This document explains our policy for enrolling individuals onto differing programmes of learning. It relates to individuals eligible for publicly funded courses. Please also refer to our Terms & Conditions https://www.skillsandlearningbdp.co.uk/terms-and- conditions/ and the Learner Handbook, which explains our learner code of conduct, breaches of which may result in our refusing course entry to individuals.
Skills & Learning will make sure that individuals are admitted to our courses through a consistent, fair and transparent admissions process. We will ensure that all individuals are treated equally and are given appropriate information, advice and guidance to support them in selecting the correct learning provision for them.
We are committed to ensuring there is equality of opportunity for everyone who wishes to join one of our programmes and we welcome applications and enrolments from everyone with the potential to succeed. We will make reasonable adjustments throughout the application and enrolment process to ensure that no-one is disadvantaged.
Skills & Learning has limited funding with which to support individuals and we offer places to those eligible individuals who best meet our selection criteria and whom our staff judge to have most potential to benefit from their chosen course.
Targeting funding at those who have not yet reached a level in their maths and/or English that equates to a GCSE at grade C/4 and through initial assessment and our professional judgement have the potential to further their attainment in maths and/or English by undertaking an accredited course. Funding must be used in a way that challenges individuals to achieve at a level higher than which they are initially assessed.
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This stage of the One Room Challenge is challenging because I don't want to reveal too much of the room! I'm saving pulled-back shots for the final post – not that it's going to be a stunner of a space. As I've said, this is a functional room, not a showcase. Anyway, this is a bit of a grab-bag post, covering three elements: the shelving unit, litter box, and light fixture.
I've had an Ivar shelving system since 2012, when I bought it for $60 off Craigslist. Longtime readers of this blog (thanks for sticking around!) may remember it from our last apartment's catch-all room. IKEA still sells this series and I definitely recommend it – it's a sturdy workhorse, and easily configurable to fit your space and storage needs. This past week, I added IKEA's Borghamn handles to jazz it up.
Putting something in front of a window isn't a ~best practice~ but it's the only option here. Would I do this in a living room? Nope. Am I fine with it in a utility room? Yup!
I haven't loaded up the shelves yet because I need to move it to put a rug under it. And, I need to cut better looking risers to go under the middle and right legs. This used to be an exterior porch, so the floor slopes significantly to shed rain (a previous owner put the plywood over the original floor). The risers are necessary for the shelves to be level.
The litter box involves another IKEA piece: a Hol storage table/trunk I've owned since 2007. When I first bought it, I added hinges so we can flip open the lid and I cut a hole in the side for cat access. IKEA doesn't sell the Hol line anymore, which is too bad because it's perfect for a litter box. (You can still find them on eBay and Craigslist, if you're in need of a litter box solution.) The holes provide light and ventilation while concealing the litter box.
The wood was looking worse for wear – there was water damage to the top, and the wood finish was parched overall.
I sanded it quickly with fine grit sandpaper, washed it with Murphy's Oil Soap, and conditioned it with Howard Feed-N-Wax. This product is wonderful: super easy to use, smells great, and makes an immediate improvement to the appearance of wood furniture. One bottle lasts forever.
The trunk also serves as one of Lola's squirrel patrol posts.
Inside the trunk, there's a rug to help catch tracked litter and a scoop hanging on a hook.
Lola expressed some confusion about WTF I was doing with his bathroom.
I ordered this pretty Langley Street Michaela 1-Light Semi Flush Mount light fixture from Wayfair.
The electrical conduit in the mudroom is mounted on the ceiling, instead of being hidden behind it.
Painting the metal conduit same color as the ceiling helped conceal it, but the exposed junction box presented a challenge: any mounted light fixture would look less-than-great since it wouldn't be flush with the ceiling.
I mounted the light fixture in the usual manner, with the wood sandwiched in place between the fixture and junction box.
I'm very happy with this fixture. It's large and well-made for the price ($120 when I bought it a couple of weeks ago, but I've since seen it on sale for as low as $106). Having a proper fixture in this space makes it look more like a real room and less like a storage closet.
Still on my to-do list: cut and bind a rug, organize the storage shelves, touch up paint, add some baseboard, and install a fun thing for Lola.
Bye for now – see you next week!
New posts go up every Thursday.


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To: Donald Trump, US Congress leaders
Restore full funding to the World Health Organization now!
Sunjeev Bery
We must restore full funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), especially as the Coronavirus threat continues to grow worldwide.
On April 14th, the Trump administration announced that it would cut funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is a horrible move: The WHO coordinates initiatives to improve the health of communities around the world.
President Trump is criticizing the WHO in order to distract the U.S. public from his own profound failure to address the Coronavirus pandemic. President Trump has repeatedly disregarded the advice and counsel of public health experts. The United States now has more infections and deaths than any other country on the planet. Tens of thousands of people in the U.S. have died.
By cutting funding to the WHO, we're putting millions of people worldwide at risk to contract this deadly disease. And as long as health resources are underfunded, this Coronavirus will continue to spread, and our country and its people will remain in grave danger.
Instead of spending vast amounts of money on wars and weapons for dictators, we should invest in the WHO and ensure our national security by protecting the health of all people.
Tell the Trump administration and leaders in the US Congress: Restore full funding to the WHO now!
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Little Green Men? Prank Calls About Space Aliens Flood New ICE Hotline
Published April 27, 2017 • Updated on April 27, 2017 at 4:51 pm
Reports of space aliens and UFOs have flooded the telephone lines at Immigration and Customs Enforcement's newly launched VOICE hotline, established Wednesday through an executive order, which aims to provide public information and resources to the victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, NBC news reported.
The calls are part of a protest campaign started on Twitter by Alex McCoy, 28, who encouraged others online to call the hotline and report encounters with extraterrestrial beings.
"I thought this was a chance to push back on how Trump has demonized the immigrant community. [The idea] really took off," McCoy told NBC News.
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ICE spokesperson Bryan Cox confirmed to NBC News that the office received alien-related prank calls. He said additional operators will be added if future data reveals long wait times.
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Armin Zadeh, MD, PhD, MPH, is a professor at Johns Hopkins University. He has authored more than one hundred scientific articles and is an editor of scholarly books in medicine. He is a regular speaker at national and international scientific meetings and directs educational events around the world. He is the author of "THE FORGOTTEN ART OF LOVE".
Dr. Zadeh was born and educated in Düsseldorf, Germany. He came to the United States in 1995 to complete his education and training in medicine, public health, and research.


