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Let's be real. It used to be pretty cut-and-dry. You put a basic 1-page (or maybe 2-page) resume (or résumé) together, worked a few connections or answered a few "classifieds," and felt pretty certain the right opportunity would come along. Then if you worked hard (got the right certs) and didn't burn too many bridges, you most likely had a pretty secure career path ahead of you perhaps even with the same company.
And at first, throughout most of the early part of my corporate life, that was generally how things went. I moved from internal position to internal position without the need to invest in resume or other career services, eventually landing a director-level role with a large GE Capital, multi-site inbound call center serving the logistics industry.
But then the job market began to change, my priorities shifted, and job security was, well, less secure.
So I decided to go back for my MBA and obtain some other credentials (sound familiar?), which cost me thousands and thousands (and thousands) of dollars (just ask my lovely bride who helped pay for them!). I even clawed my way through the Six Sigma process to become a Black Belt.
It was a great experience, but after two years of working full time and taking night classes, when I graduated, the job market wasn't much better, competition for internal promotions was greater, and I wasn't the only one with an MBA, a Black Belt, etc.
That's when I was introduced to resume design and career services.
I came to recognize that the time and resources I had already spent on my career were worth protecting. The market was too uncertain and changing too rapidly for me to continue to go it alone.
At this point, I had already invested in someone to handle my retirement, another someone to do my taxes, and another someone to find me the right home. It wasn't such a stretch to think that my career mattered as much, if not more, than these other things. After all, without it, then I couldn't afford the retirement or the house (and yes even the taxes).
I began to see where resume/career services could play an integral part…in not only helping people to secure jobs but also in building in protections to the careers we've all worked so hard to achieve.
Eventually, my wife, Sheree, and I began our own firm called "No Stone Unturned" in 2001. Initially, we had a small office where we hosted seminars and workshops, wrote resumes, and served a cross section of professionals and backgrounds.
But we still wanted to do better. We knew we could. And we do.
Our followers on Twitter know us as @ITtechExec and @rezlady, but IRL (in real life), we are Stephen and Sheree Van Vreede.
Not only that, we noticed that other resume writers were avoiding technical clients, unsure of how best to position their specialized skills.
Therefore, it wasn't long before we began to work exclusively with IT and technical or "STEM" clientele, professionals who have devoted themselves to some of the most innovative and rewarding fields in today's industries, from engineering to healthcare IT to scientific exploration to big data and cloud services to project/program management.
Then, before we knew it, unemployment skyrocketed and the tech market began waging its war for sophisticated tech talent.
And on top of all that, social media recruiting burst onto the scene, and the landscape became pretty messy, pretty fast. Soon, hiring folks were claiming they were no longer reading resumes (even though they continued to ask for them), and the job market became such a zoo that candidates found themselves focused on a document that everyone says they won't look at for more than 6 seconds but it better not have any typos in it!
That's when we realized that we could no longer just write a resume and send our clients on their way. They needed better preparation and lasting protections. They needed strategies and tools that, well, worked.
We knew then that we had to become a full-service career advancement and protection firm, not just another resume-writing firm.
So we asked ourselves, if you know the market is a zoo, that resumes aren't likely to be read, and that obstacles like age or experience are more pronounced than ever, why would you (a) keep approaching it from the same angle over and over or (b) sit back and do nothing? Why wouldn't you instead focus on where the real value lies?
With tech professionals changing jobs every 3 to 4 years, consulting/contracting on the rise, and fierce competition for promotions, it's time to try something that is based on how the market is actually working now, not 10, 15, even 5 years ago.
95% of technical leaders obsess over the resume even though they don't believe it has much value.
It's why we've made a radical shift to a more portfolio-driven approach instead of just a resume-based one.
Yes, the resume is part of it, but let's get more from your investment.
You still need a solid chronological resume (no matter what you may hear) geared toward a very specific audience, but when done properly, having addenda to go along with the resume can be much more effective (and much more likely to be read!), not to mention the significance of the LinkedIn profile, which will continue to grow over the next few years.
Portfolios can help build in flexibility and prepare you to face different hiring scenarios. But you need to know which tools are best for your situation. Although there is a lot out there you can do (or buy), you don't need to do everything (that's the good news!).
No one can predict for certain what the market will do, but we can make sure that you are prepared for whatever comes.
Building the messaging AND the strategic vision for your job search that lead to solutions.
The portfolio is great, the branding is wonderful, but now what are you going to do with it? Is it going to give you experience you don't have, turn you into something you're not, take away the gray in your hair? Of course not. But when done right, it can do something that the 95% of technical professionals keep missing: It can speak to the needs of your target audience ONCE you get it into their hands.
And that is ultimately why we do what we do. We equip you to face obstacles in the market, and we position you for the best chances of success.
We began developing this approach in late 2011 when we started to realize that our client "members" needed more than just a resume and basic messaging; they needed a strategic vision.
To best provide this strategic visioning, we needed to differentiate our solutions even further! This meant tailoring some to meet the needs of the more experienced tech pro, the leader with 15+ years of experience who was now wondering how to face this market that seemed to penalize them often for things they can't control, like age, experience, and high salaries. For them, it isn't so much about climbing ladders as it is about protecting what they've built so far and staying relevant to the marketplace.
So we customized ITtechExec to meet the needs of this type of client.
Then we introduced NoddlePlace in 2013. Here we focus on the "emerging" technical professional with 5 to 15 years of experience who knows another 25 years or more in the tech job market means 8+ more career moves, statistically speaking, and wants to keep advancing in the market but now has a lot of other demands on his or her time.
BUT they recognize that we are in a market that rewards those who come prepared. And that a job search is tougher and tougher to navigate.
So they come to us to get prepared, to design their resumes and portfolios, and to help them launch their search. Then they put the onus on us to keep their materials up to date and to keep them ready for the next opportunity when it comes along. It's peace of mind amidst an ever-changing landscape.
Your livelihood matters. So protecting careers protects families.
And although there's nothing wrong with having ambition, there's much more to our livelihoods than that. There are people depending on us, and no matter where we stand on the corporate ladder, we all have something to protect.
And that protection requires preparation. (If you want to toss in ambition, great!) It doesn't necessarily mean you have your whole life mapped out or that the obstacles you face aren't real. It does mean, though, that you aren't going to keep letting corporate whims and job market trends toss you around with no regard for you and your family.
That's why we've asked ourselves: What is the cost of doing nothing?
In response, we've developed our solutions, not to be so much an investment in a "resume" as an investment in proper positioning and solutions to the market.
Call it holistic. Call it different. We like to think of it in terms of allowing us to track results and ROI.
There are good resume writers out there. But they can't/don't/won't do anything more than write the resume and send you on your way. And the resume alone isn't really addressing the main issue: your age, lack of experience (too much experience), family or geographic restrictions, job hopping, you name it.
Having the right messaging is good; having the right messaging with the right strategic vision is better.
Our first foray into offering job search solutions in addition to the messaging we do was recruiter matching. Our members were telling us how time consuming and frustrating it was to figure out the best recruiters for them to engage (geographic location no longer has much to do with it; most technical recruiters fill positions out of their state/country). So we looked into solutions that would make this process easier and more effective.
Based on parameters that are specific to you and your situation, we determine which recruiters are best matched with you. We even prepare and launch a campaign to introduce you to these recruiters. Then we provide you with tools to maximize your engagement with these recruiters that builds more than just a "what can you do for me right now" conversation. It's all part of preparing and protecting our clients.
Together, we devised both a three-phase "NoNonsense" employer profiling solution that gives members another alternative to the job board "rat race" and, the best part of all, provides personal job search support, so that each member has their very own job search "agent" helping them to zero in on and find contacts at prime employers best suited for them. I know this is something truly unique!
Sue also helps conduct our 45-minute introductory strategic visioning consult calls that get our members moving from the messaging stage into the execution stage. She helps get you moving toward a strategy for your search and provides advice on how to enhance on the standby methods you typically use.
We kept seeing clients come to us, put a lot of energy into the latest career move, and then fade away for 3 to 4 years until panic returned and they realized it was time to go through the job search again.
They often got stuck in that period of time where work and life take over, and the last thing they wanted to do is keep their resume, much less a portfolio, updated.
But Proper Maintenance Is the Key to the Whole Thing!
Why not build your portfolio/LI profile once and then put a little effort into keeping it maintained on a regular basis? Also, why not have annual assessments to adjust your strategic vision to life/market changes?
And when I say "maintained," I don't just mean adding job descriptions. I am referring to adjusting your materials to the adjusting tech job market.
It changes and fluctuates. Your brand messaging and your career strategies should move with it. That's how our Career Maintenance & Protection Subscription Solution came to be.
And that's another thing the 95% won't do.
Not only that, we do it by keeping it real. And that is what makes it simple…we break it down to the strategies and methods that will work for YOU in your situation.
After all, we're all real people looking for real jobs with real companies run by other real people who just want real solutions to their very real problems.
To learn more about us and all our swanky credentials, check out our sites ITtechExec and NoddlePlace or e-mail Stephen directly at stephen@ittechexec.com today. (You can find us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+, and just about everywhere else too [we have lots of "neat" pins on Pinterest!].
BUT even better than all of that…Come try us out and see. Take advantage of our Free Prospectus & Proposal.


