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1. Re: ejb test never gets executedDan Allen Oct 28, 2010 12:57 AM (in response to Iván Pazmiño)
Where is your @Test method? Do you have one? The @Test method is the actual test code.
The purpose of the @Deployment method is to create a deployable archive, in your case an EJB-JAR. That contains the code you want to test. Unlike a regular JUnit test, Arquillian doesn't just look at the whole classpath for code to test. It looks in the deployment.
See this example to help you get started: Testing an EJB
2. Re: ejb test never gets executedIván Pazmiño Oct 28, 2010 1:19 AM (in response to Dan Allen)
that's actually the example I used as a guide. Sure, I have a @Test method:
public void createEmployee() throws SQLException {
assertNotNull("Service wasn't injected. ", employeeService);
assertNotNull("Employee id wasn't assigned. ", employee.getEmployeeId());
log.info("employee id = " + employee.getEmployeeId());
3. Re: ejb test never gets executedDan Allen Oct 28, 2010 1:24 AM (in response to Iván Pazmiño)
Got it. Then likely your Maven configuration is the culprit. Perhaps you have the tests skipped or not matched properly. You should be able to force the test to be executed using -Dtest=TestClassName
4. Re: ejb test never gets executedIván Pazmiño Oct 28, 2010 1:46 AM (in response to Dan Allen)
nice, now it did execute the test, but it failed
initializationError(ec.pazmino.example.ejb.lunch.test.CreateEmployeeTest) Time elapsed: 0.012 sec <<< ERROR!
org.jboss.arquillian.impl.event.FiredEventException: org.jboss.arquillian.spi.LifecycleException: Could not connect to container
5. Re: ejb test never gets executedDan Allen Oct 28, 2010 2:06 AM (in response to Iván Pazmiño)
Is JBoss AS running? The remote containers expect the container to be started. If you want the container to start automatically, use the jbossas-managed-5.1 container.
Also, the test outpul will be written to a file in target/surefire-reports. If you run the test in Eclipse, you can see the output directly.
6. Re: ejb test never gets executedIván Pazmiño Oct 28, 2010 12:54 PM (in response to Dan Allen)
Yes, jbossas was running. I chechked some more for a while and saw java.naming.provider.url is never set anywhere and port 1090 is alredy user for smx service. Anyway, I changed to managed container, so I deleted the jndi.properties file and instead I created an arquillian.xml file with the following content just to set the server instance I want to use
when running the mvn test -Dtest=CreateEmployeeTest -Pjbossas-managed-5.1 command, the configuration builds just fine but then stariting the server fails with the following error:
Results :
Tests in error:
Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 1, Skipped: 0
Testsuite shutdown hook found server "test-field" still running; stopping it.
Shutting down server: test-field
java.lang.ClassFormatError: Absent Code attribute in method that is not native or abstract in class file javax/transaction/SystemException
then fails to stop the server
Failed to shutdown server "test-field". Destroying the process.
Testsuite shutdown hook failed to stop server(s) on shutdown.
org.jboss.jbossas.servermanager.ServerShutdownException: Failed to shutdown server.Process was destroyed.
at org.jboss.jbossas.servermanager.ServerController.stopServer(ServerController.java:501)
at org.jboss.jbossas.servermanager.ServerManager$1.run(ServerManager.java:80)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassFormatError: Absent Code attribute in method that is not native or abstract in class file javax/transaction/SystemException
the report made by surefire reads
Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 1, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 0.592 sec <<< FAILURE!
ec.pazmino.example.ejb.lunch.test.CreateEmployeeTest Time elapsed: 0 sec <<< ERROR!
java.lang.ClassFormatError: Absent Code attribute in method that is not native or abstract in class file javax/servlet/http/HttpServlet
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248)
at org.jboss.arquillian.protocol.servlet_2_5.ProtocolDeploymentAppender.createAuxiliaryArchive(ProtocolDeploymentAppender.java:38)
at org.jboss.arquillian.protocol.servlet_2_5.ServletProtocolDeploymentPackager.generateDeployment(ServletProtocolDeploymentPackager.java:42)
at org.jboss.arquillian.impl.ClientDeploymentGenerator.generate(ClientDeploymentGenerator.java:68)
at org.jboss.arquillian.impl.handler.ArchiveGenerator.callback(ArchiveGenerator.java:52)
at org.jboss.arquillian.impl.handler.ArchiveGenerator.callback(ArchiveGenerator.java:42)
at org.jboss.arquillian.impl.event.MapEventManager.fire(MapEventManager.java:63)
at org.jboss.arquillian.impl.context.AbstractEventContext.fire(AbstractEventContext.java:115)
at org.jboss.arquillian.impl.EventTestRunnerAdaptor.beforeClass(EventTestRunnerAdaptor.java:96)
at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$2.evaluate(Arquillian.java:162)
at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$3$1.evaluate(Arquillian.java:186)
at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$MultiStatementExecutor.execute(Arquillian.java:297)
at org.jboss.arquillian.junit.Arquillian$3.evaluate(Arquillian.java:182)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:236)
7. Re: ejb test never gets executedDan Allen Oct 28, 2010 3:58 PM (in response to Iván Pazmiño)
You've been bitten by What's the cause of this exception: java.lang.ClassFormatError: Absent Code?
I'm surprised you weren't able to get the remote container working. The JBoss AS client looks for those values in jndi.properties, so it should be able to connect to the server if you provide it and JBoss AS is running on standard ports.
8. Re: ejb test never gets executedIván Pazmiño Oct 28, 2010 5:30 PM (in response to Dan Allen)
thanks, it did start the server. But, I didn't deploy the archive.
In the pom the packaging for the project is jar and at the deployment annotated field the return is a java archive, but the exception thrown complains an inexistent ear
1 ERROR Server - MbeanException
org.jboss.deployment.DeploymentException: Failed to deploy: file:/home/iapazmino/workspace/sandbox/lunch-ejb/test.ear
Caused by: org.jboss.deployers.client.spi.IncompleteDeploymentException: Summary of incomplete deployments (SEE PREVIOUS ERRORS FOR DETAILS):
*** DEPLOYMENTS IN ERROR: Name -> Error
vfszip:/home/iapazmino/workspace/sandbox/lunch-ejb/test.ear/ -> org.jboss.deployers.spi.DeploymentException: Error deploying test.jar: failed to initialize bean container
Deployment "vfszip:/home/iapazmino/workspace/sandbox/lunch-ejb/test.ear/" is in error due to the following reason(s): java.lang.NullPointerException
9. Re: ejb test never gets executedDan Allen Oct 28, 2010 6:54 PM (in response to Iván Pazmiño)
Just to clarify, the packaging in your Maven pom is completely unrelated to the packaging of the ShrinkWrap (@Deployment) archive. The whole idea of Arquillian is that you can separate your test deployments from the deployment that your build creates.
