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The first trailer for the Ender's Game film is here, and I don't have much to say. Harrison Ford never seems like a character any more, he just kind of seems like an old Harrison Ford. The ages of the children also seem to be advanced a bit, but that's not surprising. Also, are we seeing what I think we're seeing in that last scene?
There is much about Ender's Game that seems unfilmable, such as the games he plays on his computer, the relationship between his brother and sister... I'm trying to be vague, but let's go ahead and make the comments a full-spoiler area for the book, since I'm curious about your thoughts.


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Mechanical fasteners boost uptime in light-duty conveyor applications
Still searching for ways to take your productivity to higher ground? One good way to do that is by getting all the uptime you can from the belt conveyors that carry materials, parts and finished/packaged products throughout your plant. As moving, wearing equipment, conveyors naturally demand a certain amount of downtime for maintenance and parts replacement…but keeping those events as seldom and brief as possible is what uptime is all about.
In most light-duty conveyor systems, one of the key factors in obtaining conveyor uptime is achieving the optimum splice. For conveyors using endless belts, consider the possibility and benefits of switching to mechanical fasteners in order to increase uptime. If you''re already using mechanical fasteners, consider the possibility and benefits of switching to a different type. In either case, reviewing the available alternatives against the realities of your conveyor system will suggest which type might serve your needs best.
Belting designed for light-duty applications has improved greatly in the past few decades…but has proliferated into many specialized variations. Once basically cotton plies with rubber covers, light-duty belting has become infused with synthetic alternatives reflecting European influences, offering higher efficiencies due to thinner, lighter constructions with less drag and lower horsepower consumption. Generally built on polyester fabrics, with binders or covers of various or thermoset materials, today''s light-duty belting thicknesses range from about ¼" (6.4 mm) down to an almost-paper-thin .030" (.76mm), with working strengths from 20 to 200 PIW (pounds per inch of belt width).
When it comes to connecting conveyor belt ends together, there are two basic methods --- vulcanization and mechanical fasteners. Vulcanization is a process of fabricating the two belt ends together either through heat or chemical activation, making the belt a continuous, endless length. The alternate method, mechanical fasteners, physically attaches a row of fasteners to each belt end. These fasteners are then meshed together and connected with a hinge pin.
Mechanical Fasteners vs. Vulcanization
Various types of mechanical fasteners are available, but all offer similar benefits when it comes to a quick repair. The splices are easy to install, requiring only basic mechanical skills. And, unlike vulcanized splices, the wear on the splice is visually apparent, allowing maintenance crews to complete the repair during a scheduled downtime. In addition, mechanical splices offer the advantage of being hinged or separable. This allows the belt to be installed or replaced without having to disassemble the conveyor system or remove the belt from the conveyor structure … a huge time saver! It also allows for easy cleaning of belts, by simply removing the hinge pin and pulling the belt ends apart.
A vulcanized splice is very quiet in operation, will not mark the conveyed product, and is a strong, long-lasting splice. Its main drawbacks are related to the downtime and cost of installing the splice. Unlike mechanical splices, which require only basic mechanical skills and simple installation tools, vulcanized splices need highly skilled personnel to install the splices with expensive equipment. Due to these factors, the vast majority of vulcanized splices are installed by an outside crew…taking hours, if not days, to install a single splice. To avoid this lengthy downtime, many users will keep spare belts for emergencies. Even so, since the belt is endless, the conveyor structure must be partially disassembled to install the belt…again leading to more downtime.
There are two basic methods of vulcanizing light duty belts. Belts with thermoplastic binders such as PVC, RMV (rubber modified vinyl) and urethanes lend themselves to endless fabrication because these materials flow together under heat and cool into a homogeneous mass. Fabricators typically install a "finger splice" into these belts, in which a dovetailing zigzag die-cut across both belt ends optimizes the edge-bonding area in between them. If belt thickness permits, a "split-finger" technique also separates the belt into upper and lower layers, with their finger-cuts staggered so bonding occurs between layers as well as between fingers.
Belts made of thermoset materials – including rubber, neoprene, Buna-N and some urethanes, which don't flow under heat – usually are made endless with a "step splice", in which both belt ends are cut into steps at complementary angles, typically diagonal to the belt length, which overlay each other when the belt ends are drawn together. The step interface is bonded with an adhesive, either cold-set or heat activated.
Both endless-belt fabrication methods can produce long-lasting splices, but their downtime and cost factors need to be taken into consideration. Aside from the downtime issues mentioned earlier, vulcanized splicing costs considerably more than mechanical fasteners.
Still, if endless belts work well in your application, and replacing them doesn't give you the kinds of downtime headaches described here, they may be a good choice for you. But if the downtime is starting to feel endless as well, realize that just because your conveyor started out with an endless belt doesn't mean you're stuck with it forever.
Mechanical Fastener Alternatives
Mechanical splicing for light-duty belts presents three basic choices of metallic fasteners (wire hook, hinged plate, and stamped metal tooth) and two non-metallic choices. Each type of light-duty belt splice has characteristics that are suitable for certain applications, but large areas of overlap exist between the various offerings. This allows users to select the style that best fits their needs.
