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An Evolved ICT Management Model for Interactional Services
In our first post we introduced the notion of service-based investment as a way of managing the maturity of digital into 'interactional' (not transactional) services.
Our second post looked more directly at what we see as the impacts of the investment approach on the ICT Management Model and organisational design, specifically:
- Interactional service drives a new integrated investment, and opportunity.
- Parallel organisations within an organisation can't remain. The investment model for interactional services demands that ICT integrates itself into business investment planning, so that business understands what the total investment in their service offering is, from their end-to-end.
- The organizational investment model needs to be re-thought and re-positioned as Integrated Service Investment.
In this third post we look specifically at what this service reality means for the ICT Management Model. We suggest that not only investment management but the ICT Management structure itself needs to course correct – to ensure it supports Integrated Service Investment of the future public service organization.
Evolving from Information to Investment – ICT Management Model Evolution
After the emergence and settling of the notion of digital as a disruptor, when talking with CIOs and business leaders we work with, the current management debate seems to be focused on a couple of key questions:
- Should 'ICT' and 'Digital' be separated in terms of strategy and delivery?
- How close should ICT be to the business?
- What role does the business have in ICT strategy?
- Why is a CIO even called a CIO?1
#Disclaimer 1 – we made that one up, but seriously, Chief Information Officer – what does that even mean in the current construct?
The ongoing integration of key ICT roles or even teams and investment from ICT to Digital, or Digital and ICT to the business, is a deck chair game that doesn't really answer the real questions about quality and direction of investment in relation to services.
Even considering moving the CIO into the business undermines the scale of investment and operations that are currently being managed by those roles. Like it or not, large-scale enterprise-wide platforms, products, applications and infrastructure are here for the long haul, and they need to be managed.
Conversely, the Chief Digital Officer (CDO), who right now must drive digital strategy and execution, isn't a role that will replace the traditional Chief Information Officer (CIO) or Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Those roles will likely always continue because of their specialization and because the management of, and investment in, technology must continue. ICT is a heavily invested resource and public service organisations in particular are dependent on its execution, stability and scalability.
The new CIO – Chief 'Investment' Officer, investing in service, not simply ICT
What might change though, is the focus of the CIO.
The role must stay in the 'technology' business. But it must be answerable, in an integrated way, to the overarching aims of the organisation – to deliver service, not to accumulate enterprise technology.
The CIO's measure is to respond with the business (i.e. the service strategists and deliverers). The CIO needs to answer more than just, what is our technology direction and how is it being managed. They need to answer:
- How does our ICT investment map to the business' interactional service strategy?
- How does our internal delivery match the service promise the business is making?
- How does our technology investment and management pre-empt transaction and enable interaction?
- What return (not just expense) is our ICT investment giving to the organisation in terms of evolving the service model and the organisation's future capability?
The CTO then, can continue to manage the ICT Services implementation – the solutions, products, platforms that drive the CIOs investment platform above.
The Chief Digital Officer – assimilating digital into the business as service
The role of CDO to embrace digital platforms, steward organizations to be digitally savvy and get the house in digital order is absolutely necessary, for now. Digital requires the organization to get sorted on immediate investment, capability and competency upskilling, complex vendor management and innovation/disruption as the norm.
That said, does a Chief Digital Officer even exist in the future? We believe, through our experiences, that it will not. We believe the 'Chief Digital Officer' is actually a transitional title for the evolution of the digital business – driven by technology opportunities – to the interactional service business.
Rather than the CDO morphing into the CIO role, we see the CDO role integrating into the service strategy part of the business. Inherent in this observation is our position that the modern public service organisation does not need to make the distinction between its business and digital. They are the same.
Essential to this is that the importance of a CDO stops being about a 'person' or a position, and starts being about the competency of the next generation of public service leaders (in the business).2 Leaders who plan, strategise, administer and deliver services. Business owners who say 'I will take care of the law, compliance, communication, HR, my stakeholders but I expect ICT and the CDO to deliver the innovative solution to my service needs' are inadequate. All elements of the service are their business.
#Disclaimer 2 – we are NOT inventing a role called Chief Service Officer. Enough with the C-Roles. We simply believe that the modern public service executive should be both a service strategist and delivery expert and this encompasses the digital component.
Roles are important, but it's language that drives action
If the modern ICT capability is driven by a CIO focused on service investment, a CTO who retains the role of pure technologist, and the CDO who is replaced by the business, how does that shape the organisation itself?
Encouraging business to re-engage with strategic notion of services is key to:
- break down the parallel organisation.
- invest in service, not technology accumulation.
- support interactional service design, delivery, sustainment and evolution.
- Truly honour client and staff experience, right through to service delivery technology solutions.
But this is difficult when ICT language dominates the strategic conversation. Disciplines must have language, but ICT language, the language of Enterprise, Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, ITIL, SIAM, TOGAF, et al is seen as prevalent often, because it exists and is codified. Other than standard project delivery language (which has also come to be owned largely by ICT) the business doesn't have a neat descriptor of why and how it goes about its work – it just 'delivers'.
The issue this poses for the organisation is that with ICT language dominating, and methodologies such as Agile being invested in, the organisation is still simply ramping up the ICT investment while business investment shrinks. These ICT terms and methodologies, whilst increasingly aware of business outcomes, are still, in essence, ICT product delivery methods.
If the organisation only invests in these, expecting them to take care of broader experience measures they are in for a shock. There have been plenty of well-documented ICT-based issues in the past six months that highlight relying on ICT methodologies alone can harm the reputation of a public service agency.
One way for business to 'win' the language battle, and to end the parallel organisation, is to take back terminology that has drifted to ICT.
A classic language example is the term 'architecture'
Somewhere in the 1990s the term architecture in any public sector organisation became an ICT term. Enterprise architects are critical to an organisation's success, but even they would argue that their level of architecture is only a systemic representation of the implementation of the overarching of business strategy.
What business hires the world's leading architect to only work on the foundation.
Architecture isn't an ICT domain, it's an organizational scaffold.
The answer is to not take architecture off anyone, but to share the language. Recognise that multiple levels of architecture exist in an organisation and that the top of the architecture tree in the public service is, the service architecture.
- Service Architecture (staff and client – the experience layer)
- Business Architecture (Delivery – the organisational layer)
- Enterprise Architecture (ICT – the solution enabling layer)
A direct line of sight between all three layers must be visible:
- This is our service offering.
- Therefore we are organised to deliver as such.
- And delivery is enabled (and often led) by the ICT systems, platforms, applications and infrastructure we have in place).
If this kind of shared language isn't possible, there is simply no way an organisation can deliver sustainable, available client and staff experiences through service.
Once language (business and ICT) is acknowledged and addressed, and the conditions of a business-led service organisation are recognized, the final question to be answered is 'what shape are we in to deliver this'.
Taking on language, investment, and organisational structure is a big task. Starting from scratch is a lock-in to kicking off one of those 'transformation' projects that (in our opinion (and experience)) rarely work. So how do organisations start the process of evolving to this new reality?
Our belief is that the course correction starts with a diagnostic of where the organisation sits in relation to interactional service, ICT and digital maturity. We start this process with clients through a DMA Service Diagnostic – an approach that enables ICT and Service Delivery executives to start the evolution they need to make.
