LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball player Frank Bartley has recently been in this position before.
In May, the senior guard was part of a 10-member Reach USA squad that spent two weeks on a tour of China as part of a Friendship Tour of the Far East. Now, nearly three months later, the Baton Rouge native and his teammates will travel out of the country when the Ragin' Cajuns take a week-long trip to Cuba beginning on Monday.
Louisiana, which will make its first foreign trip in men's basketball since a 10-day visit to Spain in 2013, will be the only NCAA men's basketball team to visit the island nation this summer. The Ragin' Cajuns will play three games (including the Cuban National and Junior National teams) during its trip while participating in a pair of kids clinics.
The Ragin' Cajuns will arrive in Havana on Monday, opening with a tour of the city and a stop at the La Triada Cigar store on the agenda. While in Havana, the Ragin' Cajuns will visit the U.S. Embassy, take a Four Square Walking Tour, visit the Main Havana Arts and Crafts Market and take part in Salsa lessons.
"This is going to be a great opportunity for our young men to travel to Cuba with all of the history in that country and the presence of what's going on right now between our two countries," head coach Bob Marlin said. "The guys are looking forward to it and it will be a great opportunity to learn and grow as a team.
Louisiana will play on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Havana before departing for Varadero and participating in a Kids Clinic on Saturday in Mantazas. The Ragin' Cajuns will also visit Cueva de Saturno – one of the natural wonders of Cuba – on Saturday before departing home on Sunday.


Each agreement includes an academic plan that results in a seamless transfer of credits.
Madonna University President Sister Rose Marie Kujawa traveled to Mott Community College (MCC) in Flint on Friday, where she and President Beverly Walker-Griffea signed articulation agreements that will offer seamless transfer of credits from MCC to Madonna University for four academic programs.
In her remarks to the faculty and administrators who witnessed the signing, Kujawa noted that, the values practiced at Madonna – respect for the dignity of all people and service – also are reflected at Mott. "This partnership is a wonderful demonstration of how private and public institutions can work together to strengthen our communities," Kujawa said.
Articulation agreements provide students additional options toward achieving their academic goals. Each agreement includes an academic plan of study, that when followed by a student at MCC, results in a seamless transfer of credits to Madonna University, where they can complete their bachelor's degree. Common articulation agreements include 2 plus 2 programs, whereby students complete two years of coursework at MCC and two years at a four-year school, or 3 plus 1 programs, that involve three years at MCC and one year at a four-year institution.
"Signing these articulation agreements with Madonna University supports MCC's mission to provide our students with educational opportunities that cultivate the successful achievement of their academic goals," said Dr. Walker-Griffea.
The four agreements include the direct transfer of: an MCC Associate in Applied Science degree in Media Arts and Entertainment to a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Cinema Arts at Madonna University; an MCC Associate in Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice to a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Madonna University; an MCC Associate in Science degree to a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science from Madonna University; and an MCC Associate in Arts to a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Madonna University.
The agreement signing includes a reverse transfer element that enables students to receive their associate degree from MCC with credits earned while working toward their bachelor's degree at Madonna. For example a student with 15 credits from MCC, and 35 to 45 credits from Madonna may qualify to reverse transfer their Madonna credits earn an associate degree in science or art from MCC.


I'm Paul Traylor with LINE Fukuoka's Development Department where I focus on tooling to monitoring the many servers used to support LINE Family Apps. One of my main tasks is to maintain Promgen which is a tool for managing Prometheus targets and routing alerts to the correct team.
Prometheus uses labels for many things, from writing PromQL to routing alerts, so understanding how labels are used is important to understanding how alerts are routed.
If we run this query in Prometheus, we would receive a result that would look similar to the following.
When Prometheus fires an alert, it will start sending messages to Alertmanager.
Alertmanager will collect the active alerts and after accounting for duplicate alerts and batching recent alerts together, it will use it's webhook notifier to send a message to Promgen to be routed. Since Promgen is primarily concerned about projects and services our Alertmanager configuration groups them together, as you can see under groupLabels and commonLabels.
Promgen then looks at commonAnnotations to see what Projects and Services may be associated with this alert. Promgen will also add in it's own annotations, by using commonLabels as a query to link to objects that exist in Promgen itself.
What happens when Promgen cannot route a message?
When Promgen cannot route a message, the first thing to check are the labels. Often when we write an aggregation query, our labels can change in unexpected aways.
When Prometheus runs our query and creates the alert, we get something that looks like this.
"summary": " of job  has been down for more than 5 minute."
We can see that this alert contains neither service nor project so once the alert is sent to Promgen, it will be missing the information it requires to route our alert.
By telling Prometheus how we want to group our labels, we can fix our query to keep important labels.
In a similar way, when we write a SQL query, we want to keep our service and project fields so we add group by to our query.
In some cases, we can not change our query or perhaps we want to route alerts to a different team so we need to explicitly set our routing targets in the alert rule itself.
Prometheus will take the labels from our PromQL result, and then update the labels with the ones we have explicitly defined in our rule.
Why is my alert going to the wrong team?
For this example, we want to write a rule to help notify when there may be a mistake in instrumentation and alert for potential cardinality problems (too many unique values for our label).
While the exact thresholds are a bit naive, we have a different problem. Our intention was to notify the operations team when there is a problem, but if we write our rule in this way, it will notifiy the developers directly. If we want to only notify the operations team (and save the developers some inbox spam) then we need to overwrite both service and project labels.
By overwriting both or project and service labels, we can ensure that the developer will not be notified until the operations team has been able to confirm the problem.


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Flag: North Dakota's dark blue field displays a bald eagle holding an olive branch and a bundle of arrows in its claws.On January 21, 1911, Representative Colonel John H. Fraine introduced H.B. No. 152 designating an official flag for the state of North Dakota (1911 S.L., ch. 283).
Standardized Tests Are Here to Stay. By now, there isn't a U.S. household with school-age children that hasn't experienced a standardized test, be it national assessments like the SAT-9, SAT-10, MAT-8, Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS), or TerraNova Assessment Series (CTBS/5 and CA STAR), or state tests like the FCAT (Florida), TAKS (Texas), and MCAS (Massachusetts).
North Dakota Oilfield Employment Information and resources to help you search for a job in North Dakota's oilfields.
For the Red and Bois de Sioux rivers up to the first vehicular bridge or crossing on any of their tributaries: legal live baitfish are fathead minnows, creek chubs, sticklebacks and white suckers.. Statewide - in all other water bodies of North Dakota (not listed on page 9), the only legal live baitfish are fathead minnows, creek chubs and sticklebacks.


