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Max Planck Institutes
MPI for Software Systems, Saarbrücken
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Saarbrücken site
Computer systems permeate our daily life. In addition to conventional desktop computing and Internet applications, sophisticated software systems can be found in almost all technical devices, from mobile phones to traffic lights. They support the operations of banks, hospitals, universities and public authorities, to name just a few. The Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, located in Kaiserslautern and Saarbrücken, carries out basic research that is dedicated to language design, analysis, modelling, implementation and evaluation of software systems, among other applications. Particular areas of interest include programming systems, the comparison of distributed and networked systems and of embedded and autonomous systems, as well as aspects of the formal modelling, analysis, security and stability of cutting-edge software engineering.
Campus E1 5
Phone: +49 681 9303-9100
https://www.mpi-sws.org/
This institute has an International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS):
IMPRS on Trustworthy Computing
In addition, there is the possibility of individual doctoral research. Please contact the directors or research group leaders at the Institute.
From the MPI
Derek Dreyer
dreyer@mpi-sws.org
Peter Druschel
Department Distributed Systems
druschel@mpi-sws.mpg.de
Krishna P. Gummadi
gummadi@mpi-sws.org
Joël Ouaknine
Department Foundations of Algorithmic Verification
joel@mpi-sws.org
Amazon and Max Planck Society establish Science Hub
The cooperation strengthens application-related research on artificial intelligence in Germany
Efficient protection of sensitive data
A new technology allows software components to be isolated from each other with little computational work
Six Max Planck researchers land lucrative EU funding
ERC grants International
ERC awards Advanced Grants worth up to 2.5 million euros each.
The Max Planck Society met in Saarbrücken
The Max Planck Society's 67th Annual Meeting wrapped up with a panel discussion the "Internet of Things"
Machine teaching
MaxPlanckResearch 2/2022 Enviroment & Climate
Artificial intelligence has the power to support people in an ever-increasing number of areas – including education. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems are working under Adish Singla's leadership to find methods to help children learn how to program. These algorithms can, however, also be used in other areas.
The digital language artist
MaxPlanckResearch 4/2019 Materials & Technology
He describes himself as a bit unconventional. Derek Dreyer does, indeed, work with languages. Not, however, with everyday languages, but with programming languages, since they're more logical. The U.S.-born researcher works at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Saarbruecken. Even though science is an important part of his life, he still makes room for passions like music. And then there's the thing about whisky – unconventional indeed.
Photo without a face
MaxPlanckResearch 4/2018
We have barely any control over where information about us and even photos bearing our likeness are displayed. In the future, however, it may at least be possible to prevent ourselves from appearing as bystanders in photos on other people's Facebook pages. This is thanks to technology developed by a team working under Paarijaat Aditya, Rijurekha Sen and Peter Druschel from the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems.
On Time – For Sure
Material & Technology
When a computer takes forever to load a website, it may be annoying, but it is nothing more serious than that. If, however, the electronics in a car or a plane don't process commands exactly when they are supposed to, the consequences can be fatal. Björn Brandenburg and his team at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Kaiserslautern and Saarbrücken study how to construct real-time systems in such a way that it can be proven that they always react on time.
Spies in the Service of Security
MPR 3 /2011 Materials & Technology
From e-mailing to online banking, the things we do on our computers on a daily basis are fraught with risks.
Machine-assisted Teaching for Open-ended Problem Solving
2020 Singla, Adish
A fundamental societal challenge is to provide cost-effective and inclusive education that fosters general problem solving skills. This calls for the development of next-generation AI-driven educational technology for open-ended conceptual domains.
Tracing the behavior of distributed cloud applications
2019 Mace, Jonathan
Many of the computer programs we use today are distributed systems running in datacenters. For people who run and maintain these programs, diagnosing problems can be very challenging, because symptoms and root causes can be spread across many different machines and system components. In order to make it easier to operate complex systems, we need tools that record and analyze their runtime behavior, and to localize and diagnose problems when they Distributed tracing tools piece together what happened at runtime, and can help localize and diagnose problems when they occur.
From Newton to Turing to cyber-physical systems: exploring some of the fundamental problems in theoretical computer science
2017 Ouaknine, Joël
Enabling engineers and programmers to automatically verify the correctness of the computer systems that they design is one of the Grand Challenges of computer science. The Foundations of Algorithmic Verification group focuses on a series of fundamental algorithmic problems for dynamical systems, with the overarching goal of offering a systematic exact computational treatment of various important classes of such systems and other fundamental models used in mathematics, computer science, and the quantitative sciences.
Glasnost: Bringing Transparency to the Internet
2008 Marcel Dischinger; Krishna P. Gummadi
Residential broadband ISPs like DSL & cable are being used by hundreds of millions of people to access the Internet. Today, ISPs are deploying firewalls and traffic shapers to manipulate the performance of user traffic. Most ISPs do not reveal the details of their networks to their customers, preventing them from making an informed choice of their ISP. The goal of our Glasnost project is to make access networks more transparent to their customers. To date, more than a hundred thousand users world-wide used Glasnost to test if their ISPs are interfering with their peer-to-peer traffic.
Press and Public Relations
Bertram Somieski
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Saarbrücken site, Saarbrücken +49 681 9325-5710 somieski@mpi-klsb.mpg.de
Michael Bentz
+49 681 9325-5701 bentz@mpi-klsb.mpg.de


Up for sale we have a Vtg Rare 1940s Johnny Mize 40 Louisville Slugger 35 Baseball Bat N. Bat is a store model 40 35 oil tempered model. Bat is cracked with some tape. Center brand stamping is quite readable but does have some fading same as player endorsement..
Besides the crack bat seams quite clean.. Knob is quite good , no major chipping through out bat.. Tough/almost impossible to find an any condition. Please thoroughly review all photographs. PLEASE READ TERMS OF SALE.
Questions Are typically answered within as soon as possible , usually within 12-24 hrs. I strive to take excellent. Photographs and give an unbiased description of the item. The item "Vtg Rare 1940s Johnny Mize 40 Louisville Slugger H&B 35 Baseball Bat HOF" is in sale since Saturday, January 14, 2017.
This item is in the category "Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Vintage Sports Memorabilia\Bats". The seller is "detroitsportsantiques" and is located in Commerce Township, Michigan. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, PH, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BR, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, HN, JM.


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George Herbert Babb (January 8, 1864 – December 4, 1950), of Sebago, Maine, was a member of the Maine Legislature. He served in the Maine House of Representatives in the 1917–1918 term. He served in the Maine Senate in the 1919–1920 and 1921–1922 terms.

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1864 births
1950 deaths
People from Cumberland County, Maine
Members of the Maine House of Representatives
Maine state senators

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	}

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Written by Paul & Karen - August 18 2020
They say whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It's a comforting idea — that we can respond to stresses by becoming stronger.
But it's been incredibly frustrating to watch the weeks slip by while waiting for the building's structural and fire safety plans to be decided and drafted.
The bulk of that work has now been done and with council consent, our fitout can be finished.
By then we'll be 15 months behind schedule and at least twice as aged.
By that measure, we'll be twice as strong.