Hmm, it's hard to tell from your output what the source of the problem is. I'd need the stacktraces. Rather than post the stacktraces directly in the forum, it's best to link them from pastebin.com.
10. Re: ejb test never gets executedIván Pazmiño Oct 28, 2010 7:41 PM (in response to Dan Allen)
Clear as water, thanks.
here is the exception thrown http://arquillian.pastebin.com/5ssUqQDZ
and here is the surefire report http://arquillian.pastebin.com/udiSV1Dg
11. Re: ejb test never gets executedIván Pazmiño Oct 29, 2010 7:08 PM (in response to Iván Pazmiño)
I have changed the java archive creation line to JavaArchive archive = ShrinkWrap.create(JavaArchive.class, "target/test.jar");
and the error report changed to http://arquillian.pastebin.com/LJbCj1La
I'm not sure if it's an step backward or fordward...
12. Re: ejb test never gets executedDan Allen Oct 30, 2010 1:08 AM (in response to Iván Pazmiño)
The name of the ShrinkWrap archive is the name that goes in the EAR. So by changing it to "target/test.jar" it's going to try to put that in the EAR that way...and that will likely fail.
If you want to see the final archive that's produced, read how to dump it to disk in the container configuration section of the refguide.
Based on the exception report, it looks like you are getting a plain old deployment exception, which means the cause is what you have in the archive, not necessarily anything that Arquillian/ShrinkWrap is doing.
Dump the archive to disk and see if you can attach the file. Also, show your entire test file in pastebin. To debug, I probably have to reproduce on my end.
13. Re: ejb test never gets executedIván Pazmiño Oct 30, 2010 10:54 PM (in response to Dan Allen)
Thanks a lot.
I tried something I don't think it was clear to me in the example but I thought it might help. The service injected to the test needs indirectly of three or four classes classes more, so I added all of them to the java archive. Then it started complaining it couldn't find the service, so, it felt to me it's necessary to point out you have to include all of the classes involved in the test.
changed from
archive.addClasses(EmployeeService.class, EmployeeServiceBean.class);
archive.addClasses(EmployeeService.class, EmployeeServiceBean.class, CommonDao.class, EmployeeDao.class, Employee.class);
next, the ejb couldn't be found. I had named mi service
@Stateless(name = "EmployeeService")
public class EmployeeServiceBean implements EmployeeService
so my test class was looking for the service by its name
@EJB(name = "EmployeeService")
private EmployeeService employeeService;
but this caused the test enrichment to fail
Caused by: javax.naming.NamingException: No EJB found in JNDI, tried the following names: java:global/test.ear/test/EmployeeServiceBean, java:global/test.ear/test/EmployeeService, java:global/test/EmployeeService, java:global/test/EmployeeServiceBean, java:global/test/EmployeeService/no-interface, test/EmployeeServiceBean/local, test/EmployeeServiceBean/remote, test/EmployeeService/no-interface, EmployeeServiceBean/local, EmployeeServiceBean/remote, EmployeeService/no-interface
this felt to me like a bug maybe. I deleted both naming parameters from the annotations and worked just fine. I mean it found the the ejb resource. Now, the new jar archive carries the datadource but can't be bound http://arquillian.pastebin.com/wAs9Crtg
14. Re: ejb test never gets executedIván Pazmiño Oct 31, 2010 1:24 AM (in response to Iván Pazmiño)
Noticed too that it needs both parameters set to make a closer-to-correct injection of resources.
the surefire report above is injecting the resource only with the mapped name but whe using also name attribute reads as follows
Test set: ec.pazmino.example.ejb.lunch.test.CreateEmployeeTest
Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 1, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 6.983 sec <<< FAILURE!
createEmployee(ec.pazmino.example.ejb.lunch.test.CreateEmployeeTest) Time elapsed: 1.058 sec <<< ERROR!
javax.ejb.EJBException: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to inject jndi dependency: env/lunchDS into property ec.pazmino.example.ejb.lunch.facade.EmployeeServiceBean.dataSource: lunchDS not bound
deploying the ear directly into the server doesn't have any problem


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At the age of 79, Andre Gregory resembles the most ecstatic tortoise on the planet: weathered, wattled, beaming. As the title of "Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner" acknowledges, if you've heard of him at all it's probably from Louis Malle's 1981 movie "My Dinner With Andre," in which the actor-stage director sat down for a meal and a very long chat with fellow traveler Wallace Shawn.
In that celebrated cult film — a paean to the art of conversation — Gregory and Shawn played fictionalized versions of themselves. (They always said they wanted to switch roles for the sequel.) By contrast, the new film, a fond, overindulgent documentary directed by the subject's wife, Cindy Kleine, is all Gregory: a tour through the life and philosophy of a curiously idealistic creative seeker.
There's much more of Kleine in the film and on the narrative track than there needs to be, with the result that "Before and After Dinner" often plays like a slightly twee home movie. (I'm not sure we need the photos of her high school years or her many past love affairs, and only a loving spouse would have kept the shot of Gregory getting ready for a dip in a hot tub.) Kleine's film is rambling and unfocused but mostly charming, and it steps into deeper waters almost in spite of itself.
As a New York stage director, Gregory's best known for an avant-garde "Alice in Wonderland" that ran for years in the 1960s and, more recently, for staging classics like Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in intimate settings (living rooms, warehouses) for invited audiences. Malle's 1994 film "Vanya on 42nd Street" captured the process and so, in a less artful but still fruitful manner, does Kleine.
Gregory's latest production, a version of Ibsen's "The Master Builder" starring Shawn and Lisa Joyce, has been in rehearsals for a mind-boggling 14 years. We watch the actors burrow into their roles, attempting to push through "performance" and come out the other side, into the clean air of naturalism. The director sits on the sidelines, delighted and nonjudgmental, and we slowly understand that the means don't justify the end for Gregory, they're an end in themselves.