Wire Hook Fasteners offer users an economical, low-profile, yet long-lasting splice. They are available in a wide variety of sizes, metals, and configurations for belt thicknesses up to 25/64" (10mm) and pulley diameters as small as 15/16" (24mm). Wire hook segments are supplied in strips with hooks held in proper spacing and alignment by either carded or welded assembly. Carded assembly holds individual wire hooks together with a stiff paper channel that is removed after the hooks are locked into the installation machine and ready to receive the belt end. Welded assembly means that individual hooks are welded in position along a common crosswire. Both types provide the advantage of machine installation, which assures a consistent, even splice. Installation machinery offers a variety of alternatives, from powered shop units to small portable tooling that allows anyone with basic mechanical skills to repair splices within minutes, directly on the conveyor.
Hinged-Plate Fasteners present a strong and abrasion-resistant fastener choice. This design gains extra holding strength through a combination of compression between upper and lower fastener plates, which sandwich the belt ends, and the dual staples penetrating through both plates and cross-clinching on the bottom side. Installation requires only a hammer and a portable tool, making it very easy to install these splices on-site. Easiest to install are those offering fastener segments supplied in one-piece strips that assure proper spacing and alignment, with staples pre-inserted in the plates to eliminate the delay of handling and loading individual staples. Hinged-plate fasteners are suited for applications with belt thicknesses from 1/16" to 1/4" (1.5–6.4mm) and pulley diameters as small as 2" (50mm).
Stamped Metal Tooth Fasteners are often the best choice for low-volume users who want a low-profile, hinged mechanical splice, with no investment in installation tooling. This design provides a continuous strip of hinge loops formed with pointed teeth that are simply hammer-driven through the belt end. For higher-volume maintenance shops or OEM applications, installation machines are available for faster and more consistent results. Tooth-type fasteners accommodate belt thicknesses up to 1/2" (13mm) and minimum pulley diameter of 1" (25mm).
Non-Metallic Fasteners combine the convenience and economy of hinged mechanical splices with the advantages of being non-metallic. Most notably, non-metallic fasteners are non-marking, non-abrasive, compatible with metal detectors, and made of FDA approved materials. This combination of properties makes them a viable alternative to vulcanizing in applications involving x-ray or scanning, food handling, and finished products that are sensitive to being marked. There are two basic types of non-metallic splicing -- plastic rivet and plastic spiral fasteners.
The plastic rivet fastener is a non-metallic splice that can be installed on-site with a portable installation tool. Installation requires punching holes into the belt, fitting the fasteners onto the belt through the holes, then using the application tool to spin-set the molded-in "rivets". This fastener suits low-tension applications that forbid metal fasteners, on belt thicknesses up to 1/8" (3.2mm), operating at less than 65 PIW (11kN/m) and over minimum pulley diameters of 1-1/2" (38mm).
The plastic spiral fastener provides a non-metallic alternative with an extremely low-profile and the ability to operate over pulley diameters as small as 1/2" (13mm). The spirals are assembled onto a webbing material, which is fabricated into the belt ends through various vulcanization processes, so it is not typically installed by in-house maintenance crews. This design accommodates belt thicknesses up to 1/4" (6mm) with mechanical fastener ratings up to 50 PIW (8.7 kN/m), and is able to withstand heat up to 392°F (200°C).
Good Installation Important
Good installation practices affect both splice life and belt life. Machine installation – typical of wire hook, plastic rivet and sometimes tooth-type fasteners – promotes uniformly flat, quickly installed, unrippled joints that avoid high spots and simplify hinge-pin replacement. Hammer-installed fasteners offer greater on-site convenience while avoiding the cost and maintenance of installation machines.
Whichever fastener is used, good splice installation demands care in starting with a straight, squared belt end, otherwise tracking problems and belt-edge damage follow.
Care must be taken to not "over install" the fastener, which can deform the hinge loops…in turn, accelerating hinge-pin wearout and making pin replacement difficult. The leading edge of the trailing belt end must always have its corners notched inward to prevent catching on the belt framework.
Light-duty belt conveyor systems have a number of options available for joining belts. If having a seamless splice is the highest priority, you will want a vulcanized endless belt. If a seamless splice is not really necessary, while the convenience and economy of mechanical splicing are more appealing, you can select the right fastener for your application by first determining which types are:
1. sized to fit your belt thickness;
2. compatible with the minimum pulley diameter used in your system.
As this most likely will leave you with several choices, you then can determine which fastener design, material and installation method are best suited to your product and plant maintenance procedures. For example, if you are looking for overall speed in repairing a belt, the wire hook fastener may be your best choice. If splicing with high strength and abrasion resistance is important, you may opt for hinged plate fasteners. Or, if metal fasteners are not an option for your application, yet you want the advantages of a hinged splice, you''ll want to investigate one of the non-metallic fasteners.


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When we bought our 230-volt Mafell Erika 70 E Pull-Push Saw with optional extension and sliding crosscut tables a decade ago, it cost almost $2,000. The current Erika 70 Ec adds power, comes with a 120- or 230-volt motor, and costs about twice that with the same accessories. For the top-notch finish work we do, though, we would still pony up for it. The saw is equally at home in our shop and on the jobsite (it hooks to a vacuum, and the legs fold up, so it can sit on a table). You usually find quality and durability like this only in a production cabinet shop.
