Hi Dee. Before we continue with the meaty part of this interview, allow me to give you a little drum roll to my readers. I guess the first thing I would have to mention is that we met through a wonderful Facebook group called Word Warriors. All the writers in this group were from around the globe in every corner, nook and cranny however we were united by one lofty goal: to write a 50 000 word in 1 month in November 2010. From the first I felt a kindred spirit in Dee. Yes, we are neighbours (across the ditch between New Zealand and Australia) but more than that this is a person who impressed me from the first with her gentle positivity and quirky sense of down-to-earth humor. Over the last 3 months I have grown to genuinely like, respect and admire Dee as an extraordinary person, a talented writer and a person who I am proud to call a friend. Dee and I have not met in person yet but it feels like I have known her for longer than a mere 3 months. I am looking forward to meeting up with Dee next month and I know that the chatter will be easy and flowing. I have since started following and subscribing to Dee's wonderful blog devoted to all aspects of writing where she gives good advice to all who have the writing bug. Now, I know that my readers are eager to jump into the meaty part of this Close Up Interview, so without further ado…..
girl with a quill: Tell me a little about yourself and who you are?
Dee: I'm a children's and YA author who loves being a mum to two amazing boys. I'm married to my soul mate (25 years this year) and I live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. I'm a sucker for a homeless animal (we even have a stray rabbit) and I live in a town that has more kangaroos than people. I have ALWAYS wanted to be a writer and am so lucky to be living my dream.
Dee: Since I was seven years old and I wrote a poem about a tree and was asked to read it at school assembly.
girl with a quill: You write YA and children's books. What made you decide to become a writer in this genre?
Dee: I think you write for the age that you are in your head – so I guess that means I never matured beyond my teen years:) Having kids in this age group also helps but I think one of the things I particularly like about writing YA is that teen readers want truth. They want to know what's happening and why and they don't want you to sugar-coat it. I feel like I can be honest and true to myself in YA writing.
girl with a quill: How many books have you published?
girl with a quill: Which of these books is your favourite and why?
Dee:	They're all favourites in different ways. I loved writing a Duel of Words because it's about an important time in Australia's history. Hope for Hanna was also special to me because I know it has inspired kids in Australia to raise money for villages in Uganda where the story is set. Harry's Goldfield Adventure is one of the first stories I ever wrote (even though it's the most recent one to be published) and it features my cat, Charlie.
But I'd have to say my absolute favourite up to now is Letters to Leonardo. I loved the idea of the story as soon as it came into my head and it was great to be able to incorporate Leonardo da Vinci and his works in my novel because I have been fascinated with him for as long as I can remember. The other thing about Letters to Leonardo was that it took a good dose of determination and belief in my story to get it to publication – over 10 years, more than 30 drafts and over 1 million words on paper.
girl with a quill: Are you working on a new story now? Can you tell us anything about it?
Dee: I'm one of those people who is always working on something new. When I finish a draft I put it away for a month and work on something else so then I can go back to the original manuscript with fresh eyes and I seem to pick up lots of things that need editing. At the moment I am working on a YA thriller and an MG humorous adventure series about a junior scientist whose experiments always go badly wrong. My YA novels are always set in the real world and are usually fairly intense so it's good to have something funny to be working on at the same time.
girl with a quill: Being based in Australia, do you base your stories there?
Dee: I suppose I write with an Australian voice because that's where I've grown up, but most of my settings are generic except for Hope for Hanna which is set in Uganda.
girl with a quill: Would your stories be different if you were not in Australia and why?
Dee: I don't think my stories would be different but I suppose my experiences would be. Most of my books are character and plot based so they could happen anywhere in the western world.
girl with a quill: Being a YA writer, do you have any famous influences that you look to in this genre? If you do, Who is your biggest influence and why?
Dee: John Marsden (author of Tomorrow When the War Began and many other great books) would have to have been my biggest influence initially. I loved that he wasn't afraid to tackle serious issues that teens face – and he also taught me the importance of having an authentic teen voice. I'm also inspired by the amazing works of Ellen Hopkins and Laurie Halse Anderson.
girl with a quill: Would you say that it is more difficult or easier to write for young people as opposed to writing for adults?
Dee: I think it really depends on who you are and who you are at heart – that's where your writing voice comes from. I think at heart I might really be a 15-year-old boy. Not sure how that happened:) There are usually fewer words in books for young people but in some ways the readership is more discerning and you are competing with the electronic age so the writing has to be tighter.
girl with a quill: Did you know what genre you wanted to write in from the beginning of your writing career? Or did you experiment with a few genres?
Dee: When my kids were really small I wrote picture books and as they got older, the age of my readership has changed too. I think I've always had two kinds of books – the ones I write for me (usually YA) and the stories I write for my kids (these are appropriate to their age and stage in development). Some of my books for younger readers are set in the fantasy world but all of my YA are based on real events and are set in contemporary times.
girl with a quill: I know from our many online chats, that you are a mother as well as a writer. Do you tend to have your children be your beta readers?
Dee: Both my boys are great beta readers. They pick up all sort of voice and language inconsistencies, 'boring bits', plot issues etc (as well as typos). They are both quite good writers themselves and my youngest (aged 12) is currently on the second draft of a novel that will probably be around 20,000 words when it's finished.
girl with a quill: You have a website and a blog. Do you think it is important for authors to build a public platform on the web? And Why?
Dee: A public platform on the web is a great way to connect with your readers from all over the world. It also showcases your work to prospective agents, publishers and readers and gives them a sense of who you are. I did a fourteen day blog tour with Letters to Leonardo and when I launched it at Byron Bay Writer's festival people bought the book because they had followed my blog tour and it made them want to read the book. So I think that having an online presence helps with direct sales too.
girl with a quill: Being a steady blogger, do you find that your blogging helps you in your writing skills and how?
Dee: Blogging is good for getting an idea across within a limited number of words, and these skills are useful in writing query letters and pitches. These skills are also helpful to a writer in identifying the important things in their own story. I also review books at my blog and I learn a lot about writing from reading other people's work. Reviewing makes me delve deeper and look at how and why an author has written the book that way and what I like or don't like about their methods and the end result. It helps me to be more analytical about my own writing.
girl with a quill: What would be the 3 pieces of advice you could give to an aspiring author for young people?
Dee:	Read as much as you can, write as much as you can, don't give up.
girl with a quill: Tell us a little about your writing process…How do you start a story?
Dee: For me a story idea tends to pop into my head and then the main character comes next. For example this is the idea that came to me for Letters to Leonardo – what if a boy received a letter on his fifteenth birthday from the mother he thought was dead? Next I started thinking about this fifteen year-old boy and how he would feel and respond to this event. He became Matt Hudson. I 'interviewed' Matt to find out more about him and the story kind of evolved from there. His behaviour was the catalyst for events that followed.
girl with a quill: Are you a panster or a plotter?