As you're doing research on weight loss surgery, you'll likely come across quite a bit of information on the topic. From message boards and social media posts to scholarly articles, the internet is full of writings on the subject of weight loss surgery.
With so much out there to read, you're bound to come across a lot of myths and misconceptions along the way. We're debunking the top 7 myths we've heard or seen over the years to help you better understand your weight loss options.
Though this may have been true at one point, weight loss surgery is now typically performed as an outpatient procedure. This means after the surgery, you'll be able to head home that day and recover comfortably in your own home.
A couple of decades ago, this may have been true. Now, weight loss surgery has become much more advanced and is performed by surgeons who specialize in these types of procedures. This—combined with modern technology, sterilization, and anesthesia techniques—has significantly lowered the risks of what is now a very common surgery.
There is no minimum weight requirement to qualify you for weight loss surgery. Instead, the requirements are based on your body mass index (BMI), current state of health, and your lifestyle. During a consultation for weight loss surgery, your doctor will be able to accurately determine whether the procedure will be a good option for you.
Weight loss surgery is designed to help severely overweight or obese people take control of their bodies and health. In addition to helping you look and feel better about yourself, surgery can help improve certain health conditions related to obesity. While weight loss surgery may not cure your condition, it can improve the underlying cause—which can lessen the symptoms or even eliminate the condition altogether.
Insurance companies typically won't pay for medical procedures that are considered cosmetic surgeries. Though it can help you lose weight and feel better about yourself, weight loss surgery is typically performed to help improve your health and quality of life. If you aren't sure whether your surgery will be covered, talk with your doctor and/or your insurance company.
Weight loss surgery is meant for people who have a significant amount of weight to lose and have already tried losing the weight through diet and exercise. It's not an easy way out, but a way to kickstart a goal you're already trying to achieve. Plus, after surgery, you will have to commit to a strict diet and exercise plan to lose the weight and keep it off.
While it was once the case, weight loss surgery no longer involves a large incision or scarring. Thanks to advancements in techniques and technology, doctors can now perform minimally invasive weight loss surgery procedures. Doing so can help reduce your risks during the procedure and help speed up the recovery time—while resulting in a much smaller scar at the incision point.
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The NFL Sunday Ticket/YouTube deal is good for both the league and Alphabet
It's official. The NFL's Sunday Ticket is coming to Google-owned YouTube. The agreement is a strong one for both the league and Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent company of Google and a Club holding. It's not hard to see why the National Football League would want to distribute games with such an established streaming player like YouTube. The hope is to convert as many YouTube users into Sunday Ticket subscribers as possible, turning casual watchers into avid fans. For Alphabet, the deal adds a loyal viewer base to its vast ecosystem of services and products, providing a greater opportunity to collect user data and more effectively target advertisements. The seven-year deal is going to cost YouTube roughly $2 billion per year for the residential rights of the Sunday Ticket, CNBC reports . Since it started in 1994, the Sunday Ticket has been on DirecTV's satellite service. The move brings another valuable sports property from a legacy platform to streaming. Amazon (AMZN) already has Thursday Night Football , while Apple (AAPL) previously secured the rights to Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer games. The Sunday Ticket/YouTube arrangement should also prove attractive for companies that advertise during NFL games because Alphabet can provide ad buyers with far greater data than they could have possibly had access to with untargeted, linear satellite distribution. What's good for ad buyers is good for Alphabet as it will pull more advertising dollars into the company's various offerings. It will also make YouTube's premium offerings — a requirement to view the games — more attractive and consequently serve to boost subscription revenues generated from the platform. Subscription services are fast becoming the bread and butter of many large technology firms. Investors like the steady, dependable recurring revenue, especially at a time when online advertising overall has hit a rough patch against the difficult domestic and global macroeconomic backdrop. Alphabet's third-quarter earnings and revenue, released back in October, were weaker than expected, due in part to a slowdown in ad spending . Bottom line Ultimately, we don't think this Sunday Ticket deal alone is a real needle mover at the moment. But we do view it as an incremental near- to mid-term positive and potentially much more than that in the long term. As noted during Thursday's "Morning Meeting" for Club members, monetization opportunities are not exactly clear beyond additional advertising and YouTube subscription revenues. But owning the rights to run Sunday NFL games will provide yet another way for Alphabet to draw in viewers and show off what else its ecosystem has to offer. (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long GOOGL, AMZN and AAPL. See here for a full list of the stocks.) As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Q: Adjust String timestamp to GMT I have a String with local time:
"2012-12-12T08:26:51+000"

I now need to create a String with GMT time based on the old String. For example, assuming 2 hours difference between local and GTM:
"2012-12-12T10:26:51+000"

I have created a SimpleDateFormat:
SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss+SSSS");
dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
String time = dateFormat.parse(mCreatedTime).toString();

But the time String is now in different format:
Wed Dec 12 etc

How do I get the output to be in format yyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss+SSSS but GMT time?

A: The dateFormat.parse() method returns an instance of Date, and when you call toString() on it the date will be printed in the default locale.
Use dateFormat.format() to get your Date value back to your required format.

A: As my comments on this question suggest, I believe the original poster of this question is confused and miseducated about date-time work. Nevertheless, I wrote some example code delivering exactly what Pierre asked for, along with my caveat that he is following some very bad practices.
Using Joda-Time 2.3 library and Java 7.
// © 2013 Basil Bourque. This source code may be used freely forever by anyone taking full responsibility for doing so.
// import org.joda.time.*;
// import org.joda.time.format.*;

// CAUTION: The question asked specifically for the format used here.
// But this format incorrectly uses the PLUS SIGN to mean milliseconds rather than offset from UTC/GMT.
// Very bad thing to do. Will create no end of confusion.
// Another bad thing: This code creates strings representing date-times in different time zones without indicating they are in different time zones.

// Time Zone list: http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/timezones.html
// "Atlantic/South_Georgia" is a time zone two hours behind UTC.
DateTimeZone southGeorgiaZone = DateTimeZone.forID( "Atlantic/South_Georgia" );
DateTimeFormatter formatter = DateTimeFormat.forPattern( "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss+SSS" );
DateTime dateTimeInSouthGeorgia = formatter.withZone( southGeorgiaZone ).parseDateTime( "2012-12-12T08:26:51+000" );
DateTime dateTimeInUtc = dateTimeInSouthGeorgia.toDateTime( DateTimeZone.UTC );
String screwyBadPracticeDateTimeString = formatter.print( dateTimeInUtc );

System.out.println( "2012-12-12T08:26:51+000 in southGeorgiaDateTime: " + dateTimeInSouthGeorgia );
System.out.println( "same, in UTC: " + dateTimeInUtc );
System.out.println( "screwyBadPracticeDateTimeString: " + screwyBadPracticeDateTimeString );

When run…
2012-12-12T08:26:51+000 in southGeorgiaDateTime: 2012-12-12T08:26:51.000-02:00
same, in UTC: 2012-12-12T10:26:51.000Z
screwyBadPracticeDateTimeString: 2012-12-12T10:26:51+000

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DAODAS offers many publications for alcohol and other drug abuse education, as well as additional information on treatment, recovery, and prevention. Click any of the brochures and posters below to download them in PDF form. NOTE: Copies of these publications may not be available from DAODAS, but you are welcome to reproduce them for use in your community.
A brochure that explains and answers frequently asked questions about South Carolina's Alcohol and Drug Safety Action Program. Click here to view brochure.
A brochure designed to educate parents and others on the dangers of tobacco use and that encourages them to protect today's children from the risks associated with underage smoking. Click here to view brochure.
A brochure describing current South Carolina offenses related to alcohol use by and impacting minors. Click here to view brochure.
It is best to stop all substance use before becoming pregnant. But it's never too late. The time to stop is now. Click here to view brochure.
A brochure describing current South Carolina offenses related to alcohol use. Click here to view brochure.
This poster was designed in an effort to deter youth from using cigarettes by showing an image of an attractively "lipsticked mouth" whose appeal is destroyed by a protruding cigarette. Click here to view poster.
This poster contains a list of the top 10 reasons it is cool not to smoke in language that youth can understand. Click here to view poster.
This poster contains common drugs of abuse broken down into category by type of drug. Other useful information contained on the chart includes: the brand or common names, slang terms, medical uses, duration of effects, methods of use, possible effects, effects of overdose and withdrawal symptoms. This chart is an excellent resource for educators, physicians and others who wish to have a large, explanatory visual about common drugs of abuse. Click here to view poster.


