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Dallas Buyers Club slays iiNet in landmark piracy case
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/dallas-buyers-club-slays-iinet-in-landmark-piracy-case-20150407-1mey38.html
A Federal Court judge has ordered several Australian internet service providers, including iiNet, to hand over to a film studio the identities of thousands of account holders whose internet connections were allegedly used to share without authorisation the Dallas Buyers Club movie.
But in a win for iiNet and the other Australian ISPs, Justice Perram ordered that any letters sent to alleged illicit pirates must first be seen by him. He said this would "prevent speculative invoicing", which under Australian may not be lawful.
...To uncover the alleged pirates, Dallas Buyers Club LLC, through Voltage Pictures, tasked German-based pirate-hunting firm Maverick Eye UG to identify those who were sharing the movie online.
Maverick Eye joined torrent "swarms" that were sharing Dallas Buyers Club and then tasked its software to log the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of those who distributed the movie without authorisation and in breach of copyright laws. A total of 4726 IP addresses were identified.
Dallas Buyers Club LLC then contacted iiNet and other ISPs, asking them to divulge customer details associated with those IP addresses without a court order — but the ISPs refused.
It then sought to have the ISPs disclose customer details in the Federal Court through the preliminary discovery application process, which is often used by parties to a case where the identity of the person or company they want to take legal action against is unknown but can be discoverable through a third-party.
But iiNet sought to challenge the request on grounds it would lead to speculative invoicing, whereby alleged infringers are sent letters of demand seeking significant sums for infringement. These letters often threaten court action and point to high monetary penalties if sums are not paid.
"We are concerned that our customers will be unfairly targeted to settle any claims out of court using [this] practice," iiNet said in a blog post about the legal action last year.
The ISP also argued that customers could be incorrectly identified as alleged infringers if details of the account holder were revealed. For example, the relevant IP address could have originated from a person in a shared household where someone other than the account holder infringed copyright, it said.
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Re: Dallas Buyers Club slays iiNet in landmark piracy case
In nearly all cases the account holder cannot be 100% confirmed as the person using the internet service to torrent with, iinet are correct in stating that any release of customer data will lead to speculative invoicing or harassment aimed at pressurising the account holder to act as an unpaid investigator, this will involve litigation after all so any requests aimed at the account holder for information must be replied to with a scale of charges so the account holders time is paid for., this is standard legal practice.
At this time enquiries should also be made to iinet to ascertain how long they store such data for and also some statistical data obtained from them regarding just how accurate is the equipment used to generate the data as in some other countries is has been shown that this type of customer billing data can be incorrect and thus this too is an important avenue to investigate to prevent a potential miscarriage of justice.
This US Judge seems a bit more savvy and saw through some patently false claims made by a film making company.
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2015/04/10/judge-says-ip-addresses-cannot-used-identify-copyright-infringers


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When A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way
Hager Rocks connects the community, encourages artistic expression, and random acts of kindness in Washington County and beyond.
by Lisa Gregory and photos by Turner Photography Studio
Cindy Dwyer decided to create the Hager Rocks Facebook group because she just loved the concept of spreading kindness, she says. And she was not alone. While Cindy thought "maybe we would get 500 members," today the group, which began in 2017, has some 5,000 members and counting.
"It really took off," she says.
The kindness rocks movement is based on the idea of taking rocks and decorating them with inspiring messages or artwork and then hiding them for others to find. And those created by Hager Rocks have been found in a variety of places, including the window ledge of a drive-thru window at McDonald's, under a light pole in the parking lot of an Ollie's store, frequently in local parks, and as far away as the Caribbean, among many other places.
According to Cindy, those who find the rocks are encouraged to join the Hager Rocks group and post their finds. The rocks say Hager Rocks and have the Facebook symbol on them. The group, says Cindy, has fostered a real sense of community, with members often getting together for rock- painting parties.
A woman who randomly began placing rocks with inspirational quotes and sayings on the beaches of Cape Cod, Mass., started the kindness rocks movement a few years ago—and it rapidly caught on, spreading across the nation and beyond, while seemingly touching on a collective nerve within today's society. Brian Meier, a professor at Gettysburg College, thinks he may understand why. "We're living in a pretty tough time right now," says Brian, who has done research on pro-social behavior. "People aren't always so nice to each other, especially on social media and in the news. These rocks remind us what it means to be human, and what it means to be kind to each other." Cindy adds to that sentiment by sharing, "You're letting people know that someone out there cares about them."
And it can be quite addictive. Loretta Hardman, a Hager Rocks member, admits she is hooked on the process — especially when one of her rocks is found. "'I think to myself, 'I painted that rock and made someone happy,'" says Loretta, who adds that she has probably painted about 3,000 rocks in six months' time.
Jim Jordan understands her passion. He became a member after he and his family discovered kindness rocks in a local park. Jim, who became disabled after a workplace accident, enjoys spending his time painting the rocks. "It gives me something to do and helps the community," he says. "What is better than trying to spread kindness?"
The following stories attest to the impact that kindness rocks can have on those who find them. "It's simple, but can mean so much," says Cindy.
Angie Mason's 80-year-old mother had taken a fall, and the once-independent woman was now facing a different kind of life. "She was going to have to go into assisted living," says Angie. And it was this thought that was weighing heavily on Angie's mind as she went through the drive-thru window at McDonald's one morning. Then she saw it. Sitting on the ledge was a pink rock with black lettering and two simple words written on it: "Don't Worry." Angie took a picture of the rock and posted it on Hager Rocks. "I wrote, 'Thank you for making my morning! You have no idea how very much I needed this beautiful, kind, gentle reminder,'" she says.
Ironically, she would later learn that the rock was initially found at an assisted living facility before being rehidden. "It was thought that one of the residents had made it," says Angie. "That just blew me away because of what I was worrying about that day. It was the message that I needed."
Since then, Angie's mother's transition into assisted living has gone well, she says. And Angie is now a member of Hager Rocks. "I decided that I was going to do kindness rocks and spread that kindness and keep it going," she says. "It can be just a simple message, but it can really change people."
The Future Is As Bright As Your Faith
Lindsay Jones had just said goodbye to her brother, Bobby Lee, who after years of struggling with addiction had died from an overdose. She had come to Hagerstown, where her brother lived, from West Virginia for the funeral. "I was feeling so lonely," she recalls. "I was having a really hard time."
Lindsay and her family had stayed at a hotel during the funeral, and as they were preparing to return home, getting into the car, she spied a rock in a grassy area next to the car. The rock was painted with a heart inside a light bulb and a message that said: "The Future Is as Bright as Your Faith."
"It made me feel like I was being watched over," she says. "It gave me a smile. It was something to hold on to; something that I could bring back with me. A good memory to bring back with me," she adds.
Furthermore, Lindsay says that her brother was very artistic and would have appreciated the kindness rock movement. "He loved stuff like this," she says. Lindsay kept that rock. "I don't have a lot of things that belonged to my brother," she says. "Just a couple of his shirts. So, when I am having a bad day or really missing him a whole lot, I hold the rock and talk to it. I really feel that that rock was meant for me to find."
A rock sits in a place of honor in Kaity Marks' dorm room on a table where she can see it easily and often. It has one word written on it: "Inspire." And according to Kaity, it certainly does. "It means so much to me," she says. Kaity found the rock on a shopping trip in Hagerstown. She and her 4-year-old sister, Reagan, spotted the rock, which was beneath a light pole in the parking lot in front of Ollie's Bargain Outlet. "We saw it at the same time," she says. "It was the first one we had ever found. Reagan was so excited."
Reagan wanted to take the rock into Ollie's with her, but Kaity convinced her to leave it in the car. "I didn't want her to lose it," she says — and for good reason. Kaity, who is attending Alderson Broaddus University in West Virginia, says the rock had made an immediate impression on her. "I am an elementary education student," she explains. "I went into this profession because I wanted to inspire young children. I want to inspire them to do good things in life." And for her, the rock is a constant reminder of her commitment to just that. "It's special," she says.
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Steve Goodman of Towson was in the midst of a 12-day cruise of the Caribbean and visited a cathedral in Antigua. As he was leaving the church and walking down the steps, he noticed a rock with a message. On one side, it read: "Terry and Bonnie 11-13-87," and on the other: "Please Post and Help Me Travel." The rock also had the Hager Rocks name and Facebook symbol.
Bonnie Gump, one of the early members of the Hager Rocks page, had hoped to go to the Caribbean to celebrate her 30th wedding anniversary, but it was not to be. "So I decided if I couldn't travel, maybe the rock could," she says. A friend who was planning a trip to the Caribbean offered to take the "anniversary rock" along with her.
"I had read stories about people leaving notes on rocks," says Steve. "But this is the first time I had seen one." And the fact that it had originated from his home state of Maryland and was in Antigua made it "a lot more interesting," he says.
Steve found the Hager Rocks group and posted his find before proceeding to Saint Maarten and leaving it there. Bonnie was delighted with his post. "I was so excited," she says. And she hopes the rock continues to travel to even more faraway places. "Maybe Germany or Australia," says Bonnie. "Anywhere it can go to."

