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C-Job is an independent ship design and engineering company delivering services to the maritime market. In almost ten years C-Job has grown into the no. 1 independent design and engineering partner in the Dutch maritime industry. The company recently announced they will expand their business in Texas.
Basjan Faber, CEO at C-Job, the largest independent ship design and engineering company in the Netherlands, says "At C-Job we believe clients should be closely involved in the entire ship design process, as it benefits the design which is why we work in close cooperation with ship owners and shipyards.
"Opening an office in Houston, Texas allows us to be in close proximity to our American clients and provide even more support to our already on-going American projects."
The move follows increased activity in the US by the Dutch naval architecture firm such as attending the International Work Boat Show in New Orleans in 2018 as well as the recent Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston. To further deepen its ties to the US, C-Job entered into a strategic partnership with Seattle-based naval architecture firm Glosten which was announced in November of last year.
Basjan Faber adds "C-Job has seen an exponential growth over the past few years with exciting projects, doubling our staff and opening our first international office in Nikolayev, Ukraine. This is when we first shared our ambitions to pursue US markets and it's a sign of our dedication and commitment that we can now take this next step – opening a C-Job office in Houston, Texas to further realize our American Dream."
C-Job is renowned for its innovative ship design and engineering and has a strong track-record in several industries including Dredging,Offshore (Wind), Ferries, Yachts and Workboats. The company also has a dedicated Research and Development department which focuses on new ways to improve and be innovative with both its designs as well as in the creation of these designs.
If you're interested in learning more on US opportunities with C-Job, please email info@c-job.com.
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Addressing Addiction in the Jewish Community
By Howard Reznick, LCSW-C
The "compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly: persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful." That's the definition of addiction, according to Webster's Dictionary. But that definition doesn't tell the whole story. It doesn't touch on the toll addiction takes on the user, his family, his friends, his employer or his community. It also doesn't hint at the broken promises, the failed relationships, the crushed dreams or the shattered hearts.
Addiction is a disease that's tough to endure and even more difficult to shake. Denial is big part of addiction. Nobody wants to have any disease, but with addiction, denial comes along with the illness. With cancer, there's an initial denial but people eventually move past it. With addiction, denial is more integrated into the disorder and therefore harder to overcome. Just like sneezing with a cold — it's a given.
There's no way to know who among us will fall victim to addiction. It's an equal opportunity disease that doesn't discriminate based on race, religion, gender, etc. and no one can say "not in my family; not in my neighborhood."
Every ethnic group has its own set of issues when it comes to addiction. In some cultures drinking is so pervasive that abstaining could alienate a person from family and friends. In others, intoxication is so unusual, that it can force an individual to question his cultural identity.
For Jewish people there are cultural nuances and religious sensitivities which come with their own set of unique challenges. On one hand so many Jewish rituals are based around alcohol: a Jewish boy is exposed to wine at his bris; at the Passover Seder people are instructed to consume four cups of wine; and on the holiday of Purim, intoxication is encouraged to elevate the learner to a higher level of understanding the spiritual dimension of Jewish history. On the other hand, over indulgence is looked down upon, illustrated by the common belief that "Jews aren't addicts."
Whether it's alcoholism or problems with other drugs or behaviors like gambling, addiction is no stranger to the Jewish community. As far back as 30 years ago, Rabbi Abraham Twersky, M.D., one of America's leading authorities in addiction medicine, first addressed the Baltimore Jewish Community about the then increasing pervasiveness of these disorders. Today, the newly formed Jewish Recovery Network is exploring how to best treat the Jewish addict and effectively deal with some of these unique cultural obstacles. The Jewish Recovery Network is joint partnership of Jewish Community Services, Maryland Addiction Recovery Center, Right Turn-IMPACT, and Caron Treatment Centers. Together, this consortium of organizations provides a continuum of addiction treatment and recovery services that can attend to distinctive needs and issues or individuals and families in the Jewish community.
At the Jewish Recovery Network's inaugural conference last month, more than one hundred professionals turned out to learn more about "Clearing the Path: Addiction Treatment and Recovery in the Jewish Community." Speakers addressed important challenges that Jews sometimes try to use to "block" or avoid treatment, such as concerns about being able to keep kosher or observe Sabbath in inpatient treatment settings, or attending 12-step group meetings housed in churches, and the spiritual nature of recovery. The rabbis and presenters at the conference tackled these obstacles head on, familiarizing clinicians with these therapeutic issues and offering guidance on ways to address them and overcome them in order to enhance the recovery process.
Once we overcome denial that addiction exists among our friends and neighbors, the key to 'clearing the path' is to understand and remove barriers to addiction treatment and recovery. In 2015, Baltimore's Jewish Community can look forward to more innovative ideas and support from the Jewish Recovery Network in its pursuit of effectively helping both individuals and their families get the help and support they need. If you're concerned about yourself or someone close to you, Jewish Community Services and the Jewish Recovery Network can offer help, hope and healing. For more information, call 410-466-9200.
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Figure 3. Distribution of the weighted, normalized citation impact for publications per million dollars of total cost for new R01 projects from new and established investigators funded by NIGMS between Fiscal Years 2004-2007. The normalized citation impact for each publication was obtained from the Thompson Reuters InCites database (Bornmann & Marx, 2013, Kaltman et al., 2014, Danthi et al., 2014). It assigns a value between 0 and 1 to each publication and is a measure of the publication's relative impact normalized for scientific discipline, type of publication (e.g., research article, review, commentary) and publication year. For example, a value of 1 designates publications that were cited the highest compared to other papers within the same scientific discipline, year and publication type. For those projects that resulted in no publications, the summary value was set to 0.
Figure 3A. Distribution of the unweighted, normalized citation impact for publications per million dollars of total cost for new R01 projects from new and established investigators funded by NIGMS between Fiscal Years 2004-2007.