Powering an 8 7/8-inch Mafell blade, the Erika can rip like a table saw and crosscut like a sliding compound-miter saw, though we typically reserve it for crosscutting. With the base model, you crosscut by locking down the fence where you want it, holding the material against it, and pulling a knob up front to draw the blade through the material. It's unconventional, but it produces exceptionally clean crosscuts up to 13 3/8 inches long. However, we usually use the optional sliding table (see slideshow) for crosscutting. It smoothly feeds the material through the blade and expands the crosscutting capacity to an impressive 35 5/8 inches, which is great for trimming panels, cabinet doors, and other wide materials.The Erika comes with a riving knife and a blade guard, but we rarely use the guard because it would interfere with most of our cutting operations. Also, when crosscutting, our saw never binds or kicks back, and it's easy to keep fingers away from the blade. With the guard removed, we get incomparable visibility, which helps when nibbling trim for a perfect fit. We also can stand large drawers on the sliding table and easily trim a hair off the length or width of the face.
The scale on the front rail is metric, but two marks precisely reference both sides of the blade. That allows us to align our cut marks with the appropriate reference mark and push through. Compound cuts are quick and easy; just rotate the fence to the desired angle and crank over the blade.
We still use sliding compound-miter saws, but at least three of them have died since we bought the Erika, and the Erika is still as good as new. On site, our carpenters routinely rough-chop the trim using our sliders and then use the Erika for the final cuts. That's a pretty strong testimonial.
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Two tweets from friend-of-StR James Ham.
I'm hearing McLemore bombed in Phoenix. N.O. has Gordon at #6 and like Burke. Would the Kings pass on a top 2 talent?— James Ham (@James_Ham) June 23, 2013
Hearing that Ben McLemore is sliding down the draft board fast. Will he make a last minute stop in Sac in an attempt to secure the top 7?— James Ham (@James_Ham) June 23, 2013
Three thoughts:
1. There's no way Ben McLemore is working out for the Kings. With less than a week until the draft, the only surprise workouts happening will be happening in cases in which a player visits a team picking above his range. McLemore isn't working out for a team two spots below his range.
2. There's a surprise in every lottery. Often a couple. Last year: Dion Waiters at No. 4, Terrence Ross at No. 8. So don't doubt that another player we're not expecting could go in front of McLemore, too. Here's the list that makes sense for that: Nerlens Noel, Victor Oladipo, Alex Len, Otto Porter, Anthony Bennett. Add in Trey Burke and you have six, dropping McLemore to No. 7. That sixth could be any of a couple of other guys ... heck, No. 7 could be any of a couple of other guys. It's a big ol' jumble, and it wouldn't be a total shock at this point if McLemore were on the board.
3. The Kings -- or any team picking at No. 7 -- would have trouble passing up McLemore for Michael Carter-Williams, Dennis Schroeder, Shabazz Muhammad, C.J. McCollum or the others on the board. He's a potential star two-guard. The Kings have Tyreke Evans, of course, but he's a restricted free agent. The Kings also have Marcus Thornton and Jimmer Fredette, but you don't make draft decisions in the lottery based on whether you have Marcus Thornton and Jimmer Fredette. Hey, DALT THINKS MCLEMORE IS THE BEST PROSPECT. I'm pretty sure you can't pass on him unless you are fairly certain you're taking a tremendous sleeper at No. 7.
How would McLemore fit if the Kings kept Evans? I think you could bring McLemore off of the bench at first, and go with spots of an Evans-McLemore backcourt. You could potentially play with some smallball with Evans back at the three. I think you could figure it out at McLemore develops. Unfortunately, that puts Thornton in a trap. But again, you're trying to build a good team, not a good team for Thornton to thrive in.
Regardless, I'm not sure the fact that McLemore hasn't visited Sacramento matters too much. I mean, it matters. But it's a small matter. The front office has some experience, and knows how to watch tape and read data. If they felt he was the right pick without seeing him in person during workout season, I bet they'd feel comfortable taking him. If they like another player better, I bet they'd take the other player. At this point, with a clean slate, I'm totally comfortable with the team's decision-making capabilities.


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The conversion of a Washington primary school into an academy has received approval from a duchess today.
The Duchess of Northumberland was at the Holley Park Primary School in Washington, which hopes becoming an academy will give it more control over its own affairs, and over its budget.
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Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
In an era when women are increasingly prominent in medicine, law, and business, why are there so few women scientists and engineers? A 2010 research report by AAUW presents compelling evidence that can help to explain this puzzle. Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) presents in-depth yet accessible profiles of eight key research findings that point to environmental and social barriers — including stereotypes, gender bias, and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities — that continue to block women's progress in STEM. The report also includes up-to-date statistics on girls' and women's achievement and participation in these areas and offers new ideas for what each of us can do to more fully open scientific and engineering fields to girls and women.
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Catherine Hill is the Director of Research at the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and an author or co-author of many AAUW reports including Graduating to a Pay Gap: The Earnings of Women and Men One Year after College Graduation (2012); Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School (2011); Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (2010) and Where the Girls Are: the Facts about Gender Equity in Education (2008). Before coming to AAUW, Dr. Hill was a Study Director at the Institute for Women's Policy Research and an assistant professor at the University of Virginia. She has a bachelor and master's degree from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in policy development from Rutgers University.
