text:
namespace boost
{
template <typename T>
struct wrap
{
  wrap(T const& v) : value(v){}
  T value;

};

template <typename T>
exception_ptr make_exception_ptr(T v) {
  return copy_exception(wrap<T>(v));
}
}

void func1(boost::promise<int> p)
{
    boost::this_thread::sleep_for(boost::chrono::milliseconds(500));
    p.set_value(3);
}

void func2(boost::promise<int> p)
{
    boost::this_thread::sleep_for(boost::chrono::milliseconds(500));
    p.set_exception(boost::make_exception_ptr(3));
}

int j = 0;

void func3(boost::promise<int&> p)
{
    boost::this_thread::sleep_for(boost::chrono::milliseconds(500));
    j = 5;
    p.set_value(j);
}

void func4(boost::promise<int&> p)
{
    boost::this_thread::sleep_for(boost::chrono::milliseconds(500));
    p.set_exception(boost::make_exception_ptr(3.5));
}

void func5(boost::promise<void> p)
{
    boost::this_thread::sleep_for(boost::chrono::milliseconds(500));
    p.set_value();
}

void func6(boost::promise<void> p)
{
    boost::this_thread::sleep_for(boost::chrono::milliseconds(500));
    p.set_exception(boost::make_exception_ptr(4));
}

int main()
{
  BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
  {
      typedef int T;
//      {
//          boost::promise<T> p;
//          boost::future<T> f = p.get_future();
//#if defined BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_SIGNATURE_PACKAGED_TASK && defined(BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_VARIADIC_THREAD)
//           boost::thread(func1, boost::move(p)).detach();
//#else
//           p.set_value(3);
//#endif
//          BOOST_TEST(f.valid());
//          BOOST_TEST(f.get() == 3);
//#ifdef BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE_INVALID_AFTER_GET
//          BOOST_TEST(!f.valid());
//#endif
//      }
      BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
      {
          boost::promise<T> p;
          BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
          boost::future<T> f = p.get_future();
          BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
#if defined BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_SIGNATURE_PACKAGED_TASK && defined(BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_VARIADIC_THREAD)
          boost::thread(func2, boost::move(p)).detach();
#else
          p.set_exception(boost::make_exception_ptr(3));
#endif
          BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
          try
          {
            BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
              BOOST_TEST(f.valid());
              BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
              BOOST_TEST(f.get() == 3);
              BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
              BOOST_TEST(false);
              BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
          }
          catch (boost::wrap<int> const& i)
          {
            BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
              BOOST_TEST(i.value == 3);
              BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
          }
          catch (...)
          {
            BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
              BOOST_TEST(false);
              BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
          }
#ifdef BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE_INVALID_AFTER_GET
          BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
          BOOST_TEST(!f.valid());
#endif
          BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
      }
  }
  BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
  {
      typedef int& T;
      {
          boost::promise<T> p;
          boost::future<T> f = p.get_future();
#if defined BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_SIGNATURE_PACKAGED_TASK && defined(BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_VARIADIC_THREAD)
          boost::thread(func3, boost::move(p)).detach();
#else
          int j=5;
          p.set_value(j);
#endif
          BOOST_TEST(f.valid());
          BOOST_TEST(f.get() == 5);
#ifdef BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE_INVALID_AFTER_GET
          BOOST_TEST(!f.valid());
#endif
      }
      BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
      {
          boost::promise<T> p;
          boost::future<T> f = p.get_future();
#if defined BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_SIGNATURE_PACKAGED_TASK && defined(BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_VARIADIC_THREAD)
          boost::thread(func4, boost::move(p)).detach();
#else
          p.set_exception(boost::make_exception_ptr(3.5));
#endif
          try
          {
              BOOST_TEST(f.valid());
              BOOST_TEST(f.get() == 3);
              BOOST_TEST(false);
          }
          catch (boost::wrap<double> const& i)
          {
              BOOST_TEST(i.value == 3.5);
          }
#ifdef BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE_INVALID_AFTER_GET
          BOOST_TEST(!f.valid());
#endif
      }
  }
  BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;

  typedef void T;
  {
      boost::promise<T> p;
      boost::future<T> f = p.get_future();
#if defined BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_SIGNATURE_PACKAGED_TASK && defined(BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_VARIADIC_THREAD)
       boost::thread(func5, boost::move(p)).detach();
#else
       p.set_value();
#endif
      BOOST_TEST(f.valid());
      f.get();
#ifdef BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE_INVALID_AFTER_GET
      BOOST_TEST(!f.valid());
#endif
  }
  BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;
  {
      boost::promise<T> p;
      boost::future<T> f = p.get_future();
#if defined BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_SIGNATURE_PACKAGED_TASK && defined(BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_VARIADIC_THREAD)
      boost::thread(func6, boost::move(p)).detach();
#else
      p.set_exception(boost::make_exception_ptr(4));
#endif
      try
      {
          BOOST_TEST(f.valid());
          f.get();
          BOOST_TEST(false);
      }
      catch (boost::wrap<int> const& i)
      {
          BOOST_TEST(i.value == 4);
      }
      catch (...)
      {
          BOOST_TEST(false);
      }
#ifdef BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE_INVALID_AFTER_GET
      BOOST_TEST(!f.valid());
#endif
  }
  BOOST_THREAD_LOG << BOOST_THREAD_END_LOG;

  return boost::report_errors();
}

#else
#error "Test not applicable: BOOST_THREAD_USES_CHRONO not defined for this platform as not supported"
#endif

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Core 1- This week, we will be studying infection control and safety practices. In the lab we will be learning how to do the 'inside " French braid. I am impressed with the outside braids that everyone mastered last week, great job guys!
Core 2- This week we will be finishing up with hair histology. In the lab we will be learning and practicing pin curls, and our quiz on Friday will include histology and wet hairstyling. Study your notes!
Core 3- This week we will continue with chemical texture services. We will be having timed drills for relaxer application, and we will be practicing sectioning and rolling for perm rods.
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Belfast City Airport campaigners call for independent airport noise regulator to look after interests of residents
Because of its geographical location, the noise created by Belfast City Airport flights affects a large number of people in the city. The local campaign, Belfast City Airport Watch (BCAW) is an umbrella group representing more than a dozen local community organisations, and works to limit the noise they suffer. BCAW's Dr Liz Fawcett told committee members the establishment that the creation of a powerful independent airport noise regulator in Northern Ireland would help strike a better balance between commercial interests and nearby residents' well-being. It should ensure conformity with existing noise control measures. The airport is currently capped at 2 million passengers per year, but wants to increase this number – which would mean a considerable increase in the noise. BCAW say if the 2 million cap was raised, it could turn the airport into one of the noisiest in the UK. They want an independent noise regulator to deal effectively with public complaints and produce "meaningful" 5-year action plans aimed at minimising aircraft noise. They also want a wider airports strategy for Northern Ireland, considering how routes are shared between the two Belfast airports, to complement Dublin airport, without duplication of routes.
Belfast campaigners call for independent airport noise regulator
10.2.2016 (Express & Star)
The creation of a powerful independent airport noise regulator in Northern Ireland would help strike a better balance between commercial interests and nearby residents' well-being, campaigners have claimed.
Robust fines for breaches of current noises limits would provide a strong deterrent against infractions, Belfast City Airport Watch (BCAW) told a Stormont committee.
The umbrella group that represents more than a dozen residents and community associations under the flight path of George Best Belfast City Airport (GBBCA) was giving evidence to members of the Assembly's Regional Development Committee.
The hearing was held as Stormont Environment minister Mark H Durkan continues to deliberate on a planning application lodged by the airport to lift the two million annual cap on the number of seats it can sell.
While Mr Durkan's department has responsibility for planning issues related to the airport, the Department of Regional Development (DRD) has a role in the regulation of aircraft noise.
BCAW is opposed to the removal of the sales cap, claiming it will turn the airport into one of the noisiest in the UK.
It has also recommended a range of other steps that the Stormont Executive could take with regards to regulating the air travel sector in the region, some of which would fall to the DRD to oversee.
Dr Liz Fawcett from BCAW told committee members the establishment of a regulator would ensure conformity with existing noise control measures.
She said the body could also deal effectively with public complaints and produce "meaningful" five-year action plans aimed at minimising noise pollution from aircraft.
The campaigners have also advocated the development of a wider airports strategy for Northern Ireland.
They claim unchecked competition between Belfast City and Belfast International, often with duplication of routes, will only force customers across the border to Dublin airport.
"We believe that the Northern Ireland Executive faces a choice," said Dr Fawcett.
"It can continue to permit the piecemeal expansion of airports, allowing them to duplicate provision and permitting GBBCA to become one of the noisiest airports anywhere in the UK and the island of Ireland in terms of population impact.
"The only winners will be Dublin Airport and the airlines, while the losers will be our local economy, and the health and quality of life of tens of thousands in residents in Belfast and north Down.
"Alternatively, the Executive can put in place a robust economic and regulatory framework which allows our aviation industry to compete effectively with and complement Dublin Airport's growing portfolio of routes, while ensuring that the negative impacts of aircraft noise are kept to an absolute minimum."
Earlier this month, Northern Ireland's Planning Appeals Commission (PAC) said lifting the seat sale cap should be accompanied by tougher noise controls.
The PAC's findings came after a public inquiry into the controversial issue last year.
http://www.expressandstar.com/business/city-news/2016/02/10/belfast-campaigners-call-for-independent-airport-noise-regulator/
Belfast residents claim planned airport expansion would make it one of 5 loudest in UK
George Best Belfast City Airport could become one of the UK's five noisiest if controversial expansion plans to allow the airport to have more than 2 million passengers per year are allowed. Dr Liz Fawcett, of Belfast City Airport Watch (BCAW), gave evidence to the Regional Development Committee at Stormont, saying that some 18,000 people could be affected by noise if the expansion goes ahead. She called for an independent regulator to be set up, to strike a better balance between commercial interests and nearby residents' well-being. They also want robust fines for airlines. Recently the Planning Appeals Committee recommended that the 2 million limit should be lifted – provided that other noise control measures are put in place. More than 50,000 people across Belfast and north Down are affected by undesirably high levels of aircraft noise. That number is higher than at Gatwick or at Stansted. Dr Fawcett said if the airport is allowed its expansion, it could become one of the five noisiest in the UK in terms of population impact. It would also just mean the transfer of passengers and jobs from Belfast International airport. BCAW also wants airport planning agreements to be properly implemented and enforced. The airport continues to press for the greater number of passengers.
Posted: Wednesday, February 10th, 2016. Filed in News about Airports, Noise News, Recent News.

