditions that should be reported to PSOs, as well as data elements related to those descriptions and an updated user's guide, AHRQ said in launching the latest version. AHRQ developed the common formats last year under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 so that PSOs would have standardized language, technical requirements and specifications in collecting and analyzing patient-safety data.
The common formats are currently designed only to support acute-care hospitals, AHRQ said. Later versions will support other care settings including nursing homes, ambulatory surgical centers and doctor's offices.
Kaiser building $279 million ambulatory facility in Washington, D.C metro
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In December 2017 our congregation gave a grant of 5,000 Swiss francs to Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital & Services Centre, LLHSC, in Mithila Municipality, Nepal for the project dubbed "Rescuing 400 ultra-poor girls and women from leprosy".
The project sought to seek out, diagnose, treat, restore and rehabilitate some 400girls and women affected by leprosy. This group is the most vulnerable 12,000 disadvantaged leprosy patients.
The program aimed at curing early diagnosed patients, prevent the spread of leprosy, reverse the progressive deformity to eyes, hands and feet as well as empower the women and girls. The project also aims at providing hope and dignity to the patients as they actively participate in their families and communities.
In 2013 alone, out of the 11,000 patients who visited the hospital, more than 400 were children with leprosy.
Leprosy is a curable disease that remains a big burden to countries in the South –East Asia region. World Health Organization reports indicate that the region accounts for 75% of new cases worldwide.
Caused by slowly multiplying bacillus mycobacterium leprae, Leprosy takes 5years to incubate and mainly manifests itself through cosmetic or mutilation.
Type 1 leads to active skin patches and nerve damage, while type 2 reacts with the body immune manifesting into irreversible loss of fingers, toes or blindness.
LLHSC started in 1996, is the leading leprosy hospital in Nepal. It has several community health and development programs that serve more than 87,000 patients annually. The recently opened children hospital unit will treat vulnerable children in Nepal.


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Home SPORT Formula 1 Racing Point say 'Pink Mercedes' tag has gone too far
Racing Point say 'Pink Mercedes' tag has gone too far
Arushi Sana
Racing Point's Formula One car has been dubbed the 'Pink Mercedes' because it looks like a clone of last year's title-winner but the Silverstone-based team are hitting back at what they see as a misconception.
They say the similarity is skin deep and they deserve more respect.
Referring to 'Tracing Point' is an easy jibe that fails to reflect the reality, bosses argue, as stewards consider a series of Renault protests questioning the pink-liveried car's legality.
Team principal Otmar Szafnauer and technical Andrew Green told us in a video interview at last weekend's British Grand Prix that it was time to "give credit where credit was due".
"Not for me so much, but for the guys in the factory, who worked really hard to develop this car to where it is and are still working hard to make further developments," said Szafnauer.
"For their work to be discounted to say 'Ah, you've copied', or 'plagiarised' as I heard somebody say, it's absolutely not true and it has gone too far."
Renault have protested Racing Point at the last three races, with their action focusing on the brake ducts which are 'listed parts' this year — meaning teams cannot use another competitor's design.
The French manufacturer has said the protest is also about Formula One's model for the future and what it means to be a constructor.
Rivals who agree with Renault, such as McLaren, accuse Racing Point of going beyond the spirit of the sport and want future regulations to rule out copycat cars. A decision, which can be appealed, is likely this week.
Brake ducts were not listed last year when Racing Point were designing their car with a new aerodynamic philosophy based on that of Mercedes — who provide their engines and gearbox — rather than Red Bull.
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The Racing Point has been impressively quick, both cars filling the second row of the grid in Hungary, and Green suggested they were now seen as a threat to their bigger and wealthier rivals.
"In 2019… the transfer of information on brake ducts was completely legitimate. And we used that data as a reference, a starting point for our brake ducts, completely legally," he said.
"Renault are trying to impose the 2020 regulations on 2019, making it retrospective."
Szafnauer, who grew up near Detroit, compared the situation to the state of Michigan raising the drinking age in the 1970s from 18 to 21.
"You can't retrospectively look back and say 'now the drinking age is 21, last year when you were 19 you had a beer and you're going to jail'," he said.
Racing Point, who will be known as Aston Martin next year, are owned by a Canadian consortium led by billionaire Lawrence Stroll, which has brought fresh funds to a team that punched above their weight while competing as Force India.
Szafnauer pointed out that Racing Point employed about 115 aerodynamicists out of a total headcount of around 485 and they had produced 886 unique designs for the brake ducts alone.
Green said copying had always been a part of Formula One and "you can't forget what you already know.