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Saint Gabriel may refer to:
Gabriel, archangel
Gabriel of Beth Qustan (574-668)
Gabriel Lallemant (1610–1649), a Jesuit missionary and Canadian Martyr
Patriarch Gabriel II of Constantinople, known also as New Hieromartyr Gabriel, Metropolitan of Prousa, died 1659
Gabriel of Belostok (†1690), April 20 / May 3
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (1838–1862), a Passionist clerical student
Gabriel (Urgebadze) (1929–1995), Georgian Orthodox saint
Places[edit]
Saint-Gabriel, Quebec
Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant, Quebec
Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski, Quebec, known simply as Saint-Gabriel before 1998
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
Saint-Gabriel-Brécy, a commune in the department of Calvados
Saint-Gabriel (ancient Ernaginum), a hamlet within the commune of Tarascon, in southern France
St. Gabriel, Louisiana
Institutions[edit]
Auberge Le Saint-Gabriel, the oldest inn in North America, located in Montreal, Canada
Saint Gabriel's College, a private Catholic school located in Bangkok, Thailand
Saint Gabriel's School, a school in Santiago de Chile, Chile
Saint Gabriel's Secondary School, an all-boys Catholic secondary school in Singapore
Saint Gabriel International School, a Chinese educational institution in Pasig City, Philippines
St. Gabriel's Church (disambiguation)
Gabriel (disambiguation)
San Gabriel (disambiguation) - Spanish spelling of Saint Gabriel
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saint Gabriel.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint_Gabriel&oldid=986921373"
Human name disambiguation pages


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Ollie! Superpower Food Days
Ollie is the world's pickiest eater, but when he eats fruit and vegetables, his food gives him superpowers!
Discoverability: August 1, 2019
Electronic Book or Magazine
Live Event Tour
52 x 11 min
Ollie's Energizer songs will get kids singing, dancing and popping with active, healthy food superpowers! We will promote the new dance music videos, TV recuts and social news on multi-platforms with CBC and in partnership with 'Appetite to Play' culminating in 'Ollie Superpower Food Day', a celebration to inspire kids, families and teachers.
OEA (Canada) Limited
Sheena Macrae is the author and creator of the hit storybook 'Ollie, The Boy Who Became What He Ate'.
Sheena is also the CEO of Ollie's Edible Adventures Ltd, Creator and Executive Producer of the animated TV series 'Ollie, The Boy Who Became What He Ate' in season two with 52 episodes x 11 minutes, airing on CBC and CBC Kids (Canada), NBC Universal (USA) and Discovery (MENA), and Amazon Prime (USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand), and sold in China and Russia.
Sheena developed the original Educational Kit including Storybook, Parent & Child Book, Teacher Book, Cookbook with digital and video resources. The educational series worked extensively with academics and charities to ensure all content aligned to current research and best practices around healthy eating and active play for children and families. She has worked with academic partners in the UK, including Goldsmith College University of London, University College London, and the Children's Food Trust.


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Aodán Mac Poilin
Aodán grew up on the Norfolk Road in west Belfast with his two sisters, his mother who was an Irish speaker and his father who worked as a civil servant.
His parents were avid followers of hurling and Gaelic football. As a result much of Aodán's time was spent in the Falls Park with the hope that he would follow in his mother's footsteps, an All Ireland champion three times over. "There were three of us and unfortunately none of us were any good at it. I spent a lot of time in the Falls Park."
Aodán remembers that in the 1950s and 1960s, politics and social issues "were in the air, you recognised that politics was around. Before I understood anything about politics, I remember that my father would shout at the television or the radio, because he didn't agree with what someone was saying."
"Sectarianism was in the air, but it wasn't in our immediate surroundings because we didn't know a lot of Protestants. My father also had non-sectarian principles. He believed sectarianism was a terrible thing."
Aodán remembers that as he grew older he began to socialise with Protestants through education and in public spaces during the 1960s. "Most of the people I met hated the politics of Northern Ireland, no one wanted to tackle it, they just ignored it. There was great opportunity for Northern Ireland to be a civil place if the Troubles hadn't happened."
In his mid twenties, Aodan became involved with the Irish speaking community on the Shaws Road. He helped to build a house, something, he feels was a defining moment for him. "In 1977, I missed a meeting and in my absence they decided I would be responsible for writing letters to the Department of Education who were refusing to fund the school. I began writing letters and it took control of my life."
As the school expanded, so to did the need for more staff and facilities. "The biggest difficulty was raising enough money to keep it all going. Surprisingly, there was never a problem with the standard of education, even though the rain was coming through the roof… the doors were falling off the walls. There was a great spirit in the school."
Aodán feels the Troubles inadvertently played a significant role in the success of the Irish medium school on the Shaws Road. "In 1971, when the school was founded, the Shaws Road was a no-go area and even when it wasn't the authorities had enough trouble to deal with and they weren't going to worry about an illegal school on the Shaws Road. So, the Troubles let the school develop and grow without any interference."
The principle ethos of the school was to encourage the speaking of the Irish language in the community, but Aodán believes it had many other positive effects on a disheartened community.
"Despite the disadvantages in the area, high unemployment, trouble everywhere, murders and explosions everywhere, people were able to do something creative which was community based."
Aodán talks about his time at the Ultach Trust, a cross-community Irish language charity set up in 1990, based in Belfast city centre. "Ultach Trust was set up with the same money as the Community Relations Council and it also had the same ethos. That ethos was that Irish language belongs to everyone, it's not limited to nationalists and Catholics but is for anyone on the island."
Aodán remembers the scepticism and mistrust. "Unionists feared that Nationalists were using Irish to sugar coat their agenda. If they buy into the language, they buy into 'Irishness'. Their identity will be Irish and nationalist. Republicans doubted the Trust. They felt they deserved the money. Some republicans felt they were the leaders of the Irish language movement."
One of the key community initiatives that the Trust endorsed was research into why it was difficult for those from a unionist background to learn Irish. "If you don't analyse something you can't come up with a solution. We have written pieces about Irish medium education in the Irish medium sector, English medium sector. We also had a big interest in broadcasting from the beginning. We campaigned for television in several ways. Personally I did it because I remember as a child when the television was on and everything was in English, that inevitably influences you."
"We managed to make a case that was different from other cases. The most common cases in Irish history are about rights or politics. I think we managed to develop the language in a way that was much more open than that. We always kept an independent voice. We never surrendered to any political pressure. I think the most dramatic thing we did was our work for Irish language television."
'There's a long road ahead with regards to community development. Poverty and social problems still exist but we should be aiming for a close community who are proud of themselves and who can stand on their own two feet."
Irish Language, Our Generation Stories, Special Collections
Bunscoil, Community Development, Community Relations, Falls Road, Good Relations, Irish Language, Irish medium education, Our Generation Stories, Sectarianism, Ultach Trust
This is the story of republican prisoners who learned the Irish language during the 1970s in Crumlin Road Jail, the Cages of Long Kesh, the H-Blocks and Armagh Women's Prison. Republican prisoners had political status...
Muiris Ó Droighneáin – Múinteoir, Scoláire agus Gael
Agus plaic ghorm á nochtadh ag Ciorcal Staire Uladh le hurraim do Mhuiris Ó Droighneáin ag a sheantach ar Bhóthar an Ghleanna, labhraíonn muid le cuid dá theaghlach, chairde agus chomhghleacaithe faoi shaol agus faoi ...
Pobal – Deich mbliana ar an fhód
Ar an 11ú de mhí na Nollaig 2009 bhí bricfeasta ag POBAL agus a gcuid gcairde sa Europa chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar deich mbliana ar an fhód. Agallaimh le Janet Muller(POBAL), Dónal Ó Cnáimhsí(GUTH NA GAELTACH...
Cór Loch Lao
Documenting the work of Cór Loch Lao, a choir based in the Culturlann in Belfast.


