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On September 8, 1906 a new area in West Little Rock called Forest Park was platted. It wasn't long before a new church was to be formed with the help of Presiding Elder, Dr. A. C. Millar and Rev. D. P. Forsythe. The first meeting was held in the home of Mr. & Mrs. S. C. Grooms at 1900 North McKinley Street on March 6, 1910. The Grooms had a small grocery store in the front of their home and living quarters in the rear. The little cottage is still there.
The Little Rock Annual Conference listed the church as the "Henderson-Forest Park" charge. That name was later shortened to Forest Park. The 1913 Annual Conference reported its membership as 17. Bert L. Cutting was the first Chairman of the Board of Stewards.
A Congregational church began construction on a building on the southeast corner of Pierce and Q streets (Q was later renamed Cantrell Road). For unknown reasons, they decided to sell the building and Forest Park bought it on April 10, 1914. It was little more than a closed-in basement at the time it was purchased, but it was later completed and would be their home until 1951.
By 1950, West Little Rock was growing at a fast pace. Membership in the Forest Park church was about 160 with attendance averaging 50. But when they began losing members to the new churches that were being built in the area, something had to be done. They chose to build a new building and change locations.
Search for a new location started immediately. In June, 1951, Rev. Charles Richard W. Richards was appointed Pastor of Forest Park. The old building was sold to the Masonic Lodge for $6,750 and the church was granted rent free use of it for one year. In just a few weeks, the 150 seat auditorium could no longer handle the attendance and worship services were moved to the Heights Theater.
Things continued to move rapidly. The name was changed from Forest Park to St. Paul Methodist Church in 1951. Five lots were purchased on Durwood Road in the Kingwood Addition of Little Rock in early 1952 and phase one of the building program began. On December 23, 1953 services were held for the first time in their new building, which consisted of a temporary sanctuary and some classrooms. On December 20, 1956, the mortgage on this building was burned.
The church plant, as it exists today, was completed in four phases. Construction began on the south end of the property. The second phase was started in 1957 and completed in 1958. It was constructed behind and became a part of the first building. It consisted of more classrooms, a worship and meeting room and a surfaced court area for games.
In 1959, bids were taken for construction of the new sanctuary, the third phase of the overall plan. It would be built on the north end of the property, leaving a space between it and the two sections, already completed. On September 18, 1960, Rev. Charles Richards preached the first sermon titled, Decade of Discipleship, at the 8:30 service in the new sanctuary. Bishop Kenneth Pope preached the 11:00 service with 870 attending both services. Fifteen hundred persons had joined St. Paul in that decade and it continued to grow until it reached a high of 1161 members in 1964.
The fourth and final phase of the building, consisting of office space, additional classrooms, and a choir rehearsal room was completed in 1966 in the space between the sanctuary and the rest of the original building. The church plant was now complete.
On August 3, 1997, twelve beautiful new stained glass windows in the sanctuary were dedicated. The windows were designed and constructed by the members of St. Paul. Also, extensive remodeling of the building at a cost of close to $1,500,000 was completed in 1999. St. Paul now has one of the finest church facilities in Arkansas.
But as beautiful and as functional as the church building is, its people are what makes it a unique, loving, caring, friendly church. Join us for worship and experience the love of Christ at St. Paul United Methodist Church.
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Take a look inside IBM's offices that have been completely reimagined since the pandemic's start
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Maika Takita, a research scientist, is one of about 250 workers who needs to access IBM's facilities for her work.
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In early March, IBM's leaders, like many others, faced a difficult question: How do you keep an office open during a pandemic?
IBM decided to use its New York location as a prototype for reopening its other offices.
Bob Wisnieff, chief technology officer of quantum computing at IBM, helped oversee the effort to reimagine the workplace.
In addition to facility changes, the company has developed an app, Watson Works, that only allows a certain number of workers into the building at one time.
As companies begin considering reopening their offices during the coronavirus pandemic, they are faced with a difficult question — how do you bring employees back to work while also ensuring their safety?
IBM has been dealing with this challenge since early March. The tech giant has about 350,000 employees worldwide, some of whom are considered essential workers.
Bob Wisnieff, chief technology officer of quantum computing at IBM, who oversees some of the company's most expensive equipment, (equipment that needs daily check-ins and tunings) was tapped to help keep IBM's headquarters in New York up and running.
Wisnieff devised a plan for the headquarters that other leaders could copy and apply to other global locations.
"Our main question was: How can we make sure that the people on sight are going to be working as safely as possible?" Wisnieff told Business Insider. "We retooled many many aspects of our site."
Winsieff worked with state officials, an internal crisis response team, and the building's managers, to keep the office up and running for essential workers — like those who oversee IBM's top tech hardware devices. The office has since granted access to 10-15% of IBMs normal Yorktown Heights personnel who may need occasional entry to the technology and space.
IBM gave Business Insider a virtual tour of what it's like to work in an office that has been prepped to keep employees safe from coronavirus.
Bob Wisnieff, chief technology officer of quantum computing at IBM, had to figure out how to keep IBM's workers safe during the pandemic.
