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Cover to cover flyer January 2013

Printed Matter Vancouver would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for making 2012 another great year for poetry in the ‘Couve: The Catalyst, Everybody’s Music, Leah Jackson (Angst Gallery and Niche Wine and Art Bar), Mint Tea, Moe’s, One World Merchants, Pop Culture, and Urban Eccentric.

We would also like to thank the featured readers and musicians who shared their work with our community in 2012: Jennifer Pratt-Walter, Bret Jorgensen, Lincoln’s Beard, John Sibley Williams, John Burgess, Raul Sanchez, Jenney Pauer, David Matthews, Leah Stenson, Patrick Bocarde, Melissa Sillitoe, A. Molotkov, Ragon Linde, Julene Tripp Weaver, Kristin Roedell, Traci Schatz, Ric Vrana, Jane Ormerod of great weather for MEDIA, Gina Williams, Dan Raphael, Richard Loranger, and Mary Slocum.

In addition, we owe a debt of gratitude to the many poets who have moved and entertained us at the open mic—without your continued participation and support, we would have nothing to celebrate.

Finally, our thanks to Mel Sanders for staying open late once a month and for her undying commitment to local writers.

Eileen Elliott head shot 2012

Eileen Davis Elliott works as a poet and visual artist after retiring from a career in mental health and education. She has consistently focused on themes of struggle and redemption of the human spirit in whatever state it finds itself; trying to find personal meaning or while interacting with other souls. She has two books of poetry: Prodigal Cowgirl and the newly released Miles of Pies. Her most current writings have focused on how autism affects families. She is also doing a series of prose poems about life in Mexico, for a chapbook with the draft title Pobrecitos. Her art quilts tell stories about the people who receive them and she hopes they give warmth and comfort. She also likes to feed people and have long, lingering conversations while the dirty dishes wait for later.

Matt Meighan bw with guitar

“Though the way ahead never did get clear, I guess we made it after all” sings Portland songwriter Matt Meighan, and the experience of miles traveled is easy to hear in his music. Drawing on his years as an activist, journalist, parent and poet, Matt writes tradition-steeped, thought-provoking songs that are at turns personal, political, poignant and funny, infused with a philosophical bent and an audible love of language.

A song collector as well as writer, Matt mixes his originals with songs by fellow songwriters as well as older songs from the folk and blues traditions. His commitments to good writing and “truth-telling” are clear in the songs he chooses and the songs he writes, many of which are performed by other songwriters. He is currently recording his second CD, Long Way ‘Round.

Matt’s engaging, relaxed performance style and fingerstyle acoustic guitar make him an ideal performer for house concerts and similar listening venues. He also performs as a duo, with Sherry Pendarvis on upright bass, and adds a fiddle or mandolin player to perform as a trio.

After earning an MFA in poetry at the Jack Keruoac school of Disembodied Poetics (Naropa University) in Boulder, Colorado, Matt turned his hand to songwriting and became a signifcant part of the Boulder acoustic music scene, organizing monthly songwriter gatherings and hosting numerous songwriter showcases. In 2003 moved to Portland, where he performs regularly, teaches a popular “Songwriting as Truth Telling” class, and hosts the weekly Songwriter Roundup show at Artichoke Music.

Matt began playing songs while still in high school in Chicago in the 1960s. His musical education began at the Old Town School of Folk Music and haunting the blues and jazz clubs of 1960s Chicago. He has since traveled the world with his music, performing in venues and on street corners across the U.S., Australia and Italy, and has regularly brought his songs to the pubs of Ireland over the last 20 years. He and his wife Nancy met at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville Texas, which they attend every year. Since moving to Portland Matt has become both a popular performer and an ardent supporter of the Portland-area acoustic music community.

Photographs from Poetry on the Piazza, Director Park (Portland) July 9, 2012

David Abel and Christopher Luna chat before the show by Richard Schemmerer

Thanks to everyone who came out to support Vancouver poetry and art at the first Poetry on the Piazza of the year. We were so happy to see: Josh Raveling, Kyle David Congdon, Alex Birkett, Anni Becker, Jada, Erin Kluka, Darlene Costello, Amy Harper, David Matthews, and Rick J., among others. We had beautiful weather, and a large group of folks who were really into the proceedings, as well as all the kids and others who were just enjoying the park. We are grateful to David Abel for inviting us to curate a Vancouver showcase for this year’s series, and to Peter and Jenny, park employees who attended to all of our needs. Finally, Printed Matter Vancouver co-founders Christopher Luna and Toni Partington would like to thank our fellow poets Kori Sayer and Jenney Pauer for their outstanding performances, Tyler Morgan for his music, and DaBat for his poetry and art.

Poetry on the Piazza at Director Park, Portland, OR July 9, 2012 by Anni Becker

This was a well-documented event. Richard Schemmerer posted photos and video. We are especially grateful for the YouTube clip, which features a slide show of images as well as some video clips.

Books for sale

Photo by Richard Schemmerer

Also check out rick j’s observations: http://spokensongpdx.blogspot.com/2012/07/poetry-found-living-room.html?spref=fb and Kori Sayer’s poem “Carousel,” which he posted on his blog: http://spokensongpdx.blogspot.com/2012/07/carousel-by-kori-sayer-from-chapbook-dr.html

Rick J’s notebook by Richard Schemmerer

Here are some photos by Toni Partington:

Tyler Morgan and Christopher Luna by Toni Partington

DaBat by Toni Partington

Christopher Luna by Toni Partington

Kori Sayer and DaBat by Toni Partington

Kori Sayer by Toni Partington

Toni Partington and DaBat by Christopher Luna

Toni Partington reads from Wind Wing by Christopher Luna

DaBat by Toni Partington

DaBat’s paintings by Toni Partington

Tyler Morgan by Toni Partington

Jenney Pauer by Toni Partington

Here are some photos by Anni Becker, whose work can also be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kermitlover/

http://www.annibecker.com/ or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Anni-Becker-Photography/274729801765?re:

Poetry on the Piazza organizer David Abel welcomes the crowd to Director Park

by Anni Becker

Tyler Morgan by Anni Becker

Tyler Morgan by Anni Becker

Christopher Luna by Anni Becker

Christopher Luna by Anni Becker

DaBat by Anni Becker

DaBat by Anni Becker

DaBat by Anni Becker

DaBat by Anni Becker

DaBat’s paint by Anni Becker

Four by DaBat by Anni Becker

Eight by DaBat by Anni Becker

Kids by Anni Becker

Kids run and play in Director Park by Anni Becker

Kori Sayer by Anni Becker

The view from behind the mic by Anni Becker

Toni Partington by Anni Becker

Toni Partington and DaBat by Anni Becker

Lovebirds in the park by Anni Becker

A lovely evening in Director Park by Anni Becker

The crowd at Director Park Listens to Tyler Morgan’s music by Anni Becker

Jenney Pauer by Anni Becker

Jenney Pauer by Anni Becker

GHOST TOWN POETRY OPEN MIC featuring David Matthews Thursday, May 10, 2012

CORRECTION: Due to circumstances beyond his control, Ric Vrana will be unable to attend May’s Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic. His friend David Matthews will take his place. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Printed Matter Vancouver co-founders Toni Partington and Christopher Luna look forward to welcoming Ric Vrana back to the series as our featured reader for November of this year.

hosted by Christopher Luna and

Toni Partington

7pm Thursday, May 10, 2012

and every second Thursday

all ages and uncensored since 2004

Cover to Cover Books
6300 NE St. James Rd., Suite 104B
(St. James & Minnehaha)
Vancouver, WA

With our featured reader, David Matthews: David Matthews is a native of the South Carolina Midlands, poet, runner, and unaffiliated intellectual who began writing in high school. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in philosophy. Romantic vision and sense of himself as poet led to the dubious decision to forsake pursuit of an academic career. One day Matthews found himself in Atlanta at the birth of the Little 5 Points arts scene and lingered there for twenty years. In 1998 he came to Portland, Oregon. His poems and essays have appeared in magazines, anthologies, and poetry blogs. He is author of two chapbooks, Notes to One Who Is Far from Here (2003) and A Portable Bohemia (2008), and several unpublished novels. His chapbooks will be available for sale at this month’s reading for five dollars each.

“Matthews heaves his heart against the bulwarks, sets his siege engines of verse a-going into the fathomless ludicrous nonsensical void.”—Wade Dinius

His blog House Red can be found on the website David Matthews Man of Letters (www.matthewsmanofletters.com).