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9938 Kretlow eller 1988 KA är en asteroid i huvudbältet som upptäcktes den 14 maj 1988 av den tyske astronomen Werner Landgraf vid La Silla-observatoriet. Den är uppkallad efter Mike Kretlow, vän till upptäckaren.

Asteroiden har en diameter på ungefär 4 kilometer.

Referenser

Huvudbältesasteroider
Småplaneter namngivna efter personer
Astronomiska upptäckter av Werner Landgraf
Astronomiska upptäckter 1988

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Motivational Speaker Carole Spiers says that regulations may be introduced for good reasons, but too many of them can stifle initiative, and heighten executive stress. They can also be exploited by those administering them, sometimes obsessive one-issue crusaders.
Motivational Speaker Carole Spiers says that passive aggression may seem an improvement on active aggression, but it can destroy the momentum of a project. Often it is linked to inadequate change management, causing needless stress at work.
Motivational Speaker Carole Spiers says that interim management can set up serious workplace stress through the unsettling impact of a new manager, and the awareness that these are remunerated better than their full-time counterparts.
Motivational Speaker Carole Spiers says Absence Management is best sourced in-house, to avoid setting up an atmosphere of mistrust. The best use of outside experts is to train your own HR department for this emotive, personal agenda.
Motivational Speaker Carole Spiers says that survivor guilt is one of the most irrational stress symptoms, where the sufferer identifies too closely with the victim. In most cases, it is partly or wholly unjustified, and pointless in any case.
Motivational Speaker Carole Spiers says that the feeling of indispensability is rooted in insecurity, and can lead to serious stress symptoms. Good team-building policy always asserts that nobody is indispensable.
Corporate theft often starts small and then can easily get out of hand.


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As the new website was nearing completion, iMarketing worked with Shaw Carpet to integrate the Shaw Web Studio for the flooring section of the website. Since launching the website, iMarketing continues with an ongoing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and link building plan.
Upon completion of the website, iMarketing created the Home Solutions Facebook page to increase word of mouth advertising through social media.
iMarketing recently introduced Home Solutions Partners to email campaigns for improved communications with potential customers and business partners. The initial campaign announced the addition of the new insulation business.
iMarketing continues to work with Home Solutions Partners for business cards, print advertising, proposal solutions and general business consulting.
Marketing had never been a priority at Jadam Construction until business slowed down. iMarketing completed a competitive analysis and developed a comprehensive marketing plan. The plan began with a full line of branded marketing materials including new business cards, business card magnets, note pads, sticky notes, lawn signs, car door magnets, and window decals.
Stage 2 of the plan included a Facebook page and new website. iMarketing maintains the Jadam Construction Facebook page and continues development of the website. The Google Analytics data is examined monthly to continually improve search engine optimization and link building campaigns.
Valley Wide Signs & Graphics was in need of a new website. To prepare for the new site, iMarketing recommended competitive analysis, competitive diagnostic and in-depth Google Analysis of their existing website.
The new website is significantly larger than the old one with more pictures, case studies and testimonials. The new website also includes cross-linking between related sections, pages, articles, new stories, projects and testimonials.
iMarketing continues to work with Valley Wide Signs & Graphics for Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and offline campaign tracking.
JamzDee (pronounced JamesDee) Entertainment contacted iMarketing in need of a new business card design. After reviewing the existing logo design, iMarketing recommended a new logo prior to the new business card design. Once the new logo was approved, iMarketing completed the new dual-sided business card design.
In addition to the logo and business card, iMarketing also set up the JamzDee Entertainment Facebook business page. Once the Facebook page was completed and positive feedback was received on the new logo and business card design, iMarketing redesigned the JamzDee website.