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Before COVID-19, about 1,300 people would be in the company's Yorktown Heights, New York, location on a given day. But when the pandemic hit, the company could only keep essential workers, about 200-300 people in the office.
A group of AI experts at IBM developed Watson Works, a system to make sure there weren't too many people coming in at the same time, and that no one coming in had any symptoms.
Before being allowed on site, workers have to take their temperature at home, report it, and answer a series of questions about any symptoms.
If you don't complete the self check-in, you're not permitted to enter the building.
Workers report which rooms and labs they plan on using, and during which times. That way the cleaning staff is notified when to clean certain areas of the building throughout the day.
About 10 to 15% of IBM's workforce has been given permission to use the office. Only workers who need to use IBM's high-tech equipment, servers, or labs to run experiments, or who check in on some of the company's most expensive equipment are allowed in the office.
There are mask dispensers, hand sanitizer stations, and disinfecting wipes throughout the building.
There are signs, as well as stickers on the floor, to remind people to social distance in communal areas, such as inside bathrooms.
Maika Takita is a research scientist in IBM's quantum computing lab. She comes into the office about two times a week to use equipment.
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Takita began coming into the office mid-July to use the quantum computing lab.
She says the process of reporting her temperature and getting approved to enter the building is seamless.
IBM leaders completely redesigned and restructured the cafeteria to encourage social distancing. They removed seating and added technology like a food ordering system to reduce human contact.
Workers order their food ahead of time from their phones. When it's ready, a text message is sent. This ensures there aren't long lines during lunchtime.
Food workers prepare options ahead of time in containers, making ordering faster.
"The people working behind the counter are all wearing masks and gloves and the way it's set up, I feel safe. I also go to the cafe to grab coffee, where people are socially distanced and I rarely see more than one or two people on line," she said.
IBM's Yorktown Heights location is a prototype for other offices around the world, some of which will be adopting similar changes.
Wisnieff said the company will continue to adapt as the pandemic continues.
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Assigned to A Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division. Armstrong Barracks, Buedingen, Germany.
PFC Damian Scott Bushart was born May 27, 1981. He was a native of Waterford, Michigan and was the older of two sons born to John (Skip) Bushart and Patricia McLatcher. Damian is survived by a younger brother Eric, 20 who resides in Waterford and a three and one-half year old son, Joshua Henry Arthur Bushart who lives in Mattoon, Illinois with his mother Toni Jo Arthur.
Damian graduated from Waterford's Our Lady of the Lakes High School in 1999. He was a member of both the football team and the track squad. During this time Damian also studied martial arts, earning a brown belt with two stripes (just one step down from a black belt) in Tang Soo Do Karate and a yellow belt with stripe in Jujitsu. Traveling the tournament circuit, he won many trophies for both forms and fighting.
It was during his teen years that Damian had his first taste of military life when he joined the Oakland Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), a civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. As a CAP cadet he held numerous leadership positions including Ground Search Team Leader, Cadet First Sergeant and served as a member of the unit's Color Guard. He excelled in land navigation and survival skills. Through Civil Air Patrol, Damian applied for and was accepted to attend the USAF Pararescue Orientation and Mountaineering Course of the U.S. Air Force Pararescue School. Upon completion of these courses, Damian was given an Air Force Pararescue badge, which remained one of his prized possessions.
After graduating from high school, Damian attended classes at Oakland Community College and worked at Clutch Cargo's in Pontiac. The events of 9/11 affected Damian so dramatically, he became torn with a decision only he could make. In July of 2002 Damian made the decision to join the U.S. Army. He attended basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Following graduation he was assigned to the 1st Armor Division where he was trained as a crewmember on the M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank. He enjoyed the camaraderie of the tank crew and enjoyed being part of the "Big Steel Beast." He once told his dad that "the Abrams is the ultimate off road vehicle, seventy tons at seventy miles an hour, nothing gets in my way."
In January of 2003 Damian was assigned to A Troop 1st Squadron, 1st Calvary Regiment, 1st Armor Division at the Armstrong Barracks in Wiesbaden Germany. In April the unit deployed to Kuwait and to Baghdad, Iraq to join Operation Iraqi Freedom. While in Baghdad, Damian wrote home that Americans don't appreciate what they have. He saw children digging through garbage, looking for food and saw areas that were worse than any ghetto in the U.S. He felt his mission of bringing freedom to these people was meaningful and just. Although he did not return from the mission, Damian loved his country. According to his Sergeant, Damian gave 110 percent to being a soldier and building moral in his team. His dedication, perseverance and commitment to his duty as a soldier resulted in his paying the ultimate price, the loss of his life. Knowing Damian, cracking that crooked smile of his, he would want everyone to remember that although he is no longer of flesh and blood, know that he is safe and secure with God and will be watching and waiting until united with us again.
PFC Damian S Bushart's awards and decoration include, the Bronze Star Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, National Defense Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon and the Combat Action Badge.
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Sheering är en by och en civil parish i Epping Forest i Storbritannien. Den ligger i grevskapet Essex och riksdelen England, i den sydöstra delen av landet,  km nordost om huvudstaden London. Orten har 2 838 invånare (2001). Byn nämndes i Domedagsboken (Domesday Book) år 1086, och kallades då Seeringa.

