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The Walking Dead: Season 3, Episode 12–Clear
"You will be torn apart, by teeth or bullets. You and your boy."
The luxury of a longer season this year allowed The Walking Dead to try something new this week – essentially a standalone episode (albeit still connected tangentially to the main plot) featuring only three of the regular characters and none of the regular settings. And, even in a show that's gone from strength to strength this year, it was a bit of a standout; focused, intense, allowing three very important characters room to breathe and grow, while still not stinting on the horror and the thrills. It also, surprisingly, dealt with a loose plot thread we might all have forgotten, one from way back in the show's first ever episode.
In a nutshell, this was an entire episode dealing with the quest for guns and ammunition mooted by Rick last week. Along for the ride, as proposed, were Michonne (to get a feel for how reliable she might be) and Carl (small, but hard enough to be backup in case Michonne proved to be as loose a cannon as Merle). In the course of this hour, all three got a chance to develop – even Rick, confronted by an old friend who was even more broken than he is.
That old friend turned out to be none other than Morgan Jones, played as before by Britain's own Lennie James. Together with Andrew Lincoln and David Morrissey, this show is plainly a victim of the current trend in Hollywood to make serious TV drama with British actors pretending to be American.
To be honest though, Morgan's return wasn't that much of a surprise once we'd established exactly where the trio had gone to look for weaponry – Rick's home town. This became clear as he searched the now empty police weapons locker, stating, "I used to be the police in this town", though eagle-eyed viewers with sharp memories might have picked up on the ubiquitous signage saying "King County".
It did make sense, as Rick knew where all the guns and ammo were in that town, but you had to wonder how small the circles were that he'd been moving in. I don't have much of a sense of Georgia geography, but the gang have been to Atlanta, then to Hershel's farm, then the prison (within walking distance, it seems, as is Woodbury), and now back to King County. Perhaps they might have better luck a little further afield, as that seems like a similar radius to, say, Kent.
Be that as it may, the trip there set the scene – and themes – for the episode. Michonne drove, sitting stony-faced and silent, as ever, while Carl fidgeted in the back and Rick looked grim in the passenger seat. Their determined ignorance of a frantic hitch-hiker showed us right away that (if we hadn't got it by now) Rick is no longer the compassionate, eager to help ex-cop. Survival is more important, and nobody is to be trusted.
Which makes it all the harder to understand his choice of vehicle. Honestly, in a post-apocalyptic landscape littered with wreckage, why is he driving that suspiciously clean Hyundai Tucson? Could it be that Hyundai have offered the show promotional consideration? And why didn't he at least get the four wheel drive version?
Still, the Hyundai's limitations gave rise to the first of several impressive set pieces throughout the hour, as it got bogged down in the mud trying to drive around a corpse-filled pileup. Walkers were soon all over the car; and it was a blackly amusing measure of how accustomed they all are to this that they just resignedly got on with the business of slaughter. We didn't even need to see the details onscreen; we can take it as read now that Rick, Michonne and even Carl can deal with this.
As they plainly could when they reached the town and found it full of graffiti saying things like "TURN AROUND AND LIVE". Plainly someone had laid claim to the place, and it didn't take much guessing to figure out who the masked figure blazing away at them with a sniper rifle could be. Incapacitating him was, as with the Walkers, taken very much in stride (with some timely intervention from Carl), and the mask was pulled off to confirm that this was indeed Morgan.
The show had drifted yet again to its comic book origins, in which the gang passed back through the town and found Morgan starving and insane, his son having turned and being kept in chains. That aspect was left out – too similar to the scenario with the Governor's daughter so recently, I'd guess.
But Morgan was certainly no longer in his right mind. Holed up with enough weaponry to equip a small army, he'd been decorating the walls with random apparent nonsense – the word "CLEAR" repeated over and over, along with the heartbreaking revelation of his son's fate – "DUANE TURNED".
Scott Gimple's clever script split the group into two pairs, giving both the opportunity to spark off each other in some intense scenes. Left to look after Morgan, Rick had to deal with the man's frenzied hostility and madness before convincing him that he wasn't "wearing a dead man's face". This led to a pair of superb performances as Lincoln and James' characters unburdened to each other everything that had happened since they last met.
Morgan's son Duane (named, as in the comics, after Duane Jones, star of Night of the Living Dead) had been bitten by the Walker that used to be his mother – the wife Morgan had found himself unable to shoot at the end of that very first episode. Not unnaturally, Morgan had blamed himself, but couldn't bring himself to commit suicide, begging Rick to do it for him.
Rick, for his part, explained the loss of Lori, but still found enough optimism to encourage Morgan to join his group because, in the coming fight, "we're going to win". Perhaps seeing someone whose mind was even more broken than his own shocked him back to a more rational state of mind.
Carl, meanwhile, had taken off on a mysterious errand that was plainly more than the quest for baby supplies he told Rick. At first I groaned – were we back to the Carl of last year, who kept stupidly wandering off into mortal danger when no one was looking? But no, it turned out he had a good reason; he wanted to find the last remaining photo of his parents together, hanging in a local bar.
Accompanying him was Michonne, and their mutual distrust found an outlet as Carl immediately tried to ditch her. But Michonne's not that easy to ditch, as Merle could have told him, and she was back with him within moments, the pair uneasily cooperating. The bar having turned out to be chock full of Walkers, they had to work together to achieve Carl's objective; as they did, you could see their distrust gradually turning into a bond of friendship and respect.
It also allowed Michonne to open up a bit from the taciturn, closed-in character she'd been, as she revealed what she'd got when she went back into the bar to slaughter more Walkers (again offscreen). It seems she has a taste for kitschy cat ornaments!
By the time Carl confided in Rick, "I think she might be one of us", she was comfortable enough with her new friends to confide in Rick, and maybe help him out a little. She told him that she knew he'd been seeing – and talking to – dead people, and made him feel a little better about it by revealing that she'd been doing it too, talking to her dead boyfriend.
Morgan couldn't be persuaded to join the gang, so Rick left him in his fortified town, alone but with some of his nihilistic guilt alleviated. At that point it became clear what "CLEAR" meant – Morgan was going about the lonely business of clearing the town of Walkers, burning them on the pyre the group had seen on their way in. It wasn't a happy ending, exactly; but neither did it feel too sad.
This distinctly out-of-format episode was one of the best this year (a tough task, given how good the show has been). Self-contained, deep, and with four amazing, intense performances, it gave me a lot of confidence in writer Scott Gimple, who's soon to take over as showrunner from Glen Mazzara. It also (finally) gave some real depth to Michonne, that hopefully goes some way to countering the criticism of her as a two-dimensional comic book figure. Given the chance to do more than look surly and swing a katana about, Danai Gurira proved she's every bit as good an actor as the rest of the ensemble, and her chemistry with Chandler Riggs' increasingly earnest Carl was a highlight of the episode.
Next week, it's presumably back to the story proper, as the trio return to the prison with an awful lot of guns. Looks like they may need them. But this was such a good episode, it actually felt good to have a bit of a break from the ongoing saga of the fight with Woodbury. Let's hope the show has a chance to do a few more standalone episodes next year.
Author Simon FernandesPosted on March 5, 2013 Categories Walking Dead ReviewsTags Andrew Lincoln, Carl, Chandler Riggs, Clear, Danai Gurira, Lennie James, Michonne, Morgan Jones, Rick Grimes, Scott Gimple, The Walking Dead


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Q: node-schedule's object handling and calendar architecture My goal is to build a calendar in which you can add events on it and when the event's date arrives it executes code.
 My plan was using:
     Mysql database +
     node-schedule (https://github.com/node-schedule/node-schedule) +
     express.js +
     fullcallendar (https://fullcalendar.io/)

Everytime the user adds a event on the calendar, it will get saved to the database mysql and then it creates an object (using node-schedule) to be executed on the date the users input.
If the server crashes or needs to be restarted there will be a loop that will read all of the table's date and create an array of objects to be executed.
is this properly designed, memory wise and logically?
if the user has like 1million dates to be executed, there will be 1 million objects within the server's memory and I dont know if this way is the right one.