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Ali Zafar opens up on when he was kidnapped
Pakistani singer, producer and actor Ali Zafar has opened up about the incident when he was kidnapped. Ali took to Instagram and wrote, "In 2009, me and Ayesha were kidnapped. We survived and don't really talk about it. However, that did not leave the trauma that being blackmailed, bullied and harassed by someone who came to your parties, flaunted pictures with you and called you a friend did." He added that they decided to file for damages but seeing how difficult the system makes things for you to seek justice, they decided to put things out there for people to read for themselves. He further said, "I have made a thread on Twitter where I have posted some of the documents from my evidence in court. Almost 5 years ago, I turned to our justice system, the proper and professional way, to seek justice and claim damages. After all these years, the system has not allowed us to ask all the RELEVANT questions and present all the RELEVANT evidence in court. Why?"


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Friday Night Win in Delaware!
Harrington De: The Thunder and the Prowlers met in Delaware for the first of a three-game series. Trevor Babin got the nod for Delaware and Richard Shipman for Port Huron. Delaware came out firing in front of a home crowd, and that would lead to a Justin Laporte goal. He threw a shot through traffic that tipped off a Prowler and in the net. Joe Deveny also would tally a Thunder goal in period one. After one it was 2-0 Thunder.
The second period was an explosion of goals. The Prowlers struck early in period two to cut into the Thunder lead. Dalton Jay scored to make it 2-1. Marc Antoine-Brouillette made it 3-1 just after the 10-minute mark of period two. Sam Marit and Cade Lambdin scored late in the second period to make it 3-3 after two periods of play.
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Love Island star Curtis Pritchard's sexuality addressed by his mum
Lily Wakefield July 2, 2019
Curtis Pritchard and Tommy Fury kissed in the Love Island villa. (ITV)
Curtis Pritchard's mum has spoken out about the Love Island star's sexuality after his kiss with boxer Tommy Fury.
Viewers were excited when the pair cracked on in last Tuesday's (June 25) episode, kissing on the lips and saying they loved each other.
However, Debi Pritchard told OK! magazine: "Curtis is comfortable enough in his sexuality to be confident in expressing himself.
"It doesn't matter how other people perceive it."
She continued, "Everyone questions everything. It's sadly the way the world is evolving, but you just have to accept people as they are."
His brother AJ also told the magazine: "It's 2019. He can kiss Tommy on the lips. For us, it's always about being happy.
"You don't have to question what you've done as long as you're happy in that moment."
Since last week's Love Island episode, fans have not stopped hoping that Pritchard's head will be turned towards Fury, with one posting on Twitter: "There's more chemistry between Curtis and Tommy than anyone else in the villa."
Another fan said: "So happy with this re-coupling between Tommy and Curtis."
Curtis Pritchard also gave Tommy Fury a massage earlier last month. (ITV)
One fan said Curtis Pritchard has better chemistry with Tommy Fury than with "half-girlfriend" Amy
Fans also compared the ballroom dancer's chemistry with Fury to his relationship with his "half-girlfriend" Amy Hart, hoping for a queer re-coupling.
One said: "There's more sexual chemistry between Tommy and Curtis than between Amy and Curtis. Facts are facts."
"When Curtis and Tommy are talking about each other like they're doing a re-coupling," said another.
Earlier last month (June 11), Pritchard gave Fury a massage to relieve some tension in his lower back.
Fury said: "Curtis was giving me a massive back rub/ arse rub in the bedroom.
"My arse was a bit tight so I just asked him if he would mind massaging the glutenous area and get some knots out my back.
"He's good at it. My back feels ten out of ten."


One has no control over one's religion at birth but stay as a " sane grown up " person is something one has control over.
Signs of militancy showing in some segments of the buddhist society is a sad development, harmful to the country and to the dogma too.
"Boru hari kiwwata kaman na sanhidhiyawa wenuwen"
Thanks Al for sharing. I am for Sanhidiyawa among all religions & races.
According to Lord Buddha lying is not recommended as much as the type of harsh words used by some deshapremies, but we can do the same thing by resorting to truth & sober words. Deshapremaya is not a bad thing but planting the seeds of hatred is bad.


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Leicester City Still To Play Behind Closed Doors Despite Localised Lockdown
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Leicester City is very confident of playing their remaining EPL home games despite localized lockdown. According to the statement released by the club, "No greater risk will be posed to the personnel of the club, our surrounding communities, or visiting teams. Hence, our forthcoming EPL fixture will remain unaffected."
In spite of the local lockdown, Leicester City is very confident that their remaining home games at the King Power Stadium won't be affected. The Club stated that it has discussed with the Premier League, its safety advisory group, and local authorities after the government made the announcement on Monday, following a sudden increase in the number of covid19 cases in the city.
The Foxes who are supposed to play Crystal Palace on July 4 will now ensure stricter health measures and safety. After the game on Saturday, they will be Sheffield United next and Manchester United later.
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Although Matt Hancock, the health secretary stated that the Foxes match with Crystal Palace will be played, the chief executive of the Premier League, Richard Masters informed the parliament that several contingency plans have been put in place to move the game to another venue in case of any problem or for the game to be postponed if need be.
But a statement released by the club on Tuesday night announced that the remaining fixtures will not be affected by the localized lockdown and that the team will continue their training at Belvoir Drive.
A spokesman representing Leicester City stated, "The club has spoken with the Premier League, its safety advisory group and the local authorities following the announcement made by the government as regards safety measures against coronavirus in Leicester.
"All the parties involved in this, are satisfied that through continuous implementation of the Covid19 safety plan, the football operations of the club can safely continue to function properly under subsisting protocols. This will reduce the risk that the visiting teams, club personnel, and surrounding communities are exposed to. There will be no change to the training schedule of the first team, they will continue to train at Belvoir Drive and the forthcoming fixtures of the team will remain unaffected.
"The Club is capable of handling all sorts of situations. The Club has also put in place different continuity arrangements and contingency plans in case there is a deviation from the existing protocols.
"The fan-store of the Foxes at the King Power Stadium has been closed due to the requirement that non-essential retail should remain closed. The numbers of on-site workers remain restricted to only staff performing essential services that can't be performed from home.
"The Club remains completely committed to ensuring that it plays its part in curtailing the spread of the coronavirus disease in our local communities by implementing a comprehensive and robust Covid19 control plan. We are also putting in several measures to ensure that we continue to perform at the highest level and to continue representing those communities in the field of play. We urge all our supporters around the city to continue to follow the stay at home order and to also follow updated advice provided at www.leicester.gov.uk.
The EPL believes that each and every one of its stadiums is very secure. However, before the clubs decided to restart the league, they had agreed on using neutral venues in case they are unable to play at home. The Premier League has made provisions for many standby neutral venues, in case it is decided that a game should not be played at the home stadium of a club.
Matt Hancock has also ordered that all shops offering non-essential services should remain closed until further notice, likewise the schools in the area.
He also advised the whole populace of Leicester to continue to stay at home and to stay away from non-essential travels. He reiterated that the government is working towards amending the law to make the enforcement of the lockdown easier.
Hancock further stated, "We are working towards changing the laws in the next few days. Some of the drastic decisions we've taken towards containing the spread of Covid19 in Leicester will require strict legal backings.
The lockdown measures were put in place in Leicester because the city is responsible for not less than 10% of the positive cases of Covid19 in the country. And there is a sudden increase in the number of cases in the last few weeks.
Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Leicester City stated that the team is safe and that the players of the club do not live within the city boundary. When they come for training, they drive into a very secure training pitch.
Rodgers – Everything Remain Unchanged
In spite of the threat faced by Leicester City pertaining to playing their home games in a neutral venue, Brendan Rodgers appears to be very relaxed about the prospect.
"Everything remains unchanged as regards the way we have worked so far especially in the current situation," reiterated Rodgers, when speaking to Sky Sports as regards his team's trip to Merseyside.
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Q: Calculate the previous value in T-SQL (update) I am struggling a little, not to say, much with some SQL logic.
Example of the Data set
wid  CCVnr  Amount  Reference  Seq  Month      ColumIwant=PreviousAmount
11   15946  20      50         1    1/1/2013   NULL
12   15946  20      50         2    1/2/2013   NULL
13   15946  20      50         3    1/3/2013   NULL
14   15946  20      50         4    1/4/2013   NULL
15   15946  20      50         5    1/5/2013   NULL
16   15946  20      50         6    1/6/2013   NULL
35   15946  20      50         1    1/1/2013   NULL
36   15946  10      50         2    1/2/2013   20
37   15946  10      50         3    1/3/2013   20
38   15946  10      50         4    1/4/2013   20
39   15946  10      50         5    1/5/2013   20
40   15946  10      50         6    1/6/2013   20
88   15946  10      50         1    1/1/2013   20
89   15946  20      50         2    1/2/2013   NULL
90   15946  25      50         3    1/3/2013   10
91   15946  25      50         4    1/4/2013   10
92   15946  25      50         5    1/5/2013   10
93   15946  25      50         6    1/6/2013   10

