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Contaminated~ Author Guest Post + Giveaway
22 Aug, 2014 by Heather in contaminated, egmont, em garner, mercy mode 6 comments
Contaminated 2: Mercy Mode
By Em Garner
"Volume 2 of this smart series builds momentum and suspense, raises stakes and expands narrative scope—in short, plan on a marathon, up-all-night read."—Kirkus Reviews
A gripping survival story, the second in a series by a best-selling author, of a strong girl rebuilding her life in a post-apocalyptic society where a contaminated drink makes victims act like zombies; just right for fans of James Dashner, Carrie Ryan, and The Walking Dead.
Seventeen-year-old Velvet, her little sister, Opal, their mom, who is recovering from the Contamination, and Velvet's sweet boyfriend, Dillon, are attempting to build a new life amid the rationing and regulations of the post-outbreak nation. But the outbreak isn't over: more people turning into "Connies," more madness erupting, more killings occurring. And what they are being told is not the truth; the truth is far darker and more threatening.
Reviews of Contaminated
"Suspenseful…this dystopia speaks to a wide range of readers, including reluctant ones."—Kirkus Reviews
"This has plenty of suspense–it's not a book to read at bedtime."—Booklist
"Velvet may have a softer name than her literary predecessors Katniss, Cassie, and Kaelyn, but like them she has been forced to take on adult-sized responsibilities within her repressive society…. the plot moves quickly…more of a relation-based book than many other teen dystopian novels."—The Horn Book
The Ultimate Writers Retreat!
by Megan Hart
There's a big deal made about how writers need to write in silence or solitude or out in the middle of the woods somewhere. Actually, the truth is, writers write…if that means you sit at the kitchen table with a notepad while your kids do their homework or with your laptop while your spouse watches TV or in a coffee shop with your earphones in, hoping that very nice older lady who wants to show you pictures of her cats just stays on her own side of the table…you write. Wherever and however you can.
However, there's a lot of truth to the idea that going off somewhere to write is really beneficial and productive. Every year my local writing chapter takes a retreat at a hotel style facility. We spend four days holed up in our rooms, writing. Or in a communal room, brainstorming, critiquing or writing. Our meals are cooked and served and cleaned up for us, so we don't have to do anything but write. It's amazing. It's an opportunity to focus solely on ourselves and our writing without having to live in the "real" world for awhile, and I think that's the key thing about a perfect writing retreat. The chance to make your fiction your whole world, if only for a few days.
I'm not saying I think writers should live permanently in solitude, surviving only on nuts and berries. A huge portion of writing fiction, in my opinion, has to come from living and experiencing life – something you can't do without actually having a life. And it's not good to work all the time, either, and no matter how stressful having to do the laundry might be when you're under a deadline (either self imposed or one from a publisher) having that forced break to get you up and away from the computer can actually be a blessing.
Writers write!
If I could design my perfect writing retreat, though, it would be in an ocean front cottage. Nothing too fancy or too big. Space for a comfortable chair and a desk overlooking the water, close enough to hear the sound of the waves. A kitchen stocked with my favorite foods (but I don't really want anyone else to be there preparing it, so they'd have to all be pre-cooked.) Plenty of coffee and water and adult beverages, if I want them. A soft bed with clean sheets and just the right pillows, so when I fall into bed at 3 am after a furious writing spree, I can sleep right away. A shower with a couple showerheads and some steam and aromatherapy so when I'm stuck on a story point I can stand under the hot water and let my mind drift until something comes to me. A way to play my favorite music while I write, because I can't write without music (or dance breaks.) I'd write all day and be productive and then take walks on the sand and look for heart shaped rocks. Just a few days, here or there, because I can't write nonstop for more than that without frying my brains.
Yeah. That sounds good. Sign me up!
Em Garner is the pseudonym for a NYT best-selling author of romances. The author of 50 books, she made her YA debut with this series. Em started writing as a child, originally about the scary things that hid under her bed. She never lost her taste for scary stories, or for fantasies with a dark twist. Em loves the beach, where she often writes, but is afraid of sharks. She lives in Pennsylvania, where this series is set. Website
One Hardcover of CONTAMINATED 2: MERCY MODE and the paperback of CONTAMINATED by Em Garner. Thanks Egmont! US and Canada only. Must be 18 or older, void where prohibited by law.More chances to win here!
Blog Tour and Author Guest Post: The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain
06 Apr, 2014 by Heather in book tour, bree despain, egmont, utah authors, YA fiction 7 comments
Haden Lord, the disgraced prince of the Underrealm, has been sent to the mortal world to entice a girl into returning with him to the land of the dead. Posing as a student at Olympus Hills High—a haven for children of the rich and famous—Haden must single out the one girl rumored to be able to restore immortality to his race.
Daphne Raines has dreams much bigger than her tiny southern Utah town, so when her rock star dad suddenly reappears, offering her full tuition to Olympus Hills High's prestigious music program, she sees an opportunity to catch the break she needs to make it as a singer. But upon moving into her estranged father's mansion in California, and attending her glamorous new school, Daphne soon realizes she isn't the only student in Olympus who doesn't quite belong.
Haden and Daphne—destined for each other—know nothing of the true stakes their fated courtship entails. As war between the gods brews, the teenagers' lives collide. But Daphne won't be wooed easily and when it seems their prophesied link could happen, Haden realizes something he never intended—he's fallen in love. Now to save themselves, Haden and Daphne must rewrite their destinies. But as their destinies change, so do the fates of both their worlds.
A pulsating romance of epic proportions, Bree Despain's The Shadow Prince will leave her fans breathless for the next book in the Into The Dark series.
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Incorporating Mythology into THE SHADOW PRINCE, Part Two
Yesterday, I presented Part One of this post over on Jenna Does Books (http://jennadoesbooks.com/) in which I discussed the mythology that inspired the character of Daphne Raines from THE SHADOW PRINCE. Today, I want to share with you the mythological inspirations behind her counterpart (and co-narrator) Haden Lord.
While Daphne is the embodiment of someone who believes in free will, choices, and goals, Haden is the embodiment of somebody who believes whole-heartedly in fate and destiny. So much so that if someone suggests that they have a choice in their own path in life, he considers this to be a blasphemous statement. Obviously, this puts him at odds with Daphne from their very first meeting.
Haden is based loosely on the Greek god Hades, but his inspiration comes from two very different places. The first inspiration for this book came from the song, "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" by Deathcab for Cutie. This song got me thinking about the idea of someone choosing to follow someone else "into the dark" (or the unknown, as I like to think of it) for the sake of love. But then I started thinking about what it would be like to be the person who had to ask their beloved to follow him into the dark. What if this person believed this was their destiny—and that the fate of the world depended on it? But what if it also meant that the person they loved would be put in grave danger, and may even die? The conflicted emotions this conjured inside of me were what I created the character of Haden around.
The second inspiration for Haden came from the concept of the "Hero's Journey" or the Monomyth as Joseph Campbell calls this idea in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell postures that there is a basic pattern that thousands of stories from the most ancient to the modern day follow.
The pattern goes like this:
"A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man." – Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1949. p.23.
This pattern can be found in many Greek myths such as Hercules and Perseus, and is definitely the basis of more modern stories such as THE LORD OF THE RINGS, STAR WARS, and HARRY POTTER. In researching mythology and story telling in preparation for writing THE SHADOW PRINCE, I encountered stories that followed the hero's journey over and over again, and became interested in the idea of using this pattern—but also turning it on its head in the process. Instead of taking a character from the "common" world and thrusting him into a supernatural one, I decided to do the opposite. I took Haden out of the mystical Underrealm and plopped him into our modern human world.
Typically in the hero's journey, the hero is presented with supernatural tools such as a magic wand or an elfin sword—but Haden has his sword and armor taken away from him and instead given an iPhone, credit card, and Youtube in order to navigate the human world. While some of the challenges Haden faces would be called "fabulous forces" some of his biggest trials come from ordinary, everyday things like surviving the school cafeteria, learning how to sing, and figuring out how to get a girl to like you without causing her to punch you in the face instead. And the "boon" Haden is supposed to bring back to his realm (Daphne herself) has no interest in participating in Haden's quest—which puts the idea of decisive victory pretty much out of the question.
So what is a hero, who believes whole-heartedly in destiny, supposed to do when his fated quest gets completely messed up? THE SHADOW PRINCE is my exploration of this question.
Bree Despain is the author of The Dark Divine trilogy: The Dark Divine, The Lost Saint, and The Savage Grace. She rediscovered her childhood love for creating stories when she took a semester off from college to write and direct plays for at-risk, inner-city teens from Philadelphia and New York. She currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband, two young sons, and her beloved TiVo. You can visit her online at www.breedespain.com.
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title: Implementing an ASP.NET Validator
disqus_identifier: 2004-01-implementing-an-aspnet-validator
comments: true
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For a project that I am working on, we are allowing users to enter a URI into ASP.NET TextBox controls. As I was implementing this, I thought that this would be a wonderful idea for a control.

