We've been missing our wacky Fasching Parades since leaving Germany. What today's Aloha Week Festivals parade lacked in wackiness, it more than made up for in island flavor.
old cars (I love the simple decorations on this one and have made up a full story about the driver of this truck and how he fishes for octopus and hangs out with his friends speaking pidgen and eating smoked meat with poi).
Random surfers crossing the street add the perfect island touch behind this car.
and there were Tutus in cars. But, my favorites had to be the Princesses representing each island, decked out in symbolic lei and chanting greetings from their homes (roll your cursor over each one to find out her island).
Bringing up the rear of each equestrian group were designated pooper scoopers. The lady we were sitting next to (who happened to be the principal of Sacred Heart School, and who's school had an excellent band and float) said that she thought that the pooper brigades were judged as well as the floats, explaining why great lengths were taken to dress them well. While Ni'ihau and Lanai scored high in my book, we all agreed that a volcano poop repository was very fun.
For more pictures, including hula on the street and hula on the back of floats, check out my Flickr page.
This weekend is the American Sewing Expo in Novi, Michigan. One of the exhibits is "Breaking Traditions," an annual show devoted to fundraising for good causes. This year's theme is Home, and donations support A Place To Bark, an animal rescue operation in Tennessee. With the theme Home, how could I not participate?!
As an extra, added bonus, I just found out it was selected as Exhibit Favorite, and I won a bundle of awesome prizes! An art quilt book by two artists whose work I really enjoy, transfer papers that I've been intrigued by but never tried, and paint that I've heard nothing but good things about. I'm so excited!
Last night the kids went to movie night at their taekwondo studio and I had a Saturday night to myself. I thought maybe I'd go to Waikiki and listen to music at one of the hotels, or otherwise pretend I was a tourist. My go-to parking lot was full though, and at the other end of the strip, I found coin parking, but without a clear idea of what I was going to do or where I was going to go, I didn't think I had enough quarters. So I went home. I felt like such a wimp.
Today, Sunday, I offered that we go to Hickam Air Force Base to see the airshow, but my heart wasn't really into hassling with parking and crowds, and besides, my son had been to the show on Friday with school and I'm not that into airplanes. So I didn't mind when they chose instead to take up a friend's invitation to play at his house. I said I'd pick them up at 3:00.
I came home and read some blogs, and found out that the Thunderbirds would be flying today at 3:00. Hmmm. The friend's house is in the Airforce/Navy housing area near Hickam. Hmmm. Their house is next to a large park. I put my camera in my purse and left a little early.
The first plane zoomed by just as I was pulling up to the house. It is impossible not to be impressed by the speed of these planes, and how unimaginably close together they fly. And the noise! It was a bit of a game hearing the planes and then guessing where they'd show up. One flew so close that my camera actually tried to focus on it as it went by, but failed because of the jet's speed.
I think I'm OK again with taking advantage of all there is to see and do here.
I've been a bad supporter. When I found out about the altered bra project for our local Hawai'i Chapter of the American Cancer Society, I got all excited and made a calabash bra filled with poi and covered in flowers.
But then I dropped the ball on supporting the cause by finding sponsors for my "cups of life." I posted about the bra about the same time my site was down for two days, and then my project seemed so insignificant and puny compared to all the IBOL hoopla my hubby had tapped into, so I let it sit unloved.
Now I've got one week to gather as much support as I can for my calabashes. Look out neighbors! If any blog readers would also like to sponsor my bra and in doing so donate to the ACS Hawai'i chapter, please leave a comment and we'll work something out.
I'm keeping busy at home, but have nothing to show for it. No finished projects, no clean rooms. Even the air conditioning I had fixed in my car a few months ago has undone itself and is back in the shop.
The big news is Mr. Incredible's Iraqi Bundles of Love project — the date for mailing your bundles has passed, so now we wait for the avalanche of donations to arrive, and for my man to figure out a way to share with us the recipients' reaction. This has been an amazing experience — bringing people together from all over and with myriad motivations.
The Blurred Boundaries show is also over and one of my pieces sold. Woo hoo, "Pink House" has a new house!
The next event is the SAQA auction. I'm sorry to say that I did not enter anything this year, but wow, those who did enter really went for it! There is some great stuff. The auction starts on Thursday the 10th — be there!
It doesn't seem like summer is over here in Hawai'i, but there are hints if you look hard enough. Like the kids have been back in school for five weeks already! A few weeks ago was the last Moonlight Mele of the summer at Bishop Museum. We're members, but hadn't gone, so I dragged the kids out for an evening of culture.