The 5 first columns I have, I want to 'calculate' the last column: PreviousAmount.
The problem for me is that every time all 6 months are (re)loaded so it's not enough to look at the 'changed' value, you also have to take into account the history is there to.
 (I first had a piece of code with a CTE comparing one row to the next but like this I'm missing the history...)
Situation here is: a client has an amount he wants to pay per month he can change:
In this case the changes it from 20 to 10 to 25.
I've uploaded a CSV-file or the very dataset I'm working with here:
https://mega.co.nz/#!oZhC0RxB!CzzMx3Yr6Kx1_1N9scuNqwJnqoZDGUXte47iOPkLG-E
We using SQL Server 2008 R2.
There are 20M rows like this in the table. So maybe a cursor is not the best option(?)
Thanks a lot in advance for any help !!
L
UPDATE:
I added a wid column because the original data set also holds a wid column.
@Mark Bannister The logic is to look at 'Amount' and when for a certain month the Amount is changed by the user:
    * All the next months get updated when the 'New Amount'
    * We calculate the Previous Amount which is = the Amount is was before
@Love2Learn also thanks for your comment. There are lots more columns but you have to know it's not easy to add more columns in the stackoverflow code block.
Therefore I also uploaded a CSV file from which you can find the link. A relevant column I do have added is the 'wid'.
Normally there should be enough info and columns to calculate this previous row.
Thanks in advance!

A: You need a customer number of some sort -- to identify the groups.  Say this is custid:
select t.*,
       (select top 1
               amount from t t2 where t2.custid = t.custid and t2.month < t.month order by t2.month
       ) as prevAmount
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EB5 Capital Celebrates Two Multifamily Openings
14 juin 2021 11h00 HE | Source: EB5 Capital Investments EB5 Capital Investments
Bethesda, Maryland, UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EB5 Capital joins Foulger-Pratt in celebrating the opening of two multifamily developments this month in Northeast Washington, DC.
Press House and One501 both opened on June 1, 2021. Press House, EB5 Capital's 21st project, consists of two towers with 356 apartments and approximately 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. One501, EB5 Capital's 26th project, offers 327 apartment units and 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Both Press House and One501 are metro-accessible and only minutes away from DC's renowned Union Market, a gourmet food hall that has become a mecca for food connoisseurs from around the DC area. EB5 Capital and Foulger-Pratt have collaborated on three EB-5 projects together.
"We congratulate Foulger-Pratt and EB5 Capital's 135 foreign investors on these major milestones," said Patrick Rainey, EB5 Capital's Senior Vice President of Investments. "Both Press House and One501 are unique in their own ways and bring incredible value to the NoMa and Eckington submarkets."
Over the past decade, the District of Columbia has experienced a 14.6% increase in its population, representing the seventh highest urban growth rate in the United States. Most COVID-19 restrictions have been recently lifted in DC and the multifamily market is experiencing a steady increase in demand. EB5 Capital continues to focus on multifamily investments in the DC metro area and is currently raising capital for a similar project.
About EB5 Capital
EB5 Capital provides qualified investors from around the world with opportunities to invest in job-creating commercial real estate projects to obtain U.S. permanent residency, as well as private equity investments and secondary passports. For more information, visit http://www.eb5capital.com.
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Q: What is wrong with the scope in this code? What is wrong with the scope in the following code?
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        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            ////// string connectionString = "Data Source=A-63A9D4D7E7834\\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=Test1;Integrated Security=True";
            //connection string i taken from the file class1.cs static class.

            try
            {
                string commandString = "Select * from Table_1";

                SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(Class1.connection);
                SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(commandString, conn);
                conn.Open();

                // Start a local transaction.
                SqlTransaction sqlTran = conn.BeginTransaction();
                command.Transaction = sqlTran;

                try
                {
                    SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
                    GridView1.DataSource = reader;
                    GridView1.DataBind();
                }//try ends here.
                catch (SqlException ex)
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                    }
                    catch (Exception exRollback)
                    {
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                        // is closed or the transaction has already been rolled
                        // back on the server.
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                    }
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                }//sql catch ends here
                catch (Exception all)
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                        // is closed or the transaction has already been rolled
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                    }

                    Response.Write(all.Message.ToString());
                }//catch all ends
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            finally
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                // Commit the transaction.
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        }//page load method ends

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Error   1   The name 'sqlTran' does not exist in the current context    D:\DOCUMENTSS\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\t2\t2\Default.aspx.cs 162 17  t2
Error   2   The name 'reader' does not exist in the current context D:\DOCUMENTSS\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\t2\t2\Default.aspx.cs 166 17  t2
Error   3   The name 'reader' does not exist in the current context D:\DOCUMENTSS\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\t2\t2\Default.aspx.cs 167 17  t2
Error   4   The name 'conn' does not exist in the current context   D:\DOCUMENTSS\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\t2\t2\Default.aspx.cs 169 17  t2

Error   5   The name 'conn' does not exist in the current context   D:\DOCUMENTSS\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\t2\t2\Default.aspx.cs 170 17  t2

A: sqlTran is declared and initialized in the try block, but you're trying to access it in the catch and finally blocks, where it no longer exists in the scope. The same goes for reader and conn. You would need to declare the variables before the whole try-catch-finally block in order to access it in both.

A: Those variables are declared inside the try portions of your code. Inside the catch {} portions, those variables do not exist. To fix the problem, you need to declare the variables outside the try block (setting them to null), and then you can instantiate them in try block. Be sure to check for null values in the catch blocks.

A: Here is an example from MSDN that explains how to typically use a SqlTransaction with in a method. Just like others have said, your BeginTransaction call should be outside of your try catch so that you will have access to it through all levels of the method's scope.
Hope this helps some.

A: Your SQL Transaction is inside your "main try" yet you try to use it in your "main finally", it needs to be outside main try to be used in the catch/finally blocks.  Also, never .Commit inside a finally block - put it at the end of the main try just before the try finishes.

A: Your sqlTran is declared inside first try block, so it can not be accessed in the finally block,
try{
  define A
}
finally{
  cant access A here..
}

Your variable should be declared outside try block.
define A
try{
   do something with A
}
finally{
   can access A here...
}

A: Declare your connection, command, and transaction outside of the first try.  You can instantiate them inside the try, but make sure they're declared before you do something that can throw an error.  If conn.Open() threw an error, your transaction would never have been declared.  That's why the language doesn't let you use those variables in the catch/finally.


This entry was posted in DES 310 Design Interaction on October 6, 2014 by Anthony Hutton.
This entry was posted in DES 310 Design Interaction on January 17, 2014 by Anthony Hutton.
This project will search the domain of mobile phones for Product, Interaction and Graphic Design opportunities.
Phase #1: Empathy with users.
The project will rely on a "model" of two users; the student designer self and an invited person (a close friend, brother/sister, parent?). A model of the two users will be built using essays, photo's, recordings, movies, powerpoint, prezi, keynote, etc. The model will be presented in four "chapters".
Chapter 3. Activities: What life activities are taking place when the phone is being used for the theme element listed below.
Chapter 4. Places and contexts: What context is occurring when the phone is being used for the theme element listed below. Where is this happening?
These four chapters (multimedia presentations) will combine to form the "model".
Shopping: What happens when you go shopping with a mobile?
Privacy: What aspect of privacy matter on your phone? Do you protect anything?
Settings: Altering the settings in a phone. How is it done, why, how often. Phone experiences while roaming.
Timetable: keeping timebales for travel, etc.
This entry was posted in DES 310 Design Interaction, Uncategorized on October 5, 2012 by Anthony Hutton.