I have written a thorough article that talks about the steps I went through to get this control ready for use, including supporting selected Uri schemes. Towards the end of the article, you will find a link to download this component for your own use if you so desire.

With ASP.NET, we were introduced to validators. In the most simplistic explanation, validators are used to verify that the information in a given control matches the values you are expecting.

All ASP.NET validators are derived from the abstract BaseValidator class, which provides a single abstract method (EvaluateIsValid) that we will need to implement.

ASP.NET includes several built-in controls, including:

* RequiredFieldValidator -- Makes the associated input control a required field.
* CustomValidator -- Performs user-defined validation on an input control.
* RegularExpressionValidator -- Validates whether the value of an associated input control matches the pattern specified by a regular expression.
* CompareValidator -- Compares the value entered by the user into an input control with the value entered into another input control or a constant value.
* RangeValidator -- Checks whether the value of an input control is within a specified range of values.

These validators are very well documented in the MSDN library, and I will not go into the details of these here.

For this article, we will walk through the process of creating a simple validator to verify that a value entered into a TextBox control is a valid Uri.

The process of accomplishing this is fairly basic. By deriving from the BaseValidator class, we inherit all of the functionality of the ASP.NET validators, and we simply need to provide our own implementation to determine whether or not the input is valid.

To do this, we will declare our class like this:

``` csharp
public class UriValidator : BaseValidator
{
    protected override bool EvaluateIsValid()
    {
        TextBox textbox = FindControl(this.ControlToValidate) as TextBox;

        if (textbox != null)
        {
            try
            {
                Uri uri = new Uri(textbox.Text);
                return true;
            }
            catch (UriFormatException)
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }
}
```

What we are doing here is finding the TextBox control that we want to validate, and then attempt to assign the Text property to a new Uri instance. If the Text property is not a valid Uri, then this throws a UriFormatException, which in  turn causes our validator to return false.

Next, the BaseValidator class offers a virtual method called ControlPropertiesValid, which will allow us to validate that the ControlToValidate matches a specific type. In our case, we only want to validate TextBox controls, so we will add the following method to our UriValidator class.

``` csharp
protected override bool ControlPropertiesValid()
{
    Control ctrl = FindControl(this.ControlToValidate) as TextBox;
    return ctrl != null;
}
```

At this point, we have a fully functional validator, which will support any type of Uri that is submitted. However, we may run across the case where we want to limit the scheme of the Uri. To accomplish this, let's create a new enum, which will correspond to the available Uri schemes.