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For a visit and tour of our horse boarding facility, please call Dagmar Realini 541-210-4820. Grounds Manager - Cornelio can be reached at (541) 261-1103. To leave a message please call the Majestic Stables Office at 541-734-5838 or 541-601-6493.
We have 14 stalls in our barn, 11 with runs and 3 box stalls. We also have 8 one horse pastures approx. 1/2 acre with a three sided shelter, a tack room and feed area attached. If you have two horses that enjoy being together we have 7 two horse pastures which are approx. one acre with a two horse shelter. We also have three smaller pastures with a one horse shelter each with a run which can be gated closed. Real nice for those who wish to show and keep their horse clean. We have two lighted arenas (one covered and one open), as well as a large L-shaped Working Equitation Obstacle Course with various obstacles, ready to prepare you and your horse for WE or other obstacle competitions, or simply have fun providing a variety to your horse's training program. Finally, there are two 50' round pens, a large 135' X 270' grass arena and acres of irrigated turn out for our stalled equine friends.
Be our guest and explore our website to learn more about Majestic Stables. We hope that once you do, you will want to make your next home for your horse with us.
Dr. Bridges conducts for Majestic Boarders a health clinic for your horse at Majestic Stables twice a year. No farm call is charged. We will be having a barbeque lunch and meet and greet for all boarders and their families afterwards.


In the morning we will drive to Diu. On arrival check into the hotel. Evening is free for leisure. Enjoy a night stay at the hotel.
After breakfast we will proceed for half day sightseeing tour of Diu and visit the Diu Fort. Diu Fort has canon that reminds one of the struggles between Bahadur Shah. Overnight stay at hotel.


September is rolling right along! We're having a very relaxed September - no travel plans and all our weekends at home to do as we please. We're taking advantage of these weekends at home and doing a lot around the house. This past weekend was working on the lawn. We mowed, aerated, and seeded the lawn. Hopefully we'll have some pretty new grass soon! Despite no travel plans we are keeping ourselves busy with fun local events. Last Thursday we went to an outdoor concert at the American Tobacco Campus, spent Saturday at the UNC football game, and then went to the 1 year anniversary party at The Glass Jug Craft Beer Store on Sunday afternoon! And here's the meal plan. I'm doing my best to keep cooking and having some splurges at these local affairs.
Wednesday - Everything but the kitchen sink pasta... using up all the veggies in the fridge for this throw together pasta dish!
Happy Monday and happy meal planning!
I love reading these posts of your week and the menus. Please never stop posting!


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MTS TEST EQUIPMENT CHOSEN FOR STATE-OF-THE-ART ENGINEERING FACILITY AT PENN STATE
Eden Prairie, Minn. – October 8, 2015 – MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC), a leading global supplier of high-performance test systems and position sensors, has provided Penn State University with a comprehensive suite of advanced materials testing equipment and software for its state-of-the-art Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) laboratory.
The purchase of the five MTS Criterion® Electromechanical Universal Test Systems, which are reserved primarily for teaching College of Engineering undergraduates, was made possible through the MTS University Program. This program offers educational facilities access to special academic pricing on industry-leading equipment, as well as accredited curricula for use by colleges and universities around the world.
MTS has been providing test systems, service and application support to Penn State for over 20 years. This latest installation builds on the strong relationship between the two organizations by giving the university's engineering undergraduates access to the very latest techniques for testing and analyzing the performance of materials, ranging from thin-film plastics and advanced materials to metals.
"By taking advantage of our University Program, Penn State's engineering science and mechanics department is able to offer College of Engineering undergraduates access to our most recent electromechanical systems designed for accurate and reliable testing of materials," says Dr. Jeffrey Graves, Chief Executive Officer and President of MTS. He adds, "Providing universities with the solutions they need to advance the knowledge and experience of new generations of engineers and scientists illustrates that our core value of 'investing in our future' is delivering tangible benefits."
Scott Kralik, ESM Laboratory Coordinator, comments, "Penn State has had a strong relationship with MTS for almost a quarter of a century and the company's solutions have played a key role in teaching and research across a variety of departments. The MTS Criterion equipment, as well as MTS software and accessories, will allow us to develop more sophisticated programs for our students and support our mission to develop future state, national and international leaders of scientific and engineering endeavors."
About MTS Systems Corporation
MTS Systems Corporation's testing hardware, software and services solutions help customers accelerate and improve their design, development, and manufacturing processes and are used for determining the mechanical behavior of materials, products, and structures. MTS' high-performance position sensors provide controls for a variety of industrial and vehicular applications. MTS had 2,180 employees at September 27, 2014 and revenue of $564 million for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2014. Additional information on MTS can be found at http://www.mts.com.
About the Engineering Science and Mechanics Department
The Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics is the home of the Engineering Science undergraduate major, which is the honors program for Penn State's College of Engineering. Engineering Science is a highly interdisciplinary program which integrates the mechanical, physical, chemical and biological sciences with the engineering disciplines. With a heritage of 109 years of mechanics education, ESM teaches courses in statics, dynamics, strength of materials, and experimental mechanical behaviour to students from the Colleges of Engineering, Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Agriculture. More information about ESM can be found at http://www.esm.psu.edu.
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The new Park Hyatt is located along Auckland's waterfront, offering spectacular views out across Lighter Basin and beyond. The hotel includes four restaurants and bars, flexible event spaces, a spa, swimming pool and gym. The building is designed by Singapore based AR+D in collaboration with Auckland-based Bossley Architects, who also partnered with Conran and Partners on the interiors. The approach has been inspired by Auckland Harbour's strong sense of place and the hotel's close relationship to the vibrant city's urban grain. The design draws upon New Zealand's rich natural beauty and its strong multicultural heritage, while delivering a distinctive sense of luxury evident in every aspect of the hotel's operations. Guests are welcomed by a striking reception area which takes them from an intimate space to a dramatic full-height atrium, revealing the hotel's architecturally striking open corridors and central courtyards. Dining and function spaces include The Pantry, a casual ground floor eatery with a dramatic, full-height atrium space; Onemata, which features an open kitchen and benefits from spectacular views out over the harbour; The Captain's Bar, a contemporary take on a harbourside pub but layered with Park Hyatt's sophistication and a cosy fireplace; The Boathouse, a nautical function space; a rooftop bar and function space and an array of event spaces on the first floor. The 195 guest rooms are inspired by nautical references with a warm palette of timber and fabrics and furniture in-built as if on a yacht.