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using SemanticReleaseNotesParser.Logging;
using System.Text;
using Xunit;

namespace SemanticReleaseNotesParser.Tests
{
    public class LoggerTest
    {
        [Fact]
        public void DefaultLogger_NoExceptionWhenLogActionNotSet()
        {
            // act
            Logger.Info("test info");
        }

        [Fact]
        public void Info()
        {
            // arrange
            var logs = new StringBuilder();
            Logger.SetLogAction((message, logLevel) => logs.AppendLine(message));

            // act
            Logger.Info("test '{0}'", "info");

            // assert
            Assert.Equal("test 'info'", logs.ToString().Trim());
        }

        [Fact]
        public void Error()
        {
            // arrange
            var logs = new StringBuilder();
            Logger.SetLogAction((message, logLevel) => logs.AppendLine(message));

            // act
            Logger.Error("test '{0}'", "error");

            // assert
            Assert.Equal("test 'error'", logs.ToString().Trim());
        }

        [Fact]
        public void Debug_WithoutSettingProperMinimalLevel_ShouldNotLog()
        {
            // arrange
            var logs = new StringBuilder();
            Logger.SetLogAction((message, logLevel) => logs.AppendLine(message));
            Logger.SetMinimalLevel(LogLevel.Info);

            // act
            Logger.Debug("test '{0}'", "debug");

            // assert
            Assert.Equal(string.Empty, logs.ToString());
        }

        [Fact]
        public void Debug()
        {
            // arrange
            var logs = new StringBuilder();
            Logger.SetLogAction((message, logLevel) => logs.AppendLine(message));
            Logger.SetMinimalLevel(LogLevel.Debug);

            // act
            Logger.Debug("test '{0}'", "debug");

            // assert
            Assert.Equal("test 'debug'", logs.ToString().Trim());
        }
    }
}


CEEK VR is an award-winning developer and distributor of hardware and software for Omni-channel distribution of Virtual Reality (VR) experiences for multiple world-class partners. CEEK provides several channels of VR content (both originally created and professionally licensed) using the CEEK Virtual Reality Platform and our patented headsets. CEEK VR is in partnerships with globally-renowned industry leaders such as Universal Music, Apple, T-Mobile, and Baptist Health. Each year 60 million concert tickets are sold in the USA alone. The demand for music artists to perform at live events is at an all-time high, yet artists are still unable to perform for thousands of the venue requests received each year leaving labels and artists with missed revenue opportunities and fans without the chance to experience live shows. CEEK solves this by extending the reach of events globally for sold-out shows and ability for artists to sell unlimited virtual tickets and digital merchandise. CEEK allows artists to use a special tool called the Celebrity Coin Mint, whereby unique custom minted coins are created as event tickets that provide artists access to new, untapped and unlimited revenue streams. CEEK is the higher echelon virtual reality "killer app" for the blockchain and currently boasts partnerships with major celebrities and some of the world's largest tech companies offering the entertainment industry and "CEEKERS" worldwide one of the most exciting opportunities on the market today, as we all CEEK A NEW REALITY!
PhD in Physics and in Chemistry, bold innovator and futurist who created the Avatar Xprize.
Dr Carri Allen Jones, Md.


A study of the Holocaust, evaluating accepted views of its history and meaning. Yehuda Bauer offers his own interpretation of why the Holocaust occurred and how another can be prevented. He presents opinions on topics ranging from how Jews reacted to the murderous campaign against them to the relationship between the Holocaust and the establishment of Israel.


Earlier this week we told you that a senior officer in South East Queensland was directing staff to sign out drugs before their shift starts.
Now QAS has gone one step further and put this directive in black and white in an operational manual. This was done without consultation with United Voice.
We are advising United Voice members to ignore this directive.
As we informed you earlier this week, this is unpaid and forced over-time and you are under no obligation to complete unpaid duties outside work hours.
To be clear, members should log on to their vehicle at the start of their shift and then sign their drugs out.
If you require further assistance please contact the Ambo hotline on 073 291 4550.


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Well read,well traveled,educated man with great sense of humor.Humble,self aware,light baggage...able to give and receive love.Very even tempered and has an abiding respect for women.
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text:
import { inject, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
import { NgxPermissionsModule } from '../index';
import { NgxPermissionsConfigurationService } from './configuration.service';
import { NgxPermissionsConfigurationStore } from '../store/configuration.store';

describe('Configuration Service', () => {
    let localService: NgxPermissionsConfigurationService;

    beforeEach(() => {
        TestBed.configureTestingModule({
            imports: [NgxPermissionsModule.forRoot()]
        });
    });

    beforeEach(inject([NgxPermissionsConfigurationService], (service: NgxPermissionsConfigurationService) => {
        localService = service;
    }));

    it('should create an instance', () => {
        expect(localService).toBeTruthy();
    });

    it ('should add configuration function', () => {
        expect(localService.getAllStrategies()['FUNCTION']).toBeFalsy();
        localService.addPermissionStrategy('FUNCTION', () => {});
        expect(localService.getAllStrategies()['FUNCTION']).toBeTruthy();
    });

    it ('should retrieve strategy function', () => {
        expect(localService.getStrategy('FUNCTION')).toBeFalsy();
        localService.addPermissionStrategy('FUNCTION', () => {});
        expect(localService.getStrategy('FUNCTION')).toBeTruthy();
    });

    it ('should throw an error when strategy is not defined but user tries to set it as default on authorised method', () => {
        expect(() => localService.setDefaultOnAuthorizedStrategy('FUNCTION')).toThrow();
    });

    it ('should throw an error when strategy is not defined but user tries to set it as default on unauthorised method', () => {
        expect(() => localService.setDefaultOnUnauthorizedStrategy('FUNCTION')).toThrow();
    });

    it ('should set default unauthorised method with string', () => {
        localService.addPermissionStrategy('FUNCTION', () => {});
        localService.setDefaultOnUnauthorizedStrategy('FUNCTION');
        expect(localService.onUnAuthorisedDefaultStrategy).toBeTruthy();
        expect(localService.onUnAuthorisedDefaultStrategy).toEqual('FUNCTION');
    });

    it ('should set default authorised method with string', () => {
        localService.addPermissionStrategy('FUNCTION', () => {});
        localService.setDefaultOnAuthorizedStrategy('FUNCTION');
        expect(localService.onAuthorisedDefaultStrategy).toBeTruthy();
        expect(localService.onAuthorisedDefaultStrategy).toEqual('FUNCTION');
    });
});

describe('Isolated configuration service', () => {
    let localService: NgxPermissionsConfigurationService;
    let localStore: NgxPermissionsConfigurationStore;
    beforeEach(() => {
        TestBed.configureTestingModule({
            imports: [NgxPermissionsModule.forRoot({configurationIsolate: true})]
        });
    });

    beforeEach(inject([NgxPermissionsConfigurationService, NgxPermissionsConfigurationStore],
      (service: NgxPermissionsConfigurationService,
       store: NgxPermissionsConfigurationStore) => {
        localService = service;
        localStore = store;
        localStore.onAuthorisedDefaultStrategy = 'FUNCTION';
        localStore.onUnAuthorisedDefaultStrategy = 'FUNCTION';
    }));

    it('should create an instance', () => {
        expect(localService).toBeTruthy();
    });

    it ('should set onAuthrisedDefaultStrategy to undefined', () => {
        expect(localService.onAuthorisedDefaultStrategy).toBeFalsy();
    });

    it ('should set onUnAuthorisedDefault strategy to undefined', () => {
        expect(localService.onAuthorisedDefaultStrategy).toBeFalsy();
    });
});