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*You would probably want to paginate events by dates, e.g. you don't need to load all user event for each request, but just those fitting in the full calendar view, like a month or so.

*Whe the user changes the dates on the full calendar, you just send an ajax request to the server fetching new data.
This would be a lot more memory effective, as you will never (almost) have 1m events/objects in memory, just the relevant ones.

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Christian Evangelicals and U.S. Foreign Policy
For those of you that from time to time visit this Blog, (mostly family and friends) you'll notice that I haven't been posting as much as I've been posting mainly on my organizations website (www.ecfa.org).
Here is an interesting article that was published by The Council on Foreign Relations. A think-tank headquartered here in Washington DC.
Evangelical Christians are believed to represent the single largest religious group in the United States, and as their numbers have grown, there are signs of increasing activism in U.S. foreign policy. Opinion surveys show evangelicals overwhelmingly supported President George W. Bush's reelection, are among the country's staunchest defenders of Israel, and remain supporters of the U.S. military campaign in Iraq. But experts say it is wrong to think of evangelicals as a monolithic force in lockstep with the Bush administration. A major evangelical group recently issued an appeal for more activism to prevent global warming and fight poverty, and evangelicals have pressed the administration and Congress to adopt a range of humanitarian and human rights initiatives.
What are evangelical Christians?
Evangelicals generally say they accept Jesus Christ as "Lord and savior," they have a personal relationship with Jesus, and they are committed to spreading his message so others can achieve salvation. Many evangelicals share in the belief derived from the Bible known as premillennialism, which holds that Christ's return will come ahead of a thousand-year reign of peace. Derived from the Greek word meaning "good news," the term "evangelical" took on broad significance when it was adopted by followers of Martin Luther after the Protestant Reformation. Evangelical Protestantism was the dominant form of Christianity in the early years of the United States and remained a strong part of American culture into the twentieth century. Many U.S. evangelicals today follow in the tradition of Billy Graham and Carl Henry, leaders who gained prominence in the mid-twentieth century by promoting activism in spreading the faith, as well as engagement with other religions to improve human welfare.
Are they different from fundamentalist Christians?
Experts say a common misperception is to equate evangelicals with fundamentalist Christians. Timothy Samuel Shah, senior fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, says both groups share a number of common beliefs, but an important difference is the activism of evangelicals. "Both evangelicals and fundamentalists tend to believe that [biblical] scripture is inerrant, that it is without error, and both tend to read scripture fairly literally and view it as absolutely authoritative from beginning to end," Shah says. "The difference, though, is that fundamentalists tend to be separatists [withdrawing from politics and culture] while evangelicals tend to be activists." Major evangelical denominations in the United States include the Southern Baptist Convention, theAssemblies of God, the National Baptist Convention, and various Pentecostal churches. Their adherents are estimated to range from 40 million to 75 million, a widely varying figure because of the lack of institutional identity, such as that which exists in mainline Protestant denominations or in the Roman Catholic Church.
What has been their traditional role in U.S. foreign policy?
Christian evangelicals have long been fervent backers of an Israeli state, predating its creation in 1948, but their activism on this issue has been most pronounced in recent years. Another issue they have taken a strong interest in for the past twenty-five years is international family planning. Evangelicals are prominent among the groups that have pressed administrations since the Reagan presidency to withhold funding for population programs that permit abortion.
CFR Senior Fellow Walter Russell Mead writes in the latest Foreign Affairs that the worldview of U.S. politicians tended to be dominated by liberal Protestantismduring World War II and the Cold War. Among those coming from this tradition, he says, were presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. But evangelical Christians have become more prominent in recent years. Former President Jimmy Carter is one, and experts say President Bush fits the profile of an evangelical Christian, although Bush doesn't describe himself as such.
How influential are evangelicals on U.S. foreign policy?
Experts say their influence has been notable on human rights issues over the past ten years and is growing. Evangelicals, often working with coalitions that involve other Christian groups, secular liberals, and Jews, among others, have played a prominent role in the following issues:
The end of Sudan's north-south civil war. U.S. efforts to end Africa's longest civil war were a response in part to steady campaigning by evangelicals concerned about reports the government in Khartoum was imposing slavery and Islam on the predominantly Christian south. The 2005 peace deal, brokered by former U.S. senator John Danforth, an ordained Episcopalian minister, still holds, although a separate civil conflict in Darfur rages on. Evangelicals are among a number of groups pressing for international action to end the bloodshed in Darfur.
AIDS/humanitarianism.
During Bush's time in office, U.S. aid to Africa has risen 67 percent, including $15 billion committed over five years for programs to fight HIV and AIDS. The policy has faced criticism from some health advocates who say its emphasis on abstinence at the expense of efforts such as condom distribution has slowed the response to fighting the disease. Delegates from Africa, speaking at an international AIDS conference in Toronto in August 2006, said the administration's strategy has a mixed record so far.
The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
Experts say evangelicals played a key role in the effort to pass legislation making freedom of religion and conscience a top objective of U.S. foreign policy. Under the law, the U.S. State Department set up an agency to advise the government on how countries perform on religious freedom. Countries given poor grades could face economic sanctions and other punitive measures.
The North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004 (PDF). This act required Bush to appoint a special envoy for human rights in North Korea and says human rights in the country should be a "key element in future negotiations between the United States, North Korea, and other concerned parties in Northeast Asia."
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (PDF). Passed in 2000, the act aims to deter trafficking, punish traffickers, and protect and rehabilitate victims. New legislation signed by President Bush in January 2006 will provide an estimated $360 million over the next two years to fight human trafficking and offer victim protection.
Nancy E. Roman, CFR vice president and director of its Washington program, says this pattern of activism by evangelicals is likely to intensify. "I think in general the Southern Baptist Convention and other organized groups of evangelicals have decided that really it's important to engage politically and certainly in the foreign policy realm," Roman says. "By sheer dint of the numbers, I think the evangelicals are having more of a measurable impact right now" than other religious groups. "Evangelicals," Mead writes, "have given new energy and support to U.S. humanitarian efforts under President Bush."
What is the evangelical stance on U.S. policy toward Israel?
Evangelicals generally view the Middle East through a biblical prism and thus are staunch supporters of Israel, experts say. Richard Land, head of the Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm, said at a CFR meeting in September 2005 that his group does not "give blind acceptance of everything that the state of Israel does or has done." But he added: "I think it's safe to say that a significant majority of the people who identify themselves as evangelicals believe that God gave the land of Israel to the Jews ... and that God has said that God blesses those who bless the Jews and God curses those who curse the Jews."
Adds Mead, writing in Foreign Affairs: "Many believe that the promise of [the bible's book of] Genesis still stands and that the God of Abraham will literally bless the United States if the United States blesses Israel." But fundamentalist Christians tend to hold more rigid views on policy matters related to Israel than mainstream evangelicals. Some fundamentalists have raised funds to promote the Israeli settlement of the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Some conservative evangelicals disagree with the Bush administration's support for the "roadmap to peace" because it foresees an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories as part of a compromise with Palestinians. One prominent fundamentalist evangelical, Pat Robertson, said after then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was stricken with a debilitating stroke in January that it was God's punishment for withdrawing from Gaza.
What is the view of evangelicals toward Muslims?
Surveys taken by the Pew Forum (PDF) show that of all Americans, evangelicals have the most negative views of Islam and Muslims. Shah of the Pew Forum says the 9/11 attacks confirmed the view among many evangelicals that Islam is a source of violence in the world. He said evangelicals already equated Islam with the high incidence of religious persecution found in many Muslim states. "In a sense I think many evangelicals see the war on terror, the war in Iraq, the struggle [against] religious persecution as part of a piece, as part of a general foreign policy thrust to challenge radical Islam," Shah said. "I think many evangelical elites see it that way."
Reverend Franklin Graham, a leading evangelist and son of Billy Graham, created a stir when he said after the 9/11 attacks that Islam was a "very evil and a very wicked religion." Land, of the Southern Baptist Convention, said at the 2005 CFR meeting that "many evangelicals too easily equate radical Islamic jihadism with Islam" and that his view is that Islam is a "many-splintered thing," much like Christianity. Evangelicals have also supported the Bush administration's campaign to democratize Iraq more consistently than most other domestic groups, according to polls conducted earlier this year by both Pew and Zogby International.
What are some other foreign policy priorities of evangelicals?
Evangelicals have shown an increasing interest in environmental issues, which they call "creation care." In late 2004, the National Association of Evangelicals adopted a platform on civil responsibility that included a section onenvironmentalist activism (PDF). Pursuing the environmental theme further, a group of prominent evangelicals in February 2006 formed the Evangelical Climate Initiative, which they described as a collective effort to encourage action by evangelical Christians and others to make adjustments in their lives to help ease global warming pressures. They released a statement that said human-induced climate change is real, it will disproportionately affect the poor, and that Christians have a moral responsibility to act urgently to address the problem, such as reducing carbon dioxide emissions. CFR's Roman says the new environmental activism, which is challenged by some evangelicals, signals that evangelicals cannot be easily pigeonholed into a political bloc. "The evangelicals do not very neatly align themselves with one policy prescription, there's more diversity than one would think," Roman says.