As a senior executive said to us once when we undertook a diagnostic on his ICT organisation end-to-end with a service perspective:
"I always thought this was what our business looked like, but because I hadn't seen it mapped out in that way I couldn't manage it or measure it."


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Auckland Airport is a key part of the local community. The airport brings together a large number of different organisations and businesses. Our goal is to ensure together we create a positive, attractive and sustainable place to live and work. This is something we strive for with all of our suppliers and business partners.
We work to ensure our suppliers and partners keep the interests of the community and environment in mind while doing business. While our supply chain is currently focused predominately on service we understand that this will change as the airport develops, and especially during periods of infrastructure construction.
Our suppliers and business partners will play an increasingly significant role in achieving the airport's long term sustainability aims and therefore must be fully engaged in our own sustainability programme. This is done in partnership where we work to ensure the economic, environmental and social benefits are maximised for all stakeholders.
Current examples
Waste minimisation has been a focus for Auckland Airport for many years. In 2011 it was recognised that significant changes were needed in the way the airport handled waste to meet sustainability targets and realise a significant opportunity to reduce costs and improve environmental outcomes.
OCS provide the cleaning services for the airport and their personnel are seen as a key link in the waste management chain, that could make waste segregation, recovery and recycling a simple process for retail and airline tenants and passengers alike.
OCS shared our vision and OCS Wasteline conducted audits of waste streams and segregation trials that resulted in the creation of a comprehensive waste minimisation plan. The model generated in the terminals is now being introduced in multi-tenanted buildings right across the airport business district.
OfficeMax, one of Auckland Airport's procurement suppliers, recognise that ethical business, social and environmental practices are just as important as providing the right price, product and service to their customers. As an industry-leading provider, they are aware of the responsibility they have to lead in the conservation, protection and enhancement of the environment. OfficeMax focuses on providing cost reductions and improved supply chain efficiencies for Auckland Airport as well as working with us to select the right products to meet the needs of our users and also reduce environmental impacts.
Siemens has provided technology to the Airport, for many years, which include plant and equipment for heating and cooling in the terminals and other buildings within the business district. The controls play a crucial role in reducing energy consumption whilst providing the correct building comfort levels for our tenants and passengers.
Siemens also sits on the company's resource efficiency group and provides energy efficiency expertise that has resulted in significant energy savings across the business.
We are currently working with Konica Minolta to deliver substantial efficiencies to our office operations that have both environmental and economic benefits. This has included new multifunctional print devices which have reduced costs as well and environmental impacts. The new devices provide precise monitoring utilisation patterns and printing volumes reducing print and paper wastage by up to 20 per cent and increased business efficiencies. Through a partnership with TRC (Toner Recycling Corp) Konica Minolta also collects, recycles and disposes empty cartridges and waste toner units.
Sustainable Design
The development of the airport of the future has to be sustainable.
We have developed specific design standards for the airport that ensures sustainability is part of the thinking across all disciplines, such as architecture and engineering, involved in developing the airport. In our 2017 sustainability update we demonstrate our performance over the past five years and how it supports our carbon and corporate disclosures.
The sustainability update is also used to inform our supply chain partners of our performance and expectations that future development will enable us to achieve even greater improvements in eco-efficiency.

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That's what this article in the LA Times tech blog says, and on pretty good authority too.
Evidently light emitting devices like a cellphone or the iPad can cause the inhibition of the body's secretion of melatonin, which is what puts your body to sleep.
Because users hold those devices so close to their face, staring directly into the light, the effect is amplified compared with, say, a TV across the room or a bedside lamp, said Frisca Yan-Go, director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center in Santa Monica. …
"The take-home lesson is that insomnia and electronics gadgets emitting light should not [be] mixed before bedtime," UCLA Neurology Clinic Director Alon Avidan, also an associate professor at the university, wrote in an e-mail. However, "Kindle is better for your sleep," he wrote in another e-mail.
Some say e-ink is easier on the eyes than the screen on a computer
(tablet or otherwise). However, the
Wall Street Journal published a report this month to the contrary.
…Really? where is the 'real' evidence?
I have to say that I am usually in fron of my computer untill just before going to bed: for what is worth, if you are tired, you sleep, but maybe I am a lucky one?


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Prepared by The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR)*
All over the world, people leave their home countries for many reasons: fear of persecution, better employment, the attainment of more gratifying standards of living, and simple wanderlust among them. The rights of such persons — migrants — are formally proclaimed and protected by numerous international instruments, especially the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1949 Convention Concerning Migration for Employment of the International Labor Organization, and migrant protection agreements adopted by the United Nations in 1990 and 2000.
As is generally true elsewhere, U.S. law does not give people the right to enter our country freely. Once here, however, they are guaranteed protections, including freedom from discrimination based on race and national origin and from arbitrary treatment by the government. Yet, because both legal and illegal migrants typically face language barriers, are in precarious financial straits, lack access to legal assistance, and possibly fear reprisals, they tend not to assert their internationally and nationally established rights.
5 — The approximate percentage, smaller than popularly assumed, of illegal immigrants in the current civilian U.S. workforce (some 7.2 of 148 million workers), most of whom, though annually contributing more than $1 trillion to the U.S. economy even while confined to largely "unskilled" jobs, are paid substandard wages, lack adequate health care, are subject to abuse and exploitation by employers, and otherwise are denied labor protections (ACLU, 2000; Pew Hispanic Center, 2005; Equal Justice Center, 2006; NY Press, 2006; Rapid Immigration, 2006)
25 — Approximate percentage of Hurricane Katrina recovery workers actively recruited from among undocumented immigrants by major U.S. companies under multi-million dollar government contracts to assist the New Orleans clean-up and recovery efforts; companies that make little to no effort to mitigate working conditions that are often harmful and, in some cases, deny pay and threaten deportation if workers attempt to assert their rights to compensation and to reasonably healthy and safe work environments (AFL-CIO, 2006; Democracy Now, 2006)
90 — Estimated percentage of U.S.-detained immigrants who appear without legal counsel in their immigration proceedings largely because they are entitled to counsel only if it is "at no expense to the government," that is, only if they pay for it, imperiling their right to equality before, and equal protection of, the law (Immigration Equality, 2005; ABA Commission on Immigration, 2006)
1,800 — Minimum number of immigrants currently detained by federal law in the U.S. Midwest, without regard for the capacity of local jails to provide standards of care set by the international community, including the separation of immigrants from criminals, space for exercise, advice about one's rights in a language one understands, and adequate opportunity to communicate with legal counsel and family members (Justice for Our Neighbors, 2005; Human Rights Watch, 1998, 2006; American Bar Association Commission on Immigration, 2006)
2,000 — Number of miles of U.S.-Mexican border wall authorized by the U.S. Congress to stem illegal immigration which, though not a human rights violation for lack of any right to unrestricted migration, does suggest the Berlin Wall and the wall recently erected between Israel and the adjacent Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, tending to define the United States as a gated community that denies the spirit of human rights by emphasizing the gross disparity of means and privilege of some human beings over others (The Guardian, 2006; New America Media, 2006; New York Times, 2006)
5,000 — Estimated number of unaccompanied immigrant minors detained yearly by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, often in dangerous circumstances and in common jails, contravening the international duty to act "in the best interest of the child" and to treat children separated from their parents in a positive, humane, and expeditious manner (Human Rights Watch, 2000; The American Immigration Law Foundation, 2004)
40,000 — Estimated number of U.S. citizens with foreign gay or lesbian partners who, because the 1996 U.S. Defense of Marriage Act declares "marriage" to mean, in all federal law, "only a legal union between one man and one woman" and thus to exclude same-sex couples for immigration purposes, are forced to leave the United States or live apart from their loved ones, depriving the foreign partner of her or his right to freedom of movement and the right of each to freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation (Human Rights Watch, 2006)
150,000 — Number of immigrants granted asylum in the United States who, in 2004, brought a successful class action against the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service—now the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services—for its failure, through mismanagement, to convert nearly 22,000 immigrants granted asylum into "permanent residents," extending the waiting time of all asylum seekers by more than two years, a consequence found "widespread" by the presiding federal judge and prompting him to condemn the former INS for "egregious" and "plainly harmful" violations of law that "constitute nothing short of a national embarrassment" (American Immigration Law Foundation, 2004)
*First published in The Iowa Review (Volume 37, Number 1) Spring 2007. Copyright © 2007 by The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights. For further information on human rights generally, please visit the UICHR web site.