"Before and After Dinner" explores other aspects of his life and career. On one level, there's the surreal comedy of seeing Gregory turn up in Hollywood character parts, like the 1993 Sylvester Stallone movie "Demolition Man." (He plays an evil prison warden who gets his eye gouged out.) I'd forgotten, too, how genuinely shamanistic his John the Baptist was in Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988). Shamanism turns out to be a big thing for Gregory: In life and art, he sees himself as a receptacle of wonder, New Age mysticism, and hoped-for transcendence.
Kleine also helps her husband probe his somewhat mysterious past. Gregory's parents were high-living European Jews who arrived in America just as the Nazis came to power, and there's some question as to whether the father, a blandly enigmatic figure in old photos, collaborated with the Germans in a scheme to topple the French franc. Investigators in Paris and Berlin are hired and come up with further questions but little resolution. What's clear is that Gregory was a self-willed creation only partly by choice.
There's some fine footage of the original "Alice" production — Gregory looking young and feral in interviews — and longtime collaborators like Shawn and actor Larry Pine are brought on to testify. But the meat of "Before and After Dinner" is in rehearsals for "The Master Builder," where the beautiful framework of Ibsen's writing allows for endless exploration. The film sees the creative process as a sacrament in which the play's not the thing but the getting there is. Says Gregory, "All you need is a small room and some friends, and you can make a miracle in time."Ty Burr can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @tyburr.


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Message From the Provost's Office Regarding SJSU Student Issue
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last week, our campus community has struggled to understand the deplorable events that allegedly occurred in Campus Village student housing this fall. As we learned more about the experiences of the student, the roles some of his suitemates may have played, and the failure of the institution to protect that student, we have been shocked, angered, and deeply saddened. We collectively wondered, "How could this have happened here?" It is likely that a full understanding of what happened, when it happened, and who knew about the events will take some time. It also is likely that the campus will need to adopt an array of solutions, both short and long term, to cope with the current situation and prevent such events in the future from occurring again. An independent investigator and task force will be appointed soon to assist us.
However, the community cannot wait for official reports to be finalized before student concerns are addressed and confusion is resolved. In these moments of uncertainty, faculty members must step forward as teachers and role models to lead and take this opportunity to engage with, listen to, and educate our students in safe, constructive, meaningful and inclusive ways. For now, we know from the police report that an African American freshman living with seven suitemates in Campus Village was victimized, possibly from the time the young men moved into the dorms in August through October when residence hall staff members alerted the University Police Department. These incidents included securing a U-shaped bike lock around the victim's neck, hanging a Confederate flag in their suite, and nicknaming the victim "Three-fifths," referring to the way the government once counted African Americans as a fraction of a person. Within 48 hours of learning of these events, housing relocated two suspects to single rooms and UPD (University Police Department) launched an investigation. The police completed their report in late October and recommended the district attorney file misdemeanor battery charges with a hate-crime enhancement. In keeping with standard practice and allowing for due process, SJSU suspended all four suspects on an interim basis, pending the outcome of the student conduct process.
As we head into finals, students and their families need to be reassured that the acts of one group of students do not represent the beliefs and values of our community. Faculty members who work with students every day are often the best equipped to help students make sense of these events and reassure them that SJSU is a safe place that does not tolerate bias or bigotry and indeed strongly supports, validates and celebrates diversity of every kind.
How might faculty members do this? For one, faculty members can take time during their classes to discuss the event. One of our university learning goals is that students gain "the ability to act intentionally and ethically to address…problems in an informed manner with a multicultural and historical perspective and a clear understanding of societal and civic responsibilities." Taking some time in all classes would reinforce to students how much SJSU values informed and ethical behavior. Such a discussion could begin by asking students what they know, providing students with additional information, letting them know that abusive behaviors are not acceptable or appropriate under any conditions, and giving students more information for where they might go to get help or report incidents.
Here are four important campus resources. Many of you may be familiar with (1) Spartan Connect, an online referral service for faculty members with concerns about a specific student. We normally use this service for academic issues, but we will expand its application to this situation. Additional resources for students who see or are subject to abusive or other inappropriate behaviors include: (2) Counseling Services, (3) Spartans for Safety, and the (4) University Police Department. You or your students can report concerns to UPD by calling (408-924-2222) or by using UPD's anonymous service, TipNow(408-337-2919). It is important to note that you are not committing a student privacy (or FERPA) violation when you share your concerns about a student's welfare with other university personnel.
We have much to be thankful for on this strong campus. We have talented, hardworking faculty and staff members and wonderful students. We trust in our faculty and staff and we know that in the face of many challenges, our community of educators has supported one another and served our students well. Together, we call upon our community to recommit even more passionately to our shared goal of affirming and celebrating diversity as reflected in the historic speech of our library's namesake, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education…I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character…Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable…Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals."
Thank you for your dedication and for joining with the campus in maintaining an open
dialogue to deepen our combined commitment to diversity, inclusion and respect for
Ellen Junn, Provost &
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All our students are protected and secured at all times at United Theological Seminary with assisted parking lot security and also 24 surveillance and roving campus security.
Greek Life
The Library at United Theological Seminary offers a wide variety of books and teachings on both Greek and Hebrew, making the decision to become a part of any organization well rounded and correctly informed.
Clubs and Activities
There are many Social Clubs and Activities to choose from at United Theological Seminary
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All who want to expand their Spiritual and Scholastic knowledge.
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Some of our traditions at United Theological Seminary involves renting out local hotel ballrooms in order to hold the mass amount of students for our conference. These conference maybe held both day or evening and are usually accompanied with a full course meal of either Breakfast or Dinner.
Bang for the buck
With the cost of education these days, it is important to be a part of an educational institution that is sure. United Theological Seminary offers a vast amount of programs to choose from to both equip one for the future, while offering the knowledge and competitive wherewithal, in order to survive in this world of technology.
What to do for fun
Each class are combined with men and women who collaborate as a student body and also a family unit. With peer sessions in various locations, United Theological Seminary offers an entire world of friends, food, fun and excitement.
Food and Dining
The Food and Dinning experience that is displayed at United, is one of an upscale manner. From its buffet style All-You-Can-Eat menu, peer session are most sought after for family wholesome fun, great food and fellowship.
Dorm Life
The Sister's Covenant is a shared multiplex dorms equipped with a community full bathroom in every room. Its accommodations includes: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Academic Rigor
Here at United, we have certified Doctors and Professors who aim to fulfill each student with the same knowledge that they have been enlightened with. Mentors are readily available, and just a click or phone call away with UTS's updated directory for each and every student's learning journey.