You took part in NaNoWriMo2010. Was this your first NaNoWriMo? What if anything did you learn from your NaNoWriMo experience?
Dee: it was my first NaNoWriMo. I learnt how motivating it is to work alongside other writers and how much fun it is to be part of an international writing community and chat group so there's always someone online 24/7.
girl with a quill: Writers can be superstitious people. Are you superstitious when it comes to your writing? Can you give us some examples if you are?
Dee: I don't think so. Although I don't write under ladders. I used to get my kids to kiss the envelopes before I posted them but I gave up on that after a while.
girl with a quill: You often hear of "Muses" in the same context with creative people. Do you have a Muse? If you do, can you tell us about your Muse? Who or What is it?
Dee: Okay, now you're probably going to think this strange, but my muse is a goat called Molly. My study looks out over her paddock and all is right with the world when she's there grazing or sitting on a rock looking out towards the river. In the mornings, she likes to break out of her paddock and come to the front door to say hello. I guess she embodies the qualities you need to be a writer – kindness (she is particularly loving to the dog and likes to give her a massage), determination (If I haven't said good morning to her she breaks out of the paddock and comes to see me), a sense of adventure, fearlessness (she comes for a walk with the dog up and down the road) and a love of life and everybody in it.
Dee: This is just the way I write, but characters and how they respond to events are what drive my stories. I become very attached to my characters and they 'live' in my house, my head and my heart. Particularly with YA novels, I think it's the character that readers engage with.
Dee: People who have read Letters to Leonardo might be surprised to hear me say this, but it would have to be Troy, Matt's best friend. Troy is everything I wanted in a best friend when I was fifteen.
Dee: This is a completely impossible question to answer:) I think that Harry Potter is a great character because he engages the reader and makes them care about him so much. I loved Mrs Danvers in Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca because even though she didn't appear in the story much I felt like I knew exactly who she was. I also really loved Ed Kennedy in Markus Zusak's, The Messenger. Ed is pretty hopeless at most things but he is a deceptively complex character.
Dee: John Marsden, Ellen Hopkins, Laurie Halse Anderson, Meg Rosoff and Jacqueline Wilson. So then we could talk about my favourite subject, great YA books.
Dee: I'm not a posh dinner party kind of girl so I'd probably go for a Roald Dahl Dinner Party with Fantastic Mr Fox (and Mrs Fox), The Big Friendly Giant, Matilda and Willie Wonker and the dinner party would have to be in a chocolate factory (and that means I'd have to invite my boys as well).
Dee: Don't submit things until they're ready.
Dee: That my writing has meant something to be people – been inspirational – maybe even changed lives.
Thank you Dee for taking us through a fascinating close up of your life, your inspirations and your process of writing. I know I speak on behalf of my readers to say that this has indeed been a fascinating interview. I look forward to your books reaching ever widening audiences throughout the globe.
Very interesting interview. Author of 4 published books,,, awesome.
Btw Kim , are you a published writer as well? I m curious to know 🙂 (but i am sure you are , you write awesome) I have been trying to work on my novel and i m stuck, I guess writer's block hit hard.
I want to go to the dinner too 😉 esp if it's in the Chocolate Factory!
Another great round of questions, Kim! And so many wise words, Dee! Patience, yes, that's a bare necessity for a writer, I couldn't agree more.
Enjoyed the interview, girls! Lovely insight into Dee's writing life.
You did a lovely introduction about Dee, too, Kim. And I have to agree, Dee is one of my favourite people too.
Wasn't it a great one! Three great interviews so far! Three amazing writers and beautiful people!
Thanks for commenting Sheryl! You should come to Victoria in March and then Dee, you and I can meet up.
Great interview, Kim! Nice to get to know Dee – I especially liked her observation that we write for the age of the person we really are in our head!
Thanks Roz! Dee is as quick witted,smart and funny as…well a teen!
I think that is why she has a knack and a love for writing YA.
I love the fact that she is the inspiration for her own children to be writers.
What a great family tradition!
It's so lovely to be here in New Zealand and thanks for your very kind words and for inviting me to your blog.
Loved your questions and you have such a beautiful blogspace.
I feel as though we are kindred spirits too and I can't wait to meet you when you come over.
Feel free to pop by my blog any time…It has been a pleasure.


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The Christmas holiday brought a brief respite to opposing armies during World War I in that an unofficial ceasefire spread along the Western Front on Christmas Eve, 1914.
First of all, meaning is key for this question. The intended meaning is: The Christmas holiday brought a brief respite because an unofficial ceasefire spread along the Western.
We have: as, in that, for, because, since can be use interchangeably. But GMAT prefers precision.
Wrong. Modifier problem. "spreading" is Verb-ing modifier + comma ==> modifies a preceding clause. The respite did not lead to an unofficial ceasefire. Wrong meaning.
Wrong. Pronoun problem. "they" refers to whom?
Correct. "for" = "because". So D keeps the intended meaning.
Wrong. Too wordy. In addition, GMAT prefers the order V-A-N (Verb-Adjective-Noun). If you can use verb, why you use a noun? Hence, E is incorrect.
Between A and D , Chose D as it sounded better.
But thanks "nusmavrik" for an explanation that rocks !
What's wrong with E ?
Can we use V-A-N here, i mean in D. its A-N-V i think. Can you please give some examples for the correct usage of VAN.
However, in E: "the spread" is noun. Clearly, verb always conveys better meaning than the noun from does.
*If you can use verb, --> let use verb, because verb form will convey better idea than noun form (of the verb) and be more concise.
For example: Verb is better than Noun.
Wordy: The townpeople's REVOLUTION WAS AGAINST the king.
Better: Funds for school construction ARE ABUNDANT.
Spreading or any ing modifier modifies the preceding clause and the subject of the main clause takes ownership of the ing word.Hence it is Christmas that will work on Spreading isnt it.


When I reviewed the £1,390 Devialet Phantom speaker three years ago, it blew my mind. The company just came out with a shrunken-down version for about half the price called the Phantom Reactor. It is also quite impressive, mainly because it's so little and so loud. That doesn't mean the Phantom Reactor is the best-sounding wireless speaker money can buy, though. I don't even think it's my favourite.
The Devialet Phantom Reactor is smaller than a football and louder than most home cinema systems. With one model that sells for £990 and another that sells for £1,290, a single speaker might also cost the same as a very good home cinema system, but hey, the Phantom Reactor will definitely impress your friends at a dinner party.