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La resolución 816 del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, adoptada el 31 de marzo de 1993, después de reafirmar las resoluciones 781 (1992), 782 (1992) concernientes a una prohibición de vuelos militares sobre Bosnia y Herzegovina y reconociendo la situación actual en la región, el Consejo, actuando bajo el Capítulo VII de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas, extendió la prohibición para que cubriese vuelos de todas las aeronaves de alas fijas y alas giratorias sobre el país, y para usar todas las medidas necesarias para asegurar el cumplimiento de la prohibición.

El Consejo observó que esta prohibición no se aplicaba a vuelos destinados para el uso de la Fuerza de Protección de las Naciones Unidas (UNPROFOR) o para razones humanitarias. También le pidió a UNPROFOR que continuara monitoreando el cumplimiento de la prohibición en vuelos sobre Bosnia y Herzegovina, llamando a todos los partidos a cooperar con UNPROFOR en el proceso de monitoreo.

Dirigiéndose a los Estados Miembros, el Consejo autorizó que después de siete días después de la adopción de la resolución 816, deberían asegurar el cumplimiento de la misma. También exhortó a los Estados Miembros a cooperar con UNPROFOR con las medidas que han tomado para implementar la resolución actual y reglas de acción, y en el evento de que el Copresidente del Comité Directivo de Internacional notificara al Consejo de que todos los partidos bosnios han aceptado sus propuestas sobre un arreglo, las medidas establecidas en la resolución presente serán subsumidas en medidas para implementar ese arreglo.

La resolución concluyó pidiéndole al Secretario General Boutros Boutros-Ghali reportar al Consejo sobre las acciones tomadas por los Estados Miembros para reforzar la situación actual.

La resolución 816 fue adoptada con catorce votos a favor y ninguno en contra, con la abstención de China debido a sus reservas sobre la autorización del uso de la fuerza.

Véase también

 Disolución de Yugoslavia
 Guerra de Bosnia
 Guerra de Croacia
 Guerras Yugoslavas

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Text of Resolution at UNHCR.org

Resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas aprobadas en 1993
Resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas referentes a las Guerras Yugoslavas
Resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas referentes a regímenes de sanciones
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Give them defined and specific tasks.
If they can read numbers get them to look for the right amount on scales. Measure milk, one task. Pour milk, another task.
They do the eggs and do a little tidy (shell in bin, cups in sink) while you use the mixer (especially good with little ones).
If they are big enough, they help do the batter. If not, they can supervise you doing that while they sit and lick beaters. That's usually enough time to divide mix and put in the oven. Setting the timer can be a counting game.
Stress free cupcakes! It may sound nuts, but one "super helper" job goes a long way.
Our 3 year old have been helping with cooking since she could sit up and hold a spoon. She does the eggs (she even successfully separated one after my Step Mother showed her how), mixes thing (with a focus on slowly and gently) measures and pours stuff in, measures stuff out. She knows to keep her hands clean, and always asks before licking anything.
She has more recently started chopping things using a butter knife, and even cooks the sausages and burgers with her Dad. For us, it is always about giving her the opportunity, taking the time to explain, and teaching her to help with the clean up. Giving her one step at a time, and moving things out of her reach when I'm not directly supervising (although less of that now she's bigger).
Rebecca My OCD can't cope. I have learnt to step back and relinquish control for a little while. It has taken until my oldest is 8 to get to that point, but I have finally come to terms with my kitchen getting trashed.
I dont often let them help me…I have control issues. BUT when I do, my 3 1/2 year olds surprise me.
My two can crack eggs into a bowl without spilling and barely any shell gets in. And the other night one of them helped pour a can of beans into a bowl, pressed the buttons on the microwave, put toast in, buttered the toast, spooned beans onto the toast and sprinkled on cheese – pretty much made dinner herself!
Claudette: All too soon they won't want to help at all, have at it and let them be adventurous little foodie souls.
Meagan: Yes it's hard to let it go. I only let them in when I'm feeling relaxed.
MamaBake HQ says: Get together to MamaBake then the kids can muck in too with the food prep with lots of adults around to guide them. Oh, and more hands to clean up afterwards!


