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Q: Upgrading to React 18 - can no longer use strings as ReactText I'm currently in the process of upgrading a project from React 17 to React 18 and I'm running into an issue where previously, I was able to render strings as Cells for my column definitions. E.g.
{
    Header: t("common.from").toString(),
    accessor: (rentalOrder) => WDate.toSortString(rentalOrder.from),
    Cell: ({ row }: CellProps<SearchResultRentalOrder>) => WDate.toShortString(row.original.from)
}

This is for react-table 7 by the way. In React 17 this was allowed, yet in React 18 I'm getting an error:
 Type 'string' is not assignable to type 'ReactElement<any, any>'

When I look at the typings for Cell, I see the following definition:
export type Renderer<Props> = ComponentType<Props> | ReactElement | ReactText | ReactFragment;

Where ReactText has the following definition:
type ReactText = string | number;

So I'd expect that a string is still allowed.
I know I can wrap my cell in an empty fragment or a span, but feels like the wrong solution. Are there any other options?

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Bennet, Neguse Celebrate One-Year Anniversary of CORE Act
Bennet Prioritizes Senate Action in 2020 to Honor Decade-Long Effort on Colorado Public Lands Legislation
Washington, D.C. – On the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy ("CORE") Act, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) released the following statements celebrating the significant progress made to protect over 400,000 acres of public land in Colorado, safeguard existing outdoor recreation opportunities, and boost the state's economy:
"The success we've had over the past year, including House passage in October, is the direct result of over a decade of tireless commitment and hard work by Coloradans to craft legislation that both protects our public lands and boosts our economy – two things that go hand in hand in Colorado," said Bennet. "At this milestone, I'm inspired by the breadth of support behind the CORE Act and look forward to advancing this bill in the Senate. There's no reason we can't send the CORE Act to the president's desk – Colorado has waited long enough."
"I'm incredibly pleased with the momentum we have seen for this legislation, it is a true testament to Colorado's commitment to investing in our treasured public lands and outdoor recreation economy," said Neguse. "As representatives in Washington, we should be following the lead of our constituents and local communities, and that is exactly what the CORE Act proposes. This legislation is the culmination of over a decade of work from Coloradans to preserve precious public lands across our state and designate the first-ever National Historic Landscape at Camp Hale to honor the legacy of the Army's 10th Mountain Division. I was honored to lead passage out of the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year, and look forward to continued momentum in the Senate."
In September, Bennet sent a letter to Chairman Lisa Murkowski and Ranking Member Joe Manchin requesting the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hold a hearing on the CORE Act.
Following introduction of the CORE Act on January 28, 2019 with broad-based support from affected counties, many cities and towns, local leaders, conservation groups, and a wide range of outdoor industry representatives, the bill quickly gained momentum with a House Natural Resources Committee hearing in April. The bill passed through committee in June, and passed the full House of Representatives in October.
House and Senate Bill text, a fact sheet, frequently asked questions, updated maps, letters of support, and more are available at www.bennet.senate.gov/COREAct.
B-roll and other media resources are available HERE.
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This simple salad is packed with flavor. Try using halved sweet grape or cherry tomatoes for a chunky tomato salad variation.
1. Mix oil, vinegar and tarragon in small bowl with wire whisk until well blended.
2. Arrange overlapping slices of tomato on serving platter. Spoon dressing evenly over top. Sprinkle with Seasoning, blue cheese and green onion.


