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BookBin2014: Batwoman Volume 4: This Blood Is Thick
September 4, 2014 ~ lobablanca
I'm quite sad that I am here to give a rather lackluster review to my latest adventure with Kate Kane. Perhaps it's because the last collection was, by far, the best of the best since Batwoman's "New 52" relaunch. After all, it's kind of hard to top Batwoman partnering with Wonder Woman. Also, Williams was back as the artist, which you all know delights me to no end. And both Williams and Blackman were fiercely on-point when it came to that collection's story arc. Simply put, the third collection was perfection, IMHO.
The fourth volume, This Blood Is Thick, isn't awful (that's such backhanded praise, no?). Something about it, however, didn't set well with me. Perhaps it had more to do with my knowledge of the behind-the-scenes issues. As fans know, this was Williams and Blackman's last run as Batwoman's authors. She's now in another's hands, with Williams and Blackman not even concluding the cliffhanger on which this collection ends. It's a good cliffhanger, to be sure…but that just makes it all the worse. Dance with the one who brought you, DC. They brought the Lady Kane to this precipice. They should have been the ones allowed to lead her over the edge.
Perhaps it also was because Batwoman actually doesn't get all that much air time in this collection. Surprisingly, for being the titular character, she's almost relegated to supporting cast a lot of the time. That's not necessarily terrible, since many of the supporting characters in Batwoman's world are pretty ace…but I still would like my fair share of time with the star of the show. Also, I didn't really like the injection of Batman villains into Batwoman's storyline. I get why they're there, but I have always enjoyed that Batwoman kind of exists in her own…what? Parallel universe to Batman and the rest of the Bat family? They don't really intersect all that often (although Batgirl got a full-on taste of Batwoman's mad skills a while back). I like that. But this time, seeing Batwoman going up against Batman foes like Mr. Freeze and Bane? I don't know anything about these characters…and I don't care to. They aren't Batwoman characters. So GTFO.
Says the one who went crazy over Wonder Woman's appearance in the last collection.
Finally, though, it really is the ending that really pissed me off with this collection. Again, Williams and Blackman were cut off at the knees here. They'd already written Issue 25 (the continuation of where this collection ended) and were beginning to plan out Issue 26, which would have ended the arc of this particular Batwoman run. They knew where all the characters were going to end up, they knew how they were going to conclude the story…and now? Now we're never going to get their ending. And that sucks. Seriously, I reached the last page and felt oh so frustrated and not the least bit furious. Really? That's it? That's how you wanna roll with this, DC Comics? Lame.
Final Verdict: All that being said, I'm keeping this in my collection. I don't think that it was so terrible that I don't want to own it anymore. I am, however, very disheartened by the truncated whimper on which Williams and Blackman have gone out with Batwoman. This is the last batch of their comics, and the next collection will mark the arrival of the new Weaver of Tales for the Lady Kane, Marc Andreyko. I'm not sure what to expect with the next collection, but I love the character enough that I'm willing to give it a proper chance to impress me. All I have to say is don't blow this, Andreyko. I don't take kindly to people fumbling my fandoms.
BookBin2013: Batwoman Volume 2: To Drown the World and Volume 3: World's Finest
I told you I'd be speaking of the Lady Kane very soon. I bought all three of these graphic novels at the same time, and while I enjoyed Batgirl's collection immensely, it was really all about Batwoman for me. These two graphic novels, To Drown the World and World's Finest, barely made it into the house before I was flipping through them, devouring the visuals, squeeing at the snippets that my brain was able to process on a first-blush review, and then champing at the bit in anticipation of the story that awaited me.
Admittedly, I might have enjoyed the second Batgirl collection a bit more if I wasn't so looking forward to these two novels. Sorry, Batgirl.
Truthfully, though, I was a little bit…not necessarily disappointed by the second Batwoman collection…but definitely not as enamored of it as I was of her first go in the New 52 universe. One of the primary reasons is a pretty obvious one. J.H. Williams III didn't do most of the artwork for this collection. He and W.H. Blackman were busy writing the story, so a lot of the interior art was done by Amy Reeder, Trevor McCarthy, and Pere Perez, with Guy Major doing the coloring. Not that this made the artwork terrible…but Williams is such a masterful artist that not seeing his work makes you painfully aware of how unlike Williams most other artists are.
Plus, there are a lot more "male gaze/crotch/butt/boob" illustrations of Batwoman in this novel than previously, which I found very distracting. These particular poses die down after a while, but the fact that they're in there at all really annoys me. Batwoman isn't here to titillate you with pendulous breasts and a latex-clad badonka-donk. She's here either to save or kick your ass, depending on which side of the law you choose. Also, if you're turning to comic books for that kind of titillation? Here's a little bit of advice: Women, even the comic book variety, are on this planet for more than your ogling. Also? Batwoman is not interested in you.
Williams and colorist Dave Stewart return to the drawing table for the comics that make up the third volume, giving even more credence to the collection's title, World's Finest. Not to mention the fact that the third volume's writing is that much stronger…and there's the fact that another DC Comics heroine makes a guest appearance throughout this collection, making it that much more amazing.
But first, the second volume. Just as I stated in my review of Batgirl's Knightfall Descends, I feel like this second collection is a bridge collection, with story arcs designed to get us from the amazing work in Hydrology to World's Finest. It's still a solid offering (probably more so that Knightfall Descends) and carries the plot forward in strong ways.
The payoff, however, is the third volume, which is brilliant from start to finish. Plus? Wonder Woman. Yeah, that's right. Wonder Woman plays a major part in this collection as she agrees to team with Batwoman to help defeat the latest menace to threaten the residents of Gotham City.
[Loba Tangent: Why are there even still people who live in Gotham City? I'm sorry, but not even knowing that Batwoman had my back would make me want to…okay, never mind. I would totally stay in Gotham if Batwoman was there to protect me. Carry on.]
Seriously, denizens, the third volume of the Batwoman story is ace all the way. Williams and Blackman are so on-point throughout, and Williams's artwork shines as always. He makes the graphic novel experience such an immense joy, even when depicting some of the darkest, most gruesome moments. And believe me when I say that Batwoman's world is incredibly dark and incredibly gruesome.
To be honest, this third volume made me believe that Batwoman could totally convey to a movie experience. This is definitely in part to Williams being such a masterful artist…his vision of Batwoman's world is absolutely cinematic. Plus, the fantastical villains and epic battles would look amazing on a big screen. It definitely helps that the writing is so great as well. I know I said before that I didn't think Williams was as strong a writer as he is an artist, but I do believe that the combo team of Williams and Blackman nail this story in such amazing ways. They both have hit such a stride, not only with the large-scale story arcs but also with the smaller, more intimate character developments. They also do a fantastic job on inner monologues, something that Gail Simone does with equal (and at times greater) mastery with her Batgirl writing. Plus, using this particular storyline would also bring Wonder Woman to the big screen, which is something that I fear might never actually happen unless she rides in on someone else's coattails…or cape. All the better if she came in, lariat blazing, with another bad-ass comic heroine!
Of course, my high praise and adoration for the third Batwoman graphic novel makes the recent shakedown at DC Comics all the more disappointing and upsetting. Williams and Blackman have walked away from Batwoman because of DC Comics brass interfering in story lines that they had already greenlit. Story lines that should be allowed to be completed. I was willing to be a little less decisive about this until I read these latest offerings, but now that I have? I so very much would love to see the continuation of this story that Williams and Blackman wanted to tell. There's a fourth collection that will contain what I think are the last of Williams and Blackman's contributions to Batwoman…so at least there's that. Still, I can't even begin to express my disappointment that they have left…and have taken an amazing story with them.
Final Verdict: Not only am I keeping these (der), I'm also going to finally pick up Wonder Woman's New 52 novels. Her story is currently being told by Brian Azzarello. I'm not that fond of his writing style, as I previously indicated in my review of his Joker graphic novel. Also, Cliff Chiang is in charge of the artwork. I'm not really all that crazy about his style either. Unless, of course, he's drawing Wonder Woman as Joan Jett. Otherwise, meh.
Obviously, not really liking the writer or the artist are two major reasons to stay away from Wonder Woman. However, I kind of feel a bit schmucky that I'm not supporting Wonder Woman. I'll at least give the first novel a go. We'll see where it goes from there…