The Unspoken Language by David Matthews

la Tour Eiffel

triangles numbers consonants

naked Chagall paints

Russian soul novabright with Paris light

horses graze on blue rooftops

a wingèd fish embraces a clock

the man with one green hand plays a red violin

angel candle dream

nude on a couch and Christ on a cross

oh but what color Marc is the color of the spirit?

which letters belong to the unspoken language of love?


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Take Your Golf Gambles to the Next Level with Golf Money for iOS

August 14, 2013 in Sports (E)

[prMac.com] Scottsdale, Arizona - POD LLC, a burgeoning mobile applications developer, is excited today to announce the launch of Golf Money onto the App Store. Universally compatible across all iOS devices, this unique golf betting companion gives users the power to keep their golfing performance, bets, and more all together via a single intuitive hub that's always available right at their fingertips. Users are free to add in contacts, track results and past bets by opponent and course, and review gambling history for any timeframe.

Golf enthusiasts that enjoy wagering on their golf games know that keeping track of wagers, wins, and losses can become a complex, confusing proposition quickly. Golf Money was created for golfers by golfers to solve exactly this problem. The app utilizes four straightforward modules which together give users the tools they need to track every aspect of their golf gambles including who they're betting against, current bets, and everything else in between. Users can add anyone they'd like into the app, designate them as partners or opponents, create teams and handicaps, agree on bets hole by hole, and do it all before they ever step foot out onto the green.

Not content to be a single use app, Golf Money also features full betting and performance bookkeeping functionalities, meaning that users can review and scrutinize everything from their lifetime earnings, to performance histories against specific players or on specific courses on demand from anywhere. Meanwhile, the app enables users to keep track of bets from a single location without ever needing to put pen to paper or track how their games unfold from memory. Don't ever go into a golf game with money riding on it blind again. Get Golf Money today and always keep yourself organized and in the know while out on the tee.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 7.8 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Golf Money 2.2 is currently offered at the promotional price of only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Sports category.

Founded in 2003, POD LLC is committed to bringing high caliber applications to a diverse array of clients. POD LLC creates their mobile products for today's savvy media consumers. (C) POD LLC. 2013. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Less Meeting - Meeting Minutes, To-dos, Scheduling & more

January 27, 2014 in Productivity (E)

[prMac.com] Atlanta, Georgia - Less Meeting is a free meeting productivity app that allows users to set agendas, share meeting minutes and manage to-dos all in one convenient location.

Using built in best practices, Less Meeting holds attendees accountable, automates follow ups and uses meeting timers to help keep meetings on track and on time.

So much more than an app. Less Meeting integrates across mobile, web, your calendars and your to-do lists, working for you whenever & wherever you meet.

The Less Meeting mobile app is free for yourself, or upgrade to a premium account to collaborate on notes and to-dos with the rest of your team.

We just released a brand new ios7 version with a cleaner, lighter look, with the same great accountability and efficiency that you expect in your meetings.

What Others are Saying:
Great for Project Management (by YellowAndAngry1234) - I have found this app is great for keeping all of my notes in the same place for several different projects.

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Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* This app is optimized for iPhone 5
* 35.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Less Meeting 1.4 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.

Located in Atlanta, GA/US, Less Meeting was founded in 2010 by Jeff Steinke & Blake Burns to help users have more efficient and purposeful meetings. After seeing there were no apps that helped sync meetings, share notes and set agendas, they set out looking to revolutionize the meeting space. All Material and Software (C) 2014 Less Meeting / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, the iPod logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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iEat Green – Charlie Marshall – 06.23.16

Charlie Marshall grew up on his family’s farm and their restaurant on Lummi Island, in Washington State. He worked in the family restaurant from the age of 12 – a career path he has continued along ever since. Charlie’s parents’ restaurant naturally used many ingredients from their own island farm and from an early age he was lucky enough (though he didn’t realize how lucky at the time) to eat and cook locally, seasonally, and sustainably. When it came time to open his own restaurant he wanted to emulate that, while still making it a fun, casual experience.

Charlie opened The Marshal, his casual NYC farm-to-table restaurant, in the fall of 2013, to great success and is currently working on opening his second restaurant, Dianne & Elisabeth in late summer of 2016.


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In the business world, delay is very often a killer, and that means if you have a truly viable startup concept, you should get it to market as soon as possible. Here are a few tips on how you can avoid all the delays which typically plague the launching of a startup company.

Just do it

If you’re worried about achieving the perfect conditions before launching your startup, they’re never going to happen. Most experts advise that it’s more important to get started, than it is to start with everything in place. After all, if you don’t start your business, absolutely nothing is going to happen. Whatever it is that is preventing you from launching your startup company, you have two choices on how to approach it – either tackle it head on, or ignore it altogether and proceed full steam ahead. Either way, just do it.

Hire the right workers

You may not be able to find the ideal talent to staff your startup company right within your own neighborhood. That means you should consider a broader pool of employees, including remote workers and contract workers. Since many employees may be reluctant to commit to an untested startup company, allow them the flexibility to work from home or to work on a contract basis.

Find a partner

You may not want to share control of your startup company with another individual, but experience shows that having a partner to help shoulder the load can be invaluable for a startup owner. Your partner should be someone whom you can genuinely work comfortably with, and who is committed to the company like you are. Venture capitalists are also much more likely to provide funding for a startup which has a team of founders rather than a single founder.

Does your startup need capital?

If your startup launch is held back by a lack of capital, we may be able to offer the funding that will get you started. Contact us at Proactive Funding Solutions, so we can consider some alternatives which may provide you with the funding you need to launch your new startup opportunity.


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A well world

Belgin Aksoy is the owner of Turkish destination resort Richmond Nua Wellness-Spa and the founder of non-profit event Global Wellness Day (GWD), celebrated the second Saturday of June every year and this year held on June 13. She speaks to Professional Spa & Wellness about the concept behind the day, and why a global focus on health and wellbeing is so crucial

Where did the idea for Global Wellness Day come from?
I have dedicated my life to wellness and as a professional I have made serious investments into living well. However, these [measures] were simply not enough for me. I dreamt of a wellness project that could be transferred to future generations and that would change the world. It was from this that the seeds of Global Wellness Day were sown in 2012.

Could you give a brief overview of the history of Global Wellness Day?
Global Wellness Day is a not-for-profit event that was first celebrated in Turkey in 2012, at the Richmond Nua Wellness Spa. The day continues to be celebrated each year, with greater international involvement every year. It has attracted a great deal of attention from all four corners of the globe and [has become truly] global. In 2015, GWD was celebrated on five continents, in 71 countries and in more than 500 locations.

How would you recommend people to approach Global Wellness Day?
Although we come from the spa world where wellness is central, we encourage people to keep it simple and even start with the very basics on GWD – such as eating organic, drinking more water, taking a walk with family and not using plastic. What matters to me [most] is turning living well into a way of life for all.

GWD is going form strength to strength. Why do you think it’s caught the industry’s and the public’s attention to such a great extent?

It seems to prove that the world is ready to start making smart choices about our own physical and mental health, the health of our neighbours and the planet we all share. Everyone needs to feel better and live a better life. According to research by the World Health Organization, the greatest threat to global wellbeing is depression, affecting more than 350 million people worldwide. Noticing that we were drifting rapidly towards this danger, I made it my mission to launch a different kind of project.

How involved are you personally in the different activities staged under the GWD banner? Obviously you can’t be in all places at once…
The structure of our organisation allows me to be aware of all different initiatives that take place as part of GWD around the world. This year I was personally in charge of the big celebration in Istanbul, though I wish I could join all the celebrations.

Could you give a few examples of some of the activities that took place as part of this year’s GWD?

A few examples are:

In Turkey: Over 5,000 people attended to the event in Istanbul’s Macka park. Yoga, pilates and Zumba were on offer, along with laughter workshops, health lectures and fitness classes. Wellness suppliers, operators and consultancies took part, offering free treatments, healthy snacks, workouts and the chance to experience the best the spa and wellness industry has to offer.

In France: A Royal Power Walk in the garden with staff from the Guerlain Spa at the Trianon Palace Versailles, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and fitness in front of the Eiffel Tower, with the Peninsula Paris hotel

In Malaysia: TheBringing Wellness Communities Together event at the Mines Wellness Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. The event was hosted in conjunction with the Malaysian Wellness Society and wellness centre The Laureate, a subsidiary of Beacon Hospital.

