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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 10.4.1.3
Component/s: Replication
I tried a stopSlave on the slave side of the replication system and
found the below
ij> connect 'jdbc:derby://localhost:1528/replicationdb;stopSlave=true';
ERROR XRE41: DERBY SQL error: SQLCODE: -1, SQLSTATE: XRE41, SQLERRMC: XRE41
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3205 says
ERROR XRE41: Replication operation 'failover' or 'stopSlave' failed because the connection with the master is working. Issue the 'failover' or 'stopMaster' operation on the master database instead.
needs to be printed.
I am not sure if this is a generic case for client server replication messages.
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Backported to 10.5 branch as svn 791826, replication suite ran ok with sane jars.
Narayanan, feel free to close this now.
Dag, could this be back-ported to 10.5? See http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A-Derby-replication-seems-to-be-mostly-useless-p24371227.html
Uploading #2 of this patch, the regression broke due to missing updates
needed in ErrorCodeTest (new error message now have severity session or above).
Thanks for looking at this, Knut.
I filed filed
DERBY-4185 for the issue with DEFAULT_MESSAGE_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT.
I had a quick look through the patch, and it looks correct to me that the SQLStates touched by the patch should have session severity. +1 from me.
I think some of the brittleness of the replication tests can be
attributed to the fact that they run by default on localhost, using
client/Server Derby instances, and the timeout in the message
transmission layer is fixed at 5 seconds:
private final int DEFAULT_MESSAGE_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT = 5000;
This is not only the default actually; there is currently no way to
override it. In some failing tests I see XRE04
(REPLICATION_CONNECTION_LOST) as the root cause of other exceptions,
see example below. By upping this time constant this class or errors
went away. Since I was working on my machine while the tests were
running that could explain why I see more intermittent errors than is
usually seen on the test machines.
For the example test (ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3), when I
increase DEFAULT_MESSAGE_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT, this error goes
away. Conversely, if I reduced it the frequency of errors increase.
I think this constant should be settable with a property for the end
user or maybe just increased, since not every application of
replication can assume machines with light load. I am unsure if
increasing the timeout will have any negative effect (error detection
latency springs to mind). What do you think?
Example error seen:
1) testReplication_Local_StateTest_part1_3(org.apache.derbyTesting.functionTests.tests.replicationTests.ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3)junit.framework.ComparisonFailure: connectionURL failed: -1 XRE21 DERBY SQL error: SQLCODE: -1, SQLSTATE: XRE21, SQLERRMC: Error occurred while performing failover for database '/export/home/dag/java/sb/tests/derby-3417-replicationTests.ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3-sb.sb4.classes-1.6.0_13-14549/db_master/wombat', Failover attempt was aborted.::SQLSTATE: XRE04Connection lost for replicated database 'null'. expected:<XRE2[0]> but was:<XRE2[1]>
at org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.BaseJDBCTestCase.assertSQLState(BaseJDBCTestCase.java:762)
at org.apache.derbyTesting.functionTests.tests.replicationTests.ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3._testPostStartedMasterAndSlave_Failover(ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3.java:181)
at org.apache.derbyTesting.functionTests.tests.replicationTests.ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3.testReplication_Local_StateTest_part1_3(ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3.java:123)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at org.apache.derbyTesting.junit.BaseTestCase.runBare(BaseTestCase.java:105)
at junit.extensions.TestDecorator.basicRun(TestDecorator.java:24)
at junit.extensions.TestSetup$1.protect(TestSetup.java:21)
at junit.extensions.TestSetup.run(TestSetup.java:25)
Caused by: java.sql.SQLException: DERBY SQL error: SQLCODE: -1, SQLSTATE: XRE21, SQLERRMC: Error occurred while performing failover for database '/export/home/dag/java/sb/tests/derby-3417-replicationTests.ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3-sb.sb4.classes-1.6.0_13-14549/db_master/wombat', Failover attempt was aborted.::SQLSTATE: XRE04Connection lost for replicated database 'null'.
at org.apache.derby.client.am.SQLExceptionFactory40.getSQLException(SQLExceptionFactory40.java:96)
at org.apache.derby.client.am.SqlException.getSQLException(SqlException.java:358)
at org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver.connect(ClientDriver.java:149)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:582)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:207)
at org.apache.derbyTesting.functionTests.tests.replicationTests.ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3._testPostStartedMasterAndSlave_Failover(ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3.java:171)
... 23 more
Caused by: org.apache.derby.client.am.SqlException: DERBY SQL error: SQLCODE: -1, SQLSTATE: XRE21, SQLERRMC: Error occurred while performing failover for database '/export/home/dag/java/sb/tests/derby-3417-replicationTests.ReplicationRun_Local_StateTest_part1_3-sb.sb4.classes-1.6.0_13-14549/db_master/wombat', Failover attempt was aborted.::SQLSTATE: XRE04Connection lost for replicated database 'null'.
at org.apache.derby.client.am.Connection.completeSqlca(Connection.java:2082)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnectionReply.parseRdbAccessFailed(NetConnectionReply.java:540)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnectionReply.parseAccessRdbError(NetConnectionReply.java:433)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnectionReply.parseACCRDBreply(NetConnectionReply.java:297)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnectionReply.readAccessDatabase(NetConnectionReply.java:121)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.readSecurityCheckAndAccessRdb(NetConnection.java:835)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.flowSecurityCheckAndAccessRdb(NetConnection.java:759)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.flowUSRIDONLconnect(NetConnection.java:592)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.flowConnect(NetConnection.java:399)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection.<init>(NetConnection.java:219)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.NetConnection40.<init>(NetConnection40.java:77)
at org.apache.derby.client.net.ClientJDBCObjectFactoryImpl40.newNetConnection(ClientJDBCObjectFactoryImpl40.java:269)
at org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDriver.connect(ClientDriver.java:140)
... 26 more
I logged one of the Heisenbugs I referred to as
Uploading a trial patch that makes the seen SQL states session level severity.
ReplicationSuite still works, some of the time... That is, I do see intermittent errors,
but I think none of them are new with this patch.
I replaced imports of SQLState; tests should be self contained.
I also replaced some assertTrue with assertSQLState for better error reporting.
I am still not clear on if any of these errors could be thrown in contexts where it would be wrong to give them session level severity; Knut's proposal would avoid that issue, at the cost of a new mechanism (already enough in the error apparatus, perhaps
I did not make all the XRE* errors session level yet, maybe they could all be given that severity?
