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Kris Jurka skrev: > On Fri, 24 Apr 2009, Jeppe Sommer wrote: > > >> Porting a project from MySQL to PostgreSQL, I discovered that the jdbc3 >> facility of returning the generated keys from an insert statement does not >> work. On a fresh cvs checkout, there is partial support, however, all fields >> are returned, not only the field that are autogenerated. >> >> > > The problem is knowing what fields are autogenerated. A field that simply > has a default value may in fact be autogenerated. Also, what about a > before trigger which sets that value, that's also autogenerated. > > So what you are saying is that ResultSetMetaData.isAutoIncrement will only return true for a subset of the fields that are actually autogenerated? But perhaps it could serve as a starting point.. The jdbc apidoc is not very precise on what constitutes an autogenerated key, maybe autogenerated=autoincrement is even a valid interpretation? >> Here is a patch that fixes this. I hope someone will take a look, and >> consider whether it can be adopted into the project. Or improved. It works >> for me :-) >> >> The strategy of the patch is simply to inspect the metadata of the returned >> (initially full) resultset, and then strip out any fields that are not marked >> as autoincrement. >> >> > > I don't see how this helps. If it was able to avoid returning all fields > to the client, you could see how it would be a performance improvement, > but returning them all and then filtering is just adding more time isn't > it? > I'm not trying to improve performance, only to get the correct behaviour. I introduced the filtering because the application (actually the Spring framework) failed on receiving all fields when it was expecting only the generated field(s). > Kris Jurka > Jeppe
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A simple take on the classic face of the military watch scene. The package is a decent one: comes with both a leather and nylon band. Wear whichever suits your needs. No one said you needed to stick with one band. Nice to see this done in a black rather than mil-green face. Wise Ark has it.
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I know from experience and having read other posters tell of their app experience with Citi that they can decline an app for what seems like crazy reasons. I've been declined many moons ago for no accounts with a balance, too many accounts with a balance, too few accounts and even too many accounts in my credit report.
Now that I have had a Citi card for a few years, is it easier to get approved for subsequent cards or do I still have to make sure there is at least one account showing a balance and not more than three?
My parenst just have Sears Platinum MasterCard(backed by CITI), my mom applied for Diamond Preferred last year and was denied, so IDK
From my recent experience I've had no problem beince accepted for addional citi cards after establishing a relationship with them. I have had a plat select card for 2 years and this past month was approved a TY preferred and their AA card with no issues. Also the AA card was a signature card and gave me my highest limit. Just a note was I kept receiving mailed pre-approved offers so decided to app. YMMV but just thought that this info might help you.
I remember I was declined for the 76/citi gas card first and the reasons were
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then I got another letter saying denied because of a "non working home phone number" I was WTH? so i called them back an a supervisor apologized and told me i was approved. funny....
It's definitely a YMMV thing, but some people have reported being able to reallocate credit lines in order to take on a new credit card when you're at the max Citibank aggregate limit (based primarily on your income). So, the ideal strategy might be to go for a big Citi CLI on your existing card, then when you apply for a new one you would have that much more credit to allocate/split.
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Ok people, we've been off the radar for a little while over Christmas and the New Year. We hope you have had a good break and are ready to join us for the next in our series of Parties.
For this Event, we are bringing the 'Basement Vibes' to a much smaller and intimate location in Shoreditch... Public Life. There are not many venues in London that can offer the closeness and intimacy that this club does, where everyone is together in a small space and you can really connect with the DJ… This is the spot where it all started for us, where my self and Dan first met many moons ago and now it is time for us to give something back and to do a special little party here for our friends and family.
Following on from our bash in December with Justin Drake, we continue in our quest to deliver the very best in Underground House and Techno. This event is no exception, and we have an all star line up of DJ's ready to deliver the goods.
First up, we have the excellent Cesar Merveille (Cadenza) in the house. For those who have not yet caught Cesar in action, this is a rare and exclusive opportunity to see a DJ like this rock the decks for 2 hours. I am sure everyone knows Cesar for his recent club smash 'Tribute' on Luciano's imprint. Others may know him for the 'Crapette' ep and the magnificent 'Choco-pop Jazz'. His big room House sets have been heard at 'Cadenza' nights all over the world, where he has featured alongside artists such as Reboot, Robert Dietz and of coarse the almighty Luciano. Cesar is making waves right now both as a DJ and a producer; and we cannot wait for him to deliver one of his sessions in groovy percussive House music.
