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Looking to Fulfill New Year's Resolutions? Head to Your Local Hernando County Public Library
By Megan Hussey
Photo by Pauline Andan on Unsplash.
Every year, many people make a new year's resolution to read more books. This is often a pretty popular resolution to make and the Hernando County Library System has a special collection of books that are just right for helping you keep that promise this year! This collection of books will have you cuddled-up on a nice evening with some amazing stories, and the best part about it is that you can borrow these books without the benefit of a library card and with no fear of accruing late fees.
All four branches of the Hernando County Library System are showcasing specially marked book collections that can be checked-out under the honor system. "Each branch has a collection of honor system books which are all paperback fiction, that are available to the public," explained Cindy Loftis-Culp, Library Services director of the Hernando County Public Library System. "A library card is not required to check out these books."
Indeed, those who select books from the honor system collections need only notify library staff members regarding the number and titles of books they wish to borrow. Loftis-Culp shared, "We ask patrons how many they have taken and let them know when they're done with the books they can just bring them back."
Aside from serving as a boon for library system patrons who may wish to lose themselves in a good story, chosen from a collection that features best sellers, mysteries, romances, thrillers, comedies and more, the honor system benefits those without library cards, or who may be new to the area and have yet to register for their library cards.
"The honor system was set up many years ago to make sure that everyone has something to read," said Loftis-Culp, "the traveler, the vacationer, or the pleasure reader that doesn't want to worry about being late returning the book or having fines."
Perhaps appropriately, the honor system books are provided by patrons, for patrons. "The books used for this program are from donations that the library receives," stated Loftis-Culp. So, the next time that you visit any of the four Hernando County library branches, do them the 'honor' of selecting some good reads from the Honor System!
The four library locations are; Frederick Eugene Lykes Jr. Memorial Library, 238 Howell Avenue, Brooksville; East Hernando Branch, 6457 Windmere Road, Brooksville, the West Hernando Branch, 6335 Blackbird Avenue, Brooksville, and the Spring Hill Branch, 9220 SpringHill Drive, Spring Hill.
Megan Hussey
Megan Hussey is a features journalist and author who is the winner of Florida Press Association honors and a certificate of appreciation from LINCS (Family Support Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Task Force) and Sunrise Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center for her newspaper coverage of these issues. She graduated cum laude from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., with a journalism major and English/sociology minor, and previously wrote for publications that include the Pasco editions of The Tampa Tribune and Tampa Bay Times. A native of Indiana, she lives in Florida.
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The IT skills shortage continues to plague executives and developers alike and could lead to significant delays in the development of software and systems, according to a benchmarking report by a NATA accredited software testing firm.
The 2010 Ross Report found that there will likely be an increase in demand for an extra 1500 to 2000 software testers in the next two years.
KJ Ross & Associates director, Dr Kelvin Ross, who headed up the research, said the increasing skills gap in the software testing segment will increase competition among clients and create strong growth.
"This is in quite strong contrast to what we've seen previously, where software testing has usually been carried out by organisations as an afterthought in development -- if it gets carried out at all," he said.
The report found that the extra funds allocated to testing was not always targeted in the most efficient or effective ways, one of 28 major findings. Cultural changes in the industries that utilise testers, however, have led to some positive changes, said Ross.
"While the Ross Report found late implementation of testers was still an issue, more and more businesses are seeing the value of testing earlier in the development cycle, which is a positive both for us and for developers," he said.
"The flipside to this testing boom, however, is that testers are set to become a more scarce human resource in Australia, which I'm concerned may result in corners being cut.
"What we don't want to see is faulty and buggy software being released into the marketplace or being used by organisations."
Organisations that haven't completed software testing on current projects, or are about to commence new projects, should look seriously at booking software testers as soon as possible, he said.


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«Хімік» Воскресенськ — хокейний клуб з однойменного міста (Московська область, Росія). Заснований в 1953 році. 30 червня 2010 було повідомлено, що клуб не буде виступати у Вищій лізі в сезоні 2010/11, натомість, після проведення реорганізації молодіжна команда буде виступати в МХЛ.

Історія
20 грудня 1953 (ця дата вважається днем заснування команди) хокейна команда «Хімік» з Воскресенська у своєму першому турнірі в Електросталі стала переможцем, вигравши у команди з Павловського Посаду з рахунком 9:0. Вона отримала не тільки головний приз, але й право грати в чемпіонаті РРФСР. 27 грудня 1953 «Хімік» провів перший матч на своєму майданчику і обіграв «Торпедо» з міста Перово (5:2).

На початку 50-х, коли все тільки починалося, міста Воскресенська як такого не існувало. Замість нього було селище, оточене хімкомбінатом, цементним та шиферним заводами. Про хокей із шайбою у Воскресенську знали тільки з чуток. У місті існувало кілька футбольних команд. Команда хімкомбінату була достатньо сильною, а в 1953 році її тренером став колишній гравець-футболіст Микола Семенович Епштейн, який вважав, що майбутнє за хокеєм, оскільки цей вид спорту більш видовищний, ніж футбол.

Молодому тренерові вдалося переконати керівництво в перспективності нового виду спорту, і команда була створена. Своїм народженням і становленням «Хімік» також зобов'язаний Миколі Івановичу Докторову директору воскресенського хімічного комбінату імені В. В. Куйбишева.

Вже через три роки після свого заснування «Хімік» завоював право виступати у вищій лізі чемпіонату СРСР, а в 1965 році досяг першого серйозного успіху — бронзових медалей. Підмосковна команда швидко здобула репутацію грози авторитетів, команди зухвалої і непоступливої.