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Police Did Not Ban Assembly Devotion in School, Says IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has clarified reasons why the Police advised the suspension of school assembly devotion.
He said the Police did not issue any order banning assembly devotion in primary and secondary schools nationwide, but only issued advisory notice predominantly to the states where there are challenges of insurgency.
In a statement issued by the Nigeria Police Public Relations Officer, Ag. ACP Olabisi Kolawole, said IGP Arase gave the advisory notice against the backdrop of current security challenges in the country.
The statement read: "The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, fdc, NPM, wishes to inform the general public that the Force has not issued any order banning assembly devotion in primary and secondary schools anywhere in Nigeria.
"The IGP notes that against the backdrop of current security challenges in the country, the Police only issued advisory notice directed predominantly to the states where there are insurgency, enjoining them to apply caution in the said assembly so that such congregations do not present soft target for insurgents.
"Reminding citizens of their freedom to worship as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Police High Command states that the Nigeria Police Force did not stop anybody from taking part in prayer sessions organised by schools, churches and mosques, describing the congregation as the constitutional and democratic rights of Nigerians.
"The IGP calls on the general public to see the present position of the Force as a necessary sacrifice for the security, safety and peace our schools need, as security is a collective responsibility.
"Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, therefore, reassures Nigerians of the Police's determination to strengthening and enhancing the safety and security of all residents of Nigeria while counting on Nigerians to continue to support and work in synergy with the Nigeria Police Force toward the achievement of its constitutional mandate."
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Wrapping Up Our Participation In A Moderated Panel At Impact Finance'20
Just last week, Impact Finance'20 held their first online event in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, and we are extremely thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in the action-packed two day virtual event that has gathered over 100 speakers across the world from banking, payments, technology and commerce.
Our CEO and Co-Founder, Chionh Chye Kit was invited to join in one of the moderated panel sessions as a panelist last Thursday, on 26 November, to discuss the topic - Rethink. Reinvest. The Biggest Opportunities In Post-Pandemic Finance. Amidst the current pandemic situation where global economies were impacted significantly, the panel session serves as a platform for audiences who are looking to understand the various perspectives from the speakers on how the crisis has impacted their respective sectors, the future outlook and trends, as well as some of the expectations in 2021.
Throughout the 20-minutes discussion, the speakers shared similar thoughts on the post-pandemic outlook, where they pointed out that there is an upward trend for digitisation and automation, and Compliance and RegTech solutions (such as Anti-Money Laundering) will be key in the ecosystem as regulatory burden on regulated firms globally increases. To conclude the informative panel discussion, the panelists also agreed that the crisis will bring in new opportunities, where firms and institutions that are willing to reinvest, rethink their business models and adapt to the changing future will emerge as winners. Vice versa, firms that fail to adapt accordingly will be phased out. As the CEO and Co-Founder of Cynopsis Solutions, Chye Kit also shared with the audiences some tips and strategies to remain competitive during the pandemic crisis, where he also agreed that the key for survival is to stay agile and adapt to changes.
We would like to thank the organisers for having us at the virtual event, allowing us to share our expertise and knowledge during the panel session. We had a wonderful time at the event and we hope the same for the speakers and audiences who were present!
About Cynopsis Solutions
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Singapore, Cynopsis Solutions offers RegTech solutions designed to digitise and automate Compliance and regulatory processes, in particular know-your-customer, anti-money laundering, and counter-terrorism financing. Cynopsis Solutions' accolades include MAS FinTech Awards (2018), RegTech100 (2018, 2019) and Financial Times Top 50 High Growth Companies in Asia-Pacific.
Our end-to-end KYC/AML solutions are designed according to the global FATF recommendations, applicable to more than 180 jurisdictions and is already helping more than a thousand B2B customers in the Banking, Financial Services, FinTech and Cryptocurrency, Professional Services and Gaming sectors globally.
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import sys
import ast
import difflib
import operator
import argparse
import itertools
import collections

class FuncNodeCollector(ast.NodeTransformer):
    """
    Clean node attributes, delete the attributes that are not helpful for recognition repetition.
    Then collect all function nodes.
    """

    def __init__(self):
        super(FuncNodeCollector, self).__init__()
        self._curr_class_names = []
        self._func_nodes = []
        self._last_node_lineno = -1

    @staticmethod
    def _mark_docstring_sub_nodes(node):
        """
        Inspired by ast.get_docstring, mark all docstring sub nodes.

        Case1:
        regular docstring of function/class/module

        Case2:
        def foo(self):
            '''pure string expression'''
            for x in self.contents:
                '''pure string expression'''
                print x
            if self.abc:
                '''pure string expression'''
                pass

        Case3:
        def foo(self):
            if self.abc:
                print('ok')
            else:
                '''pure string expression'''
                pass

        :param node: every ast node
        :return:
        """

        def _mark_docstring_nodes(body):
            if body and isinstance(body, collections.Sequence):
                for n in body:
                    if isinstance(n, ast.Expr) and isinstance(n.value, ast.Str):
                        n.is_docstring = True

        node_body = getattr(node, 'body', None)
        _mark_docstring_nodes(node_body)
        node_orelse = getattr(node, 'orelse', None)
        _mark_docstring_nodes(node_orelse)

    @staticmethod
    def _is_docstring(node):
        return getattr(node, 'is_docstring', False)

    def generic_visit(self, node):
        self._last_node_lineno = max(getattr(node, 'lineno', -1), self._last_node_lineno)
        self._mark_docstring_sub_nodes(node)
        return super(FuncNodeCollector, self).generic_visit(node)

    def visit_Str(self, node):
        del node.s
        self.generic_visit(node)
        return node

    def visit_Expr(self, node):
        if not self._is_docstring(node):
            return node

    def visit_Name(self, node):
        del node.id
        del node.ctx
        self.generic_visit(node)
        return node

    def visit_Attribute(self, node):
        del node.attr
        del node.ctx
        self.generic_visit(node)
        return node

    def visit_ClassDef(self, node):
        self._curr_class_names.append(node.name)
        self.generic_visit(node)
        self._curr_class_names.pop()
        return node

    def visit_FunctionDef(self, node):
        node.name = '.'.join(itertools.chain(self._curr_class_names, [node.name]))
        self._func_nodes.append(node)
        self.generic_visit(node)
        node.endlineno = self._last_node_lineno
        return node

    def visit_Compare(self, node):
        # Eq simple case normalized
        if node.ops and len(node.ops) == 1 and type(node.ops[0]).__name__ == 'Eq':
            if node.left and node.comparators and len(node.comparators) == 1:
                left, right = node.left, node.comparators[0]
                if cmp(type(left).__name__, type(right).__name__) > 0:
                    left, right = right, left
                    node.left = left
                    node.comparators = [right]
        self.generic_visit(node)
        return node

    def clear(self):
        self._func_nodes = []

    def get_function_nodes(self):
        return self._func_nodes

class FuncInfo(object):
    """
    Part of the astor library for Python AST manipulation.