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For the prospective student, United Theological is a college that offers both advancement in the area of both Spiritual growth and also Scholastic.With its vast variety of programs to choose from, UTS will not only place you on the map, but it enables you to become a part of a community that causes one to create and place on a global scale.
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Jerusalem(Hebrew:יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Arabic:أورشليم القدس) is the official capital of the country of Israel, although it is not recognized as such diplomatically outside of Israel. It is considered holy by Jews as their ancient capital and home of their most holy site, the Temple Mount, as well as by Christians for its association with Christ and the Crucifixion, and by Muslims as the location of the Dome of the Rock. Jerusalem was unified under Israeli control after the Six-Day War of 1967; it had, between Israeli independence in 1948 and 1967, been divided between Israeli West Jerusalem (some 55 km2) and East Jerusalem (some 70 km2). The Knesset (the Israeli Parliament Building) is located in West Jerusalem as well as the Museum of the Holocaust.
The Old City (0.9 square kilometer) was until 1860s the entire city of Jerusalem. It is at present part of East Jerusalem.
Quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem
There are four quarters in the Old City:
- The Muslim Quarter which is the biggest one; the Dome of the Rock (home of the Al Aqsa Mosque) and Temple Mount are located here.
- The Jewish Quarter with the Wailing Wall (also known as the Western Wall).
- The Christian Quarter, where churches, monasteries and shines line the Via Dolorosa.
- The Armenian Quarter which is the smaller one.
Although not equal in size, the four quarters form a rectangular framework. The street running from the Damascus Gate to the Zion Gate divides the city into east and west. The street leading from the Jaffa Gate to the Lion's gate divides it from north to south.[1]


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Hampshire House is an exceptional assisted-living community overlooking the beautiful rolling mountains and lush green valleys of Oneonta, NY close to Albany NY.
Our striking location is just one of the many advantages of our home. Our comfortable atmosphere is coupled with excellent care provided by dedicated, compassionate caregivers. Our comprehensive services and amenities for seniors have been designed to promote independence and enhance our residents' quality of life.
At Hampshire House, an assisted living
facility, we pride ourselves in offering services that help our residents remain as independent as possible while providing compassionate care in a respectful and dignified setting. Our professional staff completes a thorough assessment of all residents prior to admission and on an ongoing basis to ensure that the plan of care for each resident is as individual as the resident themself. Our community has been designed with all resident apartments and most common spaces on a single level, allowing our residents to readily experience all of our exciting and unique amenities.
Hampshire House is licensed by the New York Department of Health and our services are tailored to the individual needs and requirements of our seniors, including a flexible adult day care, and respite stays for up to six weeks that can serve as a trial period to see if Hampshire House is a good fit for your loved one.
- A variety of apartment accommodations are available including two sizes of private apartments with private baths, private apartments with shared baths and semi private apartments
- Although apartments are furnished, residents are encouraged to bring cherished belongings and furnishings
- Basic cable hook-up and internet access in each apartment
- 24-hour emergency call systems in each resident apartment and bathroom
- A roomy main dining room offers restaurant-style dining
- Three well-balanced, chef-prepared meals and snacks served each day
- Table-side serving by our chef
- Therapeutic diets available
- A more intimate dining area is provided for those residents who are more comfortable with a less busy experience with individualized attention
- Private dining room available for special family get-togethers
- Beauty Salon and Barber Shop
- Housekeeping, Linen and Personal Laundry Service Provided
- Affiliation with local multi-specialty medical group including onsite visits on a regular basis and consultation with a comprehensive range of medical specialists
- Monthly podiatrist visits
- On-call medical consultant
- 24-hour on-site personal care staff
- Assistance with activities of daily living including bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting
- Medication supervision and assistance
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- Web cam available with resident and family instruction so that our residents and family and friends can video visit at anytime via Skype
- Shopping trips and excursions, including concerts, museums and cultural events
- Diversified activities and social events planned 7-days per week
- Weekly Happy Hour on Friday afternoons
- Rates starting at $2500.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC's madcap "Modern Family" has won its fourth Emmy Award in a row as best comedy series.
The much-honored comedy and its ensemble cast had won the best comedy Emmy in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
The series stars Ed O'Neill as a family patriarch, with his young wife portrayed by Sofia Vergara. They live near households led by two of O'Neill's TV children.
Although getting the honor again as best series, none of the series' stars won acting awards on Sunday.


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My Highlights from Art Basel 2014
Neville Wakefield
Neither Appearance Nor Illusion: Property from the Collection of Santiago Barberi Gonzalez
Each Framed: 18 1/8 by 15 1/8 in. 46 by 38.4 cm.
Executed in 2011.
Sies + Höke Gallery, Dusseldorf
Acquired from the above by the previous owner in December 2011
By altering found objects, re-creating canonical works of art and literature, and staging conceptual interventions, Kris Martin challenges notions of time and history. As he claims, his riddling works are "invitation[s] for the viewer to reflect." 100 Years (2004), for example, is a seemingly innocuous golden sphere, allegedly set to explode in 2104. By slating this work for self-destruction, Martin highlights its temporality, questioning our drive to defeat time and transience through preservation. Other conceptual works include an intervention he staged at the 2007 Frieze Art Fair in London, in which a woman's voice came over the PA system, urging all attendees to take a moment of silence for personal reflection.
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By Nicole Froio, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The last day of the Grupo Especial (Special Group) samba school competition was full of color and life last night. The final school to parade was G.R.E.S. Unidos de Vila Isabel, who danced through the Sambódromo to the sound of the Samba-Enredo (Theme Song) "A Vila canta o Brasil celeiro do mundo – água no feijão que chegou mais um…" (The Vila sings Brazil, the barn of the world – water the beans, some one is arriving…).
With striking colors Vila Isabel paid homage to the natural beauties of Brazil. The public was impressed and excited, chanting "'É campeã!" (Champion!) as the parade ended.
Besides the bright display of bright hues, Vila Isabel's performance also impressed the spectators and judges with how clearly they represented their theme.
Every float and section of dancers was clearly recognizable. The comissão de frente consisted of a huge box that represented transporting goods from the fields to the city, with dancers wearing typical festa junina outfits – even including the traditional festa junina wedding.
One of the biggest floats had sun flowers that moved around as if following the sunlight. Sections of dancers represented the different kinds of plantations, looking like a big field from far away.
Imperatriz Leopoldina based their parade on Pará, a Brazilian state. Floats and sections of dancers represented the state's culture and people. Scores of artists and musicians from the state celebrated down the avenue with the school like Fafá de Belém, Gaby Amarantos, Beto Barbosa and Dira Paes. However the school had issues with the third and fifth floats.