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I Am David
Author: Anne Holm L W Kingsland (Translated by)
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
David's entire twelve-year life has been spent in a grisly prison camp in Eastern Europe. He knows nothing of the outside world. But when he is given the chance to escape, he seizes it. With his vengeful enemies hot on his heels, David struggles to cope in this strange new world, where his only resources are a compass, a few crusts of bread, his two aching feet, and some vague advice to seek refuge in Denmark. Is that enough to survive? David's extraordinary odyssey is dramatically chronicled in Anne Holm's classic about the meaning of freedom and the power of hope.
Pre-Order (3-4 weeks)
SKU: 9780152051600 Category: Fiction & Literature
Each edition includes:
• Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play
• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
• Scene-by-scene plot summaries
• A key to famous lines and phrases
• An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
• An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
Essay by Susan Snyder
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.
William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England's Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children—their older daughter Susanna and the twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare's only son, died in childhood. The bulk of Shakespeare's working life was spent, not in Stratford, but in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He enjoyed success not only as a playwright, but as an actor and shareholder in an acting company. Sometime between 1610 and 1613, Shakespeare is thought to have retired from the stage and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616.
The Arabian Nights A Norton Critical Editions
This Norton Critical Edition includes twenty-eight tales from The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy on the basis of the oldest existing Arabic manuscript.
Few works of literature are as familiar and beloved as The Arabian Nights. Yet few remain also as unknown. In English, The Arabian Nights is a literary work of relatively recent date—the first versions of the tales appeared in English barely two hundred years ago. The tales are accompanied by a preface, a note on the text, and explanatory annotations.
"Contexts" presents three of the oldest witnesses to The Arabian Nights in the Arabic tradition, together in English for the first time: an anonymous ninth-century fragment, Al Mas'udi's Muruj al-Dhahab, and Ibn al-Nadim's The Fihrist. Also included are three related works by the nineteenth- and twentieth-century writers Edgar Allan Poe, Marcel Proust, and Taha Husayn.
"Criticism" collects eleven wide-ranging essays on The Arabian Nights' central themes by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Josef Horovitz, Jorge Luis Borges, Francesco Gabrieli, Mia Irene Gerhardt, Tzvetan Todorov, Andras Hamori, Heinz Grotzfield, Jerome W. Clinton, Abdelfattah Kilito, and David Pinault.
A Chronology of The Arabian Nights and a Selected Bibliography are also included.
The Story of the Stone Vol. 1: The Golden Days
"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events – love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder – within the context of the Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.
The Divine Comedy: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso
The Divine Comedy, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in the year 1300. It proceeds on a journey that, in its intense recreation of the depths and the heights of human experience, has become the key with which Western civilization has sought to unlock the mystery of its own identity.
Mandelbaum's astonishingly Dantean translation, which captures so much of the life of the original, renders whole for us the masterpiece of that genius whom our greatest poets have recognized as a central model for all poets.
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Ribbon cut to officially launch Christian youth centre in Canning Town
Else Kvist
Published: 10:06 AM August 23, 2013 Updated: 9:58 AM October 13, 2020
The ribbon cutting for The River Christian Centre - Credit: submitted
A ribbon was cut to officially open a pioneering youth and community space in Canning Town.
A former launderette and pub has been turned into The River Christian Centre - Credit: submitted
River Christian Centre (RCC), working in partnership with youth charity XLP, have renovated and transformed a disused launderette and former pub in Vincent Street into the space called Café 66. It was officially opened last week with young people cutting the ribbon.
Music mentoring is among activities at the River Christian Centre - Credit: submitted
The aim is to provide a safe and engaging place for young people to relax and socialize while they try out activities and learn new skills.
The centre also features a sound studio, which it is hoped will provide music mentoring for young people.
At the launch XLP worker and Youth leader at River Church, Josh Booth, said it was empty in that part of Canning Town with people not speaking much to one another. "This is a space where people can meet their neighbour, each other, and help one another with the challenge of living here," he said.
Swan Foundation and Transform Newham have helped fund the centre.
RCC managing director Roger Grassham said: "We are pleased to have been able to refurbish this community facility and help to meet a big need for somewhere for young people in the area to go to."


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Taking on the fraudsters together
We're joining UK Finance's call for social media scams to be included in the upcoming Online Safety Bill.
Retail Fraud Prevention Director, Lloyds Bank
Fraud has rocketed over the course of the pandemic as more people have moved to shop and invest online. Fraud is now one of the most common crimes in the UK today, carried out by a wide range of offenders - from opportunist criminals to sophisticated organised gangs - and costing victims and the wider economy billions of pounds each year. The banking trade body, UK Finance, has described current levels of fraud as "a national security threat". And the impact isn't just financial; fraud also has a devastating impact on individuals' emotional and physical well-being.
While there's a great deal already being done within the banking sector and beyond, at Lloyds Banking Group we're joining UK Finance's call for tougher Government-coordinated action across industries.
Recognising fraud
Taking things back to basics, we recognise that one of the most important steps in tackling fraud is educating the public. Some of the most recognisable scams continue to be those which people are most likely to fall victim to.
Purchase scams trick people into paying for goods and services that don't exist, often advertised on social media. These are often heavily discounted with payment via bank transfer rather than secure payment via an official online platform. Puppies, phones, gaming consoles, scooters and trainers are all items where shoppers should be particularly vigilant when purchasing online, as our data shows that these are some of fraudsters' most common targets. The average age of a purchase scam victim is 35.
Impersonation scams are where people are convinced to make a payment or share financial details with someone claiming to be from a trusted organisation, such as the police or their bank. Victims often receive a call, text or email with an urgent request to make a payment or move money. The average age of an impersonation scam victim is 43.
Investment scams convince their targets to move their money into a fictitious fund or to make a fake investment. These can often be cleverly tailored to individuals' interests and the previous investments they've made. The average age of an investment scam victim is 39.
Romance scams use fake online profiles to gain trust and build relationships, before asking for money. Criminals often use information found on social media to directly target individuals. The average age of a romance scam victim is 50.
Money mules
The pandemic has opened a whole new door for fraudsters who are trying every trick in the book to get their hands on victims' cash and they're busy recruiting others as "money mules" to unwittingly handle their stolen funds, most commonly via social media.
Money mules receive stolen money into their account, they are then asked to withdraw it and then transfer it to a different account, often one overseas. Young people in particular tend to be a popular target for fraudsters, using fake photos and profiles to lure people in and convince them to move money. Half of suspected mule accounts belong to under 25s.
It's really important that people understand more about the consequences of being caught moving fraudulent funds. Tempting offers that sound too good to be true probably are, so it's important to think about the consequences. Unsuspecting mules risk being left with no bank account, a damaged credit score and the inability to apply for a mortgage, loan or even a phone contract in the future. They could also face up to 14 years in prison. Last year Lloyds Banking Group froze c40,000 accounts and trapped £32m in stolen funds sent to mule accounts.
In 2018 we were the first bank to introduce an innovative mule-hunting team, which has since uncovered more than 88,000 mule accounts and stopped £60 million from falling into the hands of fraudsters. The team developed a number of new techniques to rapidly analyse data, spotting patterns and behaviour to halt fraudsters in their tracks by stopping suspicious movement of money. In some cases we stopped money being moved before our customers were even aware of any issue. We've built this data into our state-of-the-art fraud systems to shut down fraudsters' further.
We were the first bank to provide the extra layer of protection when making online payments through the introduction of the name checking service, Confirmation of Payee. This service is available when both the bank you are sending the funds from and the bank who are receiving the payment have implemented the service.
Prior to Confirmation of Payee it was hard to know if you were really paying the right person – something fraudsters were happy to exploit. This service is now live for all of our Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds customers, so they can ensure they are actually paying the person they intended.
We were also one of the first banks to take part in the launch of the 159 fraud hotline, for people to use to report and check financial scams as they happen. Anyone who receives a call or message from somebody claiming to be from a trusted organisation and who suggests money should be transferred is being urged to hang up and call 159. They'll then be connected to their own bank's fraud prevention team. This new service is being promoted by Stop Scams UK - a coalition of banking and technology companies.
But there is more the industry can do – and there is more that could be done in order to raise standards across the broader economy and protect the public from fraud.
We were the first bank to introduce an innovative mule-hunting team, which has stopped
from falling into the hands of fraudsters.
A golden opportunity to go further
Online platforms, including the social media companies that many people use every day, are a big part of the overall solution. Currently they have no legal obligation to protect their users against fake and fraudulent content that leads to scams on their services, and voluntary measures have so far fallen short of the mark. Criminals adopt a variety of methods to abuse these online platforms to engage their victims, offering goods and investments which never materialise once the payment has been made. Fake social media accounts are often used to recruit young people as money "mules" or used to trade stolen card details. The abuse of these online services needs to stop.
In May 2021 the Government published the Draft Online Safety Bill, signalling its intention to tackle ruthless criminals who exploit the most vulnerable in our society through online scams. We welcomed this decision, which will help to tackle one source of online scams. But the Bill, as it stands, does not go far enough to tackle the scourge of fraud. It only seeks to address online scams that originate from user-generated online content, such as social media posts. If a fraudster were to post the exact same scam content in a paid-for advertisement on the same online platform, then they would be able to exploit a loophole in the law. How can that be justified?
We know that fraud originating from paid-for online advertisements accounts for a significantly larger proportion of fraudulent activity, both in terms of the number of victims and the amount of their money lost to scammers. The solution is to strengthen the provisions of the Bill in relation to fraud, prioritising online financial scams as an illegal activity, and broadening the scope so that it also tackles paid-for scam content and impersonated websites.
This would serve to incentivise the big technology companies behind these online platforms to make further efforts to vet, remove and block fraudulent online accounts and content, as well as make greater investment in human and automatic review systems. It should lead to the creation of better channels for users and other parties to report scams, for example by cooperating with the payment providers that discover them. There is also scope for platforms to improve awareness among their users on how to recognise scams, to encourage users to report fraudulent content and to take more action to report cases to law enforcement.
Ultimately, this will help to prevent the use of online platforms by criminals to steal money from users, but also to prevent their use in recruiting users to participate in criminal activity. The Online Safety Bill provides a golden opportunity to halt a significant source of illegal and harmful content that facilitates online financial scams. It's one way we can make a real difference against this national security threat. Let's take on the fraudsters together.
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Q: imageloader error in place of url[position] I am using imageloader to load thumbnail images from json response, there are lots of images obtained from json response need to parse that and place images in listview. I am getting confuse what to add in place of url[position] getting error in  imgLoader.DisplayImage(url[position], loader, image); any one help me to find solution it would be a great help for me and your answer will be appreciated. thank you in advance.
following is the code and json response:
   public class AndroidLoadImageFromURLActivity extends ListActivity {

