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Listened to this with high hopes, because Doubt is an amazing song, and although it doesn't quite reach the same heights as that, this is a really good listen. She's got such a great voice, so direct and delicate. If anything it reminds me of a cross between El Perro Del Mar's first and most recent albums: heartbroken and sad with as much of a 60s girl-group vibe as a modern pop one.
It's kinda scary to think she's only 16 because she sounds a lot older and stronger, but she also seems a bit more thoughtful and considered lyrically. This is far better than Lykke Li, and I say that as a fan.
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I love 'Doubt', recommend me some more
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The album's big pop moment.
This one reminds me of Studio a bit.
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"Doubt" is one of my most-played songs of 2012 so far, and I sure like what I've heard of the album so far.
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Didn't realize the album was already here. I've liked "Doubt" for several months.
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The production on here is often really great, but she sings like a well-trained kid imo. I don't know if that's a dealbreaker yet, but there's no oomph to her voice.
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It's kinda scary to think she's only 16
OH, HAHA! Well that explains that then.
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I wish more people were more excited by this album, I know it's not going to change the world or anything but it really does seem like a triumph of sorts.
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I adore it. "House" is heartbreakingly gorgeous.
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Wednesday, 30 October, 2002, 19:32 GMT
Eurostar's 'salt on line' chaos goes on
The Eurostar Channel Tunnel train service between the United Kingdom, France and Belgium has been suspended for another whole day - because of salt on the line.
Officials had scheduled trains - which were halted on Monday night - to start running again from midday on Wednesday.
But ongoing technical problems, caused by the sea salt flung onto the line in northern France by the weekend storms, have forced the further delay for the whole of Wednesday.
French state rail company SNCF has said the trains will restart with the 0515 GMT Thursday service from London to Paris.
On Wednesday, vehicle services on the Eurotunnel shuttle have been running again.
The continued Eurostar suspension sent travel chaos for passengers into its third day.
The problems were compounded on Tuesday evening when reports emerged that a helicopter had crashed on the line in northern France.
Eurostar chief executive Richard Brown said the crash occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Haute Picardie region, cutting power lines.
The helicopter incident followed the severe storms which swept across much of Western Europe, depositing large quantities of salt water, whipped up from the stormy seas, onto tracks and overhead power lines near Calais.
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Belgian officials laid on bus services to Calais to connect with cross-Channel ferries.
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I like that this challenge started with a glamorous night look and worked backwards to daytime casual. It was a true challenge for me because I don't have many fancy pieces - I can probably count the number of times I've had a glamorous night-out-on-the-town on one hand. I tried to get creative with my peplum cocktail dress and silk paisley dress, but Nick said the results were scary. Alas, I took the easy way out with this gold sequin skirt:
I started with this previously-shown look, and replaced dressy pieces with casual and comfortable garments. Satiny lace top was swapped for a well-worn chambray shirt and cotton cardigan. Sky high pumps were replaced by broken-in flats. Veteran brown crossbody bag instead of a caviar clutch. I would've liked a bag that stood out less, but this had to do. Continue reading for more photos...
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Disney pin collecting may seem like a relatively recent phenomenon, driven by the lucrative souvenirs-and-trinkets racket at gift shops in Disneyland and Walt Disney World. But Disney pins date to 1930 with the issuance of the first Mickey Mouse Club pin. Cohn & Rosenberger was given a license to produce Disney pins in 1931, Brier Manufacturing got a piece of the action in 1935, and even Tiffany created Disney tchotchkes.
The aspirations Disney had for its knick knacks is evident in that first license given to Cohn & Rosenberger, which was founded in 1901 and opened a major factory in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1929. In the 1930s, Cohn & Rosenberger marketed cloisonne pins of Mickey, Minnie, and Donald as "Kiddie Jewelry," even as it was on its way to becoming the largest costume-jewelry firm in the world, thanks to innovations such as the figural Coro Duettes, many of which were designed by Adolph Katz. In 1943, Cohn & Rosenberger officially changed its name to Coro.
Disney pins and jewelry from the pre-war years ranged from belt buckles and bracelets to necklaces and rings. Some were merchandised on in-store displays while others, such as those made in 1938 by Brier for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," were attached to individualized cards. Plastic pins were introduced in 1940 following the release of "Pinocchio," as were wood pins for "Fantasia." Coro made pins in the likeness of Hop Low, a character from "Fantasia," which were given to those who contributed funds for United China Relief at the beginning of World War II.
Cloisonne pins returned in 1975, when Howard Eldon, Ltd., was briefly hired to supply pins to Disney theme parks and third-party gift shops in the United States. Originally only six styles were available (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto), but the line expanded the next year to include characters from "Snow White," "Pinocchio," and "Cinderella." The cast of characters depicted on pins grew even greater in 1982 with the opening of EPCOT, and ramped up again in 1984 when the summer Olympics were held on Disney's home turf in Los Angeles. In 1985, pins depicting 60 different characters from seven themed sets were produced with Coca-Cola for the 15th anniversary of Walt Disney World.
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BRPG v1.6e is now available for download. It is to be considered in beta status for the time being.
This update adds no new features, and contains only one bug fix (but see what was added in v1.6d if you missed that short-lived version).
The format for Encounters and Deployments has not changed since v1.6c.
BRPG v1.6e is currently only available as a patch for v1.6c or v1.6d. You must already have v1.6c or v1.6d installed in order to use this patch. The "User Cast.cxt" file has not changed since v1.5, so copying over the "User Cast.cxt" file from a prior BRPG version may be a fast and efficient way to preserve your media if you are updating from that version of BRPG.