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Title 11. BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 11. REORGANIZATION
Subchapter II. THE PLAN
Section 1126. Acceptance of plan
11 U.S. Code § 1126. Acceptance of plan
The holder of a claim or interest allowed under section 502 of this title may accept or reject a plan. If the United States is a creditor or equity security holder, the Secretary of the Treasury may accept or reject the plan on behalf of the United States.
(b) For the purposes of subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a holder of a claim or interest that has accepted or rejected the plan before the commencement of the case under this title is deemed to have accepted or rejected such plan, as the case may be, if—
the solicitation of such acceptance or rejection was in compliance with any applicable nonbankruptcy law, rule, or regulation governing the adequacy of disclosure in connection with such solicitation; or
if there is not any such law, rule, or regulation, such acceptance or rejection was solicited after disclosure to such holder of adequate information, as defined in section 1125(a) of this title.
A class of claims has accepted a plan if such plan has been accepted by creditors, other than any entity designated under subsection (e) of this section, that hold at least two-thirds in amount and more than one-half in number of the allowed claims of such class held by creditors, other than any entity designated under subsection (e) of this section, that have accepted or rejected such plan.
A class of interests has accepted a plan if such plan has been accepted by holders of such interests, other than any entity designated under subsection (e) of this section, that hold at least two-thirds in amount of the allowed interests of such class held by holders of such interests, other than any entity designated under subsection (e) of this section, that have accepted or rejected such plan.
On request of a party in interest, and after notice and a hearing, the court may designate any entity whose acceptance or rejection of such plan was not in good faith, or was not solicited or procured in good faith or in accordance with the provisions of this title.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a class that is not impaired under a plan, and each holder of a claim or interest of such class, are conclusively presumed to have accepted the plan, and solicitation of acceptances with respect to such class from the holders of claims or interests of such class is not required.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a class is deemed not to have accepted a plan if such plan provides that the claims or interests of such class do not entitle the holders of such claims or interests to receive or retain any property under the plan on account of such claims or interests.
(Pub. L. 95–598, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2634; Pub. L. 98–353, title III, § 510, July 10, 1984, 98 Stat. 386.)
Historical and Revision Notes
legislative statements
Section 1126 of the House amendment deletes section 1126(e) as contained in the House bill. Section 105 of the bill constitutes sufficient power in the court to designate exclusion of a creditor's claim on the basis of a conflict of interest. Section 1126(f) of the House amendment adopts a provision contained in section 1127(f) of the Senate bill indicating that a class that is not impaired under a plan is deemed to have accepted a plan and solicitation of acceptances from such class is not required.
senate report no. 95–989
Subsection (a) of this section permits the holder of a claim or interest allowed under section 502 to accept or reject a proposed plan of reorganization. The subsection also incorporates a provision now found in section 199 of chapter X [section 599 of former title 11] that authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to accept or reject a plan on behalf of the United States when the United States is a creditor or equity security holder.
Subsection (b) governs acceptances and rejections of plans obtained before commencement of a reorganization for a nonpublic company. Paragraph (3) expressly states that subsection (b) does not apply to a public company.
Prepetition solicitation is a common practice under chapter XI [chapter 11 of former title 11] today, and chapter IX [chapter 9 of former title 11] current makes explicit provision for it. Section 1126(b) counts a prepetition acceptance or rejection toward the required amounts and number of acceptances only if the solicitation of the acceptance or rejection was in compliance with any applicable nonbankruptcy law, rule, or regulation governing the adequacy of disclosure in connection with such solicitation. If there is not any such applicable law, rule, or regulation, then the acceptance or rejection is counted only if it was solicited after disclosure of adequate information, to the holder, as defined in section 1125(a)(1). This permits the court to ensure that the requirements of section 1125 are not avoided by prepetition solicitation.
Subsection (c) specifies the required amount and number of acceptances for a class of creditors. A class of creditors has accepted a plan if at least two-thirds in amount and more than one-half in number of the allowed claims of the class that are voted are cast in favor of the plan. The amount and number are computed on the basis of claims actually voted for or against the plan, not as under chapter X [chapter 10 of former title 11] on the basis of the allowed claims in the class. Subsection (f) excludes from all these calculations claims not voted in good faith, and claims procured or solicited not in good faith or not in accordance with the provisions of this title.
Subsection (c) requires that the same disclosure statement be transmitted to each member of a class. It recognizes that the information needed for an informed judgment about the plan may differ among classes. A class whose rights under the plan center on a particular fund or asset would have no use for an extensive description of other matters that could not affect them.
Subsection (d) relieves the court of the need to follow any otherwise applicable Federal or state law in determining the adequacy of the information contained in the disclosure statement submitted for its approval. It authorizes an agency or official, Federal or state, charged with administering cognate laws so pre-empted to advise the court on the adequacy of proposed disclosure statement. But they are not authorized to appeal the court's decision.
Solicitations with respect to a plan do not involve just mere requests for opinions. Acceptance of the plan vitally affects creditors and shareholders, and most frequently the solicitation involves an offering of securities in exchange for claims or interests. The present Bankruptcy Act [former title 11] has exempted such offerings under each of its chapters from the registration and disclosure requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.], an exemption also continued by section 1145 of this title. The extension of the disclosure requirements to all chapter 11 cases is justified by the integration of the separate chapters into the single chapter 11. By the same token, no valid purpose is served by failing to provide exemption from the requirements of similar state laws in a matter under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal bankruptcy laws.
Under subsection (d), with respect to a class of equity securities, it is sufficient for acceptance of the plan if the amount of securities voting for the plan is at least two-thirds of the total actually voted.
Subsection (e) provides that no acceptances are required from any class whose claims or interests are unimpaired under the plan or in the order confirming the plan.
Subsection (g) provides that any class denied participation under the plan is conclusively deemed to have rejected the plan. There is obviously no need to submit a plan for a vote by a class that is to receive nothing. But under subsection (g) the excluded class is like a class that has not accepted, and is a dissenting class for purposes of confirmation under section 1130.
1984—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 98–353, § 510(a), substituted "1125(a)" for "1125(a)(1)".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98–353, § 510(b), inserted a comma after "such interests".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 98–353, § 510(c), substituted ", and each holder of a claim or interest of such class, are conclusively presumed" for "is deemed", "solicitation" for "solicititation", and "interests" for "interest".
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 98–353, § 510(d), substituted "receive or retain any property" for "any payment or compensation".
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–353 effective with respect to cases filed 90 days after July 10, 1984, see section 552(a) of Pub. L. 98–353, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.