Thanks for looking at this, Knut. The approach of making them connection level severity seems to work,
but I see many red herring from the replication regression test. It seems very instable to me. I see anything from 0 to 3 failures
on a typical run, so it makes it hard to use to verify changes in the replication code. I think we should put some effort into making it less
brittle. Interesting idea about getConnection.
Making those exceptions session severity sounds like a good idea to me.
Since an exception thrown by getConnection() will always prevent the connection from being established, perhaps it would be more robust if we made the server pre-format all exceptions from getConnection() regardless of the stated severity? Anyways, increasing the severity would be enough for the messages found here, and it sounds like the right thing to do.
Are any of these states in any context where connection level severity would be wrong? Will dig and see what I find..
By adding connection severity ".C" suffix to the relevant State state strings, the message description string is pre-formatted on the server (with the server's locale) before transmission to the client, and the messages look ok again.
And another; (XRE22) trying to start master twice):
connect 'jdbc:derby://localhost/wombat;startMaster=true;slaveHost=localHost';
ERROR XRE22: DERBY SQL error: SQLCODE: -1, SQLSTATE: XRE22, SQLERRMC: wombat^TXRE22
Another variant (XRE11) when trying to stop replication on a db when no replication is going on:
connect 'jdbc:derby://localhost:1540/wombat;stopSlave=true';
ERROR XRE11: DERBY SQL error: SQLCODE: -1, SQLSTATE: XRE11, SQLERRMC: stopSlave^Twombat^TXRE11
I also see this type of error when trying to start a master when no slave is listening:
ij> connect 'jdbc:derby://localhost/wombat;startMaster=true;slaveHost=localHost';
ERROR XRE04: DERBY SQL error: SQLCODE: -1, SQLSTATE: XRE04, SQLERRMC: wombat^TlocalHost^T4851^TXRE04.U.1
When the master is down (I did a kill -9), and I stop replication on the slave,
the shutdown succeeds (XRE42), but the message text is also garbled. I see:
connect 'jdbc:derby://localhost:1540/wombat;stopSlave=true';
ERROR XRE42: DERBY SQL error: SQLCODE: -1, SQLSTATE: XRE42, SQLERRMC: wombat^TXRE42
The message should be (from messages.xml):
Replicated database 'wombat' shutdown.
During buddy testing I noticed a similar issue when trying to start master against a slave which did not listen on the correct network interface (remote host):
ij> connect 'jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/replicDB;startMaster=true;slaveHost=nanna19';
ERROR XRE05: DERBY SQL error: SQLCODE: -1, SQLSTATE: XRE05, SQLERRMC: replicDB113076142121XRE05XRE05
derby.log included the stack trace, which (correctly) said Connection Refused.
I'm not sure this can be solved. AFAIK, the client normally gets the error message from the server using the jdbc connection. In this case, however, there is no open connection, and the client is therefore unable to get the error message from the server.


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His devastated parents, Helen and David Todd, claimed Bloomfield Primary had first been made aware that Josh had Type-1 diabetes and was insulin-dependent in January, following his diagnosis. Their son's blood sugar levels have to be checked regularly throughout the day and he receives four injections daily — one during school hours.
But just days before he was due to start Bloomfield Primary, and after several visits to the school, Mr and Mrs Todd said they were informed that Josh could not be admitted because the school did not have the provision to cater for his diabetes.
Mrs Todd told the Belfast Telegraph: "Legally we have to send our child to school, but in our opinion the school has shown no compassion or willingness to help our son get the education that he is entitled to.
"We believe our son's school has got their union involved and they have advised them not to volunteer to help us. We both work full-time so are not in a position to provide this care while he is at school. As far we are concerned, this is disability discrimination and a breach of EU legislation."
A Bloomfield PS statement said: "It is school policy not to comment on individual children."
On Monday Josh will again be absent from the classroom, but his parents have talked to another school in the area which is willing to administer his medication. It is hoped staff will receive the necessary training and Josh will be able to start school by the month's end.
The Department of Education said: "Under Article 14 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order it is unlawful for the body responsible for a school to discriminate against a disabled pupil by refusing or deliberately omitting to admit him or her to the school.
"Schools must also be able to show what reasonable steps they took towards ensuring the inclusion of the pupil at the school.
"In his letter to school principals of April 24, 2012, the minister emphasised that all staff voluntarily undertaking a medical procedure were legally indemnified by the employer, providing certain conditions applied, and encouraged all principals to ensure that all relevant staff were aware of the indemnification."
A letter from Education Minister John O'Dowd to school principals in April, following concerns raised in the Assembly, stated: "In schools where no staff are willing to administer insulin on a voluntary basis, I would encourage you to raise this issue with the relevant officials from your education and library board. In addition to teaching staff, additional-needs classroom assistants have been used effectively in a number of schools to meet the medication needs of those pupils with Type-1 diabetes. In accordance with the Special Education Needs and Disability (NI) Order 2005, schools now have a duty placed upon them to integrate children with diabetes within the life of the school and make reasonable adjustments so that pupils are not at a substantial disadvantage to other pupils in the provision of education."
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So I go out with my cousin on Thursday for our monthly keep-in-touch lunch. We decide to go to Restaurant Eugene, because I keep hearing it's wonderful. Lunch is great (Oh-my-gosh the chicken livers! there's a phrase you don't hear very often...). I get a to-go box of my leftovers and head back to the office, where I discover, to my chagrin, that whomever packed the box included my roast chicken and the lone remaining asparagus spear, but did not put in the leftover sublime polenta. I, being in favor of schmancy places having schmancy service, give the restaurant a call and tell the nice lady (very nicely) that they might want to remind their servers to include any remaining sides when packing up to-go boxes. I figure the next person won't get stuck without their polenta and I've helped the restaurant - I also figure that's the end of the matter.
Half an hour later, I get a call on my cell phone from Rick, the manager, who has figured out who I am and tracked me based on the info I left for the reservation. Rick's message says something along the lines of we're so sorry about the polenta - can can we run some out to you so you can still enjoy it tonight? By the time I get the message, I'm on my way home to Fayetteville and dinner rush is starting, so I figure I'll just call and say thanks in the morning.
I call Rick on Friday afternoon to thank him for taking it seriously and explain about Fayetteville and all that and he asks where my office is - it's in Midtown - Would you like me to bring it to you now?- Are you serious? Yes!
Long story slightly shorter, less than an hour later I am in posession of a pint of unbelievably good polenta, a cookie and an overwhelming need to tell everyone I know that Restaurant Eugene is the place to go for service (as well as the best chicken livers ever). If you get the chance to go, dress up and get yourself down there.