    License: 3-clause BSD

    Copyright 2012 (c) Patrick Maupin
    Copyright 2013 (c) Berker Peksag

    """

    class NonExistent(object):
        pass

    def __init__(self, func_node, code_lines):
        assert isinstance(func_node, ast.FunctionDef)
        self._func_node = func_node
        self._code_lines = code_lines
        self._func_name = func_node.__dict__.pop('name', '')
        self._func_code = None
        self._func_code_lines = None
        self._func_ast = None
        self._func_ast_lines = None

    def __str__(self):
        return '<' + type(self).__name__ + ': ' + self.func_name + '>'

    @property
    def func_name(self):
        return self._func_name

    @property
    def func_node(self):
        return self._func_node

    @property
    def func_code(self):
        if self._func_code is None:
            self._func_code = ''.join(self.func_code_lines)
        return self._func_code

    @property
    def func_code_lines(self):
        if self._func_code_lines is None:
            self._func_code_lines = self._retrieve_func_code_lines(self._func_node, self._code_lines)
        return self._func_code_lines

    @property
    def func_ast(self):
        if self._func_ast is None:
            self._func_ast = self._dump(self._func_node)
        return self._func_ast

    @property
    def func_ast_lines(self):
        if self._func_ast_lines is None:
            self._func_ast_lines = self.func_ast.splitlines(True)
        return self._func_ast_lines

    @staticmethod
    def _retrieve_func_code_lines(func_node, code_lines):
        if not isinstance(func_node, ast.FunctionDef):
            return []
        if not isinstance(code_lines, collections.Sequence) or isinstance(code_lines, basestring):
            return []
        if getattr(func_node, 'endlineno', -1) < getattr(func_node, 'lineno', 0):
            return []
        lines = code_lines[func_node.lineno - 1: func_node.endlineno]
        if lines:
            padding = lines[0][:-len(lines[0].lstrip())]
            stripped_lines = []
            for l in lines:
                if l.startswith(padding):
                    stripped_lines.append(l[len(padding):])
                else:
                    stripped_lines = []
                    break
            if stripped_lines:
                return stripped_lines
        return lines

    @staticmethod
    def _iter_node(node, name='', missing=NonExistent):
        """Iterates over an object:

           - If the object has a _fields attribute,
             it gets attributes in the order of this
             and returns name, value pairs.

           - Otherwise, if the object is a list instance,
             it returns name, value pairs for each item
             in the list, where the name is passed into
             this function (defaults to blank).

        """
        fields = getattr(node, '_fields', None)
        if fields is not None:
            for name in fields:
                value = getattr(node, name, missing)
                if value is not missing:
                    yield value, name
        elif isinstance(node, list):
            for value in node:
                yield value, name

    @staticmethod
    def _dump(node, name=None, initial_indent='', indentation='    ',
              maxline=120, maxmerged=80, special=ast.AST):
        """Dumps an AST or similar structure:

           - Pretty-prints with indentation
           - Doesn't print line/column/ctx info

        """

        def _inner_dump(node, name=None, indent=''):
            level = indent + indentation
            name = name and name + '=' or ''
            values = list(FuncInfo._iter_node(node))
            if isinstance(node, list):
                prefix, suffix = '%s[' % name, ']'
            elif values:
                prefix, suffix = '%s%s(' % (name, type(node).__name__), ')'
            elif isinstance(node, special):
                prefix, suffix = name + type(node).__name__, ''
            else:
                return '%s%s' % (name, repr(node))
            node = [_inner_dump(a, b, level) for a, b in values if b != 'ctx']
            oneline = '%s%s%s' % (prefix, ', '.join(node), suffix)
            if len(oneline) + len(indent) < maxline:
                return '%s' % oneline
            if node and len(prefix) + len(node[0]) < maxmerged:
                prefix = '%s%s,' % (prefix, node.pop(0))
            node = (',\n%s' % level).join(node).lstrip()
            return '%s\n%s%s%s' % (prefix, level, node, suffix)

        return _inner_dump(node, name, initial_indent)

class ArgParser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
    def error(self, message):
        self.print_help()
        from gettext import gettext as _

        self.exit(2, _('\n%s: error: %s\n') % (self.prog, message))

class FuncDiffInfo(object):
    info_target = None
    info_source = None
    target_copy_percent = 0
    target_copy_line_count = 0

def unified_diff(a, b):
    r"""
    Simpler and faster implementation of difflib.unified_diff.
    """

    for group in difflib.SequenceMatcher(None, a, b).get_grouped_opcodes(0):
        for tag, i1, i2, j1, j2 in group:
            if tag == 'equal':
                for line in a[i1:i2]:
                    yield ''
                continue
            if tag in ('replace', 'delete'):
                for line in a[i1:i2]:
                    yield '-'
            if tag in ('replace', 'insert'):
                for line in b[j1:j2]:
                    yield '+'

def pycopydetector(args):
    ast_diff_result = []
    func_info_items = []

    for f in args.files:
        code_str = f.read()
        root_node = ast.parse(code_str)
        collector = FuncNodeCollector()
        collector.visit(root_node)
        code_utf8_lines = code_str.splitlines(True)
        func_info_list = [FuncInfo(n, code_utf8_lines) for n in collector.get_function_nodes()]
        func_info_items.append((f.name, func_info_list))

    if len(func_info_items) < 2:
        return

    for i in xrange(1, len(func_info_items)):
        name1, func_list1 = func_info_items[0]
        name2, func_list2 = func_info_items[i]
        func_ast_diff_list = []
        for fi1 in func_list1:
            min_diff_line_count = sys.maxint
            min_diff_fi2 = None
            for fi2 in func_list2:
                dv = unified_diff(fi1.func_ast_lines, fi2.func_ast_lines)
                counter = collections.Counter(dv)
                if counter['-'] + counter['+'] < min_diff_line_count:
                    min_diff_line_count = counter['-']
                    min_diff_fi2 = fi2

            func_diff_info = FuncDiffInfo()
            func_diff_info.info_target = fi1
            func_diff_info.info_source = min_diff_fi2
            func_diff_info.target_copy_percent = 1 - min_diff_line_count / float(len(fi1.func_ast_lines))
            func_diff_info.target_copy_line_count = len(fi1.func_ast_lines) - min_diff_line_count
            func_ast_diff_list.append(func_diff_info)
        func_ast_diff_list.sort(key=operator.attrgetter('target_copy_percent'), reverse=True)
        ast_diff_result.append((name1, name2, func_ast_diff_list))

    for name1, name2, func_ast_diff_list in ast_diff_result:
        print('target: {}'.format(name1))
        print('source: {}'.format(name2))
        total_ast_lines = sum(len(func_diff_info.info_target.func_ast_lines) for func_diff_info in func_ast_diff_list)
        copy_ast_lines = sum(func_diff_info.target_copy_line_count for func_diff_info in func_ast_diff_list)
        print('{:.2f} % ({}/{}) of target code structure copy from source.'.format(
            copy_ast_lines / float(total_ast_lines) * 100,
            copy_ast_lines,
            total_ast_lines))
        print('target function copy details (AST lines > 3 and copy percentage > 0.5):')
        for func_diff_info in func_ast_diff_list:
            if len(func_diff_info.info_target.func_ast_lines) > 3 and func_diff_info.target_copy_percent > 0.5:
                print('{:<4.2}: target {}, source {}'.format(func_diff_info.target_copy_percent,
                                                             func_diff_info.info_target.func_name + '<' + str(
                                                                 func_diff_info.info_target.func_node.lineno) + ':' + str(
                                                                 func_diff_info.info_target.func_node.col_offset) + '>',
                                                             func_diff_info.info_source.func_name + '<' + str(
                                                                 func_diff_info.info_source.func_node.lineno) + ':' + str(
                                                                 func_diff_info.info_source.func_node.col_offset) + '>'))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = ArgParser(description='A python code copy detection tool')
    parser.add_argument('files', type=file, nargs=2,
                        help='the input files')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    pycopydetector(args)


The leather on my driver's seat bolster was on the way out when I bought the car. Every time I got in, I could feel the stitching on my jeans inflicting some fresh damage on the surface (which already looked like Jabba the Hutt's middle buttock).
In the course of having it detailed once, I mentioned the possibility of a repair and the valet, of course, knew someone who knew someone… etc. I ended up visiting a guy operating a business from what looked like a private house dropped into an industrial estate from low orbit.
After much sucking of teeth, head shaking and tutting, I was informed that, whilst he could fix black seats, light brown was impossible to match. He did know someone who would know someone, etc, who would sell me a pair of seats for £3,000. I rasped my backside into the driver's seat and left, sharpish.
There were also some patches of abrasion on the gearlever, steering wheel and door handle. Nothing major, but it was starting to attract my attention in an otherwise pristine interior. This led to what can only be considered a period of obsessive searching for YouTube how-to videos centring on leather restoration.
I reckon I've seen them all. The couple with the insane white interior fitted to their Jaguar…that bloke going at his Mercedes seats with a wire pad fitted loosely to his hammer drill. That woman who was staining her sofa green as a practice run before attacking a Mazda that was worth less than the cost of the dye. Whilst it was fun watching these folk do battle with amniotic fluid stains, epidermal fissures, ingrained filth and school-run debris, I knew that I'd have to get on and do the job myself.
A Scuffmaster leather paint kit in 'Savannah' was thus bought from Porscheshop.co.uk . I also splashed out on some Gliptone leather cleaner and conditioner. The Gliptone was generally raved about in all sorts of obscure online fora. Personally, I reckon it wasn't that special. In particular the leaner was a bit mild and ineffective (at least in my inexperienced hands). Despite being a bit of a painter, I found the leather dye took some getting used to. Its colour was not an exactly correct match for the leather in my particular car, so I ended up doing four successive experiments to blend in the colour. This required using some painter's wipes from B&Q that did a good job of removing any paint which wasn't working, before the next nailbiting attempt.
Eventually, I hit upon a method which worked to my satisfaction.