Rio's oldest samba school, G.R.E.S. Estação Primeira de Mangueira, has been chosen as the Estandarte de Ouro 2013 for best school in the Grupo Especial. However, the school had serious issues with its float that had a huge bug towering over dancers when it got stuck on one of the press wings of the Sambódromo.
Photographers covering the event had to help loosen the float so that it could continue to move. The costumes used by the whole school were beautiful, especially the ones in the comissão de frente that depicted native Indians of Brazil.
Today, on the last day of the official 2013 Carnival, the judges will be scoring all the schools' performances and a champion will be announced. On Saturday, the top six schools will parade one last time in 2013 for the Champions Parade.
Read more (in Portuguese).
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The Sunday Post is hosted by Kimba of The Caffeinated Book Reviewer. This is a weekly meme where we can share news of the week and highlight new books received.
ZOMG! I can't believe that summer is over. While I'm happy to have an extra day off this weekend, I am starting to dread the idea of winter. Ugh! I just started enjoying walkies with the puppers, and the thought of slipping and sliding around on the snow and ice is just not appealing to me.
Speaking of the puppies, when we got back from our walkie on Thursday, Dean noticed that Bumble's eyes looked funny. When I looked, I. FREAKED. OUT! His little face was getting more swollen by the second, and naturally our regular vet had just closed, and I didn't have any Benadryl in the house. I ALWAYS have Benadryl in the house. I raced him over to the snazzy new animal ER that just opened near us, and after a shot of steroids and Benadryl, his face started to get back to normal. We had a rough night because of the steroid shot (thanks for mentioning that it would make him have to pee every 10 minutes, NOT) but he was all back to himself by Saturday AM. Or maybe prior, and it took until Saturday for me to get back into sorts.
The vet is pretty certain that he was bitten by a bug, and he had a reaction to that. Now I have to make sure I have Benadryl in the house, because if he is bitten again, the reactions will keep getting worse. Wonderful. Poor guy! Who would have thought a quick spin around the park would end up giving Bumble a pumpkin face and costing me 200 bucks to get it back to normal? Not ME! I am very, very glad that he's okay! (It's my wallet that is sobbing)
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New Arrivals at the Café:
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas (This looks so good!)
Beautiful Bombshell by Christina Lauren (I need to start reading these)
Blood of Tyants by Naomi Novik (Won from Dear Author )
Rock and a Hard Place by Angie Stanton (I can hardly wait to read this!)
Snapshot by Angie Stanton
Ugly Ducklings Finish First by Stacy Gail
Agamemnon Frost and the Hollow Ships by Kim Knox
Agamemnon Frost and the House of Death (This is really good!)
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ACCC set to okay Optus HFC exit
Monopoly concerns outweighed by consumer benefits, apparently
Optus will exit the HFC business and pocket $AU800 million, if yesterday's proposed determination from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission stands.
The draft determination from the ACCC would allow Optus to pass its HFC customers to the National Broadband Network as it rolls out, and once the rollout is complete, to decommission the network, which has a footprint in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
Calling the decision "finely balanced", the regulator decided that the NBN handover would avoid the cost of operating the HFC network in competition with the NBN and reduce the cost of migrating HFC subscribers to the new fibre-to-the-home infrastructure.
Although the Optus-NBN Co deal reduces competition, the ACCC also noted that Optus is unlikely to extend its network beyond its current footprint, and with the NBN as its competitor, is unlikely to stump up the capital required for future upgrades to the HFC infrastructure.
The ACCC also noted that Optus' services would only compete with the NBN "at the lower end of the range of services that the NBN will support".
Moreover, the ACCC's statement notes, should Optus lose too many customers to the NBN, its HFC network would become uneconomic to operate.
In a more optimistic era, Optus used to trumpet its network as passing more than two million homes. However, many of those are unserviceable (mostly because Optus does not offer HFC to apartments or other 'multi-dwelling units'), leaving only 1.4 million homes able to be connected. Of those, fewer than 500,000 are connected, with around 400,000 taking a broadband service.
The network has suffered overbuild in the past – during the 1990s, Optus was shadowed practically house-by-house as Telstra rolled out its own HFC cable. That battle finally ended in the early 2000s when both carriers halted their rollouts and wrote down the networks' book value.
Although now operating DOCSIS 3.0 technology, the two cable networks have themselves represented a competition sore point, with providers like Internode criticizing their lack of wholesale broadband access.
Communications Day is reporting that the "last man standing" in the HFC business, iiNet-owned TransACT, remains hopeful that it can secure a similar deal and avoid overbuild of its networks in the ACT and regional Victoria. ®


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Stockton will keep up its resurgent fight against the peripheral tunnels.
Stockton will keep up its resurgent fight against the peripheral tunnels.
Members of outgoing Mayor Ann Johnston's Delta Coalition voted Thursday to hand leadership over to Vice Mayor Kathy Miller - the lone remaining City Council member with extensive knowledge of the region's Delta water struggles.
The city had been mostly silent on Delta matters before Johnston started the coalition one year ago.
Her defeat in November's election raised questions about the future of the coalition and whether the Delta would remain a significant priority for the city.
Johnston indicated again Thursday that she hopes it will.
"Nobody abandon ship on this," Johnston said in her final coalition meeting Thursday. "This truly is the beginning of the (water) wars."
"I will still be there as a community voice when you need me," she said. "Don't think I'm going to disappear. This is too important an issue."
Miller has regularly attended coalition meetings despite not being formally assigned. Johnston said incoming Mayor Anthony Silva approved of Miller's taking charge on Delta matters.
Coalition members praised Johnston for elevating the issue.
"We were very fortunate to have you put this coalition together," said Natalia Orfanos of the A.G. Spanos Cos., a developer represented on the coalition. "We've all come together and are working as a unit, thanks to your effort."
Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed building two tunnels beneath the Delta to divert some of its flow toward cities and farms to the south. The project is widely opposed in the Stockton area.
Contact reporter Alex Breitler at (209) 546-8295 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/breitlerblog.


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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man who could face the death penalty for killing a South Dakota hospice nurse as part of a plan to assassinate President Barack Obama has a history of mental illness and his life should be spared, his attorney argued Wednesday.
James McVay, 43, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder for the 2011 stabbing of 75-year-old Maybelle Schein. McVay said he killed Schein and stole her car as part of his plot to drive to Washington and kill the president.