BRPG v1.6e Patch for Mac & Windows (4.5 MB)
How to "install" this patch: Unzip the downloaded file, then simply move the included files into the corresponding BRPG v1.6c or v1.6d folders, overwriting the existing files when prompted.
Although a ReadMe file with the information below is contained in the v1.6e download, some people might find it useful to see the changes prior to downloading the zip file.
Version History:
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What exactly is scoliosis?
Scoliosis is a side-to-side curvature of a normally straight spine. Scoliosis affects approximately 3% of the population or 12 million people worldwide. Left untreated, this unhealthy curve can worsen and cause deformity, respiratory problems, cardiac problems, digestive problems, and debilitating pain. A rotation of the vertebra and the rib cage usually accompanies this unhealthy curve. The majority of scoliosis patients are diagnosed between ages of 12 and 16, although there are many younger children and adults who suffer from the condition as well.
What Causes Scoliosis?
Most cases of scoliosis are classified as Idiopathic, meaning there is no known cause, however recent research now points to a genetic link. Other causes include injury, trauma, and other contributing diseases.
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) occurs after age 10 and is most common in females but can occur in males. Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis (JIS) typically affects patients ranging from age 3 to 10 years old. Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) affects patients age 3 or younger, and although the condition is rare, it can severely interfere with lung function and growth.
Scoliosis is a progressive disease, which can continue into maturity. Although most progression tends to slow or halt at skeletal maturity, it is not uncommon to see worsening in adulthood. As such, it is a disease that must be monitored aggressively and treated as early as possible, preferably before the curve reaches 30 degrees.
No matter what the type or cause of Scoliosis, it is important to get an accurate diagnosis. There are a few structural shifts in the spine that can mimmick scoliosis such as a lateral translation due to an anatomically short leg. While these situations still warrant attention, the treatment will vary.
Indications of Scoliosis
Scoliosis may be slight or significant, and may include: the lumbar, thoracic or thoracolumbar regions of the spine.
Noticeable changes often include:
Since many early degenerative changes are shown in younger patients, adults often have severely advanced degenerative changes in the spine if Scoliosis is present for long periods. If untreated, most severe scoliotic deformations have mid and long-term consequences on Locomotion (Pain & Mobility Limitation), Aesthetic (Hunchbacked aspect & Short Trunk), and Vital functions (Respiratory & Cardiac Pathology) in very severe situations.


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Police recover $750K in stolen military property from California surplus store
Stolen military property valued at more than $750,000 was confiscated from a California Borough surplus store, Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone said Thursday.
Vittone said a months-long investigation by the Marine Corps, Naval Criminal Investigation Service and Washington County detectives led to the recovery of the merchandise from the California Army Navy Store.
Vittone said authorities executed a search warrant Wednesday night at the 1148 Wood St. store, following "an extensive investigation into the theft and selling of stolen property."
He said the recovered items included cold weather clothing, uniforms, knives, tents, sleeping gear and systems helmets.
"As a prosecutor, it is rewarding to me to work with and assist United States law enforcement agencies to recover property belonging not just to the taxpayers of Washington County but to the citizens of the United States," Vittone said in a statement.
He noted the cooperation between local law enforcement and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
"My hopes were to recover some of what was stolen, but what we ultimately got was beyond my expectations," Vittone said. "Credit for this is due to the fine professional investigation launched by NCIS agents and the work of deputy District Attorney Chad Schneider and our county detectives," he said.
Vittone said he could not comment further, but said the investigation is ongoing. NCIS officials will release more information at a later date.
Vittone said charges are pending against the store owners, who were not identified.
According to the Washington County Real Estate Tax website, the building is owned by Michael Miske Jr. and Cecilia Miske. It is not known if they own the business.
Stacy Wolford is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-684-2640 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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With winter just around the corner, it's time for both new friends and our long-term loyal customers to warm their palates with our Tasting Panel's new mouth-watering discoveries. From robust red wines that glimmer in the glass to your favourite refreshing whites, there's something here for everyone.
This month, not only will you have access to mouth-watering gems from Australia's biggest producers and best boutique wineries, you'll also read some fantastic new articles. We're giving you the scoop on which white varieties to enjoy as the weather turns cool. Also read about the magic of wine and chocolate pairings with wine educator Michael Quirk and unleash your inner cook as we dish out the secrets to cooking with wine.
In addition, we're celebrating the launch of our dynamic Customer Savings feature, which can be found at the top of your email. This interactive tool allows you to view your total accumulated savings since January 2012, and a simple click on the amount will link you through to your Order History page, where you can view where your fantastic savings were made and on what!
So this winter, warm yourself up with a glass of virtuoso-vino and enjoy the better way to buy wine.
Cheers – the team at Wine Selectors
The season is turning and the weather is getting cooler – the idea of curling up in the warm comfort of your home with a good glass of wine sounds very inviting. Most people when they conjure up this image picture a bottle of red wine on the table next to them, but there is also a fantastic range of bold white varieties out there too. This month we're shining the light on one such 'seasonal-sleeper.'
Viognier, Semillon, Riesling are all fantastic examples that would fit well here, but the focus of this article is Chardonnay. In the past, the heavy use of oak has unfortunately turned Chardonnay drinkers off, but this classic white is now having a huge resurgence.