Behringer DeepMind 12 synthesizer Product no.: 9000-0030-1328 Warranty period: This product comes with a 3-year warranty when you register it with Behringer within 90 days of purchase. If the product is not registered it has a 2-year warranty.
The DeepMind 12 is Behringer's debut on the synthesizer scene. The brand have managed to create the ultimate analogue 12-voice polysynth that can conjure up any classic synth sound effortlessly. With two digitally-programmed analogue oscillators and two LFOs per voice, three envelopes, a noise-generator, unison mode with detune fader, an extensive 8-bus modulation matrix, a 32-step sequencer, four digital effects processors, built-in WiFi, aftertouch keys, and more, the DeepMind is incredible value for money.
First impressions are that the Deepmind 12 is built like a tank, very solid. Some great sounds although not all are useful but at least you can edit them. Ample storage for your own sounds.
Intuitive editing even for a novice to analogue synths like me. There are a lot of duplicated sounds but at least you can delete or modify them to your own taste. Manual has to be downloaded and as far as I can see there is no editor unless you download the app, here's where it can get complicated, there's no instructions how to get your iPad to connect with your synth. I had to get this info from the Behringer site - you'd have thought it would be included in the quick start guide which is a bit of a misnomer as all it does is show you the possible connections and identifies the various controls. I'm hoping to find an editor to download for my PC as I'd like to assemble my favourite sounds into one bank.
However all that negativity aside it's a great versatile synth, the delivery was quick and the price the lowest seen.
Just over a month ago, we speculated on the rumours that a new synthesizer by Behringer was on its way. Well, now it's here in the form of the DeepMind 12.
Behringer Launches Three New Synths!
When Behringer announced the DeepMind 12 last year, the news caused a huge sensation that demanded a follow-up. For that reason, Behringer wasted no time in developing three new synths, the DeepMind 12D, DeepMind 6 and the Model D.


Disney fans rejoice, The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice is coming to Belfast in 2019.
The show will roll into the SSE Arena for performances from May 3-5 next year and families can celebrate the legacy of Disney animated films.
Plus, discover the true meaning of family with everyone's favorite forgetful fish, Dory, as she searches the deep blue sea for her parents with a little help from Marlin and Nemo.
"What I like best about Disney On Ice is that we are privileged to bring classic and modern Disney and Pixar stories to hometowns around the world live on ice," said producer Nicole Feld.
"In this production, our amazing creative team chose action-packed stories that really resonate with not only kids today, but with their parents as well. The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice has everything from an underwater adventure in Finding Dory to the comedic duo Timon and Pumbaa in The Lion King."
"In The Wonderful World of Disney On Ice, we've created a beautiful moment where an audience member gets to release a lantern with Rapunzel and Flynn at the beginning of I See the Light," said Vincent.
"It's breathtaking to watch, and then Rapunzel and Flynn skate a beautiful duet with the lanterns glowing above them."


5/6/20101Planning sample size for impact evaluationsDavid Evans, Banco MundialBasado en slides de Esther Duflo (J-PAL) y Jed Friedman (Banco Mundial)Size of the sample for impact evaluations Pergunta geralDe que tamanho tem que ser a mostra para creivelmente perceber dado tamanho de impacto? Que quer dizer crevelmente aqui?Tenho um nvel de certeza que a diferena entre o grupo que recebeu o programa y o que no est devida ao programa A aleatorizacin tira os biases mas no tira o barulho: Funciona pela lei dos grandes nmeros Que to grande tem que ser o nmero?5/6/20102Que to grande? 2 pessoas selecionadas de uma maneira aleatoria? 10 personas? Muitas personas! Quantas so muitas?T CT CCTOrganizao bsica Ao final do experimento, comparamos o resultado de inters nos grupos de tratamento e de controle Nos interessa a diferenaMdia do grupo de tratamento Mdio do grupo controle _ Tamanho do efeito Por exemploRenda a mdia de lares que recebem bolsa Renda a mdia de lares que no recebem bolsaTamanho do efeito5/6/20103A estimaoNo temos suficiente dinheiro como para observar todos os lares seno uma mostra (nim temos que faz-lo).Em cada lar da mostra, h certo nvel de renda. Pode estar mais perto ou mais longe da mdia de toda a populao, como funo de outros fatores que afeitam a renda.Inferimos a renda mdia na populao utilizando a mdia na mostra.Se temos muito poucos lares, a mdias estaro imprecisos. Se no vemos diferenas entre a mdia do grupo de tratamento e de controle, no sabemos se no h efeito ou se no h potencia de detectar o efeito.The variability that we measure in the resultIf the results varies a lot within the treatment and the control group, it will be difficult to say whether it was the treatment that caused the difference in meansHigh Standard Deviation012345678value 33 37 41 45 49 53 57 61 65 69 73 77 81 85 89NumberFrequencymean 50mean 605/6/20104The variability that we measure in the resultIf the result varies very little within the groups, it is easier to say that the treatment caused the differenceLow Standard Deviation0510152025value333741454953576165697377818589NumberFrequencymean 50mean 60The standard error The standard error of the sample estimate captures the size of the sample and the variability of the result with a small sample with a high variable results A confidence interval of 95% for an effect tells us that, for 95% of the samples that we could draw from the same population, the estimated effect would fall in this interval.estndareserroresefectoconfianzadeIntervalo 25/6/20105Hypothesis TestingOften we are interested in testing the hypothesis that the effect size is equal to zero (in other words, My program had no effect? I hope not!)We want to test: Against: 0 sizeEffect : oH0 sizeEffect :a HTwo Types of Mistakes - 1 First type of error : Conclude that there is an effect, when in fact there are no effect. The level of your test is the probability that you will falsely conclude that the program has an effect, when in fact it does not.So with a level of 5%, you can be 95% confident in the validity of your conclusion that the program had an effectFor policy purposes, we want to be very confident in the estimated impact: the level will be set fairly low. Common level: 5%, 10%, 1%.5/6/20106Relation with Confidence Intervals If zero does not belong to the 95% confidence interval of the effect size we measured, then we can be at least 95% sure that the effect size is not zero (thus there is an effect) So the rule of thumb is that if the effect size is more than twice the standard error, you can conclude with more than 95% certainty that the program had an effectTwo Types of Mistakes 2 Second type of error: you think the program had no effect, when it fact it does have an effect. The Power of a test is the probability that I will be able to find a significant effect in my experiment if indeed there truly is an effect (higher power is better since I am more likely to find an effect) Power is a planning tool. It tells me how likely it is that I find a significant effect for a given sample size5/6/20107Calculating Power When planning an evaluation, with some preliminary research we can calculate the minimum sample we need to get to: Test a hypothesis: program effect was zero or not zero For a pre-specified level (e.g. 5%) Given a pre-specified effect size (what you think the program will do) To achieve a given power A power of 80% tells us that, in 80% of the experiments of this sample size conducted in this population, if there is indeed an effect in the population, we will be able to say in our sample that there is an effect with the level of confidence desired. The larger the sample, the larger the power. Common Power used: 80%, 90%Ingredients for a Power Calculation in a Simple StudyWhat we need Where we get itSignificance level This is often conventionally set at 5%. The lower it is, the larger the sample size needed for a give powerThe mean and the variability of the outcome in the comparison group-From previous surveys conducted in similar settings- The larger the variability is, the larger the sample for a given powerThe effect size that we want to detect What is the smallest effect that should prompt a policy response? The smaller the effect size we want to detect, the larger a sample size we need for a given power5/6/20108Picking an Effect Size What is the smallest effect that should justify the program to be adopted: Cost of this program v the benefits it brings Cost of this program v the alternative use of the money If the effect is smaller than that, it might as well be zero: we are not interested in proving that a very small effect is different from zero In contrast, any effect larger than that effect would justify adopting this program: we want to be able to distinguish it from zero Common danger: picking effect size that are too optimisticthe sample size may be set too low!Standardized Effect Sizes How large an effect you can detect with a given sample depends on how variable the outcomes is. Example: If all children have very similar learning level without a program, a very small impact will be easy to detect The standard deviation captures the variability in the outcome. The more variability, the higher the standard deviation is The Standardized effect size is the effect size divided by the standard deviation of the outcome d = effect size/St.dev. Common effect sizes:d=0.20 (small) d =0.40 (medium) d =0.50 (large) 5/6/20109The Design Factors that Influence Power The level of randomization Availability of a Baseline Availability of Control Variables, and Stratification. The type of hypothesis that is being tested.Level of RandomizationClustered DesignCluster randomized trials are experiments in which social units or clusters rather than individuals are randomly allocated to intervention groupsExamples:Conditional cash transfersVillagesITN distribution Health clinicsIPT SchoolsIron supplementation Family5/6/201010Reason for Adopting Cluster Randomization Need to minimize or remove contamination Example: In the deworming program, schools was chosen as the unit because worms are contagious Basic Feasibility considerations Example: The PROGRESA program would not have been politically feasible if some families were introduced and not others. Only natural choice Example: Any education intervention that affect an entire classroom (e.g. flipcharts, teacher training). Impact of Clustering The outcomes for all the individuals within a unit may be correlated All villagers are exposed to the same weather All patients share a common health practitioner All students share a schoolmaster The program affect all students at the same time. The member of a village interact with each other The sample size needs to be adjusted for this correlation The more correlation between the outcomes, the greater the need to expand the sample5/6/201011Example of the effect of clusteringNumber of classes, for power of 0.80________________________________Intra-Class Students in each classCorrelation 10 50 100 2000.00 23 7 5 40.02 25 10 8 80.05 30 16 15 130.10 40 25 23 22____________________________________________Implications It is extremely important to randomize an adequate number of groups The number of individual within groups matter less than the number of groups The law of large number applies only when the number of groups that are randomized increase You CANNOT randomize at the level of the district, with one treated district and one control district! [Even with 2,000 students per district]5/6/201012Design factors that influence power Level of the randomization Availability of a baseline Availability of control variables and stratification variables The kind of hypothesis you want to testAvailability of a Baseline A baseline has three main uses: Can check whether control and treatment group were the same or different before the treatment Reduce the sample size needed, but requires that you do a survey before starting the intervention: typically the evaluation cost go up and the intervention cost go down Can be used to stratify and form subgroups To compute power with a baseline: You need to know the correlation between two subsequent measurement of the outcome (for example: consumption measured in two years). The stronger the correlation, the bigger the gain. Very big gains for very persistent outcomes such as Labor Force Participation; 5/6/201013Los factores del diseo que influyen la potencia El nivel de la aleatorizacin La disponilidad de una lnea de base (encuesta inicial) La disponilidad de variables control y de estratificacin El tipo de hiptesis que se quiere poner a pruebaControl Variables If we have additional relevant variables (e.g. school size, student characteristics, etc.) we can also control for them What matters now for power is ,the variation that remains after controlling for those variables If the control variables explain a large part of the variance, the precision will increase and the sample size requirement decreases. Warning: control variables must only include variables that are not INFLUENCED by the treatment: variables that have been collected BEFORE the intervention. 5/6/201014Stratified Samples Stratification: create BLOCKS by value of the control variables and randomize within each block Stratification ensure that treatment and control groups are balanced in terms of these control variables. This reduces variance for two reasons: it will reduce the variance of the outcome of interest in each strata the correlation of units within clusters. Example: if you stratify by district for an agricultural program Agroclimatic and associated epidemiologic factors are controlled for The common district government effect disappears.The Design Factors that Influence Power Clustered design Availability of a Baseline Availability of Control Variables, and Stratification. The type of hypothesis that is being tested.5/6/201015The Hypothesis that is being Tested Are you interested in the difference between two treatments as well as the difference between treatment and control? Are you interested in the interaction between the treatments? Are you interested in testing whether the effect is different in different subpopulations? Does your design involve only partial compliance? To remember! The number of groups is much more important than the number of individuals Schools vs students, villages vs homes Two types of errors Type I: You think there is an effect when there is not level Type II: You think there is no effect then there is one power Avoiding errors requires a sufficient sample the power calculation5/6/201016Power Calculations Using the OD Software Choose Power v. number of clusters in the menu clustered randomized trialshttp://sitemaker.umich.edu/group-based/optimal_design_softwareCluster Size Choose cluster size5/6/201017Choose Significance Level, Treatment Effect, and Correlation Pick a : level Normally you pick 0.05 Pick d : Can experiment with 0.20 Pick the intra class correlation (rho) You obtain the resulting graph showing power as a function of sample sizePower and Sample Size5/6/201018To remember! The number of groups is much more important than the number of individuals Schools vs students, villages vs homes Two types of errors Type I: You think there is an effect when there is not level Type II: You think there is no effect then there is one power Avoiding errors requires a sufficient sample the power calculationConclusions: Power Calculation in Practice Power calculations involve some guess work. At times we do not have the right information to conduct it very properly However, it is important to spend effort on them: Avoid launching studies that will have no power at all: waste of time and money Devote the appropriate resources to the studies that you decide to conduct (and not too much).