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Resource Recycling News
Fatalities rise in the waste and recycling industry
Lacey Evans
The number of deaths among refuse and recyclable materials collectors went up last year. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 33 people were killed in 2015.
In the report from the federal agency, refuse and recyclable materials collection is the fifth most dangerous job in the U.S. In 2015, most of the deaths, 24, were in the private sector and nine were in the public sector.
The number of collectors who died last year went up from 2014, when 27 were killed while working. In 2013, 33 died.
The 2015 data also showed nine people were killed at private landfills and three people were fatally injured at private materials recovery facilities (MRFs), according to the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA).
In total, there were 4,836 fatal workplace injuries in 2015. That is the highest since 2008.
Both the NWRA and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) released statements urging that safety be a top priority. They also gave reminders about the safety programs they each make available.
SWANA has its Safety Matters programs and webpage and will hold its fifth-annual Safety Summit in March.
"With our Safety Matters webpage and frequent workshops across the country, our goal is to provide the helpful and necessary resources to contribute to reducing accidents and injuries in the industry. Nothing we do is more important," said David Biderman, executive director and CEO of SWANA.
For its part, NWRA held a safety summit in March and adopted a strategic plan to reduce the number of deaths, injuries and accidents.
"Safety is a top priority for NWRA and, with that, our members are committed to sharing best practices and working together on a road map that we expect will save lives, reduce injuries and lower incident rates," said Kevin Kraushaar, interim CEO at NWRA.
Categories: News, Top stories
Tags: collection, facilities, government, industry groups

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Please see the attached document (link below) for this year's Notice Of Conclusion of Audit for the year ended 31st March, 2018.
The Annual Governance and Accountability Return is available for inspection at Bransgore Village Hall, 116 Burley Road Road, Bransgore, BH23 8AY. Please see attached documents for further information.


Disciple is a brand I stumbled upon on Cult Beauty during a particularly spendy peruse a month or so ago. It is the creation of Charlotte Ferguson, a London-based psychotherapist, with the aim of providing a holistic (and scientific) approach to skincare for stressed, unbalanced, hormonal/acne prone complexions. Oh, and the price point isn't terrifying, either.
The range is all made in small batches in the U.K., and a pleasingly limited range it is, too. Just a few lovely oils and a delicious mist. The ingredients lists are also reassuringly easy to navigate. Nothing too stressful there.
As a scientist in the first instance, I find exuberant, effusive, ultimately meaningless skincare blurb a bit of a chore - give me a peer reviewed paper any day. Much to my delight, the Disciple range seems to be largely evidence based and sensible. Nobody's claiming to free you of your anxiety/depression/cure the common cold here, but there can be nothing wrong with a valiant attempt at alleviating stress into the bargain of soothing your skin.
The Disciple Balancing Mist is a delight (as long as you're keen on geraniums). It is, essentially, a post-cleanse pre-moisturiser extra step, but in the recent hot weather I've been using this non-stop. It is formulated with geranium water (from the essential oil distilling process, I am told) and copper peptides, which aim to improve collagen and elastin production. I find the scent very soothing, and it is very lightweight and quickly absorbed. Yes, ultimately an extra step, but a very pleasant one, and very handy to keep close by in the summer months.
The stars of the show for me, though, are the two facial oils; Good Skin for day, Dreamy Skin for night. Good Skin is designed to soothe and help to balance tricky, breakout prone complexions and is formulated with prebiotics to look after the surface flora; turmeric oil, geranium oil and cucumber seed oil. I've been using this as a final step on no makeup days. I'd say it's a mid-weight oil and imagine it'd need to absorb fully before makeup application. It smells botanical and is easy to mix with moisturiser (which is what I usually do). I have to say, I am not usually a fan of facial oils for daytime due to my greaseball face, but this one does seem to help rather than hinder the situation.
Disciple's Dreamy Skin Retinyl Oil is my absolute favourite. Again, botanical to the nose, and a really luxurious feeling when applied. It is a combination of prebiotics, retinyl (as the Vitamin A component) and rosehip seed oil, famed for its high essential fatty acid content. If you aren't great with essential oils, this is not the product for you, but I find my skin is definitely a little softer and brighter come morning.
I haven't heard of this brand before but I'm kinda obsessed with facial mists - so that alone makes me keen on trying out this brand.
Excellent post on Skin Care and really helpful for skin conscious people. I would like to thank you for such a good writing.
swiss medica trust pilot review. Your enthusiasm is uplifting.


Julianne and the Acoustic Rogues, featuring the award-winning professional singer/songwriter Julianne Ankley, will perform in the HVCA gallery on Saturday, April 27 from 7-9 pm.Julianne Ankley's soulful country style hails from a small Michigan border town close to the shore of Lake Huron and within earshot of the musical influences of Detroit. With six Detroit Music Awards to her name including twice for Outstanding Country Songwriter, Julianne has been writing heartfelt songs and delivering electric performances for over a decade. She has toured both solo and with her top notch band, The Rogues, for years from Alpena to Key West and everywhere in between. She has performed in Nashville at the famous Bluebird Cafe, and many other venues, and was the host for the Hard Rock Cafe Stages during CMA Fest for years.
To date, she has released three solo albums and three singles with her sophomore album "Vivid" garnering the DMA for Outstanding Country Recording. Her song "Lead Footin' In the Left Lane" was used nationally by WXYZ (ABC) for the Woodward Dream Cruise televised special. Her song "No Place For a Lullabye" was used by HomeAid of America for years in their PSA campaign to raise funds for housing the homeless. Julianne performed her single "Christmas In Your Heart" on television for the 2016 America's Thanksgiving Day Parade and she's currently working on her 4th album.


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Q: Angular:Show 1 component on click of 2 different components I have 3 independent components
Comp1
Comp2
Comp3

Onclick of Comp1, Comp2 is shown and to achieve this show/hide functionality I have used *ngIf on Comp2.
Now I want to show Comp2 onclick of Comp3 as well, I know I can achieve this with *ngIf. But Comp2 already has *ngIf coming from Comp1, so until and unless Comp1 does not send any flag Comp2 will not be visible even if I try to show Comp2 from Comp3. The solution to this problem is to use *ngIf with || operator. But the problem will be if Comp3 sets Comp2 flag as true then onlick of Comp1, flag on Comp2 will already be true only.
I am not able to figure out how to show the same component on click of 2 different buttons on different components.
Please help me with the logic, not the code just logic will help.

A: you can make use of shared service between this components,
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Subject }    from 'rxjs';

@Injectable()
export class ComponentService {

  private isComponent1Clicked = false;
  private showComponent2 = new Subject<boolean>();
  showComponent2$ = this.showComponent2.asObservable();

  showComponent2(component: string) {
    if(component==='component1')
    {
     isComponent1Clicked= true;
     this.showComponent2.next(true);
    }
    if(isComponent1Clicked && component==='component1')
       this.showComponent2.next(true);
  }
}

Now make use of this service in all three component.
export class ComponentOne {
   constructor(private componentService : ComponentService ) {
   }
   onClick()
   {
     this.componentService.showComponent2('component1');
   }
}

export class ComponentThree {
   constructor(private componentService : ComponentService ) {
   }
   onClick()
   {
     this.componentService.showComponent2('component2');
   }
}

//this parent for all three component
export class ComponentParent implements OnInit  {
   showMe:boolean = false;
   constructor(private componentService : ComponentService ) {
   }
    ngOnInit() {
      this.componentService.showComponent2$.subscribe(data=> this.showMe = data);
   }
}

in html file
   <component2 *ngIf= "showMe">

A: It is not so clear for me how these components interact each other, but I think you can just use the same variable (or the same function) associate to the ng-click of comp1 and comp3.
function showOrHide (flag) {
    flag =! flag
}

In this way every time you click on comp1 or comp2 the value of the flag will change