Christianne Corbett is a senior researcher at AAUW, where she writes about gender equity in education and the workplace. She is a co-author of a number of AAUW reports including AAUW's Graduating to a Pay Gap: The Earnings of Women and Men One Year after College Graduation (2012) and Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (2010). Christianne is a regular spokesperson for AAUW on the subject of the underrepresentation of girls and women in STEM as well as the gender pay gap. She has been interviewed and quoted by many media outlets including the New York Times and the Washington Post and has appeared on CNN and MSNBC. Before coming to AAUW, she worked as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill and as a mechanical design engineer in the aerospace industry. Corbett holds a master's degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and bachelor's degrees in aerospace engineering and government from the University of Notre Dame.
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Due to continued student and parent anxiety over the reported threat to campus, Auburn University will cancel classes and suspend normal university operations for the day on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Authorities do not have any additional information and do not believe the threat is credible at this time. Classes and normal operations will resume at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 17.
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Which Logging Facility for Swing Applications?
Just to give some context, I'm recapping how I've used logging frameworks in my projects so far:
- In the beginning, I used log4j.
- Circa 2001, if I remember well, I started using commons-logging, still configured with log4j. At the time I was mostly doing server-side applications; the limited amount of projects I was doing in Swing probably didn't have logging at all.
- In 2004, I was still using commons-logging, but being more involved in Jini made me more comfortable with java.util.logging.
- Since 2005/2006, I've only been using java.util.logging, partly because I dramatically increased the percentage of my Swing projects, partly because most of the server-side stuff I've been doing recently shares lots of components with my desktop projects.
Since a few months, blueMarine has been using a very simple customized version of java.util.logging: the only new feature is that every method accepts a varargs-style such as in PrintWriter.printf():
import it.tidalwave.logger.Logger;
Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("name");
int x = ...;
String s = ...;
logger.fine(">>>> x=%d, s=%s", x, s);
Not only this is much more readable than concatenating string literals and variables with the + operator, but it's also faster when the log is disabled. In fact the implementation of the logging methods is encapsulated in a if (...) that tests for the current logging level; this means that string concatenations are only executed when the logging is needed:
package it.tidalwave.logger;
public class Logger
private java.util.logging.Logger delegate = ...;
public void fine (String pattern, Object ... args)
if (delegate.isLoggable(Level.FINE))
delegate.fine(String.format(pattern, args));
In contrast, the direct use of java.util.logging forces passing a single message concatenated with +, which always makes use of string concatenation, even though the result will be thrown away because the related logging level is disabled. That's why, in performance critical sections, people uses to encapsulate java.util.logging in application code including the test for the level as in:
if (logger.isLoggable(Level.FINE))
But this style introduces a lot of extra verbosity in code, making it less readable.
I don't like re-inventing the wheel, so my custom logger will be eventually replaced by SLF4J, which - among other things - offers a similar pattern-oriented logging style; furthermore, its pluggable design makes it possible to send the log data to a number of different targets. I'm not doing this immediately only because I have other priorities in blueMarine.
So, from a point of view, I would not be against the use of SLF4J in BetterBeansBinding. The only thing that worries me is that this solution introduces a dependency, while BeansBinding at the moment has got *no* dependencies. Consider that one of the constraints of BBB is to be able to work as a "drop in" replacement for BeansBinding, and with SLF4J you'd need to replace an existing jar file with TWO jar files.
So, I see the following options:
- Use java.util.logging (single jar, but verbose code)
- Copy a customized logger, similar to the one in blueMarine, to BBB (single jar, readable code, but a few classes to cut and paste, and a sensation of NIH).
- Use SLF4J and live with the dependency (multiple jars, readable code, no cut and paste).
- Use SLF4J and deliver a "OneJAR" version of BBB embedding SLF4J classes (sounds as "all pros and no cons").
Solution #4 should be compliant with the BBB and SLF4J licenses (LGPL 2.1 and MIT-like) and it's the one that I like more at the moment, but I have to check. At the moment (1.2.3-SNAPSHOT) BBB has been split in three subcomponents, so the idea of producing a "OneJAR" is already present in BBB - in addition to the capability of releasing a jar for each module, a configuration that could be used e.g. with OSGi, NetBeans Platform and in all cases when strictly replacing the original BeansBinding is not required.
(Note: Opinions expressed in this article and its replies are the opinions of their respective authors and not those of DZone, Inc.)
Mark Thornton replied on Mon, 2009/04/27 - 3:01am
Valentin Buergel replied on Mon, 2009/04/27 - 3:13am
I used more or less the same libraries in the past (including SLF4J) before I switched to a customized logger with varargs as you did. Based on my experience I very much prefer solution 2). As the internal of the customized logger can be changed in the future, you will be able to connect the internals of that logger to a logging framework like SLF4J if this will be necessary.
Regards, Valle
Mladen Girazovski replied on Mon, 2009/04/27 - 3:50am
No offense intended, but i think that the whole "logging scene" is ridiculous.
- log4j
- commons.logging (with all it's "funny" classloading issues)
- java.util.logging
- sl4j
- ....