...not one book or the other at the moment is going ahead as planned...like I am trying to swim and all I can do is splash about trying not to drown.
So I decided to put things into perspective if I am ever going to finish any of these projects before the frustration just takes over and months pass by and I haven't accomplished anything.
Sounds like you need to come for a visit! Can't get away from the rain here!


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Will one day Open Street Map be more accurate than the Ordnance Survey?
Chatham House has released a report where they use nightlight emissions and high resolution satellite imagery to look at the effects of piracy on the Somali economy and establish which groups benefit from ransom monies.
Pirates appear to be investing money principally in the main cities of Garowe and Bosasso rather than in the coastal communities where pirate activity is located.
The positive economic impacts of piracy are widely spread, so a military strategy to eradicate piracy could seriously undermine local development.
Villages that have gained little from hosting pirates may be more open to a negotiated solution which would be to their benefit.
The Office of National Statistics is consulting on a new statistical boundary for the rural-urban definition.
Although the amount of coverage of urban areas was quoted at the highest levels in the su7mmer planning debates we have not had an accurate delineation since 2001 – when it was 10.6 % – so no idea where the Prime Minister gets 9% from.
Automatic based on polygons- very inaccurate will require manual tidying up or automatic based on 50m grid squares, as below (small holes would be filled in).
On a national scale the three produce identical results. The issue is cost and usability. Personally from a GIS point of view you will need both polygon and raster versions of the dataset, polygon as an aid to planning, raster for analysis, and I can see no reason why the initial grid square results can be used with some simple programming to refine a polygon boundary. It just needs a good recursion based algorithm. I cant see why ONS needs to consult on their results of them not have solved a simple programming issue.
the upcoming release of CityEngine is designed to tighten the link between GIS and 3D urban landscapes even further. However, the fact remains that CityEngine is aimed more at professionals in 3D content creation than at everyday GIS users. Urban planners, in particular, actually need a combination of the best elements of CityEngine (rule-based, high-end 3D content creation) and the best elements of ArcGIS (data management, analysis, and sharing), all made available in a workflow-based solution. Esri started work on a new solution to meet this need.
The primary goal of this new solution is to make it simple to visualize, design, and understand urban environments, especially as cities explore more vertical solutions for people to live and work within. This new application will allow users to experiment with internal designs, proposals from developers, and even fundamental zoning laws (like maximum building heights and offsets) and get immediate visual and analytic feedback regarding the impact of these decisions. For example, approving a proposed high-rise development could impact many existing residents with increased shadows or reduced views. Or, changing zoning laws to increase the maximum building height could result in more residents than the current road or sewer network could handle. Designing urban environments, especially in the higher-density cities of the future, is a complex and critical problem GIS can help solve.
Rupert Murdoch's Daily project now has a md4-1000 drone – you can see the results of its flights on the daily drone where it has taken photos of disaster areas.
Kashmir Hill at Forbes has been digging around and it seems that it use may be unlawful, but so might any commercial private drone, despite 1000s now being used from everything from crop monitoring to aerial photography.
Excellent news the market leading but ferociously expensive GIS software will now be available for $100/ a year, 'for existing ArcGIS users who want to use the same powerful software at home for noncommercial personal use and for individuals who want to expand their GIS skills.' It also includes the key extensions i.e.
A question arises if you use it at work can you use it at home for work purposes? Although the licence doesn't cover this many of the licences are being sold through workplaces so it would seem that ESRI are taking a pragmatic stance. Now a lot of people will be able to work part time from home without their companies having to buy two licences or running complex virtual desktops (as slow as hell) in order to make use of floating licences.


In so many situations, from watching the world news to trying to get a toddler to eat her supper, we adults often feel like we have no control.
When our brains get into that "I have no control here" loop, we don't take action. That lack of action leads to the situation staying the same or getting worse, and the cycle starts again.
What we forget in those circumstances is that there is always something over which we do have control. It could be simply our thoughts about the situation, or could be real actions we can take.
As you adopt a practice of reminding yourself of what you do have control over, you are taking steps to interrupt that negative, fear-based brain loop. You will be replacing that loop with one that accesses the part of the brain that can insert reason and creativity into the conversation you are having with yourself.
This week's practice exercise takes only a minute or two. Yet people in our Catalytic Thinking in Action online community are finding it immensely powerful.
1) Take a deep breath to quiet your mind.
2) List at least 5 things you have control over, no matter how small.
3) Notice: Did any of the items on that list surprise you? What did you feel as you thought about the things you DO have control over?
Try this practice every day for a week. You might do it once in the morning as you are anticipating the day, or in the evening, after the day's occurrences have all piled up in your head. Because it only takes 2 minutes, try doing both!
What you will be doing is becoming more aware of the stories you tell yourself – your self-talk. And that self-talk is something over which you DO have control. You will see that a lot in the conversation about this topic in our online community.
Changing that chain reaction from a reactive, defensive loop to a chain reaction of creativity and logic is a huge step towards reaching for your potential. That is why exercises that help us notice our self-talk are a big part of Catalytic Listening and Catalytic Thinking overall.