It's still early in the picture, so the lawn hasn't filled up yet with people. The whole casual, bring a blanket and a beach chair thing reminds me a bit of Hollywood Bowl picnics when I lived in LA. You can't bring in your own food here though, so there's no elaborate champagne and roast chicken dinners a la Sunset Magazine.
I'd definitely do this again, and it was pretty kid friendly too. Next summer, we're there.
Speaking of kids, Saturday is my son's 11th birthday. I keep remembering that I keep forgetting to do anything about this. Must go get his present, a piñata, and taco stuff for 12.
Bringing up the time zone rear, we celebrated IBOL Sundae with, wait for it……… Sundaes!
Mint chip ice cream, IBOL Super Sauce, strawberries from Maui (so worth the extra $$), and pecans on mine.
Even the cat feigned some interest via mere proximity.
So, with IBOL Sundae over, we have Monday to pack up any boxes we haven't gotten to yet and then Tuesday to put those boxes in the mail. I'm looking forward to following the box count on the IBOL web site to see just how impossibly high it will get in the next 10 days or so. Then, I'll wait not so patiently for the response from recipients. Happy IBOL Sundae!
Blurred Boundaries is over. The exhibit's curator, Lynn Krawcyzk has lots of photos up on her blog now. Be sure to click to see the show larger. It's nice to have artwork accepted into a show, but it's even nicer to see all the work hanging together. I am very pleased that my two pieces look completely at ease with their neighbors. Go, check it out.


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Nantwich boater devastated at theft of twins' ashes in barge theft
THIEVES have stolen the ashes of stillborn twins from a narrowboat.
The twins were cremated two years ago and their remains were kept in a small box on the boat, ready to be scattered in Snowdonia.
Boater Andrew Ford, 37, said he felt physically sick when he discovered they had gone.
They were taken from his boat moored near Nantwich Marina while he was away in North Wales last month.
When he returned to his boat on February 14, he found they had gone, along with most of his valuables.
Mr Ford is now separated from the twins' mother who lives in London, and with her blessing he was preparing to scatter the ashes in Snowdonia – to join those of his uncle and grandfather.
He said: "I was sickened when I realised what had gone, absolutely disgusted.
"Perhaps the idiots thought it was a bag of drugs – otherwise I can't think why they would have taken them.
"It was just a blue box and a bag, nothing special. They've probably been chucked away.
"But if they did try and shove them up their noses, I hope they choked on them."
The other items stolen were a TV, stereo, watch, boat batteries, inverter turbine, wood burner and some spare change.
Mr Ford has lived on boats for seven years but he says he's now looking to get off the water as soon as he can.
"I've been all over the country and done the whole canal network, the rivers too.
"But I can't trust it anymore, I just don't feel safe. I feel like I've been violated."
Investigating officer Sergeant Andy McGillan said: "This has understandably been a very distressing time for Andrew and we are investigating the incident along with a couple of other recent barge burglaries.
"We urge anyone who has information on the burglary, or remembers seeing anyone acting suspiciously in the area to phone 0845 458 0000 or on Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."

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Usually, JustOn stores generated PDF files or exported CSV invoices in Salesforce files and associates them with various records like invoices, accounts or opportunities. Your organization's business may, however, require to upload the exported files to cloud storage services like Amazon S3 or Google Drive.
If you want to export generated PDF files for invoices, account statements or dunning reminders, you must create a storage location and enable it for a cloud storage service.
If you want to store exported CSV invoices, you must both create a storage location and enable it for a cloud storage service and define a custom setting Export Settings.
In addition, you can monitor the upload status.
Users who are supposed to trigger a file upload to cloud storage services must be assigned the permission "Customize Application" in their profile or using a dedicated permission set.
JustOn can integrate with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to store generated files. Keeping a single active S3 user credential, JustOn can access an unlimited number of buckets simultaneously.
Before configuring JustOn to connect to Amazon S3, you must create the intended Amazon S3 buckets first. For details, see the Amazon Simple Storage Service Documentation.
The permissions for accessing uploaded files are controlled using specific Amazon S3 access control policies associated to your buckets. For details, see Managing Access Permissions to Your Amazon S3 Resources in the AWS Documentation.
To temporarily hold the files to be uploaded, JustOn needs a dedicated file distribution target.
Click Manage in the row of File Distribution.
Backend AmazonS3 Specifies the backend where the target folder is located. For using Amazon S3, the value must be AmazonS3.
Name <bucket>:<region> Specifies the exact name of the target folder, for Amazon S3 buckets, this is the bucket name and the region, separated by a colon.
The bucket name and the storage folder name must match.
To find your Amazon S3 region, see AWS Regions and Endpoints.