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Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Expo 2020 Dubai on Wednesday.
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A national search for the first dean of the University of Delaware's new Graduate College is underway. A search advisory committee has been appointed and an executive search firm has been retained, University President Dennis Assanis and Provost Robin Morgan announced today.
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SAP is a robust technology platform that allow seamless integration of all your	internal business functions and taking your external constituents business experience to next level. These transformations can bring significant benefits to your organization by	boosting your profitability and also serving	as a catalyst in improving your overall	market position. Typically these initiatives involve deployment of best in class solutions, optimization of internal business operations and technology innovations to enrich customer experience. A well implemented program on SAP platform can provide full operational and financial visibility to measure the performance of your organization thus enabling corporate leaders to calibrate people, processes and technology to achieve business goals.
These transformations can be very powerful and corporate leaders can take extra	measures to ensure that these huge undertaking is successful so that you can	achieve goals that were initially established. However, these business transformations could go horribly wrong leading to severe financial losses, drain on corporate resources and loss of trust from your customers. Typically these program	failures are attributed to poor quality of implementation and lack of business	engagement by IT vendor at various stages of the program. Sometimes even engaging Big 4 consulting companies does not	guarantee success as many of the popular failed IT projects that have been in the news recently are attributed to the big 4	consulting firms. These companies can	bring discipline and structure to the program but need to be carefully managed throughout the duration of the program to ensure they are delivering what is required	to set a high quality benchmark for the	future phases of your program.
In early 2013, I was approached by an EVP of a fortune 500 company who was also the	executive sponsor of their transformation program which was struggling with many challenges. Their program was about to exit the blueprint phase and business stakeholders were concerned for not knowing the details of the future state. The business leaders were skeptical if the IT vendor was leading them on a correct path. This white paper summarizes the guidance	that I gave them and since then with many other companies that approached my firm.	The measures and best practices discussed in this article are independent of the methodology followed by your IT vendor and should be applicable to every single business transformation initiative. Many a times we hear top IT systems integrators	telling our clients that their methodology does not allow compliance to some of these measures but I strongly encourage business leaders owning these transformations to enforce these protocols. If your organization needs assistance and guidance in these areas then I recommend that you engage a good transformation advisor for your	program.
This article we will stay at a very high level to provide a quick snapshot of best practices to leaders undergoing large transformations. Remember that every business and IT transformation is unique and need additional measures to be introduced during the program execution phases. However for these are some of the key measures you need to consider to ensure your IT vendor is delivering a high quality product during each of the phases of the implementation.
A well run transformation program requires good vision and planning. Executive board of the company needs to be clear on the goals for the program and translate these goals into quantifiable objectives. In planning phase it is crucial that you benchmark your program with a compelling business case and scope.
Solid business case for the program is developed which include tangible business, operational and technology driven benefits as outcome from the transformation.
Clear defined scope for the program. Each business function (Ex. Sales, HR, Supply Chain, Distribution, Finance, etc) has produced a scope document with list of all business scenarios that are important to operate your day-to-day business. It is important that you not only identify the common scenarios but also the exceptions and the way these are handled today. The way these processes work in future state could be different but identifying these business scenarios upfront in	planning phase will ensure that you	are able to run your business after	cutover.
Scope and business case should	include enhancements of existing processes and new solutions to be deployed in order to eliminate your current pain points. Think about the way you can invest in new solutions like cloud computing, SAP HANA, etc to enrich your customer experience. Evaluate your market competition and consider adding initiatives to the scope that will help you stay ahead of your competitors.
Project charter should be finalized and includes program governance, program success criteria, budget,timeline and operating structure.
Business case, scope, budget, timeline and deliverables approved by Executive Sponsor and included in IT vendor's Statement of Work.
Blueprint or the design phase is the foundation for your transformation	program. Over 90% of transformation	program failures are result of poor quality	blueprint where business was not adequately engaged and lack of clarity on future state system and capabilities before exiting blueprint.
BPD (Business Process Design) documents are produced by your IT vendor for each business scenario in scope. This document should include mapping of Level 1 to Level	5 process flows and each business requirement mapped to these process steps. Your vendor SAP functional consultants should conduct a thorough stepwise to-be process flow review as a prerequisite.	For greenfield SAP programs, the to-be process flows can be conceptual but for global template or standardized SAP module deployment this walk through should be conducted in a SAP Sandbox or if available an QA	system.
Additionally in blueprint, detailed business requirements should be produced and added to the HLR scenarios document. A requirement traceability matrix should be created that maps each business requirement to at least one business process flow. These flows should	then be mapped to standard solution or a gap followed by link to at least	one UAT scenario. This approach	will ascertain if each of your business requirement is tested in User Acceptance Testing by at least one UAT scenario.
Fit-Gap Analysis – All BPD	documents should include fit-gap analysis for each process step	against standard SAP solution being	deployed. All gaps should have high	level solution direction that will serve as the starting point for functional design of these gap in the build phase.
Solution Inventory – This deliverable should include summary of all configuration objects and gaps	in SAP that were identified during the blueprint phase.
Integrated Solution Architecture document should be created by the Solution Architect from your IT	vendor. This document should show layout of SAP system with modules being deployed along with external systems that will be integrated with the new SAP platform. All changes	to standard SAP software specific to the project should be well documented in this blueprint phase	deliverable and further updated in build phase.
Final signoff by the Executive	Sponsor to exit the blueprint phase	based on recommendation from Advisory Board.
Initially in build phase, IT architects, technical and functional consultants will configure, design and build the to-be SAP solution. However, this phase is not only about build and IT. Early in build phase the business and data migration team should start assessing the quality of data in legacy systems and also verify the migration tools	along with strategy. Another important task for business SMEs and key users is to define comprehensive stepwise UAT scenarios that	should include standalone tests within each	business function as well as end-to-end	scenarios.
All functional and technical design documents for gaps identified during the blueprint in the standard SAP solution should be reviewed by IT Solution Architect and approved by IT leadership.
Configuration Rationale and Master	Data Design documents should be	created for each configuration set and master data entity respectively. These deliverables should be reviewed by Solution Architect and business content (if any) should be signed off by business functional leads.
Data Migration lead should drive the extraction and cleansing of data in the legacy systems. The DM lead should drive preliminary review and approval of cleansed data from business data owners.
At least two cycles of data migration simulation runs should be conducted. These simulation cycles should be an iterative process until 95-98% data accuracy with data load is achieved. Each cycle should involve validation of post migrated data in QA system by business	stakeholders with signoff from Data	Migration lead. About 2-5% data	should be used for each of these cycles to allow enough sampling but also ensuring that you have sufficient data for future cycles.
Each business function should document UAT scripts covering all business scenarios defined in the scoping phase of the project. Each scenario and business requirement should be covered by at least one UAT test script. Documentation should be stepwise with expected	results for each step. Business Functional Lead should review and signoff all UAT scripts for completeness and accuracy. They should also validate that these UAT scripts cover all common scenarios along with variations, exceptions and negative tests.
Internal auditors should review all UAT scenarios and confirm that all	necessary IT general controls are included in these scripts. Also auditors and process owners need to confirm that all applicable compliance checks (eg. Sarbanes- Oxley) are included in the UAT scripts where necessary. In addition, IT Security Lead should signoff confirming all user roles and authorizations are properly setup	with no conflicts in segregation of duties.
Business Migration Strategy draft should be prepared and reviewed by all business stakeholders in build phase. This deliverables can be finalized and signed off about 4-6 weeks before entering final preparation phase.
Integrated cutover strategy draft should be reviewed with all cutover stakeholders before exiting the build phase. Cutover strategy should include detailed cutover tasks showing interdependencies between	cutover activities with an owner against each cutover task.
GoLive success markers provided in	the project business case should be	reviewed with the business key users in conjunction with KPIs, benchmarks. Tools and reports to be used after cutover to measure these KPIs should be reviewed with business SMEs and confirmed by Business Functional Lead.
End user training plan and documentation should be produced by IT vendor in collaboration with	business SME. These training documents should be approved by each business functional lead.
Org Change Management Strategy draft should be reviewed with business stakeholders along with internal stakeholders that interact with external constituents in order to understand the impact on external community. This document should include all change impacts to processes, internal operations, people and external constituents including customers, suppliers, business partners, affiliates, distributors and other third parties. It is important that change impact is reviewed early with all the above stakeholders so that any necessary	calibration to the program can be considered before exiting build	phase.
A full suite of regression tests should be executed once the build is complete for Global Template or standard SAP module(s)	deployment to confirm that any modifications to the template core system processes did not break existing standard template	functionality. IT Project Manager	should signoff indicating successful completion of regression tests. Regression testing should be ideally completed prior to UAT and can be conducted simultaneously with SIT.
All configurations are complete and gaps in standard SAP solution are resolved. IT Project Manager and	Solution Architect has signed off on these build deliverables.
Systems Integration Testing (SIT) is completed successfully by IT vendor and the output is signed off by the IT Program Lead, IT Project	Manager and also the Solution Architect.
Data Migration approach and tools are verified with simulation runs and signed off by Data Migration lead.
All other deliverables discussed in the above recommendations are completed and approved by respective owners.
In my view, UAT should not only test but confirm the quality of your blueprint and build phases. Some transformation programs fail because they consider UAT as the first instance of verification of to be processes. In UAT business should confirm that processes reviewed in blueprint phase are working exactly as anticipated. It is a best practice to include as many business critical end users as participants in UAT along with SMEs so that they have enough time to understand the new system processes and capabilities.
Ensure in UAT kickoff that all testers having a clear understanding of UAT structure and daily goals to be achieved. Tools to log UAT output and issues tracking should be reviewed with all participants.
Step-by-step output of each UAT script should be logged with confirmation from SME or business lead that script was successfully completed. All E2E UAT scenarios should be signed off by the process owners.
All updates to master data source arising out of UAT issues should be done by data migration team and signed off by Data Migration Lead.
Business functional leads along with Executive Sponsor should sign off on UAT completion only when all UAT scenarios are successfully completed and all defects are resolved with re-tests.
IT Project Manager should ensure a new QA system is setup prior to UAT completion which will be used to perform migration dry run.
All UAT scenarios should be successfully completed and signed off. All defects should be resolved and retested. Any exceptions should be aligned with business program leader and documented in UAT signoff document.
Cutover Preparation phase is the time to verify that all cutover prerequisites are fulfilled and your entire organization is ready to cutover onto the new system.
Conduct reviews of cutover, business migration, data migration and org change strategies with final approvals on each of these documents from respective owners.
Confirm pre-cutover and post GoLive communication plan with internal and external constituents.
Disaster recovery and rollback plan should be finalized and signed off by your IT infrastructure and IT Program Lead.
For large SAP transformation programs involving multi-business functions and large data entity conversions, it is important to conduct a pre-cutover dry run in new QA environment with inclusion of at least 95% data set that will be actually used during the cutover. This will simulate your ECC cutover tasks to ensure that you can smoothly migrate the data and also execute key transactions in within this QA system. The 5% allowance is for master data and transactions that may change between the dry run and GoLive. Business SMEs should perform pre-load and post-load validations in this QA system followed by approval from each business functional lead that own these data objects and transactional data.
Confirm ownership and protocols to monitor SOX compliance and IT controls in the new environment.
Cutover period is time sensitive period that include execution of all pre-cutover activities leading up to the day of GoLive. Daily all hands review of cutover tasks are conducted by IT Project Manager and Cutover Lead. All cutover tasks should be sequentially planned considering the dependencies between master data objects and transaction data.
Schedule at least four Go-NoGo checkpoints during the cutover period. First checkpoint to confirm the master data is loaded correctly with post-load validation approval from business data owners. Second checkpoint should be scheduled when primary transaction data sets are loaded like inventories, policies, financials, etc. Third check point held when all transactional data is loaded into production and verified by business owners of these entities. And finally the last Go-NoGo checkpoint scheduled when pilot processing of few select transactions is conducted in the new live production system. A separate Steering Committee 'Go-NoGo' should be scheduled between third and final checkpoint discussed above. Additional checkpoints should be considered depending on the magnitude and complexity of your business transformation program.
Each master data entity should be validated and signed off by the business owner after migration into the production system.
All open transactional entities like open claims, open sales orders, open policies, open purchase orders, collections, AR/AP etc should be validated and approved by business functional owners after migration to production.
Any manual corrections should be documented and pre-approved by business and Cutover Lead.
A centralized cutover directory should be created that includes all business and IT contact person for each area of the program along with first and second level of escalation points. There should be a functional email address and hotline for all customers, third parties, partners and other external stakeholders to reach out in case they have issues working with the newly deployed systems.
Now that you are live it is important to keep an open channel of communication with entire business community to ensure smooth operations in the new production system. IT vendor project team should be in place to support the cutover for at least 3-5 months after GoLive depending on the magnitude and complexity of the cutover. Business teams for large transformations may require operational guidance and support from IT SAP experts for extended period ranging from 8-12 months. Confirm capabilities of internal support staff if your IT vendor has already transitioned the project to your IT Center of Excellence. This period could involve new post-cutover enhancements to production systems in order to address pain-points, bottlenecks and efficiency improvements.
Verify all GoLive issues are logged and reviewed in all hands meeting at least once every day after cutover for a few weeks until the number of open issues have subsided to predetermined acceptable level.
Business functional leads along with Business program manager should review the success markers (incl. KPIs) regularly to ensure operational benchmarks are achieved.
IT Project Manager should monitor and report system performance statistics to Project Board along with technical KPIs. If you have outsourced your IT services to another third party company then extra precaution should be taken to confirm the capabilities and readiness of the provider. The Project Manager of your outsourced IT provider should confirm that complete knowledge transfer has been received by their support personnel for each business function. Final signoff on readiness should be sought from the IT Project Manager and Transition Lead from the program IT vendor. With these measures you can reduce risks associated with complex business transformation programs and keep your implementation on track for a successful deployment.
Deepak Mandrekar is an Executive SAP Program Leader and also the Founder of iii Technologies. For last 8 years he has led six SAP business transformation programs as a Trusted Advisor and Executive Program Leader primarily engaged by the CIO, CFO and Executive Sponsors heading these implementations. Overall he has been part of 14 SAP transformations in North America throughout his career starting as SAP Solution Architect in early years and quickly moving into program leadership roles. Some of these transformations have included global template deployments and select others involved significant custom development. He is widely recognized in the industry for turnaround of struggling transformation programs with customized best practices and strategic direction. Deepak holds a Master of Science in Engineering from Purdue University.
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VAT at the current rate of 20% will be added to the Buyer's Premium and charges excluding Artists Resale Right.