У 1965, в рік першого успіху «Хіміка», у Воскресенську була створена хокейна ДЮСШ із хокею, яка надалі подарувала світу ціле сузір'я майстрів хокею, серед яких Ігор Ларіонов, Андрій Ломакін, Валерій Каменський, Олександр Черних, Валерій Зелепукін, В'ячеслав Козлов, Дмитро Квартальнов, Сергій Чайкін та ін. А задовго до цього Микола Семенович Епштейн відкрив для хокею Олександра Рагуліна, Едуарда Іванова, Юрія Морозова, Валерія Нікітіна.

За свою історію «Хімік» ще тричі завойовував бронзові медалі — у 1970, 1984 і 1990 роках, а в 1989, під керівництвом Заслуженого тренера СРСР Володимира Пилиповича Васильєва, став срібним призером чемпіонату країни.

Після розпаду СРСР для «Хіміка» почався нелегкий час. Провідні гравці стали їхати в клуби НХЛ чи Європи. У 1997 від команди відмовився воскресенський хімкомбінат, «Хімік» тепер став представляти всю Московську область, а навесні 1999 року клуб вперше в своїй історії покинув вищий дивізіон, куди повернувся лише у 2003.

В кінці серпня 2005 року помер засновник команди Микола Семенович Епштейн. В жовтні 2005 року «Хімік» переїхав в Митищі. У Воскресенську була створена нова команда зі звичною назвою «Хімік» (Воскресенськ), яка була заявлена у чемпіонат вищої ліги і в сезоні-2007/08 стала переможцем цього турніру.

Один із засновників Континентальної хокейної ліги. Кольори «Хіміка» у дебютному сезоні КХЛ захищали: воротарі — Сергій Огурешников, Олексій Єгоров, Юрій Герасимов, Андрій Васильєв; захисники — Максим Галкін, Олексій Петров, Рустем Камалетдінов, Павло Ворошнін, Олександр Горєлов, Микола Зімін, Микола Ігнатов, Антон Полєщук, Євген Пупков, Кирило Алексєєв, Олександр Громов, Дмитро Самарін, Євген Віксна; нападники — Сергій Лучинкін, Олексій Смирнов, Андрій Галушкін, Олександр Романов, Віктор Гордіюк, Віктор Бобров, Андрій Страхов, Дмитро Шамолін, Денис Карцев, Олександр Кожевников, Денис Коротеєв, Олексій Колкунов, Іван Новосельцев, Сергій Корольов, Олександр Романовський, Сергій Сентюрін, Володимир Стулов, Михайло Паньшин, Роман Савичев, Дмитро Коротков, Михайло Мільохін. У підсумку команда посіла останнє місце. Через фінансові проблеми клуб не зміг взяти участь у наступному розіграші КХЛ.

У сезоні 2009/10 клуб виступав у Вищій лізі. А в МХЛ виступала молодіжна команда «Фенікс».

У сезоні 2010/11 клуб мав намір вступити в ВХЛ, але не був прийнятий: їх гарантії участі в чемпіонаті виявилися непереконливими, і члени правління ліги прийняли рішення запропонувати команді взяти річний тайм-аут. У липні 2010 року в клубі провели реорганізацію, команда «Фенікс» була перейменована в МХК «Хімік» і продовжила виступ в МХЛ.

У жовтні 2011 року оголошений банкрутом.

Після кількох років та реорганізацій команда виступає в ВХЛ, кольори клубу захищають здебільшого місцеві вихованці, зокрема, Денис Макаров, Сергій Магарилов та інші.

Льодовий палац
Адреса: 140200, Московська область, м. Воскресенськ, вул. Менделєєва, б.2. Місткість трибун — 4500 місць.

Досягнення
 Срібний призер чемпіонату СРСР — 1988/89.
 Бронзовий призер (4 рази) — 1964/65, 1969/70, 1983/84, 1989/90.
 Найбільша перемога — 15:3 (над ризькою «Даугавою» — 1960/61).
 Найбільша поразка — 0:13 (від столичного «Динамо» — 1978/79).
 Фіналіст Кубка СРСР — 1971/72.
 Матчі з клубами НХЛ (1990): 13 ігор, +6 = 1-6, 48-51.

Відомі гравці

Головні тренери
 Микола Семенович Епштейн (27.12.1953 — 20.11.1975)
 Юрій Іванович Морозов (20.11.1975 — 1979)
 Анатолій Миколайович Ватутін (1979 — 1980)
 Юрій Іванович Морозов (1980 — 12.04.1982)
 Володимир Пилипович Васильєв (12.04.1982 — 29.05.1992)
 Геннадій Миколайович Сирцов (29.05.1992 — 22.11.1995)
 Валерій Олександрович Нікітін (22.11.1995 — 22.11.1997)
 Валерій Миколайович Брагін (22.11.1997 — 29.12.1998)
 Володимир Пилипович Васильєв (29.12.1998 — 20.10.2000)
 Микола Анатолійович Ванін (20.10.2000 — 10.11.2001)
 Олександр Євгенович Смирнов (10.11.2001 — 19.03.2002)
 Геннадій Миколайович Сирцов (19.03.2002 — 11.04.2002)
 Олександр Миколайович Голіков (01.06.2002 — 10.10.2002)
 Валерій Миколайович Брагін (10.10.2002 — 28.09.2003)
 Володимир Віталійович Маринич (28.09.2003 — 23.03.2004)
 Володимир Володимирович Юрзінов (молодший) (23.03.2004 — 05.10.2004)
 Володимир Віталійович Маринич (05.10.2004 — 20.04.2005)
 Микола Анатолійович Ванін (01.07.2005 — 22.05.2006)
 Валентин Миколайович Гуреєв (22.05.2006 — 18.01.2007)
 Сергій Валентинович Кремльов (18.01.2007 — 30.05.2007)
 Юрій Миколайович Страхов (10.06.2007 — 09.11.2007)
 Юрій Миколайович Новіков (09.11.2007 — 02.10.2008)
 Геннадій Володимирович Коротеєв (02.10.2008 —18.07.2011)
 Юрій Миколайович Страхов (18.07.2011 — 20.07.2014)
 Сергій Кремльов (01.07.2015 — 10.06.2016)
 Олексій Ярушкін (10.06.2016 — 10.10.2016)
 Дмитро Фролов (в.о. з 10.10.2016 — травень 2017)
 Дмитро Вершинін (травень 2017 — грудень 2017)
 В'ячеслав Козлов (грудень 2017)