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A little dab and a combo of classic furniture and custom layout can always turn even the most drab of living spaces into comfy and roomier spaces. The interior décor of the home depicted here under, lends credence to this statement. The end result of the uplift transformed the living spaces from drab cramped rooms to well-lit, practical and attractive areas. Functionality is an integral theme here and each area, the dining area contained, are enormous on functional décor that's beautiful and accommodating.
The living area, undoubtedly the focus of the house, now has well-scrapped hardwood flooring, partly covered with a thick rug using a very simple design and a set of vintage furniture. The said furniture is made up of simple sofa whose layout and colours, contrast well to catch the essence of the whole living area. The windows nevertheless, remain the highlight of the living room. Their opulence does guarantee the room becomes adequate natural light and therefore, appears bright and even roomier than it really is.
The performance of the living area, another concern of the owners, is evident in the other additions and improvements out there. The floor to ceiling bookcase for example, serves as a miniature study and homes the home's supply of firewood. The dark wood, industrial lamps and extra furniture in the gone era further accentuate the ambiance. The result is lighter and airier décor that brings even more beauty from marble and brass enhancements.
The house which the owners state had no personality at first, now boasts of a functional kitchen with a new sink and good shelving to take in utensils while accentuating the overall elegance of the cooking area. Furthermore, it too benefits from the decent lighting made possible by the opulent windows. The combination of matching tiles, white cabinetry and the white color on the wall does make it as bright as it possible can be.
The house includes a kitchen, dining area and living area on the lower level and 2 bedrooms on the upper area. The staircase that joins both of these regions is stark contrast of the chambers in both amounts. The wood and glass combo on this staircase provides a futuristic appeal that's both beautiful as it is acceptable. The art that dons the walls, only add to an already classy flavor that apparently took some thinking.
Creating a gorgeous living room and more from an old structure occasionally is not straightforward. In most instances though, remodeling procedures that aim to make such beauty just should focus on bringing the character to light…like the owners of the apartment did.


1. Remove turkey wings from package, and place into a very large bowl. Rinse turkey wings, and pat dry. Pour vinegar over turkey wings, place into refrigerator, and let sit for three to four hours. Remove turkey wings from refrigerator, and discard of vinegar. Now chop onions, and garlic and place into bowl with turkey wings. Next add in thyme, sage, basil, oregano, ginger and paprika.
2. Cover turkey wings, and place into refrigerator. Let turkey wings marinate overnight for best results. Remove turkey wings from refrigerator and place into a roasting. Preheat oven to 450 F. Pour chicken broth over turkey wings. Once oven is preheated, place roasting pan into oven. Bake wings at 450 F uncovered for thirty minutes.
3. Reduce heat to 350 F and cook for one hour and a half. Remove turkey wings from oven and slather DAMI'S FAMOUS BBQ SAUCE. Raise heat to 450 F, and cook for an additional fifteen to twenty minutes. Remove roasting pan from oven, and let cool for five minutes before serving. Serves 6.


1 Serron: You idiots! You came back in time to rescue us and got yourselves captured - knowing what you were getting into!
2 Serron 2: Hey, don't criticise us! We're you, only older and smarter!
2 Serron 2: You want a piece of me?!
3 Iki Piki: How about I criticise you, future Serron, and Serron criticises future Iki Piki?
4 Iki Piki 2: That seems reasonable, past Iki Piki.
4 Iki Piki: Thank you, future Iki Piki.
4 Serron 2: I prefer our way.
These are actually really fun to shoot and compose in Photoshop.
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[A View of the Fairmount Waterworks with Schuylkill in the Distance. Taken from the Mount.] ([Philadelphia: Printed and published by J. T. Bowen, 1838]). Crayon lithograph, hand-colored.
By the end of the 1830s, John T. Bowen (ca. 1801-1856), a lithographer with a keen sense of self-promotion, garnered much of the local press's attention for his professionalism and artistry as represented by this view. In the early 1840s, the Franklin Institute honored Bowen for this excellence, thus cementing his reputation as a ranking lithographer. Especially significant were his prints for the seminal color plate books: John James Audubon's Birds of America (1840-1844) and McKenney & Hall's History of the Indian Tribes of North America (1837-1843). Soon thereafter, illustrations for natural history works became the mainstay of the firm, later known as Bowen & Co., through the early 1870s.
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saturday afternoon, mr. monaco came home with a bagel sandwich, hazelnut coffee, and beautiful white roses… he didn't remember this, but white roses have always been the symbol for my gentle and kind-hearted, paternal grandmother, who passed away in 1988. i was only five years old and remember her so vividly- i remember her love and how she always made everyone around her feel so comfortable; so special. i was so excited. it was so sweet.
saturday night we enjoyed tapas, a cheese board, a bottle of wine, and sushi at a new place in uptown charlotte called the mandrake- it was delicious. french bistro chairs for two, please.
who are your favorite bravermans?
if you have never done this, i recommend.
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hi julia! it was so nice- thank you! we never get to do this ... so it was so nice. have you watched parenthood? it's so good if you haven't :) so good.
My top 5 Bravermans, after seeing the entire series, are as follows. 1) Zeek 2) Camille 3) Adam 4) Joel 5) Crosby. It was so hard to choose though! Amber and Kristina are tied at #6 for me. Followed by Max. :o) I'll have you know that you've inspired me to watch the entire series again. Season 1 Episode 1 is on now and (my) Max is snoozing away!
great choices :) thank you for sharing and ENJOY!!!! ahh- it's so good!
awe- thank you so much! :) so glad you're here - excited to follow you as well! have a great week!!
My top 5 would have to include Joel, Camille, Zeek, Adam, and Kristina.
I'm reading this and assuming you've just found Parenthood? I remember when we stumbled across it while it was still on air only into the 3rd season. We had a binge watching session until we were caught up and we continued to tune in up until the very end! Tear jerker of a show, for real! My favorite Braverman is Adam and toward the end Joel really made it to the top of my list as well! Happy watching Nelle!
hi! i started watching when it started and watched about a season and a half and loved it but am not usually a tv person and stopped :( so we are going back and doing marathons and LOVE it. so much. all of them are great- esp. adam and joel! my husband laughs because i literally cry at some point during every single episode :) thank you so much for the love and for stopping in! have a great week!
Sounds like an incredible weekend! And what a sweet surprise with the white roses and remembering your grandmother! Excited to seeing you hosting this sweet link-up this week!
beautiful flowers and breakfast in bed is the perfect combination!
What a lovely weekend! I especially LOVE the grace print. And I completely LOVE the Bravermans.
thank you, amy! i love the print as well and can't get enough of the bravermans - love so much! loving the seasons but also not wanting it to end. haha. hope you're well!!
thank you :) it's from anthro… comes in lots of amazing colors!
I always love coming to your space - like a breath of fresh air. Those white roses are so beautiful, and what a sweet memory they hold. I hope you continue to have a great week, Nelle!
you are so sweet- i feel the same way about ember grey- first blog I usually visit each morning! thank you so much and hope the same for you!!


