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Goodreads Review: Rise of the Phoenix by Jamie McLachlan
Posted by Kelly Cain in Goodreads Reviews
Fantasy, Review
Rise of the Phoenix (The Memory Collector, #3)
by Jamie McLachlan (Goodreads Author)
This is the 3rd and final installment of the Memory Collector series. Our familiar characters are back, sort of. The detective is his usual stoic self, but Moira isn't quite Moira. She is, but she has some internal stuff going on (trying not to be spoilery). Even with this, she makes familiar decisions that we've come to be both admirable of and infuriated at. Sometimes I really just want to shake her shoulders… really really hard.
The writing immerses the reader in the time period and era the author has built. She does a great job of being authentic – although this is a fantasy world, it is rooted in turn-of-the-century North America. I can imagine the clothes, the motor vehicles, and the demeanor.
The author is especially good at getting the reader to care about secondary characters where we even worry for them when they're missing. Even the phoenix is multidimensional and when certain things happen, you have mixed feelings about it (again, trying not to spoil).
I would have liked to have more time with Keenan and Moira together, but I understand why that wasn't really possible given the plot. I still missed their give-and-take though.
Overall, this was a great ending to the series where all questions were answered and the future set out for us. I would highly recommend this entire series for all lovers of fantasy or just a great story.
Cover reveal – Déjà You
27 Monday Mar 2017
Posted by Kelly Cain in Cover Reveals and Blitzes
Cover reveal, Fantasy, HistFic, NewAdult, Romance, Women's Fiction
TITLE: Déjà You
PUBLISHER: Emerald Lily Publishing
In Déjà You, five authors share stories of second chances, as varied in telling as the writers themselves.
Kelly Cain's We'll Always Have Oahu takes us on a whirlwind New Adult romance set in the 80s between a young woman on a high school graduation trip and a handsome Navy sailor.
Bianca M. Schwarz transports us to 1760 in The Pearl with the story of Marcus Landover, who attends a card party and ends up with more than he bargained for in the beautiful Sophia Chelmsford.
Amanda Linsmeier's Joy and Sorrow reunites lovers separated by death in a Women's Fiction tinged with the unusual.
The Eyes of the Heart by Jamie McLachlan gives us Rosalina, who is forced to confront her attraction and the truth about her blindness when a new gardener is hired at the Greystone house.
Finally, C.H. Armstrong brings us Mr. Midnight, where tragedy reunites two star-crossed lovers, but misunderstandings soon rip them apart. Now, six years later, the stars are realigning with the help of the smooth voice of a late night radio DJ.
Some of the stories are sweet, some sad, some steamy, but all carry the same theme. Déjà You is a collection of stories for those who believe in love, but most of all, second chances.
The Birth of Déjà You
About two years ago, a group of five novice writers signed with the same small publisher, each inexperienced in the publishing world yet committed to understanding the process and finding success. Through their mutual dive into unchartered territory, Amanda Linsmeier, Bianca M. Schwarz, C.H. Armstrong, Kelly Cain, and Jamie McLachlan reached out to one another and became instant friends, sharing laughs, tears, and the struggles of life and writing. We soon dubbed ourselves "Book Besties."
During the fall of 2016, we decided to write a book of short stories together. As friends, we wanted to combine our talents to create a collection that would inspire hope and happiness. After much deliberation, we chose the theme "Second Chances" and decided to title this anthology, "Déjà You." Though each story contains the same theme, they all are as unique as the author who wrote it. Including New Adult, Women's Fiction, Fantasy, Historical, and Contemporary Romance, each short offers a different take on the theme and involves varying heat levels, from sweet to steamy.
Kelly Cain has published a multicultural adult and new adult romance, but she writes across genres and age groups, currently penning book one of a young adult urban fantasy series. Most of her stories are set in Texas with frequent travels to her home state of California, and all of her stories have an excess of food weaved throughout.
If she's not writing, she's probably reading. Or maybe cooking. Check out her website for recipes for dishes featured in her books, and some other fun stuff. She has two adult daughters and lives in a suburb of Houston, Texas.
Kelly is the author of Altered, a new adult multicultural romance available wherever books are sold and Connections: A Steamy Short Story exclusively available on Amazon. Visit her on her Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram or Tumbler.
Bianca M Schwarz was born in Germany, spent her formative years in London, and has a US passport, but she considers herself a world citizen. She lives in Los Angeles because that's where they make movies and she used to work on them. She writes novels because that's kind of like making a movie in people's heads and because she just loves books. Bianca has one son, because that's all she can handle and she tolerates her husband because, well, she loves him and there is no help for that. Visit her on her website, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest.
Amanda Linsmeier is the author of Ditch Flowers and Beach Glass & Other Broken Things. Her writing has been featured in Portage Magazine, Literary Mama, and Brain, Child Magazine. Besides writing Women's Fiction, she loves reading and writing fables, fairytales, and fantasy, and sometimes she pretends her Hogwarts letter is still coming. She can be found blogging about writing and books at amandalinsmeier.com. When she's not writing, she works part-time at her local library and brings home more books than she has time to read. Amanda lives in the countryside, surrounded by trees, with her family, two dogs, and two half-wild cats. You can Amanda's blog for book reviews and random musings, or check her out on Twitter or Facebook for more information.
Jamie McLachlan is the Canadian author of Mind of the Phoenix, an Amazon Bestseller in Dark Fantasy and the first novel in the Memory Collector Series. The third, Rise of the Phoenix, is set for release in summer of 2017. When not writing, Jamie reads, dabbles in various crafts, and spends time with her family. Find her on Twitter, Facebook, and her website.
C.H. Armstrong is an Oklahoma-native transplanted in the Midwest. A life-long lover of books, she made her author debut with the 2016 release of her historical fiction novel, The Edge of Nowhere, which was inspired by her own family's struggles during the one-two punch that was The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl. Armstrong is currently working on two young adult novels and is a regular contributor to the Minnesota-based women's magazine, Rochester Women. Visit her on Twitter, Facebook, and her website.
For more information on Déjà You or the Book Besties, visit their website, or find them on Twitter or Facebook.
Interview with author Catherine Haustein
04 Monday Jan 2016
Posted by Kelly Cain in Author Interviews
Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Interview, Romance
Cathy and I are published by the same press, Penner Publishing, although I do not know her as well as I do some of the other authors. I have read her debut historical fiction science novel, Natural Attraction (see my review), and I have had some interaction with her. I think she's incredible. I follow her Twitter closely to keep up with all the quirky and interesting science stuff she posts as well as listened to a radio interview detailing the process of how Natural Attraction came about – it was fascinating. I'll post links at the end so you can follow into her wondrously experimental world.
Author name: Catherine Haustein
Book title: Natural Attraction
Tell us a little about yourself and your background: I've always enjoyed traveling through life in several directions as a mom, scientist, teacher, and author. I'm married and have two dogs, three kids, and seven grandkids. I like live theater, music, and walking. ( I don't like to drive. ) I'm from Michigan but call the small Dutch town of Pella, Iowa home.
Tell us a little about your novel: Set in 1871, it's about a young woman who wants to be a scientist so she takes a tonic that allows her to resemble a man. She goes on a prospecting expedition as their naturalist and falls in love with a preacher.
Have you written anything else (including novels, short stories, novellas, etc.): I've written numerous short stories. My most recent is in an anthology called The Female Complaint. I'm working on another novel and a novella right now. When my kids were teenagers and I felt really poor I wrote non-fiction for encyclopedias and companies. I've also written two lab manuals.
How long did it take you to write your book: Two years.
Is there a specific time of day that you enjoy writing the most: I'm a morning person and fortunately my dog is too so I have someone to share it with. I like to write when I first wake up and then before bed.
Is there a supporting character in your book you'd love to write a story for: Yes, the Madame's daughter Mae Peacock.
What's an aspect of being a writer that you didn't know about going in: How isolating it can be. I have an MFA so you think I'd know but working shopping stories and drinking with your writer friends isn't the same as working alone on a novel.
Science based novels are usually set in the future. Why did you place yours in the past: I chose to set Natural Attraction in 1871 because it was a time of great social change. The theory of evolution and the discovery of sperm and egg cells were quietly ushering in ideas of social equality. I wanted to compare the past with today to show what has changed and what hasn't for women.
What challenges do you see facing you as a writer: Getting romance readers to see science as something accessible to them and getting scientists to appreciate the craftsmanship found in a romance and the importance of fiction.
Do you have any pointers or advice for aspiring writers: I like duotrope.com for finding new markets.
Favorite song: Silver Lining by First Aid Kit
Favorite movie/tv show: The Lego Movie
Chosen superpower: Shape shifter
Toilet paper: over or under: Random
Real book or tablet: Real
Star Trek or Star Wars: Trek
During the six-day train ride, as the transforming hand of science moved over me, Oudwijf Gesternte, a retired teacher of classics on a trip to visit her sister in San Francisco, patted my hand and called me "sonderling," which sounded close to the Dutch term for "odd." On occasion, she whispered clove-scented advice on how to be a man.
"Don't cross your ankles. Sit with your knees apart."
"Keep your hands off your face unless it is to scratch something."
"When thinking, put your hand to your chin, or place your elbow on your knee and rest your chin in your palm."
"Look straight at a person when you address them. Casting your eyes down is for women."
"Shake the hand of a man firmly. Kiss the hand of a woman."
I wrote her advice in my sketchbook and studied it as the train rode on. Spookstad's roll of water on sand and fog horn's moan were superseded by the rhythmic strain of pistons in cylinders and the startling shriek of steam whistle. Until this time, I'd gone nowhere but Chicago by boat. The train didn't reach Spookstad yet and our only visitors were lumberjacks rolling logs down the Zwart River. We were a place few could find and even fewer left.
I re-read The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection and studied my Field Guide to Order Rodentia, pouring over drawings, descriptions, and observations of connection and struggle between living things. When my ardor and choleric ambitions exhausted me, I slept in the steamy sway of the Pullman, traveling the path forged by General Dodge and his crew with nitroglycerin.
In a coal-fired haze, I questioned why I wanted to be a scientist at all. It began, I decided, when Granny and I turned over a pine log and found a salamander – simultaneously aquatic and earthy, a product of water and forest. I knew then the enticement of discovering hidden things and that every species has a story to tell filled with intimacy of different ilks. Among the salamander, the male will court but leave his spermatophore on the ground, letting the untouched female retrieve it. Some animals knew how to make things better for the females of the species.
I had good hands for sketching and a mind for numbers, both traits valuable to scientists. Science drew me towards it as a well-adapted mate. I didn't take after my mother, a beautiful woman with a tiny waist, love of French fashion, a perfect passionless disposition, and a life that was pleasant, settled, but done. I feared such an early resolution to my own brief existence. A man such as Darwin, by example, wrote his incendiary book at age fifty and rumors are that he has more to come – a tome on sexual selection and human origin. A man over sixty barely getting his start! A scientific mind won't fade as beauty does. The passing of time sharpens it and leads to greater boldness.
When the trip stretched across the prairie, I recalled the giddy feeling of getting my letter of selection informing me that I'd been chosen as the naturalist for the expedition. I craved the recognition that was withheld from women. If I stayed in Spookstad, my parents expected me to marry someone agreeable, my father's bat-eared banker friend. That wasn't happening, even though I had given my family false hope by sharing one dry kiss with him. After that, there was a wet kiss tasting of coffee with Lars the lumberjack at Lumberjack Days in the nearby town of Singapore. I'd spent just a moment in those strong arms and we whispered our names to each other before being spotted by my brother Todd, who pulled me away. For many months following he called me Swamper Sally, a swamper being a lumberjack who cuts branches off the felled trees. Having kissed two men, I had a reputation. I would be a scientist now and if I kissed at all, it would be with someone intelligent, bursting with vitality, a native, mysterious and deep. It would be kept secret from the town of Spookstad. Perhaps I wouldn't go back at all to a place so small that family and Oudwijfs watched all. I'd be a man with status, a famous naturalist.
After a year of pursuing her graduate degree in chemistry at The University of Iowa, Catherine Haustein couldn't get fiction writing out of her system. She was accepted into the Iowa Writers' Workshop and enrolled in the MFA program there without telling her chemistry adviser. Thus her career as a writer of scientist characters was launched.
Most of her life has centered around science and raising a family. She barely wrote a word of fiction when her kids were teenagers. Her scientific research focuses on analytical chemistry and biologically active chemicals in plants. She's written a lab manual where the toxic chemicals in classic labs have been replaced with non-toxic ones. (Yes, she also hugs trees.) She hopes to release a series of novels with scientific women as protagonists. She's a professor at Central College where she teaches chemistry and short story writing.


