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How One Cop Became A Hero To His People!
I am supposed to protect the Constitution," says Sheriff Lenic
Paul Joseph Watson – November 29, 2012
Sheriff Stan Lenic, the cop who stood up for the First Amendment by refusing to impede the free speech rights of activists at Albany International Airport, has become an Internet icon, with messages of support flooding in to the Albany County Sheriff's Office and Lenic being honored with a commendation.
Full Video Here:
A video that has now gone viral on You Tube shows Lenic refusing to follow the demands of Albany Airport's PR director Doug Myers in having activists Jason Bermas and Ashley Jessica identified, detained or removed for handing out flyers warning travelers about the dangers of airport body scanners as part of the Opt Out and Film campaign.
"Obviously this is your constitutional right, OK? As far as you're concerned, you're not breaking any laws. That's what we want to get across to you guys," Lenic told the activists, dismissing efforts by Myers to have the two kicked out of the airport.
When Myers attempted to have the activists identify themselves, winking at Sheriff Lenic as he demanded Lenic take their IDs, Lenic fired back, stating, "If I was to ask for his identification he does not have to give it to me because he's not doing anything wrong."
The Albany County Sheriff's Office has since been bombarded with hundreds of positive emails and calls from liberty lovers championing Sheriff Lenic for his fine work in defending the First Amendment against petty enforcers like Doug Myers.
Comments on YouTube were also overwhelmingly supportive of Sheriff Lenic.
"Finally a cop that does his job properly. Makes a change from all of the bad cop films we've seen lately. Hats off to the man," wrote one.
"This Sheriff is an absolute paragon for justice," added another.
Lenic already has his own Facebook page where people are reposting the video and urging Lenic to run for Mayor.
"That's a little overwhelming. I mean, I was doing my job I felt I was doing the right thing protecting people's First Amendment rights," Lenic told NewsChannel 13.
Lenic later emailed Jason Bermas the following message;
"I am overwhelmed by the support your viewers have given me. I hope other fellow officers will see this and not view the freedom of speech as a threat, but an opportunity to show the professionalism that law enforcement should be held to. I remember the day I was sworn in, and I remember that I am supposed to protect the constitution of the United States. I am proud to be a Deputy Sheriff, and try to do my job to the best of my ability so help me God."
Lenic also told Bermas that his superiors were considering giving him an official commendation for his exemplary actions in defending the constitutional rights he swore to uphold.
Watch the full video of how Sheriff Lenic handled the opt out campaign event below.
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Q: Centralized Free Open Source Logs monitoring tool I have a small question.
Is there a Free Open Source Monitoring tool which I can install on one system that can collect the logs of both Linux and Windows and store & Display on Central Server.

A: Basically, you are not suppose to ask for applications recommendations here.
You can ask them at https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/
Anyway, I've found two:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nxlog-ce/?source=recommended
http://sourceforge.net/projects/snare/?source=recommended

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Q: Blazor UI not updating on StateHasChanged call I have an extremely simple example from the standard Blazor server-side template that shows that a timer function will not update the UI even after a StateHasChanged(); call has been made.
The log output shows the timmer being triggered and if I wait a few seconds and click the IncrementCount button the count value jumps to the number of times the counter has been incremented by the timer.
Very curious ... any help would be greatly appreciated
Kind regards, Stuart
@page "/counter"
@using System.Timers;

@using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
@inject ILogger<Counter> Logger

Counter

Current count: @(currentCount.ToString())

<button class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="IncrementCount">Click me</button>

@code {
    private int currentCount = 0;

    private void IncrementCount()
    {
        currentCount++;
    }

    public System.Timers.Timer timer;
    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
    {
        timer = new Timer(1000);
        timer.Elapsed += this.OnTimedEvent;
        timer.AutoReset = true;
        timer.Enabled = true;
        timer.Start();
    }

    public void OnTimedEvent(Object source, ElapsedEventArgs e)
    {
        Logger.LogInformation("Timer triggered");
        IncrementCount();
        StateHasChanged();
    }
}

A: The Timer event may execute on a background thread. And when your code is not running in a normal Lifecycle event, use
 InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);  // no () => ()  required.

In addition, the Timer class is IDisposable. So add:
@implements IDisposable

...

@code
{
   ...

   public void Dispose()
   {
      timer?.Dispose();
   }
}

Explanation:
A timer eventhandler should not call StatehasChanged() directly. A timer event is handled on a pool thread that runs on the default (null) Sync context.
When you call StatehasChanged() it will start a Render. The render operation will call Dispatcher.AssertAccess();
The code for AssertAccess() is
 if (!CheckAccess()) throw new InvalidOperationException(...);

WebAssembly uses the overload
 public override bool CheckAccess() => true;

So in WebAssembly the error goes unnoticed, but it still is an error. This code might start to fail when WebAssembly gets Threads in the future.
And for Server-side we have
 public override bool CheckAccess() => SynchronizationContext.Current == _context;

In a Server app the OP should have gotten an exception. Maybe the Logger has something to do with that not happening, I didn't check.

A: You are running Blazor Server App, right ? In that case you should call the StateHasChanged method from within the ComponentBase's InvokeAsync method as follows:
InvokeAsync(() => StateHasChanged());

I guess this occurs because the timer is executed on a different thread than the UI thread, which requires synchronization of the threads involved. On Blazor WebAssembly this behavior is not likely to happen as all code is executed on the same UI thread.
Hope this helps...