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When looking for hotels in Italy, or in any other country for that matter, it pays to keep in mind that you're in a foreign country, not at home, so there's no point in spending too much energy making comparisons.
Like anywhere, you can find excellent hotels in Italy, as well as accommodation that won't meet your expectations. Obviously it pays to do your homework before you leave, and the Internet is a perfect tool for this. You can research and organize much of your trip from your computer, a process that in the past required the services of a travel agent.
Get a recommendation
The best approach is still word of mouth. If you have friend who's discovered a quaint little pensione close to the center of the town you're visiting, providing you trust their judgment you can go online and book your stay. We've all had the experience of a hotel looking great in the brochure (or photos on the internet), only to find it's far more rundown or cramped in reality. So a recommendation from someone who's actually been there (hopefully recently) can ensure that you won't experience an unpleasant surprise when you arrive.
What's more important?
That being said, if you book a hotel in Italy and you're disappointed when you actually see it, you have a couple of options. If you really don't like it, you can spend the time and energy finding alternative accommodation; it's a good idea to bring the details of a couple of alternative locations with you in any case. The other option is to take a step back and ask yourself how important this is in the overall scheme of things. Did you come to Italy to enjoy a pretty hotel room, or are you there to enjoy all the delights the country has to offer?
We once stayed in a rundown pensione in Madrid whose saving grace was that it was close to the center of town. We were able to walk a couple of blocks and join the nightly street parties that lasted till the early hours of the morning. The room was spartan but clean, and we used it simply to sleep and take showers; then we were off again to enjoy the magic of the city. We could have wasted time looking for alternative accommodation, but we doubted we'd find a better location, and that was more important than the quality of the décor.
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With the graphic novel YOUNG MOZART, cartoonist William Augel provides a tender and playful glimpse into the life of the world's greatest musical genius, based on real events in his childhood.
Little Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lives only for music. The young virtuoso is looking for (and finding) inspiration all around him: in the sounds of birds, crickets and frogs; in the cries of his sister; even in the poop of his dog.
For comic readers, the whimsical storytelling (and most especially the scenes with a boy and his dog) will recall the charm of Charles Shultz's PEANUTS…. But with more music (and more historically accurate info). It's a charming tale, riddled with good humor, and, yes, real musical chords.
The book has been endorsed by Joanne Pearce Martin, the Principal Keyboardist for the Los Angeles Philharmonic who writes: "Wolferi's inspired musical antics spark the reader's imagination. It's a wonderful mix of historically accurate information and humor that brings out the playful child inside of all of us. You'll have so much fun during the journey, you won't realize how much you've learned!"
The internationally renowned publisher Humanoids has been expanding its storytelling focus with BIG, which features all ages and YA graphic novels--including the acclaimed BIGBY BEAR by Philippe Coudray. And now Humanoids will publish YOUNG MOZART in bookstore on April 23 and in comic book stores on April 24.


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I've just read the interview with Lucy Worsley printed in this week's Radio Times. I should make it clear now that I haven't, to the best of my knowledge, seen any of her television work. I don't watch much television, and even less history on television, as it tends to get on my nerves. I once spent the length of an entire programme commenting on my own comments on Facebook, ranting about something on a historical theme that I did watch, pulling it to pieces as it unfolded in front of me. And don't even think about mentioning 'Horrible Histories'…
Anyway, back to the point. She comes across as a nice, bubbly sort of person with a good line in self-deprecating humour, which is something I always enjoy. A quick look at her website confirms this. It was the business about children in the interview that grabbed me though. Or rather, her lack of them. She's a year or two older than me, and she has none and I have three. My reaction was rather mixed. For one thing, I couldn't really understand why it was of interest to the interviewer. I can't ever remember reading an interview with a man that commented on his decision to have children, or not to have children. Why is it considered important when a woman doesn't want children? The assumption is always that a woman must want a child. It wasn't me that wanted children; it was my husband. In fact, for many years, I actively didn't want them. I was persuaded, and most of the time I am very, very glad.
But if I'm totally honest, especially after the few weeks I've had lately, reading the lines "I had other priorities with what I wanted to do with my time" and "I get to spend my time doing things I enjoy" did make me slightly envious. If I didn't have children, I would have a lot more money and a lot more time. I'd have a lot less ties and a lot less pressure. I'd be able to go off to the other side or end of the country to do research whenever I needed to. But I do have children, and as such I am tied to Manchester.
The most telling line in the entire piece, as far as I was concerned, was "I have been educated out of the natural reproductive function". One of the reasons I'm doing my PhD is to prove to myself that I am able. My mum always said that the drawback of educating women is that they then get stuck with the children. I have the equivalent of two degrees and a teaching certificate. I had earned my own money. Then I had children and instead of having intelligent conversations with people with similar interests and intelligence, I was stuck at home talking to babies and toddlers and the four walls. It can be mind-bendingly boring, even when you believe that you are the best person to bring up your children and you have no wish to send them to a nursery or childminder. There is also the change in other people's perception of you: to most people, a stay at home mum must be incapable of framing an inteligent sentence. I was lucky in having a few friends that were available during the day to talk to (over the internet, at any rate) who never stopped treating me as an intelligent human being. And it's partly because of them that I am now doing my PhD and thoroughly enjoying myself.
But there's the real irony: I suspect that the real reason I'm doing the PhD is precisely because I have children. I needed to prove to myself that I could be as good as all those other doctors of philosophy. And the motivation wouldn't have been there without the children that make it so much more difficult!


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In this poignant book, humanist psychologist Richard Sylvester provides readers with unique insights regarding life's most difficult question: Who are we?