Chardonnay is grown in every Australian wine region and is one of our most widely loved white grape varieties. It can be many things, from youthful or aged, to lighter unwooded or full-bodied oak matured in style. If you prefer melon, peach, fig and citrus flavours, look for an unwooded style Chardonnay. But if it is depth and complexity that you're after, look for wines that have a few years in the bottle and are displaying vanilla, toast, yeast, honey, cashew and even butterscotch flavours..
Crafting easy-drinking Chardonnay can be an easy task for winemakers, but you really need perfect soils and climate to craft that special bottle. It's still not uncommon to come across wines that have been excessively oaked or picked late in an attempt to tart-up inferior product. But quality Australian winemakers are now creating wines of a more refined and elegant nature – it is these producers who are spearheading the triumphant return of the variety.
There are bold and distinctive flavours to be found in every-day drinking Chardonnay, which warm the palate as fantastically as any red. It's light enough to enjoy on its own all year 'round, but its often broader texture in the mouth also means it pairs very well with food.
Imagine the warmth of your kitchen after a long week of work. You're sitting down to enjoy a plate of steaming fish, chicken or pork. Included in the recipe are mouth-watering spices, which can be either Italian or Asian-inspired. The ideal wine for such a meal would be something you can casually sip at, something to be enjoyed long after the dishes have been cleared. For such an occasion, there's no better option than Chardonnay.
We have an extensive range of Chardonnay here at Wine Selectors — so discover a great bottle today and bring a little white-warmth to your next winter meal.
Now that the weather is cooling, we're shining our spotlight on beautifully warm and decadent wine pairings. And there's nothing more decadent than chocolate. Joining us is Wine Educator Michael Quirk, who has spent the past 30 years in the Education/Training, Retail, Hospitality and Wine industries. His experience makes him the perfect go-to for discovering wine and chocolate pairings that are vibrant, balanced and full of flavour.
Thanks for joining us, Michael! Could you explain to us some of the basic rules of chocolate and wine pairing?
Firstly, if you're going to do this then you have to use top quality chocolate and wines – otherwise it just doesn't work. I recommend Lindt's Excellence and Lindor range. Next, choose chocolate with similar characteristics to the wine, without being over the top. For example, take the Excellence Intense Blueberry — it will complement wines with blackberry flavours like Shiraz, Durif and Chambourcin. Matching chocolate with wine is all about getting the balance right.
What type of wines pair with dark chocolate, versus wines that complement white?
Always remember that white chocolate isn't really chocolate, it's cocoa butter, milk powder and sugar. That's not a bad thing, but the sweetness is always going to be the biggest issue here. So why not match it with the sweetness of the wine as well? The Grant Burge Moscato Frizzante 2010 is a spritzy wine that will give you the perfect balance you're looking for. Alternatively, try an oaked Chardonnay. As for dark chocolate, it all depends on the cocoa levels. The Lindt Intense range encompasses everything from 47% cocoa to 99% —but remember, as the percentage rises, so does the bitterness, intensity and mouthfeel, so the wines need to not only compete, but also shine through. The classic combination is 70%, matched with Leconfield Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Delicious!
What is it in chocolate that draws out the characters of the wine?
It's all about support, getting the complementary flavours to work together and about not losing the original flavours. It's a delicate balancing act. As you know, if the wines are not Bronze medal standard then we don't sell them, which makes chocolate pairings a great deal easier! Start here and you're off to a flying start.
Can you give us a hypothetical pairing? What are we looking for and what should we expect?
Lindt is about to release a new 'Excellence' chocolate this month called 'Strawberry Intense.' Match it with the Yering Station Mr Frog Pinot Noir 2010! Expect the fruit flavours of the Pinot to come right to the front of the palate and the freeze-dried strawberries will be super-intense due to the acidity of the wine. The 47% cocoa in the chocolate helps smooth the tannins of the Pinot, and the finish is long and rich without bite or sweetness. It doesn't get any better!
You have been doing Wine and Chocolate tastings for a while now — what are people's common reactions? Do they enjoy them? Are they surprised?
I've been trialling and mixing wine with chocolate for the past three years. Recently, with the introduction of the Lindt Excellence 'Touch of Sea Salt', I've really hit a winner. Match this one with the Fermoy Estate Nebbiolo 2007 and the taste is brilliant. There are many customers who have never tried sea salt chocolate at all, let alone wine and chocolate pairings. For those who are little wary of mixing "dairy" with "alcohol", I just slip them some of the Lindor White Block and a glass of sparkling Moscato. After this, they're in heaven.
Looking for more wines to pair with that perfect piece of chocolate? Visit our website to view our exclusive range. Feel free to follow Michael on Twitter or connect with him on Linkedin today.
Look around your kitchen… Are there bottles of half-finished wine lying around? A Clare Valley red here, a Hunter Valley white there. Waste not, want not – it's time to put these leftover wines to good use and to resurrect those flavours in the pan. Cooking with wine is a joy, but there are some basic rules to remember.
The golden rule to cooking with wine is to never cook with what you wouldn't drink. Bad wine does not magically taste better when you fry it up in your mushroom risotto, it simply makes your risotto taste bad. Just as there are joys to pairing your wine with your finished meal, there are joys to be found in pairing wine over the hotplate. Wine works as a liquefying element and is a suitable substitute for water in cooking, leaving behind the rich flavours of the fermented grapes. The alcohol content will evaporate, leaving you with a wonderful cooked-down wine base. If you're adding wine later in the cooking process, you'll get a richer sauce with less alcohol loss.