Election 2008: Will America go for socialism?
As of this writing, the outcome of the presidential election is too close to call. Should that still be the case after November 4th, the outcome in the 12 states that are experiencing massive voter fraud being orchestrated by the Obama-associated group ACORN may cloud the election and even the legitimacy of an Obama presidency.
This election cycle presents voters will a clear choice: Does our nation turn sharply to the Left? Or, do we try to work out our economic, social and foreign policy issues through a centrist coalition? Senator Obama�s upbringing, his autobiographies and primary campaign speeches indicate a sharp left turn toward socialism. Everything about Senator McCain suggests he would not turn our nation sharply right, but seek to bring a Democrat-dominated, Congress-gone-wild back into a sense of fiscal responsibility.
Senator McCain has not run a well-oiled campaign. But slick campaigners like Obama do not necessarily make great Presidents -- Abraham Lincoln being a prime example of a non-slick campaigner. What should matter to conservatives is that a President Obama would get to replace the next two U.S. Supreme Court retirees with judges far to the Left of even Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
Conservatives need to understand that a vote for Ron Paul and/or Bob Barr is a vote for Obama. If third-party voters want to send messages to someone, they should join the Signal Corps. For conservatives, a decision to stay at home and not vote for McCain is a vote for Obama. In 1992, when third-party candidate, Ross Perot, took 18.8-percent of the votes which, for the most part, would have gone to George H.W. Bush, the Perot voters elected their worst nightmare � Bill Clinton. How smart was that?
As Governor and chief law-enforcement officer of your state, what do you do? Do you sweep it under the rug? Do you report what you have learned to the head of your public safety department and ask that the allegations be investigated? What if you ask for an investigation, but your public safety head won�t investigate? Having served as an aide to a governor, I can tell you that the officer would have been accorded the presumption of innocence; however, he or she would have been suspended, pending a prompt and thorough investigation. A cover-up would not have been tolerated.
As you probably guessed, those are the facts behind what the mean-stream media call: Troopergate, but should have been called: Tasergate. The only cover-up with regard to Tasergate is the lack of media coverage when a Democrat-led investigation found that Governor Palin had not broken any laws when she dismissed her own appointee, the head of public safety.
The high point of the campaign may have been the Al Smith Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria when Senators McCain and Obama roasted each other. McCain sparkled as he turned Obama over the coals with rapier wit and charm. Obama�s lines were�well, dull. The next morning, Denver�s CBS affiliate ran a long video clip of Obama�s remarks, barely mentioning that McCain even attended the event.
Left-wing media bias aside, we will learn on November 4th whether our nation takes a sharp left turn toward socialism or not.


I wanted to post this photo a little later, but since several of you mentioned Hotel du nord after yesterday's post, here it is. For those of you who are not familiar with French culture, let me just say that this hotel - also located by the Canal Saint Martin, became famous because of a film director called Marcel Carné who precisely made a movie in 1938 called "Hotel du nord" . This film became extremely famous because of scene with French actress Arletty whose line "Atmosphere, atmosphere" is as famous among French people as "we're not in Kansas anymore" is among the American public! BTW, check the Hotel du nord website, it's really cool.
Fun photo Eric! I love the Canal Saint Martin area; feels like another world compared to the touristy parts of Paris. Hope you're having nice Spring weather!
Love the movie clip from yesterday, even though I can't understand it. A French teacher! A French teacher! My kingdom for a French teacher!
When i saw the title, i wondered why it was familiar to me. Now i know. This is a great shot Eric, with a lot to see.
It's great to see typical parisian places. The movie clip added a touch of humor and nostalgia for some people, I'm sure.
Katie: I know time flies but it's not spring time already. Is it?
Me again, isn't it fun to remember famous quotes from famous movies?
Or "I'm ready for my close up, Mr. De Mille"
Sorry, I got carried away!
Monica - yes I guess I'm a bit confused about the seasons, but the forecast for the weekend in Paris is near 50 and sunny. Sounds a wee bit Spring-like to me! And I guess Eric's photo of those lovers on the bridge just radiated so much heat that I forgot it was February!
Or "Frankly, my dear, i don't give a damn."
Lynn I was going to write that!
Katie I know what you mean. Besides, this photo of Hotel du Nord façade showing people having a drink outside on the sidewalk is all spring like!
Or "Show me the money!!!!!"
Monica, you forgot "here's looking at you, kid" and of course "we'll always have Paris" and so many more from Casablanca.
Anonyme: how could I forget..
More from Casablanca "Play it, Sam"
I love this facade. Thanks for the link yesterday, Eric - I enjoyed watching the clip! Hope you're all having a great weekend!
Je n'ais pas un empire d'exchanger pour un professeur, mais je voudrais le temps pour étudier la langue francaise.
J'ai le besoin, n'est-ce pas?
Okay, that took ten minutes and I still didn't say what I meant. Did it come out funny? Or close?
I like the photo, Eric. I love the tour you take us on each day. I knew about the Canal but didn't get there. Before our trip I learned my way around Paris on Google Earth, and had my ideas of where I wanted to go. But there were three other people on the trip and I didn't always win!
juste pour la vérité historique, ce qui n'enlève rien à la qualité des photos, des sites choisis et et à l'intérêt des commntaires, c'est Arletty.
i love the colors, the light and the subtle shadows.
It is not often that I get to see a truly creative website but your link to this is one of those. While some of the links did not work once I got there, those kinds of annoyances didn't bother me. I also use a large monitor and the site is obviously built for people using smaller monitors and larger screen sizes as I could not read the menu or the copy with the video clip. But I wanted to tell you that I appreciate the link and was fascinated by what I found. Thanks.
I understood, Petrea, perfectly - and i hope that donkey will get off your foot very soon.
Let me imagine a love story behind the three last photos, Eric gave us to see, that we could easily link : first, he/she meets her/him (see the Valentine's day photo), then they have a full day together walking in Paris, speaking, taking photos with an amazingly light on a romantic bridge (yesterday's photo) and today, want to be closer at the Hotel du Nord, dreaming of old Paris and old movies with great actors, like Arletty was indeed!! Atmosphere, atmosphere!!!
You got it, ... perfectly. How lovely it is to think of this sweet rat on the roof of the car. She is puzzled and in love ... Time flies, that is true. Spring is soon.
Merci Lynn. I started to respond in French and found myself in dangerous territory!
What amuses me is that those famous movie quotes are often mis-quotes.
Ingrid Bergman never said "Play it again, Sam".
Judy Garland never said "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas any more".
Mickey Rooney never said "Let's do the show right here!"
But Bravo to Eric and Monica for actually getting theirs right.
No no i'm joking of course, Petrea! Your French i understood perfectly he he. Better than mine, i think!
Oh Eric...Merci!!! I love the photo of the Hotel du Nord, it makes me want to run to the airport and get on a plane..destination of course, Paris!!
The "you tube" link was great!! It is very hard to find the video..I still need to go to the Alliance Francaise to look for it.
Est ce que j'ai une gueule d ' atmosphere "...oh yes, dear Arletty you most certainly do!!!
Eric:Thanks for the GREAT link to the picture of the working lock. Needless to say, your picture was far superior to mine.
Again to Jeff: I think I also mentioned to you that Hotel du Nord was right down the "street" from the apt. I had a 10 euro lunch there. Yum!
Thank you for this glimpse at the atmospheric Hotel du Nord, Eric. And I've enjoyed the famous lines from films in the comments and to know about "Atmoshpere, atmosphere." in the French psyche. One line that came to my mind was "I couldda been a contender."
Nice clip, but Marcel Carné didn't film on location. He recreated the Canal Saint-Martin in a studio lot, just the way he created the Boulevard du Crime for "Les Enfants du Paradis". Don't know why. Jean Renoir filmed on location.
A tip of the hat to Julie Delpy for staging the climactic scene of "Two Days in Paris" adjacent to the canal.
Also, the Canal was designed under Napoleon, but not completed until the Restoration. The since the Canal feeds water into the Seine, there are fish in it. I think it was stocked a few years ago.
Take the Canauxrama tour if you can.
Also, "atmosphere" I think, in the jargon of French film making, means "scenery." I could be wrong, but it makes the Arletty comment both more understandable and, given that she was in the middle of a hugely expensive set, ironic.
I strolled the Canal several times during my stay in the 10th a few years ago. I stayed in a hotel on Rue Richard Lenoir. I love that area of Paris.