The human mind is compelled to search for meaning. But when we let go of our notion of the self, we are often confronted with the emptiness of the world. However, even in that emptiness, love and purpose can be found. In The Book of No One, Richard Sylvester continues to communicate the radical and uncompromising view of non-duality expressed in his first book, I Hope You Die Soon. With clarity, humor, and compassion, Sylvester answers many questions about the harsh truths of reality, especially the nature of non-duality, liberation, and enlightenment.


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Hi all,
What are the diffrent factors u all consider while deciding to use CMP or BMP ?
BMP Vs CMP (3 messages)
- Posted by: Harish Babu
- Posted on: September 13 2001 11:26 EDT
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- BMP Vs CMP by Jesus Guerra on September 13 2001 13:48 EDT
- BMP Vs CMP by Adnan Rafiq on September 13 2001 14:45 EDT
- BMP Vs CMP by Ajay Nalagorla on September 14 2001 00:42 EDT
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- Posted by: Jesus Guerra
- Posted on: September 13 2001 13:48 EDT
- in response to Harish Babu
I think ther's no a deffinitive answer to your question... but there´s a quite real way to follow, DON´T MESS IT.
This is the only all my enquires and investigations meeting point.
I hope this helps you, Harish.
Regards, Jesus.
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Both have their pros and cons. It really depends on what you're trying to achieve or what is the size of your project. If your project is not too big, i.e. a few entities, than BMPs may prove to be more flexible. But, for large projects I prefer CMPs as I don't have to write the persistence logic myself.
- Posted by: Adnan Rafiq
- Posted on: September 13 2001 14:45 EDT
- in response to Harish Babu
With CMPs, the object state can be cached between method calls (this feature is vendor-dependent). Most commercial EJB containers provide this caching facility implicitly. This results in better performance than BMPs. Another benefit of CMPs is that you can switch from one DB to another as long as your server vendor supports the DB. However, if you're trying to optimize your database queries, you do not have much control over the generated SQL. Also, the number of SQL statements generated can be significantly larger than BMPs.
With BMPs, of course, you have more control over your persistence logic and you can perform optimization as required. In some cases, this flexibility is highly desirable. Another benefit of BMPs, in my opinion, is that you can write entity beans that more accurately reflect your object model. With BMPS you can write coarse-grained entity beans rather easily. I have always found this to be a challenge with CMPs.
To summarize it all:
BMPs: Flexible, optimization of SQL possible, conforms more easily to your object model and allows coarse-grained/aggregate entity beans.
CMPs: Less code, caching improves performance, code is not specific to a data source, you can (arguably) switch DBs and even vendors with relative ease.
Hope this helps.
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For Container managed Persistence all the persistence activities are taken care by EJB Container.here Persistence activities includes loading and storing the data to the database and at the same time activation and passivation of ejb instances are also taken care by EJB container. CMP Beans are bit more performance compared to BMP beans
- Posted by: Ajay Nalagorla
- Posted on: September 14 2001 00:42 EDT
- in response to Adnan Rafiq
Where as the if we take Bean managed persistence all these activities should be taken care by bean developer.mens EjbLoad() and EjbStore() and activation passivation logic should be taken care by bean developer.
and some other things which will decide either CMP/BMP is that complexity of queries.if your sql query is straight forward without having complex senarios like joins among multiple tables,groupby cluases etc you can go for CMP.
for complex query situations BMP would be best suited.


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Outdoor yoga with sea views in Illetas
Summer season is here! Time for yoga on the beach!
From 1 June until 26 October 2019
Or even better. The sea views and the breeze but no wobbling in the sand or burning to the crust. Zunray's Saturday yoga class is offered at Beach club Balneario de Illetas. We have a privileged, shaded spot on one of the terraces of the beach club with views over the pristine Mediterranean waters.
Go for a nice dip after class, the beach is right there, although make sure you don't miss out on a tasty cup of coffee that comes included with your class at the restaurant. You might be tempted to make an all beach day out of it since Balneario de Illetas offers wonderful breakfast and lunch menus as well.
The class starts at 9:30 and lasts one hour. You can book in advance and pay for the class through the zunray app; You will be guaranteed a front row spot. Otherwise you can pay at the restaurant. Please show up 10 minutes before the class starts.
If you come with more than 2 people, be sure to book through the app or alternatively send us a whatsapp on +34634522321.
The cost is 20€. It includes use of a yoga mat, parking on the premises until 11:00 and a coffee or water afterwards.
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Wine And — Sigh — Cheese?
In the kosher world, cheese lags libations, but artisans are catching up.
In the kosher world, cheese lags libations, but artisans are catching up.
Nothing goes better with a fine glass of wine than a nice hunk of aged cheese. But when you're cracking open a lovely bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon whose grapes were harvested from the mineral-rich hills of the Promised Land, a shrink-wrapped package of Muenster cheese slices just won't do.
Especially during Shavuot, when we Jews celebrate all things dairy, a question emerges: Why, in an age when kosher vintners produce some of the finest and most varied bottles available, is the state of kosher cheeses so far behind? Why is it so hard to find a decent Parmesan to grate over our pasta, or a tangy fresh goat cheese to spread over our baguette? Sure, our local kosher market overflows with pre-sliced squares of bright-orange cheddar, and big bags of grated mozzarella — but why does it remain hard to find something a little more special?
To look for answers, we turned to some kosher cheese experts: Brent Delman, a wholesale food distributor who founded The Cheese Guy, his own line of high-end kosher cheeses that he ages in his Yonkers cheese cave; Brigitte Mizrahi, owner of the New Jersey-based kosher cheese company Anderson International Foods; Mark Bodzin, a former marketing manager who successfully funded a Kickstarter campaign to produce a limited-run aged kosher cheddar in Vermont; Yoram Behiri, president and CEO of Tnuva USA, a billion-dollar food conglomerate specializing in kosher dairy; and Rabbi Zushe Blech, a kosher consultant formerly of the OU and the author of "Kosher Food Production."
Delman's spacious Yonkers home has all the trappings of a middle-class life: a large backyard where the kids can play and a friendly, romping yellow lab puppy. Yet there's something a little different about the house, which is revealed when Delman opens the door to the basement stairs: there's something funky in the air. That funk emanates from wheel upon wheel of aged, European-style cheeses that sit on plastic racks in Delman's custom-built, temperature- and humidity-controlled cheese cave. Nutty, crumbly Parmesan; tangy veined blue; cheddar that's actually sharp: it's all here.
"It's all about the rennet," Delman said of the secret to his kosher cheeses, referring to the naturally occurring enzyme used in cheesemaking to coagulate milk, separating it into curds and whey. Because this enzyme is produced in a calf's stomach — the animals need it to digest the milk they drink from their mothers — it is unsuitable for making kosher cheese. So, for decades, kosher cheese producers have focused on creating the wonderful soft "cheeses" — cream cheese, cottage cheese, farmer's cheese — that make up such a huge part of the Jewish diet: these spreads are not technically cheeses and require only vinegar or lemon juice, not rennet, to be made. Cheeses requiring rennet — especially European-style aged cheeses — were neglected in favor of these dairy choices.