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Cooking is an adventure, but the rewards are worth it. And for those who struggle in the kitchen, fear not — wine experts unanimously agree that the whole process is a lot easier with a glass in-hand. Enjoy!
Visit our website to view our extensive range of wines to find the perfect variety to match with your next meal.
The grand eucalypt trees near Denmark and Albany. The striking boulders of Porongurup. Amid these scenic landmarks lie world-class vineyards from some of Australia's biggest names. All of this and more are waiting for you here at Wine Selectors —our Tasting Panel have done the searching on your behalf. Their discoveries are yours to enjoy!
West Australia's Great Southern region covers a significant landmass – 200km by 100km, which is huge by Australian standards. It contains the sub-regions of Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker and Porongurup, and accounts for 37% of all wine grapes produced in WA. The climatic conditions are generally maritime, with continental characteristics showing the further inland you move. It is also moderately continental and showcases an ever-changing topography. All of these factors align to create stunning wines such as the Howard Park Flint Rock Chardonnay 2010, which has a terrifically textured and restrained palate with youthful fruit flavours and savoury persistence.
Winemaking in this area dates back to the mid 1800s, when settler George Egerton-Warburton planted vines on his property near Mount Barker. Two years later saw his first vintage bottled. Despite this, Great Southern was primarily an apple-growing region with a healthy yet small wine-industry until the 1960s, when wines finally took off and the region bloomed.
This diverse region is known for its mouth-watering Riesling, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Malbec. Visitors passing through must stop off at the award-winning West Cape Howe Wines, the environmentally conscious Plantagenet Wines and Frankland River's Ferngrove, which was awarded 5-stars by pre-eminent wine critic James Halliday earlier this year.
To view Wine Selectors' great range of Western Australia wines, click here.
This month we're sitting down with Dave Mavor, who apart from being on our Wine Selectors Tasting Panel, is also a well-established winemaker in his own right. Dave spent seven years at Tyrrell's Wines in the Hunter Valley, working his way up from cellar hand to assistant winemaker while studying for his Wine Science degree. He has also worked four vintages in France, and is an experienced national and international wine show judge.
Thanks for joining us Dave. Can you give us an insight into both Old World and New World winemaking?
Old World wine primarily refers to wine made in Europe and other countries with long and elaborate winemaking histories. New World generally refers to countries and regions with younger viticultural experience, such as the United States, South America and Australia. These terms are used to distinguish between winemaking techniques and practices in different parts of the world at different stages throughout history.
Do you believe that there are misconceptions about New World Wine versus Old World?
There are some misconceptions, and that's because Old World and New World are just not as distinguishable as they used to be— assuming they ever were. Traditionally, Old World wines are more European in style, with lower alcohol content and a stronger emphasis on texture versus fruit and oak. The latter describes a lot of Australian and Californian wines, which many people refer to as "Bottled Sunshine." But this is consequential. We have more sunshine and therefore our fruit is riper, hence the higher alcohol content. The distinction between New and Old will primarily come about from location and the age of the country. Australia is still very, very young.
What are some traditionally European techniques that you may still see in operation today?
Often there are deliberate attempts to emulate the European Old World style. We sometimes reduce ripeness by picking earlier, therefore reducing the alcohol content. Or we use less oak, bringing the wine into balance.
And there's a demand for such wines in Australia?
Oh, definitely. The Chardonnay of ten years ago was very buttery and full of rich oak flavours. Our palates have changed and as a result, the new generation of Australian Chardonnay is considerably more refined.
What are some of the similarities between Old and New World winemaking techniques?
The fact of the matter is that these distinctions are becoming more integrated. This is a generalisation, but traditional Old World winemakers left their red wines on skins for longer for the purpose of extraction, which changed the palate structure. In the New World, we tend to press off imminently at the end of fermentation to retain more fruit flavours. The techniques are different but the outcome is the same: we're searching for the best wine. We don't have the long history that Europe does, and as a result, we don't have the long-established regions, bureaucracies and regulations that they do. In this respect we're freer. But as the Old World pioneers did back in the day, we're planting vines in the places that they grow best. It makes sense. This again points out how aligned these two philosophies are.
What do you think is in the future of winemaking? Is it a case of 'if it isn't broken, don't fix it?'
As we move back towards the Old World methods, the New World has been moving towards us. For example, it's now not unusual to discover 'Old World style Chardonnay' that is full of that richer oak quality … The line is blurring and you just can't generalize anymore. In reality, Old and New World techniques and wines are much closer than you'd imagine. There will be pioneers along the way, but things will generally remain the same. The gap is naturally bridging.
To discover some of the characteristics Dave refers to, discover the Chalk Hill Luna Shiraz 2010 , a fantastic example of New World winemaking and Briar Ridge Karl Stockhausen Signature Release Shiraz 2009, which is made in a wonderful Old World style.
March 2012 saw Mornington Peninsula Vigneron Garry Crittenden inducted into the Legends hall of fame in the category of wine at a special lunch hosted by the Committee of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. The Committee annually honours individuals who, in their opinion, have made a significant contribution to the advancement of public understanding and awareness in the fields of food and wine in Victoria.
Mr Crittenden is the director of Crittenden Wines and he proudly takes a hands-on role in the running of the company from the growing of the grapes to the selling of the wine. He has been in the business for over 25 years and his consummate skill and impeccable taste are widely recognised within the wine community.