    // url to make request
   private static String desi = "http://website";

   // JSON Node names
   private static final String TAG_POSTS = "posts";
   private static final String TAG_ID = "id";
   private static final String TAG_TITLE = "title";
   private static final String TAG_DATE = "date";
   private static final String TAG_CONTENT = "content";
   private static final String TAG_AUTHOR = "author";
   private static final String TAG_NAME = "name";
   private static final String TAG_ATTACHMENTS = "attachments";
   private static final String TAG_IMAGES = "images";
   private static final String TAG_THUMBNAIL = "thumbnail";
   private static final String TAG_URL = "url";

   // contacts JSONArray
   JSONArray posts = null;

      @Override
        public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
          setContentView(R.layout.list_item);

        // Hashmap for ListView
    ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> contactList = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();

     // Creating JSON Parser instance
    JSONParser jParser = new JSONParser();

    // getting JSON string from URL
    JSONObject json = jParser.getJSONFromUrl(desi);

    try {
        // Getting Array of Contacts
        posts = json.getJSONArray(TAG_POSTS);

        // looping through All Contacts
        for(int i = 0; i < posts.length(); i++){
            JSONObject c = posts.getJSONObject(i);

            // Storing each json item in variable
            String id = c.getString(TAG_ID);
            String title = c.getString(TAG_TITLE);
            String date = c.getString(TAG_DATE);
            String content = c.getString(TAG_CONTENT);
            // to remove all

 and
 and replace with ""
             content = content.replace("
", "");
             content = content.replace("
", "");
             content = content.replace("
", "");

            // Author is agin  JSON Object
            JSONObject author = c.getJSONObject(TAG_AUTHOR);
            String name = author.getString(TAG_NAME);

            JSONArray attachments = json.getJSONArray(TAG_ATTACHMENTS);

            for(int j = 0; j < attachments.length(); j++){
                JSONObject d = attachments.getJSONObject(i);

            JSONObject thumbnail = d.getJSONObject(TAG_THUMBNAIL);
            String url = thumbnail.getString(TAG_URL);
            }

            // creating new HashMap
        HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();

            // adding each child node to HashMap key => value
            map.put(TAG_ID, id);
            map.put(TAG_TITLE, title);
            map.put( TAG_DATE, date);
            map.put( TAG_NAME, name);
            map.put( TAG_CONTENT, content);
            // adding HashList to ArrayList
            contactList.add(map);
        }
    } catch (JSONException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    /**
     * Updating parsed JSON data into ListView
     * */
    ListAdapter adapter = new SimpleAdapter(this, contactList,
            R.layout.list_row,
            new String[] { TAG_TITLE, TAG_DATE, TAG_NAME, TAG_CONTENT, TAG_URL },
        new int[] { R.id.name, R.id.email,R.id.mobile, R.id.content, R.id.list_image});

    setListAdapter(adapter);

          // Loader image - will be shown before loading image
           int loader = R.drawable.loader;

             // Imageview to show
          ImageView image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.list_image);

    // ImageLoader class instance
     ImageLoader imgLoader = new ImageLoader(getApplicationContext());

    // whenever you want to load an image from url
    // call DisplayImage function
    // url - image url to load
    // loader - loader image, will be displayed before getting image
    // image - ImageView
    imgLoader.DisplayImage(url[position], loader, image);
    }
     }

JSON response
{
"status": "ok",

"posts": [
    {
        "id": 2498,
        "title": "jigsaw lamp imported from thailand",
        "content": "
Hi. It’s a invitation to have a look at a unique lamp shade called jigsaw lamp from thailand. Available in multi attractive colours.
\n",
        "date": "2012-12-26 09:48:15",
         "author": {
            "name": "Tapas123456",
                        },
            "attachments": [
            {
                "description": "",
                "caption": "",
                "mime_type": "image/jpeg",
                "images": {

                    "thumbnail": {
                        "url": "http://site/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/646675-50x47.jpg",

                    }
                }
            },...............

logcat error
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.androidhive.imagefromurl/com.androidhive.imagefromurl.AndroidLoadImageFromURLActivity}: java.lang.RuntimeException: Your content must have a ListView whose id attribute is 'android.R.id.list'
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2663)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2679)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:125)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2033)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330): Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Your content must have a ListView whose id attribute is 'android.R.id.list'
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.app.ListActivity.onContentChanged(ListActivity.java:245)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:201)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1647)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at com.androidhive.imagefromurl.AndroidLoadImageFromURLActivity.onCreate(AndroidLoadImageFromURLActivity.java:44)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
12-26 16:53:26.154: E/AndroidRuntime(330):  at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2627)

A: You have declared url variable as String inside for loop
below is your code..
for(int j = 0; j < attachments.length(); j++)
{
JSONObject d = attachments.getJSONObject(i);
JSONObject thumbnail = d.getJSONObject(TAG_THUMBNAIL);
String url = thumbnail.getString(TAG_URL);
}

just need to declare url as url as global
like below code.
String url;
for(int j = 0; j < attachments.length(); j++)
    {
    JSONObject d = attachments.getJSONObject(i);
    JSONObject thumbnail = d.getJSONObject(TAG_THUMBNAIL);
    url = thumbnail.getString(TAG_URL);
    }

and use that url
imgLoader.DisplayImage(url, loader, image);