In USA: Events included one at the Sedona Farmers Community Market in Arizona.

In Italy: Comfort Zone offered back and neck massages and TechnoGym provided workouts with a personal trainer at the Expo Milano 2015.

In Thailand: A big Global Wellness Day celebration with workshops and seminars was organised, supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, Amarin Printing and Publishing, the World Spa & Well-being Convention and the Thai Spa Association.

Global Wellness Day now has spa and wellness industry ambassadors all over the world. What does this role entail?
There are 58 GWD ambassadors across the world, working to spread this movement in their countries. Thanks to the GWD Ambassadors, Global Wellness Day has taken an important step towards becoming a movement that goes beyond borders. The philosophy behind the day is to create lasting awareness of how to live well and our ambassadors are working to spread this awareness all over the world.

How are the GWD ambassadors appointed?
If there is not an ambassador appointed for their country already, [people who are interested in working on a volunteer basis] can apply to become an ambassador for their country. We evaluate the applications, asking them to tell us about the contribution they could make as a GWD ambassador. The main things we are looking for is motivation and dedication.

Which do you think are the greatest wellness challenges facing the world today?
The rapid development of technology has made us work quickly and eat quickly, while not exercising and not making time for yourselves; making us unhappy and lonely individuals. The hustle and bustle of modern life has made us tired and worn out and we are now faced with the first generation raised “together-alone”.

Technology today has developed to the point where children can be at home, together with their friends through a screen. In other words, they are “together-alone.” For me, this is a very scary picture. With Global Wellness Day, we invite people to stop and think, to slow down, to look for ways to live a better life, and to find ways to apply these changes – even if just for one day.

The world has never been at a point where the awareness of wellness has been more crucial. This negative [development] has brought us together under one positive umbrella. One day of little things is not overwhelming, and it could kick off changes that could become a habit, adding years to people’s lives.

How large is the GWD team?
In addition to all our ambassadors and our international coordinator Jean-Guy de Gabriac [the founder of founder of spa consultancy Tip Touch International and the Professional Spa & Wellness Convention co-ordinator], the GWD team in Istanbul consists of four people, including myself.


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Who can qualify for a fee waiver and how the process works

The College Board fee-waiver service assists eligible students who plan to take the:

  • SAT
  • AP Exams

A student must be either enrolled in, or eligible to participate in, the National School Lunch Program (NLSP) to receive a fee waiver. Schools participating in new federal programs such as Community Eligibility may not be able to use the NLSP criterion to identify and verify individual student fee-waiver eligibility. However, several other criteria or indicators can still be used to confirm eligibility for fee-waiver benefits. Please see the test-specific guidelines for more information.

The fee-waiver guidelines, combined with your knowledge of circumstances of individual students, will help you determine which students are eligible. The main source for determining eligibility is the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Income Eligibility Guidelines.

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Prisma Takes Photo Filtering to a New Level

Prisma Takes Photo Filtering to a New Level

Prisma Takes Photo Filtering to a New Level

Have you noticed a bunch of photos with an artistic touch being uploaded to social media lately? Prisma takes photo filtering to a new level. The app, which recently hit the App Store, makes your photos appear as if they were hand painted in some of the art world’s most famous styles. Download

These are just a few of the filter styles you might be seeing across social media.

Prisma Filter Examples

Prisma Examples

Prisma offers about 30 image styles for free but has begun experimenting with ways to make money. Companies can pay to sponsor a filter and get their brand in front of early adopters. I’m sure new filters, options to remove their logo, or others could be added for a premium monthly or one-time account upgrade in the future. It’s been rumored that Prisma is working on a tool that will be able to apply similar effects to short video clips. I can’t wait to see more!

Current styles include famous artist styles such as Wave, Gothic, and Roland.

When trying to use the app, I have seen numerous times that it has been over capacity (too many people using it). That should be no surprise with it being in the top 10 in 77 countries after it’s recent launch.

It’s super simple to utilize this app to enhance your photos or give an artist look to few older photos sitting on your phone. Below you will see that you just need to find a photo, crop (currently only square images), select various styles, and choose the ones you want to download or share.

Prisma Animation

What are you waiting for? Download it from the App Store now for free! Download
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day13 object-oriented programming

Posted by andremta on Wed, 08 Sep 2021 04:44:33 +0200

1. Factory Method

What is the factory method?

Get Object by Method Call

1) Users cannot create objects directly. Creating objects that are too complex can be effortless in a factory (mobile phone) (singleton)

 2) Users do not want to participate in object creation

Comparison of abstract classes and interfaces

2. Internal Classes

Members of the class

Attributes: Describe the characteristics of things

Method: Describe the behavior of things

Pseudo members: constructors, statement blocks

Internal Class

What is an internal class?

Declare a class inside another class. The preceding class is called the inner class, and the latter is called the outer class.

Memory variable

Variables are scored by location

1. number variable: Variables declared outside of methods in a class that have a wide range and a long lifetime

1) Class variables: method areas with static modifications, subordinate to class templates, permanent lifetime, and stored in the heap

2) Instance variable: GC area stored in the heap with no static modification, life as long as object

2. Local variables: Variables declared in the method have a small range, short lifetime, and are stored on the stack along with the stack of the method

Classification of internal classes

1. Member internal classes: internal classes declared outside methods in classes

1) Nested Classes: static-modified, not strongly dependent, at the same level as external classes

Use is indistinguishable from internal classes

class Outer{
    public static class Inner2{//Nested classes, members of objects of external classes cannot be used directly
        public static int no = 10;

        public static void test4(){//Create a static method in a nested class
            System.out.println("static test4()...");

        private String name = "Nested Class";

        public Inner2(){//This is a parameterless constructor for nested classes

        public void test3(){//A non-static method was created in a nested class
            //System.out.println(;//Members of objects of external classes cannot be used directly

 public static void main2(String[] args) {
        Outer.Inner2.test4();//Static methods in nested classes can be called directly
       // Outer.Inner2.test3();//Non-static methods cannot be called directly in a static environment
        System.out.println(;//Static properties in nested classes can be called directly

        Outer.Inner2 inner2 = new Outer.Inner2();//Objects that can create nested classes
        inner2.test3();//Use this nested class object to invoke its non-static methods

2) Ordinary internal class: no static modification, subordinate to external class objects

      Members of external class objects can be freely used in internal class objects to replace common object associations

class Outer{

    private  String  name = "External Class";
    protected class Inner1{//Common internal class, subordinate to external class objects
        private  String name = "I am an internal class";

        //Ordinary internal classes do not allow ordinary static members, why??
        //Because adding a static will belong to both classes and objects, both modifications will cause it to change and conflict
//      public static int id = 2;
        public int id3;
        public static final int id1 = 3;//If it is static, it can only be modified by final, because final is unique and will not be modified by changes in external classes
        public  Inner1(){

        public void test1(){
            //Internal and external classes must be qualified if they have members with the same name
            System.out.println(;//Proximity principle
            System.out.println(;//The principle of proximity may or may not be limited
            System.out.println(;//The this of an external class must be qualified

public static void main1(String[] args) {
        Outer outer = new Outer();

        //Create internal class objects directly, through external class
        Outer.Inner1 oi1 = new Outer().new Inner1();

Differences between ordinary object associations and internal classes

Internal classes are deeper and more exaggerated object associations. Internal classes associate external classes for the purpose of replacing common object associations so that objects are closely related (interoperable)

Object association, only the public part of the associated object can be used

Internal classes are not as associated with objects

2. Local internal classes: internal classes declared in methods

1) Common Local Internal Class

2) Anonymous Internal Class (Super Focus): Temporarily use an interface to implement subclass objects, use up or scrap.

Parent Reference= new Parent () {

The class body is the class body of the parent's subclass.

99.99% of cases are used with interfaces, which usually have only one abstract method.

Interface Reference= new Interface () {

A class body is the class body of an interface's entity subclass and must implement all abstract methods in the interface

Use scenarios

Lazy to formally write a specific subclass to implement an interface.

Absolute singleton of created objects

Can only be used polymorphically

Note: $denotes the relationship between internal and external classes

interface I7{
    void hello(String s);
public static void main(String[] args) {
    Object o1 = new Object();//create object
    Object o2 = new Object() {};//Anonymous inner class, which is an anonymous subclass of Object
    //This writing omits declarations of specific subclasses and is suitable for one-time creation and use of objects
    I7 i7 = new I7() {
        //The class body part is the class body of the implementation subclass of the interface
        public void hello(String s) {

Create internal class object

Qualification cannot be omitted in a test class

Local variable cannot be weighted limit modifier

3. Enumeration

What is an enumeration?