After all, how many logging frameworks do we need?
How many times did you changethe logging implementation of an application without being forced by some bugs etc?
I have not come accross any reason not to use log4j, the oldest logging framework with the most features.But to each his own.
Fabrizio Giudici replied on Mon, 2009/04/27 - 4:16am in response to: Mark Thornton
Brant Boehmann replied on Mon, 2009/04/27 - 7:16am
Fabrizio Giudici replied on Mon, 2009/04/27 - 8:27am in response to: Brant Boehmann
John J. Franey replied on Mon, 2009/04/27 - 9:25am
I'm not sure if your primary issue is with the framework or the programming api.
If you are speaking about the api: slf4j is my choice. I find it to be suited for all log messages. There is no need for the log level test before calling the slf4j log method. In aspects important to me, slf4j api offers the same features as log4j's api or jul's api.
if you are speaking about the framewwork: slf4j is my choice, even though it is not a framework.
slf4j defers the decision of which framework to runtime. This is to the developer's benefit, not the gui user's. Your users of your gui won't care, so maybe in distribution, a small, lowcost logging framework is adequate. However, during development, more full featured framework would be prefered like the revered log4j or your fav jul. commons-logging api supports this, too, but commons-logging's dynamic discovery is not as solid as slf4j's static binding.
sfl4j api can be bound to a variety of frameworks: log4j, jul, logback, simplelog. Your runtime requirements is the primary factor in the decision, not the programming api.
slf4j also has a clean answer to the problem of third-party libraries using a framework specific api that is not the framework your application uses. For example, log4j api is used in the third-party library. What are your options there? 1) Choose the log4j framework for your own application. How tyrannic. 2) Write a log4j adapter that converts log4j requests to your framework's requests. 3) commons-logging, if it supports the framework you want. 4) implement the log4j api in terms of your preferred framework, lots of work (and this is what slf4j provides).
I am not sure whether I like logback or log4j better. But I don't think that responds to your question.
Mike P(Okidoky) replied on Mon, 2009/04/27 - 11:38am
What I'm missing is log entries for anything that an application accidentally does outside of the AWT event thread. You're not allowed to interact with Swing outside the AWT thread, yet this is one of the most common cause of bugs and instabilities in the more complicated Swing applications.
Also, how about using the assert mechanism to let you bypass some of the log statements.
assert log("you did something you shouldn't");
log always return true. Only logged when running the JVM with the -ea option.
Witold Szczerba replied on Mon, 2009/04/27 - 4:03pm
I would suggest to use option #1. Simple solution, no external libraries required. This is not supposed to be rocket science, just simple logging to replace things like:
if(LOG) {
which one has to recompile in order to actually see the message. I am not sure if adding extra dependency for 3rd party libraries would be justifiable in this case. Keep it simple.
Witold Szczerba
Jeanette Winzenburg replied on Tue, 2009/04/28 - 9:49am
Mark Thornton replied on Tue, 2009/04/28 - 2:28pm in response to: Fabrizio Giudici
For both log and logp methods it comes down to a small amount of noise that would be unnecessary if varargs had been used: new Object[] {...}. About 15 characters and I could probably configure my IDE to generate it for me, but haven't been sufficiently irked to try that route.
Evan Summers replied on Wed, 2009/04/29 - 7:08am
Jean-Francois P... replied on Wed, 2009/04/29 - 9:27am
I think the first main decision (about BBB logging) to take would rather be:
"Should there be logging or not in a library that is implementing a JSR?"
I would probably say NO, because no JSR implementation should -to my viewpoint- impose any external dependency and it should not even impose jul (which is not external) because I don't think jul is logging library of choice of all Java developers.
Now if BBB is disconnected from JSR-295, then the choice is yours (ours?)!
My selection would probably go towards SLF4J which has a good API and can statically bind to any common logging library (log4j, jul...)
I would probably avoid commons-logging at all costs (even if classloader problems are less likely in GUIs than in JEE containers; but this shall change quickly with the rise of OSGi in GUI applications).
Just my 2 cents.
Tom Eugelink replied on Mon, 2009/05/04 - 2:35am
Martin Wildam replied on Mon, 2009/05/04 - 3:38am
I did not really try any of those - I only looked at documentation and code samples for some logging frameworks - and finally decided to make my own logging module as none of the existing fit my needs.
I found it strange: So many existing things and nothing is satisfying. - Strange, but applies for many other realms also for me...
Carla Brian replied on Sun, 2012/04/15 - 2:22am
Mateo Gomez replied on Thu, 2012/07/26 - 2:59am
these information are very useful and i have learned so much here
Matt Coleman replied on Fri, 2012/07/27 - 4:40am
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The Vatican has announced that Bishop Oscar Cantú will serve as the second leader of the Diocese of Las Cruces, N.M., following the retirement of Bishop Ricardo Ramírez.
Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of the diocese's first leader who announced his retirement upon reaching the age limit in 2011, apostolic nuncio to the U.S. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò announced Jan. 10.
In a statement Thursday, Bishop Ramirez called the appointment an "historic moment" for the diocese and recalled his more than three decades of service as "a labor of love."