The citation in the official historical booklet now proudly reads: "Planting his first vines in 1982, Garry has been inducted as a Legend for his pioneering work in introducing new grape varietals to Victoria including Barbera, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto and Sangiovese, his commitment to the development of the Mornington Peninsula wine region and for inspiring many Australian winemakers."
Now that Mr Crittenden has been inducted into the hall of fame, he joins distinguished food and wine connoisseurs like Gilbert Lau, Stephanie Alexander, James Halliday, Elizabeth Chong and Jacques Reymond.
Wine Selectors has maintained a wonderful relationship with this exceptional producer for many years. Discover some of his most mouth-watering bottles today, including the Crittenden Estate Geppetto Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2011 tropical flavours with pristine acidity, complex minerality and great persistence; or the Crittenden Estate The Zumma Pinot Noir 2010 with its restrained and elegant nose of red fruits and a touch of smoky oak.
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That's dedication. Despite the wrath of Hurricane Irene, football continued, even if in somewhat limited form as Virginia Union defeated St. Augustine 12-0:
What was billed as "The only game in town" became maybe the only game on the East Coast, which was hit Saturday by Hurricane Irene. Despite some of the worst conditions imaginable, the game went on, and Virginia Union defeated St. Augustine's 12-0 at Hovey Field.
"We knew there'd be rain," VUU coach Michael Bailey said. "But you don't stop football for rain. You stop it for lightning and tornadoes. That wasn't in the picture, so we felt like we could get it in. This wasn't the first time we've played in rain." . . . After the game, St. Augustine's showered and changed in Barco-Stevens Hall, Union's basketball arena. Ceiling tiles had collapsed, and puddles developed on the floor.
Virginia Union had to petition the NCAA to play this game, which filled a hole created in both teams' schedules when Saint Paul's cut its athletic program in May. Bailey said he didn't want all that hard work to go to waste.
The wind was so bad, when Union punter Paul Jones attempted the first punt of the game, it went up, then stopped as if it had hit a wall and plunged straight down. The punt went minus-1 yard.
Jones had four punts for a total of 60 yards. When he had the wind at his back, he got one to go as far as 32 yards.
Though not all of the follies in the game were directly the result of the Hurricane (via DocSat):
– Snakes on a… what? When coaches tell you to fight through the elements, I don't think they had this in mind:
Darrick Strzelecki, a star running back for Gravette (Ark.) High, is used to close encounters with linebackers on the football field. He's not so accustomed to run-ins with reptiles on the field … or at least he wasn't until a practice on Tuesday. That's when Strzelecki took off his helmet during a water break and found what he thought was a toy snake. As it turns out, it wasn't a toy at all, though he only discovered that when the reptile slithered away.
"It looked like a rubber snake, and I thought someone had played a practical joke on me," Strzelecki told the Associated Press. "When I grabbed it by the tail, that's when it jerked, and I dropped the helmet."
Luckily, a Gravette assistant coach was able to confirm that the snake which hid in Strzelecki's helmet was non-venomous after killing it shortly after it slipped out of his head gear. A day later, school officials made a clean sweep of the school's locker room and all of the equipment used by its teams.
– Putting the defensive end in conflict, from Shakin the Southland.
– Go forth: Bill C. shares data on receiver targets, catches and close games.
You are in a terrible accident. Your body is fatally injured, as are the brains of your two identical-triplet brothers. Your brain is divided into two halves, and into each brother's body one half is successfully transplanted. After the surgery, each of the two resulting people believes himself to be you, seems to remember living your life, and has your character. (This is not as unlikely as it sounds: already, living brains have been surgically divided, resulting in two separate streams of consciousness.) What has happened? Have you died, or have you survived? And are you one of these people? Both? Or neither? What if one of the transplants fails, and only one person with half your brain survives?
– Brian knows the seasons is here, and reflects on (and genuflects to) Denard Robinson's importance. Bonus: EDSBS on football season. Just click that.
– Stupid sweep. One of my favorite wrinkles. Overload one side and let your athlete pick a side:


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Looks like we'll finally get to see and hear how Kristin Chenoweth is doing after that lighting fixture accident sidelined her on July 11.
Anderson Live announced today that the Broadway, film and ex-Good Wife star will be Anderson Cooper's first guest co-host on his revamped one-hour daily syndicated talk show, when it returns for a second season on Sept. 10.
The show tapes live at 9 a.m. ET in New York City.
And it also looks like Cooper is taking a page out of the Live! With Kelly playbook by featuring different co-hosts on hand to help out.
Upcoming co-hosts include: Goldie Hawn, Kelly Osbourne, Cyndi Lauper, Howie Mandel, Erin Andrews, D.L. Hughley and Kellie Pickler.
Celebrity guests that have been booked for the new season include: Richard Gere, Beyonce, Jake Gyllenhaal, Claire Danes, Meg Ryan, Ben Affleck, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Kerry Washington, Kelsey Grammer, Carol Burnett and Stephen Colbert.
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Continuous Integration (CI) Best Practices with SAP: Java Web on SAP Cloud Platform
Continuous Integration (CI) Best Practices with SAP: Java Web on SAP Cloud Platform
Part 4.2: Configuring the CI system for Maven-based Java Web project.
This document is part of the guide Continuous Integration (CI) Best Practices with SAP. For all the examples to work properly make sure that you have followed the setup instructions for all components listed in the prerequisites box.