The Lead Developer Austin is programmed with a combination of invited speakers and successful applicants to the call for proposals. The content of the conference is based on the themes of teams, tech and tools: how to develop your team, new and emerging tech, and processes to improve the way you work.
If you don't know much about GraphQL, you probably just identify it as the hip, shiny new thing companies are adopting to replace their RESTful APIs. Sure, sure – clients can ask for only what they need in a single request – but is that it? What really makes GraphQL so special? In this talk you'll be introduced to GraphQL beyond just the usual explanations of the query language and learn why things like GraphQL's introspection and type system make it an enormous advancement in web technologies.
Chris is a senior engineer at HashiCorp where he works on Terraform, a tool for building, changing, and versioning cloud infrastructure. As an OSS advocate he has contributed to various projects in the Ruby ecosystem. A native Minnesotan, Chris also enjoys hockey, backpacking, and making pointless connections to Minnesota in conversations.
Slack is the leading global collaboration hub that makes people's working lives simpler, more pleasant and more productive. From global Fortune 100 companies to corner markets, businesses and teams of every kind use Slack to bring the right people together with all the right information. Whereas just two years ago the product had 2 million daily active users (DAUs), today it boasts over 6 million. Unfortunately, with quick growth come tough growing pains, and Slack was (and still isn't) immune to them.
Around April of last year, our product was plagued with relentless performance-related outages facing our largest customers. Instead of shipping scrappy, short-term fixes in the hopes that we could survive another Monday morning, we opted to address the root problem and completely change our data model around channels and channel membership. This is the tale of that undertaking, following one engineer (me!), through many obstacles and hiccups she overcame to boost both application performance and company-wide developer productivity.
Maude currently a backend engineer at Slack in San Francisco working to scale our product to support some of the world's largest companies. She spend most of my time chasing down people making network calls in a loop, refactoring unwieldy chunks of code, and consolidating redundant database schemas.
Your team needs data so they can make the right decisions. Unless they have the right data in the right place, they're left to act on intuition, opinions and hunches. With a modicum of data infrastructure, you can give them what they need. Join us and learn how to build the foundations of your analytical data systems.
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Brad Urani is a coder, karaoke singer and barbecue evangelist. He believes happiness is directly correlated with the size of your .vimrc and refuses to buy into YAGNI. When not hiking or hacking, he preaches the wonders of Ruby and SQL as Staff Engineer at Procore in Santa Barbara, CA.
Interactive workshops are the best way to engage teams and individuals and help everyone remember lessons learned. They may seem difficult to plan, hard to execute, and very time consuming to do both but any individual can create these compelling and interesting sessions by following a simple formula. Learn what this formula is and create a workshop that you can take back to your team, colleagues, and peers. You'll leave with examples, a template, and a new confidence in your ability to create imaginative and meaningful activities that catapult your team forward.
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Apache Pulsar is a distributed pub/sub system develop at Yahoo! This talk covers Apache Pulsar's underlying design and protocol level semantics. We'll cover some of the advantages and disadvantages over systems like Apache Kafka and RabbitMQ. The talk will end with a story of a real world experience with Pulsar.
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What do Stairway to Heaven, air balloons, and the 3 Little Pigs have in common? They're all fun formats for sprint retrospectives! For the last few months, my team tried different retrospective formats, ranging from the highly creative, to the exceedingly dull.
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After exhausting all of the retro formats we could find, we had a Retro of retros, in which we selected the format that fit our team operating system the best. While this process helped establish an operating system for a fairly new team, it can also be used to re-invigorate team dynamics or increase engagement for an existing team.
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Software Engineer at Thinkful, a 100% online coding bootcamp. She is passionate about API design, Support Engineering, and writing good documentation. Cecy spent 5 years teaching coding classes for Girl Develop It, but she now prefers to mentor up-and-coming developers 1 on 1.
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Kotlin sure has been receiving a lot of buzz lately, is there something to it? Developed by JetBrains, Kotlin has been catching on lately because of its null safety guarantees, functional nature, type inference, full interoperability with Java, cross-platform support, and ease of use with Android and Spring. Is this something you and your team should considering spending time to learn?
Todd Ginsberg is a Principal Software Developer at Netspend, a payments company in Austin, TX where he is responsible for prototypes, experiments, and proofs of concept. Todd has been writing in Java since 1995, Kotlin since 2016, and is the Chicago Java User Group CFO. Todd lives in Chicago with his wife, daughter, and two dogs. When not programming, he enjoys reading, walking/hiking, doughnuts, and Formula 1.
In this presentation, I draw on my experiences at organizations large and small to illuminate the sources of team tension, how you can better understand and manage unexpected teammate reactions, and the best ways to give actionable feedback without escalating drama. Your coworkers, your organization, your users, and you will reap the benefits.
In most forms of entertainment, it all comes down to the story. Whether it's a good vs evil dynamic or just overcoming adversity, many storytellers embed lessons from real life into their fictional worlds. It is in the most fictional of worlds, professional wrestling and superhero movies, that we find useful patterns to apply in our day-to-day as engineering leaders.
In this talk, I will explore several examples from inside the ring and the big screen that illustrate approaches to building teams and achieving goals. We will also discuss a few real world situations where I have applied these tools. This presentation is applicable to anyone that is part of a software team. No spandex required.
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Q: lubridate::isoyear() returns unexpected outputs I am using lubridate package to work with dates in R. I had an unexpected return from the isoyear() function.
library(lubridate)

isoyear("2014-12-31")
[1] 2015

year("2014-12-31")
[1] 2014

The isoyear() function says 2014-12-31 is in 2015, whereas 2015 says its in 2014. Obviously the return of year() is what I expected.
Could someone explain this difference in behaviour between isoyear and year? I can't think of any case where I would want the return of 2015 for 2014-12-31.

A: You have to take into account, that the output gives the Gregorian year.

The ISO year number deviates from the number of the Gregorian year on, if applicable, a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, or a Saturday and Sunday, or just a Sunday, at the start of the Gregorian year (which are at the end of the previous ISO year) and a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, or a Monday and Tuesday, or just a Monday, at the end of the Gregorian year (which are in week 01 of the next ISO year).
In the period 4 January–28 December and on all Thursdays the ISO year number is always equal to the Gregorian year number.

See some examples in the period 29th December - 3rd January, where this differs:
library(lubridate)
isoyear(ymd("2005-01-01"))
[1] 2004
isoyear(ymd("2008-12-30"))
[1] 2009

So this is no bug ... it just follows the calculations for iso years.

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Joshua Reviews Josephine Decker's Shirley [Theatrical Review]
What makes a great biographical feature film? Is it the film that focuses squarely on the complete life story of its subject? Is it the one that focuses on one moment in the artist's life as some sort of study of the central figure's psyche? Or is it the one that sees them as little more than a cipher, setting fictional characters in their presence in order to get to deeper truths about the figure and their work or broader impact?
For Josephine Decker, whose Shirley hits virtual theaters June 5, it's some strange melange of them all. Introducing viewers to legendary writer Shirley Jackson as she is on the precipice of publishing one of her greatest works, Shirley doesn't begin with the iconic scribe. Instead, the picture opens on a young woman named Rose (played brilliantly by Odessa Young), as she takes in Jackson's legendary New Yorker story The Lottery. Married to a young man named Fred (played by a never better Logan Lerman, somehow remaining the most undervalued leading man of his generation), she embraces Jackson's legendary horror story in a far more erotic manner than expected, ultimately finishing the piece and lustily having sex with him in the passenger train's bathroom.
See, the pair are not some random readers of Jackson's work. Fred has been tapped to assist Jackson's husband, Stanley Edgar Hyman (Michael Stuhlbarg), as a sort of glorified TA. The two young lovebirds are expecting so this is a joyous and new journey for the pair of them. Only billed as a biopic by those who haven't seen the film, Shirley feels more like some alluring bit of historical fiction (much like the novel from which it is based written by Susan Scarf Merrell), with the writer (played by Elisabeth Moss in just another of her brilliant dramatic turns since the conclusion of Mad Men) at first only glimpsed in between disembodied arms and shoulders while the new young couple joins a stuffy dinner party held by Jackson and her partner.
Shirley, the character, is hard at work on what would be Hangsaman, and whereas her husband's creepy advances and pompous intellectual proclamations feel of a piece with this type of erotic thriller, the real connection is found between the two women. Rose is almost immediately caught up in Shirley's web, with her becoming one of the artist's closest confidants and ostensibly her partner in crime. With its source novel's close connections to Edward Albee's influential Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, the film feels very much in that type of heightened register, not just with performances that are verbose and arch, but Decker's direction is often surreal and blurs the line both between fact and fiction as well as reality and imagination.
The relationship between the two men is far heavier on backstabbing and "bitchiness." The two exchange pleasantries until the other leaves the room, leading to many doublecrosses not just in the form of a sexual pass made towards Rose by Stanley. Blowing up over dinner one evening, Stanley muses angrily that Fred's dissertation isn't "awful, that would have been exciting." Instead the lecherous intellectual think's it's "terrifically competent" and that "there's no excuse for that." This is the type of heady, thought provoking conversation that's stuffed into an incredibly tight and tightly wound knot, an erotic neo-thriler that waxes philosophical about Shirley Jackson less through the use of her own life and more so the spirit and moodiness of her work.
But what about Decker's experimentation. While it appears as though the novel Hangsaman would be the piece that Shirley is working on, the film takes place ostensibly a full decade after the actual publication of the work, lending incredible power to Moss' Jackson's exclamation that Stanley shouldn't tell her "I don't know this girl." Haunting dream-like sequences see both Rose and Shirley identifying with a missing Bennington student, a spirit that their sharing only draws them only closer. Both Moss and Young are incredible in scenes they share, with Decker's camera portraying these interchanges with an intimacy and near-tenderness that seems otherwise non-existent. Decker and DP Sturla Brandth Grovlen turn this fictional recounting of a moment in the life of Shirley Jackson into and expressionist rumination on truth, storytelling and the artist-muse relationship, and even more so a deeply moving deconstruction of the relationship between creativity and mental illness, something that is clearly very near and dear to Decker as an artist (just see her last film, the brilliant Madeline's Madeline).
So to answer the question that opened this piece, maybe they all can be the foundation of great biopics. But what makes Shirley a film that will be remembered for years to come is not the simple recounting of facts. No, instead it's director Josephine Decker's ability to draw from the central figure's work, use their energy to craft a singular and profoundly moving story regardless of historical validity. One of the great American films of 2020, this film is.