Примітки

Посилання
 Офіційний сайт клубу

Хокейні клуби Росії
Хокейні клуби, засновані 1953
Воскресенськ

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I'm South Sydney 'Til I Die: Talakai
Sun 5 Mar 2017, 11:29 AM
Coming through the Souths Juniors ranks, Siosifa Talakai wasn't influenced by NRL players when he was developing but moreso by NRL teams. While he admits he loved the Bulldogs growing up, Talakai is now happy to be 'South Sydney 'Til I Die'.
"It wasn't really players [I looked up to] it was more teams. I used to love the Bulldogs but I'm South Sydney 'Til I Die now," smiled Talakai.
A Mascot Jets product; Siosifa Talakai made his NRL debut last year at the age of 18, coming off the bench to score a try in our Round 13 clash with the Gold Coast Titans.
It was a solid debut for the talented centre and he looked good to cement a spot in Maguire's squad but a leg injury ruled him out of contention for the back end of the season.
Working hard over the pre-season, Talakai is fit and fighting to cement his spot in Maguire's squad. Adapting to the rigors of the NRL, the Souths Junior is enjoying the challenge and credits his teammates in creating a motivating atmosphere.
"It's tough, it's a tough gig but I love playing with these boys. We all have a great bond and it makes the game such fun," said
The Mascot Jets product admits to being a little starstruck when he started training with the Rabbitohs first grade squad, now four games into his NRL career he feels more confident in his abilities and position in Maguire's squad.
"At training I used to get lost for words to be given the opportunity to train with all these players - to be on the same paddock as Sam Burgess, Greg Inglis, John Sutton and Adam Reynolds - it's something you don't get to do everyday," said Talakai.
"I'm still a bit starstruck but I'm more confident now."