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Eczema During Pregnancy
By Lois Zoppi, BAReviewed by Dr. Liji Thomas, MD
Eczema during pregnancy is not limited to women with a history of eczema, and is the most common skin condition women can experience during pregnancy.
It is estimated that 20 to 40% of women who develop eczema during pregnancy have a history of the condition, and three quarters of these patients develop eczema symptoms during the first two trimesters. Women may also experience changes in skin pigmentation, acne, rashes, sensitive skin, or dry or oily skin during pregnancy.
There are a number of names for eczema during pregnancy, including:
Atopic eruption of pregnancy (AEP)
Prurigo of pregnancy
Pruritic folliculitis of pregnancy
Papular dermatitis of pregnancy.
What is Eczema?
Eczema is a common inflammatory skin condition. It is characterized by itchy, dry and visibly irritated skin. It often causes skin to become sore, cracked and red. It can be limited to small areas or be widespread across the body, and it is commonly found in the creases of the skin such as the inside of the elbows or the backs of the knees. Babies often develop eczema on the face.
Applying an cream emollient to dry flaky skin as in the treatment of psoriasis, eczema and other dry skin conditions. Image Credit: Ternavskaia Olga Alibec / Shutterstock
Causes of Eczema During Pregnancy
Eczema 'flare ups' are periods in which a patient's eczema symptoms worsen. Although the exact cause for eczema is unknown, it is influenced by environmental and internal triggers. It is thought that changes in hormones during pregnancy may cause eczema.
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Approximately 25% of pregnant women with a history of eczema experience improvement of their symptoms, but in more than 50% there is deterioration. Although data is limited, a slightly higher rate of eczema has been reported in the second trimester.
Although T cell immunity with a type 2 T-cell helper response is important in normal pregnancies, it is associated with atopy (the genetic tendency to develop allergic diseases including asthma and eczema), which may explain why eczema can worsen during pregnancy.
Both genetic and environmental factors can help determine whether a child will develop eczema, and there is good evidence to support this.
Recent genetic evidence has indicated that a proportion of atopic eczema is caused by non-functional forms of filaggrin (a gene which, when mutated, plays a significant role in eczema), which results in a primary skin barrier defect.
There are some studies that suggest there is higher eczema heritability from mothers rather than fathers, possibly due to maternal gene imprinting or transplacental fetal exposure to allergens, although this has not been confirmed. However, contradictory results have been reported in other studies.
Effects of Eczema on the Outcome of Pregnancy
There is little to no evidence suggesting that eczema has a direct effect on fertility, or that it causes birth defects, premature births or miscarriages. Eczema herpeticum, which is a rare and potentially serious viral infection that occurs when eczema comes into contact with the herpes virus, has not been linked to intrauterine infection. However, herpes simplex virus is linked to premature delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, and miscarriage.
Diagnosis of Eczema During Pregnancy
A simple visual examination of the skin is usually enough to diagnose eczema. Biopsies may also be taken.
Treatment of Eczema During Pregnancy
Ideally, strategies to control or minimize eczema should be put in place before conception, as eczema can worsen during pregnancy. However, this is not always possible. Some steps to minimize disease activity include avoiding allergens or irritants, including tight clothing and hot showers, harsh or medicated body cleansers, and using emollients (moisturizers).
There are a number of treatments that are safe to use during pregnancy:
Mild, moderate or potent topical steroids
Ultraviolet B (phototherapy).
Treatments that are considered relatively safe to use during pregnancy are:
Low doses of very potent topical steroids
Oral steroids in the third trimester
Low doses of topical calcineurin inhibitors
Treatments to avoid during pregnancy are:
Certain immune system suppressants
Psoralen plus ultraviolet A (PUVA)
Around 2% of breastfeeding mothers develop eczema of the areola or nipple, and around 50% of these women will have atopic eczema. Low- to moderate-potency steroids along with emollients can be used to treat eczema in this area, although they should only be applied after feeding and completely washed off before feeding again.
PUVA and immune system suppressants should be avoided in breastfeeding mothers, and the recommended minimum systemic drug-free interval for both men and women before conception is three months for immune system suppressants.
Aside from these treatments, emollients are a very important part of eczema management, as they act as a protective barrier for the skin and minimize the water loss that exacerbates eczema symptoms.
https://www.healthline.com/health/pregnancy/eczema-during-pregnancy
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Lois Zoppi
Lois is a freelance copywriter based in the UK. She graduated from the University of Sussex with a BA in Media Practice, having specialized in screenwriting. She maintains a focus on anxiety disorders and depression and aims to explore other areas of mental health including dissociative disorders such as maladaptive daydreaming.
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When it was announced last spring that Colton Haynes would be returning to Arrow as a series regular, it's fair to assume that fans around the globe let out a small cheer upon reading the news. After all, not only is Roy Harper a beloved comic book character, but viewers really took to Haynes' rendition of him.
Cool as all that is, I'd have felt cheated if Roy didn't appear in at least one episode set during the present time. Fortunately, a couple pictures have surfaced online proving that he indeed will. The first is a nice group photo shared by David Ramsey on his Facebook page showing Haynes standing alongside Ramsey, Stephen Amell, Rick Gonzalez, Juliana Harkavy and Emily Bett Rickards. The second is a grainy set photo posted by Canadagraphs on Twitter showing Haynes shooting a scene with Amell and Rickards.
If I were to hazard an educated guess, this stuff is being filmed for either episode 19 or 20 of the current season, though it's probably more likely that it's for 20. The reason I say that is because episode 19, "Spartan," is expected to center on John Diggle. It's probably for the best that Roy be afforded more breathing room the following week.
Now that we know we're getting a dose of Arsenal circa 2019, then perhaps he'll help us clear up a mystery being discussed by the fanbase. If he's in town, then people will want to know what's become of Thea Queen. So, unless Willa Holland makes a surprise cameo, then maybe we'll get some explanation from her (former?) lover.
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Made with an assortment of realistic pine and branch types, this item is a great alternative to a natural christmas tree during the holiday season.
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Easy-to-fluff branches are covered in 1346 tips to create the illusion of a full-bodied genuine spruce tree. Disassembles into 3 hinged sections to allow for easy assembling, dismantling, and storing. Sturdy foldable steel base provides stability to keep your tree standing tall and prevent breakage. Standing at 7.5-feet, this hinged christmas tree is an eye-catching addition to any room during the holidays. Overall dimensions: 52″(l) x 52″(w) x 7.5 (h).
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Bioavailability of Micronutrients and Other Trace Elements in Soils
Sorption of certain elements by 10 soils quantified. Sorption isotherms were nonlinear and pH, CEC, organic matter and clay content were dominant properties.
Soil Compaction Thresholds for the M1A1 Abrams Tank: Field Study at Camp Minden La.
The purpose of this study was to establish critical soil compaction thresholds for M1A1 Abrams battle tank traffic in an effort to minimize soil physical properties that adversely affect vegetation regeneration. (PDF format only)
An Update of the Field Guide to Louisiana Soil Classification (August 2008)
This field guide represents an update of work by Amacher et al. (1989), the original idea of which started with Dr. Bob Miller. The guide provides researchers and others interested in soils with a concise key to the classification of soils throughout Louisiana along with information on geology, climate, vegetation, etc. (PDF format only)
Movement of Atrazine and Nitrate in Sharkey Clay Soil: Evidence of Preferential Flow (January 1995)
Incidence of groundwater contamination by agrichemicals in the United States and elsewhere is of concern in terms of the health effects associated with chemical contaminants present in drinking water. The major objectives of this study were: (1) to quantify the mobility of atrazine and nitrates in a Sharkey clay soil in the presence of a shallow water table, and (2) to determine evidence of preferential flow patterns on the mobility of agricultural chemicals in such soils. (PDF format only)
Establishment of Tall Fescue on West Louisiana Coastal Plain Soils (May 1997)
Georgia-5 tall fescue was developed for use as a permanent, cool-season pasture grass on the Coastal Plain. The results of two field plot experiments and observations from additional small-plot plantings and 40 acres of pasture for grazing experiments at the Rosepine Research Station provide the basis for this discussion of Georgia-5 tall fescue establishment. (PDF format only)