But over the past 20 years, the availability and affordability of microbial rennet, which is produced by certain fungi, has revolutionized the kosher cheese world: This rennet can be used in the same way as its traditional counterpart to create the flavors in cheese that connoisseurs like Delman seek out.
There's another issue at play, Delman says: cheese is seen, somehow, as less central to a special meal than is meat.
"In the kosher world, cheese has been the neglected younger sibling to meat," he said. "At a celebratory meal, you can have meat, or you can have cheese. Diners typically choose meat, and cheese has gotten the short shrift."
Mark Bodzin, whose Kickstarter campaign to fund two days of kosher cheddar production at a mainstream Vermont cheese factory exceeded its $16,000 goal in March, agreed.
"People need to have exposure to this in order to know that they want it," he said. "Slowly but surely, we're going to begin to demand a bit more of our cheeses."
Rabbi Blech sees another obstacle to widespread enjoyment of kosher cheeses: cost. He notes that while the quality of most factory-made kosher foods can be monitored by systems, not people, kosher cheeses specifically require the presence of a mashgiach — and when companies have to pay for a mashgiach, the overall cost of producing the cheese goes way up.
"For rennet-set cheeses, the mashgiach has to be there to add the rennet," Blech said, "or he has to watch as someone else puts it in. These productions are labor-intensive, and the cost of the cheese can be prohibitive."
The expense of kashrut is a competitive advantage for larger companies that can more easily absorb the costs.
Tnuva, a cooperative Israeli farms founded in 1926 to provide drinking milk to the nascent state, is now the country's biggest dairy manufacturer. It has invested in a collaboration between its kosher supervisors and its research and development department in order to increase the number and quality of kosher cheeses it can produce.
"The production of kosher 'chalav Israel' cheeses is more complex than the production of kosher wines," said Behiri of Tnuva USA, referring to dairy products that require the supervision of an observant Jew.
Many factories in the United States, for example, produce mostly non-kosher cheese, which means that they must pay to kasher the entire factory. That expense in turn means they must make mostly cheeses that appeal to a broad market and not those that are more challenging to the palate.
Most of the experts we consulted estimated that the world of kosher cheese lags about 10 to 15 years behind that of kosher wine. Yet they were optimistic that a new breed of kosher cheesemakers is beginning to close that gap.
One of them is Brigitte Mizrahi of Anderson International Foods, which produces both European-style kosher cheeses such as brie and American-style flavored kosher cheeses like Colby and Jack. She said that the young, foodie generation of kosher consumers has developed a taste for the wonderful cheeses they may have sampled during trips abroad.
"That age group of 25-35 is exploring different types of world cuisine in their travels — and that includes cheese," Mizrahi said, noting that Israel, for example, has had a long tradition of excellent kosher cheeses. "These are the kinds of people who buy our product."
She noted that companies like hers and Delman's are flooding the market with more and more choices—and that cheese eaters love them.
"You're starting to see a lot more variety — in terms of country of origin, in terms of milk — not just from cows but also from goats and sheep, and also a lot more interest," she said. "I see it when we go to any industry event and sample out our cheese; people are trying it more and more."
Mizrahi said she was confident that in a few years, the selection of kosher cheeses will be nearly indistinguishable from that of conventional cheeses.
In about a decade, Behiri said, virtually every cheese on the market will be available to kosher customers.
The smart money seems to see the potential in kosher cheese. According to the Israeli business publication Globes, a controlling interest in Tnuva is about to be sold to a Chinese company, Bright Food Group, for about 8.5 billion to 9 billion shekels (about $2.5 billion).
"We're still a few years behind the explosion that's happened in kosher wine, but we're getting there," Mizrahi said.
Helen Chernikoff contributed to this article.


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O'Neill is promoted and appoints his replacement at the SGC, Gen. Hank Landry. Newcomer Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell finds himself commander and sole member of SG-1. When the roguish Vala asks Daniel for help in finding an Ancient treasure linked to Arthurian Avalon, the makeshift team of Mitchell, Daniel, Teal'c, and Vala set off on a grand adventure which quickly turns life-threatening.


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James and Hezekiah Brown/Elizabeth Poole and Ann Stubblefield
As I understand it, the Will of the James Brown who married Elizabeth Poole shows that one of their sons was named Hezekiah Brown (correct)?Also, many show that it was that Hezekiah Brown who married first to Ann Stubblefield and second to Sarah Long (both marriages were apparently in Culpeper Co., VA, but Hezekiah and Sarah (Long) Brown were ultimately in KY, as I recall).
Does anyone have an actual document that proves that it was the son of James and Elizabeth (Poole) Brown named Hezekiah Brown who married Ann Stubblefield?The reason that I ask is because a Thomas Brown....who was a son of Daniel Brown "II" (of DNA "Group 10") and Elizabeth Coleman....married the widowed mother of Ann Stubblefield who was named Mrs. Eleanor Stubblefield.That Thomas Brown of DNA "Group 10" had a brother who was named Francis Brown, and Francis married an Anna unknown.Francis and Anna supposedly had a son of their own who was also named Hezekiah Brown....and I can't help but wonder if HE was the actual Hezekiah Brown who married Mrs. Eleanor Stubblefield's daughter named Ann Stubblefield.Perhaps there is some documentation, however, that proves that Ann Stubblefield's husband was indeed the other Hezekiah Brown who was a son of James and Elizabeth (Poole) Brown...and if so, I wish that someone would share that proof with me.
FYI....a male Brown who is a descendant of Hezekiah Brown and Ann Stubblefield has just ordered his 37 marker Y chromosome DNA testing kit.IF that Mr. Brown should happen to match DNA "Group 10," we will have to try to determine if that is because the referenced James Brown (who married Elizabeth Poole) was truly a member of DNA "Group 10," versus if the referenced Hezekiah Brown was instead actually the son of the referenced Francis Brown (of DNA "Group 10") and Anna unknown.If the DNA donor matches some other "Brown group" in Culpeper Co., VA (like Group 33, 47, 55 or 107, who were also in that county), however, then we should be able to "rule-out" the referenced Francis Brown of DNA "Group 10" (who married Anna unknown) as the father.Thanks!
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"Forest boy" a phony, admits to police he's 20-year-old Dutch man after ID'd by ex-girlfriend
Updated at 9:22 a.m. ET
(AP) BERLIN - The forest boy mystery is solved: It's not true.
Berlin police said Friday that an English-speaking teenage boy allegedly called Ray who wandered into the city nine months ago saying he had been living in the forest for the last five years has been spinning a yarn.
After publishing his picture earlier this week, police said a former girlfriend identified him as a 20-year-old from the Netherlands who was reported missing last September. Neither Dutch or Berlin police would identify him due to privacy laws, but Netherlands state broadcaster NOS interviewed several friends and said his name was Robin van Helsum.
A German security official with knowledge of the case, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the name. Dutch police spokeswoman Chantal Westerhoff said he was "a 20-year-old man from Hengelo" near the German border.
Germany releases photo of "Forest Boy"
When confronted with the facts, police say van Helsum admitted the truth.
"The young man known as 'Ray' was confronted with the results of the investigation," police said in a statement. "He then confirmed his real personal details and admitted that the previous story that he had lived for years in the woods had been invented."