Forrest, a third generation craftsmen, has had a passion for building since he was a little boy. Born and raised in Oregon, he moved to Eugene in 1995. Forrest soon began working on many construction projects for his friends. In 1997, Forrest decided to start Castile Construction, Inc. His consistent strive for quality construction, high end craftsmanship and attention to detail, has allowed Forrest to produce beautiful work for his clients. As the years have gone by, Forrest has integrated the utmost importance of integrity and incomparable customer service within Castile Construction, Inc., creating a company known for quality while exceeding client expectations. In 2017 Forrest became a Universal Design Certified Professional through the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI).
Forrest and his wife Jen have been married since 2008, and now have small kids Ben and Emma. He enjoys spending time playing with his kiddos, hiking, running, racquetball and remodeling their 1920's house.
Jen is the heartbeat of Castile Construction, Inc. With a passion for renovation and an eye for detail, she understands the difference between done and done very well. After spending her childhood in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Northern California, Jen followed her dreams to Oregon, where she met her soon-to-be husband, Forrest. It wasn't long before she found herself involved with our company's projects, and began the process of remodeling their own home, a 1920's bungalow in the heart of Eugene. Jen now runs the day-to-day business operations, and with more than 15 years of business management experience, she ensures that Castile Construction, Inc. will be available to serve the Emerald Valley for years to come.
Jen and her husband Forrest have been married since 2008. They live with two kids, two birds, a dog and a cat. Jen enjoys gardening, baking, body building, hanging out with the kids, and long walks through Eugene's diverse neighborhoods.
Keith, a second generation craftsman has been part of the construction industry for as long as he can remember. He is a life-long resident of Lane County, born and raised in the Eugene/Springfield area. His father was a local home builder who operated in the area for over 50 years. At a young age Keith would find himself on job sites helping his dad and learning all that he could. Today he is a veteran in the construction industry, known for his quality craftsmanship and his patience and ability to teach the upcoming generation in our growing industry. Keith was one of Forrest Castile's original mentors as he was just getting started in the remodeling industry.
Keith now calls Harrisburg, Oregon his home. He enjoys spending his time working on his Koi pond, where you'll find a variety of animals; fish, bullfrogs, and turtles, along with many native plants. He is an avid Oregon Ducks fan and the master at making jalapeño butter injected, Cajun rubbed deep fried turkey.
Rich grew up in Eureka California, attended College at Arizona State, moved to Washington and Michigan and finally settled with his family in Bend, Oregon. In 2006 he relocated to Eugene. Rich is a veteran of the construction industry. He shows remarkable and reliable intelligence on multiple aspects of any job he has been presented with!
Rich has two adult children, Derek and Raeann, who also live in Oregon. He loves to watch college sports, especially Ducks games as he is a huge fan. He enjoys grilling outdoors and considers himself a great cook. In his spare time, Rich will golf, kayak, bicycle and backpack; Basically any activity he can do while outdoors to enjoy the beautiful Oregon he calls home.
Jesse was visiting Oregon from his hometown of Inyokem in California with his family in 2012. Shortly after his visit, Oregon called him back and he decided to make a permanent home here with his family. Jesse has several years' experience with various types of construction-related trades. Jesse came on board with Castile Construction, Inc. motivated and hit the ground running as the carpenter's assistant. He is the support star for the carpentry team and is always prepared for whatever the day may bring!
Jesse and his wife Shree have 3 boys: Jesse, Andrew and Mason. Jesse enjoys playing and watching sports as well as fishing and camping. While in Eugene, Jesse and his wife like to find new and fun places to eat, as well as go to both Ducks and Emeralds games.
Now that you've read about our team, why not join it? If you have construction experience and value client satisfaction and high quality, please introduce yourself. Learn more here about our construction contractor jobs and employment here.


Kylie Jenner hardly needs an introduction. As the youngest daughter of Kris and Caitlyn (born Bruce) Jenner, she has starred alongside her sister, Kendall, half-sisters, Kourtney, Kim and Khloé, and half-brother, Rob, on the reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians since she was just 10 years old. (The show, which just premiered its 11th season, is as popular as ever.) Now 18, Jenner has spent the past two years transforming herself from reality-TV star to fashion and beauty personality.
Currently, Jenner has more than 40 million Instagram fans following her every sartorial and beauty move. (Seen a bunch of girls and boys with blue hair recently? That's because of Jenner.) But it's not just her devoted fans who obsessively track her. Whether it's her hair transformations (Mint green! Teal ombré! Bleached blond! Jet black!) or snapshots of her daily life hanging out with friends and rapper boyfriend Tyga, every single thing Jenner does or posts online immediately becomes worldwide news.
On the morning of our live cover shoot, though, all is quiet on the social-media front. And that's because Jenner, who arrives sans makeup and in head-to-toe black, has requested a "peaceful space" while getting her hair and makeup done by long-time family friends hairstylist Jen Atkin and makeup artist Joyce Bonelli. And by "peaceful," she means absolutely no photos. None.
She can't really mean NO photos, we all think. This is, after all, a girl who has grown up in front of a reality-TV crew and has one of the most-viewed accounts on Snapchat—ever. But we quickly learn that peace and quiet is something Jenner rarely gets, so when she can, sneaking in moments of complete privacy is a welcome reprieve from the social-media storm that typically surrounds her.
At noon, Jenner lifts the photo ban, and our live cover commences. She starts by posting a shot of her impromptu haircut and newly-bleached-blond eyebrows to Instagram. The reaction is immediate. Within seconds, comments ranging from passionate fan-girl love to intense hate flood Jenner's feed. Within the hour, the Daily Mail has picked up the photo as a news item. The comments continue to pour in (the post currently has 1.5 million likes and 36,000 comments), and with each subsequent image that both Jenner and ELLE Canada post come more likes, reposts and comments at dizzying speeds.
Throughout the day, we all feel the love: "SHE IS SO FLAWLESS OMFG"...and the hate: "She is hideous look at her face now." Watching this in real time is surreal, but Jenner seems unfazed by it all. Between posing like a pro in front of the camera and dancing and lip-synching to Kanye West on-set, Jenner retreats to her "peaceful space" to either FaceTime with her older sister Khloé or goof around with Atkin and Bonelli.
When I chat with Jenner over the phone a few weeks later, she has just returned home from New York, where she launched her new app, Kylie, during New York Fashion Week. After a whirlwind week of press, interviews and countless photos, she's happy to be home—or, as she calls it, her "safe place." While taking a break from creating content for her new app and decorating her recently purchased Calabasas, Calif., home, Jenner opens up about what it's like to be at the centre of so much love and hate, all those plastic-surgery rumours, her relationship with Caitlyn and how she's approaching the next decade.
I've noticed that you haven't posted anything on social media today.
I can understand that. I was actually taken aback by all the negative comments that were said about you when we did our live cover shoot. How do you deal with these types of remarks?
Is this what inspired you to create your social-media anti-bullying campaign, #IAmMoreThan, which launched in September?
How did you find these stories?
I also wanted to talk about your new app, Kylie. Congratulations on reaching number one on the iTunes sales chart right now. How did the idea for the app come about?
Well, you must be used to sharing—you've been on a reality show since you were 10.
One of the topics you've been more open to talking about is plastic surgery. You recently caused a media storm when you revealed that you got your lips done.
And then the rumours just kept on coming….
So, in the end, what made you want to come clean?
You use the term "role model"—how has this transition been for you, realizing that young girls and boys look up to you?
One of your role models has always been your dad, Caitlyn Jenner—how has your relationship with her changed this year?
When you think of what's to come, what do you see yourself doing?