Enumerations are a special type of object countability, using the enum keyword

Can enumeration types create objects?

Enumeration types cannot create objects because the underlying layer encapsulates the constructor

Three ways to get enumerated objects

1) Get points directly

2) Name acquisition, based on a given constant object name, to get a reference to the corresponding object

3) Get an array of objects that hold all enumerated objects

 Method of enumeration

Enumerate possible scenarios with switch

Constructors in enumerations must be private because they cannot create objects

4. Exception handling

What is exception handling?

Exception: An abnormal condition that occurs during operation. If not handled, the program crashes

Note: Grammar errors and logic errors are not exceptions during development!

Exception Classification

1. Score by degree

        1) Error: Serious error.Serious issues that cannot be resolved by the java virtual machine.

        2) Exception: General problem.Exceptions caused by programming errors or accidental accidents

2. Divide them according to the way they are handled

        1) Checked exceptions: compile-time exceptions.Exceptions that must be checked and handled in the program, if not handled, compilation errors

Exceptions and their subclasses (except RuntimeException s): general issues that cannot be ignored

        2) Non-Checked Exceptions: Runtime Exceptions.Exceptions that can be checked and handled are not accepted, and if not handled, compilation errors will occur, but runtime errors will occur

Error and its subclasses: Too severe,

RuntimeException and its subclasses: too mild, too common

Both checked and non-checked exceptions can cause a program to crash, so it should be handled

Exception stack throw mechanism

Exception handling

Applicable to all exceptions

1. Capture

Statements that may throw exceptions;

}catch (exception type reference){

If an object of this exception type is actually thrown in the statement, it is caught here

}catch(Exception e){

//Make sure nothing goes wrong

Statements that must be executed regardless of what happened in the previous try catch;

The main function is to release hardware resources outside the GC zone here

Can there be multiple catch es in exception handling?

Exception handling actually protects the back, with multiple catches to prevent incomplete types, or with Exception, a super-invincible omnipotent clip that ensures absolute certainty, but it's better to use multiple different catches

Benefit: Reduce the scope of abnormal damage

What is finally?Why finally?

finally is a statement that must be executed regardless of what happened in the previous try catch;

Because its main function is to release hardware resources outside the GC zone, otherwise a resource leak will occur

This statement intercepts finally

public class TestException {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("main begin");

            int n = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
            int m = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);

        }catch (NumberFormatException e){
        }catch (ArithmeticException e){
        }catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e){
        }catch (Exception e){

        System.out.println("main end");//Core Code

 The only statement that intercepts finally

Combination method:

        try catch

        try catch finally

        try finally

Understanding a small example of finally

What I'm learning today:

1) Plant method;

2) Internal classes;

3) Enumeration;

4) Exception handling

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How Steroids Can Help Increase Your Personal Bests

Modern day powerlifters happen to be some of the strongest people alive. They are known to undergo rigorous training in a bid to gain huge amounts of strength for the sport. Some have amassed so much they are able to lift weights in iron much heavier than their own bodyweight. This strength, however, is not obtained solely by rigorous training in lifts alone. Steroids come in handy to enhance performance and improve efficiency especially in terms of strength and recovery.

Steroids go a long way towards increasing muscle mass which in turn, increases the muscles’ ability to produce force. Another notable effect of these drugs is their ability to make one lose weight and instead gain more muscle that obviously translates to more strength. Steroids, in general, make no contribution whatsoever towards making a powerlifter more skilled but instead they amplify skills which the powerlifter already possess.

How steroids work

Just in order to take a sneak peek into how anabolic steroids work, we will discuss the mechanism of a few of them briefly. Most of these steroids such as testosterone are lipid soluble, a characteristic that enables them to diffuse with ease into the cell without needing to bind themselves to a receptor. They then influence gene transcription and consequently the proteins produced by the cell. Different steroid hormones influence the production of different proteins. Testosterone, for example, is responsible for the production of myosin and actin that are the proteins responsible for increased strength. This then brings us to the method of administration in which case injections and transdermal administration are the most highly recommended. Powerlifters are advised to keep oral administration on the minimum because, with ingestion, the drugs have to go through the liver then into the bloodstream which could harm the liver.

Possible side effects

It is important to note that steroids have been reported to carry a few short-term risks such as high blood pressure, liver toxicity and high cholesterol levels. Atherosclerosis and hypogonadism are some of the few notable long-term effects that should however not raise an alarm to powerlifters who stick to the prescribed doses. The duration for each steroid dose must also be adhered to the letter as another way of keeping lethal side effects at bay.

It is undeniably true that steroids provide great an advantage for powerlifters. Some powerlifters will go off steroids for various reasons, but they can bounce back to earlier levels of bulk and strength with little effort as the effects of steroids remain. Needless to say, a powerlifter who has used steroids will always be at an advantage over others who haven’t. Care should be taken not to over-indulge in steroid intake as they may result in increased size with not much gain in strength which is essential to powerlifters.

Much as most steroids are banned, that hasn’t stopped powerlifters from accessing and using them to enhance performance. It is an outright big lie that there exist powerlifters who train without steroid consumption.

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One day removed after hearing the news of Duke Blue Devils Men’s Basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski ‘Coach K’ was gonna retire after this upcoming season, the press conference of him walking to an audience was interesting to say the least.

In the video by Clara Goodwin, you can see the audience, consisting of reporters and maybe some students, was dancing and somewhat applauding Coach K to Cascada’s song ‘Everytime We Touch’ as he was walked in to the conference earlier Thursday.

Apparently, from what we’re gathering throughout Twitter, the song was used for the Cameron Crazies student section as a bit of a hype song during games when students were able to go.

It’s understandable that Duke students use it hype and stuff, but during a press conference? Kind of cringy here.

Hey, it looked like Coach K was having fun with the whole walk and song altogether, but from everyone outside of Durham, North Carolina, it’s a little bit too much here.

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Upside Down Blueberry & Vanilla Protein French Muffins

What do you get if (and when) you cross a Vanilla Whey Protein Mufffin with a member of the Blueberry family, wait a generation until the product of the two matures, and then you cross THAT with French Toast before turning the whole thing upside down? Why, you get Upside Down Blueberry and Vanilla Protein French Muffins, naturellement ;-) Pourquoi ‘French,’ you ask? Well, because the whole thing was eaten avec maple syrup and each forkful, screaming ‘French Toast!’ as it was devoured, pretty much named itself by proxy. Let me tell you how it all began…

It began by me thinking that today would be a good day for vanilla whey protein muffins with blueberries. When the time came to mix the berries into my batter however, I thought, ‘NO.’ Instead, I placed them at the bottom of my muffin cases, drowning them with protein batter before sticking the whole thing in the oven. When they came out of the oven, ah! I noticed the muffins had dinosoured! (that’s when they cook into strange dinosourian shapes – a common occurrence when baking with whey) so, I beheaded them (to learn more about beheading muffins, see here). Then, upside down, I quickly moved a couple to a plate – exhausted as I was having just gotten home from a grueling workout – and smothered them in maple syrup –> BOOM! Result: BAAAAAM!

1 cup liquid egg whites
3/4 cup vanilla whey
1/2 cup buckwheat flakes
2 tablespoons coconut flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup… frozen blueberries!