Active (checkbox) true Specifies whether to use this folder or not. Must be selected to enable the export.
PDF Name [InvoiceNo]_[AccountName].pdf Specifies the naming pattern used for the file name of the PDF document to be generated.
Slashes in the naming pattern are considered folders during the S3 upload, like /[AccountNo]/[InvoiceNo].pdf.
This is a mandatory setting, even if you intend to store exported CSV files only.
Select Condition <SOQL WHERE clause> Specifies a condition in SQOL syntax to restrict the selection of documents that are distributed to this target.
For more details and an example, see File Distribution Information.
For each Amazon S3 bucket you intend to use with JustOn, you must configure a remote site in Salesforce.
The region is always part of the URL, with the exception of the US East (us-east-1) region.
In Setup, open Remote Site Settings.
In Salesforce Lightning, navigate to Security > Remote Site Settings.
In Salesforce Classic, navigate to Security Controls > Remote Site Settings.
Use a descriptive name that helps to unequivocally identify the setting.
For information about the mandatory fields and possible values, see Configure Remote Site Settings in the Salesforce Help.
Before JustOn can upload files to your Amazon S3 storage, you must grant it the corresponding access rights.
Open JustOn's Amazon S3 page.
Use the following URL https://login.salesforce.com/apex/ONB2__ManageAmazonS3, or, if you are already logged in, append apex/ONB2__ManageAmazonS3 to your org's domain name.
As of JustOn 2.52, you can access the Manage Amazon S3 page via the JustOn configuration app (App Launcher > JustOn Configuration > Manage Amazon S3).
Specify your AWS Access Key ID and Secret Access Key in the corresponding fields.
JustOn's Amazon S3 page also allows to repeat the upload in case the job has failed, clicking Upload Remaining Documents, and to provide a new Access Key ID and Secret Access Key for another AWS account.
JustOn can integrate with Google Drive to store generated files.
The permissions for accessing uploaded files are controlled via the sharing settings defined for your Google Drive folders. For details, see Share folders in Google Drive in the Google Drive Help.
Backend GoogleDrive Specifies the backend where the target folder is located. For using Google Drive, the value must be GoogleDrive.
Name Google Specifies the exact name of the target folder.
If the folder does not exist, Google Drive creates it applying the specified name.
Before JustOn can upload files to your Google Drive storage, you must grant it the corresponding access rights.
Open JustOn's Google Drive page.
Use the following URL https://login.salesforce.com/apex/ONB2__ManageGoogleDrive, or, if you are already logged in, append apex/ONB2__ManageGoogleDrive to your org's domain name.
As of JustOn 2.52, you can access the Manage Google Drive page via the JustOn configuration app (App Launcher > JustOn Configuration > Manage Google Drive).
Specify your Google user name in the corresponding field.
Follow Google's instructions to authenticate yourself and to allow JustOn to access your Google Drive storage.
Once completed, you are taken back to JustOn's Google Drive page.
JustOn's Google Drive page also allows to repeat the upload in case the job has failed, clicking Upload Remaining Documents, and to revoke JustOn's access to the current Google account.
If you intend to directly upload generated invoice CSV files to your cloud storage, you need a specific CSV export setting. You can adjust an existing setting or create a new one - just make sure to specify the exact document folder name as the export target.
Name S3 A unique name for the custom setting record, will be selectable when exporting invoice data.
Format Invoice CSV Determines the export format.
Select Condition Date__c = THIS_YEAR Specifies a condition (SOQL WHERE clause) to restrict the set of included records. If empty, matches all invoices in the scope.
Note that the file distribution target must be the one set up for the invoice export to your cloud storage service (see Setting Up Storage Location).
For administrative purposes, you may need to monitor the cloud storage export. JustOn therefore keeps track of the external targets and the corresponding upload status. To this end, it adds specific fields to the Content Version object, which are then used to maintain the corresponding information for the Salesforce files.
External Targets JSON String Holds a list of all cloud folders (and the associated status) to which the file will be or has been uploaded.
Amazon S3 Transfer Status New, Partial, Transferred Maintains the cumulated transfer status over all single Amazon S3 folders of the external targets.
Google Drive Transfer Status New, Partial, Transferred Maintains the cumulated transfer status over all single Google Drive folders of the external targets.


Occasional tweaks no longer working for you? Maybe it's time to start from scratch.
At Matossian Eye Associates, a multisite, multisubspecialty ophthalmic practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, we have for years maintained a website to serve our patients and promote our offerings. Until recently, we kept it up to date as best we could with occasional tweaking, adding new information and features from time to time. But the online world has been changing rapidly in the past few years, and there came a point when we realized that the existing structure of our website was past the point of tweaking.
