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CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 5 /CNW/ - Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GTRE.OB) today announced the successful completion of the drilling of the Ramon Lista-1001 well located approximately 10 kilometers north-west of the producing Palmar Largo Field in the Noroeste Basin of Argentina.
Gran Tierra acquired a 14% interest in the Palmar Largo Joint Venture in September, 2005. Gran Tierra's share of production from the Palmar Largo Joint Venture averaged approximately 325 barrels per day (net before royalties) over the fourth quarter of 2005. Based upon initial review of well logs, initial production from the Ramon Lista-1001 well is estimated to be in the range of 500 barrels per day (gross before royalties) which would represent an additional 70 barrels per day net to Gran Tierra's interest.
Ramon Lista-1001 reached a final measured depth of 4,301 meters on December 25, 2005. Its primary objective was the Palmar Largo Formation, the major producing horizon of the Palmar Largo Field. An upper member of the Yacoraite Formation, the Puesto Guardian, was the secondary objective. Initial interpretation of logs indicates net hydrocarbon pay of approximately 27 meters and 15 meters for the two reservoirs respectively. A 7 inch liner has been run. The drilling rig will be moved off site and a wireline unit will be used to perforate the reservoirs in the coming week, with first production following tie-in to nearby facilities currently projected to begin within one month.
Dana Coffield, the Company's President and CEO, stated, "We are very pleased with the initial prognosis for this well. The potential for near-term addition of new reserves and production to our established production base is an important element of our basic strategy to build a mixed portfolio of exploration and production opportunities to create substantial value for our shareholders."
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. is an international oil and gas exploration and production company, headquartered in Calgary, Canada, incorporated and traded in the United States and operating in South America. The Company currently holds interests in producing and non-producing properties in Argentina and is pursuing a growth strategy that focuses on establishing a portfolio of producing properties, and development and exploration opportunities, by selective acquisitions, to provide a base for future growth. Additional information concerning Gran Tierra is available at http://www.grantierra.com. Investor inquiries may be directed to info@grantierra.com or 1-800-916-GTRE(4873).
This press release contains 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including without limitation those statements regarding the Company's ability to exploit oil and gas exploration opportunities. These statements are expressed in good faith and based upon a reasonable basis when made, but there can be no assurance that these expectations will be achieved or accomplished. Although the forward-looking statements in this release reflect the good faith judgment of management, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to be materially different from those discussed in these forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, failing to discover reserves that may be extracted on a commercially viable basis, inaccurately estimating oil and gas reserves, intense competition, environmental risks and general economic conditions including the price of oil and gas. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this release, other than as may be required by applicable law or regulation. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in the our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risks set forth in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2005, which attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operation and cash flows. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those expected or projected. We undertake no obligation to update these forward looking statements.


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Q: How to manage interconnected tests in PHPUnit How would you reduce the redundancy in tests of a class where a couple methods are just a wrapper around a few other methods of same class.
For example if I were to test a class which validates the account status of a user based on some conditions verified by other methods. This class for example:
public function validateProfile(UserInterface $user)
{
    // check if profile is completed
}

public function validatePurchasedProducts(UserInterface $user)
{
    // check if user has purchased products
}

public function validateAssociatedCard(UserInterface $user)
{
    // check if user has a card associated with account
}

public function validateLoginStatus(UserInterface $user)
{
    return $this->validateProfile($user)
        and $this->validatePurchasedProducts($user)
        and $this->validateAssociatedCard($user);
}

I can write tests for first 3 methods but when it comes to the last method I have to repeat the exact same thing that I did in last 3 methods and combine that together.
It make tests too redundant:
public function testUserHasValidProfileDetails()
{
    // arrange mocks // act // assert
}

public function testUserHasPurchasedProduct()
{
    // arrange mocks // act // assert
}

public function testUserHasCardAssociated()
{
    // arrange mocks // act // assert
}

public function testUserCanLogInToDashboard()
{
    // arrange mocks // act // assert - for profile validation
    // arrange mocks // act // assert - for products validation
    // arrange mocks // act // assert - for card validation
}

Is there a way (or feature in PHPUnit) that allows this kind of behaviour ? I know I can annotate the tests with @depends but that is not quite this thing.

A: I have used the @depends to pass items from one test to another, quite similar to the array in the example.  However, internally, I would change my code (and then my tests) based on what you are trying.  I perform the validation by having each set an internal value for being valid. This allows me to test each function and have the internal state of the object set, so that I can hard set it for future tests.
private $ProfileValid;
private $PurchasedProducts;
private $CardAssociated;

public function validateProfile(UserInterface $user)
{
    // check if profile is completed
    $this->ProfileValid = true;
}

public function validatePurchasedProducts(UserInterface $user)
{
    // check if user has purchased products
    $this->PurchasedProducts = true;
}

public function validateAssociatedCard(UserInterface $user)
{
    // check if user has a card associated with account
    $this->CardAssociated = true;
}

public function validateLoginStatus(UserInterface $user)
{
    if(is_null( $this->ProfileValid) )
    {
        $this->validateProfile($user);
    }

    if(is_null( $this->PurchasedProducts) )
    {
        $this->validatePurchasedProducts($user)
    }

    if(is_null( $this->CardAssociated) )
    {
        $this->validateAssociatedCard($user);
    }
    return $this->ProfileValid && $this->PurchasedProducts && $this->CardAssociated;
}

Then, I can create an object and run each test individually (with or without mock objects) and use reflection to see if the internal variable is set correctly.
The final test then creates the object and sets the value (again with reflection) and calls the final validateLoginStatus(). As I can control the object, I can set one or many of the variables to be null to have the test called.  Again, with a mock if needed.  Also, the setting of the Mock can be an internal function in the test code that accepts parameters.
Here is an example of something similar for testing my own internal iterator works from an Abstract Class.
class ABSTRACT_FOO extends FOO
{
    public function CreateFoo()  {   }
    public function CloseFoo()   {   }

    public function AddTestElement($String)
    {
        $this->Data[] = $String;
    }
}

class FOO_Test extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    protected $FOOObject;

    protected function setUp()
    {
        $this->FOOObject = new ABSTRACT_FOO();
    }

    protected function tearDown()
    {
    }

    /**
     * Create the data array to have 3 items for test iteration
     */
    public function testCreateData()
    {
        $this->FOOObject->AddTestElement('Record 1');
        $this->FOOObject->AddTestElement('Record 2');
        $this->FOOObject->AddTestElement('Record 3');