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Anna Ancher was born Anna Kristine Brondum on August 18, 1859, in Skagen, Denmark. She was born to Erik Andersen Brondum and Ane Hedvig Moller. Her father was the owner of the Bronduns hotel that was situated in Skagen. Many artists chose to settle in Skagen because it had a beautiful and cool landscape that encouraged painters. Anna was attracted to art at an early age because of the artists that were around her. Anna developed her artistic skills very fast and without difficulty. She only pursued an education in drawing. She studies for three years at the VilhelmKyhn College of painting in Copenhagen. She also studied drawing at a workshop owned by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes in Paris, France. She learned a lot during her education that she developed her own style of painting. She was also among the first artists to observe the interplay of several colors in natural light.
In 1880, she married painter Michael Ancher whom she met in Skagen. The couple decided to settle in Skagen where they started and continued with their career in painting. Michael and Anna joined the Skagen Painters. Skagen Painters was a group that was dedicated to capturing the natural beauty and life of Skagen which was a fishing town. Anna painted the lives of the people who lived in Skagen. She was the only woman in the group as all the members of the group were men. She had overcome the custom of married women being labeled nothing more than housewives who took care of household chores. She was an accomplished painter who left behind a legacy to be remembered by many.
Anna is remembered at the chronicler of the womenfolk of Skagen. She painted the natural beauty of Skagen but also depicted the lives of women living in Skagen in her paintings. She used to draw paintings of women who were busy conducting or doing household chores. She would draw women cooking, knitting or reading among other activities. She also made paintings that depicted religious symbols. In the group 'Skagen Painters' she was the only one who was originally from Skagen. Her paintings reflected more of Skagen than the paintings of the other painters including her husband.
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This week I invited expert podcaster Jon Nastor to the Hit Publish house where he shares his top tips for growing an engaged audience through podcast interviews.
Get ready to access the cheats, tips and hacks that will give you some serious interviewer skills (and boost your business credibility) …
Jon Nastor hosts Hack the Entrepreneur where he's managed to get more than 100 entrepreneurs to reveal the habits, philosophies and actions that have helped in their success. By publishing show after show, Jon combatted nerves and honed his interview skills but more importantly, saw how podcast interviews could build a seriously engaged audience.
His podcasting expertise is in high-demand and he now hosts a show with Jerod Morris called The Showrunner, (also on Rainmaker.FM) which is a podcast about podcasting. What's more, Jerod and Jon have developed a system you can use to create a highly-engaged podcast for your own business (more exciting details about that at the end of the episode).
Tune in to this episode to find out:
How interviews can help increase your content output (and lighten your content creation load)
Who will make the perfect guest for your audience — it might not be who you think
3 rules for getting sought-after experts to say 'yes' to your interview
What you need to do before any interview to get the best performance from your guest
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Amy Harrison Hello. This is Amy Harrison, and you're listening to Hit Publish, where I cover simple ways to get better results with your online business.
Hm. Who's that at the door? Oh, yes. This week, we have a special guest. Come on in. I've invited expert podcaster Jon Nastor to come around to the Hit Publish house and share his top tips for conducting interviews, because interviews can help you grow a really engaged audience for your business. That's what we're going to look at today.
I want to thank you for downloading this podcast, and I want to thank Rainmaker.FM for hosting it. Are you ready to access the cheats, the tips, the hacks that will give you some serious interview skills and boost your business credibility? Let's Hit Publish.
Now, while Jon fills the kettle, brews up the tea … No, not in there, Jon. The teaspoons are in the top drawer.
While Jon navigates the kitchen, I want to give a quick shout-out to a comment on a previous Hit Publish show. A couple of weeks back, we looked at how storytelling techniques from Alfred Hitchcock and Walt Disney could help build anticipation for your product or service. Now Francisco, who I think is a designer, wrote in to say how these techniques really made him think about Apple's marketing: how they manage to build a story about the problem, the results people want, and then tell the story that builds great suspense for the release of their latest development.
I thought this was great. Apple is a cracking example for marketing done well and stories told really well. If you haven't heard that episode of Hit Publish, you can go to HitPublish.FM. It's called The Overlooked 'Details' That Can Get Your Business Noticed. Don't forget to leave your own comments or questions.
I received one last week from Tony about getting people engaged with your digital marketing, and that is going to form the basis of next week's show. Thank you to Francisco for sending in your comment, and thanks to everyone else who has been commenting on the Hit Publish shows. I would love to hear from you.
Now, it's time for the word of the week. This week's word, which I will hide somewhere in the podcast, is 'larrikin,' which means disorderly or rowdy. Keep your ears open for this one, because you won't find it in the transcript. It's hidden only for you, my keen listener.
Amy Harrison Today's episode's all about conducting interviews — no, conducting great interviews — to build an engaged audience. It comes from a Dear Amy submission by Hit Publish listener Julie.
After listening to the Hit Publish episode about getting the best audio for podcasts, I've been toying with the idea of starting a podcast for my design business. I love talking to people. I'm quite chatty, and I'd love to interview design experts, but don't know where to start. I don't want to make a fool out of myself. Do you have any tips for getting started?
Yours talkatively, Julie."
Well Julie, I haven't done a huge amount of interviews in my life, but I know a man who has. Here he is, with the tea, and look at that. We've even got some digestive biscuits on a plate. Looks like we are ready to begin. Let's have some exciting interview music.
Jon Nastor hosts Hack the Entrepreneur. He's interviewed over 100 entrepreneurs and gets them to share their biggest hacks and tips that have helped them in their success. Jon also hosts a podcast about podcasting with the lovely Jerod Morris called The Showrunner. I'll link to all of these in the show notes.
What's more, Jon and Jerod have developed a system for creating your own podcast for your business. If this idea of podcasting is whetting your appetite, Jon has some more details about it at the end of this episode. The first thing I wanted to know is, why on earth would a business want to use interviews as part of their content marketing mix?
Jon Nastor: Using interviews is great, because one main reason is that you get other people or experts, if you can get ahold of them, to create the content for you. You don't have to worry about creating a full piece.
Amy Harrison It seems that, in addition to putting out valuable content and choosing great experts to interview, it can also ease the burden for creating content. As someone who has struggled with consistent publishing in the past, I am all for this. Now I want to know, with billions of people in the world, how do you know who to choose to interview?
Jon Nastor: This is all about knowing your audience now, where you really, really have to. I'm going to go back to the podcasting version of it. For podcasting, you should be always speaking to one person, not to a massive audience, because one person has headphones on or is in their car or on the train, on their way to work, listening to you. You have to know that person.
You have to know what that person needs, and then you have to produce a piece of content that either is going to entertain, educate, or inspire them in some way. If you can somehow create a mix of those, then you're totally golden. A mistake that lots of people make — I made this mistake myself — was trying to get the most popular people in your market first. I mean, "They've got a Twitter following of 500,000 people. My podcast will go through the roof as soon as they come on." It doesn't happen. That's not the way it works.
Amy Harrison What?!
Jon Nastor: They might come on your show, but it doesn't change it. I've interviewed some amazing people. All of them are amazing, but I mean amazing in the platform or the audience they have. And then I've interviewed some people that I thought were really, really brilliant people, but they have like 300 Twitter followers. Those shows are so much more popular, it seems, within iTunes, within my audience. It's really interesting. That allows you then to understand your audience more and then to be able to provide that value.
I think that the key is to really know your audience and then provide that value to them in a way that is going to take them on this transformation and either inspire them, educate them, or just entertain them. You need to know that. If you don't know that, then it's going to be really hard to find the right person. But there is no correct, like, "You need this person with this amount of audience" or "has written three books" or "has a …" You know what I mean? There's no metric, otherwise, except for your audience and what will take them through that transformation you're trying to help take them through.
Amy Harrison Jon says that there is no definitive metric for choosing a guest, so don't be swayed by the number of social media followers they have, for example. The key is choosing someone who's going to have information that your audience loves. What's more, sometimes it's the little-known guests that get the biggest audience engagement, so head out there online. Find some people that will excite you, your listeners, or your readers.