Revise the design language for a mobile/tablet app to improve company efficiency while accommodating needs of restaurant staff and food delivery drivers.
Seeking to make the company more efficient as it expands and develops more business partnerships, Deliveree came to a Designation UX team for help in improving usability for the restaurant platform of its app and create a separate platform for drivers.
My background for this project was somewhat relatable, as it brought back days of working as a host for my college town's most popular Japanese restaurant. Although I didn't experience modern conveniences of table reservation software or food delivery systems then, I gained a general idea for what makes restaurants successful. Simple decisions, sharp time management, and clear communication were three key factors to keep in mind while being apart of this project.
First, our team analyzed the UX team's wireframes for both platforms and realized there were opportunities present to enhance screen functionality through our future designs.
This is the first screen restaurant staff see when opening the app, as requesting drivers is the main action.
After finding a customer by phone number, restaurant staff enter custom delivery details and request available drivers.
Restaurant staff can view the delivery process for all orders via the status bar. Also, staff can call drivers back to restaurants if orders have any errors.
This screen shows a detailed log of all completed deliveries and give restaurant staff options to view complete reports of delivery stats.
Restaurant staff can see current driver location and delivery information by GPS signals from the driver version of the app.
This screen lets restaurant staff view current order progress and delivery stats via adjusting time frames.
This is the home screen drivers see from tapping the ON switch to show they're available to accept delivery jobs.
A simple modal lets drivers know they need to have cash to accept certain orders.
This modal gives drivers a order summary and an optimized route to review before confirming. A countdown timer keeps drivers from job hogging.
Drivers have a clear map view and simple navigation info when picking up food from restaurants.
The checklist lets drivers confirm picked-up orders, which send status updates to the restaurant app.
Drivers will see this screen if they're delivering more than two orders at a time.
Simple minimal design places important content in the spotlight.
Stately colors for bars and charts gives data a professional look.
Colors are nice, but appear playful and could interrupt user functionality.
Gradients are nice, but colors, fonts, and outline icons distract the eye too much.
Calm colors and flat-design style fits well.
1. Present users with a tool that's easily digestible.
2. Express responsiveness. The app should help do the thinking for the user.
Following the kickoff meeting, our team began our visual analysis by viewing competitors (food couriers, couriers of all items, and food-ordering companies with no couriers) that may have an effect on Deliveree's future design.
Uber Rush showed us how using whitespace and a simple color palette could help us achieve a stark, professional interface. Also, using color to bring attention to time status changes was helpful.
Caviar gave us great examples for adding time sensitivity to our delivery status bar and delivery details. Also, it used micro interactions to indicate app thinking or updating.
Ritual presented ideas on how we could use gradients in our designs to indicate user progress. Also, it used high-quality photos instead of logos to highlight restaurants .
Peapod gave us ideas on how we could approach design for notifications and how to add emphasis to key information with icons rather than highlighted text.
From our competitors, we realized a clean interface for displaying information is essential. Also, using appropriate fonts would help give hierarchy to what's important, while helping users make quick scans of content. Also, we considered how color and subtle microinteractions would prompt users to act on completing tasks.
Along with competitors, we studied companies outside of Deliveree's domain for inspiration.
Domino's Pizza Tracker gave us ideas on how our order status bars could be recognized. We didn't embrace skeuomorphic design, as we felt it could add age to the app.
USPS showed us how clear text hierarchy and selective colors could add a large dose of professionalism to an order tracking page. We steered clear of gradients to keep order steps distinct.
Narvar delivers quick, glanceable content, thanks to its clean, organized layout. Strategic use of color allows users to see important info quickly.
Quip presents an airy, contemporary style with subtle animations and a bright accent color for personality.
Moven features a color-adjustable spending meter for alerting users to real-time spending habits. Also, we noticed its heavy use of graphs and charts with bold colors for tracking progress.
These companies helped us realize the importance of using proper white space to enhance glanceability and bring clarity to necessary color. Also, we needed to study use of colors for different states, as we need to provide familiarity and direction for users to accomplish routine tasks.
After analyzing competitors, the team came together to form design principles, as we needed common ground to keep our designs in check.
Restaurants trust and depend upon Deliveree to get food orders to customers in a timely manner. App interface should use a conservative color palette and layout to project a professional business.
Staff managing orders will often be rushed and multi-tasking. App should fit in side-by-side with existing hardware.
We'll keep users in the loop of all necessary order/delivery information. Our design patterns, colors, and spacing should help users stay up to date.
After determining our design principles, we kickstarted our individual design paths for Deliveree.
For the first style tile, a simple, lighthearted mood takes stage. As restaurant staff and delivery drivers don't need more visual distraction to clutter their busy workload, I made white and light grays serve as primary backgrounds, while using bright flat colors to indicate alerts, state changes, and important text. Also, I added pill buttons and easy-to-read outline icons to give the app an approachable effect.
Then, I styled the order status bar, one of our most important UI elements, by creating circle status indicators. Colors and icons would indicate the progress until a completed delivery filled all circles. Our client thought this style tile was nice, but felt some of the elements didn't represent the professional look they were going for.
The second style alluded to a Deliveree driver with wheel skills of The Transporter. Sharp, crisp, and swift were keywords floating in my head. A bold red was the primary color, while small instances of green and orange fit for delivery status changes and alerts. Also, I tried to tame angular contemporary headings with a simple sans-serif.
This style direction was a no-go, as our client felt overwhelmed by the panicky, stressful nature of red elements.
The last style tile was the strongest as I steered our primary color palette toward variations of blues found on their website. Then I lightened all secondary colors to a point where they were glanceable, but not eye piercing like past style tiles. Our client really liked this one and felt it had the right amount of balance to represent their brand well.
Before moving ahead with the style direction, I met with my program directors and teammates for feedback. The overall response was that I make small tweaks to my color palette to enhance things a bit. I stared at the style tile for some time and realized my colors made Deliveree look like a banking app or Windows 3.1 Minesweeper. Sprucing up colors to bring things in the modern age is something I planned to explore in the next design stage.
Before diving into our first round of high fidelity screens, our group met to discuss which platform we would design for. At the moment, the majority of Deliveree users were most comfortable using an Amazon version of the Android app. This was due to Deliveree gifting restaurant partners with Kindle Fire 7s as a low-cost incentive to use the app.
The team had major concerns designing for the Kindle Fire, as Amazon's Appstore doesn't have a digital distribution footprint as large as Google's Play Store or Apple's App Store. Also, we discovered most of Deliveree drivers were iPhone users. Thinking of Deliveree's impending partnership growth and Amazon's existing relationship with Android Apps, we chose to design for iOS.
After analyzing UX wireframes, studying iOS Human Interface Guidelines, and referencing team design principles, I started my first pass of designing iPad screens.