        $ReflectionObject = new \ReflectionObject($this->FOOObject);

        $PrivateConnection = $ReflectionObject->getProperty('Data');
        $PrivateConnection->setAccessible(TRUE);
        $DataArray = $PrivateConnection->getValue($this->FOOObject);
        $this->assertEquals(3, sizeof($DataArray));

        return $this->FOOObject;        // Return Object for next test. Will have the 3 records
    }

    /**
     * @covers lib\FOO::rewind
     * @depends testCreateData
     */
    public function testRewind($DataArray)
    {
        $DataArray->Next();
        $this->assertGreaterThan(0, $DataArray->Key(), 'Ensure the iterator is not on the first record of the data.');
        $DataArray->Rewind();
        $this->assertEquals(0, $DataArray->Key());
    }

    /**
     * @covers lib\FOO::current
     * @depends testCreateData
     */
    public function testCurrent($DataArray)
    {
        $DataArray->Rewind();
        $Element = $DataArray->Current();
        $this->assertInternalType('string', $Element);
        $this->assertEquals('Record 1', $Element);
    }

    /**
     * @covers lib\FOO::key
     * @depends testCreateData
     */
    public function testKey($DataArray)
    {
        $DataArray->Rewind();
        $this->assertEquals(0, $DataArray->Key());
    }

    /**
     * @covers lib\FOO::next
     * @depends testCreateData
     */
    public function testNext($DataArray)
    {
        $DataArray->Rewind();
        $this->assertEquals(0, $DataArray->Key(), 'Ensure the iterator is at a known position to test Next() move on');

        $DataArray->Next();
        $this->assertEquals(1, $DataArray->Key());

        $Element = $DataArray->Current();
        $this->assertInternalType('string', $Element);
        $this->assertEquals('Record 2', $Element);
    }

    /**
     * @covers lib\FOO::valid
     * @depends testCreateData
     */
    public function testValid($DataArray)
    {
        $DataArray->Rewind();
        for($i = 0; $i < 3; ++ $i)      // Move through all 3 entries which are valid
        {
            $this->assertTrue($DataArray->Valid(), 'Testing iteration ' . $i);
            $DataArray->Next();
        }
        $this->assertFalse($DataArray->Valid());
    }
}

This has allowed me to check the class without repeating a lot of functionality on loading data.  Using the individual tests you have in the first place, can also check that each function is working correctly.  If you structure your tests to have a test of the validateLoginStatus() can then be done with a mock with only values you want set to ensure all the combinations work as you may want to continue if not all 3 are present in the future.  I would even use the testing of all 3 options to be tried using the dataProvider functionality.

A: The purpose of the validateLoginStatus method is call the other ones. So for testing that method, you don't need to test if the other methods work as expected (you do that on each method test). You just need to be sure that the other methods are called, maybe in the correct order. For that you can use a partial mock of the class, and mock the methods being called.
$object = $this->getMock(
    'Class',
     array(
         'validateProfile',
         'validatePurchasedProducts',
         'validateLoginStatus'
     )
);

// configure method call expectations...

$object->validateLoginStatus($user);

Another reason for doing this is that when some method stops working as expected, only a single test will fail.

A: You should end up repeating yourself.  Since all the methods are part of the same class, you don't necessarily know that the other methods are being called.  The class could have been written to have the logic in the 3 validation methods copied into the last method and the tests should pass (not that this is a good thing).  But it is possible that this was the original case and refactoring to expose the partial validations in your class should not result in any tests failing.
Generally speaking, if something is difficult to test it is a code smell that you should rethink your design.  In your case, I would break the partial validations into their own classes that would get passed in and these can get mocked.
IMO, mocking the system being tested is a bad practice as you now are specifying the implementation details of the system.  This will make refactoring the class more difficult later on.

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Smith's Six Three's Overwhelm Great Lakes Christian, 98-39
Great Lakes Christian
Great Lakes Christian (0-12, 0-0) 7 7 16 9 39
Pts: Oghenehoke Johnson - 15
Ast: 3 Players (#2, #12, #31) - 1
Pts: Kaitlyn Smith - 20
Ast: Cherilyn Banas - 9
SOUTHFIELD, Mich.- The (RV) Lawrence Technological (Mich.) University women's basketball team defeated Great Lakes Christian (Mich.) College, 98-39, on December 21 at the Don Ridler Field House. Junior Guard Kaitlyn Smith (JR/Holly, Mich.) led the charge with 20 points as she scored six three-pointers.
Lawrence Tech (12-4, 5-2) finished the game shooting 52.0 percent from the field, highlighted by a 51.7-percent effort from three-point land. The Blue Devil's bench contributed with 39 points. LTU forced the Crusaders (0-11, 0-0) into 12 turnovers that led to 15 points to go with 28 more that came off 20 offensive rebounds.
The Blue Devils controlled the glass, outrebounding the Crusaders 61-26. In the sides' first matchup on November 7, LTU hauled down a season-high 63 boards.
Smith's team-high performance consisted of 7-for-13 from the field and 6-of-10 from beyond the arc. Nicole Buckingham (SR/Saginaw, Mich.) recorded her ninth double-double in 16 games, as she chipped in 16 points and 12 rebounds. Cherilyn Banas (SR/Oxford, Mich.) led the squad with a season and game-high nine assists.
Great Lakes Christian struggled to shoot the ball, as the Crusaders shot just 22.4 percent from the floor and failed to knock down a three-pointer. Oghenehoke Johnson led the team with 15 points.
Lawrence Tech grabbed control of the game early in the first quarter, as they outscored GLCC, 27-7. The Blue Devils extended the advantage to 36 points by the end of the second quarter and went into the break with a 50-17 lead. LTU shot 50 percent from the field and brought down 32 boards in the first 20 minutes of action.
Midway through the third quarter, with the starters sitting, the Blue Devil bench contributed 15 points and to push the lead out to 80-30. LTU assisted on eight of 11 field goals.
With three minutes remaining in the game, Emily Langolf (SO/Macomb, Mich.) laid one up-and-in for two of her 15 second-half points to give LTU its largest lead of the contest at 63. However, the Crusaders finished on a 5-1 run to reduce the deficit to 59 by the end of the contest.
The Blue Devils will be back in action for their last game of 2018 on Saturday, December 29, when they visit Point Park (Pa.) University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tipoff is set at 4 p.m.