He expressed confidence in his succesor's "impeccable" credentials and said it was his "privilege and joy" to formally present Bishop Cantú as Las Cruces' new bishop.
Bishop Cantú, 46, was ordained to the priesthood May 21, 1994.When he was just 41, he was ordained as a bishop in 2008 as auxiliary of San Antonio.
Although he will "deeply" miss his friends and mentors from San Antonio, Bishop Cantú said he looks forward "to forming new friends and working together to build up the Kingdom."
"I come to Las Cruces with no particular agenda other than to humbly and joyfully proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ," he said Jan. 10.
He currently serves on the committees on Catholic Education, International Justice and Peace, and Protection of Children and Young People, and as the Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs in the U.S. bishops' conference.
As a seminarian, Bishop Cantú, who is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian and French, worked on a committee with then-Bishop James Tamayo of Laredo to promote Hispanic ministry.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Dallas and went on to earn his Masters in Divinity and Masters in Theological Studies from the University of St. Thomas in Houston before earning his Licentiate in Sacred Theology and Doctorate of Sacred Theology in Dogmatic Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Before being ordained a bishop, he was pastor of his childhood parish, Holy Name, in Houston. He has served as parochial vicar at St. Christopher Parish in Houston and has taught at the University of St. Thomas and St. Mary's Seminary.
Born Dec. 5, 1966, Bishop Cantú is the fifth of eight children to Ramiro and Maria de Jesus Cantú, who are natives of small towns near Monterey, Mexico.
Houston Catholic schools were vital in forming Bishop Cantú and six of his siblings who attended them for their primary education.
Although Bishop Cantú's father only received schooling up to 6th grade, he taught the value of education to his children, four of whom graduated college and three of whom have earned master's degrees.
The Diocese of Las Cruces, which was established in 1982, is home to 132,646 Catholics, 81 priests, 38 permanent deacons and 82 religious in the southern region of New Mexico.
The Vatican has announced that Bishop Oscar Cantú will serve as the second leader of the Diocese of Las Cruces, N.M., following the retirement of Bishop Ricardo Ramírez.
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High Country News June 11, 2012
FLDS continues abusive polygamist practices in Utah and Arizona
The states' failure to crack down on Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints means abuses still happen, despite the conviction of extreme polygamist Warren Jeffs.
Gregory Jaczko's resignation weakens federal nuclear regulation
The San Onofre nuclear power plant has problems that are perhaps endemic to the industry, and chairman Gregory Jaczko's May 2012 resignation from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission means there's one less strong regulator keeping a sharp eye on industry.
Surveying the oft-snubbed (and very cool) spider with citizen scientists
Volunteers at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science's Colorado Spider Survey help scientists gather important data by roaming nooks and crannies across the state, finding and cataloguing Colorado's myriad spiders.
On the hunt for abalone poachers in Northern California
Don Powers, of the California Department of Fish and Game, spends his days relentlessly pursuing abalone poachers who can't seem to resist the chance to bring in some illegal shellfish cash.
Helping hikers before they get hurt
National parks are increasingly focusing on educating hikers before they get hurt or lost, a technique known as preventative search and rescue.
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CATEGORIES Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Newsstand, Movies, CinematicalI panicked when I saw the Variety headline: "Warners Plans Pic Based on Da Vinci." Because honestly, if a studio announced a remake of The Da Vinci Code, would you be that surprised? It's been almost four years, after all.
Thankfully, it's not that. But we are getting a movie about a Leonardo Da Vinci who uses his inventions (presumably including his famous flying machine designs) to defeat supernatural enemies. (Wait a second -- supernatural enemies? For one of history's most famous scientists? This is like when they made a Scooby Doo movie with actual ghosts and monsters.) This is the sort of absolutely terrible-sounding idea that could make Warner Bros. a ton of money -- sort of the way turning Sherlock Holmes into an action hero worked out for Universal. Which, I must confess, didn't turn out too badly for the rest of us either, since the movie worked pretty darn well as a Christmas blockbuster despite the heresy. The fact that Da Vinci is coming from the dude who brought us Hitman is somewhat less heartening, but whatever.
This all makes perfect sense amid our recent fascination with antiquity, from Dan Brown to the National Treasures, to -- yes -- Sherlock Holmes which, despite its various modern stylings, was still very much set in 19th Century London. And this sort of "alternate history" conceit isn't anything new either. The question is whether Warners can do anything interesting with it, or if they'll get stuck on Leonardo Da Vinci + gadgets. And also who'll play the bearded one. Anthony Hopkins? Michael Gambon? Wait -- next thing you'll be telling me that this will be about a young, hip Leonardo Da Vinci. Which will probably be too much even for me.


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Prior to the Kentucky Derby coming up in May, a fundraiser for autoimmune diseases is being held on Saturday, April 20. The themed fundraiser is hosted by AARDA, the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association. A Derby Tea luncheon will take place at The Dearborn Inn from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. The Dearborn Inn is located at 20301 Oakwood Blvd. in Dearborn. Entertainment for the event includes a fashion show, featuring milliner Gena Conti's one-of-a-kind hats.The event will raise funds to support autoimmune disease patient education programs, autoimmune research and public awareness programs. More than 100 autoimmune diseases affect 50 million people. To order a Kentucky Derby hat, visit Gena Conti Millinery online at www.genaconti.com.The Kentucky Derby will take place at Churchill Downs in Lexington, KY on May 4.