For the Customer Search Screen, I replaced top-left logo information with Deliveree header text and created center feature space for restaurant logos and their custom background. In the kickoff meeting, Deliveree expressed how restaurants were proud of the partnerships and I wanted to add something that would make them feel like they were using something they were truly a part of.
Also, I enhanced glanceability by rotating tab text and adding solid icons. Last, adding red to the Orders-in-Progress circle was important in keeping restaurant staff informed of the current workload.
Most elements remained on the Request Driver Screen. I removed all outline icons, as they either implied the obvious or were hard to glance at. Also, I resized the Customer Info box to give space for the Delivery Date field. Having that field beside the Submit Driver Request button seemed out of place, as requesting drivers is the main, final action for this screen.
For the In-Progress Orders Screen, I adjusted text hierarchy and replaced the confusing recall driver icon. Primary design was for the delivery status bar. Along with changing segment shapes, I used colors to indicate change. Green represented order progress, orange stood for a late delivery, and red meant there was a major error or emergency in place (such as extreme traffic). Also, I replaced profile icons with photos, as I thought the app gave sign up abilities to customers.
The Delivered Orders Screen had lot of elements similar to the In Progress Orders Screen. Aside from decluttering the View Reports button area and changing/replacing icons, there weren't many changes.
Adding color to the Map View of Orders Screen was priority, as it needed to highlight things of importance while remaining easy to use. As time is a huge factor for restaurants, I wanted the Estimated Arrival section to stand out. Also, I added red to the restaurant and customer address map icons to distinguish them from everything else.
Adjusting whitespace and maintaining a professional look was my goal for the Reports Screen. I placed the "25 Orders" and "Let's Celebrate" cards up top beside each other because of their temporary, swipe-able nature. This helped give graphs and charts appropriate room for glanceability.
After designing screens, we planned our first-round user test schedule, as we needed fast feedback to make time for design iterations. I served as a point-of-contact for the team and helped conduct user tests, which featured a mix of restaurant partners and Deliveree drivers. For each testing session, we shared our key screens on an iPad using Sketch Mirror and got a wide range of responses.
Talking with users, I learned customer photos were unnecessary as they could open a can of distractions. Instead of viewing Deliveree as a tool, staff may view it as another social media outlet and invite bias, judgement, and creepy vibes in the delivery process.
Also, users had trouble understanding delivery status time stamps. I needed to adjust my text hierarchy, as bold text seemed inconsistent and times didn't show prominence.
The Orders in Progress notification bubble got praise, but I had concerns about its size and position. I didn't want users to stare at a red dot and miss out on important information, so I made a note to adjust it before the next round of user tests .
My color palette had mixed responses from users. Some felt it was colorful, while others said it reminded them of Facebook. Also, my map colors seemed to compete with each other, causing some users to have trouble finding restaurant and delivery locations.
Although users liked my Estimated Arrival section, I still saw opportunity to enhance the text hierarchy. Also, I needed to place attention on removing customer photos and enhancing glanceability for the driver icon.
One user mentioned how this screen should only be visible to restaurant owners, as details could incite staff rebellion or internal competition. This issue dipped into the UX of the project, but I felt it was valid enough to mention to our client.
Users liked the clear graphs and charts, but had trouble deciphering order achievement messages. I made a note to try adjusting language for future iterations.
After the first round of user tests, our team met to share individual screen feedback and discuss any major changes we should make to our designs as a group. One significant insight was learning about the importance of a customer's phone number in the delivery process.
Since restaurant staff need to access numbers as soon as possible, we felt a number keypad should have priority over iOS's keypad on the Customer Search Screen, as it seemed to slow down the delivery process. This change wasn't in UX wireframes, but we discussed it with the UX team and planned to add it in future designs for testing.
A bit cumbersome, as one has to go through two steps to start a number search. These seconds are dollars for restaurants.
Next, I made more iPad screen iterations and began my first pass of designing iPhone screens for our second round of user testing.
For the Confirm Order Screen, I kept a lot of elements the same and focused on adjusting text hierarchy to promote time for drivers. Also, I added color to the bottom buttons to clear up any decision confusion.
The Confirm Pickup Screen showed more examples of adjusting text hierarchy to make content glanceable and open for quick decisions.
Reducing list features was priority for the Orders In Progress Screen, as I didn't want to overwhelm drivers with too many options. Also, some text was really hard to read, so I adjusted fonts sizes a bit.
Second-round feedback from drivers and restaurant staff was positive overall, so most of my changes were minimal things like adjusting icons and wording to something people could recognize from a global standpoint.
All restaurant staff felt the number keypad would be easier to use for finding customers than iOS's keypad. The number keypad resembled many of the restaurants' Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems, so the design wouldn't distract existing workflow.
One significant takeaway was to stay consistent in making order/delivery information as clear as possible. In testing, I realized my In-Progress Orders Screen needed work. My lack of text hierarchy caused users to waste time searching for meaning rather than glance and be informed. Since this screen had a high level of importance and I didn't have a lot to correct on other screens, I spent the bulk of my time making priority iterations.
Although I longed for extra time to gain feedback for both platforms, I felt confident enough to move forward with my designs for prototyping.
Due to the app's instant rebranding, I designed a style guide to carry my design language over to developers and serve as a reference for any changes Deliveree may make to its marketing website.
Redesign the logo. Deliveree's logo was a part of the initial rebranding process and I felt the latest design didn't speak to what the company represented. My teammates had similar thoughts, as we realized the logo's strong resemblance to Jiffy Lube's logo. Although the team didn't have time to dive into logo design, we shared design recommendations with Deliveree for future consideration.
Conduct user testing for prototypes with proper interactive features. I remembered my positive reaction to Domino's Pizza Tracker and wondered if our users would have the chance to enjoy an interactive delivery status bar or customizable reports while testing. Prototypes are only a fraction of the final product, but it's extremely hard to resist testing something you built to be as real as possible! Especially when our UX team provided great annotations for interactions.
One big takeaway from this project is respecting the essential nature of UI user testing. Although it doesn't seem to happen as much as UX user testing, there are some things you won't learn about your own design, until you sit down with people and get an understanding of who they are and what works for them. There were times in the project when I saw how the simplest change of a word or icon brought a wave of clarity to a Deliveree driver who just made it to the United States eight months ago and speaks little-to-no English.
Also, balanced time creates a better design flow. Our team had a total of twelve user tests in two weeks. Although we were grateful to interact with so many people and receive a lot of valuable feedback, our user test scheduling caused us to lose a ton of time in making distinct changes I wanted to see in my final prototype.
It was a pleasure working with the Deliveree! Our team had a blast helping them move their brand in right direction and I look forward to sharing updates as they launch their revised app in the future!