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Politics · Stories · Dec 10, 2020
Post-budget focus on small business
WEST CARLETON – Ottawa council passed the 2021 budget yesterday (Dec. 9) and Coun. Eli El-Chantiry says now its time to focus on helping Ottawa's small businesses as much as possible.
During yesterday's City of Ottawa council meeting municipally elected politicians approved a $3.9 billion budget for the 2021 year that will mean a three per cent increase, or roughly $115 more for the urban homeowner and $88 more for the rural homeowner. Water bills are going up $37 per year for those connected to city water and those not connected will pay an additional $7 on their stormwater fee.
None of these numbers are new and have been reported for weeks through the budget 2021 draft process. West Carleton Online also reported on Nov. 10 some of the $11 million in major projects earmarked for West Carleton in the 2021 budget.
"Now it's confirmed," Coun. Eli El-Chantiry told West Carleton Online today (Dec. 10).
While the budget is passed, one major issue still remains for council – it hasn't dealt with the $152 million deficit related to COVID-19 expenses.
"We know the city is in financial difficulty," El-Chantiry said. "Now the heavy lifting begins. We balanced the budget, but we didn't find a solution for that shortfall."
El-Chantiry says the city is still hoping, and lobbying, to have that deficit dealt with through the help of the other two levels of government.
The three per cent increase is one per cent higher than the usual two per cent Mayor Jim Watson has insisted on in much of his tenure. It comes at a time when businesses have been struggling under the massive pressure COVID-19 and mandated closures and restrictions have put upon them.
El-Chantiry says the city is more than aware.
"I can tell you, whether you are a newspaper, restaurants, shops, we know we're going to lose some," he said. "But we're doing everything we can to support those local businesses. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel with the vaccine coming. We have to hold on to every small business we can and do whatever we can to support them."
El-Chantiry says a city-led awareness campaign and tax deferrals offer some support.
"There is some support, but to reach that support, it takes a long time," El-Chantiry said. "I keep saying this, the city of Ottawa is listening, we do have a tool kit. In West Carleton, it's a large area, but the businesses are small. We just lost a newspaper but some people are doing well. The landscaping businesses are doing well. Renovations, our hardware stores, they're having a record year."
El-Chantiry says engagement in the draft budget process was slightly higher this year. Perhaps the advantage of public budget meetings being held virtually so residents could participate from the comfort of their own homes.
El-Chantiry hosted a Ward 5 budget 2021 virtual consultation on Oct. 29 that peaked round 15 attendees. While that sounds small, and was a smaller turnout than the Huntley Community Association annual general meeting held that same night, the meeting had a better turnout than the 2018 and 2019 Ward 5 draft budget consultations held in-person at the Kinburn Community Centre.
"We are seeing increased engagement," El-Chantiry said. "A lot of people want more, but we need to match that with decreases in other areas. Roads? We know we need more funding, but we have a very long list."
In the end, El-Chantiry is happy with the way the 2021 budget process went, despite the increased challenges created by the pandemic.
"I'm happy with the way it rolled out, he said. "But if anyone has an idea, how we can help small businesses, please share it with me. We're open to it. We know there's going to be an impact. Businesses across Ontario are shutting down. We're managing out here, but that will be the biggest challenge coming out of Christmas. That is traditionally a slow time for businesses in the best of years."
City-wide budget highlights
For the third year in a row, the budget commits $15 million to develop new affordable and supportive housing units. With an additional $32 million in federal funding, the City will invest $47 million in capital funding for affordable housing. This is in addition to $112 million in support of housing needs, which includes $33 million for community-based housing and homelessness programs and supports.
Budget 2021 includes funding for 14 new paramedics, to better serve Ottawa's growing population and address increasing emergency call volumes, along with $25.2 million in community funding for agencies that help residents with the greatest need.
Investments and work on Stage 2 of Ottawa's LRT system continue. Once Stage 2 is complete, 77 per cent of residents will live within five kilometres of LRT. The cost of the EquiPass and the Community Pass for Ontario Disability Support Program recipients will remain frozen at 2018 rates for another year.
The budget also increases funding to maintain and renew infrastructure like roads, sidewalks and facilities by $25 million, for a total investment of $171 million. With increased support for infrastructure maintenance, the City will close the infrastructure gap – the difference between what the City spends and what it needs to spend annually to maintain infrastructure in good repair – in seven years, rather than 10 years. With an additional $19 million in one-time federal gas tax funding, that's a total investment of $171 million for infrastructure in 2021.
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Budget 2021 invests $3 million to retrofit City facilities to reduce energy use and costs, with a net payback of $365,000 a year expected in eight years. An additional $18.7 million will help protect air and land at the Trail Waste Facility, $2 million to conserve natural lands in rural areas and $1.5 million to plant trees and regenerate Ottawa's tree canopy. These investments complement the $2.6 million that Council committed in October to Energy Evolution projects.