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Анивский пляж — пляжи на территории города Анива, Анивский район на юге Сахалинской области.

Песчаная береговая полоса простирается в вершине залива Анива и в бухте Лососей на 33 км, от устья реки Сусуя до подножья горы Бачинская. Собственно оборудованный пляж находится на территории города Анива и расположен почти в 40 км от областного центра, г. Южно-Сахалинск. Анивский пляж старейший на Сахалине и один из самых многолюдных и популярных пляжей российского побережья Охотского моря. Перед пляжем имеется автостоянка, заезжать на пляж на автомобиле нельзя. Пляж оборудован лежаками, раздевалками, биотуалетами. Работает кафе. Добраться до него можно и на маршрутках с областного вокзала. Во время купального сезона они ходят часто. Здесь наиболее безопасно купаться, везде мелководье и большие волны очень редки, как и сильные течения. Поэтому по сравнению с другими пляжами, на Анивском взморье самая теплая и вместе с этим самая мутная вода, так как в залив впадают две крупнейшие реки Южного Сахалина — Сусуя и Лютога. Купальный сезон длится около 2 месяцев, во время которых температура воды достигает +16° +18°С. Различные фестивали, пати и ночной опен-эйр в дни всенародных праздников — давно стали визитной карточкой Анивы. В них принимают участие тысячи сахалинцев из всех концов области.

Дикарям можно отдыхать на морской береговой полосе южнее, ближе к Таранаю, где популярна любительская рыбалка и сбор моллюсков.

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16 members of the UK's Chinese teaching network came together at Dartford Grammar School (DGS) on Friday 11 October.
The meeting was hosted by Paul Tyskerud, Confucius Classroom Manager and Head of Chinese at Dartford Grammar School. An open invitation had been issued on the e-forum for all those involved in or interested in Chinese teaching from across South East England.
It was an enjoyable, collaborative atmosphere with contributions from all who attended. The meeting covered current Mandarin teaching in primary and secondary schools (Key Stages 1-4). Samples of GCSE controlled assessments were also used for moderation practice.
Highlights included an interesting and informative presentation of the future of Mandarin in primary schools by James Trapp, and a presentation by Natalie Syers and Jonathan Pope of DGS Mandarin teaching resources to accompany the Jìn Bù series.
Click here to download the Jìn Bù teaching materials.
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Acorn Media Agatha Christie
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Benson's Bond to be Published Again
Filed under: Raymond Benson on Dec 19, 2007 at 10:32 am
In a new update on his official site, Raymond Benson announced that his "Union Trilogy" (High Time to Kill, Doubleshot, Never Dream of Dying) will be re-published in an omnibus from Pegasus Books in October 2008. As an added bonus, the omnibus will include Benson's short story "Blast From the Past", which was first published by Playboy in January 1997. For whatever reason, the version published in Playboy was cut by one third, however, the version to be released in the omnibus will be the full deal – the first time in English (has been done in both French and Italian). The omnibus will also include a new foreword by the author and will possibly be followed by a second volume including Raymond's remaining Bond novels if the first does well. Lets hope so.
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Hubble telescope sees haunting galactic dance of 2 galaxies linked by the corpse of a cannibalized neighbor
By Samantha Mathewson
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a detailed view of the large spiral galaxy NGC 3227 and its companion, an elliptical galaxy called NGC 3226, along with the faint tidal streams of gas and dust that connect them. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, and H. Ford (Johns Hopkins University); Image Processing: G. Kober (NASA Goddard/Catholic University of America))
Two galaxies are intertwined in a turbulent gravitational dance in a stunning new view from the Hubble Space Telescope.
The pair includes the large spiral galaxy NGC 3227 and the elliptical galaxy NGC 3226. The galaxies, collectively known as Arp 94, reside relatively close to Earth, between 50 million and 60 million light-years away, near the constellation Leo.
The new Hubble Space Telescope view shows faint tidal streams of gas and dust linking NGC 3227 and NGC 3226 in their gravitational dance. Observations of this duet were captured as part of a program to measure black holes at the center of bright cluster galaxies, according to a statement from NASA (opens in new tab).
Related: The best Hubble Space Telescope images of all time!
NGC 3227 is classified as a Seyfert galaxy, a type of galaxy that has an active nucleus and is powered by a supermassive black hole at its core. As the black hole pulls in material from its surroundings, it releases vast amounts of radiation, which fuels the galaxy's active nucleus.
Hubble was used to measure the mass of the galaxy's black hole by observing the dynamics of the inflowing gas at its core. The space telescope captured both visible red and near-infrared wavelengths of light, represented by the red areas of the image, according to the NASA statement.
— Hubble Space Telescope spots streams of star formation flowing between galaxies
— Hubble telescope spots celestial 'eye,' a galaxy with an incredibly active core
— Hubble telescope spots enormous elliptical galaxy surrounded by mysterious shells
NGC 3227 is captured in the lower left of the Hubble image, while NGC 3226 is located to the upper right of its companion. The new photo, which NASA released May 25, offers a detailed view of the dark dust lanes and bright star-forming regions of NGC 3227, along with the bright streamers of material connecting the two galaxies. Previous Hubble observations suggest these streamers are remnants of a third galaxy that was likely consumed by NGC 3226, which, in turn, would have scattered shreds of gas and dust across space, NASA reported in 2014 (opens in new tab).
Earlier observations also suggest that NGC 3226 has a very low rate of star formation, despite the large streams of gas and dust — debris from the cannibalized galaxy — flowing into its core.
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You were wondering how it is to work as a women in pharma manufacturing? Tawni Koutchesfahani, Director Manufacturing Strategy at Relypsa – a Vifor Pharma Group company – talked with us about her career in manufacturing and the opportunities of millennials in an increasingly digitalized environment.
Tawni, you recently spoke to Life Science Leader about being a multicultural millennial women in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. Can you tell us about your background and why you decided to work in manufacturing?
I started my first job in the biotech sector as a manufacturing operator, after I graduated with a degree in chemical engineering. This first job made me understand very quickly how it takes to make a product and be manage to get out the door for our patients. I realized my passion was in operations. I soon then was presented an opportunity to move into a process development engineering role. I learned a lot, but was missing the fast pace, and understanding of the bigger picture. Thus, I decided to submerge myself into operations where I spent my time in manufacturing, quality, and manufacturing engineering. These roles taught me to understand how to decide in a methodical manner, how to be rapid in your decision making, and t the importance of pulling your support teams from the start to build a risk-based decision.
As a more junior, female counterpart, how did you distinguish yourself amongst more experienced, male counterparts?
It was paramount to me to lead my behavior in being comfortable in saying when I wasn't sure in times where I needed help, but demonstrating the energy that I would try to discover upon trying. I have seen too many times, and from the start of my career, where people aren't comfortable with admitting to areas they need help in. It's very critical to always be open to change, know when you need help, and ask for it.
What was the most challenging part working in manufacturing in the pharma industry so far?
I was trained in industry to aim for flawless execution, which equates to zero product loss, or at least a success rate of 98%. This implies that a manufacturing plant will have a 2% loss in product each year. There are always issues, which means you must always be ready, and design your teams to anticipate for the worst. This means you need to always design systems in place, so your teams can make rapid decisions where there are issues. The most challenging part is knowing how to design the process, where its ground up, where its empowerment from the operators, so that decisions don't lose time and effort when its escalated.
How did you decide to join Relypsa, a Vifor Pharma Group company, and what is your current role?
I joined as I had to relocate for family reasons. Upon deciding to move back to San Francisco Bay area, Relypsa was hiring for a Director of Manufacturing Strategy. I remember the position resonated with me, as they were looking for someone with direct manufacturing experience to work with the contract manufacturing drug substance sites in Germany, and Austria. I truly believe that your work relationships in the virtual environment working with contract manufacturer sites are strengthened when one has lived in their "shoes". You can understand what pains and challenges they face to make your product.
The Life Science Leader article talks a lot about millennials, those born between 1980 and 2000. Millennials are more tech savvy and like to push change. How do you see the role of digitalization impacting and contributing to change and further evolution of manufacturing?
This is playing out more and more as I have seen in the last 14 years. The manufacturing model has huge potential to change with all the IT disruption we have seen. For example, real time decision making is critical, and the possibility to make the decision without human intervention will be the future. The future is bright. I strongly can foresee how the future skilled operators will have more technology around them to help them decision make on the manufacturing floor. Digitalization is also becoming paramount in the supply chain world too. We have to start seeing how we are successful with these tools, and not think that it's a replacement of people.
Follow on from the above – would you predict that candidates coming from a broader range of disciplines than the traditional disciplines would have a place within manufacturing, within the future? If yes, which disciplines?
I strongly believe that all disciplines have a place in manufacturing. If you think of anything you have, its comes from a production line – your car, computer, pens, bottle water, etc. Thus, if we just think about what we do, it helps the business and the bottom line when people understand what it takes to make a commercial product. Thus, the greater the pool of people in the company with different disciplines who try to understand what it takes to make product, and distribute, the better people are positioned to make their decisions in their own area. Each decision we make has an impact on cost, and cost builds up into the cost of the product.
Which advice would you give a female, young professional who wants to start her career in manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry?
I always advise the following: stay focused, be open to learn from any position regardless if you may think you don't need it, and find key mentors in your company. We must remember that you can learn more together. There is a threshold from how much you can learn on your own by reading. Stay active in meetings, and never shy away from asking questions. If we can encourage our leaders to make development an active focus, then it allows for the culture to follow it. It starts from the top. We as leaders must foster the mental attitude that we need inquisitive minds around always asking the question – why are we doing this? By asking, we allow the future to build what we have thought is impossible. This is my definition of entrepreneurship.
Thank you very much, Tawni, for your time!
Click here to read the original Life Science Leader article.