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import boto3

import pytest
import sure  # noqa
from botocore.exceptions import ClientError

from moto import mock_cloudformation, mock_sagemaker
from moto.sts.models import ACCOUNT_ID

from .cloudformation_test_configs import (
    NotebookInstanceTestConfig,
    NotebookInstanceLifecycleConfigTestConfig,
    ModelTestConfig,
    EndpointConfigTestConfig,
    EndpointTestConfig,
)

def _get_stack_outputs(cf_client, stack_name):
    """Returns the outputs for the first entry in describe_stacks."""
    stack_description = cf_client.describe_stacks(StackName=stack_name)["Stacks"][0]
    return {
        output["OutputKey"]: output["OutputValue"]
        for output in stack_description["Outputs"]
    }

@mock_cloudformation
@mock_sagemaker
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
    "test_config",
    [
        NotebookInstanceTestConfig(),
        NotebookInstanceLifecycleConfigTestConfig(),
        ModelTestConfig(),
        EndpointConfigTestConfig(),
        EndpointTestConfig(),
    ],
)
def test_sagemaker_cloudformation_create(test_config):
    cf = boto3.client("cloudformation", region_name="us-east-1")
    sm = boto3.client("sagemaker", region_name="us-east-1")

    # Utilize test configuration to set-up any mock SageMaker resources
    test_config.run_setup_procedure(sm)

    stack_name = "{}_stack".format(test_config.resource_name)
    cf.create_stack(
        StackName=stack_name,
        TemplateBody=test_config.get_cloudformation_template(include_outputs=False),
    )

    provisioned_resource = cf.list_stack_resources(StackName=stack_name)[
        "StackResourceSummaries"
    ][0]
    provisioned_resource["LogicalResourceId"].should.equal(test_config.resource_name)
    len(provisioned_resource["PhysicalResourceId"]).should.be.greater_than(0)

@mock_cloudformation
@mock_sagemaker
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
    "test_config",
    [
        NotebookInstanceTestConfig(),
        NotebookInstanceLifecycleConfigTestConfig(),
        ModelTestConfig(),
        EndpointConfigTestConfig(),
        EndpointTestConfig(),
    ],
)
def test_sagemaker_cloudformation_get_attr(test_config):
    cf = boto3.client("cloudformation", region_name="us-east-1")
    sm = boto3.client("sagemaker", region_name="us-east-1")

    # Utilize test configuration to set-up any mock SageMaker resources
    test_config.run_setup_procedure(sm)

    # Create stack and get description for output values
    stack_name = "{}_stack".format(test_config.resource_name)
    cf.create_stack(
        StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=test_config.get_cloudformation_template()
    )
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    # Using the describe function, ensure output ARN matches resource ARN
    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: outputs["Name"]}
    )
    outputs["Arn"].should.equal(resource_description[test_config.arn_parameter])

@mock_cloudformation
@mock_sagemaker
@pytest.mark.parametrize(
    "test_config,error_message",
    [
        (NotebookInstanceTestConfig(), "RecordNotFound"),
        (
            NotebookInstanceLifecycleConfigTestConfig(),
            "Notebook Instance Lifecycle Config does not exist",
        ),
        (ModelTestConfig(), "Could not find model"),
        (EndpointConfigTestConfig(), "Could not find endpoint configuration"),
        (EndpointTestConfig(), "Could not find endpoint"),
    ],
)
def test_sagemaker_cloudformation_notebook_instance_delete(test_config, error_message):
    cf = boto3.client("cloudformation", region_name="us-east-1")
    sm = boto3.client("sagemaker", region_name="us-east-1")