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An Egyptian cleric has issued a fatwa that allows the husbands of imprisoned female Muslim Brotherhood members to divorce their wives.
An Egyptian cleric has issued a fatwa that allows the husbands of imprisoned female Muslim Brotherhood members to divorce their wives. Muzhir Shaheen urged the men to prioritize their country's national interests by ditching their "sleeping cell" wives who belong to the banned movement. He said: "Many suffer because they find [out] that their wives are Muslim Brotherhood members, and that there is a 'sleeping cell' lying beside them in bed." The radical cleric asked husbands to give up the "personal benefits" of staying with their wives, in favour of serving "the interests of the country and religion."
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Oil prices recently topped $50 per barrel, nearly double their February 2016 lows. How has the dramatic bounceback in oil prices impacted credit risk for oil and gas companies?
Here's an updated look at risk heading into the second half of the year, as well as tips on how to spot customer and supplier financial distress going forward.
With a dramatic decline in oil prices since mid-2014, the record number of oil and gas company defaults comes as no surprise. And while the recent recovery of oil prices provides some relief, the bankruptcy rate for the industry is one of the highest of any that we monitor.
To put the risk in context, the risk of failure for domestic oil and gas extraction companies is nearly 1 in 12, compared to an average bankrupcy risk across all industries of slightly more than 1 in 50, according to the FRISK® Stress Index.
Or, put another way, of the 590 domestic oil and gas extraction companies we monitor, 57 have the very highest risk of bankruptcy based on their FRISK® bankruptcy risk score.
To identify the early warning signs of financial distress for oil and gas companies, we analyzed five recent energy-company bankruptcies: Ultra Petroleum Corp., Swift Energy Co., Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., Samson Resources Corp., and Sabine Oil and Gas.
A FRISK® score deep in the 'red zone', 6 or more months prior to filing bankruptcy, suggesting a probability of failing as high as 50% over a 12-month horizon.
Troubled stock performance, with share prices often dropping sharply; listing exchanges warning of non-compliance with listing requirements.
The trick is to see these red flags and act on them early. View the entire library of CreditRiskMonitor case studies to see how bankruptcy risk unfolds in more detail.
Many experts believe that oil overcapacity will be with us well past 2017, with depressed oil prices continuing to pressure company cash flows. But from a credit standpoint, regardless of what happens in the longer term, the recent rebound is "too little, too late" for companies already under financial stress.
Troubled companies have already piled up operating losses, run through available liquidity, sold assets and shelved capital projects. Many drilling-and-exploration operations that were bleeding red ink when oil was at $30 per barrel are still unprofitable at $50.
While some borderline companies will find a way to get their balance sheets in order, many are out of options to refinance debt when it comes due. As a result, we believe that 2016 will continue to be a tumultuous year, with more bankruptcies to come.
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I have been having a think about different ways we can look at understanding Bible stories together when we do manage to read them. There are layers of understanding going on whenever we read the Bible. Understanding of the language itself, and the ins and outs of the stories is happening. But as well as that there is a process of understanding that the story is part of our own story, they are words that give us identity and definition, they shape our own life – this happens on a cultural and a faith level. And as well as that there is the spiritual understanding, we believe this book to be full of words through which God speaks into our lives, words through which the Holy Spirit breathes life into our hearts whispering how we belong, how we are forgiven, how we are loved.
I have produced some doodle pages that might help me enable us to explore these different layers of understanding as we read the Bible together. Each page opens up discussion and thinking in one of these layers.