"We've been accused of doing something that other people claim they don't do, which is absolutely wrong," he said.
"It's absolutely been rife in Formula One for decades, to look at people's concepts and ideas and take them and make them your own.
"People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
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Nov. 09 - The euro dropped to a two-month low against the U.S. dollar on Friday and could extend losses as fears mounted that the euro zone's debt crisis and deteriorating economic conditions could drag down global growth. Matt Cowan reports.
In Spain, facing eviction, a woman in her fifties commits suicide. It's the second tragic death of its sort here within the past two weeks. There've been a growing number of calls to "humanize" the laws surrounding mortgage foreclosure in the country (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) JUAN CARLOS MEDIAVILLA, JUDGE ON DUTY IN BARAKALDO, SAYING: "We cannot be in situations where, because of an economic problem, we end up in such a crisis - It's not the first time it's happened." In Greece, the streets of Athens are strewn with trash as workers protest austerity measures. While European officials continue to grapple with the big picture, the story is already tragically bleak for some. So the news that growth is slowing in Europe's biggest economy - Germany - and that its second largest - France - may dip into recession only further clouded the economic picture. The euro hit a two month low against the dollar and Credit Agricole FX strategist Adam Myers says it's vulnerable to further losses. SOUNDBITE:Adam Myers, senior FX strategist, Credit Agricole saying (English) "I think it could go quite a bit lower before the end of the year. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see it breach 1.25. As you mentioned, there's quite a significant long list of risks. The interesting thing is that many of those things on your list were there before this latest fall in the euro, so I'm not sure why the market is so surprised." Despite the batch of gloomy data at home, European shares edged into positive territory by the end of the session as U.S data offered pleasant surprises. SOUNDBITE:Adam Myers, senior FX strategist, Credit Agricole saying (English) "I would expect that over the past two or three weeks, equity markets will stabilize and once we get to the new year, renewed demand will come and new highs will be made in the U.S. equity market. Euro zone finance ministers, called the Eurogroup, are to meet in Brussels on Monday where the main topic of their discussions will be unfreezing lending to Greece - money it needs desperately to pay off loans and shore up its banks.


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Adams: "We caused Peterborough problems."
Manager Derek Adams says his side caused Peterborough United problems throughout the game despite leaving the Weston Homes Stadium empty handed.
Goals from Joe Ward, Ben Thompson and Hector Kyprianou saw the Posh pick up all three points on the day, and Adams says there were plenty of positives to take from the game.
"I thought we caused Peterborough some trouble, we got into their area and had a good number of opportunities that we just didn't take, unfortunately for us," he said.
"They scored a goal against the run of play at that moment of time, a shot from outside of the area that sound its way into the back of the net, and that was unexpected.
"We all know how good of a side Peterborough are but players such as [Ash] Hunter, [Jensen] Weir and [Jake] Taylor were causing them problems, which is promising going forward."
Jake Taylor and Jensen Weir were handed their first starts in a Shrimps shirt by Adams, with the gaffer praising the way the pair approached the game.
He added: "I thought both players played very well, it is not easy coming into the side, away from home against a side like Peterborough but I think they settled well into the game.
"They both played their positions exceptionally well, we are two games into the season and we have picked up one point, we've played against two very good teams and there is a long way to go.
"We have to take the chances when they come along, we haven't today, but that is just the nature of football."
Peterborough United vs Morecambe on 06 Aug 22
Manager - Derek Adams


It's happening. At their next regular meeting, the Brattleboro Selectboard will hire a company to do the designs for the skatepark at Living Memorial Park.
The board will discuss repairs at the Waste Water Treatment Plant, discuss parking, talk about loans and grants, approve an annual contract with Rescue, Inc., and proceed with the loan for the new fire truck. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.


As a network of supportive professionals – both new and seasoned – we Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialists (CEAS) affiliated through The Back School Network (TBSN), are often called upon to solve common problems faced by one and all. That's fair enough. We're here to help one another learn and grow.
As attractive as it might sound, sometimes the problem we're called on to solve doesn't have one single 'silver bullet' answer. And sometimes, our client – who might themselves possess a high sophistication-level – expects a little more honest-to-goodness elbow grease on our part. They want to see us 'work for it'.
As if that weren't enough, our client often has very real budgetary constraints which can dictate what intervention we might suggest. We shouldn't let this be discouraging. Quite often, it allows us to expand our scope and provide a series of solutions. On the bright side, this might better turn an otherwise 'one-and-done' client into a long-term, trusted professional relationship. Allow me to explain.