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The new restaurant will be located at 32397 Van Dyke in Warren, MI. It will be owned and operated by Jeff and Andrew Marguiles.
The Marguiles brothers operate a family commercial real estate business where they develop and manage retail properties. This year, they are ready to take on a new challenge — taking the pizza industry by storm! "We've been considering opening something in one of our buildings for a while. As longtime Cottage Inn fans and customers, we think it will be a great start," says Andrew Marguiles. "We're excited to get it up and running. I think it will be a really good fit for us."
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Ice Cream Camelot presents the history of the Kennedy administration within the funny and touching memoir of a young boy coming of age during those significant years. But this isn't the Wonder Years revisited, and Billy Neblett isn't your typical eleven year old. His family has recently moved from his beloved South Philly, and shy young Billy is repeating the fifth grade while struggling to stay out of trouble, make new friends and deal with a growing dependency on alcohol. All the while, Billy is attempting to find his own identity in an increasingly confusing and frightening world. Amid school bullies, killer nuns, the race for space, peaceful sit-ins, race riots and the growing threat of nuclear war, Billy finds his heroes in the most unusual places. Legendary rock n roll DJs Hy Lit and Joe Niagara take Billy under their wing, mentoring him and fostering a love of radio. But it is or 35th president, John F Kennedy from whom Billy finds hope and inspiration. Painfully aware of the irony in his life – there are no blacks in lily white suburban Lawrence Park, and girls are treated as second class citizens at St Pius X Catholic Grade School – Billy looks to the charismatic JFK as the savior of Camelot for himself and his first love Amy. Ice Cream Camelot is a unique, engaging and entertaining look at one of the most important eras in American history.


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The Old School House was owned by Lord Sandys and let to William HJ Brandon in late 1914.
Brandon was 34 and employed as a coachman and chauffeur by Charles Duveen, a wealthy art collector who had built a country house in Boreley in 1911, now called Far Field.
Duveen appealed against Brandon's conscription three times before the military tribunal and eventually won his case. Brandon may be the first to operate a motor garage service at the Old School House.
Duveen donated £50 to the Memorial Hall fund – equivalent to almost £3000 today.
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NFL Draft 2022: Giants, Jets, Eagles looking at multiple top-10 picks after Week 10
Updated: Jan. 07, 2022, 11:42 a.m. | Published: Nov. 16, 2021, 6:00 a.m.
New York Giants vs. Las Vegas Raiders - November 7, 2021
By Mike Rosenstein | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The 2022 NFL Draft is shaping up to be all about three teams: the New York Giants, New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles.
Let's start with the Eagles. As of right now, they are sitting on two first-round picks: their own, plus one from the Miami Dolphins in the DeVonta Smith trade. But if the Colts keep quarterback Carson Wentz in the starting lineup, Indianapolis' first-round pick also will go to Philadelphia.
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The Jets have a pair of first-round picks in 2022: their own, plus one from the Seattle Seahawks as part of the Jamal Adams trade. So the Jets are looking at two picks in the top 10: their own at No. 4 and No. 8 from Seattle.
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That brings us to the Giants, who also have a pair of first-round picks in 2022: their own, plus one from the Chicago Bears as part of the deal which sent Justin Fields to the Windy City and Kadarius Toney to the Big Apple. So the Giants are looking at two picks in the top 10: No. 6 from Chicago and their own at No. 7.
Of course, all that would be if the season ends today. Which it doesn't.
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Q: Generate MD5 hash for a list of integers I have a list of Integer
List<Integer> listInt;

I want to generate a MD5 hash for the listInt how should I approach the problem, I know that I have to use
MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5").digest(byte[])

How do I convert the listInt to bytes.

A: You need to convert each integer value to 4 bytes, forming an array of bytes that is 4*listInt.size() bytes long.
One way to do this is to make use of NIO's ByteBuffer class:
ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocate(4*listInt.size());
buf.order(ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN);
for (int i = 0; i < listInt.size(); ++i)
    buf.putInt(listInt.get(i));
byte[] barr = buf.array();

Note that there are two common ways of converting an array of integers to an array of bytes. The difference, however, is simply the choice of Endianness. Some people choose to calculate the Big Endian byte representation of integers; others choose to calculate the little Endian representation of integers. It doesn't matter which method you pick as long as you calculate the byte representation of each integer consistently.

A: byte data[] = new byte[listInt.size()*4];
for (int i = 0; i < listInt.size(); i++) {
  data[i*4]   = new Integer(listInt.get(i) >> 24).byteValue();
  data[i*4+1] = new Integer(listInt.get(i) >> 16).byteValue();
  data[i*4+2] = new Integer(listInt.get(i) >> 8).byteValue();
  data[i*4+3] = listInt.get(i).byteValue();
}

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A: First create a method that converts an int to a byte array:
  public static final byte[] intToByteArray(int value)
  {
    return new byte[]  { (byte)(value >>> 24), (byte)(value >> 16 & 0xff), (byte)(value >> 8 & 0xff), (byte)(value & 0xff) };
  }

Then use a ByteArrayOutputStream.
ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();

for (int i = 0; i < listInt.size(); i++)
{
  baos.write(intToByteArray(listInt[i]), 0, 4);
}

You will then get your full byte array to perform the md5 hash on by:
byte[] fullByteArray = baos.toByteArray();


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        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Cyotek Add Projects 1.0.8.2 package for Microsoft Visual Studio. For more information about this extension, visit http://www.cyotek.com/. Copyright © 2013-2022 Cyotek Ltd..
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A bronchoscope is a tube with a tiny camera on the end which is inserted through the nose (or mouth) into the lungs. During a bronchoscopy procedure, a scope will be inserted through the nostril until it passes through the throat into the trachea and bronchi. A bronchoscope is used to provide a view of the airways of the lung (tracheobronchial tree). The scope also allows the doctor to collect lung secretions and lung tissue for biopsy for tissue specimens.