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Notebook: Johnson leads Minnesota Auctioneers
The familiar voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves will lead the Minnesota State Auctioneers Association this year.
Rod Johnson of Cannon Falls became the organization's president last week at the annual convention in St. Cloud, Minn. The owner of Johnson Auctioneering was vice president last year and has served on association's board for three years.
Johnson started in the auction business in 2005, but this is his 17th year as the public address announcer for the Minnesota Timberwolves. In 2007, he was the Minnesota and Wisconsin state champion auctioneer.
The Minnesota State Auctioneers Association holds a three-day annual conference and show in January that features educational seminars and the Minnesota Champion Auctioneer contest. That events attract auctioneers from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Canada.
The association will hold its annual summer meeting and picnic in Cannon Falls this year.
Alliance Bank announced last week the launch of mobile banking services for all of its personal banking customers.
"As a community bank, we strive to offer the latest technology solutions to our customers," CEO V. Philip Reim said. "Our new mobile banking service provides our customers with the added flexibility of managing their banking activity from a variety of mobile devices."
Using Alliance Bank Mobile Banking, customers can check available balances, transfer funds between accounts and pay bills. There are several ways for customers to access their accounts, including an Alliance Bank app, a text banking program and a mobile website, m.alliancebanks.com.
A recent study by Independent Community Bankers of America showed that 37 percent of community banks offer mobile banking and another 44 percent will likely implement the service by 2014.
Cannon River Winery will provide two award-winning wines at this year's St. Paul Winter Carnival, which will run Jan. 24 through Feb. 3.
The wines, Winter Ice and Vulcans' Revenge, will be served at the ice bar in Rice Park across from the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. For ice bar hours of operation, visit www.cannonriverwinery.com/events.


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I'm allowed to write this article only because I'm a 7. I don't mean that I'm a 7 the way Bo Derek was supposedly a 10. I mean that I'm a 7 on the Natural Color Scale for hair, which indicates that I'm officially a blond.
Color scales were invented by hair companies so that we might artificially color our hair more accurately. On one company's Natural Colors line, 1 is Dark Brown, 6 looks Dark Blonde, and 10 means Ultra Light Blonde. This is the scale upon which I am a 7, a Medium Blond. This is the scale that implies that I am able to think with only 30 percent of my pigment.
So although I'm a male blond, I've decided to mention my own intimacy with the subject of Blondness because this article is about Blondeness, and I'm hoping that my hair color may pardon me for any politically incorrect observations that I have just made, and for all the politically incorrect observations that I am about to make.
Now if my own Blondness is not credential or justification enough for you, or if you are given to being offended by broad generalizing statements about diverse groups of people, then get ready to set your ire in an uproar. I apologize in advance. And I urge you to recognize that down beneath it all, beneath the cruel insinuations and the patronizing jokes, I'm sincerely searching for some solid facts, for some grounded truth at the roots of the blonde myth.
One fact is this: here in San Diego, we bathe and breathe in the land of the blonde. (Incidentally, the word itself, "blond," is French in origin, which explains the gender sensitivity: it's one of the few English words that change their spellings to refer to a man or to a woman, either a blond or a blonde.) Look all around you, blondes here, blonds there, blondes and blonds are everywhere. It's either something in the air or something in a bottle. Natural or not, San Diego's got lots of fair locks on top.
Yes…diaphanous flaxen tresses, golden waves of mane…but soon, they may be gone?
Fact or folly, the BBC reported that people with blonde hair are an endangered species. The rumors alleged that natural blondes will die out within the next 200 years. Is it an inherent inanity, I wondered, some kind of "ditz gene" that has placed our precious blondes in jeopardy? Perhaps flakiness works against life's most fundamental goal: survival.
Apparently blonde hair is caused by a recessive gene that must be present on both sides of a child's family in the grandparents' generation. According to the study, this condition is growing increasingly rare. The researchers believe that so-called bottle blondes may be to blame for the demise of their natural rivals. They suggest that dyed blondes are more attractive to men, who choose them as partners over true blondes.
In nature, this phenomenon is called "mimicry." Mimicry is defined by the Encyclopedia Britannica as a biological occurrence "characterized by the superficial resemblance of two or more organisms that are not closely related taxonomically." This resemblance is supposed to "confer an advantage — such as protection from predation — upon one or both organisms through some form of 'information flow' that passes between the organisms" (the real blonde and the fake blonde) and the "animate agent of selection" (the unwitting male); for instance, "that blonde's hair makes her hot."
But what makes blondes more attractive in the first place? Do gentlemen genuinely prefer them?
My theory (as a gentleman) is that blondes are more attractive for the same reason that moths like light: bright and sparkly things are more attractive. (The moth thinks that bright light means heat, and it usually does. The man thinks that bright hair means hot, and it usually does.) I think the sex drive of a man really does render his taste that simple. Bright and sparkly equals good.
And let's face it, the blonde myth, such as it stands — that men favor them, that they have more fun, that they're ditzy and dreamy, that they're softer in some way — is a guy thing, mostly, a fairy tale that men invented to balance out the power these brightest and sparkliest women have over them. Perhaps this myth was once about scarcity as well, about the relative value of rare things. But hydrogen peroxide should have trimmed that trouble a bit. Now we read estimates that as many as 70 percent of American women are or have been or will spend at least some of their lives as blondes.
True blonde or fake blonde…aside from whether "the carpet matches the drapes," really, what's the difference?
To help answer this question, I invoke a dead German philosopher who was not particularly blond. Walter Benjamin had a theory about the "aura" of objects. It's a theory about originality versus commodity, about the genuine as opposed to copies, and Benjamin came up with it many years before the invention of Xerox or implants. For Benjamin, "aura" is what surrounds a thing's unique existence — its originality and authenticity. The idea is that reproduction withers the aura, detaching the object from its tradition and "liquidating the traditional value of the cultural heritage." In other words, by now, in our cultural situation, we don't much care any longer whether she's a real blonde or just some highlighted imitation, so long as she really looks blonde.
And this is because Blondeness (true or fake) is more than just a hair color. It's a context. It's something you're in, even when you're only near it. It's an energy that pervades. A kind of influence. A weather.
A dizziness.
My good friend Anne Bacon is a blonde. I'm surprised to think of her this way, because she's also one of the most thoughtful and contemplative people I know. She stands about five foot nothing, has one of the biggest smiles I've ever seen, and when I met her years ago she had very light hair cascading all the way down past her waist. When I started working on this article, I called her up (she lives in San Francisco now), and I told her that I wanted to ask her a few questions.