Speaking of specs, the Phantom Reactor is a curiously designed gadget. It looks like an H.R. Geiger-inspired piece of hardware with its three drivers situated up at the front of the device, almost begging you to listen. There's one aluminium driver that's apparently tuned to handle high- and mid-range audio. Meanwhile, that moving cup-based subwoofer setup includes two aluminium bass drives that handle the low end of things. The Phantom Reactor works as a multi-room wireless speaker but also supports connections over Bluetooth as well as through a 3.5mm jack. The speaker works with AirPlay 2.0, which is especially convenient for Apple users. The Phantom Reactor comes in two kinds of powerful. There's a 600 Watt version that delivers 95 decibels as well as a 900 Watt version, which is the one I tested, that can do 98 decibels. The two speakers are $1,000 and $1,300, respectively.
Here's the brutal truth, though. The Phantom Reactor invites you to listen closely to your favorite songs, but not all the details are there. Which is to say, the audio fidelity is not what I'd expect from a speaker at this price point. And just because a speaker is expensive and impressive does not mean that it's something everyone should want. This is a rich person toy, something that's as much a conversation piece as it is a sound system. Devialet used to sell the Phantom at Apple Stores but pulled the product from those shelves, citing disappointment in how Apple salespeople were pushing the product. (It didn't help that the HomePod was sitting right next to the Phantom for a fraction of the price.) Regardless of any retail presence, though, I'd bet that a lot of audiophiles who would scoff at the Phantom Reactor for a couple of reasons.
The problem here—and this is reason number two—is that the Phantom Reactor's tuning will sound frustrating to fidelity purists. It's all treble and bass. This is another thing the speaker has in common with Apple's HomePod. The new Phantom Reactor puts a tonne of emphasis on punchy highs and rumbling lows, so much so that I felt myself longing for more mid-range sounds that typically make music feel warm and full. This issue isn't super noticeable on every track. Ariana Grande's "Seven Rings," for instance, sounds amazing on the Phantom Reactor because it's all bass thumps and treble blings. Complex jazz songs, like Dave Brubeck's "Take Five," sound utterly empty because the Phantom Reactor struggles to reproduce the fine details on the high hat taps and piano riffs.
The Phantom Reactor's particular tuning sounded especially pronounced when I listened to it in tandem with the Sonos Play:5 speaker, which is almost half the price and twice the size of the Devialet speaker. Thanks to AirPlay 2.0, I was able to switch between the two speakers on a second-to-second basis and easily hear how differently the tuning affected the audio. On "There Will Be Time" by Baaba Maal and Mumford & Sons, the Phantom Reactor excelled in the lower range, but only after switching to the Sonos Play:5 did I realise how the Devialet speaker totally missed the texture of the gentle percussion track. Similarly—and possibly in spite of the powerful subwoofer—the Phantom Reactor drowned out the bass line on "Betray My Heart" by D'Angelo, while the Sonos Play:5 showcased it. That's a shame because it's a beautiful, subtle bass line.
Despite its particular tuning, some people might just really like the simplicity of the Phantom Reactor. You can quickly connect to the speaker with a smartphone or laptop and enjoy that loud thumping bass without fiddling with wires or amplifiers. While there's no equaliser option in the Devialet App, the company says you can make some adjustments through the equalisers in third-party players. You can also connect the Phantom Reactor to existing multi-room audio systems through devices like the Sonos Connect or other hi-fi pre-amplifiers. So the possibility of more flexibility does exist with the Phantom Reactor.
If I had a thousand quid to spend on a wireless sound system right now, I'd buy a suite of Sonos speakers. In my tests, the Play:5 beat the Phantom in terms of audio fidelity, and I think Sonos makes it very easy to setup a multi-room system. Plus, a grand will get you a big, user-friendly Play:5 and a pair of Sonos Ones. That's enough to fill every room in a one-bedroom flat with nice, balanced sound. The Devialet Phantom Reactor is loud enough to fill up an entire apartment—I'm not disputing that. A lot of people will also like that treble- and bass-heavy Phantom sound. And the rumbling cups on the subwoofer! Your dinner guests will be bowled over by this.
This is how I've always thought of Devialet speakers. They're weird and impressive. They're a spectacle. They're not a great value. The Phantom Reactor is easy to use, but it's also not my favourite speaker in terms of sound. I just don't care for the tuning. But again, I don't think audio fidelity is what makes this speaker special. The Phantom Reactor is flashy, freaky, and fun. If that's worth £990 to you, I salute your financial success.


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The brassiere or bra is lingerie for women that supports or changes the appearance of the breasts. It has seen an evolution of cultures and people involved right from the medieval age to the Victorian era till the 21st century. Wearing the right bra size is extremely important especially during physical activity to prevent any breast pain and tissue trauma. For this reason, it is recommended to buy bras from a special bra shop with professional fitting experts.
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5th– 4th century BC
Women in Greece wore bands under their clothing that gave them support while lifting. The Roman bras or "mamillare" were pieces of cloth that women used for wrapping tightly around their chests to cover their bosom.
16th century AD
The history of the bra changed its direction from the 16th century AD when women adopted the corset that gave them tiny waists and lifted their breasts giving a touch of feminine beauty. However, it caused too many problems like a rearrangement of the internal organs due to the tight laces. This led corsets to be replaced with loose-fitting garments which was a huge relief for women.
Different forms of substitutes for corsets and bra-like lingerie were made but with no particular design.
In 1920, women won the right to vote and they rejected the corsets to replace them with bras that flattened them. The first modern bra is said to be created by Mary Phelps Jacob, an American Socialite. She stitched two hankies with a ribbon and found it much more comfortable, especially while dancing. She got it patented in 1914 by the name of Caresse Crosby for her business.
In the 1930s, the first cup-based modern bra was introduced with cup size scape of A, B, C, and D. Padded bras were invented in 1947. By the end of the decade, spiral stitched with pointed ends bullet bras were popular. The actual breakthrough was in 1964 when Louise Poirier designed the Wonder Bra which was a hit as it lifted and shaped the breasts while also being comfortable to wear.
In the 1970s, bras were designed for a natural appearance and sports bra was invented during this time. They were designed to provide support to the breasts during physical activities.
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In keeping with the Halloween season, the Trine University Choir and Chamber Orchestra will present music for fans of spooky compositions from the stage and silver screen at their fall concert Sund...
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Halloween, Harry Potter featured in Trine concert
In keeping with the Halloween season, the Trine University Choir and Chamber Orchestra will present music for fans of spooky compositions from the stage and silver screen at their fall concert Sunday, Oct. 28. The concert begins at 3 p.m. in Ryan Co...