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The prosecutor says the man appeared intent on carrying out a deadly attack.
Even as an investigation has begun into the Paris Orly airport incident in which a gunman was shot dead after an altercation with security forces, it has emerged that he shouted that he was there to "die for Allah", according to a Reuters report.
The 39-year-old Ziyed Ben Belgacem was killed after he tried to seize an assault rifle from a soldier, who was a part of the military patrol at the airport.
He threw down a bag which contained a can of petrol and got hold of a female air force member, prosecutor Francois Molins said.
He put his air pistol to her head and shouted at other soldiers: "Put down your guns. Put your hands on your head. I am here to die for Allah. In any case, there will be deaths."
Molins told a press conference that the man was keen on carrying out a deadly attack.
"Given the violence that is shown in the (CCTV) pictures ... you sense that he was determined to go through with it. Everything leads one to believe he wanted to seize the Famas [assault rifle] so that there were deaths and then to fire at people."
The incident led to the evacuation of the airport, which is the second busiest in France, and brought the subject of security back into the spotlight even as the French presidential election campaign is underway.
The police found €750 (£650) in cash and a Quran on his body. They also found a machete, many grams of cocaine and foreign currency at his home, Molins added.
He was reportedly involved in a shooting and carjacking earlier on Saturday (18 March). He is said to have been radicalised in prison and was on a police watch-list.
Numerous terrorism-related offences, including attempted murder, are being investigated by the prosecutors.
In the last two years, more than 230 people have been killed by extremists who are allied with the Islamic State (Isis) jihadists. The incident also comes just a month before the presidential elections are set to take place in two rounds in April and May.


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Ex Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen Association.: Meeting of ex-servicemen and widows:Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Meeting of ex-servicemen and widows:Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.
Meeting of ex-servicemen and widows.
21 March, 2010 ( Sunday ) at 10.00 a.m.
Contact No. 9869328402, 9920018982, 9702020412.
After this Meeting (at around 12 noon on 21 Mar),kindly put next Notice for the Kurukshetra (Haryana) Meeting.
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Q: how to use digitallyseamless/nodejs-bower-grunt-runtime:compass-support in wercker? I m using wercker to automate deployment of nodejs application.
I thought digitallyseamless/nodejs-bower-grunt-runtime box with compass support will make the job.
But when grunt attempts to use compass it is going to error.
extract of my werker.yml
box: digitallyseamless/nodejs-bower-grunt-runtime:compass-support
build:
  steps:
    - wercker/npm-install
    - greatbeyond/bower-install@0.5.8
    - wercker/grunt:
      stack: true
      fail-on-warnings: true
      tasks: clean ngconstant:production build

extract of the grunt log concerning compass
 Running "compass:dist" (compass) task
   Warning: Command failed: /bin/sh -c compass --version
   /bin/sh: 1: compass: not found
   Use --force to continue.
   Error: Command failed: /bin/sh -c compass --version
   /bin/sh: 1: compass: not found

Seems I m missing a step.
How to make compass work in the box?

A: I tried downloading the docker container (digitallyseamless/nodejs-bower-grunt-runtime:compass-support), when inspecting the content of the container I was not able to find compass on that container.
It turns out the Dockerfile for that container uses the ONBUILD directive when installing compass: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#onbuild
So it will only install compass when creating a new Docker container from this base image (though it also expects the entire application to be present already).
You could create a PR to remove the ONBUILD directive from the apt-get ... commands, thus making compass part of this container.