Considering foster care, but worried about the risk it may pose to your heart and your family if you move forward?
Perfect. I'm glad you're here!
Because there is nothing joyful about families being torn apart.
Broken homes and broken bodies are not a laughing matter.
Because you might be the fifth family the one year old has lived with, and she will have a hard time attaching to you, she's never learned to attach, and the idea is overwhelming for her fourteen month old heart.
Because who knows when the last time that little bottom has seen a baby wipe or a fresh diaper, and the three and four year old are hoarding food under their beds because they have never experienced enough, much less abundance.
Because the fourteen year old has been in more homes than she can count, and since she's never connected or attached to a secure adult, she fears connection, she refuses attachment for fear of the rejection she has come to expect. And even though you will love her with every fiber of your being, the minute she begins to feel something resembling love, she will fight, run, yell, scream, do everything she can to prove to herself and to you that you cannot and you will not love her. She will do her best to sabotage what you've worked so hard to build... and there will be tears.
...because children who grow up in dysfunction often do not know any other way to live. They raise their children in the same dysfunction that raised them, and those children will likely grow up and raise their children in the very same devastating generational cycle of dysfunction.
Because mental illness is a terrifying, debilitating disease that tricks it's victims into thinking they're well when they are so very not well.
Because addiction is a ferocious monster who devours everyone it can get it's hands on.
Because no matter how much they want to be healthy, it is nearly impossible to climb out of the hole they dug for themselves so many years ago.
And if they could travel back in time, they would go back to the day they made that one awful, life-altering decision that has taken their children from them. They would unmake that decision, they would raise their children and they would live happily ever after.
But time travel is for movies. Not real life. And that decision that was made years ago will always be part of their lives. And that is something to be mourned.
Mourn. Weep. Cry yourself to sleep and wake up in a puddle of tears.
Because eventually you're going to realize that you were lied to. The enemy placed a stronghold of fear on your life, he convinced you that foster care would put the health of your heart in grave danger and that the decision to proceed for the sake of families in crisis, would in return put your heart in crisis.
...maybe when the baby is sleeping safely and peacefully in your arms after weeks and months of struggling through withdrawals due to months of prenatal drug exposure.
...or when the seven year old's walls begin to crumble and he finally let's you side-hug him for a quick second after months of pushing you away, and you begin to notice his tears and tantrums are slowly transforming into smiles and laughter.
...when the ten year old falls asleep with her light off after weeks and weeks of needing it on at night to feel safe. She's safe now, she knows that, you've shown her that.
...when the seventeen year old sits down with your family, smiles, sighs in relief, and tells you this is the first time she has ever had a family dinner.
...or when your foster son's parents turn their lives around, fight their demons and come out on top, and when they pick him up one last time to take him home forever, they hug your neck in gratitude, tell you how very much they love you for placing their hearts above yours, for not only loving and taking care of their son, but for loving and supporting them too.
And get ready, because you're going to cry that moment when it hits you, when you realize how long you bought the lie, and the vast number of capable parents and families that continue to buy it and allow it to keep them from these children... The truth is that YOU being involved in foster care is not dangerous at all. Alternatively, your heart is the safest piece of the foster care puzzle the Lord is building piece by piece in your life.
Take a step back and glance at the big picture. The risk involved in foster care isn't about your heart.
It's about the families and children in your community who are struggling, and what their lives will look like if we take the risk of not stepping into their world and loving them. It's about risking their health, their well being, their futures in order to spare our hearts the risk of being sad. The two are not even comparable. One of these risks is not so risky after-all, is it? The other risk is life-altering for children and families who so desperately need the safety your heart can provide.
The events that lead children and families into foster care are dangerous.
And the reality that there are far more children in need of safety than there are families willing to BE their safety.... that's dangerous. That's risky.
I'm not going to lie to you, though.... the utter sadness of foster care will break you and turn your life upside down. You're going to cry more than you thought was possible. That's not going to change when you recognize that it isn't your heart at risk in this situation.
...but those tears are sanctifying tears and God is using each of them in a powerful way, echoing the work of the Gospel in your journey on this earth, as you step into another family's mess, put aside your own comfort and convenience, and sacrificially love each of these family members He has placed in your path, supporting redemption and reunification along the way. And then, right in your deepest moment of brokenness, you're going to realize that the tears, the children, the families and the hard did something completely unexpected. Foster care didn't break you.... foster care built you and turned your life right side up.
...but you're going to go forward differently, knowing that these children and their families matter and they need to given the same grace that you have been given, to be loved so much that hearts would be willing to grieve so that their livelihood wouldn't be risked, that they might have a second chance at being a healthy family. And your tears will continue as your heart walks this messy path, recognizing the depth of it's own ugliness maybe for the first time. As God continually sanctifies you, healing you from the sins of distrust, anger, and fear, you will deeply understand with incredible confidence that every tear that falls on this journey is absolutely worth it.
As you consider foster care, please keep in mind the risk and danger it may pose to the hearts of children and families in your community if you don't move forward. And if you feel the Lord is nudging you ahead, please pray, ask questions, find a foster family in your community, or contact me. I would love to pray and walk this journey with you.