Okay? You found someone? You think they'll be perfect? What can you now do to encourage people to say yes to your interview?
Jon Nastor: The biggest tip for trying to get people to say yes is that you have to get over yourself and the fact that people are going to say 'no' to you. It's basics of life, right? People will say no to you when you ask them things. That's it. You have to know that, "If I don't ask them, and then they have automatically basically said no, because they're not coming on, so I might as well ask."
There's ways to ask so that you can increase the likelihood of that. Keep your emails short. Keep your emails specific. Tell specifically why, in one sentence or two sentences, what they produce would be beneficial to your audience. And quickly, in one sentence, explain your audience to them so that they can tell, "Wow, this person actually has researched me. This person doesn't just want me for my audience. They actually know that I will fit the show."
'Keep it short' is just such a big thing. Typically, even people who don't have massive audiences are still busy. We still get lots of emails, and it's way easier for somebody to ignore your request if it's too darn long.
Just keep it to the point, and keep it all based on the value they can provide. Then also, what can you provide for them? Who is your audience? How big is your audience? Even if your audience is 200 people, most people, if you could offer them a room with 200 of your audience, 200 people in there, and you ask them, and it was easy for them to digitally speak to you via Skype, speak to your audience, they totally would. Don't underestimate the power of your audience, even if your audience isn't massive at this point.
Really show that to your guest. Show that you understand them. Show that you know who they are, and you've done some research, and then show what value you can provide back to that guest for being on your show. That's just what people need, and then they will be like, "Oh, wow, this will help my business in this way. Plus it will help them as well," but it can't be all about you. You have to switch that, but you have to do this in a quick, effective way.
There's endless blog posts out there or YouTube videos where you can just type into Google, 'how to reach out to people,' basically, and 'how to reach out to people above you.' It'll give you great tips, and really, the best one is to show that value and then keep it very short if you can.
There's nothing worse than this email I get that's three pages long. It's like, "Sorry, this could be the coolest show ever to be on, but I'm too busy to read all of this." It's the elevator pitch, I guess. If you can't quickly tell me about your show and about what value I can provide and what value you can provide, then it's probably not going to be a good fit for me.
Amy Harrison While it would be lovely to have a guarantee that everyone will say 'yes,' unfortunately that won't happen. But there are things that you can do to minimize rejection.
One, respect the time of your guest. Make your requests short and to the point, particularly if you're emailing them.
Two, show that you've researched them. Show that you know something about them, their business, or their industry.
Three, explain why there would be value for them to appear in front of your audience. Let them know what they'll get out of it.
Phew. Look at you now. You've found someone. You've got them on board. Now it's time to ask the questions. How does Jon, after doing hundreds of shows, know what to ask his guests?
Jon Nastor: I definitely outline my questions. I have a sheet in front of me that has five times as many questions as I need, and then they follow themes of what I might want to cover. Again, you have to know your audience completely and what it is they're looking for and what can help them. Then, you have to be controlling, somewhat, of the conversation, but you also have to let the conversation flow where it's going to naturally flow.
I found the best way was, when I was starting, especially, because I was nervous interviewing people — I had never done this before — I kept themes on this sheet in front of me on my desktop. If all of a sudden they started talking about habits, then it's like, "Okay, now I got five questions on habits." The way I've now naturally learned to do it is, I have that question. All of a sudden, it goes to habits. I ask them a question about habits. They give me a great answer, and as they're giving me the answer, I'm jotting down stuff they're saying so that I can repeat it back if I need to.
Then I do one follow-up question on every response that they give. Some people go further. If you're like Tim Ferriss, and you have a four-hour podcast, you can take it down that wormhole.
That's just not my style. My shows are all 30 minutes or less. I'm trying to keep it concise for my audience, because I know that's what they want. They're on their commute to work, and they only have so much time. I like to follow up, because without a follow-up, it's hard to really get the guest engaged. I do that one follow-up, but then after that, I decide where I want to take it.
Having the themes, it's like, "Okay, now I want to talk 'work' or 'projects.'" Then I can just move to the projects section and know how the conversation has gone, and then I can pick one of those questions and go from it. Each guest will be different.
This is something that, if you're sitting down for your first interview, it sounds like I'm doing a whole ton of stuff — I am, sort of, but I've also interviewed 125 people in the last eight months at this point. I've done it a few times now, but a year ago, I had never interviewed anybody in my life. It's one of those things that does take practice, but there are ways and there are things you can do to help yourself to set yourself up to make it easier and make it flow.
Again, just think about your audience. If your audience has an hour to listen, and they love to listen to you for an hour, then by all means, you can take that conversation that far. Maybe you can do two or three follow-up questions, but you have to know your audience.
This isn't for you. This isn't for your guest. This is strictly being creative. This conversation is for your audience.
Amy Harrison Jon recommends that you have a structure, but keep it flexible so that you don't stifle the conversation with a rigid format. Respect your audience preferences, so that the content matches the time they have to listen to the podcast and reflects the depth of knowledge that they want to gain.
Developing a structure helps make sure your interview doesn't become off track. Jon also shared with me a cheat of his for keeping things flowing and making sure people stay engaged. I love cheats.
Jon Nastor: I have now created a PDF that I have printed out each time. It's got different sections where I can write things down as the conversation's going. I fully cheat. I completely cheat.
I have the person's name in bold, so that I can say their first name back to them as we're talking, because I also know on Skype, because we can't see each other, we're not in the same room, it's hard to stay engaged, sometimes. I want my guest engaged. If my guest is engaged, I'm engaged. If we're both engaged in the conversation, then my audience will probably be engaged in it as well.
I ensure I tie them back, because sometimes people are on a cell phone, on their Skype, and they're in a busy office. These are busy people. I have to work around them to a certain degree. It's kind of like, "Look, but Bill, when you said this," and then I'd go back five minutes in the conversation I've written down, all of a sudden, they're like, "Whoa, this guy just said …" It's one of those innate psychology things, where they're like, "Oh, my first name, I love hearing my name. I'm back in the conversation."
You have to do that, and I think that — when I said you have to either entertain, inspire, or educate — it also has to be doing that to me, the person involved in the conversation. If I'm not engaged in that in any of those levels, then I don't think anybody else listening could also be engaged. It's key.
I guess that would be probably even a better answer to your question about picking guests. Don't just pick them because you think they have massive audiences. Pick them because you're truly interested in them and what they could bring and what you guys are going to talk about on your show, because without that level of engagement of your own, there's no way it's going to be interesting to listen to listen to for others.
Trust me, in my 120 shows, there's been over 20 of them now that actually have not gotten published, and they won't, because something was just off, and we couldn't get engaged. If I find myself, my mind, wandering during a conversation, then it's kind of like, "Well, if my mind's wandering, I bet you my audience is also going to be like, 'Well, I'll just go to the next podcast.'" There's quite a few podcasts out there right now to choose from.
Amy Harrison Remember, you also have to be engaged with your guest. If you're not, or if you're getting bored, your audience will know. Combat this by making sure you pick people who genuinely excite you.
Now, it's the moment of truth. Your guest is on the line. How can you get the best from them?
Jon Nastor: Very highly value their time. When somebody books it with my booking link, and they schedule 10:30 a.m. to 11, I don't come on Skype at 10:38 and then talk to them for 20 minutes, and then be like, "Now our appointment's almost over." I'm like, "Now we're going to probably get started." You can't. If I schedule a half hour for you, with all my jibber-jabber before and after, I have half an hour with you. Anything else is me not valuing your time. Then they're going to be kind of resentful already from the beginning. That's not cool.
So right on time. And then it's instantly like, "Okay, I'm going to do the intro after. Don't worry about that. I'll just say hi to you. My audience is this." I specifically say who my audience is in one sentence. Then I say, "We're trying not to teach from a third person. When I give you the question, don't tell me what entrepreneurs are supposed to do. Tell me what you do as an entrepreneur. That's all the game we have to play. There's nothing I'm going to ask you that's going to be like, 'I need five reasons for this.' Just tell me your specific answer to it. Now, let's roll."