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Welcome to the OPNsense documentation & wiki project! The documentation is work in progress and is updated frequently. If you would like to contribute in anyway, please take a look at our guide how to Contribute.
Welcome to OPNsense's documentation!¶
OPNsense® is an open source, easy-to-use and easy-to-build FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform.
OPNsense includes most of the features available in expensive commercial firewalls, and more in many cases. It brings the rich feature set of commercial offerings with the benefits of open and verifiable sources.
Mission Statement¶
Give users, developers and businesses a friendly, stable and transparent environment. Make OPNsense the most widely used open source security platform. The project's name is derived from open and sense and stands for: "Open (source) makes sense."
Reading guide¶
While reading the documentation, it's good to know how the various topics are structured, what their purpose is and how to find what you're looking for. Maybe even more important is what this documentation doesn't offer.
If you're looking for deeper insights about networking and best practices in designing them, this might not be the best place to look. Most of our documents and how-to's focus on how to use functionality included in our software and/or one of it's plugins. Quite some books are written about networking, there are (online) courses available and wikipedia contains a lot of relevant articles as well. Some interesting reads include the fundamentals about the OSI model, IP addressing, routing and network address translation. Likely these resources are more suitable for learning about general network concepts. Although we do try to include some context in our documents, there are often assumptions made about the readers knowledge on (basic) networking.
Like many products and projects, ours grows over time, functionality extends and changes, which sometimes makes it difficult to find what you need for the version you're using. Although we try to keep our documentation up to date, sometimes text doesn't reflect reality anymore. If that's the case and you think you found an omission, don't hestitate to open a report using one of our templates on GitHub or a pull request of course if you're able to.
Always assume the text is intended for the latest version of our product, in time we might add a version selector in the documentation, but given OPNsense is a security product, we advise to keep it up to date anyway to protect yourself against the latest threats.
The releases section contains the changelogs for all versions we published over the years, if there are remarks for an upgrade, this is a useful resource to collect the details.
Installation and setup is all about getting you started using one of the target options available.
The next sections should be quite familiair when working with OPNsense, as they reflect the options in the menu of the product. In case you're not yet used to OPNsense, you can always use the search input in the left corner of the screen to find your topic.
Both community and third-party plugins have their own area available, although they eventually register into the same menu structure, it's good to know about possible differences between add-ons and standard functionality. The level of support may differ between core functionality, as also explained in the "Support options" section, feature requests and bugs maybe treated different as well (a lot of questions for a plugin which is being developed by a single person, maybe less active than a group of people improving a plugin together for example).
When it comes to building software on top of OPNsense or extending existing functionality, the development chapter is the one to read. It explains all about our architecture, coding style, how to hook into available facilities and much more.
Some pointers when it comes to troubleshooting can be found in the section with the same name, it explains a bit about our issue workflow and some tips we collected over the years.
Last but not least our documentation includes some pages around project relations, legal guidelines and ways to contribute to the project.
Feature set¶
The feature set of OPNsense includes high-end features such as forward caching proxy, traffic shaping, intrusion detection and easy OpenVPN client setup. The latest release is based on a recent FreeBSD for long-term support and uses a newly developed MVC-framework based on Phalcon. OPNsense's focus on security brings unique features such as the option to use LibreSSL instead of OpenSSL (selectable in the GUI).
The robust and reliable update mechanism gives OPNsense the ability to provide important security updates in a timely fashion.
OPNsense Core Features¶
Traffic Shaper
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Forward Caching Proxy
Transparent mode supported
Blacklist support
Virtual Private Network
Site to site
IPsec
High Availability & Hardware Failover
Includes configuration synchronization & synchronized state tables
Moving virtual IPs
Intrusion Detection and Inline Prevention
Built-in support for Emerging Threats rules
Simple setup by use of rule categories
Scheduler for period automatic updates
Built-in reporting and monitoring tools
System Health, the modern take on RRD Graphs
Packet Capture
Support for plugins
DNS Server & DNS Forwarder
DHCP Server and Relay
Encrypted cloud backup to Google Drive and Nextcloud
Configuration history with colored diff support
Local drive backup & restore
Stateful inspection firewall
Granular control over state table
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The Merger applications listed below have been approved by the FDIC during 2010. Regarding each application, the FDIC considered and found favorably with respect to the relevant statutory factors, including financial and managerial resources; future prospects of the existing and proposed institutions; convenience and needs of the community to be served; and the effectiveness of each depository institution involved in the merger in establishing programs to combat money laundering activities, including in overseas branches.
Except as noted, reports regarding the competitive factors were requested from the Attorney General and the Summary Report by the Attorney General indicated that the transaction would not have a significant adverse effect on competition.
In each case, the FDIC has determined that the transaction would not result in a monopoly or further any combination or conspiracy to monopolize or attempt to monopolize the business of banking in any part of the United States. In addition, the FDIC determined the transaction would not have the effect in any section of the country to substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly or in any other manner restrain trade, unless the anticompetitive effects of the transaction were clearly outweighed in the public interest by the probable effect of transaction in meeting the convenience and needs of the community to be served.
Finally, the FDIC determined that for each interstate merger case approved on or after July 21, 2010 (other than a case involving an insured depository institution in default or in danger of default), the resulting insured depository institution, including its affiliated insured depository institutions, upon consummation of the transactions would not control more than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of deposits of all insured depository institutions in the United States.
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Jana Kramer Speaks out About Lack of Females on Country Radio
By Courtney Giardina | September 21, 2017
Jana Kramer isn't a fan of how country radio is treating female artists.
In a recent podcast, the "I've Done Love" singer was asked if she feels country radio is doing better at promoting songs by female artists. Her answer was no.
"If you look at the charts right now, there's probably 2 or 3 females on the chart. 1 to 50. You think 3 girls out of 50 is doing a good job?" she asks. "I call a major BS."
We looked at Billboard's most current Country Airplay charts, which ranks songs on a weekly basis by gathering airplay data from radio stations around the country. Out of 60 spots, there are only 7 solo female artists currently on the list.
Carly Pearce is sitting the highest at No. 10, supporting Kramer's statement that country radio is currently leaning in favor of male artists. This comes at a time when artists like Mickey Guyton, Maggie Rose and RaeLynn have all released new singles recently.
Kramer does acknowledge the efforts of DJ's such as Bobby Bones, who is bringing awareness to female artists with his introduction of "Female Fridays." Even so, Kramer argues that she doesn't see him spinning those females' songs more regularly.
The issue of women in country music has been ongoing for decades. Radio consultant Keith Hill caused an uproar during an interview when he referred to female artists as tomatoes on a salad. In Hill's statement, he says that radio stations need to take females out of rotation to keep ratings up. He insists that listeners prefer to listen to male artists like Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban.
Kramer goes on to talk about how there are some terrible songs getting mainstream airplay, but those tracks will continue playing because they're by male artists.
"We grind, we bust out butts off, we do all these free shows for radio," Kramer says, "and I understand their lists are tight, but you're still not giving opportunity to females and it sucks."
"I've Done Love" is Kramer's first release without a label backing her. She parted ways with Warner Music earlier this year to allow more creative input in her career.
Under the Warner Music umbrella, Kramer saw some success with"Why Ya Wanna," which peaked at No. 3 on the Country Airplay chart, while "I Got The Boy" climbed to No. 5. In 2016, her single "Said No One Ever" didn't chart while "Circles" peaked at No. 55.
Without a label, Kramer says she'll never hit mainstream radio, but that may be working in her favor for now. "I've Done Love" has had the highest-selling first week of any single in her career.
The song was released exclusively to Sirius XM before any terrestrial radio stations. A at recent show in Boston, Kramer was in tears as fans were singing "I've Done Love" back to her. In an Instagram post, she thanked Sirius XM's The Highway for the airplay.
A post shared by Jana Kramer (@kramergirl)
Although it's a step in the right direction, country radio has a long way to go before they call the promoting of both male and female artists fair.
Hopefully, with the talent and persistence of artists like Jana Kramer, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert and newcomer Carly Pearce, women won't have to fight for airplay much longer.
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All About CEUs: The ROI of Education in Building Materials
Educating your customers and giving them more opportunities to learn is such a valuable resource and service in the building materials industry today. Some manufacturers do this well — but some don't. We talk with an education expert about how more BPMs in the industry can get it right.
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The Smarter Building Materials Marketing podcast helps industry professionals find better ways to grow leads, sales and outperform the competition. It's designed to give insights on how to create a results-driven digital marketing strategy for companies of any size.
To stay ahead of the competition, today's building materials manufacturers need a way to make themselves valuable and trustworthy to customers: CEUs might just be the secret ingredient to that kind of success.
The Importance of Education in Our Industry