    # Utilize test configuration to set-up any mock SageMaker resources
    test_config.run_setup_procedure(sm)

    # Create stack and verify existence
    stack_name = "{}_stack".format(test_config.resource_name)
    cf.create_stack(
        StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=test_config.get_cloudformation_template()
    )
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: outputs["Name"]}
    )
    outputs["Arn"].should.equal(resource_description[test_config.arn_parameter])

    # Delete the stack and verify resource has also been deleted
    cf.delete_stack(StackName=stack_name)
    with pytest.raises(ClientError) as ce:
        getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
            **{test_config.name_parameter: outputs["Name"]}
        )
    ce.value.response["Error"]["Message"].should.contain(error_message)

@mock_cloudformation
@mock_sagemaker
def test_sagemaker_cloudformation_notebook_instance_update():
    cf = boto3.client("cloudformation", region_name="us-east-1")
    sm = boto3.client("sagemaker", region_name="us-east-1")

    test_config = NotebookInstanceTestConfig()

    # Set up template for stack with two different instance types
    stack_name = "{}_stack".format(test_config.resource_name)
    initial_instance_type = "ml.c4.xlarge"
    updated_instance_type = "ml.c4.4xlarge"
    initial_template_json = test_config.get_cloudformation_template(
        instance_type=initial_instance_type
    )
    updated_template_json = test_config.get_cloudformation_template(
        instance_type=updated_instance_type
    )

    # Create stack with initial template and check attributes
    cf.create_stack(StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=initial_template_json)
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    initial_notebook_name = outputs["Name"]
    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: initial_notebook_name}
    )
    initial_instance_type.should.equal(resource_description["InstanceType"])

    # Update stack and check attributes
    cf.update_stack(StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=updated_template_json)
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    updated_notebook_name = outputs["Name"]
    updated_notebook_name.should.equal(initial_notebook_name)

    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: updated_notebook_name}
    )
    updated_instance_type.should.equal(resource_description["InstanceType"])

@mock_cloudformation
@mock_sagemaker
def test_sagemaker_cloudformation_notebook_instance_lifecycle_config_update():
    cf = boto3.client("cloudformation", region_name="us-east-1")
    sm = boto3.client("sagemaker", region_name="us-east-1")

    test_config = NotebookInstanceLifecycleConfigTestConfig()

    # Set up template for stack with two different OnCreate scripts
    stack_name = "{}_stack".format(test_config.resource_name)
    initial_on_create_script = "echo Hello World"
    updated_on_create_script = "echo Goodbye World"
    initial_template_json = test_config.get_cloudformation_template(
        on_create=initial_on_create_script
    )
    updated_template_json = test_config.get_cloudformation_template(
        on_create=updated_on_create_script
    )

    # Create stack with initial template and check attributes
    cf.create_stack(StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=initial_template_json)
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    initial_config_name = outputs["Name"]
    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: initial_config_name}
    )
    len(resource_description["OnCreate"]).should.equal(1)
    initial_on_create_script.should.equal(
        resource_description["OnCreate"][0]["Content"]
    )

    # Update stack and check attributes
    cf.update_stack(StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=updated_template_json)
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    updated_config_name = outputs["Name"]
    updated_config_name.should.equal(initial_config_name)

    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: updated_config_name}
    )
    len(resource_description["OnCreate"]).should.equal(1)
    updated_on_create_script.should.equal(
        resource_description["OnCreate"][0]["Content"]
    )

@mock_cloudformation
@mock_sagemaker
def test_sagemaker_cloudformation_model_update():
    cf = boto3.client("cloudformation", region_name="us-east-1")
    sm = boto3.client("sagemaker", region_name="us-east-1")

    test_config = ModelTestConfig()

    # Set up template for stack with two different image versions
    stack_name = "{}_stack".format(test_config.resource_name)
    image = "404615174143.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/kmeans:{}"
    initial_image_version = 1
    updated_image_version = 2
    initial_template_json = test_config.get_cloudformation_template(
        image=image.format(initial_image_version)
    )
    updated_template_json = test_config.get_cloudformation_template(
        image=image.format(updated_image_version)
    )

    # Create stack with initial template and check attributes
    cf.create_stack(StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=initial_template_json)
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    initial_model_name = outputs["Name"]
    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: initial_model_name}
    )
    resource_description["PrimaryContainer"]["Image"].should.equal(
        image.format(initial_image_version)
    )

    # Update stack and check attributes
    cf.update_stack(StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=updated_template_json)
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    updated_model_name = outputs["Name"]
    updated_model_name.should_not.equal(initial_model_name)

    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: updated_model_name}
    )
    resource_description["PrimaryContainer"]["Image"].should.equal(
        image.format(updated_image_version)
    )

@mock_cloudformation
@mock_sagemaker
def test_sagemaker_cloudformation_endpoint_config_update():
    cf = boto3.client("cloudformation", region_name="us-east-1")
    sm = boto3.client("sagemaker", region_name="us-east-1")

    test_config = EndpointConfigTestConfig()

    # Utilize test configuration to set-up any mock SageMaker resources
    test_config.run_setup_procedure(sm)

    # Set up template for stack with two different production variant counts
    stack_name = "{}_stack".format(test_config.resource_name)
    initial_num_production_variants = 1
    updated_num_production_variants = 2
    initial_template_json = test_config.get_cloudformation_template(
        num_production_variants=initial_num_production_variants
    )
    updated_template_json = test_config.get_cloudformation_template(
        num_production_variants=updated_num_production_variants
    )

    # Create stack with initial template and check attributes
    cf.create_stack(StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=initial_template_json)
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    initial_endpoint_config_name = outputs["Name"]
    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: initial_endpoint_config_name}
    )
    len(resource_description["ProductionVariants"]).should.equal(
        initial_num_production_variants
    )

    # Update stack and check attributes
    cf.update_stack(StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=updated_template_json)
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    updated_endpoint_config_name = outputs["Name"]
    updated_endpoint_config_name.should_not.equal(initial_endpoint_config_name)

    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: updated_endpoint_config_name}
    )
    len(resource_description["ProductionVariants"]).should.equal(
        updated_num_production_variants
    )

@mock_cloudformation
@mock_sagemaker
def test_sagemaker_cloudformation_endpoint_update():
    cf = boto3.client("cloudformation", region_name="us-east-1")
    sm = boto3.client("sagemaker", region_name="us-east-1")

    test_config = EndpointTestConfig()

    # Set up template for stack with two different endpoint config names
    stack_name = "{}_stack".format(test_config.resource_name)
    initial_endpoint_config_name = test_config.resource_name
    updated_endpoint_config_name = "updated-endpoint-config-name"
    initial_template_json = test_config.get_cloudformation_template(
        endpoint_config_name=initial_endpoint_config_name
    )
    updated_template_json = test_config.get_cloudformation_template(
        endpoint_config_name=updated_endpoint_config_name
    )

    # Create SM resources and stack with initial template and check attributes
    sm.create_model(
        ModelName=initial_endpoint_config_name,
        ExecutionRoleArn="arn:aws:iam::{}:role/FakeRole".format(ACCOUNT_ID),
        PrimaryContainer={
            "Image": "404615174143.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/linear-learner:1",
        },
    )
    sm.create_endpoint_config(
        EndpointConfigName=initial_endpoint_config_name,
        ProductionVariants=[
            {
                "InitialInstanceCount": 1,
                "InitialVariantWeight": 1,
                "InstanceType": "ml.c4.xlarge",
                "ModelName": initial_endpoint_config_name,
                "VariantName": "variant-name-1",
            },
        ],
    )
    cf.create_stack(StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=initial_template_json)
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    initial_endpoint_name = outputs["Name"]
    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: initial_endpoint_name}
    )
    resource_description["EndpointConfigName"].should.match(
        initial_endpoint_config_name
    )

    # Create additional SM resources and update stack
    sm.create_model(
        ModelName=updated_endpoint_config_name,
        ExecutionRoleArn="arn:aws:iam::{}:role/FakeRole".format(ACCOUNT_ID),
        PrimaryContainer={
            "Image": "404615174143.dkr.ecr.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/linear-learner:1",
        },
    )
    sm.create_endpoint_config(
        EndpointConfigName=updated_endpoint_config_name,
        ProductionVariants=[
            {
                "InitialInstanceCount": 1,
                "InitialVariantWeight": 1,
                "InstanceType": "ml.c4.xlarge",
                "ModelName": updated_endpoint_config_name,
                "VariantName": "variant-name-1",
            },
        ],
    )
    cf.update_stack(StackName=stack_name, TemplateBody=updated_template_json)
    outputs = _get_stack_outputs(cf, stack_name)

    updated_endpoint_name = outputs["Name"]
    updated_endpoint_name.should.equal(initial_endpoint_name)

    resource_description = getattr(sm, test_config.describe_function_name)(
        **{test_config.name_parameter: updated_endpoint_name}
    )
    resource_description["EndpointConfigName"].should.match(
        updated_endpoint_config_name
    )