We wanted to incorporate new features, but we kept coming up against barriers because these new website technologies would not fit into our old site's antiquated structure. Plus, we needed to come to terms with one of the biggest changes in online behavior: Today, most of our patients and prospective patients access the internet on their phones, not on some old desktop computer. To present to our visitors a modern, responsive website that looked contemporary and was fully mobile-friendly, we realized that we would need a complete overhaul.
Figure. The designs of Matossian Eye Associates' old and new websites.
When I started gathering notes to write this article, our overhaul was still under construction, but now the new site is live, and you can visit it at www.matossianeye.com. Screen captures from our old site and the new one are presented in the Figure above. Look at the difference!
Our overhaul process fell roughly into five steps, and this article outlines those steps and recounts how we made our journey from the old site to the new one. Along the way, Karen Dobkowski, chief operating officer at Glacial Multimedia, who worked with us on the overhaul, adds some insights in the boxes labeled Expert Tip.
As I mentioned at the outset, we had been tweaking our web design periodically for many years, but the pace of change recently seemed to reach a crucial point. Perhaps most influential in our decision was the shift to mobile web access that has rapidly become the norm, not only for young people but for folks in the cataract demographic and beyond. Website design now must take into account the reality that visitors to a site will be looking at an image only a few square inches in size. We need to present the most important information as clearly and cleanly as possible, or we are likely to lose the visitor to one of our competitors.
But that was not the only reason to change. We also wanted new functionalities that simply could not be supported with our old site's architecture. We already had a live chat feature, but it was limited. Because of our outdated structure, only one employee at a time, at a single terminal, could respond to visitors. We wanted other staffers to be able to jump in and answer questions, perhaps at five or six stations instead of just one.
We also wanted the site to be more responsive. For example, we wanted the way for patients to contact us to appear on every page, not just buried on a "Contact Us" page. And of course, because visitors are looking at our site on their phones, we needed a button that would allow them to call us right from the page, without having to back out to use some other app.
None of this could be done with our old structure. We knew we had to start over from scratch.
Dr. Matossian is correct that web users today want to visit mobilefriendly sites where they can do everything they need from their phones—call, link to social media posts, use interactive features. If a site is not 100% responsive, visitors are likely to go elsewhere. Unfortunately, some of the tools and plug-ins used in modern web design just do not look right or function well on older websites, and it is necessary to upgrade to a newer platform. Also, the look and feel of websites have changed over time. There comes a point at which you're only reworking or reorganizing parts of a site, not making it more functional, and to get what you want you really have to start fresh.
Some of the most important questions involve how well the personalities of the practice and the vendor mesh. How do they work with clients? Who will be our point of contact, and how often will we meet? How will we let each other know what each party needs or let the other know when something is lacking? How detail-oriented is each party?
Once you have obtained the answers to these questions from several vendors, you must weigh the pros and cons. When the choice becomes clear, you will be ready to explore making a commitment.
It is easy to see when doing a simple search for website development companies that there is an overwhelming number of options. Some companies have specializations and specific areas of expertise, while others do a bit of everything. Glacial Multimedia is one of only a few web design and internet marketing companies that specialize primarily in ophthalmology. When selecting the website vendor that is best for you, I recommend selecting the one that best understands your practice's needs and expectations and will be there for you for the long haul. I would second what Dr. Matossian says, that the working relationship between the practice and the vendor must be smooth and easy, and the parties must be compatible. Do you feel a connection to the vendor you're talking to? You are going to be working closely with these people, so that is an important factor for success.
To introduce any new service, product, or process to a practice, it is key to have an integration plan. The integration plan starts with a team meeting about the project, at which a project lead is identified. This individual will commit to seeing the project fulfilled. Depending on the size of the project, leadership for various subcategories can also be assigned. A timeline is agreed upon, and, as the work proceeds, the team checks in at regular intervals to make sure things are progressing as planned.
Because this was such an important project, I took the project lead for this effort myself. This website is our face in the digital world, and I wanted to make sure that everything reflected Matossian Eye Associates the way I envisioned it.
Some tasks were delegated to other physicians in each of our centers of excellence, such as cataract, glaucoma, retina, cornea, LASIK, and oculoplastics. Each doctor was responsible for reviewing the content within that subspecialty or area, updating it, and making sure it is current. I also assigned tasks to my administrative assistant. For example, we have an entire page featuring eye-related apps, and we wanted to make sure that they were accurate and still operational. So we asked for commitments on many levels, even down to the staff level, for completion of some tasks.