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Archimandrite Robert F. Taft, SJ: critic and defender of the christian east
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If Christianity is to survive as a viable lifestyle attractive to modern men and women, it will not be as an obscurantist, anti-intellectual culture of folklore and ritualism, sustained by the rejection of modernity and change…. – Archimandrite Robert F. Taft, SJ
In today's West it is acceptable, even fashionable, to be a friend of Ukraine. But it was not always so. Throughout the twentieth century, few Western intellectuals dared to befriend a nation whose very existence many denied. Those who did were people of strong character and firm convictions, willing to swim against the current.
This was also the case in the area of religion, where from the 1960s, Vatican Ostpolitik focused on the Russian Orthodox Church and tended to ignore Ukrainian Greek-Catholics. One of the staunchest friends of the Ukrainian Church was Archimandrite Robert F. Taft, SJ, who passed into eternity on 2 November. He was indeed a man of remarkable character as well as enormous learning.
Robert Francis Taft was born in 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island, to an elite American family that included William Howard Taft, President of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1920s. Robert F. Taft entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1949 and studied Russian at Fordham University in New York. Ordained in the Byzantine rite in 1963, he completed a doctorate at the Pontifical Institute of Oriental Studies in Rome in 1975. His doctoral thesis on the Great Entrance in the Byzantine divine liturgy was published to critical acclaim.
As professor of liturgics at the Oriental Institute from 1975 to 2011, he also taught regularly at Notre Dame University in the U.S. In Rome, Fr. Taft supervised dissertations, edited journals, and published scholarly works on the Eastern Churches. He was raised to the rank of archimandrite in the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in 1998. In 2001, he was elected a corresponding fellow of the British Academy.
Among Archimandrite Taft's publications was a comparative study of the Liturgy of the Hours in East and West (1986), a History of the Byzantine Rite (1999), and a six-volume study of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (1978-2008). He also published several articles in Logos: A Journal of Eastern Christian Studies, the journal of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, now located in Toronto. Among them are "The Contribution of Eastern Liturgy to the Understanding of Christian Worship" (Logos vol. 37 (1996) no. 1-4: 273-98) and the provocatively titled "Eastern Catholic Theology – Is There Any Such Thing? Reflections of a Practitioner" (Logos vol. 39 (1998) no. 1:13-58). "Translating Liturgically" (Logos vol. 39 (1997) no. 2-4: 155-90) should be required reading for anyone engaged in the subtle and complex art of liturgical translation.
To a church community only vaguely acquainted with the Christian East, Taft stressed that the East is not only Orthodoxy, but also Eastern Catholicism, and that the Eastern Catholic Churches are not only Byzantine, but also Coptic, East and West Syrian, and Armenian. While he loved and defended the East, he also believed that the East could learn from the West:
…the East also needs the more typically "Western" virtues of flexibility, the ability to cope with change as a law of our modern culture, objectivity, openness, fairness, self-criticism, and a sense of the unity of modern global culture in which no one is or can remain an island. If Christianity is to survive as a viable lifestyle attractive to modern men and women, it will not be as an obscurantist, anti-intellectual culture of folklore and ritualism, sustained by the rejection of modernity and change…. ("The Contribution of Eastern Liturgy to the Understanding of Christian Worship," Logos vol. 37 (1996) no. 1-4: 297.)
In matters of church governance, Taft favored the Eastern tradition of synodality. A blunt critic of both East and West, he punctured the romantic delusions of the half-educated. While some of his less erudite fellow-Jesuits adulated the Patriarchate of Moscow, Taft had no such illusions.
He also had hope for the future of Eastern Christianity:
…it would be wrong to think that Eastern Christianity does not have within itself the spiritual means to cope with modernity. As we have seen, Eastern liturgy – and liturgy is simply the mirror to Orthodoxy's inner world -- has preserved from the storehouse of its past, elements that are not only desperately needed but also of great appeal to modern men and women… (Id., 296)
As a voice of hope as well as an exemplar of dedicated work and honest scholarship, Archimandrite Robert F. Taft, SJ should long be remembered by all Eastern Christians.
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Orthodox Church of Ukraine undergoing a catharsis – Cyril Hovorun
Euromaidan Press talked to Archimandrite Cyril Hovorun, PhD, Senior Lecturer at Stockholm School of Theology, former Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the UOC MP (pictured on the left), to understand how the OCU has been developing the last half a year and what impact Filaret's actions could possibly have.
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A patriarchate for the UGCC is not only a title. Above all, it's a way of existing, — His Beatitude Sviatoslav
Recently, there was information that Pope Francis is preparing a surprise for the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. The pontiff wants to meet with the UGCC leadership to discuss a number of themes in ecclesiastical and social life. According to the Head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), whom RISU had the opportunity to interview, such a meeting is truly very important.
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" Коли ми навчимося бути разом, єдиною (Українською, а не католицькою авт.ком.) Церквою, перемагати те, що нас роз'єднує" - ТОДІ МИ СТАНЕМОГ ДІЙСНО НЕЗАЛЕЖНОЮ УКРАЇНОЮ. Браво Владико!!!
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Дай Боже! Греків довго обманювали проросійською пропагандою, й вони останні роки погано ставились до українців через брехню кремля... Може, тепер протверезіють?
От тут то (я готовий спокійно вислухати всіх) НАМ ПОТРІБНО ПОВЧИТИСЯ в рф? ХТО, ДЕ І ЯК ЗАХИЩАЄ УКРАЇНУ ЇЇ ПЦУ !? Може шевчук зі своїми ієрархами та з папою в римі? Чи МЗС, зі своєю незліченною
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A recent 2k Network paper by Wang et al. explores different techniques for climate field reconstructions (CFRs). This came out of the PAGES-supported April 2014 meeting on CFRs in the USA.
Members of PAGES have just published a special issue in Anthropocene on the important challenge of quantifying past human-environment interactions.
A diverse range of topics, timescales, and environments are addressed, highlighting the broad interdisciplinary cooperation required to bridge the natural sciences and humanities in order to integrate socio-cultural data with biophysical data to improve quantitative reconstructions.
In this Future Earth blog piece, Ocean2k Working Group leader, Mike Evans, describes the group's four-year virtual collaboration over 18 time zones and four hemispheres, and why they decided to do it that way.
Our new working group, PlioVAR, will investigate climate variability in the Pliocene, an epoch around 2.6 to 5.3 million years ago that was similar in many respects to our current, or near-future predicted climate state. PlioVAR will synthesize terrestrial and marine data in order to understand the spatial and temporal climate variability at the time as well as the forcings and feedbacks that influenced it, and hopefully obtain valuable insights into the behaviour of the climate system under similar forcings and feedbacks as we might experience in the years to come.
We've been delighted to host Gisela Winckler from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, USA, as our visiting guest scientist over the last few weeks.
Gisela is the Co-Chair of our DICE working group, a group that addresses dust's impact on climate and environment. She has been busy progressing plans for the group's transient database, a resource designed to help us understand the link between aerosols, climate, dust, and circulation by synthesizing paleo reconstructions and modern observations. In addition, she's been making plans for the first DICE meeting, to be announced in the coming weeks.