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Rick McVey: 2021 Hall of Fame Alumni
January 1, 2022 January 5, 2022 Staff
Rick McVey, Class of 1977, is a Wall Street entrepreneur and innovator. He is the Chairman and CEO of MarketAxess, an electronic bond-trading firm he founded in 2000.
In an industry that is not widely understood by most of us, Rick made trading bonds fairer and more accessible to all customers, large and small, by introducing electronic trading versus the previously known and used process. That process involved placing an order by phone and then having it processed through investment banks, securing significant profits on the trades by the banks and investment firms.
The lower costs due to electronic trading provide better returns for millions of investors. Companies are able to issue bonds at more attractive rates and provide better pricing to investors. The corporate bond market has now evolved from an exclusive club into a more democratic place with hundreds of new participants. Along the way, Rick has been extremely successful and has used that success to the advantage of many.
Rick led the IPO for MarketAxess in 2004, and the company has been one of the fastest growing financial services firms over the last decade. MarketAxess (MKTX) was added to the S&P 500 Stock Index in 2019.
A graduate of Miami University of Ohio, Rick recently donated the funds for construction of a new data science building on the Oxford campus to be known as the Richard M. McVey Data Science Building. His donation was one of the top-five largest single gifts in Miami's history. Miami President, Greg Crawford called the gift "central" to fulfilling Miami's vision of creating an academic epicenter of data science.
The building will house one of Miami's newest departments, Emerging Technology in Business and Design, as well as the departments of Statistics and Mathematics; the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies, and the Center for Analytics and Data Science. The building will facilitate partnerships with the Farmer School of Business and the College of Engineering and Computing.
Previously Rick had endowed the funds to support Miami's golf team when it was in danger of being terminated by the Athletic Department for lack of funds. He currently serves as a member of the Miami University Foundation Board of Directors, where he is chair of the investment committee for the Miami endowment.
Through his friend Brian Brennan, former Browns wide receiver, Rick has become an active supporter of Boys Hope Girls Hope of Northeast Ohio. He has endowed a number of student scholarships, and was a lead donor for the new community center. Rick was named to the Chronicle of Philanthropy Top 50 Donor list for 2020.
At Riverside Rick was an active member of the student body. He played Varsity Golf and Varsity Basketball, was a member of the Varsity "R" club, and on the Log (school paper) staff. He was inducted into the National Honor Society and was a member of 4-year Scholarship Club.
It is not surprising that because he was well regarded by his peers and the faculty while in school, he is now highly respected in the industry where he has made his career and contributed so much
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Mental Health Reform announces appointment of Interim Chief Executive Officer
20th May 2022 by Niamh O'Connor
Mental Health Reform has today announced the appointment of Ms Róisín Clarke as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the coalition. The appointment follows an external recruitment process led by the Board of Directors.
Róisín Clarke joins Mental Health Reform, with over 20 years' experience in the healthcare and charity sectors. She has previously held senior roles in strategic development, programme management, and stakeholder engagement. Most recently, she has been involved with the development of Paediatric Inclusion Health and the Migrant Health Response within Children's Health Ireland, aimed at enhancing service access and delivery to vulnerable, marginalised and migrant children.
Róisín Clarke will commence her post on 30th May. Ms Fiona Coyle, Chief Executive Officer, Mental Health Reform will be stepping away from the role in May to take maternity leave. Ms Coyle will return to Mental Health Reform in January 2023.
Speaking on behalf of the Board, Chairperson of Mental Health Reform, Michele Kerrigan said:
"It is with great pleasure that we welcome Róisín Clarke to Mental Health Reform as the Interim Chief Executive Officer. Róisín brings a wealth of expertise which ideally equips her to guide Mental Health Reform in delivering its strategy. We believe Róisín's leadership will have an energising and positive influence on the coalition, as we continue our important work."
Róisín Clarke said: "It's an honour to accept this position on an interim basis. I'm delighted to join Mental Health Reform and be part of a dedicated team of staff, members and volunteers working together to drive progressive reform of our mental health system in Ireland."
"Over the past two years, the pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health sector. People across Ireland face increasing difficulties in accessing timely, holistic mental health supports. I look forward to working with the coalition to highlight the need for investment and improvement in our mental health services to ensure that people can access high-quality mental health care where and when they need it."
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One-hand capability and simple button/menu scheme. User manual is translated from Chinese.
It's incredibly important that you know your entire car is working correctly, because even a single part malfunctioning can be dangerous. That's why you want to make sure you have a comprehensive tool that checks more than just your engine for errors.
If you've got a BMW or MINI vehicle in your driveway or garage and want to keep it maintained and working correctly at all times, consider investing in a Creator c501.
The Creator c501 is a diagnostic scanner that scans and diagnoses errors in multiple systems in your BMW, MINI, or other ODBII-compliant vehicle. It boasts support for scanning the engine on ODBII cars and trucks as well as anti-braking systems, airbags/SRS systems, electronic ignition switches, and more for 2001-2016 BMW/MINI models.
The device itself fits in your hand and can be used one-handed while you work (permitting the 12-inch cable stretches far enough). The simple button navigation and simple menus allow for quick and easy scans, clears, and more. Simply plug it into the ODBII port on your car or truck to power it and navigate through the menus to start.
The c501 adds additional functionality without sacrificing the versatility in integration of the c500. Allowing for more advanced scans and additional system support adds a bit of complexity to the tool, but also makes it more geared towards advanced users or professionals who would benefit from the additional information.
At a DIY-friendly price point and with more function that new users will probably need, this product is best for DIYers with a BMW/MINI who want more information available to them or shops that want a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to scan the specialty cars.
As with most Creator diagnostic scanners, you can expect the c501 to come with the OBDII connector attached to the device, a carrying case to keep it safe on the go or in the garage, as well as a user manual to help you get started. This product also has a USB SD card adapter to allow you update through Creator's website so that you can keep the scanner working properly.
The Creator c501 shares a similar design with the c500, boasting a 2.8" display sitting above the navigation panel. After powering the scanner by plugging it into your vehicle, you 'll have access to the multiple system scans and diagnoses you can perform with the tool.
The device can only retrieve information about the vehicle or scan and clear errors on the engine for OBDII models, but can scan the engine, braking system, airbags, drivetrain, and more on any supported BMW or MINI model with just a few presses.
Once a scan is active, the live display stream will allow you to diagnose in real time while you perform repairs thanks to the constantly refreshed diagnostic information being fed to you. You can also take a snapshot of diagnostic data from the engine so that you can diagnose any problems without it needing to be on.
The c501 comes with a USB SD reader device to plug into your PC for updates so that the models it supports can expand to newer releases.
The c501 is a comprehensive diagnostic scanner for BMWs and MINIs, and an improved option over its predecessors. It addresses both the primary shortcomings of the c110 and the c500 by supporting OBDII vehicles as well as adding on support for additional systems like the airbags, braking system, and more. The c501 maintains the simple and compact design that Creator emphasizes in all their products, making it a simple and convenient tool to use anywhere.
If you're a BMW or MINI owner and want a device that can not only give you a comprehensive report on your specialty car but can also diagnose and clear codes on the rest of your cars' engines, the Creator c501 is a worthwhile option to consider.