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Chris Cage
Chris Cage was born and raised in Montpelier, Indiana. He was destined to find his way to fame. After all, he's only following in his mother's footsteps. Remember, when Erik Estrada was on Armed & Famous…..the reality police show that filmed in Muncie? Chris Cage's mom was in one of the episodes. Although it can't be explained without being fined by the FCC, but if you really want to know, here's the link: https://youtu.be/2aNjceVQaB8
Chris grew up in Indiana and started DJing at the age of 13. He is the host of the Night Show on HIPPIE Radio which airs weekdays from 7:00 p.m. to Midnight. Chris is a HIPPIE at heart and digs great music from the 60's, 70's and 80's! A few of his favorite bands include: CCR, Billy Idol, Journey, and Def Leppard. Chris enjoys hot chicken and good BBQ!
Over the years he's met and interviewed some of the biggest stars, including Luke Bryan, Charlie Daniels, James Brown, and Tommy Lasorda. Chris brags about the time he "sang on stage", although it was at a small karaoke bar on Broadway!
Chris is married to Penny, and they have three kids, a dog named Bailey, and 3 cats....Chocolate, Harper, and George. Chris has a passion for Radio and has no desire to leave this industry anytime soon.


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Work out or lay out at our hotel boasting a 24-hour fitness center with well-managed equipment and a scenic outdoor pool with complimentary towels.
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Q: Vue scoped styles: webpack 5 & css-loader 4 I am in the process of upgrading a Vue app to webpack 5 and css-loader 4 (or 5). I use single-file components with <template> and <script> tags. A handful of my components use scoped styles: <style scoped>.
Since upgrading to webpack 5 and css-loader 4, scoped styles from my vue components have been entirely skipped by webpack (as far as I can tell).
My current configuration looks like this:
{
  module: {
    rules: [
      // ... other rules omitted here
      {
        test: /\.scss$/,
        use: [
          'vue-style-loader',
          {
            loader: 'css-loader',
            options: { modules: true }
          },
          'sass-loader'
        ]
      },
      {
        test: /\.css$/,
        use: [
          'vue-style-loader',
          {
            loader: 'css-loader',
            options: {
              // enable CSS Modules
              modules: {
                // customize generated class names
                localIdentName: '[local]_[hash:base64:8]'
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      },
    ]
  }
  // ... more configuration here
}

I've tried an assortment of changes:

*

*replace vue-style-loader with style-loader

*add esModule: false to the options

*add ident: 'css-loader-ident' to the css-loader config (same level as options)

So far I have not gotten a webpack config that will inject the styles into the final markup, much less with the vue-component-specific hash.
Ideas?

A: I have the same setup and thanks to you I figured it out :)
In my case i just had to switch the order of the loaders:
{
    test: /\.(sa|sc|c)ss$/,
    use: [
        'style-loader',
        'css-loader',
        'sass-loader'
    ]
},

A: It turns out that the solution, or one possible solution, is the following:
{
  module: {
    rules: [
      {
        test: /\.scss$/,
        use: [
          'style-loader',
          'css-loader',
          'sass-loader'
        ]
      },
      {
        test: /\.css$/,
        use: [
          'style-loader',
          'css-loader'
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

I found this mostly by trial & error. More info about what's going on/why this works would be welcome.


Shifting from casts to splints for distal radius buckle fractures has saved time and money for providers and families.
The traditional treatment for distal radius buckle fractures involves immobilization in a short- or longarm cast. A 2015 multi-institutional study found that more than 70 percent of pediatric orthopedic specialists use this as their standard of care, and until the spring of 2016, Nationwide Children's Hospital did as well.
Research in the last decade has demonstrated that alternative, removable splinting results in similar outcomes for these stable wrist fractures, while reducing costs and eliminating the need for follow-up orthopedic visits and radiographs.
So the Department of Orthopaedics at Nationwide Children's changed its practice, in a collaborative project with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). The results have been substantial.
In the five months before the project began, 20 percent of Nationwide Children's orthopedic patients with distal radius buckle fractures were treated with the removable braces. The standard of care changed in March 2016. By December 2016, more than 90 percent of patients at Nationwide Children's were treated with braces instead of casts.
A total of 231 patients were seen with buckle fractures in the first several months of the project. Applying a splint instead of a cast saved an estimated $86,118 in health care costs. This does not include the costs to families for time off work for a return visit to the orthopedic clinic.
"It's the right thing to do," says Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, hand and upper extremity surgeon and director of quality improvement in the Department of Orthopaedics.
The only reason the splint rate isn't 100 percent is parent preference, according to Dr. Samora. Some families feel that because of the child's activity level, or because of sports played, a cast may offer more protection. Even for those children, orthopedic specialists at Nationwide Children's now prefer a splint, but families have the option to choose what works best for them.
Ultimately, it may be possible for children with these fractures to avoid a visit to orthopaedics altogether. A radiology report that standardizes how the fractures are described may allow the emergency department or urgent care providers to apply Velcro splints without a specialist referral. Dr. Samora is currently collaborating with the Department of Radiology at Nationwide Children's to systematically report these injuries.