The code will look something like this:

``` csharp
[
Flags(),
Serializable()
]
public enum UriScheme
{
    File = 0x0001,
    Ftp = 0x0002,
    Gopher = 0x0004,
    Http = 0x0008,
    Https = 0x0010,
    Mailto = 0x0020,
    News = 0x0040,
    Nntp = 0x0080,
    All = UriScheme.File | UriScheme.Ftp |
        UriScheme.Gopher | UriScheme.Http | UriScheme.Https |
        UriScheme.Mailto | UriScheme.News | UriScheme.Nntp
}
```

Notice that we have marked our enum with the FlagsAttribute. This is necessary so that we can assign a bitwise mask of values. For example: UriScheme.Http | UriScheme.Https to only allow the Http and Https schemes to validate.

Now that we have our enum set up, we will want to create a property that we can access via code or designer to set the Uri schemes that we wish to accept.

Let's add this property accessor to our UriValidator class:

``` csharp
[
Category("Behavior"),
Description("Gets or sets a value indicating which Uri schemes will be accepted."),
DefaultValue("All")
]
public string AcceptedSchemes
{
    get
    {
        object savedState = this.ViewState["AcceptedSchemes"];
        if (savedState != null)
        {
            return ((UriScheme)savedState).ToString();
        }
        return UriScheme.All.ToString();
    }
    set
    {
        this.ViewState["AcceptedSchemes"] = (UriScheme)Enum.Parse(
            typeof(UriScheme), value, false);
    }
}
```

We have specified this property as a string so that the user can enter these into the designer property grid as a comma-delimited list of values (ie: Http, Https, Mailto), which still allowing the users to use the  enumeration in code (ie: AcceptedSchemes = UriScheme.Http | UriScheme.Https | UriScheme.Mailto).

We have also specified that this property live in viewstate so that the value will be persisted across postbacks.

Now that we have support for accepted schemes, we will need to modify the EvaluateIsValid method to also validate that a supported scheme is contained in the input value.

To do this, let's slightly modify the method and add a helper method to assist us in validating the scheme.

``` csharp
protected override bool EvaluateIsValid()
{
    TextBox textbox = FindControl(
        this.ControlToValidate) as TextBox;

    if (textbox != null)
    {
        try
        {
            Uri uri = new Uri(textbox.Text);
            return IsValidScheme(uri.Scheme);
        }
        catch (UriFormatException)
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    return false;
}

private bool IsValidScheme(string scheme)
{
    if (this.AcceptedSchemes.IndexOf("All") != -1)
    {
      return true;
    }

    if (scheme ==  Uri.UriSchemeFile)
    {
  	  return this.AcceptedSchemes.IndexOf("File") != -1;
    }
    else if (scheme == Uri.UriSchemeFtp)
    {
      return this.AcceptedSchemes.IndexOf("Ftp") != -1;
    }
    else if (scheme == Uri.UriSchemeGopher)
    {
      return this.AcceptedSchemes.IndexOf("Gopher") != -1;
    }
    else if (scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttp)
    {
      return this.AcceptedSchemes.IndexOf("Http") != -1;
    }
    else if (scheme == Uri.UriSchemeHttps)
    {
      return this.AcceptedSchemes.IndexOf("Https") != -1;
    }
    else if (scheme == Uri.UriSchemeMailto)
    {
      return this.AcceptedSchemes.IndexOf("Mailto") != -1;
    }
    else if (scheme == Uri.UriSchemeNews)
    {
      return this.AcceptedSchemes.IndexOf("News") != -1;
    }
    else if (scheme == Uri.UriSchemeNntp)
    {
      return this.AcceptedSchemes.IndexOf("Nntp") != -1;
    }
    else
    {
      return false;
    }
}
```

With this, we have completed our validator and are ready to drop this onto a webform to make sure everything works.

In it's most simplest form, this control can be used like this:

``` html
<html>
    <body>
      <form runat="server" ID="Form1">
   	    <h3>UriValidator</h3>

        <asp :TextBox id="textbox"
            runat="server"></asp>

        <mb:UriValidator id="urlValidator"
            runat="server" AcceptedSchemes="Http, Https"
            ControlToValidate="textbox"
            ErrorMessage="The Uri entered is an incorrect format."/>

        <asp :Button id="button" runat="server"
            Text="Submit"></asp>
	    </form>
    </body>
</html>
```

When you run this project, you can test that this is working by entering http://www.mattberther.com into the textbox. You will see that no validation errors are occurring. However, if you change the textbox value to Foo, you will notice that you get an error, because 'Foo' is not a valid Uri.

Now, one final test to validate that our scheme processing is working. Enter ftp://ftp.microsoft.com into the textbox, and click the button. Again, you will see that it fails, because our accepted schemes do not include ftp. Success!

This code has been documented using the /// documentation syntax. I prefer to use NDoc, which can be found at [SourceForge][1], as my documentation generator.

**Update:** This project is now being hosted at [github][2].

Your feedback is important to me and I am always willing to make improvements. If you found this article useful or have any other thoughts, please let me know.

Lastly, I have also submitted this article to [CodeProject][3], so if you do find it useful, go ahead and jump over there and give me a vote.

[1]:http://ndoc.sourceforge.net
[2]:http://github.com/mattberther/uri-validator
[3]:http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/UriValidator.asp

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Michigan arts council awards $2.76 million to 121 metro Detroit groups
Tyler Clifford
About $2.76 million will help fund more than 120 groups across metro Detroit
The Detroit Institute of Arts received the highest award of $90,000
Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs award the funds to foster artistic, creative and cultural activity across the state
More than 120 metro Detroit arts organizations have received about $2.76 million in grants from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
More than $1.98 million will go to 80 groups in Wayne County, about $643,000 will go to 34 groups in Oakland County and more than $130,000 will go to seven groups in Macomb County.
It's a part of $10.6 million in grants awarded to more than 470 recipients across the state that include music festivals, art centers, schools and museums, among other groups. The funds will reach more than two-thirds of the counties across the state.
The grants will be used to fund operating costs, projects, capital improvement and regional re-granting initiatives, the news release said.
"These grants provide vital support for the ongoing cultural development of communities throughout Michigan," MCACA Executive Director John Bracey said in a statement. "We appreciate the support of Gov. Snyder and the legislature for increasing funding to groups and events that inspire cultural pride and appreciation for the heritage of our communities."
The leading award recipients for each county includes the Detroit Institute of Arts in Wayne County with $90,000, the city of Novi in Oakland Count with $70,000 and The Art Center in Macomb County with $40,000.
A list of award recipients can be found here.