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Category Mineral
Chemical formula Na4(CaCeFeMn)2ZrSi6O17(OHCl)2
Color Red, magenta, brown; also blue and yellow
Crystal habit Granular, tabular
Crystal system Trigonal
Cleavage [0001] Imperfect
Fracture Uneven
Mohs Scale hardness 5 - 5.5
Luster Vitreous
Pleochroism Weak, brown-red to red-pink to yellow
Streak White
Specific gravity 2.8 - 3
Solubility H2SO4
Diaphaneity Transparent to translucent
Other Characteristics Mildly Radioactive
Eudialyte, whose name derives from the Greek eu and dialytos, meaning "welthruloosa", is a somewhat rare, red silicate mineral, which forms in alkaline igneous rocks, such as nepheline syenites. Its name alludes to its ready solubility in acid.
What is the Sensitivity of my Balance?
1 Uses of eudialyte
2 Associated minerals
3 Alternative names
4 Notes for identification
Uses of eudialyte
Eudialyte is used as a minor ore of zirconium. Another use of eudialyte is as a minor gemstone, but this use is limited by its rarity, which is compounded by its poor crystal habit. These factors make eudialyte of primary interest as a collector's mineral.
Associated minerals
Eudialyte is found associated with other alkalic igneous minerals, in addition to the some minerals common to most igneous material in general. These minerals include:
nepheline, (Na, K)AlSiO4
aegirine, NaFeSi2O6
natrolite, Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
albite, NaAlSi3O8
Alternative names of eudialyte include: almandine spar and eudalite. Eucolite is the name of an altered form.
Notes for identification
Eudialyte's rarity makes locality useful in its identification. Prominent localities of eudialyte include Mont Saint-Hilaire in Canada and the Kola Peninsula in Russia, but it is also found in Greenland, Norway, and Arkansas. The lack of crystal habit, associated with color, is also useful for identification, as are associated minerals. A pink-red mineral with no good crystals associated with other alkaline igneous material, especially nepheline and aegirine, is a good indication a specimen is eudialyte.
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Employee dress codes
There has recently been a lot of publicity about the enforcement of dress codes at work. We examine recent controversies and cases about workplace attire.
This article was originally published in Reward on 21 June 2016.
There has been a lot of publicity about dress codes in the workplace recently, and in particular, differences in dress codes for men and women.
A case is currently going through the European Court of Justice (ECJ) involving a Belgian, Muslim employee who was dismissed for wearing a headscarf at work. It has attracted little publicity in the UK but has the potential to cause a big headache for UK employers.
Ms Achbita worked for G4S in Belgium. G4S has a strict policy of neutrality which prevents employees from wearing any political, philosophical or religious symbols whilst on duty. When Ms Achbita insisted on wearing her headscarf during working hours she was dismissed for having breached this policy. The ECJ is being asked to decide whether that headscarf ban is direct discrimination under the Equal Treatment Directive, and if so, whether the neutrality policy is justifiable.
The Advocate General has recently published her opinion in the case. In her opinion, a policy of neutrality in relation to clothing cannot be direct discrimination because it applies to all employees regardless of religion. Her opinion has been criticised as treating the protected characteristic of religion differently to other protected characteristics like gender. This is because in the past the ECJ has interpreted what constitutes direct discriminations quite widely in the context of other protected characteristics. It has recognised that some things are so intrinsic to a protected characteristic that treating someone less favourably because of them is inseparable from treating them less favourably because of their protected characteristic. That makes the treatment direct discrimination.
A good example is pregnancy. Because only women can get pregnant, treating a woman less favourably because of her pregnancy is direct sex discrimination – the pregnancy is inseparable from her gender. If wearing a headscarf is inseparable from the practice and manifestation of being a Muslim then a policy of neutrality which prevents someone from wearing one could be direct religious discrimination.
If the ECJ disagrees with the Advocate General and follows the pregnancy example that could cause a problem in the UK.
That's because the Equality Act 2010 in the UK limits the areas in which direct religious discrimination is justifiable. In the UK direct religious discrimination is only permitted where being of a particular faith is an occupational requirement, for example, being a priest or working in a religious organisation.
The UK courts have generally treated dress codes which are applied equally to all employees regardless of faith as potentially indirectly discriminatory and, therefore, capable of being justified (and therefore permissible). That means the focus is on the explanation for the policy and whether that explanation is justifiable.
UK courts have decided, for example, that hygiene requirements justified a jewellery ban in a hospital even though it prevented a Christian employee from wearing a crucifix. That approach was upheld in the European Court of Human Rights. In another case, a ban at a nursery on jilbabs (long garments covering the body from neck to ankle) which presented a tripping hazard, as opposed to slightly shorter ones which did not, was also upheld as justified by the Employment Appeal Tribunal even though the policy indirectly discriminates against Muslims.
If the ECJ decides that some manifestations of faith are inseparable from the faith itself so a dress code which interferes with that is directly discriminatory then those dress codes are unlikely to be lawful in the UK because direct discrimination under UK law on the grounds of religion cannot be justified (other than as set out above). Dress codes which interfere with those manifestations of faith which are not inseparable to the faith, however, could still be justified. That means employers who wish to implement dress codes, for example, for health and safety reasons, may have to decide what is inseparable to a faith and what is not – a real hot potato.
This article was written by senior associate Annelise Tracy Phillips.