The example shown here uses samples that are delivered as part of the SDK installation for Java Web development. These samples contain some web applications that are built using Maven and share a common parent
pom.xml. Documentation and resources for Java web application development:
Documentation: https://help.hana.ondemand.com/help/frameset.htm?e66f3eecbb5710148397a19b46c4979b.html
Tutorial: http://www.sap.com/developer/tutorials/hcp-java-basic-app.html
SDK installation guide: https://help.hana.ondemand.com/help/frameset.htm?7613843c711e1014839a8273b0e91070.html
SDK Download: https://tools.hana.ondemand.com/#cloud
The samples can be built without any further prerequisites. The dependencies listed in the
pom.xml are all available on the Maven central repository. This includes the SAP Java Web SDK itself that does not need to be installed on the build server.
We will setup a Continuous Delivery pipeline for one of the sample applications applying what was shown in the
Pipeline Skeleton part. We will use the following infrastructure:
In our scenario we assume that a Java Web developer works with a local Eclipse development environment and Git as the versioning tool. The developer also owns a developer account in SAP Cloud Platform to deploy and test the application manually. Commits in Git are not pushed directly into the
master branch, but to Gerrit for voting. A voter build is automatically triggered to guarantee build and component test quality even before the commit is merged into
master. We will show in our example how to include automated scenario tests by automatically deploying the application to a runtime. For the latter, two alternatives are possible: a JEE instance which is created on-the-fly on the build server or an account on SAP Cloud Platform.
After successful voter build and an eventual review by another developer, the commit is merged into
master by the developer or a responsible person. This event triggers the CI build, which is implemented similarly to the voter build containing compilation, component and scenario tests on either a local JEE runtime or the SAP Cloud Platform. The build result will be archived on Jenkins, so there is no need to rebuild the software in subsequent pipeline steps.
We will then implement a deploy job for acceptance tests. The quality manager triggers it manually to deploy the application to a test account on SAP Cloud Platform. Manual testers are assumed to execute the acceptance test.
When the acceptance test was successful, the delivery manager can decide to trigger the release of the application. The artifact is uploaded to Nexus and the application is deployed to the productive SAP Cloud Platform account.
Thus, several accounts on SAP Cloud Platform are needed to separate the different concerns within the whole pipeline and to ensure that different deployed versions of the application in different quality stages do not get in conflict with each other. Note that the name of the deployed application does not change.
In principle, it would be possible to work with less accounts by sharing one for different concerns. But then, additional care must be taken to avoid conflicts. There are different possibilities:
- Locking the account when an automated test is currently running, enforcing exclusive usage. But this bears the risk of queuing the tests.
- Assignment of dynamically generated application names.
We just mention the possibility and will not go into the details.
Preparation of the Project
We will call our project
neo-java-web-sdk-samples. To set up the Gerrit project, execute the corresponding steps as described in
Generic Project. The
samples folder in the SAP Cloud Platform SDK contains a Maven parent project with a couple of modules. We do not want to build all the modules in this example but restrict ourselves on the
explore-ui5 module only. The others do not need to be included into the Gerrit project, and in the parent
pom.xml, place them into comments:
We do not use Maven snapshot versions, hence ensure that the version number in the parent
pom.xml does not end with
Voter Build: Preparation of the Java Compilation
To configure the voter build, execute the corresponding steps as described in part Generic Project, but take
neo-java-web-sdk-samples as project name and use the sources from the sample. We assume now that a voter job is created on Jenkins with the name
Voter Build: Scenario Tests on the Build Server
The SAP
neo-java-web-maven-plugin provides a client API to SAP Cloud Platform, enabling the build to issue commands there, for example, starting, stopping or deploying an application. The plugin also includes a local mode that enables you to launch a local runtime and to deploy the application there, which is much faster than deploying over the network directly to SAP Cloud Platform.
We describe both alternatives, and it is up to you to decide which one is appropriate for your scenario.
Documentation: https://help.hana.ondemand.com/help/frameset.htm?4cbdab6e2eb14c92ab76540ffb32174c.html
Part of the automatic scenario tests are Selenium tests. Selenium tries to start a browser which requires Firefox to be installed on the Jenkins build slave machine. Firefox requires a display to send the front end to; however, on a Linux build machine there usually is no display (for example an X server) installed. Hence starting Firefox during the build would fail. We solve this issue by temporarily opening the virtual frame buffer
Xvfb during the build and setting the
DISPLAY environment variable using the Envinject plugin of Jenkins so that Firefox knows where to display the front end.
You might have compatibility problems between Selenium and Firefox, it might happen that your first trial will fail; we suggest trying out other version combinations. We have tested Firefox 42.0 with Selenium 2.52.0. Firefox must be installed on the machine, whereas Selenium is automatically fetched by Maven.
Enhance the
pom.xml to install the SDK.
In the source code of the sample project, open the parent
In the property definition part, change the value of
${sap.cloud.sdk.path}as follows:
... <properties> ... <sap.cloud.sdk.path>${project.build.directory}/sdk</sap.cloud.sdk.path> ... </properties> ...
In the section that defines the profile
local-integration-tests, add the following lines to indicate where to install the SDK:
... <profile> <id>local-integration-tests</id> <build> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>com.sap.cloud</groupId> <artifactId>${sap.cloud.sdk.plugin}</artifactId> <executions> ... <execution> <phase>initialize</phase> <goals> <goal>install-sdk</goal> </goals> </execution> ... </executions> ... </plugin> ... </plugins> </build> </profile> ...