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Why Brisbane's luxury property market has outperformed the other capitals: Knight Frank research
Brisbane's prestige market has outperformed Australia's other capitals for residential price growth according to Knight Frank research.
Sue Williams Domain Reporter	 Jun 11, 2019
When Brisbane snatched the title of the top-performing city in Australia for luxury residential price growth in the latest Knight Frank study of the world's global property hotspots, many in Sydney and Melbourne were surprised.
But in Brisbane, they weren't. Chief executive officer of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland Antonia Mercorella said the local market was performing well, with 16 suburbs in the million-dollar club and strong activity, particularly at the $5 million-plus end.
Brisbane saw a 3.2 per cent rise in the price of prestige property over the year to March 2019. Photo: Place Estate Agents Bullimba
Brisbane came in at 14th in the world rankings, with a 3.2 per cent rise in the price of prestige property – defined as the top 5 per cent of the market by value – over the year to March 2019, comfortably bettering Sydney in 18th spot with 2.4 per cent, Melbourne at number 22 with 1.8 per cent and Perth at 23 with 1.8 per cent.
"There's a mix of reasons for the strengthening Brisbane prime market," says Michelle Ciesielski, Knight Frank's head of residential research Australia. "Brisbane's millionaire population continues to grow, prime properties continue to attract elevated interest from families migrating from Sydney and Melbourne, and local downsizers," she said.
Michelle Ciesielski, Knight Frank's head of residential research Australia, believes Brisbane's prime market will continue to perform well heading into 2020. Photo: Tammy Law
That perception of great value is something that's constantly driving the migration of Sydneysiders and Melburnians north, as well as attracting overseas buyers and ex-pats looking for something gorgeous to live in for when they return home, believes prestige specialist Place New Farm managing director Judy Goodger.
Place Estate Agents recently sold a vacant 1100-square-metre block of land in New Farm for $11.3 million, and a three-bedroom apartment in the tightly held 1 Macquarie Street, Teneriffe for $4 million. "The market is doing well, there's great confidence around, and people see Brisbane as a very affordable city that offers a great lifestyle, close to the beach and the CBD."
An opulent home in Kangaroo Point, currently listed with Place New Farm. Photo: Supplied
With demand trending ever higher, the only brake on the market at the moment is a shortage of top property, says Matt Lancashire of Ray White New Farm. "I think the Coalition win has been very, very positive for real estate which is being reflected in the rising level of inquiries," he says.
"And Brisbane and Queensland property is still quite under-valued compared to the southern states."
Domain research analyst Eliza Owen says the increasing willingness now of banks to lend is also spurring on the Brisbane market, as well as migration and lifestyle factors.
"We're seeing in the data that a lot of Sydneysiders are now looking towards south-east Queensland to buy property at the higher end of the market," she says. "Brisbane has currently 20 per cent of the inquiries outside Sydney."
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1 Leopard Street, Kangaroo Point QLD. Photo: Supplied
This opulent three-storey mansion sits on the clifftop at Kangaroo Point, with 280-degree views down over the river and city. In 2017 the home created a then-sales record for Brisbane at $18.48 million.
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Back on the market through a private treaty campaign, Judy Goodger says the five-bedroom, six-bathroom home is a standout property with international appeal. "It's just mind-boggling," she says.
"It's irreplaceable. It's been built in this absolutely incredible clifftop position with a near 72-metre frontage with uninterrupted city and river panorama and a residence that spans around 1400 square metres. It has everything imaginable you'd ever imagine from a home of this calibre, including a gym, magnificent pool, huge home office and cinema room."
29 Hillside Crescent, Hamilton QLD. Photo: Supplied
Renowned Queensland architect Robin Spencer extended and renovated this early 20th Century home Locarno in 2001, to combine the charm of its original era, Art Deco detailing and spectacular elevated location with modern convenience and comfort.
With uninterrupted views of the Brisbane River and CBD skyline, it has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a gym that could also be used as a fifth bedroom, a pool and spa, both formal and casual living and dining spaces, a billiards room, a kitchen on each of the levels and lots of indoor and outdoor terraces.
On 735sqm of living space with a three-car garage, it's for sale with a price guide of $6 million with Queensland Sotheby's International Realty agent Michael Vettoretto.
37 Baldwin Street, Ascot QLD. Photo: Supplied
This magnificent five-bedroom, four-bathroom two-level home, built in 1928, is set on 1,224sqm in meticulously landscaped gardens, with a flood-lit tennis court, lap pool and private courtyard.
Inside, it has marble tiles, polished Victorian Ash floors, a grand entry, a formal lounge room with gas fireplace, an alfresco dining room, separate dining, a home office and a library and extra living spaces upstairs.
It is close to schools, shops and transport, and is being sold by Penny Halliwell of Ray White Ascot. It last sold for $5 million three years ago.
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Loading Human Confirmed As PlayStation VR Launch Title
By Zeena Al-Obaidi	 Last updated Sep 20, 2016
By the time we get round to October 13th we're going to be spoilt for choice when the PlayStation VR head-mounted display (HMD) releases. Loading Human has now joined the line up of titles that will be launching alongside the HMD.
You may have already noticed that you could pre-order Loading Human along with other PlayStation VR titles, but now the studios who are bringing the title to the PlayStation 4, Maximum Games and Untold Games, has officially announced that it will be available as a launch title.
Before you go ahead and pre-order Loading Human, here's what the title is all about: "In Loading Human, your dying father, an esteemed scientist, has summoned you to his Antarctic base to undergo an intensive interstellar quest: retrieve the Quintessence, an elusive energy sources that will help reverse the aging process."
Elements that particularly bring this title to life is its ability to interact with every aspect of your environment, from the most insignificant item such as a toilet roll to crowbars; your ability to develop complex relationships within the title and be "romantically intimate", travel otherworldly and futuristic locations, "from the perilous climates of Antarctica, to the depths of outer space"; and living this all through the character Prometheus who is plagued by tragedy as he tries to save his father.
Check back with VRFocus for more on the latest launch titles for PlayStation VR as we approach the 13th October. In the meantime, make sure to read all the news, updates, and features in the world of VR.
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Industries across the board have experienced a decline in the number and quality of daily customer interactions. Rather than asking businesses questions face-to-face or over the phone, customers type concerns or issues into business websites and other online conduits.
Mediocre customer service is at an all-time high in Australia. Over one-third of customers surveyed in CPM Australia and the ACRS Omnibus Tracker's The State of Customer Service in Australia Report stopped shopping at a company in the year spanning July 2016 to 2017 due to a poor customer service experience, and this number looks sets to increase.
In our haste to move on to the next customer service phone call, we are sometimes so lost in our own heads that we forget we are there to serve someone else. Our desire for speed and convenience is compromising our customers' greatest and basic needs as humans: care, kindness and one-on-one attention — as these six customer service mistakes show.
Have you ever stood waiting for someone to serve you, being ignored by staff as they discuss so-and-so from accounts who just can't get their act together? Or perhaps they are so focused on completing a menial task that they overlook the customer right in front of them.
Too often, customers have to go out of their way just to get someone's attention. In the customer service sector, managers need to remember – and to teach employees – that the primary reason for them being there is to serve someone else.
Spending time apologising for mistakes rather than finding solutions is a sure-fire way to make a customer feel frustrated and angry.
'Put yourself in the customers' shoes' is a good basic rule to stick by. Empathy is a critical soft skill in service, yet many of us have forgotten what empathy looks like. We need to listen deeply to our customers' needs and wants, and then get on with fixing the cause of their grief. Saying 'sorry' more than once is superfluous and distracts from solving the problem at hand.
There is nothing more frustrating than when staff pass you around like a hot potato because they are unable to fulfill a request. This is typical in a faceless customer service environment such as a call centre, where it is far too easy to transfer you (the problem) to someone else, or another department.
This is evidence of a company that leads through rules rather than values. Employees who are not empowered to create solutions have no choice but to pass the buck. And guess who suffers? Yep, the customer.
"Would you like fries with that?" is a classic example of an automatic, systemised and transactional approach to customer service. On the other hand, conscientious upselling based on human connection and understanding can make for a meaningful and personal customer service experience.
Upselling is an art and is most successful when it is coming from a place of genuine concern for providing the best customer service possible , wherein an employee really believes that your life will be enhanced if you buy a certain product.
Genuine upselling requires mindful service from employees who are reading appropriate emotions and non-verbal queues and then making helpful suggestions.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders was recently refused service along with her seven family members at the Red Hen Restaurant in the US because she works on US President Donald Trump's team.
But service does not discriminate. In fact, it's the one human interaction we should feel most confident about when living day-to-day in society, regardless of your values or political preference.
We all have the right to purchase a service or product and how you treat anyone is how you treat everyone.
Hands up if you hate being greeted or given a response that is obviously scripted, automated or standardised.
Service requires flexibility and space to allow the interaction and conversation to flow naturally. If we ignore the feelings and intuition that arises from a conversation and continue to follow a script that does not respond accordingly, then we are simply acting as robots in a human body.
As American philosopher, John Dewey, said: "Our deepest urge as a human is the desire to feel important". That still holds true today.
Jaquie Scammell is a customer service relations expert, who works with leaders of large teams who want to influence their staff to love serving customers. She is also the author of the new book, Creating a Customer Service Mindset (Major Street).