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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One writer described life as building a plane whilst learning to fly.
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I have also found that sometimes a crisis isn't a crisis at all, it's just a problem I have delayed solving for a long time, that is now demanding urgent attention.
When this occurs it is usually because of an unhealthy perception which has led to either some action or inaction, without any consistent follow through.
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I have played with HAVING but only got it to return NULLS and still could not exclude them.
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from v_Update_ComplianceStatus ucs
    join v_updateinfo ui on ui.ci_id=ucs.ci_id
    join V_CITargetedMachines ctm on ctm.ci_id=ucs.ci_id and ctm.ResourceID = ucs.ResourceID
where ucs.resourceid=rs.ResourceID and ucs.Status='2' and ui.LocaleID='9' and ui.IsDeployed='1' and ui.IsSuperseded='0'
) as 'Required/Deployed Updates',

--Failed Updates
(select count(ucs.ResourceID)
from v_UpdateComplianceStatus ucs
    join v_UpdateInfo ui on ucs.ci_id=ui.ci_id and ucs.Status='2'  and ui.LocaleID='9' and ui.IsDeployed='1' and ui.IsSuperseded='0' and ucs.LastEnforcementMessageID In (6,11,14)
    join v_StateNames sn on ucs.LastEnforcementMessageID = sn.StateID and sn.TopicType=402
where ucs.resourceid=rs.ResourceID
) as 'Failed Updates',

--Reboot Check
(select iif(sum(iif(ucs.LastEnforcementMessageID='9',1,0)) > 0,'Yes','No')
from v_UpdateComplianceStatus ucs
where ucs.resourceid=rs.ResourceID
) as 'Reboot Required'

from v_R_System rs
    join v_GS_OPERATING_SYSTEM os on rs.ResourceID=os.ResourceID
    join v_FullCollectionMembership fcm on rs.ResourceID=fcm.ResourceID
    join v_Collection col on fcm.CollectionID=col.CollectionID
    Join v_CH_ClientSummary CS on rs.ResourceId=CS.ResourceID
    join v_GS_WORKSTATION_STATUS ws on rs.ResourceID=ws.ResourceID
    join v_UpdateScanStatus uss on rs.ResourceID=uss.ResourceID

where 'Required/Deployed Updates' > '0' and 'Failed Updates' > '0'
order by rs.Name0 asc

I would like if Required/Deployed Updates or Failed Updates count is 0 to be excluded.
Currently Getting
Computer Name | Description | Operating System | Client Active Status | Last Hardware Scan | Last Software Scan | Required/Deployed Updates | Failed Updates | Reboot Required
WKS1 | Test Laptop 1 | Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise | Active | Apr 5 2019 12:00PM | Apr 5 2019 12:00PM | 0 | 0 | No
WKS2 | Test Laptop 2 | Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise | Active | Apr 2 2019 12:46PM | Apr 5 2019 12:02PM | 0 | 0 | Yes
WKS3 | Test Laptop 3 | Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise | Active | Apr 2 2019 12:46PM | Apr 5 2019 12:02PM | 1 | 1 | Yes

Would like to get
Computer Name | Description | Operating System | Client Active Status | Last Hardware Scan | Last Software Scan | Required/Deployed Updates | Failed Updates | Reboot Required
WKS3 | Test Laptop 3 | Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise | Active | Apr 2 2019 12:46PM | Apr 5 2019 12:02PM | 1 | 1 | Yes

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: You cannot use aliases in the WHERE clause.
You can wrap another SELECT around yours and apply the conditions on the aliased expression there.
SELECT ...
       FROM (SELECT ...,
                    (SELECT count(...)
                            FROM v_update_compliancestatus ucs
                            ...) "Required/Deployed Updates"
                    (SELECT count(...)
                            FROM v_update_compliancestatus ucs
                            ...) "Failed Updates",
                    FROM ...
                    WHERE ...) x
       WHERE "Required/Deployed Updates" > 0
             AND "Failed Updates" > 0;

Or you can simply repeat the expression, in your case the subselects.
SELECT ...
      (SELECT count(...)
              FROM v_update_compliancestatus ucs
              ...) "Required/Deployed Updates",
      (SELECT count(...)
              FROM v_update_compliancestatus ucs
              ...) "Failed Updates"
      ...
      FROM ...
      WHERE ...
            AND (SELECT count(...)
                        FROM v_update_compliancestatus ucs
                        ...) > 0
            AND (SELECT count(...)
                        FROM v_update_compliancestatus ucs
                        ...) > 0
      ...

In your case, since you want to check for a count of rows of a table not being zero, i.e. if a row exists, you could also use EXISTS in the WHERE clause, which might speed things up a little.
SELECT ...
      (SELECT count(...)
              FROM v_update_compliancestatus ucs
              ...) "Required/Deployed Updates",
      (SELECT count(...)
              FROM v_update_compliancestatus ucs
              ...) "Failed Updates"
      ...
      FROM ...
      WHERE ...
            AND EXISTS (SELECT *
                               FROM v_update_compliancestatus ucs
                               ...)
            AND EXISTS (SELECT *
                               FROM
                               v_update_compliancestatus ucs)
      ...

Also note, that you don't need to wrap numeric literals in single quotes ('. And don't wrap aliases in single quotes either, use double quotes (") if you want or need to quote an alias. In SQL Server you can also use brackets like in [alias].