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Cole Hamels signs with Braves, forcing White Sox elsewhere for starting pitching
Vinnie Duber
December 4, 2019, 5:43 PM UTC
So much for the idea of Cole Hamels bringing his veteran presence and championship experience to the South Side.
Not long after he discussed what he could provide the White Sox with Our Chuck Garfien on the White Sox Talk Podcast, Hamels agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves, per ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Left-hander Cole Hamels and the Atlanta Braves are in agreement on a one-year, $18 million deal, sources tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 4, 2019
Hamels ending up somewhere besides the White Sox is hardly a surprise, considering he said on the podcast that more than half the teams in baseball had reached out to express some level of interest. The White Sox were one of them, though, according to Hamels, they had some other priorities they were attempting to address before circling back to the veteran left-hander. That lines up with the team's early signing of Yasmani Grandal and their continued pursuit of Zack Wheeler, who's expected to make a decision on his future soon.
The White Sox are looking to add a pair of starting pitchers to their rotation this winter, and Hamels would have fit nicely as the second, a guy who could pitch in the middle or back end of the rotation while mentoring the young pitchers on the staff and bringing winning experience as the 2008 World Series MVP. Hamels raved in his interview on the podcast about teams like the White Sox, who have a group of young players revving up for a leap into contention mode, saying "those are the teams you want to go jump on board with."
But Hamels is now jumping on board with a very good, young Braves team, meaning the White Sox will need to look elsewhere for starting-pitching assistance. They're reportedly willing to pay big bucks for Wheeler, who's forecasted to receive a five-year deal worth more than $100 million. But there is competition there, too, perhaps most strongly from the Philadelphia Phillies, who were reported to be the top bidders Wednesday morning. The White Sox haven't been nearly as tied to the names at the tippy top of the starting-pitching market: Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg and Madison Bumgarner.
Other free-agent starters include Hyun-Jin Ryu, who just turned in a fantastic season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Dallas Keuchel, who has the same kind of winning experience as Hamels from his days as a world-champion Houston Astro. But the market does thin a bit after that, with names like Michael Pineda and Tanner Roark the next most attractive. If the White Sox are indeed looking for someone to pair with Lucas Giolito at the top of their rotation, the number of free-agent options is hardly limitless.
That fact puts more pressure on their pursuit of Wheeler than it does make losing out on Hamels look costly, but for a team in search of starting-pitching improvements, the number of them out there is decreasing as this offseason is shaping up to be busier than those in the recent past.
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Modular manufacturer Guerdon Enterprises LLC (GELLC) founders Lad Dawson and Mike Bowers have purchased most of the company's assets for an undisclosed price in a foreclosure auction forced by its lender, Main Street Capital Corp.
, and have formed a new company, Guerdon LLC (Guerdon). In addition to Dawson and Bowers, who are contributing equity capital, the investor group also includes Innovatus Capital Partners, which will provide working capital for the new enterprise.
John Beddow, who served as CEO at GELLC for the last year and a half, will lead Guerdon as its CEO as well. The new columbus oh dump truck company is poised, according to Dawson, to capitalize on the strained labor markets and rising construction costs in the West Coast market, where the opportunities are plentiful for offsite, factory construction options. The expertise, relationships and financial resources of Guerdon, Bowers said, should create a path for the business's accelerated growth.
Dawson and Bowers founded Boise, Idaho-based GELLC in 2001 and sold it in 2014. Dawson stayed on as CEO until his retirement in 2016. During GELLC's history, the columbus oh dump truck company completed more than 200 projects — including hotels and multifamily, workforce and student housing — in the Western U.S. and Canada. GELLC was also an approved supplier for the Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt hotel chains and, from 2015 through 2019, GELLC completed more than 70% of modular hotels in the U.S. for these brands.
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According to The Idaho Statesman, it's unclear what caused GELLC's financial problems leading to foreclosure and that the original columbus oh dump truck company did not file for bankruptcy.
In July 2018, modular builder Skender announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Chicago, and, at the same time, hired Peter Murray, former president and COO of Guerdon Modular Buildings, which was part of GELLC, as president of manufacturing. Murray spent 2015 to 2016 at Guerdon before starting a consultancy.
Hotels lend themselves to modular construction, as do apartment buildings and assisted living projects, because the repetitive unit designs are a natural fit for factory construction. Some projects GELLC counts in its portfolio are:
Two AC Hotels by Marriott in Oklahoma and California.
Domain, a 430-unit apartment complex in San Jose, California.
The Canyons Retirement Community in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Given the opportunities for modular construction in the hotel industry, it's no surprise that other modular companies are making a play for their share of the business. In September, Z Modular offered hospitality industry owners and developers the chance to convert the plans for any hotel project from traditional construction to modular for $20,000, a 60% discount from its standard fee of $50,000.
The conversion, which came with a 10-day turnaround time, included a parametric Revit model; an MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) design; an order of magnitude with an estimated price per square foot; project schedule; and a conceptual floor plan.


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In der Informatik bezeichnen Anomalien in relationalen Datenbanken Fehlverhalten der Datenbank durch Verletzung der Regel "every information once". Das bedeutet, dass das zugrunde liegende Datenmodell Tabellen mit Spalten gleicher Bedeutung und darüber hinaus auch noch mit abweichenden (anomalen) Inhalten zulässt, so dass nicht mehr erkennbar ist, welche Tabelle bzw. Spalte den richtigen Inhalt enthält (Dateninkonsistenz). Man unterscheidet zwischen Anomalien im Einbenutzerbetrieb und Mehrbenutzerbetrieb.

Im Einbenutzerbetrieb können Anomalien durch nicht normalisierte bzw. denormalisierte Datenstrukturen entstehen und führen zu Inkonsistenzen. Man unterscheidet Einfüge-, Änderungs- und Lösch-Anomalien.

Im Mehrbenutzerbetrieb einer Datenbank treten Anomalien durch unzulässigen parallelen Datenbankzugriff auf.

Anomalien im Einbenutzerbetrieb

Einfüge-Anomalie

Beim Einfügen von Daten in eine Datenbank spricht man von einer Einfüge-Anomalie (Insertion-Anomalie), wenn ein neues Tupel in die Relation nicht oder nur schwierig eingetragen werden kann, weil nicht zu allen Attributen (Spaltenüberschrift) des Primärschlüssels Werte vorliegen (was Voraussetzung ist, um einen Datensatz eintragen zu können). So können beispielsweise Informationen nicht aufgenommen werden, da andere, in diesem Zusammenhang uninteressante bzw. diesem Zeitpunkt unbekannte Angaben fehlen.

Beispiel:

In dieser Tabelle wird für Fahrzeuge der jeweilige Fahrer angegeben. Die Attribute (Kennzeichen, Nachname) seien Identifikationsschlüssel. Hier treten Einfügeanomalien auf, wenn ein neues Fahrzeug eingefügt werden soll, aber noch kein Fahrer bestimmt wurde.
Das Einfügen von Datensätzen ohne den Schlüssel (oder einen Teil des Schlüssels) ist unmöglich.

Änderungs-Anomalie

Beim Ändern von Daten in einer Datenbank spricht man von einer Änderungs-Anomalie (Update-Anomalie), wenn nicht alle (redundanten) Vorkommen eines Attributwertes zugleich geändert werden. Dieses führt zu inkonsistenten Daten.

Beispiel:

Es wird in dieser Tabelle davon ausgegangen, dass die Erwähnungen von "Max Maier" für ein und dieselbe Person gelten. Wird der Name "Maier" in "Meier" geändert, muss dieses an zwei Stellen geschehen. Geschieht dieses nicht, spricht man von einer Update-Anomalie. Die Tabelle enthält nun inkonsistente Daten.

Um dieses Problem zu verhindern, sollte die Tabelle in die 3. Normalform überführt werden, um die Fahrerdaten losgelöst von den Fahrzeugdaten betrachten zu können.

Beispiel in 3. Normalform:

Weil Fahrer_ID in der Tabelle "Fahrzeug" als Fremdschlüssel aus der Tabelle "Fahrer" eingesetzt wird, tritt die Update-Anomalie nicht mehr auf. Die Daten werden nun an zentraler Stelle und nicht mehr redundant abgelegt.

Lösch-Anomalie

Eine Lösch-Anomalie (Delete-Anomalie) entsteht, wenn durch das Löschen eines Datensatzes mehr Informationen als erwünscht verloren gehen. Sie entsteht, wenn ein Datensatz mehrere unabhängige Informationen enthält. Durch das Löschen der einen Information wird dann auch die andere gelöscht, obwohl diese noch benötigt wird.

Beispiel:

Hier kann das Fahrzeug B-MD 321 nicht gelöscht werden, ohne den Fahrer ebenfalls zu löschen.

Um das Problem zu vermeiden, muss die Tabelle in die 3. Normalform überführt werden.