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Legal Question in Family Law in California
My ex husband shares a two bedroom apartment with a male roommate. He leaves to go to work around 4am and leaves our 12 year old daughter unsupervised with this man until she leaves to ride her bike to school. I am not comfortable with this as well as her sharing a room with her dad. What action can I legally take?
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You may need to modify the custody order. A family law attorney can help you. If you cannot afford one or just want to do it yourself, you can find the forms and some instructions at the court website. You question indicates that you are in Orange County. That website is www.occourts.org.
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Sheriff Office offers free firearms course
The Newton County Sheriff's Office is inviting interested parties to register for a free Citizen's Firearms Safety Course.
The seven-hour course will be conducted on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Newton County Law Enforcement Training Center. A certificate of completion will be awarded at the end of the class.
The course will consist of information on laws governing the use of deadly force; firearms safety at and away from the range; and basic nomenclature of the revolver and semi-automatic pistols. Additionally, the participants will have an opportunity to fire their weapons at the NCSO Weapons Range.
Participants must be at least 21 years old, consent to and pass a criminal background check and produce a valid Georgia driver's license.
Participants must furnish their own firearm and ammunition, which must be in good serviceable condition. A caliber less than a 9mm will not be allowed at the weapons range.
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An Upper East Side woman told police she was raped in her apartment Saturday morning by an intruder who entered through her open ground floor window, authorities said.
The alleged attack occurred at about 5:15 a.m. at an apartment on East 90th Street, police said.
The attacker entered through the window and left by the woman's front door, the victim told cops. Neighbors reportedly heard the victim's screams and awoke to find her partially clothed in the hallway.
The alleged crime shook up the Upper East Side neighborhood.
"To think someone could get in so easily," said Deb Fewel. "It's a safe neighborhood."
Police did not release an age or a full description of the suspect wanted in the attack. The victim was taken to an area hospital and is said to be in stable condition.


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No one wants to be just a nurse; you want to be a rockstar nurse! Seriously, you want to be the best nurse you can be, and you want other people to say that you're the best.
Or maybe you aren't the type who wants the praise from others, but inside, you may want to feel like you are the best nurse that you can be. No one wants to be ordinary.
You need to go above and beyond to be a rockstar nurse – whether you seek outside confirmation, inside satisfaction, or both.
You need to know and practice the essentials before you can begin your journey to being a great nurse. Assessments, med pass, and charting should be second nature to you as you work through your shift.
Essentials can be other things, too. You should be well organized and able to prioritize your care.
Stress, though common, is something you can deal with, regardless of when it arises. You can stay calm and cool, and you know how to debrief at the end of the stressful section.
Rockstar nurses know how to take care of themselves and let their emotions out appropriately. This is an essential that is super important to being the best nurse you can be.
Every nurse has compassion or at least aspires to it, but rockstar nurse status means you go above and beyond. Your compassion extends to your patients, their family members, your coworkers, and yourself.
What does compassion mean? It means attempting to understand what someone else is going through and then treating them with kindness.
It should be noted that nurses can have compassion overload, often referred to as compassion fatigue. This is why it is important to have compassion for yourself.
Ask for yourself, "If a patient came to me with the same problem, would I tell them the same hateful things I tell myself?" If the answer is no, then you are not having compassion for yourself.
You need to take care of yourself, to have compassion for your own suffering. This is the center point of being a rockstar nurse.
Patients are always number one, but your coworkers are a close second. Rockstar nurses are always available to help, whether it is with moving a patient in bed or lending a compassionate ear.
The bonds of fellowship among the players of a nursing unit are absolutely vital. Most nurses know that a bad team leads to stressed nurses and poor patient outcomes.
If you want to be the best nurse you can be, focus on being that nurse who tries to decrease the negativity, doesn't participate in gossip, and can help others when possible. The best nurses are the ones that go above and beyond – and this means you do that for your coworkers, too.


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" Suitable for 15 years and over / Director: Ralph Fiennes / Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave ... / DVD released 2012-06-04 at Lionsgate / Features of the DVD: PAL "
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I can't claim to have ever been particularly well affiliated with the works of William Shakespeare. Besides various teen comedy reimaginings, one or two more serious film takes (chiefly among them, Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet) and an amateur production of Hamlet that I was once fortunate enough to film and edit in Nottingham, I have had very little experience of his work. Having always wanted to see more, but never having taken my chances to, I was more than curious when it was announced that Ralph Fiennes would be working on a Shakespeare play I had never heard of before, in which he would not only star but also direct. Then, when the trailers for the film started coming out, I got even more excited. Here was a Shakespearean experience, modernised into the present day, that looked accessible, mature, brilliantly acted by a great cast, and genuinely cool. Only time would tell if this would be the film to reignite a generation's interest in the eponymous bard. I knew very little of the story and, as mentioned, had never even heard of the play before, but it probably goes without saying that Coriolanus had me hooked.
The citizens of 'a place calling itself Rome' are displeased. Amidst the city's ever-growing food crisis, General Martius (Fiennes) has suspended civil liberties, citing the ongoing war against the Volscian army and his part in winning it thus far as his reasoning. Following an intense battle, in which Martius comes face-to-face with his nemesis Tullus Aufidius (played by Gerard Butler), Martius is honoured by his city's dignitaries, being given the new name Coriolanus and becoming the new favourite for replacing the current Consul. Before this can happen though, he needs to win the voice of the people who despise him, requiring him to eat some humble pie and associate himself with the classes he so looks down on. Unconvinced and insulted by his attempts to patronise them, the citizens rally harder than ever before, demanding a death sentence but ultimately settling for Coriolanus' banishment. Homeless, alone and feeling betrayed even by those closest to him, the once feared and celebrated General will befriend his once true nemesis and set about avenging the city that threw him out. With newfound leadership and a new people to impress, is there any way that Coriolanus can be stopped before a real tragedy occurs?