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CEO Q&A: How Has Covid-19 Affected Your Brand?
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As part of our ongoing special coverage of Covid-19 and its impact on franchising, we're asking franchise leaders how they're responding to the effects of Covid-19 at all levels of their business. Below we offer an overview from 7 franchise brand leaders on how the pandemic is affecting them. If you have a story to tell about what you're doing to support your brand, franchisees, customers, or suppliers please email us at stories@franchising.com.
Christine Specht, CEO, Cousins Subs
We started paying more attention to the news in early March with the shutdowns of the NBA, NCAA, and schools. On March 14, we started tracking daily sales and saw a significant shift in our business. We were having a great year, tending positive up to 7%. Sales began to drop: 17%... 20%... then suddenly 30% and 40% or more. They're trending down at about 30% now. We have 99 locations, primarily in Wisconsin, with a group in Chicago and one in Indiana, and municipalities are taking their own approach to shelter in place protocols. All stores are affected differently. About one-third of our restaurants are drive-thrus, a direction we'd been moving in before Covid-19.
Stores are dealing with operational changes, and people are just hammering out their work. We went from no curbside pickup and within 3 days rolled it out. It was unprecedented, but we don't have the luxury of time right now. We also have an easy pickup option for customers to prepay and grab their order off a shelf and go. From a corporate perspective, we're looking where we can relocate our own restaurants to more freestanding sites so we can have drive-thrus. In terms of innovation, Covid-19 could have lasting benefits, such as curbside pickup, which we may roll out as a permanent thing.
Wade Brannon, President and CEO, Pigtails & Crewcuts
Covid-19 has affected our brand tremendously. We were caught off-guard and didn't realize the true severity of what it was going to do to small-business owners. We are a children's hair salon. We interact with people daily. Because of this pandemic, our salons are closed to protect our customers and employees. Right now our salons have pivoted from robust sales growth to survival mode. The franchise headquarters deferred royalties for March sales because no revenue would be generated in our salons in April. We need to make sure the financial burdens of our franchisees can be met during the shutdown. Without revenue many owners are seeing cash reserves being tapped rather quickly. We are assisting our franchisees daily for the brand to survive.
Susan Boresow, President, Title Boxing Club
We have been able to reevaluate every aspect of our business and collectively think about our brand in a different way as we focus on our consumer and their needs. We had launched Title on Demand 15 months ago, and our members are very engaged with it during this time. We have live streaming and are evaluating different membership options that the consumer will want. Our franchisees, partners, and team have truly come together at this time.
Todd Madlener, President, Coolgreens
Covid-19 has definitely had an impact on our business, resulting in the temporary closure of three Oklahoma City locations located near college campuses and the downtown core. We have also engaged in some positive and uplifting projects and programs. We launched Family Fuel, a line of family-sized salads perfect for a family of four or any other small group. Our team in Oklahoma launched Salads of Hope, a program to provide healthy meals to healthcare professionals who are working on the frontlines in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Our teams are finding joy in providing a place for everyone to get a freshly prepared meal when so many other restaurants have decided to close completely.
Carl Howard, CEO, Fazoli's
The Covid-19 virus has severely affected our brand, along with several other restaurant organizations. Because we offer our food through several off-premise channels, including drive-thru, carryout, online ordering, mobile app, and delivery, we hope to maintain at least 60% of our sales. While the Covid-19 virus has broken our positive momentum, it will not break our soul. We will be a stronger brand on the other side of this crisis.
Michael Browning Jr., CEO and Co-Founder, Urban Air Adventure Parks
The most severe impact from a business perspective is that our parks are closed. At first, like most brands, we had been working closely with our franchise owners, as well as with local and state authorities to take appropriate actions within each of our communities on a regional basis. However, as the spread of Covid-19 continued, I felt that it was our responsibility to do our part in preventing community spread. The safety and health of our Urban Air family is our top priority, and this is the most important factor that we, as a company, can control. As a result, we closed all parks nationwide on March 17.
Jonathan Barnett, CEO and Founder, Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning
Until about mid-March, we were actually up around 20% as a brand. We were seeing really great growth. Following the outbreak of Covid-19, we've seen a drop in jobs. We're still moving forward and continuing to innovate and adapt. I'm certain we'll come out on the other side even stronger than we were before. That said, this time has been hard on our franchisees, but the majority of our locations are still open and operating. Many are now moving their focus to serving commercial clients. As a home office, it's been challenging, but we built our brand to be flexible. We've been able to provide the same level of support during these times despite a shelter-in-place order that affects our home office and scheduling center. We have been able to do this because all of our programs are Internet-based. Our team is able to do the same quality of work at home as they were doing in the office. Our scheduling center uses a VOIP phone system, so our customer service representatives were able to take the phones home, plug them into their Internet connection, and continue to provide support to our customers.
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Tragic Fire Highlights Kazakhstan's Social Problems
Paul Stronski
Summary: A tragic house fire that killed five sisters in Astana epitomizes many of Kazakhstan's social problems, as well as the widening gap between the government and the governed.
Five sisters died in a gruesome house fire on February 4 in Astana, Kazakhstan's ultra-modern capital. Their deaths sparked outrage on social media, one of the few remaining spaces inside the country for political debate, as word broke that the family struggled to make ends meet and could not find adequate childcare. The parents apparently left their daughters, who ranged in age from three months to 13 years, at home alone as they toiled in low-paying night jobs.
Paul Stronski is a senior fellow in Carnegie's Russia and Eurasia Program, where his research focuses on the relationship between Russia and neighboring countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.
The Kazakhstani government, which has long promoted policies to encourage women to have more children, did not provide this multi-child family with a social-safety net. The government's failure to live up to its pledges of support for such families resonated with a population accustomed to lofty, but rarely fully implemented, plans to transform the country's economic and political landscape.
This tragedy is not an isolated incident; it is simply the latest in a series of events that have exposed rising discontent in Kazakhstan. A brawl between Armenian and Kazakh revelers on New Year's Day left one dead in the provincial town of Karaganda, raising the specter of ethnic tension in a country that has seen little of it. Floods devastated parts of Astana in summer 2018, causing a backlash against shoddy construction and the officials who approved it. In Almaty, the country's financial capital, the July 2018 murder in broad daylight of Olympic figure skater Denis Ten led to a public outpouring of anger. Ten, who won a bronze medal at Sochi, had confronted two men who were trying to steal mirrors off his car. Angry residents blamed the police for spending more time monitoring dissent than protecting people from rising crime.
The house fire, however, epitomizes many of the country's social problems, as well as the widening gap between the government and the governed. Despite the frigid climate of northern Kazakhstan, this family lived in a new part of town that that had yet to have city gas pipes installed, leaving them no option but to turn on the stove to keep their children warm. But, like many things in the country, that stove apparently did not meet safety standards. Citizens now often blame the country's pervasive culture of corruption and wasteful spending for such horrific deaths. This anger about lax oversight – of the country's financial resources, of its rapid urbanization, and of its poor – exposes a lack of public confidence in state structures.
Kazakhstan in many ways is Central Asia's success story. Despite all odds, it has remained stable since the Soviet Union's collapse largely due to the leadership of its president. Thanks to hydrocarbon reserves and an openness to international energy companies, Kazakhstan transformed itself from post-Soviet economic chaos to an "upper middle income" country in less than 20 years. It even manages to have simultaneously good relations with China, Russia and the United States – no small feat.
Yet, the country's oil wealth is unevenly distributed, and it gives authorities little incentive to diversify the economy or liberalize politics. Its reserves go to prestige projects of questionable importance, like glitzy architecture, hosting a World Expo or its failed Olympic bid. These projects are meant to showcase Kazakhstan's rise and global clout. But average citizens rarely feel the benefits of the country's growing international status.
Kazakhstan's money is controlled by a small group of economic and political elites in the two largest cities. Construction in Almaty and Astana is booming, creating economic magnets that pull people from the countryside. But housing prices have skyrocketed, forcing many into the growing exurbs, where construction is shoddy, public services are sub-par, and crime rates are high.
There is a new Kazakh urban underclass and these five girls were likely part of it.
Kazakhstan reshuffled its government last fall after the floods and it looks like the fire may be shaking up the political system once again. Outrage remains strongest in social media, but there also have been small-scale protests, mainly consisting of angry mothers who demand the authorities live up to their promises. They have called for the resignation of the country's labor and social protection minister; the government is clearly on the defensive, now rushing to propose new programs for better housing and social services.