Having been a fan of Tracey Garvis Graves for some years, I jumped at the offer to review an early copy of The Girl He Used to Know almost a year before publication. But just to refresh my mind on the story, I listened to the audiobook and I ended up giving it another whole star rating. That rarely happens, but when a gifted narrator can bring such a moving story to life the way Fred Berman and Kathleen McInerney did, it's only fitting. This story alternates between the past (1991) and present (2001), and it also alternates between Annika and Jonathan.
First, let's begin with Annika in 1991. All her life she felt different from other people. She had a hard time understanding a lot of the things people would normally do. She just felt she was "weird" or "quirky." In reality, Annika was on the autism spectrum. This is not something she will find out for another year as she was never tested as a child. This definitely made it harder for her to understand all the "social norms" and it really made her doubt herself and her ability to be out on her own at college. Her roommate and best friend was a great help to her though. She understood that Annika was not a typical girl and grew to really care for her. She also introduced her to the college's chess club, where Annika found an activity that made college life a little easier on her. This is where she meets Jonathan.
Jonathan is a new student and a new chess club member when he meets Annika. She really makes an impression on him and before long, their friendship grows to something really loving. I wish everyone's first loves were like Jonathan. He was caring, kind, and handsome, but that didn't mean he was without faults. At times he would get frustrated because Annika wouldn't act as he thought a normal person would. While that's sucky, he was quick to hear her out and try to understand how her mind works. Before long this relationship grows to the point where they're making plans together for after graduation, but something huge happens to Annika and it leaves her emotionally paralyzed for a long time.
Fast forward to 2001 and Annika has really flourished. She has her dream job and her autism isn't so much a mystery anymore. Now, thanks to a therapist, life isn't as overwhelming and she has learned different ways to cope with certain situations. Running into Jonathan at a grocery store of all places wasn't something she was expecting. It definitely throws them both for a loop but something makes her want to reconnect with him. He's a little more skeptical about it but goes along with it. They soon realize how much they've each grown and changed and it gives this second-chance romance some legs.
The ending was unexpected, but it shouldn't have been if only I had been paying closer attention. And if you find yourself reading those last few chapters expecting the worse… I was there with you! I know some people found it rushed or unexpected but I understand that in the end, it was to show just how capable Annika was now. Tracey Garvis Graves really delivered a moving look into what it's like to live with autism and the struggles one might have to endure. I definitely recommend this book, maybe in audiobook format even more because I really liked it that way. So go out and get a copy and see for yourself!
Annika (rhymes with Monica) Rose, is an English major at the University of Illinois. Anxious in social situations where she finds most people's behavior confusing, she'd rather be surrounded by the order and discipline of books or the quiet solitude of playing chess.


This modern, private-enterprise economy has capitalized on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly in the populous Flemish area in the north. With few natural resources, Belgium must import substantial quantities of raw materials and export a large volume of manufactures, making its economy unusually dependent on the state of world markets. Roughly three-quarters of its trade is with other EU countries. Public debt is more than 80% of GDP. On the positive side, the government succeeded in balancing its budget during the 2000-2008 period, and income distribution is relatively equal. Belgium began circulating the euro currency in January 2002. Economic growth and foreign direct investment dropped in 2008. In 2009 Belgium is likely to have negative growth, growing unemployment, and a 3% budget deficit, stemming from the worldwide banking crisis.