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Pigment epithelium-derived factor mitigates inflammation and oxidative stress in retinal pericytes exposed to oxidized low-density lipoprotein
Sarah X. Zhang, Joshua J. Wang, Azar Dashti, Kenneth Wilson, Ming Hui Zou, Luke Szweda, Jian Xing Ma, Timothy J. Lyons
Oxidized and/or glycated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) may mediate capillary injury in diabetic retinopathy. The mechanisms may involve pro-inflammatory and pro-oxidant effects on retinal capillary pericytes. In this study, these effects, and the protective effects of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), were defined in a primary human pericyte model. Human retinal pericytes were exposed to 100 μg/ml native LDL (N-LDL) or heavily oxidized glycated LDL (HOG-LDL) with or without PEDF at 10-160 nM for 24 h. To assess pro-inflammatory effects, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) secretion was measured by ELISA, and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation was detected by immunocytochemistry. Oxidative stress was determined by measuring intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), peroxynitrite (ONOO-) formation, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression, and nitric oxide (NO) production. The results showed that MCP-1 was significantly increased by HOG-LDL, and the effect was attenuated by PEDF in a dose-dependent manner. PEDF also attenuated the HOG-LDL-induced NF-κB activation, suggesting that the inhibitory effect of PEDF on MCP-1 was at least partially through the blockade of NF-κB activation. Further studies demonstrated that HOG-LDL, but not N-LDL, significantly increased ONOO- formation, NO production, and iNOS expression. These changes were also alleviated by PEDF. Moreover, PEDF significantly ameliorated HOG-LDL-induced ROS generation through up-regulation of superoxide dismutase 1 expression. Taken together, these results demonstrate proinflammatory and pro-oxidant effects of HOG-LDL on retinal pericytes, which were effectively ameliorated by PEDF. Suppressing MCP-1 production and thus inhibiting macrophage recruitment may represent a new mechanism for the salutary effect of PEDF in diabetic retinopathy and warrants more studies in future.
https://doi.org/10.1677/JME-08-0011
Chemokine CCL2
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
LDL Lipoproteins
oxidized low density lipoprotein
pigment epithelium-derived factor
Peroxynitrous Acid
Macrophages
LDL glycosylated lipoproteins
Zhang, S. X., Wang, J. J., Dashti, A., Wilson, K., Zou, M. H., Szweda, L., ... Lyons, T. J. (2008). Pigment epithelium-derived factor mitigates inflammation and oxidative stress in retinal pericytes exposed to oxidized low-density lipoprotein. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, 41(3-4), 135-143. https://doi.org/10.1677/JME-08-0011
Pigment epithelium-derived factor mitigates inflammation and oxidative stress in retinal pericytes exposed to oxidized low-density lipoprotein. / Zhang, Sarah X.; Wang, Joshua J.; Dashti, Azar; Wilson, Kenneth; Zou, Ming Hui; Szweda, Luke; Ma, Jian Xing; Lyons, Timothy J.
In: Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, Vol. 41, No. 3-4, 01.09.2008, p. 135-143.
Zhang, SX, Wang, JJ, Dashti, A, Wilson, K, Zou, MH, Szweda, L, Ma, JX & Lyons, TJ 2008, 'Pigment epithelium-derived factor mitigates inflammation and oxidative stress in retinal pericytes exposed to oxidized low-density lipoprotein', Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, vol. 41, no. 3-4, pp. 135-143. https://doi.org/10.1677/JME-08-0011
Zhang SX, Wang JJ, Dashti A, Wilson K, Zou MH, Szweda L et al. Pigment epithelium-derived factor mitigates inflammation and oxidative stress in retinal pericytes exposed to oxidized low-density lipoprotein. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 2008 Sep 1;41(3-4):135-143. https://doi.org/10.1677/JME-08-0011
Zhang, Sarah X. ; Wang, Joshua J. ; Dashti, Azar ; Wilson, Kenneth ; Zou, Ming Hui ; Szweda, Luke ; Ma, Jian Xing ; Lyons, Timothy J. / Pigment epithelium-derived factor mitigates inflammation and oxidative stress in retinal pericytes exposed to oxidized low-density lipoprotein. In: Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 2008 ; Vol. 41, No. 3-4. pp. 135-143.
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The smallest unit of life is the cell. Our organs and tissues are communities of cells working together for a desired function. In order for the organ to function optimally, the individual cells must be able to communicate. Subtle, pre-clinical reduction in function are seen when then these systems start of get dysfunctional.
Dehydration - all chemical reactions require water.
Mineral deficiencies - magnesium is needed inside the cell for over 600 chemical reactions. Potassium and sodium are required to generate an electrical message in a nerve cell.
Vitamin and Nutrients - cellular matrix is stabilized by certain nutrients and some nutrients like calcium are used to coordinate complex muscle movements in the heart.
Sluggish lymphatic drainage - wastes from cells are secreted into the space between the cells and when these accumulate this may interfere with important messages.
To much noise - in some cases the body may be over producing a hormone because the cell has become insensitive it it. The body compensates by producing more which makes it difficult for the cell to hear the message. Kind of like when you turn up the volume to high, eventually you can not hear the message. The classic example of this is type 2 diabetes.
So how do we improve cellular communication?
Fasting will remove old and dying in a process called autophagy. This encourages new more efficient cells then replace them.
Hydrate well and correct mineral and vitamin deficiencies - all are needed to make the communication signals and energy to fuel the body.
Stimulate genetic potential with phyto-nutrients like berberine that turn on the regenerative AMPK signaling pathways (more on this later).
Restoring cellular communication is an essential step that is often over looked when doctors and patients are quickly rushing to symptomatic relief but when done correctly it can really help to stimulate long lasting deep healing and sustained recovery.