You know all those people who always dream of coming to America? I was never one of them.
Yet six years ago, I landed in New York on what was a rather cold November day. I was a newly married 25-year-old who had never visited the U.S. before and ended up here to join my husband who worked here though he too, like me, is from Bombay. Thanks to visa processing delays, I had to wait behind for over two months after our wedding, which meant making the big move by myself.
I packed into two suitcases as many of my treasured possessions as airline regulations would permit, bid farewell to all my friends and family, and landed at JFK airport after a 24-hour long journey. As excited as I was to start a new life, along with me, unnoticed by the watchful eyes of the immigration, slipped in a certain sense of displacement, which though has diminished with time, I suspect will never really go away.
We had what is famously labeled in India as an "arranged marriage*" made more complicated by the fact that we were in two different countries and could only communicate virtually for almost a year before we got married. During this time, we had spent a total of three weeks of actual time together – the only time when the husband-to-be could take leave and come back home for a visit. (Sounds crazy, right? But crazy or not, considering it's been over six years now, that's still 30.417 times Kim Kardashian's marriage (365x6)/72))!
In India, the floor at the ground level is called the ground floor and the level above is the called the first floor. So the ground floor in India = first floor in the U.S. This meant that I did mistakenly get into an elevator once (ok, maybe more than once, out of habit) to go up to the first floor.
Six years later, my written English is now completely purged of its British influence and I can't help but reflect on how far I've come. While moving to a new country opens up a whole universe, it also has the unintended consequence of making you feel stuck in between two worlds. Most people end up clinging more than ever to their roots, struggling between the dichotomous paths of retaining a sense of their identity, even as they try to integrate themselves with the culture and people of their new home.
There was no Facebook or Twitter when I first got here and it's also been interesting to observe the role new media has played in my life as an immigrant since then. Agreed, it's often been a source of endless distraction – not everything I end up reading is of cerebral value, sometimes nothing more than inane details of other people's lives. But at the same time, it's helped me stay in touch with friends and events back home. Sometimes, I learn about breaking news events in India even before my family and friends do. It serves as an optical illusion that makes everything seem less distant and more connected.
At the other end of the spectrum, it's also helped me better acquaint myself with my new home. I find myself more attuned to the world around me. In some ways, I have found it easier to connect with people through online channels. I don't mean to suggest that virtual interactions can replace the depth of IRL friendships but I have found that the Web can have a unifying effect – factors like where you're from and whether you speak English with an Indian accent, matter much less. Virtual communication can make differences between people less pronounced and place the focus more on the actual interaction.
How does new media touch your life personally? I'd love to hear your thoughts.


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The view of the backyard and garage from the deck of Grandma's empty house. The birch trees that I'd loved were all dead.
I've been living in Grandma's house for twelve years now. Where does the time go? It seems like moments ago that I was lying in bed in Calgary at 3:00 a.m. worrying about how I was going to afford the kingly sum of $32,000 I'd just paid for 900 square foot bungalow. I remember reassuring myself with this logic: People spend more on RVs than you've spent on this house. Still, it seemed like a lot of money at the time and like a big commitment.
Grandma's house had been empty for nearly two years when I found out that it was for sale. It had been repossessed when the owner was arrested and therefore no longer able to pay the mortgage. I should back up and clarify. Grandma wasn't arrested. By the time her house was up for sale (again), Grandma had already been dead for nine years. When first she passed away, I wanted to buy the house, but there was no way. I lived in northern Alberta then, and I had other obligations and a whole other life. It was impossible, but the idea of living here never completely left my mind.
Grandma loved this plant she called an "Elephant Ear." I was thrilled when it bloomed during the first spring I owned the house.
Forensic testing? You read right. Apparently, someone accused the owner of attacking them there on Grandma's living room floor and the carpet fibres were needed as evidence to support that claim in court. Someone was also shot in that house – not killed. When I was prepping the living room walls for painting, I discovered blood splatter down in the corner above the baseboards. It was a new homeowner's wish come true!
Grandma's old kitchen hadn't changed much except that more drugs had been allegedly manufactured in it than when she lived there.
There were shattered beer bottles on the basement's concrete floor and a basement window had been kicked in. The drugs that someone had cooked up on the electric stove had boiled over, filling the open area beneath the burners with a sticky, gooey substance that I scraped off with a trowel. Whatever it was, it was not water-soluble. I had long hair then and as I worked, some of the stuff got stuck in my tresses. I had to cut the blob out.
I never did quite clean all of the chemical goo off Grandma's stovetop, but it didn't really matter as the appliance was beyond repair. The old carpets were covered in gross, unidentifiable stains, holes had been punched in a door or two, and the backyard was a heap of weeds and garbage.
Grandma's overgrown backyard full of garbage and weeds.
Aren't the messiest jobs often the most satisfying, especially when you're working for someone you love?
Cleaning up this disaster was a dream come true, both heartbreaking and healing. Buying and saving Grandma's house is one of the most meaningful things I've done with my life. Now when I get up in the morning, I walk where she walked, make coffee where she made coffee, and sit in the living room where others were attacked and shot, but where I watch the slow shadows of mountain ash leaves flicker on the wall, stenciling it with their graceful, grey pattern. I imagine her with me, as we were years ago, together, in this same place, enjoying each other's company and the comfort of this cozy house.
Funny what turns out to really matter in life. Continuity. Connections. Love. Home. The house looks great Lori, and your post is delightfully funny and deeply moving.
Thank you, Amy! This project meant the world me. Thanks for so thoughtfully commenting.