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Secure corridors under construction at 13 schools
Matt Johnson, left, points at one of the secure corridor blueprints during a Pitt County Board of Education work session in in 2018. The creation of secure front corridors is ongoing for 13 of the district's schools.
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Jason Heyward
By Amber Revels-Stocks
When Pitt County Schools reopen to students this fall, it will be with enhanced safety measures.
Thirteen schools across Pitt County are receiving secure corridors over the summer, including Farmville and Ayden middle schools, Creekside, Ridgewood and W.H. Robinson elementary schools and Wintergreen Primary and Intermediate schools.
"(Secure corridors) are underway. We've started a lot of demolition at several schools," said Matt Johnson, the assistant superintendent of operations for Pitt County Schools. "We've actually started some of the block work and installed the door frames at several schools."
Johnson said the construction projects still have a long way to go.
"We have nine weeks left but right now they're going well," he said. "We've actually started pulling some wire for the access control on the doors. We're trying to get some preliminary work done ahead of time so when the doors are ready, we're ready."
Secure corridors mean visitors and late students have to be buzzed into the building and sign in with the school's secretary, who is located behind glass.
The system takes a photo of the person for the school's records. People cannot get through a second doorway into the school without being let in by a faculty or staff member.
Staff can get into the school using badges that are read by a card reader.
"You cannot get past the secure corridor without a badge or key," Johnson said.
Most schools already are using card readers to get their staff familiar with them.
"We have a front door buzz-in at every school in the county (right now), including our schools with open campuses," Johnson said.
Secure corridors also require visitors to carry a government issued ID, so front office staff can identify them. The RAPTOR system can pull information, such as custody issues and who is allowed to remove children from school.
"If we can do a background check of any visitor that steps foot on that campus, the better prepared we'll be to serve our students and staff," Johnson said. "We'll understand if this person can't come on campus where before you might not know."
Work on the secure corridors is expected to be completed by Aug. 15, when faculty reports to school for the 2019-20 school year.
"That gives us a little bit of time before all the students come back to have a little bit of training for our staff," Johnson said. "As things change, you have to retrain on how the building is entered and exited.
"This will put us at 26 sites throughout the district, which is a huge advantage that we've been aiming for a long time," he said.
While Pitt County Schools does not want district schools to feel like prisons, it does want to make sure the community feels safe, Johnson said.
"It really is the times we live in," he said. "Just like (active assailant and lockdown training), we're not doing this because we have a gun problem, but because we have a society problem.
"This is just one more way the school system is trying to protect the students and staff," Johnson said. "It's just one more step that we've taken security-wise to tight up security on our campuses."
Once work is completed, only 10 schools in the district will not have secure corridors. Construction on corridors for those schools is expected to begin in the fall.
"We'll be working with each site that we have to do during the school year to try to minimize disruption to the school day," Johnson said. "Once we finish those, we'll be complete throughout the district, which is a tremendous advantage."
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Cathy Huyghe
I'm an entrepreneur in the wine tech space, and a journalist who's especially interested in the business and politics of wine. My writing and photographs have appeared in print, online, and on the radio for outlets including BBC America,
I'm an entrepreneur in the wine tech space, and a journalist who's especially interested in the business and politics of wine. My writing and photographs have appeared in print, online, and on the radio for outlets including BBC America, Decanter, The Atlantic, DailyBeast, Worth magazine, Food52.com, the Boston Globe and the Washington Post. I have worked for some of the world's most celebrated chefs, including Thomas Keller, Alice Waters, and Jean-Pierre Vigato. I am also the founder of Harvard Alumni in Wine and Food. I travel the world in search of the generous spirit – and the pure joy! – of true hospitality.
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Film alluding to violence made by Denver shooter released
DENVER (AP) — A man who fatally shot five people before being killed by police alluded to violence in a film for sale on a website that previously sold fictional e-books he's believed to have written, with victims and scenes similar to the attacks.
Lyndon McCleod, 47, wounded two others including a police officer in the rampage Dec. 27 at several locations around Denver.
The 47-minute film, "Warhorse," shows McCleod in a hotel room with a briefcase full of $100 bills, riding a custom motorcycle around Denver, standing in an art museum and sitting in a van outside World Tattoo Studio, where McLeod once owned a business called Flat Black Ink Corp.
The film intersperses action sequences, often edited as animation, with snippets of still photos, animal skulls, marked-up texts, forest fires, artwork, totems and Civil War references. Throughout, an audio-distorted, male voice-over reads texts about subjects including Genghis Khan and Jesse James, the Denver Gazette reported.
One brief scene shows a figure in a black, hockey-type mask carrying a long gun and stepping out of a van. The film, which at one point shows McCleod removing the mask, solely credits McCleod at the end and he's the only person featured in it.
The movie's sale doesn't sit well with Jeremy Costilow, whose name was mentioned 100 times in McLeod's self-published book trilogy. Costilow was nearly killed in the rampage.
"Nobody should make money off of that. It's terrible," Costilow told the Gazette. "I know people are fascinated by killers, but I don't think anybody should own that movie at all."
Amanda Knight, a friend of McLeod's who warned police about him a year before the slayings, is helping sell the movie to help McLeod's former girlfriend recoup money and property she lost. A statement on the website says, "Proceeds of this film go to victims of the crime."
McLeod's friends are also traumatized from the killings, Knight said.
"People have to heal. People have to survive. We're not rich," said Knight.
Jimmy Maldonado, who was injured in the killer's first stop at a tattoo shop, was shown a screenshot from the film showing McLeod in tactical gear.
"He was wearing that same helmet as what's in the movie," Maldonado said. "At first I thought it was the police who shot me."
McLeod was wearing all black, Maldonado said, when he walked in the door of a tattoo shop and killed Maldonado's wife, Alyssa Gunn-Maldonado, 35, and her friend, Alicia Cardenas, 44, who owned the shop. McLeod in the next hour went on to kill Michael Swinyard, 67; Danny Scofield, 38; and finally hotel clerk Sarah Steck, 28.
Three killed were at tattoo shops and police have said McLeod knew most of the victims through business or personal relationships.
The self-published, fictional books written under the pen name Roman McClay named some of McLeod's real-life victims and described similar attacks. The books were no longer available for download Sunday but the film could be downloaded for $30.
In the first book, a character named Lyndon shoots everyone at a poker party held by a character named "Michael Swinyard." The second novel also features a character named Lyndon and names "Alicia Cardenas" as a victim.
Investigators know about the movie and will be reviewing it, Denver and Lakewood police said.
The FBI can't comment on an ongoing investigation but continues to work with Denver and Lakewood police to determine the motive for the shooting, FBI spokeswoman Dana M. Plumhoff said by email Sunday.
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using Content.Shared.Materials;
using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Reflection;
using Robust.Shared.Interfaces.Serialization;
using Robust.Shared.IoC;
using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
using Robust.Shared.Serialization;
using Robust.Shared.Utility;

namespace Content.Shared.GameObjects.Components.Materials
{
    /// <summary>
    ///     Component to store data such as "this object is made out of steel".
    ///     This is not a storage system for say smelteries.
    /// </summary>
    [RegisterComponent]
    public class MaterialComponent : Component
    {
        public const string SerializationCache = "mat";
        public override string Name => "Material";

        public Dictionary<object, Material> MaterialTypes => _materialTypes;
        private Dictionary<object, Material> _materialTypes;

        public override void ExposeData(ObjectSerializer serializer)
        {
            base.ExposeData(serializer);

            // TODO: Writing.
            if (serializer.Writing)
            {
                return;
            }

            if (serializer.TryGetCacheData(SerializationCache, out Dictionary<object, Material> cached))
            {
                _materialTypes = cached.ShallowClone();
                return;
            }

            _materialTypes = new Dictionary<object, Material>();

            if (serializer.TryReadDataField("materials", out List<MaterialDataEntry> list))
            {
                var protoMan = IoCManager.Resolve<IPrototypeManager>();
                foreach (var entry in list)
                {
                    var proto = protoMan.Index<MaterialPrototype>(entry.Value);
                    _materialTypes[entry.Key] = proto.Material;
                }
            }

            serializer.SetCacheData(SerializationCache, _materialTypes.ShallowClone());
        }

        class MaterialDataEntry : IExposeData
        {
            public object Key;
            public string Value;

            public void ExposeData(ObjectSerializer serializer)
            {
                if (serializer.Writing)
                {
                    return;
                }

                var refl = IoCManager.Resolve<IReflectionManager>();
                Value = serializer.ReadDataField<string>("mat");
                var key = serializer.ReadDataField<string>("key");
                if (refl.TryParseEnumReference(key, out var @enum))
                {
                    Key = @enum;
                    return;
                }
                Key = key;
            }
        }
    }