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Deal: November tax revenues up 7.3 percent
Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Georgia's net tax collections for November totaled $1.84 billion, for an increase of nearly $124.7 million, or 7.3 percent, compared to last year when net tax collections totaled $1.72 billion. Year-to-date, net tax collections totaled almost $9.04 billion, for an increase of $238.6 million, or 2.7 percent, over November 2016, when net tax revenues totaled roughly $8.8 billion, five months into the fiscal year.
The changes within the following tax categories contributed to the overall net tax revenue increase in November:
Individual Income Tax: Individual Income Tax collections for the month totaled $954.6 million, up from approximately $863.9 million in November 2016, for an increase of nearly $90.8 million, or 10.5 percent.
The following notable components within Individual Income Tax combine for the net increase:
Individual Income Tax refunds issued (net of voided checks) were down $7.1 million, or -10.9 percent.
Individual Withholding payments were up $78 million, or 8.8 percent.
Individual Income Tax Return payments were up $8.9 million, or 230.2 percent.
All other Individual Tax categories, including Estimated Tax payments, were down a combined $3.2 million.
Sales and Use Tax: Gross Sales and Use Tax collections deposited during the month totaled $911.7 million, for an increase of $45.5 million, or 5.3 percent, over last year. Net Sales and Use Tax revenue totaled $465.9 million, for an increase of $8.4 million, or 1.8 percent, compared to November 2016, when net sales tax totaled $457.5 million. The adjusted distribution of sales tax to local governments totaled $442.6 million, for an increase of almost $38.5 million, or 9.5 percent, over last year. Finally, sales tax refunds decreased by $1.4 million, or -30.8 percent, from a total of $4.5 million in November 2016.
Corporate Income Tax: Corporate Income Tax collections for November increased by $7.3 million, or 42.8 percent, compared to last year when net Corporate Tax collections totaled $17 million.
The following components within Corporate Income Tax make up the net increase:
Corporate Income Tax refunds issued (net of voided checks) were down $9.2 million, or -54.2 percent.
Corporate Tax Estimated payments were up $5 million, or 23.6 percent.
All other Corporate Tax categories, including Corporate Return payments, were down a combined $6.9 million.
Motor Fuel Taxes: Motor Fuel Tax collections during the month totaled $154.5 million, for an increase of $3.9 million, or 2.6 percent, compared to November 2016.
Motor Vehicle Tag & Title Fees: Motor Vehicle Tag & Title Fee collections for November totaled $27.2 million, for an increase of $1.4 million, or 5.5 percent, over last year. Title Ad Valorem Tax (TAVT) collections decreased by $4.1 million, or -5.1 percent, compared to November 2016, when TAVT collections totaled approximately $79.1 million.
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Have you ever had a week where it seems that everything that you wouldn't think would go wrong, ends up going wrong?
I've had one of those weeks.
I did pretty terrible this week with fitness/running. I only have myself to blame I allowed a few things to get in the way, and instead of working around a few days, I got lazy.
With that, I don't have any weight loss to share this week, in fact I actually gained 1 pound. But I am not as bummed about that as you'd think. Because this week I started to notice my clothes are finally starting to get loose. So I ended the week, with being at 11 pounds down on my goal, but still happy about it.
In one of the things I am working on, which I will excitedly announce my plans in 3 weeks or less, I am just waiting for a few little details to happen and then I will share it with you all.
But part of that process means doing something I literally hate, and although it will only be for a short time, I can't tell you how hard it is to get used to the idea.
I will get up to run in early hours, but getting up to work at those hours? I think I am losing my mind! Ha Ha.
I will tell you, it was the fasted job I have ever landed. Since I didn't care whether I got it or not, I went into it beyond relaxed and just decided to play a little game.
Years back I use to interview for jobs, just for fun. It was a game to see if I could get offered a job and how quickly I could convince them to offer it. So I went into this on Monday with a game to see if I could convince them to hire me on the spot.
However, they almost made me quit before I started. A few days later making me come in for the full hiring process that I swear took a couple of hours (even though they told me it would take not long at all.) With all the security, finger printing, and drug and background check's you'd think I was starting a job with the FBI, yikes. I've never had a job do all that before, but I've worked for myself for many years so I guess things are changing.
Took 4 of my cute nieces and nephews to see the Kung Fu Panda 3 movie. They were lots of fun and the boys ate far more popcorn than I thought a 3 and 4 year old could LOL!
After, we did a little hot tub time at my sisters, my niece wore the mermaid tail I made for her several months back for her birthday. Have to admit, it looked awesome. It's fun to see that she likes it so much and has so much fun with it.
I'm in the process of making another for one of my other nieces, I am just waiting for the Monofin I ordered to arrive.
This week, I am a little more motivated to not let daily life get in the way of a morning run.
Those of you who follow me on social media may already know this.
I was offered an Ambassadorship with Alaska Airlines, they sponsor several races and marathons around the country.
Even though I am an after the fact blogger, after careful consideration I decided to make an exception in this instance and share this with you all on here as well.
I considered it quite a bit before accepting, I wanted to make sure I had enough time to participate in their program and most importantly any races I was offered.
Once I accepted, I was given the first marathon they'd like me to run under the program, it's in April. So Obviously I am not ready for a full marathon yet, but I talked to them about it and fortunately the race also has a 5K, so it looks as though I may be doing that one instead.
More details will be shared on social media, and I might do a recap or share more on my blog as well after the race but I haven't decided on that yet. However, you definitely will see more details on my various social media channels.
So those are a few details of my week.
Tell me something that happened in your week.
Since I will be racing in April, tell me about any April races your excited about.
Woohoo! Sounds like it turned out to be a great week for you, Kristy! That ambassadorship sounds fabulous - I can't wait to hear more! I'm in the job application/interview game now and one gym is making me a little crazy. Asking me to come in day after day at the last minute. Everyone tells me this is the fitness industry so I'm trying to roll with it but I'm used to very standard interviewing practices in corporate America so this feels very odd. Have a good week!
How exciting! What a great program to be involved in! Congrats!
How exciting about the ambassadorship. Where are the other locations of their races? You never know where I might show up! LOL. You know it's possible you might enjoy your temporary job. You can at least be open to the possibility, right? That mermaid tail is so cool. How many nieces do you have? You better get busy! I'm glad you are not beating yourself up about last week. We can't be perfect all the time. It's exhausting. Thanks for linking with us Kristy.
I'm sure work has so much insurance liability now they have to be so overly cautious on hew employees.
I think I would be so claustrophobic in one of those fins.
How exciting for Alaska Airlines. I hope the 5k goes well.
I was fingerprinted, drug tested, and background checked for my first job. Intense, but it was for a big international bank, dealing with bond prices, so they do have to be thorough.
Congrats on the ambassadorship. Glad that you are running the 5k! That's exciting! We have given up (or not just accepted) several ambassador opportunities because of the same reasons you mentioned.
I have a half marathon on April and a few 5ks as well this month.
Congratulations! I don't have any running plans for April yet. I still need to get a new pair of running shoes, but I have to wait until the end of the month, when I finally get my paycheck from a client I worked with in March. Have a terrific week!
Congrats on the ambassadorship! I'm with you - if I'm going to accept opportunities I want to be able to fully participate, not just accept something for the sake of adding it to a list of accomplishments.
Congrats on all accounts!!!! No running plans for me in April, and although I have a race planned in May I am still on the fence about it with everything going on in my life.
Congrats on the job and the ambassadorship! An airline sounds pretty amazing as travel expenses can be huge. I've got a 10 mile race this weekend which I am fairly ill prepared for given my recent back issues.
Sometimes crappy weeks happen, that is what makes the good ones so great ! It will be exciting to hear about your new job. I think any opportunity is interesting. Hope this week treats you better.
Oh that would be hard and yeah drive me crazy too if a place kept asking me to come in. I know the fitness industry is different, but last minute like that, that doesn't make it easy.
Thanks, I after I considered the offer the Ambassadorship sounds like its going to be a lot of fun, with some great opportunities, I am excited!
Thanks Julie, I am excited to be a part of their program!
They sponsor several, I know sponsors change from year to year. But they are a part of a few great ones this year. I am excited!
How exciting to be an ambassador for an airline that wants to fly you to race? Doesn't get much better than that. The mermaid tails are super cute!
I believe they are partners and sponsors at quite a few races, I put in that I would have interest in Salt Lake, Seattle, Las Vegas and Rhode Island right now. Although I may have more interest later on. The thing I am working on, is going to limit my travel and finances so this may open up opportunites that I wouldn't normally be able to do, so I am excited!
I might be able to enjoy the temporary job. and normally I go at things with a much better attitude, but I have done a similar job before and I hated it. But it is temporary and anyone can do anything short term:) But I have an interview tomorrow with a better option so I am hoping I can switch!
Yes, I have turned several down too. Either they wanted too much commitment and I didn't feel it was an equal opportunity. Or I knew I didn't have the time.
Yay, that is exciting! Good luck in your upcoming half and other races!
Good luck finding a great pair after you get your clients check!!!
Congrats on the ambassadorship - I've never heard of one for an airline tied to races before - very unique!
Yes, that is exactly my thought process on them too. But thank you, I am excited I think it will be fun representing them!
I know you have a lot going on, I'm sure you'll get things figured out for May!
I just read about your back issues, I am so sorry I really do hope you heal quick. Hopefully things will start feeling better by the weekend!
They do offer airfare as part of the deal, but it may not be every single time. Depends on the location and I haven't gotten into that. But yes, I am excited that this may bring on a few additional race opportunities and to run for a great sponsor company even better!
Congrats on your new job and also your ambassadorship! So exciting!!
Good luck this weekend, I hope this means your back isn't giving you troubles anymore!!!
Wow that is exciting news about the new job even if it's only temporary. I tell you I'm on the edge of my seat to hear your big news, arn't we all, lol. Pretty cool you made your niece a mermaid costume! I bet she does love it!! I have 4 races in April with 3 bigger cities so I'm excited to back on the road after about 3 weeks of being home on the weekend. I think its a toss up between a beach run with Holly and getting to go to Nashville!
WOW! What a week! I will tell you to work in my industry you must go thru all those crazy hoops as well and we still get some crazies, go figure! The ambassadorship is exciting and fun that you are getting back out there! I have my next half coming up so I am looking forward to it!
Thanks! I've been interviewing at other places this week, but its good to know I have one to fall back on if I decide its the best route to go.
4 April races, that is awesome, you are just going adventure extreme in running this spring, that is awesome!
Good luck on your interviews!
I've been at it again this week, just because I accepted the other doesn't mean I am not open to something else:) Oddly I enjoy job interviews, think of it as fun and it will be:) Good luck!
Thanks, I am excited about being Sponsored by Alaska Airlines!
Thanks, I am very honored to receive the sponsorship with Alaska Airlines, it's going to be fun representing them!
Wow who knew that Alaskan Airlines sponsored races and runners! Totally cool. Nice of them to allow you to run the 5k. What are the other race possibility?
In the beginning I think I was an ambassador junkie....I am learning more and being much more selective. I have come to realize that not all companies will treat you as you want to be treated even if you do what you promised to do. Lessons learned!
Love interviewing...that is amazing to me! I am the least confident in interviews. Congrats on the job,,,,and yes-in today's world extra security/screening seems to be the thing!!
Thanks, Its a great opportunity, I am looking forward to being sponsored by them this year! I'm considering one they have in Seattle, Rhode Island, Las Vegas this year. But I am not committing to any, just yet!
Yeah, some of those Ambassador programs are a little crazy, I got sucked into one once, and got out pretty quick. If it's not mutually beneficial then I see no point in them!