I have to say, this will not be to everyone's taste. Besides the commitment this team have made to the language of William Shakespeare, making this at times difficult to follow for those not adept in the bard's tongue, it is also a very serious film. Rarely is there a light-hearted moment in Coriolanus and whether or not those few moments are perceived as light-hearted is very much down to the individual's perception. But this is meant to be a serious film, saying serious things, so if you are able to get beyond that then there is much to be celebrated here. The performances are fantastic, right across the board. Fiennes' angry, unreasonable General is a masterclass in theatrical brooding and rage-tinged outbursts. Gerard Butler seems uncomfortable with iambic pentameters at times, not always delivering his lines with aplomb, but suits his part brilliantly otherwise. The supporting cast I can't speak highly enough for, among them Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, James Nesbitt, Paul Jesson - everyone excels. None more so than the beautiful, mesmerising Jessica Chastain, whose performance in its early stages put me in mind of a more mature Juliet, as played by Claire Danes, but which develops very nicely and with great subtlety as the film develops.
Along with some wonderful performances, the film also looks fantastic. The cinematography is often bleak and rugged, perfectly befitting the mood of the film, but I would like to make special mention of the camera movement here. Some ingenious choices have been made over where to put the camera and how to move it, the effect at times being nothing short of electrifying. Calm, considered monologues are generally met with a still, staring camera, allowing focus not to be put anywhere other than on the character who is speaking. Adversely, frantic, emotional monologues (the best of which are delivered by Fiennes in his character's most incensed moments) are met with a camera uncertain of where it should be, floating around the subject as if uncomfortable, confused - itself frantic by proxy of the characters mood. As well as during monologues, moments of general turmoil - especially during the protest scenes - are met with a camera insistent of swaying around, moving right into the faces of its subjects, determined to make the audience feel involved and claustrophobic. For a first-time feature film director, Ralph Fiennes has excelled here. This is no actor-turned-director vanity project, this man really knew what he was doing and he did it with confidence and no small degree of success.
As I said, this will be a challenge for some, as it certainly was for me. Meeting that challenge, though, has a large amount of reward in it for anyone who chooses to take it on. Another wise choice that was made was to shorten the play, condensing it from what I believe usually comes out at around three hours to a much more friendly two-hour sitting. Whereas this does make the story feel a little rushed at times, it also makes for a much more accessible movie, and one which I will certainly be watching again one day. It's only as serious and difficult as its namesake, which in some sense fits the telling of this tale perfectly, so it's only right that it should be that way, really. Coriolanus gave me everything the trailer promised: a mature, brilliantly acted take on a Shakespeare play that I had not been aware of beforehand, that was gritty, involving, at times mesmerising and definitely very cool. Whereas before I may not have taken my chances when it came to getting to know Shakespeare's work quite as well as perhaps I should, I certainly will be now. And maybe you should too.


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In the May 24 Episode of Hitler Didi, Pappi (Rishi) attracts Inder, using her captivating moves. Inder's temptation makes him irresistible and he starts misbehaving with Pappi. His curiosity makes him mention the incident that took place with Neha, the girl he misbehaved with. Pappi smartly enquire him about the incident, on which he reveals the entire truth. Indira starts bashing Inder in front of her family after witnessing the scenario. Later, she regrets for her behaviour towards Rishi. Pappi asks Indira to apologise to Rishi over the call to which she feels guilty. Watch latest "Hitler Didi" Episodes on http://www.zeetv.com
Weighed down considerably by the enormous responsibility of single-handedly providing for her large family, young Indira Sharma (played by Rati Pandey) throws herself into the daunting task and the well-being of her family becomes her sole agenda in life. In facing the daily challenges thrown her way on both the home and work front, she loses her sense of humour, her ability to feel finer emotions and becomes a regimental disciplinarian, a workaholic and a perfectionist who is almost always on the verge of losing her cool. Enter then, Rishi (played by Sumit Vats), a tenant whose sunny smile, light-hearted wit and jovial spirit comes like a breath of fresh air for a family that is beginning to feel exasperated under the reign of their Hitler Didi. Will sparks fly when such sharply contrasting personalities cross paths under the same roof? Will Rishi be successful in getting Indira to smile, dream and love all over again? Only time will tell!
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Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 | 6 p.m.
If you haven't recovered from New Year's Eve yet, there's a slow weekend of local-friendly entertainment to help you unwind from the revelry.
Here's a look at our weekend best bets:
Saturday: UNLV Runnin' Rebels vs. Air Force at Thomas & Mack
Head to the Thomas & Mack this weekend to catch UNLV's Rebels as they take on the Air Force Falcons in a key conference home game. The game starts at 7 p.m., and tickets are $20 to $135.
Friday - Saturday: Garth Brooks at Encore Theater
Catch him while you can: Country superstar Garth Brooks returns to Las Vegas this weekend with his full band for a limited engagement titled "Garth Brooks: The Man, His Band and His Music" at Encore Theater in the Wynn. Shows are at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m., and tickets are $220.
Tonight: Liberace and the Art of Costume
Stop by the Cosmopolitan this evening for the final night of "Too Much of a Good Thing Is Wonderful: Liberace and the Art of Costume," an exhibit of the Las Vegas headliner's personal and performance pieces presented by the Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts. Items in the exhibit include the legendary pianist's rhinestone piano, his Rhinestone Roadster, a curated collection of his most extravagant costumes, orante European candelabras and video clips of his performances. The exhibit is free and open until 10 p.m.
Tonight - Sunday: Glittering Lights at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
It's not too late to get in the holiday spirit. Catch the last days of Las Vegas' beloved drive-thru lights attraction — now in its 13th season — featuring more than 400 animated LED lights along the 2.5-mile racetrack. The track is open 5:30 to 10 p.m. and is $15.
Saturday: La Original Banda El Limon at Buffalo Bill's
Hailing from the village of El Limon Peraza, the 17-piece band brings more than four decades of riveting Mexican music led by Don Salvardor Lizarraga Sanchez to Star of the Desert Arena. Tickets are $18.70 to $64.45, and the show starts at 8 p.m.
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The Economic Consequences of IPO Spinning
Using a sample of fifty-six companies going public in 1996--2000 in which top executives received allocations of other hot initial public offerings (IPOs) from the bookrunner, a practice known as spinning, we examine the consequences of spinning. The fifty-six IPOs had first-day returns that were, on average, 23% higher than similar IPOs. The profits collected by these executives were only a small fraction of the incremental amount of money left on the table by their companies when they went public. These companies were dramatically less likely to switch investment bankers in a follow-on offer: only 6% of issuers whose executives were spun switched underwriters, whereas 31% of other issuers switched. These findings suggest that the spinning of executives accomplished its goal of affecting corporate decisions. The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Society for Financial Studies. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: email@example.com., Oxford University Press.
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Straw poll is anyone's game
Toss out a lot of the normal rules when sizing up the potential impact of this year's Ames straw poll.