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Bristol Myers Squibb facility in Moreton, UK, exemplifies sustainability innovation
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R&D facility building in the UK exemplifies sustainability innovation
This Earth Month, learn how a Bristol Myers Squibb facility in the UK has transformed its reputation
As a leading global healthcare provider, Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes that a healthy planet underpins the company's vision to transform patients' lives through science. Bristol Myers Squibb detailed its specific environmental sustainability goals in 2020; around the world, company teams have been working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency and reduce waste and water use.
A synergy of these elements can be seen in the company's Moreton, UK, facility. Building 5, situated on the 12-acre R&D site located between Chester and Liverpool recently was named one of the top four buildings in England and Wales for energy performance. Moreover, it is the only one of the top four that is occupied and air conditioned.
The mother of invention
Three years ago, the high energy costs in the UK put the Moreton facility in the top spot on another list, and not one the Moreton team pursued: It was the company's No. 1 site by energy cost. Paul Cook, Chester and Moreton facilities manager, said he knew he needed a solution quickly.
What he didn't know was that his team's innovative solution to this crisis would launch a journey that would put Moreton in a leadership position for sustainability among all Bristol Myers Squibb facilities, as well as among all buildings in the UK.
"With our local projects team, we had some of the best minds in the business, and we went into brainstorming mode," said Cook.
The building design is bright and aesthetically pleasing as well as energy efficient.
The goal was to significantly increase the building's energy efficiency and reduce its net CO2e emissions to zero. In October 2020 the team began by retrofitting the building with a fabric insulating wrap that made it as thermally efficient as possible. Next, they implemented high efficiency low-to-zero carbon heating, cooling and lighting services controlled with smart technology to ensure they are used only when and where needed. After the building was optimized, the team considered a range of renewable energy options. They landed on solar energy, one of the most cost-effective and simple solutions, and installed solar photovoltaic panels on all available roof space.
The solar panels were projected to generate 110 MWh of electricity per year, almost two-thirds of the facility's total needs. This renewable energy installation would eliminate 64 tons of CO2e emissions per year, the equivalent of not burning about 71,000 pounds of coal. So far, the panels have beat this prediction, generating 30% more electricity than expected as of March 2022.
Getting to neutral and beyond
By 2040, Bristol Myers Squibb aims to achieve carbon neutrality in its Scope 1 (emitted directly from the company's facilities) and Scope 2 (emitted from companies that generate the electricity Bristol Myers Squibb purchases) emissions. Carbon neutrality means that the company is removing enough CO2e from the air to neutralize what it emits. Bristol Myers Squibb's strategy to achieve that goal starts with making every building energy efficient and using as much clean energy as possible – the Moreton team, informed by the successful renovation of Building 5, is leading the way.
The team is planning a new, multi-million dollar building at the site, and outstanding energy performance is just one aspect of sustainability to be built into every facet. The new building is planned to be 60% bigger than the one it will replace, and yet use 68% less energy. Solar photovoltaic panels will supplement the power, along with a ground source heat pump and system to convert thermal energy to electricity. From insulation to heating, cooling and lighting, the building will have an abundance of smart technology to ensure top efficiency both actively and passively. Even the building glass will be cutting-edge, using suspended prismatic filters between the panes to reflect high-angled summer sunlight for cooling and to absorb low-angled sunlight for warming.
While the building is planned to have zero greenhouse gas emissions and reduce energy costs by as much as 82%, its surrounding site is planned to save water, resist flooding and provide an environment that promotes wellness. A balancing pond that drains to the local river will have reed beds that help clean the water and native plantings that provide a biodiverse scent and sensory palette. Special care will be taken to ensure that waste is fully treated before flowing into the balancing pond. Also, the surface of the parking area will be permeable to maximize the absorption of water into the ground.
"Building in sustainability and biodiversity may increase the budget in the short term, but it is paid back quickly – in this case in five years," Cook said. "But, more importantly, we are planning for the long-term because we know that these investments will pay off financially as well as in so many other ways, for generations to come."
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In a customer's mind, your business name is the key to your brand image. Choosing a business name can brand an image for your business that's unique, memorable, appropriate, and likable.
What kind of small business name do you want?
The owner's name: If Jim Smith opens an accounting firm, he can name it Jim Smith Accounting. The name is easy to choose, easy to register, and sure to put forth the promise that Jim Smith is proud of this business, though it also screams "solopreneur" and is hard to pass along if Jim decides he wants to sell his practice.
A geographic name: A financial institution that calls itself Central Coast Bank has a name with local market appeal, but the name also restricts the institution from expanding outside the central coast area.
An alphabet name: A name like ABC Paving used to have value because it topped the Yellow Page listings. With fewer people searching printed alphabetical listings, though, alphabet soup names offer few benefits, and their lack of personality or brand promise puts the businesses they label at a marketing disadvantage.
A descriptive name: This type of name tells what you do and how you do it. A consulting firm specializing in business turnarounds might call itself U-Turn Strategies to convey its offerings and its promise to clients.
A borrowed-interest name: This type of name incorporates a word around which a business can build a story that becomes an accurate reflection of its brand promise. Borrowed-interest names require heavy marketing to link the name to the business image, but done right, they can work marketing magic. Just look at Apple, Nike, or Starbucks.
A fabricated name: You can create a name from an acronym, from words or syllables linked to form a new word, or by stringing together letters that result in a pleasant sound with no dictionary meaning. Famous examples include Microsoft, Comcast, Groupon, and Zappos.
Is the small business name you want available?
Search business and trademark name databases. Start with your state's Secretary of State or Corporations Division office. Then search the database at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to see that the name doesn't infringe on established trademarks.
Search online. Enter the name plus ".com" in at least three search engines to see whether the name is already claimed as a URL. Also search the URL at sites such as Go Daddy and Network Solutions.
If searches turn up no prior claims to the name, protect it. The U.S. Small Business Administration provides state-by-state registration requirements. For widespread and stronger protection of your name, consider filing for a trademark, which helps you prevent others from promoting a similar name. Contact an attorney who specializes in trademark protection or visit the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Is your small business name easy to spell?
The best names have four to eight letters and are spelled just like they sound. Unless you have the budget to educate your target audience, avoid unusual spaces, hyphens, or symbols. Aim instead for a straightforward presentation that consumers are almost certain to spell correctly based on guesswork alone.
Is your small business name easy to say?
Is your small business name original in your market area?
Look up the name in directories for your local area and for the biggest city in your state to see whether other companies have sound-alike names.
Is your small business name unconventional?
Finding good, available business names isn't easy, which makes choosing an unusual name (think Lady Gaga or Twitter) not just popular but smart.
On the plus side, unusual names are most likely available as domain names and probably won't be buried in an avalanche of search results, because few others have the same or a similar name. Foreign words fall into this category and are a good choice, especially when they share common roots with English and therefore sound somewhat familiar to English speakers.
On the flip side, unusual names require you to define and commit to how the name reflects your business or product, and they require explanation, education, and consistent use to achieve market awareness. In the end, they pay off by establishing a good foundation for marketplace dominance.
Does your small business name work in markets far and wide?
The Internet gives every company access to a worldwide market, so think globally. Look for a name that has a positive connotation in a range of major languages — especially in the languages of those you feel may represent future markets for your business.
Is your small business name memorable?
Choose a name that reflects a distinct, memorable aspect of your business or one around which you can develop a strong connection to your product or service. Companies named after their founders are easy to remember because they link to the owner's face, which triggers recollection of the name.
Similarly, companies named after a physical characteristic (Pebble Beach, for example) are memorable because the unique attribute can create a strong impression unless the feature is overused in other business names. You can also make a name memorable with a logo that reinforces the name and by developing a strong brand story.
Can you live and grow with this small business name?
You'll likely have this name for a long time, so the most important question of all may be, "Do you like it?" Ponder this question alone. It's your business. Be sure that you like the name, that you're comfortable saying it, and that you'll be proud repeating it countless times over years to come.
And that leads to the next question: Will the name adapt to your future? Be careful about names that tie you to a geographic area or product offering, and be especially careful about names with faddish buzzwords that can get stuck in time.
Examples of names that became outdated include BankAmericard, which became VISA to appeal to an international market, and MasterCharge, which became MasterCard to reflect a broader range of payment options.
Are you ready to commit to the small business name?
Register the name in your state, file for a trademark if you choose to, and secure the domain name if you can.
Create a professional logo to serve as the face of your name.
Introduce your new name and logo at each point where your business makes an impression on consumers.