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U.S. Crisis with Iraq Over Iranian Threat
By Garrett Nada
Original: September 30, 2020
Tensions between the United States and Iran created a political crisis in Baghdad in September after months of attacks on U.S. personnel and facilities by Iraqi militias armed, trained and aided by Tehran. The militias targeted U.S. bases, supply convoys and diplomatic facilities almost daily in September. "We have had more indirect fire attacks around and against our bases the first half of this year than we did the first half of last year," General Kenneth McKenzie Jr., the head of U.S. Central Command, told NBC News on September 10. The escalation follows the U.S. assassination in January of General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Qods Force, and Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, chief of Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah militia and the deputy head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The PMF is an umbrella for some 60 militias that operate in separate brigades.
The crisis reached a peak on September 20 when Washington warned Baghdad that it would soon close its fortified embassy in Baghdad unless Iraq stopped the militia attacks and brought the diverse PMF factions under state control. Secretary of State Pompeo's warning, given in separate phone calls with President Barham Salih and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi, was reportedly a surprise to Iraqi officials. "We hope the American administration will reconsider it," Ahmed Mulla Talal, a spokesman for Kadhimi said on September 27. "There are outlaw groups that try to shake this relationship, and closing the embassy would send a negative message to them."
Some U.S. media reported that the militias were plotting a direct attack on U.S. diplomats. More than 3,000 troops are deployed in Iraq; the U.S. Embassy, which has hundreds of diplomats and employees, is one of the biggest in the world.
Pompeo's ultimatum came just four weeks after Prime Minister Kadhimi's first visit to Washington signaled improved relations. The U.S.-Iraq relationship "is better than ever before," President Donald Trump said during his Oval Office meeting with Kadhimi on August 20.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi with President Donald Trump at the White House
Kadhimi later acknowledged that U.S. officials were worried about Iraq's militias. The new government, formed in May, had started to confront the broader "militarization" of Iraqi society, Kadhimi told journalists after seeing Trump. "Any weapons outside government control will not be tolerated." But Iraqi security forces also need to be strengthened to contain the array of militias—Sunni, Shiite, Kurdish and Christian—that have proliferated since the 2003 U.S. invasion toppled President Saddam Hussein. "I have a paper sword. I need to turn it into a wooden sword, then eventually a metal sword," he said. "I cannot afford to go to a confrontation while my tools are insufficient."
Iran has emerged as the most influential foreign player in Iraq – politically, militarily and economically – since U.S.-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003. Predominantly Shiite Iran took advantage of deep cultural and religious ties with Iraq's Shiite majority – and a 900-mile border – to spread its influence. Since 2003, successive Iraqi governments have been caught in the middle of the U.S.-Iran rivalry. "It is a bitter fact that sometimes both countries were deciding who will be the next prime minister" in Iraq, Foreign Minister Hussein said on August 21. "The conflict between Washington and Tehran reflects itself inside Iraq... But we need both of you. One of them is our neighbor and a big power in the region. And the other one is our ally and a big power in the world."
Kataib Hezbollah fighters carrying a poster of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran also fostered the creation of dozens of predominantly Shiite militias that became pivotal in countering ISIS in 2014 and later in menacing U.S. troops. On December 27, 2019, Kataib Hezbollah launched rockets at the K1 military base near Kirkuk, which housed U.S. military service members and Iraqi personnel. The attack killed a U.S. civilian contractor and wounded four U.S. service members and two Iraqis. The death of the contractor led to an escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions resulting in the U.S. killing of Soleimani and Muhandis. Iran retaliated by firing more than a dozen missiles at two Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops.
From January to September 2020, Iraqi militias carried out more than 120 attacks, according to Michael Knights at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. They included:
66 attacks on truck convoys carrying supplies for U.S. diplomatic facilities or U.S.-led coalition forces
57 rocket and drone attacks on other U.S. targets, including the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
Source: Knights, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
The U.S.-led coalition "acknowledges an increase in low level attacks this summer against the Iraqi Security Forces by outlaw armed factions," according to a statement by U.S. Central Command Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. "These outlaw groups are attacking Iraqi contracted civilian logistics convoys who are transporting logistical support of the ISF and Coalition in the fight against Daesh [ISIS]." U.S. Central Command uses the term "outlaw groups" to refer to the full range of militias operating in Iraq.
The attacks have been "steady harassment" but do not pose a serious threat to U.S. military forces, according to Knights. But the U.S. embassy in Baghdad was highly vulnerable to attack or hostage-taking in the run-up to the U.S. election, a "high-threat period," he said. Kataib Hezbollah supporters stormed the U.S. Embassy in December 2019, one of the incidents that triggered the assassination of Soleimani and started the ongoing cycle.
Iraq reacted with major diplomatic and military initiatives. On September 24, Falih al Fayadh, the chairman of the PMF and a former Iraqi national security adviser, condemned attacks carried out in the name of the group. Attacks on diplomatic missions "undermine the state and its authority," the Fatah Alliance, a parliamentary block of pro-Iran parties, said in a statement. Fayadh also fired two leaders of separate PMF factions—Sayyed Hamed al Jazaeri of Saraya al Khorasani (the 18th PMF Brigade) and Waad Qaddo of Shabak in the Nineveh Plains (the 30th PMF Brigade).
Kadhimi also dispatched Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein to Iran to help deescalate tensions. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Hussein that the presence of U.S. forces in the region was "detrimental to regional security and stability." After two days of talks, Iraq's foreign ministry said that Iraq and Iran agreed that all Iraqi factions and parties should cooperate with the Baghdad government "to face the crises on Iraq and the region, as conflicts on the Iraqi arena may negatively affect stability in the region." Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that he emphasized the "imperative of protection of diplomatic posts" in his meeting with Hussein.
Pleased to host my friend Iraqi FM @Fuad_Hussein1. Reviewed practical steps to further enhance bilateral cooperation. Discussed US terrorist murder of our hero—General Soleimani—and attacks on Iranian diplomatic premises. Underlined imperative of protection of diplomatic posts. pic.twitter.com/1EYzWPn5J3
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) September 26, 2020
"Iraq is keen on enforcing the rule of law, the state's monopoly on having weapons, protecting foreign missions, and diplomatic buildings," Kadhimi told the foreign diplomatic corps in Baghdad on September 30. "Those who carry out attacks on foreign missions are seeking to destabilize Iraq and sabotage its regional and international relations."
On October 10, a group of militias, the "Iraqi Resistance Coordination Commission," released a statement saying that they would suspend attacks on U.S. targets if the Iraqi government presents a timetable for the departure of U.S. troops. The conditional ceasefire "includes all factions of the (anti-U.S.) resistance, including those who have been targeting U.S. forces," Kataib Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Mohi told Reuters. He urged the government to implement a non-binding resolution passed by parliament in January to expel foreign troops from Iraq. If U.S. troops do not leave, the militias "will use all the weapons at their disposal," Mohi warned.
On September 10, McKenzie praised Iraq for doing a "pretty good job" of protecting U.S. forces. "They've been responsive when people have fired rockets at us. They've gone out there to try to find them." The attacks had not been "particularly lethal," he said. The Iraqi militias backed by Iran have not been using their "high-end weapon systems. For whatever reason, it may be by design, we don't know, they're just not that successful at hitting anyone. And that's a blessing."
A second issue between Washington and Baghdad is Iraq's dependence on Iranian energy. The United States has sanctioned all Iranian oil exports but has been forced to give Iraq short-term waivers because it has no convenient or affordable alternatives. During Kadhimi's visit to Washington, Iraq's oil and electricity ministers signed agreements with five U.S. companies, including Chevron Corp and General Electric, to develop Iraq's energy sector. The deals are worth $8 billion to the American companies. But they may take months or longer to fulfill. "Iraq currently has no choice but to import natural gas and electricity from Iran," Kadhimi acknowledged on August 20. In late September, the United States extended a sanctions waiver, but for 60 days instead of the 120 days granted in May. In November, the United States extended it again but only for 45 days.
On October 12, Abdolanser Hemmati, the head of Iran's central bank, reportedly finalized a deal to allow Iran to buy essential goods from Iraq using payments for electricity and natural gas. As of June 2020, Iraq owed Iran at least $800 million for electricity, according to Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian. In February 2019, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said that Iraq owed Iran some $2 billion for natural gas purchases.
On October 22, the United States sanctioned Iran's ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described Masjedi a senior Qods Force general who had helped train and support Iraqi militias for many years. Masjedi "has exploited his diplomatic position to facilitate financial transfers in Iraq for Qods Force," Pompeo said.
Iran responded with sanctions on top U.S. officials in Iraq, including Ambassador Matthew Tueller, Deputy Chief of Mission Steven Fagin and Consul General in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish region, Rob Waller. The foreign ministry alleged that the three men were involved in "acts of terror" against Iranian interests, including the U.S. killing of Soleimani.
The following are profiles of militias that have been the most aggressive against U.S. forces, according to Knights. All were part PMF, an umbrella group of some 60 old and new militias formed in mid-2014 in response to ISIS' capture of wide swaths of Iraqi territory.
Kataib Hezbollah, or the Brigades of the Party of God (PMF Brigade 45, 56 and 57) dates back to 2004, when the Shiite militias began attacks on the U.S.-led coalition. Five small armed groups united to form Kataib Hezbollah in 2007 under the tutelage of Iran, which provided weapons, funding and military advice; some of its fighters trained in Iran. Its fighters were held responsible for attacks on the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. After the 2011 U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, Kataib Hezbollah dispatched fighters to defend the Assad regime in Syria at the behest of Iran. Kataib Hezbollah joined the PMF 2014. It has been responsible for some of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces.
Asaib Ahl al Haq, or League of the Righteous (PMF Brigade 41, 42 and 43, also known as the Khazali Network) was founded in Iraq in 2006. AAH was an off-shoot of Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army. It was initially equipped, funded and trained by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force, with support from Lebanese Hezbollah, in Iranian camps. It became one of the largest and most prominent militias in the PMF.
Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba (HHN), or Movement of the Party of God's Nobles (PMF Brigade 12) is an offshoot of AAH and KH. It is an Iraqi group that was originally formed in 2013 to support the Assad regime in Syria. In 2014, its mission expanded to fight ISIS. HHN leaders have publicly acknowledged Iran's support.
Kataib Sayyad al Shuhada (KSS), or The Masters of the Martyrs Brigade (PMF Brigade 14) was established in May 2013 to fight alongside the Assad regime in Syria. Similar to HHN, KSS expanded its operations to Iraq after the rise of the Islamic State in 2014. KSS has been supported and funded by the IRGC since its inception.
Kataib Jund al Imam (KJI), or The Imam's Soldiers' Brigades (PMF Brigade 6) was formed during the uprising against Saddam Hussein's government in southern Iraq in 1991. It is affiliated with the pro-Iran "Islamic Movement in Iraq."
Saraya al Khorasan, or Khorosani Brigades (PMF Brigade 18) dates back to Iran-backed elements in the 1990s. It announced deployments to Syria starting in 2013 and later jointed the fight against ISIS.
Saraya al Jihad, or the Jihad Brigades (PMF Brigade 17) was established in 2014 soon after ISIS captured Mosul, Iraq's second largest city. It is affiliated with the Jihad and Development Movement, a political party, and reportedly deployed to Syria to fight for the Assad regime.
Garrett Nada is the managing editor of The Iran Primer at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Follow him on Twitter @GarrettNada.