We also, of course, made a commitment to the vendor we chose, and they made a commitment to us. In the course of our discussions, we reached agreement on what was expected of each party and how we would get there. We settled with them on a timeline and questions of compensation, and then we all set to work.
Once we had thoroughly reviewed and updated the content from our old website, we knew what information was going to go on the new site. But this was only the beginning. We wanted the designers at Glacial to include features to make our website pop, to make it unique. Anyone can provide information. When visitors come to our site, we want them to stay on it because they find that it is giving them the response and interactivity they need. So, based on our research back in the due-diligence phase, we made up a must-have list.
I already mentioned one item on our list, which is the expanded live chat capability. We also wanted our interface with Google Maps to be flawless so that patients can find any of our three offices.
We wanted clarity, so we asked that fonts should be large. Many of our patients are dealing with poor or restricted vision, so we wanted to acknowledge that and make using our site as easy as possible for them. In the same vein, we wanted high-contrast colors, not the soft beige or grey shades that seem to be fashionable on many websites recently. All of this is in service to readability and therefore accessibility.
And access was key. We wanted to see CONTACT US in big letters on every page and a button that allows visitors to call right from the website. Glacial also provided several other ways for patients to access our services from the site. The "Book Now" button allows established patients to book a visit online, without having to call and potentially be placed on hold. Patients can also order contact lenses online, and there are interactive self-tests for cataract and LASIK for visitors curious about their visual status.
We also wanted a prominent display of links to all of our social media pages and to our weekly blogs, which allow us to regularly add fresh content to the site.
Having a practice-side project team with a plan in place helps the website development process go smoothly. At Glacial Multimedia, we handle projects from both sides of the spectrum and all areas in between, from having a full team on board to assist in the website development, to working with a single doctor or administrator. It goes without saying that the team approach is beneficial, but not all practices are able to put together a team. We work to help every practice regardless of their preparedness for the project. When Dr. Matossian and team came ready with their must-have list, their expectations, and their requirements, that was greatly helpful to our team. We could consult the list as we progressed through the design and programming processes to ensure we met expectations. A nonexhaustive list of must-haves for any ophthalmology website practice is shown here.
Feedback can help to refine a product over time. It is useful to maintain a feedback loop to allow continual improvement of the product—in this case, our practice's website. We have a feedback loop that runs between the practice (essentially, me, as the project lead) and the web design vendor, but we also have one that runs between me and the other physicians and staff members of the practice.
These loops began running almost immediately when we began working with Glacial. Because we had done our homework, and because Glacial provided many examples of website designs to help us narrow our focus, we quickly had a good idea of what we wanted. As we saw mockups, I was able to provide feedback to tweak an idea, sometimes only slightly. Revisions were quickly accomplished.
At the same time, I kept my ears and mind open to ideas from the staff, the front desk receptionists, the ophthalmic technicians, and others. After all, each of them is an expert in his or her area of the practice. Who better to provide insights to help improve the product? For example, the contact lens department suggested certain changes to make the online ordering of lenses more efficient. I was able to collect all of these ideas and funnel them to our contacts at the vendor.
Because these were loops, they operated continuously from the time we started putting ideas together until the site redesign was finished and the new site was live. This feedback loop will remain ongoing, because a website needs constant attention to stay fresh and to meet the ever-changing needs of our patients. The result is the website you now see in the Figure, which satisfied all of our needs and wants.
At the beginning of a new design project, we provide many website examples so that the new client can see the different types of websites we have developed. This process also allows us to get a feel for the practice's preferences—to see what kinds of designs it gravitates toward. Every site that we develop is 100% custom, but this is a starting point that lets us put the client with the best designer. In this case, Dr. Matossian and her team had already talked about the design direction and had done their own research about how patients use websites. With that background, and through the conversations we had together, our team came up with a design that their team liked right off the bat. This was largely because the practice had done so much of the legwork before the design process even started.
We started working with Glacial in January, and, as I write this in mid-August, the site just went live 2 weeks ago. Understand, therefore, that a website overhaul is a long and involved process, and the decision to undertake one should not be made lightly. That being said, we are tremendously satisfied with the new, clean, interactive design. And the feedback we have received from patients (another feedback loop!) has been highly positive to date. We are glad to have brought our site up to contemporary, mobile-friendly standards, and we look forward to a long and productive life for the new design.


You're a qualified candidate, and the job market is tough. But there could still be plenty of reasons you're getting passed over for every position you apply or interview for. A recent Glassdoor post reported that only 17 percent of hiring managers say job seekers have the skills they're actually looking for to fill their open positions.