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Smash all the Windows
My Counterfeit Self
An Unknown Woman
Second Chapter: The Box Set
An Unchoreographed Life
A Funeral for an Owl
These Fragile Things
I Stopped Time
Half-truths and White Lies
Excerpts and Extras
An Interview with Jane
Virtual Book Club: Lorraine Devon Wilke introduces The Alchemy of Noise
This week I'm taking a break from showcasing authors shortlisted for The Selfies Award to bring you news of a brand new release. I'm delighted to welcome Lorraine Devon Wilke to Virtual Book Club, my interview series that gives authors the opportunity to pitch their novels to your book club.
An accomplished writer in several genres of the medium, Lorraine, a Chicago native and one of eleven children, has built a library of expertly crafted work with a signature style that exudes intelligence, depth, and humour. Whether screenplay or stage play, article or editorial, short story or novel, her work captures the edge and emotion of real life, incorporating original plots, jump-off-the-page dialogue, and thought-provoking themes.
In 2010 she launched her "arts & politics" blog, Rock+Paper+Music, and from 2011 to 2018 she was a popular contributor at HuffPost and other news and media sites, typically focused on politics and social issues. Known for her "sass and sensibility," her work has been reprinted and excerpted in academic tomes, nonfiction books, and literary journals; a catalogue of her articles, op-eds, and essays can be found at Contently.com.
A produced and awarded screenwriter, she's spent more recent years working in longform fiction as well. Both her award-winning novels, After the Sucker Punch and Hysterical Love, are available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Her latest, The Alchemy of Noise, released on 9 April 2019, digs deep into issues of privilege, profiling, and prejudice in contemporary Chicago, is published by She Writes Press.
Having left Illinois decades ago with a rock band heading west, Devon Wilke landed in Los Angeles where she still lives with her husband, attorney/writer/producer, Pete Wilke, with her son, Dillon Wilke, and other extended family nearby. She's working on a fourth novel, a rock & roll dramedy titled, A Minor Rebellion, while continuing her endeavours as a social commentator, performer, and photographer.
Q: Welcome Lorraine. I'm going to start off with a quote from Neil Gaiman. He said, 'Start telling the stories that only you can tell, because there'll always be better writers than you and there'll always be smarter writers than you. There will always be people who are much better at doing this or doing that — but you are the only you.' Why is The Alchemy of Noise a story only you can tell?
Frankly, and not to be a contrarian, I'd say almost any story a writer takes on is one only they can tell. Think about it: No matter what the plot, theme, demographics, or cast of characters, if a writer lands on a story and feels compelled to tell it, typically it's because something about it stirred them; resonated with them, and since every writer has a unique voice, they will tell that story in their own very specific way… which means only they can write that particular version of that story.
Remember those exercises where a gaggle of writers is given the same prompt but each comes up with a story as varied and disparate as the group itself?
But to take the question where I think Gaiman meant it to go: The Alchemy of Noise is a story only I can tell because it evolved from specific events and circumstances experienced in my own life. As a participant and witness to those circumstances, their specific details and nuances, impacts and perspectives were known only to me, and though I put them in a fictional world with invented characters whose lives are very different from the real people involved, the foundation of the story is built upon my observations… which is why I am the only one who can write it.
"Infused with beauty, humour, and pain, The Alchemy of Noise is a modern American love story that asks if love can bridge the distance between two Americas."
—Laura Nicole Diamond, author of Shelter Us and Deliver Me
Q: Then I take it that your novel was inspired by real-life events? How do you deal with the responsibility that comes with this?
This question is a good one, especially following the above.
Yes, this novel was inspired by real-life events: Back in the 80s, I was deeply immersed in the music scene in Los Angeles, and in a relationship with a man of colour with whom I lived for six years. As educated as I thought I was on the topic of race and bias, and as open-minded and racially progressive as my upbringing had been, it quickly became clear that my white privilege allowed me only a glimpse of the bigger picture with so very much to learn. Witnessing, tangentially experiencing, and responding to the "microaggressions," recurring police harassment, and flat-out bigotry my partner dealt with on a day-to-day basis forever changed my worldview on the reality of race, particularly in America.
Later in my writing career, it struck me that this experience offered not only the seeds of a topical and dramatic story, but brought into the conversation the specific, shared, and disparate perspectives of a mixed-race couple. That seemed a compelling point-of-view to explore, particularly when lack of experiential empathy too often leaves participants in discussions of race struggling to understand the other side.
As a longtime contributor to HuffPost (from 2011-2018), I referenced my experiences in several op-eds on the topic of race, which not only gave me access to a wider audience open to that conversation, but allowed me proximity to dialogue and feedback from both sides of the racial divide. As I began to formulate the narrative of this novel, that education helped bring the story into the current zeitgeist.
From there, I created a fictional set of characters, put them in contemporary Chicago (see next question/answer), let them fall in love and find their equilibrium, then burdened them with many of the challenges and obstacles I'd witnessed and experienced in my own long-ago relationship, forcing them to determine if they could transcend the onslaught. You'll have to read the story to find out if they do!
As to "how to do deal with the responsibility that comes with this": The events taken from my life are fictionalised to such an extent that they do not reflect back on any of the parties from that time (most of whom have been out of my life for decades). But given current debates within our culture, and certainly within the literary world, about issues of identity, race, cultural appropriation, 'white saviour' narratives (which this most definitely is not), 'whose voice gets to tell stories of race?', there was absolutely a responsibility—as a white author including black characters in my book—to get that element of it right. I didn't take that lightly.
Since the narrative inherently entailed the full representation of both parties and the people in their orbits, I knew there would be a heightened demand for realism and authenticity in depicting characters from a demographic of which I am not a member. Beyond tapping into my memories, perceptions, and observations, I employed prodigious research, myriad interviews, and the input of sensitivity readers whose assistance and support ensured that my goal of credibility succeeded.
Q: What more do you think can be done to encourage diversity in fiction?
Agents, publishers, media, reviewers all need to get more robust about signing and/or promoting the work and careers of diverse authors. Greater inclusivity is the key.
The fraught conversations about "who gets to tell stories of race", the resentments and backlash against films like Green Book, or the stunning fact that someone like Anthony Horowitz can be "warned off" of creating black characters, are all symptoms of the greater problem of exclusion, the lack of equitable representation of voices, viewpoints, and stories from writers of every race, creed, colour, gender, and orientation. But you don't solve that problem with artistic censorship, by limiting what another author can talk about or include in their work, or constricting white writers who choose to include diversity in their books or screenplays. You solve it by actively and demonstrably leveling the playing field, by bringing in diverse writers in substantially greater numbers, and honoring and promoting their work with the same imperative as any others'. There's been much discussion about doing that in the publishing industry, but like every other patriarchal system in the world, there's a lot of lip service with real change slow to materialise. We'll see how it goes as the continuing demand for wider diversity only gets louder.
Q: You tackle some meaty ethical issues. How effective do you think fiction is as a bridge between the experts and the public when it comes to stimulating debate? Could it be better employed?
I love the statement by the great Nina Simone: "An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times… How can you be an artist and not reflect the times? That, to me, is the definition of an artist."
To me too.
I think experts have their necessary place in any discussion of ethical conundrums; I also think art plays a role. Literary fiction, given its inherent ability to go deep and provoke emotions, has an innate power to illuminate** and stimulate debate, particularly amongst those who see those stories as reflections of our times, per Nina Simone.
I saw a meme on Twitter the other day that stated, "Fictional literature's purpose is to entertain. You read to enjoy. Non-fiction's purpose is to give information. You read to learn."
I tweeted back, "Actually, 'fictional literature' is not that limited; it can often illuminate, inspire, and educate through character and plot, greatly extending its purpose beyond just entertainment & enjoyment."
And that's where I sit on that! (They tweeted back that "they couldn't agree more.")
Q: Would you go as far as to say that you've written a political tract?
The Alchemy of Noise, is a political statement in that it shines light on the very sociopolitical issues of racial inequity, white privilege, prejudice, and police profiling. Given that these themes are explored within the narrative of an interracial relationship, I call it a "sociopolitical love story."
Frankly, I think writers of literary fiction ought to make political statements in their work when so moved and it suits the story. But it does take conviction and a certain literary courage to do so without fear of pushback. Someone on Twitter once asked me, "Aren't you worried that stating your political opinions so freely might alienate potential readers?" I did think about that for a second.
Decisions do have to be made about how much of ourselves we want in the public forum, information that will be attached to our work and our brand. But it was not a difficult question for me to answer; my quick and unequivocal response was, "No. My philosophies and worldview are imbued in my work; anyone reading it will notice. That may put off some, but for others it might just be a selling point."
Q: You've already mentioned that the book is set in Chicago. Why did you decide on that setting?
A number of reasons: It's the city of my birth; where I worked my first two jobs as a young adult, played frequently with my first band, and where I still have many friends and family… meaning, I know it well. It's a classic, urbane city in ways good and bad, and has particular notoriety for controversies surrounding racial conflict and police "overzealousness," making my plot very credible in that locale.
Q: Do you feel under pressure to make your main characters likable?
Not a bit. And it seems I've succeeded! I've had several readers and a few reviewers remark that the main protagonists in both my first and second novels were some mix of frustrating, maddening, narcissistic, misguided, annoying, and deeply flawed. And these were people who liked the books!
To my way of thinking, we who write realistic fiction are obligated to create characters that reflect real life… and real life comes with humans of every degree of likability, from Maria von Trapp to Hannibal Lecter.
But even beyond the heroes we vaunt or villains we love to hate, some of the most memorable, engaging characters in fiction are those who are just human, presenting irksome, yet forgivable traits, embodying very real people we can root for, get behind, and hope for … flaws and all. I write lots of those.
Q: You're an artist who works in various mediums. Are you a visual or a conceptual writer?