Network Rail are asking for comments on what type of businesses locals would like (or would NOT like) in Square Square. Please provide your comments here so we can feed back to Network Rail.
Well I'll have a go. I'd rather not have anything like Oliver Bonas, Fatface, White Stuff etc.
Please please please can we not have either a Costa (we have so many great coffee shops already), or a Subway or a MacDonalds. Please allow some more local businesses to start up.
Selfishly a dine in Indian restaurant would be great - really miss 3 Monkeys. Khan's is brilliant if you're in Poets corner, not so easy from Herne Hill road / Ruskin Park area. Would also like to see a fishmonger or a another good quality specialist food shop as they are always popular and take trade. Another good option is studios for artists or for fitness. A restaurant like the much missed Number 22 would be good.
I really hope it's not another hair salon, estate agent or coffee shop (we have enough). Also personally not going to be excited about a Cafe Rouge, Prezzo or Nandos etc moving in, but would rather that than empty shops.
Just to say, in case you're not aware, there is a fitness studio Fison Fitness in one of the tunnels just by Sainsburys. It's run by a fantastic local woman, has lots of local trainers and is very good. And it's not a chain.
Thanks Lizzy, fully aware of Fison Fitness and we're lucky to have it. Just saying I think more businesses like that would great.
Not a hair salon, fast food, coffeeshop supermarket, or any chains.
We want interesting shops that keep Herne Hill feeling like a little village. No chains. Instead shops that offer something different - interesting.
Agree about graffitti. It is horrendous. Dugard and Daughters are an excellent butcher on Milkwood Road and there is a good fishmonger in Norwood Road. It would be nice if he could move further into Herne Hill. A good (small) Indian restaurant would be an sset. This may be heresy but another greengrocer migh provide useful competition for The Fruit Garden.
I would be hoping that Network Rail would be positively encouraging the previous tenants of those shops to return with favourable rents - I personally was okay with the previous set up of shops (except for the empty fishmongers) but I guess this might not be the case.
I agree with Localresident above - above all we need to retain the individuality of HH and encourage small, local and new businesses.
We don't need any chains - I think Network Rail need to really take this on board and hear this. Especially no coffee shops - we have lots of decent places we can already get coffee from and no businesses which are going to run to the detrement to the long established businesses we already have. A nice independent greeting card shop wouldn't go amiss and please no phone shops - the 6 or so phone shops in Brixton are enough!
I agree with the comments above that we're fortunate enough to have plenty of great coffee shops and hairdressers so I probably wouldnt be excited by the arrival of another. However contrary to the comments above about no more supermarkets, I'd personally love the convenience of a Waitrose or M & S food for their ready meals and click and collect options to complement the existing supermarkets and retailers. A good dry cleaner would be really handy. I'd also love a specialist spin studio similar to pscycle or boom cycle. Another local restaurant or bar like the milkwood or first aid box would also be great.
I want to see first refusal given to previous tenants, at preferential rates which fully reflect the value they've added to the area (and to the value of Network Rail's property) by making Herne Hill such a desirable location.
Failing that, I'd like to see local and / or family-owned business which replicate the businesses which have been evicted, in particular the greengrocer and dry-cleaner.
Failing *that* I would be happy with any other small local businesses, except coffee shops, cafes, delis, or hairdressers, of which Herne Hill already has plenty.
There should be an absolute prohibition on those spaces being occupied by chains (my personal cut-off point would be anything with more than half a dozen pre-existing locations) given the unique nature of Herne Hill and its longstanding absence of such businesses.
Unlike the commenter above, I would much rather see the spaces left empty than have Costa or Starbucks move in: if National Rail can't find appropriate tenants at their (presumably increased) rents, I'd rather see short-term pop-up businesses make use of the space until suitable tenants are found.
In an effort to nurture and retain what Herne Hill has been fostering for some time I hope Network Rail would look favourably on applications from independent businesses and, better still, from proprietors who live locally.
I would love a whole food / health food shop on our high street.
I'm pleased to have been asked, thank you.
no Starbucks et al please!!!
Herne Hill really needs is more affordable stores... the trend of vocal voices has been for well off people to complain about the introduction of a Tesco for example but then wish for a Waitrose, or M&S, which are still chains, but they sell more up market food. The same rhetoric is going on in this conversation: health food stores, fancy butchers, trendy bars for example.
Personally I don't think there is a huge issue with chains, it's about what they offer, sure we don't want a Costa/Starbucks/Nero, but thats because there are 3 places around the station at least to get coffee, not because those companies do a bad job specifically... They still create local employment, and like the independent companies they buy their products in from outside of Herne Hill.
Some practical suggestions of reopening a dry cleaners would be great, we don't have anything like that, a bank would probably be really useful for older generations, but bringing back the stores that left would be number 1 priority, the Ye Olde bakery, a normal butchers, best kebab.
Sorry if these comments are contravertial/upsetting, but I feel it needs to be said.
We're all entitled to an opinion so yours is most welcome, and a balanced view is going to be the most helpful, althought I suspect that the rentals will be very high.
No more estate agents please!
No more estate agents please! It would be nice to have the butchers back.
I haven't tried it yet but Jones butchers has opened up just past the lido, plus a short walk. I know it's not the same but I thought I'd mention it in case it's brilliant.
Agreed with previous comments. Local non chain shops and services please that compliment existing retailers.
Can we have our launderette back please? That's what's missing from HH. I'd like to see the butcher and baker reinstalled too. They won't be able to pony up the same amount of rent as Starbucks, so I hope Network Rail can offer preferential rates for indies. We don't have a staioner either -- with somewhere to print documents. Any independent shop would be a benefit. An antique shop to complement Bleu and the junk shop might make HH a desination for those kind of people. What we definitely don't need is a fast food chain, coffee chain or a taxi cab office.
I'd love a specialty stationers (I can never seem to find nice cards/gifts in HH when I really need them) or a local restaurant that is good for quick, healthy takeaway lunches and dinners.
Selfishly, I'd love a local Mexican restaurant - takeaway or stay in tacos, burritos, burrito bowls, taco salads etc and Mexican cocktails would be an amazing contribution to the area. I can't count the amount of times I come out of the station with no time to think about what to make for lunch/dinner (especially when I'm working from home), and I have no option but to get something mediocre at Sainsbury's.
Also a place that does proper American-style brunch would be amazing. Avocao on toast, pancakes, French toast, good breakfast cocktails.