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This business-friendly hotel also offers an outdoor pool, a rooftop terrace and a library. An area shuttle and A train station pick-up shuttle are complimentary for guests. Complimentary self-parking is available on-site.
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All 25 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and 24-hour room service. For a bit of entertainment, guests will find LCD TVs with satellite channels, and other amenities include minibars and Frette Italian sheets.
Hotel Prestige offers 25 forms of air-conditioned accommodation which are accessible via exterior corridors, and features minibars and a safe. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature Frette Italian sheets. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include a rainfall showerhead, a bidet, complimentary toiletries and a hairdryer. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM. The hotel offers a complimentary manager's reception on selected days.
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The majority of students who attend USD receive some sort of financial assistance, which may be scholarships, grants, work, and/or loans. Sources of financial aid include USD, federal, state, and other organizations and businesses providing scholarships.
The total amount of financial aid received by undergraduate, graduate, and law students for the financial aid year of 2011-12 (September 2011 through August 2012) is detailed below.
Total Aid Received, Year 2011-12
Undergraduate Graduate Law
Total amount $134,346,346 $34,694,482 $48,556,233
% provided by USD 51% 24% 20%
The following table shows the average amount of different types of financial aid received by students for Fall 2010 and the percent of students receiving aid at each level.
Average Amount Received, Fall 2011
Undergrad % of Students Graduate % of Students Law % of Students
Average amount $34,333 71% $25,878 76% $50,379 89%
— Scholarships/Grants $22,435 66% $9,833 62% $20,205 46%
[Pell Grants*] $3,823 17% — — — —
— Work $3,079 13% $3,842 4% — —
— Student loans $9,625 44% $25,097 54% $44,456 79%
— Parent loans $25,830 19% — — — —
* Pell Grants are a subset of all scholarships and grants.


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#ifndef STATS_PROCESSOR_HPP
#define STATS_PROCESSOR_HPP

#include "utils.hpp"
#include <algorithm>
#include <array>
#include <cstdint>
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>
#include <numeric>
#include <set>
#include <unordered_set>

namespace campers {

template<class Base>
class StatsProcessor : public Base {
    /// Document stats
    uint64_t documentCount = 0;
    uint64_t minDocumentLength = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
    uint64_t maxDocumentLength = 0;
    std::vector<uint64_t> documentLengths;
    std::vector<uint64_t> uniqueWordsPerDocument;
    std::vector<uint64_t> wordsPerDocument;
    uint32_t documentBlocks = 0;
    std::unordered_set<std::string> docwords;

    /// Query stats
    std::vector<uint64_t> queriesByType = std::vector<uint64_t>(3,0);
    std::vector<std::set<std::string>> queryWordsByType = std::vector<std::set<std::string>>(3);
    std::vector<uint64_t> wordsPerQuery;
    uint32_t currentlyActiveQueries = 0;
    std::vector<uint32_t> activeQueries;
    std::array<std::array<uint32_t,4>,3> distanceHistogram;

public:

    StatsProcessor()
    {
        for (auto& d : distanceHistogram)
            d.fill(0);
    }

    ~StatsProcessor()
    {
        std::cout << "Document Stats ----------" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Count:             " << documentCount << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Min:               " << minDocumentLength << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Max:               " << maxDocumentLength << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Avg:               " << std::accumulate(documentLengths.begin(),documentLengths.end(),0)*1.0f/documentLengths.size() << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Med:               " << documentLengths[documentLengths.size()/2] << std::endl;
        std::cout << "unique words/doc:  " << std::accumulate(uniqueWordsPerDocument.begin(),uniqueWordsPerDocument.end(),0)*1.0f/uniqueWordsPerDocument.size() << std::endl;
        std::cout << "words/doc:         " << std::accumulate(wordsPerDocument.begin(),wordsPerDocument.end(),0)*1.0f/wordsPerDocument.size() << std::endl;
        std::cout << "count doc blocks:  " << documentBlocks << std::endl;
        std::cout << "unique total words:" << docwords.size() << std::endl;

        std::cout << "Query Stats -------------" << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Count:             " << std::accumulate(queriesByType.begin(),queriesByType.end(),0) << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Exact:             " << queriesByType[0] << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Hamming:           " << queriesByType[1] << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Levenshtein:       " << queriesByType[2] << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Unique Ex words    " << queryWordsByType[0].size() << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Unique Ha words    " << queryWordsByType[1].size() << std::endl;
        std::cout << "Unique Le words    " << queryWordsByType[2].size() << std::endl;
        std::cout << "words/query        " << std::accumulate(wordsPerQuery.begin(),wordsPerQuery.end(),0)*1.0f/wordsPerQuery.size() << std::endl;
        std::cout << "avg active queries " << std::accumulate(activeQueries.begin(),activeQueries.end(),0)*1.0f/activeQueries.size() << std::endl;

        for (auto type : {1,2}) {
            for (auto distance : {1,2,3}) {
                std::cout << "type " << type << " dist " << distance << " " << distanceHistogram[type][distance] << std::endl;
            }
        }
    }