Jurors are deciding whether McVay should die by lethal injection or face life in prison without parole.
Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, said the death penalty is traditionally reserved for the worst of the worst, and it's rare for a state to seek the punishment of death after finding someone guilty but mentally ill.
"I just don't know of any cases in which you have (such) a verdict, and then the state still seeks the death penalty," he said.
For a jury to consider giving McVay a death sentence, prosecutors must prove one of two aggravating circumstances. One would be that the offense was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible, or inhuman in that it involved torture, depravity of mind, or an aggravated battery to the victim.
Prosecutor Aaron McGowan said McVay stabbed Schein nine times, with the final blow cutting her vocal cords and carotid artery, causing her to bleed to death within 16 seconds.
"She cried for help, yelled for help," McGowan told jurors.
Amber Eggert, McVay's public defender, said McVay wasn't looking to make Schein suffer.
"It wasn't something he was trying to draw out," Eggert said.
For the other aggravating circumstance, the defendant must have committed the offense for his or her own benefit or the benefit of another, for the purpose of receiving money or any other thing of monetary value. McGowan said McVay killed Schein to steal her car.
"That was why he was in the house in the first place," McGowan said during his opening statement.
Authorities say McVay had just walked away from a minimum-security unit in Sioux Falls on a grand theft sentence and had been mixing cough syrup and alcohol on July 2, 2011, when he climbed under Schein's slightly open garage door, entered her house, killed her and drove off in her car.
Eggert said McVay has suffered from mental illness as well as alcohol and drug issues for much of his life, and the night before the killing he mixed alcohol with a DXM-based cough syrup, which causes hallucinations. He awoke briefly at 3 a.m. to find spiritual entities surrounding him and awoke again hours later to find them still there, telling him to follow through on his plan, she told jurors.
"That was the sign he was going to get the transportation and the final stuff he needed before going to Washington, D.C.," Eggert said.
After Schein's car was reported stolen, police used the tracking service in the vehicle to locate McVay on Interstate 90 near Madison, Wis., later that day and he was arrested after a brief chase.
Madison Police Officer Kipp Hartman had been trying to get the suspect to reveal his name when McVay began saying that he "killed a little old lady" in South Dakota and stole her car to get to Washington, D.C., to kill the president, the officer testified.
Dieter said the guilty but mentally ill verdict gained popularity in a dozen states as part of the public outcry over John Hinkley being found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982 in the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.
A defendant's mental illness should be a mitigating factor in sentencing, he said, "something that can lessen the degree of culpability."
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Hidden Mickey Monday ºoº - Rusty Radiator Springs Curios Hidden Mickey
There are hundreds of odd items and knick knacks in Lizzie's ecclectic shop, Radiator Springs Curios in Cars Land. Inspired by actual souvenir shops located along Historic Route 66, the Radiator Springs Curios facade is decorated with hubcaps, license plates and rusty signs.
Although the Cars Land gift shop is inspired by real places, WDI's Imagineers added the Disney touch by sneaking in Disney Details, Pixar Secrets and Hidden Mickeys. The left side of Lizzie's storefront features one Hidden Mickey, mixed in with Cars Land license plates from places like Rollingstop, New Suspension and Torqueville.
Head over to the end of Lizzie's porch, past the window with the blue neon Route 66 sign. Rust has eaten away the yellow paint on a sign marked PUMP, creating a very unique Cars Land Hidden Mickey.


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University of Vermont
2011-12 Online Catalogue
Civil and Environmental Engineering (Doctor of Philosophy)
Graduate programs in Civil and Environmental Engineering that lead to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are offered. The curricular and research programs emphasize engineering related to environmental issues, sustainable transportation systems, geotechnical, geoenvironmental and structural analysis. Graduate students of CEE can concurrently pursue certificates of graduate education in: 1) sustainable transportation systems and mobility; 2) complex systems; and 3) ecological economics.
Research includes: groundwater contamination, modeling and remediation including optimal remediation design; environmental restoration and ecological engineering; hydrological processes; air pollution and related health effects; modeling of contaminant fate and transport in the environment; pathogenesis in human and environmental systems; geotechnical earthquake engineering; dynamic behavior of structures and structural health monitoring; and sustainable transportation systems.
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An undergraduate degree in an appropriate field of study and demonstrated academic performance as measured by grades and satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination general (aptitude) section. Applicants whose native language is not English or who have not received their education in English must present satisfactory results from the TOEFL examination. Completed applications are due February 1.
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It is ordinarily expected that a student will complete the following requirements for advancement to candidacy prior to the end of the second year in the program: (1) one year of residency at UVM; (2) teaching experience in one course; (3) at least twelve credits of research; (4) at least fifteen credits of course work at the graduate level acceptable to the student's Studies Committee; (5) satisfactory performance on a comprehensive examination that includes a written part and an oral part; and (6) satisfactory record of performance in courses and in teaching and research assignments.
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In addition to advancement to candidacy, the student must (1) present at least seventy-five credits in approved course work and research (including those required for advancement to candidacy), of which at least thirty-five credits are in research and six credits are in course work in disciplines ancillary to Civil and Environmental Engineering; and (2) write and successfully defend an acceptable dissertation.
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Jean Petke: The Consummate Partner
The Eastman Chemical plant in Kingsport, Tenn., is almost a city unto itself, with a population of about 8,000 employees and a couple thousand outside contractors (primarily from engineering and construction companies) on site at any given time. The enclave encompasses more than 500 buildings set on 6,000 acres; the main plaant itself covers 858 acres.
How to get her hands around so far-flung an operation while serving a clientele ranging from corporate executives to manufacturing plant employees was Jean Petke's major challenge when Eastman first outsourced foodservice in 1996. Petke is now senior employee services coordinator with broad responsibilities beyond her role as liaison overseeing a mammoth foodservice operation.
Petke arrived on the scene 17 years ago armed with a degree in home economics education from Washington State University and experience in running a catering business out of her home. "I'd never done foodservice," etke recalls, "but Eastman asked me to run its white tablecloth executive dining room."
Book cook: By combining her "book learning" with the cook's high-volume experience, she was soon up to speed. "We respected each other's knowledge," she says. With that attitude of respect paired with a savvy sense of what changes could be effected beyond the executive dining room, Petke grew her domain to the extent where, in 2001, she opened a fully implemented "virtual foodcourt" a collection of branded concepts located in several dining points of service. In 2005, it recorded its highest revenues to date.