1. Lack of energy. If you're not clearly energetic and enthusiastic about the company or position, it will show in the interview. Having enthusiasm shows you're driven and have a desire to be active at all times, which is a quality that inherently makes you a good worker. No one wants to hire a passive candidate who complains or can't keep a good attitude, even when given the more mundane tasks. Remember, your energy level will show the second you walk in the door, so commit to being enthusiastic from the get-go.
2. Inability to use free time. Hiring managers don't want to see a candidate who has no additional interests or personality beyond what's required to get a job in their industry. You need to show you're a human being, not a robot. Hiring managers love to see candidates with hobbies, or even those who have taken on a second job—it shows you're able to make good use of your free time to expand your skills and interests, and this is a quality that's likely to spill over into your professional life.
3. Procrastination. Recruiters want to be sure they're hiring someone who's punctual, and they'll shy away from anyone who doesn't demonstrate a clear ability to see things through to completion. Provide examples of times when you've wrapped up a big project, like writing an article or completing a design portfolio. Show that you're someone who spends your time well, and hiring managers will pick up on this as an indication that you'd put the same dedication into their company.
4. Unpreparedness. If you show up at the interview without having a working knowledge of the company, what its mission is, what type of work it does, who its clients are, etc., do not think it won't show! Hiring managers will be able to tell from the get-go if you haven't done your homework and fully researched the company. Come armed with a few additional questions to ask at the end of the interview to show you're already engaged in the company's mission.
5. Job hopping. If you've had tons of different positions in the last two years, or tend to leave a company after less than six months, this could signal you're flaky, difficult to work with, or at the very least, unsure of what it is you really want to do. That doesn't mean you need to lie on your resume - simply be honest with the hiring manager about what exactly has caused you to switch companies so many times. Reassure them that although you may have taken a while to figure out exactly what type of position or company culture you're looking for; there are still multiple instances in which you've demonstrated you're dependable, then provide concrete examples.
6. Shaky online presence. Thirty-seven percent of hiring managers check candidates' social media sites these days, and the number is only growing. If you lack a solid online presence, this could show you don't pay attention to detail, aren't truly engaged in your industry, or at the very least, don't care about how others perceive you. Make sure you've got some sort of presence online, and that it's a positive one. Start a professional Twitter account or blog, and look into the specifics of how to brand yourself. The last thing you want is for your Google search results to stop your job search short.
There are tons of different qualities hiring managers may be looking for in their candidates, and these can vary heavily depending on the nature of the open position. But no hiring manager likes to see the qualities listed above. Eliminate these negative attributes before you dive into an application or interview, and it could mean the difference between remaining unemployed or finally landing that open position. Good luck!


Masha devotes her life to two things: work and her son. Masha is a senior research associate of the Institute of Biological Synthesis. Her son is in the graduating class, preparing for the Unified State Examination. However, if her son fails the exam, he will be called to military service. Suddenly, in Masha's mundane life, a new love appears. Russian film with English subtitles.


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Q: I want to create a gallery app using an grid view I ave over 300images that i want to import it from drawable. It is showing 33 frames skipped import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
import android.content.Context;
import android.widget.GridView;
import android.widget.ImageView;
public class ImageAdapter extends BaseAdapter{
private Context context;

public Integer [] images = { R.drawable.img_0,

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A: First thing I'd suggest is using getResources().getIdentifier() instead of hard-coding resource identifiers like that.  Probably outside scope of this question but would also recommend using RecyclerView instead of ListView.

A: First of all, it is not good, storing 300 images in drawable folder. It makes your apk larger. Put your images in any server, and then get links with json and then set your images in imageview's. You can use these libraries for loading images and caching: Picasso by square, Glide by Bumptech. This libraries help you for loading images easily, cropping, fitting and caching.

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text:
Pete's Nottingham Transport Forum
Long Gone Railways
By Ashley,
October 4, 2008 in Pete's Nottingham Transport Forum
firbeck 858
firbeck
Location:Braintree, Essex
Interests:Most things
The 'Broxtowe' line runs out to Kimberley Colliery, it's branch goes to Awsworth, I can remember now a bridle path from the Cossall to Kimberley road that had railway tracks running down it as recently as the late 60's.
The map clearly shows the junction of the Newcastle branch with the Trowell line and the position of the coal wharf off Ilkeston road, which must be under those University accomodation buildings now.
Fascinating map, I really must go out now.
firbeck 81 posts
rob237 68 posts
Ashley 59 posts
Beefsteak 20 posts
Managed to buy 4 plates in '68 from a schoolmaster friend who had acquired 20 (!) from Derby Works for their brass weight. Paid £70 for Malay States, Queensland, Hood & North Borneo. Idiot that
Hopefully this will be a picture of the last northbound steam special, perhaps some of you recognise yourselves The last southbound York-Bournemouth is the train on the left.