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Carrie and David Grant's daughter Talia lands role in Hollyoaks – and she is making TV history
The teenager will play autistic character Brooke Hathaway in the Channel 4 soap
April 23, 2018 - 20:24 BST Hanna Fillingham Talia Grant has been cast in Hollyoaks. The 16-year-old actress daughter of Fame Academy judges Carrie and David Grant has made history being cast as the first autistic woman to land a role in a UK drama
Carrie and David Grant couldn't be more proud of their daughter Talia following the news that she has landed a dream role in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. Talia, 16, who is autistic, will play the role of newcomer Brooke Hathaway, who also has the condition. Talia's soap debut will see her make TV history as the first autistic woman to land a role in a UK drama. Her character will arrive in Hollyoaks in June as a school student who will be fostered by the Osborne family. Talia was chosen out of 150 applicants who were all autistic, with Hollyoaks bosses working with The National Autistic Society and Access All Areas for the role.
Carrie and David Grant's daughter Talia has landed a role in Hollyoaks
Talia said of the news: "I am so excited to be joining Hollyoaks. I have met some of the cast and being on set was fun and everyone was super-nice and made me feel welcome For a long while there has been no representation on screen of autistic women, especially autistic women of colour, so I am really looking forward to developing the character of Brooke and representing something that perhaps people are unaware of." The character of Brooke is described by Executive Producer Bryan Kirkwood as a "strong, independent character who has a solid handle on what it means to be a teenage girl with autism and we have worked with Talia on developing her character".
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Talia is making TV history as the first austistic woman to appear in a UK drama
Proud mum Carrie took to Twitter to tell her followers about her daughter's exciting news, admitting that Talia was "a bit nervous". She told Hollyoaks actress Annie Wallace – who had congratulated her on the role: "Thanks Annie, she's a bit nervous but she's a fine young actor!" Carrie has previously spoken out about her children – who all have learning disabilities - to HELLO!, admitting that when they are all together it can be "wonderful madness".
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Carrie and David are also parents to Olivia, 23, an actress, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyspraxia, Imogen, 12, is autistic and has ADHD, and Nathan, whom David and Carrie adopted as a two-year-old, has attachment issues and ADHD. "When we're together, it can be the most wonderful madness where we're laughing and bouncing off each other. Or we're having to deal with behavioural issues because one or more of the children are kicking off. Or one or more is in a really low place and you're talking them round, giving them the will to live," she said.
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Here's the picture: you just got sparkling new computer. You tear open the box, pop all the bubble wrap (to annoy your wife) and then login for the first time.
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Or perhaps your computer isn't new but the hard drive is.
After hearing all the brouhaha about Solid State Drives (SSD), you purchased one on Amazon with stellar, installed the operating system and now need to get your favorite programs on like VLC Player and Chrome.
How are you going to get everything back on your PC? You could copy each program to a removable drive and then manually install each one on your new machine – but that's an onerous process. I mean, who really wants to spend hours doing that? Isn't there a better way to install everything you want at once and then forget about it?
Ninite is both free of charge and free of ads; rare combo these days.
The program was created by Patrick Swieskowski and Sascha Kuzins with the aim of providing a simple, single source for downloading common applications. The program supports 64-bit apps, has zero options and all apps are installed in their default locations. The install works in the background so you can continue to do your work without being bothered with stupid pop-ups or reboot requests.
I wanted to get a few of my favorites apps on my new Windows 8.1 VirtualBox so I checked them off and clicked Get Installer. My selections are in green below. When you click Get Installer, Ninite creates a customize executable package that only contains the files you selected.
You may encounter a SmartScreen error when attempting to run the file in Windows 8.1.
SmartScreen is an standard Windows feature that compares downloaded files against a known list of malicious software sites. If SmartScreen matches the file against the list then it blocks the program. Usually, Smartscreen doesn't get in the way; however, it isn't perfect and will occasionally block valid software.
If this happens to you, right click the Ninite package and choose Run as administrator.
If you click Show Details, the bottom part of the window slides down which reveals the install status of each of your requested packages.
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The Assistant is a film in which virtually nothing happens.
It tells a day in the life of an Assistant Producer for a movie production company. The unspoken context is the horrifying episodes of female exploitation in the film industry, and the antagonist, a chilling spectre who we never actually meet, is a proxy for Harvey Weinstein. He is, though, not Weinstein, but every male in every industry in every part of the world who has abused his power at the expense of women.
And, in the film, nothing really happens. There is no rape. No sexual molestation. No inappropriate touching. All is inferred. The film depicts, with utterly shocking banality, the everyday, the routinised, habituated, institutional acceptance of a status quo, in which both the men and the women are complicit in Kafkaesque preservation of patriarchal norms.
Nothing really happens, and yet everything happens. On every level the film screams, this is wrong. The film ends, the day ends, and, as the credits roll, we know that the exploitation continues, into the next day, and the next. We are faced with the grinding inevitability that, despite everything we know, the expectations, the power differential, the sinister, relentless manipulation of the naively hopeful, the fragile and the vulnerable, will endure.
We all know the incessantly publicised headline numbers that remind us of endemic structural gender inequality. We do, don't we?
1 in 4 parliamentary seats held by women; 7% of fortune 500 CEOs are female; in journalistic media over 20 years across 114 countries women are seen, heard and read 24% of the time; 23% of films feature a female protagonist and only 31% of speaking characters are women; mean pay for women in the UK is 6.5% lower than men and for median pay (the important measure) the figure is 15.9% lower; in the US women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men; globally 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence; at the current rate of progress it will take 108 years to achieve gender parity; globally women spend more than twice the amount of hours as men doing unpaid work; of the 900 Nobel Prize winners between 1901 and 2019, 53 have been women…..
And so it goes……on and on and on and on.
And I wonder, reflecting on The Assistant, if these numbers, whilst appalling, aren't the most grotesque aspect and if, through repetition, we haven't, to an extent, become inured to the reality of systemic gender inequity. In the film, nothing really happens other than we are offered a mirror. A mirror that reflects the invidiousness of discriminatory gender norms, deeply rooted in toxic patriarchal ecosystems, to the extent that covert aggression becomes business as usual and harassment, abuse and predation are met with a web of colluding silence.
And I wonder too, the extent to which I am unwittingly a de facto accomplice in this unrelenting patriarchal tradition. Nothing will really happen, I surmise, unless men embark on a truly honest examination of our own attitudes, behaviours and attachments to masculine expectations. Until we speak up. Until we sensitively join the symphony of women's voices in calling this out. Not just the big things, the obvious and the deplorable, but the small things, those almost invisible building blocks of male gender privilege. Nothing will really happen, unless we choose to make things different. It is their right, and our shared responsibility.
And as the credits roll, I know that nothing has really happened, nothing has changed, nothing will change, nothing will be different, unless we choose to make it so.
"I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard…We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back." Malala Yousafzai


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If you find any bugs, please let me know. Enjoy the mod!
This is a really fun mod, but I encountered a bug of sorts. I got to the satan fight, and after I killed the things he spawned, his second phase never began. I was just stuck there with the two statues.
Is this rather easy or hard challenge?
Have You made more challenges?
I've made more, but I haven't uploaded them to this site yet. Check the steam workshop.
I like the idea of turning this mod into a challenge. Nice job.