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Pit bulls are powerful, but can be sweet: column
I come from pit bull people, and I know the breed is not the same as its caricature.
Pit bulls are powerful, but can be sweet: column I come from pit bull people, and I know the breed is not the same as its caricature. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: http://wdhne.ws/1p1fd2C
Dino Corvino Published 11:00 p.m. CT Aug. 22, 2014 | Updated 2:00 a.m. CT Aug. 23, 2014
The author and his dog, Hershey, who died last year.(Photo: Contributed photo)
My grandfather was a well known member of the pit bull community. He created a bloodline of dogs, the Corvino bloodline, that is still sought out today. In many of the books about the breed, there are photos of members of my family. I used to look at photos of my grandpa and see an old man, with a funny hat, working with dogs. I did not understand as a boy, I just knew he was famous, I did not really understand for what. As an adult, I still am proud that my Grandpa (who I never met), was a respected man at something, but what it was, breeding fighting dogs, makes it hard to swallow.
From time to time, people Google pit bull and Wisconsin and they make the connection to our last name, find my email and contact me or other members of my family with questions. They are questions I can't answer, by the way. My family doesn't breed dogs any more.
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I love the breed commonly referred to as a pit bull. I also love the American Staffordshire Terrier. I like the Staffordshire Terrier, as well as American Bulldog and the Dogo Argento. I listed these to illustrate a policy problem: There is not an agreed upon definition of what a Pit Bull Terrier is. Following a recent dog attack, the idea that Wausau should ban pit bulls was a hot discussion. Which of these counts as a pit bull?
My pit bull
For me personally, reconciling the history of the pit bull with my personal experience with the breed is hard. My last dog, Hershey, was a pit bull, and was the opposite of what people say pit bulls are like. She was just as likely to run away from a cat, bark at her reflection in the bay window or fall off the bed during a bad dream as she was to get into a scuffle with another dog, let alone a person.
But that is not to say that Hershey was not capable. As a lover of the breed, it is important for us to admit that pit bull type dogs have a unique set of characteristics that make them more than capable of trouble. They are muscular to an extreme. They are protective. And some of them like to play rough. But, let us remember that they are dogs, and lots of dogs like to play rough.
When Hershey died of cancer last year I held her in my arms and cried and cried. For months I felt a void from the loss, but at the same time I knew that she had been suffering, and was better off. Hershey was a big, gentle dog. She was patient with kids, very gentle with babies, and a lot of fun to go hiking with. At night she would hog the bed, and I grew to sleep in what seemed like a six-inch section. She used to dive down in the lake, and pick rocks up from the bottom and bring them on shore. I still have no idea why.
And that story is echoed by every dog owner that loves and loses their dog. No matter the breed.
Move past breed hysteria
Hershey was all those loving things. But she was also incredibly muscled up, incredibly protective, and could be dog-aggressive with new dogs. As a smart owner, I knew what was going on with her aggression, when she and I went to the dog park I communicated with the other dog owners there, and we all lived together in a sort of dog park harmony.
We have responsibilities as dog owners, whether we own a pit bull type dog, or a Rhodesian Ridgeback (my favorite breed), or a cocker spaniel. We live in a society, around people and other dogs. It is our responsibility to see that our animals are controlled, leashed if in public. If we are at a dog park, we have to follow the written and unwritten rules of the park. We have to ensure our dogs are under control.
A pit bull or a pit bull-type dog is a dog, and while it has traits that make it challenging, it is also just a dog. And you, you should be a responsible owner.
I come from pit bull people. My family has a history with the breed, if not entirely a happy one. I know, without question, that a pit bull terrier has a set of qualities that can make it dangerous. Those same qualities can also make it a heck of a swimmer, a protector of children, a puller of sleds in the winter and a snuggle bug on camping trips. We should talk about safety and responsibility, but we should also move the conversation past breed hysteria, to some sort of policy ground where cooler heads can prevail. I do not want to see families lose their dogs, and I don't want to see all pit bulls treated as a danger when they're not.
Dino Corvino is a writer and dog owner in Weston. Follow him on Twitter @CitizenDino.
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The Yankees endured a season in which they saw 30 different players head to the injured list for a record 2,433 days lost, and the man in charge of changing that reality, Eric Cressey, has begun his work in his new role.
Cressey, officially named by the team as director of player health and performance on Tuesday, will head to Tampa on Wednesday for the first of five visits to the Yankees' complex before the start of the regular season.
"We're in the process of overhauling how we assess players,'' Cressey said during a conference call.
Cressey, 38, co-founded Cressey Sports Performance, which has facilities in Massachusetts and Florida, and has worked with pitchers such as Max Scherzer, Corey Kluber and Noah Syndergaard. He will continue to head up his practice, meaning his time actually with the team will be somewhat limited.
He said he'd be at Yankee Stadium at least once per homestand, as well as at Fenway Park. It was at Fenway last summer that Cressey made his first real connection with the organization.
Previous director of strength and conditioning Matt Krause was dismissed, as The Post first reported last month, and longtime head athletic trainer Steve Donohue, who began working for the Yankees organization in 1979 and joined the big-league club in 1986, will assume an emeritus role. Tim Lentych will assume the role of head athletic trainer.
The Yankees hired a new director of player and heath performance to try to cut down on injuries.Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
"The challenges will be just the sheer number of bodies,'' Cressey said of his work with the 40-man roster, as well as the effort to implement his systems throughout the minor league teams. "We're gonna work really hard to roll this out at a high level on the major league side. The goal also, is not just there, but to outlay it for 200-plus minor league players.''
The Yankees hope it results in fewer injuries and rehab setbacks, such as the one that limited Luis Severino to a dozen regular-season innings last season after injuries to his shoulder and lat.
During Severino's recovery, GM Brian Cashman said he was going through a "CSI: The Bronx" process of determining what issues the organization had with injuries.
"I've gone through the process and I'll leave it at that,'' Cashman said in June while the team was in London. "We always evaluate our processes. If there [are] gaps or problems or mistakes made by us, then they are dealt with."
So far, Cressey said he and his group have been in touch with J.A. Happ and Adam Ottavino, as well as some rehabbing pitchers, and with Gary Sanchez, Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres and Luke Voit.
He's also heard from Giancarlo Stanton, whose 2019 was derailed by a multitude of injuries.
Cressey said he tries to marry new technology and techniques and will "lean on Steve [Donohue] for getting adjusted to the world of professional baseball.''
As for remaining with his business, Cressey said he wondered about that himself, but noted the precedent set by hitting coaches, as well as Kyle Boddy, who still runs his Driveline Baseball even as he works for the Reds.
The Yankees also announced their coaching staff under third-year manager Aaron Boone. New pitching coach Matt Blake, who worked with Cressey in Massachusetts, is the most prominent addition, replacing Larry Rothschild, who is now with San Diego.
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A portable bookcase was intended for their demands. This bookcase became popular as a result of its unique stackable design. For instance, our chalkboard bookshelf includes a pull-out draw that supplies the perfect house for your youngster's soft toys.
3 Sprouts Toy Chest is cheap and durable with a wipeable fabric you can readily spot clean. This toy chest doubles as a bench for additional seating and it is great for families searching for a toy chest that's unlike everyone else's. This toy chest can be personalized with a kid's name at no excess cost and the particular touch produces this toy chest unique to every child. For my requirements, this toy chest has the ideal mix of features.
Nobody inspects bookshelves. If you own a bookshelf opposite your desk, you will feel under attack. Others have an open bookshelf at the very top to create the armoire appear even more like a normal bit of furniture rather than a corner desk in disguise. The folding bookshelf is excellent for families which are often on the go, because it's easily collapsible into a little size for simple transport. Something like a tall bookshelf or bulky sectional may be more of an eye sore a striking statement.
Furniture should be functional in addition to beautiful. Most people have more furniture than that which is actually needed to furnish a house, and professionals can allow you to remove any additional pieces. Home office furniture should complement different rooms in your home and continue the general design aesthetic.
After the little one becomes big enough it's a great concept to teach them to always put away toys. Likewise, just because he or she learns to read doesn't mean they want you to stop reading to them. Whenever you have young children in your house, you wish to be certain you create the safest environment possible.
All you have to do is tilt the furniture in order to set the slider underneath the legs or the corners. Moreover, if you're simply rearranging the furniture in order to revamp the interiors, you will want to shift around the furniture by yourself. Lifting heavy furniture is undeniably a tedious endeavor, thus, you have to be completely sure of where you need to set the furniture eventually.
Items in a room should coordinate and make a balanced, complementary look whilst serving as functional pieces of your home but items that look like they came from the box will force you to feel just like you live in one. The room can be created to feel as though your kid is experiencing a wilderness adventure every evening! Set the furniture smartly so the rooms do not look congested.
Bookshelves add value not just to the appearance of a living space, they also earn a statement about the householders. Therefore, a bookshelf is a basic and have to need for your house. Wooden bookshelves here will continue to keep the things off the floor and will continue to keep the shelf movable. Trendy and lovely, the modern-day wooden bookshelves are truly meant for homeowners who are trying to bring some spectacular and unmatched allure to their residence.
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So yesterday, an hour before a schedule meeting to discuss a project, the General Manager in charge of all development told me that I'm charge of this new project and that I'm the lead. Not only that, but he wanted me to go through all the relevant documentation regarding this project and take charge of the meeting.
It was like being hit by a tornado and then struck by lightning.
I used my hour to hastily skim through all the documentation and requirements. Then I came up with a list of relevant and informative questions, a strategy on how I'll divide the work up between my team-members and I, and started the meeting.
Overall, it was pretty awesome. I have good members on this team, and I'm more than certain than we'll complete this project with flying colors. Although now that I'm lead, I'm starting to feel their responsibility and trust that they must place on each one of their team-members, I can see how it could be nerve-wrecking at times.
I have great respect for the Federal Chairman, Professor Bernanke. I understand the fact that he's proposing the 700 billion dollar bailout to protect a tool of regulating the economy.
The only reason why I think an economist might even think about bailing out a bank should be for personal profit, or because he honestly believes it's the best course of action. Hopefully, it's the not former. Banks are an important part of the tools for economy regulation, you increase the interest rate, it'll take the money out of the economy because it's better to save than to spend. You lower the interest rates and it'll inject money into the economy because spending/investing money makes more sense than saving it. It's proven to be more effective than fiscal policy, although fiscal policy if applied correctly is still effective.
One of the things that probably contributed to this crisis is the accounting standards and possibly the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Due to the new rules in the account standards and what is considered to be GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) securities, depending on the type, is priced at fair market value. Now given the fact that the fair market value of houses are dropping like crazy, these highly valued securities are worth less and less every day. This drop in value is creating a loss on their books, and in accordance with accounting principles, they must record it. This drop in financials is definitely noticeable and causes a panic with the shareholders and prompts and rapid sale of said company's stocks.
What Chairman Bernanke is proposing is to save the banks by having a huge buyer buy all the undervalued securities, that way, the panic is removed, and the price of the house will go back to it's original pre-burst value; assets purchased pre-burst won't be selling for a loss.
It makes sense, but still doesn't justify a 700 billion dollar blank check that can't be review or subjected to oversight, that, I simply can't agree with. What I also can't agree with is the fact that if housing doesn't tank when will people like me be able to buy a house? Although I definitely do believe Bernanke is in a tough spot, the economy isn't as simple as, "1+1 = 2", it's more like "n + x + y + z = a". I think there will be issues in letting the banks fail and issues with not letting the banks fail. If the banks fail, there will be fewer banks on the market, which might lead to an oligopoly. If the banks don't fail then it can possibly encourage reckless investment, keep housing prices inflated, and etc. Either way, it's going to be a tough call, but apparently Bernanke believes that former is the worst of the two. Given the fact that he pretty much writes the book on this sort of thing he might be right, and given his position, I hope he is, but only time will tell.
AIG and Banks, Bad Precedent?
Economically speaking, I understand why Bernanke might make a move to save banks, due to the fact that banks are critically tied into the economic tool of monetary policy. Not to mention the fact that a lot of companies, business, and the liquidity of the economy can be impacted by a big bank's disappearance. That said, our government's move to save a non-bank entity (AIG) on the other-hand, I don't quite understand. Overall in the scheme of things, although great for saving our economy now, I hope it doesn't set the precedent that if you get big enough, and you fail, the government will bail you out. If that mentality ever gets established it'll encourage a lot of corporations to not properly manager their organization and take risks that they shouldn't be in the first place.
The web is becoming more and more populated web applications. We have social networking tools, we have web-based email clients, even web-based Microsoft office, and last but not least, we have a super powerful repository of knowledge (Google).
What do all these web apps have in common? They're all free.
The great thing about a free web app is that it has the ability to create returning traffic. Just like how returning customers are very valuable to a store, returning traffic is the web equivalent. This fact alone wouldn't make any economical sense, but after you figure out the marketing implication of a massive amount of returning traffic, that's a huge amount of possible ad exposure, and that's where free web apps make their money, off advertisement.
This is why free apps like free public television will continue to make sense. Certainly we'll have to endure some ads every here and there, but they're a small price to pay for what we're getting.
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One thing men do not do often enough is calculate how many calories and fat they consume, and eating in restaurants or cafeterias is a good way to lose track of what you are ingesting.
Eating more than the recommended daily caloric intake will make your body store anything extra as fat. 2,000 calories a day is the norm for the average male who works out, and fat should make up 20% of daily caloric intake.
Sugar raises blood sugar levels, causing the body to produce insulin, which changes the body's metabolic rate in a bad way. Over time, a person who eats a lot of sugar will store more fat and have a harder time burning it.
Sugar is also loaded with calories. Guys often don't realize that a soda pop here and there will add up over time.
Another very bad habit among Americans is eating a ton of simple carbs. White bread, pastries and baked goods will make you pack on the pounds; stick to moderate amounts of complex carbs like whole-grain bread, pasta and rice.
Ever wonder why personal trainers make celebrities jog in the morning after a small breakfast? Well, it turns out breakfast jump-starts the metabolism and speeds up fat burning for about eight hours. Skipping that first meal destabilizes your metabolism throughout the day.
Satiation isn't entirely felt in the stomach. The brain has to actually tell the body that it had enough food. Unfortunately, this connection between the brain and body is delayed by 20 minutes.
People who eat fast tend to consume more because they don't give their brain a chance to tell the body that it is full. To avoid this bad habit, chew often and slowly.
The metabolism needs water to burn fat, so not drinking enough water can lead to obesity. Drink eight glasses of water a day.
I have a friend who every now and then becomes a supreme-class vegan, eating nothing but vegetables, non-fat food and ozone-friendly, naturally-enriched, save-the-whales products. Alas, this never lasts long, and once his health-conscious craze comes to an end, he gorges on anything deep-fried.
Having said that, avoid trying too hard. Eating healthy is good, but eating too healthy can be a bad habit. Few are capable of switching to a drastic diet without a relapse. Adopt eating habits you're comfortable with, and you'll be fine.
Sometimes losing weight is not about eating the right things, but doing the right things. Remember these tips and you will start losing weight in no time.