    ErrorCode StartQuery(QueryID query_id, const char* query_str, MatchType match_type, unsigned int match_dist)
    {
        // Keep stats
        currentlyActiveQueries++;
        queriesByType[match_type]++;
        auto words = tokenize(query_str,false);
        wordsPerQuery.push_back(words.size());
        for(auto& iter : words)
            queryWordsByType[match_type].insert(iter);
        ++distanceHistogram[match_type][match_dist];

        // Execute
        return Base::StartQuery(query_id,query_str,match_type,match_dist);
    }

    ErrorCode EndQuery(QueryID query_id)
    {
        currentlyActiveQueries--;
        return Base::EndQuery(query_id);
    }

    ErrorCode MatchDocument(DocID doc_id, const char* doc_str)
    {
        // Keep stats
        documentCount++;
        uint64_t docLen=strlen(doc_str);
        minDocumentLength=std::min(minDocumentLength,docLen);
        maxDocumentLength=std::max(maxDocumentLength,docLen);
        documentLengths.push_back(docLen);
        uniqueWordsPerDocument.push_back(tokenize(doc_str,true).size());
        wordsPerDocument.push_back(tokenize(doc_str,false).size());

        for (auto& word : tokenize(doc_str,true))
            docwords.insert(word);

        // Execute
        return Base::MatchDocument(doc_id,doc_str);
    }

    virtual void afterMatchDocumentBlock()
    {
        activeQueries.push_back(currentlyActiveQueries);
        documentBlocks++;
    }
};

}

#endif /* end of include guard: STATS_PROCESSOR_HPP */

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Problem is when i try running the command that is listen in step 18. i get the following error "
See item 22 of the Troubleshooting Notes.
You created a new thread in High Sierra Desktop Support instead of UniBeast as directed by the Failure Reporting Instructions, you also neglected to include the required Installation logs.
My new thread is not this issue i got past this issue using the troubleshooting guide.
That's good news - Good to see that it helped you.


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Seemingly ahead of schedule, Qualcomm has published a press release announcing the upcoming ASUS ZenFone AR, which will reportedly show up at CES. The press release is dated January 4 and does seem to have been published earlier than it was supposed to be. Either way, the big reveal here is that the ZenFone AR will be a Daydream-ready smartphone, with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor on board. Of course, this is a smartphone that had already been touted as a Tango-enabled smartphone, so this means that users won't have to choose between the two technologies anymore. This also does means that it will be the first such device, and one which has come through ahead of Lenovo's modular, Daydream-compatible Moto Z.
Even if the Moto Z had gotten a Tango module before this, ASUS' newest smartphone would be the first to run the enhanced Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC with Tango content, making for better graphics and a somewhat wider range of capabilities due to the increased CPU horsepower. Qualcomm's press release goes into serious detail about just what sort of improvements users can expect the Snapdragon 821 to bring to Tango. With some of the biggest benefits including the Qualcomm Hexagon 680 DSP, a digital signal processor capable of real-time calculations using measured input and the Qualcomm All-Ways Aware Sensor Hub, which can gather input from a number of different real-world variables and throw it at the DSP in a matter of milliseconds. Qualcomm's Spectra ISP technology is also on board to help ensure the cameras are the best they can be.
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Q: How to minimize $(x-1)^2+(y-1)^2+(z-1)^2$ under the constraint $xyz=s$? Let $s \in (0,1)$ be a parameter.
Can we find an exact closed form expression for
$$
F(s)=\min_{xyz=s,x,y,z>0}(x-1)^2+(y-1)^2+(z-1)^2, \tag{1}
$$
and exact formulas the minimizers $x(s) \le y(s) \le z(s)$?
I tried using Mathematica but failed (However I am not very skillful).

Using Lagrange's multipliers, one gets
$$
(x-1,y-1,z-1)=\lambda (\frac{1}{x},\frac{1}{y},\frac{1}{z}),
$$
so $x,y,z$ should all satisfy the quadratic equation $t(1-t)=-\lambda$. If $t$ is a solution then so is $1-t$; thus, if we denote the solution of this equation by $a$, then
$$
\{x,y,z\} \subseteq \{a,1-a \}.
$$
One possible solution is the symmetric solution $x=y=z=\sqrt[3] s$. If $x,y,z$ do not all coincide, then they must take both values $a$ and $1-a$.
Since we required $x,y,z>0$ this means that $a,1-a$ should be positive, so $0<a<1$.
After a possible a renaming/switching, we may assume that $x=a, y=z=1-a$, so the value $1-a$ is attained twice.
So, if we define,
$$
G(s)=\min_{a \in (0,1),a(1-a)^{2}=s} (1-a)^2+2a^2, \tag{2}
$$
then
$$
F(s)=\min \{3(1-\sqrt[3]s)^2,G(s)\}.
$$
Since $\max_{a \in (0,1)}a(1-a)^{2}=4/27$, it follows that the non-symmetric solution is possible only if $s \le 4/27$.
The term $3(1-\sqrt[3]s)^2$ comes from comparing with the symmetric solution $x=y=s$.
I am not sure how to continue, since analyzing explicitly the solutions to the quintic equation is not so nice.
Motivation:
This problem is a special case of the problem of finding the closest matrix to $\text{SO}_n$ with a given determinant.