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Being patriotic and having a political heritage like we do in this country, we may have strong, personal convictions in the realm of politics. Engaging in the political process, from volunteering to voting to political meetings, can help us not only be a positive agent of change but also salt and light before the world. But nothing can have a quicker negative impact on ministry than a "stumping sermonizer" or "campaigning church man." I've known preachers who seem CONSUMED with politics and can hardly speak without ranting about it. It just comes out! Beware that the mouth speaks out of the abundance of what's in the heart (Mat. 12:34). Some preachers betray that they're dwelling more on things below than things above (Col. 3:1-2).
The church began in the midst of political rottenness and corruption. Tacitus wrote of Augustus Caesar that he "seduced the army with bonuses, and his cheap food policy was successful bait for civilians. Indeed, he attracted everybody's goodwill by the enjoyable gift of peace. Then he gradually pushed ahead and absorbed the functions of the senate, the officials, and even the law. Opposition did not exist. War or judicial murder had disposed of all men of spirit. Upper-class survivors found that slavish obedience was the way to succeed, both politically and financially" (https://facultystaff.richmond.edu/~wstevens/history331texts/augtotib.html). Of course, certain Jews did consume themselves with political interest and revolted against Rome—A venture that ended badly at Jerusalem and Masada. Read Tamarin's classic book, Revolt In Judea, if you want the horrible details. Politicians of the first century were guilty of wanton sexual immorality, including homosexuality and adultery; They practiced infanticide and whet their appetites for death and violence in their stadiums and arenas. Where is Peter's or Paul's diatribe in scripture against vices and corruptions that sound a lot like our day? Where are the early Christians with their pickets and protests against the government? Instead, "They went everywhere preaching the word (Acts 8:4)!
Political activism will hurt our efforts to effectively evangelize. How tragic to lose a soul trying to win a political argument! Political activism, in preachers, can negatively impact what the church has paid them to do. They certainly didn't pay him to spend all day on social media trolling stories or writing quips. They didn't hire him to go to political rallies, being more wrapped up in affairs of state than affairs of heaven.
Paul was actually able to have an audience with the most prominent politicians of his day. Was he interested in discussing national or imperial policy with them? Before Felix and Agrippa, he preached righteousness, temperance and judgment to come. In Acts 27, he says God appointed him to speak before Caesar. What could happen among us if more were devoted to spiritual revival than political reform?
Great thoughts Neal, especially with everything going on in the world lately. Keep up the good work and have a wonderful holiday.
Thank you, brother. I appreciate you!
I appreciate your insight and candor. This is well written, timely and on point.
Thanks, Pat. I appreciate you and your great balance.
I very much agree with your article. Activism can and does tempt preachers, especially in our day when the left if in power. We should preach God's truth when we preach, not politics.
Full of respect for you and these sentiments, I might ask these questions: When preachers stood against Nazis in 1930s Germany, was it not the right thing to do? When preachers preach the truth about the moral issues of the day that divide us, may they not rightly point out who stands for a more biblical worldview and a more immoral, atheistic worldview? In a world where news cannot be trusted, is it not the responsibility of the preacher to preach warnings both individually and societally? Again, with the utmost respect for you, your work, and your thoughts I offer this comment.


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Six Basic Chords for Kids
by john aschenbrenner December 1, 2020
There are six basic chords that kids must learn in order to play the beginning piano literature. They are C, F, G, D, E, and A. Chords are groups of three piano keys played, in most beginning methods, with the left hand.
Just like the books below, they are stacked in a certain order: green, blue, red. They are the foundation of music, the DNA of sound. Having command of the chords gives any musician control over the piano, and heightens their ability to make music.
Introduce Basic Chords Early
While they are not the first thing I teach to kids, they are introduced very early. I always introduce them before reading music. The reason for this is that it is important for kids to have a way of ordering information at the piano other than reading music. Using chords to see patterns at the keyboard is one of the most valuable tools a pianist has.
The advantage of seeing the piano as a matrix of chords is that you can organize and compress information. Chords form readily identifiable groups that are easy to identify visually. Chords become a form of musical shorthand.
Examples of Chords
Learn these root position chords. If you played the three keys at the same time on a real keyboard, that is the sound of the chord:
C Major = 1 3 5
D major = 2 #4 6 (#4 is the black key in between 4 and 5.)
E major = 3 #5 7 (#5 is the black key in between 5 and 6.)
F Major = 4 6 8
Start With The C Chord
First of all, teach a child the C chord. Allow them to play a two-note chord, that is, the keys C and E. The reason for this is physical. You will confuse the child with the additional fingering gymnastics necessary to include that third note. Fingering is not really the issue. Even allow them to use two index fingers at first, if necessary, but they must "shake hands" with chords easily and without stress.
If you take this slow approach, using the fingers they offer at first, then later the child will be both physically and mentally ready to easily add the third member of the triad. Ask them to use the left hand, and if they offer the right hand, accept it for a while, giving them time to get used to the idea.
For some kids this may take weeks to penetrate, but be patient. At some point they will see how easy the task of forming chords really is.
Don't Confuse Chords With Fingering
Don't let chords become confused with fingering. That's why I separate the two concepts and get them to see the chords first visually and conceptually. Later, they can figure out the best way to attack the fingering.
This non-fingering at first approach does a lot to calm them and allow success at finding the six basic chords. After a while, ask them to use chords mostly in the left hand, so a physical habit is set up.
Ask them to use two of the strongest fingers of the left hand, the 2nd and 3rd. Explain that it's like a sports team, where we use the strongest players first. After learning many songs by number, in which they play chords in the left hand and melody by number in the right hand, they are ready for chord games.
Chords With Black Keys
Wait until they master these white chords before you introduce the chords with black keys, D E and A. Older kids can easily play this game with three note chords. I start with C F and G chords. I wait a while before I introduce the three chords with a black key, D E and A.
Give Them A Clue About The Black Keys At First
For the first month or so, or as long as necessary, I always say, "Play a D chord with a black in the middle, please!" You have to give them the security of not guessing whether a chord has a black key until they get the idea. Stop saying "with a black key" after you're absolutely certain they know there are three all white chords, C F and G, and three chords with a black in the middle, D E and A.
Test them on the six chords, often, comically, theatrically, test them in any way you can get their attention. You must get them to understand these six building blocks before proceeding further.