I agree with previous comments that any new businesses should be local and independent. We have more than enough supermarkets and coffee shops and I certainly would not welcome any chains. I think herne hill is lacking good quality affordable restaurants. Everything is either too expensive for a quick weeknight bite or not very good quality. I would love to see a Thai, Vietnamese or South Indian restaurant serving fresh affordable food. we are also lacking a gift shop. I wouldn't be opposed to the dulwich trader / Rigby & Mac (?) opening a herne hill branch. I was going to suggest a quality wine shop but I'm delighted to see that one has literally just opened! A fishmonger would also be very welcome.
following on from Lizzie's comment about Jones the butchers - they've been there for a while now but only in the past few years have they made more of a shop front as people used to pop in pick up what they wanted before with no advertising. We've used them a few times and I would definitely say it's worth a visit if you want/need a butchers - they are lovely and helpful and we also had a fabulous turkey from them a few years back for Christmas.
And I do also miss the launderette! The one on Railton also went just before the one in HH.
Definitely independent shops, ideally owned by local people so no Costa, M&S, Pret etc because once one move in, many follow. I would love for Moxons to open up a branch in Herne Hill, we really need a good fishmonger. I hope that the greengrocer and Dugard and Daughters are offered preferential rates on the other side so that they get first dips. I think there are enough estate agents, hairdressers and wine shops but a lovely Indian/Vietnamese/Korean/Malaysian place would be great. I know Fisons does fitness, but a dedicated yoga studio would be on my wish list as would a clinic for complimentary treatments.
If you want to attract people to shop in Herne Hill you need to give them plenty of reasons to do it. 25 hairdressers, estate agents and coffee shops isn't going to do it. People need shoes, clothes, gifts, children's gear, hardware etc and they want to buy it from retailers with character i.e. independents and small chains, otherwise they'll head to Brixton, Bromley or into town. No mac Donald's, gambling shops or major coffee chains please. Oh and no services shop fronts e.g. accountants or solicitors- they don't need to be taking up shop front space. Thank you!
I agree, we defnitely don't need another hairdresser, estate agent or coffee shop - competition is good but we have enough of those.
Shops and services lacking in Herne Hill include a stationer / art shop, a toy shop (bring back Just Williams!), a children's shoe shop (similar to Biff in Dulwich Village), independent clothes shops, a Fara kids charity shop, a good fishmonger (Moxon), a launderette, a gifts and homeware shop (like Mrs Robinson in East Dulwich), a cheesemonger, etc.
Let's start negatively with what's not wanted; for example Starbucks or Costa. From a positive point of view, a fishmongers - could "Oceania" move from its present location? A good Indian restaurant to complete the ethnic mix of cuisines and finally the old launderette should come back. The unique nature of retail and service provision in Herne Hill is that it is dominated by individual businesses and small scale operations, it should remain that way. To make sure that this continues means that excessive rents must not imposed by the developers.
Agree with others commenting here; please no chains and please no more coffee shops or estate agents! These are the things I most frequently spend money on outside Herne Hill; stationery and school supplies; children's shoes; kitchen equipment; clothes.
I agree that there should be no chains, and no duplication of existing services.
A shop selling art and craft materials would be good. And a place which would undertake repairs and refurbishment of all sorts of items.
I think 99% of us all agree on not wanting chains - McDonalds, Cafe Nero etc.
So what do we want? Personally I'd love a destinaiton restaurant. I love the concept of "Platform 1" in East Dulwich - its a fixed pop up restaurant - same people running the front end, however the back end (kitchen / chefs) rotates every 3 months. Keeps you coming back again and again - each time a very different, yet familiar experience. It would also bring people from the surrounding area.
Other than that, a nice butcher, fishmonger or cheese shop would be grrrrrreat.
What's the update on this from Network Rail? - they've asked us but just seen that the work is starting (via twitter) on the arches by Spence Ltd (@spenceltd) - which means that someone must be starting to put the feelers out for tenants. I just fear that we'll be shut out at the crucial consultation point (similar to Tesco) and suddenly it will be too late to do anything. Hoping Admin can provide some more info - perhaps local Network Rail would like to meet soem of us lovely folk to talk in person about it - I'd welcome that.
I'm just wondering if there's any truth in Greggs and Costa coming to the arches. I can't see that anyone requested them here. Not that I thought they'd listen for a second.
If the above comment about Greggs & Costa are true my head will be stuck in my hands. It's interesting how we have been asked for our opinion but then heard absolutely nothing. How do we find out what is happening - for me this forum is one of the only ways to get information and it's all gone a bit quiet.
It was a tenuous source but it wouldn't surprise me at all.
does everyone think there is enough footfall for a chain to open. I think HH is to quiet for a chain, but don't really know how much these chains expect to turnover, or do they just want street presence. ED is always busy and can see chains going there.
Sainsburys and Tesco seem to do very well.
Yes, I agree, they both seem to do well, but another local type store I think would not do well as I think that area of the market is saturated.
I think its really tough to think what would do well, the overheads of running a store are not cheap.
Just to reiterate, Network Rail have stated that they will not be letting any of the arches to a National chain. We will need to keep the pressure on them to opt for local buisnesses but they will also argue that they need to get the maximum revenue possible.
Good luck, I have lots of faith in you.
Could be a good addition to the lovely bakery, butchet and greengrocer!
Idealy let the old businesses back in at affordable rents.
Ideally let the old tenants back in at reasonable rents. Also stop increasing rents to an unfordable level for small established businesses.
I agree that the businesses that had to re-locate should be offered the refurbished premises but they may prefer to stay where they are, assuming this is possible. No chains please. And keep rents at an affordable level for independent businesses. Maybe another greengrocer to create a bit of competition.
I would love to see Perks and White get a permanent space! A good mix of independent shops would be nice. Definitely no big chains.
i think we should be expanding the range of shops rather than looking for competition. A good health food shop would really complement the market, especially if it was one of those refill places. We have no stationery shop and not much by the way of somewhere to buy a gift. I always go out of the area to one of the Dulwich trader shops if I need something.
I think we aren't missing a children's wear shop. I'm not averse to a small chain but it would be great to give one of the hh market traders an opportunity to set up shop (box and bees for example) but with additional children's gifts and clothing too from independents?
id also love a really good dog groomers.
and to agree with with other posters, a fishmonger would be great.
I know we have a number of hairdressers, but where can pensioners go since Michael Andrew at the top of Half Moon Lane retired/closed? Our local salons don't seem to cater for them and are too expensive. Probably not enough business for a separate shop, but could any of our local hairdressers have a 'seniors' day'?
please no chains! I would like an independent sandwich and salad shop, a stationers, an independent clothes shop, a fishmongers, a butchers. I do not want a Costas or a Greggs. Please support small independent traders and do not hike up the rents.