A topic about old Nottm railway stations might interest a few of the train buffs on here ! http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/history/lost-railway-stations-nottingham-220673
been on tha map site, funny how you assume things? like I had assumed "our railway" ran to canal off radford bridge road, where such joined Ilkeston Rd there was a railway joining, possibly from Wollaton pit? (and others?) if as you think wharf etc was where uni flats etc are then railway must have crossed ilkeston road? I think possibly route was as per western boulevard as on map it appears close to radford station, possibly mid way between that and radford bridge rd, also it crossed the trowell line on a straight section after the bend from radford station, any chance of any pics from maps?
managed to view map again AND enlarge it, the line did in fact cross Ilkeston Rd according to that map, though whether via a crossing, bridge over or bridge under can't tell? and that "other railway" turned out to be towing path at side of canal!!!!! lol
Again according to my 1921 OS Map, the Midland crossed Cinderhill Road just north of Springhead (former NCB Medical Offices) at around where the prefabs' end, then passed Crabtree Farm/Blenheim before beginning a long left hand sweep due north of Sellars Wood (seemingly on the line of today's by-pass?) then westward via Watnall Cantelupe until it closed upon the GN by today's High Spannia road...then almost parallel (but perhaps 300 yards to the north of) the GN until it curved southward on to the Midland main line a few yards above the main LMR passing beneath the GN on it's Bennerley Viaduct.
Less familiar with this line than the GN, so can't be more precise.
Robt P.
Hi rob im researching 'old Kimberley' and notice you mention you have a 1921 os map....would there be any way to get a copy of the kimberley area fron that map....Im trying to work out the railways here and the breweries layout from that era
Thanks ....Kev.
rob237 87
Location:Bingham, Notts.
Interests:++Rob left us in February 2012++
PM me with your email addie and I'll try to get the Kimberley section scanned and mailed to you, as an attachment.
For Baron Braintree...
This evening 20.30 BBC 4...
"...20:30 -21:00 Beeching's Tracks
1/6. Nicholas Crane explores what happened in Norfolk when Dr Beeching closed many train lines. .."
Sorry, no Julia...
I didn't realise the railways had got to Norfolk yet!
chrissy 0
Location:GEDLING
Interests:GRANDCHILDREN, COACH HOLS, WEEKENDS AWAY IN OUR FOLDING CAMPER, GOING TO WATCH LIVE BANDS.
Sheringham has a lovely little station right in the town centre.We were on there earlier this year watching the steam engines come and go. x
Sorry Rob, it's Baron Bocking, it's posher.
A bit of an entanglement of a programme, so many things not said, it should have been an hours worth.
I have friends in Dereham and have spent a lot of time up there over the years, this business of linking the lines up has been discussed for a while, it wasn't made very clear yesterday about all sorts of problems.
For a start, trying to extend the NNR past Holt station is almost impossible, a by-pass has destroyed the trackbed, how they sort that one out is beyond me, it really is a big problem, every time I drive along there, I try and work out a solution, but I don't know how they can resolve it.
County School on the MNR was their first base, it was lovingly restored, but the Local Authority chucked them off the site, they had no sympathy with their railway plans and weren't prepared to help, they've obviously changed their tune, they need good publicity these days, grinning pillocks, I reckon that, as an act of typical LA wilfullness, that they deliberately pulled up the track and destroyed the bridges towards Fakenham. The old station there is now a builders merchant, platforms intact, but they aren't going to give it up are they, the other station site is a Tesco car park, not much hope there.
Melton Constable is another one, they didn't really say how much was left up until a few years ago, so much was existing, but Norfolk Council flattened everything, smashed up the bridges and built a bus shelter with M&GNR brackets on the canopy, nice one, a good use of materials that they probably weren't aware of.
The little railway being built at Reepham is all very well, but it's an NCC footpath, matey isn't going to get far with his trains is he, besides, what wasn't made clear was that it hasn't anything to do with the orbital railway, it's a different route, a large part of which is now occupied by the Bure Valley light railway, a great trip, not to be given up and shouldn't be after all their efforts.
Not a good programme if you know that area well, what are we to see next week I wonder, reopening the route to St Pancras from Nottingham via Melton perhaps.
Incidentally, one of the original keen, honest, genuine restorers of Dereham Station ripped up the tracks and sold them for scrap overnight, nice man, he's probably Chief Executive of Norfolk County Council now.
... what are we to see next week I wonder, reopening the route to St Pancras from Nottingham via Melton perhaps...