A senior center in Aledo is indeed the best place to make the most of the golden years of your life and socialize with other senior citizens. Senior Centers promote healthy aging and well-being of senior citizens by involving them in recreational and social activities. It also gives caregivers the much-needed break from their hectic routine.
If you are looking for a senior center in Aledo, you have come to the right place. Seniorcenter.us has an extensive database of senior centers located in Aledo. Find a senior center in Aledo and provide your older loved ones an opportunity to get out of the house and receive social and mental stimulation.
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Milestone: iHeartRadio Exceeds 60 Million Registered Users
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Last week, iHeartRadio announced that it had reached over 60 million registered users. The streaming service is distinct from its competitors such as Pandora and Spotify in that it also allows users to access stations for free without the need to register. Only those who opt for listening to playlists and accessing more personalized features need to register with the service. This unique model makes it difficult to compare to Spotify's 60 million active monthly users or Pandora's registered 250 million users. Continue reading Milestone: iHeartRadio Exceeds 60 Million Registered Users
Clear Channel Emphasizes Digital with iHeartMedia Rebranding
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Q: More fluent C# / .NET A co-worker of mine came up with this and I wonder what others think? Personally, I find it interesting but wonder if it is too big a departure? Code examples below. Extension methods at the bottom.
General thoughts please. Other extension methods that could be added?
var ddl = Page.FindControl("LocationDropDownList") as DropDownList;

ddl.Visible = true;
ddl.SelectedValue = "123";

if(isAdmin)
    ddl  .SelectedValue = "111";

Becomes:
Page.FindControl("LocationDropDownList")
    .CastAs<DropDownList>()
    .With(d => d.Visible = true)
    .With(d => d.SelectedValue = "123")
    .WithIf(isAdmin, d => d.Items.Add(new ListItem("Admin", "1")));

Or:
 Page.FindControl("LocationDropDownList")
       .CastAs<DropDownList>()
       .With(d =>
       {
           d.Visible = true;
           d.SelectedValue = "123";
       })
       .WithIf(isAdmin, d => d.SelectedValue = "111");

Extension methods:
public static TResult CastAs<TResult>(this object obj) where TResult : class
{
    return obj as TResult;
}

public static T With<T>(this T t, Action<T> action)
{
    if (action == null)
        throw new ArgumentNullException("action");

    action(t);

    return t;
}

public static T WithIf<T>(this T t, bool condition, Action<T> action)
{
    if (action == null)
        throw new ArgumentNullException("action");

    if (condition)
        action(t);

    return t;
}

A: One more vote for "not useful". The With extension method doesn't do anything except wrap up sequenced statements with a method. C# already already has a built-in function for sequencing statements, its called ;.
Similarly, the WithIf wraps an if-statement without any modification to the control flow. From my point of view, you're only inviting yourself to methods like:
public static T For<T>(
    this T t, int start, Func<int, bool> cond, Action<T, int> f)
{
    for(int i = start; cond(i); i++)
    {
        f(t, i);
    }
    return t;
}

A: Amongst my rules of thumb for writing clear code is: put all side effects in statements; non-statement expressions should have no side effects.
Your first version of the program clearly follows this rule. The second version clearly violates it.
An additional thought: if I were to read code like the code you've displayed, I would naturally assume that the purpose of the code was to build up a lazily-evaluated structure which represented those operations -- this is exactly why query comprehensions in C# 3 are built in this way. The result of the query expression is an object representing the deferred application of the query.
If your intention is to capture the notion of "execute these side effects in a deferred manner at a later moment of my choosing", then this is a sensible approach. Essentially what you're building up is a side-effecting monad. If your intention is merely to provide a different syntax for the eagerly executed code, then this is just confusing, verbose and unnecessary.

A: The original is more readable.
The simplest API change would be to make the object returned by FindControl() a Builder-esque thing (where all the set methods return 'this'):
Page.FindControl("LocationDropDownList")
    .setVisible(true)
    .setSelectedValue(isAdmin ? "111" : "123");

A: That is some extension method abuse if I ever saw it!

A: It's an interesting use of extensions, and I appreciate it on that merit alone. I'm not sure I'd use it, but if your team likes it, then by all means, use it.

A: I see no advantage to this besides being confusing to the reader.  With respect to my fellow answerer, I would like to know on what planet this is more readable.  As far as I can tell, the first version has more or less perfect readability, whereas this is fairly readable, but makes the reader wonder whether there's some strange magic happening within With and WithIf.
Compared to the first version, it's longer, harder to type, less obvious, and less performant.