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mod tests {
    use super::super::common::*;

    use hyper::client::Response;
    use hyper::status::StatusCode;
    use serde_json;
    use std::collections::HashMap;

    #[derive(Deserialize)]
    struct DeletedResult {
        deleted_translations: usize,
    }

    #[derive(Serialize)]
    struct NewTranslation {
        key: Option<&'static str>,
        locale: Option<&'static str>,
        content: Option<&'static str>,
    }

    #[derive(Deserialize)]
    pub struct LinterWarning {
        pub message: String,
        pub start: usize,
        pub end: usize,
    }

    #[derive(Clone, Deserialize)]
    struct TranslationForLocale {
        id: i32,
        locale: String,
        content: Option<String>,
        created_at: String,
        user_id: Option<i32>,
        validator_id: Option<i32>,
        validated_at: Option<String>,
    }

    #[derive(Deserialize)]
    struct CreateTranslationResponse {
        translation: Translation,
        warnings: Vec<LinterWarning>,
    }

    #[derive(Deserialize)]
    pub struct Translation {
        pub id: i32,
        pub key: String,
        pub locale: String,
        pub content: Option<String>,
        pub created_at: String,
        pub deleted_at: Option<String>,
        pub user_id: Option<i32>,
        pub validator_id: Option<i32>,
        pub validated_at: Option<String>,
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_create_without_body() {
        let (response, content) = post("/api/v1/translations", &None, &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::BadRequest, response.status);
        assert_eq!("", content)
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_create_without_token() {
        let new_translation = NewTranslation {
            key: Some("test.i_love_train"),
            locale: Some("en"),
            content: Some("I love train"),
        };

        let (response, content) = post_translation(&new_translation, &None);

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Unauthorized, response.status);
        assert_eq!("", content)
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_create_without_key() {
        let new_translation = NewTranslation {
            key: None,
            locale: Some("en"),
            content: Some("I love train"),
        };

        let (response, _) = post_translation(&new_translation, &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::BadRequest, response.status);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_create_without_locale() {
        let new_translation = NewTranslation {
            key: Some("test.i_love_train"),
            locale: None,
            content: Some("I love train"),
        };

        let (response, _) = post_translation(&new_translation, &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::BadRequest, response.status);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_create_without_content() {
        let new_translation = NewTranslation {
            key: Some("test.i_love_train"),
            locale: Some("en"),
            content: None,
        };

        let (response, _) = post_translation(&new_translation, &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::BadRequest, response.status);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_insert_and_delete() {
        // We fetch all translations
        let (response, content) = get("/api/v1/translations", &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Ok, response.status);

        let translations_1 = parse_translations_by_locales(&content);

        assert_eq!(1, translations_1.len());
        assert_eq!(6, translations_1.get(&"ui.add".to_string()).unwrap().len());

        // We create new translations on key `test.hello`
        let (response, content) = post_translation(
            &NewTranslation {
                key: Some("test.hello"),
                locale: Some("fr"),
                content: Some("Bonjour"),
            },
            &valid_token()
        );

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Created, response.status);

        let create_response = parse_create_translation(&content);

        assert_eq!("test.hello", create_response.translation.key);
        assert_eq!("fr", create_response.translation.locale);
        assert_eq!(Some("Bonjour".to_string()), create_response.translation.content);
        assert!(has_happened_now(&create_response.translation.created_at));
        assert_eq!(None, create_response.translation.deleted_at);
        assert_eq!(Some(1), create_response.translation.user_id);

        assert_eq!(true, create_response.warnings.is_empty());

        let (response, content) = post_translation(
            &NewTranslation {
                key: Some("test.hello"),
                locale: Some("en"),
                content: Some("Hello"),
            },
            &valid_token()
        );

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Created, response.status);

        let create_response = parse_create_translation(&content);

        assert_eq!("test.hello", create_response.translation.key);
        assert_eq!("en", create_response.translation.locale);
        assert_eq!(Some("Hello".to_string()), create_response.translation.content);
        assert!(has_happened_now(&create_response.translation.created_at));
        assert_eq!(None, create_response.translation.deleted_at);
        assert_eq!(Some(1), create_response.translation.user_id);

        assert_eq!(true, create_response.warnings.is_empty());

        // We insert a translation with 2 linter warnings
        let (response, content) = post_translation(
            &NewTranslation {
                key: Some("test.me"),
                locale: Some("en"),
                content: Some("It's me..."),
            },
            &valid_token()
        );

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Created, response.status);

        let create_response = parse_create_translation(&content);

        assert_eq!("test.me", create_response.translation.key);
        assert_eq!("en", create_response.translation.locale);
        assert_eq!(Some("It's me...".to_string()), create_response.translation.content);
        assert!(has_happened_now(&create_response.translation.created_at));
        assert_eq!(None, create_response.translation.deleted_at);
        assert_eq!(Some(1), create_response.translation.user_id);

        let warnings = create_response.warnings;

        assert_eq!(2, warnings.len());
        assert_eq!("Please use curly apostrophes.", warnings[0].message);
        assert_eq!(2, warnings[0].start);
        assert_eq!(3, warnings[0].end);

        assert_eq!("Please use the ellipsis symbol (`…`) instead of three dots (`...`).", warnings[1].message);
        assert_eq!(7, warnings[1].start);
        assert_eq!(10, warnings[1].end);

        // We fetch all translations
        let (response, content) = get("/api/v1/translations", &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Ok, response.status);

        let translations_2 = parse_translations_by_locales(&content);

        assert_eq!(3, translations_2.len());
        assert_eq!(6, translations_2.get(&"ui.add".to_string()).unwrap().len());
        assert_eq!(2, translations_2.get(&"test.hello".to_string()).unwrap().len());
        assert_eq!(1, translations_2.get(&"test.me".to_string()).unwrap().len());

        // We delete all translations with key equals to `test.hello`
        let (response, content) = delete("/api/v1/translations/test.hello", &valid_token());
        let result: DeletedResult = serde_json::from_str(&content).unwrap();

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Ok, response.status);
        assert_eq!(2, result.deleted_translations);

        // We fetch all translations
        let (response, content) = get("/api/v1/translations", &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Ok, response.status);

        let translations_3 = parse_translations_by_locales(&content);

        assert_eq!(2, translations_3.len());
        assert_eq!(6, translations_3.get(&"ui.add".to_string()).unwrap().len());
        assert_eq!(1, translations_3.get(&"test.me".to_string()).unwrap().len());