We take great pleasure also in welcoming Dan Farserelli (Metrik) down for his debut performance at Mode:Play. Due to circumstances Dan was unable to play at our Opening Party & we have been eager for him to come down and grace the decks ever since. Dan is the talk of the town at the moment, both for his peak time DJ sets along with his notorious 'Metrik' parties. His rolling tech house sound is much in tune with ours and can be heard all over London, from boat parties on the Thames to clubs and warehouse parties all over around London. Watch out for some of Dan's future events, including the 8BIT Showcase where he will be spinning along side Gorge, Ray Okpara and Alex Niggeman.
Another rising star on our list is our good friend Nice Guy Eddie (Loop). This vinyl junkie's got some serious skills on the decks & has played at an impressive array of nights. From private beach parties in Ibiza to the all the hot spots around London, Eddie is establishing himself firmly as a serious DJ to watch out for. His new East London party 'LOOP' is making a real name for itself with previous events going off to the sounds of Anthea and Georgia Girl.
Next up on the bill we have Tommy Evans (Serenade), an emerging artist and exciting DJ to watch. Tommy's well known for his personality and his sets are always full of character. Tommy will be playing the finest selection of minimal tech along with those big Housey numbers that will with out fail get the party Jumping!
We take great pleasure also in adding Samuel Bellisimo (LOOP) to the line up. Sam is definitely one to watch out for and he will be a solid fixture to our parties throughout 2010. Part of our focus at Mode:Play is breaking through new talent and showcasing real Underground DJ's. Sam is a good example of the new breed of DJ's emerging in London and we look forward to one of his trademark sets on the night.
The Mode:Play Residents (myself and Dan Lively) will also be on rotation; pumping out those raw stripped back beats you all know us for... Dan is especially looking forward to dropping some of his new exciting productions; which are beginning to pick up a lot of attention in the industry.
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Firefox 3.6.4 (Lorentz)
Discussion about official Mozilla Firefox builds
my god , they are taking forever
Patience patience said the man,
patience patience I can't understand...
Considering that Adobe *just* released Flash 10.1, and considering that they were not actually ready to release Flash 10.1, but were forced to because of a security bug, it's understandable that Mozilla would want to make sure that this version will be up to snuff. Also, most people who actually *care* about it are already using the RC builds, and are certainly not running Chrome or Safari.
Tip of the day: If it has "toolbar" in the name, it's crap.
What my avatar is about: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/sea-fox/
Fullscreen video controls on ve3d videos such as http://ve3d.ign.com/videos/69204/PC/Por ... ut-Trailer have not worked in any 3.6.4 RC's (I've only just checked this out and found OOPP on or off isn't the issue and 3.6.3 and earlier work fine., I had thought ve3d was broken)
It may be a ve3d issue exposed by 3.6.4, but ve3d have said they don't have time to investigate it until after E3.
Edit: nevermind, I misread.
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My mistake, I'd forgotten about the individual plugin override and I was only changing dom.ipc.plugins.enabled
it works in 3.6,4 with OOPP for flash off.
it fails with OOPP for flash on.
I'm running Flash 10.1 final and 3.6.4 b7 and I agree, the play/pause control doesn't work while in fullscreen mode, but work final in normal mode.
What concerns me the most is that sqlLite had a tiny update since 3.6.22 that fixes a scenario that during a rollback, if the app stops hard (power off) the database would be corrupt. It's a fairly niche scenario but very concerning as it would fubar all your Firefox data. I'm hoping they update sqlLite before 3.6.4 goes final.
You can read the changelog entry here: http://www.sqlite.org/changes.html
Did anyone file a bug?
OK, filed Bug 572417 - [OOPP]Video control does not work while in full screen mode of the flash
I guess Ci7's patience is wearing thin. I, on the other hand, don't mind the delays since I can use the latest candidate build of 3.6.4. I'd rather have a stable 3.6.4 release with all those delays than a "rushed" and buggy 3.6.4 release.
um, I do use Chrome 6.0 (latest dev build) and Safari 5.0 along with latest FF 3.6.4 build, patrickjdempsey.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's a build 8 for 3.6.4. Guess I'll wait til bug 572417 gets fixed, then the final FF 3.6.4 release may come out next week (or two).
Are there new blockers found in Build #7?
or is 3.6.4 scheduled to be released today as the latest notes indicated?
The situation is not very good for developers, though. 3.6.4 will only accept one-two bugfixes.
All other potential bugfixes will have to wait and wait and wait... without any testing.