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Panathinaikos owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos confirmed the departure of James Gist from the six-time EuroLeague champions.
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The 32-year-old center averaged 7.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in the 2018/19 EuroLeague.
Gist claimed five Greek Basket League titles and six Greek Cups with Panathinaikos.
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From rising rates and their effect on the markets to the Brexit's failed plan attempts and PG&E filing for bankruptcy, this week was filled with ups and downs. Through it all, one factor seems to remain consistent – volatility. Read on to get the Zacks view.
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OP-ED | Make the Call Now: A Full School Reopening Is Unsafe
by Barth Keck July 27, 2020, 4:05 am January 21, 2021, 6:13 pm
BARTH KECK
As the questions about the planned reopening of Connecticut schools pile up, the answers remain elusive. What to do?
The healthy thing, the responsible thing, the logical thing is to keep children as safe as possible by either reducing the number of kids in school by half every day (the "hybrid model") or teaching them all remotely.
There. I said it: The current push for a regular school schedule is simply not the wise option right now.
I realize that might not be popular among politicians yearning for the economy to rebound, or parents struggling to balance work and daycare, or conspiracy theorists claiming the entire COVID-19 pandemic is a hoax created by Democrats and the media to spurn Donald Trump's re-election hopes.
But going back to school full-time is just not safe.
Of course we want an optimal education for our kids, we want to start working again, and we want as much normalcy as possible. That's the reasoning behind the state's goal "to have all students back to school every day," as Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona explained in June.
But take note: The plan has always had alternatives.
"We're going to hear from the superintendents," said Gov. Ned Lamont last week. "We really think it's so key if we can get those kids back to school, but only if we're going back to school safely."
Cardona added that a decision about the exact nature of the reopening—full day, hybrid schedule, or remote learning—will be made "around early August," depending on transmission rates and new information about the virus.
Several school districts across the state, including Hamden, have already expressed their preference for a hybrid schedule.
I say make the decision now: For the first three months, schools will either go hybrid or remain closed—both of which require distance learning—after which time the answers surrounding coronavirus will be more abundant and a vaccine closer to reality. I wholeheartedly acknowledge the shortcomings of distance learning, but that doesn't mean schools can't improve that system. Meantime, safety should be paramount in any decision regarding the state's half-million schoolchildren—to say nothing of their families and school staff who work with them.
• A recent study of 65,000 people in South Korea found that "as schools reopen, communities will see clusters of infection take root that include children of all ages." Plainly speaking, "There will be transmission," said Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota. "What we have to do is accept that now and include that in our plans."
• While the Pandemic Influenza of 1918 occurred in three waves, with the second being the deadliest, subsequent waves of the current novel virus are not inevitable—that is, not if proper precautions are taken. For example, "countries like Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan quickly flattened the curve of their first wave and have so far avoided a second wave of infections altogether while keeping strict physical-distancing measures in place."
• CTNewsJunkie columnist Susan Bigelow noted in last week's COVID-19 analysis the state's numbers remain low, although there has been a "slight uptick in case prevalence." Thus, "a second wave of the virus is still a danger here, and will continue to be one until the rest of the country succeeds in bringing it under control or a vaccine is released."
Given those facts, it's not surprising that parental enthusiasm for sending children back to school is waning.
A recent Waterbury Republican-American story reported that 15 to 20% of Connecticut parents plan to keep their kids home: "With approximately 530,000 students statewide, this early estimate suggests 79,500 to 106,000 students will not be returning when school is expected to resume in late August and early September."
A survey released last week by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found even less nationwide enthusiasm for schools reopening: "The public is far more likely to believe major adjustments [in schools] are needed (46%) or that schools shouldn't open at all (31%)."
By deciding now that the school year will begin with either a hybrid schedule or a remote-learning model, the state will give districts the necessary time to create protocols that improve distance learning. Among the ideas:
• Extended professional development for teachers before school starts, focusing on distance-learning strategies and logistics.
• Tutoring programs developed by teachers and offered to daycare centers and families.
• Identification of student internet and digital-device needs to be shared with benefactors who can help schools meet those needs.
These are just a few ideas for improved distance learning. They are by no means comprehensive or easily implemented, and they don't answer all of the questions about schools and COVID-19. But making a bold decision now to delay a full reopening of schools is the right thing to do—in the name of public safety, in the name of effective schooling, and in the name of common sense.
Barth Keck is an English teacher and assistant football coach who teaches courses in journalism, media literacy, and AP English Language & Composition at Haddam-Killingworth High School.
DISCLAIMER: The views, opinions, positions, or strategies expressed by the author are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or positions of CTNewsJunkie.com.
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Here is Sarah Jane's obituary. Please accept Everhere's sincere condolences.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sarah Jane (Burnside, South Island), who passed away on January 29, 2019, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. She was loved and cherished by many people including : her parents, Brian and Anne; her siblings, Simon (Terri), Miranda (Jack Sandoe), Anna and Margot; her nieces and nephews, Christopher, Leigh, Michaela, Beau and Millie.
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NRA-ILA | Virginia: Sunday Hunting Legislation Passes Senate Committee!
Virginia: Sunday Hunting Legislation Passes Senate Committee!
Yesterday in the General Assembly Building, the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee considered four similar Sunday hunting bills. The committee rolled these four bills into Senate Bill 464 and then passed it by a vote of 11 to 4. This legislation will now be sent to the full state Senate for its consideration.
Currently, Virginia is one of only six states in the country that strictly bans hunting on Sundays. This prohibition harms Virginia's economy and threatens the very future of our hunting heritage by discouraging hunter recruitment and retention. It is time that the decision on this hunting policy, like virtually all others, be delegated to the Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries.
At a time when the economy is struggling and too many Virginians are out of work, legislators must not continue to refuse the enormous economic benefits associated with allowing hunting on Sundays. Comprehensive research from the National Shooting Sports Foundation shows that allowing hunting on Sundays would generate a total annual economic impact estimated at $296 million and create 3,927 jobs. All of this would be spurred by simply eliminating words from state statute books (the current prohibition), not spending taxpayer dollars on some pie-in-the-sky scheme.
At this time a Senate floor vote has yet to be scheduled but is expected early next week for Senate Bill 464, but please continue to check your e-mail and www.NRAILA.org for future updates.