Curveballs have reshaped typical expectations: the Republican presidential race's late start, unrest within the party, the national front-runner sitting it out, and a large bloc of undecided Iowa voters who could throw a change-up.
Story Continued Below
Now less than four weeks away, the Iowa-only contest is shaping up as a three-way battle between Minnesota's Michele Bachmann, Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty and Texas' Ron Paul, Iowa operatives say.
The Iowa Republican Party's straw poll is usually an advance snapshot of caucus action. In the past four election cycles, the first- or second-place finisher went on to win the caucuses.
But with Texas's Rick Perry and Alaska's Sarah Palin talking about crashing the party beyond Labor Day, Republican insiders here aren't convinced the field is set yet.
That means the straw poll crown won't carry the same weight of inevitability, insiders said, because a candidate not even in the race yet could win the caucuses.
Still, "you do get a rocket thrust if you finish in the top two or three" in the straw poll, said Richard Schwarm, a former state GOP chairman who helped organize Iowa early for George W. Bush's winning 2000 caucus campaign. "It gives you enough fuel to go on."
The Aug. 13 event is a daylong political fiesta that attracts tens of thousands of Iowa voters and helps the state party raise money, partly to pay for the straw poll itself.
Renting the grounds on Iowa State University's campus is alone a six-figure expense, party officials said.
One unwavering rule: The candidate who wins the straw poll isn't always the real winner; it's the one who beats expectations.
"The only one who has something big to lose is Tim Pawlenty," said Brian Dumas, an Iowa operative who worked for Republicans Lamar Alexander and Tommy Thompson when straw polls knocked out their campaign teeth in 1999 and 2007. "If Tim Pawlenty's not in the top three, that's real trouble for him."
All eyes are on Pawlenty because he has stumped in Iowa each month since January, hired an all-star staff, opened the first campaign office and ran the first TV ads here. Yet he hadn't gained traction by The Des Moines Register's June Iowa Poll, when he ranked sixth.
The attention from the media – 335 have sought credentials so far – will magnify the disadvantage for those who place below what's expected.
Six candidates bought tent space on the straw poll campus, which by party rules guarantees a listing on the ballot and the right to give a speech from the big stage: Bachmann, a U.S. representative; retired Georgia businessman Herman Cain; U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan; Paul, a U.S. representative; Pawlenty, who was governor for the last eight years in Minnesota; and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania.
On Saturday, Republican state central committee members decide who else lands on the ballot, and that roster is final. Ballots go to print July 25, party officials said.
A bloc of likely Republican caucusgoers aren't even leaning toward a candidate yet. Recent polls show 10 percent to 21 percent are undecided.
The possibility that first-timers and undecideds will show up at the straw poll, listen to the speeches, cast their vote and tilt the outcome means "you can throw the conventional wisdom out the door," said Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz, who will certify the results. "And that's what's making this so fun."
Does the bedrock conventional wisdom about the Ames straw poll still fit? Here's what Iowa Republicans and other politics watchers had to say:


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Hilo man, 19, reported missing
A 19-year-old Hilo man with an injury that requires medical attention has been reported missing.
Stanley Gonsalves was last seen around 10:22 a.m. Tuesday in Hawaiian Paradise Park, according to the Hawaii Police Department. He is also sought in connection with an abuse of a family or household member investigation.
Gonsalves is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 145 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, according to police.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call Officer Shaine Tavares at 965-2716 or the department's nonemergency line at 935-3311.
Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in Kona or 961-8300 in Hilo. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.


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MilkCal - rival for coral calcium
agreement with Affinity Products to market MilkCal calcium, a
calcium supplement said to be derived from pure milk.
Creative Enterprises International (CEII), which markets custom formulated dietary supplements and anti-aging products, has entered into an exclusive marketing agreement with Affinity Products to market MilkCal Milk Calcium, a calcium supplement said to be derived from pure milk.
The calcium supplement market is a multi-million dollar business and a growing segment within the dietary supplement industry. Research has shown that calcium may promote weight loss, prevent cancer, lower blood pressure and increase energy levels. Nine in 10 woman and two thirds of all men are thought to be calcium deficient and over 28 million Americans already have osteoporosis.
Aiming to help alleviate this growing problem, the MilkCal tablet is said to contain more calcium than an 8-ounce glass of milk. In addition the supplement is claimed to be fat-free and suitable for lactose-reduced diets, while also containing phosphorus, magnesium and vitamins D and C for maximum absorption.
MilkCal also has several advantages over coral calcium supplements, according to CEII. Derived from the fossilized shells of sea creatures, or dead coral, coral calcium consists primarily of calcium carbonate along with magnesium and numerous trace minerals, such as selenium and chromium. It has proved controversial because of its often 'outrageous marketing claims' recently highlighted by trade association CRN.
MilkCal is not required to be taken with a meal, delivers a more absorbable form of calcium to the body, and contains more elemental calcium per tablet, claims the manufacturer.
Commenting on the supplement's launch Michael Salaman, president of CEII, said: "Milk calcium is being positioned as an alternative natural calcium supplement to the mineral derived calcium supplements."
He added that MilkCal is the first of several dietary supplement products CEII is developing and planning to bring to market this year. The firm will back the launch with a television campaign.
Dominico De Luca, president of Affinity Products, which develops proprietary health, wellness, and anti-aging products, said: "We have chosen CEII to exclusively market MilkCal because of their years of experience in launching new products through television advertising and their commitment and focus on health, wellness, and anti-aging products." He added that the company has other natural and anti-aging products that it will shortly be introducing through CEII .
CEII will be responsible for the production of direct to consumer commercials, the purchasing of the media, and operating all aspects of a direct marketing campaign. Affinity is responsible for the future distribution of MilkCal into all retail channels including retail pharmacy chains, supermarkets and Health and Nutrition stores nationally.


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Company will divest $35 million in assets; deal with Hicks, Muse is off
Approximately six months after announcing its intention to acquire the educational and professional and reference publishing divisions of Simon &Schuster, Pearson has finally been given the green light by the U.S. Justice Department to go ahead with the deal. As a result, the acquisition was scheduled to close last Friday, November 27.
Following the protracted government review, Pearson has agreed to divest itself of an elementary science program plus 55 out of a total of 35,000 higher-education titles. These higher education titles are in the engineering, biology, economics and teacher education areas. All the titles to be divested have combined annual sales of approximately $35 million.