Jan Rutgers is the president and founder of Vestabul School of Design, a hub of resources, learning tools and education for the design industry. Jan was given the Kitchen and Bath Design News Innovator award in 2020 because of her "strong voice" and dedication to education and mentoring in the industry.
She has more than 30 years of experience in home design, but she's seen all sides of the construction industry, even opening her own millwork plant in Vancouver to help with custom designs.
"I started teaching, lecturing, writing courses and bringing on other people that are passionate about the industry," explains Jan. "And have landed now as an online educator, feeling that I can take a lot of the knowledge that I have and help transfer that to other people."
She established the Vestabul School of Design in 2020 to instruct others about home design and building materials. She's dedicating all of her time to education now because of the growing need in the building materials industry for sustainability, efficiency and transparency.
And the rest of us in the industry should take notes — the future of the industry and our living environments depends on that kind of education.
Why Do CEUs Matter?
When it comes to building materials or home improvement products, "Consumers now have so much access to information," says Jan. The rise of digital media and eCommerce in the manufacturing industry has made access to product information easier for home and building owners everywhere.
But if your customer is a building materials professional, they need to dive a little deeper in their product knowledge. "And the only way that the professional is going to be able to go deeper is to get really relevant learnings from the manufacturer," says Jan. "When I'm talking with manufacturers or if I'm writing educational programs myself, I speak to the professional. I don't speak to the consumer."
Many of today's manufacturers actually have some form of a continuing education program on their website, in their community or through other programs. But not all of those CEUs are successful or well attended. Jan gave us two specific tips to ensure creating a CEU is worth your time.
Talk to the professional: "What type of little tidbits can you offer to that professional?" asks Jan. "As the manufacturer writing a CEU, be okay with talking [about the] technical end of it but without making it dry. So that'd be the first thing — I'd go through making sure you were talking to the professional."
Think about your visuals: "You want to make sure any of the images that you're using in your CEU are appropriate," says Jan. (HINT: Get quality photos, not stock photos.) "I've seen mistakes from the big organizations right down to the small guy. They make the mistakes, they hand off that end of it to an intern to find some images to go with it — and they missed the mark."
Being strategic about the content that you put together for education programs. It might take some time, but it can pay off and produce great results.
The Benefits of Building CEUs
We wanted to know what kind of benefits a CEU program will actually bring to today's busy manufacturers because ROI isn't always straightforward to measure. "I don't think you write a CEU and the next week, you can count how many new orders you have. I think it is more long-term," says Jan.
She points out that the biggest benefit to CEUs might be customer loyalty. "I think for the actual manufacturer, if the manufacturer gets really good at writing the CEUs and giving the good agnostic information, they will start to become the go-to for the professional," says Jan. "Because professionals, we're crazy busy. And there is not a lot of time to go and look at every manufacturer that's making something."
There are many ways to measure ROI — and it's not always clear-cut, but if your audience keeps coming back, that's a good sign. "If your CEU is dry and boring and people just tune out a few minutes into it. Yeah, don't even do it," says Jan.
She explains further how any marketing and promotion you do for a CEU program will need (of course!) a strategy. She broke some of that down for us further.
"I would probably, during the initial development of the CEU, make a determination. Are you going specifically after the architect or specifically after the designer this round? So if it was the designer, then it might be tracking your inquiries coming in for designers. It might be tracking designers starting to follow your blog. Is the phone ringing? What are your reps saying?"
However you measure ROI, Jan suggests making CEUs worth your and your customers' time and energy with a few final tactics.
Find a format and utilize it: "I don't want to go through a lot of fluff," says Jan. "If I were to give the biggest hint, there's different ways of presenting CEUs. They can be live, they can be in a PDF form, online, they can be as a video. There's lots of different ways to do it."
Don't make it all about you: "I actually will have more trust in a manufacturer if they follow the rules, and they are not giving me a sales pitch. And that the title that they put on their CEU actually is what they teach. And that the learning objectives that they put at the beginning are covered," says Jan.
Get feedback first: "But another strategy I have — and I use this myself — is that I have put together my own personal designer council, and it's a group of designers that are passionate about the industry, passionate about what I do," says Jan. "And I will run my courses by them, or I'll have them check them out, just to be able to give me feedback."
Find a community: Determine your audience and who you're targeting, then start making connections with relevant industry organizations. "And then go to that organization and kind of get their criteria for the CEUs," says Jan. "Because they're promoting you within their organization, so you want to make sure you don't try to muddle it all together and try to be something to all of them and miss the boat."
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We get quite a few questions about CEUs and whether or not they're worth the investment, but it's possible for manufacturers to see a return on educating their customers. "And if the designer, architect, builder, contractor are getting really good information from that manufacturer, I think they can build a good, strong following," Jan says.
Be sure to check out the full episode for more insights from Jan Rutgers, or contact her through Vestabul.
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Over 50s take less sick days than younger workers | City A.M.
Businesses looking for an efficient workforce should hire workers over 50, according to a new study which labels the age group as the "UK's most reliable when it comes to work".
Research from insurance provider Rias, using figures compiled by Opinium this year during a survey of 2,022 people, found that UK workers over 50 take less sick days than their younger colleagues who are also more likely to "pull a sickie" and lie to their boss about being ill.
Only 26 per cent of over 50s said they have taken an actual day off sick in the last year compared to 53 per cent of those aged 20-29.
Furthermore, 44 per cent of 20-39 year-olds were prepared to tell fibs to their boss in order to get a day off work. Over 50s are more trustworthy with just 12 per cent saying they had "pulled a sickie".
Rias' study found that three in ten 20-39 year olds regarded sick leave as an "additional holiday" they were entitled to.
Too tired to get up - 28 per cent.
Felt I deserved a day off due to working really hard recently - 23 per cent.
Just didn't want to go in - 23 per cent.
To avoid a colleague - 18 per cent.
Hungover - 16 per cent.
Had something planned and didn't want to use up holiday - 14 per cent.
It is key that we understand that workers in their 50s and 60s are not "old", they are hardworking and dedicated, and very much want to work.
The added benefit to UK business in employing more mature workers is that if they take less time off sick, businesses will save a small fortune in lost sick days every year.
One of the reasons over 50s may possess a greater work ethic than their younger counterparts could be a desire to continue impressing into their retirement as the state pension age continues to rise.
The UK fell from 18th to 22nd in an overall ranking of retirement age across 150 countries earlier this year. Retirees in the UK are the third most financially insecure in Europe.
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State suing Nashville schools to force turnover of student data, but probably not Memphis schools
Published October 21, 2017 | By Tom Humphrey
While the state Department of Education has filed a lawsuit to force Metro Nashville schools to turn over student information to charter school operators, the Memphis school system has taken a different approach to data release and may avoid a lawsuit, according to Chalkbeat Tennessee.
Leaders of Nashville's school district have repeatedly defied an order from Tennessee's Education Commissioner Candice McQueen to share student addresses, phone numbers, and other information with the state's controversial turnaround district, as required by a new state law. The state filed a lawsuit this week in Davidson County Chancery Court to force release of the information.
Meanwhile, leaders of the Memphis district have spoken out about the rule — but are preparing to comply. The district has given parents until Sunday, Oct. 22 to opt out of sharing their contact information with charter schools.
Instead of outright rejecting McQueen's deadline last month like Nashville did, Superintendent Dorsey Hopson sought a compromise and the district has indicated contact information after the opt out window could be shared.
"… we respectfully request you extend your deadline until October 23, 2017 to allow our families the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding their rights and to give our board an opportunity to vote on the release of the data," Hopson said in a letter to McQueen.
The state education department says it is holding off filing a similar suit against that district, for now. The Memphis district "is still deciding whether to comply, whereas Metro [Nashville] has made its decision already," state spokeswoman Sara Gast said. "Given that, it is appropriate to file here and then review Shelby's decision to decide if litigation is necessary."
… The Nashville school board cited two reasons for defying the state's order in late August: One is U.S. Department of Education rule that allows districts to have discretion on who gets student directory information. The second was that when state lawmakers crafted the law that requires school districts to share student information, they did not intend for that information to be used for recruitment.
According to Frank LoMonte, a First Amendment lawyer and director of The Brechner Center at the University of Florida, said the lawsuit could have national implications.
"What we're about to see is the first test of whether the U.S. Department of Education amended rules in 2011 are enforceable or not," he said. What it comes down to, he said, is if a federal rule can give local districts the permission to violate state law.
The Nashville board's second justification reflects concerns from State Rep. John Forgety, who chairs a key House education committee. He says the state is misinterpreting the law he helped create.
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Q: Ignore delimiters in quotes and excluding columns dynamically in csv file I have awk command to read the csv file with | sperator. I am using this command as part of my shell script where the columns to exclude will be removed from the output. The list of columns are input as 1 2 3
Command Reference: http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/snipplets/awkcsv
 awk -v FS='"| "|^"|"$' '{for i in $test; do $(echo $i=""); done  print }' test.csv