Hugh Hartshorne is one of Australia's most interesting and talented photographers. His photography style is synonymous with his personal approach to life - authentic and inspired. This approach has delivered him numerous awards and successful creative campaigns in Australia and the US, and allows him to continue shooting and interpreting the world as he sees it. Adelaide-born and raised, Hugh started his career as a photojournalist with the Messenger Press, The Adelaide Advertiser and The Australian-newspaper. While still enjoying the editorial scene, Hugh began to make his mark with Milton Wordley and the Southlight Studio team working on the campaigns of Tourism SA, State Bank of SA, Belvoir Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of SA, Penfolds wines, Crozer Champagne and Qantas Magazine.
During this period, Hugh became a founding member of ACMP (Australian Commercial and Media Photographers) and shot a portrait of Geoffrey Rush as The Alchemist in the Belvoir Theatre Production. This portrait was honored with the Photo District News International Silver Award for advertising photography and regarded by Rush as the best photo ever taken of him as an actor.
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Amazon Video Direct allows filmmakers, free of charge, to upload their work (movie, TV series, shorts) on Amazon for customers to buy, rent, or watch on Prime Video.
However, beginning March 1, filmmaker royalties for projects that are on Prime will decrease 60%.
Filmmakers are outraged and some in the industry believe Amazon is taking advantage of artists who desperately need the service, as it's one of the few outlets for their work.
Independent filmmakers who for the last few years have found a way to get some cash for their work by distributing it on Amazon's self-distribution arm, Amazon Video Direct (AVD), were disappointed to learn recently that their royalties would soon be slashed by 60%.
Unlike Amazon Studios – which acquires films for theatrical and streaming, and produces TV series and movies in-house – AVD gives filmmakers an outlet, free of charge, to let their work be available on Amazon to purchase, rent, or be viewed on Prime Video (which filmmakers get royalties from Amazon for).
On January 29, filmmakers who had uploaded their work to AVD were notified that beginning March 1, the royalties they got for putting their work on Amazon Prime would drop from its current 15 cent per-hour rate to 6 cents per-hour for any project worldwide that had under 100,000 hours streamed in a year.
The email, which Business Insider obtained, also stated that all hours streamed for a title would be reset back to zero at the end of 365 days.
This means that, despite how many hours projects pile up in a year's time, all the titles will go back to 6 cents per-hour at the start of a new year.
Amazon touts AVD as a "self-service publishing interface, without the need for complex negotiations or contracts." But Amazon's ability to change things on the fly has now left filmmakers angry, and has forced them to decide if they should continue using the platform, or seek other financially rewarding outlets for their work.
For many low-budget filmmakers, being on AVD (as well as YouTube and other web-streaming distribution outlets) is where they will earn a good majority of revenue for their work. Most have put their projects on the service because they are creating content that won't attract the major film festivals or have the potential to be acquired for millions of dollars. The 60% royalty decrease has some filmmakers feeling they are getting the rug pulled from under them by one of the biggest companies in the world.
Ebersole said she was earning around $US1,500 a month from having "37 Problems" available to Prime subscribers through AVD. She said the extra cash helped her not have to find a third job to support herself and her art.
Filmmaker Rebecca Norris, who has her movie "Cloudy With a Chance of Sunshine" on AVD for purchase or rent (but not Prime), was so impressed by the ease of AVD she even wrote about the advantages of using the service.
Norris said she was planning to make her movie available on Prime but then got the email about the royalty change and is now reconsidering adding her title.
And Mike Whitla, whose animated music shorts catered for kids, "Howdytoons," have increased in views on Prime every month since he uploaded them, said with the change in royalties he feels he's going back to square one. He also said the change by AVD shows how filmmakers are at the mercy of Amazon because you have no contract with the company.
There was a small amount of good news in the changes, however. The previous 500,000-hour, or $US75,000, annual pay cap on AVD titles will be lifted beginning March 1; and filmmakers will continue to receive 50% of the sales from their AVD titles purchased or rented on Amazon.
Some in the industry see this as the latest example of powerful companies getting hours of content for pennies. Even the analytics Amazon gives its filmmakers turn out to be unhelpful.
Whitla said the data provided by AVD is extremely limited and not very helpful for him.
Seed & Spark began its own subscription service, similar to Amazon Video Direct, and offers a 22 cents per-minute royalty to its filmmakers. Best said her company is also striving to provide audience data that goes far beyond what AVD and the other big streaming companies will provide its filmmakers.
Vimeo has also expanded into the streaming distribution realm. The company has an eye-popping 90% revenue split for filmmakers who upload their movies to its Vimeo On Demand subscription service.
With the royalty tweak by AVD and the recent change in YouTube's advertising program that has also affected small video makers, companies seem to be trying to distance themselves from DIY filmmakers who need these services the most.
Amazon also confirmed to Business Insider that movies that take part in Amazon Video Direct's Film Festival Stars – titles from select major film festivals that join AVD – will get enhanced royalties and not take part in the four-tier rate structure.
It's hard to say if the 60% royalty decrease by AVD will cripple its business model. Many of the filmmakers on AVD Business Insider talked to said they were likely going to continue using the service, or were unsure if they would leave it. And filmmakers getting into the self-distribution game aren't completely dismissing AVD.
Filmmaker Jamie Stuart, who is preparing to self-distribute his debut feature "A Motion Selfie," is currently figuring out how he's going to unveil it to audiences.
But Emily Best warned that when you deal with a company like Amazon, you have to be wary of every decision.
"The idea that they were ever going to be on the independent filmmaker's side, that's not what they were built to do," Best said.