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OpenOffice.org Releases New Version of Free Software Alternative to Microsoft Office
The OpenOffice.org Community announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.2, the latest version of the leading open-source office suite. With upgrades to its word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, and database software, the free software package provides a real alternative to Microsoft's recently-released Office 2007 product - and an easier upgrade path for existing Microsoft Office users.
OpenOffice.org 3.2 is First Out of...
The New Version of OpenOffice.org,...
OpenOffice.org Community Announces...
Edinburgh, UK (PRWEB) March 28, 2007
The OpenOffice.org Community are proud to announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.2, the latest version of the leading open-source office suite.
OpenOffice.org 2.2 is the project's first release in 2007, and reflects the community's commitment to offering enhancements and new features on a regular basis. OpenOffice.org 2.2 also protects users from newly discovered vulnerabilities, where users' PCs could be open to attack if they opened documents from, or accessed web sites set up by, malicious individuals.
In version 2.2, users will immediately notice the improvement in the quality of text display in all parts of OpenOffice.org. The reason for this is that the previously optional support for kerning, a technique to improve the appearance of text written in proportional fonts, has now been enabled by default. OpenOffice.org's unique pdf export function has also been enhanced with the addition of the optional creation of bookmarks feature, and support for user-definable export of form fields.
While OpenOffice.org 2.1 functions well on Microsoft's Windows Vista, version 2.2 makes use of some of the new cosmetic changes available in Vista, the new file dialogues being an example. Apple Mac users will notice a smaller download and a smaller installed size. The Apple Mac Intel version has many stability improvements, and bug fixes ranging from .ppt export to improved UNO connections. Version 2.2 now requires Mac OS X 10.4.x running X11.
Turning to some of the enhancements made to the individual components of OpenOffice.org, the Calc spreadsheet has received additional enhancements to its support for Microsoft file formats, including improved support for Pivot Tables and some specialised trigonometric functions. Base, the database component, has improved SQL editing functionality as well as a new Queries within Queries feature. Compatibility options for some database drivers, such as Oracle ODBC, have been improved. Impress, the presentations component, offers improvements in the handling of hidden slides which has been made more intuitive.
It is important to remember that OpenOffice.org is not just a software package, but is also a development and user community. One demonstration of this is the ability of third party developers to create extensions in a simple manner. Third party extensions can now be more closely integrated and features have been added to dramatically simplify the installation and updating of these. In addition, features have been added to assist those participating in the translation and localisation of OpenOffice.org.
In addition to being immediately available as a free download from the traditional download servers, OpenOffice.org is also available from a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network. Alternatively, OpenOffice.org Community Distributors supply the software on CD-ROM in many countries and native language translations will be available from their relevant communities.
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The OpenOffice.org Community is an international team of volunteer and sponsored contributors who develop, support, and promote the leading open-source office productivity suite, OpenOffice.org®. OpenOffice.org's leading edge software technology (UNO) is also available for developers, systems integrators, etc to use in OpenOffice.org extensions or in their own applications.
OpenOffice.org supports the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) OASIS Standard (ISO/IEC 26300) as well as legacy industry file formats and is available on major computing platforms with native language communities in over 80 languages. OpenOffice.org software is provided under the GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) and may be used free of charge for any purpose, private or commercial.
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Everyone who works with Big Bang Sheet Music is a musician and our philosophy of "For Musicians, By Musicians!", guides all of our actions. We try really hard not to "take ourselves too seriously", and would be delighted to hook up with you on social media.
See whats makes our staff "tick" with this handy little guide to "who's who"!
I come from a musical family and am indebted to their support and kindness. Having been encouraged to enjoy music I am now at the stage where I realise that it is who you spend your time with not what you spend your time on, is what matters. One day I hope to move on from the MA I enjoyed at Anglia Ruskin and revel in working towards a DMus. I'm passionate about championing music as a positive career option to young people. Overall, I feel blessed to be living this life.
Band of the moment: First real band I ever saw live was the Count Basie Orchestra under Frank Foster, no matter how many great bands I see, this will always be my tops, largely because I shared this moment with my amazing little brother!
Birthday double: Always enjoyed having it on the D day anniversary!
Life goal: To take a band on a world tour!
Social:None, I prefer to speak to people in person!
Band of the moment: Having grown up in the 70's you cannot beat Barry White, sorry jazzers!
Travel aspiration: Maldives or anywhere that does not take too long!
I started playing the trumpet when I was 7 and have been playing in Jazz bands ever since. I love the way music and travel give you memories that last for a lifetime. To name a few… Wayne Bergeron, Gregory Porter, Gordon Goodwin, Quincey Jones, Herlin Riley and Ed Thigpen ALL inspirational musicians but even better people in person. We all have a responsibility to inspire the next generation.
Birthday double: Cuba joined the league of nations, as if there are no famous people born on my birthday!
Life goal: To be great at cooking a Sunday dinner.
Not worth writing as, like every other young person, I change my number every week!
At only 18 I have only really just started, though it is fair to say music is my life. As a drummer I first sat behind a drumkit when I was 13, so a little bit of a late starter, however I love the drums and in particular playing in a small jazz ensemble. I really hope that my music can help me travel, I love meeting people and playing so it would be a dream job!
Fun fact: At 3 years old I nearly lost my eye sight from playing Star Wars in our tiny caravan. Apparently knives are not light-sabers???
I am a Derby boy, born and bred! Which sadly means I am a Derby County FC fan, which means I receive grief from friends and family every season. Fortunately I discovered the Alto Sax when I was 10 and have not looked back since. I am an avid follower of Gerald Albright, Dave Koz and David Sanborn. I love "pop sax" and if I was not focused on becoming a barrister, then I would strive to be the UK's answer to Gerald.
Fun fact: I look funky socks!
Travel aspiration: North Pole to see Santa!
Clerical Support - Pastry Chef!
Having been brought up on the biggest dairy farm in Leicestershire it is safe to say that "farming" is in my blood, which means that I get on brilliantly with both Jayne and Jon. I played the trumpet, piano and sang through my early years and hope to continue with my music at Cardiff University where I am studying Law & French. Being half English/half Welsh I have often found myself leaning towards my Welsh heritage particularly in the Rugby!
Fun fact: When I was little, I was a child model for an Isle of Wight holiday brochure!
I am delighted to be a part of the team at Big Bang Sheet Music. Being a "swing" fan, I really enjoy chatting with the customers who order charts from our incredible Lush Life Music catalogue.
Fun fact: I used to be the number one Table Tennis player in Derbyshire!!
Life goal: To become a successful pianist, singer and songwriter.
'Derby 'til i die' in every way, I have to suffer at the University of Leeds studying International Business and Spanish away from my beloved city. I am currently back during the holidays with the great opportunity of working with the team as an intern and gaining experience as part of a Small-Medium Enterprise. When I am in Leeds I hold the esteemed position of President of the Leeds University Korfball Club (yes it's a thing). For further information on Korfball follow the link below.
Fun Fact: I currently hold the family record for most failed driving tests.
Mantra: Your biggest obstacle in life is yourself.
I am excited to join the Big Bang sheet music team and spread the joy of music throughout the world!
Mantra: Love What You Do!
Life goal: To earn a living doing the things I dreamt of doing!


Portions of Squeak are: Copyright (c) 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. Copyright (c) 1997-2001 Walt Disney Company, and/or Copyrighted works of many other contributors. All rights reserved.
Smalltalk is undoubtedly one of the most influential programming languages ever developed. It was created way back in the '70s and early '80s at a time when many programmers were still entering code at a command prompt rather than into a half-way decent text editor. Smalltalk was to change all that. Unlike other languages, Smalltalk had its own dedicated user interface. Its programming environment included a multi-font editor, a graphical debugger, overlapping windows and pop-up mouse menus. Indeed, it was this environment that provided the inspiration both for the Macintosh and, later on, for Windows.