1. Blend together, divide into 6 muffin cases, and baked for around 35 minuted at 170 C (338 F).

2. Place blueberries at the bottom of muffin cases and pour batter over top of them.

Macros per Serving (out of 6):

12.6g protein
7.7g carbos (2.2g sugars)
1.5g fat (1g sat)
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Prisons on the Frontier: China’s Latest Human Rights Crisis

For over two hundred years, the Central Asian Uyghur people have represented one of the earliest and most visible examples of Chinese imperialism. When the Qing dynasty conquered huge swaths of what is now considered northwestern China in the 18th century, they incorporated the traditional Uyghur homeland as the province of ‘Xinjiang’ (New Frontier). Since then, an almost constant tension has existed between the predominantly Muslim Uyghur majority in the region and the Han Chinese central government in Beijing. Several large-scale revolts against Qing rule occurred throughout the Imperial Era and, in the closing days of the Chinese Civil War, an independent republic was briefly created under the banner of the ‘East Turkestan Republic’. However, the arrival of Communist troops into the capital, Urumqi, in late 1949, quickly squashed aspirations for an Uyghur ethnostate. In subsequent decades, Beijing quickly began implementing a strict policy of cultural and ideological assimilation. Massive settlement campaigns encouraged the movement of hundreds of thousands of Han Chinese citizens to the region, and a flurry of administrative and educational reforms sought to rid the Uyghurs of their Muslim faith and traditional Turkic-culture in favor of non-religious Communist ideals and ‘Hanized’ cultural norms. However, these efforts only served to stoke the fires of nationalism among many Uyghurs, and have contributed to the rise of violent and terroristic “patriotic movements” within the province. From 1991 to 2001, the Chinese government has reported over two hundred violent incidents that could be attributed to Uyghur paramilitary independence groups. Militant separatist groups like the “East Turkestan Islamic Movement” have been responsible for car bombings, assassinations, public knife attacks, and the murder of Chinese police officers and soldiers serving in the province. Beijing has responded with several waves of violent crackdowns, as well as the systematic repression of Uyghurs from positions of political and societal authority. Professor James Millward at Georgetown University pointed out in an interview last year that many government positions at every level of the Xinjiang provincial administration require Han ethnicity as a condition for employment, and that Uyghur cultural practices like the required Muslim ‘Hajj’ pilgrimage to Mecca have been severely restricted by authorities.

Detainees in a re-education camp, 2017

Detainees in a re-education camp, 2017. Source: Wikipedia

More recently though, it appears that Beijing has escalated the crisis to unprecedented levels. In April 2017, it was reported by several human rights watchdog groups that the Xinjiang provincial government had begun rounding up large numbers of Uyghurs deemed to hold ‘extremist tendencies’, and placing them in so-called ‘Vocational Skill Education Training Centers‘ in order to carry out ‘anti-extremist ideological education’. Independent media outlets have claimed that, in practice, they are little more than political re-education camps. In a report published in late August, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination claimed that over one million Uyghurs had been forcibly detained and sent to such centers, and expressed alarm at such large numbers of people being ‘held for long periods of time without charge or trial, under the pretext of countering terrorism and religious extremism‘. While the Chinese government originally denied that such centers exist, mounting evidence from international organizations has led to the provincial administration quietly (and retroactively) legalizing the centers for the purpose of ‘psychological and behavioral correction‘. However, official government spokesmen have still maintained that Uyghurs enjoy equal rights and freedoms to all other Chinese citizens and that no religious or cultural suppression has been taking place. Indeed, several informational videos and articles published by the Chinese United Front Work Department showcase happy, contented ‘vocational skills trainees’ in the centers expressing how thankful they are to have been ‘reformed’, as well as their excitement at being able to become productive members of the Chinese nation. However, other former detainees have reported systematic abuse at the hands of camp guards, as well as mass incidents of ‘intensive brainwashing sessions’, which former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has labeled as ‘straight out of George Orwell‘. While the Chinese regime claims they are merely fighting terrorism and religious extremism, many critics have expressed doubts in the efficacy of such an ‘extra-legal’ blanket crackdown. Such critics (like former Ambassador Haley) have claimed that the regime’s strategy may end up being counterproductive, and create ‘the very radicalism they claim to be tamping down’.

Radio Free Asia has reported on one such case, which has the potential to further destabilize the province for the foreseeable future: that of Muhammad Salih Hajim, a prominent Uyghur Islamic scholar who formerly taught out of Urumqi. Hailed by the World Uyghur Congress as ‘one of the most respected and influential Uyghur religious scholars‘, Hajim was arrested for ‘promoting terrorism‘ on 25 December 2017, along with his eldest son and daughter, his daughter’s husband (himself a well known Uyghur poet), and several other members of the extended family. His three youngest children were ostensibly placed in state-run orphanages, but no international observers have been able to locate them to date. Hajim died under mysterious circumstances just forty days later, and Chinese police officials have reportedly informed family friends ‘not to hold out any hope’ for his imprisoned children. Hajim was widely considered to be a moderate cleric, who sought primarily to promote Uyghur religious autonomy and cultural identity. However, his death has sparked calls for more aggressive militant action against the authorities, thereby creating the very radical behavior and threat of violence that Chinese authorities were trying to pre-empt.

Whatever the effect of further Uyghur nationalist action, the re-education campaign has been disastrous for Chinese prestige around the world. Several UN commissions have published reports formally condemning the behavior of the People’s Republic, and governments from the United Kingdom to Iran have been quick to denounce the perceived ethnic and religious suppression of the Uyghur people. However, given China’s place as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, as well as its position as a G7 nation, an outright ultimatum for policy change from the international community is unlikely. For now, all eyes look to the escalating Sino-American trade war, with the thought that any evidence of pervasive human rights abuses will provide Western governments (and particularly the United States) with a major boost in public support for confronting the PRC economically and strategically in East Asia and around the world.

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MG – Tangled History

Tangled History. Capstone Press, 2016-2020 (2020 Titles Listed). $24.54 ea. $588.96 set of 24. Grades 3-6.

Otfinoski, Steven. The Battle of Iwo Jima: Turning the Tide of War in the Pacific. 978-1-54357-258-2.
Burgan, Michael. The Battle of the Bulge: Nazi Germany’s Final Attack on the Western Front. 978-1-54357-259-9.
—. Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Atomic Bomings that Shook the World. 978-1-54357-256-8.
Otfinoski, Steven. Japanese American Internment: Prisoners in Their Own Land. 978-1-54357-257-5.

Part of the Tangled History series, Japanese American Internment uses the lives of a dozen individuals who were impacted to tell the story of of the Japanese American internment which took place after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and continued until March 1946, when the last of the detainees were released from Tule Lake internment camp in California. Harvey Itano was not present to receive the Gold Medal for Outstanding Student award at his graduation ceremony from the University of California, Berkeley because he and his family were sent to an internment camp. Isamu Noguchi was a well-known sculptor when he volunteered to go to Poston, Arizona and teach art to internees. Mine Okubo and her brother were to be separated when they arrived at the Tanforan Assembly Center in California, but Okubo insisted they be kept together. Their quarters were horse stables, and they were given bags of ticking to fill with straw for mattresses. These are just a few of the stories told about this shameful time in American history. Through their experiences, students will learn what internment meant to Japanese Americans, from the day of the Pearl Harbor bombing until the final detainees were released.

THOUGHTS:  Middle School students likely have little idea about this time in America’s past, and the stories of individuals and the included photos will help illuminate what that experience was like for those involved.  It is certainly a timely addition to a collection.

940.53  World War II          Melissa Johnston, North Allegheny SD

Elem. – Great Races (Series NF)

Great Races. Momentum, The Child’s World, 2020. $20.95 ea. $167.70 set of 8. 32 p. Grades 3-6.

Ford, Jeanne Marie. Race Around the World. 978-1-503-83219-0.
Havemeyer, Janie. Race to Mount Everest. 978-1-503-83223-7.
Hutchinson, Patricia. Race to Space. 978-1-503-83220-6.
Maurer, Gretchen. Race to the Bottom of the Ocean. 978-1-503-83224-4.
Perdew, Laura. Race to Discover Energy Independence. 978-1-503-83222-0.
—. Race to Renewable Energy. 978-1-503-83226-8.
Rea, Amy C. Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb. 978-1-503-83225-1.
—. Race to the Poles. 978-1-503-83221-3.

Author Amy C. Rea taps into touchstones of world history in these concise overviews. Race to the Atomic Bomb provides the highlights of the creation of the atomic bomb, starting with brief background of founding scientists and ending with a mention of the post World War II proliferation of nuclear weapons. Aimed at a young audience, the thirty-two page book traces the development of the atom bomb from the British James Chadwick’s discovery of the neutron in 1935 to Albert Einstein’s prodding Franklin Delano Roosevelt to form the Manhattan Project to the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Black and white photographs of major scientists and scenes give context for young readers. The book concludes with probing critical thinking questions. Includes contents, glossary, resources, index.

THOUGHTS: Young readers who need some knowledge of these topics may benefit from this series. Though the facts are true, they just skim the surface. For example, Harry Truman’s decision to drop the atom bomb merits a few lines. Relaying the number of deaths and including Truman’s reflection on the dreadfulness of the atom bomb does not convey the impact of such devastation. This series seems directed at a younger audience who are just learning about these events.