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https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Planni ... 6_Progress
Obviously that was a typo and I meant 3.6.4 rather than 3.5.4
OK... BTW, what's the plan for 159 bugs in approval188.8.131.52 list - where are they going?
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School boards; training for persons designated to carry concealed handguns on school property. (HB1557)
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School boards; employee firearms training. Requires every school board in the Commonwealth to designate at least one qualified person for every school in the district who, upon application with the school board, may carry a concealed handgun on school property. The bill requires all designated persons, including certain school division employees, certain school volunteers who carry valid concealed handgun permits, and certain retired law-enforcement officers, to be certified and trained by the Virginia Center for School Safety or the National Rifle Association in the storage, use, and handling of a concealed handgun. The bill also outlines the training requirements for designated persons as designed by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Amends § 18.2-282, § 18.2-308, § 18.2-308.1, § 9.1-102, § 9.1-184, of the Code of Virginia. Read the Bill »
- 01/04/2013 Committee
- 01/04/2013 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103088D
- 01/04/2013 Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 01/15/2013 Assigned MPPS sub: #1
- 01/17/2013 Subcommittee recommends referring to Governor's School Safety Task Force
- 02/06/2013 Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
With the recent rash of individuals that work in schools, whether it be a teacher being arrested for bringing heroin into the school, or teachers having sex with students, I would feel more comfortable if we didn't arm our school personnel. Have we looked into a more comprehensive security system for schools? Why do we need to default to putting more weapons in areas that are supposed to be safe zones? I don't trust school systems to monitor or regulate who will be the chosen school personnel to be armed.
IT IS EXTREMELY poor policy for the Legislature to continually REQUIRE AND MANDATE things for schools to do and pay for, without paying for it! All legislature have done this, but particularly, now, Republicans are doing it! SHAME! Where are the TEA Parties protesting this fiscal wickedness!?


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Behavioral: Benefits Counseling
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Behavioral: VA Orientation
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The aim is to develop and test the efficacy of Benefits Counseling to improve quality of life among veterans who apply for VA benefits. Benefits Counseling involves providing claimants information about rehabilitation and work-related activities, benefits determination and management, and available substance abuse treatment . Benefits Counseling is designed to increase motivation to be active and promote engagement in substance abuse treatment. After enrolling 15 participants in an open-label pilot phase, 300 veterans who are not receiving benefits and are applying to VBA for disability benefits will be randomly assigned to Benefits Counseling or the control condition, VA Orientation, and both groups will be followed for one year.
The primary outcome measures will be observer-rated and self-rated quality of life. Secondary outcome measures will include substance use and treatment utilization.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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- Applying for VA service connection and not currently receiving VBA benefits.
- Veterans who have been rated 0% service-connected but do not receive financial benefits are eligible to participate.
- Able to provide valid consent
- Age 18-65
- Expresses willingness to discuss benefits with a counselor
- Anticipates difficulty working
Exclusion Criteria:
- Already receiving VA payments
- Already receiving SSI or SSDI
- Has a conservator
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00530985
|United States, Connecticut
|VA Connecticut Health Care System (West Haven)
|West Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06516
|Principal Investigator:
|Marc I. Rosen, MD
|VA Connecticut Health Care System (West Haven)
|Responsible Party:
|Rosen, Marc - Principal Investigator, Department of Veterans Affairs
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|NCT00530985 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 16, 2007
|Last Updated:
|June 30, 2009
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
substance abuse
vocational rehabilitation
case management
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star hotel near Basilica Palladiana
Popular property highlights
Located in the heart of Vicenza, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Giardini Salvi, Basilica Palladiana, and Olympic Theatre. Church of Santa Maria Nuova and Palazzo Porto are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, a business center, and meeting rooms are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 118 rooms offer free WiFi and free wired Internet, plus Select Comfort beds and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. Other amenities available to guests include sofa beds, minibars, and room service.
Guest Highlights
- Breakfast
- Convenient parking
- Helpful staff
- Clean guestrooms
- Guestroom size
SHG Hotel De La Ville
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms.
Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This business-friendly hotel also offers a library, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, the property provides an area shuttle within 2 km and a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours). Onsite self parking and valet parking are complimentary.