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Q: R: Summary statistics for groups / subsets within panel data - code and layout I have the following data (posted in the comment):
Now I would like to have summary statistics. I only need the mean and the number of observations. The summary statistics should be grouped according to the rating of the product and there should be a difference in means test for the means of the ratings 1 and 5. In the end it should look like this:

I came across the describeBy function. However, the problem there is that I could not end up with my desired layout (see picture) and I could not include the difference in the means test for the means of the rating 1 and 5 and the means for the whole sample.
Further, I also tried to use the stargazer package. But there I had similar problems.
Could anyone help me here?

A: You can use this dplyr/tidy pipeline:
library(tidyverse)

dt %>%
  group_by(Rating) %>%
  summarize(mean_Revenue = mean(Revenue),
            mean_Costs = mean(Costs),
            mean_Age = mean(Age),
            Observations=n()
  ) %>%
  pivot_longer(cols = !Rating) %>%
  pivot_wider(id_cols = "name",names_from = Rating,values_from = value,names_glue = "Rating{.name}") %>%
  mutate(`Anova F-Test (p-value)` = c(sapply(dt %>% select(Revenue:Age), function(y) anova(lm(y~dt$Rating))$`Pr(>F)`[[1]]),NA)) %>%
  left_join(
    dt %>%
      pivot_longer(cols=Revenue:Age) %>%
      group_by(name = paste0("mean_",name)) %>%
      summarize(Total_means=mean(value))
  )

Output:
  name         Rating1 Rating2 Rating3 Rating4 Rating5 `Anova F-Test (p-value)` Total_means
  <chr>          <dbl>   <dbl>   <dbl>   <dbl>   <dbl>                    <dbl>       <dbl>
1 mean_Revenue     200   400       250     300     200                    0.742       289.
2 mean_Costs        45    26.7      40      30      20                    0.196        33.3
3 mean_Age           2     3         4       4       2                    0.552         3
4 Observations       2     3         2       1       1                   NA            NA

Updated 4/22/22

*

*Original answer did not limit the anova to Ratings 1 and 5

# small function to get anova
get_anova <-function(y,rating, ratings=c(1,5)) {
  y_ = y[rating %in% ratings]
  x_ = rating[rating %in% ratings]
  anova(lm(y_~x_))$`Pr(>F)`[[1]]
}

dt %>%
  group_by(Rating) %>%
  summarize(mean_Revenue = mean(Revenue),
            mean_Costs = mean(Costs),
            mean_Age = mean(Age),
            Observations=n()
  ) %>%
  pivot_longer(cols = !Rating) %>%
  pivot_wider(id_cols = "name",names_from = Rating,values_from = value,names_glue = "Rating{.name}") %>%
  mutate(anova = c(sapply(dt %>% select(Revenue:Age), function(y) get_anova(y,rating=dt$Rating)),NA)) %>%
  left_join(
    dt %>%
      pivot_longer(cols=Revenue:Age) %>%
      group_by(name = paste0("mean_",name)) %>%
      summarize(Total_means=mean(value))
  )