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Forrester Europe Predictions 2022: One-Third Of Companies Will Fail At Anywhere Work, And It Won't Be The Virus' Fault
LONDON, October 26, 2021 — According to Forrester's (FORR: NASDAQ) 2022 Predictions for Europe, released today, by mid-2022, 50% of billion-dollar companies will have implemented some type of vaccine mandate. While mandates will lead to complications, they won't be the cause of most return-to-office failures. Those will result from the fact that 60% of companies that shift to hybrid work models won't do it right and will still design employee experiences — meetings, job roles, and promotion opportunities — around face-to-face experiences.
Forrester's Predictions reports analyse the dynamics and trends in different industries and disciplines, including technology and innovation, customer experience (CX), employee experience (EX), and marketing. These insights showcase Forrester's bold calls for the next year, helping business and technology leaders see around the corner, craft a clear vision, and gain a competitive edge to thrive in the year ahead. In 2022, the demands of customers — for seamless cross-channel experiences, convenience, reassurance, and commitment to environmental, social, and governance values — will only grow stronger.
Additional select highlights from Forrester's European 2022 Predictions include:
More than half of European consumers will buy from brands that match their values.
According to Forrester Analytics data, 69% of European adults wish more companies were transparent about their business practices. Forty-seven percent of Europeans say they regularly purchase from brands that align with their personal values, including 62% in the Netherlands, 57% in Spain, and 55% in Italy. In 2022, Forrester expects a 15% increase in those averages.
Greenwashing will dwindle as more EU firms appoint chief sustainability officers. Forrester's 2021 data reveals that just 34% of consumers trust companies when they say they will commit to reducing climate change. Looking ahead, 25% more European companies — especially in financial services and retail — will hire chief sustainability officers to promote action.
European businesses will invest between €2.4 billion and €3.3 billion in automation to boost productivity. European enterprises have been investing in employee productivity automation tools such as digital process automation, digital decisioning platforms, workforce optimisation, and robotic process automation. In 2022, this trend will continue, particularly in low-wage sectors including retail and hospitality.
The number of bank-led lifestyle apps will double as banks respond to open finance. The EU and UK have already consulted on open finance, a push that will yield more data sharing between financial and nonfinancial firms. 2022 will see the number of banks offering lifestyle platforms Using "super apps" like India's Paytm, Indonesia's Sea, and Alipay and WeChat in China as inspiration, though globally, bank-led lifestyle apps will still number fewer than 50.
A ransomware attack will hit a major financial market, forcing a cyber insurer exit. Ransomware attacks occur every 11 seconds, and extortion demands have ratcheted up by 300% in a single year, putting big dents in a once very profitable line. Emboldened by past success, bad actors will continue their assaults. At least one top-10 cyber carrier will cease writing new business.
"Although 2022 is anticipated to be less volatile than the two preceding years, it will remain far from a stable new normal," said Laura Koetzle, VP and group director at Forrester. "Faced with pandemic-induced changes, supply chain disruptions, and tectonic shifts in consumer behaviour, the ability to act quickly and intelligently has never been more critical for organisations across Europe. In this environment, those with a solid foundation of insight, strong customer understanding, and a backbone of smart technology investments will emerge as winners."
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LONDRES, 26 de octubre de 2021 — Según las Predicciones para Europa 2022 de Forrester (FORR: NASDAQ) publicadas hoy, a mediados del año 2022, el 50% de las empresas de miles de millones de dólares habrán implementado algún tipo de mandato de vacuna. A pesar de que los mandatos darán lugar a complicaciones, no serán la causa de [...]
Forrester's North America Predictions 2022: The 30% Of Companies That Insist On A Fully In-Office Model Will Find That Their Employees Simply Won't Accept It
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., October 26, 2021 — According to Forrester's (Nasdaq: FORR) 2022 Predictions, released today, employee quit rates will rise at the 30% of companies that don't support anywhere–work. Attrition at these firms will rise above their industry averages — monthly resignation rates will rise to as high as 2.5% in 2022 — until executives feel the pain and finally commit to making anywhere–work actually work. Other factors that [...]


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Unlucky No.13 sinks McIlroy at the Masters
Jimmy Golen
Published: Sunday, 15 November 2020 10:45 AM GMT+11
Rory McIlroy (r) enjoyed his third round pairing with two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer. Credit: REUTERS
Stuck in the bushes. Behind a tree. Caught in the branches.
Rory McIlroy saw every part of the 13th hole at Augusta National this week - except for the middle of the fairway.
On Saturday, he turned a 9-foot birdie chance into a three-putt bogey and cost himself any chance at a Masters victory that would complete his career grand slam.
"I have zero thoughts about winning this golf tournament right now," he said after shooting a five-under-par 67 to finish the day at eight under and eight strokes behind runaway leader Dustin Johnson.
"I think I've left myself too far back after the bad first day. But I'll go and give it a good effort tomorrow and see where that leaves me."
Following an opening 75 with a 66 on Friday, McIlroy was on his way back to contention after chipping in from the greenside bunker on No.12 for his fifth birdie in a bogey-free round.
But the 13th, where he took a drop on Thursday and got blocked by a tree trunk on Friday, stymied him again in the third round.
The 31-year-old from Northern Ireland caught some branches with his drive; he laid up with his second shot to avoid the tributary of Rae's Creek that fronts the green, then chipped to within nine foot of the hole. But he slid the birdie putt four feet past the hole, then lipped out on the comebacker for his second bogey on No.13 in three rounds.
Instead of improving to six under, he was back to four under, then made birdie on No.16.
"Eleven under for the last two days, I think that sort of speaks for itself," he said.
"The good golf was in there, I just didn't allow myself to play that way on the first 18 holes. This course can do that. This course can make you a little bit careful and a little bit tentative at times."
McIlroy won the US Open in 2011, the British Open in 2014 and the PGA Championship twice, in 2012 and '14. His best finish at Augusta was fourth in 2015, when he was fourth, six strokes behind winner Jordan Spieth.
Playing with 1985 and '93 Masters champion Bernhard Langer on Saturday, McIlroy had an up-close view of what it would mean to win at Augusta.
"It's some of the coolest traditions in our game. Of course you want to be part of that for the rest of your life if you can," he said.
"Look, winning the Masters would be cool, winning the grand slam would be cool and there's a lot of great things that come along with that.
"But at the end of the day you have to simplify it as much as you can. It's just a golf tournament, and you're playing against guys you see every week. It shouldn't be that different."
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It's not vocabulary size - it depends on which language you speak. French has a very small vocabulary, but a very precise form of grammar for constructing thought. English has a huge vocabulary and a looser, but much more subtle form of grammatical construction. That's one of the reasons why foreign speakers will tell you that English is one of the easiest languages to learn enough to get by in, but one of the most difficult actually to master.
Racine - total vocabulary in his writing: 3,000 words.
Shakespeare - - total vocabulary in his writing: 30,000 words.