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Q: Can't start Apache Spark on Windows using Cygwin I am sorry if this is too trivial but I am very new to Spark. I built Apache Spark on Windows from code using Maven. I used Cygwin to build and it worked fine. Now I am unable to start it using the command (./start-master.sh) from the sbin directory.
I get the below error :
failed to launch org.apache.spark.deploy.master.Master:
Error: Could not find or load main class org.apache.spark.launcher.Main
full log in /cygdrive/c/Spark/spark-1.5.1/sbin/../logs/spark-auser-org.apache.spark.deploy.master.Master-1.host

I understand it is looking for the spark-launcher_2.10-1.5.1.jar in the classpath but I am not able to identify in the scripts where is it defining the classpath or the lib directory.

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You can read more in Spark Standalone Mode and How to set up Spark cluster on Windows machines?

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Saturday afternoon, late March 1977 in our little council house in Belvedere; Charlton hadn't had a home match for ages. I picked up a recent programme to check the next fixtures. Two big games at The Valley – Good Friday v Millwall and Easter Monday v Chelsea. Those were going to be fun –sure to be loads of goals. Then I shuddered. What were those dates again?
"Well, no, of course not," I said. There was a long pause.
"It's the football, isn't it?" Dad joined in at last.
Mum glowered across the table at her husband.
"Well, it's all paid for now, Heather, I think you'll just have to go," Dad said quietly, staring at the potato on his fork.
The Good News Society was a kind of school version of the scouts and guides, run by a stalwart Christian chemistry teacher, who clearly enjoyed living up to his name of Mr Gooden. He really should have taught RE rather than giving us instruction on how to blow things up. The trip away would be crammed full of treasure hunts, quizzes, fancy dress and other wholesome activities that he dreamt up to keep a bunch of 12 to 14 year old boys and girls amused.
We were staying on camp beds in some scout or church hall or hut somewhere a few miles outside Brighton. We weren't allowed to bring radios. There was no TV. There wasn't even a payphone, and this was long before mobiles had been invented. So on Easter Monday evening I had no way of finding out the outcome of the very important event going on a few miles away in South East London. I slept restlessly that night.
The next morning, we were split into fancily-dressed teams, driven by minibus into the centre of Brighton and given the freedom to roam the streets on another jolly jape. I was wearing a bright red circular skirt, red and white stripy socks, a white polyester blouse with puffy sleeves (all my own clothes) and topped off with a yellow wool wig and two sticky-out pigtails from the props box. To complete the look, I had smothered my eyelashes in black mascara and painted two big red blobs of lipstick on my cheeks. I was in Andy Pandy's team and I had to be his ragdoll sidekick, Looby Loo. I was grateful that I'd avoided being a flowerpot man, as then I would have looked really stupid.
Oh, and Chelsea hooligans, smarting at the humiliating defeat, or just after any excuse, had built bonfires on the terraces, smashed up the turnstiles, and even tried to burn down The Valley Club, the little prefabricated social club on the corner of the ground.
Looby Loo queued up at the till.
Armed with my treasure hunt booty and stack of papers, I left the shop and the bewildered assistant behind, and headed for the nearest bench to read every word of the front and back page reports.
My prayers at bedtime, an obligatory part of the routine on this Good News Society trip, had indeed been answered, despite their rather alternative and irreverent football-focus.


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All 4 accused in Indian vet's rape, murder case shot dead
Four men accused of raping and murdering a woman near Telangana's Hyderabad in India were shot dead by the police early Friday morning in what the cops claim was an "encounter" that followed after the men tried escaping, reports India Today.
All four were arrested last week in the high-profile rape and murder of the Telangana woman, a veterinary doctor in her mid-20s.
The gruesome nature of the crime -- the woman was allegedly trapped by the four men, raped, smothered before being burnt -- sent shockwaves through the country and, once again, revived the debate on women's safety in India.
The four men -- all lorry workers in their early 20s -- were arrested a day after the Telangana veterinary doctor's charred remains were found under a culvert on the National Highway 44 that links Hyderabad to Bengaluru. Her remains were found just outside of Hyderabad.
Under immense pressure, the Cyberabad Police, which is investigating the Telangana doctor's rape and murder, claimed to have solved the case within days, arresting four men for the crime. The four, police claimed, had spotted the woman park her scooter near a toll plaza on the highway after which they made an elaborate plan to rape her. The police claimed the four men punctured her scooter's tyre, trapped her when she returned, raped her, smothered her and then set her on fire.
All the four men were killed in an "encounter" this morning at the very spot where the woman's remains were discovered last week. Information about what happened Friday morning is scant, with police remaining tight-lipped. Here's what we know so far.
1. All the four men were imprisoned at the Cherlapally Central Jail, located on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The four were under a 24-hour watch and were jailed in separate wards.
2. Earlier this week, a court sent the four men to police custody. After their arrest last week, the four were under judicial custody. The police moved a plea seeking the men's custody for further investigation. This Wednesday, a local court allowed the police plea and sent the men to seven days of police custody.
3. On Thursday night, all the four men were taken out of the Cherlapally Central Jail by a seven-member police team in a bus. The cops wanted to reconstruct events of last Wednesday when the four allegedly trapped, raped and killed the Telangana veterinary doctor.
4. For the reconstruction, the police followed the exact timeline of the crime as it took place last week. And so, first the police took the four men to the Shamshabad toll plaza on the outskirts of Hyderabad. It was here the four men allegedly spotted the Telangana veterinary doctor last week and made plans to rape her.
5. At the toll plaza, the police questioned the four men and matched their statements with what the investigation had uncovered.
6. According to the investigation, the four men spotted the woman park her scooter at the toll plaza last Wednesday night. The four, who were drinking, made plans to rape her and one of them then punctured her scooter's rear tyre. When the woman returned, one of the four approached on the pretext of helping fix her scooter's punctured tyre. Then, the four dragged her to an isolated compound nearby, raped and smothered her before setting her on fire.
7. Now, last night with their investigation at the Shamshabad toll plaza done, the police team moved the four men to the culvert on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru highway under which the burnt remains of the Telangana doctor were discovered last week.
8. It was there, things went awry, according to the police. At the culvert, the police claim, the men -- who were apparently not handcuffed -- tried escaping. Unverified reports say the men snatched one of the policemen's guns and fired upon the cops.
9. The police claim they were forced to open fire on the four men due to the events of the point above. The men were found dead around 500 metres away from the site where the woman's body was found last week. Bodies of the four men were found 20-30 feet from each other. This was at around 3 am.
10. The police have not said much on the events on of last night and early Friday morning. A forensic team is examining the site of the incident and authorities have said that an investigation under guidelines framed by the Supreme Court for police encounters will be undertaken.
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ANKARA, 9 March 2012: Pakistan has ratified the D-8 Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). The Instrument of Ratification was handed over to the D-8 Secretary General Dr. Widi A. Pratikto by the Consul General of Pakistan Dr. Yousaf Junaid in Istanbul today. The ratification of D-8 PTA by Pakistan signifies its commitment to the D-8 objectives of promoting and developing economic and commercial cooperation among the member states of D-8 group.
The D-8 Group was established in 1997 at the initiative of Turkey, to promote development cooperation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. The establishment of D-8 was announced officially through the Istanbul Declaration of Summit of Heads of State/Government on June 15, 1997. D-8 member countries have a population of more than 961 million which represents almost 15% of the world population. Total trade among D-8 countries has grown from US$ 14.5 billion in 1999 to US$ 1.15 trillion in 2009. Pakistan trade with D-8 countries accounts for 8.14% of its overall trade which is the highest as compared to the trade of other D-8 member states with members of the organization.