The sink in my hospital room baffled me, the keyboard at the nurse's station silenced me, then the elevator button pushed me back to reality. My friends, have you ever been jolted by an unwelcome revelation about yourself?
This describes the day in the hospital when feeling an elevator button pushed me to understand that I had been very sick and was now blind and sitting in a wheelchair. It was an unwelcome revelation and new beginning I wasn't ready for, and certainly would not have chosen.
Almost 21 years ago I was diagnosed with Bacterial Meningitis, spent 3 months in a coma, and lost all my eyesight and much of my hearing. I was in pain. What was I going to do with my life now? Baseball, golf, friends, school, all the things I used to do now seemed impossible. A scared little boy was praying and hoping for a future that had never seemed more unpredictable.
I lay helplessly in bed day after day, night after night, crying myself to sleep wondering what I was supposed to do with my life now. Friends, family, my almighty God, and people I didn't even know were praying for me and telling me that there was hope, there still was a purpose and place for me in this world. At that moment I couldn't imagine what that might be, but however bleak things looked at the time, I was determined to press forward.
Now 21 years later as I sit at my computer writing this, I'm still totally blind and hearing impaired, but am also a college graduate and an inspirational speaker. I am still blind and hearing impaired but have resumed snow skiing and also am now a triathlete. Most importantly, I have developed a growing and healthy hope for the future.
Yes, things are still difficult and challenging each and every day as I learn to live in the present. There is a beauty and power in the present. I am so grateful to be able to compete in triathlons, inspire others with my speaking, and enjoy my wonderful friends and family, but I am also thankful for the process, the steps and faith that have helped me get to this point.
Friends, each and everyday we have a choice to make as to what kind of day we want to have. It is very important to hope and plan for the future, but the process in becoming great is more in the moment. The hope that is in your future comes from the work and steps you take today. It's in the power of the process you put in motion each and every moment of the present. It's called the present because it is a gift! It's not always going to be easy, but when you can learn from the past, plan for the future, but live in the present, only the best is yet to come!!


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Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists > Lists > Film Lists > The 10 Best Marion Cotillard Movies You Need To Watch
The 10 Best Marion Cotillard Movies You Need To Watch
Posted on June 30, 2016 June 30, 2016 by Caio Coletti
Parisian actress Marion Cotillard was practically an unknown to American audiences when she won hearts, minds and a well-deserving Oscar for her performance as legendary French singer Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose.
It's been eight years since, and while she took plenty of wonderful roles in English-speaking films, her finest works still seems to come from when she's back at her homeland.
So much so that, when compiling her 10 best performances in my opinion, I ended up with five films spoken in her native tongue. A few of them are not as well-known as they should be, so there's an opportunity here to find true gems from the very unique French cinema.
Then again, Marion is always so damn good in everything that any of these films would be a wise choice if you haven't watched them. Even when the movie's not a masterpiece, her presence elevates it at least a little.
Here are our 10 favorite performances by our current favorite French lady.
10. Contagion (Steven Soderbergh, 2011)
This underseen Soderbergh stunner is a nearly perfect movie with precise and intense performances by an all-star ensemble cast, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, John Hawkes, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Ehle, Elliott Gould, Enrico Colantoni, Bryan Cranston, Sanaa Lathan and, of course, our girl Marion Cotillard. She plays a doctor caught in the middle of a deadly virus epidemic, and like most of the characters, she seems almost helpless to stop it.
Cotillard's performance is the perfect summary for Soderbergh's film. There's an element of despair and misinformation, a sense of restrained dread that permeates her character and the general proceedings. Only Cotillard could be so perfectly in sync with the film she's in.
9. Love Me If You Dare (Yann Samuell, 2003)
Yann Samuell's directing debut is a deft and stylish romantic comedy with more than a touch of cynicism and dark humor to spice it up.
A weird fable of two people in an increasingly irresponsible game of truth and dare that spares no one around them, Love Me If You Dare is an antidote for romantics out there who've had just enough of Amèlie Poulain. As the central couple, Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard scintillate and provoke each other with gusto and understated charm.
Cotillard is specially winning, of course, because if you thought she could not play to our basic instincts of loving (rather than understanding deeply) a character, you're in for a treat. Her comic timing is pitch perfect, and so is the daring energy she brings to her character.
8. Public Enemies (Michael Mann, 2009)
The movie that has one of the last truly great Johnny Depp performances is also one that Cotillard nearly steals from under him. As the girl that stole John Dillinger's hardened criminal heart, the French actress combines strength of spirit, a winning smile, and a sense of the tragedy behind her story, and the way it all happened in the background of Dillinger's own rise and downfall.
Michael Mann's film is a strange (and great) mix of traditional gangster movie and arthouse cinema, and Cotillard nails that tricky tone with a character she builds for both dimensions of the narrative.
Impetuous, intensely emotional and full of personal and dramatic incursions in the middle of a straightforward narrative, Public Enemies is a peculiar animal that's not easy to tame for any actor – but not only Cotillard does it, she manages to stick to your mind after it's over.
7. Innocence (Lucile Hadzilalilovic, 2004)
Marion Cotillard's knack for challenging tonal balances didn't come just on her Hollywood phase, though. This little-seen curiosity of her early career shows Cotillard as one of the teachers of an all-female boarding school, navigating through a movie fascinated with teenage (or, better yet, "tween") innocence, with female sexuality, with the coming-of-age of women.
Director Lucile Hadzilalilovic's film eschews traditionally construed dramatic conflict and becomes an enthralling arthouse experience that's not ashamed of leaning into sensations rather than narrative.
That's why building a character is so hard in Innocence, and yet Cotillard stands out in a performance that not only truly understands the film it's in, it also transcends it and brings welcome signs of humanity to an observation exercise that could have grown tired otherwise.
6. Midnight in Paris (Woody Allen, 2011)
Still probably the greatest Allen movie of our current decade, Midnight in Paris is the most inspired of all the director's "tourist phase" films, maybe because Paris is the most inspiring city in the world.
The fact is Allen weaves a beautiful story out of successful writer Gil's (Owen Wilson) trips into the past of the French capital, having fun with his depiction of historical figures and building a truly engaging and well-built romance for a change.
Marion Cotillard's has to take some of the responsibility for that, though, as she becomes one of Allen's most thoroughly charming and interesting leading ladies as Adrianna, the girl from the past that gets Gil thinking about leaving the present for good. Appropriately so, she's a shining mirage that slowly comes into focus and stays just as captivating when we see her clearly.
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The World's First Surviving Septuplets: Where Are They Now?
For an established couple, news of pregnancy tends to be exciting and important news. However, sometimes pregnancies come with surprises, and it can be overwhelming to find out that twins are on the way. Now, multiply it and imagine finding out you're expecting seven babies! This was what happened to Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey. Although they were excited, they also were quite apprehensive. After all, these pregnancies have a very high risk and they couldn't be sure what the outcome would be. Would they all make it safe and sound? What complications could occur? Keep reading to find out!
Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey were living a happy family life in Des Moines, Iowa, with their daughter. They were undergoing fertility treatment as they had some trouble conceiving more children. What they thought would be a regular check-up to see how things were coming along became the surprise of their lives. During this type of treatment, it's common to find more than one embryo. However, what they found were not twins nor triplets. They were looking at 7 embryos in Bobbi's womb! The treatment had been more effective than expected.
The couple was in shock, they really couldn't believe what they were hearing. They felt that seven babies were way more than they could handle. It was certainly more than they had expected. Knowing the results of fertility drugs, they probably were mentally prepared for the possibility of twins. But seven babies?! They were in a daze all the way back home. However, their reality slowly started to set in. Once the shock—and slight terror—had passed, they started to accept it. How big a challenge would this be? They had no idea!
The doctor presented the possibility of selective reduction where they could decide to reduce the number of embryos. The purpose of this was that the remaining ones would have higher probabilities to survive and a better outcome in general. However, the McCaugheys were Baptists and were very strong in their faith. They decided that God would be the one to decide the fate of their septuplets. For them, there was never really a choice. But would they all make it? Would Bobbi be safe? This was yet to be seen and they had a long way ahead.