A: They're just different coding styles, what do you mean by "too big a departure"? Departure from what? From what you're used to? Only you can decide that. I will say that VB's With block has done more harm than good to code readability, and I would not try to replicate the behavior in C#, but that's just my preference.
I pretty much always use this for FindControl (yeah, strongly typed to RepeaterItem, it doesn't have to be, but that's the only thing I ever use it for anyway):
public static T FindControl<T>(this RepeaterItem item, string id)
{
    return item.FindControl(id) as T;
}

And invoke it like so:
Literal myLiteral = e.Item.FindControl<Literal>("myLiteral");

A: I am more comfortable with the first version. It takes less time to read and understand. I agree that the extension methods are also fine if you are familiar with it and also familiar with the With method, but what's the benefit of it in this case?

A: Minor note.  From personal experience, I'd change:
if(isAdmin)
    ddl.SelectedValue = "111";

to
if(isAdmin) {
    ddl.SelectedValue = "111";
}

or
if(isAdmin)
{
    ddl.SelectedValue = "111";
}

This will save you time in debugging sooner or later.

A: If this was a language feature:
With(Page.FindControl("LocationDropDownList") as DropDownList)
{
    Visible = true;
    SelectedValue = "123";
    if(isAdmin)
      Add(new ListItem( "111"));
}

You would win something:

*

*avoid redundancy of the mutated object

*all language features available in the "With" block

Above tries to emulate the style without reaping the benefits. Cargo Cult.
(Note: I do understand the various arguments against it, but It'd still be nice)

Incidentally, some of my C++ Win32 UI Helpers contain setters that use chaining similar what you want to achieve:
LVItem(m_lc, idx).SetText(_T("Hello")).SetImg(12).SetLParam(id);
In that case, I least win the "no redundancy", but that's because I don't have properties.

A: My 2 cents: It looks fine, my only comment is that "With" kind of implies something like "Where" or "Having" when you are actually setting a property. I'd suggest a method name of something like "Do", "Execute" or "Set" but maybe thats just my odd world view.
How about:
Page.WithControl<DropDownList>("LocationDropDownList")
    .Do(d => d.Visible = true)
    .Do(d => d.SelectedValue = "123")
    .DoIf(isAdmin, d => d.Items.Add(new ListItem("Admin", "1")));

A: I predict the whole "fluent interface" fad will be the "hungarian notation" of the 2000's. I personally think it doesn't look very clean and it runs the risk of becoming very inconsistent if you have multiple developers each with their own preference.

A: Looks like your co worker is a Lambda Junkie.

A: I think the question of readability is subjective and I personally have no issue with what you've done. I would consider using it if your organization "approved" it.
I think the concept is sound and if you changed "With" to "Let" it would be more "functional" or "F#-ish".  Personal opinion.
Page.FindControl("LocationDropDownList")
    .CastAs<DropDownList>()
    .Let(d => d.Visible = true)
    .Let(d => d.SelectedValue = "123");

A: I guess I fail to see what the new versions get you.  The original is pretty clear and is less wordy.  I would guess that it would be faster as well.  I would avoid using (abusing?) language features like this unless there is a clear benefit.

A: I'd say stick with the first version.  What you've posted is too clever to be immediately useful to someone reading the code.
You could even go a step further and do away with that "var":
DropDownList ddl = (DropDownList) Page.FindControl("ddlName");

A: This is a perfect learning case on how to make something more complicated than it needs to be.
The first version is clear and requires no extra knowledge beyond normal language contructs.

A: I say stick with the first version without the extension methods or lamba expressions. These are relatively new concepts so not many developers will have a handle on them yet  outside their use in data retrieval/manipulation from a database. If you use them you may have a hit on maintenance cost. It is nice to say "read up if this is Greek to you"; but in real-life that may be the best approach.

A: Regarding a "Fluent Interface" C# already has a great syntax for initializers which is (IMHO) better that trying to use the fluent style.  Of course, in your example you are not initializing an new object, you are changing an existing one.  My whole expertise with Fluent interfaces comes from a 30 second scan of wikipedia, but I think that JeeBee's answer is more in the spirit of Fluent programming, though I might change things slightly:
Page.FindDropDownList("LocationDropDownList")
  .setVisible(true)
  .setAdminSelectedValue("111")
  .setSelectedValue("123")

One could argue that this is more readable, especially for a language without Properties, but I still think it doesn't make sense in C#.

A: In certain circumstances thoughtfully constructed fluent interfaces can be very useful. First, because the developer is presented with a limited number of options they are (typically) easy to use correctly and difficult to use incorrectly. Second, because of the sentence like structure they can be a nice clean way to declare your intentions, especially when building complex objects.
I have found fluent interfaces to be very useful when developing test code in which it is often necessary to build lots of domain objects with slight variations. I have also used them successfully as a way to introduce the decorator pattern and to eliminate excessive method overloading.
If anyone is interested in learning more about fluent interfaces, I suggest checking out this work in progress by Martin Fowler.

A: Good rule of thumb:
If your first impression of your code is "This is clever" - it's probably not a good idea.
Good code should be simple, readable, and only "clever" if absolutely necessary.

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Q: how to map over the list of map and add them? I have a list of maps something like this
    iex(84)> a
[
  %{a: 1, b: 2, c: [%{x: 1, y: 2}, %{x: 2, y: 3}]},
  %{a: 3, b: 4, c: [%{x: 2, y: 3}, %{x: 2, y: 3}]},
  %{a: 5, b: 6, c: [%{x: 3, y: 4}, %{x: 3, y: 4}]}
]

I'm trying to get a result like this
  [
  %{a: 1, b: 2, c: 8},
  %{a: 3, b: 4, c: 10},
  %{a: 5, b: 6, c: 14}
]

not able to map over the values of "c" and if I do I'm losing the initial map. What should I do?