$test is 1 2 3
I want to print $1="" $2="" $3="" in front of print all columns. I am getting this error
awk: {for i in $test; do $(echo $i=""); done  {print }
awk:      ^ syntax error

This command is working properly which prints all the columns
awk -v FS='"| "|^"|"$' '{print }' test.csv
File 1
"first"| "second"| "last"
"fir|st"| "second"| "last"
"firtst one"| "sec|ond field"| "final|ly"

Expected output if I want to exclude the column 2 and 3 dynamically
first
fir|st
firtst one

I need help to keep the for loop properly.

A: With GNU awk for FPAT:
$ awk -v FPAT='"[^"]+"' '{print $1}' file
"first"
"fir|st"
"firtst one"

$ awk -v flds='1' -v FPAT='"[^"]+"' 'BEGIN{n=split(flds,f,/ /)} {for (i=1;i<=n;i++) printf "%s%s", $(f[i]), (i<n?OFS:ORS)}' file
"first"
"fir|st"
"firtst one"

$ awk -v flds='2 3' -v FPAT='"[^"]+"' 'BEGIN{n=split(flds,f,/ /)} {for (i=1;i<=n;i++) printf "%s%s", $(f[i]), (i<n?OFS:ORS)}' file
"second" "last"
"second" "last"
"sec|ond field" "final|ly"

$ awk -v flds='3 1' -v FPAT='"[^"]+"' 'BEGIN{n=split(flds,f,/ /)} {for (i=1;i<=n;i++) printf "%s%s", $(f[i]), (i<n?OFS:ORS)}' file
"last" "first"
"last" "fir|st"
"final|ly" "firtst one"

If you don't want your output fields separated by a blank char then set OFS to whatever you do want with -v OFS='whatever'. If you want to get rid of the surrounding quotes you can use gensub() (since we're using gawk anyway) or substr() on every field, e.g.:
$ awk -v OFS=';' -v flds='1 3' -v FPAT='"[^"]+"' 'BEGIN{n=split(flds,f,/ /)} {for (i=1;i<=n;i++) printf "%s%s", substr($(f[i]),2,length($(f[i]))-2), (i<n?OFS:ORS)}' file
first;last
fir|st;last
firtst one;final|ly

$ awk -v OFS=';' -v flds='1 3' -v FPAT='"[^"]+"' 'BEGIN{n=split(flds,f,/ /)} {for (i=1;i<=n;i++) printf "%s%s", gensub(/"/,"","g",$(f[i])), (i<n?OFS:ORS)}' file
first;last
fir|st;last
firtst one;final|ly

A: In GNU awk (for FPAT):
$ test="2 3"                       # fields to exclude in bash var $test
$ awk -v t="$test" '               # taken to awk var t
BEGIN {                            # first
    FPAT="([^|]+)|( *\"[^\"]+\")"  # instead of FS, use FPAT
    split(t,a," ")                 # process t to e:
    for(i in a)                    # a[1]=2 -> e[2], etc.
        e[a[i]]
}
{
    for(i=1;i<=NF;i++)             # for each field
        if((i in e)==0) {          # if field # not in e
            gsub(/^\"|\"$/,"",$i)  # remove leading and trailing "
            b=b (b==""?"":OFS) $i  # put to buffer b
        }
    print b; b=""                  # putput and reset buffer
}' file
first
fir|st
firtst one

FPAT is used as FS can't handle separator in quotes.

A: Vikram, if your actual Input_file is DITTO same as shown sample Input_file then following may help you in same. I will add explanation shortly too here(tested this with GNU awk 3.1.7 little old version of awk).
awk -v num="2,3" 'BEGIN{
    len=split(num, val,",")
                  }
   {while($0){
       match($0,/.[^"]*/);
       if(substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH+1) && substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH+1) !~ /\"\| \"/ && substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH+1) !~ /^\"$/ && substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH+1) !~ /^\" \"$/){
       array[++i]=substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH+1)
       };
       $0=substr($0,RLENGTH+1);
   };
   for(l=1;l<=len;l++){
       delete array[val[l]]
       };
   for(j=1;j<=length(array);j++){
       if(array[j]){
          gsub(/^\"|\"$/,"",array[j]);
          printf("%s%s",array[j],j==length(array)?"":" ")
                   }
       };
   print "";
   i="";
   delete array
   }'   Input_file