A bright young woman, Stephanie is seeking God's will for her career and future. She started exploring her calling to China when she joined our summer study abroad program as a junior in college. Now that she is graduating, she has to decide how to seek first the kingdom of God.
With determination and hard work, Stephanie has put together a competitive resume for her job search. In today's economy, she faces a tough job market worldwide. In China, many local grads from Chinese universities, who speak fairly fluent English, are vying for the same jobs as grads from North America.
Even seasoned professionals with marketable skills and experience must prepare for "local plus" salaries. (Local grads from good schools get RMB3-4,000; "local plus" for entry level is RMB5-7,000). The Chinese job market is attracting many returnees – those educated at top Chinese universities and graduate schools in the west. With a good command of the local language and familiarity with the culture, they are often the most sought after talents by national and multinational companies alike. Thus, there is more equality in the job market as the gap between locals and expats lessens.
Thanks to her family background, Stephanie does speak fluent Mandarin. To pursue a career in China, she is committed to studying the language more and understanding the culture better. But is she willing to spend the next two years working for a "local plus" salary? She may have just enough income to get by. She will gain international work experience. It will be like an extended internship to prepare for business school or her future career. But she may have to defer school loan payments for a couple of years. Even if she's willing, what do her parents think?
Although Stephanie's parents are okay with her getting a "local plus" salary in China, they want Stephanie to try to find a job in the U.S. first. They want to see her in a job with career development opportunities. Her dad is also concerned about her medical insurance coverage after college.
We encourage Stephanie to listen to her parents' concerns and honor their advice. We also encourage her to put her thoughts in writing. She could write them a letter so they would have time to digest and discuss the situation further. Stephanie's parents are Christians, so she could ask them to pray for her as she seeks God's best for her future.
Stephanie's career goal is to be a Chief Marketing Officer. Although she is not sure about the type of company that she would like to be a part of, she is open to God's leading. In trying to sort out her calling, she wants to hold her goals and preferences lightly and remain open to different options.
Since Stephanie is serious about seeking God's will about a career and calling that would bridge the U.S. and China for the sake of the Kingdom, she wants to pursue it until she is convinced that He has a different plan for her.
We agree that if she is seeking to make her life count for God, then He would honor her desire, guide her steps and open doors in His time. Moreover, as a young grad, Stephanie would do well to gain work experience in her home culture. She would also benefit from taking the time to mature in her walk with God, in the knowledge of His Word and in her ministry skills before heading overseas. Being better equipped professionally and spiritually means she will have more to offer when the door to China opens for her.
Look for a position with a U.S. company, preferably one that has potential of sending her to work in China.
Be open to any company that offers her opportunities for professional development. After she gains some work experience, then she can explore China again before or after business school.
If Steps 1 or 2 works out, then GLS can coach her in the next 2-5 years on how to continue growing her vision for China. We have journeyed with some of our alumni for 10+ years before they got to China!
Work for a "local plus" salary in China. We can try to approach our friends in a few companies on her behalf.
Do a non-paid internship for 3-6 months. We have access to such opportunities.
Continue her job search during the internship.
Consider studying Chinese for up to a year if she cannot find a job right away.
Continue her job search while studying Chinese.
Stephanie can help her parents to see that the non-paid internship and language study both have great intrinsic values. They will also enhance her resume for finding better jobs in the future. There is a growing trend that universities, such as MIT, are encouraging their students and graduates to gain international experience to stay competitive in the 21st century. Read MIT's "Summary of the Report and Recommendations of the Task Force on the Undergraduate Educational Commons".
Stephanie is a marathon runner. She is well aware of the need for training and perseverance in running a race. Developing a career and living a life that puts God first are not that different. Every race is an accumulation of the steps taken, from the first to the last. She must remain focused on her purpose and keep working at it. The process will transform her into the person that He has intended for her to be from the start.
What obstacles are you facing in your career?
What is your career plan for the next five years, and long term?


Give Washington DC souvenirs and gifts that are perfect for your children and not spend a ton of time looking in the stores.
DC Souvenirs and a white house walking tour.
With so much history in Washington DC, it can be hard to pick the best sights to see while you are on vacation. One of the best ways to see and learn about the history of this great nation is through walking tours.Read More about this article.


Mad Cool Festival does not lower its guard! The Chemical Brothers, Iggy Pop, Robyn, Disclosure, Years & Years, Vince Staples or Sharon Van Etten, among other bands, join, in a third wave, the Poster of the next 11, 12 and 13 of July, in a decided bet of Mad Cool Festival by names with capital letters, but also by the discovery of new international talents.
Mad Cool Festival returns to vindicate its place and its bet is another tsunami of bands: 23 more groups with which to fulfill the desires of the fans to the good music in one of the musical calls more awaited of the year.
The poster of Mad Cool 2019 is reinforced by the presence of The Chemical Brothers – or what is the same Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – who have just announced their ninth studio album for 2019 and the Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn whose latest work , 'Honey', has been considered one of the discs of the year by the specialized press. In addition we will have the presence of Iggy Pop, living legend of punk and fundamental reference for each and every one of the bands of the history of the genre.
On the other hand the British Years & Years, which have made a great leap with their latest album "Palo Santo" and the ubiquitous duo of house Disclosure (in Dj set format) are added to the poster, reinforcing the electronic section with the Swedish producer and DJ – Eric Prydz.
We will also have international stars such as Vince Staples, one of the most outstanding rappers of the current hip hop scene and the singer and composer Sharon Van Etten or the British Miles Kane (very popular thanks to his project The Last Shadow Puppets with Alex Turner); all of them with new jobs under his arm. Special mention also deserves the very young H.E.R., already considered a contemporary R&B teacher, her debut album has five nominations for the 2019 Grammys.
In addition to The Chemical Brothers, Disclosure and Eric Prydz, the Mad Cool Festival 2019 electronic bet continues to grow with the additions of George Fitzgerald, the Belgian production company Charlotte de Witte, the Korean-born American TOKiMONSTA, the London DJ HAAi or the Spanish settler in Berlin JASSS.
Beyond strict electronics we find proposals like the British Nao, which explores all the urban genres of your country (UK garage, grime, 2step or dancehall) or the eclecticism of YONAKA, the band of Theresa Jarvis, whose sound goes from the exuberance of garage rock, even the heaviest rhythms inspired by hip hop.
From the other side of the Atlantic, Mexicans based in El Paso (Texas) Le Butcherettes will arrive, in equal parts, brain poetry, artistic assault and punk cacophony, and Colombians MITÚ, Julián Salazar's psychedelic techno project (Bomba Estéreo) next to the percussionist Franklin Tejedor. And directly from Madrid, the Italoespañola band Delaporte bets on an electronic sound with elements of funk, soul, R&B and jazz.
Finally, three bets of Rock'n'Roll of different nature and origin. Lala Lala, project of the guitarist and composer Lillie West, invoices a delicate and intimate indie-rock, while Valeras seem destined to write the next chapter of UK guitar music. Something very similar to what the DobleCapa duo are doing from the neighborhood of Humanes in Madrid with their incendiary proposal.
A total of 23 new additions that are added to names like The Cure, Bon Iver, The National, The Smashing Pumpkins, Noel Gallagher or Vetusta Morla.
We remind you that you can get your tickets for Mad Cool Festival 2019 by clicking here.