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From The Wheat Fields Of Kansas To The Wine Country For Bowyer This Week
June 20, 2017 - by Leon Hammack - Leave a Comment
Is there a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver less likely to feel at home Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway's road course than Clint Bowyer?
Or a better one?
The former body shop repairman grew up amid the wheat fields of Emporia, Kansas with the closest major road course at Heartland Park in Topeka, about 60 miles from Emporia. As he honed is driving skills, Bowyer was more focused on motorcycles and dirt ovals than twisty road courses.
The NASCAR Cup Series travels to the California road course set in the scenic Wine Country this weekend, and it's Bowyer who tops the list of the most points scored on the 10-turn, 1.99-mile track in the last 10 years. Those impressive numbers include a 40th-place finish last year after a lap-five electrical fire.
"Not in a million years would I have imagined this success," Bowyer said. "After the first couple stabs at it, I was relatively good out there. I struggled a lot at Watkins Glen but always was able to find pretty good speed and get settled in and get comfortable at Sonoma. It has been good to me, it's a fun racetrack. It's a short track of road-course racing and it just kind of fits my driving style."
Bowyer's best moment at Sonoma came in June 2012, when he held off now Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) teammate Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart, who co-owns Bowyer's No. 14 Ford.
Bowyer dominated the race by leading 70 of the 112 laps. Defending race-winner Busch was all over the bumper of Bowyer's car late and got a final shot in a two-lap overtime sprint to the finish. Bowyer raced side-by-side with Busch at the green flag, then cleared Busch and pulled away for the win. Bowyer had to walk to victory lane to celebrate with his crew after his car ran out of gas during the cool-down lap. Stewart passed Busch on the final lap to claim second.
Bowyer replaced Stewart in the No. 14 Ford in 2017 and is already off to a good start, posting two top-five finishes and five top-10s. The team is 12th in points as it heads to Sonoma, where Bowyer owns a victory, six top-five finishes and eight top-10s and has led 82 laps. He visits Sonoma for the first time driving an SHR Ford powered by Roush-Yates Engines under the guidance of crew chief Mike Bugarewicz, whose race call in this event last year, combined with Stewart's driving, gave the three-time champion his final NASCAR victory.
Bowyer hopes he can also drive the No. 14 to victory lane at Sonoma.
"They've brought me hot rods all years so I expect to have one this weekend, as well," Bowyer said. "It takes a heck of a lot to win a race these days, but I know we'll have just as good of a shot as anyone else if all goes like we expect. They did it last year with Tony and I'd love to go to victory lane this weekend."
For Bowyer, the trip to Northern California means an all-around good weekend.
"It's a fun weekend for everyone in the garage area," he said. "It's almost like vacation, it really is for everybody — the wives, the girlfriends – they all go on wine tours, we get done with practice and have our hands full with a complete mess on our hands. Nonetheless, everybody is having a lot of fun."
Bowyer's No. 14 Ford will carry a special Cars 3 paint scheme this weekend to promote the popular movie that opened this month. In the movie, blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen teams up with tech-savvy trainer Cruz Ramirez to get back into pole position.
Hopefully Bowyer's movie will end as well in Sonoma.
CLINT BOWYER, driver of No. 14 Ford Fusion featuring Cars 3 for Stewart-Haas Racing:
What helped you improve your road-course racing?
"I think a big part of it is engineering. They came into this sport — our engineers were able to get our cars underneath us way better than we could before. Those ringers would go test time and time again all over the place, all sorts of different racetracks, in preparation for these one or two races. And, when we'd get there, our focus is on those mile-and-a-half tracks that make up the biggest part of the season. That's a big difference. When we get here and we're on the same playing field as they are, I feel like I'm proud to say the Cup regulars are holding their own."
Team Report for the No. 14 Ford Fusion featuring Cars 3
Round 16 of 36 – Save Mart 350k – Sonoma
Car No. 14: No. 14 Ford Fusion featuring Cars 3 for Stewart-Haas Racing
At Track PR Contact: Drew Brown with True Speed Communication (704-498-7596 or Drew.Brown@TrueSpeedCommunication.com)
Primary Team:
Driver: Clint Bowyer
Residence: Emporia, Kansas
Crew Chief: Mike Bugarewicz
Hometown: Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Car Chief: Jerry Cook
Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
Engine Specialist: Matt Moeller
Hometown: Monroe, New York
Engine Builder: Roush Yates Engines: Mooresville, North Carolina
Spotter: Brett Griffin
Hometown: Pageland, S.C.
Over-The-Wall Crew:
Front Tire Changer: Ira Jo Hussey
Hometown: Manchester, New Hampshire
Front Tire Carrier: Brett Morrell
Hometown: Windham, Maine
Rear Tire Changer: Chris McMullen
Hometown: Canton, Michigan
Rear Tire Carrier: Josh Sobecki
Hometown: New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Gas Man: James "Ace" Keener
Hometown: Fortuna, California
Jackman: Getty Cavitt
Hometown: Owensboro, Kentucky
Windshield: Justin Peiffer
Hometown: Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Road Crew:
Truck Drivers: William "Stump" Lewis and Rob Fink
Hometown: Linkwood, Maryland and Baltimore, Maryland, respectively.
Engineers: Lee Deese, Chris Chidgey and Kenny Oates
Hometown: Rockingham, North Carolina, Gainesville, Florida and Huntersville, North Carolina, respectively.
Mechanics: Tony Silvestri and Rich Letendre
Hometown: Sylvania, Ohio and Lowell, Massachusetts, respectively
Tire Specialist: Russell Simpson
Hometown: Medford, New York
Shock Specialist: Wayne Smith
Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Sunday's race will mark Clint Bowyer's 413th career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start and 12th Cup Series start at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway, where he has a victory, six top-five finishes and eight top-10s and has led 82 laps.
Bowyer owns career totals of eight wins, two poles, 60 top-five finishes, 172 top-10s and 2,351 laps led in 412 NASCAR Cup Series races. He also owns eight Xfinity Series victories. He is 12th in the Cup Series standings after 15 races.
His most recent Cup Series victory came at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (Oct. 13, 2012).
His most recent Cup Series pole came at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (Sept. 16, 2007).
Bowyer in 2017: A 17-car accident on lap 127 of the Daytona 500 collected Bowyer's No. 14 Ford and left him with a 32nd-place finish. At Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bowyer started 24th and climbed to third with 85 laps remaining before contact with another car and a cut tire left him with an 11th-place finish. At Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the No. 14 Ford team struggled early but improved throughout the race to finish 10th. At Phoenix International Raceway, Bowyer drove from 17th to 13th in overtime. Bowyer repeated his overtime feat at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, when he drove from sixth to third in the added laps to record his best finish of 2017. At Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Bowyer overcame a midrace accident to finish seventh. He finished 11th at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth and second at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. A penalty while running sixth at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway left Bowyer with a 15th-place finish. It marked his eighth consecutive top-15 finish. At Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, he led 10 laps but a late-race pit stop because of tire damage ended his bid for victory. At Kansas Speedway in Kansas City Bowyer finished ninth, his fifth top-10 finish of the season. In Charlotte, a tight-handling car throughout the 600-mile race left him with a 14th-place finish. Bowyer drove from 22nd to fourth in the opening 100 laps at Dover before an oil leak sent the No. 14 to the garage for repairs, after which he returned to the track to finish 31st. A brush with the Pocono (Pa.) Raceway wall left Bowyer with a 17th-place finish. At Michigan, a late-race accident left Bowyer with a 26th-place finish.
Tony Stewart and Gene Haas co-own Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), which has recorded 37 victories and 33 poles since its inception in 2009. Stewart won the 2011 NASCAR Cup Series title and Kevin Harvick gave SHR its second title in 2014. SHR's Kurt Busch won this year's season-opening Daytona 500.
SHR has one points-paying victory at Sonoma (Tony Stewart in 2016) and has five top-five finishes and eight top-10s in 23 starts. SHR cars have led 110 laps.
Bowyer Cup Series Career Victories:
Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (Oct. 13, 2012)
Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (Sept. 8, 2012)
Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway (June 24, 2012)
Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (Oct. 23, 2011)
New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (Sept. 19, 2010)
Richmond International Raceway (May 3, 2008)
Bowyer Cup Series Career Poles:
New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (Sept. 14,2007)
Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (May 11, 2007)
Bowyer Career Cup Series Points Finishes:
2016 27th
2013 7th
2012 2nd
2008 5th
2007 3rd
Bowyer Cup Series Career Stops:
2017 Stewart-Haas Racing
2016 HScott Motorsports
2012-2015 Michael Waltrip Racing
2006-2011 Richard Childress Racing
Bowyer Xfinity Series Career Victories:
Dover (Del.) International Speedway (Sept. 26,2009)
Daytona (Fla) International Speedway (July 3, 2009)
Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (March 15, 2008)
Richmond (Va.) International Raceway (May 4,2007)
Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway in Avondale (April 20, 2007)
Dover (Del.) International Speedway
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require "rails_helper"

describe UserDecorator do
  let(:user) { OpenStruct.new(id: 1, admin: true) }
  let(:decorator) { described_class.new(user) }

  describe "#toggle_admin_btn" do
    let(:btn) { decorator.toggle_admin_btn }

    it "renders <a> tag" do
      expect(btn).to have_tag("a")
    end

    it "has post method attribute" do
      expect(btn).to have_tag("a", with: { "data-method" => "post" })
    end

    it "has proper url" do
      expect(btn).to have_tag("a", with: { "href" => "/users/1/toggle_admin" })
    end
  end

  describe "#row_class" do
    let(:btn) { decorator.toggle_admin_btn }

    context "user is paused" do
      it "returns class active" do
        user.paused = true
        expect(decorator.row_class).to eq("active")
      end
    end

    context "user is not paused" do
      it "returns nil" do
        user.paused = false
        expect(decorator.row_class).to be_nil
      end
    end
  end

  describe "#paused_as_string" do
    context "user is paused" do
      it "returns 'paused'" do
        user.paused = true
        expect(decorator.paused_as_string).to eq("paused")
      end
    end

    context "user is not paused" do
      it "returns 'paused'" do
        user.paused = false
        expect(decorator.paused_as_string).to eq("not paused")
      end
    end
  end
end