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I Wanted to Train Elite Athletes. This Is Exactly How I Made It Happen
Yunus Barisik |
Career Improvement • Mindset & Motivation • For Newer Trainers • Tools For Success
A step-by-step guide to educating yourself, finding mentors, and creating the career of your dreams in the fitness industry.
Becoming a strength and conditioning coach had been a dream of mine ever since I got into the fitness industry a decade ago. A big part of my dream included helping elite athletes become—and remain—elite.
Like most new trainers, I got my feet wet by training the general population in my hometown of Helsinki, Finland. Meanwhile, I would spend whatever free time I had reading books written by Poliquin, Boyle, DeFranco, Zatsiorsky, and other big names in the field.
As much as those resources helped me learn theory, I knew I'd never train any athletes unless I made the conscious commitment to pursuing just that. It sounds odd looking back now, but at the time I had serious doubts if I could make the jump from personal trainer to strength coach.
The latter requires being well-versed in the science and practice of powerlifting, Olympic lifting, sprinting and jumping, conditioning, rehab, and anything else that goes into building stronger, faster, more resilient athletes. Most importantly, you need to have the organizational and leadership skills to run a weight room. It's a completely different world than working 1-on-1 with a client or running a 6 a.m. bootcamp for soccer moms.
I needed a way in. I decided to find a mentor who was doing what I wanted to do and could show me the ropes. I also hoped that I could land an internship with an ice hockey strength coach who had experience working with college and professional players because that's the clientele I hoped to train.
Did I make it? Yes. Was it easy? No. But I learned a lot along the way.
Step 1: Do your homework
Breaking into any new industry without prior experience and/or the right connections is difficult. I know for a fact that many hockey clubs hire ex-players as strength coaches these days. You can't overlook the benefit of being an insider and knowing the people who make hiring decisions.
And if you want to become a strength coach in a sport you didn't play at a high level (like me), you have to work even harder to get a chance to prove yourself. In the beginning, it's not what you know, or how skilled you are as a coach; it's about who you know.
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For me, it would take much more than a phone call to an old teammate who (conveniently) happens to run the show at one of the biggest clubs in the country, and letting him know I'd be interested in a job, thank you very much.
I would have to chase my opportunities.
In the meantime, I read all the classic training books by accomplished strength coaches, watched DVDs, and attended seminars. When the day came, I wanted to know enough about training hockey players that my lack of athletic glory wouldn't be viewed as a negative.
Step 2: Seek the right help
Now I had to land an internship with an experienced strength coach who specialized in training hockey players. I also wanted to speak to coaches who were developing athletes, not merely training established ones.
I had no luck in Finland. I cast my net wider and Googled hockey strength coaches in Europe. Again, nothing. Either there were no accomplished coaches in Europe I could learn from, or they weren't active online
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All the accomplished coaches seemed to be on the other side of the pond in North America. I focused on three who had a lot of experience training hockey players: Mike Boyle, Kevin Neeld, and Ben Prentiss.
Boyle was the first strength and conditioning coach at Boston University, where he worked with the men's hockey team for close to three decades. He also worked with the Boston Bruins and the Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. women's hockey team.
Neeld also spent several years as the strength coach for the U.S. women's national team and ran a successful training facility catering to junior, college, and pro hockey players, as well as athletes from other sports in New Jersey. He later became assistant strength coach with the San Jose Sharks.
Prentiss' facility in Connecticut draws some of the world's best players for offseason conditioning, including players from every NHL team. He's also consulted with the New York Rangers.
Step 3: Reach out
I couldn't see myself forging a relationship with a mentor just by blasting out my résumé to coaches on the other side of the world. If I wanted a real shot, I'd have to pack my bags, head over to the U.S., and make connections in person.
Of course, I couldn't just show up unannounced at someone's facility and ask for an internship. I reached out to a handful of coaches, requesting an opportunity to observe how they train athletes. This is the email template I used to approach Neeld, Prentiss, and Eric Cressey:
Hi [name],
I am writing to you because in June I will be traveling from Finland to the U.S., visiting some of the best strength and conditioning coaches and facilities in the industry to learn more about athletic development.
Would it be okay if I stopped by to see how you do things? I know you're extremely busy and I value your time. I'd be willing to pay you whatever the investment is for an afternoon or two of observing how you train your athletes, or whatever time you have available.
I was surprised when both Neeld and Prentiss welcomed me for a visit. Neeld was offering a one-week mentorship program at the time. I thought it would be an excellent opportunity for me to pick his brain over several days, so I signed up for it right away. Pete Dupuis, who runs the operation at Cressey Sports Performance, also gave me the thumbs up for an afternoon visit.
Three "yeses" was thrilling. I also contacted Mike Boyle through his forum at strengthcoach.com, where he okayed my request to come observe his training for an afternoon at MBSC. I now had four observational opportunities lined up at some of the best training facilities in the world.
Step 4: Show up ready to learn
With nothing guaranteed beyond the chance to observe, I bought my ticket and flew over to the U.S.
The week with Neeld was the most memorable. I spent the first day watching people train and asking Kevin a ton of questions. Out of nowhere on the second day, he told me to jump in and help coach their athletes.
The next day, I asked if he had an open internship later that summer. He said yes, we worked out the details, and I ended up interning at Endeavor Sports Performance for 11 weeks.
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Prentiss Hockey Performance also impressed me. The client list includes NHL stars like Martin St. Louis, Jonathan Quick, and Max Pacioretty. I was able to turn that afternoon visit into a one-week internship, and an amazing learning experience.
I was surprised how easily both internship opportunities came my way. All I had to do was ask. I'm sure it helped that I traveled so far to show my desire to learn from accomplished coaches.
Another key lesson: You're much more likely to get a positive response when you offer to pay a coach for his time. Some will charge you, some won't. But all of them, in my experience, are more likely to help when you say upfront that you're willing to compensate them.
Step 5: Make it pay off
I'm not going to lie. My financials took a big hit during my time in the U.S. Between airfare, lodging, and what I paid to study under Neeld and Prentiss, I spent well over $10,000 that summer. It was a ton of money at the time. But the practical experience and confidence I obtained far exceeded whatever amount I spent.
So, what happened when I got back home?
In sales, there's a concept called "dialing for dollars," where you pick up the phone and cold-call people to sell them your product or service. That's what I did. After creating a list of 10 or so junior hockey clubs in my area, I started dialing.
In hindsight, I lucked out. The director of coaching at the first club I called asked for a meeting. We agreed that I would take charge of strength and conditioning for the club's U17 team the next season.
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I then volunteered with the club's U20 team, which didn't have a strength coach at the time. I didn't earn a cent from training the older players that first year, but it didn't matter. I was coaching some of the best young hockey players in Finland—which currently provides close to 6 percent of the NHL's active players. Several of my athletes went on to play professionally, including a few who were drafted into the NHL. Years later, I still train a number of them in the offseason.