Documentation: https://help.hana.ondemand.com/mavenSite/usage.html
Requirements for Selenium tests
Log in as
rootonto the Jenkins slave and install
Xvfb. However, it is very likely that it was already installed with your Linux distribution.
Documentation: http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.6/doc/man/man1/Xvfb.1.xhtml
Log in as
rootonto the Jenkins slave and install Firefox, version 42.0.
Home page: https://www.mozilla.org
Downloads: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/42.0/
In the sources of the sample project, open the parent
pom.xmland verify the Selenium version number:
<properties> ... <selenium.test.framework.version>2.52.0</selenium.test.framework.version> </properties>
Configure the Jenkins job
Apply the following changes to the job
In Jenkins, open the job and go to Configure > Build Environment.
Field Value Inject environment …
Properties Content
Go to the Pre Steps section and select Add pre-build step > Execute shell. Enter as command:
Xvfb :99 -ac & echo $! > Xvfb.pid; ps -aef | grep Xvfb
Xvfbstarts and opens the display. Since
Xvfbshould only run during the
lifetime of the build, the process id is kept in a file from which it is retrieved in the post-step
to kill the
In the Build section, enter the following line as Goals and options:
clean verify -P local-integration-tests -Dhttps.proxyHost=<your proxy host> -Dhttps.proxyPort=<your proxy port>
In the Post Steps section, select Add post-build step > Execute shell. Enter as command:
cat Xvfb.pid | xargs kill
Press Save.
Rerun the build by pushing a small change. When you open the log, you see the local runtime installed, the application deployed and
started, and the tests, including Selenium tests, executed.
Voter Build: Scenario Tests on SAP Cloud Platform
We will now change the configuration such that the scenario tests are executed on a developer account on the SAP Cloud Platform trial landscape.
You must have a valid development account on SAP Cloud Platform. Do not use your personal user ID for the deployment; instead, use a machine user that you create on SAP Cloud Platform and grant the deploy permissions to.
The deployment to SAP Cloud Platform is performed in the Maven build using the SAP
neo-java-web-maven-plugin. By activating the Maven profile
cloud-integration-tests, the build stops the application that is still running in the SAP Cloud Platform account, deploys the new artifact and restarts the application. After the test execution, the application is stopped again.
- A developer account on the SAP Cloud Platform trial landscape.
Documentation: https://help.hana.ondemand.com/help/frameset.htm?975c8fc61a384668a82e91c8448deb0b.html
SAP Cloud Platform Cockpit: https://account.hanatrial.ondemand.com
Create an additional user for your account.
Open the SAP Cloud Platform Cockpit and ensure that you are on the Log on > Register start page. If you still see your personal Cockpit view, simply log off.
Click Register and fill out the form. Use a different e-mail address than your personal account. Click Register.
Soon after your registration you receive an e-mail that contains the activation link. Open it and activate the new user.
Log off and log in again with your original user, not with the new one. You see the Cockpit view for your account.
In the navigation area, select Members > Add Members. Enter the user ID of your newly created user. Assign the role
Developerto the user.
Test the connection by opening a local console. On Linux, enter the following:
export https_proxy=<URL of your HTTPS proxy> export http_proxy=<URL of your HTTP proxy> cd <the installation directory of your SAP Cloud Platform SDK>/tools ./neo.sh list-applications --host https://hanatrial.ondemand.com --account <your SAP Cloud Platform account>\ --user <your SAP Cloud Platform user> --password <your SAP Cloud Platform password>
You see the applications installed in your account.
Modify the
pom.xml to install the SDK.
In the sources of the sample project, open the parent
Add the following lines in the section that defines the profile
... <profile> <id>cloud-integration-tests</id> <build> <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>com.sap.cloud</groupId> <artifactId>${sap.cloud.sdk.plugin}</artifactId> <executions> ... <execution> <phase>initialize</phase> <goals> <goal>install-sdk</goal> </goals> </execution> ... </executions> ... </plugin> ... </plugins> </build> </profile> ...
Documentation: https://help.hana.ondemand.com/mavenSite/usage.html
Configure the Jenkins job
Make the following changes to the job
In Jenkins, open the job and go to Configure.
In the Build Environment section, enter the following data:
Field Value Inject passwords to the build as environment variables
Global passwords
Mask password parameters
In the Build section, enter as Goals and options:
clean verify -P cloud-integration-tests -Dhttps.proxyHost=<your proxy host> -Dhttps.proxyPort=<your proxy port> -Dsap.cloud.account=${SAPCP_VOTER_ACCOUNT} -Dsap.cloud.username=${SAPCP_USER} -Dsap.cloud.password=${SAPCP_PASSWORD} -Dsap.cloud.host=hanatrial.ondemand.com
Define the needed credentials
In Jenkins, go to Manage Jenkins > Configure System > Global Passwords.
Define your credential data by creating new entries for the names
The values of these variables will be masked in the build log.
Start the job by pushing a small change. You see the job deploying onto SAP Cloud Platform and executing the scenario tests.
CI build
You can use the voter build as a template for the CI build job. In this example its name is
Concerning the run time for automatic scenario test execution, what was said for the voter builds also applies to the CI build. Thus most of the job configuration can be taken from the voter build with few differences:
- The merge into the
masterbranch is the event that triggers the build.
- The CI build is part of the continuous delivery pipeline, and thus configuration for archiving the artifact and definition of the subsequent job as described in Pipeline Skeleton is needed.
- The CI build deploys to a different SAP Cloud Platform account. We assume in this example that the user credentials remain unchanged, but you may decide to use different deploy users.