355.8 History          Bernadette Cooke, School District of Philadelphia

MS/YA NF – Sachiko; Courageous Women; Dinosaurs

Stelson, Caren. Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story. New York: Carolrhoda Books, 2016. 978-146788-9035. $19.99. 144pp. Gr. 5-8.
Sachiko Yasui holds memories of her close, loving family.  She also holds memories of a desperate war that turned horrific.  She lived with her family: mother, father, older brothers Aki and Ichiro, younger sister Misa, and youngest (doted upon) brother Toshi.  The war had taken its toll on Japan and food for everyone was scarce.  Urging her children to not waste a bit of food or drink, her mother would say, “Every sip is precious.”  When Sachiko’s father was drafted into the Japanese army, the family chose to return with him to Nagasaki.  It was a fateful decision, for soon thereafter the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima then Nagasaki.  Sachiko survived to watch her siblings die, each in a different manner, each due to the effects of the bomb.  She endured thyroid cancer treatments and fought back for her physical ability to speak, learning that “every word is precious.”  This is her story, told in affecting detail, of the bombing and the aftermath.  Despite the horror, this story is un-put-downable and ultimately overflowing with a message of peace and understanding.  Over a lifetime of questioning and forming her own perspective on the bombings (informed by the teachings of Gandhi, Helen Keller and Martin Luther King, Jr), Sachiko finally has spoken to many about these events, always urging an end to hatred and war.  “Every word is precious.” Well-documented and complete with end notes, glossary, and an author’s note.  THOUGHTS: This is a book to promote peace.  It would pair well with John Hersey’s Hiroshima.
940.54 World War II      Melissa Scott, Shenango High School

Reed, MK. Dinosaurs: Fossils and Feathers. New York: First Second, 2016. 978-1-62672-144-9. $19.99. Gr 6-12.

Science Comics second graphic novel is an excellent addition to the colorful, descriptive Coral Reefs comic published earlier this year. This volume explores the complex history of dinosaurs in beautiful color illustrations and an easy to read narrative that will appeal most to middle grade readers. The story begins with the history of paleontology, dating back to the discovery of many dinosaur bones during the Industrial Revolution. The scientific rivalries are dramatic enough to keep readers entertained, while the emergence of natural sciences as a discipline will ruminate with those studying the field. Readers will find various bits of trivia spread throughout the book, such as: how dinosaurs are named, where fossils are found, and much more. THOUGHTS: Use this graphic novel and the rest of the Science Comic series to add a fun addition to your nonfiction section; students will enjoy the opportunity to read a comic about science!

567.9; Dinosaurs      Vicki Schwoebel, Friends’ Central School

We have an 8th grade science class come in the library weekly for a sustained silent science reading block, so I have made it my mission to update our science nonfiction and add titles that middle schoolers want to read. I normally book talk a few titles at the beginning of this block, and I always make sure to highlight a variety of books that will appeal to different readers. We had a few nonfiction graphic novels that always seemed to get scooped up quickly, so I am excited that there will be more titles in the Science Comics series. We plan to add them all to our collection as they are published, and I imagine they will continue to circulate while we partner with the 8th grade science class in the future.

Cordell, M.R. Courageous Women of the Civil War. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2016. 978-1-61373-200-7. $19.99. 230p. Gr. 7-12.

The often overlooked contributions that women made to the Civil War effort are the focus of this engaging title. Cordell profiles 16 Union and Confederate women who defied the expectations of the times and left their homes to become actively involved in the war. Some picked up arms, disguised themselves as men and joined up as soldiers. Other women served as spies, as nurses or as vivandieres (women attached to military units as sutlers and canteen bearers). The text is enhanced by sidebars that explain various aspects of the war. Also of note are the numerous historical photos, including photos showing many of the female soldiers in their male soldier disguises. THOUGHTS: This engaging title will appeal to all students, not just Civil War aficionados. The women profile led fascinating and action-packed lives and readers will find themselves drawn into their stories. The role of women in the war is not always discussed in history texts; this book helps to fill this void. Recommended for purchase in secondary schools.

973.7; Civil War       Elizabeth Henry, Lampeter-Strasburg HS/MS


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Indian Point’s Timely Renewal: The Background

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On Sept. 29, 2013, Indian Point 2 will enter what’s called the period of “timely renewal,” while the NRC continues its consideration of Entergy’s application to renew the unit’s operating license.

inptThe NRC’s timely renewal regulation implements a provision of the Administrative Procedure Act passed by Congress. Under that regulation, if a licensee requests a renewed license at least five years before expiration of its current license, the request is considered “timely” and the facility is allowed to continue to operate under its existing license until the NRC completes its review and reaches a decision on the license renewal request.

During the period of timely renewal, Entergy will have to continue to meet all of the regulations and license conditions that currently apply. In addition, in a May 1 letter to the NRC, Entergy voluntarily committed to update its Final Safety Analysis Report to include the aging management programs, and to implement the commitments it has made, for a renewed license. Indian Point 2 will continue to operate under its current license with these modifications, to assure continued safe operation during the timely renewal period, until the NRC reaches a decision on whether to approve the license renewal application.

Entergy submitted a license renewal application for Indian Point 2 and 3 in April 2007. The current operating license for Indian Point 2 expires at midnight September 28th; Unit 3’s license expires two years later, in December 2015.

Typically, the NRC staff takes about 18 to 24 months to review a reactor license renewal application. If there’s a hearing on the application, the process may take about 30 months to complete. In the Indian Point case, the hearing has taken longer than projected, in part due to the large number of contentions the parties have raised in the proceeding.

In addition, a decision on the Indian Point license renewal application has been deferred pending further Commission action involving the Waste Confidence Decision. In its Waste Confidence Decision and Temporary Storage Rule, updated in 2010, the Commission made a generic determination that spent nuclear fuel can be stored safely and without significant environmental impacts for a certain period of time after a nuclear plant permanently shuts down. In June of last year, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found that some aspects of the 2010 Waste Confidence rule update did not satisfy the NRC’s obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act and vacated that rule. In response, the Commission decided to defer all final licensing decisions that rely on the Waste Confidence Decision while it takes steps to address the court’s decision. This applies to various license applications, including the Indian Point 2 license renewal application.

The NRC will continue to provide oversight of activities at both Indian Point 2 and 3 during the period of timely renewal. Last year, we conducted 11,000 hours of inspection at the two units. We’ll devote a similar number of inspection hours this year. Some of that includes inspection of the licensee’s commitments and aging management programs related to license renewal.

In short, even though a final decision hasn’t been reached on the renewal of the Indian Point 2 license, NRC will continue to assure that it operates safely during the period of timely renewal.


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Nerve growth factor-mediated regulation of pain signalling and proposed new intervention strategies in clinical pain management

J Neurochem. 2013 Feb;124(3):276-89. doi: 10.1111/jnc.12093.

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is the founding member of the neurotrophins family of proteins. It was discovered more than half a century ago through its ability to promote sensory and sympathetic neuronal survival and axonal growth during the development of the peripheral nervous system, and is the paradigmatic target-derived neurotrophic factor on which the neurotrophic hypothesis is based. Since that time, NGF has also been shown to play a key role in the generation of acute and chronic pain and in hyperalgesia in diverse pain states. NGF is expressed at high levels in damaged or inflamed tissues and facilitates pain transmission by nociceptive neurons through a variety of mechanisms. Genetic mutations in NGF or its tyrosine kinase receptor TrkA, lead to a congenital insensitivity or a decreased ability of humans to perceive pain. The hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathies (HSANs) encompass a spectrum of neuropathies that affect one's ability to perceive sensation. HSAN type IV and HSAN type V are caused by mutations in TrkA and NGF respectively. This review will focus firstly on the biology of NGF and its role in pain modulation. We will review neuropathies and clinical presentations that result from the disruption of NGF signalling in HSAN type IV and HSAN type V and review current advances in developing anti-NGF therapy for the clinical management of pain.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Nerve Growth Factor / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Nerve Growth Factor / genetics
  • Nerve Growth Factor / physiology*
  • Pain / drug therapy
  • Pain / metabolism*
  • Pain Management / methods*
  • Pain Management / trends
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Signal Transduction / genetics
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*

  • Analgesics
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Nerve Growth Factor
  • tanezumab


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U.S. Jobs Market Improved In November, But Signs Point Toward Winter Doldrums

The country’s unemployment rate ticked down in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest figures, from 6.9 percent to 6.7 percent, however, the pace of the labor market’s recovery also showed signs of slowing amidst rising COVID-19 case numbers and a cooling economy. The slowing rate of growth appeared in The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index (ETI) for November, which increased in November to 98.81, up modestly from 98.32 in October. This is the seventh consecutive month of increases in the ETI, although it remains down 10.2 percent compared to the year-ago level.