From the beginning I made myself available. If an injured player wanted to lift at 9 a.m. on a Sunday, I'd be there. If a player or their parent asked me to help rehab a knee or shoulder injury, that's what I did.
It worked. Within a year I was training two U18 teams along with the U20 team, and the next year I added the club's pro team to my responsibilities. So just two years after traveling to the U.S. on my own dime, I was overseeing four different teams.
Now it's your turn
For me, training athletes is the best job in the world. But it's not a way to get rich quickly. Be prepared to work a side job or two to support yourself financially until you get a full-time position. Pay your dues. Build your reputation. Deliver a quality training experience, and most important of all, get results for your athletes.
The payoff comes later—sometimes much later—but it's there for those who earn it.
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Yunus Barisik, CSCS, is the founder of Next Level Athletics, where he specializes in making hockey players strong, fast, and explosive. He has trained more than 500 hockey players at all levels, including NHL draft picks and world champions. He's written articles for Stack and Muscle & Strength, and he also wrote Next Level Hockey Training, a comprehensive resource for building strength, size, and power, while staying injury-free.


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Q: Joining table on previous month with Hive I am trying to join a table based on the previous month but after several failed attempts I'm not sure how to solve this.
I have a larger query but the join section is pretty simple, my first attempt was to do something like this:
LEFT OUTER JOIN
(SELECT user_id, coalesce(COUNT(*),0) as count_m,mth
 FROM table_name
 GROUP BY user_id,mth
) M
ON MONTH(main_table.local_date) -1 = M.mth
AND M.user_id = main_table.user_id

But of course if you have a date in January and subtract 1 then you get 0, not 12.
The next attempt was to do something with Hive's datesub function:
LEFT OUTER JOIN
(SELECT user_id, coalesce(COUNT(*),0) as count_m,mth
 FROM table_name
 GROUP BY user_id,mth
) M
ON MONTH(date_sub(main_table.local_date,31)) = M.mth
AND M.user_id = main_table.user_id

But again the problem is obvious - not every month has 31 days so you end up with problems for some dates where the previous month is not correctly matched (although at least this solves the January - December problem from the previous approach.
I also tried to use a CASE approach in the ON command, to handle the Jan-Dec problem, before realizing that Hive would only accept equi-joins.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: Subtract the number of days in the month from the date and extract the month.  See code below:
ON MONTH(date_sub(main_table.local_date,day(main_table.local_date))) = M.mth

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Q: Azure devops server - use custom condition to build a csproj if it exists (or ignore if it doesn't) to get rid of "partial success" I'm using Azure DevOps Server 2019 and I want to run a "Visual Studio build" task only if a csproj exists, or just move on if it doesn't. At the moment, I attempt to build the file and put up with the task failing and an overall "partial success" if it doesn't exist. I'd prefer to improve this with a "Custom condition" rather than inline powershelling it if I can.

A: Your requirement can not be achieved with a "Custom condition", you may add a powershell task before "Visual Studio build" task to check whether the csproj exists and output an variable. Then use this variable in the condition of "Visual Studio build" task.


Most people tend to travel with spouses, family or friends. Few seem to strike out alone. But that number is growing as people realise there are great, often-overlooked, benefits to becoming a solo traveller in Ireland.
If you're still on the fence about becoming a solo traveller in Ireland, scroll down to see our top 5 reasons why booking a trip as a solo traveller could be the start of the best vacation you can imagine!
There are various reasons why you've decided to become a solo traveller in Ireland, but in all cases, the result is usually the same: since you're on your own, you'll be much more motivated to meet and talk to new people than if you were travelling with a partner. Being amidst a small group, you'll be able to get to know the other travellers, adventure guide, and local people you'll meet along the way. While you can still meet new people when travelling with others, you won't be as motivated if you're on your own.
No need to worry about compromising – have the holiday you imagine! We have plenty of holidays to choose from, including hiking, biking and kayaking holidays, as well as several different ability levels and types of accommodation. Though being part of our scheduled trips means that you'll be following a set itinerary, any free time, meal choices, breaks or add-ons will be up to you – and only you. Travel at a speed comfortable for you without worrying about your travel companion – whether that means pushing the pace, hanging out with the guide, or taking your time, travel at your own pace.
You could, of course, simply decide to be a solo traveller in Ireland on your own. But by booking onto one of our trips, you'll get the best of both worlds: the holiday you want, but without the stress of organising it all yourself. Generally, it is not advisable to go hiking in the wilderness alone, but as part of a small group, you benefit from safety in numbers. There is also the benefit of shared costs, such as the costs for the guide, transport and even the accommodation if you choose to share a room with another traveller.
By choosing to travel solo on the holiday you want – especially as you'll be spending your vacation in the Irish countryside and wilderness – you'll be able to do a little soul-searching, completely free of your normal environment and the people you know. It'll give you the opportunity to try new thing and see the world from a new perspective – and perhaps, you'll even discover a few new interests along the way!
Frequent solo travellers will have run into this problem before. A lot of tour operators will immediately charge a solo traveller a higher price and book them into a single room. At Wilderness Ireland, you'll have a choice. If there is more than one solo traveller on the trip, you'll be paired with each other into twin rooms unless otherwise requested. Do note though that if you want to occupy a room by yourself, you will be charged extra (cost dependent on the accommodation for that trip).
See below for a few trips recommended for a solo traveller in Ireland!
See the rest of our hiking, biking and kayaking trips here if you're looking for something a little different.


Newt Scamander examines Paris postcard in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Image from Warner Bros.
Yes, J.K. Rowling's charity Lumos is back with a new fundraising campaign – and there are prizes aplenty to be won. Allow Newt Scamander, sorry, Eddie Redmayne, to explain further.
As Eddie mentions, there is a bountiful array of prizes up for grabs simply by donating $10 or more to Lumos' CrowdRise page. All of your donations will go towards Lumos's chief cause: to reunite orphaned children with their families.
The top prize will see you and a guest flown to one of the three premieres that are taking place for the release of The Crimes of Grindelwald: New York, Paris or London. You'll be flown to your premiere of choice, put up in a swanky 4-star hotel, and even get a chance to meet the cast of the new film. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Other prizes include a Fantastic Beasts gold-foiled print (as designed by graphic design duo MinaLima), a Fantastic Beasts t-shirt, and a signed screenplay of the new film by J.K. Rowling herself. And remember, even if you don't win, every entry will help Lumos continue its amazing work.
Georgette Mulheir, the CEO of Lumos, explained just why your donation is so important.
You can start making your donations on Crowdrise from today, with the prize draw ending 6 July. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald opens in theatres worldwide on 16 November.