A: You can use a for/1 with map update syntax to replace the c key:
input = [
  %{a: 1, b: 2, c: [%{x: 1, y: 2}, %{x: 2, y: 3}]},
  %{a: 3, b: 4, c: [%{x: 2, y: 3}, %{x: 2, y: 3}]},
  %{a: 5, b: 6, c: [%{x: 3, y: 4}, %{x: 3, y: 4}]}
]

for map <- input do
  %{map | c: Enum.flat_map(map.c, &Map.values/1) |> Enum.sum()}
end

Output:
[%{a: 1, b: 2, c: 8}, %{a: 3, b: 4, c: 10}, %{a: 5, b: 6, c: 14}]

A: In the input we should modify deeply nested elements. There is the greatest extremely underrated way to deal with that: Access.
input = [
  %{a: 1, b: 2, c: [%{x: 1, y: 2}, %{x: 2, y: 3}]},
  %{a: 3, b: 4, c: [%{x: 2, y: 3}, %{x: 2, y: 3}]},
  %{a: 5, b: 6, c: [%{x: 3, y: 4}, %{x: 3, y: 4}]}
]

Here we would modify all the elements of the input, updating :c. So we need to get to [Access.all(), :c] and call update_in/3 on them.
update_in(input, [Access.all(), :c], fn x ->
  Enum.reduce(x, 0, & &2 + (&1 |> Map.values() |> Enum.sum()))
end)
#⇒ [%{a: 1, b: 2, c: 8},
#   %{a: 3, b: 4, c: 10},
#   %{a: 5, b: 6, c: 14}]

I believe the internal sum might be done in some more elegant manner, but that's not the point. The point is: use Access here (and literally everywhere you operate on nested enumerables.)