Headwind indicators include the Labor Department’s report last week that employers added 245,000 jobs in November—compared to 610,000 new jobs in October—and today it announced that unemployment claims sharply jumped last week.

“The Employment Trends Index increased again in November, but the pace of improvement has moderated compared to previous months,” says Gad Levanon, head of The Conference Board Labor Markets Institute. “The index signals that the recovery of the labor market may be slowing further, or even come to a halt, throughout the winter. A rising number of COVID-19 cases, further potential restrictions on consumers’ mobility and uncertainty around continued government stimulus are risks to a sustained labor market recovery. People working in industries most impacted by restrictions, such as restaurants, travel, accommodation and out-of-home entertainment, will be the most affected over the coming months. As a result, the decline in the unemployment rate may pause during the winter before sharply dropping later in the year after the large-scale vaccination boosts the economy.”

The Conference Board’s ETI aggregates eight labor market indicators, each of which has proven accurate in its own area. Aggregating individual indicators into a composite index filters out “noise” to show underlying trends more clearly. November’s increase was fueled by positive contributions from six of the eight components.

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Biodegradation and stress in the phyllosphere

T.R. Scheublin, J.H.J. Leveau

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This research is part of the BACSIN project, which stands for Bacterial Abiotic Cellular Stress and Survival Improvement Network. BACSIN is a large collaborative project within the 7th framework program (EU). The aim of the project is to improve rational exploitation of the catabolic properties of bacteria for the treatment and prevention of environmental pollution. At the NIOO, we investigate the stress response and catabolic activity of bacteria on plant leaf surfaces (the phyllosphere). The phyllosphere is an environment that evokes high levels of stress related to rapid changes in humidity, temperature and radiation. Therefore, natural microbial colonisers of the phyllosphere are expected to be well adapted to stress conditions. Organic pollutants can accumulate on plant leaves via air particulate deposition or volatile lipophillic compounds can accumulate in the waxy cuticle layer. Phyllosphere-based bacterial degradation has been reported for phenol, phenanthrene and toluene. This concept of phylloremediation in combination with the high stress resistance of bacterial leaf colonisers is explored in the context of BACSIN.
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'Betjeman's Penelope: Untangling the Roots of "Late-Flowering Lust"'

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Two objections that have been raised against John Betjeman’s poetry are that it deals in vague or unclear emotions, and that its frivolity often conceals an insupportable lasciviousness. This essay seeks to challenge both of these assertions, and by so doing achieve a more nuanced appreciation of Betjeman’s writing, through an original reading of ‘Late-Flowering Lust’, a poem that – at first glance – would appear to provide strong evidence for the prosecution’s case. Research into the circumstances that produced this poem leads me to identify the poet’s wife Penelope as its unexpected muse, and to argue that its emotional complexion is more precisely defined, and less reprehensible, than has been assumed. I offer a new appreciation of the influence that Penelope wielded over Betjeman’s writing, one that became more complex following her conversion to the Church of Rome in 1948, the year in which ‘Late-Flowering Lust’ appears to have been written.
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Pages (from-to)70–83
Number of pages14
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Early online date23 Jan 2017
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Field Hockey: Argentina’s Men Go Undefeated to Win Tenth Pan American Games Title

Argentina won their tenth title in the men’s event at the 2019 Pan American Games. By winning, they have qualified a spot to the Olympics. The eight-team tournament was split into two groups with all teams advancing to the quarter-finals. Field hockey at the Pan American Games was held in Lima, Peru from July 29th to August 10th 2019.

Pool A was won by defending champions Argentina whom went undefeated, scoring 20 goals while only conceding one in a 5-1 victory over Chile. Chile recovered from that opening round loss to finish runners-up thanks to 4-0 and 2-0 victories over Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago respectively. Cuba finished third thanks to a 3-2 win over Trinidad and Tobago.

Pool B was also topped by a nation that went undefeated as Canada score wins over Mexico (5-1), the United States (4-0) and Peru (14-1). The United States finished second with victories over Peru (16-0) and Mexico (5-1) while Mexico finished third thanks to their 8-2 win over host nation Peru.

The quarter-finals saw the region’s top four nations advance as Argentina, United States, Chile and Canada all defeated Peru (14-1), Cuba (5-1), Mexico (2-0) and Trinidad and Tobago (5-1) respectively.

The semi-finals had Argentina maintain its streak of appearing in every single final after they defeated the United States 5-0. Canada on the other hand needed a late goal by Scott Tupper to defeat Chile 3-2.

Argentina built up a 3-1 lead by half-time against Canada during the final before extending it to win the gold medal and Olympic quota 5-2. The bronze medal was won by the United States who defeated Chile 2-1.

The final opportunity for Pan American nations to qualify a team to the Olympics will be at the field hockey Olympic qualifiers to be held later this year.

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Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UIN 117933, tabled on 6 December 2017

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to incentivise the installation of household insulation by private landlords and housing associations; and if he will make a statement.

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The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015 require that, subject to certain exemptions, domestic and non-domestic private rented sector landlords improve any Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) F or G rated properties they rent to a minimum of EPC band E from April 2018. To reach this standard, landlords of poorly rated properties will be required to install energy efficiency measures relevant to those properties, which could include insulation.

The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) supports the installation of energy efficiency measures in both private rented housing and social rented housing. From January 2013 to June 2017, energy efficiency measures were installed in 242,348 private rented homes and 223,046 social rented homes under ECO.

The Government will also look at a long term trajectory for energy performance standards across the private rented sector, with the aim of as many private rented homes as possible being upgraded to EPC Band C by 2030, where practical, cost-effective and affordable. We will consider options with a view to consulting in 2018. In addition, the Government will also look at how social housing can meet similar standards on the same timetable. When looking at this we will need to take account of the findings of the independent public inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower and the Government’s separate work looking at wider social housing policy issues.


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Cleaning Mistakes That Could Be Wasting Your Time

Cleaning Mistakes That Could Be Wasting Your Time

Cleaning Mistakes That Could Be Wasting Your Time

Cleaning is a mandatory task that every person needs to do in order to keep their houses clean and fresh for them to live in. And when we want to clean, we probably all want to do it as fast as possible, so that we can save time for something else that we really enjoy. However, when it comes to cleaning, there are some common cleaning habits that could make us spend more time than needed. Sometimes due to the habit or old methods, we double our work and cause more harm than good. So, here we present you cleaning mistakes that could be wasting your time.

1. Forgetting to clean your appliances

Most of the time, when we clean our rooms or any other things (clothes, dishes, etc.), we use cleaning appliances, such as dishwashers, washing machines or vacuum cleaners. Once we finished using them, we just store them and that’s it. We forget about the fact that these appliances also need to be cleaned. If you do not clean it periodically, all the dirt residues can build up, and can cause an unpleasant odor. Moreover, if you don’t take care of your appliances, they can break down, and you will have to invest in a new one. In order to avoid that, don’t forget to clean them.

Cleaning Mistakes That Could Be Wasting Your Time appliances

2. Using dirty cleaning cloths

This is a common mistake that many people don’t realize can ruin their cleaning time. When you want to clean your kitchen counters or windows, and you use a dirty rag, you will only get them dirty. Furthermore, you could be spreading bacteria or germs around your home, and this is potentially harmful for yours and your family’s health. So, always remind yourself, that if you are going to clean, you need to bring clean cloths. Also, make sure you are using the right type of cloths, that will help you clean easily.

3. Cleaning with the right products

Cleaning Mistakes That Could Be Wasting Your Time right products

Let’s imaging you are moving out of your place, so you want to clean your old residence. You only go to the nearest supermarket and buy the most popular cleaning product in Chicago. Then, you begin cleaning with it, and later you realize that it has caused more damage than good to our place. How so? Because you didn’t pick the right cleaning products for your cleaning time. This can happen, specially, if you are an amateur in these matters. So, you need to make sure you are picking the right one. Sometimes it is better to hire a Move Out Cleaning Chicago. This service has an extensive knowledge of these products, and it will help you to pick the one your place needs.