    public enum MaterialKeys
    {
        Stack,
    }
}

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The Slug Queen Chronicles by S. O. Thomas ~ a Review
by MK French
Cricket Kane discovers that tooth fairies are now kidnapping entire children, not just collecting teeth. Her brother is taken, leaving behind a changeling and a toxic black dust that affects her family. She's immune to it and follows a mysterious cat to the land where magical creatures are real. Cricket has to harness the power of that dust to rescue her brother and the other missing children, but it might cost her life.
March 2020; Ichigo Black Books; 978-1951406066
ebook, print (328 pages); fantasy
We start with Cricket's twelfth birthday, with her love of sameness and sensitivities to different senses. There's even an element of synesthesia, as she could see different colored dust for each of her overwhelmed senses. It's treated as her normal, not a weird affectation, and her best friend also helps her to understand the social nuances that she doesn't intrinsically get. This social awkwardness is present in school as well when we see it, which gets her bullied by the popular girls. It's never explicitly explained that Cricket has autism, but she is clearly neurodivergent. It's not a feature about her that magically changes as it progresses.
The behavior the Cricket sees as changing overnight has affected her as well. It's not that she is angry or yelling a lot, but hallucinating a talking cat that no one else can see that she's allergic to is a difference as well. It's the cat that suggests her baby brother is a changeling and suggests the journey she ultimately takes. It's not exactly a nod to the Cheshire cat, but it certainly feels that way as I read the book. There is a lot of detail about the fairy world and the conflicts that exist there, especially because Cricket has to learn about it as she journeys through there as well as learn how to cope with the dangers present and her own sensory overload. This is a much larger and more detailed section of the book, with so many new characters introduced.
Cricket needs to understand herself as well as her relationships with other people. It's too easy for her initially to care about her own needs and her own sensitivities. That's normal in young children, and even at twelve, she's only on the cusp of tweener/teen angst. She has to be challenged in order to grow and change and to really appreciate what's important to her. This is exactly the kind of thing that middle-grade readers are trying to navigate on their own, so seeing Cricket navigate them in aeryland might be a safer way for them to realize there are viable ways to do so.
Buy The Slug Queen Chronicles at Amazon
Born and raised in New York City, M.K. French started writing stories when very young, dreaming of different worlds and places to visit. She always had an interest in folklore, fairy tales, and the macabre, which has definitely influenced her work. She currently lives in the Midwest with her husband, three young children, and a golden retriever.
Labels: fantasy, kid lit, middle grades, MK French, Reviews, S.O. Thomas
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Appeal for information following Dartford Co-op robbery
Olivia Gantzer
Officers were called to the Co-op store, in Colney Road, just after 10pm on Thursday May 17. Picture: Google
The Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate is appealing for information following a report of a robbery at a store in Dartford.
Officers were called to the Co-op store, in Colney Road, just after 10pm on Thursday May 17 following a report that a man threatened staff with what appeared to be a handgun before leaving with a quantity of cigarettes and money.
The suspect, who had left the scene on foot, is described as being around 6ft tall and of medium build.
He was wearing dark clothing at the time.
No one was hurt during the incident, and investigating officers would like to speak with anyone who saw anything suspicious or has information regarding the incident.
Witnesses are asked to call Kent Police on 01303 289600 quoting XY/29338/18.
Alternatively call Kent Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
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Country singer Carrie Underwood waited a beat before announcing that she is expecting her second child with husband Mike Fisher.
Finally on August 8, Underwood announced on Instagram that she and the retired ice hockey player, 38, would be giving their son Isaiah, 3, a sibling.
Though Fisher is pampering his wife of eight years, she is also looking after herself by releasing endorphins with her trainer, Erin Oprea.
Underwood's Cry Pretty album will be released on Friday, September 14.