Everyone's kind of, "Yeah, cool, this is great." They know who they're talking to. They know what they're supposed to do, so they feel like they're providing value. They feel better about themselves now. That's it. Then, if it's coming up on 26 minutes, it's kind of like, "Okay, I've got to wrap up." I'll even say, "I've got to wrap up because we're at …" Then, that's it. We do the final.
And make sure to always give your guest at the end — either you do it for them, or else allow them to promote themselves. That's why they're on there. They're on there to provide your audience with information and useful content, but then they also want to promote something. That's why they're there — probably themselves, probably their business, probably their Twitter or their Facebook, something.
Allow them that. Don't them cut that off for them and not let them do that, because at the end, they're like, "Whoa, what the heck? I gave and gave and gave, and then it was just like 'bye, see you.'"
That's it. Value their time. Tell them exactly what you want, who they're speaking to, and then allow them to promote what it is they want to promote.
Amy Harrison Again, Jon recommends that you value your guest's time. Show up on time, and keep within the set time that you have outlined for the interview. Also, let them know who they're going to be addressing so that they've got a feel of your audience. Importantly, let them promote their business, product, or service. Oh, and if you really want to get good results from your guest, don't be afraid to give them a little confidence boost before they go on.
Also, it sounds like you give them almost a bit of a boost by encouraging them that anything that they say is going to be okay, so you're not going to spring on them, "Okay, and give us your top five tips," for then a very specific problem that they may not have in their head at that particular time. You're saying, "Anything that you say is great, because we're interested in you." I would feel like that would give them a bit of confidence and also make them relax a little bit.
Jon Nastor: Exactly. Yeah, no, it does. It makes me relax, because I've been interviewed on a show and then three-quarters of the way through, it's like, "Can you give me seven reasons why 'this'?" It's like, "Are you kidding?" I'm sitting there like, "What?" You're trying to figure this out in your head. It's like, "What are you doing? If you need seven steps to something, you should at least tell me beforehand."
Amy Harrison I've had exactly the same experience. You get to step five and you think, "Did I say that one? Was that step two? I don't know."
Jon Nastor: Exactly.
Amy Harrison Yeah, and you just feel like, "Do I not know my stuff? Should I just have … ?" You don't walk around with these lists in your head, so I usually like a bit of prep, a little bit, unless it's conversational content: "How do you particularly do this?" I can answer those questions most of the time.
Jon Nastor: Exactly. Yeah. To even have that thought in the back of my head sometimes, going into being interviewed myself, you're always thinking ahead, like, "Are they going to ask me some crazy question that I don't know the answer to?" I want to just put my guest at ease, because that allows for a more natural, good conversation. That's key. That's key for my audience.
Amy Harrison Wow. Do you think you're ready to do your own yet? Here's what Jon has to say if you're thinking about testing the waters with podcast interviews.
Why There's No 'Testing the Waters' When You Start Interviewing Guests (but You Should Still Go for It)
Jon Nastor: There's no testing waters. You've got to just do this. It's a lot of work. It really is. Even if you want to do one interview a week and produce it out into valuable content, through audio, through a podcast, and then transcribing it, it's a lot of work. But it's super valuable. It works really well. It can build an audience for you or your business really quite quickly, if it's done right.
As I said, a year ago, I had never interviewed anybody at this point, and now I've interviewed over 120 people. I have two podcasts on the Rainmaker.FM network, which is, to me, pretty impressive. It's all based on the fact that I had never interviewed anybody. I just — literally, one weekend — was like, "I'm going to start interviewing people. I'm going to be terrible, but by the time I interview 100 people, people will think I'm an expert, and also, I'll be really good at it."
It was funny, like episode 98 or something, I ended up on XFM Radio, being an expert on interviewing business people. I'm like, "Wow. It actually happened a couple of episodes before 100." It was just numbers I had made up. It was hard. I sweated before my first 20 interviews. Then I figured out this system of how to do it. I've got these PDFs made. I've got these sheets on my computer that help me through the process now. This is possible.
Then, obviously now we've gone further, and we've now created a podcasting course for Copyblogger and for Rainmaker, which is The Showrunner Podcasting Course. Within this, we've backtracked through everything that I had done over the past year, and then also, with Jerod Morris from The Lede, we've taken what he's done over the years in podcasting, and we've created a system out of it. So other people can follow it and literally use every email template I used to get guests since the very beginning, the PDF that I print out when I'm doing interviews. All of that stuff is there.
Because there is a system to it. After you've done 120 interviews, there is a system that you can work out to really make this a lot easier on yourself, but it's still not going to be easy. It's still a ton of work, and it's not an easy path to riches or anything, by any means. I work my butt off, and I have for the past nine or 10 months at this point. It can be done. I strongly suggest people to do it. Now's the time.
You can interview people in any market that you're in. If you interview the people that are considered experts or the people that are experts in there, eventually, through osmosis, not only do you learn so much from these conversations yourself, but you get put beside them as also an expert. It's by far the quickest way I can figure out to become an expert in a market is to interview other experts within your market. That, to me, is awesome. That's a great, great thing. I love helping other people do it at this point.
Amy Harrison When you sign up, what can you expect?
Jon Nastor: It's a course, and it's completely self-paced. There's 12 modules at this point. You can go through it depending on where you are. We had people that have been podcasting for two years already, and we've had people who want to podcast in the next year join.
We're launching August 3rd for two weeks, or almost two weeks, but we have done two previous small pilot launches only to our email lists that we built solely from The Showrunner podcast. We have just over 200 people that joined us so that we could work out the kinks of the course and then see how people wanted to go through it. It's completely self-paced in that way.
Jerod and I have, every two weeks, we do a live Q&A session with the members. We answer everyone's questions live, and then those all get posted to the bonus module at the end, so those are always there if you can't make it.
The one thing that has shocked both Jerod and I, though, is we created a Facebook group, a private Facebook group, with only people in The Showrunner course, where you can get real-time feedback on, "Oh, I just got some artwork made by my designer. Here are four different designs." Rather than you — just at home — being like, "Oh, I wonder, what will my audience like?" now you just go in there, drop the four pictures, and say, "My audience is this." Then, instantly, you have 50 people telling you all these things, like, "Wow, that's amazing."
We did it as an afterthought, the Facebook group. I don't even think it was on the original sales page for the original pilot launch. We were just like, "Let's put this in there." It's been amazing. People have been freaking out about the community you get and the support you get as you are creating this show in your own little abyss. You're by yourself usually, doing these things. You don't have a big network around you of people you can bounce all these ideas off of.
That's been really valuable, and also, it's been a great place where people are like, "Well, in module 3, this video was a little bit confusing." We'd be like, "Okay, now we go back, and let's clarify that," or else we can ask, "Are other people having issues?" "Yeah, no, I had trouble too." We fixed it all and made everything better.
So there are 10 modules at this point. They're all video-based, and then they all also have a text component to them, like a text version of each in case you prefer to read on your iPad if you wish. Then you can also just download an audio version of each of the videos, which lots of people have been enjoying for their commutes to work and stuff. If you can't watch a video, you can at least listen to the audio versions of each.
Then, literally, every template, every PDF, every email I've ever written and used to create Hack the Entrepreneur, we've thrown in there for people. Rather than starting with a blank slate, like, "Oh, I've got to write this email to find guests," it's like, "Well, here's one. Use this as close as you want. It's worked really well for me since the very beginning." Then I explain it in the video how and why it works, and then people can run with it.
You're just not stuck. It's not a blank page for everything anymore. It's literally, "Here's a system. This works. It's still a ton of hard work, but if you follow this system, it will at least allow you to hopefully get traction quicker."
Amy Harrison Here's my question to you. Even if you're not going to do a podcast, how could you interview an expert to build the credibility of your business, deliver great content, and engage your audience? Perhaps you do an audio interview, and you simply transcribe it and use it as a blog post. I'd love you to write down five people you would like to interview, and then commit to contacting at least one of them this week.
Head over to HitPublish.FM, and let me know. If you could interview anyone for your business, who would it be and why? I love getting to know more about your business, so share what you do, who your audience is, and who you think they'd love to hear from. I'll put more details about The Showrunner Podcasting Course in the show notes, so sign up, and you'll be the first to know when doors open to new members.
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