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ZINNOV PODCAST | Business Resilience
Telemedicine – The New Arsenal for Healthcare
Kali Durgampudi Chief Technology & Innovation Officer Greenway Health
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While the healthcare sector has been at the forefront of this crisis, Telemedicine has emerged as a silent hero that is making a difference every day by helping people stay home and stay healthy. In this episode of the Zinnov Podcast, Kali Durgampudi, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Greenway Health shares his insights on how the Telemedicine services have evolved in this current crisis and how we will continue to see the long term effects of this evolution even in a post-COVID era.
PODCAST TRANSCRIPT
Nitika: Hi everyone and welcome to the Zinnov Podcast on Business Resilience. In today's episode, we will be covering the healthcare sector and more specifically telemedicine. As we all know, the healthcare sector has been at the forefront of the COVID crisis, and healthcare workers have been on the frontline, striving to flatten the curve, every single day. But as the saying goes, not all heroes wear capes, and within the healthcare space, telehealth and telemedicine services have emerged as the silent hero that is making a difference every single day by helping people stay home and stay healthy.
In today's episode, we have with us, Kali Durgampudi, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer at Greenway Health, someone who's been doing his part in combating the COVID-19 crisis. Welcome Kali, it is an honor to have you here today.
Kali: Yeah, great to be here, and thank you for having me today.
Nitika: To kick start this discussion, I wanted to talk about telemedicine services in the pre-COVID, COVID, and the post-COVID era. How do you think that is going to play out across these three different timelines?
Kali: In the pre-COVID era, telemedicine has been a very difficult concept to get along. Even though there were a lot of entities and companies and push towards telemedicine services, not a lot of adoption has happened in the Pre-COVID era. As with any technology, a change either takes a slow pace, or it takes a revolution. In this case, the revolution has happened, which is the COVID. Now all of a sudden, in the COVID era, we are seeing anywhere from a 100% growth to 4,000% growth in telemedicine visits because that's the only way most of the care can be done safely. So, telemedicine services have taken off in many ways, not only from a technology standpoint, from a behavioral standpoint, from a regulatory standpoint, and an adoption standpoint. I believe that telemedicine is here to stay from now onwards. In the post-COVID era, I think it will be as important if not more important, especially because of the burden that the physicians have taken during the COVID era. Also, the patients have now delayed a lot of visits and all of that will catch up to us in the post-COVID aspects of it. So, I think the telemedicine services will play a key role, going forward, and I think this is something that is probably here to stay forever.
Nitika: Thank you. The numbers that you stated are fairly remarkable in terms of the amount of increase. We know that now in the COVID era, telemedicine has been playing a critical role in filtering and ensuring that the system is not overwhelmed. Can you share a few anecdotes of how telemedicine is being used in the current crisis?
Kali: So, every provider practice now has either adopted or is in the process of adopting telemedicine, without which many businesses would go out of business from a non-healthcare standpoint. But from a healthcare point of view specifically, the care has to go on. There are only so many things that you can postpone and are elective. So, the care has to go on, and especially in the primary care pediatrics area, patients' parents and patients want to go get the check-ups done, sometimes for COVID purposes and sometimes for non-COVID purposes. So, all non-COVID care cannot stop, but also the COVID care, cannot stop.
So, there are two particular areas where telemedicine services are useful – one in the triaging process of a COVID patient. So if you truly have symptoms – obviously a lot of people have set up chatbots and assessment pages where you can go through – but let's say you do go through one of those assessments, and you're either positive or relatively positive, then you need to see the physician, or at least remotely to begin with it so that the triaging process is done with Telemedicine. The second way in which telehealth is useful is cutting down doctor visits. However, let's say that I had a skin doctor appointment, which is very tough to do via telemedicine obviously because the doctor had to look at my body physically for a skin rash. So, I had to visit a particular physician. But in other areas, like ENT, most of the visits are being done by telemedicine. Even when I visited the skin doctor, by the way, they offer services around dermatology and they're doing all those now using telemedicine.
As I said, the telemedicine visits have exponentially increased, using Zoom, FaceTime, Teams, and so on. Technologies are limitless in terms of using telemedicine services.
Nitika: Great, very interesting. So, Kali, the promise of telemedicine has always been there but there have been inherent challenges, relating to providers' adoption, patients' adoption, as well as the fundamental regulatory challenges. How has that changed in this particular time?
Kali: Very important question. In the pre-COVID era, telemedicine visits were not paid at the same rate as a regular visit. Plus, there was another big issue here in the United States – physicians, could not practice across state lines easily. So, by relaxing those regulations now, here's what has happened. One, telemedicine services are now being paid as the same visit type as a regular visit. This is phenomenal because now physicians can get paid for doing the work that they've always done. And secondly, if a particular city or a state is overwhelmed, you can get help using telemedicine. So, you don't have to physically travel. For example, I live in Florida and if Florida got overwhelmed, a physician practicing from anywhere – be it Georgia, Seattle, and even India, or the Philippines can help me using telemedicine. Of course, they have to be credentialed correctly, but now this has taken away the borders from a technology and a regulatory standpoint. Now there are still some regulatory hurdles across countries, by the way, but at least, the state-level hurdles have been done away with. Now the second one is behavioral, even though telemedicine was always available, but people were hesitant to do it via telemedicine. They'd think, why do it through telemedicine when you can ride there within five minutes? But now, especially with the social distancing aspects of it, people will think about why to go to a hospital when you don't have to, patient behavior is changing. Even physician behavior is changing because now they are realizing that telemedicine visits are as impactful as a regular visit. The technology is as good as seeing the patient in person. So, they're able to adjust their schedules.
The other thing is scheduling. So, telemedicine services now allow the scheduling to not just be between eight to five, but maybe different shifts. So, there are dynamics here that are permanently altering views and because COVID situation is not here just for five days or so, but it's been weeks and months, this behavior is here to stay.
Nitika: Got it. So, you made a very interesting point on how the regulatory aspects are different across the globe. How do you see the situation being different say in Europe versus the US? There are several studies, indicating that some countries or some continents lag in telemedicine due to legislation issues and lack of political direction. Do you see that changing and how is it any different at the moment?
Kali: I do see it changing. Some countries that have already established telemedicine rules and regulations have obviously relaxed and are doing better. Some countries who are not there anymore, have done it during the COVID crisis. If you take India as an example, they've issued some guidelines within a matter of days, which is unheard of from an India standpoint. There are CIOs who have already adopted the telemedicine services guidelines that have come out. So, I think the advanced countries who had rules and regulations are going to relax it while the other countries who are slightly lagging will quickly adopt it and because of the technology advancements that we have, I think it's going to be very seamless and easy even for developing and underdeveloped countries. So, I think this is going to be one of those Game Changer type opportunities across the globe and I think I look forward to even crossing international boundaries and continental boundaries when it comes to these visits.
Nitika: So, you talk about technology and technology enabling access. What kind of technology shifts and changes have you seen and what are some of the technologies, apart from the collaboration technologies such as Zoom, WebEx, or even Teams that have started seeing the light of the current situation?
Kali: So, the actual technology to provide telemedicine is one aspect of it, but the technology surrounding it and supporting it another aspect of it. So obviously the technologies like Zoom, Teams, even custom-made software are there to be able to enable the visits. But the important point is that the visit will still be documented. The visit should still be entered into the systems. Just because I picked up the phone today and started talking on FaceTime to a new doctor that has started offering telemedicine, they still have to have an intake process, then the doctor has to have a documentation process that they have assessed me and cared for me. And then there's the billing aspect of it based on telemedicine. So, the technology is quickly adapting to new ways of scheduling patients, new ways of in-taking patients, new ways of triaging patients, new ways of documenting on telemedicine visits. Now, in some cases, technology actually will make things easier, because it's all digital. You're not dealing with any ambient disturbances and noises aspects of it so if somebody wanted to record the telemedicine visit, and as long as it's legal and regulatory approved, you can do that. And there are crystal clear voices that you can parse using natural language processing and apply artificial intelligence behind the scenes. So, I think with increasing number of telemedicine visits more technological advancements are going to happen because all the pieces will come together, and a complete ecosystem is going to come together. Further, artificial intelligence and natural language processing, etc. will add much more meaning to those visits.
Nitika: Thank you, Kali. I have one last question for you because I believe this will summarize what we have been discussing until now. In this whole episode, one clear thing is that we have to make our healthcare system more resilient. So, what do we do in the next decade, taking the learnings from the last few months?
Kali: In the immediate future, I think, we need to ensure that we adhere to the goodness that comes out of telemedicine services. And I think we will, because of all the pent-up demand with the elective services that have been canceled. If you look at the burden of physicians who are already on the frontlines, it is going to create a new level of demand in the post-COVID era. So, I think in the immediate future telemedicine is here to stay. And I think the next step, as we look towards the decade, is ensuring that the regulatory and the behavioral concepts stick. I do see that in the next decade or so, a majority of the visits could be converted into telemedicine visits. People are already experimenting with home healthcare devices where they can quickly stand on a scale and the scale is going to now communicate through the device to tell the physician whatever they need to know from weight to BMI. So, with the advent of telemedicine as well as home health care devices, it's completely conceivable that physicals can happen from home. It's completely conceivable that any type of visits that do not require any surgeries or are impacting physical body parts can happen virtually. So, I look forward to the days when the phones, and the devices and the home health devices are talking to the Cloud, and the physicians have access to the information that enables a quick telemedicine visit, without actually traveling. It is heart-warming to see this kind of resilience in the whole system. So, the whole ecosystem had that resilience, the agility, the heart, the soul, the depth, to be able to do this. So that's the great outcome of this unfortunate tragedy.
Nitika: Absolutely. Thank you so much for your time, Kali. It was great to get your perspective and I think we can agree that telemedicine is no longer the silent hero of the healthcare economy. We look forward to seeing how telemedicine will play a key role in making healthcare truly accessible across the world. Thank you for your time and it was great having you.
Kali: Thank you for having me and I look forward to a bright future of telemedicine as well.
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