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PAM: Welcome! I am Pam Laricchia from livingjoyfully.ca and today I am here with Maria Randolph. Hi, Maria!
PAM: Hello. I have enjoyed seeing Maria around in online unschooling circles for many, many years. Thank you so much, Maria. I am thrilled you agreed to join me on the podcast.
MARIA: Thank you, I am honored to be asked.
And to get us started, if you could share a little bit about you and your family.
MARIA: Okay. So, family of three: my husband David, myself and our daughter Davie (who is now 20). We live in the northeast part of the United States in a state called Maine. We have been here for about 15 years and, before that, my daughter was born and raised until she was seven, in Wisconsin and then we moved out here to Maine. So that is our story.
PAM: That is a very nice introduction.
I would love to hear how through that you discovered unschooling and what your families' move to unschooling looked like.
MARIA: It was so round about. The most complete round about way. I had kind of known about unschooling a little, well, let me back up even further.
When Davie was three, we kind of knew that we wanted to homeschool. I had cousins who homeschooled their kids. Also even before we were married I knew homeschoolers. I just thought it was a really, really wonderful thing for kids to be able to be home and to be freely pursuing, or for the most part, freely pursuing what they wanted to do and where their interests led. So, we knew that when we had a child we were kind of leaning toward that.
When my daughter was three, we would go to homeschooling conferences. I think it was at one of those where I kind of heard ideas of unschooling and I was not too sure on the concept at that point. We caved into putting her into kindergarten—I say sometimes that it was pressure, like people saying "Oh, she should do just one year," "Oh, she should just go to kindergarten"—but I think it was a lot of internal pressure too on myself. Like, just having a lot of fears. And I think both David and I agreed that we both look back and think yes, we were really unsure that we knew what we were doing.
So, she went to kindergarten; it was not a good experience for her. She cried every morning. Often, I would have to go—it was all day kindergarten—in the middle of the day and get her, so for the first six months she went half day and then she ended up going all day. The end of the year could not come fast enough. We were so happy when she was done.
So, we ended up then deciding definitely we were going to homeschool now. My personality is very enthusiastic and organized and so, you know, I brought out all the curriculum and this is how we are going to do it.
So, ended up moving from Wisconsin to Maine when she was about seven. That point, a lot of upheaval because we were moving, we were away from family, Maine was amazing to explore. I think before the internet broke, I admitted that we did not even register, because I had forgot, that I was supposed to do—it was a little different in Wisconsin at the time. It was January, I think, and I was like, 'Oh, I think it was supposed to do that.' I just got really involved in life and that was really cool.
Those were the fun times, but meanwhile, we were butting heads and she was getting frustrated at me. I was getting frustrated at her and then, this whole idea of unschooling had kind of been in my periphery and so I am kind of leaning towards that, but not really understanding what it was exactly as we ended up practicing it. I just thought it was kind of relaxed unschooling—or relaxed homeschooling rather. So, we just relaxed a little more, and a little more.
And then I started understanding a little more what radical unschooling was and applying those ideas that natural learning can happen in every aspect of life—and that was another story that I might get into later, but that was a little harder for me to, being a little bit of a control freak, to understand. And to kind of let go that I really wanted the cute schoolroom. But that was not working so I kind of had to go through that process a little bit.
By the time Davie was ten or eleven, we were way more radical unschooling. I would say by the time twelve or thirteen we were like totally in the rhythm and not even thinking about anything—we were just living life at that point. That is my long story of how I found unschooling.
I feel like we have done it all. So, when somebody says, "I use relaxed homeschooling with Charlotte Mason and a side of Waldorf," I go "Oh yeah, I know what that is," because I feel like I know; I dove into all that to some degree. I feel like anybody who comes along and says, "How do I unschool after doing this?", it's like, "Oh, I can tell you because I did that." At least for a month until I got sidetracked by some other great curriculum I thought was out there. It was interesting.
PAM: Yes, it does sound like a really, really interesting journey. That actually leads very nicely to our next question.
What was the most challenging area of deschooling for you? Let's talk about one of those and see how you worked your way through it.
MARIA: I would say the most challenging for me—and for my daughter because we have been able to talk about this you know, since—was definitely my need for control. I am kind of a control freak. I can be easy going but I need a little bit more structure—which can actually be just a super wonderful quality, like, organized and structured.
I don't know, have you ever seen the show Parks and Recreation?
PAM: I have seen some of that, yes.
MARIA: I am Leslie Knope. If you ask me which restaurant you should go to, I will have a folder for you, describing every restaurant in the area—I mean that is kind of how my brain works. Which can be a beautiful thing.
But, when it comes to raising a child, who your deepest wish is that they know themselves, that is pretty hard to allow them to know themselves when you are trying to control them. So, I think that would have always been an issue for us, but particularly trying to come into unschooling. I was now looking in the mirror a lot and having to realize, 'Oh, that is doing damage. I cannot be that person.' Which, thank goodness for unschooling, I probably would have figured that out when she was thirty, which is unfortunate. I think unschooling helped remove those layers faster.
That was my biggest challenge, honestly, just letting go of the ideal. I think a lot of people deal with that too. This "ideal" picture of how you are going to raise a child. Unschooling appealed to me on so many levels, but I had to face myself. I think that truly the biggest part of the challenge was ME. That need for the "ideal" and for control, so I still work on that, you know personality-wise.
PAM: That is so interesting. I can totally relate to that personality style where, if something comes up, I want to know and organize all around it, right? I mean, I am known as the planner.
If you are going on vacation, you want to know the route and the different places you might stop along the way, and all the different things you might want to do. I have a folder—even now—when we go on vacation, I have a folder where we've got the tickets for everything, I've got the addresses, the phone numbers—like, everything is very organized.
But yes, that is the huge piece. That folder becoming our resource, not our director, you know what I mean?
PAM: That is the piece: not insisting we still follow this. So, I can get my organizational needs met but then, once I am comfortable, that shift to, "Okay, now we are just going to do what comes up with the flow." And I've got three different things that we might flow into, and being open to that fourth thing that somebody sees when they cross the street.
MARIA: You have nailed that. That was exactly it.
I still struggle with this sometimes, letting go of inflexibility. And that it's okay, like you said, to have that binder and to have everything, but to allow for flexibility. You know it makes me super uncomfortable. I think maybe for me and just my personality maybe that is a safety measure, staying in my comfort zone. And going outside of that takes some adjustment.
PAM: My family knows the exact same thing! At least my kids do. They are like, "Mom, do you need a minute?" "Hey, this thing just came up and I would love to do this," and I'm like, "Do you need an answer right away? Because if you need an answer right away, it might be no, but can I think about it for ten minutes?" And they often give it to me.
MARIA: That little phrase, "Can you give me a minute?" was such an epiphany for me. When I did not have to come up with the answer right away, or we did not have to discuss it all right away. That I could just step back a little bit and that my family would accept it if I said, "I need a minute to just kind of process that a little bit—I'm not sure I like that, I'm not sure I'm comfortable, give me a minute." And to sit with it a little bit and know that they would be okay and we could discuss it.
I don't know. My personality—sometimes I get kind of all or nothing. I cannot come up with the answer now and I have to be totally comfortable with it on every level and everybody has to be happy. So back at different points at different levels in unschooling with Davie where I can see, 'Oh yes, that was a real turning point.' Where I kept my mouth shut more often after that.
PAM: Those conversations are so helpful when you have that openness and that trust level where people can say what they see. It's when you get to that level where you are not taking things personally. You are not taking them on as an "attack" but as information—as just better understanding each other, right?
MARIA: Absolutely. I love that, that it is shared information. We talk a lot about that within unschooling, how we share information with our kids to give them the information so they can make decisions based on information they might not have had or they might not have known, so that they can have that available to use in a certain way.
And of course, that works with us too and when I am given information and just like at those pinnacle points where I could see what she was thinking or the look on her face and I thought oh, this is not a good direction I am going in. This was not a direction she agreed on going in or, "Hey, this does not feel good FYI." It is just kind of been a beautiful thing to see all that happen.
PAM: Yes, it's when you are paying attention in a conversation. When you stop trying to direct it, trying to say over and over what you want; when you're plowing ahead, and you are not noticing all those clues. Those looks that pass by their face, the shuffle, the twist of the body, all those little pieces of information that don't necessarily need to be verbal, do they?
MARIA: That is a really, really good point.
Just how you said that stopping—when you quit being the director and you stop to notice and be present. Being a planner, organizer, I am always thinking ahead, I feel like unschooling kind of helped me stand back and observe a little bit more; and to observe and think about my part in that. Instead of observing and directing, I am thinking about, "Well, where does that put me in connection with this person and what can I do differently to ease their path or to get out of their path?" Very often.
PAM: Yes, I loved your point about being more quiet and listening more. I remember times when they would be having this idea, and this idea, and this idea and my planning brain would be trying shift and trying to think of the implications of that choice and that choice and then I would be tempted to jump in with pros, cons, comments, etcetera.
When I could be quiet and just watch—because they were not done, they were verbally processing what they were thinking. When I just watched them and sat back and let them go through the work that they were doing, they got somewhere completely different. And then I could see how they got there.
Now you better understand why they got there, right because you could see all the different pieces that came together. Then you better understood why you were doing X in the end. Then we got to that place, like you said, without us putting our hands all over it, you know what I mean? Does that make sense?
MARIA: I do. It makes a lot of sense.
I was thinking about how you were saying how when they would come up with ideas and you were already thinking about something saying this is what you could do… I still, I struggle with that a little bit.
I knew that is my personality a little bit, and I struggle, but, in this instance, I really did not see it. So, when he said that I was so appreciative because it was like, "Oh, oh right, okay. I do do that. I have got to think more, speak less, and let it go." I think, like I said earlier, unschooling helped me do that in a way I am not sure I would have sooner.
I feel like it has helped my marriage in a lot of ways too because I was looking so much at the interaction with my daughter but, as experienced unschoolers will often say, "Would you do that with a friend?" And that was when I really started to think, 'Would I?' And if I would, is it right? Should I be doing that? How am I treating my mate?
So, I think that, in a way, with so many deschooling experiences it is a little bit of therapy for us because we are really rooting around our personalities and our motives. Trying to be the best person we can be for another person to grow and learn, naturally. What an experience. It has been so good to reflect on it too.
It has continued to have a lot of benefits, so it has been a great experience.
PAM: Yes, it really does call us to learn about ourselves right?
PAM: No, that's perfect, because it really helps. A lot of other people can connect to those feelings and that level of detail.
I mean, as an aside, that is what I love about these podcast conversations: we can get into a deep conversation with each person individually. It's beautiful. Every single story is different, right? We talk about that everybody's unschoooling lives look different because we are all individual and unique people. There are patterns to it. There are the things we learn about ourselves, how we learn that relationships end up being the most important thing over learning. Because we discover quick enough that learning happens all the time, right? We cannot stop it. So that is not really something we need to be concerned about now. Absolutely that is a part of deschooling—understanding how real learning works and seeing it happening all the time—but yes, no I love all the little details, so do not worry about that.
MARIA: I am very detailed.
We were talking about how it can take time to work through our issues—and I do not even like to call them issues—but understanding ourselves better. To understand how we tick and why we react the way we do, and why we make the choices we make. So, it can take awhile before unschooling really starts to flow in our lives. That can also leave us feeling some regret over maybe how long it has taken us, maybe some of the choices that we made and I was wondering if that was your experience and how you worked through that—or continue to work through that.