Interesting...arguably the least 'built over' of the former major routes.
We'll firstly have to kick the cars off the Lady Bay bridge!
As the opener of the wormcan, you can count on my full support
I'll contribute my Jube North Borneo nameplate (long-time Nottingham loco) to the fighting fund
Have you really got a North Borneo nameplate, wow, I'm really impressed, it was one of our old pals, along with Malta GC, or as we called it, Great Crate, the engines we saw so often and loved to hate for seeing them all the time, but suddenly they were gone forever, what would we give to see one blasting up the bank up to the Black Path bridge now. Where did you get it from, I hope it was illegally removed and the powers that be lost out on their tuppence worth, I won't tell anyone if you did, honest, fancy swapping it for my Bulwell Viaduct GCR bridgeplate, I doubt it, but you might be insane enough to contemplate it.
Managed to buy 4 plates in '68 from a schoolmaster friend who had acquired 20 (!) from Derby Works for their brass weight.
Paid £70 for Malay States, Queensland, Hood & North Borneo.
Idiot that I am, sold the first three when prices really began to climb in the late 70's - but kept NB because of it's Nottingham connection. Had B1 Duiker plate at one time, but also managed to sell that too rapidly!
The one and only!
Your speciality seems to be thread 'high jacking'...
Difficult enough to get Firbeck to read replies to his questions, without you building a wall!
BTW: I notice your Magpie plate has, rather appropriately, slid down the bolier case and almost reached the bottom
Your speciality seems to be thread 'high jacking
'... Never mind the thread,
check back, I started the ********** topic in the first place! and where's this boiler case you refer to?
Ok can anyone help me with this
I went to school at Henry mellish grammar school and in the dinner hour we used to go down to the railway bridge near Catchems... there was an alley up the side of it , half way up was an airraid shelter but further up was the old Railway yard with a huge derelect engine shed...inside the shed were 2 massive wooden cranes going from floor to roof that looked like giant gallows...one had some rope coming from the end of it and with some force we couuld get the crane to move..even tho it made one hell of a noise and seemed like the whole shed would collapse ...but we used to have great fun swinging out over the lowered part of the shed where the tracks came in....Wish i had a camera back then.....I think ive found it on an old map and its just called the Great Shed....has anyone any other info or pix or a map of that area.
....Kev.
Re: Post 40...
I make a flippant and lighthearted post marked by emoticons, and you come back all serious and wounded.
= tease. Your humour by-pass slip is showing.
Lighten up, for gawd's sake...
Lol that was me being light hearted and joking, the ******** added as per gordon ramsey type of humour, any more of this and I'll come round and smash that red lamp hanging over your front door! lol
Re the shed at Catchems, think you'll find it was a goods shed, theres some good pictures of Basford North/Basford & Bulwell Station on picture the past, as regards it being marked as The Great Shed on a map, not sure? it was part of The Great Northern so stemming from that? when first built the station was called Dob Park, it being built on land that was part of Dob Hall? (search me!) but quickly had it's name changed Incidently some great new pics of Valley Road Bridge just been put on picture the past
Difficult enough to get Firbeck to read replies to his questions, without you building a wall.
Eh?????
Thought you might like to know that the BBC can't be bothered to show their new railway programme next week, why, I don't know. However, there seems to be some sort of odd travel programme on Ch5, Monday, 7:30, involving our Julia in a skimpy bikini, they advertise it all the time, but I don't mind, it's the only advert I look out for, I wonder if there is some significance in the Su Tank Destroyer with it's raised barrell, look out for it and see what I mean.
BBC have this annoying habit of playing huge fanfares at the beginning of a new series of programmes, which - from week 2 onwards - are then allowed to progressively taper off to nothing...this BBC 4 rail series being a classic example.
Overall, with the exception of Ms Bradbury and the A1 venture, there was little or no 'new' material within the series - consequently, I found it rather disappointing.
Hi Ashley
Thanks for the pic and the info....I'de seen these pix before but hadn't realised that this was the same shed as where i entered it the track went in on the left which means i was entering the shed from the other side to the picture and so I should be able to see the bridge in the distance that crossed Vernon rd/Highbury vale...and in this pic i cant.
Kev.
The bridge is there, far end of platforms under the footbridge, but you wont see it, hopefully though you will on enclosed, though only just the wall shows on left hand side in front of signal, houses to the left are on vernon road (or is that Highbury Vale?)
houses to the right!
Again thanks....Yeah i can place it all now....just thinking back i thought the shed was nearer the bridge...obviously had younger legs back then.....I was at mellish from approx 68 to 72....so just missed it all. ( whats new eh )
.Kev.