A Dutch website on missing relatives carried an entry on Robin van Helsum, saying he was born in 1992 and had been missing since Sept. 2, 2011 three days before he arrived in Berlin. Robin "left after leaving a farewell note. He was last seen traveling with a friend to Berlin. Since then every trace of him is gone," the entry on Vermist.nl says.
Berlin police said even though he had been reported missing, there was no active investigation into his disappearance because there was no evidence of foul play and he was an adult.
Police are now checking whether van Helsum could be charged with fraud.
Previously, van Helsum told authorities that he was born June 20, 1994, but claims not to know his last name or where he's from.
He said his mother, Doreen, died in a car accident when he was 12 and after that he and his father, Ryan, took to the forest. He said they wandered using maps and a compass, staying in tents or caves overnight.
He told authorities that after his father died in August 2011, he buried him in the forest and then walked five days north before ending up in Berlin, and showed up at city hall Sept. 5.
Investigators had been unable to confirm any details about a fatal car accident that matches up with Ray's story and weren't able to find the body of the father raising "serious doubts" about the story.
He was being taken care of by youth services, and was going to school. When he first appeared, Ray spoke English and a few words of German, but has picked up more German fast, police spokesman Thomas Neuendorf said.
He also quickly adapted to city life and technology, using a laptop and his cell phone with no problems.
"Everything gives the impression that he was not far away from civilization for years," Neuendorf said.
He had a complete set of teeth and no obvious dental work, and his hands, fingernails and teeth appear "well kept."


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Q&A With Contemplatives in Action Leaders
February 6, 2018
You may know them as the architects of Montrose's successful first All-School Day of Service held on Friday, January 19. Take a minute to learn more about Olivia Hastie '18 and Nora Cahill '19 and the CIA of Montrose, in an Alex Rider Exclusive InterviewTM.
AR: "So, how and why did you create 'Contemplatives in Action?' What was the motivation behind it? How were you inspired to go about doing this?"
NC: "The summer before my sophomore year, I went to a Jesuit summer camp. I love Saint Ignatius and the Jesuits, and Olivia's family is very involved with Holy Cross [The College of the Holy Cross is a college with a Jesuit mission and an emphasis on service], so she's been exposed to the Jesuits as well…."
OH: "And one day last year, I walked up to Nora and said 'Million Dollar Idea Alert! We're starting a Jesuit organization here at Montrose!' Although that has shifted to just a Catholic service organization, our inspiration does come from the Jesuits. 'Contemplatives in Action' is a phrase they use a lot, meaning to apply faith with service, not just doing one or the other alone. 'Women and Men for Others' is another common phrase among the Jesuits, but at Montrose this is obviously modified to just 'Women for Others.'"
AR: "And the title 'Contemplatives in Action' really sends the message that you're deeply considering the needs of others and putting those thoughts into action, and making them a reality. I also find that to be at the heart of the Jesuit mission, and the connection between that and your Catholic club to be interesting. So, what is the overall mission for Contemplatives in Action?…If there is a mission statement that you have in mind when you think about this organization…."
OH: "I would say revival."
NC: "Yes. We've been talking about this a lot… Mrs. Elrod really helped us get this club off the ground, and Mrs. Schiller is our faculty advisor, so we were talking to both of them, and they've told us how wonderful they think it is that we're having this group as the place to go for service at Montrose, and they think that it will help to revive the culture of service that we have at this school."
OH: "And obviously this year's big goal, or big mission, is the All-School Day of Service in January. It will be a great opportunity for Montrose to connect with the communities around us, and serve in ways that we might not ordinarily."
AR: "Going from that: What are some smaller service projects that you have in mind for throughout the year?"
NC: "This year our theme is 'Women Helping Women,' so we're going to aim for a lot of projects that focus around women's issues, such as Prematurity Awareness Month, which focuses on the health of babies and moms, Dignity Matters, and Room to Grow, which is a nonprofit in Boston that furnishes the needs of women and babies ages 0-3 within the Boston area who live below the poverty line. We're trying to do a service project for every grade to host and take charge of, along the lines of an awareness drive or campaign."


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Apple + Butternut Squash Soup // Slow Cook
>> Tuesday, September 27, 2016
For dinner last night, I decided to go easy on myself and simmer together a soup in the crock pot. I mean, is there anything better in autumn than smelling something yummy cooking all day long? And this soup has a healthy dose of spices that make it extra comforting.
You may have missed all my gushing last year, but I got a new slow cooker. I used to have one of those $10 varieties, and it worked quite well. If you're on a budget, I really recommend going with whatever you can afford because crock pot = easy dinner. My new baby? Still affordable! The Aroma 3-in-1, which is a slow cooker, rice cooker, and steamer in one convenient package.
I recommend using Granny Smith apples in this recipe. They have an extra edge that my McIntosh didn't this time around. But whatever you have should still do the trick.
What you'll need . . .
- 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cubed
- 2 apples, cored and diced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons Better Than Bullion*
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice (or mix of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg)
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup unsweetened soy or almond milk
Method . . .
- Toss the butternut squash, apples, onion, garlic, cider, water, bullion, spices, salt, and pepper into your slow cooker. Mix well.
- Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours. Then let cool slightly and stir in the soy or almond milk.
- Transfer to your blender in two batches and blend until smooth.


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Ambassador of Pakistan for Nepal -
Recent wave of Indian Security Forces' high handedness to suppress Jammu and Kashmir freedom struggle has once again challenged the world conscience; especially of those who champion or cherish the cause of human rights. The valley came under fire on 1st April with the brutal and indiscriminate use of force that resulted in the martyrdom of more than 20 innocent Kashmiris in Shopian and Anantnag districts of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK).
Given the gravity of the situation, Pakistan Government decided to observe 6 April 2018 as the Kashmir Solidarity Day, to express Pakistan's solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in this hour of difficulty.
International media reports, to say the least, are worrisome. I quote Reuter's report that Indian forces used pellet guns and opened fire to disperse the protestors. These protestors had took to streets in large numbers against the brutal use of force by the Indian forces. Aljazeera reported Medical Superintendent of one hospital near Srinagar, telling that 41 young men with'pellet injuries in their eyes were being treated in that hospital. Pellet guns had been used by the Indian Forces against innocent civilians especially the youth. Hundreds had received eye injuries , dozens lost their eyes permanently in the ruthless handling of the protests in 2016. That such use of force against unarmed civilians, is against basic principles of human rights would be to state the obvious. To add to the misery, Indian Occupation forces blocked the flow of news from the affected areas. Reuters reported that internet services had been blocked in five districts. There can hardly be two opinions that hiding such gross human rights violations should not be possible in today's information age. International community must take cognizance of these developments.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi asked international community to urge India to allow access to Fact finding UN Missions of the OHCHR (Office of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights) and OIC IPHRC (OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission) to IOK. He also called upon the UNSC Secretary General to appoint a Special Representative for Jammu & Kashmir
The incidents of the last week were far from being isolated happenings. They had a context that goes back to 1947, when the Indian Forces Occupied the IOK and several United Nations (UNSC) resolutions promised the people of Jammu and Kashmir their right to self-determination through a free and fair plebiscite.