I don't know if my years as a screenwriter make it so, but when I write, fiction particularly, I tend to see the scene as I write it, inclusive of dialogue and action. When I'm done with a chapter I stop, open my mind to see what logically seems next, which usually appears, again, as a visual, and move forward from there. I've been told my work leans toward the cinematic—which has also been said of my songwriting—which is okay with me. Since I enjoy the process I follow, and the result appears to have become my style, I now just nod to my Muse and get on with it.
Q: Was there a moment when you felt the story started telling you?
YES! As I'm imagining "what's next?" (per above), I feel like there's an action that happens: my imagination opens like a door; where I'm to go next is then suggested by the characters, the plot; the natural, logical (sometimes illogical) impulse of the story. It's actually quite exhilarating, that process; almost like climbing onto a ride, strapping in, and letting yourself be thrown through the air, this way and that, in service to some unknown but inexorable forward motion. If you don't resist (which I've learned not to), it's quite amazing to see where it takes you, a sort of "channeling," if you will. I've learned it almost never leads me astray.
Q: What is it about your novel that you feel makes it particularly suitable for book clubs?
Book clubs need stories that inspire conversation and debate, that provoke thought and emotion. The Alchemy of Noise offers that.
But it is but one story of many on the topic; it's just one writer's view. There are countless other stories, and as many views and perspectives on these issues as there are people, but this is one, a valid one, I believe. So, I hope that, as I was, white readers will be illuminated about the buffer white privilege has provided them vs. the experiences so many people of colour endure; that black readers will see an honest, authentic reflection of some small part of what they have witnessed and/or experienced in their lives. That the love story will stir emotions and engender discussion of how love and tenderness can endure in the face of this particular kind of adversity.
There are "book club questions" included at the end of the book, which pull out the items and specific angles of the story most likely to stimulate discussion. I hope they do.
Q: Finally, a good ending should fix the shape and meaning of the whole novel. How did you make sure yours did exactly that?
I'm a fanatic about endings, in all artistic mediums. There's nothing worse than emotionally investing—or just investing time—in a book, television series, or movie, only to get to the conclusion to find the ending some hellish combination of utterly unbelievable, ridiculously neat and tidy, or stunningly inconclusive (I may hate those the most).
There are books I loved up until that exact moment (I can think of a few but will leave them unnamed in deference to fellow authors!), at which point I actually threw the books across the room in protestation. More than once, mind you.
My statement authors would be: Do NOT ask readers to believe in the characters you've created, to find their traits, actions, and plot twists credible based on how you've created them, then expect those readers to "buy" a twist at the end that is completely at odds with the very characters and story you've created. There are a number of bestsellers that have done exactly that and, frankly, I take umbrage.
Or, a series, like The Sopranos, that just goes to a black with the admonition that it's up to the viewer to decide how it ended. NOPE. You're the writer; it's your job to define, detail, and deliver an ending that's of-a-piece with the larger narrative you've created and we just watched. It may be trendy or clever to simply end, but I consider it creative abdication.
Besides, as the writer I want the final word. While I can appreciate audience whimsy, I am exceedingly proprietary about the denouement of work I've imagined, created, defined, fine-tuned, buffed, shined, and made as cohesive, thoughtful, and credibly engaging as I possibly could. I won't post my work online to invite the global community's opinion of where it should go or how it should end. I understand some authors like that kind of feedback; for me, it's antithetical to my creative process.
So, my endings, in general? I won't go for neat and tidy; "neat and tidy" is rarely the way of real life. I may go for hope: the hope of a positive outcome for these characters I've asked you to follow up to this point. Success is suggested, we see possibilities; we don't know if they'll come to those desired fruition, but there's an opening for exactly that. That formula is definitely the case for my first two novels. This one? The Alchemy of Noise?
Given its weightier subject matter, its darker turns and suspenseful plot twists, I will only say it ends as I believe this story would in life, definitely "fixing the shape and meaning of the whole novel." I hope you'll read and enjoy it to find out exactly what that means.
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Discussions about AI and automated systems tend to emphasize the need to take into account the experiences of those affected by these systems. Often summarily called 'data subjects,' these people have to live with credit scoring, predictive policing, and many other forms of computationally generated judgments on a daily basis. While this has been a noble goal, learning from these experiences has proven difficult. Data subjects are geographically distributed in ways that makes it difficult to learn from them; they are not usually organized or have a voice in these debates; in fact, they may not even be aware that automated systems were involved in a decision.
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In this project, we build a new initiative that we call "Humans of AI." Our goal is collect the stories and experiences of people who have been subject to automated systems and who we do not usually hear about. Using oral history interviews, we work with people who want to share their stories and make them useful for a broader audience.
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Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, into a large family, Epps' natural comedic ability was encouraged at an early age, and he began performing standup as a teenager. He moved to Atlanta where he worked at the Comedy Act Theater, before moving to New York City to star in Def Comedy Jam in 1995. His first major film role came just two years later when he starred in Vin Diesel's Strays, a dramatic portrayal of relationships and drugs. In 1999, he made an appearance on the HBO mafia series The Sopranos.
In addition to his aforementioned film work with Ice Cube, Epps had several other feature-film appearances. In 2000, he was featured in Bait, starring Jamie Foxx and David Morse, and in the jail-comedy 3 Strikes. He performed the voice of Sonny in Dr. Dolittle 2, starring Eddie Murphy, in 2001. As he gained more recognition, his comedic talent began to blossom, as demonstrated in his two 2002 features: Kevin Bray's All About the Benjamins, an action-packed comedy, and the sequel-to-the-sequel, Friday After Next, in which he starred as Day-Day.
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Gazella in Skaneateles has a blog now too!
I also LOVE to read blogs, it lets me hear a voice behind a business or person. I've been hearing about Gazella for quite some time now, and they were even super nice and offered if we wanted to add something to our newsletter. Something I love more than blogging is networking! Small businesses helping eachother..what I wouldn't have been able to do without the advice of friends who owned small businesses!
So I was browsing online..hmm, how did I find it..Oh yes, Facebook of course, the wicked stepmother of all social networking;) I was going through all the page favorites I have added on the Bijou facebook, (you should "like" us, if you don't yet:) since I don't really understand completely how FB works..(why don't I ever get other pages that I have listed as my "page favorites", what they post, that is a mystery, they should make something where you can click business feeds or something, if someone could please figure out how to contact Mark Zuckerberg, that would be super!) Okay, I digress, so sorry...So my point is, while I was browsing the Gazella page (you should "like" them), I discovered they had a BLOG! This is awesome! As I said, I've been hearing lots of great things about Gazella, we have lots of little Bijou friends that are taking dance classes up there, lots of friends who are taking Zumba classes and lot of friends taking spinning and yoga classes!
We will add them to our list of blogs we read to the right of the Bijou blog, so anytime you are reading ours, just browse them too..get to know them, her, and her..oh yes and I can't forget her...please help me, have I missed any? Oh yes, Sierra, our front desk girl who is away in Germany, we knew her hysterically funny side, now she has it on her blog! Are there some I don't know about? Because, really, I should know about them!
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Following a Dream
The path that took Christopher Markosian to Fulbright Scholar and Researcher
Born and raised in the Armenian-American community of New Jersey, Christopher Markosian visited Armenia for the first time with his Hovnanian School eighth grade class. The experience was so rewarding that he wanted to find a way to return and live there for a time. "Growing up, I contemplated the significance of Armenian statehood and my implicit responsibilities as a diasporan," explained Markosian. "As I progressed through high school and college, my Armenian ancestry gradually became an inseparable part of my identity. I eventually decided that, at some point in my life, I would return to Armenia and live among the people.
The AGBU Internship Program was the ideal opportunity. In June 2018, he was on his way to Yerevan, just graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor's degree in molecular biology and biochemistry, with plans to attend medical school in the future. AGBU placed him at Izmirlian Medical Center, a state-of-the-art hospital and research institute in Yerevan. The internship gave Markosian the opportunity to work with and learn directly from the doctors and other health professionals. As he tells it, "The physicians were exceptionally kind and willing to share their expertise with us. We gained exposure to a variety of fields—orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, pulmonology, and cardiology, to name a few. I gained a better understanding of the healthcare system in Armenia and the various roles associated with different specialties."
When the summer internship concluded, Markosian knew he would be returning that September to teach English at Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU) through the Fulbright Program. Fortunately, the internship gave him a chance to immerse himself in the everyday life of the country, among fellow Armenian young people from around the world.
When not teaching at YSMU or conducting research at the Acopian Center for the Environment at the American University of Armenia (AUA), Markosian spends time with friends and relatives, attending musical performances and visiting sites outside of Yerevan.
What makes Markosian especially happy in Armenia is hearing Armenian everywhere. Over the summer, he picked up a textbook to learn Eastern Armenian. Initially a challenge, due to his Western Armenian background, he now communicates with ease. He summed it all up by saying, "The AGBU Summer Internship Program offers a unique perspective. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that facilitates both personal and professional growth."
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Messi ready for Holland show down.
Lionel Messi ready for semi final against Holland.
After a victory over Belgium in the quater final, Argentina and lionel messi face Netherlands.
Today will see Argentina play in its first world cup semi final since 1980.Messi side will be looking to repeat their victory over thesame opponent in the 1978 final.
With Messi brilliant performance since the world cup started, stakes are high that they can go all the way.
"I am feeling positive pressure"
"It is a great honour to be captain of Argentina.I want to pay back the trust given in me leading Argentina to the world cup.
"To play a world cup final with the great atmosphere of the Maracana is something that every player dreams of, but first we have to make sure we get there".
Argentina will be aware of the huge attacking options at the Netherlands' disposal, even though Robin Van Persie might not play due to stomach ache, there is still a man that can make a difference and that is Arjen Robben.
"He is a player who can throw you off balance in a one-on-one situation, so we have to be especially careful with that, have players close, that is to say as grouped as possible".