Open the job definition.
Change the Gerrit Trigger section according to the needs of the CI build as described in
Generic Project.
Select Add post-build action > Archive the artifacts. Enter
explore-ui5/target/*.war, pom.xml, explore-ui5/pom.xml
Select Add post-build action > Build other projects (manual step). Enter
CI_neo-java-web-sdk-samples_master_testDeployas downstream project name.
Ignore the warning. Select Add Parameters > Predefined parameters. Enter:
In the Maven Goal definition of the Build section, change the variable name for the account to
In Manage Jenkins > Configure System > Global Passwords, add
SAPCP_CI_ACCOUNTand save.
Test Deploy job
This job is manually triggered but semantically linked to the job before. In our case, it has the name
In contrast to the build job, we choose now a freestyle project instead of a Maven project because we do not want to go through all the Maven phases and thus to rebuild the artifact once again. We rather call dedicated Maven targets for starting, stopping and deploying the application.
Open the Jenkins front end, go to New Item, select Freestyle project and enter
CI_neo-java-web-sdk-samples_master_testDeployas name.
Enter the following values to the configuration:
Field Value This job is parametrized
Restrict where this project can be run
checked; Label Expression: the label that you have assigned to the slave, in this case
Source Code Management
In the Build Environment section, enter:
Field Value Delete workspace before build starts
Inject passwords to the build as environment variables
Global passwords
Mask password parameters
In the Build section, select Add build step > Copy artifacts from another project and enter:
Field Value Project name
Which build
Specific build
Build number
Artifacts to copy
explore-ui5/target/*.war, pom.xml, explore-ui5/pom.xml
Select Add build step > Execute shell and enter as shell command
# got to module cd explore-ui5 # technically needed step for not skipping the deployment mkdir -p WebContent/WEB-INF touch WebContent/WEB-INF/web.xml #install Neo SDK mvn neo-java-web:install-sdk -DsdkInstallPath=target/sdk # stop running application mvn neo-java-web:stop -P cloud-integration-tests -Dhttps.proxyHost=<your proxy host> -Dhttps.proxyPort=<your proxy port> \ -Dsap.cloud.account=${SAPCP_TEST_ACCOUNT} -Dsap.cloud.username=${SAPCP_USER} -Dsap.cloud.password=${SAPCP_PASSWORD} \ -Dsap.cloud.host=hanatrial.ondemand.com # deploy the application mvn neo-java-web:deploy -P cloud-integration-tests -Dhttps.proxyHost=<your proxy host> -Dhttps.proxyPort=<your proxy port> \ -Dsap.cloud.account=${SAPCP_TEST_ACCOUNT} -Dsap.cloud.username=${SAPCP_USER} -Dsap.cloud.password=${SAPCP_PASSWORD} \ -Dsap.cloud.host=hanatrial.ondemand.com # start the application mvn neo-java-web:start -P cloud-integration-tests -Dhttps.proxyHost=<your proxy host> -Dhttps.proxyPort=<your proxy port> \ -Dsap.cloud.account=${SAPCP_TEST_ACCOUNT} -Dsap.cloud.username=${SAPCP_USER} -Dsap.cloud.password=${SAPCP_PASSWORD} \ -Dsap.cloud.host=hanatrial.ondemand.com
Creating an empty
web.xmlfile is needed for technical reasons for the deployment to work with the current implementation of
Select Add post-build action > Build other projects (manual step).
CI_neo-java-web-sdk-samples_master_releaseas downstream project name.
Ignore the warning. Select Add Parameters > Predefined parameters. Enter:
Save the job definition.
In Manage Jenkins > Configure System > Global Passwords, add
SAPCP_TEST_ACCOUNTand save.
Release job
The release job named
CI_neo-java-web-sdk-samples_master_release is mostly a copy of the test deploy job.
It differs from the latter in the productive SAP Cloud Platform account as deployment target and an additional step for uploading the artifacts to Nexus. There is no post-build action for subsequent jobs.
Open the Jenkins front end and go to New Item, select Freestyle project.
CI_neo-java-web-sdk-samples_master_releaseas name, select Copy existing item and enter
In the command input of the Execute shell build step, add the following lines just before the SAP Cloud Platform SDK installation command:
# upload to the Nexus release repository. Do not forget the parent pom mvn deploy:deploy-file -Durl=<URL of your Nexus release repository> \ -Dfile=../pom.xml -DrepositoryId=nexusCIProcess -Dpackaging=pom -DpomFile=../pom.xml mvn deploy:deploy-file -Durl=<URL of your Nexus release repository> \ -Dfile=target/explore-ui5.war -DrepositoryId=nexusCIProcess -Dpackaging=war -DpomFile=pom.xml
Replace the occurrences of
Remove the post-build action. This job does not have a downstream project.
In Manage Jenkins > Configure System > Global Passwords, add
SAPCP_PROD_ACCOUNTand save.
Setup of the pipeline
We apply the steps which are described in the Pipeline Skeleton part to
our scenario.
Open the Jenkins front end and click into the last view tab containing the
neo-java-web-sdk-samples_pipelineand select Build Pipeline View. Press OK.
In the Layout section, enter the name of the CI build job,
CI_neo-java-web-sdk-samples_master_build, into the field Select Initial Job.
In the field No Of Displayed Builds enter
5for the beginning, but you may enter whatever is convenient for you.
Press OK.
Next Steps
Updated 03/28/2017
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