EDIT1: Adding a code with explanation too here.
awk -v num="2,3" 'BEGIN{ ##creating a variable named num whose value is comma seprated values of fields which you want to nullify, starting BEGIN section here.
    len=split(num, val,",") ##creating an array named val here whose delimiter is comma and creating len variable whose value is length of array val here.
                  }
   {while($0){ ##Starting a while loop here which will run for a single line till that line is NOT getting null.
       match($0,/.[^"]*/);##using match functionality which will look for matches from starting to till a " comes into match.
       if(substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH+1) && substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH+1) !~ /\"\| \"/ && substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH+1) !~ /^\"$/ && substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH+1) !~ /^\" \"$/){##So RSTATR and RLENGTH are the variables which will be set when a regex is having a match in line/variable passed into match function. In this if condition I am checking 1st: value of substring of RSTART,RLENGTH+1 should not be NULL. 2nd: Then checking this substring should not be having " pipe space ". 3rd condition: Checking if substring is NOT equal to a string which starts from " and ending with it. 4th condition: Checking here if substring is NOT equal to ^" space "$, if all conditions are TRUE then do following actions.
       array[++i]=substr($0,RSTART,RLENGTH+1) ##creating an array named array whose index is variable i with increasing value of i and its value is substring of RSTART to till RLENGTH+1.
       };
       $0=substr($0,RLENGTH+1);##Now removing the matched part from current line which will decrease the length of line and avoid the while loop to become as infinite.
   };
   for(l=1;l<=len;l++){##Starting a loop here once while above loop is done which runs from starting of variable l=1 to value of len.
       delete array[val[l]] ##Deleting here those values which we want to REMOVE from OPs request, so removing here.
       };
   for(j=1;j<=length(array);j++){##Start a for loop from the value of j=1 till the value of lengthh of array.
       if(array[j]){ ##Now making sure array value whose index is j is NOT NULL, if yes then perform following statements.
          gsub(/^\"|\"$/,"",array[j]); ##Globally substituting starting " and ending " with NULL in value of array value.
          printf("%s%s",array[j],j==length(array)?"":" ") ##Now printing the value of array and secondly printing space or null depending upon if j value is equal to array length then print NULL else print space. It is because we don not want space at the last of the line.
                   }
       };
   print ""; ##Because above printf will NOT print a new line, so printing a new line.
   i=""; ##Nullifying variable i here.
   delete array ##Deleting array here.
   }' Input_file  ##Mentioning Input_file here.