Pearson will pay $4.6 billion to acquire the various S&S divisions, which, in 1997, had total sales of $1.9 billion and operating profits of $246 million (News, May 25). The company, however, will not move forward with its plan to sell the reference and business and professional units to the investment banking firm of Hicks, Muse, Tate &Furst. According to Pearson, the two parties could not reach agreement on a final price. Hicks, Muse had originally agreed to acquire the units for $860 million; however, there had been recent rumors that the firm was having second thoughts about the purchase due to the publishing divisions not meeting their projected financial targets. According to its statement, Pearson terminated discussions with Hicks, Muse because the company wanted to renegotiate the price, financing and timing agreed to in the contract signed July 3.
With the Hicks, Muse deal off, the Macmillan computer publishing business will become part of the technology publishing group within Pearson's higher education business. The general and library reference and business and professional publishing operations will be brought together into one business unit within Pearson Education.
Although there has been constant speculation that Pearson would sell the units to another company if the deal with Hicks, Muse fell through, Pearson Education CEO Peter Jovanovich said that may not be the case. "We had always intended to buy the entire operation. They are good businesses and a good fit with our operations," Jovanovich told PW, adding that it is far from certain that Pearson will look to sell off any units.
Jovanovich also explained that further announcements regarding the structure of the new company will be made this week.


text: March 14 - Fitch Ratings expects to withdraw the 'BBB-' rating on the JPY10 billion 3.25% private placement senior unsecured term loan due 2020 with Prologis Japan Finance Y.K. as borrower and assign a 'BBB-' rating to the same term loan with Prologis Tokyo Finance Investment Limited Partnership as the new borrower. Fitch also expects to withdraw the 'BBB-' rating on the JPY36.5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility with Prologis Japan Finance Y.K. as borrower. Fitch currently rates Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD) and its operating partnership, Prologis, L.P. (collectively, Prologis or the company) as follows: Prologis, Inc. --Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'BBB-'; --$582 million preferred stock 'BB'. Prologis, L.P. --IDR 'BBB-'; --$1.8 billion global senior credit facility 'BBB-'; --$4.6 billion senior unsecured notes 'BBB-'; --$1.4 billion senior unsecured convertible notes 'BBB-'; --EUR487.5 million senior unsecured term loan 'BBB-'; --JPY36.5 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (previously listed as an obligation of Prologis Japan Finance Y.K.). The Rating Outlook is Positive. Prologis has the right to substitute the borrower under the July 8, 2010 JPY10 billion loan agreement and is simplifying its financing structure with a new tax efficient vehicle, Prologis Tokyo Finance Investment Limited Partnership. The JPY10 billion 3.25% private placement senior unsecured term loan due 2020 remains a senior unsecured obligation that is guaranteed by Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P. The terms of the loan agreement have not been modified. In addition, the JPY36.5 billion revolving credit facility remains a senior unsecured obligation that is guaranteed by Prologis, Inc. and Prologis, L.P. under the Yen revolver agreement dated June 3, 2011. The Positive Outlook reflects that the company's credit profile is migrating toward a 'BBB' IDR. The Positive Outlook takes into account improving fundamentals across the company's broad industrial real estate platform and the ongoing implementation of a strategy to de-lever the company through property dispositions and fund contributions. In addition to the de-levering implications, Fitch anticipates that this strategy will result in improving portfolio asset quality via sales of lower quality assets in non-core markets. PLD's credit strengths include a global franchise (including the private capital platform), a granular tenant roster, strong access to capital, and a large unencumbered asset base. Credit concerns include high leverage for the rating as a result of PLD's large land holdings (though leverage is trending toward a level consistent with a 'BBB' IDR) and sizeable debt maturities through 2015. In addition, PLD's liquidity position will depend materially on its ability to sell and contribute assets to funds. Operating performance continues to improve due to favorable tenant demand. Occupancy increased to 92.2% in the fourth quarter of 2011 (4Q'11) from 91% in 3Q'11, and rental rate declines moderated to negative 4.5% in 4Q'11 compared with negative 8.6% in 3Q'11. Overall, same-property NOI grew by 40 basis points (bps) in 4Q'11 compared with negative 70 bps in 3Q'11. Fixed charge coverage (recurring operating EBITDA including Fitch's estimate of recurring cash distributions from unconsolidated entities less recurring capital expenditures and straight-line rent adjustments divided by cash interest incurred and preferred dividends) was 2.0 times (x) in 4Q'11, up from 1.8x in 3Q'11 due to stabilizing fundamentals, reduced fixed charges and G&A expense reductions via merger synergies. When combining the results of legacy ProLogis and AMB Property Corporation, fixed charge coverage was 1.6x in 2010 and 1.4x in 2009. Fitch anticipates that fixed charge coverage may decline somewhat in the near term due to earnings reductions from expected asset sales but that coverage will sustain in the low 2x range over the next 12 to 24 months due to flat-to-low single digit same store results, incremental earnings from development and private capital income, and merger synergies. The low 2x range is appropriate for a 'BBB' IDR for an industrial REIT of PLD's size. In a stress case not anticipated by Fitch resulting in negative same-store NOI, fixed-charge coverage could sustain below 2x, which would be appropriate for a 'BBB-' IDR. One of the company's strategic initiatives since the ProLogis and AMB Property Corporation merger in June 2011 is aligning the portfolio with an investment strategy focused on global markets. Consistent with that strategy, during the second half of 2011, PLD completed approximately $1.65 billion in building and land dispositions and fund contributions in predominantly non-global markets, of which approximately $1.38 billion was PLD's share. As a result, the percentage of the portfolio in global markets increased to 84.2% of total operating portfolio as of Dec. 31, 2011 from 78.6% as of June 30, 2011. Additionally, the company continues to selectively develop in high growth potential markets, which Fitch views favorably. Bondholders benefit from Prologis' global franchise as it mitigates exposure to regional demand drivers. As of Dec. 31, 2011, PLD's operating portfolio consisted of 3,200 buildings in 22 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. As of Dec. 31, 2011, the company had approximately $43.3 billion in total assets under management including $24.7 billion in the private capital segment. Prologis continues to streamline this segment via fund dissolutions and consolidations. PLD's tenant roster is granular and includes more than 4,500 customers. As of Dec. 