Beispiel in 3. Normalform:

Anomalien im Mehrbenutzerbetrieb
Im Mehrbenutzerbetrieb einer Datenbank treten Anomalien durch unzulässigen parallelen Datenbankzugriff auf. Man unterscheidet grob in vier Grundprobleme: Verlorenes Update, Schreib-Lese-Konflikt, Nichtwiederholbares Lesen und Phantomproblem. Es sind jedoch noch weitere feinere Unterscheidungen und Spezifikationen möglich.

Verlorenes Update (Lost update)
Ein Verlorenes Update (engl. Lost Update) bezeichnet ein Problem, das auftritt, wenn mehrere parallele Schreibzugriffe auf eine gemeinsam genutzte Information auftreten können. Wenn zwei Transaktionen dieselbe Information verändern, dann können die Änderungen der ersten sofort durch die Änderungen der zweiten überschrieben werden.

Schreib-Lese-Konflikt (Dirty Read)
Ein Schreib-Lese-Konflikt (engl. Dirty Read) bezeichnet ein Problem, das auftritt, wenn von zwei gleichzeitig ablaufenden Transaktionen die eine Daten liest, die von der anderen geschrieben werden, jedoch noch nicht bestätigt (committed) sind.

Nichtwiederholbares Lesen (Non-Repeatable Read)
Ein Nichtwiederholbares Lesen (engl. Non-Repeatable Read) bezeichnet ein Problem, das auftritt, wenn innerhalb einer Transaktion dieselbe Leseoperation nacheinander unterschiedliche Ergebnisse liefert.

Phantomproblem (Inconsistent Read)
Ein Phantomproblem (inconsistent read) bezeichnet ein Problem, das bei mehreren parallelen Datenbankzugriffen auftreten kann. Werden während einer Transaktion, die sich auf mehrere Datensätze mit einer angegebenen Eigenschaft bezieht, in einer gleichzeitig ablaufenden Transaktion neue Datensätze mit dieser Eigenschaft eingefügt, kann dies inkonsistente Daten der ersten Transaktion zur Folge haben.

Einzelnachweise

Literatur

Datenbankmodellierung
Datenbanktheorie


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Experience the Pepsi- fueled misadventures of Bleu L. Finnegan, comics' favorite blue-haired, Buster Keaton-obsessed, Adam Ant- worshipping teenager from the very beginning! Featuring an introduction from KIERON GILLEN (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE), this volume collects the original miniseries as well as early short stories and more.
The reimagining of Joss Whedon's groundbreaking series continues as Drusilla, the self-proclaimed Mistress and her pet, Spike, make their debut with their sights set on Buffy! Meanwhile, Giles is determined to teach Buffy about her destiny, responsibility, blah blah...can someone tell him to chill? How bad can it get?
Deadpool Classic
Collects Deadpool (1993) #1-4, Deadpool (1994) #1-4, Deadpool (1997) #1. He's the Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool, and with sidekick Weasel in tow, he sets out on a quest for romance, money, and mayhem - not necessarily in that order - only to learn he's being hunted by an enemy he killed years before! As if that isn't enough, the Juggernaut crashes into the action, and it's the unstoppable vs. the un
Femme Magnifique
Just in time for Women's History Month, we've curated a one-shot selection of short stories from the critically acclaimed anthology, FEMME MAGNIFIQUE: 50 Magnificent Women Who Changed the World. Part mini-biopic, part salute to their personal icons, the subjects and creative teams include: MARGARET HAMILTON by Alisa Kwitney & Jamie Coe, SYLVIA EARLE by Maris Wicks, KATE BUSH by Gail Simone & M
Gwenpool, The Unbelievable (2016-2018)
2015's overnight internet sensation takes center stage in her own ongoing series! Gwen Poole used to be a comic book reader just like you...until she woke up in a world where the characters she read about seemed to be real! But they can't be, right? This must all be fake, or a dream or something, right? And you know what that means...NO CONSEQUENCES! Could Gwenpool truly be Marvel's least responsi
It Girl & the Atomics
Fresh from the pages of Mike Allred's MADMAN: Snap City's favorite heroine is ready for her own crimefighting adventures! With the Atomics boys in outer space, it's up to It Girl to keep the streets safe. Easier said than done: The Skunk, the man who murdered her sister, is out of jail and back to old tricks. Meanwhile, Dr. Flem has a brand new space-time experiment and wants It Girl to be his gui
Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have an awesome summer together...and they're not gonna let any insane quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way! Not only is it the second title launching in our new BOOM! Box imprint but LUMBERJANES is one of those punk rock, love-everything-about-it stories that appeals to fans of basically all excellent things.
Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy
What's to Love: We adore DC's Gotham Academy and it's been on our wish list to have them somehow meet the Lumberjanes. From the great characters to the fun stories, we saw a world in which these two groups could coexist. Fast forward and here we are—the crossover event we've dreamed about and can't wait to bring to you! What It Is: Something sinister is happening at a mysterious building deep i
Scooter Girl
Take a ride to southern California and experience CHYNNA CLUGSTON FLORES' screwball dark comedy classic in FULL COLOR. A love letter to mod and scooter culture, SCOOTER GIRL is the story of Ashton Archer, the Vespa-riding, swanky suit-wearing man about town who has it all. That is, until lightning strikes when the girl of his dreams motors right past him on her Lambretta, causing him to lose it al
Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001-2002)
SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE Spider-Man teams up with Wolverine against Weapon X in Times Square! Plus, what happens when Pete tries to adopt Wolverine's "style" in school?
Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead. The team behind critically thermonuclear floor-fillers Young Avengers and PHONOGRAM reunite to start a new ongoing superhero fantasy with a beautiful oversized issue. Welcome to THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, where gods are the ultimate pop stars. But remember: just because you're immortal,


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* What concepts did you review in this challenge?
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* What is still confusing to you about Ruby?
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* What are you going to study to get more prepared for Phase 1?
  * I'm going to review the Well-Grounded Rubyist for some more background on
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In our 15th annual survey of top banking performers in emerging markets, we name those banks that are consistently providing high levels of service in fast-evolving markets.
The leading banks in many emerging markets are reporting big gains in earnings, at a time when money center banks in the industrialized economies are suffering significant losses as a result of the global credit crisis. Fast economic growth and lack of exposure to the US subprime mortgage problems are two reasons that well-managed banks in emerging markets are performing so well.
This out-performance is true not only of banks operating in the oil-rich countries of the Middle East and the fast-growing export economies of Asia but also in some African countries, as well as in Central and Eastern Europe and in Latin America.
International banks from the major industrialized nations and increasingly aggressive regional financial institutions are providing growing competition for local banks in emerging markets. Attracting and keeping talented employees is the biggest challenge facing most financial institutions operating in these markets.
While bankers in the developed economies are bracing for an economic slowdown, their counterparts in the emerging markets are more worried about a flare-up in inflation and keeping up with the fast pace of growth in their home markets. The emerging market banks are doing their best to keep costs under control and to meet the rapidly expanding requirements of their customers. Many of them are opening new branches and acquiring competitors.
In many emerging markets, banks are also extending a hand in providing desperately needed social services, including support for healthcare and education. Standard Chartered Bank Zambia, for example, is helping to distribute insecticide-treated mosquito nets to fight malaria. Bankers are also paying more attention to the effects of their lending policies on the environment and are introducing technology that makes doing business in emerging markets far simpler than it used to be.
In selecting this year's winners, we relied as always on input from industry analysts, corporate executives and banking consultants, as well as research by Global Finance's editorial team. Our selection criteria included knowledge of local conditions and customer needs, growth in assets, profitability, strategic relationships, experienced staff, innovative products, competitive pricing, level of non-performing loans and use of technology.
Altogether, we chose the best emerging market banks in five regions of the world and 91 countries. The winners are not always the biggest banks but, rather, the best banks—those with the qualities that corporations should look for when choosing a bank. These are banks with effective risk-management systems, first-rate service and good corporate governance. Many are involved with microfinance and lending to small and medium-size businesses, as well as meeting the needs of the growing ranks of major corporations in their countries.
Fast-growing emerging markets such as China and India are helping to keep the global economy afloat at a time when the developed economies of the United States, Europe and Japan are faltering. Strong spending by oil-exporting countries also is helping to support growth. The best banks in emerging markets are helping to ensure that banking systems in these countries offer the products and services necessary to promote development and, ultimately, improve the living standards of the majority of mankind. The winners of these awards are deserving of them because of their hard work and vision, not simply because they happened to be based in the right country at the right time.