Foreigners wishing to work in Indonesia require a Foreign Manpower Utilisation Plan (RPTKA) and work permit (IMTA), which are issued by the Ministry of Manpower, and a limited stay permit (ITAS) or permanent stay permit (ITAP). The RPTKA and IMTA cannot be sponsored by spouse and always must be sponsored by the company where the foreigner is working. The ITAS and ITAP can be either sponsored by the company or by the spouse, when the spouse is an Indonesian citizen. In this article we discuss whether the ITAS and ITAP sponsored by a spouse can be used for work purposes in Indonesia.
The majority of the foreign workers in Indonesia have their ITAS sponsored by an Indonesian company. Once all document requirements are fulfilled, the process is straightforward. Once the ITAS is issued, the job title of the foreigner will be stated under the header "Occupation" on the ITAS.
The note further explains that a limited stay visa provided for family unification (e.g. in case the foreign worker stay permit is sponsored by spouse) falls under the type of a Non-Working Visa. This explanatory note is further regulated in Article 102 of Government Regulation number 31 of 2013, which confirms that family unification is a Non-Working Visa type.
On the contrary, Article 61 of the Immigration Law states that foreigners who are sponsored by their spouse are allowed to work in Indonesia. This is supported by Article 28 (9) c of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regulation 27 of 2014, which states that a foreigner who is married to an Indonesian spouse and who intends to work in Indonesia by using his/her spouse as sponsor, needs to attach the Foreign Manpower Utilisation Plan (RPTKA).
In practice, when applying for a spousal stay permit, Immigration Officers will reject the RPTKA and IMTA as supporting documents for the ITAS application. The online immigration system does not support the upload of RPTKA and IMTA. As a result, when the ITAS is issued, it will state under the header "Occupation" that the foreigner has no occupation. To avoid problems with immigration during audits, foreigners should notify Immigration of their work status, and request an amendment of the "Occupation" header under the ITAS. Based on our experience however, spousal ITAS holders are not being questioned by Immigration on this issue. Several local immigration offices have also confirmed that they are aware of this issue and that they will not take any action against it.
The foreigner is a pure investor and does not hold a director or commissioner position in a Limited Liability Company (PT PMA). The minimum investment in the share capital of the company is Rp10 billion. In addition, the foreigner has stayed for more than three years continuously in Indonesia.
Not many foreigners apply for an ITAP sponsored by a company due to the stringent requirements set by the Indonesian government.
Foreigners who are married to an Indonesian spouse can obtain an ITAP after two years of marriage. Similar to an ITAS sponsored by spouse, the ITAP will not state the occupation of the foreigner on the ITAP. Foreigners are therefore advised to notify Immigration of their work status. As the ITAP card does not mention any occupation, foreigners are not required to request an amendment of the ITAP card.