Korma is one of the favourite side dish for many people. My husband and I love to eat korma. I have made Navrathna korma and Mixed vegetable korma many times, but this one is different from those. One day I was in a hurry and had no time to chop the vegetables and want to make something best in less time. So opted for this recipe. When the gravy started to boil, Krish entered appreciating about the aroma of the korma. He said it is tempting. Yes you get a very good aroma from the ground masala and the vegetables added. You cannot resist yourself from tasting it.
Grind the ingredients mentioned under to grind adding a little quantity of water.
Chop the carrot into cubes and pressure cook it.
Chop the tomatoes into cubes and onions into small bits.
In a pan add butter and saute cardamom, clove and cinnamon stick.
Then fry the onions until they turn golden brown in colour. Then add the chopped tomatoes and little quantity of water. Add salt, turmeric powder and allow them to cook for sometime.
Now add the cooked carrot and the ground masala. Add the required quantity of water and allow them to cook for five more minutes.
Garnish it with chopped coriander and serve with roti or puri. It also goes well with Set Dosai.


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Where can I get the training data set? I could follow something like model training

A: For the most part it is sections 0-18 of the WSJ Penn Treebank.
Link: https://catalog.ldc.upenn.edu/ldc99t42
We have some extra data sets we don't distribute as well that we add on to the WSJ data.

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Portrait of Helen Hunt Jackson
By Alexander F. Harmer 1885
A.F. Harmer 1885
Portrait, 1885, of 19th-century Indian rights activist Helen Hunt Jackson, author of several books including the 1884 novel, "Ramona," based in part on her impressions of the Del Valle family's Rancho Camulos in the western Santa Clarita Valley.
Possibly painted from sittings in 1880 or 1882. The artist is Alexander Francis "A.F." Harmer, who was active in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties and was known for native American subjects and landscapes. He painted in both oil and watercolor, and his illustrations were published in Harper's Weekly and other periodicals and books.
This Helen Hunt Jackson portrait appears in the book, "Through Ramona's Country" by George Wharton James (Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 1909:xii). Countless authors and publishers sought to capitalize on the popularity of Jackson's novel; this was one such emanation from the publisher of "Ramona" itself. (Little, Brown published "Ramona" from 1885 or 1886 onward; a different company, Roberts Brothers, published the 1884 first edition.) However, unlike others, which tended to made ridiculous assertions about the "real Ramona," this one is actually worth reading. The author draws a thoughtful distinction between Jackson's accurate characterizations of the landscape, the Californio lifestyle and the treatment of Indians, on the one hand, and the the wholly fictional characters on the other hand.
About the Artist (from George Stern Fine Arts of West Hollywood): Alexander Harmer (1856-1925) was a painter and illustrator. Born in Newark, N.J., on Aug. 21, 1856, Harmer began painting as a child and sold his first painting at age 11. Leaving home at 13, he began a life of travel and made his way to Nebraska. After three years in Lincoln, he headed east and in Cincinnati joined the U.S. Army at age 16. After one year of service in California, he requested a discharge in order to pursue an art career. He returned to the East and enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Eakins and Anshutz.
In order to get to the West to paint Indians, he re-enlisted in the Army in 1881 and was assigned to cavalry duty in Arizona where he participated in the Apache wars. He returned to Pennsylvania Academy sketches of the Apaches which he developed into oils and watercolors, and contributed illustrations thereof to Harper's Weekly.
In the early 1890s, Harmer settled in Santa Barbara and married into one of the pioneer California families. He then switched to painting portraits and genre scenes of the vanishing life of the old missions of California during the Mexican rule. His scenes were depicted with great accuracy and detail to the costumes and surroundings of that period before California became a state. Harmer sometimes signed his works "A.F.H." or a circle with a cross of two peace pipes in the center (Apache symbol of friendship and peace).
He is considered Southern California's first great painter of the 19th Century. His adobe on De La Guerra Plaza in Santa Barbara was a gathering spot for artists until his death on January 8, 1925, in that city.
Exhibited: California State Fair, 1887; Alaska Yukon Expo (Seattle), 1909 (gold medal). In: Santa Barbara Museum & Historical Society; Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
"Ramona" (complete text);
The Home of Ramona by Charles Franklin Carter, published 1902;
Rancho Camulos: National Register of Historic Places Nomination, San Buenaventura Research Associates, 1996.
LW2453: 9600 dpi jpeg from digital image (California Historical Society Collection, USC Digital Library).
HELEN HUNT JACKSON & RAMONA
Edwin Carewe's 1928 Screen Adaptation
Camulos Visit,
SoCal Observations
(Odell 1939)
Portraits x2
HHJ Gravesite 1912
I Knew Ramona, by Jose Jesus Lopez
Roberts Story 1886
Carter Story 1900/02
Antonio Coronel Bio, HSSC 1900
"Narrow Trail" by Wyeth 1939
Story: Ventura Museum 1998


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Q: Test never fails - why is Assert not working? I am trying to teach myself Selenium with C# and have run into a problem with my assert. This is my code:
// Compare Expected Price with Actual Price
string Price = "£29";
IWebElement ProductPrice = driver.FindElement(By.ClassName("search-product-price"));
AssertLibrary.Assert.IsEqual(ProductPrice, Price);

The problem is that the test never fails regardless of the price I enter, so obviously the assert is not working
The website I am using to test my code against is https://www.buyagift.co.uk/ so the full test is to go to the url, enter dinner for 2 into the search field and compare the price of the first one returned with the set price.