MARIA: Yes, continue to work through for sure. I was thinking a lot about this and thinking about the nature of regret and—I am not going to be very articulate. I think regret and guilt kind of go hand-in-hand.
When I look back and think of regrets, I think I've already touched on some of them. I wish we would have unschooled sooner. I wish I would have done that before kindergarten. I wish I had done that before I decided to become a curriculum junkie. I wish I/we would have done that out of the starting gate. But I did not know better.
When I started learning more about unschooling there was some resistance. I was kind of like, "These crazy unschoolers they are insane," and "They are so extreme," and "I could never do that; I will never be doing that." I wished I had let go of my—I don't know—my fear maybe. Maybe some pride. I regret that part. I wished I had done it all a little bit sooner.
I definitely regret instances I recall that I'm like, "Oh, I am that parent." But again, I just mean guilt and regret is a good tweak, to a point where you can say, "Oh, I don't want to do that anymore." After that it can just really destroy you if you get too eaten up by it. So, allowing that to just move you and then go forward I think is a big component.
Maybe a difficult component sometimes, to do because there are things that I really do wish I could have done differently and I cannot get those years back—it's gone. That's why, when talking to people who are new to unschooling, there is almost—I hate to, because I know everyone comes to it differently—but there is almost this frantic, "Oh, hurry up and do it! Do it." But, you know you can't.
PAM: Yes, you can't change somebody else.
MARIA: Natural learning is natural learning, even when we are learning naturally about unschooling. But yes, [there] may be some specific instances that pain me a little bit in my parenting, like, "Oh, that day and I was really mean. I think I was really mean that day." And I might regret it. But I cannot do anything about it except talk to Davie about it now.
It's funny, recently I said, "Do you ever remember that day, sometimes it just eats me up and I really want to apologize to you and the child in you that I did that." and she was like, "Oh, really?" She could not even remember it. But it exemplified to me and added to what I was displaying overall at that time. So, while thankfully she did not remember that instance, I feel like overall I was displaying a particular attitude that that moment personified, and I regret having that attitude and any effect that might have had or still have on her you know over that period of time that I was showcasing a particular attitude or personality part of me that I wanted to get rid of. So yes, those are kind of when I think of regrets, some of the larger regrets that I have.
PAM: But I think your point that, what we can do is learn from them is, really that is the point well taken. As in, when I come to regret, because when I was making the choices that I was making in the moment and I can come to understand who that person was and where that person was at the time as to why they made those choices (well I) made those choices. Definitely using that almost as a reminder almost like motivation as to next time I really do not want to act or react that way. Even like okay so next time I am going to try this, I am going to try this and see how that goes.
So, it helped me that way but yes, then I needed to release it. When I know better, I do better. Different. When I know different, I do different. I can make a different choice now and not let it eat me up.
MARIA: Right, and interfering with you now and you being present, thus interfering with your relationships.
PAM: Yes, and that is my whole goal and that was why I was regretting it in the first place because of how I treated them or how I was acting towards them, that was what I was regretting but getting caught up in it and beating myself up with it was recreating that problem in today's moment.
PAM: That is how I could talk my way through. That was the way it made sense to me. That was the way it made sense to release that guilt and regret and just accept those choices that I made and that I have learned from them and I am going to make different choices and then letting that weight go.
MARIA: Yes and I think too, being able to look and see the relationship you have now. I think standing back in bogged down regret would not have helped us go forward. Like you were just saying. Now I love our relationship, but had I stayed back there doing what I was doing, or with the regret, it would never be where it is now. So, it is very important not to get stuck in it.
It is a completely new lifestyle. It is a totally unconventional idea to them at first and it's like, "If they don't go to school how will they learn?" "If you don't test them how will you know they are learning?" You know just a million and one little questions. So I thought it would be fun if we played around with a couple of them.
So here is one: "But how will they learn Algebra?" That is usually a big one. Or calculus.
PAM: So, when you see that, how do you answer it?
And really, speaking of regrets, that was one of my last hold-outs. Which, of course, did its damage, you know. She was aware that that was the last hold out and so there were a lot of fears with that.
But I think when we finally let go of it, I just completely let go of it. I was like I'm not doing this. I read a lot and then was like, "I'm not reading anymore, we are just not doing math or touching it." Then watching how it played out. I think my answer to "How will they learn math?" is, "When they are ready to." It is so simplistic and so bizarre. Somebody that knows nothing about unschooling and hears that is gonna be like, "Arrrghh," but she will learn when she was ready.
She came home one day and wanted to get a job and needed to make change. So we sat down over the course of maybe four or five hours in one week, maybe it was over two weeks. She came home one night and was like "Ah, I'm scratching my head on this. I cannot figure this out." And we went over it again and I don't think she has ever asked about making change since. She still will get frustrated around numbers and really nervous around numbers and I don't know if that is the baggage or just we do not see numbers or think of them in the abstract.
"No way." And I went through the other chapters—I was doing these tests in the back of the book and I'm 40. It took me two weeks to do that and I loved every minute of it. It really took away any fear that, well, I was not any good at it. But it took away any fear that a human being of any age can't learn that when they are ready and when they need to learn it. So, I think my answer to that question is really my own experience and knowing that any person can to that whether you are 13, 16, 18, 40, 50.
When you need it, you can do it. I think that is hard for people that are newer to unschooling or people who are not familiar with unschooling to hear, and I have not come up with a good way to reassure them that. It is almost like you have to see it in action and feel it in action.
PAM: No. You know what?
MARIA: …watching your kids learning in the world and watching yourself. Right.
PAM: You noticed that in yourself when that occasion came up.
PAM: That's not what you're going to see, right? But, you're going to maybe see them playing a video game and adding up their money in there so they can purchase something. Or figuring out how many hit points they need to beat a particular boss. Or wanting to bake something and needing to figure out the proportions and adding up how many tablespoons and teaspoons, etc.
There are so many occasions in life! Maybe they want to count their steps as they are walking into the mall or walking in the park. Then they count by twos. It is just giving yourself the time to see how math lives in the world.
Because it really does live in the world, doesn't it?
MARIA: It is not a concise topic though, and it is really hard to just put it in quick easy terms.
And then the conversations that come from that and then sitting down and calculating gross and net and what's the taxes and why do we do this and that. And how that is all math-related. It took me a while to understand that that was actually math and that that is what we were doing. Then, "Oh, if I want a car, how much money do I need? How much will I get at the end of the week? What are payments and how do you take out a loan?" All these math things we do in the adult world that I sometimes take for granted and don't think of them as math. Until as she has needed them, I am realizing, 'Oh, well, this is math. This is algebra. This is working with unknowns,' and so on. So, it's interesting.
PAM: It is. It is. Okay let us try another one that is not so academic. I was picking an academic-y one and a life one. Okay, so this one.
"But how will they learn to work in a group?" Because teamwork is a big thing.
MARIA: Okay. Yeah. Oh. Well I am pausing because I do not ever remember coming up with that one. Or having somebody come to me with that. But, I can answer it because Davie and I are both pretty introverted. We are very social—obviously, we like to talk. But we need a lot of downtime.
So, after we are with groups of people we need maybe days really, of just downtime. You would think that maybe that would be difficult to work in a group. Davie has always been fairly social and does not have a difficult time being in groups and has certainly learned the social skills.
We have a really nice community here. Davie has always just gone downtown, hung out, and people will talk to her; ask her about things. She has ended up working with different people in the community—the creative community here—and it kind of just dove tails naturally because she is interested and wants to, and the teamwork happens fairly seamlessly.
I think it is schools that give us the idea that teamwork is very, very necessary and has to be learned and can not be learned unless you are in school.
PAM: Yeah, I think that the big thing there too so often—especially with kids and through school, and even some of the organized groups is that—they are not really choosing to be there. So, they have no real internal motivation to make this situation work. Right?
PAM: That's a huge piece, isn't it?
MARIA: It is huge. So, when schools say they are not a team player or they do not like team-work, do they even want to be there?
MARIA: That's the first question. The intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation, and everything must come intrinsically. Any motivation—any long-lasting motivation to do anything, whether it's teamwork or algebra.
PAM: Yeah, exactly. There are opportunities for groups. Like you said, she ended getting attracted to creative groups and she ended up participating that way.
It was the same with my kids. It is really the group. Often, it's around an interest. It's people who have all chosen to engage in this particular thing. So, everybody is trying their best to make it work.
And, the other piece you were talking about at the beginning: "Am I the person that enjoys that kind of environment?" That is an absolutely valid question and a great thing to learn about yourself because you will not choose to put yourself in situations that you know are not going to work well for you.
PAM: I think the other piece, when people get caught there, that they come to terms with—if that is the right phrase—while they are deschooling, especially in that first year, is the lifelong nature of it. Like, we are talking about life. This learning does not stop. So, it's okay if they really figure out groups in their twenties.
PAM: It's whenever. "But, that is something that they are going to need." Well, when they need it or want it, then they can do it. Then. When the age does not become a factor, it just becomes about what someone is interested in learning, whenever. I think that is the other big piece of that puzzle of these "But how will they …?" questions. They will learn it in life when they want to. And they can learn it at any age, so there is no timeline.
MARIA: Yep. And isn't that so simple and yet so radical?
The most simple thing in the world to just be like, "I will do it when I am ready or when I want to or when I need to, and then I will do it." It is almost stupid simple that this is all there is to it. The difficult part is that deschooling and that leap of trust.
I love how you said that any of that can be at any age. Whether it's learning something socially or academically, but also, the deschooling never really stops. I am constantly, through the lens of unschooling, looking at life and things I am enjoying and reminding myself of different principles of unschooling and, "Oh yeah, I don't have to do this." And constantly peeling [back] those layers in myself and in relationships.
I think Davie would probably say the same thing but she is constantly thinking or looking at the world through that lens. It has been one of the gifts of unschooling is that we can continue the rest of our life to do that. That has been so simple and so radical at the same time.
PAM: (laughing) I love that. I love that. Stupid simple, but so radical. Which leads very nicely to the last question that I have here. I think you were just touching on that.
With your official unschooling years behind you now, looking back what has been the most valuable outcome you think from choosing unschooling?
MARIA: I'm sorry, the most valuable what was the …?
I would say the most valuable outcome to unschooling is that I was able to take my time and look at our relationship differently.
I think we have always had a fine relationship I really do. You know, I like self-improvement, but I had to do that at a younger age with homeschooling. I feel like because of that we had a stronger bond and a more respectful relationship between two humans than I think we would have had otherwise. Because I began to see her not as the child, but as a person who needed guidance but fully had her own ideas, her own thoughts whether she was verbalizing them or not.
I could give her the information and guide her in whatever it was she wanted to do and I think that has then played its part as she has gotten older. Just kind of has connected us on a level I am not sure we would have connected on before. Because I truly see her as a human fully capable of making all of her own choices and her own decisions.
Thanks so much to Maria for joining me on the podcast, I had such a fun time chatting with her. We definitely share a few personality traits! And I thank her for her patience with my internet challenges too.
If you'd like to connect with Maria online, she is an admin for the Facebook group, Unschooling Q&A, and I'll put that link in the show notes.


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