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package org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.http;

import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.HttpStatus;
import org.apache.http.StatusLine;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.http.DpsHeaders;
import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.http.AppException;
import org.opengroup.osdu.core.common.model.http.HttpResponse;
import org.powermock.core.classloader.annotations.PrepareForTest;

import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;
import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;

@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
@PrepareForTest({HttpClients.class, OutputStream.class, DpsHeaders.class})
public class UrlFetchServiceImplTest {

    private static final String PUT = "PUT";
    private static final String POST = "POST";
    private static final String GET = "GET";
    private static final String HEADER_NAME = "ANY_HEADER";
    private static final String HEADER_VALUE = "ANY_VALUE";
    private static final String ADDRESS = "http://test.com";
    private static final String BODY = "any http body";
    private static final String RESPONSE = "hello world";

    @InjectMocks
    private UrlFetchServiceImpl sut;

    @Mock
    private HttpClientHandler httpClientHandler;

    @Mock
    private static DpsHeaders HEADERS;

    @Before
    public void setup() {
        HEADERS.put(HEADER_NAME, HEADER_VALUE);
//        mockStatic(HttpClients.class);
    }

    @Test
    public void should_returnResponse_when_getRequestIsSentSuccessfully() throws Exception {

        InputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(RESPONSE.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));

        StatusLine statusLine = mock(StatusLine.class);
        when(statusLine.getStatusCode()).thenReturn(HttpStatus.SC_OK);

        HttpEntity entity = mock(HttpEntity.class);
        when(entity.getContent()).thenReturn(stream);

        CloseableHttpResponse response = mock(CloseableHttpResponse.class);
        when(response.getStatusLine()).thenReturn(statusLine);
        when(response.getEntity()).thenReturn(entity);

        CloseableHttpClient httpClient = mock(CloseableHttpClient.class);
        when(httpClient.execute(any(HttpPost.class))).thenReturn(response);