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Q: Java System Properties What's the difference between "java.version" and "java.vm.version?"
When I use the latter, I get something like "11.3-b02."  What does that mean?

A: The VM version is the version of the VM software whereas the java.version is the version of the java language(i.e. the specification).  The comparison is analogous to the version of the C++ specification (features etc) versus the version of the C++ compiler (build number, etc).  Does that make sense?  If not, I can take a whack at clarifying it more.
regards,
chris

A: java.version is the version of the language implementation. java.vm.version is the version of the engine underneath. That engine may have major improvements in performance between what look like minor releases with no change in functionality, so it is versioned separately.
For more detail, here are how Sun and Oracle describe those options:
Sun says:

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*java.version - Java Runtime Environment version

*java.vm.version - Java Virtual Machine implementation version

Oracle's JRockit docs are a little bit clearer:

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*java.version - This property identifies the J2SE JDK/JRE product version; that is, which version of the JDK or JSE you are running. The version number also appears on the first line of the output and is common to Sun JRE and Oracle JRockit JRE. The information generated by this property appears in this format: <jdk_major_version>.<jdk_minor_version>.<jdk_micro_version>[_<jdk_update_version>][-<milestone>] The value appears in bold in the example version output below:
java version "1.5.0_03"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_03-b07)
BEA JRockit(R) (build dra-45238-20050523-2021-win-ia32, R25.2.0-28) For more information on java.version, please refer to: http://java.sun.com/j2se/versioning_naming.html

*java.vm.version - This property identifies the JVM implementation version. The version ID appear on the third line of java -version output. This ID is the main method to distinguish between JRockit JVM versions. Below are examples from a few different releases of the JRockit JVM

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*JRockit JVM R24.5.0: ari-49095-20050826-1856-win-ia32

*JRockit JVM 5.0 SP2: dra-45238-20050523-2021-win-ia32

*JRockit JVM R26.4.0: R26.4.0-63-63688-1.5.0_06-20060626-2259-win-ia32

*JRockit JVM R27.3.1: R27.3.1-1-85830-1.6.0_01-20070716-1248-windows-ia32

A: I found the a forum entry on sun's site that mentions the java.vm.version property being screwed up sometime in Java6.  Java's docs don't mention the java.vm.version property.  IBM mentions it, so maybe it's specific to the JVM you're using, but not part of the spec.


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New Muppet Babies Theme Song to be Sung by Hamilton's Renée Elise Goldsberry
By Mr. DAPs|2018-02-16T09:51:44-08:00February 16th, 2018|Categories: Entertainment, Muppet Studios|Tags: Animal, Broadway, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Hamilton, Kermit, Muppet Babies, Piggy, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Summer Penguin, The Muppets|0 Comments
The Muppets are coming back to television this March! The reimagined Muppet Babies will be appearing on Disney Junior and features a new main character added to the group and a new version of the theme song! This version of the classic Muppet Babies theme will be sung by Tony Award-winner and Broadway star of Hamilton Renée Elise Goldsberry. Disney has released a video sharing more about what went into this song that also offers a sneak peek of what it will sound like.
Goldsberry shared with OhMyDisney, "I was a huge fan of the original Muppet Babies series and am so excited that Disney Junior is bringing these beloved characters back in a new series for my children to grow up with in the same way that I did." The song itself was updated by songwriters Kay Hanley, Michelle Lewis, and Dan Petty for this version of the show.
Another new addition to Muppet Babies comes in the form of a cute purple penguin named Summer Penguin. She will be joining Kermit the Frog, Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and Animal in their adventures on Disney Junior in March.
MUPPET BABIES – New Muppet, Summer Penguin, is a creative and artistic penguin who loves to paint, draw, sing and dance. "Muppet Babies" premieres this March. (Disney Junior)
While the show won't be coming to Disney Junior until March, the theme song will arrive on iTunes on March 23rd! What do you think of this new incarnation of Muppet Babies so far? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
Disney+ Orders Season Two of "The World According to Jeff Goldblum" from National Geographic
Disney+ celebrates Togo with new plaque honoring hero sled dog at New York City's Seward Park
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Passes $1 Billion at Global Box Office
Disney+ Shares First Look at Original Movie "Stargirl," Premiering March
New Anna, Elsa, and Hans Announced for Disney's Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical!