A: The real solutions of
$$x(1-x)^2=s$$ are not bad at all.
We have
$$\Delta=(4-27 s) s$$ which is positive in a small region $(0 < s < \frac 4{27})$.
$$s<0 \quad \implies \quad x=-\frac{4}{3} \sinh ^2\left(\frac{1}{6} \cosh
   ^{-1}\left(1-\frac{27 s}{2}\right)\right)$$
$$s> \frac 4{27} \quad \implies \quad x=\frac{4}{3} \cosh ^2\left(\frac{1}{6} \cosh ^{-1}\left(\frac{27
   s}{2}-1\right)\right)$$
Otherwise
$$x_k=\frac{4}{3} \cos ^2\left(\frac{1}{6} \left(2 \pi  k-\cos
   ^{-1}\left(\frac{27 s}{2}-1\right)\right)\right) \qquad k=0,1,2$$
The last case
$$s=\frac 4{27}\quad \implies \quad x_1=x_2=\frac 13\qquad x_3=\frac 43$$

A: You need to solve $$\nabla ((x-1)^2+(y-1)^2+(z-1)^2)=\lambda \nabla (xyz-s)$$ $$[2(x-1),2(y-1),2(z-1)]=[\lambda yz,\lambda xz, \lambda xy]$$ Equating $\lambda /2$ for the first and second terms, we have $$\frac {x-1}{yz}=\frac {y-z}{xz}$$ Note that the constraint $xyz=s $ guarantees that $x,y,z$ are all non-zero. A bit of algebra gives $$x^2-y^2=x-y$$ so $x=y$ or $x+y=1.$Similarly, by comparing first and third or second and third terms in the gradient equation, we obtain $x=z $ or $x+z=1$ and $y=z$ or $y+z=1$ respectively.If $x=y=z$ we have $x=y=z=s^{1/3}.$ If $x+y=1,x+z=1,y+z=1$ we have $x=y=z=1/2$ which is a contradiction unless $s=1/8$, if $s=1/8$ we have the previous point.If $x=y, x+z=1$, that gives $x^2z=s,x+s/x^2=1,x^3-x^2+s=0$ which is a cubic equation that we can solve by the metods of Cardano and his contemporaries.We obtain similar cubic equations for the cases $y=z,y+x=1$ and $z=x,z+y=1$. At each point $x,y,z$ we calculate $(x-1)^2+(y-1)^2+(z-1)^2$and take the minimumof these values.

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The Statistical PERT downloads all offer the ability to see probabilities based upon the PERT estimate of the mean and also the mode, which in the templates are used as a surrogate of the mean. Why are there two sets of probabilities? Why not just one set using the PERT mean alone?
Let's start crafting an answer by thinking of a perfectly shaped normal curve. In a perfectly shaped, perfectly symmetrical normal curve, the mean, median and mode are all exactly the same point on the curve: the very top of the curve. When using a perfectly shaped normal curve, the question of whether to use the mean or mode in Excel's normal distribution functions, NORM.DIST and NORM.INV, is immaterial.
That immateriality starts to change, though, when dealing with skewed probability curves.
When I compare Statistical PERT to a PERT distribution (which is a special form of the beta distribution), I do so using a ratio scale multiplier of 20-21% and the PERT mean in the NORM.DIST and NORM.INV functions. That leads to SPERT probabilities that closely align with a Monte Carlo simulation using a PERT distribution. But the more skewed the curve, though, the less closely aligned the SPERT probabilities are, since SPERT relies on a normal distribution that assumes symmetry, not asymmetry.
I'm working on an analysis that compares SPERT with Monte Carlo simulation using 3-point estimates that imply a skewed curve. My analysis thus far shows that as long as the difference in ranges between the minimum and most likely value and the most likely and maximum value isn't greater than a factor of four, SPERT can calculate probablities that are within 5% of a Monte Carlo simulation. Of course, the more symmetrical an implied curve is, the closer SPERT estimates are to a Monte Carlo simulation using the same 3-point estimate (and, for SPERT, a ratio scale multiplier of 20% or 21%).
Now lets consider for a moment a condition where the 3-point estimate implies an asymmetrical curve, but there is very strong confidence in the most likely outcome (that is, a very high kurtosis). The peak of the curve rises very high vertically and falls very dramatically from the peak and then extends rightward towards the maximum value. In words, suppose I say, "I am extremely confident the task will take 40 hours, but there is a very slight chance it could take as little as 30 hours and an equally slight chance it will take up to 80 hours, but I'm almost certain that the task will take exactly 40 hours." This is the condition we're dealing with.
A Monte Carlo simulation using the PERT distribution won't capture this particular uncertainty very well. We'd have to either use a different form the beta distribution (on which the PERT distribution is based) or choose a completely different probability distribution that mirrors the scenario I just described where there is very high expectation in the most likely outcome, and the most likely to maximum outcome has a range that is four times greater than the minimum to most likely range.
The situation has gotten complex! But Statistical PERT is all about keeping things simple, yet still useful, so tomorrow let me address how this can be handled by using the mode (that is, the most likely outcome) as a surrogate for the mean in the normal distribution functions of Excel.
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American Eugene Phelps (198-F-90) had a very impressive game in the last round for Samsung Th. and that's him to receive a Interperformances Player of the Week award for round 25.
The 28-year old forward had a double-double of 25 points and fifteen rebounds, while his team edged out Mobis Phoebus (#1, 26-8) 88-86. Samsung Th. maintains the 10th position in South Korean KBL. The season is in a full swing, so it's only a dream for the team to make it into top half of the standings. For contrary they may face relegation if the situation turns from bad to worse. Samsung Th. have already lost 25 games and recorded just nine victories. Phelps turned to be Samsung Th.'s top player in his first season with the team. Long Beach State University graduate has very impressive stats this year. Phelps is league's best scorer averaging so far 26.1ppg. Phelps is in league's top in rebounds (3rd best: 13.7rpg) and averages solid 1.4bpg and 50.8% FGP.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 33-year old American power forward Brandon Brown (201-PF-85) of KCC Egis. Brown impressed basketball fans with 38 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Bad luck as KCC Egis was edged by the higher-ranked KT Sonicboom (#3, 20-13) 106-103. This loss caused KCC Egis to drop to 7th position in the standings. His team is not often considered as one of the league's best with a mere 16-18 record. Brown is a newcomer at KCC Egis and it seems he did not have too much trouble to become one of team's leaders. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 24.8ppg (#4). His other stats are also decent: 12.6rpg and 3.2apg. Cal State - San Bernardino alumni Brown played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which is considered top summer league for players who want to play basketball overseas.
The third best performed player last round was American forward Ricardo Ratliffe (203-F-89) of top-ranked Mobis Phoebus. Ratliffe showcased his all-around game by recording 24 points, fifteen rebounds (!!!) and five assists in the last round. Despite Ratliffe's great performance Mobis Phoebus lost 86-88 to the lower-ranked Samsung Th. (#10, 9-25). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. The last thing Mobis Phoebus needs is to lose another game like this one. They lose more and more distance to the top teams. Their record is 26 victories and 8 lost games. Ratliffe has a great season in South Korea. After 32 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 23.5ppg (5th best) and rebounds with 14.8rpg (#1 in league). He also has 1.8bpg and FGP: 62.3%. Ricardo Ratliffe has also South Korean passport and can play in the league with a status of domestic player.