//        when(HttpClients.createDefault()).thenReturn(httpClient);

        HttpResponse httpResponse = mock(HttpResponse.class);
        when(httpResponse.getResponseCode()).thenReturn(200);
        when(httpResponse.getBody()).thenReturn(RESPONSE);

        when(httpClientHandler.sendRequest(any(), any())).thenReturn(httpResponse);

        HttpResponse result = this.sut.sendRequest(GET, ADDRESS, HEADERS, null, null);
        assertEquals(HttpStatus.SC_OK, result.getResponseCode());
        assertEquals(RESPONSE, result.getBody());
    }

    @Test
    public void should_returnHttp404_when_httpMethodIsInvalid() {

        try {
            this.sut.sendRequest("DELETE", ADDRESS, HEADERS, null, BODY);

            fail("Should not succeed");
        } catch (AppException e) {
            assertEquals(HttpStatus.SC_NOT_FOUND, e.getError().getCode());
            assertEquals("Invalid HTTP method", e.getError().getReason());
            assertEquals("Invalid HTTP method", e.getError().getMessage());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            fail("Should not get different exception");
        }
    }

    @Test
    public void should_returnResponse_when_postRequestIsSentSuccessfully() throws Exception {

        InputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(RESPONSE.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));

        StatusLine statusLine = mock(StatusLine.class);
        when(statusLine.getStatusCode()).thenReturn(HttpStatus.SC_OK);

        HttpEntity entity = mock(HttpEntity.class);
        when(entity.getContent()).thenReturn(stream);

        CloseableHttpResponse response = mock(CloseableHttpResponse.class);
        when(response.getStatusLine()).thenReturn(statusLine);
        when(response.getEntity()).thenReturn(entity);

        CloseableHttpClient httpClient = mock(CloseableHttpClient.class);
        when(httpClient.execute(any(HttpPost.class))).thenReturn(response);

        //when(HttpClients.createDefault()).thenReturn(httpClient);

        HttpResponse httpResponse = mock(HttpResponse.class);
        when(httpResponse.getResponseCode()).thenReturn(200);
        when(httpResponse.getBody()).thenReturn(RESPONSE);

        when(httpClientHandler.sendRequest(any(), any())).thenReturn(httpResponse);

        HttpResponse result = this.sut.sendRequest(POST, ADDRESS, HEADERS, null, BODY);
        assertEquals(HttpStatus.SC_OK, result.getResponseCode());
        assertEquals(RESPONSE, result.getBody());
    }

    @Test
    public void should_returnTrue_when_httpStatusCodeIsBetween200And204() {
        HttpResponse response = new HttpResponse();
        response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.SC_OK);
        assertTrue(response.isSuccessCode());

        response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.SC_CREATED);
        assertTrue(response.isSuccessCode());

        response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.SC_ACCEPTED);
        assertTrue(response.isSuccessCode());

        response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.SC_NON_AUTHORITATIVE_INFORMATION);
        assertTrue(response.isSuccessCode());

        response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.SC_NO_CONTENT);
        assertTrue(response.isSuccessCode());
    }

    @Test
    public void should_returnFalse_when_httpStatusCodeIsLesserThan200AndBiggerThan204() {
        HttpResponse response = new HttpResponse();
        response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.SC_CONTINUE);
        assertFalse(response.isSuccessCode());

        response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.SC_SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS);
        assertFalse(response.isSuccessCode());

        response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.SC_BAD_REQUEST);
        assertFalse(response.isSuccessCode());

        response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.SC_FORBIDDEN);
        assertFalse(response.isSuccessCode());

        response.setResponseCode(HttpStatus.SC_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
        assertFalse(response.isSuccessCode());
    }

    @Test
    public void should_returnNull_when_responseBodyIsNull() {
        HttpResponse response = new HttpResponse();

        assertNull(response.getAsJsonObject());
    }

    @Test
    public void should_returnResponseBodyInJsonFormat_when_responseBodyIsNotNull() {
        final String BODY = "{\"status\":200}";

        HttpResponse response = new HttpResponse();
        response.setBody(BODY);

        assertEquals(BODY, response.getAsJsonObject().toString());
    }

    @Test
    public void should_returnResponse_when_putRequestIsSentSuccessfully() throws Exception {

        InputStream stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(RESPONSE.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));

        StatusLine statusLine = mock(StatusLine.class);
        when(statusLine.getStatusCode()).thenReturn(HttpStatus.SC_OK);

        HttpEntity entity = mock(HttpEntity.class);
        when(entity.getContent()).thenReturn(stream);

        CloseableHttpResponse response = mock(CloseableHttpResponse.class);
        when(response.getStatusLine()).thenReturn(statusLine);
        when(response.getEntity()).thenReturn(entity);

        CloseableHttpClient httpClient = mock(CloseableHttpClient.class);
        when(httpClient.execute(any(HttpPost.class))).thenReturn(response);

//        when(HttpClients.createDefault()).thenReturn(httpClient);

        HttpResponse httpResponse = mock(HttpResponse.class);
        when(httpResponse.getResponseCode()).thenReturn(200);
        when(httpResponse.getBody()).thenReturn(RESPONSE);

        when(httpClientHandler.sendRequest(any(), any())).thenReturn(httpResponse);

        HttpResponse result = this.sut.sendRequest(PUT, ADDRESS, HEADERS, null, BODY);
        assertEquals(HttpStatus.SC_OK, result.getResponseCode());
        assertEquals(RESPONSE, result.getBody());
    }
}

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