A: So you are asserting that a WebElement equals a string, and that's why it's not working for you. You will want to use .Text to get the price contained in the WebElement:
// Compare Expected Price with Actual Price
string Price = "£29";
IWebElement ProductPrice = driver.FindElement(By.ClassName("search-product-price"));
AssertLibrary.Assert.IsEqual(ProductPrice.Text, Price);

But in order to achieve your desired functionality, I think you need to make a few updates to your code to get a list of WebElement, pick the First(), and check the .Text of that element. I also went to your website, searched "Dinner for 2", and your By.ClassName("search-product-price") isn't returning any results on the search results page. I could be misunderstanding your example, but I updated your selector to something that works on this page https://www.buyagift.co.uk/Search/Key/dinner%20for%202:
string Price = "£29";

var priceText = driver.FindElements(By.XPath("//div[contains(@class, 'currentpricenow')]")).First().Text;

AssertLibrary.Assert.IsEqual(priceText, Price);


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Dans la mythologie nordique, Eggthér ou Egðir (un berger ou un bouvier, littéralement le gardien de l'épée) est un géant décrit assis sur un tertre jouant joyeusement de la harpe accompagné des chants du coq Fjalarr comme signe du commencement de la prophétique fin du monde Ragnarök. Cette scène est décrite par les prédictions d'une völva dans le poème Völuspá de l'Edda poétique, à la strophe 42 :

La « sorcière » ou géante pourrait faire référence à la « vielle » de la strophe 40 précédente, qui pourrait s'agir d'Angrboda qui du dieu Loki enfanta Fenrir, Hel et Jörmungand.

Notes et références

Géant de la mythologie nordique
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I would like help creating an example that will read an image with several differently shaped containers (square, circle, cylinder) and determine if those containers are full, mostly full, mostly empty, and empty. Can someone help tell me if that is possible and how to do it? I was thinking about calculating the available volume, but am up for suggetions.


This service provides features like rate limiting, throttling and quotas to your APIs. But it can also give new life to old services by bringing modern formats like JSON and REST. One of my favorite and often overlooked features is automatic documentation and the generation of code samples that will work with your API.
If you have an existing API that you are providing to others, or about to make one, Azure API Management is worth a look. Listen to the episode this week even if you are interested in it for just its health monitoring or analytic insights.


Philadelphia, PA – April 6, 2016 – Human capital management consultant, MidAtlantic Employers' Association (MEA) today announced their PI Certified Partner status. This will extend MEA's HR and Human Capital services to include services based on the science-based methodologies of The Predictive Index (PI). MEA will work with clients to fully integrate the use of PI's workforce assessments and management trainings into their organizations.
Helping employers for over 100 years in the Mid-Atlantic region to meet their workforce needs, the partnership of MEA with PI is a natural fit to MEA's mission to support a wide range of workforce needs. MEA will use PI to help employers accurately define the true competencies needed in specific positions and help them greatly improve their success in hiring top talent, building teams and leaders, managing change, influencing productivity and ultimately driving growth to achieve their business objectives. Their team of experienced, professional consultants partner with clients to better motivate, lead and utilize their people to the best of their ability.
"We are excited to be part of The Predictive Index family, whose solutions help with a critical unmet need of many employers – applying the power of 'people data' to support their business strategies so they can compete effectively in business and in the war for talent." said Kevin Robins, CEO of MEA.
The Predictive Index leverages scientifically validated assessments, workforce assessment software, and knowledge transfer through its network of workplace behavior experts and curriculum of instructor-led management training workshops. The insight provided by PI helps businesses better understand their people so they can get everyone in alignment and move confidently toward their business goals.
To learn more about MEA, visit www.meainfo.org. To learn more about The Predictive Index, visit www.meainfo.org/hr-services/predictive-index.
MEA is a non-profit membership organization that helps over 500 employers in the Mid-Atlantic region to address their people challenges in a flexible, affordable way. MEA offers a wide array of professional services through a personal and consultative relationship to help employers engage and build winning teams.
Serving more than 8,000 clients across 142 countries and delivering solutions in 70 languages, The Predictive Index is a simple methodology that allows businesses to understand what drives their people so they can take them where they want to go. Through a unique blend of scientific assessments, groundbreaking software, top-notch management training, and professional consulting from the world's best workplace behavior experts, The Predictive Index can help you overcome the most complex business challenges.
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Летя́ги () — триба в подсемействе Sciurinae в семействе беличьих. Отличаются от прочих белок более крупными глазами и наличием кожной перепонки между передними и задними конечностями. Перепонка покрыта шерстью и служит для планирующего полёта; летяги двигаются в воздухе с постоянной потерей высоты, составляющей у разных видов от 1 до 3 метров на 10 метров линейного перемещения (таким образом, коэффициент планирования[en] составляет от 3,3 до 10).

Несмотря на свое название, они на самом деле не способны к полному полету, как птицы или летучие мыши, но могут скользить с одного дерева на другое с помощью покрытой мехом, похожей на парашют, кожной мембраны, которая тянется от запястья до щиколотки. Их длинные хвосты также обеспечивают устойчивость во время парения. Анатомически они очень похожи на других белок с рядом приспособлений, соответствующих их образу жизни; их кости ног длиннее, а кости рук, стопы и дистальные позвонки короче.

Молекулярные исследования показали, что белки-летяги монофилетичны и возникли около 18–20 миллионов лет назад. Род Paracitellus является самым древним из трибы белок-летяг, относящейся к эпохе позднего олигоцена.  Большинство из современных представителей рода ведут ночной образ жизни и всеядны, питаются фруктами, семенами, почками, цветами, насекомыми, брюхоногими моллюсками, пауками, грибами, птичьими яйцами и древесным соком. Детеныши рождаются в гнезде и сначала голые и беспомощные. О них заботится мать, и к пяти неделям они могут практиковать навыки планирования, так что к десяти неделям они готовы покинуть гнездо.

Некоторые выращенные в неволе южные белки-летяги стали домашними животными.

Описание
Летяги отличаются от прочих белок более крупными глазами и наличием кожной перепонки между передними и задними конечностями. Перепонка покрыта шерстью и служит для планирующего полёта; летяги двигаются в воздухе с постоянной потерей высоты, составляющей у разных видов от 1 до 3 метров на 10 метров линейного перемещения (таким образом,  составляет от 10 до 3,3). От запястья отходит шпора — серповидная косточка или хрящ, поддерживающие передне-наружний край перепонки и увеличивающие площадь её поверхности за счёт натяжения. При прыжке перепонка растягивается на расставленных в стороны лапах. Густая шерсть на хвосте как бы «расчесана» на две стороны, из-за чего хвост кажется плоским. Направление полёта летяги меняют не хвостом, как иногда неверно считают, а натяжением перепонки и положением передних лап. Хвост работает в полёте лишь стабилизатором и помогает тормозить перед посадкой на ствол дерева. Дальность полёта варьируется в зависимости от вида летяги и от особенностей местности от 15—30 метров у мелких летяг в равнинном бореальном лесу до 100—120 метров у гигантских летяг в высокоствольном тропическом или горном субтропическом лесу. Иногда после посадки на дерево летяга при опасности быстро перебегает на другую его сторону. Если на этом дереве есть дупло, зверёк прячется там.

Белки-летяги не способны летать, как птицы или летучие мыши; вместо этого они скользят между деревьями. Они способны подниматься во время этих полетов, при этом зарегистрированы полеты на высоте до 90 метров (300 футов).  Направление и скорость животного в воздухе варьируются за счет изменения положения его конечностей, в значительной степени контролируемых небольшими хрящевыми костями запястья. На запястье есть хрящевой выступ, который белка держит вверх во время скольжения.  Этот специализированный хрящ присутствует только у белок-летяг.  У них пушистый хвост, который стабилизирует полёт. Он действует как дополнительный аэродинамический руль, работая как воздушный тормоз перед приземлением на ствол дерева.

Белки-летяги встречаются в Северной Америке, Европе и Азии. На индонезийских островах наблюдается замечательное разнообразие видов; многие из них почти не исследованы, и регулярно открываются и описываются новые виды. В отличие от древесных белок и сусликов, белки-летяги не встречаются в Африке и Южной Америке и не обнаружены там в окаменелостях.

Белки-летяги обычно ведут ночной образ жизни. Весят  они примерно 100–167 граммов, а длина их тела колеблется от 9 до 14 дюймов (23-35,6 см).

Большинство летяг — древесные животные, редко спускающиеся на землю, хотя есть и петрофильные виды, живущие на склонах горных ущелий. Активны они, как правило, ночью. Основной корм всех летяг — растительный, включающий древесные почки, листья, молодые побеги, тонкую кору, а у некоторых видов — также лишайники. Не брезгуют зверьки также и животной пищей, поедая насекомых и птичьи яйца. Летяга селится высоко в кронах деревьев, где может использовать свою способность перелетать с дерева на дерево. Благодаря этому ей не страшны враги, охотящиеся на земле. Живут летяги в неволе 10—15 лет, тогда как в природе — всего 5 лет из-за высокой смертности от нападений хищников (древесных змей, енотов, сов, куниц, ильки, койотов и даже домашних кошек).