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Q: Matplotlib: Centroid of Scatter Plot Circles I have a Matplotlib scatter plot, plotting 3 different circles and I am trying to find the axes x, y coordinates of the center point of each of these circles, i.e. a number within the bbox between 0 and 1. I am trying to do this because I save the image to a .png file and want to find the corresponding x,y point in the (512, 1024) space of the .png file.
I have tried to use the following code, but I have no idea how to interpret the vertices and codes this prints:
ax = fig.gca()
for collection in ax.collections:
    for path in collection._paths:
        for p in path.iter_segments():
            print p

It prints 10 arrays for the three circles, but this makes no sense to me because there are only three circles and I can't seem to find any documentation that helps explain this:
(array([ 0. , -0.5]), 1)
(array([ 0.13260155, -0.5       ,  0.25978994, -0.44731685,  0.35355339,
       -0.35355339]), 4)
(array([ 0.44731685, -0.25978994,  0.5       , -0.13260155,  0.5       ,  0.        ]), 4)
(array([ 0.5       ,  0.13260155,  0.44731685,  0.25978994,  0.35355339,
        0.35355339]), 4)
(array([ 0.25978994,  0.44731685,  0.13260155,  0.5       ,  0.        ,
        0.5       ]), 4)
(array([-0.13260155,  0.5       , -0.25978994,  0.44731685, -0.35355339,
        0.35355339]), 4)
(array([-0.44731685,  0.25978994, -0.5       ,  0.13260155, -0.5       ,  0.        ]), 4)
(array([-0.5       , -0.13260155, -0.44731685, -0.25978994, -0.35355339,
       -0.35355339]), 4)
(array([-0.25978994, -0.44731685, -0.13260155, -0.5       ,  0.        ,
       -0.5       ]), 4)
(array([ 0. , -0.5]), 79)
Thanks

A: I think you might be interested in the ax.transData transformation. Using the transform method, you can convert points in 'Data' units to display units. See the transformation tutorial for more information about this.
Below I have an example that includes an axes that fills the whole plot, so it is a bit easier to understand the transformation. I set three points in a scatter plot, then,  I take the data I used for the plot and get, using the transform, the corresponding point in pixels for each of the three points.
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

x = [1,2,4]
y = [1,3,2]

fig1 = plt.figure(figsize=(5,5),dpi=100)
ax = fig1.add_axes([0,0,1,1])

ax.scatter(x,y)

ax.set_xlim(0,5)
ax.set_ylim(0,5)
transDataToFig1 = ax.transData+fig1.transFigure.inverted()
for ix,iy in zip(x,y):
    inDots = ax.transData.transform((ix,iy))
    inFigIndirect = fig1.transFigure.inverted().transform(inDots)
    inFigDirect = transDataToFig1.transform((ix,iy))
    print inDots,"->",inFigIndirect," or ",inFigDirect

fig1.savefig('scatterPos1.png')

Since (1) the axes spans the whole figure, (2) the axes limits are set from 0 to 5, and (3) the figure size is set to 5x5 and 100 dots-per-inch, then one axes unit corresponds to 100 pixels. This is confirmed by the output:
[ 100.  100.] -> [ 0.2  0.2]  or  [ 0.2  0.2]
[ 200.  300.] -> [ 0.4  0.6]  or  [ 0.4  0.6]
[ 400.  200.] -> [ 0.8  0.4]  or  [ 0.8  0.4]

The above code also shows you how to get from dpi to figure units (the values within the bbox, between 0 and 1), and it provides an example of a transform pipeline (see tutorial linked above). For reference, this is the resulting figure:

Now if you make a second figure that has subplots, the process still works, but the pixel values are not as special. Take for example this additional code:
fig2=plt.figure(figsize=(5,5),dpi=100)
ax1 = fig2.add_subplot(121)
ax2 = fig2.add_subplot(122)
ax1.scatter(x,y)
ax1.set_xlim(0,5)
ax2.set_ylim(0,5)
ax2.plot(range(10))

transDataToFig2 = ax1.transData+fig2.transFigure.inverted()
for ix,iy in zip(x,y):
    inDots = ax1.transData.transform((ix,iy))
    inFigIndirect = fig2.transFigure.inverted().transform(inDots)
    inFigDirect = transDataToFig2.transform((ix,iy))
    print inDots,"->",inFigIndirect," or ",inFigDirect

fig2.savefig('scatterPos2.png')

It results in this figure:

And this output:
[  97.72727273  116.66666667] -> [ 0.19545455  0.23333333]  or  [ 0.19545455  0.23333333]
[ 132.95454545  383.33333333] -> [ 0.26590909  0.76666667]  or  [ 0.26590909  0.76666667]
[ 203.40909091  250.        ] -> [ 0.40681818  0.5       ]  or  [ 0.40681818  0.5       ]

Note that in this case, the transformation is sensitive to which axes you used. I used the axes ax1 because that is the one with the scatter plot that corresponds to the points stored in x and y.
These examples are different from what it sounds like you want to do. You have x,y positions in pixels and you want to see what point is selected. That is simply the inverted transform of transData, which normally (un-inverted) takes points in data units and returns them to points in display units (pixels). Each axes has it's own unique transData, which is sensitive to the axes limits.
For example, if I simulate a mouse click at position (120,480), in pixels, then each subplot would convert that into different data coordinates, like so:
click = (120,480)
print "Click ",click," transforms into:"
print ax1.transData.inverted().transform(click)," for axes 1"
print ax2.transData.inverted().transform(click)," for axes 2"

This results in:
Click  (120, 480)  transforms into:
[ 1.63225806  3.725     ]  for axes 1
[-7.86193548  9.675     ]  for axes 2

Note that the transformation for ax2 (the second subplot) leads to a negative x position. This is because the pixel position (120,480) is outside the x limits of the second subplot.

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Over the last several years, a variety of factor--including budget cuts, advances in technology, and efforts to boost graduation rate--have forced school systems to reconsider the amount of time students spend in school. Some states have begun awarding credits based on mastery rather than "seat time." Other states have given districts leeway to shorten the school week to four days. And in some cases, federal and local officials have offered incentives for low-performing schools to extend learning time.
How do you think schools can maximize what time they do have with students? How might teachers' time be structured differently to achieve better results for students? Is the traditional six-hour day/180-day year still the most viable--or productive--student schedule? There are also countless options for restructuring "school time" that have yet to be explored. What do you imagine the school "day" or "year" could look like in the future?


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Main Blog > Top 10 Famous People Who Didn't Actually Exist
Top 10 Famous People Who Didn't Actually Exist
Miss Cellania • Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 8:33 AM
History is full of hoaxes, and that includes people who aren't really people. These "people" are handy, because they can be used as sources, they can be quoted, and they can be blamed. Because they don't exist, they won't mind!
Film fans and critics often rail against so-called "quote whores"—reviewers who are willing to write a positive notice for any movie as long as the studios wine and dine them enough—and David Manning of the Ridgefield Press was seemingly one of the worst. Around 2000, his glowing reviews frequently appeared on the posters for such universally loathed films as The Animal ("another winner!") and Hollow Man ("stupendous!"). Manning would have been a running contender for America's worst working film critic, save for one key detail: he didn't exist. As it turned out, a marketing executive at Sony had invented Manning as a tool for building positive press for films released by the corporation's subsidiary Columbia Pictures.
Read more about Manning and nine other nonexistent folks you may know at Top Tenz. Link
Tags: People, Fake, Legend, Hoaxes
Jim 10 • 10Feb11 5:02am • 0
In my college days I'd put in a fictitious name and source in the bibliography. If a professor caught it I'd say it was done to protect my work against plagiarism. If memory serves me, the name I used was W.B. Tasker.
adbulhamid • 09Feb11 4:39pm • 0
I have Googled "Masal Bugoluv". There are only two instances where that name comes up and they both refer to this article. Apparently Masal Bugoluv is a hoax about a hoax!
Edward • 09Feb11 3:07pm • 0
I am voting for Kyra Braswell.
vizions • 09Feb11 12:52pm • 0
ummm...would have been nice to have the whole story..one more click!!!! geez
Miss Cellania • 09Feb11 10:46am • 0
Darn, I guess I'll have to fix that.
"Top 10 Famous People Who Didn't Actually Exist"


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Q: How can I react to a specific List Item of an Vue List Group with a response of an API call? Like Once Approved a request in a list, I want to react to that particular item with Success or Failure of Approval.
Please see below image where I want to make button green on approval Success, after making a successful API Call with server
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A: It's hard to help if you didn't share any code,
But you can check this example:
<template>

       {{ item }}
       <button @click="approve(item)" :class="{'success': item.approved}">Approve</button>
       <button @click="cancel()">Cancel</button>

</template>