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Leaving academia? Look to those who've already made the transition
As pioneers in building careers that use their experience as scholars and teachers, former academics can show you what is possible.
By MAREN WOOD | JUL 19 2018
This is a guest post by Anthony Cantor, PhD. Dr. Cantor earned a PhD in history from the University of Toronto, and is currently a knowledge ambassador and client support at EssayJack Inc. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyCantorEJ and find him on LinkedIn.
"Wanted: former academic. Must have PhD in the humanities and at least two years of university teaching experience. Applicant must be conversant in Chicago Manual of Style. Familiarity with plagiarism policies and competence in Blackboard a plus."
I'd be a great candidate for that position. I'd also be an ideal candidate for a job posting that said: "Must love pizza. Experience with Netflix required. Encyclopedic knowledge of the 1989 Philadelphia Phillies preferred." When I started to look for a job outside of academia, I thought that the chances of an employer looking for someone with my exact educational and professional experience were about the same as finding a job tailored to my Phillies and pizza expertise.
A search for "historian" on Monster.ca yields no results.
Yet I was fortunate enough to find a position whose description was very close to my hypothetical example above (the PhD one, not the Netflix one). Here's what it said:
"The ideal candidate will have at least two years teaching experience in higher education (college or university), particularly in disciplines involving essay writing. The ideal candidate will have a doctorate in a liberal arts/humanities subject area and a track record of academic excellence."
Among the additional qualifications and attributes listed were "excellence in academic writing, ability to work with minimal supervision, and excellent verbal and written communication skills."
This sounds like a dream job for a recent PhD. And that's no accident. The open position was with EssayJack Inc., an educational-technology company founded by two professors at Canadian universities. The co-founder and CEO, Lindy Ledohowski, was a professor of English before leaving academia and becoming an entrepreneur. (Read Dr. Ledohowski's Transition Q & A here and her Transition Update here.)
That job description suggested something about working for former academics that has proven true in the time I've been employed as a knowledge ambassador at EssayJack: my skills and experience are valued in ways they might not be by employers without that shared background.
This means that my company appreciates the skills developed in graduate school, including research, synthesising a broad range of information, analysis, working independently on long-term projects, balancing them with short-term goals, and effective written expression. Because she successfully made the transition from academic to entrepreneur, Lindy can see how those skills are transferrable to the educational-technology context, often in ways I wouldn't think of on my own. Perhaps more importantly, she is also well aware of the pitfalls of bringing an academic mindset to a tech startup. This means that I can learn from her wisdom, gained from experience, and avoid potentially inefficient expenditures of time and energy.
In short, working for ex-academics means that I have the benefit of invaluable mentorship as I set out on my own alt-ac path.
Beyond that, it means that I'm working for people who value education and academic integrity. I don't have to sacrifice any of my commitments to be successful. On the contrary, those values form the core of our educational-technology business and serve to differentiate us from the competition.
This is a perhaps undervalued dimension of the PhD-turned-entrepreneur phenomenon: they are more likely to hire other people with humanities PhDs and give us the opportunity to stay involved in education and scholarship while making an immediate difference in the lives of students and educators.
A great advantage of working in the field of educational technology is that I have a chance to intervene in the education system and improve instruction as well as students' learning experience. I can translate my own understanding of — and even frustration with — secondary and postsecondary education into solutions that teachers, departments and institutions can adopt and implement right away. I can also develop approaches to help specific populations with essay writing and put them into practice across Canada and internationally, not just in my own classroom. For example, we are currently rolling out EssayJack for home educators and also making EssayJack available to support writing in Indigenous and minority languages. This is only possible because I work for a company that was built by former academics with documented successes and credibility.
If you recently completed a PhD and are looking for jobs outside of the academy, think about people you know or have read about who have made this transition. Seek out companies founded by the first generation of ex-academic entrepreneurs. As their endeavours meet with success and expand, they may have need of someone who also understands the world of education. They'll know what your CV means in terms of the contribution you could make. And, having been pioneers in making a life and career that makes use of their experience as scholars and teachers, they are well-positioned to show you what is possible. They have the experience to stop you from making some of the mistakes we are all prone to as we adapt to a professional climate different than the one we thought we were preparing for when we began postgraduate study.
I haven't found any professional opportunities to apply my knowledge of how many home runs Von Hayes hit in 1989. (It was 26, a career high.) But working for a company founded by someone who made the leap from professor to entrepreneur has allowed me to make use of my experience and commitments — and to continue to grow—in ways that I didn't think possible when I first began looking for non-university positions.
ABOUT MAREN WOOD
L. Maren Wood earned a PhD in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel hill. Maren delivers interactive workshops to help graduate students prepare for a non-faculty job search. In addition to her research, Maren provides one-to-one career coaching to PhDs.
Diana Miller / July 21, 2018 at 17:40
Great and useful information, thank you! Perhaps working knowledge of corporate retail management, combined with rigorous PhD in Humanities studies would be of help, as well! 🙂


The Tuscaloosa County Commission has approved allocating $8.75 million in federal stimulus money to the University of Alabama for a power-generating facility.
The money is part of Tuscaloosa County's total allocation of about $21.9 million in federal stimulus dollars.
The commission on Wednesday unanimously approved the application, which is to help fund a $10.1 million construction project to build a specialized power-generating facility for the eastern portion of UA's campus.
Cathy Andreen, spokeswoman for the University of Alabama, said the university would make up the remaining $1.4 million.
The state's Finance Department still must decide whether to approve the project and determine if it meets federal requirements.


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Nuits Rouges
Nuits Rouges is a 1974 French-Italian crime and thriller film directed by Georges Franju. The film was released in the U.S. in an English-dubbed version by New Line Cinema under the title Shadowman in 1975.
Raymond Froment[1]
Screenplay by
Jacques Champreaux[1]
Gayle Hunnicutt
Jacques Champreux
Gert Froebe
Joséphine Chaplin
Guido Renzo Bertoni[1]
Gilbert Natot[1]
Terra Film
S.O.A.T.[1]
Planfilm[2]
November 20, 1974 (1974-11-20) (France)
Italy[3]
French[4]
Gayle Hunnicutt as La femme
Jacques Champreux as L'homme sans visage
Josephine Chaplin as Martine Leduc
Ugo Pagliai as Paul de Borrego
Gert Froebe as Le commissaire Sorbier
Nuits Rouges was filmed in 1973.[5] The film is a 100-minute theatrical version of a film originally commissioned for television.[5] The budget for the film was so modest that Franju had to film all interiors of the film on a studio set.[6]
Nuits Rouges was released on November 20, 1974 in France.[7]
Nuits Rouges features mixed and even mocking reviews from French critics on its release.[8] Nuits Rouges was released on DVD in the United Kingdom as part of Eureka's Masters of Cinema series along with another film by Georges Franju, Judex (1963).[9]
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Films directed by Georges Franju
Blood of the Beasts (1949)
Hotel des Invalides (1951)
Le Grand Méliès (1952)
Head Against the Wall (1958)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962)
Judex (1963)
Thomas the Impostor (1965)
The Demise of Father Mouret (1970)
Nuits Rouges (1974)