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Q: HTTP error 400 in R, error handling, How to retry instead of forcing to stop? I am calling API to download files using curl package in R. Due to unknown reason, sometimes the connection breaks with error code: Error in curl_download(url = i, handle = h, df) : HTTP error 400.
Because I need to download about 100,000 files at a time and it's very slow, I wish R could retry once this error occurs instead of throwing me an error and stopping the script. Any thoughts?
my code is (simple version):
for (url in allUrl) {
  df <- tempfile()
    tryCatch(
      curl_download(url = url,
                    handle = h,
                    df)
    )
}

A: There's a Hadley package designed exactly for this
require(httr)
maxTimes <- 10
testFilename <- "testfile.txt"

for (url in allUrl) {
  RETRY(verb = "GET", url = url, times = maxTimes,
    quiet = FALSE, terminate_on = NULL)
}

Specifially for file downloads with authentication, you can replace the RETRY command with:
GET(url, write_disk(path=testFilename, overwrite=TRUE), authenticate("user", "passwd"))

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FTX finds $5.5 billion in liquid assets, but still faces 'substantial shortfall'
HomeAll PostsFTX finds $5.5 billion in liquid assets, but...
Collapsed FTX Crypto Exchange said tuesday he identified $5.5 billion in liquid assets, but said that, based on current estimates, international and U.S. exchanges still face a "substantial shortfall" compared to what trading platforms negotiation owe to customers.
A court document containing the restructuring team's most recent findings shows that this $5.5 billion includes $1.7 billion in cash, $3.5 billion in crypto assets and $0.3 billion in dollars of securities.
Some $1.7 billion of the company's assets are held in a "hot wallet," or internet-connected crypto wallet, which generally makes it less secure. Leading crypto custody provider BitGo keeps another $1.1 billion in more secure "cold storage," while the Bahamian Securities Commission holds $426 million and FTX Japan has another $140 million.
Another $415 million was stolen hours after the company filed for bankruptcy.
"We are making significant progress in our efforts to maximize recoveries, and it took a Herculean investigative effort by our team to uncover this preliminary information," said John Ray III, CEO of FTX under the protection of the Privacy Act. bankruptcies, in a press release.
FTX Bankruptcy Doc 507-1
Last Wednesday, a lawyer representing FTX told a federal bankruptcy court the restructuring team had located more than $5 billion in cash, liquid cryptocurrency, and other liquid investments belonging to the company, as well as $4.6 billion in non-strategic illiquid investments.
From the time of this hearing through Tuesday 3 p.m. ET, the total crypto market capitalization increased by $143 billion, or more than 14% to $998 billion from $855 billion, according to CoinMarketCap.
Securities worth $268 million held by Alameda Research include $197 million in shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), $45 million in shares of the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE), $21 million from the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund (bitw), and $0.1 million in BlackRock (noir) equity.
Worth $253 million, FTX's total real estate portfolio in the Bahamas comprises 36 different properties.
FTX also confirmed that, based on current estimates of the amount of digital assets associated with the FTX.com and FTX US exchanges as of the date of the petition, "there is a substantial deficit of digital assets on both exchanges."
"We ask our stakeholders to understand that this information is still preliminary and subject to change. We will provide additional information as soon as we are able to do so," Ray added in the update.
At press time, the claims market XClaim values claims on FTX's crypto deposits at 15.5 cents on the dollar.
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Ever since a brave adventurer rediscovered Runecrafting, mages from the Wizards' Tower have been working hard to figure out its intricacies. In fact, so many have been drawn to Runecrafting's secrets that a guild has formed.
Not everything is rosy and happy in the guild. An argument has raged over the magical reaction that creates rune stones: are green or yellow orbs more important in the process? Agree to resolve their conflict and you'll find yourself in our newest minigame, The Great Orb Project!
The purpose of this team-based minigame is very simple: collect more coloured orbs than the opposing team. Watch out, though, as they will be pushing your orbs out of the way to stop you winning. This frenetic minigame offers few rules and a great alternative to conventional Runecrafting - all with a range of rewards, of course. Expect rune essence, Runecrafting XP and new magical equipment if you wipe the floor with your opponents.
The Runecrafting Guild also offers a number of features that are not tied to the minigame. The rune altar map helpfully shows the location of all altars; one mad wizard has learned how to repair abyssal pouches; and the head of the guild is working on a marvellous omni-talisman that combines the powers of all existing talismans into one.
Note that the guild is available to both free players and members - the Runecrafters want all the help they can get!
The guild can be accessed through a portal, upstairs in the Wizards' Tower.