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Located mid-mountain at the base of the Solitude Peak, Solitude Village is our second newest slopeside location. Because Solitude is located at mid-mountain, these rooms boast wonderful views, convenient hiking access, and a bit of seclusion. Solitude Village offers a centrally located recreation center with indoor/outdoor heated pool, hot tubs, ping-pong, and more!
Solitude Village, with its midway location between the Clock Tower base area and Jackson Gore, offers guests the "best of both worlds". Stay and enjoy the Solitude trail network exclusively, or head over to either side of the mountain quickly and easily. Enjoy the private recreation center with indoor/outdoor heated pool, outdoor Jacuzzi, indoor hot tub and sauna, ping-pong, video arcade and exercise room.
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All units in Solitude have stone fireplaces, cedar-lined mudrooms, (except the 1-bedroom Penthouse Suites in the Day Lodge, which have gas fireplaces and no mudroom), decks and boot driers, and all 2 bedroom and larger units offer a 2-person Jacuzzi bath tub. Here's a look at some of the sample room types available at Solitude Village, which can accommodate 4-16 guests.
One Bedroom Grand Suite: Either a King or 2 queens in bedroom and a sleeper sofa for up to 6 guests
One Bedroom Penthouse: A king or 2 queens in master plus a queen sleeper for 4-6 guests
Two Bedroom Suite: 1 queen in master, 2 twins or 2 bunks in guest, plus queen sleeper with 2 bathrooms for 6-8 guests
Two Bedroom Grand Suite: 1 king or queen in master, plus 2 twins or 2 bunks in guest with 2.5 bathrooms for 6-8 guests
Three Bedroom Suite: 1 king or queen in master, 1 queen or 2 twins in guest, 2 twins or bunks in second guest, plus queen sleeper with 2.5 bathrooms for up to 10 guests
Three Bedroom Villa: split level living with king or queen in master, queen or 2 twins in guest, 2 twins or bunks in second guest, plus a queen sleeper with 3.5 bathrooms for up to 10 guests
* Sample rooms are provided for information only, based on the majority of units we have available. Please note that units are all privately owned and there are some units that are unique.
Special Rental Opportunity - 5 bedroom luxury home: If you are looking to come spend some time at Okemo in top-notch style, we've got the perfect home to accommodate you (and a few of your friends or colleagues!). Stay in a luxurious 5-bedroom 4 1/2 bath ski-in/ski-out home with direct access to the Sidewinder trail. You'll be 200 yards uphill from the Morning Star triple chairlift and 300 yards uphill from ePIC Restaurant, Solitude Recreation facilities and the Solitude high-speed detachable quad chairlift. It really doesn't get any better than this. This home is 4,000 sq ft with an expansive deck complete with 5-person Jacuzzi tub, unbelievable views, a 2-car garage and a half basketball court and playroom below the garage. This home can accommodate up to 16 guests. Take a closer look!
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"We stayed in the day lodge so running down to the pool was perfect!" ~ a family from Levittown, PA
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It's a sad fact that concussions are becoming as commonplace in the NHL as they are in the NFL. But it's a fact nonetheless, and one that Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko might have just learned the hard way Wednesday night.
The electric Blues rookie suffered what looked like a hard hit to the head from Avalanche forward Mark Olver in the third period, forcing him to leave the ice and the game for good. Here's the hit:
At first glance it certainly doesn't look good. Olver catches Tarasenko unawares and seemed to lead with his shoulder or elbow right into Tarasenko's head. The rookie immediately went limp and fell to the ice. This screengrab from Adrian Dater of the Denver Post shows just how dazed Tarasenko was after the play:
Much like the Jannik Hansen-Marian Hossa incident earlier this week, expect some swift response from Brendan Shanahan and the NHL about what kind of punishment, if any, Olver will receive. There has been no word on Tarasenko's condition from the Blues.


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Parents joined principals, teachers and students from public schools around Manhattan on Friday morning to protest the New York state English exams which they say is poorly constructed and too difficult.
The principals of 27 elementary schools and one middle school in Lower Manhattan sent a letter to their students' parents calling for the demonstrations before the start of classes.
This exam is for kids grades 3 to 8. It was administered over three days last week state wide. The ELA is designed to raise standards in all communities by standardizing reading and writing levels.
Last Friday the principal of P.S. 321 in Brooklyn led a demonstration against the ELA exam. The principals of these schools want to support her efforts. Their schools are considered some of the highest-performing public schools in the country. The principals say they support testing in general, but for two years the New York ELA exam was poorly constructed, confusing and even had product mentions like Nike and Barbie.
Bob Bender, the principal of the well-regarded P.S. 11 in Chelsea, called it a "terrible exam."
The ELA exam is not only constructed poorly, says principal Terri Ruyter of the high-performing P.S. 276 in Battery Park City, it is way too hard to kids.
These principals are also concerned that 40 percent of their teachers' performance is based on the results of the ELA and math exams in two weeks. They fear great teachers could be lost if a couple of 8-year-olds have a bad day.