Today, we will talk about the challenges in securing a publicly accessible computer, or "Kiosk". I will organize this in checklist form in part because I expect to add to this list based on user feedback. If you do have something to add, please contact us or leave a comment below.
First of all, a lot of this depends on the scope of access required. In most cases, the kiosk will access some form of network resource. Worst case: Generic internet browser (e.g. a shared break room computer). This is very hard to control and secure. It is a bit simpler if you are able to establish a list of specific resources (think about an airline check in kiosk).
I am only talking here about protecting the system, not about how to protect yourself while using a public system.
Location: The system should be located in an easy to view location. This will make it easier to supervise what people are doing.
Policy: In particular if you allow access from the public, prominently post the usage policy. Maybe add it to the wallpaper, make the user click on it. Keep it simple so it can be understood in the 5-10 seconds a user will spend looking at it.
Physical Security: Of course, there is always a change that the computer will "walk away". Keeping it in an open location will help with monitoring users and preventing them from removing parts. Lock down cables and alarms that sound when covers are removed may help (similar system like you find in retail stores). But be careful about enclosing desktops in desks. Provide sufficient ventilation to avoid fire hazards.
Re-image daily. For a system like this, it should be possible to re-image the drive once a day. This will make sure no remnants are left over from prior uses. Parts of the system, like the users home directory, can be cleared on each log in. Automatic re-imaging can work from a DVD that is locked in the DVD drive or a second hard disk that is configured as read only. There are also hardware devices (usually used in computer forensics) that will allow you to connect drives and physically block write access.
Separate the system from the rest of your network. This kiosk should only be used as a kiosk and nothing else. It should not have access to your corporate network (unless this is why you need it) and no confidential data should be stored on the system.
Limit what a user can do with the system. This can be tricky as you have to balance security with the need of the user actually use the system. For example, if this is a "break room" computer or a public computer in a hotel lobby, you probably want people to use a wide variety of web sites (Facebook? ). The usual parental guidance software can help establish limits. This software can also be used to establish time limits if needed.
Keep logs. At the very least, you want to know what your users did with the system. Keep good audit logs as far as your local laws and company policy allows. Many desktop monitors now include cameras. It may be a bit too intrusive, but what about taking a picture of the person in front of the screen every 5 minutes?
Limit physical access to ports. This can be tricky, as people for example may want to e-mail photos they have on a USB stick. At least apply standard precautions about disabling auto-run. But for example access to a firewire port is usually not required.
I am sure I missed something, so this will be updated throughout the day.


This function will return TRUE if one or more of the arguments are TRUE and FALSE if all the are FALSE.
Expression1 (required) – This is an expression that can evaluate to either TRUE or FALSE.
Expression2, Expression3 etc… (optional) – These are additional expressions you want to test.
In this example we test two expressions. As seen, the result is only false when both expressions evaluated are false.