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Nine years ago, our precious grandson, Glenn, was killed by a reckless driver who was speeding to get home and talking on his cell phone. I sat at the hospital that night, listening to the sounds of the intensive Care Unit and smelling its unique smells, and I knew life would never be the same. My daughter would lose her first child, the darling little boy who had charmed us from the day he was born. I cannot imagine her grief and she cannot imagine mine. She lost her firstborn and I lost my first grandson. We were both fragile, but fragile in different ways.
I couldn't fix this. I was the mom who could fix everything, but not this. I was powerless and felt as though I was in the midst of a tornado. For months after, life just happened as I grieved.
Here we are, now, in December of 2014. The worst imaginable has happened to a friend's grandson, and that is why I'm writing. This is for Toni, and for any other grandmother who is saying goodbye to the most wonderful gift your adult child could ever give. Toni's first grandson was shaken by the babysitter and was brain dead in the hospital. If you've not experienced this, and hopefully you haven't, there are different rules for withdrawing life support from a child. Apnea tests must be performed, at specified intervals. If you are planning for the child to be an organ donor, then there are other steps that must taken and processes that must be followed.
Toni's telephone call to me brought back memories and pain, but it also has provided me an opportunity to share some words that just might be comforting, at least in some way.
First of all, treasure your memories. You are not going to forget this child. Little things will come back to you, sometimes at strange times, and embrace your reactions. That's all you can do. You're going to cry. You're going to talk about your grandchild and it is going to make people uncomfortable. You're going to want to run away to a place where you aren't the dead baby's grandmother. But you still are. Accept the fact that your memories are your own. Your child will very likely not remember things the same way you do, and will likely not respond the way you do to his or her memories. Own this. Make a scrapbook, a photo album, or something to help you remember things, your way. You are entitled to your memories, but also be cognizant of when things get out of control and you need to seek professional help. Church was no help. "He's with Jesus" only made me angry. Jesus didn't need Glenn. I did.
Let go of your need to control your adult child. He or she has just lost a very precious child. The funeral arrangements must be left to them. This is their child and their responsibility. The best thing you can do is stand back and let them do things their way. Be available, but not intrusive. Give your adult child room to grieve. You can't do this for them, and they will likely do things over the next year (or even two) that leave you confounded and frustrated. This is a normal part of the grieving process. This is possibly the worst part. You are grieving for your grandchild, but you are also going to grieve for your child. Your child will never be the same. Neither of you will never be the same. Both of you will look at life differently. Be patient with your adult child but do not expect them to be patient with you. They have just lost their baby, and their grief is different from yours.
My daughter and I are 9 years from the event that changed our lives. We've had some tough times and I did seek professional help. The doctor felt the best way for me to heal was with medication, and I won't second guess the doctor although I do think it delayed my recovery by simply numbing my senses for awhile. I couldn't sleep and I was angry at everyone. I would close my eyes and I would see Glenn, so fragile in the hospital bed, then the shell of Glenn in the casket. I would smell the smells of the funeral home and relive the hours in intensive care.
Eventually I was able to sleep, unmedicated. I am now able to remember Glenn and visit the cemetery without crying uncontrollably. We tell our funny stories of Glenn, and we see glimpses of him in his siblings. My daughter is happily married and has four additional children, none of whom remember him but all know about him. Things are tenuous at times, but isn't that common in all families? She is now telling her story and has started a chapter of Bereaved Parents of America, here in Macon. I'm so proud of her.
In the future, people will ask you about how many grandchildren you have. How will you answer? Do you include the baby who is no longer with you? This is something you can only answer, and it may depend on the situation. Sometimes I will say 10 and sometimes I will say 9. It all depends on where I think the conversation will go. Accept this discomfort. Your grand baby will always be that perfect grandchild, in your heart. Whether you share that memory with others is your own decision.
I hope this helps. Just love your child, cherish your memories, and take care of yourself and your loved ones around you. Own your emotions and reactions and allow your child to own their's. Never presume to be in more pain or to be suffering more. Your child is an adult, and needs to be treated and respected as such. Love them, and allow them to grieve.
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package com.microrisc.simply.iqrf.dpa.v30x.types;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Encapsulates information about Thermometer result.
 *
 * @author Michal Konopa
 */
public final class Thermometer_values implements Serializable {
    /** Value in Celsius degree. */
    private final short value;

    /** Fractional part of value. */
    private final byte fractialValue;

    /**
     * Creates new {@code Thermometer_values} object.
     *
     * @param value integer part in Celsius degree, not rounded. See return value
     *              of getTemperature() OS function. If the temperature sensor is
     *              not installed (see HWP Configuration) then the returned value
     *              is 0x80 = -128 Celsius degree.
     * @param fractialValue fractional part
     */
    public Thermometer_values(short value, byte fractialValue) {
        this.value = value;
        this.fractialValue = fractialValue;
    }

    /**
     * Integer part in Celsius degree, not rounded. See return value
     *
     * of getTemperature() OS function. If the temperature sensor is not installed
     * (see HWP Configuration) then the returned value is 0x80 = -128 Celsius degree.
     * @return integer part in Celsius degree, not rounded
     */
    public short getValue() {
        return value;
    }

    /**
     * @return fractional part of Celsius degree
     */
    public byte getFractialValue() {
        return fractialValue;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder strBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        String NEW_LINE = System.getProperty("line.separator");

        strBuilder.append(this.getClass().getSimpleName() + " { " + NEW_LINE);
        strBuilder.append(" Value: " + value + NEW_LINE);
        strBuilder.append(" Fractional part: " + fractialValue + NEW_LINE);
        strBuilder.append("}");

        return strBuilder.toString();
    }

    public String toPrettyFormattedString() {
        StringBuilder strBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        String NEW_LINE = System.getProperty("line.separator");

        strBuilder.append("Value: " + value + NEW_LINE);
        strBuilder.append("Fractional part: " + fractialValue + NEW_LINE);