Размножение
Брачный период у белок-летяг приходится на февраль и март. Когда детеныши рождаются, самки белок живут с ними в местах материнских гнезд. Матери воспитывают и защищают их, пока они не покинут гнездо. Самцы не участвуют в воспитании потомства.

При рождении белки-летяги в основном безволосые, за исключением усов, и у них отсутствует большинство органов чувств. Их внутренние органы видны сквозь кожу, и их пол можно легко определить. К пятой неделе они почти полностью развиты. В этот момент они могут реагировать на окружающую среду и начать развивать собственное мышление. В течение следующих недель своей жизни они практикуют прыжки и скольжение. Через два с половиной месяца их навыки планирования оттачиваются, они готовы покинуть гнездо, способны к самостоятельному выживанию.

Эволюция
До 21 века эволюционная история белки-летяги часто обсуждалась.  Эти дебаты в значительной степени прояснились в результате двух молекулярных исследований. Эти исследования подтвердили, что белки-летяги возникли 18–20 миллионов лет назад, являются монофилетическими и имеют сестринские отношения с древесными белками. Из-за их близкого происхождения морфологические различия между белками-летягами и древесными белками раскрывают понимание формирования механизма планирования. По сравнению с белками аналогичного размера у белок-летяг, северных и южных летяг наблюдается удлинение костей поясничных позвонков и предплечья, тогда как кости стоп, рук и дистальных позвонков уменьшены в длину. Такие различия в пропорциях тела показывают, что белки-летяги приспособлены к минимизации нагрузки на крылья и повышению маневренности при планировании. Останки видов подсемейства летяговых (Pteromyinae) впервые появляются с миоцена, а расцвет подсемейства приходится на миоцен-плиоцен.

Классификация

Принадлежность летяг к семейству беличьих бесспорна, хотя в более ранней литературе высказывалась гипотеза о том, что белки-летяги могли эволюционировать независимо от других белок из группы ископаемых Paramyidae. Во многих классификациях они были указаны как подсемейство. В 2003 году Степпан, Шторц и Хоффманн в своих анализах ДНК пришли к выводу, что суслики и белки являются парафилетическим таксоном и что белки-летяги произошли от них. Они обнаружили, что белки-летяги и древесные белки (включая красных белок ) образуют общую кладу; в этом белки-летяги являются сестринской группой белок деревьев. В ходе исследования была доказана монофилия белок-летяг.

История таксономии
Таксономическая история белок-летяг плохо известна. Карл фон Линней описал два вида белок-летяг в своей Systema naturae в 1758 году, которых он отнес к разным родам. Так, он описал европейскую обыкновенную белку-летягу (Pteromys volans) как Sciurus volans в роду белок, а североамериканскую белку-летягу (Glaucomys volans) как Mus volans из семейства мышей. После этого многие систематики относили белок-летяг к совершенно разным семействам, некоторые объединяя с современным родом белок, а некоторые относя к сумчатым летягам.

В 1923 году Реджинальд Иннес Покок также добавил роды Hylopetes и Petinomys.  В 1947 году Джон Ривз Эллерман объединил роды Eoglaucomys и Hylopetes и классифицировал кашмирскую белку-летягу как вид Hylopetes , но работа Ричарда У. Торингтона и других зоологов восстановила Eoglaucomys как отдельный род в 1996 году.  В 1981 году индийский зоолог Субхенду С. Саха описал совершенно новый род, Biswamoyopterus, по одному экземпляру, добытому на крайнем северо-встоке Индии в штате Аруначал-Прадеш.

Современная таксономия
В 2012 г. результаты настоящей работы Ричарда У. Торингтона и основанная на них систематика были включены в труд «Белки мира», а также включены в «Справочник млекопитающих мира», который был опубликован в 2016 г. Среди белок-летяг сегодня известно более 36 видов из 14 родов, некоторые из которых состоят только из одного вида. Система до сих пор регулярно пересматривается, и также описываются новые виды, такие как белка-летяга Гаолигун в 2019 году.
В трибе 36 видов, большинство которых распространено в тропиках и субтропиках Южной и Юго-Восточной Азии; два вида населяют Северную Америку. В фауне России всего один вид — обыкновенная летяга (Pteromys volans).
 Триба Летяги (Pteromyini) (= Petauristinae)
 Род  (), северо-восток Китая.
 Род  (2 вида), от Таиланда до Калимантана.
 Род  ( и, как минимум, 2 вымерших вида), Юго-Восточная Азия.
 Род , Индия, Юньнань (КНР) и Лаос.
 Род  (3 вида), Гималаи, Юго-восточная окраина Тибета.
 Род  (1 вид), северный Пакистан, северо-восточная Индия, Афганистан
 Род  (3 вида), Северная Америка.
 Род  (около 10 видов), Юго-Восточная Азия.
 Род  (2 вида), Малайзия и Индонезия.
 Род  (3 вида), Калимантан и Малайский полуостров.
 Род  (5 видов), Юго-Восточная Азия, включая Японию.
 Род  (9 видов), Юго-Восточная Азия (в том числе желтоголовая летяга).
 Род  — (),
 Род  (2 вида), от Финляндии до Японии.
 Род  (), от южного Таиланда до Калимантана.
 Род  (), Китай.
Следующая кладограмма, опубликованная в середине 2021 года, отражает отношения между родами и показывает, что роды можно сгруппировать в две подтрибы. Она была построена при помощи сравнения последовательностей генов как ядерной, так и митохондриальной ДНК.

Роды Aeretes и Priapomys не были включены в исследования, поэтому их положение в этой системе неясно.

См. также
С летягами иногда путают следующих животных:
 Шерстокрылы
 Сумчатые летяги
 Шипохвосты

Примечания

Литература
 Michael D. Carleton, Guy G. Musser: Order Rodentia. In: Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (Hrsg.): Mammal Species of the World. A taxonomic and geographic Reference. Band 2. 3. Auflage. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4, S. 745–1600.
 Bernhard Grzimek: Grzimeks Tierleben. Band 11: Säugetiere. Teil 2. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2000, ISBN 3-8289-1603-1.
 Malcolm C. McKenna, Susan K. Bell: Classification of Mammals. Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York NY 1997, ISBN 0-231-11013-8 (Revised Edition. ebenda 2000, ISBN 1-82575-570-1).
 Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. 2 Bände. 6. Auflage. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD u. a. 1999, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9.
 Scott J. Steppan, Brian L. Storz, Robert S. Hoffmann: Nuclear DNA phylogeny of the squirrels (Mammalia: Rodentia) and the evolution of arboreality from c-myc and RAG1. In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Bd. 30, Nr. 3, 2004, , S. 703–719, .
 Richard W. Thorington Jr, Dian Pitassy, Sharon A. Jansa: Phylogenies of Flying Squirrels (Pteromyinae). In: Journal of Mammalian Evolution. Bd. 9, Nr. 1/2, 2002, S. 99–135, .


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package imdbtests.proxies;

public class Crew
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	private final com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixObject crewMendixObject;

	private final com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context;

	/**
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	/**
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		Directors("Directors"),
		Writers("Writers"),
		Crew_Title("ImdbTests.Crew_Title"),
		Directors_Names("ImdbTests.Directors_Names"),
		Writers_Names("ImdbTests.Writers_Names");

		private final java.lang.String metaName;

		MemberNames(java.lang.String s)
		{
			metaName = s;
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		@java.lang.Override
		public java.lang.String toString()
		{
			return metaName;
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	public Crew(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context)
	{
		this(context, com.mendix.core.Core.instantiate(context, entityName));
	}

	protected Crew(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixObject crewMendixObject)
	{
		if (crewMendixObject == null) {
			throw new java.lang.IllegalArgumentException("The given object cannot be null.");
		}
		if (!com.mendix.core.Core.isSubClassOf(entityName, crewMendixObject.getType())) {
			throw new java.lang.IllegalArgumentException(String.format("The given object is not a %s", entityName));
		}

		this.crewMendixObject = crewMendixObject;
		this.context = context;
	}

	/**
	 * @deprecated Use 'Crew.load(IContext, IMendixIdentifier)' instead.
	 */
	@java.lang.Deprecated
	public static imdbtests.proxies.Crew initialize(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixIdentifier mendixIdentifier) throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		return imdbtests.proxies.Crew.load(context, mendixIdentifier);
	}