        // We fetch all translations with key `test.hello`
        let (response, content) = get("/api/v1/translations/test.hello", &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Ok, response.status);

        let translations_4 = parse_translations(&content);

        assert_eq!(2, translations_4.len());
        assert_eq!("test.hello", translations_4[0].key);
        assert_eq!("test.hello", translations_4[1].key);
        assert!(translations_4[0].deleted_at.is_some());
        assert!(translations_4[1].deleted_at.is_some());
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_validate_without_token() {
        let (response, content) = post("/api/v1/translations/1/validate", &None, &None);

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Unauthorized, response.status);
        assert_eq!("", content);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_validate_when_not_found() {
        let (response, content) = post("/api/v1/translations/999999/validate", &None, &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::NotFound, response.status);
        assert_eq!("", content);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_validate_with_success() {
        // We fetch all translations
        let (response, content) = get("/api/v1/translations", &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Ok, response.status);

        let translations_1 = parse_translations_by_locales(&content);

        for translation in &translations_1[&"ui.add".to_string()] {
            // None are validated
            assert_eq!(None, translation.validator_id);
        }

        // We validate the first translation
        let (response, content) = post("/api/v1/translations/1/validate", &None, &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::NoContent, response.status);
        assert_eq!("", content);

        // We fetch all translations
        let (response, content) = get("/api/v1/translations", &valid_token());

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Ok, response.status);

        let translations_2 = parse_translations_by_locales(&content);
        let ui_add_translations = &translations_2[&"ui.add".to_string()];

        // The first translation is validated
        let validated_translation = ui_add_translations[0].clone();
        assert_eq!(1, validated_translation.id);
        assert_eq!(Some(1), validated_translation.validator_id);
        assert!(has_happened_now(validated_translation.validated_at.unwrap().as_str()));

        // The other translations are not validated
        assert_eq!(None, ui_add_translations[1].validator_id);
        assert_eq!(None, ui_add_translations[1].validated_at);
        assert_eq!(None, ui_add_translations[2].validator_id);
        assert_eq!(None, ui_add_translations[2].validated_at);
        assert_eq!(None, ui_add_translations[3].validator_id);
        assert_eq!(None, ui_add_translations[3].validated_at);
        assert_eq!(None, ui_add_translations[4].validator_id);
        assert_eq!(None, ui_add_translations[4].validated_at);
        assert_eq!(None, ui_add_translations[5].validator_id);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_delete_without_token() {
        let (response, content) = delete("/api/v1/translations/hey.you", &None);

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::Unauthorized, response.status);
        assert_eq!("", content);
    }

    #[test]
    fn test_delete_with_a_key_without_translations() {
        let (response, content) = delete("/api/v1/translations/not.found.key", &valid_token());
        let result: DeletedResult = serde_json::from_str(&content).unwrap();

        assert_eq!(StatusCode::NotFound, response.status);
        assert_eq!(0, result.deleted_translations);
    }

    fn parse_translations_by_locales(content: &str) -> HashMap<String, Vec<TranslationForLocale>> {
        serde_json::from_str(content).unwrap()
    }

    fn parse_create_translation(content: &str) -> CreateTranslationResponse {
        serde_json::from_str(content).unwrap()
    }

    fn parse_translations(content: &str) -> Vec<Translation> {
        serde_json::from_str(content).unwrap()
    }

    fn post_translation(translation: &NewTranslation, token: &Option<String>) -> (Response, String) {
        let body = serde_json::to_string(&translation).unwrap();

        post("/api/v1/translations", &Some(body), token)
    }
}


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What You Don't Learn in Executive Presence Training
October 14, 2014 /0 Comments/in Human Resources Management /by Mariela Dabbah
Let's face it, executive presence training focuses more on erasing gender differences than on teaching women how to assert their presence by taping into their own strengths.
Is there a real need for executive presence training?
Almost everywhere I go lately, I hear about the need for women to go through executive presence training in order to reach the highest levels of decision making. Well, maybe women do need to learn a thing or two about the way the game is played in their organizations, the politics, and the unwritten rules. But the problem with the notion that they need to go through executive presence training is the implicit belief that women lack executive presence altogether. That by attending executive presence training they will learn how to imitate the group that currently occupies the majority of the executive positions, namely white middle -aged men.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for learning—how to diversify your network and how to manage a relationship with a potential sponsor, how to negotiate and delegate, how to improve your communication style, and so on.
The difference is that when you talk about executive presence training you are educating people to look and sound all the same. Rather than encouraging your team to discover and hone their own style you're asking them to emulate someone else's style.
The thing about my hair (and why executive presence training would not work for me)
Case in point: When I first started my career as a speaker, my then career coach —a very successful executive man— told me that I would have to do something with my hair. "You'll have to straighten it or pull it up. It doesn't look professional." (Code for "it doesn't project executive presence.")
Early-on in my career I was told to "do something" with my hair. I refused. It's always been part of my brand.
I remember clearly how my stomach churned at the comment. My immediate response was, "I will wear smaller accessories. I will wear a jacket and a skirt. But I won't change my hair. It's my brand." I was sure of it. I knew that if I did anything to my hair I wouldn't look or feel like myself and something important would be lost in the process.
Through the years, that decision has served me well. Not only because my hair is indeed a big part of my brand and the way people recognize me, but mostly because it helps others see that it's possible to succeed while being yourself. That you can be taken seriously "even" with big, curly hair. That you can get a seat at the table even when you look very different from everyone else.
It's important to focus executive presence training on building confidence and projecting gravitas.
Why we need more women supporting women's styles rather than offering executive presence training to force them to imitate someone else's style.
Very often it is women managers and executives who feel the need to bring executive presence training to their organizations without exploring what the focus of the program is. And it is often women who don't realize their role in perpetuating a homogeneous workforce that they are allegedly trying to diversify. Managers who make their staff feel inadequate when they wear a dress instead of a pantsuit to work at a financial institution. Or who frown at the sight of red shoes or curly hair.
It's time to start watching carefully how you provide feedback to men and women
In a recent study of how men and women are given feedback during their performance review, a startling statistic emerged: 71% of women receive negative feedback vs. 2% of men. In addition the feedback women receive is almost always loaded with negative criticism focused on their personality traits (you are too abrasive, aggressive, strident, etc.) rather than on their performance.
And although the gender of the managers didn't make a difference in terms of the feedback they provided, it's worrisome that when it comes to their female staff women managers still focus on personality or style much more than on performance and accomplishments.
Carefully review the executive presence training before you offer it to make sure it encourages women to embrace their own styles.
Executive presence training is valuable when it instills a sense of confidence and provides insights on how to project gravitas and credibility. When it helps women remain calm in the face of adverse situations so they can exert their leadership. But how can you ever be credible if you're imitating someone else's style, values, and behavior? If the only way in which you can be taken seriously is by being someone else?
So before you bring executive presence training to your company consider your goals. Are you trying to create leadership opportunities for more women or are you trying to get women to adopt the reigning leadership style? Are you inadvertently setting them up for failure? Answer these questions first and you'll choose a meaningful executive presence training. One that actually helps your female staff leverage their female traits to move forward.
You can always test your team's executive presence by asking them to take our Executive Presence quiz.
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3 Examples of Cultural Differences in the Workplace…Human Resources ManagementIt's useful to recognize examples of cultural differences in the workplace to avoid taking things personally & improve relationship w/ coworkers. …