"I've been here through the process of our foodservice operation being totally self-op, then outsourced to one contractor, to the point where we now have eight foodservice companies on site," Petke explains. Of these eight locations, one runs 24/7, while the rest are open for breakfast and lunch, Monday through Friday. There are also about 400 vending machines in 100 locations, all serviced and stocked by one vendor.
To avoid being locked into a contract with only one contract operator, and to provide the broadest range of appropriate choices for her diverse customer base, Petke has forged an array of unique arrangements with seven operator-partners.
"We have three main cafeterias and two of them are privately owned by independent contractors," she explains. "At the 6th Street Cafe, for example, we contracted with a guy who had been through culinary school, worked for restaurants and contractors, but wanted to own his own business. He hires the staff, buys the food, writes the menus, etc. And, he pays us a commission, a percentage of his sales."
Negotiated commission: In fact, every company that Petke has brought in pays such a commission to Eastman. The arrangement allows the entity to own its own business without a lot of overhead costs and without the financial risk of owning a building. Petke provides the space, equipment and maintenance of equipment, as well as utilities, phones, grease disposal and carpet, hood and duct cleaning.
"Our goal is to cover our maintenance costs," she says. "Whether they're a foodservice company, a private owner or a franchisee, the only thing that's different is the amount of commission and that's negotiated separately with each one of the eight."
The shift from self-operation to contract management to this current array of outside vendors began in 1996. By January 2000, Southern Foodservice Management was running everything except the two Subway units and a McDonald's installation. (McDonald's left in December 2003.)
Then, Petke began the process of diversifying the operations. With each change in management, Petke aimed to choose the operator that would be the best fit for each location, matched to the tastes of the clientele. "We felt that while the outside world had changed, our world within the plant had not, so we set out to make it look more like Kingsport," Petke explains.
"To fill the last three slots I looked at 40 companies, franchisees, restaurant owners and contractors, within 40 miles of here. All three were installed over Memorial Day weekend in 2001, and that completed the 'foodcourt.'"


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Marc Olivier is one of a handful of growers determined to showcase the pedigree of the local white grape: Melon de Bourgogne. You can smell and feel all of that clean, stony minerality straight through the finish of this wine. Paired with a nibble of salty, creamy Valençay, its quiet apple orchard fruit notes open up beautifully, and its minerally finish clears the way for another tasty bite.


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The Big Sky Rod Box is the premier rod-carrying device for any angler. Hand made in Bozeman, MT, these rod carriers are one solid piece of 18-guage steel, ensuring your precious cargo is safe from the elements. With a unique padded interior, you can feel confident that your rods will be well protected during travel, unlike other rod carrying devices currently on the market. We offer complimentary installation of all Big Sky Rod Boxes, please be sure to schedule your installation appointment accordingly.
- Holds up to four fully-rigged 9.5ft rods and reels.
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Options - Short Call
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A Bearish options strategy that involves short selling or "writing" call options. When the stock falls below the strike price of the call options by expiration, the call options expire worthless and the entire premium from sale is earned.
When you short sell, you are actually selling a security without owning it, hoping that you can buy it later when the price falls and repay your loan. ghu
For example, today you are sure that company X stock price will go down in the next two weeks and it's priced today to be 10 $, you sell it today at 10$ without owning it (you are actually borrowing it from your your broker). In 2 weeks, your broker will ask you what you have borrowed. When the price is 5$ on that day in the market, you will buy it and give it to the broker. Your profit will be 5$ minus all the cost related to the transaction.


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Our reasoning, or better yet, our justification?
In the accompanying weekly chart of Cumulative Volume (CV) going back to mid-2007, notice the relationship of CV to the S&P 500 and the Dow 30. Both CV lines not only sank below their 2003 low points in the 2008-2009 bear market, but they made new all-time lows. What those negative CV divergences are saying is that MASSIVE liquidation came into the stock market during the 2008-2009 bear market. MASSIVE LIQUIDATION.
Market Overview – What We Know:
- Major indexes posted small gains last week with all rallying to new short and intermediate highs. Dow Jones 30, 20, and Value Line index were at new all-time closing highs. S&P 500 was just shy of October 9, 2007 closing high at 1565.15 while NASDAQ Composite index remains 37% below March 2000 peak.
- Trading volume rose more than 6% last week with a big upward bump on Friday when overall activity rose nearly 69% compared to last Thursday's levels.
- All Cycle remains positive, but historically "Overbought."
- To turn Minor Cycle negative and to reverse uptrend in effect since February 26 low (1485.01), S&P 500 must sell below lower edge of 10-Day Price Channel (1530.82 through Monday). Intermediate trend remains positive until lower edge of 10-Week Price Channel (1472.85 through March 22).
- Daily MAAD rallied to best level last week since March 2009. Weekly MAAD has yet to overcome resistance made in spring of 2011 even though indicator has slightly penetrated long-term downtrend line stretching back to 1999 and point prior to 2000 market highs. Daily and Weekly MAAD Ratios were last moderately "Overbought" at 1.59 and 1.42, respectively.
- Daily CPFL popped to new short to intermediate-term high last week with strong showing on Friday when Calls on Dollar Value basis outperformed Puts by 8 to 1. But CPFL nonetheless remains well below major resistance put in place week of February 25, 2011.
Market Overview – What We Think:
- While resumption of short-term buying following February 26 lows (1485.01—S&P 500) has resulted in new short to intermediate-term highs in all of major indexes, short-term trend has moved back into "Overbought" territory while historically low levels of volatility have begun to suggest longevity of Intermediate Cycle, at least, could be in doubt..
- Health of short-term trend will once again determine the point at which larger Intermediate Cycle will either reverse to negative or will contain a short term correction, as has been case twice since November 16 intermediate term low in S&P 500 (1343.35).
- As a consequence, while Intermediate Cycle remains positive, we must regard all short-term pullbacks as merely hesitations in larger cycle advance, including major trend that has been favorable since March 2009 lows.
- Conversely, so long as pricing and indicators are not in synch on upside, as they were from March 2009 until May 2011, lingering doubts will persist about long-term viability of Major Cycle and we will continue to wonder how much longer this market will be able to shake off unfavorable indicator divergences.
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board ist very well balanced now. the front straps are 5 cm further back. unfortunately i stopped gps tracking unintentionally, so, again, no good data.
again, i experienced the problem of not being able to pass all pressure given by the kite (speed3 19) onto the board. the back fins tend to give in when pointing too much upwind. not sure about the reason but i am pretty sure it is just that the back fins are too small (22cm each). i will try bigger ones the next time. 32cm should be enough.