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Princess Anne Commons
Princess Anne Commons is a medical, recreation and higher-education hub located in the City's southern portion and adjacent to the City's municipal complex along Princess Anne Road.
The Princess Anne Commons is Virginia Beach's leading destination for bio and life sciences companies and members of the growing biomedical, healthcare and life sciences workforce and their families. Operation Smile, the international children's medical charity responsible for more than 220,000 free surgical procedures worldwide, also has its worldwide corporate headquarters with more than 100 employees.
The area's health care cluster includes: LifeNet Health, a global leader in the field of regenerative medicine and organ donation, and Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, the region's newest hospital which employs 1,230 people.
The Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development identified Princess Anne Commons as the ideal location for an Innovation Park because of its proximity to neighboring healthcare, biomedical, and educational assets. The master plan supports up to 1.5 million square feet of space for office, research and development.
This area is a multi-function commercial corridor with strong, long-term development potential.
Educational Facilities
Major educational facilities anchoring the area include:
Tidewater Community College
The Virginia Beach Advanced Technology Center
The Governor's STEM and Technology Academy at Landstown High School
The Virginia Beach Higher Education Center (a collaboration among the City of Virginia Beach, Old Dominion University, and Norfolk State University)
Regional Health Professions Center
Biosciences/Health Care
LifeNet Health World Headquarters
Operation Smile World Headquarters
Sentara Health Complex
Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughters
Public Recreation
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach National Golf Course
Virginia Beach Sportsplex & Fieldhouse
Regional Retail Power Center
The Princess Anne Corridor offers a large selection of national and regional retailers, shopping, dining and entertainment.
Population within a 20-minute drive
Source: ESRI Community  Analyst Online, 2018 Data
District Real Estate
District Real Estate (square footage)
existing sf
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Industrial and Flex
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Office 411,000 sf $20.96
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STEM Monologues depicts hurdles for women in science, tech, engineering and math — in their own words
Posted by Alan Scher Zagier
The Miner League Theatre Players perform The STEM Monologues, a play of personal stories from women in STEM fields from around the country on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. Jesse Cureton / Missouri S&T
The challenges faced by women in the male-dominated fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics are well-documented, and pervasive.
While more than 56 percent of college students on U.S. campuses are female, the percentages of women earning degrees in the fields collectively known as STEM hover at less than half that rate. In the workplace, women represent nearly half of the U.S. workforce but account for just 28.4 percent of American scientists and engineers, according to the National Science Foundation.
Beyond those statistics, though, are countless personal stories: withering accounts of casual discrimination; demeaning remarks that continue to sting years later; diminished expectations by classmates, professors, coworkers and supervisors; and in the most severe cases, sexual harassment and sexual assault.
Those personal stories are at the heart of "The STEM Monologues," a new play being performed over the next two weeks by Missouri S&T's Miner League Theatre Players.
Jeanne Stanley, an associate professor of theater at Missouri S&T and the play's writer and director, interviewed more than 50 people — both men and women — in Missouri and North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, including students, professors and administrators at S&T, the University of Missouri-Columbia and Northwest Missouri State University.
From those conversations, she culled firsthand accounts of 26 different monologists, who are identified in the play by only first names.
Michelle, a recent engineering management graduate, describes her struggles with "imposter syndrome" — the notion that one's accomplishments are rooted in luck, or other external factors. Jane recounts a male administrator responding to her transfer request with the comment that "we didn't expect girls to succeed anyway." And Megan, an early-career engineering professor, outlines the pressure she faced when working in industry to join a group of male colleagues at an out-of-town strip club while on company business.
Jeanne Stanley, associate professor of theater at Missouri S&T and the play's writer and director.
"Everyone's story is different," says Stanley, who teaches in the university's arts, languages and philosophy department and is also its associate chair of performing arts. "Sometimes they're funny, with a lot of laughter. Sometimes you just want to cry. Sometimes you learn things you would never have known, particularly as a male, about what women go through."
The title is an overt nod to "The Vagina Monologues," a 20-year-old play based on interviews with women that explores issues of sex, gender, body image and more that has become a staple on college campuses in recent years.
The diverse cast includes aspiring engineers and liberal arts majors as well as several professors and Rolla community members. For many, the lines they recite from memory ring true to their own experiences.
One of the performance's actors, Arden Hawley, a senior from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, described an encounter she had with a male student she didn't know who followed her from the campus library to her car late one night. The student, who asked for her phone number, thought he was being friendly; for Hawley, the exchange left her in fear.
"I understand that you don't think you're being threatening," she says of the other student's reaction. "But there's this duality."
Hawley adds that the play is not intended to scold or rebuke audience members, but to instead highlight the persistent hurdles women in STEM face in the classroom and the boardroom, while also celebrating their achievements.
"It's not necessarily pointing out to everyone what people are doing wrong," says Hawley, an information science and technology major. "But people do need to see that this is a problem, even if you don't personally face it, that's still here."
For Jamie Schwartz, a sophomore cast member from Chesterfield, Missouri, the play's power resides in its authenticity.
"It's more personal," she says. "All of these people are real. All of these stories are real."
Cast member Olivia Holdman, a junior from Festus, Missouri, majoring in geology and geophysics, says that while her parents actively encouraged her interests in science and math as a child, others continue to struggle against more outdated societal and cultural expectations.
"A lot of women still feel like they have to go into teaching or nursing, she says.
Stanley first conceived of "The STEM Monologues" years ago, in part as a response to moving from a Kansas liberal arts college to a campus where men still greatly outnumber women. But she and several cast members are quick to recognize that the performance arrives at an opportune time, with significant public attention and media coverage aimed at sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations against top media executives as well as Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey.
"There's definitely more urgency now," Holdman says. "Women are finally feeling like they can speak out. For such a long time, it was taboo. I'm glad this story is being put out there."
Performances of "The STEM Monologues" will be held at 7 p.m. nightly, Nov. 9-15, at the Black Box Theatre in Room 143 Castleman Hall, located at the corner of 10th and Main streets in Rolla. Tickets are $5, and can be reserved by calling (573) 341-4185 or emailing Renee Williams at williamsmelr@mst.edu.
On November 7, 2017.
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Luce Myers says:
Bravo, Jeannie!
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