- Concierge services
- Elevator/lift
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 118
- Number of floors - 7
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Restaurant
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Meeting rooms 5
- Multilingual staff
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Free valet parking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 1998
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Free self parking
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Free long-term parking
- Free parking nearby
- Snack bar/deli
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Sofa bed
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free long-term parking, Free self parking, Free valet parking, RV, bus, truck parking, Free parking nearby
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Bidet
- Shower only
- Satellite TV service
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
- Designer toiletries
- Room service (limited hours)
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
- Sofa bed size
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Free wired Internet
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
DEVILLE LOUNGE BAR - This bar specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Happy hour is offered.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 3 AM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
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Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 18 per pet, per night
- Up to 15 lb
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 15 years of age.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 12.50 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 150 per person (one way)
- Pet fee: EUR 18 per pet, per night
Hotel Name
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- Boscolo De La Ville Vicenza
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport. Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Episode 45: Hawks Can Be Jerks, Man
Do we have plenty of baseball talk? Sure we do. We got prospects, we got Josh Hamilton's injury, we got Sam Fuld's amazing week. Do we have Mike Curto, the finest play-by-play voice in the minors talking about the business? Sure we do, he even provides musical suggestions. Is that what you are waiting for? No, no it is not. We found the hawk trap guy, and he's here for your listening pleasure. You're welcome.
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I'm skipping all the baseball talk for now and going straight to the hawk trap guy just so I can hear, "Hawks can be jerks, man". It's been a long day, I need some comedic relief.
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The roads look dry
been a gorgeous day here but temps stayed below zero until about 10.30.
In my suntrap in the garden it got up to 17 degrees but out in the open a lot less and roads were very damp
No, unfortunately the roads were mostly wet .... I was expecting them to dry out during the run when the promised 'glorious sunshine' arrived ...but it didn't!
Still, it was good to get a run in, as at this time of year we have normally stopped for winter. It did stay dry, but dull with wet roads and 6C temps.
It's a great feeling..
waiting at Spoons for others to arrive .. with a brew ..and a whole day of fun to look forward to....
Just three bikes today ..
...I think many folks have already 'called it a day' for 2012.
So it was just Gordon, Graeme and myself out to play.
A82 out of Glasgow...
Not many, but we did see a few other bikes out...
Garage at Milton ..Graeme and friends filling up....
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undercover, would have been a good day here for a ride, could hear plenty of bikes going down the country roads. only problem i have is a wooden ramp that wasn't dry ...must felt it, or any suggestions welcome??
Character is treating those who can do nothing for you.
try fixing
that anti slip vinyl that a lot of care homes use, I used some for a dog ramp in my garden last year. Worked like a dream, not expensive either
my m-in-law
has this stuff on a decking slope, really grippy.
cheers guys
will look at the vinyl stuff, steve, they have that on ebay, was going to buy it in strips and put some every few inches or so. 70 quid isn't feasable at the moment, car mot due and i know the bugger is gonna fail! will have to be a job for spring. Or hire 2 burly blokes to manoevre it everytime i want to go out come a cropper a few times on it even when it looks dry....bloody vfr weighs heavier than a panzer tank
Character is treating those who can do nothing for you.
if it's anything like
the cbr400 I feel your pain, seriously heavy just glad they are low to the ground
they are actually
heavier good work out for the legs tho, don't have to pay for zumba lessons
Character is treating those who can do nothing for you.
**you hqave one of those **
pesky little beggars fall on your pins you'll know it
it is not cheap, but as you say you can buy it is shorter strips......I did think about the DIY solution of getting some spray glue and spreading some sharp sand on top?
thinking about that. old gloss, wait for it to become tacky and chuck some gritty sand at it. Need it to be really dry first.
Character is treating those who can do nothing for you.
Hammer in some............
Staples with tops proud like they do on the wooden stiles in the countryside. Just make sure they're long ones and can't come out. Don't want punctures.
that's the thing cj
it would have to be bone dry first and at this time of year that's not going to happen. Maybe just put her to bed for the winter
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When Craig Herkert left Walmart a few years ago to become president and CEO of Supervalu the situation that unfolded earlier this week at the grocer was not what he had in mind.
Herkert, who served as Walmart's president and CEO of the Americas until 2009, had the displeasure of watching the Supervalu shares tumble after the company reported earnings per share of 19 cents that were about half of what analysts expected. And if that weren't bad enough, he also announced suspension of the company's dividend and said Supervalu would no longer provide sales and earnings guidance. Then for good measure he threw in the revelation that the company was also looking at strategic alternatives.
The bad news was part of an earnings report that saw sales decline to $10.6 billion from $11.1 billion. The company said the decline was due to the disposition of a majority of its fuel centers in addition to a 3.7% decline in identical store sales at traditional supermarkets and a 3.4% decline in identical store sales at the low price oriented Sav-A-Lot division. Herkert's solution: preserve liquidity, cut expenses and invest more in a pricing strategy called "fair plus promotion."