4. Not Cleaning from Top to Bottom

When you want to clean, and save as much time as you can because you are moving out really soon, then you need to follow this simple instruction: Clean from top to bottom. It may sound easy to do, but some people tend to forget it. They start the cleaning process in any place, not having something schedule. And once they have finished, and the time of moving out has come, they realize that the place is not completely clean, as there can be some crumbs and dust onto the freshly-cleaned floor. So, it is better to adopt this habit of cleaning from top to bottom. Actually, most move out cleaning services Chicago do it this way. So, if a professional does it, why not you? Of course, this advice is useful in any cleaning situation, whether you are moving out or not.

5. Scrubbing instead of blotting your carpets

Just think about the moment you spill something over your carpet. When that happens, you just immediately start scrubbing the fresh carpet stain and think that is enough to clean it.

However, instead of fixing the situation, you only end up spreading the stain and also damaging the fibers of it. To avoid this situation of ruining your favorite carpet, what you need to do instead is blot it. This blotting process is better at absorbing the moisture and color of any stain, and it does not cause any damage to the carpet.

For that, remember to use many clean cloths to soak up the stain. Let them absorb all the moisture. Once that is over, you can begin thinking about the process of removing a carpet stain. If you are not sure about how to do it, you can call an apartment cleaning Chicago, that can offer you this service as well.

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6. Leaving the vacuum bag dirty

The invention of the vacuum cleaner has certainly eased you many exhausting chores a little. Instead of using your broom, a vacuum cleaner works quickly and more efficiently. So, it is certainly a great help. But once you have used it, you just store it until the next time. This is a mistake that you should not do it. Imagine you want to use it another time, but find the vacuum bag full of dust and dirt. It won’t pick up much dirt. Likewise, it can blow out some dirt from inside. Instead of being of great help, it can ruin your cleaning day. Then, do not forget to clean out your vacuum cleaner bag frequently to keep it in a great condition. It will only take you two minutes to empty the bag.

Clean your house the right way!

As you can see, there are some mistakes that people tend to do when cleaning their places. Most of them are done due to old habits (that we know can be hard to erase). But if you follow these tips, you will notice how fast you can clean your place and how easy it will turn it to be. On the other hand, if you feel like cleaning is too much of a job, you can perfectly ask for a residential or apartment cleaning in Chicago. With their trained staff, it is certain that they won’t make these mistakes, and you can be happy to leave your place in good hands. Furthermore, you can also ask them any advice on how to clean small parts of your house. Just learn from the best.


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The Beginner’s Guide to Wellness

Benefits of Therapeutic massage

Therapeutic massage is known to have a lot of advantages and overwhelming experience when done in the right manner. Therapeutic massage is known to date many centuries ago and many documentaries are written about the importance of therapeutic massage. In order to have the right therapeutic massage, it is good to contact a skilled masseuse in order to make you have a great experience. Therapeutic massage can be helpful in making the whole well-being better, to heal some conditions in the body, as well as controlling and relieving pain in the muscles. The following describes the advantages of therapeutic massage upon being done by a skilled masseuse.

The first advantage of therapeutic massage is that it can be used to reduce the pain a great way. Deep tissue massage can be used to reduce the pain such as back pains, help weak muscles a get back to normal, improve the circulation of blood, and activate the nervous system. The overall benefit brought by such activities is reduced tiredness and increased body energy.

There are a number of massage styles that reputable masseuse can apply to meet the end results successfully. Some of the known and applied massage methods include the point pressure, kneading, fixed pressure, and holding among many others Maseuse can also apply machines and massage devices in order to make massage services effective and have the prospected results. Therefore, when choosing the right masseuse, it is good to consider the competent one that can offer the right service for your prospected results.

It is also possible to improve the lymph system of the body by doing therapeutic massage. The responsibility of the lymphatic system in the body is to nourish and take away the body waste products in the body cells. Tight muscles in the body are usually short of nutrients and oxygen since the lymph system does not operate normally as required for nourishment. Therapeutic massage is necessary under such a condition and in order to activate the lymphatic system by activating the blood vessels and also loosening the muscles.

Athletes’ performance can be improved more often by them doing therapeutic massage to increase the functions and energy of the muscles. It was an ancient method that was used as a healing process and has been improved over many years to make it more effective.

In order to contact the best therapeutic masseuse, they can be acquired from the website. Before making contact of a masseuse for any of massage services, it is prudent to be careful of who you are hiring in order to be certain of the best massage service to meet your goal.

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Marie Ellis is an experienced artist. She knew vividly about Alice Spring-its fauna and flora. Her artwork of ‘Four Seasons’ is an excellent piece of work. It is brilliant and neat. When there is a considerable amount of rainfall in Alice Spring visitors would be overwhelmed with the hash of wildflowers almost everywhere. Marie depicted floral beauty of Alice Spring in her Canvas. She skilfully segmented natural beauty of Alice into four parts. Each segment has been decorated with vibrant wildflowers together the curvy path, waterhole and other beauties.


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We are taught that we should think before we do something. However, we almost never mention that overthinking is not always beneficial for us.

Americans say overthinking kills happiness. To what extent can overthinking stand in the way of a happy life?

Our thoughts can be of great help and support to us, but may at the same time be the greatest obstacle and burden.

It is good if we know how to distinguish between those thoughts that stand in our way and those that support us and drive us forward.

Frequent excessive focus on ourselves leads to overthinking and overanalyzing events, situations, our lives, etc.

It is therefore important to recognize when we are getting caught in overthinking, so we can cut limiting thinking patterns and better enjoy the moment.

Thinking can be of great help, it brings new ideas, different views and perspectives. It allows us to recognize our behavioral patterns and think how we could react differently in certain cases, motivating us to move forward, make better decisions, etc.

It also oftentimes pushes us to overanalyzing, brooding, thinking about different (often negative) scenarios, and brings self-doubt and worries.

It is therefore essential to recognize when there is too much of the latter, know how to calm our thoughts and body, and surrender ourselves to the moment.

How can we calm ourselves when we catch ourselves overthinking?

Thoughts, especially automatic thoughts, can be very persistent and keep racing through our mind, even if we try to push them away.

We all know that if someone tells us not to think about a red car, we will start thinking only about a red car.

It is hard to simply switch off a thought that crosses our mind.

It is sometimes good to accept them and ask ourselves: “Is this thought beneficial to me? Does it help me think about this or am I caught in a vicious circle? What kind of thinking would be more helpful?”

Overthinking and overanalyzing usually do not help. When we realize that, we can redirect our attention and focus on something more useful.

We can redirect our attention away from overthinking by creating art, meeting up with people, doing sports and similar activities.

It is also beneficial to introduce deep relaxation techniques into our everyday lives, such as meditation, mindfulness, different breathing techniques and similar practices.

These help us calm our body and mind. This helps us observe, monitor and change our thoughts, and recognize when we are caught in the trap of overthinking.

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Creating art is one of the best ways of emotional purging and simultaneously redirecting our attention to something more productive than overthinking and analyzing.

When we cannot separate ourselves from certain thoughts, this increases our stress, which is known to stifle our creativity. Can creative work, for example writing or painting, help us separate from thinking errors?

Creating art is one of the best ways of emotional purging and simultaneously redirecting our attention to something more productive than overthinking and overanalyzing.

Working on science or math problems can also keep our mind busy with something more useful than staying in the vicious cycle of repetitive and limiting patterns.

Some people find writing a diary very helpful. Especially in the morning. They clear their thoughts with writing, put them on paper and leave them there, not returning through the day.
Someone, I cannot remember who exactly, once said that a creative mind that was not working on something creative started creating problems.

Human mind, especially if inclined to creativity, needs creative work, otherwise it quickly succumbs to overthinking and finds problems that might not even exist.

What does the world where we think just about right, not too much and not too little, look like?

Looking for the balance between too much and too little can be a challenge for many of us.

It is good to take time for thinking on how to resolve a certain issue, which way to go in life, or how to look at the world, ourselves, others differently, to recognize what is holding us back, weighting us down and what might need changing, upgrading in ourselves, our lives, etc.

It is also (perhaps even more) important to know how to redirect our actions, to create, be active, meet with people, seek knowledge and experience, try new things, help others, know how to live and savor the moment, and not to focus excessively on ourselves.

Humans were given the precious gift of thinking. If we know how to use it well, it can be our greatest power. As well as the opposite. If we let it enter murky waters, it can become our greatest internal enemy.

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