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Deckenia nobilis
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Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Deckenia nobilis H.Wendl. ex Seem.
Common Name(s):
Iriartea nobilis (H.Wendl. ex Seem.) N.E.Br.
|Taxonomic Notes:
|The only species in the genus Deckenia representing a unique evolutionary lineage.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
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|Ismail, S., Huber, M.J. & Mougal, J.
|Baker, W.J. & Lutz, M.L.
Deckenia nobilis is endemic to the Seychelles, and is found on Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, La Digue, Curieuse and Félicité (six locations). The extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO) were not measured but they are estimated to be less than 20,000 km² and 2,000 km² respectively (the total area of the six islands is 232 km²). This species is experiencing a decline in the quality of its habitat due to the invasion of alien species, human settlements, infrastructure and tourism. In the past, harvesting of edible palm hearts (Millionaire's Salad) was an important threat to this species, but it is now legally protected. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species is endemic to the Seychelles, and is found on the islands of Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, La Digue, Curieuse and Félicité (Robertson 1989, Dogley and Matatiken 2006). The EOO and the AOO were not determined, but the total area of the six islands is 232 km2 (National Statistics Bureau 2005).
In 1994, the species was recorded in 36 sites of total 73 surveyed areas of special conservation value (Carlström 1996). This represents the broad distribution of D. nobilis that still can be observed.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Seychelles (Seychelles (main island group))
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|The current population trend is unknown. It has recently established in new areas. In the Vallée de Mai National Park, the increase in abundance between 1985 and 2005 ranks first compared with the other endemic palms (Fleischmann et al. 2005). But this situation is of course not representative for Seychelles lowland habitats, which are affected by a number of threats.
|Current Population Trend:
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|Erect palm tree sometimes up to 30-40 m tall but frequently much smaller. It was probably one of the co-dominant species in the canopy in the former forests of the drier type on well-drained soils and on exposed cliff ledges at low and intermediate altitudes from sea level up to 600 m. The species is dispersed by frugivores (Kronauer 2005).
|Use and Trade:
|Palm hearts were used for the original Millionaire's Salad. Fallen leaf bases were frequently used in the past as water containers. Nowadays some individuals are removed from wild populations for ornamental reasons.
|Major Threat(s):
|This species is not highly threatened at the moment. It has a restricted range and threats like the reduction of habitat by invasive species, human settlements, infrastructure and tourism development occur at low rates. It was exploited for food (Millionaire's Salad) and horticultural reasons in the past. The exploitation is now prohibited (Laws of Seychelles 1991).
|Conservation Actions:
|The species is legally protected (Laws of Seychelles 1991) and is represented in the Morne Seychellois and the Praslin National Parks and in the Curieuse Marine National Park.
|Ismail, S., Huber, M.J. & Mougal, J. 2011. Deckenia nobilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T38508A10123751. . Downloaded on 21 September 2018.
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What does a woman love? Well, many things. Anything beautiful can catch the interest of a woman today. However, there are some things that just top the list. From designer apparel to fashionable footwear and from designer bags to lightweight jewelry, there are some things that a woman cannot do without today. Here is a look at some of the things that a woman loves as well as what makes the item special.
1. The love for designer clothing
Designer clothing has become a hot favorite of all women today, and for all age groups. Western apparel like tunics, tops, tees, shirts, skirts, and jumpsuits are quite popular among women today. With changing trends, designer clothing has a place of its own. For women who love to splurge, there is nothing better than splurging on designer clothing.
2. Women love fashionable footwear
Wouldn't it be great to wear a shoe that you love, and others admire too?
Fashionable footwear ranges from flats, heels, wedges and bellies to boots, pumps, flip-flops and sports shoes. In fact, many women think that having good footwear is an essential accessory when she is going out. Printed footwear is becoming popular among fashion lovers as well.
3. The love for designer handbags
These bags cost more than $1,000 easily and yet, women love them. Designer handbags have also evolved as one of the most important accessories that women love to carry. Bright and colorful leather handbags, sling bags, totes and wallets have become indispensable for all women today. More, women save by buying designer bags wholesale on the internet. In fact, designer bags are an investment in themselves as the prices of the bags go up each year.
4. Who can forget the love for jewelry?
Lightweight jewelry, be it gold, silver or the alloy, are loved by women who love to follow the latest trends of fashion and style. They often wear them to the workplace or even casual events. From necklaces to bracelets and from pendants to hangers – there's nothing like jewelry for women.
5. The new talk of the town – designer watches
No, we didn't have many designer watches before but women increasingly are looking at buying designer watches today. Women love the cool and trendy designer watches from top international brands. Many women consider it to be the most important accessories they are carrying. What's more- these attractive watches are actually quite functional and complement their look and their individuality as well.


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Harvey Peskin, Ph.D.
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B.S. Psychology, The City College, New York, 1952
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1959
Dr. Peskin has been engaged in the private practice of psychotherapy, graduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision of clinical psychologists and psychoanalysts, and life-span study of longitudinal samples. His special areas of clinical and research interest include psychological health in adult development and aging, empirical investigation of psychoanalytic theory, and treatment of survivors of crimes against humanity.
Dr. Peskin is professor emeritus at San Francisco State University, clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco, former president and faculty of the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California, and Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Human Development, University of California, Berkeley. He serves on the boards of Survivors International and the Holocaust Oral History Project.


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The nursery is open!
We continue shipping hostas, daylilies, and bearded Iris through the summer and the nursery is now open every day from 9am to 9pm. We are located on the west side of US-127, 17 miles south of Jackson, Michigan, 1/2 mile north of US-12. Most GPS programs and mapping programs will place you 1 mile north of our actual location. We are open all holidays through the summer.
The week of May 15th was the last week for shipping perennials in the spring, other than hostas, daylilies, and bearded Iris which ship all summer. We will start shipping perennials again the 3rd week of September. Perennials are too grown up to dig and ship bare root during the summer so orders for perennials placed during the summer will be scheduled to ship in the fall. Yes, we ship hostas all summer long and they will ship complete with their foliage. Hostas are warm season growers, putting out new roots in the summer, so they transplant very easily during the warmer months.
Feel free to email us or call us toll free at 866-568-1474 with any questions and thank you very much for your continued support!
Sincerely yours, Chris Wilson and Brian Hall, Hallson Gardens