"While our shift to a fair price plus promotion strategy is right for our business, it is essential that we move even more aggressively to lower prices, and anticipate and respond to competitor actions," Herkert said. "We expect our business transformation to meet our customers' demands for great quality at lower prices. We intend to do this while remaining profitable, continuing to pay down debt and investing the capital to maintain and enhance our stores and related assets."
As a result, the company will pursue deeper and more structural cost savings initiatives and adopting more flexible financing facilities, reducing near-term capital expenditures and suspending the dividend, according to Herkert.
"As we proceed with these actions in an effort to drive more traffic to our stores and ensure we are the destination of choice in the neighborhoods we serve, we remain focused on maintaining our operational and financial strength," Herkert said. "We are committed to generating operating cash flows of more than $1 billion annually and meeting or exceeding our debt reduction targets. And, to assure we are evaluating the full range of opportunities available to us to create value for shareholders, the company's board and management, together with its financial advisors, are reviewing strategic alternatives for our business."
He characterized the moves as bold and necessary to position the company for success, but history has shown that a retailer in decline tends to stay in decline. Supervalu may be able to buck that trend, but the competitive forces contributing to its weakness are not abating. The company is feeling the pinch from a variety of competitors. Among conventional grocers, Kroger remains on a role with eight, yes eight, consecutive years of identical store sales growth. Meanwhile, while such value players as Dollar General and Family Dollar continue to open and remodel stores at a blistering pace that contain large assortments of food and consumables. Walmart has regained its footing with core customers who are shopping its large stores more often and spending more per visit as evidenced by company resurgent same store sales growth. And the company later this year is likely to announce an acceleration of its small format store expansion. Target too has become more of a force in the food world as upwards of 1,000 of its conventional food stores have been converted to a concept called PFresh that features fresh food and groceries in just the past three years.
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When Craig Herkert left Walmart a few years ago to become president and CEO of Supervalu the situation that unfolded earlier this week at the grocer was not what he had in mind.


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Streaming media provider RealNetworks plans to launch the final, non-test version of its RealArcade video game software, including a new online game rental section that will serve as the largest test yet of a still-unproven delivery system.
The system, which uses technology for streaming games, rather than downloading them over the Internet, will allow users to rent PC-based video games and play them online, the company said.
The rental system was not present in the test version of the software, which launched in May.
There are no downloads involved except for a small piece of software from Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Into Networks that loads the software into a buffer as it downloads, the companies said.
This new platform comes at a time when physical video game rentals have fallen sharply.
Through the week ending September 23, video game rentals were down 12 percent over 2000, according to the VidTrac report from the Video Software Dealers Association.
The RealArcade software is free but it will cost US$4.99 to rent access to one game for seven days, or US$14.99 to access all of the games on the site for one month.
That monthly rental fee will be discounted to US$9.99 for the first month, said Paul Thelen, group product manager for RealArcade.
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The renationalisation of YPF and subsequent aggressive but realistic strategic investment plan set out by the company is the new driving force behind Argentinas energy sector. While foreign interest in the countrys shale potential exists, as evidenced by Chevrons recent entrance, we remain bearish on the sector and its prospects for receiving much-needed foreign investment. We expect production at existing fields to remain high into 2013, primarily on the back of continued pressure on YPF to produce since its nationalisation. Further changes to our forecasts, including reserves and refining capacity, will come when the implementation of the five-year plan begins in earnest.
The main trends and developments we highlight in the Argentine oil and gas sector are:
- The fiscal regime needs work if Argentina is to secure adequate long-term investment and harness the countrys apparent potential. Indeed, YPF is looking to raise US$1bn in debt to fund its planned 2013 capital expenditures. In addition to the risks associated with investing in the recently nationalised company, BMI believes that sizeable currency devaluation is in store for Argentina amid a broader weakening of the economy.
- An audit carried out by US consultant Ryder Scott to assessed the potential of the Vaca Muerta formation in Argentinas Neuquén Province to hold estimated prospective resources of 21.2bn barrels of oil equivalent (boe), contingent resources of 1.5bn boe and booked proven, probable and possible (3P) reserves of 116mn boe net to YPF. This is a considerable increase on a November 2011 contingent resources estimate of 927mn boe. In one of Repsols last investor presentations as the parent of YPF it noted that Argentina has the potential to replicate the shale revolution witnessed in the US, while the CEO of US independent EOG Resources said that the Vaca Muerta play could be bigger than the 5.7bn bbl Eagle Ford, a formation located in south Texas, US.