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Q: I don't understand how returns work with if/else statements involved -please help [java] here is my code. I am simply wanting to return the int value if it matches if not I don't want to return anything but it keeps giving me errors saying that I need to add a return statement to my code. I'm new to Java so I don't quite understand why it's not working.
Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated,
public int faceIndex(String currentWheelFace) {
    for (int i = 0; i < wheelFaces.length; i++) {
        if (wheelFaces[i] == currentWheelFace) {
            return i;
        }
    }
}

A: Should be like this
You should have a return statement outside loops
public int faceIndex(String currentWheelFace) {
  int number;
    for (int i = 0; i < wheelFaces.length; i++) {
       if (wheelFaces[i] == currentWheelFace) {
          number = i;
          break;
       }
     }
  return number;
 }

A: In your code, the return breaks out of the method as soon as the condition is satisfied.
But if it falls through by exhausting the for loop, then there is no return value provided. That will generate a compile error, needing a return value.
So, provide a default return value and then the calling code can check for validity.  You would have to document the range of values of valid returns, but it seems that returning -1 could indicate the value is not found.

A: The problem is that, if ur condition fails, the function will return nothing, then it will become a void function instead of int. Also your return statement is inside a loop, which means that ur function will return more than one value if WheelFaces[i] becomes equal to CurrentWheelFace more than once.... If u dont want ur function to do that then just add a break statement:
public int faceIndex(String currentWheelFace) {
    int W;
    for (int i = 0; i < wheelFaces.length; i++) {
        if (wheelFaces[i] == currentWheelFace) {
            W=i;
            break;
        }else{
            W=//some other default int value;
             break;
        return W;
        }
    }
}


Many students ask me about the scope of studying law. I have seen students taking admission in law without their career planning and hence they are confused after they finish their studies.
Law is very common and people know about it but less is known about legal profession. When it comes to legal profession we think about lawyers but in reality legal profession includes many other things apart from practicing as lawyer in various courts.
Different countries have different legal system and procedure but law is everywhere. In a country like India, rule of law is important and hence career in legal profession or as lawyer is important and rewarding.
The main task of any lawyer is to counsel clients about their legal rights and suggest course of action in a particular matter. Apart from educational qualification, other skills are also needed to become successful in this profession.
There are various areas of specialisation in this field which one can choose from like corporation law, civil law, criminal law, international law, labour law, patent law, tax law and so on. There are many law colleges in the country. Most of the universities also conduct law courses and there are some special law colleges and universities in the country.
Minimum qualification to go for a course in law (LLB) is senior secondary. Course duration is of 5 years which is integrated course. P.G. Programmes in law (LLM) are of two years duration & eligibility is LLB degree. There are also courses after graduation which is mostly for three years.
But , now a days the main valued course is five years integrated course which is right after senior secondary. In addition to LL.B. degree, many universities and institutes also offer other diploma courses in several disciplines of law, including Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Cyber Law, International Law, Labour Laws, Tax Laws, Corporate Laws, etc.
There are some diplomas and certificate courses which are available from open universities. In most of the institutes/universities, selection is on the basis of an entrance test. The entrance examination is objective type in nature.
The questions invariably cover areas like Reasoning, General Awareness, Numerical Aptitude, Legal Aptitude, etc. There are some All India Entarnce after Class XII for admission into leading law colleges or academies. Students from any stream may choose to take up law courses.
Some of the courses are Bachelor of Law (LLB), Master of Law (LLM), Ph D in law, Integrated Courses like BA LLB or B Com LLB, etc.
Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Laws, etc.
After completion of the law courses there are different avenues of jobs or employment. Some may join government service while many prefer to work independently as lawyers in courts, consultants or legal advisers. One who wishes to become an advocate and practice law as a profession in India, should enroll with the local Bar council.
Lawyer can also work as legal counsel and legal advisers for firms, organizations and families. They can work as trustees of various trusts, as teachers, law reporters, company secretary and so on. Opportunities exist in the defense services too.
This article was posted on September 12, 2018.


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