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Bad News, 'America's Next Top Model' Fans
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If you're one of the many whose selfies were able to be taken to a whole new level thanks to the wisdom of Tyra Banks on America's Next Top Model and her signature "smize," bad news: I'm sorry to say that you may have to get any future modeling advice from reruns of the show. On Wednesday, The Hollywood Reporter broke some seriously devastating news: America's Next Top Model will end after Cycle 22, thus bringing an end not only to one of the best competition shows on television, but also Banks' 12-year reign as the tough (but fierce) head judge and host. It's officially the end of an era, and if you spent many a weekend binge watching America's Next Top Model like I did, you'll know that it's a devastating loss for television. ANTM, you were gone too soon — and it's going to be damn hard to smize now without you around.
America's Next Top Model was one of the first reality shows of its kind to hit television screens, and it inspired an entire generation to seriously consider modeling as a viable career move. (What short girl didn't secretly wish that they could jump a few inches so that they could have a real shot at auditioning for the reality show?) Though most fans fell in love with the series for its ridiculously elaborate photoshoots and behind-the-scenes drama, the show wasn't completely without heart: it was inspiring to see wannabe models come out of their shell as their pictures were praised for fierceness.
America's Next Top Model may have featured lots of photo shoots and critiques of the contestant's modeling work, but it also did something that, at the time, the fashion industry did not: America's Next Top Model not only allowed the inspiring models to show off their personalities, but the show also encouraged them to do so — both in the house and during their shoots and runway challenges. America's Next Top Model wasn't just looking for women (and, later, men) to be canvases for designers: they were looking for people to become bona fide icons in training.
Of course, not every model achieved "icon" status, but we can still credit America's Next Top Model as being part of the reason why we have models like Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, and Cara Delevingne: Gone are the days where models are faceless, often unnameable blank slates — now, a unique personality matters just as much as looking stunning in a designer frock. America's Next Top Model may have ended its reign, but it certainly left a big impact in its wake.


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Commercial concentrated solar power plants were first developed in the 1980s. As the cost of solar electricity has fallen, the number of grid-connected solar PV systems has grown into the millions and utility-scale solar power stations with hundreds of megawatts are being built. Solar PV is rapidly becoming an inexpensive, low-carbon technology to harness renewable energy from the Sun.
"New Wind May Be Cheaper than Old, Reliable Coal" • Wind farms have cost less to build and operate than coal-fired power plants for some time. The trend of lower costs for renewables has crossed a threshold: it is sometimes cheaper to build a brand new wind facility than keep an old coal plant burning, according to Lazard Ltd. [Casper Star-Tribune Online]
Using 100% renewable energy was first suggested in a Science paper published in 1975 by Danish physicist Bent Sørensen.[150] It was followed by several other proposals, until in 1998 the first detailed analysis of scenarios with very high shares of renewables were published. These were followed by the first detailed 100% scenarios. In 2006 a PhD thesis was published by Czisch in which it was shown that in a 100% renewable scenario energy supply could match demand in every hour of the year in Europe and North Africa. In the same year Danish Energy professor Henrik Lund published a first paper[151] in which he addresses the optimal combination of renewables, which was followed by several other papers on the transition to 100% renewable energy in Denmark. Since then Lund has been publishing several papers on 100% renewable energy. After 2009 publications began to rise steeply, covering 100% scenarios for countries in Europe, America, Australia and other parts of the world.[152]
Thermal storage technologies allow heat or cold to be stored for periods of time ranging from hours or overnight to interseasonal, and can involve storage of sensible energy (i.e. by changing the temperature of a medium) or latent energy (i.e. through phase changes of a medium, such between water and slush or ice). Short-term thermal storages can be used for peak-shaving in district heating or electrical distribution systems. Kinds of renewable or alternative energy sources that can be enabled include natural energy (e.g. collected via solar-thermal collectors, or dry cooling towers used to collect winter's cold), waste energy (e.g. from HVAC equipment, industrial processes or power plants), or surplus energy (e.g. as seasonally from hydropower projects or intermittently from wind farms). The Drake Landing Solar Community (Alberta, Canada) is illustrative. borehole thermal energy storage allows the community to get 97% of its year-round heat from solar collectors on the garage roofs, which most of the heat collected in summer.[58][59] Types of storages for sensible energy include insulated tanks, borehole clusters in substrates ranging from gravel to bedrock, deep aquifers, or shallow lined pits that are insulated on top. Some types of storage are capable of storing heat or cold between opposing seasons (particularly if very large), and some storage applications require inclusion of a heat pump. Latent heat is typically stored in ice tanks or what are called phase-change materials (PCMs).
There are two types of crystalline silicon, but it's likely you'll more often encounter monocrystalline silicon: it has a square-ish structure, and its high silicon content makes it more effective (and more expensive) than other panel materials. The other type of crystalline silicon, polycrystalline, is cheaper but less effective, so it's used when there's plenty of space (e.g., on a solar farm)—typically not on residential installs.
Many industrialized nations have installed significant solar power capacity into their grids to supplement or provide an alternative to conventional energy sources while an increasing number of less developed nations have turned to solar to reduce dependence on expensive imported fuels (see solar power by country). Long distance transmission allows remote renewable energy resources to displace fossil fuel consumption. Solar power plants use one of two technologies:


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Mandi (1983)
Benegal, Shyam
1983, India, Shyam Benegal
Lengthy but still an entertaining piece centering on a bordello and its ragtag of vibrant characters as Shyam Benegal balances humour and serious women issues with skill.
Review #2,066
Dir. Shyam Benegal
1983 | India | Drama | 155 mins | 1.33:1 | Hindi
PG (Netflix rating) for some sexual references
Cast: Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri, Saeed Jaffrey, Om Puri
Plot: Forbidden love, fraying loyalties and flagrant hypocrisy emerge when sanctimonious politicians drive a madam's brothel from the heart of Hyderabad.
Awards: –
Source: Shemaroo Entertainment
Accessibility Index
Subject Matter: Moderate – Prostitution, Women in Society
Narrative Style: Slightly Complex
Pace: Normal
Audience Type: Slightly Arthouse
Viewed: MUBI
Spoilers: No
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As I journey through the works of Shyam Benegal, I'm starting to realise what a remarkable and underrated director he is.
Mandi continues my fascination with this master of Indian cinema, a lengthy foray (at more than 150 minutes) into the theme of women in prostitution as he sets much of the narrative in a bordello run by a streetwise madame.
The madame is played by Shabana Azmi, who alongside other star names such as Smita Patil and Naseeruddin Shah, delivers one of her strongest performances.
Entertaining and well-paced despite its length, Mandi doesn't shy away from a subject matter that deserves more attention, particularly the poor treatment of prostitutes on moralistic grounds.
Azmi's Rukmini Bai tries her best to protect her ragtag of employees—and her young daughter (Patil) borne out of wedlock—by pushing the agenda of art and music as a 'front', but face mounting pressure by righteous authorities to relocate out of the town once it becomes abundantly clear that she is operating a problematic business.
Benegal spends a lot of time getting us acquainted with the main characters, who are each vibrant and interesting, employing humour and sometimes outlandish scenarios to compel us to stick with them.
He also finds a great balance between a lighter approach to the scenarioising and a more serious look at issues related to female agency as the women in the picture, desperate as they are, try to project their self-dignity in the work that they do.
In a way, Mandi is not just about the story of a brothel and its inhabitants, but how these people try to stand on their two wobbly feet in a desperate bid to defy the society that outcast them in the first place.
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It is early evening and the sun is slowly making its way over the tips of the mountain. There is a crisp scent in the air as fall is coming; it's quite lovely outside. Something though, as you're walking down the street, gives you a slightly uncomfortable feeling. A rush comes over you, you're heart starts pounding. "I'm having a panic attack, help me please." You run through your head, you don't want this to happen again!
It can happen at any sudden moment; the uncomfortable feeling that comes over you when a panic attack sets in. The reason I set the scene like this is because there are times when everything is going fairly well, but because of an underlying stress, you can become suddenly overwhelmed and uncomfortable.
Thoughts of impending doom, debilitating fear and the loss of movement are quite common as you don't know how to react to what is happening. Forms of anxiety or panic disorder affect 40 million people in the US alone, and they have a range of effects depending on the severity and conditions present. Some experience very minor symptoms, but to others, panic attacks are the end of the world.
So you probably want to know how to stop panic attacks and keep them from occurring, or what to do during a panic attack to end it as fast as possible. The good news is, there are a variety of different treatments for anxiety and panic disorders. Unfortunately, only one-third of people affected by these disorders receive treatment.
There are medications and therapy available to treat severe cases of panic attacks, but there are some simple tricks that you can use yourself to deal with panic attacks.
a. If you educate yourself on your condition and get a better understanding of what's happening, you can avoid or combat the causes and symptoms much more effectively. There are many books and programs available to learn about panic attacks and how to reduce their effects.
a. By keeping a log of your attacks, depending on how frequent, can help you better understand what triggers them for you individually.
a. A healthy body keeps a healthy mind. Exercise is great for all sorts of things in your life, but in regards to panic attacks, it helps to clear your mind and distract you.
a. Processed foods contains many different types of chemicals that may be effecting your brain chemistry. Try to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet, as well as fibre and low-fat proteins.
a. There are a variety of herbs and natural supplements you can take to reduce the likelihood of panic attacks and lower overall stress.
a. Speaking with a professional can help to determine the severity of your panic attacks. In some cases you may want to consider therapy or medication.
These are some every day steps you can take to reduce the likelihood of having a panic attack, and will help for your overall anxiety in general. The main cause of these attacks is stress, so if you can take regular steps to reduce stress in your life, this will also help significantly. The reason I do not include this in the above list is that we are not always in control of our stress, it is quite often the result of external negativity in our lives that we have no control over whatsoever. Remember that sometimes you could not have done anything about it, it will help to ease your mind.
PANIC ATTACK HELP: WHAT TO DO DURING A PANIC ATTACK.
A. Accept what is happening: If you start to get nervous this can compound the effects of your uncomfortable feelings. If you have experienced one before you will know the symptoms, what the feeling is and can embrace it.
B. Keep your thoughts from wandering: In the initial stages of a panic attack, starting to let your thoughts wander about what's going on might lead you to more negative thoughts. Keep focused on the attack and how it is happening.
C. Try to calm yourself down: Don't let the racing, negative thoughts overwhelm you as they are not what you think they are, and fabricated by your mind.
D. Learn to take deep breaths: Breathing deeply helps to keep you grounded during panic attacks because you may forget to breathe, or it becomes very difficult. By practicing breathing deeply, it becomes easier to do during a panic attack.
E. Give yourself positive feedback: Keep telling yourself that everything is going to be fine, and that it won't last and it isn't happening. Sounds easy, but can take practice to effectively reinforce.
F. Don't be hard on yourself: Sometimes you can experience a shameful feeling as you feel like this isn't normal. It's totally normal, and it happens to people all the time; give yourself positive feedback that it will be alright, and you are a great person.
G. Let it run its course: While you can try everything you can to get out of your panicked state, sometimes you just have to let it run its course; don't worry it will end.
It's always important to keep in mind that what is happening is not reality, just your mind playing a trick on you because of external stress. They are quite serious events indeed, but can be minimized in your mind to reduce the severity. Run through steps A-F; sometimes you can stop a panic attack before it really happens.
You can get professional help for panic attacks and it can be quite helpful, but ultimately it is up to you to reduce the severity and the likelihood of panic attacks. You are in control of your mind and how you live, you can choose to deal with things the way you like. Take the necessary steps in your life to reduce the chances of having a panic attacks, and when they do happen make sure you are prepared and have tools in your arsenal to combat these debilitating experiences.
I am on your side, you can beat panic attacks.


JERUSALEM – Israeli authorities have arrested an Arab citizen of Israel suspected of spying for Hezbollah by gathering information on President Shimon Peres' security arrangements to give to the Lebanese militant group.
According to an indictment issued Thursday, the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency says the man shadowed a visit by Peres to an Arab town in August. Authorities say he intended to pass the information to Hezbollah, but was arrested before he could do so.
The Shin Bet says the man also collected information on Israeli military facilities.
The indictment says the man was recruited in 2009 by a Hezbollah operative.
A lawyer for the man could not be immediately contacted.
Since a month-long war with Hezbollah in 2006, Israel has arrested several Arab citizens on suspicion of aiding the group.