- YPFs new investment plan envisages US$7bn in capital expenditure (capex) each year to 2017, focusing on the unconventional plays at Vaca Muerta and marginal fields. The aim is to increase production to 219.2boe by 2017, a rise of 37% on current production levels. YPF aims to increase the number of new wells to 50 per year, in comparison to 19 wells per year between 2007 and 2011. Repsol-YPF had previously estimated that it would invest US$25bn per year to double the countrys current oil and gas production. Conventional oil volumes will continue to come under pressure, though the plan to increase production from marginal fields could provide some respite if implemented as envisaged by YPF. Our current estimates assume oil output falling in 2012, but recovering in 2013/14. By 2017, we expect Argentina to be pumping an average 744,540 barrels per day (b/d).
- Artificially low domestic prices for fuels insulate demand. However, the weakening macroeconomic environment will take a toll on oil consumption. We now forecast annual average growth in oil consumption of 2,1% to 2017, reaching 733,239 b/d. The trend of importing more and more refined fuels while exporting less and less crude oil will continue according to our forecasts, pushing the cost of imports higher. We forecast the cost of refined fuel imports to be US$3.21bn in 2013by 2012 and rising to US$6.96bn by 2021. By 2018 we see net oil imports of 13,360b/d and rising thereafter, ending Argentinas position as a net oil exporter.
- Our forecasts suggest that natural gas production will reach 40.5bn cubic metres (bcm) by 2017, although we are not factoring in any production from shale gas at this stage. The commercialization of the Vaca Muerta shale gas resources presents a strong upside risk to our forecast. Under the current forecast scenario, imports of natural gas are expected to exceed 15bcm by 2017, up from 5.2bcm in 2011.
- The cost of oil and gas imports costs will continue to rise steadily over the forecast period, with the potential to nearly double by 2021 should there be no major progress in exploiting shale resources. Indeed, gas imports will cost a total of US$4.6bn in 2013, rising to US$10.2bn in 2021. The value of the countrys oil exports will shift from US$304mn in 2013 to an import bill of US$9.6bn in 2021.
At the time of writing we assume an OPEC basket oil price for 2012 of US$107.05/bbl, falling to US$99.10/bbl in 2013. Global GDP in 2012 is forecast at 3.2%, up from an assumed 3.1% in 2011, reflecting slowing growth in China and uncertainty with regard to the eurozone debt situation. For 2013, global GDP growth is estimated at 3.7%.
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At first I was not going to read your piece. Then the words "Civil War" caught my eye and I had to read on. Your piece kept my attention all the way through. Very good work. I'd like to read the book if it comes out. If it is already out, I'll head on down to my local book store and pick it up.
On a more personal note, my great great grandfather commanded a lot of the Forida and part of the Alabama troops in the war. The people the brigades and regiments were named after were not always there, rather they were home trying to raise more money and men for the fight. In many cases the history books will call a regiment or a brigade by it's founder's name when in fact my great great grandfatehr was actually in command. We was on the right flank of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg; commanding Perry's Brigade of Anderson's Divison. He commanded many of the Confederate troops that kept the Union from crossing the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg. He fought in the Wilderness. From what I have been told he was at Cold Harbor and Bloody Angle, as a Regimental Commander. His last battle was Petersburg. The crater that blew up the Confederate lines was immediately adjacent to his left flank. It was his men that lined up around the rim of the crater and killed so many Union troops like "shooting fish in a barrel" someone once told me. He was supposed to be at Appomattox, but illness and wounds kept him from making the trip.
I go on too long. I enjoyed your article and hope the book will be or is already published. I still read about the Civil War and this looks like a good read.
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It is an increasing social symptom that those who contribute least to the support of society take most. Those who scream most about their rights never seem to utter a word about their duties.
The burden of the "takers" upon our society continues to grow. In part it takes the form of :
1. "Social relief" (SSI, welfare, etc.)
2. Medical and hospitable care for those whose only goal is to destroy their life with drugs and a death-inducing lifestyle.
3. A moral outlook that continues to propagate society with children from individuals who are either unfit, unable, or both, to be parents.
4. Thus the care for these children (and their "parents") again falls upon society. Many children by a drug-addicted mother are born addicts themselves. Some never even see the light of life with society bearing the cost of their abortion (murder).
5. An increasing number of mentally disturbed individuals, caused either by drug use or inflicted by a deranged society, filling our streets and institutions.