Two days after the fire, President Nursultan Nazarbayev put an end to talk of early presidential elections, despite indications that snap elections were imminent. With an angry public, now certainly is not the time to risk going to the polls, even the carefully choreographed ones for which the country is known.
Yet, in their anger over this tragedy, Kazakhstanis are making their voices heard. They want a government that lives up to its pledges, but it is unclear whether anyone is listening.
This article was originally published on Eurasianet.
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I'm excited to announce the release of my first online lesson series. It's a set of 5 downloadable videos focusing on the percussive bowing technique called The Chop, available in full HD resolution and Mobile-Ready versions. Knewsletter subscribers, Facebook Fans, and Twitter followers have the opportunity to download the entire series now. [Proceed to store]. On Sept. 22, all videos will be available individually. The HD versions come "pre-packaged" with the Mobile versions. Have a look at the video below to see what they're like.
(Nashville, Tennessee – August 23th, 2011) – GRAMMY nominated genre bending five-string fiddler Casey Driessen will release an instructional video series for those hungry to learn his distinctive rhythmic bowing. "The chop" as it's called is a new percussive bowing technique that is sweeping the violin family world. These high definition lessons give the curious, the fan, and fiddlers and violinists of all ages a chance to learn from one of the most innovative and versatile players on the circuit. Casey's natural talent for music and wit join forces with his fun and quirky style to create an informative and entertaining personal lesson experience.
The videos, with picture in picture details, will be available for download in full HD as well as mobile-ready versions to take along the road. The instructional video series will include five different lessons, all focusing on "the chop." Each video is approximately eight to ten minutes in length.
To celebrate the release of my lesson series, I'll be doing a short Colorfools tour (Jeff Sipe – drums, Alana Rocklin – Bass) and holding afternoon workshops before the shows. Enrollment is limited to 15 people. Please Visit the Gigs Page or the links below for more details and instructions to signup.
Back when hurricane Irene crawled up the east coast, the Flecktones were on the way to play a show in NYC on Governor's Island. Our set time was excactly the same as Irene's scheduled arrival. Gig canceled. We had a few days off after this gig anyway, so we looked for a city out of the path to wait out the storm. Burlington, VT seemed like a good choice. Well, Irene came through VT and dumped flooding rains. Our hotel of refuge was safe but the surrounding areas were hit. I holed up in my room for 4 days and played. A new looping tune was born. I'll play it for you someday.
Spring has sprung and summer is swinging hard! Dusty shadeless Bonnaroo hit 100ºF and then a week later in Telluride CO it snowed. And there I was, up in Saskatoon experiencing spring once again (and vicious mosquitos!).
Two festival highlights so far this year are Merlefest (hosting Midnight Jam full of unconventional jams and juggles – seriously) and Telluride Bluegrass Fest (sitting in on late night sets with the Punch Brothers and Mumford & Sons, and a powerful Father's Day Gospel set with Darrell Scott, Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin, Abigail Washburn, Kai Welch, and Bob Hemenger).
The early part of this year was a jigsaw of different gigs…a new Greencards record in January; my trio, the Colorfools, touring in February and April; travel with Jayme Stone's Room of Wonders in March; and a scattered smattering of other shows – solo pedal board looping, Darrell Scott duos, Wayfaring Strangers, Duhks, Zac Brown Band, Jonathan Scales and Ben Sollee.
Since late May, I have [mostly] left behind the myriad of different gigs – trading the jigsaw (gigsaw?!) for nearly a year of touring with Béla Fleck & the Flecktones through April 2012. They've reunited with Howard Levy – the diatonic harmonica / piano phenom not seen with them in 17yrs. The new record is called Rocket Science, on which I had the pleasure of bonus track fiddling on the tune Wolf Laurel [find it here]. Please check the gig list [to the right] to see when we're near you.
My continuing photo journal of interesting visuals witnessed while on the road…Two current galleries and two past. Snap snap, click click. You will find the recent protests in Madison WI, foot adventures and nighttimes in New York City, mountainous Telluride CO to a SF Bay Area home stay with very interesting art, and a stunning lift bridge in Duluth MN.
I'm making preparations to release "Skills & Techniques with Casey Driessen" – groups of short downloadable lesson videos focused on a specific topic. The first series will concentrate on different aspects of a percussive bowing technique called "The Chop." Stay tuned for more info.
Oog never ceases looking for new life experience. Perhaps it will become your soundtrack for a few moments – wherever you are, whatever you are doing. Have a listen online right now, or send yourself one today.
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Friends, I have a problem. Plants. Plants for the house and plants for the yard. I'm no green thumb but I give it a good go. I water (sometimes too much). I feed. I pay attention to light. I read. I learn (hopefully). Instead of a bedtime book, I peruse the pages of the Encyclopedia of Garden Plants (when I'm home anyway 'cause that thing is big!) For a good time on the weekend, I go to the nursery and let my imagination run.
My big news: I just acquired my first 4 plants to bonsai (2 junipers, a boxwood, and a cotonester) – along with a bonsai book for father's day. I've always marveled at the art and figured it might be a good match for a guy with long stretches away and a tendency to tinker.
Anyone else into this? Any tips for me? Perhaps I'll share a time-lapse in a few years.
I rounded the corner of 2010 on a holiday tour with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and finished out the year with the Zac Brown Band for two hometown shows – Nashville (me home) and Atlanta (ZBB home).
Since then, I've been laying low at home – actually spending quite a bit of time in the studio. I recorded for the Flecktones new record, the Greencards upcoming release, Jonathan Scales next album, and for a few songwriters in town.
3 OF WHICH ARE COMING TO YOU THIS WEEKEND!!!
Please join Matt Mangano [bass], Jano Rix [drums], and myself for a bit of toe tapping. I'll also be giving a fiddle workshop in Frankfort, IL on the afternoon of the 19th at Down Home Guitars.
One last quick note…I've also been in the video studio this year. I'm working on a series of downloadable lessons for fiddlers and violinists. Keep and eye out for more info on that as it becomes available.
I'll leave you with a few photos from recent wanderings.
Hope to see you in a couple days!
The experience of two weeks of touring this August with the Zac Brown Band was easily the biggest thing I've been a part of as a solo artist. I'd like to extend a big thanks to the whole traveling family that I was welcomed into. We totaled 5 tour buses, 5 semis, and 57 people from city to city. Soon I hope to introduce you to everyone through a tour portrait series I did. Our biggest show was Charlotte NC on Aug. 21 with 18,000 people. I'm happy to announce that there will be four more shows coming up with ZBB at the beginning of November.
My continuing photo journal of interesting visuals witnessed while on the road…Two current galleries and two past. One from the road tour with ZBB, one is from the Zac Brown Band "Sailing Southern Ground" cruise down to Grand Cayman, one from a video shoot in southern CA, and one from a walk in Philly.
I'm once again offering a few free tickets for each upcoming ZBB show. In exchange, you agree to go out into the crowd and pass out "Free Music Download" cards during and after my set, spreading around good Casey vibes. If you can find a friend to help, they can have a ticket too! Just leave a comment on the Facebook event page for the show that you'd like to help at. Indianapolis, IN (Nov. 4), St. Louis, MO (Nov.5), Wichita, KS (Nov. 6), Kansas City, MO (Nov. 7). I'll select winners at random a few days before the show. I surely appreciate your help and support. You won't be disappointed by your seats.
This knewsletter is being written from the sun deck of a ferry surrounded by mountainous wilderness saling from Powell River to Vancouver up in British Columbia. I'm on a two week tour with Jayme Stone (banjo), Ross Martin (guitar) and Joe Phillips (bass) as we support Jayme's new record Room of Wonders (on which I played). It's a collection of folk dances from around the world: Bulgaria, Ireland, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Italy, and America. Check out the "making-of" below… Look for us stateside in the spring of 2011.
When I have been home, I've been trying to do a bit of instigating of my own – this time in the form of party I'm calling the Red Shoe Stringjam. It's a collection of whichever awesome music buddies happen to be in town – residing or visiting – along with other interesting like-minded creative types. As life seems to get busier with family and travel, the jam/hang doesn't happen as much as it used to, and I'm trying to fix that. So far, the gatherings have been at a great warehouse photography studio, but I'm seeking other rad and unusual locations around town for which to rotate this picking party.
I've got some exciting news and a chance for you to get involved and help me out in the process. My trio is opening for the Zac Brown Band for two weeks on their tour in mid-August. The Wood Brothers will be playing those dates as well.
So, how can you get involved? I have TWO FREE TICKETS PER SHOW that I'll be giving away. In exchange, you agree to go out into the crowd and pass out "Free Music Download" cards during and after my set, spreading around good Casey Driessen vibes.
The card gives a link to a recently recorded live show of mine. Feel free to check it out and download it for yourself.
days before each show, I'll randomly select the two winners from everyone who posts for that show. Please make sure that you can get to the venue because I'll be counting on you to spread the word at the show and you are responsible for your own transportation. A full list of tour dates is below (along with direct links to the shows).
Thanks in advance for your help. I'm really looking forward to these dates.