Since then the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been struggling for this right that had been promised to them, both by the international community through the United Nations, and by India's own apex leadership in their several public statements. Kashmiris' struggle for freedom continues to-date, as an unfinished agenda of the partition of Sub-continent; a long story of wars between Pakistan and India and statements at the international fora; a freedom struggle that has been dealt with by a policy of brutal suppression; a seven decade long chapter in the Jammu and Kashmir history that has been written in blood. And notably a struggle that has only increased in its momentum with a resolve of the people of Kashmiri people that increased with every passing day; an ever growing conviction for the success of their struggle that defied Indian polices of brutal suppression.
All along, the struggle and uprising of the people of Jammu and Kashmir was met with the worst kind of human rights violations. More than a hundred thousand Kashmiris have been martyred since 1989 when the freedom struggle gained a new momentum; thousands of women were raped and over a hundred thousand houses and shops burnt since then. These brutalities have failed to silence the people of Jammu and Kashmir. On the contrary, they stand committed to their goal of freedom with a commendable commitment and resilience. A decade ago, in 2008, Kashmiris took to streets in rallies with record numbers to demand their right of self determination. Interestingly many of the protest rallies had been bigger than half a million people ; rallies that leave no doubt about the result of the UN promised referendum, if that were held today. The human rights violations and the discovery of mass unnamed graves in 2008 took the whole world by surprise with a wave of strong condemnation.
In 2016, the freedom struggle took a new turn with the martyrdom of young Kashmiri freedom fighter Burhan Wani. That added another painful chapter to the history of Kashmir freedom struggle. The use of pellet guns rendered hundreds of Kashmiri youth blind and caused serious injuries to others. The gravity and the scale of human rights violations shook the world conscience. Unfortunately, the use of pellet guns targeting the eyes of innocent Kashmiri youth continues. As,I have quoted last week's report, pellet gun patients still fill the hospitals in Kashmir.
In old times, condemnation of such inhuman atrocities was limited to the statements of leaders and diplomats. That is no more the case. Social media has enabled everyone to express his views and sentiments to support what is right and to condemn what is wrong. That has put a responsibility on each one of us, every time we log into our social media accounts.


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Malaysians may truly believe again — another thoughtful local film by Chiu
From director Chiu Keng Guan (Great Day, Woohoo!) who broke domestic box office records with his film The Journey (2014) comes yet another heartfelt film that possibly can't be more Malaysian-spirited than this. In my review on The Journey, I said that I'd love to see Chiu take on a multilingual or non-Chinese-focused film next, and he actually did it. And it's far more purposeful than its subject on surface.
Remember the glorious days when Malaysian football was actually good? When footballers did not play for personal gain? Or when the jersey numbers mattered? The film certainly took me back in time to see what it was like in the 1970s to 1980. The sets, hairstyle and wardrobe are all very convincingly vintage, including the general stuff that people do back then. If you were from that era, it may be quite nostalgic. On top of that, the story itself is an inspiring one. Although the names and results are fictional, the story and characters are loosely based on the actual history and the real players during Malaysian national football team's attempt to qualify for 1980 Moscow Olympics without the legendary Mokhtar "Super Mokh" Dahari (but known here as
"Shamsul Super 10").
Despite the cheesy dialogues and exaggerated people behaviour, the film is dramatically strong and moving thanks to the excellent execution by Chiu and the committed performances by the cast. JC Chee Jun Cherng, who plays the leading role Chow "Tauke" Kwok Keong, has the charm that resembles F4's Jerry Yan but with much broader acting range. His character, the captain of the national team, is one that could connect to the audience immediately. A hardworker who carries the weight of not only leading his teammates, but also providing for his family and girlfriend. He feels that his dream of taking Malaysian football to international stage is threatened when foreign coach, Harry Mountain (Mark Williams) is hired to managed the team.
Although its title along with its promotions do make it seem like a sports picture, there isn't really that much about football itself. There isn't much football action, there aren't talks about tactics, not much showcase of tricks & skills, or even away games (somehow all Olympic qualifying matches in the film are played in Malaysia). But look beyond just the football and you will see beautifully depicted themes of unity and patriotism. And watching the film did indeed make "believe" again. Believe in what, you may ask, but if you're a Malaysian who's seen the film, you'd know what I'm talking about. Although, it would've
be even better if the character Harry Mountain was given more development and closure as he's still pretty much portrayed as an outsider at the end. There are also some pleasantly surprising cameo appearances, some of whom the audience
may immediately identify if they followed follow since the golden years.
Initially, I thought that this was a Malay-language film, but it felt that English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Tamil are almost equally used. The film is very much high quality Malaysian film made for Malaysians. It shows the lives of Malaysian characters from different backgrounds, culture and ethnicity. It depicts genuinely heartwarming racial harmony within Malaysia, true "1Malaysia", without even needing to emphasise on that. We see the characters hanging out together, training together and even when
they argue, it's never about race or religion (unlike what the local news reports or our ministers say these days). The captain is Chinese, no issue with that. Brother-like friendship between all races, no big deal. When one race is speaking in their own language, the others aren't bothered by it at all. Basically plenty of scenes that subtly depict all of these and it's brilliant. I believe the point is that this was how it was back then, and not much was able to ruin that. And if it was possible back then, it's possible today. Question is, what's stopping us?
If there's anything that's weak in the film, it's the humour. There are some genuinely funny moments but the film is drama-heavy in overall. Some jokes are too repetitive and juvenile, especially the scenes with the three naughty Indian kids that aren't exactly necessary for the story. However, even though Ola Bola may not be as entertaining as Chiu's previous films, there's certainly a lot of heart in it, and it may be the most socially important film Chiu has ever made for Malaysia.
What I would've named the film: "Tanpa Super Mokh"
Malaysia censorship: It's a local film. What we see here should be the final cut.
Second opinion: My girlfriend liked the movie as well, saying that it provides happiness and the Malaysian spirit.
Verdict: A film I'd urge all Malaysians to watch and support.
Rating: 4 / 5
Country / language: Malaysia / Chinese, English, Malay, Tamil
Genre: Sports drama
Running Time: 113 minutes
Director: Chiu Keng Guan
Screenwriter: (no info)
Cast: Chee Jun Cherng, Luqman Hafidz, Marianne Tan, Katrina Ho, Bront Palarae
Malaysia Release Date: 28 January 2016
Rated: U
Local distributor: (no info)
Production: Astro Shaw, GSC, Multimedia
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Some Republican members of the House of Representatives are calling for the appointment of a second Special Counsel to investigate the FISA abuse by the FBI and DOJ. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered the Justice Department′s Inspector General, Michael Horowitz, to review what happened. However, the DOJ′s IG does not have much power. Horowitz cannot issue subpoenas nor empanel a grand jury to hear testimony and possibly issue criminal indictments. On top of that, many of those who were involved in the FISA warrant case for surveillance of the Trump campaign are no longer in the government. Compelling them to testify without a subpoena may prove fruitless.