The city's Department of Education said in a statement: "It is of paramount importance for our schools to have an environment that is respectful of the diversity of opinion surrounding this issue as we support our principals, teachers and maintain a sense of calm for our students."
The New York Education Department has not responded to a request for comment.
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Interested in knowing a little more about our Summer Update coming in the next 3 to 4 weeks and how it might affect your gameplay? Read on!
Late last year, we took a long look at the core balance of Age of Empires Online and asked ourselves, "What can we do to make this game even better?" Here's an overview of the major improvements we're bringing to Age of Empires Online gameplay.
One of the first things we wanted to improve was the way you upgrade your units. We felt that the unit upgrades often led players to pigeonhole themselves into a certain strategy. While we like that you're able to specialize, it didn't live up to our expectations and led to frustrating experiences.
The old unit upgrades offered little new gameplay or flavor. Let's face it, increasing health and damage by 15% for every unit upgrade wasn't particularly exciting. When you upgrade a unit, we want you to feel like it's more than just a flat stat boost. It should mean something, and it should open up new strategies.
As a result, we've reduced the number of unit-specific upgrades to one and made them completely unique. Now when you get a Champion upgrade, the difference is truly noticeable, and varies.
In case you had not already heard, passive Star Techs have been removed. We didn't like that there was virtually no choice in whether or not you should spend points on Military Star Techs – it was always the best choice. Not only that, but we wanted all players (free and paid) to experience the uniqueness of each civilization, so many of the old Military Star Techs have been permanently baked into the units.
By removing passive Star Techs, the idea of favoring one Military production factory (e.g. Barracks, Archer Range, Stables) over the others was lost. This specialized strategy was interesting, but we didn't like that it could mean your Infantry units were just better than your Cavalry units depending on which Star Tech you chose. To keep this idea alive, there are now a line of techs at each factory that give your units utility bonuses instead of combat bonuses. For example, now you can now upgrade your Barracks units to train faster or you can upgrade your Stables units to move faster. The best part is, you'll always know exactly which units the bonuses affect.
One point of confusion for new players has been, "Where do I make my units better?" Previously, there were at least 3 different places where you could improve your Military units' combat efficacy: factories, the Armory, and Star Techs. Not only did we find this to be pretty confusing, but it also deemphasized the role of the Armory. This has been greatly simplified; the Armory is now the place to go if you want to make your army better in combat.
We've also changed the way Armory techs work and made some revisions to their effectiveness. Armory techs are no longer applied by unit type (e.g. Infantry, Ranged, Cavalry), but instead by the damage or armor type used by all Military units. For example, researching the new Scale Mail tech in Age 2 will increase melee attack resistance for your Military units (including Ranged and Priests). This will allow you to easily respond to one-sided enemy compositions.
The last major change we've made to the Armory is we've added a Stone cost to its techs. This change has several large benefits. Overall, it makes Stone that much more meaningful. Early Stone income will make it much easier to transition into building Fortresses, Town Centers, or even when advancing to Age 4. In PVP, this change has an even greater impact. Before, you were discouraged from building Walls and defensive buildings because the other resources generally had more benefit. Now, if you want to keep up with the powerful Armory upgrades, you'll have to gather Stone. As a result, you'll often find a happy surprise of disposable Stone income for Walls or other buildings.
To snare or not to snare? That is the question. Snare has been a love-hate relationship for us. We like many aspects of its gameplay: we like that it helps keep raiding in check, we like that it punishes a committed army when retreating from battle or when in bad position, and we also like that it makes for some awesome questing experiences (ex. The Great Camel Gauntlet).
All things considered, we just couldn't get over the fact that snare simply was not fun. The fun had by the player who snared is not outweighed by the anti-fun had by the player who got snared. It's just not fun to see your units running like they're moving through molasses, or to feel so completely helpless after making one little mistake. As a result, we've almost completely removed it. Snare will remain only where we got the desired benefit: on Spearmen, Huntables, and gear. In some rare cases, snare will make an appearance on Champion techs as well.
Town Center limits have been changed so that you're granted 1 extra Town Center per Age, rather than 3 extra Town Centers all at once in Age 3. This change is huge – and in a good way. The number of strategies and build orders has increased, games are making it into Age 3 and Age 4 more often, and Town Center positioning is more important and meaningful than ever.
One of the biggest complaints about Egypt and its economy is that Empower really doesn't feel like the benefit it should be. If you didn't utilize Empower, your Villagers – and therefore your economy – were at a flat-out disadvantage. We didn't like this, and so we've shifted some things around so that Empower feels more like an Egyptian perk rather than a detriment. So what does this mean? Egyptian Villagers now gather at the same rate as normal Villagers, with some slight unit cost adjustments, all while the empower bonus remains the same.
Simply put, Ranged units were a better counter to Infantry than Infantry to Cavalry or Cavalry to Ranged. This was actually a very complicated and difficult problem to solve, given the simple inherent advantage of Ranged units. We found that one of the biggest contributors to this issue was how well Ranged units were able to kite – they could easily hit and run without ever being chased down. To counteract this, a wind-up time has been added to most Ranged units' attack animations. As a result, Ranged units are a little less dominant overall, especially when caught alone with enemy units chasing after them.
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