6. An increasing police force to deal with the overload of crime, drug and violence-crazed individuals.
This is certainly not a complete list, but should be sufficient to cause everyone to take a moment to consider. As Ayn Rand in "Atlas Shrugged" noted, when those who are supporting society get sick enough of holding up those whose only contribution is their attempt to tear it down, what then will the "takers and the looters" do?
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Brian was a farm kid, growing up on his parents' dairy farm in Springvale Township. His adult life has been spent in law enforcement, beginning with nine years in the Braham Police Department and continuing as a Deputy Sherriff in Isanti County for the past 17 years. Brian and his wife Diane live near Cambridge with their son Mikey.
Having lived his entire life in our community, Brian has learned the importance of hard work, common sense and a strong moral compass. These have been the foundation of his life, both as a family man and law enforcement officer. They will also be his foundation as our representative in Saint Paul.
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The chancellor's decision to freeze the duty on spirits, wine and beer failed to warm the hearts of the Scotch whisky industry.
The Scotch Whisky Association said it was "bitterly disappointed" that nothing had been done about what it sees as tax discrimination against spirits.
The association said pub customers would continue to pay about 8p more for a measure of whisky than for a measure of wine.
The association had been seeking a cut of 4% in spirit duty to close the differential between spirits and wine.
Spokesman Campbell Evans said: "We are disappointed at the chancellor's freeze, although it is pleasing that Mr Brown has recognised the competitive nature of the industry.
"In the last two Budgets, the chancellor has taken steps to narrow the discrimination in duties between spirits and wine.
"We had hoped that he would continue to do the same today."
However, other business organisations appeared happier with the chancellor's statement.
'Traditional topics'
The governor of the Bank of Scotland said the Budget contained few surprises.
Sir John Shaw said Mr Brown had done little to encourage savings and "traditional budget topics" such as mortgages were left untouched.
He said: "Corporation tax relief for intellectual property and goodwill is to be welcomed as are tax credits for larger companies in the field of research and development.
"The Ł150 agricultural compensation package is much needed at this point but we would like to see the details as soon possible bearing in the mind the current conditions in the farming industry."
However, Iain MacMillan director of CBI Scotland said the Budget was surprisingly dull.
He said: "It's probably the last Budget before the general election but I thought it was quite a boring Budget.
"There are some good measures for business and he could have given away a little more.
"We're actually glad that he didn't because we think that there's a much better opportunity now for lower interest rates and perhaps over time a lower value of the pound against the euro."
The Forum of Private Business in Scotland dubbed the Budget a "lost opportunity".
It welcomed the simplification of paying VAT for small businesses but said more could be done to cut "red tape".
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quote:Originally posted by mekocdreamer- Did you get a chance to visit Binkert?
quote:Originally posted by EliseTWell, does L.A. get credit for the "Gourmet sausage" trend? If so, are those hisses or hurrahs? I was dubious at first about duck and apple in my sausages, but some of these are first rate. Check out the menu atwww.maroni.comWhen not feeling quite so trendy, we have plenty of German delis and English shops (bangers!) to keep my sausage jones in check.
quote:Originally posted by BushieElgin, TX has been proclaimed the Sausage Capital of Texas by our legislature, so who can argue with that? The Southside Meat Market's "Elgin Hot Sausage" is the most famous, but I prefer Meyer's beef sausage just down the road.Kreuz in Lockhart has great sausage, and Charles in Smithville makes a beef and pig combo sausage that is out of this world.
quote:Originally posted by bill vossI'm interested in what you all think are america's great wiener burgs. I broached this once with Michaeland he had strong opinions. Some places have sausages ingrained in the culture while others don't seem to be on the bus. There's the obvious NY vs. Chicago battle, and pork vs. beef, but what's the sausage situation in your town?Are there ethnic subcategories in your town, or is it the traditional hot dog thing going on?
quote:Originally posted by hermitt4dI've gotten distracted 3 times while reading this thread but I don't remember any mention of andouille and I'd sure like to get some recommendations from anybody in the know. Who makes the best and how do I get my hands on some? About all I've had is Manda, available at Sam's club here and maybe one or two other brands whose names I can't remember.