We already have Robert Mueller as a Special Counsel who has spent nearly a year investigating President Donald Trump and those about him before and after the 2016 election. Mueller has gone far afield from just trying to determine if there was any collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. He now seems to be looking into Trump′s business dealings as well as other avenues. With no evidence yet discovered of collusion, nor even of obstructing justice in the dismissal of James Comey, Mueller is fishing for something, anything, to indict the President on.
Horowitz has been busy reviewing the FBI′s probe in the Hillary Clinton email scandal and the DNC server hacking. His full report on that has had its released delayed several times over the past year. The talk now is that it may be released in April. The latest bit of news on that topic is how Peter Strzok ignored and never interviewed a witness who claims that the Hillary Clinton private email server was hacked by several foreign governments. Strzok failed to follow up on this, as well as not filing a 'threat assessment' report as he is required to do by statute.
Perhaps the biggest question in authorizing a special counsel for the FISA probe is timing and patience? Will the American people tolerate another year or two of this intrigue? Should Horowitz find sufficient evidence for a criminal probe, the odds are such would not start until next year. Even if a special counsel is appointed now, we are probably still looking at a year before any actual indictments are handed out by a grand jury.
On the other hand, Devin Nunes is doing a fine job via the House Intelligence Committee. Phase 1 seems to have been completed and certainly points to probable criminal acts by some in both the FBI and DOJ. Phase 2 is looking into how the State Department was used, or misused, to effect the FISA warrant request. We have also learned that most of the first dozen people issued a questionnaire by Nunes have replied and answered the 10 questions asked. Including former CIA Director John Brennan and former DNI Director James Clapper. Nunes will be sending the questionnaire to others in the next week or so.
I have to think that at some point, Phase 3 will either be bringing in the FISA judges before the House committee to tell what they know, or those in other agencies like the CIA, DNI and NSA. Ultimately, the BIG question will be what did Barack Obama know and when did he know it? Let′s call that one Phase 5! Its already looking pretty bad for Obama. If we are to believe Brennan, he claims Obama had been informed about Russia′s interference in our elections in August of 2016. Even though some GOP members of Congress were voicing concerns back in April, 2016. Obama always seems to learn things from the news media, I guess he missed that nugget.
I′m sure you and I can already guess the answer to all of this. But, we are not on a grand jury nor do we have any powers to indict nor prosecute. If it were up to me, I′d throw the whole bunch in jail right now! James Comey, Sally Yates, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, Bruce Ohr and his dopy wife, too! While we′re at it, toss Obama and Hillary in there too, along with Chris Steele and the jerk from Fusion GPS. There are probably about a dozen or so others who also played in role in this abuse of power, like Samantha Powers and others who unmasked names of American citizens from electronic intercepts. I′m sure we can squeeze Bill Clinton in there, too, just to keep Hillary company. Too bad we don′t have some distant island hellhole somewhere to just exile the whole traitorous bunch for life!
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LONDON — Playing in England for the first time since coming out in favor of Scottish independence, Andy Murray is hoping he won't get rejected by fans.
The Scot, who qualified for the ATP Finals starting Sunday in London following a late run of form, made his position clear on the eve of September's referendum. Scottish voters rejected independence.
The 2013 Wimbledon champion said "the crowd has always given me very good support when I've played here and when I've played at Wimbledon and Queen's throughout my whole career. I hope this week that's the same but, if not, I'll do my job, I'll give my best effort regardless and hopefully I win back some fans this week."
Murray only sealed his place at the season-ending tournament last week.
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1. Re: PowerGUI and PowerCLI issueLucD Mar 17, 2014 11:55 AM (in response to DZ1)
Did you try the Get-PowerCLIVersion cmdlet ?
Which version of PowerCLI does that show on all the platforms ?
The $global:DefaultVIServer variable shows the vSphere connection that is open.
It normally shows the version of the vSphere server, not the PowerCLI version.Blog: http://lucd.info | Twitter: @LucD22 | PowerCLI Reference co-author: http://tinyurl.com/hkn4glz
2. Re: PowerGUI and PowerCLI issueDZ1 Mar 17, 2014 12:07 PM (in response to LucD)
Thanks for the response
Yeah, I made an idiot move on the defaultVIServer, and Get-PowerCLIVersion shows 5.5 release 2, but non of the new cmdlets show up in PowerGUI. On the Microsoft ISE, I see new-tag, I see the parameter on Move-VM -vMotionPriority, I see all of the new cmdlets that come with PowerCLI 5.5 Release 2, but non of them show up on PowerGUI. I know this forum isn't the place for this type of question, I was hoping that someone had the same issue. I'm going to setup a new VM and install everything new, just to see what happens. Thanks for the help.
3. Re: PowerGUI and PowerCLI issueDZ1 Mar 17, 2014 12:31 PM (in response to DZ1)
It seems to be some type of issue with PowerGUI, I installed PowerGUI and PowerCLI on a brand new machine, and I can see the new cmdlets. On the machine that I've had problems with, I was updating PowerGUI and PowerCLI over the last year or so, so I guess PowerGUI is holding old data somewhere.
4. Re:LucD Mar 17, 2014 12:57 PM (in response to DZ1)
You are checking this in the PowerGUI Script Editor - PowerShell Console I assume ?
What does the Get-PowerCLIVersion cmdlet return there ?Blog: http://lucd.info | Twitter: @LucD22 | PowerCLI Reference co-author: http://tinyurl.com/hkn4glz
5. Re: PowerGUI and PowerCLI issueDZ1 Mar 17, 2014 1:11 PM (in response to LucD)
Yes, I checked inside the PowerGUI script editor where it actually shows PowerShell Console, I'm not running it as a script. I also went to Tools "Powershell Command Prompt" in PowerGUI, I added the snapin vm* and I see the new cmdlets there. All of the versions show 5.5 Release 2, but PowerGUI does not show any of the new cmdlets or parameters.
There has to be some old data lingering, I can't even count how many times I've uninstalled and reinstalled the software, but something is staying, at least it seems that way.
6. Re:LucD Mar 17, 2014 1:21 PM (in response to DZ1)
What does it show under File - PowerShell Libraries in the Script Editor ?Blog: http://lucd.info | Twitter: @LucD22 | PowerCLI Reference co-author: http://tinyurl.com/hkn4glz
7. Re:alanrenouf Mar 17, 2014 1:27 PM (in response to LucD)
I have had this a few times, you need to delete the PowerGUI Intellisense cache, quit powergui and the script editor and then backup/delete C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\Quest Software\PowerGUI\ then it should come back up and recreate your PowerGUI settings and cache.
8. Re: PowerGUI and PowerCLI issueDZ1 Mar 17, 2014 2:08 PM (in response to alanrenouf)
Thank you, thank you, the cache in PowerGUI was it. This was a case of not knowing the exact name to search. I was thinking it was PowerCLI, but yes, it was the intellisense in PowerGUI, I removed the folder, started PowerGUI and after a few minutes, everything loaded back in, and I can see the cmdlets.
Wow, I've been at this for quite some time today. Thanks for the help.
9. Re:alanrenouf Mar 17, 2014 2:10 PM (in response to DZ1)
Glad to help, I know how frustrating it can be, especially the amount of times I unload and reload PowerCLI