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February 8th, 2016 by Krista Lofgren in Trends and Statistics.
It's that time again! It's become a yearly tradition for Big Fish to put together a comprehensive view of the state of the gaming industry, including shifts and changes from the year before. This was an eventful year full of Video Game related news and developments. So take a moment, get comfortable and enjoy this overview of 2016 video game news and statistics!
Who is playing games?
155 million Americans play games regularly (This means 3 or more hours per weeks). 4 out of 5 households own a video game console. The average age of gamers is 35. The average number of years gamers have been playing games is 13. That's the same amount of time most students spend from pre-school through high school graduation. That's quite a lot of gaming education!
American video gaming sales (non-digital) stayed consistent in 2015 with 13.13 Billion dollars in sales.
Check out the interactive infographic below to find out the international mobile gaming revenue projections from 2014 and beyond.
Click on the countries to view the stats:
The top 10 grossing games of 2015
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
2. Madden NFL 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
3. Fallout 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)
4. Star Wars: Battlefront (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
5. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One) 360, PS3, PC)
6. NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
7. Minecraft (360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4)
8. FIFA 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
9. Mortal Kombat X (PS4, Xbox One)
10.Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
The top 10 Digital Downloads of 2015 (Over Console, PC, and Mobile)
2. Clash of Clans
3. CrossFire
4. Dungeon Fighter Online
5. World of Warcraft
6. Game of War: Fire Age
7. Puzzles & Dragons
8. Candy Crush Saga
9. MonsterStrike
10.Candy Crush Soda Saga
Gender in Gaming
48% of females play games
50% of males play games
75% of the games industry is male
Of the most frequent game purchasers, 41% are female and 59% are male
Speaking of females, they played a huge part in video games in 2015. This year there were several major titles that included leading ladies:
Final Fantasy: Type-O
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
YouTube Gaming
It's been established that YouTube (and video in general) is now an integral part of gaming. With walkthroughs, Let's Plays, ESports, and game reviews bringing in thousands, and sometimes millions, of views. In 2015 YouTube conducted some research on 4,803 viewers in the US, ages 18-54:
One third of gamers on YouTube are 35 and up
30% of gamers on YouTube are women
47% of YouTube gamers are now parents
What was the top YouTube gaming related video of the year? It's not a big surprise really:
Gamer vs. Game Player
One of the arguments we been seeing more of this year, with the rise of digital and casual gaming is the title of Gamer vs. Game Player. Pew conducted a study with results that suggest that the link between playing video games and identify as a "Gamer" is not as strong as you might think.
49% of American adults play video games
10% of American adults describe themselves as a "gamer"
60% of adults who play video games believe that most video game players are men.
15% of men are more likely to describe themselves as gamers
6% of women are more likely to describe themselves as gamers
33% of men aged 18-29 would describe themselves as gamers
9% of women aged 18-29 would describe themselves as gamers
Some people wear the title of "Gamer" as a badge of honor, while some find it confusing when it is ascribed to them, and then there are those who just shrug and go back to their controller or mobile phone.
Violence in video games
The argument of violence in video games will probably continue until the universe bounces out of existence. With that said, the same Pew study explored this topic:
Here are the percentage of adults who agree that there is a relationship between video game violence and violent behavior.
40% of adults
47% of females
31% of males
32% of video game players
26% of self-identified gamers
A study from the American Psychological Association revealed that, after 20 years of studies, there's still not enough research to conclude whether games cause actual criminal violence (though they do suggest increases in aggression). Despite these results, the APA is calling for better parental control of childrens' gaming.
Speaking of parents and gaming:
63% of parents say video games are a positive part of their child's life.
59% of parents whose children are gamers play computer and video games with their children at least weekly
91% of parents are present when games are purchased or rented
90% require their children to get permission before buying or renting a video game
And finally, here is a rundown of some of the video game related events of 2015 (It was a big year!):
-Nintendo announced that it would start making smartphone games. They later clarified that these would be a means of marketing their more traditional titles.
-The tragic death of Nintendo CEO and president, Satoru Iwata, rocked the gaming world.
-PlayStation 4, it would seem, took a decided lead in the console wars, reaching a record-breaking 40 million sales. Though Microsoft has not released numbers for the Xbox One, estimates say it's reached barely 20 million units sold.
-Valve and Bathesda allowed for Skyrim mod creators to charge for their work. The backlash was so immediate and intense that the decision was reversed.
-The anticipation of Virtual Reality became palpable as details of the PlayStation VR, the HoloLens, and the Oculus Rift were released.
-2015 was the year Hideo Kojima ended a 30-year relationship with Japanese publisher Konami. This put the breaks on the highly anticipated Silent Hills (a collaboration with Guillermo del Toro).
-China liften it 14-year ban on video game consoles this year. The ban was put into practice in 2000 to shield its young people from the influences of video games. In 2015 China experience a 23 percent growth in games revenue.
-The word swatting entered the mainstream and was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
So that's it! Some great things happened in 2015 and 2016 is already shaping up to be a groundbreaking year.
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http://www.gamespot.com/articles/2015s-top-digital-games-lists-include-league-of-le/1100-6434142/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/12/09/the-top-10-biggest-gaming-videos-of-2015/#27246f20be10
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/12/15/gaming-and-gamers/
http://www.themarysue.com/video-game-heroines-of-2015/
http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/27/the-11-biggest-video-game-news-stories-of-2015-5583723/
http://www.polygon.com/features/2015/12/21/10619168/top-video-game-news-2015
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/gameplayers-versus-gamers-study/
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What Kind Of Gamer Are You? Sep 12, 2017 Almost everyone is a gamer. In fact, 65 percent of households in the United States own a gaming platform. That could be a computer, a tablet, a phone, or a console. Consoles are everywhere: 48 percent of U.S. households have [...]
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Today, one of the most difficult situations to deal with is trying to avoid flight delays. For most flights, passengers are at the mercy of the airlines.
Except for international flights (especially flights from and to the European Union), America's flying public have no protection from airline issues with late arrivals and departures. If a traveler is flying on a single ticket on the same airline alliance, there are some protections. However, if a passenger has booked his ticket on separate airlines and with separate tickets, the results, even when it is clearly the fault of an airline, do not end well.
Missing flights when travelers cannot avoid flight delays can mean losing your entire airline ticket — both the outgoing flight and the return flights. It almost always means extra expense and may mean staying overnight near an airport along the itinerary. It can also mean lost reservations at hotels and charges to credit cards, as well as missed tours and cruises. All cost passengers great amounts of time and money, while airlines have no skin in the game.
Here are five rules for passengers to follow should they be facing connecting flights while traveling. These should help avoid flight delays.
1. Definitely, fly early in the day. The first flights normally leave on time and later in the day travelers face a domino effect of flight delays that happen during the day. Try to schedule an early flight.
The early flights almost always take off on time. There are no bags to be transferred from other flights, smaller crowds at TSA, shorter lines for baggage check-in, and so forth. Plus, if the first flight of the day is late, that airline knows that the rest of that aircraft's flights will face similar problems.
2. Fly on Southwest. This airline is the only airline that doesn't charge a change or cancellation fee. For bargain prices, they treat customers like full fare fliers when it comes to changes.
Should a flight be missed on Southwest, simply call the airline and let them know that you will be late and they will try to shift you to another flight at no cost. At the very least, Southwest will credit your travel bank with the airfare that was originally paid and apply that to an onward connection. Plus, if any flights are canceled, Southwest will credit those airfares to the passenger's travel bank.
Virtually every other airline assesses a penalty for missing a flight, even when it is not the passenger's fault. Plus, cancellations can cost $200 for domestic flights and $300 or more for international itineraries.
3. If possible, fly on point-to-point carriers flying non-stop routes. The larger network carriers depend on connections through their hubs.
About 70 percent of network carrier flights go through one of their hubs. This means connections. Of course, when flying the same carrier, missing a connection does not necessarily mean losing your money; however, it can mean delays at the airport until a following flight has room. And, with airline routes now booked to capacity (and more), I have heard of passengers waiting days for the onward connections, not only hours. All this is at the expense of the passenger, including lodging and airport food, as well as missing time at their destination.
The solution is to fly on non-stop routes. Those flights are not subject to making any connections. If all goes well after takeoff, there are few chances for additional delays.
4. Use on-time statistics to book flights. Airlines are required to include these with their schedules. Most have a rollover or click on the flight number, a details link, or a flight-time link that opens these statistics. It is not uniform, nor are these statistics obvious to the once-a-year traveler.
All airlines, through the efforts of Travelers United, now must include delay data on their websites. It is not always easy to find, but it must be available to passengers so that they know whether the schedules are realistic or misleading. This requirement is now a federal regulation.
On AA.com, click on the "details" link under each flight. On delta.com, click on the actual flight number to see the on-time percentages for the flight. On United.com, click on the flight times and a window with on-time percentages will appear. On Southwest.com, click on the flight numbers for the on-time percentages.
5. Leave extra time for changes in the passenger mix during holiday travels. Every day is a holiday in terms of load factors. However, the holidays see the once-a-year travelers come in droves with their families. That is what causes the problems — lack of knowledge about flying — more than simply a large number of travelers.
As travelers have long heard, flying during the holidays can be painful; however, every day now means equal crowds and load factors that were once reserved for the holidays. Though the numbers of passengers are not greater than normal, the mix of travelers means it is more difficult to avoid flight delays.
Of course, the lines at security checkpoints seem longer, baggage lines are extended, and customer-service desks are more crowded. This is not because the numbers of travelers over the holidays are greater than on normal weeks, but because of the type of traveler changes.
More families with more checked baggage are traveling. Plus, infrequent travelers are more unsure of TSA security checkpoint procedures than road warriors and there are far fewer children on flights. All these factors are enough to change the airport and flight experience and make it seem like the end of the world for seasoned travelers.
The extra time needed to navigate through airports, check-in, and security all mean more opportunities for a missed connection. So, travelers should make sure that they can avoid flight delays by leaving extra time to maneuver through airports, wait in baggage check lines, and get seated on aircraft.


Due to the sheer size, weight and speed of "big rig" trucks, even relatively "minor" accidents can cause serious property damage, catastrophic injuries, and sometimes death. Because of the extreme difference between trucks and other vehicles on the roads, it comes as no surprise that most of the deaths and serious injuries that occur in collisions with large trucks are occupants of passenger vehicles. In fact, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found that in a recent year, only 16 percent of deaths involving large truck collisions were the truck driver's themselves, while 84 percent were pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcyclists and occupants of smaller vehicles.
Factors increasing the risk to the motoring public include the height, weight, braking distance and driver fatigue inherent in the trucking industry. Often times, trucks weigh 20 to 30 times as much as passenger cars and have a much higher ground clearance resulting in smaller vehicles "under-riding" trucks in rear end crashes. Trucks can take 20 to 40 percent farther to stop than cars, and braking capability can often be greater in poor driving conditions. Finally, as a result of the long hours required of truck drivers, driver fatigue can also contribute to accidents as surveys indicate that many drivers often violate regulations regarding sustained driving time limits.
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