31, 2011, top tenants were DHL at 2.4% of annual base rents, CEVA Logistics at 1.4%, Kuehne & Nagel at 1.2%, Home Depot, Inc. (Fitch IDR of 'A-' with a Stable Rating Outlook) at 1.1% and SNCF Geodis at 1%, and no other tenant exceeds 1% of total rent. Lease expirations are manageable with 14.1%, 16.3% and 15.4% of Prologis' share of annual base rents expiring in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively. Prologis has strong access to capital and financial flexibility. The company raised $7.2 billion in capital in 2011, including $2.2 billion in a new global line of credit and Yen revolver commitments. Fitch calculates that unencumbered assets to unsecured debt was 2.2x at Dec. 31, 2011 when annualizing 4Q'11 unencumbered NOI and utilizing a capitalization rate of 7%, which is appropriate for a 'BBB' IDR. When including 50% of PLD's book value of unencumbered land and development, asset coverage increases to 2.3x. In addition, the covenants in the company's senior note indentures and credit agreements do not restrict PLD's financial flexibility. Leverage remains high for an industrial REIT but is trending toward a level consistent with a 'BBB' IDR. Net debt to 4Q'11 annualized recurring operating EBITDA including Fitch's estimate of recurring cash distributions from unconsolidated entities was 7.8x compared with 8.6x in 3Q'11. Improvements stem from proceeds from dispositions and contributions used to repay debt along with modest EBITDA growth. As part of the company's goal to strengthen its financial position, Prologis is focused on reducing leverage. Fitch anticipates that leverage will approach 7.0x over the next 12 to 24 months prior to a recapitalization of PEPR principally due to debt repayment from asset sale and contribution proceeds. Leverage sustaining between 7.0x and 8x is appropriate for a 'BBB' IDR for an industrial REIT of PLD's size and good asset quality. In a stress case not anticipated by Fitch resulting in negative same-store NOI, leverage could sustain above 8.0x, which would be appropriate for a 'BBB-' IDR. PLD's liquidity position changes materially when layering in proceeds from expected asset sales and fund contributions. Sources of liquidity (unrestricted cash, availability under the company's credit facilities pro forma for the 487.5 million Euro senior term loan effective February 2012, and projected retained cash flows after dividends and distributions) divided by uses of liquidity was 0.6x for Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2013. Adding $3.5 billion of proceeds from asset sales as a liquidity source and $1.1 billion of capital requirements from acquisitions and development starts as a liquidity use, liquidity coverage would be 1.2x. $3.5 billion represents Prologis' 70% share of proceeds, net of proceeds to PLD's co-investment partners, from the midpoint of 2012 disposition and contribution guidance. $1.075 billion represents Prologis' 40% share of capital requirements, net of capital requirements for PLD's co-investment partners, from the midpoint of 2012 acquisition guidance plus Prologis' 70% share of capital requirements, net of capital requirements for PLD's co-investment partners, from the midpoint of 2012 development start guidance. Despite Prologis' solid capital raising track record, execution risks are present in the company's deleveraging and debt repayment strategy. An economic slowdown or the company's inability to sell and contribute assets to funds as contemplated could place pressure on the company's ability to address debt maturities and its liquidity position. Debt maturities are heavily weighted towards the next several years, with 9.7% of debt maturing in 2012, 14.4% maturing in 2013, 17.7% in 2014 and 16% in 2015. While Prologis operates a global portfolio, Europe represents approximately 24.7% of 4Q'11 NOI. Despite macroeconomic uncertainties in the Eurozone, European industrial property fundamentals are somewhat stable and PLD's European property occupancy increased to 91.6% in 4Q'11 from 90% in 3Q'11. The majority of Prologis' consolidated assets in Europe are held in Prologis European Properties (PEPR). PEPR is currently a publicly listed vehicle that is expected to be delisted in the near future and recapitalized and unconsolidated from PLD's balance sheet after 2012. Presently, the future structure for PEPR remains unclear and the aforementioned macroeconomic environment adds to the uncertainty. . Broadly, the Fitch report, 'European Senior Fixed Income Investor Survey Q112,' dated Feb. 13, 2012, notes that most European participants in a recent fixed income investor survey think the Eurozone crisis will persist through 2012. While this may generally dampen near-term investor appetite, the PEPR portfolio includes prime assets that are desirable to institutional investors. A PEPR recapitalization would enable PLD to monetize a portion of its investment, with the proceeds likely used to repay debt or fund development. The two-notch differential between PLD's IDR and preferred stock rating is consistent with Fitch's criteria for corporate entities with an IDR of 'BBB-'. Based on Fitch research titled 'Treatment and Notching of Hybrids in Nonfinancial Corporate and REIT Credit Analysis', available on Fitch's web site at 'www.fitchratings.com', these preferred securities are deeply subordinated and have loss absorption elements that would likely result in poor recoveries in the event of a corporate default. The following factors may result in an upgrade to 'BBB': --Fixed charge coverage sustaining above 2.0x (fixed charge coverage ratio was 2.0x in 4Q'11); --Net debt to recurring operating EBITDA sustaining below 8.0x (leverage was 7.8x in 4Q'11); --Unencumbered asset coverage sustaining above 2.0x (as of Dec. 31, 2011, when including 50% of PLD's book value of unencumbered land and development, unencumbered asset coverage was 2.3x). The following factors may result in negative momentum on the Outlook: --An inability to continue executing on the company's strategic priorities, which entail substantial dispositions and fund contributions to reduce leverage; --Fixed charge coverage sustaining below 2.0x; --Net debt to recurring operating EBITDA sustaining above 8.0x; --Unencumbered asset coverage sustaining below 2.0x. The following factors may result in negative momentum on the rating: --Fixed charge coverage ratio sustaining below 1.5x; --Leverage sustaining above 9.0x; --Liquidity coverage after dispositions, fund contributions, acquisitions and development starts sustaining below 1.0x. Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'. The ratings above were solicited by, or on behalf of, the issuer, and therefore, Fitch has been compensated for the provision of the ratings. Applicable Criteria and Related Research: --'Criteria for Rating U.S. Equity REITs and REOCs,' Feb. 27, 2012; --'Treatment and Notching of Hybrids in Nonfinancial Corporate and REIT Credit Analysis,' Dec. 15, 2011; --'Corporate Rating Methodology,' Aug. 12, 2011; --'Parent and Subsidiary Rating Linkage,' Aug. 12, 2011; --'Recovery Rating and Notching Criteria for Equity REITs,' May 12, 2011. Applicable Criteria and Related Research: Criteria for Rating U.S. Equity REITs and REOCs Treatment and Notching of Hybrids in Nonfinancial Corporate and REIT Credit Analysis Corporate Rating Methodology Parent and Subsidiary Rating Linkage Recovery Rating and Notching Criteria for Equity REITs