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Aqua Plumbing & Air starts 'Aqua CARES' program
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Aqua Plumbing & Air, a local heating, air conditioning and plumbing company, has launched the "Aqua CARES" program centered around the organization's annual end-of-year giving calculations.
In 2020, Aqua Plumbing & Air, which serves Sarasota and Manatee counties, contributed more than $100,000 in financial donations, products and services to the community.
While the company prioritizes giving back to the community each year, the new program will empower staff to give back in a larger and more organized way. Aqua Community Assistance & Relief for Education Services, or "Aqua CARES," is a newly launched program that will enable the organization to track and plan donation efforts and community assistance to maximize donations and services.
"We are committed to improving the lives of our customers while also supporting our community and giving back. Donating to local nonprofits, helping those in times of need and giving back are a big part of who we are," said Skip Stanton, co-owner of Aqua Plumbing & Air.
"Not only is it good to give back, but we also believe it is our responsibility as business owners to show good corporate social responsibility."
Stanton and co-owner Chuck Jacobson created the Aqua CARES program to streamline the charities impacted by the organization, to ensure that partnerships are aligned with the values of the company while strengthening the community.
"We are proud to be involved with many amazing local nonprofits and businesses – from providing equipment to donating our time and resources to local schools, churches and organizations, we are proud to support noble causes in our community" Jacobson said. "Although we have made giving back a priority for many years, the creation and structure of this program will help us create an even greater impact and allow us to plan and maximize the power of our community support."
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  <condition property="dita.dir" value="${basedir}">
    <not>
      <isset property="dita.dir"/>
    </not>
  </condition>

  <path id="dost.class.path">
    <pathelement location="${dita.dir}/lib/dost.jar"/>
    <pathelement location="${dita.dir}/lib/dost-configuration.jar"/>
    <pathelement location="${dita.dir}/lib/commons-io-2.4.jar"/>
  </path>

  <taskdef name="integrate" classname="org.dita.dost.platform.IntegratorTask">
    <classpath refid="dost.class.path"/>
  </taskdef>

  <target name="integrate">
    <condition property="strict" value="false">
      <not>
        <isset property="strict"/>
      </not>
    </condition>
    <integrate ditadir="${dita.dir}" strict="${strict}"/>
    <!-- place property files into a JAR so Ant will find them -->
    <jar destfile="${basedir}/lib/dost-configuration.jar">
      <fileset dir="${basedir}/resources">
        <include name="messages.xml"/>
        <include name="plugins.xml"/>
      </fileset>
      <fileset dir="${basedir}/lib">
        <include name="configuration.properties"/>
        <!--include name="CatalogManager.properties"/-->
        <include name="org.dita.dost.platform/plugin.properties"/>
      </fileset>
    </jar>
  </target>

  <target name="lax" description="Run integration in lax mode">
    <antcall target="integrate">
      <param name="strict" value="false"/>
    </antcall>
  </target>

  <target name="strict" description="Run integration in strict mode">
    <antcall target="integrate">
      <param name="strict" value="true"/>
    </antcall>
  </target>

  <target name="install" description="Install plug-in" depends="install.init, install.local, install.download">
    <pathconvert property="temp.plugin.file">
      <first>
        <fileset dir="${dita.temp.dir}">
          <include name="**/plugin.xml"/>
        </fileset>
      </first>
    </pathconvert>
    <dirname property="temp.plugin.dir" file="${temp.plugin.file}"/>
    <xmlproperty file="${temp.plugin.file}" collapseAttributes="true"/>
    <available property="plugin.exists" file="${dita.dir}/plugins/${plugin.id}"/>
    <antcall target="install.move"/>
    <delete dir="${dita.temp.dir}"/>
    <fail if="plugin.exists">Plug-in ${dita.dir}/plugins/${plugin.id} already exists.</fail>
  </target>
  <target name="install.move" unless="plugin.exists">
    <move todir="${dita.dir}/plugins/${plugin.id}">
      <fileset dir="${temp.plugin.dir}"/>
    </move>
    <antcall target="integrate">
      <param name="strict" value="true"/>
    </antcall>
  </target>
  <target name="install.init">
    <fail unless="plugin.file"/>
    <available file="${plugin.file}" property="install.file.exists"/>
    <tstamp>
      <format property="current.date" pattern="yyyyMMddHHmmssSSS"/>
    </tstamp>
    <property name="dita.temp.dir" location="${dita.dir}/temp/temp${current.date}" />
    <mkdir dir="${dita.temp.dir}"/>
  </target>
  <target name="install.local" if="install.file.exists">
    <unzip src="${plugin.file}" dest="${dita.temp.dir}"/>
  </target>
  <target name="install.download" unless="install.file.exists">
    <tempfile property="install.download.file.abs" destdir="${dita.temp.dir}" suffix=".zip"/>
    <basename property="install.download.file" file="${install.download.file.abs}"/>
    <get src="${plugin.file}" dest="${dita.temp.dir}/${install.download.file}" ignoreerrors="false" verbose="on"/>
    <unzip src="${dita.temp.dir}/${install.download.file}" dest="${dita.temp.dir}"/>
    <delete file="${dita.temp.dir}/${install.download.file}"/>
  </target>

  <target name="uninstall" description="Uninstall plug-in">
    <fail unless="plugin.id"/>
    <available property="plugin.exists" file="${dita.dir}/plugins/${plugin.id}"/>
    <fail unless="plugin.exists">Plug-in ${dita.dir}/plugins/${plugin.id} doesn't exist.</fail>
    <antcall target="uninstall.delete"/>
  </target>
  <target name="uninstall.delete" if="plugin.exists">
    <delete dir="${dita.dir}/plugins/${plugin.id}"/>
    <antcall target="integrate">
      <param name="strict" value="true"/>
    </antcall>
  </target>

</project>