	/**
	 * Initialize a proxy using context (recommended). This context will be used for security checking when the get- and set-methods without context parameters are called.
	 * The get- and set-methods with context parameter should be used when for instance sudo access is necessary (IContext.createSudoClone() can be used to obtain sudo access).
	 * @param context The context to be used
	 * @param mendixObject The Mendix object for the new instance
	 * @return a new instance of this proxy class
	 */
	public static imdbtests.proxies.Crew initialize(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixObject mendixObject)
	{
		return new imdbtests.proxies.Crew(context, mendixObject);
	}

	public static imdbtests.proxies.Crew load(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixIdentifier mendixIdentifier) throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixObject mendixObject = com.mendix.core.Core.retrieveId(context, mendixIdentifier);
		return imdbtests.proxies.Crew.initialize(context, mendixObject);
	}

	public static java.util.List<imdbtests.proxies.Crew> load(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, java.lang.String xpathConstraint) throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		return com.mendix.core.Core.createXPathQuery(String.format("//%1$s%2$s", entityName, xpathConstraint))
			.execute(context)
			.stream()
			.map(obj -> imdbtests.proxies.Crew.initialize(context, obj))
			.collect(java.util.stream.Collectors.toList());
	}

	/**
	 * Commit the changes made on this proxy object.
	 * @throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	 */
	public final void commit() throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		com.mendix.core.Core.commit(context, getMendixObject());
	}

	/**
	 * Commit the changes made on this proxy object using the specified context.
	 * @throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	 */
	public final void commit(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context) throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		com.mendix.core.Core.commit(context, getMendixObject());
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	/**
	 * Delete the object.
	 */
	public final void delete()
	{
		com.mendix.core.Core.delete(context, getMendixObject());
	}

	/**
	 * Delete the object using the specified context.
	 */
	public final void delete(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context)
	{
		com.mendix.core.Core.delete(context, getMendixObject());
	}
	/**
	 * @return value of TitleId
	 */
	public final java.lang.String getTitleId()
	{
		return getTitleId(getContext());
	}

	/**
	 * @param context
	 * @return value of TitleId
	 */
	public final java.lang.String getTitleId(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context)
	{
		return (java.lang.String) getMendixObject().getValue(context, MemberNames.TitleId.toString());
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of TitleId
	 * @param titleid
	 */
	public final void setTitleId(java.lang.String titleid)
	{
		setTitleId(getContext(), titleid);
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of TitleId
	 * @param context
	 * @param titleid
	 */
	public final void setTitleId(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, java.lang.String titleid)
	{
		getMendixObject().setValue(context, MemberNames.TitleId.toString(), titleid);
	}

	/**
	 * @return value of Directors
	 */
	public final java.lang.String getDirectors()
	{
		return getDirectors(getContext());
	}

	/**
	 * @param context
	 * @return value of Directors
	 */
	public final java.lang.String getDirectors(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context)
	{
		return (java.lang.String) getMendixObject().getValue(context, MemberNames.Directors.toString());
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of Directors
	 * @param directors
	 */
	public final void setDirectors(java.lang.String directors)
	{
		setDirectors(getContext(), directors);
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of Directors
	 * @param context
	 * @param directors
	 */
	public final void setDirectors(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, java.lang.String directors)
	{
		getMendixObject().setValue(context, MemberNames.Directors.toString(), directors);
	}

	/**
	 * @return value of Writers
	 */
	public final java.lang.String getWriters()
	{
		return getWriters(getContext());
	}

	/**
	 * @param context
	 * @return value of Writers
	 */
	public final java.lang.String getWriters(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context)
	{
		return (java.lang.String) getMendixObject().getValue(context, MemberNames.Writers.toString());
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of Writers
	 * @param writers
	 */
	public final void setWriters(java.lang.String writers)
	{
		setWriters(getContext(), writers);
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of Writers
	 * @param context
	 * @param writers
	 */
	public final void setWriters(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, java.lang.String writers)
	{
		getMendixObject().setValue(context, MemberNames.Writers.toString(), writers);
	}

	/**
	 * @throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	 * @return value of Crew_Title
	 */
	public final imdbtests.proxies.Title getCrew_Title() throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		return getCrew_Title(getContext());
	}

	/**
	 * @param context
	 * @return value of Crew_Title
	 * @throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	 */
	public final imdbtests.proxies.Title getCrew_Title(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context) throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		imdbtests.proxies.Title result = null;
		com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixIdentifier identifier = getMendixObject().getValue(context, MemberNames.Crew_Title.toString());
		if (identifier != null) {
			result = imdbtests.proxies.Title.load(context, identifier);
		}
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of Crew_Title
	 * @param crew_title
	 */
	public final void setCrew_Title(imdbtests.proxies.Title crew_title)
	{
		setCrew_Title(getContext(), crew_title);
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of Crew_Title
	 * @param context
	 * @param crew_title
	 */
	public final void setCrew_Title(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, imdbtests.proxies.Title crew_title)
	{
		if (crew_title == null) {
			getMendixObject().setValue(context, MemberNames.Crew_Title.toString(), null);
		} else {
			getMendixObject().setValue(context, MemberNames.Crew_Title.toString(), crew_title.getMendixObject().getId());
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	 * @return value of Directors_Names
	 */
	public final imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics getDirectors_Names() throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		return getDirectors_Names(getContext());
	}

	/**
	 * @param context
	 * @return value of Directors_Names
	 * @throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	 */
	public final imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics getDirectors_Names(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context) throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics result = null;
		com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixIdentifier identifier = getMendixObject().getValue(context, MemberNames.Directors_Names.toString());
		if (identifier != null) {
			result = imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics.load(context, identifier);
		}
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of Directors_Names
	 * @param directors_names
	 */
	public final void setDirectors_Names(imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics directors_names)
	{
		setDirectors_Names(getContext(), directors_names);
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of Directors_Names
	 * @param context
	 * @param directors_names
	 */
	public final void setDirectors_Names(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics directors_names)
	{
		if (directors_names == null) {
			getMendixObject().setValue(context, MemberNames.Directors_Names.toString(), null);
		} else {
			getMendixObject().setValue(context, MemberNames.Directors_Names.toString(), directors_names.getMendixObject().getId());
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	 * @return value of Writers_Names
	 */
	public final imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics getWriters_Names() throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		return getWriters_Names(getContext());
	}

	/**
	 * @param context
	 * @return value of Writers_Names
	 * @throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	 */
	public final imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics getWriters_Names(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context) throws com.mendix.core.CoreException
	{
		imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics result = null;
		com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixIdentifier identifier = getMendixObject().getValue(context, MemberNames.Writers_Names.toString());
		if (identifier != null) {
			result = imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics.load(context, identifier);
		}
		return result;
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of Writers_Names
	 * @param writers_names
	 */
	public final void setWriters_Names(imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics writers_names)
	{
		setWriters_Names(getContext(), writers_names);
	}

	/**
	 * Set value of Writers_Names
	 * @param context
	 * @param writers_names
	 */
	public final void setWriters_Names(com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext context, imdbtests.proxies.NameBasics writers_names)
	{
		if (writers_names == null) {
			getMendixObject().setValue(context, MemberNames.Writers_Names.toString(), null);
		} else {
			getMendixObject().setValue(context, MemberNames.Writers_Names.toString(), writers_names.getMendixObject().getId());
		}
	}

	/**
	 * @return the IMendixObject instance of this proxy for use in the Core interface.
	 */
	public final com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IMendixObject getMendixObject()
	{
		return crewMendixObject;
	}

	/**
	 * @return the IContext instance of this proxy, or null if no IContext instance was specified at initialization.
	 */
	public final com.mendix.systemwideinterfaces.core.IContext getContext()
	{
		return context;
	}

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	public boolean equals(Object obj)
	{
		if (obj == this) {
			return true;
		}
		if (obj != null && getClass().equals(obj.getClass()))
		{
			final imdbtests.proxies.Crew that = (imdbtests.proxies.Crew) obj;
			return getMendixObject().equals(that.getMendixObject());
		}
		return false;
	}