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If you are a Camtasia user, creating a video sitemap is all about finding the video content location.
For Google's video sitemap, there are a few required items. Most are easy to provide – location, title, description, thumbnail location and then there is … the video content location.
I'm a little bit leery of saying that there is exactly one way to find the video content location. The truth is different versions of Camtasia have different options for the video content location.
At least not consistently is – viewing the source and looking for the video content location (a file with a .sfw, .mp4, .mov extension).
Here's the HTML source code for web page containing a Camtasia video made from version 4.0. There is no video content location shown in there.
And here's the HTML source code for a web page containing a Camtasia video made from version 7.0.
For the version 7.0 page, you can actually get the location of the video content, for 4.0, you can not.
Do what I do – login to your cPanel account, go to the filemanager, descend into the directory that contains the Camtasia video and look for the largest file. That is more than likely your video content location.
Yes, I know, kind of a screwy way to do it.
Take the url of the file and enter that into your Content Location and off you go.
You can also use the video sitemap generator with YouTube videos that you embed on your site.
Once again, the most challenging part of the whole operation is finding the video content location.
With YouTube, it's a snap.
Simply visit the video on YouTube (not your site), find the "Embed" button, then copy/paste the code into the Video Content Location box and continue on.
There you have it, how to include your Camtasia videos and YouTube videos hosted on your site in a video sitemap.
I can show you what I do A-Z. I use Screenflow (not Camtasia anymore) and also EasyVideoPlayer for my Amazon storage.
I'll update once the video is complete.
and you suggest I pay the 127 for the Easy video player?
Seriously, I would recommend getting the process down first (make a video, uploading it, creating a sitemap, etc), before plunking down some cash for EVP. Admittedly, EVP makes it much easier to manage you videos, track video completions, etc. But I won't recommend spending the money until your can justify the use.
I'll see about using the Firefox plugin and showing how to use that.
Starts with uploading a Camtasia video to an Amazon S3 account using the Firefox S3 Organizer plugin, how to use the video sitemap generator, how to create a video sitemap file, and how to get the search engines to notice your new video sitemap.


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Case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Virginia has ruled in favor of ACLU client Gavin Grimm, in his request for summary judgement in a sex discrimination lawsuit against the Gloucester County School Board.
Statement from Gavin Grimm:
"It is such a relief to achieve this closure and vindication from the court after four years of fighting not just for myself, but for trans youth across America. I promise to continue to advocate for as long as it takes for everyone to be able to live their authentic lives freely, in public, and without harassment and discrimination."
More information on the case is available here: https://www.aclu.org/cases/grimm-v-gloucester-county-school-board
In 2015,when Gavin was a 15-year-old sophomore at Gloucester High School, the school board adopted a policy preventing him from using bathroom facilities consistent with his gender identity. The ACLU and the ACLU of Virginia subsequently sued on his behalf.
The judge heard arguments relating to the ACLU's motion for summary judgement on July 23. In the ruling issued today, Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen declared that the school board's policy violated Grimm's rights under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 from the time it was adopted, through his graduation.
She also issued a permanent injunction requiring the board to update Grimm's high school transcripts to reflect a male gender marker and provide copies to him within 10 days.
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The people of Nazareth expected healings in their town just as Jesus had done in Capernaum. However, Jesus refused to be a crowd-pleaser. Instead, He prophesied to His hometown folk and called them to repentance (Lk 4:24ff). They were indignant because Jesus had not met their expectations, so they tried to throw Him over a cliff (Lk 4:29:30). Nevertheless, Jesus had done what His Father wanted and did not give in to the pressure.
Do you do what God wants even if that is unpopular? Do you give in to pressure? Do you think more of how you look than of what God wants? No matter what, please God (Gal 1:10).
Praise: George quit a high-paying job because the Lord told Him to quit.


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The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
"What happened to Emily?"
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Synopsis: A lawyer takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest who performed an exorcism on a young girl.
Have you ever noticed how, in the movies, it's always kids or wholesome young women who get possessed by demons? It's never a middle-aged librarian or an overweight truck driver. These demons are no fools, you know. They don't want to spend all day sitting inside a slobby, sweaty, malodorous piece of meat as it traverses endless miles of motorway…
Anyway, putting facetiousness to one side, this strange based-on-fact hybrid of legal and horror movie, fails in both genres due to a generally unfocused script, and too many stereotypical situations. The horror elements aren't really horrific at all. They're perhaps a little spooky, but unless you're ten-years-old you're not going to be scared. The legal elements are badly thought out, with hotshot lawyer Laura Linney blundering into legal booby traps like a blind woman in a minefield. It's clear that, despite hiding behind the based-on-fact tag, the writer or writers have simply thrown twists and turns at the screen purely to keep things moving.
Linney is OK in the part, although the role could have been filled by any thirty/forty-something actress working in Hollywood at the time. British actor Tom Wilkinson (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Batman Begins) would barely register was it not for a dodgy American accent that causes him to speak in a higher tone than he normally does. Nobody else really makes any kind of impression.
(Reviewed 5th March 2012)
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Aston Villa at Hull in season opener and three points would make us all very happy
Damian	 06 August 2018
So, the season kicks off for us today and away to Hull. There is something about going to Hull to start the season that gives me a feeling of optimism. I mean, you want the season to start with a bang and it just feels like you can do that at Hull.
I know what is wrong for me to say. I mean, this is our third season in this League, but they finished 18th last season, so there is a reason for the optimism.
More than anything today, I just want to see purpose. If we win 1-0 but play with purpose, I'll be happy. I'd be happier if the purpose turned into a statement and we won 5-0 and we have the players. I think most teams in this League, playing with purpose can score five on their day and why shouldn't this day be ours?
I mean, the start of the season isn't a surprise so we should be ready.
But at the end of the day, we need the three points. We can't and I'm not going to this season, spend much time saying it is going to come right. And I write this in the knowledge that this is going to be a tough season. But I do feel optimistic and I believe, despite what the vocal minority will shout and shout and shout, that we have the players and manager capable of winning promotion this season.
And I sort of want to end this post on what I mean by statement. We have internationals and former Premier League players in our team and also some very talented youngsters. They need to be told to play the way they can and that is why I like the word purpose. If they play with that purpose, to score goals and keep scoring, I believe they can.
You don't score when you're sat back defending and the opposition can't score if you have the ball in their half. I know it's common sense, but it's the way I believe we need to approach this season. If we don't, we make it harder for ourselves, not impossible, but so much harder. We can do it because we have the players. We just have to have them go out and play that way.
I want to see a statement today and what better day to ask the players for it?
Match facts from the BBC
Hull have won one of their past 14 games against Aston Villa in all competitions; a 2-0 home win in February 2015
Aston Villa are winless in their past three away league visits to Hull, failing to score despite attempting 40 shots across those three matches
Hull and Aston Villa also met on the opening day last season, sharing a 1-1 draw at Villa Park
Outside the top flight, Villa boss Steve Bruce has won four of his past five opening day matches, last losing in 2000-01 against Watford as Huddersfield manager
Hull are playing their first match of the season on a Monday for the first time since 1907-08, while Villa kick the season off on a Monday for the first time since 1913-14
The losing finalists from the previous season's Championship play-offs have only lost on the opening day of the next season in one of the past 10 seasons, but that occurred last season, when Reading lost 2-0 to QPR
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