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Changephobia, and Rostam's journey in embracing change
Changephobia, the second record from Rostam, is a pivot and a culmination, furnishing new ideas with his production prowess.
Posted By Conor Herbert 7 months ago
It's a little hard to get ahold of Rostam Batmanglij.
Few artists have so delicately toed the line between ubiquitous and withdrawn, with the Iranian-American musician simultaneously shaping contemporary music and shunning larger spotlights. He's not evasive as such, but when taken alongside the impact of his art, Rostam's public profile is dwarfed by his long shadow.
You might know him through his hand in Frank Ocean's Blonde - producing and arranging Ivy - or perhaps via his recent successes producing Clairo's Immunity and HAIM's Women In Music, Pt. III. You might have heard his name mentioned alongside Carly, Charli or Maggie Rogers, all collaborators, or recall having read it during his decade-long stint in Vampire Weekend. It might be some, it could be all, but no matter the means, it's almost certain that you've tapped your toes to some of Rostam's work.
All this is to say, he's both ever-present and elusive. It's hard to get ahold of the shy singer-songwriter in general, but today is proving especially difficult. "I'm in Mexico City right now," he explains when he hops on the line, "it's nice to be back. This is the longest time I've spent here consecutively."
The occasion is a friend's birthday. "He wanted all of us to come from different parts of the world and America, and we all showed up to spend his birthday week with him," he elaborates, laughing at the suggestion it's something special. "Yeah," he exclaims, "I guess the timing worked for everybody." The way Rostam's talking – patient, relaxed, leisurely – you wouldn't think he's just days out from Changephobia, his much-anticipated solo return. Still, it's somewhat fitting that he be somewhere so unexpected as his 40-minute meditation on change comes into the world.
"It feels very surreal," he says of that release, the culmination of years of writing, recording, revising and experimentation. One of the most striking experiments comes instrumentally, with Rostam's classical influences pared back to make room for a slightly more contemporary force – jazz. "It was something that came naturally," he says of his recent musical evolution. "I started writing the beginnings of songs where I could hear a baritone saxophone, and I started writing parts for baritone saxophone."
Whether through coincidence or manifestation, it wasn't long before an accomplished saxophonist came into the fold. "I met Henry Solomon in February 2018, and when he started playing on the album, it wasn't even an album yet," recalls Rostam. "The songs were not written, but I had already started these musical ideas. I kept asking him to play more and more, and I think working with him, he really helped me realize my vision of making an album that landed on the intersection of songs and, in some ways, jazz."
It's no coincidence, however, that jazz too works to embrace change. A vast genre that prizes both improvisation and experimentation, there's a lot of space in that sole syllable, and it's space Rostam was increasingly drawn to. "I would trace it back to the song Unfold You, that was the first song that I wrote sax parts for," he says of that slow acceptance, "and when I started recording them with Henry, I also asked him to improvise a solo. That was the first song on the album that had a sax solo, and I think there was a voice inside of me that said, 'you need to have five more of these on this album.'"
If jazz was already a new destination for the famously classical-inspired musician, Changephobia is something of a journey in and of itself. "I think in some ways, it culminates with the song Starlight, because that's my favourite sax solo from the record, and it's also the last sax solo that was recorded for the album."
That's not just musical, either – at the heart of Changephobia is a reckoning with that titular condition, a reluctance to veer from the comfortable in search of something different and new. As sweeping as that subject is, Rostam's album announcement puts his inspiration down to a singular interaction on a New York park bench: "a few years ago I met a stranger on a park bench, somehow I found myself opening up to him, revealing recent changes in my life that had altered its course, and he said, 'Change is good. Go with it.'"
He's aware it seems like a platitude, but for Rostam, the simple sentiment hit like a revelation. "The truth is, no one ever said 'change is good' to me," he admits, a little stunned himself. "I never heard it until that moment with that guy that I'd never met before, and I perhaps will never meet again. Pretty sure he's a doorman in New York, on the Upper West Side or the Upper East Side," he posits, as good a guess as any. "You know I feel, in some ways, he inspired this whole album."
It's a loose kind of inspiration. In keeping with the pervasive reality of change, Changephobia runs a gamut through the personal, the political and the outright existential. It opens at the nexus of these vast strains, with lead single These Kids We Knew a heartfelt dedication to the ascendant generation of activists, environmentalists and youth leaders. "I landed on it in a fever," says Rostam, "the fever was actually a COVID fever! It was something that... came out of me, the words for the entire song came out of me in the span of 20 or 30 or 40 minutes." A timely critique of "governments or emperors," the light salute to a youth set on "slowly [pulling] the earth back together" feels like a raw release of contemporary ideals.
"My first instinct as I wrote the song was, 'this is not for your album, this is just you killing time and waiting for your fever to subside.' The next day I went back to my studio and I listened to the song and I was like, 'well, maybe this could be for the album,' and then I spent a few months finishing it." They're humble beginnings for a lead single and opening track, but as Rostam remembers, "initially it was not supposed to be the opening track" at all.
"Originally, the opening track was From the Back of a Cab, but my mastering engineer Emily Lazar told me that she felt like that song, sonically, was just too big to open the album," he explains. Concerned that "everything that would come after it would feel so small," Rostam experimented with sequencing, ultimately wading into the record with that soft salute to agents of change. It didn't just give that fever-fuelled song the spotlight – it helped spotlight From The Back of a Cab, described in Rostam's press release as "probably my favourite song that I've written."
It's certainly a personal one. The track itself is built about a distinctive 12/8 drum arrangement, common in Persian and African music, and laced with the bittersweet memories of fleeting cab rides and tender moments since passed. "I think what makes me happy with that song is that I think as a songwriter, I've been interested in a certain emotional space and certain experiences kind of my whole life," he explains, "dating back to the song Campus and the song Diplomat's Son, which I wrote in my 20s. This song feels like it's kind of returning to that emotional space, but covering a complete ground within the span of three minutes." That's not to say he set out to make a short track – instead, the briskness was a function of the process itself. "I feel like I was able to say everything I wanted to say in those three minutes, and that makes me very happy."
Vivid and vague, From the Back of a Cab feels like many a story, with the music video folding appearances from friends such as Charli XCX, HAIM, Remi Wolf and Ariel Rechtshaid into a collage of solitude, celebration and intimacy. Lyrics like "in the back of a cab we sit closer, and I rest my head down on your shoulder" recall the tenderness of reluctant goodbyes, while Rostam's own admission – "I am happy you and I got this hour" – speaks to the virtues of that pain.
"It's about relationships that I've had with people, but it's also about my relationship to New York City, which is a city that I lived in for 12 years," he elaborates, casting his mind back almost seven years. "I think even though Half Light came out about three or four years after I moved out of New York, this was really the record where I wrote songs about leaving New York. From the Back of a Cab, in some ways, it's a song about repeatedly leaving New York and sort of coming to terms with what that means, and where it left me emotionally."
"I do think it's bittersweet," he admits, speaking of the city with a fondness you'd extend to a former friend or onetime lover. "There's something bittersweet about staying up till 4 AM at a bar and wondering if you should just stay out for one or two more hours and see the sunrise." From the Back of a Cab finds in that sentiment a universal sense of hanging on – "you say you think we could keep going till the sun's out, the thing is that I've been here before and I dread the daylight." "Some people love to watch that sunrise, and other people can't stand it," explains Rostam, "I'm one of those people that wants to be in bed before the sun starts to rise, and that was something that I wanted to reference in the song."
Rostam's relationship with New York comes to a head at the close of Next Thing, a jaunty and jazzy ode to new horizons – both abstract and literal. "Next thing I knew I was in California, it didn't feel strange at all," he sings of his recent relocation as the track shifts to a languid stroll. That move is cast in shades of optimism and realisation, the seachange making for a new opportunity. "You never sent my stuff to me, but I don't really care much," he admits on the bridge, "someone sold my shit for me, I guess I never really needed it."
It's a reckoning with retrospection – "I couldn't change even if I wanted to," he suggests of his once-rote ways – but in that change comes bittersweetness. Even as Rostam hopes not to get caught in the rain, he craves a little of it: "even if I do it won't be so bad, or maybe bad enough that I'll feel some pain." His ultimate idea comes in four sharp words, all at once a contention and conclusion: "some pain is okay."
"A thing that can happen to you in New York is that you can get caught in the rain, and when that happens, you sometimes have no recourse but just to experience it," he lovingly recounts. "In California, that almost never happens. In California, you're almost always protected; you always have a car you can run into; it almost never rains unexpectedly."
"That lyric was about the experience of getting caught in a thunderstorm in New York City and not having a way of getting home," he explains. "When that happens, you do feel some pain. Sometimes the rain comes down so hard that it actually does hurt your skin. I think on the other side of it, you come home to your apartment or wherever you're living, you take a shower, you change your clothes, you experience some pain, but you come out on the other side of it okay."
It's a life-affirming kind of pain; the romantic dash through a downpour that lets you know you're still at the mercy of something greater. You can't have sunshine without rain, and a little bit of pain does as much for pleasure as any lazy Sunday morning. "There's a lot of unnecessary pain that you will experience living in New York City that you don't experience in California, but in some ways, I think I'm acknowledging that that's a little bit of the beauty of living in New York," concludes Rostam wistfully. "That's maybe a little bit of what I missed when I missed New York – the pain that's okay."
On Changephobia, Rostam's tender retrospection fuses with the shifting musical sands of his new Californian home. It's a tale of two coasts, one that barrels from the emotional exhilaration of 4Runner to the meditative measure of Changephobia itself. It understands the ways in which change can be scary, explores the complex emotions of Rostam's own seachange, and represents a striking change in and of itself. It finds pleasure in pain and pain in pleasure, looking back on fleeting, tender moments with that newfound park bench wisdom.
Any record so at peace with change barrels towards an inevitable question: where to from here? "I have no idea what's next, but I do feel like I told the whole story that I wanted to tell musically on this record," responds Rostam with ease. "There's a voice inside me that says, 'maybe you need to go back to classical music, or maybe you need to figure out a way to marry classical music with the jazz influences from the new record,' and there's another voice inside of me that says 'you need to make an acoustic guitar album'." They're loose, conversational ideas – even as he puts them into the world, Rostam seems at ease with any and all possibilities.
That openness goes beyond any future record or rapport, with a recent mandolin lesson on In A River hinting at other little detours. "I do feel like we're in an interesting moment now, partly because of the quarantine, but also partly just because of the ubiquity of YouTube," he muses on that recent accessibility. "It's a nice time to share some knowledge that I've gained in the last decade and a half of obsessively writing and playing music."
In the meantime, between studio sessions and online lessons, there's life to be lived. "Well in September, I got a dog," he says as excitedly as you'd expect. "It was a very big change, and I think it's changed me for the better."
If Changephobia is to be believed, that's nothing to be afraid of at all.
Rostam's second album Changephobia is out now via Matsor Projects / Inertia Music.
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