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	public int hashCode()
	{
		return getMendixObject().hashCode();
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	 * @return String name of this class
	 */
	public static java.lang.String getType()
	{
		return entityName;
	}

	/**
	 * @return String GUID from this object, format: ID_0000000000
	 * @deprecated Use getMendixObject().getId().toLong() to get a unique identifier for this object.
	 */
	@java.lang.Deprecated
	public java.lang.String getGUID()
	{
		return "ID_" + getMendixObject().getId().toLong();
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Did I miss anybody? Who should move up? Who should move down? Who is going to be a big surprise in the fall?
Chris Foster should be ranked higher. Melissa Reed should be ranked higher as well. She significantly improved last spring. Julia Bounds (freshman to be at St. Francis) deserves to be high on this list.
Scott Edwards was such a wild card this season in track that I don't know where to put him on this list. He's definitely worthy of top 5 though. Steven Sum is the clear #1, Pina and Foster are very close and both aren't afraid of pushing the pace and have decent kicks, Corey Gonzales has really come onto the scene this track season and should definitely be a force in cross country, and Steven Velarde has always been a consistent racer. It'll be interesting to see how things play out this year as the door has been left wide open with all the seniors that are now moving on.
Good comments so far. I tried to get the ten best runners on the list and their position is definitely up for debate.
I didn't rank Bounds as she has not raced in high school yet. I am well aware of who she is as she competed in our league during middle school. She will definitely be one of the top runners in CCS this coming season.
No doubt that Reed and Foster could be higher.
As for Edwards, he had a slow start to his track season but finished extremely well. He was also the fastest non senior at Woodward Park last year at the state meet. Definitely a top 5 contender.
Did I miss anybody? I think Miles Meijer will be the top runner for Bellarmine and deserves to be mentioned at least.
What about Hannah Wood from Presentation? 14th in all of CCS last year with 6 seniors graduating? Shouldn't she be on the list?
Gonzales is going to definitely be a force in cross country. And no doubt Scott Edwards will be another strong runner this season. I am looking forward to see what Steven Sum can do.
Hannah Wood was definitely one of the names I considered and just missed the top 10. I am not saying I am right but had to cut it down to 10.
scott edwards ran like 4:12. thats waaaay better speed than anyone on this list. the kid is ridiculously talented. if he puts in mileage, he'll shoot to the top of the list.
Edwards was nowhere near 4:12. Are you from Scotts Valley?
Edwards ran 4:12.55 at the State Track and Field Championships!
Great list. Foster, Pena, Gonzales, Sum and Brandon Sutton (Homestead) would be my top 5. Hard working great runners. Should be a fun season with loads of talent. Everyone on your lists belonged, hard to narrow it down to 10.
Yes, Scott Edwards ran 4:13.42 at State Prelims, then came back the next day at State Finals and ran 4:12.55. However, I don't think a very fast 1600 necessarily translates to a very fast 5k XC. He appears to be significantly better in the 1600. He is certainly one of the top runners in CCS, but I don't think he is better than Steven Sum or Chris Foster.
Scott Edwards ran 15:45 at the state meet last year which converts to 15:26 on the Crystal Springs course. I understand that fast track times don't always convert to strong xc times but that is not the case here.
You must have not been any where near Fresno in June, cause Edwards ran 4:12.55 at State Finals. 4:13 the night B4. I think it was 118 degrees too. I'm not from Scott's Valley, but Ill say Edwards is SICK. Didn't he run 15:44 at Woodward. I think he'll be the 2nd returnee to State in the 1600 to Haney. How many times did any of these guys out kick Estephanos in track this year. Or ever? Seriously. I'd put Edwards way ahead of the field. Not even close. How about Logan Marshall 9:26/ D4 champ. He should 4th. Rebuzzi and Welsh are way too high. Top Bell/Carlmont kids should be up there too.
3 through 9 for girls could go just about any order. 4 girls sub 11:00, a 4:51, and that doesn't even include a 2 time D3 champ.
Sorry. I forgot about Rebuzzi's 15:46. He's definitely Top 5. Gonzales and Welsh are way too high. Great track seasons, but that's about it. Miejer should probably be on the list. 9:30's and a low 16:00 at Woodward.
anonymous at 9:17... I would not put Edwards, "way ahead of the field." Sum has ran a 4:17c, in addition to a 9:18 and him, along with others, will be worthy competition come cross country season. Check out lynbrooksports.com for the State Meet results, CCS only with seniors removed, from last year. That's also a good predictor, but there are always big breakouts like Bereket and Corvese this year that can be a surprise that we don't even know about yet.
Sum will not win CCS. There, I've said it.
Anonymous at 8:31. Thanks for the list. However, Logan Marshall ran 4:23.71 at PAL Finals for the 1600. 4:28 isn't his PR and I believe Gerardo Castro ran 4:19 at the same meet.
Piña will not be any good. Poor kid gets runs at practice, and goes home to his father that gives him another hard workout because he feels that the workout he did at practice wasn't hard enough.
The outgoing senior class was wanna the best the CCS has seen in years.
Glad the talk is on the more elite boys. The obsession on the teenage girls on this site from grown men is creepy.
That said Piña isn't the first to figure things out a little later.
Anonymous at 10:15am... His situation is exactly the same as so many other athletes... twice a day workouts are not bad at all. That's what makes many runners strong. Pina has proven himself... in track he did a mid 9:20 something and was mixing it up with Ho, Vasquez, Corvese, Garibay etc. on the track at the BVAL 3200, along with improving from last year.
ANYWAY... Pina will be good, at the very least improving again from last year. Just watch. And please keep the talking positive, with no bashing on runners. They just want to run (and hopefully win too).
To each his own. Ive heard Sum never runs more than 5 miles, and Pina does that 3 time a day. Piña will not be any good? I'd say so far so good. I guess a 2:30 drop in 5K since 8th grade isnt good enough? What's your kid running?
How is foster top 3? He didn't even make CCS finals in the 3200, or State in XC. Very good runner, but probably bottom 3.
Steven Sum is badass, but I've seen him get chased down from behind, quite a few times.
If you've seen the same races I've seen, Edwards would outkick Sum 99 out of 100 times. Most of the others too. 15:44/4:12.55. It's not even close. 4:12.55 to 4:17??? It's not even close.
Ill bet Sum wins D3 this year for sure, but he better put some distance on the final stretch or they'll be kids coming after him. Just like this year. El Camino kid is a strong WC. 4:19/1:55 double at CCS finals.
We focus on the girls cause they are insane.
The girls side has way more talent than the boys. There is no arguing that any of those girls couldn't probably be Top 5.
Maybe the best field ever. Much respect to 1985 and 2012. Stay healthy ladies. Can't wait for Serra. I hope we get to see Robinson full time again.
I want to know how Zaeske and Robinson made the list. There are many other runners who have much better pr's than both of them. Take Justin Barry and Ryan Dimick for example. Low 9:40's and low 4:30's and much better XC times. How are Zaeske and Robinson ranked ahead of guys like that?
In regards to 10:20AM. The fascination with the girls isn't because they are teenage girls, it's because CCS has some of the 'most TALENTED' distance runners in the country. It just happens to be that they are girls. I think you are creepy for looking at it in any other way!
One more comment re: girls, I don't know about the rest of you but I see the outstanding performance of the top runners as a sign that there's enormous unrealized potential among the girls. It's really inspiring to see someone, or a whole team, get the coaching and have the attitude to really train and run their best. By paying attention to these performers, I think we help put a spotlight on an area where there can be enormous improvement.
The Lynbrook site lists 26 performances by girls added to (or moving up) on the all-time top 100 CCS rankings (800, 1600, 3200) and 10 boys for the boys. Why is it creepy to recognize and applaud their achievements? Anyone who considers that as creepy is either a creep themselves or a sexist!
It's harder to get on the CCS Top 100 list (800 on up) for guys because they've been competing longer than the gals. Girls started in '76 I believe and there are guys on the list from the early 40's. So in 2043 I would expect it to be harder for the girls to make the All-Time list (but I still plan on tracking the marks).
I agree that it is harder to make the guys list, but you have to admit that this last year the girls have ranked higher nationally than the boys. I'm thinking: Maxwell, Hiltz, Robinson and Peabody-all sub 4:50 1600 runners. That is pretty impressive!
Anyone who does not believe that boys in general have more depth top to bottom is blind. Look at any men's race and how packed together and how fast the girls race spreads out. That's just one year.
As already said its just harder to make the boys list. Not taking anything away from the girls, they are very good. But it is good to hear more balanced discussion.
And I have seen many coach focus more on the girls team. Probably for many reasons, such as it is easier to be successful than at the boys level.
That plus some creepy stuff too.
Not taking anything away from boys, but let me know when 5 of them qualify for the 1600 finals at state, in a decade, let alone one year, and CCS goes 1,2,3.
For whatever reason, the gals are miles ahead of the boys around here. I think most coaches would say its much more of a challenge to keep the girls healthy on a yearly basis than the boys. This was a historic year for the ladies. 2013/14 may be even better. Who cares about our reason for commenting on the girls. Why don't you just spill the beans about all the creepy stuff you've seen. I'd argue that most of the girls who made the list will remain high on it for 100 years. This was the deepest year in section history, and not even close for the boys. I would be fair to say that this is one of CCS's weakest returning class for the boys top to bottom. It doesn't matter if they all run together.
I'm sure you will disagree but running 4:08 (which none of you even mentioned despite being #6 all time in ccs) is much harder for a boy than 4:42 as a girl. Now the girls you are mentioning here are on another level, we agree on that, but in general girls are less competitive and the field has less depth. Top girls should be running 2:02, 4:35, 9:50 every year. Top boys are running 4 flat, a 4:40 for females is a lesser equivalent. Fact is more percentage of boys do sports thus its just harder. Nothing wrong with that. But you all are obsessed with the ladies, which as already been said is probably because it is easier to be successful.
If you want me to call out what Ive seen I can but don't think it's appropriate here. But things like massaging girls and ignoring the guys can get you in hot water now days.
Top girls should be running 2:02, 4:35, 9:50 EVERY YEAR? Massaging the girls and ignoring the boys?
"...you all are obsessed with the ladies.." ??? I think someone should look in the mirror!
One other question about boys vs girls is the competition of various sports for the top athletes. At the school my son attends, volleyball gets many top female athletes in the fall because they're ranked very high- but for the boys there's no football for various reasons, so fewer boys are drawn away from XC. I don't know if that's true across NCS nor if it contrasts with CCS, but it's one thing that could happen. If girls XC is really the top girls fall sport for many CCS teams, that would explain *some* of the CCS dominance.
Why should the girls be running national records every year? So the boys should be running 1:47/3:58/8:40 every year if they were trying? I dont see the boys in CCS even comming close to sub 4:10 every year. Let alone multiple people running it while winning State Finals like Maxewell and Hiltz. I'm not sure what any of this is about. Now we're disrespecting Miguel's HUGE season because its not mentioned in a thread about returning CCS runners. I'd definitely put him #1 waaaay ahead of Edwards, and he's got to be a favorite for the podium at state. The 5th year of expirience is going to be key.
I think this ia a totally appropriate place to drop all your anonymous facts. Why bring em up in the first place? You've already enlightened us on how much easier to coach the gals, even though the boys are more competitive. Do dish. Who's in hot water?
Anonymous at 9:28 you're funny but Miguel is moving on to UC Riverside and competing in the NCAA. No 5th year of high school. I give you a 1/10 for your troll effort. Not very believable.
There's a lot of inconsistency on the Boys side, except for Larger schools. Reason Football takes a Huge hunk out of Smaller Programs, then you have Water Polo getting much into club sports throughout year. For example if you have a Student Body of 800 and split that in 400 on the Boys side and anywhere from 130 to 150 are out for Football then anywhere from 30 to 50 kids in water polo there goes half of your boys student body then your scraping for Boys! Girls on the other hand usually fight club soccer and smaller sports based on Numbers some coaches are stepping up for the Ultimatum so they can build a team! Larger schools have much better success and consistency because they have more to grab from. Programs like Albert's who fight those situation on numbers do well in there respected divisions! CCS is Quite Small compared to other section but does Quite well!
...SO HOW ABOUT THAT STEVEN SUM KID?
Clare Peabody ran sub 4:50 for the 1600 this last track season. She had a subpar xc season last year, but a good one the year before. Whatever her problem was last xc season has obviously been taken care of. She should have another great season, may be their #1 runner again.
... Ever heard of Steven Sum?
Um... ever heard of Jordan Hasay?
why cant we be friends?! why can we be frieeeends?!
Under dog alert to Sophomore girl Jacqueline Escalera (Fremont) jj? Last year she qualified for state, could have been top 3 at ccs if she had run a smarter race. Slower this year, but still someone to watch out for. and kevin bishop's little sister Kelly (monta VIsta) look out.