quote:Originally posted by Mayhaw Manquote:Originally posted by hermitt4dI've gotten distracted 3 times while reading this thread but I don't remember any mention of andouille and I'd sure like to get some recommendations from anybody in the know. Who makes the best and how do I get my hands on some? About all I've had is Manda, available at Sam's club here and maybe one or two other brands whose names I can't remember.Hermitt,See my 7/24 post above.You know, you just live in Houston and you are only about three hours away from one of the great sausage Meccas (could there be a sausage Mecca if pork is proscribed by Islam? Why do I think about this stuff?)in the South (Breaux Bridge) and 4 hours away from the andouille capital (LaPlace) of the world. Why not make a day out of it? Bring a big ice chest, some funds for buying sausage, and save enough to stop and eat a big lunch at Joe's Dreyfuss Store in Livonia. You can fill up your belly and your freezer in one day trip. Bring your friends. Hell, bring a busload. We are in the middle of another election cycle and the thieving is going on worse than usual. We need the tourist dollars since apparently the politicians haven't figured out how to tax you coming across the borders (yet), although New Orleans has a higher hotel/motel/destination fee tax than New York, New York.Really though, if you search back through the threads, roadfood is rampant on the I-10 corridor between The Rocket City and The Crescent City. Com'on over, I'll meet you for lunch if your going to Joe's. I can be there in an hour.
quote:Originally posted by hermitt4dI haven't been to either of the places in Elgin but I did have the Elgin Hot Guts as served at Hoover's in Austin; it was very good but I haven't been able to get it to taste that good when I cook it at home (probably my fault rather than Southside Market). I've tried Meyers, several varieties, also, but haven't been too impressed.A recent find is the new jalapeno pork and beef sausage from V & V in beautiful downtown Cistern, TX. Maybe the best jalapeno sausage I've every had. Very limited distribution; I find them sometimes at the new HEB warehouse type stores in Houston. Their regular blend has been served at Pizzitola's BBQ in Houston for 35 years and is one of the better sausages at Q places in Houston.
quote:Originally posted by hermitt4dBushie,I think you mentioned Charles in Smithville in an earlier post. I tried to find that once but couldn't make sense of the directions I had scribbled down.
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We've just made it through one of the longest involuntary waiting periods in the life cycle of creating dairy policy. Conceived in politics and gestating in the womb of USDA, dairy farmers should have a more definitive picture of what it holds for them, after final rules are written.
New informational resources and meetings pop up almost daily, not only detailing components of the Dairy Margin Protection Program (DMPP), but also offering ideas on how farmers can incorporate the program into their current risk management strategy.
Many dairy farmers may use the new program as a "default" for risk management, while others may implement it as just one tool in a bigger toolbox.
To help you get a head start on making decisions, Dairy Herd Management turned to several milk marketing/ risk management advisers to get their thoughts. You can find a summary of DMPP on page 18, followed by the risk management discussion on pages 19-20.
Immediately after the Farm Bill was signed, it looked like Congress was preparing to tackle an even bigger issue – immigration reform. However, those reforms appear unlikely to advance advance any further in this election year.
Some responses I've received from Dairy Herd Management website posts show how emotional the topic is, even among some dairy farmers.
For example, I posted a press release regarding the Agriculture Workforce Coalition, an organization involving many major U.S. dairy and agricultural groups. They joined forces with the Partnership for a New American Economy to launch a month-long social media campaign for immigration reform.
One of the first comments coming back to me started like this: Dear Unpatriotic Treasonous Dave Natzke … The comments went on to say small and beginning farmers were being thrown under the bus, so large dairies can access cheap labor.
Also on the political front, there's the issue of raising minimum wages. Based on statistics I've seen, the average wages paid by dairies are already well above even some of the highest proposed minimums. However, higher minimum wages will, in all likelihood, add to the competition for available labor.
Regardless of how you feel about immigration reform or minimum wages, labor supply and quality are at least partially behind what I perceive to be a seismic jump in the interest for robotic milkers this winter.
There are some other items attracting my "labor" attention. I live near a north-central Wisconsin paper mill town suffering through a decline.
There had been some good news – the paper mill was hiring – so I asked someone who worked there how it was going. The person said 40 people had applied for the open positions … but that 30 of them had failed drug tests.
That didn't sound like a very large pool of quality labor.
A week later, the local paper carried an article pertaining to aging "baby boomers" and the impact on available workers.
Statewide in Wisconsin, 14.4% of the population was older than 65 in 2012. By 2030, that's expected to grow to 24%. Currently in the three-county area where I live, 52% of the population is considered "working age" (25-54 years old). That number will drop to 44.4% by 2030.
That opens a whole additional box of issues, from health care to Social Security.
We're headed for some labor pains to be sure. We'll be tackling dairy labor issues in our May 2014 issue.
Dave Natzke is editor of Dairy Herd Management. To contact him, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.