Most times, the 'Hard Controls' such as Elimination (physically removing the ergonomic hazard) or Substitution (replacing the ergonomic hazard) are the two best options. Everything else seems like a band-aid in comparison. From our vertical, efficacy-based perspective, this may initially make the most sense. Once it's done, its done. If Elimination or Substitution can't be immediately implemented however, there ARE other Hard Control options.
Namely – Engineering (automating to remove people from the ergonomic hazard) or Segregation (physically isolating people from the ergonomic hazard). Like the two previously mentioned 'Hard Controls', these too can be both expensive and relatively difficult to implement in an already fully operational system. However, all is not lost.
Applying Straps for a Hoist – Postural exposure includes working from the floor. The staff may work from a forward bent low back position repeatedly. Purchase mechanization in the form or an electric lift truck or powered pallet jack would allow securing the load at a more ergonomically appropriate height.
Internal Grinding Task – Postural exposure includes forward bent low back positioning. Reaching distance beyond a base of support exposes low back & shoulders. Purchase and installation of adjustable workstations with an angular or cambered approach for proper working height. An upright chest / head level eliminates exposure.
Parts Assembly on Table – Postural exposure due to angle of approach from only from one side. This causes uneven unilateral risk over the length of the task on a daily basis. Purchase and installation of a Lazy Susan table to allow a rotating surface. This addition can adjust the working surface throughout the task performance.
Hoist Product from Pallet to Table – Postural and force exposures are due to pallet stacking from floor. Repeated low back exposure results from repeat forward bending. Purchase and install overhead hoists, jib cranes, mechanized electric pallet jacks and / or lift trucks to be applied at multiple stations when moving product.
Workstation Layout – Postural exposure due to workstation controls and supply bins only on one side. Unilateral shoulder elevation and reach distance risk. Purchase and distribute workstation bins, tools, controls etc. on both sides of work stations to encourage bilateral access and use.
Angular pneumatic tool – Postural exposure due to tool primarily designed for working on vertical surfaces so wrist and forearms are neutral and elbows stay inward. Write policies and train workforce in tool / target / task of appropriate work actions. Write an onboarding policy requiring new hire education on proper tool application.
Grinding and Buffing Parts – Loud noise from power tools and strong lighting required to detect imperfections exposes workers to extreme auditory and visual risk. Write and enforce hearing protection and eye protection standards for all employees. Include training for both incumbent staff and new hires regarding these policies.
Angular Pistol Grip Grinding Tool – Postural exposure due to inappropriate use on horizontal surfaces will require wrist torsion, shoulder abduction and neck exposure. Provide onboarding policies and training to new hires in appropriate tool, target and task. Pistol grip tools are best applied for work on vertical, upright surfaces. Enforce it.
External work with hand tools – Postural exposure due to preferred position of attack in task, causing repeat exposure of neck, shoulders, wrists and forearms. Provide proper body mechanics policies and training of incumbent staff and new hires to aim at maintenance of optimal working posture during ANY task performance.
Parts transfer from table to dolly – Postural exposure due to the reach and lift outside the base of postural support due to the part's distant and awkward position on table. Implement two-man lift / lower policy and training on all parts over 20 lbs. Require staff to contact co-workers when lifting / lowering parts to lessen injury exposure.
While this hierarchical approach is sometimes more time-consuming, it tends to alleviate the 'silver bullet' mindset syndrome. As ergonomic problems can many times be multifactorial and multi-causal, so too are often their solutions. This longer perspective, chronological and multiphasic understanding better helps us honor and apply our global perspective to ergonomic problem solving.
When we recognize the dynamic interplay and influences of the work, the workers and the workplace, we can see how the Hierarchy of Safety Controls better helps us see 'the big picture'. By taking the broader view, we can then plan our interventional hierarchy over a progressive, evolving framework.
We avoid oversimplifying, as we avoid the trap of either / or thinking. And, we begin to see the spectra of influences and possibilities at play. This adds arrows to our problem-solving quiver as we approach our work from many sides with many options. Knowing this, we can be certain we offer our clients the best possible service. And the word spreads. This is how a lasting ergonomics and prevention practice is built. One satisfied client at a time. Brick by brick. Taking the long-view. In many cases, time is on our side.
Dr. Jeffs is a safety management advisor for national and international firms. He's also a seasoned ergonomics educator here at The Back School. Years ago, he excelled as a big-wave surfer and an experienced ocean lifeguard with numerous rescues, prior to earning both his undergraduate and doctorate degrees in physical therapy.