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With the Iowa caucuses now behind the Republican presidential field of candidates, most of them have now moved on to brave the political wilderness known as New Hampshire- a small, but significant state where unaffiliated voters can show up in droves to make their voices heard in the nation's first official primary of election season. It's distinct from the recently held Iowa caucuses, which follows a complex voting and delegate selection process.
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The state government has decided to redevelop Garhi Harsaru as the city's main railway station. The station will connect five railway lines Rohtak, Rewari, Ambala-Chandigarh, Mathura and Jaipur. The proposal has been approved by state cabinet and work is underway on the initial draft plan. With the orbit rail project coming up, Gurugram will need a station that can handle the rail traffic as well as the increased footfall. Hence, it was decided to redevelop a station to fulfil the infrastructure needs.
"Gari Harsaru has a major advantage as it will connect both NH-8 and Dwarka Expressway which will be beneficial to lakhs of commuters in the city. The car shed for coaches proposed by Indian Railways in Bijwasan will be used for the Garhi Harsaru station as well. Talking about the project details, the specifics are yet to be worked out and there will be more clarity on the cost and the scale in the next few months. The redevelopment of the railway station is an add-on to the orbit rail project.
In terms of connectivity, the whole objective of the orbit rail project running along KMP is to connect several lines. This station will be the nodal station for all those lines. Once the connections have been made, people will not need to go to Delhi for catching trains on multiple routes.
There has long been a demand to improve railway connectivity between Gurugram and other major cities, especially Panchkula. The development will come as a relief to commuters regularly travelling between the Millennium City and the state capital. The Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project a new double rail line from Sonipat to Palwal will have 17 stations connecting Harsana Kalan in Sonipat and Palwal through Badli, Manesar and Sohna. The 95-km line will run along the Kundli-Manesar expressway and is aimed at reducing the commercial traffic on the route.
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ITTA BENA, Miss. — A Mississippi Valley State University alumnus recently teamed up with his employer to present the institution with a $5,000 grant.
Itta Bena native Kortney Haymore, a 2017 graduate of MVSU's Environmental Health program, currently serves as an industrial hygienist with Gobbell Hays Partners (GHP), Inc. in San Antonio.
The company recently awarded its inaugural $5,000 community grant to MVSU by way of a nomination made by Haymore.
"When GHP first announced the contest, I knew I wanted to nominate MVSU—particularly the Environmental Science program. Valley is the only school in the Mississippi Delta with an Environmental Health program and that makes it unique," said Haymore.
In a post announcing MVSU as the recipient of the award, GHP stated, "Thank you, MVSU, for equipping bright minds like Kortney to improve environmental health in Mississippi and across the world."
Dameon Shaw, MVSU's interim vice president for university advancement, said that the grant will help equip more students with skills to make a difference in a global society.
"We are thankful to GHP for being visionaries in giving back. We are also excited that one of our alums, Mr. Kortney Haymore, has found a place in this amazing company," said Shaw. "Kortney's love for the University motivated him to nominate MVSU for the company's first-ever community grant, which will enable us to touch the lives of more students and improve our capacity to serve our community."
For Haymore, Valley has been a beacon of light and having the chance to give back means a great deal to him.
"Giving back not only means monetary donations, although it is needed. But giving back to me means reflecting on the opportunities that were made available for me," Haymore said.
"The professors poured so much knowledge into me and countless others assisted me throughout my matriculation at MVSU, so now to be able to reach out and help another student means everything to me," he added.
GHP specializes in the fields of Architecture, Forensic Architecture, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), LEED/Sustainability and Project Management in Healthcare, Hospitality, Historic Renovation, Multi-Family, Government, Laboratories, Commercial and Education. This firm is one of the first to successfully integrate architectural design with environmental and industrial hygiene consultation.
To learn more about GHP visit, www.ghp1.com
To learn more about MVSU's Environmental Health program, call (662) 254-3377 or visit www.mvsu.edu.