Emotion should pervade the story. It should strike a chord in the buyer. The Secret Language of Influence includes a chart of forty-eight different emotions, both positive and negative.
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Venerable beer bar Max's Taphouse in Fells Point, Md., known for its eclectic beer list and knowledgeable staff, will draw a crowd this week as it opens its beer vault and invites patrons to sample draft beers that are the most rare, unusual and hard to find. These beers will be featured Wednesday, June 24 - Friday, June 26 only; no cover will be charged and samples will be served.
"We will be featuring a tremendous cross section of beers from Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Denmark, Netherlands, Scotland, England, Belgium, Canada, United States, Germany and Austria," says cellarman Casey Hard. Most of the beers are extremely hard to find in bottles but we are featuring them all on draft. Twenty of these very special brews will be featured daily." Hard and his team are encouraging loyal Max's guests to visit — but make sure they get there early. "Come join us early to experience the drafts of your choice, as these kegs are small and limited. Because of the rarity, these [rare and obscure beers] will go quickly."
Among the featured beers will be: BFM Abbey De Saint Bon Chien 2007 (Switzerland), Harviestoun Ola Dubh 40 Year (Cask) (Scotland), Hopfenstark Ostalgia Blonde (Canada), Nogne O Imperial Stout (Denmark), Hitachino XH (Japan) Del Borgo Rubus/Lamboni (Italy), De Dochter Van De Korenaar Emblasse (Belgium), Christoffel Nobel (Netherlands), Allagash Confluence (United States), JW Lees Harvest Ale 2008 (England), Prof Briem 1809 Berliner Weisse (Germany) and Hofstetten Honigs Bock (Austria).
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With the efficiency of a modern 1x11 drivetrain, the on-trail convenience of a dropper seatpost, and a lightweight, responsive Carbon frameset, the Devinci Django Carbon NX Complete Mountain Bike offers a killer value to those looking to try their hand at mountain biking as well as those who're simply looking for a more punchy and nimble pedal pony. Equipped with 120mm of rear, Split-Pivot suspension and a 130mm Boost-equipped RockShox Sektor RL Solo Air fork, the Devinci Django Carbon NX Complete Mountain Bike is a versatile machine that offers great value and ride-feel.
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CONNOR HELLEBUYCK #37
Cap Hit: $6,166,666
Daily Cap Hit: $33,333
Accumulated Daily Cap Hit : $3,633,333
Remaining Daily Cap Hit : $2,500,000
Estimated Career Earnings : $31,141,485
BIRTHPLACE: Commerce, Michigan, United States
CATCHES: Left
DRAFTED OVERALL: 130
DRAFTED BY: WPG
Connor Hellebuyck's salary is $4,500,000 and his cap hit is $6,166,666 for the 2022-23 season. He is a 29 year old goaltender who was born on May 19, 1993. He was drafted 130th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 5th round of the 2012 entry draft. He has signed 3 contracts worth a total value of $42,025,000. Over a career that spans 8 seasons (with at least 1 NHL GP), he has a total of 419 GP and 35 playoffs GP. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2023-24 season when he is 31 years old.
SIGNED BY: Kevin Cheveldayoff
SIGNING TEAM: Winnipeg Jets
VALUE: $37,000,000
Connor Hellebuyck signed a 6 year, $37,000,000 contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Jul. 12, 2018. The contract has a cap hit of $6,166,666.
2018-19 $6,166,666 $6,166,666 $0 $0 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000
TOTAL $36,999,996 $36,999,996 $0 $0 $37,000,000 $37,000,000 $37,000,000
ARBITRATION: This contract was signed following an arbitration filing
SIGNING DATE: May 26, 2014
Connor Hellebuyck signed a 3 year, $2,775,000 contract with the Winnipeg Jets on May 26, 2014. The contract has a cap hit of $667,500.
SOURCE: @NHLJets
Connor Hellebuyck signed a 1 year, $2,250,000 contract with the Winnipeg Jets on Jul. 24, 2017. The contract has a cap hit of $2,250,000.
2017-18 $2,250,000 $2,250,000 $0 $250,000 $2,000,000 $2,250,000 $2,250,000
TOTAL $2,250,000 $2,250,000 $0 $250,000 $2,000,000 $2,250,000 $2,250,000
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Team Michigan USHS-MI 3 3.29 0.878 | - - - | - - -
2011-12 Odessa Jackalopes NAHL 53 2.49 0.930 | PLAYOFFS 4 3.46 0.934 - - - | - - -
2012-13 UMass-Lowell NCAA 24 1.37 0.952 | - - - | - - -
2014-15 St. Johns IceCaps AHL 58 2.58 0.921 | - - - | - - -
USA WC 8 1.37 0.948 | - - - | - - -
2015-16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 26 2.34 0.918 | 1.65 2.23 0.57 | PLAYOFFS - - -
Manitoba Moose AHL 30 2.49 0.922 | - - - | - - -
2016-17 Winnipeg Jets NHL 56 2.89 0.907 | 2.5 2.27 -0.24 | PLAYOFFS - - -
2017-18 Winnipeg Jets NHL 67 2.36 0.924 | PLAYOFFS 17 2.36 0.922 2 2.05 0.05 | PLAYOFFS 2.04 2.3 0.25
2018-19 Winnipeg Jets NHL 63 2.90 0.913 | PLAYOFFS 6 2.67 0.913 2.59 2.48 -0.1 | PLAYOFFS 1.96 2.06 0.1
2019-20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 58 2.57 0.922 | PLAYOFFS 4 3.04 0.904 2.29 2.69 0.38 | PLAYOFFS 2.02 2.57 0.55
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Corporate planners know from years of experience that employee travel incentives pay for themselves. Whirlwind vacations in spectacular locations pay off in terms of increased performance, loyalty, and willingness to go that extra mile. And there are numerous benefits to having top employees relaxing and playing at a luxury resort through incentive travel.
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